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This site contains troubleshooting advice, fixes, scripts, and freeware utilities to resolve problems in Windows XP and Vista Operating Systems.

I hope that the resources available in this site should help you learn, diagnose and troubleshoot the common problems you face in Windows.

Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan
Microsoft MVP, Windows Desktop Experience

Recent Blogs

Vista User Account Control (UAC) Replacement Tool from Norton Labs

Norton Labs has released its own version of User Account Control tool which is currently in Beta. This User Account Control tool has been designed to...

Remove Favorite Links Completely from Explorer and Common Dialog in Windows Vista

You know that the Favorite Links area in Windows Explorer can be hidden by moving its resize handle to the top. After tinkering with the registry I f...

Add Enhanced Shutdown Button to the Windows XP Start Menu

We saw how to add the Lock Workstation command to the Start menu using the OEM link area in the Windows XP Start menu. Here is another registry tweak...

Contact Groups not Transferred when you Export the Address Book to a CSV file

When you export the Address Book to a .CSV file using Outlook Express, the Contact Groups data is not exported. To transfer the Contacts along with C...

Add ?Lock Workstation? Command to the Windows XP Start menu

To lock a Windows 2000/XP/Vista workstation, most people use the popular WinKey + L keystroke. Whereas some (mouse users) prefer a shortcut which loc...

Green Tick or Blue Arrows Icon Overlay Displayed for Files in Windows Explorer

One of our readers wrote telling that in Windows Explorer some files are shown with tick mark in a green box and some with chevron in a blue box rega...

Error ?Not a valid bookmark file? when Importing IE8 Bookmarks (Favorites) to IE7

When you import the Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 bookmarks file to a system running Internet Explorer 7 or earlier, the following error occurs when you...

Create PDF Files From Office 2007 Programs Using Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in

Ever wanted to create PDF files but don’t have a PDF writer application installed in your system? Microsoft has released a free Office 2007 Add...

Add ?MS-KB Lookup? Option to the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer

Sometimes we come across articles on the web that have reference to Microsoft Knowledgebase Article ID with no hyperlink included. Then you have to d...

Add ?Export to Microsoft Excel? to the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer

The Export to Microsoft Excel context menu option in Internet Explorer helps you export tabular data in a Web page to Microsoft Excel. If for some re...

Recent Articles

Using the utility discussed in this page, you can change how the drive-letters are shown in Computer.
In article 245 we saw how to manually delete the email auto-complete entries in Windows Mail. Here is an utility to automate the same.
I have a problem opening .nfo files when they are stored in folders that have spaces in the name. For example, if I open the file directly from C:\ it runs fine but if I place the file in C:\Documents and Settings\, I get the following error:
This article explains how to uninstall a Windows Media Player Visualization manually, in case the standard removal procedures do not work.
Windows XP had an option to configure Internet Explorer to open Office documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer. As the option (File Types tab) is missing in Windows Vista, can anyone aid in a solution other than saving the file upon download?

I have just lost my Windows links in the Start menu - those to Windows Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. Apart from working through a list and having to put the links back manually, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much?

When you open Services MMC applet in a Windows XP computer, the Server service may be missing. Also, you may be unable to share your files and printers across the network.
This article tells you how to rename the Recycle Bin in Windows XP.

The Recycle Bin icon in Windows Vista may not change to show whether or not it is full or empty. It may be either stuck on the empty icon or the full icon, but the Recycle Bin icon updates correctly when you press the F5 button on the keyboard to refresh the Desktop manually.

When you try to start the Windows Firewall service in a Windows XP Service Pack 2 computer, the following error may occur:
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