I use Macs for most things but have one Windows PC. To match the Mac mouse scrolling directions on a Windows machine: Run Powershell as an administrator. Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\*\*\Device` Parameters FlipFlopWheel -EA 0 | ForEach-Object { Set-ItemProperty $_.PSPath FlipFlopWheel 1 } Thanks to Richard
There is an issue with Vista complete PC back up and restore if you are restoring to a clean system from more than one DVD or CD. It appears that the catalogue is stored on the last disc in the back up set but this appears to be undocumented. This means when you run your Windows […]
Vista will try and run most programs without admin rights even if you are signed on as an admin. Some programs such as Visual Studio need admin rights so it is worth setting them to always run as administrator. Confusingly, looking at a shortcut’s properties, the compatibility tab has an option to “Run this program […]
Trying to install Vista on a machine and getting a blank screen after one of the reboots? This could be caused by an incompatible display driver. I solved this problem by: Reboot the machine and hit F8 to get the Windows boot menu. Select Safe Mode with Networking. Vista will boot then will complain that […]
With Vista (and probably XP and IE7) right clicking on a zip file on a network share brings up an Internet Explorer dialogue: This page has an unspecified potential security risk. Would you like to continue? It appears that the OS thinks that your network share is in the Internet Zone rather than the Intranet […]