Category Archives: Windows

“Fixing” Windows Briefcase

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Aaron Parker

For the 10 people who use Windows Briefcase, this one is not for you. If you’re like me and can’t stand the rough edges in Windows that have yet to be cleaned up, the Windows Briefcase icon is a bit … Continue reading →

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Eliminate the Windows Start Navigation sound

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Aaron Parker

What’s the most annoying sound in Windows? For me it’s got to be the Start Navigation sound – that click that Windows plays whenever you navigate your way around Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer. Usually you can prevent Windows from … Continue reading →

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Hiding the vmware_user account in Windows 7

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Aaron Parker

Installing VMware Server or Workstation on Windows 7 will leave the __vmware_user__ account showing on the logon screen, which does not happen in earlier versions of Windows. If you want to hide this account, it’s a simple registry value addition: … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting an Extraneous UAC Prompt

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Even though I log onto my domain machine with a standard user account, I’ve been prompted by UAC to elevate when running Registry Editor. After putting up with it for a couple of months, I finally got around to doing … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista Application Compatibility Downloadable List

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Here’s a download that’s quite timely as I’m looking at application compatibility as a component of my Windows Vista deployment project: Windows Vista Application Compatibility Downloadable List for IT Professionals The Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office … Continue reading →

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