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Single Click to Open Applications in Windows Vista
Some people dont like to open applications by double clicking on it.For such people, they can open the applications in a single click if they follow the below tips.
Press “Windows + E” to bring up the My computer.
Then click “Organize > Folder and Search Options“.
In the folder options window ,select “Single click to open an [...]
Restart your Windows Without Restart your Pc
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 [...]
Change the Folder of “Default Wallpaper” to “My Pictures” Folder
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 [...]
Disable Windows Tour
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“.
Windows Vista - Shortcut Overlay Remover
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, [...]
Improve Disk Performance in IDE Drives
Most CD-ROMS are capable of supporting DMA mode, but the default in XP is still PIO. Setting it to DMA won’t make your CD-ROM faster, but it will consume less CPU cycles. In order to improve your IDE Harddisk performance which supports DMA access, do it as follows,
1. Right Click on “My Computer” on the [...]
