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Faster Start Menu navigation with integrated search

1 November 2008 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities to make it easier to browse the Start-menu and increase productivity

Setting the default folder view for all folders

14 June 2008 by Snakefoot | 9 Comments » | Trackback Off
How to configure the Windows Explorer to display all folders the same way.

Send To Toys

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

Extend the Windows Explorer context menu with Copy Path

23 December 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Make it easier to copy the location of a file to the clipboard.

Change the display of share comment in My Network Places

16 March 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Control in what order the share name and share comment should be shown in My Network Places.

Change the display of drive-letters in Windows Explorer 1f5d

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

Create shortcut to "Run…" in the Start Menu

31 January 2006 by Snakefoot | 4 Comments » | Trackback Off
The Run... option in the Start Menu can be launched using a shortcut.

Change the looks of the login and welcome screen

25 September 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Changing the visual styles of the login and shutdown screens.

Configure the file association for unknown file types

19 November 2004 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Change whether it should use the Internet to determine what application to use for opening a file of an unknown type.

Configure the caching of thumbnails in thumbs.db

5 August 2004 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Thumbnail View uses a cache to allow quicker viewing of folders with pictures, and one can change the quality of these thumbnails.

Change OEM branding of System Properties

11 September 2003 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
System Properties can be modified to display company name or company pictures.

Configure the Windows taskbar

4 July 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Changing the behavior and visual appearance of the task bar.

Configuring the media preview in Windows Explorer

25 May 2003 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Change whether it should extract file details for media files and display thumbnail preview.

Configure the task grouping in the taskbar

21 February 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Change how multiple instances of the same application should be grouped together.

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.

Configure the file search to include all files types

10 January 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Change whether the file search assistant should look through only registered file types or all files.

Configure the caching of customized folders

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

Configure the taskbar Start Menu

1 January 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Changing the behavior and visual appearance of the Start Menu.

Remove listing of recent shares in My Network places 1f58

28 October 2002 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Shortcuts to network shares visited will automatically be added to My Network Places.

Configure whether to display balloon tips

12 October 2002 by Snakefoot | 4 Comments » | Trackback Off
Configure what balloon tips Windows should display above the system tray.

Remove the Shared Documents folder from My Computer

1 January 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
The shared documents folder allows multiple users to exchange documents, pictures and other files on the same computer.

Customization of Windows visual appearance

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of the different things that can be customized in Windows, and links to resources that can provide even more customization.

Disable running low on disk space notification in the taskbar

7 October 2001 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback Off
Display a warning when the when a hard disk is near its capacity

Configure zip and cab files as compressed folders

1 October 2001 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
Open zip and cab files in Windows Explorer like they were normal directory with files.

Extend context menu with Move To and Copy To options

26 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Add "Copy To Folder..." and "Move To Folder..." when right-clicking a file.

Display the Windows version on the desktop

21 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
When BETA testing Windows versions then it can be rather useful to easily see the build version on the desktop.

Creating the Show Desktop shortcut

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 4 Comments » | Trackback Off
The Show Desktop shortcut in the quick launch bar can be restored if deleted.

Changing the background color for the login screen

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Changing the color of the desktop shown before a user has logged in.

Create keyboard shortcut to quickly launch a program

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 6 Comments » | Trackback Off
How to configure a keyboard shortcut as a hotkey to quickly start an application.

Create special folders where you want them

21 August 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Shortcuts can be created to most of the special folders available in Windows Explorer.

Windows Explorer command line switches

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
Windows Explorer allows one to specify what folder to display when launched.

Using "Send To" for easy access to useful actions

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
How to use the "Send To" feature to perform often used file operations.

Customize the right-click menu in Windows Explorer

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Adding own actions to the context menu when right clicking a file in Windows Explorer.


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