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Windows Vista Tips
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It doesn't matter what operating system you are running, or what platform you are on, we all share the same problems with printers. No matter what we are printing, we always seem to run out of paper or printer ink before the job is finished. |
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If you don't want certain programs or applications to run automatically on startup, there's an easy way to disable them.
- Click Start
- Type msconfig in the search box
- Click Continue in the User Account Control to continue
- Click on the Startup Tab
- Uncheck any boxes in the "Startup Items" that you wish to disable or click the Disable All button (not recommended)
- Click OK
If you need to re-enable any of the programs, go through the same process and check the boxes of programs you wish to run automatically on startup. |
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To show Windows Vista "super hidden" files, that is, those files that are normally hidden from the user, you'll need to accesss the registry editor.
To turn on (or off) super hidden files: (make sure you backup the registry before making changes)
- Click the Start Button, type "regedit" (Registry Editor) in the search box, and press Enter
- Click Continue to get past the User Account Control hurdle
- On the left panel, double-click to navigate to the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- On the right panel, double-click on Superhidden
- In the Value Data box, change the value to "1"
- Click OK
- Exit the Registry Editor
- Restart your machine for the changes to take effect
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Changing your Windows Vista theme doesn't have to be difficult. Just follow these simple steps to set up a new Windows Vista theme, or select the "Classic" Windows theme.
- RIGHT Click the Desktop
- Click Personalize
- Click Themes
- Click the Theme Choices pull down menu and choose "Classic"
- Click Apply and OK
To make the Start menu work in Classic mode:
- RIGHT Click the Start button
- Click Properties
- Choose Classic Start menu
- Click Apply and OK
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Other tech sites will bore you with in-depth "technical details" and performance specs in their product analysis. At BBspot we pull back from the boring benchmarks to compare the superficialities, and we do it all on a single page. |
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Other Windows Vista Tips And Articles |
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Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools (ZDNet)
Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing. And many of those bad reviews were absolutely accurate. My...
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take the ball and chain off this baby and let it fly (New Mobile Computing)
"Unlike previous Microsoft operating systems, Windows Vista is pretty streamlined right out of the box. It makes terrific use of a system's resources, but it's built as much for pretty looks and increased stability and security as it is for horsepower.
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XP SP3: Now on Windows Update (ZDNet)
A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the collection of updates and fixes through those channels again. On May 6, Microsoft both released officially SP3 and resumed...
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Kodak ESP 3 (CNET)
The Kodak ESP 3 comes with great software for editing photos and applying touch-ups to portraits, but printer software is only as good as the physical results, and the print quality isn't nearly up to current industry standards. Your $150 would be much better spent on alternative multifunction printers.
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