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I work with a team of guys that have been into computers for years. Some know advanced programming, and others have spent time memorizing almost every Windows setting. However, there is one bit of knowledge that many of them seem be unaware of, the keystroke to minimize all Windows.
I recently had 3 people around me [...]

I originally thought that the critics were just being hard on Windows Vista. All Microsoft products draw skepticism. After my experience with Windows Vista though, it became clear to me that it sucks bad. I thought I’d share some specific examples.
Options aren’t available unless you are on a specific screen
Many of the options for certain [...]

There is a registry hack that allows you to make Windows Vista crash to a blue screen of death whenever you want.
1. Hold down the Windows Key and press R. Type REGEDIT.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SYSTEM
then CurrentControlSet
then Services
then i8042prt
then click Parameters
3. Double-click on CrashOnCtrlScroll and set the value to 1 [...]

I recently created a post about making an icon to lock your screen. Since then I have been playing around with some of the RUNDLL32 shortcuts available for Windows Vista. One of them I found handy was this one to put Windows into Hibernate mode.
1. Right-click an blank area on your desktop.
2. Select New >Shortcut
3. [...]

Create an icon that will lock your screen in Windows XP and Vista.
1. Right-click an blank area on your desktop.
2. Select New >Shortcut
3. Type ‘rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation’ for the Location.
Give the shortcut a name. Now you can just double-click the icon whenever you want to lock your screen. I like to place mine in the Quick [...]

How to change how thick the glass window borders are in Windows Vista.
1. Right click on your desktop and select Personalize.
2. Click on Windows Color and Appearance.
3. Click on Open Classic Appearance Properties.
4. Click Advanced.
5. Select Border Padding in the Items drop down box.
6. Increase or decrease the border size.
7. Click OK 3 Times.

Vista is not only struggling because it’s a bad upgrade. It’s struggling because it’s just not necessary. Windows XP runs fine, it has all the bells and whistles we need to run efficiently. If it’s not included in XP, power users can find free, open source alternatives. Power users can also find satisfaction in other [...]