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How To Uninstall Windows Live Essentials You Will need to be an Administrator to do thisThis will show you how to uninstall any one or all of the Windows Live Essentials programs below: Windows Live Messenger - Windows Live Messenger will be turned off soon, Microsoft is recommending users to transfer to Skype (Download Skype on your computer - Mac, Windows, Linux - Skype)] Windows Live Mail Windows Live Family Safety Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows Live Writer Windows Live Sync Windows Live Movie Maker To download Windows Live Essentials 2011, then please see Windows Live Essentials 2011 for more information. Here's How: 1. Open the Start Menu and click on the Control Panel button. 2. This will open up the Control Panel...

Bypass UAC for Standard Users This guide will help setup a Desktop Shortcut for Bypassing UAC for programs that require UAC Administrative Permissions and allow Standard Users to run these programs without Administrative Access using a known bypass trick in Task Manager and a Desktop Shortcut, You can also use this trick to launch the program via command prompt or from scripts. Step 1 Open the Start-Menu and typeTask Scheduler then run it Step 2 You will now see the Task Scheduler Management Console , To the right click Create Task Step 3 A new window to create tasks will appear, Type a Name and Description of the task and then Tick “Run With Highest Privileges” towards the bottom. (Don’t Change any other settings) NOTE...

How to Enable or Disable CTRL+ALT+DELETE Secure Logon in Vista To keep your computer as secure as possible, enable Secure Logon so that you are required to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to logon. This ensures that the authentic Windows logon screen appears. When secure logon is enabled, no other program can intercept your user name and password as you enter it. (EX: Virus or Spyware) The will show you how to enable or disable the Secure (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) Logon screen before you enter a normal logon screen. It will help keep your computer more secured when enabled. The Secure Logon screen is disabled by default in Vista. EXAMPLE: Secured Logon Screen Through Advanced User Accounts 1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start...

How to Add Flip 3D to the Desktop Context Menu in Vista and Windows 7 This will show you how to add Flip 3D, also known as Switch between windows or Window Switcher, to the Desktop right click context menu in Vista.With this, you can now right click on the desktop, or in Windows Explorer window, and click on Windows Switcher to open and use Flip 3D. Keyboard Shortcut Keys for Flip 3D NOTE: Press the key combinations below in blue to activate. Windows Key + Tab = Press and hold Windows Key, then press Tab (or roll mouse scroll wheel) to scroll through the open windows. Choose the open window you want by releasing the Windows Key when the window is at the front. Ctrl + Windows Key + Tab = Scroll through the open windows by pressing...

How to Enable or Disable Windows Mail in Vista This will show you how to enable or disable access to open Windows Mail for all users on the computer.This will not prevent a user from installing a 3rd party email program and using it instead. For example: Windows Live Mail, MS Office Outlook, etc... EXAMPLE: Windows Mail Disabled Message NOTE: This is the error message all users will get when they try to open Windows Mail if it is disabled. Through the Local Group Policy Editor NOTE: This method is only available for the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. See Method Two or Method Three below for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. 1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor. 2. In the left pane, click on...

How to Enable the Hidden Aurora Boot Screen in Vista The boot screen is the screen that displays during the bootup (startup) of Vista before the logon screen (welcome screen) and the desktop. This will show you how to replace the default Vista boot screen with the hidden Aurora boot screen instead.If you would like to change the boot screen to any .bmp, .jpg, .png, or .gif image of your choice instead, then see: How to Change the Default Boot Screen in Vista SP1If you wanted to run chkdsk at startup or the Memory Diagnostic Tool and you have changed the default boot screen, then you will need to temporarily change the boot screen back to the default boot screen to be able to see what is happening first to be able to see what is...

How to Add a Delete Button to the Vista Windows Explorer Toolbar By default Vista does not have a Delete button on the Windows Explorer toolbar. This will show you how to add or remove a Delete button to the Vista Explorer toolbar. If added, the Delete button will be available for all files and folders with the All Items, Contacts, Pictures and Videos, Documents, and Music folder templates in Windows Explorer. When you select one or more files or folders and click on the Delete button on the toolbar, these files and folders will be moved to the Recycle Bin.You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to add a Delete button. Do not use this in Windows 7. It is only for Vista. EXAMPLE: Delete Button Added to Vista Windows...

How to Fix the Recycle Bin Icon Not Refreshing When Emptied The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from your hard disk, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full. If the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop does not refresh back to a empty icon when you empty it and stays the full icon, or the other way around, then this will show you how to fix this refreshing problem in Vista and Windows 7. A temporary solution is to click on a empty space on the desktop and press F5 to refresh the Recycle Bin icon. If you cannot Empty Recycle Bin or delete a file or folder inside the Recycle Bin, then see: How to Fix a Corrupted Recycle Bin...

How to Hide or Show File Names in Vista This will show you how to hide or show all file and subfolder icon names (text) in only the currently opened folder in a Windows Explorer window. By default, they are set to show file names. This can be handy if the folder contains nothing but images or videos, you may only want to have thumbnails showing without text. You can only set to hide or show icon file names from within the Pictures and Video folder template first. After you hide or show the file names in this template, you can then change the folder template back to what ever one you want and the icon file names will remain the same way you set them in the Pictures and Video folder template. EXAMPLE A: File and Folder Names set to Hide...

How to Change a File Extension Type Icon in Vista This will show you how to change the default icon for a file extension type of your choice to whatever icon you want it to be displayed as in Windows Explorer instead. This will change all of the icons for that file extension type in Vista, not just the shortcuts of them. To see what the file extension is for a file, see: How to Show and Change a File Name Extension in Vista Some Common Default Icon Registry Locations: Unknown file icon - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\DefaultIcon Folder icon - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder DefaultIcon You can also use the free configuration utilty program named Types to easily change a file extension icon to what you like in a easy to use window instead of...

