1. Right click the file or folder you want to exclude and choose Properties.
2. In the General tab click Advanced.
3. In the Advanced Attributes section clear the check mark next to Index this folder or file for faster searching.

   

4. Click OK twice and your done.
5. Also if you want a file or folder to be indexed that’s currently not just follow the same directions but put a check mark in the box of the file you want indexed.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Taskbar.
2. Click Taskbar and Start menu in the results section.
3. In the Taskbar properties, put a check mark in Auto-hide the Taskbar.
4. Click Ok to finish.
   

Now you’ll have a little more screen real estate. When you want to use the Taskbar again just hover your mouse at the bottom of the screen and it will pop right up.

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Lets get started:

1. Click the Start Orb > All Programs > Administrative Tools.
2. Click Local Security Policy.
3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
4. Double click Account Policies.
5. Click Account Lockout Policy.
6. In the details pane, double click Account lockout threshold.
7. Set the value to the number of failed logon attempts you want to allow, then click Ok.
8. The Suggested Value Changes dialog box will appear. then click OK to accept the default values.
9. If you want to change the default values of the lockout time, double click Account Lockout Duration and change the settings, click Ok when finished.
10. You can also adjust the Account Lockout counter the same way.

Now if someone tries and fails to logon to your computer for the set number of times they will be Locked out for the specified time.

SCREEN SHOTS:

1. Click the Start Orb > All Programs > Administrative Tools.
2. Click Local Security Policy.

3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

4. Double click Account Policies.
5. Click Account Lockout Policy.
6. In the details pane, double click Account lockout threshold.

7. Set the value to the number of failed logon attempts you want to allow, then click Ok.

8. The Suggested Value Changes dialog box will appear. then click OK to accept the default values.

9. If you want to change the default values of the lockout time, double click Account Lockout Duration and change the settings,

10. You can also adjust the Account Lockout counter the same way.

Now if someone tries and fails to logon to your computer for the set number of times they will be Locked out for the specified time.

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1. Open a Windows Explorer window.
2. Click the Organize button.
3. Go to Layout then click the Preview Pane.
4. Navigate to a document you want to view and in a few moments a preview will open in the right hand pane.

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This tip requires editing the Registry so its a good idea to create a Restore Point first.

1. Click the Start Orb and type Regedit in the search box.
2. Click Regedit.exe at the top of the search results under programs.
3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
4. Navigate to the following key.HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
   
5. Click on an empty space in the right hand pane and choose New DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Give the new DWORD a name of AnimationsShiftKey
7. Double click the AnimationsShiftKey value and give it a value of 1. Then click Ok.
8. Close the Registry editor an logoff then log back on for the changes to take effect.

Now just hold down the shift key when clicking a flip 3D window or opening or closing a window from the task bar.

SCREEN SHOTS

1. Click the Start Orb and type Regedit in the search box.
2. Click Regedit.exe at the top of the search results under programs.

3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

4. Navigate to the following key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM

5. Click on an empty space in the right hand pane and choose New DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Give the new DWORD a name of AnimationsShiftKey

7. Double click the AnimationsShiftKey value and give it a value of 1. Then click OK.

8. Close the Registry editor an logoff then log back on for the changes to take effect.

Now just hold down the shift key when clicking a flip 3D window or opening or closing a window from the task bar.

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This is a follow up to my earlier post. Here

1. Logon as an Administrator.
2. Right click the folder or file you need to change.
3. Select Properties.
4. Click on the Security tab.
5. Click on the Advanced button.
6. Click on the Owner tab.
7. Click the Edit button.
8. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
9. In the Change Owner box select your name.
10. To take ownership of the folder and all its contents, click on “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects”.
11. Click Ok a few times and your done.

Now you shouldn’t have any difficulties opening, movinor manipulating those folders or files.

SCREEN SHOTS:

1. Logon as an Administrator.
2. Right click the folder or file you need to change.
3. Select Properties.

4. Click on the Security tab.
5. Click on the Advanced button.

6. Click on the Owner tab.
7. Click the Edit button.

8. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

9. In the Change Owner box select your name.
10. To take ownership of the folder and all its contents, click on “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects”.

11. Click Ok a few times and your done.

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1. Right click the Start Orb and choose Properties.
2. Click the Start Menu tab > Click Customize next to Start Menu.
3. Scroll down to System administration tools > Select Display on the all programs menu and the Start menu.
4. Click Ok twice and your all set.

Now when you click the Start Orb you will see a new entry called Administrative Tools.

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Here’s how.

1. Create a new folder where you want to store your files, or if you want to use and existing folder skip this step.
2. Open the default folder (where your files are now) C:Usersyour_user namedocuments. (We’ll use Documents for this tip.)
3. Right click the Documents folder and choose Properties.
4. Click the Location tab, and in the location box you will see the default location.
5. Click the Move button and navigate to where you want the default folder to be. (from step 1) then click Select Folder.
6. The new default location will now be displayed in the location box. Click apply.
7. The Move folder dialog box will now appear and ask if you want to move all the files from the old location to the new location. Click yes.
8. You will see the files being moved, then click Ok to finish.
9. If you want to move your other default folders just the same steps as above.

SCREEN SHOTS:

1. Create a new folder where you want to store your files, or if you want to use and existing folder skip this step.
2. Open the default folder (where your files are now) C:Usersyour_user namedocuments. (We’ll use Documents for this tip.)
3. Right click the Documents folder and choose Properties.
4. Click the Location tab, and in the location box you will see the default location.
5. Click the Move button and navigate to where you want the default folder to be. (from step 1) then click Select Folder.
6. The new default location will now be displayed in the location box. Click apply.
7. The Move folder dialog box will now appear and ask if you want to move all the files from the old location to the new location. Click yes.
8. You will see the files being moved, then click Ok to finish.
9. If you want to move your other default folders just the same steps as above.

