Sometimes you’ll notice that windows explorer have problem with remembering settings in vista. You can easily see the settings reverting back to the default settings. This is quite pain for you to each time manage some folders for the view and then get the settings reverted. In order to avoid this follow the procedure shown below:
- Open the Folder options window
- Turn on the view tab
- Now turn on the “remember each folder’s view settings tab”.
- Now click Ok.
You’ll find windows explorer remembering settings for 30 folders approximately. Here you’ll find that your settings are used to override the default ones.
Windows 7 taskbar doesn’t display context menu like previous version by default. If you want to enable it then all you have to do is hold down the CTRL+SHIFT and then click on taskbar. This will bring the old context menu back to you.
For newbies installation and downloading of fonts for vista can be confusing. If you find it confusing then follow the steps mentioned below:
1. Find the respective fonts for yourself on internet & save your font either on your desktop or in a folder named ‘Fonts’ so that you can track the font easily.
2. If your font is zipped in archive then extract it to some known folder.
3. After extracting the folder you’ll find the font in respective folder.
4. Open the folder where you extracted the font.
5. Right click the font and press ‘Install’.
This will install the font in your vista operating system.
Follow the steps shown below:
1) Enter gpedit.msc into the start menu and hit Enter.
2) Now navigate to User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Application Compatibility. Then on the left side under Setting double click on Turn off Compatibility Assistant.
3) Now click on Enabled then click on Apply and OK then close out of Local Group Policy Editor.
Program compatibility assistant is handy tool and should not be disabled as it could cause issues. But for system admins and advanced users, it can save lot of time and rid of annoyances.
Windows messenger starting up with system could be irritating sometimes. If you are not using it then you can remove it from your system. Follow the steps as shown below and remove it from your system.
If you’re running windows XP OS without SP1 installed then follow the steps as mentioned below:
1) Click Start / Run Then type the following:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
2) Press ENTER
3) Reboot
If you’re running windows XP OS with SP1 installed then follow the steps as mentioned below:
1) Control Panel
2) Add / Remove Programs
3) Click on “Add/Remove Windows Components” on the left
4) UNcheck “Windows Messenger”
5) Click “NEXT”
6) Click “Finish”
7) Reboot
If you followed either of these steps(for your OS) then you’ll be able to remove the windows messenger from the system.