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Re-run Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool Show recent files from Search or Run Box SP1 HELL http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948187/en-us Windows Vista RTM Software Compatibility List Forums about VISTA http://www.vistax64.com Connect to SBS Server kb/926505 Autologin like XP's old: control userpasswords2 is now: QBOOKS 2008 info: (and VISTA) Share at C:\whatever drive not users profile! Permission hell. Public Folder
might work too. Abobe CS3 error install fix for error code 2739 (VISTA 32 bit only) File and Printer Sharing (non domain) Office 2007 free .pdf converter Windows Firewall - to configure outbound connections and to customize the Windows Firewall type wf.msc at a command prompt Changing your hosts file in Vista Change VISTA's Remote Desktop’s Default Listening Port (from 3389 to ???) FREE AntiVirus (Avast!) that works with 32 and 64 bit versions of VISTA (has since Beta1) Microsoft OneCare Online VISTA AV Scanner - kinda sucks (buggy) TURN OFF UAC (User Account Controls) - In Control Panel, select User Accounts and Family Safety, User Accounts, and then click Turn User Account Control on or off. This of course triggers a UAC prompt that you'll have to answer before you can proceed. But it's a small price to pay for your freedom ;-) reboot Automate VISTA Complete PC backups (only in Ultimate orBusiness) Ultimate and Business have a "Ghost" like backup called WINDOWS COMPLETE PC BACKUP that you can save images to on DVD or a local hard drive (aka a USB external) no network option or UNC's. To restore to these ghost images boot of a VISTA DVD, pick Repair Your Computer, select OS, next and via System Recovery Options choose Windows Image Backup. (FYI - 14 GIGS on my C:\drive fits one 4.7 GIG backup DVD) If your PC has no VISTA DVD hit F8 and choose Windows Image Backup. Windows Vista uses a new protocol, Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD), for networking. LLTD speeds up the process of connecting to other devices, and it allows Vista to grab information about each device and display it in the Network Map. But earlier versions of Windows lack LLTD If you upgrade over a previous version of Windows and the upgrade fails, Windows Vista will restore your previous version of Windows automatically... thank god. TIP - The VISTA DVD has over 19,500 drivers on it. Disable Aero Effects - Right-click your desktop, and select Personalize, Window Color and Appearance, Open classic appearance properties for more color options. In the Color scheme list, select any non-Aero scheme, such as Windows Vista Basic or Windows Vista Standard, and then click OK Make the RUN BOX appear - Right-click the Taskbar, choose Properties, and click the Start Menu tab. Click the Customize button and you'll be able to add the Run link--and change the Start Menu in many other ways as well. Enable Windows Flip 3D (in Areo only) Windows-Tab keys Search's dirty little secret. By default, it restricts its searches to a limited set of folders on your hard disk. Search uses an index to speed up its searches; but Vista indexes only a few folders, such as your own personal user folder. If you create folders outside that area, the OS won't index them, and Search won't find them or their contents. There is a workaround: If you do an Advanced Search (select Start, Search, and click the Advanced Search down arrow), you can instruct the tool to look in nonindexed areas; just check the box next to Include non-indexed, hidden and system files (might be slow). OR go to Control Panel, System and Maintenance, Indexing Options. From there, you can add any folders to the index ;-)
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install from VISTA upgrade media? - have not tried or follow this! Here's a simplified overview of the steps that are required to clean-install the upgrade version of Vista: Step 1. Boot the PC from the Vista DVD. Step 2. Select "Install Now," but do not enter the Product Key from the Vista packaging. Leave the input box blank. Also, turn off the option Automatically activate Windows when I'm online. In the next dialog box that appears, confirm that you really do want to install Vista without entering a Product Key. Step 3. Correctly indicate the version of Vista that you're installing: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. Step 4. Select the "Custom (Advanced)" install, not the "Upgrade" install. Step 5. Vista copies files at length and reboots itself one or more times. Wait for the install to complete. At this point, you might think that you could "activate" Vista, but you can't. That's because you haven't installed the Vista upgrade yet. To do that, run the DVD's setup.exe program again, but this time from