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The Windows 7 ISO Verifier Checks the Integrity of Windows 7 ISOs

Ramesh Srinivasan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:29:24 +0000

OK, you got the ISO of latest Windows 7 build from a friend. Before installing it, how do you make sure that the ISO was obtained from a trustworthy source and that it had not been tampered with? The Windows 7 ISO Verifier was created exactly for that purpose. The Windows 7 ISO Verifier tool, [...]

How to Remove the “Download Windows Search” Prompt in Internet Explorer 8 Address Bar

Ramesh Srinivasan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:22:04 +0000

When you type something in the Internet Explorer 8 Address bar, you may be prompted with the message Download Windows Search to improve history and favorites results. This message is shown in systems where Windows Search is not installed or if it is disabled. I’m sure there are still a lot of users who prefer [...]

ScreenRecorder: Free Screen-to-Video Capture Utility From Technet

Ramesh Srinivasan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:42:28 +0000

Earlier we wrote about the Problem Steps Recorder (PSR) tool in Windows 7. It’s a nice tool that records the steps to reproduce a problem in the computer, and stores the data in a MHTML document. Here is another tool from Microsoft Technet which helps you record the steps you perform in your computer and [...]

How to Disable the Empty Recycle Bin Confirmation Box in Windows 7

Ramesh Srinivasan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:31:13 +0000

Earlier we saw how to disable the confirmation window when emptying the Recycle Bin in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Here is a Registry hack to accomplish the same in Windows 7, using the excellent NirCmd tool. This registry hack replaces the Empty Recycle Bin command with NirCmd command-line so that the Recycle Bin can [...]

How to Add an Icon to a Custom Right-Click Menu Option in Windows 7

Ramesh Srinivasan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:01:14 +0000

When working with Windows 7 RC this week, I stumbled upon another nice and useful feature which I thought I should write about. Windows 7 allows you to add icons to your custom right-click (static) menu entries. Usually, to display a right-click command with an icon, one needs to write a context menu handler Shell [...]

Checkbox Labels Appended With the Word “on” Or “OFF” In Various Dialog Boxes in Windows XP

Ramesh Srinivasan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:41:21 +0000

When you open a dialog box (e.g. "View" tab under Folder Options, "Advanced" tab under Internet Options etc.) containing checkbox or radio button controls in Windows XP, the text labels may be appended with the word "ON" or "OFF" depending upon whether the option is enabled or not. This happens if Narrator is running. Narrator is [...]

Free Up Hard Disk Space After Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 2

Ramesh Srinivasan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:01:44 +0000

After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 2, you can use the Windows Component Clean Tool (COMPCLN.exe) to remove the archived files. This tool also removes the files that were archived after Windows Vista SP1 was applied. You can free up more than 1 GB of disk space (if the Vista SP1 Files Removal Tool VSP1CLN.EXE [...]

Fix: Cannot Change the Connected State of Registered Office Add-Ins

Ramesh Srinivasan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:53:01 +0000

When you attempt to enable or disable an Office Add-In, the following error message may be displayed and the Add-In state does not change. The connected state of Office Add-Ins registered in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE cannot be changed. This happens if the Office application you’re using is running under standard privileges, and hence cannot modify the Add-In startup state [...]

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Available for Public Download

Ramesh Srinivasan — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:40:24 +0000

Microsoft earlier announced the availability of Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista to MSDN and TechNet Plus Subscribers. Now the public download of Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 is available. Here are the download links for the standalone installer. Note that it has not hit Windows Updates yet. Windows Server [...]

Enable InPrivate Filtering by Default for All Internet Explorer 8 Sessions

Ramesh Srinivasan — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:51:30 +0000

InPrivate Filtering is a feature introduced in Internet Explorer 8 which provides users with greater control over which third-parties can potentially track your browsing activities. InPrivate Filtering is turned off by default, and can be activated using the CTRL + SHIFT + F key sequence, or via the menu options. The problem is that the [...]