Microsoft released Internet explorer 8 Windows Vista & XP and for Windows 7, it’s stilling continuing. So finally I have moved on IE8 and it can be slipstreamed/integrated in Vista/Server 2008 OS images. Here are the steps to make a Vista image with IE8. Requires: Windows Vista/Windows Server DVD or installation source Windows Installation Automation […]
Disable IPv6 completely on Windows OS
IPv6 is the next-generation Internet Layer protocol for packet-switched internetworks and the Internet. IPv4 is currently the dominant Internet Protocol version. IPv6 is installed and enabled by default in Microsoft Windows Vista/Server 2008/7. If you aren’t using IPv6 than you are safe to disable IPv6 or If you want to disable IPv6 by any cause, […]
Configure amount of space (in percentage) used by System Restore and intervals
In Windows Vista, There is no direct method the change these settings to customize System Restore. So here is two Registry Tweaks, that help to change- Used space by restore points and intervals of automatic creation of restore points. Configure amount of space (In percentage) used by System Restore 1. Open Registry Editor and navigate […]
Restore default file association in Windows Vista and Windows 7
Windows Vista and Windows 7 allows you to change the program used to open a file. Sometime We set wrong association with file type and there is no option to revert back to default settings. So here is the only way to do that. How To: 1. Run Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\[Extension] 2. […]