Internet explorer 7 comes with Microsoft live search as it’s default search engine.Needless to say,like many other features in Windows,this can be customized too. Let us say that we want to set default search engine to Lycos.Making this customization is very straightforward courtesy Microsoft. Here is how : 1.From IE7 search engine box,select the Find …
Internet connectivity often fails,this can be highly disruptive when in middle of a critical task like say doing an online transaction. Is there any way we can keep a track of our internet connection being stable especially before say performing an online transaction like online booking of an order? There definitely is a way to …
In one of my earlier post on opening a new tab in Firefox,I demonstrated how to use a double click within the browser to launch a new tab. Just like many things in technology,there are other ways of getting the same result. If you want to launch a new tab in Firefox without a keyboard …
I remember the first time I saw single click option in Windows.It was in the days of good old Windows 98 where making “web” like desktop was cool,you simply clicked on icons and they opened as if they were web links. Fast forward to Windows Vista.The way to turn on single click on icons here …
Shortcuts in Windows are good,they save time and also are cool.Just think instead of clicking many times,you can accomplish specific tasks in a single click or a single hot key,wouldn’t that increase productivity? Let us take a look at how to make a shortcut to launch any screensaver in Vista.In Windows,screensavers are having the file …
Recently,I tried to update AVG anti-virus definition files like I normally do regularly.This time however,I saw an unusual error message : “Invalid Update Control CTF File, AVG 8.0” What this probably meant was the AVG update database control file was probably corrupt on my Vista machine and hence no updates were getting installed.The definite fix …
Having multiple clocks in Vista has to be one of the most useful features till date in any Windows operating system. It is possible to show multiple additional clocks(two to be precise) in Windows Vista each configured to be of a specific time zone apart from the local time that Vista displays. Configuring this highly …
Internet Explorer by default allows only 2 simultaneous downloads from single URL.This is in line with the HTTP 1.1 standards that not more than 2 simultaneous connections be permitted at a time. This can be changed by registry hack.Let’s take a look at how can we make IE download more than the default in Vista …
Every time you boot up Vista,you are presented with the Ctrl Alt Del message in order to logon.If desired,this can be turned off completely. Registry hack to do this involves firing up registry editor (Start > Run > regedt32) and going to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem Now,we need to make a new DWORD value named DisableCAD (CAD …
In one of my earlier posts,I had shown how to change the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) information about your Windows XP machine. Let us take a look at how to do the same this time in Windows Vista.I will demonstrate by changing the manufacturer name and adding my blog URL in the System information screen …