That’s All

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1. Right click an empty spot on your desktop and choose new > text document.
2. Copy and paste this text into the new document.[Shell]
   Command=2
   IconFile=explorer.exe,3
   [Taskbar]
   Command=ToggleDesktop
3. Name the file Show Desktop.scf and save it to your desktop.
4. Drag the resulting new Icon back to your Quick launch Bar.

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Here’s how:

1. Click the Start Orb and type Admin in the search box.
2. Click Administrative Tools in the search results under programs.
3. Click the Event viewer to open it.
4. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
5. Click the arrow next to the Windows Logs to expand it.
6. Choose the Security section or any one of the others.
7. In the Events section you will see all the logged events, Click the Keywords column to sort the results, then scroll to the top to see the Failures.
8. Select the event you want to have Emailed to you in the Actions section click Attach a task to this event.
9. Follow the Wizard to setup the action.
10. Type in a description if you want, click next.
11. In the next screen just click next.
12. In this screen select an action you want to occur. then click next, (I choose Email)
13. Here’s where you type in your info. The SMTP server is your outgoing mail server. if your not sure what it is open your email program and check the outgoing mail settings. Click next.
14. The Summary page, well gives you a summary of your actions, click finish.

SCREEN SHOTS:

1. Click the Start Orb and type Admin in the search box.
2. Click Administrative Tools in the search results under programs.

3. Click the Event viewer to open it.

4. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

5. Click the arrow next to the Windows Logs to expand it.
6. Choose the Security section or any one of the others.

7. In the Events section you will see all the logged events, Click the Keywords column to sort the results, then scroll to the top to see the Failures.
8. Select event you want to have Emailed to you in the Actions section click Attach a task to this event.

9. Follow the Wizard to setup the action.
10. Type in a description if you want, click next.

11. In the next screen just click next.

12. In this screen select an action you want to occur. then click next, (I choose Email)

13. Here’s where you type in your info. The SMTP server is your outgoing mail server. if your not sure what it is open your email program and check the outgoing mail settings. Click next.

14. The Summary page, well gives you a summary of your actions, click finish.

Here’s your confirmation

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1. Click the Start Orb and type in Power.
2. Click Power Options under the Programs results.
3. In the left task area click Require a password on wake up.
4. If your options for changing password protection on wake up are grayed out, click the Change settings that are currently unavailable link.
5. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
6. Now click the Don’t require a password radio button and save your changes.

Now you won’t be prompted to type in your password when resuming from sleep.

To see Screen shots for the process continue reading below.

Screen Shots.

1. Click the Start Orb and type in Power.
2. Click Power Options under the Programs results.
3. In the left task area click Require a password on wake up.
4. If your options for changing password protection on wake up are grayed out, click the Change settings that are currently unavailable link.
5. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
6. Now click the Don’t require a password radio button and save your changes.

Now you won’t be prompted to type in your password when resuming from sleep.

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UPDATE 07/31/09 If you need the Pinball files I setup a download site at MediaFire here http://www.mediafire.com/?ymvywizjwtd

Here’s how to get it working:

1. On a Windows XP computer, click the My computer icon and navigate to C:Program FilesWindows NT folder.(you may need to click show the contents of this folder to gain access)
2. Copy the folder called Pinball to USB thumb drive or a cd or zip it up and Email it to yourself.
3. On your Vista Computer logon as an administrator, then insert your device that has the folder Pinball on it. Copy the folder Pinball to C:Program FilesMicrosoft Games. You will need to deal with the User Account Control a few times.
4. Now open the Pinball folder at C:Program FilesMicrosoft Games and locate the file called pinball.exe
5. Right click the Pinball.exe file and drag it to the Games folder in the Start menu and choose copy here, and you’re done.

Now when you want to play 3D Pinball just click Start > Games > Pinball.

UPDATE 9-5-08 If you want really high scores check out how to Hack 3D Pinball right here.

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Here’s How:

1. First things first. Create a System Restore Point to backup the Registry.
2. Click on the Start Orb and type Regedit in the Search Bar.
3. Click Regedit at the top of the search results under programs.
4. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
5. Navigate to the following key.
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFoldershellexContextMenuHandlers.
6. Right click ContextMenuHandlers and choose New > Key
7. Right click New Key and choose Rename, rename the key to
   {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8} and leave the Date value to Not Set.
8. Close the editor.

Now when you right click a folder, you should see the �Pin to Start Menu’ option.

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1. First things first. Create a System Restore Point to backup the Registry.
2. Click on the Start Orb and type Regedit in the Search Bar.
3. Click Regedit at the top of the search results under programs.

   
   

4. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

    
   

5. Navigate to the following key.
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFoldershellexContextMenuHandlers.

    
   

6. Right click ContextMenuHandlers and choose New > Key

    

7. Right click New Key and choose Rename, rename the key to
   {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8} and leave the Date value to Not Set.

    

8. Close the editor.

Now when you right click a folder, you should see the �Pin to Start Menu’ option.

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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 explorer window and navigate to C:ProgramDataMicrosoftUser Account PicturesDefault Pictures

Now just locate the picture you want to use, open your favorite image editor and resize the picture to 128×128 and save it as a bitmap image (Picture.bmp) to the above folder.

Now when you open the Choose account picture your new pictures will be available.

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So here’s a quick way to view your Sidebar.
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1. Click the Start Orb and type Mouse in the search box.
2. Click Mouse at the top of the search results under programs.Mouse Properties

The Buttons tab.

1. The first option lets you swap the left and right click buttons.
2. The second lets you adjust the double click speed.(faster or slower)
3. The third option lets you turn on the Click lock ( Enables you to highlight or drag without holding down the mouse button)

The Pointers tab.

