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How to Format a hard drive partition larger than 32 Gigs with FAT32

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A built in, intentional limitation of Windows XP is that it will only create FAT32 (the older file system seen in Windows 9X\ME operating systems) partitions up to 32GB in size. If you have a disk larger than that […]

Fix for Windows Explorer Class Not Registered Error in Vista

If when you try to start Explorer you get the error message
Windows Explorer Error: “Class not registered”
then you may need to re-register ExplorerFrame.dll .

How to Make Taskbar Appear ONLY when Win Key is pressed in Vista

If you don’t like the Taskbar to appear on your desktop all the time, you have probably set it to auto hide, through the taskbar properties box. And to make it appear, when you want it to, you then have to move your cursor to the bottom of the screen or to your taskbar area.

How to add Tab Browsing Feature to your Explorer in Vista/XP

If you like tabbed browsing in IE7 and would like the same feature for your Vista/XP’s Explorer, here is what you should do
Download and Use a Tabbed Explorer Add-on for Windows Vista/XP. Not only will it give you tabbed browsing, an Up Button, etc but it also has several plugins like FileTools Plugin Pack, Folder […]

Fix for Incorrectly Displayed Icons in XP

Windows stores commonly used icons in a cache to speed up display. If your icons are displaying incorrectly follow this procedure to fix this.