Techsurface » Windows Vista http://techsurface.com Technology, Reviews, Software information,Windows Tweak, Troubleshooting,tips,tricks,news,download Fri, 04 May 2012 20:41:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Create GodMode Folders in Windows 7 or Vista using GodMode Creator http://techsurface.com/2010/01/create-godmode-folders-in-windows-7-or-vista-using-godmode-creator.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-godmode-folders-in-windows-7-or-vista-using-godmode-creator http://techsurface.com/2010/01/create-godmode-folders-in-windows-7-or-vista-using-godmode-creator.html#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:10:46 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurface.com/2010/01/create-godmode-folders-in-windows-7-or-vista-using-godmode-creator.html [...]]]> Recently, a new word called “ GodMode “ buzzed on many  blogs, news websites, tweets, Windows based Forums etc.

Actually, What is GodMode ?

Windows has a set of certain folders which are identified by unique strings referred to as CLSID or Windows Class Identifiers. These folders can be accessed by using the CLSID identifier codes that Windows assigns to each individual folder in the Windows Registry. If you know the codes, you can launch these with ease. This term is referred as “GodMode” by some journalist or blogger. 

For example:

To open My Computer

  • press Windows + R key
  • Type or Copy paste below line in space provided

” ::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d} “

  • Press Enter

 

So, if you wanted to create all GodMode folder of your Windows 7 or Windows vista, you can use a small freeware utility created by Ritesh and published by The Windows Club called GodMode Creator.

GodMode Creator lets you create 38 “GodModes” in Windows 7 & Vista, 32-bit, with a click.

In short, GodModes are nothing but developer shortcuts built into Windows 7 & Vista, that enable easy access to certain settings and information about the operating system.

Using GodMode Creator, you can create these shortcuts easily. Simply click on the desired button and it will create the Special Folder or “GodMode” shortcuts on your desktop.

 

Click to Download

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2010/01/create-godmode-folders-in-windows-7-or-vista-using-godmode-creator.html/feed 0 Download Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.0 for Windows 7 http://techsurface.com/2009/07/download-ultimate-windows-tweaker-v20-for-windows-7.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=download-ultimate-windows-tweaker-v20-for-windows-7 http://techsurface.com/2009/07/download-ultimate-windows-tweaker-v20-for-windows-7.html#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:51:57 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurface.com/2009/07/download-ultimate-windows-tweaker-v20-for-windows-7.html [...]]]> Recently, The Windows Club has released , Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2.0, available for download. It is a freeware Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows 7 & Windows Vista, all editions. You can simply download and use as a portable application. With judicious tweaking, it makes your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks.

It is a 345KB executable, that doesn’t require installation and can be carried out in USB removable device/pen drive. This time, it covers more than 150 tweaks and settings.

Change log:

# Support Windows 7
# Display tweak and settings according to Windows version.
# Revamped UI similar to Windows 7/Vista UI controls
# IMPROVED: Optimize services, enable/disable services and start/stop as well instantly
# FIXED: Apply button is activated only and only, when changes are done.
# FIXED: Left pane overlapped far left controls with higher DPI setting
# FIXED: Ultimate Windows Tweaker is crashed every time on 64 bit Windows OS, when Apply button clicked
# FIXED: Hangs when external commands are executed like Reset IE, Launch System Properties etc.
# FIXED: Crashing on System Performance page, on Windows 7/Vista non-English editions.

- On System Information page
  + Version with build no (removed in Beta build)
  + System Rating
  + Computer description

- On Personalization page
  + Disable Aero shake
  + Disable Aero Snap
  + Enable Jump list and nos. of jump list items
  + Sorted Start menu with all Windows 7 items
  + Bing Search replaced Live Search in Custom Start Search
  + Use large icons on Taskbar
  + Disable Aero Peek preview
  + Group when Taskbar full is added

- User Accounts & UAC
  + Welcome screen text and buttons’ effects
  + Set custom background on Welcome screen (OEM Background)

- System Performance page
  + Track bars’ Tooltip shows actual value in milliseconds
  + Improved "Menu action"
  + Improved "Enable support for 4GB of RAM on 32bit Windows"
  + Disable Windows Security Center service

- Security Settings
  + Disable System Restore settings
  + Disable Change Color and Appearance
  + Disable to skip starting programs by pressing Shift key

- Internet Explorer
  + Reset IE to factory default button added
-Additional Tweaks
  + Disable Windows Startup sound
  + Disable page file (Virtual Memory)
  + Enable Large System cache
  + Delete page file during shutdown process

 

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/07/download-ultimate-windows-tweaker-v20-for-windows-7.html/feed 0 Windows Feature Comparisons chart : Windows 7, XP, Vista http://techsurface.com/2009/07/windows-feature-comparisons-chart-windows-7-xp-vista.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=windows-feature-comparisons-chart-windows-7-xp-vista http://techsurface.com/2009/07/windows-feature-comparisons-chart-windows-7-xp-vista.html#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:07:09 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurface.com/2009/07/windows-feature-comparisons-chart-windows-7-xp-vista.html [...]]]> To let customers easily compare between Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft has published a Windows Client Feature Comparison Chart, which compares features of interest to IT professionals across three versions of the Windows client operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows 7.

