Entering Vista’s Task Manager
Task Manager shows you the programs, processes, and services that are currently running on your computer. You can use Task Manager to monitor your computer’s performance or to close a program that is not responding.
If you are connected to a network, you can also use Task Manager to view network status and see how [...]
A Quick Way To Run A Command Prompt As An Administrator In Vista
When launching a command prompt from Vista’s start menu you need to right click cmd and choose Run As Administrator to elevate your privileges, But another way to accomplish the same thing is to do the following.
1. Click start Orb.
2. Type in cmd in the search box.
3. Press and hold down Shift and CTRL [...]
Add 3D Pinball To Windows Vista
If you loved to play 3D Pinball on your XP computer you know by now that Microsoft didn’t include it in Vista for some strange reason. Well there’s good news it works just fine in Vista and it’s not hard to get it working as long as you have or know someone with a XP [...]
Pin Folders To Your Start Menu In Vista
In Windows Vista you can Pin Programs to your Start Menu for faster access, Just right click the Program and choose Pin to Start Menu, But you can’t add folders the same way. In order to add folders you need to edit the Registry first.
Here’s How:
First things first. Create a System Restore Point [...]
Add Pictures To Your Logon Profile
Its easy to change your logon picture, just go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change your account picture.
But what if you want to add your own pictures, or get rid of some of the default ones. First you need to find where Microsoft stores them, and Here it is. just open an [...]
How To Show Your Vista Sidebar Quickly
If you use your computer like me I always have many programs and windows open at one time and my Sidebar is always hidden. Sure I know what your thinking just set it to be always be on top of other windows, and that fine if you have a large widescreen monitor, but on [...]
Change The Look Of The Command Window
If you do a lot of work with the command line wouldn’t it be nice to customize it the way you want. change the size, the color and the fonts with ease.
First lets open the Command Processor window.
Click the Start Orb and type CMD in the search box.
Right click Command prompt under [...]