1. To change all the pointers click the drop down under Scheme and choose a new scheme, it will show you a preview in the window. Choose the one you want and click Save As.

2. To change individual pointers, look in the customize section and choose the pointer you want to change and double click it to see the available options. Click the one you want to use.

3. The last option will enable the pointer shadows.

Pointer Options tab.

1. The Motion option allows you to set the pointer speed. (If you drink a lot of coffee set that baby to fast.)

2. Snap to. Automatically moves the pointer to the default button in a dialog box.

3. Visibility. If you grew up in the 60’s or 70’s this one will be familiar to you. set it to fast and watch out.

4. Hide the pointer when typing. This one comes in handy when typing in dialog boxes.

5. Show the location of the pointer when you press the CTRL key. Enable this then press the CTRL key and a large ring will appear around you curser.

The Wheel tab.

1. Vertical Scrolling. Will adjust the number of lines you will move with the scroll wheel.

2. Horizontal Scrolling. If you mouse supports this feature you can adjust the number of characters the tilt wheel scroll at one time.

The Hardware tab.

1. The Hardware tab shows you what type of mouse you have, where its plugged into and its status.

When your finished making your changes click OK.

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1. Click the Start Orb an type ” Command ” into the Search box.

   

2. Right click Command prompt under Programs and choose Run as administrator.

   

3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

   

4. Type the following command into the command prompt, then press enter:
   netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
   
5. Close the command prompt by typing exit and pressing enter. Your wireless network connectivity should return to normal.

If you find that doesn’t fix your problem or you just want to enable it again just follow the above steps and when you get to the command window type in the following then press enter.
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal

Close the command prompt by typing exit and pressing enter.

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To run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

1. Click on the Start Orb and then click Run.

2. In the Run dialog box type in dxdiag. and click Ok.

Now the DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens and you can click thru the tabs to see if any problems are found in the notes section.

Here are some of the things you should be looking for:

Lack of hardware acceleration. Some programs run very slowly or not at all unless Microsoft DirectDraw or Direct3D hardware acceleration is available. Click the Display tab, and then under DirectX Features, check to see whether DirectDraw, Direct3D, or AGP Texture acceleration is marked Not Available. If so, you might consider upgrading your hardware. You might also need to turn on graphics acceleration.

To turn on graphics acceleration.

1. Click the Start Orb and type Personalize in the search box.
2. In the results at the top of the page click Personalize.
3. Click Display Settings, and then click Advanced Settings.
4. Click the Troubleshoot tab, and then click Change Settings. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
5. Move the Hardware Acceleration slider to Full. Click Ok twice. And you should be good to go.

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1. Click the Start Orb and type Performance in the Search Bar.
2. Click Performance and Information tools in the results.
3. In the Tasks pane choose Advanced tools.
4. Click Generate a System Health Report.
5. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
6. The Systems diagnostic’s will now take a few minutes to gather information and present you your report.
7. Now just click one of the tabs to get all the reports you could want about your computer.

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1. Click the Start Orb and type Performance in the Search Bar.

2. Click Performance and Information tools in the results.

3. In the Tasks pane choose Advanced tools.

4. Click Generate a System Health Report.

5. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

6. The Systems diagnostic’s will now take a few minutes to gather information and present you your report.

7. Now just click one of the tabs to get all the reports you could want about your computer.

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The network Map in Windows Vista makes network diagrams of the connections between network devices that can be used to troubleshoot connectivity problems. Network Map uses a discovery protocol called Link-Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) that queries other devices on the network to determine how the network is organized.

If all your computers are Windows Vista you will have no problems, but if you have XP computers on your network they won’t show up in the proper place. So you will have to download and install Microsoft KB 922120 The Link Layer Topology Discovery patch on all XP computers.

Here’s how to set it up.

1. Click the Start Orb. Right click Network and choose Properties.

2. In the Network and Sharing Center click View full map.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Disk Cleanup.

2. Click Disk Cleanup at the top of the screen under Programs

3. In the Disk Cleanup Options dialog box, choose whether you want to clean up your own files only or all of the files on the computer.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

4. If the Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection dialog box appears, select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.

5. Click the Disk Cleanup tab, and then select the check boxes for the files you want to delete.

6. When you finish selecting the files you want to delete, click OK, and then click Delete files to confirm the operation. Disk Cleanup proceeds to remove all unnecessary files from your computer.

The More Options tab is available when you choose to clean files from all users on the computer. This tab includes two additional ways to free even more disk space:

Programs and Features. Opens Programs and Features in Control Panel, where you can uninstall programs that you no longer use. The Size column in Programs and Features shows how much disk space each program uses.

System Restore and Shadow Copies. Prompts you to delete all but the most recent restore point on the disk.

System Restore uses restore points to return your system files to an earlier point in time. If your computer is running normally, you can save disk space by deleting the earlier restore points.

In some editions of Windows Vista, restore points can include previous versions of files, known as shadow copies, and backup images created with Windows Complete PC Backup. This information will also be deleted.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Disk Cleanup.

2. Click Disk Cleanup at the top of the screen under Programs

3. In the Disk Cleanup Options dialog box, choose whether you want to clean up your own files only or all of the files on the computer.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

4. If the Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection dialog box appears, select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.

5. Click the Disk Cleanup tab, and then select the check boxes for the files you want to delete. To See what the files are highlight your choice and click View Files.

6. When you finish selecting the files you want to delete, click OK, and then click Delete files to confirm the operation. Disk Cleanup proceeds to remove all unnecessary files from your computer.

I was able to free up almost 8 GB of space on mine although most of it was from a previous Vista install. 