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/07/windows-feature-comparisons-chart-windows-7-xp-vista.html/feed 0 Direct Download Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 http://techsurface.com/2009/05/direct-download-windows-vista-sp2-and-server-2008-sp2.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=direct-download-windows-vista-sp2-and-server-2008-sp2 http://techsurface.com/2009/05/direct-download-windows-vista-sp2-and-server-2008-sp2.html#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 02:46:07 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurface.com/2009/05/direct-download-windows-vista-sp2-and-server-2008-sp2.html [...]]]> Finally, Microsoft has released Windows Vista & Server 2008 SP2. This Service Pack 2  is an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 that supports new kinds of hardware and emerging hardware standards, and includes all updates delivered since SP1. SP2 simplifies administration by enabling IT administrators to deploy and support a single service pack for clients and servers.

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Please see the Windows Server SP2/Windows Vista SP2 page on TechNet/MSDN for additional details and documentation.
Windows Vista SP2 TechNet | Windows Server 2008 SP2 TechNet

Download Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP2 x86  Five Language Standalone Installer (KB948465)

Direct Download Link: Windows6.0-KB948465-X86.exe

Download Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP2 x64 – Five Language Standalone (KB948465)

Direct Download Link: Windows6.0-KB948465-X64.exe

Download Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP2 – Five Language Standalone DVD ISO (KB948465)

Direct Download Link: 6002.18005.090410-1830_iso_update_sp_wave0-RTMSP2.0_DVD.iso

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/05/direct-download-windows-vista-sp2-and-server-2008-sp2.html/feed 0 Ultimate Windows Tweaker v1.2 Released http://techsurface.com/2009/05/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v12-released.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ultimate-windows-tweaker-v12-released http://techsurface.com/2009/05/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v12-released.html#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 19:04:00 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurfacetestblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v1-2-released/ [...]]]> Microsoft MVP Ramesh Kumar & The Windows Club has released Ultimate Windows Tweaker v1.2. Ultimate Windows Tweaker v1.2 is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista & Windows 7, 32-bit & 64-bit. It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows Vista to meet your requirements.

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Changes:

  • UI has been revamped and now you’ll get more Windows Vista stylish dialogs.
  • Recoded internal methods for Service Optimization, that enable to start and stop Windows services instantly.
  • Empty icon detached to make the it 100% portable. In last release “Remove arrow from shortcut icons” refers a blank icon from executable.
  • Track bars in system performance show the real values in info tip. that make possible to know the current exact value.

Known Issue:

  • Don’t detached empty icon from executable’s root, the empty icon is copied to system directory and referred in runtime.

Download

 

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/05/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v12-released.html/feed 0 How to add a Website Link at Desktop Context Menu http://techsurface.com/2009/05/how-to-add-website-link-at-desktop.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-add-website-link-at-desktop http://techsurface.com/2009/05/how-to-add-website-link-at-desktop.html#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 18:01:00 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurfacetestblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/how-to-add-a-website-link-at-desktop-context-menu/ [...]]]> This trick is most useful, if you have addicted to a website that you visit frequently but don’t want to set it as Homepage. Using this trick, you can add a link “ www.techsurface.com “ at your Desktop’s Right Click Context Menu. So, whenever you required to visit that website, simply do a right click and click on “ TechSurface “.

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Using a simple registry hack, it can be done:

  1. Goto Start –> RUN –> Type “ Regedit “ and hit enter
  2. Navigate to the following Key


    “ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ “

     

  3. Right Click on the Shell Directory and click on New –> Key
  4. Rename it as “ TechSurface “
  5. Now create a new key under “ TechSurface “ directory and rename it as  “command ”
  6. Under the “command” key, in the Right side pane  edit the value of (default) to


    iexplore www.techsurface.com

    echsurface_3 

  7. Click on OK , now it will look something like this

    techsurface_1

  8. Now Close the Registry Editor and right click on desktop and you will notice that TechSurface is already appeared in the context menu. Just click on it will launch TechSurface website instantaneously.

You can also do this by downloading following Zip file, Just extract it and  double click the registry file, continue with UAC prompt and click OK to confirm.

And If you want  to add other website’s shortcut, just Open the Downloaded reg file into Notepad, edit the registry string by replacing TechSurface to the website name, then change the website URL. Save it and Run it.

