The Windows System Assessment Tool is being used in Windows Vista to compute the Windows Experience Index of the computer system. The tool is basically running in the background in Windows Vista to benchmark various components of the computer system. It is also possible to run the commands on the command line. One interesting aspect [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Use Dreamscene On Windows XP
Dreamscene is a technology introduced by Microsoft in Windows Vista Ultimate that made it possible to display videos and other animations as the desktop background of the operating system. Other Windows Vista editions and previous Microsoft operating systems are not supported by Windows Dreamscene officially. A third party alternative for Windows XP to Windows Dreamscene [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Enable Address Bar In Windows XP SP3
Microsoft removed the address bar in Windows XP Service Pack 3. The address bar was a toolbar of the Windows Taskbar that worked as a quick launcher for websites and files. There are actually a few possibilities to bring back the address bar in Windows XP Service Pack 3. The first one is the easiest [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Vista Sidebar For Windows XP
One of the more visible changes of the Windows Vista operating system was the Windows Vista Sidebar which made it possible to put so called gadgets on the Windows Desktop. Gadgets are small applications that can display all kinds of information such as RSS news feeds, contacts or system information. Many Windows Vista users like [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Windows Vista Start Button For XP
Not everyone is a fan of changing the looks of an operating system. Some users are perfectly happy with the default skin it shipped with and would never think of changing the interface. There is however a kind of user who likes to change the appearance of a computer system. From changing themes to adding [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Aero Shake For Windows XP And Windows Vista
Aero Shake was one of the new Windows 7 features that came to light during the Professional Developers Conference 08 in Los Angeles. It provided basic window management functionality by manipulation windows that were moved to the sides or top of the screen. Moving a window to either the left or right side would display [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Microsoft Touchless
Microsoft Office Labs are always good for a surprise. For anyone who does not know what Microsoft Office Labs is about: It basically is used to publish software programs created by Microsoft employees in their spare time that relate to Microsoft products. Microsoft Touchless (via Shell City) is an interesting application that fits well into [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
Microsoft Filter Pack
The Microsoft Filter Pack adds additional IFilters to the Windows operating system which are used by Windows Search and depending applications to index the contents of document formats. To be precise, the Microsoft Filter pack will register additional IFilters with the Microsoft Windows Indexing Service. The document formats that get added by the filter pack [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Extractor
Another interesting Windows software application came up in the Donation Coder forum the other day. A user was asking for an application to maximize part of a window or control to fullscreen with the option to return it to its initial position later on. Eric Wong who already contributed quite a few applications mentioned his [...]