Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded…
Process Explorer v11.03: This update to Process Explorer, an advanced process information utility, has a number of miscellaneous improvements. For example, the thread support in the process properties dialog is enhanced with Wow64 thread stacks on 64-bit Windows and kernel stacks on Windows Vista and Server 2008. In addition, tooltips on the service hosting processes now show service names, the user SID is displayed on the security properties page, and column headers have tooltips when they’re too small to display their text.
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Cool Tool Of The Week: RocketDock
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.
SyncToy v2.0 Beta
SyncToy 2.0 Beta for Windows is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center. The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers.
The Vista wow becomes a whisper
All I can do is quote a Valley Girl: “Oh, My, Gawd. Gag me with a spoon.“…
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SIW 1.71 is available
SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.
New Vista Video
Vista Sucks! (may not be safe for work)
Windows Update automatically changing user settings (again)
After Patch Tuesday this week (October 9), some Windows Vista users noticed something strange: Windows Update had changed their Automatic Update settings and rebooted their machines automatically without their consent.
Story at ZDNet
FWIW, it didn’t happen on the 2 machines I have Vista installed on…
Cool Tool Of The Week: SyncToy
SyncToy 1.4 for Windows Vista is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center. The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers.
This is a FREE program from Microsoft. I use this program religiously and highly recommend it.
Works on XP & Vista.
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See also: Synchronizing Images and Files in Windows XP Using Microsoft SyncToy
Tweaking Windows Vista – A guide to Tweak & Optimize Vista
I’ve just finished Version 1.5 of Tweaking Windows Vista – A guide to Tweak & Optimize Vista.
Hope ya like it!
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Tweaking Windows Vista
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Eric
Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for 2K, XP, 2K3, Vista, IE 6, IE 7, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc…