If you do a lot of work in the command line wouldn’t it be nice to customize it the way you want. change the size, the color and the fonts to something more readable or colorful. Well here’s how.

First lets open the Command Processor window.

Click the Start Orb and type CMD in the search field and press enter

Now that the Command Processor window is open right click the title bar. To change the settings for all command prompt windows, click Defaults. To change the settings for the current command prompt window only, click Properties.

Click the Options tab. Here you can adjust the cursor size, Display and edit options along with the Command history.

Click the Font tab. In the Font box, click a font.
If you click Lucida Console font, the Size menu displays a list of point sizes to choose from, or you can enter a size by typing the number in the Size box. To use bold with TrueType fonts, select the Bold Fonts check box.
If you click Raster Fonts, the sizes that are listed in the Size box are the window size choices.
The Window Preview box displays how the current window’s size will change based on the font and font size you selected.
The Selected Font box shows how characters will appear with the specified font settings. Bold is not available with Raster fonts.

Click the Layout tab.
Under Screen Buffer Size, specify settings for the width and height of the screen, based on the number of characters that are entered in the buffer.
Under Window Size, specify settings for the width and height of the window.
Under Window Position, specify settings for the initial left and top position of the window.(NOTE: you can resize the window up to the maximum size listed on the Layout tab. It is a good idea to select a size from one-fourth to no more than half the desktop size for reading and usability.)

Click the Colors tab. choose colors for the screen text, screen background, pop-up text, or pop-up background by clicking the element you want to change.
Click the color you want. The Selected Screen Colors box shows how the text and background colors you selected will appear on the screen. The Selected Popup Colors box shows how the text and background colors you selected will appear in a pop-up window.

Click Ok and restart the Command Processor window.

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Then a reader named Tarrant1701 posted a comment in my follow-up post about RDC asking about his slow networking speeds on his gigabit network and we got into a Email discussion about various web pages we’ve come across and things to try to increase his speed, the culmination of which resulted in his finding a Microsoft Knowledge Base article number 948066 that describes the problem in detail and offers a solution to fix it.

Its seems the problem stems from Multimedia programs like Windows Media Player and Media Center requiring more network resources so Vista starts throttling network packets to restrict the processing of non-multimedia network traffic. Hear’s what MS has to say about it.

The throttling will come into effect only when you are running multimedia programs that are time sensitive. However, this throttling mechanism can potentially cause a decrease in network performance during the active multimedia playback period. This decrease in performance is likely to occur only on high speed networks that are saturated to maximum capacity.

But testing done by Tarrant1701 have shown.

if I have vista media center running in the background, then I get the 16 MB/sec transfer speeds. If i completely exit out of VMC and do another transfer, then I get 35 MB/sec!
somehow, having VMC running really slows down network transfers (even though VMC itself is not actively utilizing the network at all!)

The fix involves editing the Registry to turn off Network Throttling. As always create a System Restore Point to backup your Registry, then follow the steps below.

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_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionMultimediaSystemProfile
5. In the right hand pane double click NetworkThrottlingIndex and type in FFFFFFFF (that’s 8 F’s) in the Hexadecimal field.
6. Click Ok and restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

I spoke to Tarrant1701 this morning to see if he was having any problems after about a week of use and he said

I’ve had no problems at all. Am able to watch DVR-MS files on the host HTPC and copy a different DVR-MS at 45 MB/sec to my desktop PC without any glitches.

As always your results may vary.

Microsoft says you can adjust the NetworkThrottlingIndex from 1 to 70 in the Decimal value with 10 being the default.

If you have playback problems in Media Center try adjusting the Decimal values.

in conclusion I’d like to thank Tarrant1701 for all the testing he done and help he’s provided.

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Well if you have a scroll mouse and you probably do, just click an empty space on the desktop and then hold down the CTRL key. Then rotate the scroll wheel up or down to make the icons bigger or smaller.

If you don’t have a scroll wheel,mouse here’s another way.

