Windows Vista Tips and Tricks

Window Vista : System Health Report

France — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:15 +0000

Windows Vista is packed with tools for maintenance and repairs needed to track errors that may occur with your software and hardware. Along comes : The System Health Report will generate a report to will tell you whatï¿½s wrong with Vista and whatï¿½s preventing it from running smoothly and cool addition to it is that it gives suggestions on how to fix the errors encountered.

Steps :
1. Click Start
2. Control Panel
3. System And Maintenance
4. Performance Information Tools
5. Click on Advanced Tools located on the Left Pane
6. Generate Health System Report

It should be over in a couple of minutes, so why not take this time to fix yourself a up of coffee and a ham sandwich, after the tests finish check the results and review the suggestions, you would be directed to Windows Vista Help Page for the solutions.

Windows Vista : Tips to Make it go Faster

Windows Vista Speed Tip : Turn off Automatic Windows Defender

France — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:00:44 +0000

Turn off Automatic Windows Defender

You can choose to let Windows Defender run automatically in real-time for protection against malwares, spywares but to conserve the precious performance power, then just let it run once a week. Although the even if you disable the automatic feature you itï¿½s still provides you protection so donï¿½t worry.

To disable Automatic Windows Defender

* Click the Start Orb -> Click Control Panel
* Select Windows Defender
* Choose Tools from the top menu
* Select Options
* Uncheck Auto Start at the bottom of the window

Windows Vista Speed Tweaks

Windows Vista Speed Tip : Turn off Windows Search Indexing

France — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:00:47 +0000

Turn off Windows Search Indexing

Windows Vista search indexing may impact slightly impact your performance because its constantly scanning and reviewing the files on your system and index it to make your search quick. Although it may seem handy, it can make the performance slower.

To disable constant indexing:

* Click the Start Orb -> Click Computer
* Right Click on the C: Drive
* On General Tab, Uncheck Index this drive for faster searching
* Select Include subfolders and files

Windows Vista Speed Tweaks

Logon Screen Saver Changer

Yra — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:24:43 +0000

Another free software to spice up your desktop just a little bit: Logon Screen Saver Changer lets you change the screensaver that runs when there is no user logged on to the computer, say, after you turn your computer on and leave it to boot while grabbing some coffee in the pantry. The Changer lets you reset the timeout so that the screensaver will work after a shorter delay. The logon screensaver is usually different from your regular screensaver. Without Changer, you have to fix Windows Registry to change the logon screensaver. Hassle, isn’t it? This one is a fuss-free, barely-there 0.1 MB download in 32-bit and 64-bit formats. The configuration window is the same as the one in the Control Panel. It’s virus-free, with no adware or spyware. And to remove the software, simply delete.

TweakNow RegCleaner

Yra — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:06:52 +0000

Voted one of PC World’s 101 Fantastic Freebies, TweakNow RegCleaner Standard edition is a registry cleaner that is free for non-commercial use. Applications you install on your computer leave data and configurations on your Windows registry and do not always delete them when you uninstall. These obsolete entries can slow down your computer. By cleaning your registry regularly, you computer can perform optimally, just as it should. TweakNow RegCleaner claims to be the ” fastest and the most reliable” registry cleaner. It also comes in a Professional edition with additional features such as Track Cleaner, Registry Defragmenter and 1-Click Windows Optimization. There is a special offer for free upgrading to Professional using TrialPay. Visit www.tweaknow.com for details.

PC Tools Internet Security Suite 2008

Yra — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:53:19 +0000

Can one software bundle answer all your security needs? From the looks of the new PC Tools Internet Security, it can. The entire tried-and-tested PC Tools anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-spam and firewall protection has been bundled to find and eleminate Trojans, worms, keyloggers and protexts agains phishing, tracking threats, identity theft, and other malicious attacks online. It includes the celebrated Spyware Doctor, which has won awards from respected publications in the industry. PC Tools Internet Security updates automatically to keep you abreast of the latest threats. It is user-friendly for novices and experts alike, and has free support.

ArtRage 2.5

Yra — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:12:51 +0000

If you want to create images but Photoshop does not appeal to you and you find traditional art materials are too expensive and messy, your prayers have been answered. ArtRage 2.5 from New Zealand-based Ambient Design is a elegant little package that gives you the tools for painting on your computer. With realistic-looking painting tools, you can create and print as you please. The free Starter Edition has eight painting tools including oil, pencil, and felt pen. You can also trace existing images with ease. The Full version has four additional paint tools, layers, metallic paint, and many other additional features for $25. It also has stencils and rulers to help you with lines and curves. The interface has been improved and support for Photoshop PSD has been added, as well as for importing and exporting capabilities for other image formats. See what millions of users have been raving about now.

Free 3D modeling software

Yra — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:02:23 +0000

You can get almost anything free online these days, including these impressive 3D software that give an added dimension to your screen or artwork.

DAZ Studio 2.2.2.15 from DAZ 3D is more stable than its previous releases. It features Lip-Sync to integrate sound files from Mimic. It also provides the new Smoothing Angle and the added your favorite tools to the morph panel.

Blender Foundation’s open-source Blender 2.46 gives you all the tools you need to become a 3D animator. Like DAZ Studio above, this is a bug-fixing release, with added features such as cloth and fur simulation, shading, glossy reflection and refraction, soft shadows, improved rendering features, amongst others.

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Vista – Why it Flopped

France — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:33:57 +0000

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.
Windows has captivated the market, though Apple still has the Mac line of desktop computers that was generally better than any PC you could buy, however high-end people stuck with cheaper PC’s that can be mixed and matched. Those were the days when floppy’s and Cd’s were king and just about anybody could install a copy of the now proprietary Windows operating system from bootleg copies all over the place. Then Microsoft began to notice that they were losing profits from these bootlegs and tried to initiate copy control programs that utterly failed to curb the problem much like the piracy seen in DVD’s and Music CD’s today.
Not so long ago, we had the infamous WGA which first tried to make it’s entry unannounced, quickly noticed and criticized by the growing mob of angry computer users who hated Microsoft for their Capitalist ways. It was deemed illegal and an invasion of privacy so the company made it known, asking permission before it made entry to subsequent installations of the Windows operating system. Then came the browser wars, and again Microsoft faced challenge from the many budding browsers that were making their way into the computing industry saying that Microsoft was engaging in anti-competitive activities, bundling their Internet Explorer that stopped other browsers from working from within the Windows platform.
Microsoft has had a long and illustrious history with the rise and fall of many of it’s products that used to grace almost all computer screens the world over. Today, you get the nagging reminder known as WGA telling you you have a bootleg copy of the OS, and that you need to purchase a legitimate copy to continue using the system without impediment. Some say it causes crashes after sometime, Microsoft says it does no such thing and merely reminds people to get legitimate copies of the operating system (who do you beleive?). Whatever people decide to do when the new and seemingly improved Windows 7 makes it’s entry is anybody’s guess. Just hope it meets all expectations and does take the throne from windows XP, still the king of the OS’s the world over.

Windows Vista may Get Free Win 7 Upgrades

France — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:25:19 +0000

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.
People at home can get the home and home premium version which had more add-ons that offered better performance. The professional version, had extensions for business productivity and had 32 as well as 64-bit flavors. The ultimate packs had the best add-ons and was usually set for gamers and other people who needed the best and fastest performance out of their operating system, they also had support for most high end graphics cards and used the right extensions for 32 and 64 bit operation.