 

Download this Registry Trick

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/05/how-to-add-website-link-at-desktop.html/feed 1 Direct Download Link for Vista Service Pack 2 RC http://techsurface.com/2009/04/direct-download-link-for-vista-service.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=direct-download-link-for-vista-service http://techsurface.com/2009/04/direct-download-link-for-vista-service.html#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:58:00 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurfacetestblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/direct-download-link-for-vista-service-pack-2-rc/ [...]]]> The Release Candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2,string 6002.16670.090130-1715 is now available. The official download site from Microsoft have not yet been updated.
The standalone installer available for the 32bit is 388 MB in size and the 64bit version is 614 MB.Languages included are English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.

New features in Windows Vista Service Pack 2:


     * Support for Bluetooth 2.1
     * Describe the possibility of Blu-ray Media
     * Integration of Windows Connect Now
     * ExFAT filesystem support UTC timestamps
     * Support for 64-bit processors from VIA
     * Improved application compatibility
     * Patch against WLAN problems after standby
     * Integration of Windows Search 4.0
     * Improved RSS gadget
     * Reworked code for fewer crashes
     * Service Pack Clean up tool
     * Understandable / useful error messages

Download:

Thanks to Ankur for information

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/04/direct-download-link-for-vista-service.html/feed 2 How to hide Desktop Icons in Windows 7 and Windows Vista http://techsurface.com/2009/03/how-to-hide-desktop-icons-in-windows-7.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-hide-desktop-icons-in-windows-7 http://techsurface.com/2009/03/how-to-hide-desktop-icons-in-windows-7.html#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:17:00 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurfacetestblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/how-to-hide-desktop-icons-in-windows-7-and-windows-vista/ [...]]]> Most of us wants their desktop clean, for better looks and appearance. Windows 7 and Windows Vista allows you to temporarily hide all of your desktop icons without actually removing them.

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To hide the Desktop Icons :

  • Right-click on an empty part of the desktop
  • Click View
  • Click Show Desktop Items to clear the check mark from that option.

Now no icons are displayed on the desktop. You can get them back by clicking Show Desktop Items again.

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/03/how-to-hide-desktop-icons-in-windows-7.html/feed 1 How to add Tag to the Picture in Windows Vista & Windows 7 http://techsurface.com/2009/03/how-to-add-tag-to-picture-in-windows.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-add-tag-to-picture-in-windows http://techsurface.com/2009/03/how-to-add-tag-to-picture-in-windows.html#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:16:00 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurfacetestblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/how-to-add-tag-to-the-picture-in-windows-vista-windows-7/ [...]]]> With the new stylish design of Windows Seven and Windows vista, its now easier to do daily job in just few clicks. Using its Detail pane, you can edit most of the meta data of your files. No longer you will need a 3rd party software for editing tags, stars, author name etc. for your pictures. Using Windows 7 and Vista you can tag to your picture just in few clicks.

Tag is a custom file property that you create to help find and organize your files. Tagging your pictures makes them much easier to find in the future, because you can easily display all pictures that have a particular tag. You can also Tag multiple picture at once.

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To add tags to pictures, follow these steps:

  1. In the Pictures library, select the pictures that you want to tag. To select more than one picture, hold down the Ctrl key while you click the pictures.

  2. In the details pane at the bottom of the Pictures library, click Add a tag, type the name of the tag in the box, and then press Enter. The tag is added to all of the selected pictures. You can add as many tags as you want.

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]]> http://techsurface.com/2009/03/how-to-add-tag-to-picture-in-windows.html/feed 1 Direct Download Links for Official Windows Vista and Server 2008 RC Build 16670 http://techsurface.com/2009/03/direct-download-links-for-official.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=direct-download-links-for-official http://techsurface.com/2009/03/direct-download-links-for-official.html#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:38:00 +0000 Hari Maurya http://techsurfacetestblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/direct-download-links-for-official-windows-vista-and-server-2008-rc-build-16670/ [...]]]> Microsoft has released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RC (Release Candidate) to the general public for free download.

Windows Server 2008 / Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate apply to people, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating prerelease software. This prerelease software is provided for testing only. Installation of Service Pack 2 Release Candidate will result in Microsoft collecting information about the installation process, even if the installation is not completed. We recommend that you have a backup of your data before you install any prerelease software.

SP2 is an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 that addresses feedback from Microsoft customers and partners, and includes all previously released updates in addition to changes focused on addressing reliability and performance issues, supporting new kinds of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards.

 

Direct Download Links for Windows Vista SP2 RC and Windows Server SP2 RC (all languages edition)

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 RC DVD-ISO (all x86/x64/ia64 versions inclusive): 6002.16670.090130-1715_iso_update_sp_wave1-RCSP2.1_DVD.iso (visit Microsoft Download Center)

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 RC 32-bit (x86) Standalone: Windows6.0-KB948465-X86.exe (visit Microsoft Download Center)

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 RC 64-bit (x64) Standalone: Windows6.0-KB948465-X64.exe (visit Microsoft Download Center)

Windows Server 2008 SP2 RC ia64 Stand-alone: Windows6.0-KB948465-IA64.exe (visit Microsoft Download Center)

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