1. Right click the desktop and choose Personalize .
2. Click Window Color and Appearance,
3. Click Open Classic Appearance Properties For More Color Options.
4. Now in the Appearance tab, click the Advanced button, choose Icon from the drop- down Item box, and use the up and down arrows in the size box to make the icons look just the size you want.
5. Click Ok twice and your all set.

You can also change many other options here so give it try.

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Before. After.

Here’s how to do it.

1. Click the Start Orb > Control Panel.
2. Click Clock Language and Region.
3. in the Language and Region Options choose Change the Date Time or number format.
4. Click customize this format.
5. Click the Time tab. Type in your name or anything else you want in the AM & PM symbol fields, up to 12 letters.
6. Click Ok a couple times and look next to your clock fot the results.

I posted this on my other site and thought I’d update it for my Vista readers.

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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 tip requires a registry edit so be sure to create a Restore Point before continuing.

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_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer
5. When you click the Explorer key and look in the right hand pane, double click the entry Link and change the value data to 000 00 00 00 then click Ok.
6. Exit the Registry editor, log off then log back in.

(Note) This tip works only for shortcuts created after the Fix, You still need to rename the existing ones.

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Update 12-27-07 From what I can tell this tip only applies to Vista Home Premium. I haven’t been able to get it to work in Ultimate yet.

Here’s a simple way to do it, Thanks to Scott for sending in this tip.

1. Create a Restore Point to backup your registry.
2. Right click an empty space on your desktop and choose New > Text Document.
3. Copy the text below and paste it into your new Text document.Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellrunas]
   @=”Take Ownership”
   “Extended”=”"
   “NoWorkingDirectory”=”"

   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellrunascommand]
   @=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f “%1″ && icacls “%1″ /grant

   administrators:F”
   “IsolatedCommand”=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f “%1″ && icacls “%1″

   /grant administrators:F”

   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellrunas]
   @=”Take Ownership”
   “Extended”=”"
   “NoWorkingDirectory”=”"

   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellrunascommand]
   @=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f “%1″ /r /d y && icacls “%1″ /grant

   administrators:F /t”
   “IsolatedCommand”=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f “%1″ /r /d y && icacls

   “%1″ /grant administrators:F /t”

4. Click file > Save As > name the file Take Ownership.reg (its very important to make sure the extension is .reg and not .txt)
5. Double click the Take Ownership.reg file on your desktop to apply it to the registry.
6. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
7. Click yes to the security prompt from the registry editor.
8. Click Ok in the confirmation dialog box and you finished.

Now when you right click a file or folder you will be offered the Take Ownership option.



Thanks again to Scott for providing this tip.

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To Disable:

1. Right click on an empty area on your desktop.
   Select New > Shortcut.
2. In the Create Shortcut Wizard, type : Rundll32 dwmApi #104
3. Click next.
4. Name the shortcut : Disable Aero or (what ever you want), and click Finish.

To Enable:

1. Right click on an empty area on your desktop.
   Select New > Shortcut.
2. In the Create Shortcut Wizard, type : Rundll32 dwmApi #102
3. Click next.
4. Name the shortcut : Enable Aero or (what ever you want), and click Finish.

Here are the results:

Aero on.

Aero off:

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First lets open the Command Processor window.

1. Click the Start Orb and type CMD in 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. Now that the Command Processor window is open right click the title bar. To change the settings for all command prompt windows, click Defaults. To change the settings for the current command prompt window only, click Properties.

    
   

5. Click the Options tab. Here you can adjust the cursor size, Display and edit options along with the Command history.

   
   

6. The Font Tab.
   If you click a TrueType font, the Size menu displays a list of point sizes to choose from, or you can enter a size by typing the number in the Size box. To use bold with TrueType fonts, select the Bold Fonts check box.
   If you click Raster Fonts, the sizes that are listed in the Size box are the window size choices.
   The Window Preview box displays how the current window’s size will change based on the font and font size you selected.
   The Selected Font box shows how characters will appear with the specified font settings. Bold is not available with Raster fonts.
    
