Category: Windows Vista

Everybody likes to personalize their Windows desktop by setting a cool desktop background (wallpaper), changing screen saver and color themes etc. But what if something happens (like a virus attack) and you lose your settings. You would want to save your personalized settings as a backup.

The command prompt window in Windows is the most favorite amongst geeks. If you often use the command prompt window, then you can create a shortcut to the command prompt window on your Desktop.

We all love to listen to the music using the Windows Media Player while working, browsing, chatting or emailing. But Windows Media Player has a very big window and most of us do not want it to come in the way of other open Windows. If you find this situation familiar, then you can add Windows Media Player to the taskbar.

If you have a password protected account in Windows Vista and you want to change its password, then you can easily change the password. If you are a standard user you can change only your password. If you are an administrator, you can change the password of any user including yourself.

When you create a new user account in Microsoft Windows Vista, you are assigned a random user account picture. This picture appears on the Windows logon screen and on top of the Start Menu. You can change this picture if you want to.

You many not like the taskbar sticking at the bottom edge (or any other edge) of their screen, as it is not used all the time. You can make the taskbar to show only when you need it. This way you can get more working screen in Windows Vista.

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature included in Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7 which acts to prevent an application or service from executing code from a non-executable memory region. This can be a great tool to prevent infection by a web page based malware. But this can cause some programs to crash. You can choose to disable DEP for such programs in Windows Vista.

DirectX version 11 is the next generation of Microsoft graphics technology. DirectX 11 comes packed with Windows 7 but it is not available for Windows XP. On Windows Vista, you can install it through an update.

Sometimes, as an administrator, you want to run a program as a different user. The reasons may be that you want the program to save the settings in that users profile or you may want to install a program only for that user etc. Here is how you can run a program as a different user in Windows Vista.

Windows CD Key is the 29 letter key which you have enter during or after the Windows setup process. If you lose your Windows CD key in Windows XP, Vista or 7, do not worry as the key is right there inside the Windows Registry. With the proper tool you can find it out.