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File Association Fixes for Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Last Updated on: November 29, 2020 by Ramesh

This page contains the file association fixes for some of the common file types. These fixes are applicable for Windows® 7 and Windows® Vista systems only. File association fixes for Windows 7 AVI IMG SCR BAT INF TIF/TIFF BMP JPE/JPEG/JPG TXT CHM JS VBS CMD LNK WMA COM MP3 WMV EXE MPE/MPEG/MPG XML GIF MSC … Read more

Fix for Themes Service Startup Problems in Windows 7

Last Updated on: May 31, 2021 by Ramesh

When you start your Windows 7 computer, the Themes service may not automatically start although its Startup Type is set to Automatic. And when you attempt to start the service manually using Services MMC, one of the following errors may occur.Read more

How to Make Folders Appear as Cascading Menu in the Quick Launch Toolbar

Last Updated on: May 31, 2021 by Ramesh

When you create sub-folders in the Quick Launch folder to better organize the shortcuts, the folders will appear in the Quick Launch toolbar correctly, but clicking them would launch Windows Explorer.

Some people would like to view the contents of the folder (cascaded as a list) rather than opening the folder when clicked. Here is how to make folders in the Quick Launch toolbar cascade as menu when clicked.Read more

How to Add a Drop Shadow Effect for Image Thumbnail Previews in Windows Vista

Last Updated on: May 31, 2021 by Ramesh

When you open a folder containing image files in Windows Vista, the thumbnail images have a photo border by default. You can remove the photo border and add a drop shadow effect using a registry edit.Read more

Fix: Cannot View CHM Files from a Network Drive in Windows Vista

Last Updated on: May 31, 2021 by Ramesh

When you open a .CHM file over a network drive in a Windows XP/2003/Vista computer, the right pane may show the following message instead of displaying the topic/contents.Read more

How to Always Start Task Manager As Administrator (Elevated) by Default?

Last Updated on: December 29, 2021 by Ramesh

Task Manager in Windows Vista and Windows 7 runs in non-elevated mode by default, showing only those processes running under the current user context. To be able to terminate or manage a process running under other user accounts, or to log off other users, you need to elevate Task Manager by clicking the Show processes from all users button in the Processes tab.Read more

How to recover Windows Mail data and settings from a corrupted user profile

Last Updated on: May 31, 2021 by Ramesh

Here is a detailed guide on how to recover your Windows Mail data and custom settings from a corrupted user profile in your Windows Vista computer.Read more

Fix the Windows Photo Gallery icon in Default Programs in Windows Vista

Last Updated on: May 24, 2021 by Ramesh

When you open Default Programs – Set your default programs applet, Windows Photo Gallery entry is displayed with an incorrect icon (showing two gears, which is the default icon for DLL files) instead of the nice looking Windows Photo Gallery icon.Read more

Restore Extended Tiles view option to Sync Center in Windows Vista

Last Updated on: April 2, 2024 by Ramesh

In Windows Vista, the Sync Center’s default view mode is Extended Tiles, which includes a sync progress bar. However, due to folder type corruption (incorrect “FFlags” data in the Bags registry key), the Extended Tiles option may be missing and default to the Tiles view.Read more

Dragging a folder to Favorite Links moves the folder instead of creating Shortcut

Last Updated on: June 10, 2019 by Ramesh

When you drag a folder to the Favorite Links area in Windows Explorer, the shortcut to the folder is placed in the Links folder. This was not the case in one of my Windows Vista systems, where the entire folder and sub-folders were moved to the Links folder when dragged to Favorite Links.Read more