Normally, when you want to defragment your hard disk drive, you have to go through many shortcuts in the Control Panel or Start Menu. But now you can add the defragment to the right-click context menu so that you can just right-click on a partition (or volume) and select Defragment.
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Use multiple accounts using MultiFox in Mozilla Firefox
If you have more than one Google, Yahoo!, MSN and other kinds of accounts then usually you login in your first account, use ii, logout of this account and then login into another account. If you are using Firefox, then you can use the MultiFox add-on to login into multiple accounts at the same time.
Read moreDisable IPv6 Teredo Tunneling in Windows Vista
If you do not use IPv6 tunneling on your computer network, then leaving it enabled may raise security concerns. Although Windows Vista does not allow you to disable the Teredo Tunneling, you can still disable this.
Read moreCreate PDF files for free in Windows Vista
The PDF file format is a portable document file format which is a proprietary format of Adobe Inc. This format can carry text, images and fonts. As such these files are device and platform independent. Windows Vista does not natively allow you to create PDF files. But you can use a freeware third party utility to add this functionality.
Read moreAdd Open with Notepad to the Context Menu in Windows Vista
How many times, you want to open and see the contents of a file not associated with any program. You can use Notepad to view the contents of such a file. It is even better if you add Open with Notepad to the right-click context menu, so you can easily open any file in Notepad.
Read moreAdd group policy editor to Control Panel in Windows Vista
Using Group Policy Editor, you can make system wide settings and impose system wide policies. If you find yourself using the Group Policy Editor all the time, you might want to make it appear in the Control Panel along with all the other tools.
Read moreTurn off suggested sites in Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 8 comes with a feature – Suggested Sites. When you visit a web site, its information is sent to Microsoft servers and they bring you a list if similar sites. This can pause a risk to the privacy of the user. Here is a way to turn off Suggested Sites in Internet Explorer.
Read moreDisable Aero in Windows Vista
Windows Vista comes with modern Aero interface, but it can put extra load on your computer’s memory. If you want to disable Aero in Windows Vista then you can do so.
Read moreChange the recycle bin size in Windows XP
Most people do not know that recycle bin takes up a lot of disk space to store the deleted files. If you are running out of hard disk space, then you may want to reduce the maximum size of the recycle bin.
Read moreDisable Fast User switching in Windows XP
If you have more than one user account in your Windows XP based computer, then you automatically get the load of another service – Fast User Switching service. If you do not use fast user switching, then you can disable it and save useful system resources.
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