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October 16, 2007
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October 10, 2007
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Context Menu Options to Move or Copy Files You can add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" to the Windows Explorer context menu, so that when you right-click on a file or folder in Explorer you have the option to copy or move it to another folder. |
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November 25, 2003 |
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Vista Tip: Command Window If you use the command window regularly, you'll be happy to know that you can access it from any Vista folder. |
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Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
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May 18, 2004
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August 2005
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November 2001
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October 14, 2008
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Make Vista Great, Part 1: Fix Windows Explorer Windows Vista is our favorite punching bag, and not without reason. But the reviled operating system has some amazing potential and with some tweaks and a few utilities, you can do what Redmond didn't: make Vista great. |
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November 2, 2005
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Recover Orphaned Internet Explorer Favorites How to recover your favorites folder for internet explorer after reinstalling Windows XP. |
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Keep Your Data Folders in Date Order Automatically Plus: Create more format options for your folders, and make custom right-click menus for your files and folders. |
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March 20, 2007
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Vista Tip: Going Up Vista Windows Explorer gets rid of the back button. |
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July 13, 2004
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May 2, 2007
David Cardinal |
Vista Tip: Compatibility Files Storing hidden files in "Virtual Store." |
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August 2, 2006
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September 4, 2007
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Vista Tip: Copy as Path A new feature of Vista allows users to copy folder paths. |
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