   
7. Click the Layout tab.
   Under Screen Buffer Size, specify settings for the width and height of the screen, based on the number of characters that are entered in the buffer.
   Under Window Size, specify settings for the width and height of the window.
   Under Window Position, specify settings for the initial left and top position of the window.(NOTE: you can resize the window up to the maximum size listed on the Layout tab. It is a good idea to select a size from one-fourth to no more than half the desktop size for reading and usability.)

    
   

8. Click the Colors tab. choose colors for the screen text, screen background, pop-up text, or pop-up background by clicking the element you want to change.
   Click the color you want. The Selected Screen Colors box shows how the text and background colors you selected will appear on the screen. The Selected Popup Colors box shows how the text and background colors you selected will appear in a pop-up window.

   
   

9. Click Ok and restart the Command Processor window and see your masterpiece.

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If you have vista Ultimate.

1. Click Start, All Programs, Administrative Tools and Local Security Policy.
2. Expand Local Policies then Security options.
3. In the details pane double click Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on.
4. Type in the message you want to appear, then click Ok.

If you have Vista Home or Home Premium.

These two flavors of Vista don’t include the Group policy editor so you will need to edit the Registry. First create a restore point, because editing the Registry can be dangerous. With the restore point created open the Registry Editor.

1. Click on the Start Orb and type Regedit in the Search Bar.
2. Click Regedit 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_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem
5. Double Click legalnoticecaption This will be the title for your message. Type in a title and click OK.
6. Double Click legalnoticetext. This will be the actual message. Type in a message and click Ok.
7. Close the registry editor and restart your computer to see your new logon message.

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But its easy to make it any size you want.

Here’s how.

1. Click the Start Orb > Control Panel. Optimize visual display
2. Scroll down to “Make things on the screen easier to read” Then use the drop down box to set the thickness of the blinking cursor. Click save when your finished. now check out the difference.

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1. Right click your Computer icon and choose Properties.
2. In the Tasks pane choose Advanced System Settings.
3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
4. In the System properties screen click the Advanced tab, then in the Performance section click Settings.
5. In the Visual Effects tab scroll down to Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop and remove the check mark.
6. Click Ok twice and your drop shadows will be gone.

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When this occurs, you can use a clean boot procedure to prevent these programs and utilities from starting automatically. You must be logged on as an administrator to perform a clean boot procedure. If the computer is connected to a network, the network policy settings may prevent you from completing the clean boot procedure.

When you use a clean boot procedure to start your computer, Microsoft Windows only starts basic devices and services it needs. So lets get started and speed up your gaming performance. This tip will also speed up some programs for Video or Picture editing or anything that requires a lot of system resources.

(Note You may experience a temporary loss of some services functionality when you follow these steps. When you restore the settings, the functionality will be restored.)

1. Click StartStart Orb, type msconfig in the Start Search box.

2. Click Msconfig at the top of search results.

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

4. Click on the General tab, click Selective Startup.

5. Under Selective Startup, click to clear the Load Startup Items check box.

6. Click the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All. I have a fairly clean install but you may notice many more in your setup.

5. Click OK, and then click Restart.

You should notice a marked speed improvement in your gaming. If for some reason you experience problems, go back into the services tab and one by one turn things back on.

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1. Click on the Start Orb and type Regedit in the Search Bar.
2. Click Regedit at the top of the search results under programs.
3. Approve the UAC if prompted.
4. Navigate to the following key
5. HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced.
6. In the right hand pane scroll down to SuperHidden, right click SuperHidden and choose Modify and change the 0 value key to 1.
7. Close the Registry Editor and reboot Windows.

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1. Right click on the Start Orb and select Properties.
2. Click on the Customize button.
3. Remove the check mark from Search Communications.
4. (If needed) under Search Files, click Don’t search for files.
5. Click OK twice.

