This article was written by our excellent reader Leon Steadman. What about all the people that are forced to use the boring classic logon screen instead? %SystemRoot%\Resources\Themes\Royale Remixed. Make a note of the name and path of the .msstyles file, e.g. “Royale Remixed.msstyles”. Next, in Regedit go to HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager and double-smack the DllName key. Close Regedit and log off. You should now see that your logon screen has the same theme as your desktop....

Step 4: punch the Advanced button at the bottom and then punch the Edit button. Step 5: Go ahead and uncheck the DDE option. It is called “Use DDE” and it’s checked by default. We want to check that it’s unchecked. Go ahead and click Ok and then Ok again and then close! Now give it a shot and it should work! you’re able to also do the same for this entry: URL: HyperText with Security....

It’s not a big deal, but perfectionists might be annoyed by it.

This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger forOnline-Tech-Tips. If you don’t know the password for any other Administrator account, you have a big problem! However, it’s nearly impossible to crack a password on Windows Vista with the high level of encryption. Yet there is a way to get back into an account without having to crack the password. Insert the disc and then restart the computer....

There’s also some chance that it would void your warranty, etc etc. You’ll need to browse to theWithin Windowssite and download the correct version for your operating system. If you are running SP1, ensure you get the correct version, whether 32-bit or 64-bit. Those files will need to be replaced with the patched versions to get to enable custom themes. At this point you should have 3 files with the ....

So how do you change when it creates snapshots? Once you’ve got Task Scheduler open, look under Microsoft \ Windows \ SystemRestore on the left-hand pane. Double-choose that item to change the details. To change the trigger, choose one of the items and then Edit to change the trigger. I wouldn’t recommend changing the default tweaks too much, because system restore is a very useful tool.

Really irritating, so how do we fix it? This gets even more annoying in a large directory, because now you’ve got to remove the copies. Somewhere between 10-20 should help stop the accidental copying, but you might need to set it higher. you’re free to test the effect by dragging the test icon around. Just double-select them and change the value to something higher. you might always just edit the file if you want different values....

So what do you do? If you still have problems,head over to our forumand ask your question over there.

It could be a task or a flagged email, but which one is it? With a simple tweak you’re free to add the icon column to easily differentiate them. It’s a really simple tip, but very helpful!

This article is part of Mysticgeek’s IT blog, a How-To Geek blog focused on IT geekery. It is definitely one of my bigger pet peeves … just check out my iTunes uninstall rant. Here I am going to show the process of uninstalling an unwanted toolbar from a Vista machine. After double clicking the program you want to remove the familiar ‘are you sure’ message will pop up. Now for the cool part!...

There’s really not much to it, is there?

Have you ever noticed that the Send To context menu can be ridiculously slow to open sometimes? so how do we fix it? You’ll have to log off and back on for the setting to take effect. Note: You could alsoadd Move To / Copy To to the Context Menuas an alternate method.

How can you possibly be productive while hitting the snooze button repeatedly throughout the day? Just click Dismiss, and go to your meeting. Try not to fall asleep, or at least learn to doze with your eyes open.