Windows 7 Hack: Start Windows Explorer from 'My Computer'January 19th, 2009 This is just a small customization but pretty useful for people who like to play with settings and love doing tweaks and tricks with Windows. Supposedly you belong to that group who love exploring different hard disk drives or removable disks more than personal documents' folder.
How To Use Apache HTTP WebDav Server With Windows XP ExplorerJanuary 24th, 2008 You have two options. Either you tear your (remaining) hair looking for solution on the web and trying different changes to Apache Web Server or Explorer even try magic incantations (alohamora?).
How to Solve: Dual Boot Partition Not Showing in Windows 7 January 19th, 2009 Are you a Vista user who also wants to run the Windows 7 OS? Let me tell you, installing Windows 7 on another drive on your system would crop up a mess. I did the same with my dual boot laptop and to my utter dismay, the partition of the other operating system (Vista in my case) was not showing.
Put Control Panel to Windows 7 TaskBar HackMay 20th, 2009 If you right click on the Control Panel in Start Menu, you cannot find the Pin to Taskbar right click contextual menu item that allows user to pin the Control Panel shortcut to Windows 7 Taskbar. Event if you drag and drop the Control Panel shortcut to Taskbar on Windows 7 to pin Control Panel folder on Taskbar it will not work.
How To Solve Missing Dependency Errors in YumApril 30th, 2007 Today when I was trying to install createrepo and repoview, I repeatedly got this weird error: Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4. The problem is strange at first sight because yum is designed to include missing dependencies.
Windows 7 hack: Migrate Windows Mail from VistaJune 6th, 2009 Microsoft had introduced a new free email and newsgroup client in Windows Vista, Windows Mail. It succeeded Microsoft's long grown Outlook Express.
Windows 7 Hack: Enable or Disable or Move Quick Launch BarJanuary 19th, 2009 Quick Launch bar has seen two extreme use cases in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Some have loved Quick Launch and some didn't.
How to Reduce Boot Time for WindowsDecember 27th, 2008 I know that Windows runs super slow in some people's machine. And try as hard as you can but you can seldom find a good reason for the slowing up or a remedy to it.
How to Disable Tooltips While you Mouse Over an Icon in WindowsDecember 30th, 2008 Its a trivial thing but annoying nevertheless. Suppose you are trying to find some information from a particular folder and your every time your mouse hovers over an icon, Microsoft Windows starts teaching you about that application no matter how blunt! So here is a simple trick which will permanently switch the yellow tooltips off.
Mystery of Vanishing Sysdeo Tomcat Plugin for EclipseSeptember 18th, 2005 I posted earlier about my inability to use Sysdeo Tomcat Plugin with Eclipse 3.1. I found the solution.
Windows 7 or Vista trick: Remove 'New Briefcase' Option At Right Click June 15th, 2009 If you have been working with Microsoft Windows since Windows 95 you have probably seen or perhaps even used the Briefcase Features. Initially its utility was to synchronize files between two computers.
Hack to Change Windows 7 Log On ScreenMarch 16th, 2009 Once you have got a hand on your Windows, now its time to play with it. I know you have by now done many a customization on your Windows 7 from our blog.
Hey Europe, here comes Windows 7 without Internet Explorer, officiallyJune 12th, 2009 Microsoft is to strip its Internet Explorer browser from the new version of its Windows 7 operating system that it sells in Europe, the company announced Thursday. Microsoft said the move was designed to meet criticism from European Union (EU) regulators who have launched an investigation into whether bundling the browser with the operating system is in breach of European anti-trust rules.
Firefox Tip: How to retain multiple open pages (tabbed) across operating system restartMarch 25th, 2005 I often work with multiple webpages open at the same time. I have tendency to use online documentations and work mostly on browser based applications.
How to Run Windows XP Sitting Inside Windows VistaJanuary 21st, 2009 Mr. A is in a strange situation. He used to love Windows XP, but switched to Windows Vista thinking that it will be better.
February 6th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Under file, I can not make new directorys, the option is missing
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 am
Hello! i have the same issue, however, when i go to the registry, on both current user and local machine i can’t find the NoFolderOptions entry within the the explorer folder. Any idea? thanks!
July 24th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Hello!
I have a problem in my win xp, ie when I double click any of my local hard drive in does not open in the same window but opens in a new window. I have tried the ‘attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf’ way of removing it but when i restart my computer the same problem exists. besides the ‘Folder Options’ is also disappeared from the tools menu as well as from control panel. so plz help me in this regard!