Posts Tagged ‘Windows Vista’

How to rename the network icon in Windows Vista

July 27th, 2008

You can’t simply click on the Network icon and rename  like other icons my computer, Recycle Bin. But you can rename network icon editing the Windows Registry.

1.    Press Window Logo + R , and type regedit in Run Window and then press Enter.
2.    Navigate to the following folder
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\LocalSettings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\ MuiCache

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Three ways to open Windows Task Manager in Windows Vista

July 26th, 2008

Generally many people use Alt + Ctrl + Delete for opening Windows Task Manager. But you don’t open windows task manager direct ally like windows Xp. Here you can found some other easy way to open Windows task manager.

First Method (with Keyboard)
Press Ctrl + Shift +Esc with keyboard; you can directly open Windows Task manager with it.

Second Method (With Mouse)
Right click on Taskbar, and then click Manager.

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How to change current user password in seconds in windows vista

July 25th, 2008

For changing current user’s password in seconds, just press Alt + Ctrl + Delete with keyboard.
And click on Change a Password…

change a password How to change current user password in seconds in windows vista

Type your old password and then type new password, type again new password, and after that click on arrow button. And now you can see that your password has been changed.

Top 21 Windows 7 & Vista Keyboard Shortcuts

July 24th, 2008

Some Popular keyboard shortcuts in Windows Vista, whose maximum use by  Vista user-

Open or close the Start menu -             Windows logo key
Show desktop -                                     Windows logo key+D
Show Windows Sidebar and gadgets  -  Windows logo key+spacebar
Open Quick Launch shortcuts  -            Windows logo key+# (1, 2, 3, etc.)
Open Computer   -                                 Windows logo key+E
Open Windows Explorer   -                    Windows logo key+E

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How to small or big desktop icon size in windows Vista

July 24th, 2008

Generally you can set only three sizes of icons –Large icons, Medium Icons, Classics Icons
Right click on Desktop > View > and choose icon size

icon menu How to small or big desktop icon size in windows Vista

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