Monday, January 4, 2010
Tweak Your Internet Explorer with IE Tweaker
IE Tweaker is a freeware tool,which will help you to tweak Internet Explorer.This utility that can help you fix several Internet Explorer issues and you can optimize your browsing experience.It has a great number of fixes/tweaks ( more than 90) that will help you to enable/disable any options with ease and without getting in to registry. IE Tweaker will be a great utility for those, who don’t want to play with the Windows registry.
Features
- Browsing Options:
· Allows you to disable/ enable Smooth Scrolling, Clear type font, Animation, Sounds, Picture Display, Automatic Image resizing - Clear Junk Files:
· This option will help you to quickly remove all the temporary IE files, cookies, history, passwords, and AutoComplete data. - Tweak IE:
· The Basic Tweaks tab offers you the basic tweaks such as Turn off/on Menu bar, Favorite bar, Tabbed browsing, Full screen mode, Caret Browsing support etc., · The Browser Menus window allows you to disable/enable the Browser Menus · The Toolbars tab helps you hide/unhide the various options on the bars and also the bars itself such as Status bar, command bar etc · The Control Panel window helps you hide/unhide the various tabs in Tools –> Internet Options. · The Advanced tab helps you to Turn off/on various options such as Compatibility view etc., and also allows you to change the IE Title, and Default download directory options. - Restrictions:
· The Restrictions tab provides you various restriction options such as Changing default search provider, Add-ons management, Auto complete features etc., · The Settings tab restricts the users to change various settings. · The Security window allows you to enable/disable options such as InPrivate Browsing, Filtering etc., - Repair:
· The Repair menu option provides you various options to repair/fix various issues that you have with Internet Explorer.
IE Tweaker | 152KB | Req:IE 8 & IE 7 & 32/64 -bit Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7 | .NET Framework 3
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Change Your Taskbar Group Size
Many of us do not like our taskbar cluttered with multiple applications that are running. To overcome this problem, Windows uses the automatic grouping feature that automatically groups two or more windows of the same program and labels the group with the name of the parent application. However, if you would like window grouping to take place only after a specific number of windows have been opened, you would have to tweak your registry settings. Once done, Windows will start window grouping only after a specific number of windows of the same application are open. Follow these steps to enable task bar grouping after a specific number of windows are open: 
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced'
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Preventing Data Theft From the Swap File
By default, windows manages the swap file dynamically, meaning that Windows increases and decreases its size as needed.It continues to store data even after the PC has been shut down.Important thing is the swap file might contain confidential information.Even though this data is not easily accessible, there is a chance for hackers to read this data, with tools like ‘Poolfinder’. If your notebook is lost or stolen while you traveling , the risk is huge.
Ensure Windows destroys the swap data while shutting down.In XP Professional you have to edit the ‘Local Security Policy’ settings .
- Open ‘Start > Control Panel’ and click on ‘Performance and Maintenance’ and then on ‘Administrative Tools’.
- Open the ‘Local Security Policy’ by double-clicking on it.In the left pane tree structure, navigate to ‘Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options’.
- In the right pane, double-click on the policy ‘Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile’. In the following dialog, select ‘Enabled’ and confirm with ‘OK’.
In XP Home and Vista Home, you have to log on with administrator rights.
- In Windows XP Home, open the registry editor with ‘Start>| Run, ‘regedit.exe’ and a click on ‘OK’. Navigate to the key
‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management’.
- The right side will display the value‘Clear-PageFileAtShutdown’. Open it by double-clicking on it.
- In the ‘Edit DWORD Value’ dialog, set the ‘Value data’ field to ‘1’ and confirm with ‘OK’.
After restarting the system, Windows will henceforth overwrite the contents of the swap file ‘Pagefile.sys’ when shutting down.Depending on the file size and system performance, the shut down takes a few seconds longer.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Disable Tool Tips in Vista
In Vista when the user places the mouse pointer over a particular icon on the desktop, a tool tip pops up. This tool tip displays information about the icon.At a particular time, you might already know what each icon on your screen represents and hence the information might be unnecessary.
If you feel you no longer require tool tips, you can use this simple registry tweak to disable it. To do so:
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Tweak and Optimize Your Windows 7 with SetteMaxer
If you are one of the many trying out the Windows 7 beta, you may be interested in downloading SetteMaxer as a one stop shop for common performance tweaks.
