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XCopy Tool in Windows 7: Simplifying File Management
Dec 22nd
Share We must have read Xcopy command in old text books of DOS, but have we ever used it in modern day operating systems like Windows XP, Vista or Win 7 ? We would probably use explorer to copy large number of files from one location to another but using Xcopy we could apply filter
5 Free Microsoft Programs You would love to have
Oct 19th
Share We all curse Microsoft for placing its products at a steep price which empties our pockets, thus we never end praising open source. But still we do love to use Microsoft applications. Here are some Microsoft programs which are free of cost. 1. XML Notepad 2007 It is a basic, small yet powerful XMl
How to Prevent Windows Vista System Restore From Filling Up Your Hard disk
Sep 27th
Share System Restore is an useful utility provided by windows which enables the user to undo certain system action like system updates, driver installations etc. It allows user to shift back to a system state corresponding to a particular date and time. User can choose which restore he may want to shift back to. But
Disable gadgets in Windows 7
Sep 26th
Share Microsoft designed gadgets for Windows to make your life easier but if you belong to that category of people, who find gadgets in Windows 7 or Windows Vista more of a nuisance than a utility, then you will be more than happy to know that these gadgets can be turned off quite very easily
Top 3 gadgets for Windows 7
Sep 22nd
Share Gadgets are small applications that can be used to put information and entertainment content right on your desktop. In Windows Vista the gadgets were arranged on the sidebar, but now in Windows 7 you are allowed to put them anywhere on the desktop. Gadgets are a fun way of jazzing up your desktop and
Disable AutoRun on Windows XP and Vista with a Registry Hack.
Sep 15th
Share Have you found it annoying that when you insert a CD Windows open Internet Explorer and a list of options just pops up when it autoruns? Would you rather prefer that Windows lets you browse the CD anyway and let you reach to directly what you need? Here is a registry hack which is
Find and Run Robot: Redefine searching and launching application in Windows
Jan 20th
Share When I was planning to write about FindandRun Robot. I was wondering why would someone need it on a Windows 7 or for that matter a Windows Vista machine. I totally understand it’s need on prior versions of Windows before Windows Vista. But after I installed and started using it I was in love
Access your Vista partition in Windows 7 [Windows 7 How-to]
Jan 16th
Share After installing Windows 7 it was quite a surprise to see that Windows 7 will not show my Vista partition. Although, there’s no rocket science to it. I wanted to access my Vista partition and I did it using the Device Management console of Windows 7. Follow the steps below to assign a drive
Install non compatible applications in Windows 7: Install Dreamweaver in compatibility mode in Windows 7
Jan 12th
Share My experience with Windows 7 has been pretty exciting and just second day I am already thinking of blowing off my 50 Gig Vista drive. But I guess it’s too early to call the shots and hence I’ll give my vista drive a few more days. There have been a few things here and
Defraggler: An ideal free substitute to Windows disk defragmenter
Dec 28th
Share One of the tips that you’ll hear from most of the people about windows is to defrag it on a regular basis. If you are one of those guys who has a really old Windows installation and you are finding your computer to be sluggish then one of the ways to improve or optimize
Use command prompt in Vista with elevated admin rights
Dec 27th
Share If I ever make a fresh installation of Windows Vista on my machine I make sure the first thing that I do is to disable UAC (User Account Control). It’s pretty annoying and more over I consider myself as a power user who knows what he is doing on his Vista machine. However, there
Prevent auto restart after windows update using ShutDownGaurd
Dec 22nd
Share Many a times when I go to bed and I have to leave my laptop on because I am downloading something important. It’s ridiculous to find next day morning that the computer was restarted because, Windows downloaded some critical updates and hence restarted. It’s quite annoying to see that the file that you were