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1. Click on the Start Orb and type Regedit in the Search Bar.
2. Click Regedit at the top of the search results under programs.
3. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings.
4. Right click in the empty space in the right pane, and create a new DWord (32-bit) New > DWord Value . Name it: MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
5. Double click this entry and modify the value to 10.
6. Now we need to create another DWord like above. Right click in the empty space in the right pane, and create a new DWord (32-bit) New > DWord Value . Name it: MaxConnectionsPerServer
7. Double click this entry and modify the value to 10.
8. Close the registry editor.

Close IE if you have it open and restart it. Now you can have a max number of 10 simultaneous downloads.

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4.35 Gig test file, Windows Vista with Remote Differential Compression on.

4.35 Gig test file, Windows Vista with Remote Differential Compression off

4.35 Gig test file, Windows XP

With Vista SP1 installed. Remote Differential Compression only had a few second difference between having it turned off. But notice the huge difference between Original Vista and SP1. Wow!! It even beat XP in the computer to Computer test by almost 1.5 minutes.

Update 5-24-08

New information is available to speed up your network read my new post .

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What is Write caching you ask.

When write caching is enabled, when the system sends a write to the hard disk, the logic circuit records the write in its much faster cache, and then immediately sends back an acknowledgement to the operating system saying, in essence, “all done!” The rest of the system can then proceed on its merry way without having to sit around waiting for the actuator to position and the disk to spin, and so on. This is called write-back caching, because the data is stored in the cache and only “written back” to the platters later on.

Write-back functionality of course improves performance. There’s a catch however. The drive sends back saying “all done” when it really isn’t done–the data isn’t on the disk at all, it’s only in the cache. The hard disk’s logic circuits begin to write the data to the disk, but of course this takes some time. The hard disk is using a variant of that old “the check is in the mail” trick you might hear when you call someone to remind them of that loan they were supposed to pay back three weeks ago. (Read more from the Pcguide)

Here’s how to enable it. (Caution this should not be used for external drives.) And you also have a UPS installed.

1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Device Manager in the search box.
2. Click Device Manager under the Programs section at the top.
3. Approve the UAC if prompted.
4. Click the small + next to Disk Drives.
5. Right click the hard drive and choose Properties.
6. Click the Policies tab.
7. Put a checkmark in Enable Write Caching on the Disk.
8. Put a checkmark in Enable Advanced Performance. (This option enables extremely aggressive write caching, which can speed up drive access but also cause you to lose data if the power goes out suddenly.)
9. Click Ok and your finished.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing Device Manager in the search box.

2. Click Device Manager under the Programs section at the top.

3. Approve the UAC if prompted.

4. Click the small + next to Disk Drives.

5. Right click the hard drive and choose Properties.

6. Click the Policies tab.

7. Put a checkmark in Enable Write Caching on the Disk.

8. Put a checkmark in Enable Advanced Performance. (This option enables extremely aggressive write caching, which can speed up drive access but also cause you to lose data if the power goes out suddenly.)

9. Click Ok and your finished.

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1. Right click on the taskbar and select Properties.
2. Click on the Start Menu tab.
3. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened files.
4. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened programs.
5. Click OK and you’re done.

Now you won’t have to worry about anyone seeing what you Recently opened.

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Before. Viewing your Recent Items.

1. Right click on the taskbar and select Properties.

2. Click on the Start Menu tab.

3. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened files.

4. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened programs.

Click OK and you’re done.

Now you won’t have to worry about anyone seeing what you Recently opened.

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The correct path is to use is. C:UsersUsernameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsSendTo. Username will be your actual username

So here’s how to add a folder to your SendTo Menu.

1. Open an Explorer window.
2. Navigate to C:UsersUsernameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsSendTo.
3. In the left hand pane right click and drag the folder you want to appear in the SendTo menu to the right hand pane, let go and choose Create a shortcut here. And your finished.

The SendTo menu before.

The SendTo Menu after.

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1. Open an Explorer window.