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Magnifier in the search box.
2. Click Magnifier under Programs.
3. Explore the Magnifier menu and you can adjust many of its settings.

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1. Navigate to C:WindowsPerformanceWinSATDataStore.
2. Open up the newest file in that folder with WordPad. (You may need to change you file permissions to save it after making your changes) 
3. Scroll down to the WinSPR settings and make your changes.

4. Save the file and now you have a 9.9 Super Rig.

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Its called Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD

The Howto is located Here and the FAQ is Here.

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Get the direct download here

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First open up the Problem Reports and Solutions page by clicking the Start Orb and typing Problem in the Search box, then Click Problem Reports and Solutions in the results under Programs. If Vista finds any problems they will be listed in the large highlighted box. When you click Check for new solutions Vista will check online for solutions.

You can also click the problems that are pending for more information.

In this example Quicktime has a problem and a link is provided to download the update.

And other time a fix is not available yet. Amazingly I only have a few problems with no fixes yet.

Back on the Main page. If you click View problem history you will see a list of all the problems found and the status of each. You can click on each one for more info.

Back on the main page. Click Change Settings.

In the settings page you can set it to check automatically for solutions to problems it finds or to ask you first.

Now click on the advanced settings.

In the Advanced settings screen you can choose to turn error reporting off completely.

Or choose a setting for different users.

Here you can also choose to send additional info to Microsoft. Here’s what Microsoft says will be sent.

“Sending a problem report allows Windows to notify you if a solution is available. If a solution is not available, you might be asked to provide additional details about the problem to help create one. Additional details can include files or parts of files that help identify the problem or explain how it has affected your computer. Windows does not intentionally collect any personal information, and you can view additional details in a problem report before sending it to Microsoft.”

Now you may or mat not want to send ” files or parts of files “ Because Windows does not intentionally collect any personal information. You may want to leave this one unchecked.

In the next section: Block List. You can choose not to send info on individual programs. Just click the Add button and navigate to the program you want to exclude.

Back to the main page, The last section titled Clear solution and problem history. all it does it delete all the problems found. If you choose to clear the history you won’t be notified if a fix is found.

I hope this helps explains the error reporting tools in Vista.

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I’m not sure if this actually helps or not, I mean look how long we have been sending reports back on XP and we still have problems. But its up to you.

1. Click the Start Orb.
2. Start typing Problem in the Search box.
3. Click Problem Reports and Solutions in the results under Programs.
4. Under Tasks, Click change settings.
5. Click Advanced Settings.
6. Click OFF under for my programs, problem reporting is.
7. Click Ok when finished. Click close on the warning dialog box

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1. Click the Start Orb.

2. Start typing Problem in the Search box.

3. Click Problem Reports and Solutions in the results under Programs.

4. Under Tasks, Click change settings.

5. Click Advanced Settings.

6. Click OFF under for my programs, problem reporting is.

7. Click Ok when finished. Click close on the warning dialog box

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1. Click the Start Orb, type Control desk.cpl,,@Web and press Enter.
2. Click Control desk.cpl,,@Web at the top of the Start menu under programs.
3. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog, enable the Recycle Bin checkbox.
4. Click OK when your finished and you’re back in business.

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1. Click the Start Orb, type Control desk.cpl,,@Web and press Enter.

2. Click Control desk.cpl,,@Web at the top of the Start menu under programs.

3. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog, enable the Recycle Bin checkbox.

4. Click OK when your finished and you’re back in business.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Personalization. in the search box. You won’t need to type in the whole word usually just the first few letters.
2. Click Personalization under Programs at the top of the Start menu.
3. Click Adjust font Size DPI under Tasks.
4. Accept the UAC if prompted.
5. In the DPI scaling screen you can choose the Large Scale 120 DPI or click custom DPI to better control how big or small you go, just click the ruler and drag it to the size you want. When you let go the text will resize. Click Ok when finished. You Will need to restart windows for the settings to take effect.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Personalization. in the search box. You won’t need to type in the whole word usually just the first few letters.

2. Click Personalization under Programs at the top of the Start menu.

3. Click Adjust font Size DPI under Tasks.

4. Accept the UAC if prompted.

5. In the DPI scaling screen you can choose the Large Scale 120 DPI or click custom DPI to better control how big or small you go, just click the ruler and drag it to the size you want. When you let go the text will resize. Click Ok when finished. You Will need to restart windows for the settings to take effect.

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What is program compatibility?

Program compatibility is a mode in Windows that lets you run programs written for earlier versions of Windows. Most programs written for Windows XP also work in this version of Windows, but some older programs might run poorly or not run at all. If an older program doesn’t run correctly, start the Program Compatibility Wizard to simulate earlier versions of Windows.

Warning:
Do not use the Program Compatibility Wizard on older antivirus programs, disk utilities, or other system programs, because it might cause data loss or create a security risk.

If you cannot install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the wizard, browse to the program’s setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. NOTE: The wizard is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

Here’s how to start the Program Compatibility Wizard.

1. Click the Start Orb.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Click Programs.

4. Under Programs and Features click Use an older program with this version of Windows.

5. Now the Program Compatibility Wizard will open.

6. Click Next.

7. Now you can locate the program you want to use in Compatibility mode.

I want to choose from a list programs .  If you choose this option Windows will scan your computer for programs to run.

I want to use the program in the CD-ROM drive. This is the most likely option you will choose, because most software is still sold on CD’s

I want to locate the program manually. Use this option if you have the programs stored on your hard drive.

 8.   After choosing one of the above click next.

 9.   Select the Compatibility mode you want to use. I would try XP  first them click next.  

 10.  Choose the setting recommend by the program your trying to run then click next. 

 11.  If the Program needs to be run as an Admin place a check in the box and click next. 

 12. Click next on the next screen and see if the Program works. If not run the Wizard again and choose different settings.

