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 How Your Mouse Pointer Looks
You can customize your mouse in a variety of ways, such as swapping the functions of your mouse buttons, making the mouse pointer more visible, and altering the scroll wheel speed. To access the Mouse properties
Click the Start Orb and type Mouse in the search box.
Click Mouse at the top of the search results [...]
Disable Vista’s Autotuning To Improve Wireless Connectivity
If you are having problems with your wireless networking you maybe trying to connect to an older router or Wireless Access Point (WAP) that is not compatible with Vista’s Auto tuning feature many public hotspots also have this problem. Here’s how to disable it.
Click the Start Orb an type ” Command ” into the [...]
Running The DirectX Diagnostic Tool
DirectX Diagnostic Tool helps you troubleshoot issues with the DirectX suite of multimedia technologies that come with Windows. If you’re having trouble getting game animation or a movie to run properly, you should run DirectX Diagnostic Tool to try to find the source of the problem.
To run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool
1. Click on the Start [...]
Generate A System Diagnostic Report In Windows Vista
The System Diagnostic Report is one of the most useful utilities I found yet in Windows Vista. Get ready for a flood of information from the handy report. Here’s how.
Click the Start Orb and type Performance in the Search Bar.
Click Performance and Information tools in the results.
In the Tasks pane choose Advanced tools.
Click Generate [...]
