Select multiple files in Windows Vista quickly

Here’s how you can turn on the checkboxes feature in Windows Vista:

1. Open Windows Explorer via My Computer or My Documents

2. Click on the Organize button at the top left of the Explorer interface

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3. Select Folder and Search Options from the next menu and choose the View tab.

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4. Scroll down and you’ll see the option “Use check boxes to select items“. Check that and click Ok.

You should now see check boxes at the top left of a folder whenever you hover your mouse over it.

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Pretty neat! Now it’s super easy to select multiple folders in Windows Vista. As far as I know, this is not an option in Windows XP! However, if you know of a program or a way to do something like this for XP, post a comment!

Windows VISTA - Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift+Esc -> Task Manager

Ctrl+Alt+Del -> Tasks Screen

Ctrl+Shift+Enter -> Run an executable with elevated privileges

Windows logo key+1-0 -> Launch the shortcuts on the Quick Launch toolbar

Windows logo key+T -> Cycle through programs on the taskbar

Windows logo key+Tab -> Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Flip 3-D

Ctrl+Windows logo key+Tab -> Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Flip 3-D

Windows logo key+Spacebar -> Bring all gadgets to the front and select Windows Sidebar

Windows logo key+G -> Cycle through Sidebar gadgets

Windows logo key+X -> Open Windows Mobility CenterOpen a folder and press & release Alt -> Show Menu Bar (also works in Internet Explorer)

Clear Windows Memory in a click.

Create Desktop Shortcut To Clear Windows Memory in a click.


Shortcut you can create on your desktop to reduce resource usage and or remove idle processes.

Rt click on desktop > New > Shortcut > Type

%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Click Next > Name it 'Clear Memory' Finish. Give it a suitable icon. Works on XP too.

How to run software that is incompatible with Windows Vista

Unfortunately, as many Windows Vista users know, there are still many applications out there that are simple incompatible with the Vista operating system! Either it’s a lack of drivers from the manufacturer or the program simply needs to be re-written because of the new code in the Vista OS.

After an upgrade, you might get a popup from Windows Vista stating that the application is missing .dll files that are needed to run or the application is incompatible and needs to be updated. So can you run these “incompatible” apps in Windows Vista? Actually, there’s a really simple way to tell Vista that the program should run like it would have run on Windows XP, or Windows 2000, etc using the Compatibility Tab.

If you have a program that is not compatible with Vista, right-click the shortcut on the desktop or on the .EXE file and click on Properties.

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Now click on the Compatibility Tab to set your options. There are a couple of options here and we’ll go through them.

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Check of the Run this program in compatibility mode for: and choose which operating system the program used to run on. The options above are for a computer running Windows XP, if you’re on Vista, you’ll see something like this:

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You’ll notice that there are more options in the drop down menu and there are also a couple of different check box options for Display Settings.

Vista has all of the options of Windows XP plus two more.

• Run in 256 colors - Uses a limited set of colors for the program. Some older programs are designed to use fewer colors.
• in 640 × 480 screen resolution - Runs the program in a smaller-sized window. Try this setting if the graphical user interface appears jagged or is rendered on the screen improperly.
• visual themes - Disables themes on the program. Try this if you notice problems with the menus and/or buttons on the title bar of the program.
• desktop composition - Turns off transparency and other advanced display features. Choose this setting if window movement appears erratic or you notice other kinds of display problems.
• display scaling on high DPI settings - Turns off automatic resizing of programs if large-scale font size is in use. Try this setting if large-scale fonts are interfering with the appearance of the program.
• level - Runs the program as an administrator. Some programs require administrator privileges to run properly. If you are not currently logged on as an administrator, this option is not available.

You can use the Compatiblity option for most applications, but make sure you do not use the Program Compatibility tab on older anti-virus programs, disk utilities, or other system programs because it might cause data loss or create a security risk. Since those applications access lower-level functions in the OS, trying to run them can cause more problems! It’s better to simply get a newer anti-virus or disk utility program than take a chance.

Yahoo Messenger multiple login

Simply close your messenger if it is On and then follow the following steps :

1. Go to Start --> Run . Type regedit, then enter.

2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_ USER --> Software -->yahoo -->pager-->Test

3. On the right page , right-click and choose new Dword value .

4. Rename it as Plural.

5. Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.

Wow you finished it.

Simply start the messenger and login your account.

once you sign in.

again click on the Yahoo messenger (From wherever you have started it last time)

Enjoy!!!

Insert your Name in Taskbar

Hey its a very cool trick u can amaze u r friends and relatives by inserting your name on the bottom right task-bar. Follow the instructions bellow:

Open Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Customize ->Time

here you can see A.M. and P.M. change it with u r name. Thats it.

Boost Your Firefox Speed

Another firefox loving post. we know firefox is most tweaky browser yet seen.

following are few properties to be set to speed up the firefox.

to enter firefox configuration panel enter about:config in addressbar.

lots of properties are shown. find the following properties and set them. if any property name is missing simply right click and select New and specified type. Rename it as specified, and set the value.

type ---> property name---> value to be set

bool--->"network.http.pipelining"---->true

bool--->"network.http.proxy.pipelining"--->true

integer--->"network.http.pipelining.maxrequests"-->8

integer--->"network.http.max-connections"---->48

integer--->"network.http.max-connections-per-server"--->16

integer--->"network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy"--->16

integer--->"network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server"--->8

integer--->"content.notify.backoffcount"--->5

interger--->"content.max.tokenizing.time"---->2250000

integer--->"content.notify.interval"--->750000

integer--->"content.switch.threshold"--->750000

bool--->"content.notify.ontimer"--->true

bool--->"content.interrupt.parsing"--->true

integer--->"nglayout.initialpaint.delay"--->0

integer--->"browser.cache.memory.capacity"--->65536

I was amazed by the difference in speed.