If the Program is allready installed but not working, You cam change compatibility settings manually, right-click the icon for the program, click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab.

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1. Click the Start Orb.                               

2. Click Control Panel.   

3. Click Programs.

4. Under Programs and Features click Use an older program with this version of Windows.

5. Now the Program Compatibility Wizard will open.

6. Click Next.

7. Now you can locate the program you want to use in Compatibility mode.

8. After choosing one of the above click next.

9.  Select the Compatibility mode you want to use. I would try XP  first them click next.                                 

10. Choose the setting recommend by the program your trying to run then click next.    

11.  If the Program needs to be run as an Admin place a check in the box and click next. 

12. Click next on the next screen and see if the Program works. If not run the Wizard again and choose different settings.

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So lets disable that Hibernation file,

1. Click Start. Type powercfg /hibernate off Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
2. Approve the UAC if prompted.
3. A small command window will open for a second then disappear and then Hibernation will be disabled, and your Hibernation file will be deleted.

If you want to enable it again.

1. Click Start. Type powercfg /hibernate on Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
2. Approve the UAC if prompted.
3. A small command window will open for a second then disappear and then Hibernation will be enabled again.

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1. Click the Windows Start Orb.
2. Right click Computer.
3. Click Properties.
4. Approve the UAC if prompted
5. Click Advanced System settings.
6. In the Advanced Tab, Start and Recovery, click Settings.
7. In the Time to display list of operating systems, set a 5 second value instead of 30.
8. Click Ok.

Now reboot and enjoy.

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1. Click the Windows Start Orb.

2. Right click Computer.

3. Click Properties.

4. Click Advanced System settings.

5. Approve the UAC if prompted

6. In the Advanced Tab, Start and Recovery, click Settings.

7. In the Time to display list of operating systems , set a 5 second value instead of 30.

8. Click OK.

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First we need to create the Visual Basic script.

Step 1. Open a new text file by right clicking an empty space on your desktop and choosing New > Text Document

Step 2. Now type in the following.

rp = “Scripted Restore Point by ” & WScript.ScriptName
GetObject(”winmgmts:\.rootdefault:Systemrestore”).CreateRestorePoint rp, 0, 100

Step 3. Click File > Save As and name your file what ever you like but make sure to give it an extension as .vbs I saved mine to the desktop.

Step 4. Right click your desktop and choose New > Shortcut.

Step 5. Now type in wscript.exe followed by a space then the path to the new .vbs file you created. Then click next.

Step 6. Now name your shortcut and click finish. I named mine New Restore point.

Step 7. You’re finished the programing.

To run your newly created Restore script in Vista, right click the shortcut and choose Run as Administrator

Approve the UAC and your Restore Point is created.

Now if you like you can double check to see if it was created.

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Right click an empty part of your desktop and choose New > Shortcut.

In the Create Shortcut wizard type: %windir%System32rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation Then click next.

Now name the Shortcut, and click finish.

Now you have your Lock Desktop icon.

If you want to change the icon picture to something else, Right click the icon and choose Properties.

Then click Change Icon.

Type %SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll in the Look for Icons in this file and click OK

Choose the icon you want and click Ok. Then apply on the next screen.

And your all done. Now when you click the shortcut, the desktop is locked and you must press CTRL+ALT+DEL and enter your username and password to unlock it.

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Step 1. Start type Regedit in the search box. Then click Regedit under Programs.

Step 2. Accept the UAC if prompted.

Step 3. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAllFilesystemObjectsshellexContextMenuHandlers.

Step 4. Right Click ContentMenuHandlers and select New > Key and name the key Copy To.

Step 5. Highlight the new key you just created, From the right hand side right click on the subkey named Default and select Modify. In the Value data field enter the following string:

{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} Then click Ok to finish.

Step 6. To add the Move to. Right Click ContentMenuHandlers and select New > Key and name the key Move To.

Highlight the new key you just created, From the right hand side right click on the subkey named Default and select Modify. In the Value data field enter the following string:

{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} Then click Ok to finish and close the Registry Editor.

Now when you right click a file in windows Explorer you will be given the Copy To & move To options.

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Booting into Safe Mode.

If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you will need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.

If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to start in safe mode, and then press F8. Unfortunately if you dual boot XP and Vista you won’t have any restore points when you try this. This is a known bug in Vista.

Starting System Restore in Safe mode with command prompt.

Start your computer in safe mode with command prompt. An Administrator password is required When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

At the command prompt, type rstrui.exe, and then press ENTER. Then click next and select the restore point you want.

Note : If you use System Restore when the computer is in safe mode, you cannot undo the restore operation. However, you can run System Restore again and choose a different restore point if one exists.

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Click Start > type in system restore.

Click System Restore in the top Programs area.

Click Continue on the UAC if prompted.

Click next.

Select the Restore point you want to use. Normally you would choose the one before you started having problems, but not too far back. If the one you choose doesn’t fix the problem you can always go back further later. Click next.

If you have more than 1 hard drive installed you will be asked to confirm which disk to restore. Click next.

Here you will be asked to confirm the restore point you choose. Click Finish. System Restore will now restart your computer and restore it to an earlier date you choose. And that’s all folks.

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Sometimes, the installation of a program or a driver can cause an unexpected change to your computer or cause Windows to behave unpredictably. Usually, uninstalling the program or driver corrects the problem. If uninstalling does not fix the problem, you can try restoring your computer’s system to an earlier date when everything worked correctly.

System Restore uses a feature called System Protection to regularly create and save restore points on your computer. These restore points contain information about registry settings and other system information that Windows uses. You can also create restore points manually.

