UAC – The Nagging Issue that Keeps Popping Up

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 »

Why People Seek XP Compatibility

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 »

The Battle of the Cores

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 »

Disk cleanup

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.

Windows 7.0 ??? Why so soon?

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 »

ウィンドウズ・ビスタのバックアップ

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ウィンドウズ・ビスタにパッケージされているバックアップと復元センターはあなたのOSの重要なファイルやイメージをバックアップし、復元させる優秀なツールです。

「バックアップと復元センター」ユーティリティを立ち上げる方法

• スタートボタンを押す。
• バックアップとタイプする。
• バックアップと復元センターを選択する。

ファイルのバックアップ方法
バックアップファイルをクリックし、画面に出るプロンプトまたは指示に従ってください。 ディレクトリを選び、あなたがバックアップしたいファイルを選択してください。 そしてバックアップファイルを保存したい場所を探してください。 理想的には外部のハードドライブまたはDVDが良いでしょう。

ファイル復元の方法
バックアップと復元センターのアプリケーションを立ち上げ、ファイル復元を選択してください。 DVDを挿入するか、外部のハードドライブを付け、バックアップファイルを探し、画面に現れるプロンプトの指示に従ってください。

レジストリのバックアップ
時折あなたのPC を調整すると、知らず知らずのうちにレジストリの値を変更していることがあります。 そしてこれが、あなたのオペレーションシステムの機能を不良にすることがあります。 そのため、レジストリをバックアップする必要があります。

Make menu loads faster

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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メニューバー用のキィーボード・ショートカット

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新オペレーティングシステムに慣れるのは、厄介なことです。しかし、幾つかのヒントやトリックを習うことで、この移行を非常に楽にすることが出来ます。 私達はメニューバーを頻繁に使用します。 このバーはほとんどのウィンドウ・プログラムで一番上にあるバーで、ファイル、編集、表示、ツール、挿入、ヘルプなどを含みます。ウィンドウビスタではほとんどのウィンドウで、これが見えません。私はこれらのメニューを使い、設定を良く変更するので、これには非常に欲求不満にさせられます。
あなたがビスタを使用していて、メニューバーでできた変更を1,2加えたいとします。ビスタでも「Alt」キィーを押せばメニューバーを暫定的に見えるように出来ます。

以下のステップに従い、試してみましょう。

1. 「スタート」の球をクリックして、ウィンドウをオープンしましょう。そしてメニューに右側の「ドキュメント」をクリックしてください。
2. 貴方の「ドキュメント」ウィンドウが開きます。 メニューバーが見えないことに注意してください。
3. キィボード上の「Alt」を一回押してください。 メニューバーがウィンドウの一番上付近に現れます。 そしてそこに残ります。
4. もう一度「Alt」を押して、メニュバーを隠してください。

判りましたね。 未知のミステリーが一つ解決されました。

Vista’s Easy Transfer

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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.

Backup Windows Vista

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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.