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Pitaschio – Add lots of useful Windows tweaks

May 21, 2007 3 comments

Once in a while we come across a lesser known application that proves really useful and becomes part of your daily used software. Pitaschio is one such utility for Windows. For some reason my mind keeps calling it Pistachio and then I have to correct myself and say – “It is Pitaschio and not Pistachio“. [...]

Troubleshooting the ‘End Program’ shutdown problem

May 8, 2007 2 comments

Sometimes, when you want to shut down or restart Windows XP, you may see a dialog similar to the one shown in the picture. Even worse, this may happen persistently, thus preventing you from shutting down correctly. The source of this problem lies in the fact that when Windows XP shuts down, each running process [...]

Get rid of “The system has recovered from a serious error” message

May 3, 2007 11 comments

Sometimes when there is some problem with your computer, Windows either forces you to restart or automatically reboots. Upon restart it displays the message “The system has recovered from a serious error“. Now, typically this message should be displayed only once. But sometimes it so happens that once you get the message, then everytime you [...]

Two quick ways to speed-up Windows Explorer

April 17, 2007 0 comments

Speed up all Explorer windows When you open My Computer or an Explorer window, you may notice all your icons first appear as generic Windows icons before slowly filling in. You could also see the â€œwagging magnifying glass icon appear before anything else. This is Windows automatically searching for network printers and stores. If you [...]

Make free VoIP calls to landlines and mobiles from your PC

April 10, 2007 0 comments

With GizmoCall you can make free web-based calls to most landlines and mobile phones around the world. Yes, it’s truly free. Making calls is easy. Just go to Gizmocall website and enter the phone number you want to call in the ‘Type a number‘ field and click ‘Call‘. If it is the first time you [...]

Time-saving shortcuts in Windows Explorer

April 9, 2007 1 comment

Certain keyboard shortcuts can be real time-savers in Windows Explorer, especially when used in conjunction with the mouse. Here are some that you may find useful. Hold the Alt key while double-clicking a file or folder to view the Properties sheet for that object. This is a much quicker way than right-clicking and selecting Properties. [...]

Moving and Copying files/folders – a quick refresher

April 3, 2007 0 comments

Have you ever wondered why sometimes when you drag a file it gets copied and at other times it gets moved? The problem is that drag and drop works differently in different situations. If you drag a file or folder from one place to another on the same physical drive (e.g., from c:\docs to c:\files), [...]

How to create a really invisible folder

March 22, 2007 36 comments

This is a trick to make a folder invisible. We are not going to try to hide the file anywhere. In fact the folder would be right before your eyes but you can’t see it. Sounds intriguing? Actually it is very simple – just 2 steps. Here’s how: You can either create a new folder [...]

Revive a hung Computer without rebooting

March 22, 2007 1 comment

Have you ever been using your computer and your system suddenly stops responding in ways like it if you try to open any program it just hangs? But if you notice carefully you will find that not everything is hung. Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. If the Windows Task Manager appears then chances are good that you [...]

Common commands you can use in the Start>Run box

March 22, 2007 0 comments

Starting a program in Windows using the Start>All Programs>…>… is fine. But starting applications through the Run Box makes you look like a Pro not to mention that it saves time too. Here are some general commands that you can use in the Start > Run box. (The quickest way to activate the Run box [...]

Search Fast – Modify Windows default search options

March 20, 2007 1 comment

If you use Windows XP’s built in Search frequently to find your files then you might find this Registry hack very useful. Normally to search a file, you would go through the drill – search, then specify that it is case-sensitive, then specify that you want to search subfolders, and so on and so forth. [...]

Tweaking PS/2 mouse performance

March 17, 2007 0 comments

Sometimes the mouse does not function properly due to a peculiar hardware problem. There could also be the possibility of the mouse being either too sensitive or slow, causing some misbehavior. There are some basic settings by which you can tweak the way Windows handles the mouse. Most of the tuning is particular to the [...]

Prevent computer from shutting down when Power key is pressed

March 17, 2007 0 comments

Windows XP has a very smart and efficient power management system that lets you configure the system “power on/off” button. By default, when the power on/off button is pressed, the system automatically performs the “Turn off computer” action. Pressing the Power button on the keyboard to shut down you system is very convenient. But sometimes [...]

Can Windows Vista activation be postponed indefinitely?

March 16, 2007 4 comments

In an earlier post, I had written about how you can continue to use Windows Vista without activation upto 120 days. But now it looks like that 120 days can become 360 days or even indefinite. And unbelievably, you can do it with just a little tweak to the Registry. This workaround was discovered by [...]

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