Change the location of the My Pictures folder
Posted on July 8, 2009 - Filed Under Windows Vista | 4 Comments
One way Windows helps you organize your files is to direct different kinds of content to different locations. There’s a Music folder, a Videos folder, a Saved Games folder, and a Pictures folder. Put all your digital pictures in your Pictures folder, for example, and that’s where most photo applications will prompt you to open and save your files.
An advanced registry hack for Vista screensavers
Posted on May 6, 2009 - Filed Under Windows Vista | Leave a Comment
Screensavers are usually configurable using the screensaver menu. But sometimes there are options in the screensavers that are only accessible via the registry editor. If you have not used regedit before, this could be a good way to practice your first registry editing task.
Remember that registries are advanced Windows and program parameters so make sure to change only the registry values we will discuss below. Be sure to backup the Windows registry just in case.
Let’s try to edit the Bubbles Screen Saver registry parameters first.
How to set folder permissions in Vista
Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Windows Vista | 3 Comments
Sharing folders has become a common practice in local and corporate networks. Over the Internet, we can share our latest downloads of pictures of our favorite celebrities, MP3 collections, ripped movies (legal of course) and virtually any other file we want to share.
On a shared PC, folders outside a user’s documents and settings folder are accessible by anyone who can login to that PC. However there are cases that we would want to restrict access to folders. In this post I will show you how to set security permissions on a folder in Windows Vista.
How to burn CDs and DVDs in Windows Vista
Posted on April 4, 2009 - Filed Under Windows Vista | 1 Comment
In this article we will show you how to burn files on a CD or DVD using the built-in tools of Windows Vista. By using the default burning tools, you won’t have to purchase or install other disk burning software. This is helpful if you are borrowing a computer and you don’t have the admin rights to install a new software.
· To start insert a blank disk (CD, CD RW, DVD, DVD RW) in the optical dive. The auto play menu should pop up. If not open windows explorer and double click on the icon of your optical dive. In the auto play menu click Burn files to disk:
How to add a second monitor in Windows Vista
Posted on April 2, 2009 - Filed Under Windows Vista | Leave a Comment
Using two monitors with a single PC has become a necessity for many advanced PC users. With more than one monitor, you can handle more tasks and increase your productivity.
1. We will use a laptop and an ordinary monitor as an example, we will label laptop monitor as monitor 1 and ordinary monitor as monitor. You may use the same steps on a desktop as long as it has more than one VGA or DVI ports.
How to enable and configure the Windows Vista Firewall
Posted on April 1, 2009 - Filed Under Windows Vista | Leave a Comment
For security reasons, the Windows Vista Firewall is essential for any computer system to prevent any malicious program from running. It restricts probable malwares from sending and receiving malicious data or commands. By default the firewall service is enabled. If, for some reason, the windows service is not running, below are steps you can follow to enable the firewall service.
Click on start and type services on the search box and hit enter. This will launch the services window.