Vista Installed on USB Hard drive I hope this method is easy to do and will help anyone looking for the vista usb solution. This avoids any ghosting or copying over of OS install to different drives. Avoids cross mounting registry hives. Drawback: Needs another drive plugged in sata or ide channel or BSOD after install procedure (used or unused). Meaning this only boots off usb vista, if there is another hard drive present in the system. Has something to do with vista verification of disk drives. The ide or sata drive doesnt need to boot, it just needs to be present. (seen this with some hardware, others boot fine without any other attached drives) If usb boot is slow its not the install but the hardware bios support on the system...

How to Set Default Associations For a Program in Vista This will show you how to automatically or manually set the default associations for a program listed in Default Programs in Vista. These associations are the file extension types and protocols that the selected program can open by default. These Default Programs association settings are a per user setting and not applied to all users. Here's How: 1. Open the Control Panel (Classic View). 2. Click on the Default Programs icon. 3. Click on the Set your default programs link. (See screenshot below) NOTE: It may take a moment to load up. 4. Select a Program in the List A) Click on the program name in the list, that you want to set the default file extension associations...

How to Add a Logo and Support Information to Vista This will show you how to customize your System properties window by adding a logo and any support information of your choice.To see this, right click on Computer (Start menu) and click Properties, or open the Control Panel (Classic View) and click on System. EXAMPLE: Before NOTE: See After example at the bottom of the tutorial also. Here's How: 1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter. 3. Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt. 4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5A) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation 5. To Add a Logo Image NOTE: The logo must be a BMP image...

How to Setup Windows Vista Time Limits in Parental Controls You can use Parental Controls to set time limits to control when Standard users are allowed to log on to the computer. Time limits prevent users from logging on during the specified hours and, if they are already logged on, they will be automatically logged off. You can set different logon hours for every day of the week.Parental Controls is only availble to the Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate editions. Parental Controls can only be applied to Standard user accounts. If your computer is connected to a domain, Parental Controls are not available. EXAMPLE: Time Limit Restriction Message NOTE: When a standard user attempts to log on to the computer when they are...

How to View and Browse a Computer or Device on a Network in Vista If your computer is connected to a network, you can see all of the computers and devices that are currently part of the network in the Network folder. This will show you how to browse a network so you can share a printer or files on another computer in the network that are allowed to be shared. If you change the name of a file or folder after you have shared it with someone, the previous link you sent them will not work. You should send them a link to the new location instead. When a computer on the network has password protected sharing turned on (STEP THREE step 8 below), you will need to create a user account with a password on that computer to be able to connect to...

How to Put the Menu Bar Always on Top in Internet Explorer 8 This will show you how to put the Menu bar on the top of Internet Explorer 8 instead of under the address bar by default in Windows 7 and Vista. This will not work in Internet Explorer 9 and newer. EXAMPLE: Default IE8 Menu Bar EXAMPLE: IE8 Menu Bar on Top Using a REG File Download 1. To Put the Menu Bar on Top A) Click on the download button below to download the file below. MenuBarOnTop.reg https://www.vistax64.com/attachments/menubarontop-reg.273/ B) Go to step 3. 2. To Restore the Default Menu Bar Position A) Click on the download button below to download the file below. MenuBarDefault.reg https://www.vistax64.com/attachments/menubardefault-reg.272/ 3...

VistaForums SysInfo Tool Post Bugs, Feature Requests or comments here! Designed to help you find Information about your system and enable other users to identify problems and help you quicker! 32bit & 64bit Version 1.21 https://www.vistax64.com/attachments/vistaforums-sysinfo-exe.6023/ Created by: Shao128

How to Remove or Show Drives in "Send To" Context Menu in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 This tutorial will show you how to have all available drive letters to be removed or displayed in the "Send To" context menu in Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. Having drive letters in the Send To menu can sometimes cause it to open slowly or hang for a bit while it is reading from the drives when the Send To menu opens. Especially if you have Windows set to turn off idle hard drives while it waits for them to spin back up. EXAMPLE: Send To Context Menu Before and After Driver Letters Removed Add or Remove Drives in Send To Context Menu using REG File 1. To Remove All Drives from "Send To" Context Menu A) Click/tap on the download button...

How to Clear Vista Temporary Files in the Temp Folder The Temp folder is where Vista and programs sometimes store temporary files. Sometimes these files are not deleted after Vista or the program is finished with them. This can cause the temp folder to fill up with junk temp files which may cause Vista to take longer to access the Temp folder and create a slight delay. This will show you how to clear the Vista temporary files through Disk Cleanup or manually in the Temp folder. The Vista Temp folder is located at: C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Local\Temp While it is safe to delete these files, it is best not to do this while installing or uninstalling anything.CCleaner is a free program that is great at keeping the temporary files...

How to Single Click to Open an Item in Vista This will show you how to open a item with a single click instead of the default double click in Vista.This works with XP also and some already know this but once you change from double click to single you will never go back. ;) Here's How: 1. Open Folder Options. 2. For a Single Click NOTE: With Single Click, hovering the mouse pointer over a item (Ex: file or folder) will select it. A) Dot Single-click to open an item (point to select). B) Go to step 4. 3. For a Double Click NOTE: With Double Click, you will need to click once on the item (Ex: file or folder) to select it. A) Dot Double-click to open an item (single-click to select). 4. Click on OK. Jack How to Turn...