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Vista Tip 24: Pimp the Start Menu using Start++
in Vista onRead moreThe somewhat unimpressive input field in the Vista start menu yields great power, but it can be extended even more.…
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Vista Tip 23: Pin Applications to the Start Menu
in Vista onRead moreBy default Vista fills the initial view of the start menu with often used applications. The order of those applications…
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Vista Tip 22: Change Function of Power Switch in the Start Menu
in Vista onRead moreMicrosoft seems to think that never ever anyone shuts down their Vista computers. When pressing the red shut down button…
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Vista Tip 21: Show Additional (Meta) Data in Windows Explorer
in Vista onRead moreThis is something I stumbled upon, which isn’t really obvious. You can actually grab the bluish status bar in Windows…
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Vista Tip 20: Removing Meta Data using Windows Explorer
in Vista onRead moreThe meta data of files sometimes contains sensible information, which should be removed before e-mailing the file for example. Vista…
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Vista Tip 19: File Content Preview
in Vista onRead moreIt’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
in Vista onRead moreVista 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”
in Vista onRead moreThe 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
in Vista onRead moreVista 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
in Vista onRead moreProblem Most of my setups for tools, etc. are stored on my server. When installing them over a network share,…
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