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Ever found your desktop running low on space, overcrowded with icons or there just too large. 1.    First minimize all the windows you have open (if you have any) 2.    Then press and hold the ''Ctrl'' key and scroll up or down with your mouse wheel. This will allow you to increase or decrease the size of the icons ...

Hi Ray Have a look at this blog site has some interesting link's http://weblogs.asp.net/owscott/archive/2006/06/05/Enabling-Windows-Vista-Aero-Glass.aspx Regards

About time to buy some new shiny hardware me thinks!

This is the hack I tried and worked when I was using a beta version. 1/ Ensure that you have the following registry value set to :HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition set to 1 (32-bit DWORD)HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to 2 (32-bit DWORD)2/ Restart DWM by opening a command prompt with administrative ...

Hi Ray Not to sure how you mean (Is there any easy way to force Aero on?). First off If you are having trouble with running Aero you may need to check a few things. 1 .Are you running one of these versions of Vista  Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise 2 .Next you may need to check that your hardware supports ...

yeah but thats the bootscreen, i was wondering about the login screen?

Hi Ben Have you seen one of my earlier post's http://vistasquad.co.uk/forums/thread/952.aspx Regards

Hi does anyone know if there is a way to change the vista logon screen background? If there is then how?  Cheers in advance.  Ben

Monitor and control your Windows Search Index This is a great new tool, well worth a look at, to aid in keeping your pc in tip top condition. http://brandontools.com/content/IndexerStatusGadget.aspx The main features include: Monitor the current state of the indexer See how many items need to be processed Stop and start the indexing ...

I have a college at work that just treated himself to a new laptop running Windows Vista Ultimate, although he seems very happy and all his software is running great he just can’t seem to get to grips with the new power buttons and how they work from the start menu. As default the new power button offers you Hibernate if its colour is orange and ...