There’s also an included DisableFolderSearchMenu.reg file to put things back to the SP1 default.Download ReEnableFolderSearchMenu Registry Hack

One of our readers wrote in with this same question, so I’m writing it up for everybody.

Just right-press the shortcut and choose Properties, then the Compatibility tab. Set the compatibility back to Windows 2000, and it might solve the crashing issues for you. The infuriating thing was that I could copy the profile to another machine, and it would work fine. I finally figured out the problem… The second I disabled that panel, Firefox stopped crashing. I’ve also heard of problems with the standard on-screen keyboard, but I haven’t confirmed those....

Remember to have POP enabled for your Gmail account. Open Thunderbird and go to Tools Account controls and smack the Add Account button. The Account Wizard will open, just simply select Gmail and click Next. Next enter in your name and Gmail address and click Next. Verify all of your information and tap on Finish. That is all there is to it! I like the fact Thunderbird comes set up and ready to accept Gmail....

Click onStartbutton > (your username) >Desktopfolder. Right punch theDesktop folderand clickSend to->Desktop (Create Shortcut). This will create a desktop shortcut to open desktop folder. Right click thekeyboard shortcut for desktopyou have created just now and clickProperties. OpenShortcuts taband click onShortcut Key box. Now clickALT + CTRL + any letter keyto create a custom shortcut and click OK. I usually useALT + CTRL + Dto open desktop folder andWin + Dto show desktop....

There’s also an included file to reverse the change.Download EnableCommandPromptHereAlways Registry Hack

The registry hack for this article comes to us courtesy ofjd2066, one of our helpful forum members. you could use the included RemoveDiskCleanupDriveMenu.reg file to reverse the changes.Download DiskCleanupDriveMenu Registry Hack

I find this extremely useful, since I mostly use Opera when I want to quickly look something up.

What if you could do it with a simple context menu item instead? Just save the file in the Windows directory and the rest of the hack should work for you. You could do the same thing from the command prompt, or in a script. Downloadable Registry Hack Simply download, extract, and double-choose CopyContentsToClipboardTXT.reg to the clipboard. you could remove the hacks with the RemoveCopyContentsToClipboard.reg file. Just remember to hold down the shift key while right-clicking on a text file....

Sure, it’s more secure… but what options do we have to make it less annoying? Note: Disabling or modifying UAC is a security risk. This is especially useful if you open a particular administrator-mode utility a dozen times per day. I’m curious what percentage of our readers have actually disabled UAC.

If that sounds difficult, it’s really not… just follow through the instructions below. As you’re free to see, I used runregedit as the name for the task. confirm you enter the task name like this, replacing the capitalized letters for the name of your task. At this point you should have a shortcut that will launch the utility in administrator mode.

you could also assign a shortcut key here. Just save the file in the Windows directory and the rest of the hack should work for you.

What we’ll do is disable this menu item using a small registry hack. The item will still show up, it just won’t work anymore. There’s also an included EnableRecycleBinDelete.reg file that will set it back to normal.Download DisableRecycleBinDelete Registry Hack