December 2012 - Posts

Protect Your Dropbox Account with Two-step Verification [How To]
Thu, Dec 20 2012 7:00

Protecting your accounts with something you know (your password) and something you have (an authentication code) ensures that even if your password is compromised, your data is still protected. In this guide, we’ll show you how to set up two-step...

by Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com

Filed under: Software Guides

Copy Error / Warning Dialog Box Text to Clipboard [Quick Tip]
Wed, Dec 19 2012 11:00

Often we face errors on our PCs which, with a quick web search on the error text, are easily resolvable. Did you know you can copy the contents of an error message (or any dialog box) to your clipboard? When you’re faced with an error, press Ctrl...

by Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8

Capture Screenshots Using built-in Windows Tools [How To]
Tue, Dec 18 2012 10:35

There are a number of ways to capture screenshots without any additional software in Windows. You can: Capture the whole screen (and automatically save it if you have Windows 8) Capture a part of the screen or a window Capture a series of screenshots...

by Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Backup all Your Important Files to Multiple Discs CD/DVD/BluRay [How To]
Sat, Dec 15 2012 0:26

If you store photos on your home PC and don’t back them up, I really recommend you do. Hard drives fail all the time yet I still get many emails and PMs asking for help with data recovery. Even if you use an online backup solution, I still recommend...

by Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com

Filed under: Windows Vista Maintenance, Windows 7 Maintenance, Windows XP Maintenance, Windows 8 Maintenance

[Fixed] Problem with Desktop Shortcuts (.lnk-files) opening in wrong program
Thu, Dec 13 2012 11:50

The other day I got a call from a user who had somehow managed to make all his desktop shortcuts open i Word. I suspect he had used the “open With” option in the context menu, thus telling Windows to “Always use this program to open...

by Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com

Filed under: how to, resource, registry, Best of Windows Guides, shortcuts, modify, desktop, windows, user, error, in, current, link, lnk, regedit, hkey, filext, program, wrong, open

Find the Largest Files on Your Hard Drive with WinDirStat
Fri, Dec 7 2012 17:43

Windows Guides’ Rating Compatible with System 4.5 out of 5 PROS: Lightweight and simple. Performs its main task—reporting file-by-file disk usage—in an intuitive manner and provides the ability to visually drill down to the largest files and directories...

by Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com

Filed under: Maintenance and System Tools