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I have always thought of Windows Vista as a heavily encumbered operating system, in much the same way as I did about Windows XP when it first came out.  However in the same way I found XP a reliable, well built operating system I found myself with a new laptop and Windows Vista already installed.  Needless to say I was impressed with it’s functionality, reliability and easy of use.  It does come with some problems however, just to start with Windows Vista visual effects use up 15% of the CPU usage.

This reason alone was enough to start me looking in… Continue Reading»

Windows Vista is a rather sleek operating system.  But like many Windows products Vista’s main downfall is the huge number of generic programs and options that are scattered within its Control Panel.  Most of the se Vista Options Can be Changed to Speed up your computer for free!

First Things First.

In Windows there a fair number of programs that sit in the background and for most people will do absolutely nothing.  This includes things like Fax tools, Tablet PC Compatibility, UNIX Application Compatibility and the like.

These can easily be disabled by going to your control panel and clicking ‘Uninstall or Change… Continue Reading»

It is spectacularly easy to transform Windows XP so it looks and acts like vista. The Easiest way to do it is to get a program such as WindowBlinds This has a free version available but using this may cause errors, it is way easier to shell out a rather mediocre $20.
Once you have installed WindowBlinds you can start the fun, download the Free Vista Transformation Pack Here And follow the Instruction.

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I have used Microsoft Windows Vista for quite a while now on both my PC and Laptop. I found that without spending a load of money on upgrading Vista slowed down quite considerably after a few weeks. This was quite annoying because without regularly spending several hours messing around Windows Vista would slow down after a week or two.

I recently found a new program which has speeded up Windows Vista considerably as well as reducing the amount of clutter on my computer. Windows Vista, Microsofts… Continue Reading»

There have been time when I have to wait for atleast 5 minutes for my PC to shut Down so that I could pull the Power Strip. But not anymore. It now takes me at the most 3 second to shut it down. It depends a lot on the System resources and the number of software you have installed on your PC. But here I am not going to tell you to upgrade your PC, buy more RAM or even uninstall all those unnecessary programs. What I am going to show you is a simple trick using which you can Shut down your PC in under 5 seconds. Continue Reading»

When Microsoft made Vista, they forgot that with so much of eye candy, it will become bulky may even take minutes if not hours, to run simple processes like paint or Word. But thank god, a little bit of tweaking, and your Windows vista will again run smoothly. These are some of the tips that will help you to speed up vista and run the regular programs without any problem. Continue Reading»

You can fool your friends by Upgrading your Pentium II PC running Windows 98 to Vista. This is just a Prank. What this means is that actually it is useless software but can come handy when you want to show your friends that you can do anything. The Vista Upgrade Prank starts by emulating the Windows Update service screen. When you click the install or cancel button, the update service window closes and appears to initiate the Vista Upgrade Advisor. It then scans your PC (Actually does not) to ensure the computer is ready to upgrade to Vista. The… Continue Reading»