All Posts Tagged With: "Windows"
Fix “BOOTMGR is missing” Startup Error On Vista
I don’t know how prevalent the problem is of Vista displaying the error message “BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart”, but I wish I’d seen this fix from Cybernet a few weeks ago. The way I temporarily solved the problem was to boot my machine with the Vista DVD inserted EVERY TIME. [...]
15Aug2007 | Tony Williams | 4 comments | Continued
Windows Clippings: Free Screenshot Software
Ever had problems capturing screenshots for presentations or a webpage? If so, then you should check out Window Clippings, which is one of the best Screen Capture tools on the market. Window Clippings is a powerful yet unobtrusive screen capture tool which includes full support for capturing and retaining Vista’s transparency and shadow [...]
28Jul2007 | Tony Williams | 3 comments | Continued
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
Add Tabs To Your Windows Desktop With Stick
Stick is another nice freeware app that can bring order to your desktop. This cool app allows you to add tabs to your desktop. Each tab can perform a particular function e.g. Notes, Calendar, RSS Feeds, Calculator and Navigator tabs. Once open, each tab can be opened or closed by clicking on the [...]
22Jul2007 | Tony Williams | 2 comments | Continued
LogonStudio: Customize The Windows Vista Logon Screen
Here’s a very cool app that will allow Windows Vista users a more personal touch to their PCs. LogonStudio from Stardock is a free app that allows you to change the picture for the Windows Vista Logon Screen.
The LogonStudio makes changing the Vista Logon picture a doddle, and changes can be previewed before being [...]
WinTabber: Add Tabs To Any Windows Program
I love programs that allow me to flick through open files or windows using tabs like Firefox and Excel. So, as soon as I read about WinTabber I downloaded it straight away. WinTabber allows tabs to be added to ANY program, allowing multiple sessions or copies to be managed easily.
Some features of [...]
20 No-Cost PC Upgrade Tips
Techlogg.com is my site discovery of the week. One of the reasons I love blogs is that they allow normal people to share their knowledge and expertise with a large audience. One great post on Techlogg.com gives 20 no-cost PC upgrade tips.
Techlogg is correct in their assertion that many PCs are not running [...]
Use Any USB Drive With Windows Vista Readyboost
ReadyBoost is a disk caching system introduced in Windows Vista that relies on flash memory to boost system performance. At the moment only certain flash drives are compatible with Readyboost, but gHacks have found a way so that any USB drive can be used with ReadyBoost.
25Apr2007 | Tony Williams | 5 comments | Continued
How To Fix Problems Copying and Moving Large Files In Windows Vista
Although Windows Vista is a major improvement over Windows XP, there is one particular bug that has really upset me which is how slowly it moves or deletes files. In Windows XP there were no problems moving big files. However, with Windows Vista if you move big files even on the same drive [...]
23Apr2007 | Tony Williams | 8 comments | Continued
Windows Media Player Plugin For Firefox
The popularity of the internet browser Firefox continues to grow by the day, but it still has a few annoying quirks. One of these is that it can be difficult to watch Windows Media Player videos within Firefox.
Luckily, thanks to Port 25, who are the team at Microsoft who look after interoperability, there’s a [...]
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