Archive for the 'Tips' Category
99 Windows Vista Performance Tips and Tweaks
Friday, March 21st, 2008This collection of tips is all about making your PC system perform to its full potential with Microsoft’s newest operating system. Knowing Vista, chances are good that there’s a tip or two in this article that’ll make a world of difference for you and your computer.
Recover Files with Shadow Copies on Any Version of Windows Vista
Thursday, February 28th, 2008This article was written by our very own whs, one of the most helpful forum members. The "Previous Versions" feature in Windows Vista is a major step forward for users, since it provides some built-in protection against losing important files.
Lock down your Windows Vista logon tight
Monday, February 4th, 2008Recently in the Windows Vista Report, I showed you how to work around having to manually log on to a Windows Vista system in your home: Bypass the Windows Vista’s logon procedure. While this tip was intended for situations in which you’re the only one who ever uses your Windows Vista system in your home, [...]
Five secrets to faster Vista starts
Friday, December 21st, 2007The wise old men of mainstream tech journalism are once again repeating the conventional wisdom that Vista is slow to start up and slow to shut down. They’re wrong. I proved this to my satisfaction last spring (see also the first and second parts in the series) with tests on three separate systems, and I’ve [...]
How to downgrade Windows Vista to Windows XP
Sunday, October 7th, 2007Microsoft’s decision last week to delay the end of Windows XP sales five months means users have just that much longer to jilt Vista and return to the older — and some say more mature — operating system. But even with XP’s reprieve, few PCs come with anything but Vista. Even if you wanted to [...]
What To Do When Windows Vista Crashes
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Because Microsoft’s new operating system is bigger than its predecessors, it’s more of a pain to reinstall. Here are some backup, repair, and monitoring methods so you won’t have to, even if you encounter fatal startup errors. I’ve finally got a compliment of technical substance to pay to Windows Vista, beyond the kudos it has [...]
Tweak your Vista
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Windows Vista spends ages when it first starts up ‘caching’ common files for quicker access later. If this thrashing of the hard disk is annoying you, there’s various things you can disable, but beware this may make programs launch more slowly. First of all, if you’re using a USB memory key for Readyboost, you may [...]
Using WinRE To Repair Damaged Systems
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Although with Vista, Microsoft has made great strides in the stability of its Windows operating system, things can still go wrong. What happens when a key driver goes missing or a system disk fails? How would you go about recovering the system and, especially, all your precious data? There are basically two ways to recover [...]
Top 5 Vista tips
Saturday, April 28th, 2007Having had several months to put the new operating system through its paces, you’ve gone beyond the novice user’s infatuation with the glitzy new Aero interface. And you’re probably inured to the annoying User Account Controls. Now, it’s time to kick it up a notch and add some slightly more sophisticated options to your Vista [...]
Top 10 Vista Hacks
Saturday, April 28th, 2007You’ve run Windows Vista, you’ve played around with the Aero interface, and maybe you’ve even mucked around a little bit in Vista’s innards to see what makes it tick. Now what? Now is when the fun begins. There are plenty of ways you can hack Windows Vista, make it jump through hoops, bend it to [...]