2. Navigate to C:UsersUsernameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsSendTo. Username will be your actual username

3. In the left hand pane right click and drag the folder you want to appear in the SendTo menu to the right hand pane, let go and choose Create a shortcut here. And your finished.

Right click menu after adding the Hurricane folder.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing system in the search box.
2. Select System from the results under Programs.
3. Click Advanced system settings.
4. Approve the UAC if prompted.
5. Click the Advanced tab, then Settings in the Startup and Recovery options.
6. Use the drop down list under Default Operating Systems to choose which Operating system you want to make the default. you can also choose how many seconds to wait before the default one boots. Then click OK twice.

I’d like to thank reader yk943249 for suggesting this article.

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1. Click the Start Orb and start typing system in the search box.

2.Select System from the results under Programs.

3. Click Advanced system settings.

4. Approve the UAC if prompted.

5. Click the Advanced tab, then Settings in the Startup and Recovery options.

6. Use the drop down list under Default Operating Systems to choose which Operating system you want to make the default. you can also choose how many seconds to wait before the default one boots. Then click OK twice.

That’s all there is to it.

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Remote Differential Compression (RDC) allows data to be synchronized with a remote source using compression techniques to minimize the amount of data sent across the network. (From Microsoft)

I did a test on my home network to see if it really did slow down file transfers. I set up a 4.35 gig test file and transferred to a different hard drive inside my computer. I then transferred the same file across my home wired network to a different computer. I also performed the same test in Windows XP in my dual boot configuration.. Here are the results.

4.35 Gig test file, Windows Vista with Remote Differential Compression on.

Hard drive to Hard drive: 3:12 Computer to Computer: 13:54

4.35 Gig test file, Windows Vista with Remote Differential Compression off.

Hard drive to Hard drive: 2:47 Computer to Computer: 13:03

4.35 Gig test file, Windows XP

Hard drive to Hard drive: 1:33 Computer to Computer: 8:15

Turning off Remote Differential Compression saved 25 seconds on the internal test and 51 seconds in the network test, and Windows XP just stomped on Vista saving 74 seconds on the internal test and a whooping 288 seconds in the network test.

(You’re results may vary)

READ PART 2 HERE

1. Click the Start Orb.

2. Type Features in the search box.

3. Click Programs and Features under the Programs section.

4. Under Tasks Click Turn Windows Features on or off.

5. Click Continue if prompted in the UAC.

6. Remove the check mark next to Remote Differential Compression in the Windows Features dialog box.

7. Click Ok, and in a few minutes Remote Differential Compression won’t be slowing you down any more.

READ PART 2 HERE

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1. Click the Start Orb.
2. Type sysdm.cpl in the search box.
3. Right click sysdm.cpl in the Programs section and choose “Run as Administrator”.
4. Click continue if the UAC pops up.
5. Click the “Advanced tab”.
6. In the Performance section click “Settings”.
7. Click the Visual Effects tab.
8. Then choose one of the options.

Here’s where all the options are located.

You can let Windows choose what’s best for my computer.

Adjust for best appearance.

Adjust for best performance. And Custom.

If you’re experiencing speed issues I recommend setting it to Adjust for best Performance and give it a try, then slowly turn on other options.

Note: Adjusting for best performance will also disable Aero Glass effects.

To see Screen shots for the process, Click the Read the rest of this entry link.

1. Click the Start Orb.

2. Type sysdm.cpl in the search box.

3. Right click sysdm.cpl in the Programs section and choose “Run as Administrator”.

4. Click continue if the UAC pops up.

5. Click the “Advanced tab”.

6. In the Performance section click “Settings”.

7. Click the Visual Effects tab.

8. Then choose one of the options, and click apply.

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To keep the UAC prompt but eliminate the file delete confirmation box, right click the Recycle Bin, select Properties, uncheck Display delete confirmation dialog, and click OK. Just make sure you really want to delete the file. And now you have 1 less pop up box to click thru.

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This tip was very popular on my other Blog at KevinsCrate.com/blog so I updated it for Vista and add it here.

