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Windows Vista uses the hotkeys by default for the first 10 icons present in the quick launch menu. They are assigned automatically.
To do this,
1. Press (Win + 1) for the first icon in the quick launch to launch.(From left to Right).
2. Press (Win + 2) for the second icon in the quick launch to launch [...]

In order to restart your Windows without actually restarting your Pc, You have to follow the Below trick.
To do this,
1. Before you click on the “SHUTDOWN” button in the Start Menu, make sure to simultaneously press the “SHIFT “Button.
2. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would [...]

In order to Change the “Default Wallpaper folder” to the “My pictures” folder you can follow the below trick in order to use your own images right from the “Desktop Properties“.
To do this
1. Click on the “Start” Button.
2. Open the “Run” menu from it and type “regedit.exe” in order to bring the registry editor.
3. Then [...]

In order to clear the browsing history , its easy to clear it from the menus of ie7.but if you are a command line junky then you can use this following codes to clear it from the command line.
1. Temporary Internet Files :- RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
2. Cookies :- RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
3. History :- RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess [...]

If you want to disable the “Take Tour of Windows XP” that comes up after you install WindowsXP, then follow the below tips.

Click on the “Start” Button.
Select “Run“
Type “Regedit” and press enter.
Go to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour“.
Create a new “DWORD key” called “RunCount“.
Give it a value of “0“.

www.frameworkx.com introduces the new Windows Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover, allows you to either way to remove the shortcut overlay arrow or to even customize it in Windows Vista.
In the new version 2.0, Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover now called as Vista Shortcut Manager has added many new welcome features like:
Custom overlay icons,
Enable/Disable “-shortcut” extension, [...]