When you want to select multiple files, you need to hold the CTRL key; if you let go of it before selecting another file, you lose your entire selection. Windows Vista’s solution to this problem is allowing you to select check boxes next to files, so you do not have to hold the CTRL key. Learn how to enable this setting, by default, in this guide.
Windows Explorer has a great feature in Vista: the shortcut menu. This shortcut menu is customizable and can save you a lot of time if you frequently open and close files from specific locations. Learn, in this guide, how to modify this menu.
![01 default folder view Set Default View for All Folders in Vista Explorer [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0808/20explorerseries/01-default-folder-view.png "Set Default View for All Folders in Vista Explorer [How To]")
Windows Vista does a pretty good job at analyzing the content of a folder to determine how it should display the files. 98% of the time I just want to see the details of the files and I don’t care for thumbnails, tags, ratings etc. If you are like me and want to simplify Windows Explorer’s view, this guide is for you.
For the next week, I’m going to run a series of guides that will help you customize Windows Explorer on your Windows Vista machine.
These guides come from the ‘Windows Vista – Customization Manual’ [Download a copy now]. The customization manual runs over the basics of customizing your Windows Vista machine to make it more personal. This guide is free of charge to all mintywhite.com readers.
![install desktop themes 00 Install Themes in Windows Vista [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0811/15installthemes/install-desktop-themes-00.png "Install Themes in Windows Vista")
Installing themes on your Vista desktop is now easier than ever. Simply follow this guide to have themes running on your computer in no time.
![06 customize mouse Customize Your Vista Mouse Settings [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/0808/20customizationseries/06-customize-mouse.png "Customize Your Vista Mouse Settings [How To]")
You’re probably pretty happy with how your mouse works, but you can always make some changes, which may help you out. I always turn the sensitivity of my mouse pad up the maximum, which makes me move my fingers less to get around the screen. If I want precision, I am unlikely to get it with a laptop mouse pad anyway, so I plug in an external one, or use the desktop. Learn how to customize your mouse in this guide.
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