Disable Flip 3D
October 11, 2008
Flip 3d has been created by Microsoft mostly because of their desire to step up Vista’s graphical interface . For most of us tech-wise people it’s pretty useless, but i must agree Flip 3d is pretty neat when you have to present something in a conference and you use Flip 3d substituting the old alt-tab.
Windows Vista Flip 3D in action
Disable Flip 3D
1. Extract the zip file to your computer and then double-click on Disable-Flip3D.reg to enter the information into the registry.
2. Open command prompt in Administrator mode by right clicking on the Command Prompt and selecting Run as Administrator .
Run Command Prompt as administrator
3. Once your command prompt screen appears type the following commands to restart the desktop window manager service.
net stop uxsms
net start uxsms
Desktop Window Manager Service Restart results in Command Prompt
Re-Enable Flip 3D
So you thought to give Flip 3D one more spin ? Here’s how you can enable it :
1. Extract the zip file to your computer and then double-click on Enable-Flip3D.reg to enter the information into the registry.
2. Follow steps 2 and 3 from Disable Flip 3D to restart the desktop window manager service.
That should be all ! Enjoy !
Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows Vista
October 11, 2008
We all dislike the look of the HUGE Windows Vista Shortcut Arrows . Worried about the look of your desktop ? Don’t be ! Here’s some before and after pictures so you can have an idea what to expect .
Before:
After Shortcut Arrow Disabled:
How do i do this ?
It’s pretty simple, there is a small utility created by Frameworkx.com for Windows Vista called ‘Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover’ recently known as ‘Vista Shortcut Manager’ or ‘FxVisor’ .
Vista Shortcut Manager
Former Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover now called Vista Shortcut Manager has added many new welcome features like: Custom overlay icons, Enable/Disable “-shortcut” extension, full support for x64 platforms, and direct upgrade from version 1.3.
Download : MSIVista Shortcut Manager - x64 | MSIVista Shortcut Manager - 32bit