SetteMaxer is a freeware tool that can help you to optimize and solve problems in some fields of Windows 7 easily, instead of navigating on registry & services that causes time loss and possibly some mistakes.SetteMaxer has got a set of 12 tweaks able to solve the most common issues in Windows 7.It is the first optimization tool available for Windows 7
SysReq:Windows7|Download : SetteMaxer.exe |SetteMaxer.zip |Freeware|344KB
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Remove Unwanted Drivers and Services from Windows with TSDC
When you change hardware like a printer, scanner or internal components, even if you remove the related software, it will often still leave drivers and services behind that are loaded upon startup. All of them just being dead weight and using resources better used for actual software you use.Having a lot of redundant drivers can make your system less stable and more prone to crash or have issues trying to install new drivers.
TSDC - Total Service and Driver Control is a free tool which allows users to clean up their Windows systems from old or unneeded services and drivers - permanently!
You can directly run the TSDC exe file, it doesn’t require any installation .It will list all the services/drivers .You can also start/stop services and remove drivers if not needed.
SysReq: Windows 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista| Freeware| 650 KB | Download
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Installing Programs Faster by Restarting the Explorer
Some installations and changes to system settings require you to reboot the computer. Most of the time, it is sufficient to restart only the system interface, i.e. Explorer. This process is much faster and is easy to perform.
Restarting Explorer ensures that the registry is re-read so that most of the newly installed programs accept it.An “actual" PC restart is required only for changes to hardware or system-level software like drivers and service packs for Windows.
To restart the Windows interface, open the task manager using [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc], select the "explorer. exe" entry in the "Processes" tab and press [Del]—the program is stopped and automatically restarted.
It is even easier if you store the required commands in a batch file, thus making it easily accessible.To do this, create a new text file using an editor and type:
@echo off
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
explorer.exe
Save the file under any name with the extension “.bat” in the Windows folder and create a shortcut to it on the desktop or in the quick start bar. The script ends the “explorer.exe” process with the “taskkill” system command and “f”parameter, and restarts it immediately.
Caution : Save all data in running applications before using this command.The programs remain open during an Explorer restart; but you won't be able to access them in the event of a problem.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tweak Vista Settings with Ultimate Windows Tweaker
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit.The utility has a simple easy-to-use user interface, with the tweaks being classified in separate heads based of their functionality. Most tweaks are hidden inside Vista, and what this tweaker does is to try and put the useful one's in one place.
Its only 368 KB EXE file which even doesn’t need any installation. You can directly run it after downloading so you can also carry it on your USB drive.You can also create a system-restore point just by clicking a button in the Ultimate Windows Tweaker window--handy just in case a tweak goes awry. Or click Restore Defaults to set everything back the way it was.
The tweaks are classified under seven categories and can be accessed through a common interface, just like your Windows Vista Control Panel.
1) Personalization,
2) User Accounts & UAC,
3) System & Performance,
4) Security,
5) Internet Explorer (IE7 / IE8)
6) Network Optimization
7) Additional Options
For details, click here.
SysReq:Vista32/64 bit|I E 7 or higher|Freeware|368KB
Friday, November 7, 2008
Keep Any Window Visible Always With ‘Always on Top’
Sometimes, for simplifying the operate, you need to make an application on top of other applications, but this application has not "always on top" option, or sometimes you need to make an application not always on top, in these conditions, you need Always On Top Maker, it is a tiny tool to make a window "always on top(TOPMOST)", or, make a topmost window not always on top. It's run on Windows 9x, Windown ME, WindowsNT, Windows 2000 an Windows XP.
To get started, download the Always On Top utility and run it. Then select the window you like to keep on top and press the Ctrl+Space shortcut to stick that window in the front.If you like to disable sticking and restore the default window behavior, just press the same Ctrl+Space shortcut again.
SysReq:Windows All|5KB|freeware
Source:Digital Inspiration
Also worth to check TweakWindow
Customize Windows safely With TweakNow WinSecret Professional
As a long time Windows user you might have heard about registry. The registry is a special file in your hard disk that hold most of Windows settings data. Wish to improve your internet speed or display message at Windows logon? No problem, those tasks can easily be done by simply editing the registry value.
Unfortunately registry is not a friendly place for most people. Changing a wrong value in the registry may cause an unpredictable problem to your Windows. This is why novice users should not edit registry value directly using a registry editor by them self.
TweakNow WinSecret is a freeware application that has gathered the most popular Windows XP/Vista registry settings and provides them for you in an very easy and safe user interface.
All settings are divided in the following sections:
* Applications
* Control Panel
* Desktop
* Miscellaneous
* Network & Internet
* OEM Info
* User Accounts
* Windows Core
Os:Windows XP/VistaFreeware4.7MB Ver :1.5.3
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Empower Your Mouse With gMote
Have you ever felt like you should be getting much more from your mouse? gMote is a unique tool that enables you to open programs and control them with mouse gestures.
gMote allows you to record gestures (mouse motions) and assign them to frequently performed tasks. Use gestures to bring up programs, websites, control your browser, media player, clipboard and much more. You can even assign your own key combinations to a gesture - Make text bold by drawing a "b", lock your computer with an "L" - it's fully customizable and free.
