Archive for the 'Installation' Category
Install Windows Vista on your Mac with Boot Camp
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Ever since Apple switched over to Intel processor, the same processors that are used in some PCs, it has been possible to run Windows on the Apple hardware. Why would you want to do this? While OS X is a pretty OS, Windows applications will not run on it. The only way to run [...]
How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) — the step-by-step guide
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007Scenario: You want to install Vista on your PC alongside your XP installation, on the same drive. You have installed Vista already. (If you have XP installed first, check out our earlier tutorial on how to dual boot Vista and XP with XP installed first.) Tutorial Summary: We’re going to use Windows Vista to shrink [...]
How To Dual Boot XP And Vista, Step-by-Step
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007Upon launching Windows Vista Microsoft has, as Microsoft is wont to be doing, discovered a whole new set of headaches and problems for the average techie to overcome. One of these new problems is the sibling rivalry which can exist between Windows XP and Windows Vista, as a lot of people who have tried to [...]
HOW TO: Install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007I’ve been thinking about writing a post about "How to install Windows Vista from a USB Flash Drive" for a while but just never got around to doing it. What got me thinking about it was a post on Josh’s board (windowsconnected.com) about running WinPE from a bootable USB Flash drive and it seems [...]
Extending the Vista Activation Grace Period to 120 Days
Friday, February 16th, 2007What if 30 days isn’t enough time to decideif you want to pay extra and upgrade (or legitimize) a copy of Windows Vista? After all, an operating system is the basis for anyone’s computing experience, and is that is unlikely to change until the next big release rolls around – which Bill Gates confirmed could [...]
Twist in the Windows Vista 2099 Activation Crack
Friday, February 16th, 2007The Windows Vista 2099 Crack has evolved yet again, providing an answer to why Microsoft has as yet failed to issue WGA update for the workaround that it has acknowledged since the first day of January 2007. The next step of the Vista 2099 Activation Crack is TimerLock Automated Batch Install Script.
Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM
Friday, February 16th, 2007Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory. The question is why would you want to? Windows Vista [...]
Vista Performance Shootout: Upgrade Vs. Clean Installation
Friday, February 16th, 2007Windows Vista’s been out for a few days, and people all over the Internet are alternately singing its praises and berating all who even dream of installing it; you could probably spend a sleepless month reading the content that’s been coughed up by major publishers, not to mention that of armies of bloggers and message [...]
Windows Vista upgrade power tips
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007After using Windows Vista for awhile, even the most begrudging upgrader will find that it’s got a lot more features and options for the power user compared to Windows XP. After weeks of test-driving Windows Vista full-time, there are several tips and tweaks I’d wish I’d known before I started.
How to Enable Windows Vista Aero After Clean Vista Install
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007Those of you out there who bought a copy of Windows Vista that offers the Aero interface last night or today will want to watch for something if you plan on doing a clean install (which you should). I was doing a clean install of Vista Business last night and noticed that Vista assumes your [...]
