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Today while getting my digg fix, yes I still read digg despite it being full of useless junk now, I ran across a link to an article that was claming to have 10 Speed Tweaks that would make a huge performance difference for Windows Vista. After a quick glance I was dumbfounded how full of misleading and...
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After learning about Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks at PC Magazine from Andre Da Costa , I realized I was also missing Andre's Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition in Connected to Vista Bookmarks. That omission has now been remedied with the addition of both references...
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Windows Vista's optional features can be added in a number of ways. It can be done via Windows System Image Manager by adding the component to your unattend.xml. It can be serviced offline using the Package Manger utility, it can added online using the OCSetup utility, or manually via the Control Panel...
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Now that you have begun your Windows Vista testing you may find that you are struggling a bit with performing remote admin operations on your Windows Vista workstation like you used to on Windows XP. In Windows XP right clicking on a shortcut in the start menu and selecting "Run as" would always prompt...
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In Windows XP the Remote Assistance feature was built into the Help and Support Center and the task of “Offering” Remote Assistance was a bit daunting. You would have to launch Help and Support Center then search for “Offer Remote Assistance”. This drove many people to create a shortcut that would automatically...
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Microsoft was handy enough to add a custom title bar message that says “Administrator” when you elevate a command prompt. I wanted something a little more pronounced as I am often juggling between a few command prompts at once and glancing at the title bar hasn’t been stopping from...
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Continuing with the Windows Vista Tips here is another quick one. The “Send To” menu is displayed when you right click on a file of folder. As an IT person, but I am sure anyone might do this, I often find that I want to look at a file in notepad that is associated with something else. For...
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Do you find yourself navigating to the same folders over and over again? Do you have a folder that you want to have quick access too from the open dialog of most applictions? This is a quicker way to get to that folder (or any location) that wasn’t included in the default "links" pane...
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Inherent in NTFS is the ability to do what is called a junction point these are essentially a pointer from one folder location to another folder. Junction points are an important part of the application compatibility story for Windows Vista, but you probably didn’t know it. In order to minimize...