To get back administrator rights on windows vista turn off UAC and do the following.
Here’s the simple solution:
Do you know that “Administrator†account you see when you login to safe mode?
Category: vista hacks
These are some very usefull and mostly used rundll32 commands which can be used to form shortcuts for control panel, folder options ,hibernate ,shutdown in windows vista.
Some Usefull commands are as follows…(type all these commands in run or set them in the target path of the shortcut).
Some of the cool Windows vista (media center entertainment) mce tips and tricks are listed below…
For 32bit Vista Edition
Have 2 users and get 1 to login automatically:
Keep your two users and do the following:
- Windows+R (or start->run)
- enter “control userpasswords2″
- uncheck “USERS MUST ENTER A USERNAME AND PASSWORD†and click ok
- You are then prompted for the username and password you want it to logon with at boot up.
What is Start++?
Start++ is an enhancement for the Start Menu in Windows Vista. It also extends the Run box and the command-line with customizable commands. For example, typing “w Windows Vista†will take you to the Windows Vista page on Wikipedia!
These are some uncommon but very useful tips tricks & hacks for windows vista to enhance the user experience in windows vista.
Enable Auto-Logon in Windows Vista (Warning: Security Risk)
a) click Start and type ‘netplwiz’ or click that name on the Start menu
b) in the GUI window that comes up, uncheck the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer†box
c) click ‘Apply’
d) in the new dialog box that opens type the name of the account you want to auto-logon by default (if the account is not normally passworded then it blank)
e) click OK and exit.
Microsoft has made available the windows Vista Tips & tricks Website. Through it, the Company enables Vista users to access downloadable guides containing helpful tips&tricks on Microsoft’s upcoming operating system.
Why this COM Surrogate Error Occur ?
This problem is basically caused due to incompatible codecs and other COM components installed by various softwares that aren’t fully comtable with Windows Vista, like some versions of DivX or Nero.
Possible Solution to Fix COM Surrogate ?
- If you are using DivX, you should be upgraded to the very latest version (6.5+)
- If you are using Nero, you can try upgrading to the latest version (7.7.5.1+)
- You can also disable thumbnail views in windows vista.
- One another type of possible solution illustrated below of turning off DEP for dllhost, which might not work for everybody.
Tweak and make vista faster as windows xp continued…
- Open Run Prompt, type OptionalFeatures and press Enter.
Disable Features Like..