Vista and XP Tips

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Windows Vista Tips & Tricks
These tips/tricks work in all versions of Windows Vista unless otherwise noted

Quick way to the Temp folder in Windows Vista

Instead of scrolling around in Windows Explorer looking for your Windows "Temp" folder, here's a little tip that will get you there in a millisecond. Click Start then in the search box at the bottom of the start menu type %TEMP% . While you're in there you can delete anything you like in that folder. Anything in your "Temp" folder is safe to delete. How much stuff do you have in that folder?

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Slide.com offers dozens of customization options and templates that allow you to easily customize your slide show. When you're done, Slide.com will generate a block of code that you can copy and paste into your blog, even send it via email by pasting the code into the source of your Email (for Windows Mail or Outlook Express users only).

*Reminder. We are only recommending the Slide Show Creator and nothing else on this site. You, at your discretion, can opt to create an account on Slide.com, but we are not recommending that. We are recommending only the slide show creator. You will be asked for your email address but you do not have to include your email address in order to use the Slide Show creator, generate your slide shows, and copy the code the Slide Show Creator generates. If you decide to create an account you must include your email address. Other information may be required. Remember, we are only recommending the Slide Show Creator and nothing else. We just wanted to make that abundantly clear

How To Remove Old System Restore Points
Windows XP Home, Media, and Professional Editions
It's easy to remove old system restore points! This is an especially good tip if you are conscientious about creating a restore point before you install software or make any changes to your system (if you don't do this, you should!).
To remove old restore points Do this:
1.Click Start
2.Click "All Programs"
3.Click Accessories
4.Click System Tools
5.Select Disk Cleanup
6. Select the drive on which Windows XP is installed (normally "C") and click OK
7. Now click the More Options tab
8. In the System Restore section, click the Clean up button
9. Click "Yes"
Remember though, System Restore files do more than just take up hard-drive space. They can come in very handy if you install something that causes your computer to go into a state of shock. Always keep at least 3 to 4 days worth of System Restore points, preferably a week's worth. It's unlikely you'd ever have to go back more than a day or two, but you never know.

Making folder contents easier to identify by adding comments to folder properties
Windows XP Home, Media and Professional Editions (NTFS file system only)

As times goes along you gather a lot of files on your computer. Sooner, or later, if you're like us, you're going to forget what some of them are. Here is way that will help you identify those files in the future. And you can add whatever information you think might make it easy for you to identify files no matter how much time has passed since you last looked at them.

1. Select a folder on your system that contains the files you want to identify.
2.. Under View make certain that you set it to the Details.
3.. Highlight the file you want to add more information to and then right-click it - you will get a pop up menu. Now click on properties.
4.. Click on the Summary Tab (make sure it says simple not advanced on the button in the box), You should now get the following fields,

Title, Subject, Author, Category, Keywords, Comments

If, for example, you have several photographs of your daughter's 16th birthday - you could identify each - what it is, what it's a picture of, and so on. You can even add comments like "this one is too dark and needs work". Or, "This is a bad one, she's got a frog on her head." You get the idea.

5. After you finished click the apply button then OK.

To see how this works -

6. Right-click on the bar above your files, (under the address bar) and you will get a drop down menu. Click the fields you want to display. Now you should see any information you added including any comments you have made. You can sort all files in this folder by "Subject", "Category" "Author" etc.

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What Is Uptime?

In the computer sense Uptime is how long Windows has been running since your last restart. Or, more broadly, how long your computer has been "up and running". So, if it's been awhile since you rebooted or restarted your computer you might be interested in seeing what your "uptime" is, right?

Here's how you do it:
From the Start menu, click Run. Type “cmd” and click OK. From the Command Prompt window, type systeminfo | find “Up Time” and press Enter. The results will tell you how long Windows has been up and running. As with many other commands, it is case sensitive so it must be typed in exactly as it appears above or an error message will be returned instead. If that doesn't work for you, you can download a little script that will tell you in minutes how long your computer has been running (i.e. your "uptime"). Just download it and save it to your desktop. Double-click it to run it. It doesn't need to be installed and you can delete it by right-clicking it and selecting Delete. Make sure you choose "Save" when you download it - do not choose "Open" or "Run".