At some point or another, every user needs to copy or move files from one folder to another. In most versions of Windows, Vista included, this means opening a pair of windows and doing some dragging and dropping (or using a third-party file manager).

However, there's a much easier way to move or copy files in Vista: Just use the corresponding commands in the right-click context menu.

Wait, don't go looking for them yet: You'll need to do a quick Registry hack to add them. Here's how:

1. Click Start, type regedit, and hit Enter.
2. Expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder until you find ALLFilesystemObjects. Expand that.
3. Expand shellex.
4. Right-click ContextMenuHandlers, then click New, Key.
5. Right-click the New Key #1 that appears, then rename it as follows: {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
6. Right-click ContextMenuHandlers again and click New, Key.
7. This time, rename the new key as follows: {C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
8. Close the Registry and you're done!

Now, when you right-click any file, you'll see the newly added commands Copy To Folder and Move To Folder. Gotta give credit where credit is due: This tip came from PC World.