the Vista desktop. The easiest way to start setup again is to eject and then reinsert the DVD. Step 6. Click "Install Now." Select Do not get the latest updates for installation. (You can check for these updates later.) Step 7. This time, do enter the Product Key from the Vista packaging. Once again, turn off the option Automatically activate Windows when I'm online. Step 8. On this second install, make sure to select "Upgrade," not "Custom (Advanced)." You're not doing a clean install now, you're upgrading to Vista. Step 9. Wait while Vista copies files and reboots itself. No user interaction is required. Do not boot from the DVD when asked if you'd like to do so. Instead, wait a few seconds and the setup process will continue on its way. Some DOS-like, character-mode menus will appear, but don't interact with them. After a few seconds, the correct choice will run for you automatically. Step 10. After you click a button labeled Start in the Thank You dialog box, Vista's login screen will eventually appear. Enter the username and password that you selected during the first install. You're done upgrading to Vista. Step 11. Within 30 days, you must "activate" your copy of Vista or it'll lose functionality. To activate Vista, click Show more details in the Welcome Center that automatically displays upon each boot-up, then click Activate Windows now. If you've dismissed the Welcome Center, access the correct dialog box by clicking Start, Control Panel, System & Maintenance, System. If you purchased a legitimate copy of Vista, it should quickly activate over the Internet. (You can instead activate by calling Microsoft on the phone, which avoids your PC exchanging information with Microsoft's server.) Windows Vista prevents local administrators from using their administrator powers over the network. This results in the inability to remotely administer a computer using filesharing and tools that use similar technology (such as the computer manager MMC snap-in and the administrative shares, such as C$). However, this DOES NOT affect Remote Desktop in any way. To allow administrators local to a computer to use their administrator powers when accessing the Vista computer remotely, please follow these steps: Click
start DISABLE
Windows Defender Windows Vista can be used for as long as 120 days without agreeing to its product activation antipiracy software. START> RUN> CMD> slmgr -rearm VISTA RDP PROBLEMS or SLOW DOWN do to new scaling features in TCP Stack (problem is usually thru firewalls) To fix Right click on "Command Prompt" and then "RUN AS administrator" netsh
interface tcp set global rss=disabled Vista's Program Compatibility Wizard 2. The Aero interface can also cause problems, preventing some older programs from displaying correctly. However, if you can install the application and launch it then Vista will deal with the problem automatically, switching to the Vista Basic (non-Aero) interface while the program runs. 3. If the problems are more complex, Vista's Program Compatibility wizard will usually provide a fix -- with the exception of low-level utilities, such as antivirus software. Open the Control Panel and select the Programs icon to access Compatibility mode. This deals with all aspects of running software on your PC. 4. When you click the Programs icon, you should see a link that reads 'Use an older program with this version of Windows'. This starts the Program Compatibility Wizard, which will guide you through various features that may prevent your software loading. This doesn't work with all apps, but it'll fix the vast majority. 5. Browse to the problem application or choose it from a list of the programs on your hard drive. Alternatively, select CD-ROM for software that has not yet been installed. Click Next and select the operating system you wish to emulate for this application. You can choose anything from Windows 95 to XP. 6. The final stage of the wizard offers a series of troubleshooting options to help get a program working. Options include not using themes, running in basic screen mode and, tackling the most likely culprit, the option to disable desktop composition. A program may also require administrator privileges to run correctly. Remote Differential Compression (RDC) allows data to be synchronized with a remote source using compression techniques to minimize the amount of data sent across the network. Many pre-Windows Vista computers and devices are not compatible with RDC which makes transferring files across a network slower for a Windows Visa computer because it’s trying to use RDC. Like Remote Remedy? Disabling Remote Differential Compression (RDC) in Windows Vista: Open the Control Panel. RECOVER ORIGINAL IMAGES EDITED IN Windows Photo Gallery
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