Posts Tagged ‘vista’

Windows Vista Features for XP

The latest version of Windows, Mojave Vista, is often criticized by others for being slow and having too many unnecessary features. We’re going to show you how to get several of Vista’s major features on XP - for free.

We’re going to also be including a list at the end of minor features touted by Vista, and XP alternatives. (more…)

Wallpaper Tagging in Vista

Everyone knows about the Windows Wallpaper section in Vista, which is categorized by tags, unlike the rest of the sections presented in the Wallpaper dialog. This tutorial will go over how to add your own wallpaper to the Windows Wallpaper dialog, and tag it so that it appears under a category. Here’s a YouTube explaining the steps from downloading the wallpaper to adding it to Vista’s wallpaper dialog.

Regular boring tutorial with pictures follows ahead. (more…)

Open Vista’s Snipping Tool with Print Screen

(Windows Vista only, Tablet PC programs enabled) Open up Snipping Tool using the Print Screen button at the top of your keyboard with this AutoHotKey script.

We’ve provided the source for those of you who have AutoHotkey, and a compiled EXE for those of you who don’t. Simply run the snipping-tool.exe, and press Print Screen, which will automatically open up the Snipping Tool.

[ Download Compiled EXE ]

[ Download AutoHotkey Source ]

Enabling File Extensions in Windows

Quick tip — while most people know how to do this, enabling file extensions for known file types is suggested, as Windows XP and up (stupidly) decide to hide file extensions for known file types by default.

Open a Windows Explorer window (Start → My Documents works well) and click Tools then Folder Options…

Click the View tab at the top. Scroll down in the Advanced Settings list until you find Hide extensions for known file types. Make sure it is unchecked, then click OK.