vista tips
Moving on Up a Directory in Vista’s Explorer
By now you’ve probably a handful of annoyances introduced by Microsoft in Windows Vista brought about by them simply changing functionality for no apparent reason. Change is not always a good thing, even though I do like to live on the bleeding edge. One such major annoyance is a change made in Vista’s iteration of [...]
Keep Vista’s Integrity with System File Checker
We all do boneheaded things from time to time, its what makes us human. Unfortunately, today I realized I am human. I was doing some file system cleaning on my Vista Media Center in an effort to free up some space on the Windows partition when I accidentally deleted a critical folder for Media Center’s [...]
Using CDs/DVDs like Flash Drives in Vista
Another of the less talked about features provide by Windows Vista is the Live File System. Live File System is a great new way to utilize your blank optical media. Simply, it allows one to use blank CDs or DVDs in the same way a USB flash drive would be used. Files can be copied [...]
Tuning Windows Vista for Increased Performance
I set out to write a few quick tips to eek out a bit of extra performance that I do on any fresh Vista install when it turns out Microsoft already had. Released in late July, the Microsoft Windows Vista Performance and Tuning Guide is a 14page PDF document - though also available in xps [...]
Easily Rename Multiple Files in Vista
As we head into the home stretch of the summer vacation season, everyone is anxious to offload all those fantastic photos from their digital camera. Thankfully, Windows Vista automatically recognizes when a digital camera and offers to kindly dump the pictures in your profile’s Pictures folder. Those of you that have used this process are [...]
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