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Custom resolution in Remote Desktop Connection Client

22/02/2007 9:01 | Software, Windows | 6 replies | 18864 views | RSS

In Remote Desktop Connection Client I didn’t have a choice for a 1280×1024 resolution, the list went from 1024×768 to 1440×900. As a result I couldn’t run the Remote Desktop fullscreen on my second screen. Mmm … maybe all this isn’t very interessting, but what follows should be :p

 

Disable System Beep in Windows Vista

08/02/2007 9:22 | Software, Windows | 256 replies | 74680 views | RSS

There has to be a law somewhere against that loud system beep on Windows Vista, because it’s so loud it has to be illegal! But don’t worry, I’ll show you how to disable the system beep once and for all.

 

Multiple instances of regedit.exe

07/12/2006 13:37 | Software, Windows | 1 reply | 5758 views | RSS

Ha! I never thought that was possible, but you can open multiple instances of regedit.exe by running regedit.exe -m! Coolio’s!

 

Anonymously access Windows Shares

14/09/2006 13:40 | Software, Windows | 14673 views | RSS

There is a way to allow access to your windows shares without users accessing them being asked for a login or password. These are the three steps to follow on the machine on which you want to access shares.

 

Uninstall old drivers

15/04/2006 14:39 | Software, Windows | 7412 views | RSS

If you want to clean up your Windows, and uninstall drivers for hardware that isn’t installed anymore, you can use this trick.

 

Bypass WGA for Windows Updates

12/04/2006 9:35 | Software, Windows | 6 replies | 7273 views | RSS

When there’s a friend (let’s call him José) who askes if he can get the official Windows patches via the official Windowsupdate website, normally you should say “no go josé”. But I like José, with this little trick José cán get those updates.

 

Dirlister 1.0.1

28/02/2006 9:35 | Software, Windows | 2 replies | 5791 views | RSS

Dirlister 1.0.1 – a simple way to list the contents of a directory in Notepad…

 

Remove ‘my sharing folders’ from explorer

18/01/2006 10:11 | Software, Windows | 223 replies | 35569 views | RSS

Remove the utterly useless icon to “my sharing folders” in your Windows Explorer…

 

Foobar support for SetPoint

15/01/2006 2:49 | Software, Windows | 79 replies | 16866 views | RSS

Control Foobar with Di Novo’s multimedia keys!

 

Disable ctfmon.exe in XP

13/01/2006 15:47 | Software, Windows | 16 replies | 21765 views | RSS

The only way – I know/found – to disable ctfmon.exe from loading on startup.