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Configure automatic detection of folder type

16 November 2007 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
Windows Explorer tries to guess how to display a directory, by looking at the files within.

Configure the thumbnail cache for picture preview

17 September 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
The thumbnail cache allows the Windows Explorer to show preview of pictures, but also makes the browsing slower.

Activate Aero Interface on Windows Vista Home Basic

2 July 2007 by Snakefoot | 15 Comments » | Trackback Off
Bypass the restriction of not being able to use the Aero interface on Windows Vista Home Basic.

Send To Toys

2 July 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utility that can extend the functionality of the sendto context menu.

Faster start menu search by not searching all files

2 July 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
The start menu search in Windows Vista will by default search all folders and files in My Documents folder.

Remove drive-letters for removable drives from Send-To

2 July 2007 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Configure whether to display removable drives like Floppy, DVD and Network drives in the Send To context menu.

Change OEM branding of the system information applet

2 July 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
The System Information applet can be modified to display OEM name and logo.

Change the display of drive-letters in Windows Explorer

16 March 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Control in what order the drive letter and label should be shown in My Computer.

Configure the explorer file sort to be like in Windows 2000

10 January 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows Explorer file sorting can be changed from logical number compare to just one digit at a time.

Using custom folders to change the folder content appearance

10 January 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Configure how many folder customizations Windows should remember.

Create keyboard shortcut to quickly launch a program

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
How to configure a keyboard shortcut as a hotkey to quickly start an application.