Cursor Themes: Don’t be boring default cursor person

I always change my Windows themes, cursor themes, Wallpapers almost every week or even every day. Here are some tips to get good looking and your own likable cursors. 1. Customize.org – Here you have to download the mouse cursors and change it yourself at Control Panel –> Mouse –> Pointers. 2. CursorFX – You … Continue reading Cursor Themes: Don’t be boring default cursor person →

Unlocking file or folder: “Cannot delete Folder: It is being used by another person or program”

How many times you get this error message when you try to delete or move a folder or file? OR you may get one of the following error messages depending on the OS flavors. Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. … Continue reading Unlocking file or folder: “Cannot delete Folder: It is being used by another person or program” →

Unlocking file or folder: “Cannot delete Folder: It is being used by another person or program”

Windows Server 2003: Remotely enable RDP feature (or Reenable)

Time to time we have a situation to troubleshoot a server which is not RDP enabled. Damn those sys admins who don’t follow the server build standard within the company. There are ways to edit the registry remotely to enable the RDP feature. I came across the free tool which does the job without fuss. … Continue reading Windows Server 2003: Remotely enable RDP feature (or Reenable) →

“VMware converter agent interface version is not compatible”

Like you I get the message and stumbled at the P2V process. The error message means the installed P2V agent on the source computer is not compatible with new P2V program. Hint: Did you update your ESX server recently? Solution: Simply uninstall the P2V agent from source computer and try the P2V process again.

“Access Denied” when try to move or copy files to Windows Share

I had an user complaining she can’t copy or move or delete files on a windows share where she had a full access. When I asked her what’s the error message she gets. She said it’s “Access Denied”. I knew what was going on. I resolved it with the following steps. Solution 1: Open Command … Continue reading “Access Denied” when try to move or copy files to Windows Share →

Windows 7: Your own Wallpapers to display in specified intervals

I like to change my wallpaper every 15 minutes on my computer. I have blogged about Wallpaper Master (freeware) for XP and Vista computers. Now in Windows 7, you can choose group of pictures which will be applied as Wallpaper for every specified minutes. Default is 30 minutes. Imagine you may group your last vacation … Continue reading Windows 7: Your own Wallpapers to display in specified intervals →

Windows 7:Burn ISOs to CD/DVDs quickly

Windows 7 can burn ISOs now. If you have a ISO, just right click and select Burn disk image. You will get this dialog box. Click Burn and that’s it. For earlier versions of Windows, I would suggest using the free CD/DVD burning tools like InfraRecorder or it’s portable version here.

Windows 7: Middle Click to open new program instance on Task bar

In Windows 7 desktop, there is no quick launch. Instead we get a default program list in big Icons (e.g., Internet Explorer, Windows File Explorer). It’s cool feature that you can add your own mostly used programs like quick launch. When you try to open second instance the already opened program by clicking on the … Continue reading Windows 7: Middle Click to open new program instance on Task bar →

Windows 7: System Configuration (formally called MSConfig)

What can you do with System Configuration tool in Windows 7 (and MSConfig in Vista and XP)? Many things.. First how to open the application in Windows 7, Vista and XP. I covered MSConfig for controlling startup programs HERE. In Windows 7, Click on Windows Orb button. Start typing System Config. Click on System Configuration … Continue reading Windows 7: System Configuration (formally called MSConfig) →