You just hold down the "Shift" and "Control" keys simultaneously and then record the action that you want to perform. What you want gMote to do is entirely up to you
gMote should come in handy especially if you're tired of hunting for shortcut icons or web bookmarks.
OS: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista | Freeware | 600KB
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Pristy Utils 2009
This suite of applications will help you manage your computer and will improve its performance.
Utilities included:
System PowerDown
Complete scheduler for computer Powerdown,Reboot,Sleep,Log off,Lock desktop,Timer Presets and with custom options.With this application you turn off your system at specific time it's fully customizable and uses preset's.Why?...You save power and extend your computer life. 
Web Assistant
Organized links for multi-tab supported web browsing with integrated search engines.With this application you can get more from web browsing without any random clicking.What?...Links are organized in Web Search, Database, News, Services and much more. 
PC Detector
Computer hardware lookup, sound tests, LCD Death Pixel seek and collecting data.Check your PC system components what are they and how fast they are running.Why?...To be sure what did you bought. 
Vista Booster
Optimization settings, CPU L2 setup, Boot defrag, Fonts repair and Install Opera browser Block Content. This application optimize and speedup system.Why?...To get more from your computer. 
Memory Cleaner
System RAM cleaning and reclaiming.With this application you can clean your RAM.
Why?...To get more RAM without any system reset to get refreshed. 
File Wipeout
Permanently erasing for unused important files and delete temporary files.With this application you permanently erase important files if you don't need them any more.Why?...To be safe and secure. 
Desktop Clock
Supported as classic floating app and gadget.The last application is floating desktop clock with detailed information about current time, date and CPU speed.
SysReq:Windows XP/Vista|Freeware|2.07MB
Friday, September 5, 2008
Unhide The Administrator
Few people are aware of Windows XP’s cloaked administrator account This account is invisible unless either your system has no other accounts or you are booting in Safe Mode. To remove Administrator’s camouflage and add it to XP’s Welcome screen, navigate to and then select: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\
UserList in the Registry Editor,and double-click the Administrator icon in the right pane. (If you don’t see this icon, right-click in the pane, choose New, DWORD Value, name it Administrator, and press <Enter>.) Type 1 in the ‘Value data’ box, and press <Enter>.
From now on, when you open the User Accounts window via the Control Panel (choose Start, Run, type Control user passwords, and press <Enter>), you’ll see the Administrator account. You can easily change its picture or give it a password.In addition, the next time you see the Welcome screen, your Administrator account will be visible, along with all of the computer’s other user accounts
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Norton Removal Tool 2009.0.0.37
Norton Removal Tool will remove a failed installation or a damaged Norton product. It uninstalls all Norton 2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products from your computer. If you use ACT! or WinFAX, back up those databases before you proceed.
Norton Removal Tool will remove these--and only these--Norton programs:
￭ Norton AntiSpam 2004/2005
￭ Norton AntiVirus 2003 through 2007.2
￭ Ghost 2003, Ghost Version 9.0 and 10.0
￭ Norton GoBack 3.1 through 4.2
￭ Norton Internet Security 2003 through 2007.2
￭ Norton Password Manager
￭ Norton Personal Firewall 2003 through 2006
￭ Norton SystemWorks 2003 through 2007
￭ Norton Confidential Online 2007
￭ Norton Internet Security Add-on Pack
￭ Norton Save and Restore 1.0
￭ Norton 360
SysReq:Windows 2K / XP / Vista |Freeware|2.3MB |Version:2009.0.0.37(1/9/2008)
Norton_Removal_Tool | Windows 98 and ME users should download this version.
Visit Symantec link for more details.
Nero Clean Tool Bundle 1.0
Use Nero General Clean Tool to uninstall Nero or Nero related softwareIn some cases it can occur that you have to uninstall Nero or Nero related software (i.e. InCD...).Use the CleanTool to do that and afterwards download and install the latest version of Nero software you were using.
The GeneralCleanTool recognizes if a program is still running and requests a shut down and it can remove files after a reboot in case they are still in use. Also all the Plugins are removed with this tool. Please make sure you have saved these files so you can re-install them afterwards.
The Driver-CleanTool will deactivate drivers that caused problems in Nero in the past. In order to ensure that these drivers are also deactivated you will need to run the RegistryChecker file. InCD-CleanTool will remove all InCD files and entries completely from your system
ftp://ftp9.nero.com/attach/General-CleanTool.zip OR
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/Nero-Clean-Tool-Bundle.shtml
