Posts Tagged ‘XP’
Windows 7 Snap feature in XP & Vista
One of the things I like about Windows 7 is the Snap feature. You can drag a window to the left of the screen, and it will be tiled vertically on the left, same as the right of the screen. If you drag a window to the top of the screen it will be maximised.
There is a nice tool called AeroSnap that enables these features on Windows Vista and XP. Amongst the drag-and-drop window features, it also has the following hotkeys.
- WIN + LEFT ARROW – Snap window to left of screen. Unsnap window on right.
- WIN + RIGHT ARROW – Snap window to right of screen. Unsnap window on left.
- WIN + UP ARROW – Maximise current window.
- WIN + DOWN ARROW – Restore maximised window. Minimise window.
Tags: 7, Software, Windows, XP
Windows 7 Build 7057 Login Screen for Windows XP, Vista and 7
Most of you already know that Windows 7 build 7057 was leaked. Most of you probably noticed the lovely new login screen and would like it on previous versions of Windows.
Look no further, you can have the Windows 7 Build 7057 Login Screen working on Windows XP, Vista and 7 now! Continue reading to see how to download & install them after the jump.
Desktop Icons as list view
I remember back when I was using Windows XP there was a shell extension that allowed you to have your Desktop Icons as a list view. I did a quick Google Search and found an application called Deskview.
Deskview not only works in Windows XP but also works in Windows Vista (x86 and x64). To really shrink your icons in Vista, essentially what you would want to do is set them to “classic” icons or hold down your CTRL key and use your mouse wheel to shrink or enlarge them. Then you will want to run deskview.exe to change them to list view.
Now what this small application does is simple and it doesn’t have any options. You double-click it to set your Desktop Icons as a list view then double-click it again to change them back to the default setting.
On the left is what the normal icons look like, and on the right is what the list view looks like.
Note: I didn’t create this program, nor do I know who did. If someone knows of, or you are the author of this software please don’t hesitate to contact me to add your credit!
Tags: Software, Vista, Windows, XP
History repeats itself
Well it seems like everyone touted Vista as “the bad OS”, especially when SP1 came out, causing reboot loops. A lot of people seemed to steer clear of SP1, saying that XP was a lot better.
Now, the question is, everyone that put dirt on Vista SP1 for the endless reboot loop, and sticking with XP for the stability, seems like they got what they asked for. Microsoft recently released SP3 for XP, and guess what – it has an endless reboot bug also.
Now, I haven’t noticed many people saying things like “XP is a piece of sh*t”, but why? It has the same bug that Vista SP1 had. I thought everyone would now be saying “I’m sticking with Windows 2000 SP4″, since it seems to be “the stable one” now.
Well there’s my rant for the day. Vista SP1 reboot loop vs XP SP3 reboot look, take your pick.
On a lighter note, the Vista SP1 reboot loop has been fixed for awhile now, so it seems, in light of things, Vista seems to be the stable one for now.
Notepad2 editor
I generally do all my HTML/PHP/CSS editing in Notepad, and one fallback with the Notepad that comes with windows is syntax highlighting. I found this neat little program called Notepad2, which is lightweight, doesn’t require any installation, and doesn’t change anything in the registry which is a bonus!
The installation file weighs in at 247KB, a small amount of data for such a feature-rich notepad. Another bonus is you can also replace the default Notepad that comes with windows with Notepad2, which you can view howto’s for Windows XP and Windows Vista.
I highly recommend checking out the Notepad2 website, or downloading Notepad2 (v2.1.19 at time of writing), you wont be disappointed with it.
