How to Access Send To Menu Quickly in Vista

Send To menu in Windows is one of the very useful and most commonly used menu. In Windows XP, Send To menu was accessible by typing sendto in run command, but things have changed in Vista. If you type the sendto in run command in  in Vista, you will not be able to access it, [...]

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How to Create a Quick Launch for Window Switcher (Flip 3D)

Windows switcher is the function which enables Windows Flip 3D effects in Aero. Windows Switcher is available as a quick launch shortcut when Vista is installed. In case you deleted the quick launch for Windows Switcher, here is the way to get it back. Click on the start button and in the search type “Switch” [...]

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How to Set Default File Associations in Vista

Each file extension in Windows is associated to a program and when you open the file, its set to open with the default program for that particular extension. You can set/change the association of each extension with any program manually. To do this Open Control Panel and select “Make a file type always open in [...]

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How to Setup Multiple Network Connectivity on Windows

This is a guest post written by Ramesh Natarajan, author of The Geek Stuff blog.
If you use DHCP in one location and static IP-address at another location, you may keep changing the network TCP/IP properties on your Windows laptop depending on your location, which can be little annoying. You can use the “Alternate Configuration” features [...]

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How to Customize the Appearance of Windows Vista Sidebar

Sidebar is one of the notable additions to Windows Vista. You can customize and change the looks of the sidebar. One such freeware which helps you in applying themes to the sidebar is Windows Sidebar Styler. It helps in resizing and customizing the appearance of Windows Sidebar so that it fits other UI elements.
First step [...]

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