Microsoft has just released a new service called the Live Search Webmaster Center.
Similar to Google’s own Google Webmaster Central, site owners can use the service to troubleshoot the crawling and indexing of their website, submit a sitemap and also view statistics of their site.
This service is open to the public so you can sign in with your normal Windows Live ID.
Following on from yesterdays post on how to get a live.com email address. I will now show you how to get a @windowslive.com address.
Firstly you’ll need to go to the French Get Windows Live Now page and then click on the orange Télécharger button.
You will now be presented with the Windows Live sign up page. Here you can either select either a @windowslive.com or @hotmail.com address.
The second part of the form is where you enter your password. For security purposes I always make my passwords 8 characters long with a mixture of upper and lower case letters.
The third section is where you enter your password reset information. Enter an alternative email address, secret question and answer.
The forth part is where you put in your personal information. First and Last Name, Gender, Birth Year, Country, State and Postal Code.
Type in the security code and then click the Accepter button. If everything has been entered correctly you should now have your very own @windowslive.com email address.
It’s now possible to get @live.com email address. I’ve registered one myself so I can confirm that this works.
Simply go to the Get Windows Live Hotmail page and then click one of the Get it free orange buttons.
This will then take you to the sign up page where you can select either a @live.com or @hotmail.com email address.
There might come a time when your computer has become so slow and clunky that you’ll need to add extra RAM (Random Access Memory).
Before adding the extra RAM though you’ll need to find out how much is already in your computer. I’ll now explain how to do this.
Under System you will see how much Memory is installed in your computer
Following on from the tutorial How to show or hide the recycle bin in Windows Vista I will now show you how to change the recycle bins appearance.
*Note: To restore the Recycle Bin back to its original icon click Restore Default and then OK
This might not be one of the most exciting tutorials that I’ve done but for people who like to personalize their desktop it might come in useful.
The Recycle Bin is usually located on the desktop, however there are ways to show or hide it.
*Note: When you delete a file it will still be moved to the recycle bin. If you can’t see the recycle bin icon follow the above steps.
Most people today have a printer attached to their computer and sometimes have more than one PC in the household.
If there are multiple computers in the home the odds are they’re probably networked.
So in this tutorial I will show you how to share a printer that is attached to your computer and make it available over the network.
*Note: If you’re unable to find the printer on the network. Talk to the person that owns the printer to confirm that it’s turned on and functioning correctly.
This is the fourth and final part of altering Windows Vista to look and feel like earlier versions of Windows. I will now show you how to change the Windows Vista theme to look like the classic version.
*Note: These tutorials are aimed towards people who prefer the Windows Classic View and not meant to discourage users from using the new Windows Aero interface.
I’ve previously written about how to change the start menu and control panel to classic view. I’m now going to explain how to change the Windows Vista folders to classic view.
*Note: To restore the folders to their original setting, click the Restore Defaults button and then click OK.
Following on from the tutorial How to change the Windows Vista Start Menu to Classic View In the second part of this series I will show you how to change the control panel to the familiar Classic View.
*Note: To revert back to category view, click Control Panel Home.