System Restore is not intended for backing up personal files, so it cannot help you recover a personal file that has been deleted or damaged. You should regularly back up your personal files and important data using a backup program. (from Microsoft)

To open and create a Restore point read below.

Click Start > type System Restore in the search box.

Click System Restore in the top Programs area.

Accept the UAC if asked.

Click “open System Protection”

If you only have 1 hard drive click Ok, if you have more than one choose your the drive where you installed Vista on then click Create.

Type in a name or a date as a description. click Create.

Vista is now creating a restore point.

Now you have successfully created a restore point.

Check back tomorrow and we’ll Restore a Restore point.

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Right click Start and select Explore.

In Windows Explorer, select Tools.

If you don’t see the tools menu press the ALt key.

Click Folder Options.

Click the View tab.

Under Hidden Files and Folder, click the option button to show hidden files and folders. Now all the hidden files are visible.

While your in this screen also uncheck (Hide extensions for known file types) so your file extensions are always visible.

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Right click an empty spot on your desktop and choose Personalize. In the Left hand section Click > Change desktop icons.

 Now just place checkmarks in the Icons you want then click Ok. you can also change the icon image by choosing > Change Icon.

To get an Internet Explorer icon, you have to do a little more work. 

Click Start > and type IE in the search box. Right click IE 7 in the files area and drag it to your desktop > and choose Create a Shortcut here.

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Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a GTK+ Graphical User Interface and runs on Windows, Mac OS X (Intel CPU) as well as on Linux.

Get the live CD Here, then burn the .ISO file to a CD Click here for a good burning program

Now restart your computer and boot from the Live CD.

When Ophcrack finishing booting you will be presented with a list of all of the accounts on the computer. Then click Launch to start the program.

Depending on the difficulty of your password it could take a few seconds to a couple minutes. Then right down the password remove the CD and reboot back into Windows and enter your password.

Then create a password reset disk for the next time.

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Open the folder that contains the file you want to change.

Right-click the file that you want to change, and then, depending on the type of file, either click Open With or point to Open With

Click the program that you want to use to open this file. You can go with the recommended one or choose a different one from the list or click Browse to open your programs folder to see more options.

If you want all files of that type to open in the same software program, select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box, and then click OK.

If you want only that file to open in the software program this one time, clear the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box, and then click OK.

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Step 1. Right click the Desktop, click new and then folder. Name it whatever you want to call your new toolbar.

Step 2. In the folder your going to place shortcuts to whatever you want on your toolbar. Right click your favorite programs icon, links to your favorite photos, or links to a web page and drag them into the folder and choose create shortcut here.

Step 3. Now drag the folder to any edge of your screen (upper, lower or side). When it “hits” the edge, the folder creates a toolbar of its contents.

Step 4. Right click the name of the folder at the top of the toolbar, and you can choose the size of the icons and whether to display text (file or folder names) with the icons. For applications, you might want to use just icons.

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There are other free programs available on the web that do the the same thing like Picasa, but WPG is included with Windows.

After the jump I’ll describe how to the program works.

Here’s how to import you photos from a digital camera.

Step 1. Connect your camera via USB to your computer and turn it on.

Step 2. When the Auto Play dialog opens Click “Import Pictures”

Step 3. Here you can “Tag” the pictures if you want, then choose Options.

Step 4. In this screen you choose where to import your picture to, change the folder name or the other options like Erase the pictures from the camera after importing. After you make you changes click Ok.

Step 5. The Menu bar gives you the ability to fix, ad information, print, Email and Burn your Gallery to a disk.

Step 6. The Fix tab lets you do basic editing like Adjusting exposure, Adjusting colors, Cropping, and fixing Red eye. Try the Auto Adjust it actually does a fair job. If you don’t like the results just click the Undo button at the bottom.

Step 7. The Info tab let you Add Tags to the photo. (very useful when searching)

Step 8. The Print tab lets you print using your printer or one of many online and brick and mortar stores. I use Walgreens for my prints because they are close to my home and do an excellent job.

Step 9. The Email tab open your default Email client and you can choose the size of print to attach.

And finally Step 10. The Burn tab. Here you can set up a slide show and burn it to a CD or DVD. But we’ll save the Slide show wizard to another day.

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Right-click on the Start Button
Select Properties, click Customize,
Scroll down and check the Run command check box
Click OK, click Apply and OK.

(AHH) Now its back where it belongs.

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There are two ways to accomplish this.

Way # 1 This gives you more control over what gets deleted than Way # 2

In IE 7 Click > Tools > Internet Options

 In the General Tab > Browsing history > click Delete…

 On this page you can choose what info you want to delete, or you can choose Delete all.

 Way # 2

The other way to delete your Temp files is Click Start > type “Disk” in the search box then click Disk Cleanup under Programs.

 The program will now see how much space you can free up.

 On this page you can choose what you want to remove.

As you can see this way gives you less options on what gets deleted. Its up to you which option you want to use.

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So, now that you have your newly created Password Reset Disk here’s what to do if you forget your password.

1. In the Windows Vista logon window, click Reset Password.

2. Put the Password Reset media in the applicable media drive, and then click Next in the Reset Password Wizard.

3. In the The password key disk is in the following drive list, click the drive in which the password reset disk is located, and then click Next.

4. In the Type a new password box, type the new password that you want to use for the user account.

5. In the Type the password again to confirm box, type the password again.

6. In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint that will remind you of the password if you forget it.

7. Click Next, and then click Finish.

8. Use the new password to log on to Windows Vista.

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Windows Vista will let you create a password reset disk in case you forget your login password you can just pop in the disk and reset it no fuss no muss. Here’s how

Click Start > type “User” in the search box. Then Click User Accounts

Click Create a password reset disk

The Forgotten Password Wizard will open, then click next.

