Long error messages in Vista require some sort of easier way to log all details as accurate information and then search it on internet/tech support to get it fixed. This may seem a no brainer but any Vista error message that pops up can be copied and pasted just like editing normal text in notepad/wordpad …
There are few things more frustrating than buying a game which seems to meet all the requirements of your system and then not being able to run it. This is where a neat website – Can you run it? comes in handy,in fact you can just select any game title that you wish to run …
Most applications need administrator access to ensure they run smoothly in Vista. I had explained why this is required in an earlier post of mine. A simple way to make sure admin access is granted to a specific application everytime it runs is by just changing it’s privilege level. To do this,right click on the …
Tasks,processes,commands can be scheduled in Windows through Task Scheduler. But is it possible to do this through few lines using the command prompt? This is where the “at” command is useful. Administrator access is needed to schedule,modify or delete tasks using the “at” command. Suppose the box needs to be shutdown at 7 pm today,this …
Office 2007 makes a complete overhaul of user interface from previous versions of Microsoft Office. In Excel 2007,editing and viewing spreadsheet macros is now under a Developer tab group which is not enabled by default. Here is how to enable the Developer tab which gives access to macros settings : Open Excel 2007. On top …
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) monitors programs and how they run from system memory,this results in many applications getting blocked by DEP in Vista. It can be turned off or customized as per liking,the quickest way to turn on/off DEP is through the almighty command prompt. Launch command prompt with administrator rights and type the following …
Migrating emails from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007 is quite straightforward. To move all messages from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007,open Outlook 2007(Start > Run > outlook). Go to File > Import and Export. Select Import from another program or file. Select Outlook Express 4.x,5.x,6.x or Windows Mail. If you have multiple email accounts configured,there …
Task Manager in Vista by default only shows processes by current user. To see processes from all users,launch Task Manager (Start > Run > taskmgr) Administrator access will be needed in order to view all processes. Navigate to Processes tab and simply check the option “Show processes from all users” Before : After : Notice …
There are times when one needs to use safe mode in Windows either to remove malware or fix some corrupted system files and so on. Here,it can be annoying to keep hitting F8 on every restart just to get into safe mode for troubleshooting as missing that will start Windows in normal mode. Msconfig helps …
Microsoft Excel by default launches different Excel sheets within the same window. This is often time consuming when there are multiple sheets involved as each one needs to be minimized and then restored again.Arranging sheets side by side is useful only to an extent but not much. A simple setting can make different Excel sheets …