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Search Windows Guides from Vista’s Start Menu

Posted by Rich On October - 14 - 20084 COMMENTS

Want to search Windows Guides from your Windows Vista Start search bar? Download this registry entry (2kb) and do the following:

Extract the archive
Double click on start-menu-windows-guides-search.reg
When prompted, select yes
Press the Start button, type a search term and select Windows Tools, Help & Guides

You may need to restart your computer if you do not see Windows Tools, Help and Guides in the start menu yet.

What do you think? Are you likely to use this? What else would you like to see?

Search Windows Guides from Your IE Search Box

Posted by Rich On October - 14 - 20081 COMMENT

Want to search Windows Guides from your IE search toolbar? Download this registry entry (2kb) and do the following:

Extract the archive
Double click on search-windows-guides.reg
When prompted, select yes
Restart IE and search away!

What do you think? Are you likely to use this? What else would you like to see?

How To Deal With Windows Vista Errors

Posted by Guest Post On September - 29 - 200810 COMMENTS

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores how to deal with Windows Vista errors. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.

You may have recently upgraded to Windows Vista and love using all the frills and fancies of the new operating system. However, it is likely that you have already encountered your first Windows Vista error. Don’t panic. Listed below are a few simple tips that you can follow to deal with basic Vista errors and resolve them.

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Compress Your PNG Files from the Right-click Menu

Posted by Rich On September - 18 - 200829 COMMENTS

Most of the images I use on this website are PNGs (Portable Network Graphics.) The reason I use them is because they are lossless and look great when they are transparent. Most modern browsers support transparent PNGs and they can help make a website look great. However, when you create a PNG in MS Paint, Photoshop, etc. you may find they’re a lot larger in size than JPG of GIF files. In this guide you’ll learn how to compress the files from the right-click context menu in Vista.

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FEATURE: List of Freeware Vista Tweaking Utilities

Posted by Rich On September - 10 - 200832 COMMENTS

There are some great programs out there – available to you for free – that will help you tweak Microsoft Windows Vista. Here are a list of the best programs available – now you don’t have to search for them and wonder if they are any good.

Please backup your files/create restore points etc before you use these files.

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Disable Registry Editor Access in Windows Vista/XP

Posted by Rich On August - 14 - 200812 COMMENTS

In the previous guides, you learned how to edit the registry. You will notice you can make some significant changes and may want to protect your computer from those changes being made. Learn how to disable the Registry Editor (regedit) in this guide.

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