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Vista comes with a hidden Bootup Screen which is a little bit prettier than the default one that has a black screen and a progress bar. The hidden looks a bit like the Aurora Borealis. To change bootup graphic, you access the System Configuration Window by typing "msconfig" in the search box...
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Vista automatically assigns 10 keyboard shortcuts to the first 10 applications in your Quick Launch Menu . The keyboard shortcut consists of pressing (at the same time) the Windows key AND the number representing the order in which the application is in the Quick Launch Menu. (The 10th item would be...
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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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I think Vista has improved greatly over XP with all of its subtle improvements. The change in how windows handles audio is one of these subtle improvements. In this Vista tip, I will go over 2 things about audio: 1) how to change your audio source and 2) how to adjust the volume on a per application...
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Steve Lamb of Microsoft created this 5 part series on securing a Wireless network. If you unsure how to do this then check it out, complete with videos. How to secure a wireless network: Part 1 of 5 - Enabling WPA on a wireless router How to secure a wireless network: Part 2 of 5 - How to change the...
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In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136 years ... yeah, let that sink... Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to save restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable from the System Restore tab of the System Properties...
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One of the general annoyances of connecting to the wireless infrastructure at show like TechEd is the number people that seem to be in my general vicinity broadcasting as an ad-hoc connection. Are they trying to get unsuspecting people to connect to them and gleam some information from their laptops...
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Here is a handy way to export your wireless LAN settings if you failed to save them off or want to transfer them to another machine. You can also use this as a method of exporting your corporate wireless LAN settings which tend to be more involved than your typical WPA setup. You can also use this to...
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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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I stumbled upon something yesterday which I thought I'd share with everyone. I have two sets of speakers: a speaker bar for my monitor and a surround sound system. I figured out how to change which set of speakers the audio comes out from, but it's not very intuitive. In the start menu, I type...