The Microsoft line of Operating Systems has been around since the beginning of the personal computer and is considered to be one of the earliest forms of user-friendly operating systems around. It allowed non-technical people and even kids to learn how to use them without being a programmer as opposed to the command line interface most older generations of pc’s had. The first inn ovations of GUI or Graphics User Interface or the use of graphics icons to signify the many parts of the computer began with the early days of Apple when Jobbs was handling all the marketing of the first prototypes as well as the first generation of the Mac. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite lukewarm news regarding the coming of Windows 7, Microsoft has announced that they will be offering free upgrades for those people who have just recently purchased copies of Vista. The other pricing guides for upgrades and pre-ordering is out but still people are wary of the added strain of having to buy a new Operating System while the old one still works. The details between the types of Windows 7 have also emerged, a bit less than the previous release of Vista which had six, Home/home premium, Professional/premium and of course the Ultimate/ultimate premium versions that spawned confusion to the real versions people had. They were actually the same product, packaged with different add-ons to answer to the different needs people had. Read the rest of this entry »
Universal Accounts Control is the pop-up or rather the program that monitors if you are about to do something that may influence the system’s overall stability. It is the ever present pop-up that tells or asks you that you should have administrator access or privileges in order to do what you are about to do. One thing that has surfaced during the time Vista has been in the wild is that this very program that has been designed to protect you indeed does, in certain cases. One thing that happens behind the scenes is the fact that any program that has valid security certificates can and does go through without UAC ever noticing. This fast-tracking of hidden applications is what people are fearing the most for it can possibly be hijacked by malware for it to do it’s thing with you left in the dust, not knowing a thing was happening. Read the rest of this entry »
Everybody seems to have a need for their upcoming operating system to look and feel like XP which Microsoft has partly allowed, sort of. There is a so-called XP compatibility mode that would allow the operating system, in this case Windows 7, to have the look and feel of XP in a sense but that goes only on the surface. Familiarity is the main reason for this odd request form the many users who face an uncertain future with the upcoming Windows 7. Fear of having to again learn the work-around of the system is the main factor why the developer, Microsoft has released news that it will indeed in the front have the ability to look like XP. Read the rest of this entry »
Multi-core computers that is and it seems Vista still lacks luster compared to XP and surprisingly even against the RC of the upcoming Windows 7. The world as it seems still belongs to Xp even with it being repetitively announced for ending it’s support cycle. The system is stable and has withstood the test of time which compared to Vista that has all but flopped it may still outlive the rest of the operating systems out on the market. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the most neglected tasks in Windows Vista (or any other Windows version for that matter) is running Disk Cleanup. As the name implies, Disk Cleanup cleans out your Temporary Files folder and all other trash (not to be confused with the Recycle Bin) that’s scattered throughout your system.
To run Disk Cleanup, you can go to your Start Menu > Program Files > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup. You then select the drive you want to clean up - which is usually your boot drive, or C: - and then check the sections you want cleared of digital debris. Another way is to type ‘cleanmgr’ into your Run box in the Start Menu to take you directly to Disk Cleanup.
After this you can enjoy a faster boot and general speed as well.
The leakage of screen shots of the much rumored upcoming replacement for Windows 6.0 or Vista is raising speculation on Microsoft’s drive to re-gain ground due to their many commercial mistakes from the ill-performance of Vista which failed to get more than enough support from the many skeptical XP users. Called too nosy, too complicated and more, Vista has angered a lot of users that most had to revert back to XP which has reached ideal stability that was the status of Win98 when they pulled the plug when XP was introduced. They have been criticized a lot for the move but the resistance was short lived when they worked hard enough to get it downright stable enough to satisfy their customers. Read the rest of this entry »
January 12th, 2009 in
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If you’re using Windows Vista on your PC, you’re bound to get frustrated from time to time about how slow the menus seem to be. It’s a good thing then,that we were able to find an article on how to speed this thing up!
A simple registry tweak will allow you to speed up the menu. First load the registry editor by launching regedit from the Run menu (Press WINDOWS KEY + R to access the run menu).
Then, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop in the side panel, then right click on MenuShowDelay and select Modify.
Now, enter the menu delay time in milliseconds (1 is near instant, do not enter 0!) and press OK
Once you have restarted your menus will slide at near instant speeds. The default setting is 400 should you wish to restore the default menu setting.
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There is a cool feature in Microsoft’s latest operating system that i truly like . It provides a safe and easy way to transfer files and other important documents to another computer. It works very well. Just also be reminded not to expect to much from this service. Because first of all, it was created to at least alleviate our situation when we need transfer data from one device to another. Its a simple but effective tool for this kind of task. It works good most especially when the two PCs are connected and that the other PC also is running on Windows Vista. Usb cable will do, actually. But if you know how to connect it through a network, that’s much better. Easy transfer can only pick up data files and some Windows registry entries, nothing so complicated. So don’t expect to work miracles for you.
November 25th, 2008 in
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The Backup and Restore Center which is packaged with Windows Vista is an excellent tool, which allows you to backup and restore critical files or image of your OS.
How to launch the utility “Back up and Restore Center”.
- Press the Start buttom
- Type Backup
- Select Backup and Restore Center
How to Back Up files
Click Backup Files and follow the prompt or directions that pops up on the screen. Select the directories and the specific files you want to backup. Then look for a prefered place to store the backed up files. Ideally it is best to put it on an external hard drive or a DVD.
How to Restore Files
Simply launch the Backup and Restore Center application and select Restore Files. Insert the DVD or external hard drive and look for the back up file and simply follow the prompt which will appear on the screen.
Back Up the Registry
Sometimes when you tweak your PC, you unknowingly change registry values. This sometimes causes failure of functionalities within your operating system. So we need to back up the registry as well.
