1. Add \u201cMove to\u201d and \u201cCopy to\u201d to Windows Vista\u2019s right-click menu (Windows Vista and Windows 7)<\/p>\n
Those of you who have installed Windows Vista have probably noticed that the right-click menu is quite different than it was in previous versions of Windows. One of the features we like the most, the \u201cMove to\u201d and \u201cCopy to\u201d menu items don\u2019t appear by default in Windows Vista or Windows 7\u2032s right-click menu. Why not? We don\u2019t know, ask Uncle Microsoft.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever wanted to move a file from, let\u2019s say, Drive C to a folder on a flash drive, you could open up two Windows Explorer windows and drag and drop the file, but this is a lot of unnecessary rigmarole. Wouldn\u2019t it just have been easier for the Windows Vista brain trust to have put \u201cCopy to\u201d \u201cMove to\u201d selections on the right-click menu? Indeed. But, they didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
All of you who read this newsletter have learned that easier is often better. So you will love this trick. Right click on this link<\/a>, choose \u201cSave\u201d or \u201cSave target as\u201d and save it to your desktop. Unzip the file to a folder and right-click on one of the two files inside the zip and choose \u201cMerge\u201d. You\u2019ll get a warning that you\u2019re about to enter information into the registry. You can either trust us and allow the registry info to be entered and then you\u2019ll have \u201cMove to\u201d or \u201cCopy to\u201d items on your right-click menu depending on which file you chose. After you\u2019re done with the first file, do the same with the second file. After you\u2019ve finished you\u2019ll have \u201cCopy to\u201d and \u201cMove to\u201d displayed on your right-click menu whenever you right-click on a file. It makes it easy to move files from one location or another. You can copy or move multiple files by holding down the CTRL key while you select each file you want to move, when all files you want to move or copy to another location are highlighted, right-click one of the selected files and choose \u201cCopy to\u201d or \u201cMove to\u201d from the right-click menu.<\/p>\n 2. Text trick (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 \u2013 Microsoft Word)<\/p>\n Save a word, a paragraph, or a letter with this trick. The shortcut for selecting all the text and graphics in a Windows document is Ctrl+A. But you already knew that, didn\u2019t you? You can be more selective in Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n Tap your F8 key the first time to turn on this feature, then move your cursor right or left to select a single character. Now, press F8 a second time to select the entire word. Three taps on F8 selects the sentence. Four F8 taps knock out the paragraph. If you want the whole document, hit F8 five times.<\/p>\n Reverse the process by keeping the Shift key depressed while tapping F8. When you\u2019re done selecting text, just press the ESC key to turn this feature off.<\/p>\n 3. Add stuff to the \u201cSend To\u201d menu (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7)<\/p>\n Have you ever noticed when you right-click certain files, the pop-up menu has an item that says \u201cSend To\u201d? Have you ever wondered how you can add things to the \u201cSend To\u201d menu? You can add as many as you want! Just follow these steps to add items the \u201cSend To\u201d menu:<\/p>\n * Start by finding a program you\u2019d like to place inside the Send To menu. Please remember! You must create a shortcut to the item you wish to include inside the Send To menu. This means you can\u2019t place the actual program inside the menu.<\/p>\n 4. Easily find your Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 registration keys (and more)<\/p>\n ProduKey<\/a> will find those Windows registration keys (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7) as well as product keys for Microsoft Office programs and others. Once you\u2019ve found all those registration keys, you can save them in a text file, print them out, save the text file to a USB flash drive or other external media for safe keeping.<\/p>\n \u201cProduKey is a small utility that displays the ProductID and the CD-Key of Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007), Windows (Including Windows 7 and Windows Vista), Exchange Server, and SQL Server installed on your computer. You can view this information for your current running operating system, or for another operating system\/computer \u2013 by using command-line options. This utility can be useful if you lost the product key of your Windows\/Office, and you want to reinstall it on your computer.\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019re tired of hunting around for registration keys when you have to reinstall Windows or Office or other applications, download ProduKey, seek out those hidden keys and store them all in one neat text file. If you lose things often, create several text files. You\u2019re bound to stumble on one of them the next time you need them. Get more information and\/or download ProduKey here.<\/p>\n 5. What to do when Windows update won\u2019t work (Windows XP, Windows Vista)<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve tried to use Windows Update but are constantly frustrated because it does not work for you, or it stops working while it is scanning your computer here\u2019s something you can try:<\/p>\n Open Internet Explorer and clear out your cache Open the file C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts\u00a0with Notepad.<\/p>\n (To open Notepad in XP press the Windows Key + R and type in NOTEPAD, in Vista or Windows 7 type Notepad in the start menu search.<\/p>\n Add the following line at the end of the file:<\/p>\n 207.46.226.17 windowsupdate.microsoft.com<\/p>\n IMPORTANT \u2013 Make sure there\u2019s a tab in between the IP address and the URL or else it won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n Save the file and right-click it. Now choose \u201cProperties\u201d and put a checkmark next to \u201cRead only\u201d. This will prevent spyware\/adware\/Trojans etc. from changing it. If you ever need to change it manually again, simply right-click on the file and uncheck \u201cRead only\u201d and make your changes. Don\u2019t forget to recheck \u201cRead only\u201d when you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. Add \u201cMove to\u201d and \u201cCopy to\u201d to Windows Vista\u2019s right-click menu (Windows Vista and Windows 7) Those of you who have installed Windows Vista have probably noticed that the right-click menu is quite different than it was in previous versions of Windows. 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\n* Right-click on the chosen item and select Send To > Desktop (create shortcut).
\n* Go to your desktop and right-click the shortcut you just created and select Send To > Shortcut to Send To.
\n* You just placed the shortcut inside the Send To menu without having to manually cut and paste it inside the Windows\u2019 \u201d Send To folder\u201d.
\n* Right-click anything and select Send To again. You should now see the program listed in the menu.<\/p>\n
\n(Internet Explorer 7 \u201cTools\u201d -> \u201cInternet Options\u201d -> press \u201cDelete Files\u201d and \u201cClear History\u201d buttons)
\n(Internet Explorer 8 and 9 – \u201cTools\u201d \u2013> \u201cInternet Options\u201d -> press \u201cDelete\u201d. When the delete dialog appears, make sure that \u201cTemporary Internet Files\u201d \u201cCookies\u201d and \u201cHistory\u201d are checked.)
\nExit Internet Explorer<\/p>\n