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Cange Start Menu to Use Small Icons in Windows
Windows Vista uses large icons by default in the start menu, and it
hides the setting for small icons pretty well. No matter, we've located
it.
Right click on the start button, and select Properties:
Then click the Customize button:
Now scroll down all the way to
the bottom. You should see a checkbox for Use large icons, which you'll
want to uncheck:
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u r done..........
CREATE CUSTOME BOOT LOGO:-
There's a little utility that you can use to create the boot logo
formats.
First you'll need to download the Vista Boot Logo Generator 1.1 utility,
which we'll use to create the correct logo image type. Once it's
installed, you need to make sure that you run the application as
administrator:
We
should choose an appropriate logo file. Since I'm a big fan of linux,
and not as big a fan of Windows Vista, I chose an image
Choose two versions of the image, one needs to be 800×600 at 24 bit
color, and the other 1024×768 at the same color depth. Both files must
be in Bitmap(BMP) format. Save the file somewhere like your desktop,
because we can't yet copy directly to the correct directory, until we
take ownership of the file.
To
take ownership of the file, you'll have to open an administrator command
prompt. (type cmd into the start menu search box, and hit
Ctrl+Shift+Enter), and then run this command:
takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\en-US\winload.exe.mui
Now
run this command, substituting geek for your username:
cacls C:\Windows\System32\en-US\winload.exe.mui /G geek:F
Now
copy the file that you created into the C:\windows\system32\en-US\
directory. Make sure you choose the overwrite option.
Now
you'll need to use the msconfig utility. Just type msconfig into the
start menu search box, and then click the Boot tab:
Check the "No GUI boot" option, and U R READY…
Applying Themes To Your Windows
The
look of the Windows Vista Sidebar is a little drab, and there's no way
to customize it with the default tools in
Note: After installing and launching this application you will need to
restart the
When you launch the Windows Sidebar Styler application, it will give you
this dialog that gives you a list of all the elements in the theme. You
can select the items and see a preview on the right.
The
big Play button will apply the style, but first you'll need to load it
by clicking the button to the right for "Load a Windows Sidebar Style",
which will open up a file selection dialog so you can choose from the
different themes.
There's a bunch of themes that come with the application, or you can
find more themes at the WinCustomize gallery.
If
you click the More button on the dialog, you can even select an option
to make the sidebar resizable.
Once you select that option, you can resize the sidebar like any other
window. You'll notice a new option to "Lock" the sidebar, which will
prevent resizing once you've chosen the size that you want.
Another benefit to this tool is that you can load more powerful gadgets
utilizing WPF (Windows Presentation Framework).
Download Windows Sidebar Styler from stoyanoff.info
Customize the Manufacturer Support Info in Windows
If
you have a computer with pre-installed Windows Vista, most likely you'll
notice the manufacturer's support information when you look in the
system properties window. If you'd like to customize this information or
use a picture of your own in this space, you can do so easily.
Right-click on Computer and choose Properties or use the Win+Break key
combination to bring up the System properties screen:
To
edit the information in this screen, you'll need to open up your
registry editor and navigate down to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation
You
can modify the following fields and put any values you'd like into them,
with the exception of the Logo key, which you probably shouldn't change.
Manufacturer
SupportHours
SupportPhone
SupportURL
Logo
The
last important step is to either create or modify a bitmap file stored
at the location specified in the Logo key, usually set to:
C:\Windows\System32\oemlogo.bmp
For
best results, you'll want to use a small logo file, preferably somewhere
around 100×100 height/width. Also note that copying the file to that
folder will require administrative permissions.
RESTORING BOOT LOADER:
You
can Restore boot loader by booting to the Vista DVD. Then select the
"Repair" option. Follow the on-screen prompts from there. This will
replace the boot loader in
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