This is where you select where to store the reset files. If you have a floppy disk drive insert a disk, if not pop in a USB thumb drive and click next.

Type in your current password and click next.

When complete click next.

Now you have your reset disk.

Check back tomorrow for how to use your new reset disk.

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Open  the Control Panel and click “Check this computers security settings.

Then click “Change the way Security Center alerts me.

Then choose one of the options.

Be careful if you choose the last option because you won’t be notified if your settings get changed.

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Click Start > type Power in the search box > click Power Options shortcut at the top of the screen.

Select the Power Options you are using and click Change Plan Settings.

Click Change advanced power settings.

Here you can change the Start Menu Shutdown button and your case button. Click the drop down and change it to what you want,

While your in the Power Options menu look around and see what else is available to change.

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To open the search pane Click Start > Search

Then type in your search request.

Once the search is completed, on the toolbar, click Save Search.

Name the search and click save. The Search will be saved in the Searches folder, which you can open by clicking the Searches link in the Navigation pane.

Now that you saved the search it easy to reopen it. Just open an Explorer window > in the navigation pane click searches in the file list, double-click the saved search.

If you create a search that you use frequently, consider adding it to the Favorite links section in the Navigation pane. To do this, in the Navigation pane, click Searches, and then drag the saved search to the position in the Navigation pane where you want it to appear.

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1.Click Start.

2. Type netplwiz in the search box.

4. Click the top result to open the User account dialog box

3. Approve the UAC warning if it appears.

4. Uncheck Users must enter a name and password to use this computer. Click apply.

5. Enter your password twice and click Ok. Now the next time you reboot or restart your computer you won’t be asked to enter you’re user name or password.

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You can restore backed-up versions of files that are lost, damaged, or changed accidentally. You can restore individual files, groups of files, or all files that you have backed up. To access The Restore Center Click Start- Control Panel – System and Maintenance – Backup your computer.

Click Restore Files.

You can choose to restore from your latest backup or an older one.

Here’s where you can decide what to restore, a single file, multiple files or your whole backup. The search box makes it easy to find the file you want. Your backup files open automatically when you choose any option.

Choose the files you want restore and click add.

Click next.

Now you can save them to the original location or to a different place. Then click Start Restore.

If the file already exists in the location where your going to restore to Windows will give you the option to replace the file, keep the old one or keep both.

That’s all folks.

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• Running Vista’s Disk Defragmenter
• System Restore FAQ
• Using and Saving Search results

Now just click Back up files.

Now approve the UAC and Windows will search for Backup devices, Hard drives, CD or DVD burners or external drives.

In the next box you get the option of where to save your backup. Click the drop down box or choose to browse for network drives if you have a network hooked up. Then click next.

If you have more than 1 hard drive installed you can choose which one or all to backup. The drive with Vista install always get backed up automatically.

Then click next.

The next screen give you the option to choose what you want backed up. Might as well choose it all. Click next.

On this screen choose how often you want to backup, what day and what time. Click Save setting and backup.

Windows is now backing up your files.

Visit tomorrow for how to restore your files.

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• Working With System Restore
• Run Disk Cleanup To Free Up Hard Drive Space In Vista
• Dual Booting Windows XP and Vista, An Install Guide
• Changing Windows Explorer’s Default Opening Folder

First unlock the taskbar. Right click an empty space on the taskbar and deselect Lock the Taskbar.

To make the taskbar larger grab the edge of the taskbar and pull it up.

You can then set it so that your Quick Launch icons get a whole taskbar row to themselves. To do this, position your mouse cursor over the dotted Quick Launch border (the cursor will change to the resize arrow). Click and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the Quick Launch region below the task list.

To move your taskbar to any corner of your monitor, Click an empty space on the taskbar, and then hold down the mouse button as you drag the taskbar to one of the four edges of the desktop. When the taskbar is where you want it, release the mouse button. Getting it into the right position can be a bit tricky and may take a few tries.

You can also add more toolbars to the taskbar. Right click a open area of the taskbar and choose Toolbars then whatever one you want.

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• Entering Vista’s Task Manager
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Windows Sidebar is not displayed on by default on all PC?s. If you?re screen resolution is 1024×768 or less the Sidebar won?t be on by default.

To turn it on Click Start ? All Programs ? Accessories ? Windows Sidebar.

Or the fastest way. Click Start and type ?Windows Sidebar? in the search box, then click it to launch.

Configuring the Sidebar:

You will probably want to customize the Sidebar and add different gadgets or change the way it displays or where it appears on your desktop. Many of the Sidebar features can be configured from the Windows Sidebar Properties dialog box. Mouse over to the Sidebar Right Click, and choose Properties.

In this dialog box you can determine whether the Sidebar will start when Windows starts, if you want it to display on top of other windows or whether you want it on the left or the right. If you have multiple monitors you can choose which to display it on.

To close the sidebar, right click anywhere in it and choose close Sidebar. To open it again, just click its icon in the system tray.

Adding Gadgets to the Sidebar:

To add Gadgets to the Sidebar click the + at the top of the Sidebar and it will open the Gadgets panel.

Choose the one you want to use, click and drag to the Sidebar. To get more Gadgets click Get more gadgets online.

To remove a Gadget from the Sidebar, right click it and choose Delete.

Configuring each Gadget:

You can also configure each Gadget by either right clicking and choosing options to change the Opacity or when you hover your mouse over the right edge of the Gadget click the small wrench.

Each Gadget has its own options to change. You can also detach a Gadget from the Sidebar and move it anywhere on your screen you want, just click it and drag it where you want. Want it back in the Sidebar just drag it back.

I hope this helps in explaining how the Sidebar works.

