Windows Vista
User Interface
Show Run Command on Start Menu
Windows Vista has
a new search bar located on the Start Panel.
Now you can use the new search box to
find items in the various folders of your Start Menu, as well as run any
application from it. Just type in the name of the file or
executable, and it will search your hard drive for it and run it. This is
a great new feature.
But if you have a load of
files on your computer, then be prepared for a short delay, since it may
have to search for a while.
If you do not want to wait that
long, here is a quick way to get the old Run command back on your Start
Panel.
1. Right click on your taskbar
and select Properties.
2. Click on the Start Menu Tab
and then select Customize.
3. Scroll through the list and
check the Run Command check box.
4. Hit OK and viola! It is now on
your main window
Enable
Vista Glass look on Unsupported Video Cards
Microsoft Windows Vista, formally
Codename longhorn has a new user interface system codenamed Avalon.
This new user interface engine greatly enhances the look by utilizing
several cool looking 3D effects. Of course, to be able to fully
utilize the new engine you need a good 3D video card on top of special
drivers, WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model).
To turn on this
effect just execute c:\Windows\System32\UXSS.exe or enable and start the User
Experience Session Management Service.
1. Open up Regedit.
2. Navigate through
HKEY_local_machine, Software, and Microsoft.
3. Create a new KEY called DWM.
4. In the new DWM key you
created, create a DWORD called EnableMachineCheck.
5. Make sure this value is set to
0 and hardware checking is now disabled.
Quick Note: Although you can get
it to run on older hardware, with the lack of WDDM drivers available, it
is going to run very slowly.
Slow
Motion Aero Animations on Demand
For those of you have the aero
glass interface working on your computer, it is possible to hold down the
shift key while closing, opening, and minimizing a windows to see the
animation in slow motion. If you would like to test this out , just
follow the steps below:
1. Open up Regedit.
2. Navigate thru
HKEY_local_machine, Software, and Microsoft.
3. Create a new KEY called DWM if
it is not already there.
4. Create a new DWORD called
AnimationsShiftKey inside the DWM folder.
5. Set the new DWORD that you
just created to a value of 1.
6. Restart your computer for the
effect to activate.
Once you have restarted, just
hold down the shift key to see any of the window animations in slow
motion.
Tweak your glass window borders
Is the glass border in Windows Vista
too fat your you? How would you like to put your Windows on a diet?
Loose up to 80% of your window weight immediately;
How to Adjust Vista Glass Window
Border:
1. Right click on your desktop
and select Personalize.
2. Click on Windows Color and
Appearance.
3. Click on Open Classic
Appearance Properties
4. Click Advanced.
5. Select Border Padding in the
Items drop down box.
6. Increase or decrease border
size.
7. Hit OK, OK and OK.
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