How to remove the Linux bootloader
A friend of mine installed Linux next to Windows XP a few weeks ago and did not like it that much and decided to get rid of it.
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Reveal Serial Numbers and Windows keys
Would you be able to write down the serial number of your Windows operating system if I would ask you to do it ? Or of Microsoft Office ? This is normally not a
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Slickr a Flickr Screensaver
Slickr is a Open Source screensaver for Flickr which gives the user a multitude of possibilities to display images which are pulled from Flickr in realtime.
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Monitor your PC with WinPatrol
What happens if your antivirus or antispyware software does not detect a malicious application ? One of the things that will most likely happen is that the mali
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Remove Driver leftovers with Driver Sweeper
Drivers that have not been removed from the system after uninstalling the device and software can have a serious impact on system stability.
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Vista Performance and Reliability Pack
Microsoft released a preview of an upcoming Vista Performance and Reliability Pack to its beta testers while everyone else will have to wait until August, the 1
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Check if updates are available for your software
I rarely check if updates are available for the majority of softwares that I have installed on my system.
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Colorize your Folders in Windows
Rainbow Folders is a sweat little freeware for Windows which lets you colorize selected folders.
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Nifty Windows
Nifty Windows is a compilation of dozens of Autohotkey scripts in one application that are all aimed at providing the user with a better way of interacting with
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Traffic Shaper XP
Traffic Shaper XP is a free software that is able to limit the upload and download speed of your applications and ports.
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Create NTFS Junctions aka Directory symbolic links
I have been writing about the sweet little tool Junctions before but it got somehow lost among more popular articles back then and I decided to give it another
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Flurry a lightweight screensaver
I sparsely enjoy screensavers on my computer because I tend to prefer to turn of the monitor if I take a longer break.
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Add Tabs to your Windows desktop
Stick is a nice little freeware application for Windows that is able to add several tabs to the top of the screen each with its own functionality.
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Autopatcher July 2007 for XP released
The autopatcher team finally managed to update all of their update packages for Microsoft operating systems to July 2007 which means that you can download all p
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Perform Online Searches from any application or document
Lets say you got this nice little word document from a friend or colleague and stumble upon a word or words -like obiter dictum - that you do not know.
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How to create a lot of Thumbnails
I normally do not have to create a lot of thumbnails, maybe one or two per day for my articles but that is it.
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Top Utilities to Optimize your System
Optimizing a computer to improve performance while keeping everything stable is something that I really like to do.
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Alternatives to the original Windows startmenu
After a few months of using Launchy and Rocket Dock I realized that I actually did not use the startmenu of my Windows operating system at all.
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Add Tabs to all Windows with WinTabber
I'm using a sweet little freeware for some time now on Windows XP that tabs normal windows giving my desktop a clean look most of the time while still giving me
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Fix the missing dll error message
I think every Windows user experienced an error message like "Could not find xxx.
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Customize group similar windows
Windows has a feature that groups similar windows, for example seven explorer windows, in one taskbar button which is great if you like your taskbar as clean as
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SMAC Windows MAC Address Modifying Utility
The MAC address is an identifier for most network adapters.
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Speed up Windows by moving the temp folder
The default temporary directory in Windows is located on the same hard drive and partition as the operating system itself.
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Use Driver Grabber to copy drivers in Windows
Driver Grabber is a small application for Microsoft Windows operating systems which grabs all device drivers except drivers from Microsoft and saves them in the
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Windows in the loop
I thought it was not possible to to improve CoolSwitch but I was obviously wrong.
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Defrag all Hard drives at once in Windows
The defragmentation tool that ships with Windows is pretty basic and does not offer features that are needed for instance if you have more than one partition or
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Messenger Plus Live
Messenger Plus Live is an add-on for the Windows Live Messenger which adds a multitude of new features to the main program.
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Add Folders to My Computer
I always thought that it would be pretty nice to be able to add the most used folders and applications to My Computer.
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Autopatcher June 2007 for XP finally released
I mentioned three days ago in my blog that the Autopatcher team released the June 2007 patches for Windows Vista and just now they announced that the updates fo
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Change the Windows System Tray Clock
The default clock that is shown on every Windows operating system in the lower left corner was always a thorn in my eyes.
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Create a Password Reset Disk on USB in Windows XP
Windows XP offers a function that is hidden deep inside the user account menu.
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Autopatcher June for Vista and XP 64-bit released
Autopatcher is an ongoing project that creates a monthly executable that contains all patches for Microsoft operating systems that have been released in that mo
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10 Freeware Recommendations
I had the chance to test hundreds of freeware and open-source softwares in the last months and would like to list 20 of them that I would recommend.
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Get the Vista Startmenu for XP
I'm not sure why someone would want to have the Windows Vista startmenu for Windows XP because I feel that the missing run box is not properly compensated by th
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Use the Windows Vista style in XP
I'm not sure why someone would want to change the style of his XP installation to that of Windows Vista but it seems that the demand for this is immense.
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Find out which audio or video codec is missing
Nothing is more frustrating than to witness that the movie that you downloaded for hours won't play on your computer.
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Create Custom Name Folder
Don't you hate it when Windows creates a new folder all the time with the name new folder ? This can be quite problematic if you have to create a number of fold
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Vispa is xpy for Vista
Vispa is a free software that lets you change and disable many features of Windows Vista that you may not like or make use of.
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Microsoft Video Screensaver for XP
Windows Vista Ultimate users have Dreamscene which brings video screensavers to their operating systems.
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Microsoft Brazilian Beaches Themes for XP
Microsoft Brazilian Beaches, also called Microsoft Praias do Brasil, is a theme collection that contains four themes for Windows XP.
