Tweaks

[Deleted member 9102]

Edit: Chris Gayle

 

[F4rrukh]

Do you know how to delete error reports and disable them in Vista? I am losing gigabytes all the time and I am pretty certain that it's down to error reports.

Disable Windows Vista Error Reporting

Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Problem Reports and Solutions > Change settings > Advanced setting


From here you can turn the error reporting off.


^Hope it works, didn't try as I don't have Vista.

 

[Deleted member 9102]

Edit: Chris Gayle

 

[F4rrukh]

Your welcome Madman.

 

[hassan]

Thankooo Farrukh mate, Firefox can be a pain in the arse sometimes

 

[Hooper]

Farrukh_|$B your are king man....Nice "Tweaks"!

 

[F4rrukh]

Convert a FAT Partition to the NTFS File System

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.

Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.

In Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run.

At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.

Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.

NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).

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Make Use Of Your Windows Key

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don't' ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:

Windows: Display the Start menu
Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows
Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer
Windows + F: Display Search for files
Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer
Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center
Windows + R: Display Run dialog box
Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box
Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows
Windows + L: Lock the workstation
Windows + U: Open Utility Manager
Windows + Q: Quick switching of users (Powertoys only)
Windows + Q: Hold Windows Key, then tap Q to scroll through the different users on your PC

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Turning off Balloon Tips

You want to turn off balloon tips, which frequently don't give any useful information, especially for experienced users, and are more distracting then they are useful, particularly when they show up in the Notification Area.

Using the Registry

1. Open the Registry Editor (Start-Run-regedit)and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced.

2. Create a new DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips.

3. Give it a value of 0.

4. Exit the Registry and restart. Balloon tips will be turned off. To turn them on, either delete the DWORD value, or else give it a value of 1.

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[Hooper]

These are gold! Well Done! And Cheers!