How to Remove Arrows on Shortcut Icons in Vista

I’m pretty sure that you have seen small arrows on shortcut icons on your desktop or any other location. Some of us don’t like to keep these arrows on icons as they obstruct us from viewing the whole icon. Or maybe when there are several icons it makes it difficult to identify the right icon quickly. Or maybe we just don’t like those tiny arrows on icons. I think the last reason is more appropriate, I’m sure you’ll agree with me.

How to Open .cbr & .cbz Files

Heard of the file types- .cbr and .cbz? I’m sure you have come across them if you read comics. Well, they are Comic Book Archive files. They mainly consist of a series of image files, typically PNG or JPEG files, compressed using one of several popular methods. .cbr and.cbz are the two types of file extensions of Comic Book Archive files. .cbr file is a RAR file whereas a .cbz file is a ZIP file. There are other unfamiliar extensions as well, some of them are .cb7 (7-Zip), .cbt (TAR), .cba (ACE).

Exact Vista Sidebar for XP

We have seen many Vista sidebars for XP since Windows Vista launched but unfortunately none of them looked exactly like the Vista sidebar. Well, even though I use Vista I have disabled the vista sidebar, the reason? No idea, but I feel it’s an unwanted feature. That’s just my opinion; I know many of you like it. Well, if you have XP and would like to try out the Vista sidebar which does actually look like and behaves like the original Vista sidebar then here it is. Joshoon from deviantart managed to port the real Windows Sidebar to Windows XP by making use of Alky For Applications. I’m pretty sure you might have heard of Alky, the one responsible for converting or making Vista only applications compatible with XP.

Unlock all Features in Windows 7 (build 6801)

Few days back I had posted a topic which guides you to unlock the Aero shake bar in Windows 7 which was actually locked and protected by Microsoft as the feature wasn’t developed fully and had a lot of bugs. But in reality it’s not just one feature that’s locked, there are several other features too! Withinwindows has come up with a tool known as Bluebadge which unlocks all the hidden features in Windows 7. They include gestures, panning, and Desktop Slideshow.

Windows Live Writer Portable

If you’re a person who likes blogging and carries a lot of portable apps in your USB stick then here’s another app- Windows Live Writer, you might like to add to your list. Well, there’s no separate portable edition of Windows Live Writer but there’s a way through which you can easily make your live writer portable. Scott Kingery has come up with a beautiful and easy trick to do so. Follow the below instructions carefully to make your Windows live writer portable.

How to Extend Windows 7 Trial Period Upto 90 Days

I’m sure some of you might have tried Windows 7 by now. And most of you might have even tried the new windows 7 taskbar by unlocking it. But you gotta be careful of one thing, the trail period! You can use Windows 7 for up to 30 days after which it automatically expires. But don’t you worry, there’s a small trick which will help you to extend your trial period up to 90 days.

Well, the same trick is used on Vista too. And luckily it works on Windows 7 as well. Just follow the below instructions carefully:

How to Add Command Prompt to the Right-Click Menu in Vista

Adding an option to access command prompt in right click menu is really useful. You can access command prompt in no time. I had written an article previously on adding a command prompt option to right click menu in XP. I thought of writing another article today for doing the same on Vista. Well, let me it short and stick to the topic, here’s an easy tutorial which will guide you to do the same.

From the Vista Start Search bar, type “regedit” then hit Enter to load the registry editor. The Vista UAC may prompt you, so go ahead and let it run.

Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/Shell

How to Enable Aero Shake Taskbar in Windows 7

Windows 7 seems to be making news over the web these days. Even though it’s in pre beta stage everyone seems to be downloading it and trying it. Well, there’s no harm in trying, ain’t I right? And that too trying an operating system like Windows 7 is really cool. If you are interested then you too can try it, the latest build floating over the web is the Windows 7 build 6801. Just Google for “Windows 7 build 6801” and you should find many download links via torrents and other sites. The 32bit version has a size of around 2.7GB.

Well, if you download and install it you’ll notice that it has the same taskbar like the one you saw in Vista. But the fact is that they have hidden the real windows 7 taskbar known as Aero Shake as it’s not yet complete and stable, you may experience a lot of bugs. If you still wanna have a peak into the new taskbar- Aero Shake then follow the below instructions to do so: