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).

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 Login as Administrator in Vista from Login Screen

If you’re using Vista you might have noticed that when you launch command prompt it doesn’t launch with administrative privileges, the same applies to programs as well. But you can launch them by right clicking on them and selecting run as administrator. And for starting the command prompt with administrative privileges you need to Type cmd in the Vista Start Run box and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

I’ll show you a quick tip through which you can login as administrator from login screen itself.

How to Make Vista Shutdown Faster

If you use Vista you might have noticed that it takes a lot of time to shutdown. It’s really bugging at times when you want to shutdown the pc fast and go out somewhere. We’ll don’t worry today I’ll show you a way to improve Vista’s shutdown speed.

Go to start menu and in the search bar type Regedit and hit enter

How to Fix Monitor going into Standby Mode While Starting PC

Recently I got an email from a user saying that whenever he started his pc his monitor would go into standby mode and he would hear any beeps from the pc, only the fans would be running. He had to shut down the pc holding the shutdown button. Once the pc shut down he had to start again, this time it would start perfectly. I was able to help him in this matter as I had a similar problem when I got my new pc last month.

The first question that arouse in my mind when I faced this problem was whether it was a hardware problem or a software problem. So, I tried uninstalling my graphic card drivers but unfortunately nothing worked out. Then I tried looking into my pc cables and tried one of my friends power supply and ram, still no result. Finally, I found out that it was a CMOS problem. Since I have an Abit motherboard I installed the flashmenu utility, then I updated the BIOS to the latest one. While updating I was asked whether I wanted to clear CMOS or continue with the same. I cleared it and the BIOS upgraded. The next time I started pc it started with a single start. I was finally relieved from this problem. Resetting CMOS is also helpful when you forget your BIOS password.

How to Create a Run Command

Today I’m going to show you’ll how to create your own run command. Using this tutorial you can create any run command, for instance opening a program, a game, etc. I’m going to create a Run command to run Opera. It’s pretty easy, just follow the below instructions carefully:

Firstly go to Start> Run, type regedit and hit enter.

TrayEverything- Minimize Applications to System Tray

Previously I had written an article on a program known as Tray it, it’s a small program which helps you to minimize open windows to your system tray, i.e, beside your system clock on the right hand side bottom. Today, I’m going to show you another application- TrayEverything which does something similar to Trayit. Well, this application not only minimizes windows but also helps you to minimize applications to your system tray. Sounds cool isn’t it?