Another possibility are users who want to make sure that the Firefox web browser is not taking up more space than they want it to take which could be useful for systems with large computer monitors. Geometry is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that is adding the option to resize the Firefox window individually. The extension adds a button to the Firefox status bar that provides left-click access to the default window size configured in the add-on and right-click access to all other window sizes that have been defined by the user of the computer system.

It is also possible to configure the left and top position of the window on the computer screen besides configuring the width and height of the window. It takes one click to change to the default screen resolution and two to change to any other defined in the add-on.

Custom Geometry is available at the Mozdev website. It is not compatible with Firefox 3.5x but can be forced so easily.

Why would someone need this tool ? First it is useful for webdesign purposes, if you want to test your newly created website in a certain resolution you could change that resolution for your monitor or you could use sizer to resize the window to that resolution keeping the monitor resolution. A second idea that makes sense is that you could use sizer for screenshot purposes.

Lets say you want to have all windows that you make screenshots of in the exact same size and position. Sizer can do that.

This is a very useful tool that every windows user should run from time to time to check on his autostarts, I bet there will be more than you think there are. Removing some helps to speed up windows startup as well.

Simply run Autoruns and it shows you the currently configured auto-start applications as well as the full list of Registry and file system locations available for auto-start configuration. Autostart locations displayed by Autoruns include logon entries, Explorer add-ons, Internet Explorer add-ons including Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), Appinit DLLs, image hijacks, boot execute images, Winlogon notification DLLs, Windows Services and Winsock Layered Service Providers. Switch tabs to view autostarts from different categories.

Autoruns for Windows version 11.0

Autoruns for Windows is a fully comprehensive startup monitor that displays all programs that are configured to run at system bootup or login. It will show you specific entries in the exact order that Windows processes them. It will even show all of the executables that launch at startup. Inclusive in this comprehensive display are programs in the startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry Keys.

Aside from showing you what is going on during startup/ bootup, Autoruns enables you to configure specifically to show additional locations such as Explorer and shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and just about everything else you could possibly think of. MSConfig is nothing compared to this. Thus, the term “comprehensive” has been used liberally to describe this startup monitor.

Third-party auto-start images which have been added to your system can be a burden to the operating system and drastically slow startup time. Autoruns 11.0 includes a Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option to assist you in isolating these third-party auto-start images and includes support for examining the auto-starting images that have been configured for other accounts on a given system. Included in the Autoruns package is a command-line equivalent which is capable of output in CSV format, Autorunsc.

Just run Autoruns and you will immediately see all of the currently configured auto-start applications and a complete list of Registry and file system locations for auto-start configuration. You will see:

logon entries
Explorer add-ons
IE add-ons
BHOs
Appinit Dlls
Image hijacks
Boot execute images
Winlogon notification DLLs
Windows Services
Winsock Layered Service Providers

When you switch tabs, you will be able to view other categories of autostarts.

Any executable that is configured to run automatically can be viewed by selecting it and then using the Properties menu item or toolbar. Process Explorer may be running at the time and an active process could be executing. The Process Explorer menu item in the Entry menu will open the process properties dialog box.

Use the Jump menu item or the toolbar button to navigate to the Registry or file system location displayed. You can then disable any auto-start entry by unchecking its checkbox. Use the Delete menu item to delete an auto-start configuration.
On-line help is available for further assistance, which may very well be required as this is a complex utility.

The command-line version is Autorunsc. The syntax is as follows:

Usage: autorunsc [-x] [[-a] | [-b] [-c] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-h] [-i] [-k] [-l] [-m] [-o] [-p] [-r] [-s] [-v] [-w] [[-z ] | [user]]]

• -a Show all entries.
• -b Boot execute.
• -c Print output as CSV.
• -d Appinit DLLs.
• -e Explorer addons.
• -g Sidebar gadgets (Vista and higher).
• -h Image hijacks.
• -i Internet Explorer addons.
• -l Logon startups (this is the default).
• -m Hide signed Microsoft entries.
• -n Winsock protocol and network providers.
• -p Printer monitor drivers.
• -r LSA providers.
• -s Autostart services and non-disabled drivers.
• -t Scheduled tasks.
• -v Verify digital signatures.
• -w Winlogon entries.
• -x Print output as XML.
• -z Specifies the offline Windows system to scan.
• user Specifies the name of the user account for which autorun items will be shown.

AutoRuns 11.0 download: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx