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Vista Tip 19: File Content Preview
Vista oninIt’s possible to show a file content preview in Windows Explorer: This option is hidden behind Organize -> Layout ->…
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Vista Tip 18: Changing Views using the Mouse Wheel
Vista oninVista offers the feature of choosing between different file views, which can be changed using the context menu or the…
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Vista Tip 17: Add Explorer Context Menu Entry “Copy To Folder”
Vista oninThe context menu of files and folders in Windows Explorer can be extended with a new entry “Copy To Folder”,…
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Vista Tip 16: User Folders in Vista and How To Move Them
Vista oninVista radically changed the location and structure of user folders. No more “Documents and Settings” or “Dokumente und Einstellungen” (in…
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Vista Tip 15: Program Installation from a Network Share
Vista oninProblem Most of my setups for tools, etc. are stored on my server. When installing them over a network share,…
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Vista Tip 14: Identify Autostart Programs
Vista oninVista brings an out-of-the-box tool for identifying and changing autostart programs, but it’s somewhat hidden. To access it: Search for…
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Vista Tip 13: Check the State of Activation
Vista oninThe state of the activation can be checked using a small VB script, which comes with Vista. Just enter slmgr.vbs…
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Vista Tip 12: Reactivate Hibernation
Vista oninHibernation is a windows feature I simply cannot live without. I love to shut down my computer and get it…
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Vista Tip 11: Get Help to Work for Older Programs
Vista oninWith the release of Windows Vista, the windows help program (WinHlp32.exe) is no longer included. So when summoning the help…
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Vista Tip 10: Disable User Account Control Prompt for certain Applications
Vista oninAs I said before, disabling UAC is really not the right thing to do. But sooner or later nearly everybody…