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access denied printer 01 Windows Cannot Connect To The Printer. Access is Denied. Windows Vista

In Windows Vista, you may get an “Access is denied” message when trying to connect to a network printer. In this guide, you’ll learn a workaround to help resolve this issue.

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th imageres 03 Customize with More Icons form ImageRes.dll [How To]
If you like to customize your folder icons in Vista, you can either download custom icons or use Windows’ build in icons. In this guide, you’ll learn how to change a folder icon and how to find more icons, which are built right into Vista.

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open mintywhite 01 Shortcut to Any Website on Your Desktop Context Menu [How To]

I check Gmail a lot and used to have it as a secondary tab in my home page when Firefox starts. I recently decided to try and add Gmail to the desktop context menu and now I want to share this trick with you. I’ve also included a file you can use to add www.mintywhite.com to your desktop context menu too.

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If you’re making a change to your PC like installing new software, theming your desktop, or making registry and other software edits, you should create a system restore point. This will help you roll back any changes you’ve made if it all goes wrong or if you decide you don’t like the changes you’ve made and want a quick fix.

This guide will show you how to create a restore point in Windows Vista. Here are guides for Windows XP and 7:

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Change Your Vista Boot Screen [How To]

Posted by Rich On April - 10 - 20092 COMMENTS

change boot screen 00 Change Your Vista Boot Screen [How To]

If you would like to change your boot screen, which shows when Windows Vista loads, you can learn how in this guide. We’ll use a program named “Vista Visual Master.” Find out more about Vista Visual Master.

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change logon screen 00 Change Your Vista Logon Screen (Method 2) [How To]

I’ve covered this topic already–using Logon Studio Vista. In this guide, I’ll show you how to change you logon screen using, vista Visual Master, which is a tool that will let you tweak other parts of Vista too. Find out more about Vista Visual Master.

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