Friday 20 May 2011

Restore Accidentally Deleted Recycle Bin Icon From Desktop - Windows Vista Tip

Problem
When you are deleting unnecessary images, documents and shortcuts placed on the desktop, you deleted Recycle Bin icon by mistake. Now you want to restore the accidentally deleted Recycle Bin icon on to the desktop.
Solution
Follow these steps to restore Recycle Bin icon on to Desktop
  1. Right click on empty area of Desktop and choose the option Personalize; display Personalize appearance and sounds window

  1. Choose the option Change desktop icons  available under Tasks in the top left side of display window; displays Desktop icon settings window
 
  1. Select the check box Recycle Bin
  1. Click on Ok to save the settings
  2. Return to your Desktop to see the restored Recycle Bin icon

Installed Vista SP1? Reclaim Your 1 GB Hard Disk Space


Microsoft delivered latest update to their Windows Vista Operating System through the release of Service Pack 1 couple of weeks ago.
Installation of Service Pack increases the amount of disk space used by Vista operating system as a backup copy of older files are saved to the disk.
You can claim almost 1 GB of hard disk space by deleting the backup files. But the catch is, after deleting the backup files you will not be able to uninstall service pack 1.
I don't think anyone will be willing to uninstall service pack 1 as it improves the performance and security. So you can go ahead and delete the backup files to reclaim 1 GB of hard disk space by following these steps
  1. Open windows command prompt
  2. Execute the command : vsp1cln.exe

Create “Add/Remove Programs” Shortcut To Start Menu & Quick Launch Bar[ Vista Tip ]


I explore many new software’s that are recommended by popular freeware review sites like CNET Downloads, Life hacker & tucows. So I often need to uninstall the programs that I tried and felt like not worth occupying my disk space. To uninstall a software I use to launch “Programs and Features” (Add/Remove Programs) by browsing through Start—> Control Panel ---> Programs  and Features.
But recently I learnt a new trick through which shortcuts of “Programs & Features” are created on start menu as well as quick launch bar. Now I’m able to launch “Programs and Features” in a single click.
Here are the steps to be followed for adding “Programs and Features” to your quick launch bar and start menu
1) Right click on the Desktop and select New –> Shortcut
2) Type control.exe appwiz.cpl in the location of the item input field

3) Click Next and enter a suitable name for the shortcut (ex Add Remove Programs)
4) Click on Finish. Now you find an icon on the desktop with name Add Remove Programs (or with the name what you entered in step 3)

5) If you wan to create a Quick launch bar shortcut just drag and drop the Add Remove Programs Icon on Quick Launch bar

6) If you want to create a Start Menu shortcut just right click on the icon and select “Pin To Start Menu”

Now Programs and Features option is just a click away from you.
 
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