Vista Tips n Tricks

Vista Tips n Tricks - II

Nikhil Rastogi, Nov 30, 2008 1000 hrs IST

Is Vista hanging? Want to customize send to menu? Cheat Windows Experience Index into giving the best score.

Easy way to Exit hanging explorer

This trick is not as an alternative to quitting Windows, but is a good and easy alternative to exiting explorer when it hangs/stops responding. The normal way is to launch the Windows Task Manager, but through this way you don't need to do that; you just open the Start Menu using a shortcut can restart explorer, this is provided your hanging computer lets you access the Start Menu.

1. To bring up your Start menu, click on the blue orb or hit the windows key.

2. Hold down the "Ctrl+Shift" keys at the same time.

3. Right-click on an empty area of the menu or better yet on any of the buttons next to the Start Search i.e. save session (power button) and Lock computer icon.

4. You'll now see the option "Exit Explorer" under Properties.

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(6) Comments

peeyush kumar

,ranchi, on Mar 07, 2009 12:47 PM

To review the package

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vineet

,Thane, on Dec 18, 2008 09:36 PM

The fourth and the final point, there is a very easy way to identify whether the score is a cheat or not. Right next to the new fake updated score will be clearly mentioned "Unrated". There is no way to remove that and therefore those who are observant will instantly catch the discrepancy. "" This too can be fooled. BEfore running this hack click on windows experince index. in the window that pops up run "update the score " now carry ahead with the hack by updating both inital and formal files and then you wont get the "unrated" TAG

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Ralph

,Mumbai, on Dec 02, 2008 11:42 PM

thanks... the send to tip was very useful

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babulal

,mumbai, on Dec 02, 2008 05:26 PM

wat is the use in showing 9.9, when u cannot actually make any thing in Vista faster. Waste of time

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kneo

,secunderabad, on Dec 02, 2008 11:15 AM

nice tricks especially the windows experience rating.... now i can really fool some dummies the sendTO tip is awesome.