Right Click a open area of your Desktop and choose New > Shortcut.

The Create a Shortcut Wizard will appear. Type “shutdown -s -t 00″ without the quotes in the location box. This will create the Shutdown Icon. Click next

Use the name offered Shutdown.exe Click finish.

Now you have your Shutdown Icon on your desktop.

To create an icon for Restart Type follow the same instructions but type “shutdown -r -t 00″ in the Create shortcut wizard and then name the icon Restart.

To create an icon for Logoff Type follow the same instructions but type “shutdown -l -t 00″ in the Create shortcut wizard and then name the icon Logoff.

Now we need to change those default icons to something snazzier.

Right click the Shutdown Icon and choose Properties. Then click Change Icon.

Now you can choose what ever icon you like, then click Ok.

Now do the same for the other 2 icons and your all set.

Here are the codes one more time.

shutdown -s -t 00 (for shutdown)
shutdown -r -t 00 (for restart)
shutdown -l -t 00 (for logoff)

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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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Open the Control Panel. Start > Control Panel > Click > Classic View

Look at the column headings at the top. Single-click Category to sort,

Click the triangle beside Category; and choose Group.

Now you have one screen with every icon grouped into the same categories that the default screen displays. I collapsed some of those Group headings so you can see how they look, just click the small arrows to collapse or expand the category.

It looks like some the the direct links are missing, but I like this new style better than the default.

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1) Click the Start button, type msconfig and press Enter.

2) Click Continue for the UAC

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Well I found a easer way to do the same thing. Instead of having to hold the control-key down to make multiple selections, make this change and whenever you roll your mouse over a file, you will see an unchecked checkbox next to it. Click that checkbox and it becomes one of your selections. We just need to make a few changes to Explorer.

To make this happen, Open up Windows Explorer, hit the ALT key to bring up the menu. Now click Tools – Folder Options

to bring up the Folder Options dialog box. Click the View tab and, in the Advanced Settings section scroll down until you see “Use check boxes to select items”. Click the checkbox next to this and hit OK.

Now go back to Windows Explorer and start rolling your mouse over some files. You should now see empty checkboxes appear and disappear as your mouse rolls by, just put a check in the files you want to include.

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I normally create a shortcut to Windows Explorer and put it in my quick launch bar for easy access. Click Start ?type windows explorer in the search box, when it pops up right click and drag it to the quick launch bar and choose create a shortcut here.

Now right click the Windows Explorer icon and choose Properties.

In the target box type in %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Then click Ok

This will change Explorer to open in computer so all your drives will be visible. You may want to click the view tab a few times until you get the look you want.

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1. Right click an empty area on your desktop and choose Personalize.
2. Click Windows Color and Appearance.

On this screen you can change the Color of your windows. Choose the color you like then Enable or disable Transparency or adjust the color intensity, or you can also make a custom color by opening the Show Color Mixer and adjusting the sliders. When you’re finished just click Ok.

For more options you can click ”Open classic appearance properties for more color options” Here you can choose Vista’s color schemes.

I like the Aero scheme but some people prefer the other looks that are available, give them all a try.

When you click the Advanced tab you can change just about every aspect of your desktop look by clicking Item and scrolling thru the different items, but be Careful you can also mess things up.

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First make sure you have Menus turned on in Windows Explorer. If you see File Edit View Tools and Help near the top of Windows Explorer your set. If not you need to turn on show Menus.

1. Click Start
2. Control Panel
3. Appearance and Personalization
4. Folder Options
5. View tab
6. Check always show menus

Now that we have the Menus turned on lets turn on the Status bar.
Open up Windows Explorer. Go to Start – scroll up to Windows Explorer.

1. Click a folder in the left pane.

2. Click the View menu and select Status Bar. This turns the status bar on, but only for that folder.

3. Click the Tools menu and select Folder Options.

4. Click the View tab.

Under Folder Views, click the Apply To Folders button. This makes the view you just selected apply to all folders of the same type.

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