"Up" Keyboard Shortcut for Windows Vista Explorer

The new Explorer window in Windows Vista doesn't have an Up button, which drives me completely batty. Thankfully I found a keyboard shortcut replacement. Let's say I'm in my x:\wpmu\wp-content directory. Sure, I can usually click the "wpmu" part of...

Remove PartyPoker (Or Other Items) from the Internet Explorer Tools Menu

My friend made the huge mistake of downloading PartyPoker onto a laptop from work - even after he uninstalled it, the menu item still showed up. He was worried about getting caught by the IT people, so...

Add Internet Explorer 7 Icon to the Desktop in Windows Vista

I'm sure many of you are thinking… can't I just make a shortcut? You are correct, that's the simplest way to do it… but the icon we're talking about today isn't a shortcut… it's the actual IE icon that used to exist in prior versions of Windows. The...

Print Pages in Internet Explorer 7 Without Headers or Footers

The headers and footers that always print along with the page when printing a page can be irritating. I know very well what page it was I printed, so it's not useful to me to show the URL at the bottom of the page. If you want to turn the headers off...

Reset Open/Save Choice for Internet Explorer Downloads in Vista

If you've removed the checkbox from the "Always ask before opening this type of file" on the downloads window and now you no longer get the dialog that says "Do you want to open or save this file?" then...