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How to Schedule the Disk Defragmenter in Vista

Disk defragmentation describes the process of consolidating fragmented files on your computer’s hard disk.
Fragmentation happens to a hard disk over time as you save, change, or delete files. The changes that you save to a file are often stored at a location on the hard disk that’s different from the original file. Additional changes are [...]

Show your Windows Side by Side in Vista

Are you tired of resizing and dragging windows around so you can see them both at the same time, well here’s a quick tip that will quickly resize and display your windows side by side.

Create a Desktop Shortcut to Switch Users in Vista

If you have 2 or more user accounts setup on your computer here’s a quick way to create a shortcut on you desktop to switch users with 1 click of your mouse.

How to Open Multiple Instances of Regedit at the Same Time in Vista

If your comfortable working in the windows registry wouldn’t it be nice to have multiple editors open at the same time, you could one open to make your changes and another to see how it was configured before you changed everything or for whatever reason you want.

Create a Custom Control Panel in Vista

 

 
 
Vista’s control panel is a very useful tool however there are so many options available its easy to loose track of the ones you use most so why not create a custom Control Panel with just your favorites. Here’s how.

What Version of Windows do I Have

 

 
 
Ever wonder what version of Windows your using, A few people have asked lately how do I tell what version of Windows do I have, or do I need to install the latest Service Pack. Here is an easy way to find out.

Check the Activation Status of your Vista Install

 

 
 
When you first install Vista you are given 30 days to evaluate it without entering your Product code. If you’ve not entered your code yet here’s a way to find out how much time you have left on your evaluation.

Increase the Size of your Blinking Cursor in Vista

 

 
 
In text fields the blinking cursor indicates where to start typing, but by default the cursor is so small sometimes its hard to find. Wouldn’t be nice to make it easier to spot well here’s how.

Prevent Vista From Accidentally Creating Duplicates when Copying Files

 
 
Have you ever been selecting a group of files to copy in Windows Explorer by holding down the Ctrl key then all of a sudden you find a bunch of duplicate files sitting in your folder. What happened you ask. Well this happens because you moved your mouse when you clicked on a file [...]

Assign a Drive Letter to your USB Device

With all the USB hard drives and Thumb drives now on the market I’m sure you have a few that you are connecting to your computer, and each time you connect them they may get a different drive letter depending on the order in which you connect them. Now if you are using any Automated [...]