Let's say you have a folder full of random pictures and you want to select a couple of them and move to another location or maybe send it to a friend. Well, this is easy you might say, I just hold down CTRL key and select what I want. True, but now remember all the times you spent selecting ... let's say 20 pictures, then made a mistake and click something/somewhere else and lost your selection. NOW WASN'T THAT FRUSTRATING?!?!? You must redo all that work!

Well, you get a little help from a feature in Vista that is very helpful for a change: the "Use check boxes to select items" option!

Tutorial tags: vista,check box, select items

If you must modify your connection properties often or you use several Wireless connections you must enable or disable, this is how you can create a direct shortcut to "Network Connections" so you don't have to open "Network and Sharing Center" every time.

In the shortcut's location enter: "explorer.exe ::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}".

Tutorial tags: xp, link, network connections

Windows 7 has a new way of displaying program icons in the taskbar, with no text. Thus there's more space for windows. This tutorial shows you how to do this in Windows Vista.

Caution! Registry editing is dangerous for your computer. Please review this tutorial a couple of times if you're not sure about what you are doing!

The location where you must add the "MinWidth" key is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ WindowMetrics.
The value of the new "MinWidth" key is "-255".

Tutorial tags: vista, icons, customize, taskbar

If you don't want to confirm deletion of a file every time, follow these stepts to disable that option. You can undo at any point.
Also works in Windows XP.

Tutorial tags: disable, delete

If you don't like the new Flip3D feature in Windows Vista, or just if you want to save some resources, you can disable it from the Group Policy Editor.

You browse to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Desktop Window Manager.
In the right panel double click "Do not allow Flip3D invocation" and select "Enable" from properties.

To enable Flip3D again just set the option to "Disabled" or "Not cofigured" (default).

Tutorial tags: vista, disable, flip3d

There's an annoying little feature in Windows: when you open a unrecognized filetype you get a small windows that ask if you want to search the web for a program that can help you with the file.
We all know that this feature is not very helpful, so probably many where the times when you wanted that option gone.
Caution! Registry editing is dangerous! Please be sure you review this video if you're unsure about what you are doing.
The key address is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
The name of the key you must add is:
NoInternetOpenWith. Set this key's value to 1.

Tutorial tags: unrecognized, filetype, bypass

Caution! Registry editing is dangerous. Please review the video if you're unsure about what you're doing.

The registry key where you can add is located here:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > directory > Background > shell

Enjoy!

Tutorial tags: menu, desktop, custom

Caution! This trick requires registry editing! Please review this video a couple of times before you try it, as registry editing is very dangerous for your system.
Otherwise this is a way to have Aero in Windows Vista Home edition.

Tutorial tags: vista, aero theme, vista home

Sometimes those pop-ups can be really annoying, so this is how you can remove them permanently.

You can undo this at any time by reversing the procedure.

Tutorial tags: vista, popup, notification

In this video you will learn about the Sidebar and Gadgets feature of Windows Vista.

Tutorial tags: vista, sidebar, gadget