- Add Items to "Send To" Menu in WindowsMost of the times when we transfer files to a usb pen drive we use the "Send To" feature of windows. This is the most easy way to transfer files instead of copying the file then pasting it in the usb pen drive.If you often copy files to a p...
- Take Ownership of Files and Folders in VistaIn Windows Vista when you try to open certain folders you get "Access Denied" error. Windows gives this error because you don't have the ownership of the file by default instead the system has the ownership. So you are not allowed to open t...
- Fix System Files in VistaSome times when your windows systems starts to give errors the cause may be corrupt windows system files. Many a times when we install third party software they replace some system files which starts the problem. But there is no way to repair these f...
- Fix Invalid Security Certificate Error in FirefoxIf you happen to visit sites with self signed security certificates you will notice a error in firefox saying This site uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed. (Error code: sec_error_untrust...
- Fix 'BOOTMGR is Missing' During Vista BootIf your system showed the message "BOOTMGR is Missing" when you boot it, then the problem is with your boot sector and it can be fixed so no need to worry. Only thing you need is your bootable Windows Vista DVD. Now to fix the BOOTMGR fi
- Increase Max Connections in IEIf you are using Internet Explorer as your default browser you should know that whenever IE downloads files from a single server it allows only two files at a time. This limit is not imposed by the software but it is because of the web standard. Thi...
- Tabs & "UP" button For Windows Vista ExplorerIf are used to the Up button in Windows XP and want to get that button in Windows Vista there is no option in Vista to get it. You need to install a third party software. The software is called QTTabBar. Download QTTabBar from the link. After downloa...
- Increase Performance by Modifying Indexing OptionsWindows Vista uses the Indexing service to make the searches faster. These search boxes are present all over the Vista interface. Indexing all the locations of your hard disk makes the searches faster but at the same time consumes lot of resources o...
- How To Enter Windows XP Recovery ConsoleIn Windows XP many a times some system files get corrupted, deleted or damaged for a number of reasons. More often you only see the solution to be re-installation of Windows XP. Before reinstall you can try to restore the damaged files using the rec...
- Booting from CD/DVD driveTo install any operating system or to boot your system from a live CD/DVD of linux you will need to set CD/DVD drive as the first boot device. This will be the default option of all the systems but somehow if it isn't then you can easily set that op
- Disable Low Disk Space Check in Windows VistaNote: This method also works for Windows XP When your hard disk runs out of free space windows Vista will start to give you a warning about low disk space. In the beginning its useful to know that you have run out of space. But Windows continues to...
- Change Amount of Space Used for System Restore in VistaIf you have system restore enabled in Windows Vista, after a few weeks the amount of space used by Vista for system restore will be growing in GB's. You don't have any option in Vista that allows you to limit the amount of space used by Vista fo
- Add Digg Button To Blogger PostsAll of us know about the digg.com this is a site which allows us to submit stories from our blogs, websites so that people interested in them can share that information with other people by digging that story. But for digging the articles we need to...
- Using System Resotre in Windows XPSystem restore is a feature of windows which allows you to take your system back to a state to an earlier date. That is it restores your system to a state where everything was working correctly. You can use system restore feature if something goes w...
- Using Vista System Restore PointIf you don't know how to create a system restore point then click on the link to see how it works. Now that you know how to create the restore we can move on to restoring your system using the created restore point. Suppose you install a new driv
- Create System Restore Point in Windows VistaIn previous post you read how to create system restore points in Windows XP and how to restore your system a previous state using the created restore point. Today we will see how to create a restore point and restore your system using System Restore...
- Increase Internet Browsing SpeedDomain Name System (DNS) is a database system that translates a computer's domain name into an IP address. It is easier for us to remember the domain name than the IP address for that site. Therefore this job of translating the site name to IP addres
- Faster Windows XP ShutdownWindows will take some time while shutting down to close all the applications running in the background. But if you want to make the shutdown process faster then you should reduce the time it takes to close all those applications. There are many tri...
- Faster Vista ShutdownWhen you shutdown your computer, Windows Vista shuts down all the services. As with all the Windows operating systems Vista also has a predefined time for which it will wait before shutting down everything. If you shutdown your computer and wait to...
- Copy a Path to Clipboard InstantlyWhen you are having a folder or file that is do far into a folder tree and you want its path without you having to type it, you know what to do. You go to the folder you want the path to then you copy the path from the address bar. Then you have to t...
