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Posts Tagged ‘Windows Vista

Kill Processes from Command Prompt

Posted by: rhutushridave on: June 18, 2009

I’m sure you are familiar with the traditional way to kill or end a process in Windows using Task Manager. This method is effective but not nearly as fun as killing a process in Command Prompt. Additionally, killing processes in Command Prompt provides much more control and the ability to end multiple processes [...]

Hide Desktop Icon Text

Posted by: rhutushridave on: June 10, 2009

Some icons are just obvious enough that nobody should need text below them to tell them what the icon is for. A good example of this is the icon for Internet Explorer. We’re all really used to it by now, and the text just makes it ugly.
Just right-click on the shortcut, and choose Rename. Now [...]

Enable Additional Clocks in Windows Vista

Posted by: rhutushridave on: June 10, 2009

Windows Vista includes an enhancement to the system clock that lets you display 2 additional clocks when you hover your mouse over the system clock.
Here’s an example of the London clock:

Adding these additional clocks is extremely easy. First right-click on the clock in the system tray, and choose Adjust Date/Time:

Click the Additional Clocks tab, and select the options [...]