hey guys! I have here some tricks that will help you in some ways with your vista operating system, so check it out…
INSTRUCTION:
1.If you find selecting multiple files using Ctrl+click cumbersome, turn on Vista’s check-box selection method:
a: Tap ALT to display the menu bar
b: Click TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS to display the FOLDER OPTIONS dialog box
c: Click the VIEW tab and, in the ADVANCED SETTINGS section, chek USE CHECK BOXES TO SELECT ITEMS.
The change will affect all folders. As you move your mouse pointer over the files, you’ll see an unchecked checkbox; click the file to select it. This is particualrly useful on a notebook computer where making multiple selections using the built-in controls can be a real pain.
BONUS TIP: To make global changes to folder options without opening a folder, click START, type control folders in the search box then press ENTER
2. Show the menu bar. . .
The menu bar that used to be displayed in folder windows provide many more options than the new dumbed down command bar. Folder windows no longer sport the menu bar, but you can easily display it by tapping the ALT key. If you’d like to display the menu bar permanently. .
a: click START, type control folders and press ENTER
b: click the VIEW tab
c: In ADVANCED SETTINGS, check ALWAYS SHOW MENUS and click OK
3: More right click options
Right-clicking a file or folder displays a list of short commands. If you hold SHIFT while you right click you’ll see an extended list of options. The additional options change depending on the type of file you right-click but usually include PIN to START MENU, ADD QUICK LAUNCH and COPY AS PATH. Copy as path is useful if you need to use the full pathname of a file either in a DOCUMENT or to run another command. The other two commands are so handy it’s strange Microsoft didn’t include them in the default right-click menu. When you use SHIFT + right-click on a folder instead of a file, one of the added options is OPEN COMMAND WINDOW HERE, which displays a command prompt window opened to the selected folder. Vista has some really esotoric right-click options tucked away in unexpected places. For example, try this:
a: Click on a file and press F2 to edit the file name.
b: Right-click whilein editing mode. You’ll see the usual CUT, COPY and PASTE options plus interesting settings such as RIGHT TO LEFT READING ORDER and the ability to dispaly or iinsert Unicode control characters.
4. show the RUN command
The run command is useful for accessing many of Vista’s advanced commands and functions, but it’s no longer visible by default onn the START menu. While it’s easy enough to add it, in most cicumstances you won’t need it. That’s because the START menu’s search box is a run command in itself. For example, in Windows XP to open the REGISTRY EDITOR, you click START>RUN, type REGEDIT and click OK. In Vista, you can click START, type REGEDIT in the search box and press ENTER. If you’d like to dispaly the RUN command on the START menu nevertheless, here’s how to make it appear:
a: Right-click on the START orb and select PROPERTIES
b: Click CUSTOMIZE
c: Check the RUN command box and click OK twice.
NOTE: Another quick way to open the RUN box is to press Winkey+R
So guys happy tweaking your computer, stay cool and just keep moving forward… c”,)
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