Vista Command Line Commands

You the following command at the run prompt:
control.exe /name COMMAND.NAME
Replace COMMAND.NAME with one of the following items:
Microsoft.Personalization
Microsoft.AdministrativeTools
Microsoft.UserAccounts
Microsoft.WindowsUpdate
Microsoft.WelcomeCenter
Microsoft.AddHardware
Microsoft.PowerOptions
Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption
Microsoft.DateAndTime
Microsoft.DefaultPrograms
Microsoft.DeviceManager
Microsoft.SecurityCenter
Microsoft.FolderOptions
Microsoft.WindowsDefender
Microsoft.WindowsFirewall
Microsoft.ParentalControls
Example:-
control.exe /name Microsoft.DateAndTime

Add shortcuts to your removable media, on the desktop.

Desk Drive solves a really annoying problem. You pop a USB thumb drive or DVD into your computer and then you have to open Window's Explorer and find the mapped drive or folder. Desk Drive adds a desktop icon pointing to the drive automatically. Remove the media and the shortcut goes away.

Desk Drive sits quietly in the system tray. Configuration is just a click away and allows you to specify which types of media to monitor. Once you have Desk Drive up and running, as soon as you insert a pen drive or a CD, a shortcut to the drive is automatically created on the Desktop. You can then easily open the drive anytime through the shortcut

Make Your Vista Desktop Wallpaper Ripple.

Now give your Vista desktop, the Ripple Effect ! Solo's Ripple is Pure Desktop Eye candy ! It sits in your system tray, and makes your wallpaper, icons and active windows, ripple like a water applet. You can adjust the timer speeds and save them to your liking, it will recall them upon re-launch.

How To Terminate Hung Or Frozen Applications Instantly In Vista.

How often have you wanted to kill hung or frozen programs instantly ? Sure you can kill it through the Task Manager, but that involves a couple of clicks ! Try this small but useful freeware utility ...

Coming Soon - The Vista Style Builder.

In the earlier days of Vista, creating custom Visual Styles was not as easy as it used to be on XP: binary files had to be hand-edited, usually by trial and error. With Ave's Vista Style Builder there now is a fully fledged application for changing every aspect of a Vista Visual Style: No more hex-editing binary files Smart support for image import and export Add or remove properties Built-in documentation

Its release will be a big thing for Windows Vista style builders and will make creating styles very easy. So one can expect a lot af styles to be released for Vista. Source - AeroXP. But its not going to be freeware; unless ofcourse the publisher has a change of heart and decides to release a freeware version too, But its not going to be freeware; unless ofcourse the publisher has a change of heart and decides to release a freeware version too, albeit with some reduced functionality.

Windows Logo Key Commands in Vista

Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu

Windows logo key +PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows logo key +D Display the desktop

Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows

Windows logo key +SHIFT+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop

Windows logo key +E Open Computer

Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder

CTRL+Windows logo key +F Search for computers (if you are on a network)

Windows logo key +L Lock your computer or switch users

Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box

Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs on the taskbar

Windows logo key +TAB Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D

CTRL+Windows logo key +TAB Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D

Windows logo key +SPACEBAR Bring all gadgets to the front and select Windows Sidebar

Windows logo key +G Cycle through Sidebar gadgets

Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access Center

Windows logo key +X Open Windows Mobility Center

Disable "Recently opened files" list in Vista

In an effort to help users, Windows Vista, by default, creates a handy list of recently opened files and programs. For those of you that require these items to be private, here's how to disable the list:

1. Right click an open area of the taskbar.
   
2. Select Properties from the resulting menu.
   
3. Click the Start Menu tab.
   
4. Uncheck the checkboxes under "Privacy" titled:
   

• Store and display a list of recently opened files
  
• Store and display a list of recently opened programs
  

1. Click OK when finished.
   

Force users to login with a user name and password in Vista

In order to remove the list of user accounts and have users login using a password and user name. The following settings must be changed:

1. Go to Start
   
2. In the Search box, type: local security policy
   
3. Double click the local security policy entry
   
4. Open "Local Policies"
   
5. Select "Security Options"
   
6. Double click the entry titled: "Interactive Login: Do not display last user name"
   
7. Place a checkmark in the "Enabled" checkbox
   
8. Click OK