Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. It can be used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email. Yahoo! offers PC to PC telephone, file transfers, webcam hosting, text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories.
The next version of Yahoo! Messenger, build especially for Windows Vista, will have a bunch of new features, the most interesting one being the tabbed IM windows. Until this version will be released you can still enjoy tabbed IM windows. Here is what you have to do:
1. Click Start -> Run...
2. Type regedit, hit Enter.
3. Look for HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Yahoo -> pager.
4. In the right pane right click on a blank spot, select New -> DWORD Value, name it Tabbed IM. Double click on it and give it the value of 1.
5. Close the Registry Editor and the next IM window you open will be in a tab.
6. Even though this tweak is provided by Yahoo! it still has bugs. You can use this program to fix some of them.
Friday, May 15, 2009
How To Fix the COM Surrogate Error in Windows Vista
Many of you who started using Windows Vista have been getting an error saying COM Surrogate has stopped working. You might get this whenever you browse video or Media Files, you are trying to watch a movie etc, and is due to some software you have installed that isn't fully compatible with the Vista operating system. Even though Nero and DivX are the programs to cause the most crashes, the list doesn't stop here, as others can cause the problem as well.
Here is the most effective solution for this error:
1. Click Start, then right click Computer and from the menu select Properties.
2. Click Advanced system settings located in the top left corner of the window.
3. Under the Performance field click Settings.
4. Go to the Data Execution Prevention tab.
5. Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select.
6. Now click the Add... button.
7. Browse to C:\Windows\System32\ and select dllhost.exe. Click Open and when prompted click OK.
8. Click Apply.
9. Restart your computer and you shouldn't be bothered by the COM Surrogate error again.
Here is the most effective solution for this error:
1. Click Start, then right click Computer and from the menu select Properties.
2. Click Advanced system settings located in the top left corner of the window.
3. Under the Performance field click Settings.
4. Go to the Data Execution Prevention tab.
5. Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select.
6. Now click the Add... button.
7. Browse to C:\Windows\System32\ and select dllhost.exe. Click Open and when prompted click OK.
8. Click Apply.
9. Restart your computer and you shouldn't be bothered by the COM Surrogate error again.
How To Speed Up Folder Browsing in Windows XP
When you are browsing the folders on your computer you can notice a little delay, because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. Here is what you have to do in order to fix this and to increase browsing significantly:
1. Open My Computer.
2. Click on Tools -> Folder Options menu.
3. Click on the View tab.
4. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click Ok.
7. Reboot your computer.
1. Open My Computer.
2. Click on Tools -> Folder Options menu.
3. Click on the View tab.
4. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click Ok.
7. Reboot your computer.
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