All Posts Tagged With: "Registry"

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How To Add New Menu Items to Windows Explorer Right Click Menu

Gili has put together a nice clear guide on hos to add add add Move to Folder and Copy to Folder items to Windows Explorer right click menu. It requires a few registry changes, so please don’t even start making the necessary changes if you’re not comfortable editing your registry!

25Jul2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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Speedup Your Windows PC

Making a few simple changes can make an amazing difference to the performance of your PC. Tweaking a few settings can give your PC a whole new lease of life, and also make using the internet even better.
Amit has pulled together some simple changes that most Windows users will benefit from applying to their [...]

16Jul2007 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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Improve PC Gaming By Disabling Windows Key

Mr Byte has produced a very clear guide to disabling the Windows key on keyboards. If you’re a keen gamer, this guide could prove handy as the Windows Key is right bang in the middle of important gaming keys like CTRL and ALT, so it can be easily pressed. Pretty annoying if you are in [...]

19Jun2007 | Tony Williams | 4 comments | Continued
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Optimize Windows Vista With TweakVI

TweakVI is a freeware program that claims to be the first to both both tweak and optimize Windows Vista. The free Basic version of TweakVI comes with 13 plugins that perform various functions. Other plugins are available, but they have to be paid for.
The TweakVI feature I like the sound [...]

5May2007 | Tony Williams | 2 comments | Continued
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How to enable the DVD Library in Windows Vista Media Center

Iv’e spent a lot of time copying my DVD library to my computer’s Hard Disk to protect my disks and to save having to swap them around everytime I want to watch them. In Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, DVD content that was stored on the hard disk automatically appeared [...]

17Apr2007 | Tony Williams | 15 comments | Continued
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Protect Your Files From Prying Eyes By Locking Folders

If you are using a shared computer then it’s a good idea to protect your confidential information from being accessed by other users.
A simple and free way to do this is to make a few small changes to your registry files, so that you and you alone can access your files:

5Feb2007 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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Who Needs Vista??!! Show Your PC Some Love This Christmas And Tune It Up

Vista may be coming out next year, but if like me you can’t afford to upgrade to Vista then why not show your current PC some love this Christmas and give it a tune up?
I’ve just reinstalled Windows XP as I’ve treated my PC to a new motherboard for Christmas. Here are some [...]

10Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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Clean Your PC Frequently

I know that not everyone will be as obsessive as me about cleaning their PC, but it is a good idea to clean your machine every now and then to get rid of programs and settings that you no longer use.
My favourite program for doing this is CCleaner. This great little app will removes [...]

23Oct2006 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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