Windows Vista has a feature that allows you to delete even the Recycle Bin itself. Yes, you can just right-click on the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop and select Delete as shown. This would delete the Recycle Bin. But how would you recover it ?
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Remove a language from Windows Vista
If you have Windows Vista with MUI language DVD, then no matter which language you select at the time of setup, other languages will be installed on your folder. This creates a mess on your hard disk. Good thing is you can get rid of these extra languages easily.
Read moreOpen elevated command prompt in Windows Vista
An elevated command prompt is a command prompt window running with administrator level access. You can use this kind of command prompt window for accessing files and registry in a way possible only for the administrator.
Read moreAdding and removing a folder to system path variable
Sometimes you are told by a software (especially the development tools like Python, GCC etc) to add their folder’s path to the system PATH variable. The effect of adding a folder to the system PATH variable is that when you issue a command in the command line window, or in the Run box, Windows would search all the folders listed in the system PATH variable.
Read moreBackup and restore using Windows Backup Utility
Windows XP Professional edition has a tool called Backup Utility using which you can make backups of files and later restore files from backups you made. You can even backup your entire system creating a recovery disk. You can follow the following general steps to use the Backup Utility
Read moreBackup and restore Windows registry
Whenever you are making changes to Windows’ registry, either manually or through some software, its a nice idea to make a backup of registry. This little step can save you from lots of trouble in future, including from having to re-install Windows all over again. If something wrong happens you can restore Windows’ registry from the backup.
Read moreChange OEM logo in Windows XP
You can add or change the OEM logo you see in System Properties window. You can open System Properties by right-clicking My computer icon and selecting Properties. The OEM logo shown in the System Properties window is a bitmap file (.BMP file) with dimensions 120 pixels x 180 pixels (120 pixels height and 180 pixels width).
Read moreCreate shortcuts for fast shutdown
Normal way of shutting down Windows (no matter if it is XP, Vista or 7) is clicking on Start Menu button (or orb in Vista and 7) and selecting to shutdown. This way of shutting down may take a considerable time because it waits for all programs to close. You can create a shortcut on your desktop for a faster shutdown.
Read moreCreate password reset disk in Windows XP
If get to work with many computers with different passwords, which is true of you work at a computer related company, then you might forget login credentials of one or more computers. Don’t worry, Windows XP allows you to create a password reset disk, using which you can change the password of your account in case you forget it.
Read moreEncrypting files in Windows XP
Windows XP has a built in encryption feature so that you can encrypt any file or folder. This feature is only available if your hard disk is NTFS formatted. If you have installed XP on a FAT32 formatted hard disk then you will not be able to use this feature.
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