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How to Restore the Missing “Show Hidden Files and Folders” setting in Windows Vista

For the past several months, I have received a ton of questions from my friends and colleagues asking why their Windows Vista operated computers don’t have the option for them to “Show Hidden Files and Folders” under the Folder Options window.
Just a reminder though that if ever you don’t see this option there may be [...]

How to Promptly Open Network Connections List in Windows Vista

One of the things in Windows Vista that really annoy me is that you couldn’t promptly open the Network Connections list right away. You could not easily see the list of adapters you have like you could in Windows XP. This basically comes out convenient during times of network connection problems. When you need to [...]

How to Print Pages in Internet Explorer 7 without the Headers or the Footers

Whenever you print a page from Internet Explorer 7 (or even older versions of the browser) can be very irritating and awkward because of the headers and the footers that naturally print along with it. It’s not actually that useful since first and foremost you already know from what page you have printed it from [...]

How to be able to Select Files using Check Boxes in Windows Vista

Microsoft has designed the Windows Vista operating system with a sleek new feature in its Windows Explorer that comes very, very useful and handy. Guess what it is – its checkboxes! As an alternative to the tedious task of press and holding the Ctrl key down and then selecting a horde of different files through [...]

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How to Restore the Missing “Show Hidden Files and Folders” setting in Windows Vista

For the past several months, I have received a ton of questions from my friends and colleagues asking why their Windows Vista operated computers don’t have the option for them to “Show Hidden Files and Folders” under the Folder Options window.
Just a reminder though that if ever you don’t see this option there may be [...]

How to Promptly Open Network Connections List in Windows Vista

One of the things in Windows Vista that really annoy me is that you couldn’t promptly open the Network Connections list right away. You could not easily see the list of adapters you have like you could in Windows XP. This basically comes out convenient during times of network connection problems. When you need to [...]

How to Print Pages in Internet Explorer 7 without the Headers or the Footers

Whenever you print a page from Internet Explorer 7 (or even older versions of the browser) can be very irritating and awkward because of the headers and the footers that naturally print along with it. It’s not actually that useful since first and foremost you already know from what page you have printed it from [...]

Deleting a System File in Windows Vista

Disclaimer: Never delete system files. Bad things will definitely follow.
If drastic measures prompt you to overwrite or delete a system file in Windows Vista, you would immediately notice that you could not delete any system file, even if you’re logged in as administrator. The main reason to this is because the system files in Windows [...]

Backing-up and Restoing IE7’s Trusted Sites List in Windows Vista

This trick is commonly applicable to use in a corporate network, offices, schools and other high-security environment. If you have used a computer on these kinds of conditions, most probably you have had to add a particular website to the Trusted Sites list because it just would not work otherwise. Doing so after some time, [...]