• Change The Way Internet Explorer 7 Opens Pop-up Windows
• Changing The Control Panels Look
• Create a Custom Control Panel in Vista
• Change which programs Windows uses by default
• Change What Happens When you Click The Shutdown Button

If you ever wanted to save a screen shot of something on your computer screen like a error message to send to someone for help or just a part of a window. Vista now includes a great little program called the Snipping Tool.

You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen shot, or snip, of any object on your screen and then annotate, save, or share the image. Simply use a mouse or tablet pen to capture any of the following types of snips:

Free-form Snip. Draw an irregular line, such as a circle or a triangle, around an object.

Rectangular Snip. Draw a precise line by dragging the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.

Window Snip. Select a window, such as a browser window or dialog box, that you want to capture.

Full-screen Snip. Capture the entire screen when you select this type of snip

Open Snipping Tool by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Snipping Tool, or the fastest way, Click Start- type ?Snipping Tool? in the search box and it will popup as the first result. Then I drag it to my quick launch area for faster access.

When Snipping Tool is open, a white overlay appears on your screen until you capture a snip. To turn off the overlay, open Snipping Tool, and then click Options. In the Snipping Tool Options dialog box, clear the Show screen overlay when Snipping Tool is active check box, and then click OK.

To capture a snip

Click to open Snipping Tool.

Click the arrow next to the New button, select a snip type from the menu, and then use your mouse or tablet pen to capture a snip.

Now you can annotate your snip.

Click the pen tool and choose a color, then you can write in your snip or ad an arrow.

Click the marker to highlight something. or click the eraser to remove an annotation.

To save a snip

Click the Save Snip button.

If you want to capture a snip of a menu, such as the Start menu, that loose focus when you click somewhere else, follow these steps:

Click to open Snipping Tool.

After you open Snipping Tool, press ESC, and then open the menu that you want to capture.

Press CTRL+PRINT SCREEN.

Click the arrow next to the New button, select a snip type from the menu, and then use your mouse or tablet pen to capture the menu.

• Basic Windows Tips part 2
• Keep Your Computer From Entering Hibernation Mode.
• Change What Happens When you Click The Shutdown Button
• Change The Look Of The Command Window
• Change the Look of your Command Prompt in Vista

Click Start.

Type Features in the search field and press enter.(This will open the Program & Features control panel)

Click continue in the UAC.

Choose turn Windows Features on or off.

Clear the check box next to the Feature you want to turn off.

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• Running Vista’s Compatibility Mode
• Working with Vista’s Firewall and Advanced Firewall
• How To Change What Program Opens A File
• Create a Custom Control Panel in Vista

To view the registered owner and organization names for your computer. Click Start, typing winver, and pressing Enter. Is your correct name and organization showing up?

Use the following steps to change the registered owner.
As always before editing the registry make a System Restore point

1. Click Start, type regedit in the search box, and press Enter.

2. Click Continue if User Account Control pops up.

3. in the left pane, navigate down to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion

4. In the right pane, double-click on RegisteredOwner.

5. In the Value Data box, type whatever name you want to appear as the registered owner, then click OK.

6. Double-click RegisteredOrganization, and type the new organization in the Value Data box.

7. Click OK.

8. Exit the Registry Editor, then run winver again to see if the correct name shows up.

• Disable Vista’s Balloon Tips
• How To Remove The Shortcut Text From Icons On Your Vista Desktop
• Change IE 7 Default Downloads Settings To Allow More Simultaneous Downloads
• Create A Logon Message In Vista
• How To Slow Down Vista’s Animated Windows

Here?s how to add additional clocks.

1. Left click the clock.

2. Choose change date and time settings.

3. Click Additional Clocks tab.

4. Put a check mark in Show this Clock.

5. Select the time zone.

6. Enter a name for your new clock.

7. Click apply and you?re all set.

Now when you click on the Clock you?ll see all your new clocks.

• Sync Your Computers Clock to the Internet Via the Command Prompt
• Keep Vista From Asking For A Password After Resuming From Sleep Mode
• Customize Your Vista Taskbar By Adding your Name To It
• Change which programs Windows uses by default
• Adding Icons To Your Desktop

To add tags to your pictures open the folder containing the photos. Windows Photo Gallery will display your photo.

In the right pane you can add stars from 1 to 5 them below that you can add your tags, what ever you want. Then below that you can add a caption.

To add even more metadata to your pictures right click the picture and choose properties then details. This will tell you everything about your picture and you can add info to just hover your mouse to the right of the description and a box will appear then just type in what you want.

• Editing Photos In Vista With Windows Photo Gallery
• Add Pictures To Your Logon Profile
• Using and Saving Search results
• Add your Own Custom Logo and Support Info into Vista
• How To Change your Default Folders In Vista For, Music,Documents,Pictures

Web restrictions. You can restrict the websites that children can visit, make sure children only visit age-appropriate websites, indicate whether you want to allow file downloads, and set up which content you want the content filters to block and allow. You can also block or allow specific websites. For more information, see Limit the content that children can view on the web.

Time limits. You can set time limits to control when children are allowed to log on to the computer. Time limits prevent children from logging on during the specified hours and, if they are already logged on, they will be automatically logged off. You can set different logon hours for every day of the week. For more information, see Control when children can use the computer.

Games. You can control access to games, choose an age rating level, choose the types of content you want to block, and decide whether you want to allow or block unrated or specific games. For more information, see Specify which games children can play.

Allow or block specific programs. You can prevent children from running programs that you don’t want them to run. For more information, see Prevent children from using specific programs

STEP THREE

Setting up Parental Controls:

1. Click Start.

2. Control Panel.

3. Under User Accounts and Family Safety click Set up parental controls for any user.

4. Click continue in the UAC pop-up.

5. Click on the user name you want to set up.

The next screen is the main Parental Controls screen where all the changes are made.