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New and potential Vista users please take note!!

If you have bought a computer recently.. ..you will have had a first taste of Windows Vistas UAC (User Account Control). This is the box which pops up now and again to tell you 'NO'. As annoying as this feature can be, it is exists for your benefit...

Published Thu, Aug 7 2008 23:31 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, general tip, Security
Upgrading to Vista..

Before you purchase anything.. Target Systems.. Vista needs more RAM and more space in which to operate than previous Windows editions. There is good reason for this, as Vista is way more capable of overcoming system errors, and has way more security...

Published Mon, Aug 4 2008 22:47 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, compatibility, general tip, Windows
Backing up without running out of space..

Bearing in mind that a single DVD will not hold a backup image of your Vista installation, and that computer manufacturers do not include a second hard drive or external backup device specifically for the purpose, do NOT attempt a full system backup until...

Published Sun, Jul 6 2008 11:54 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, general tip, Windows, Utilities, System Recovery, Backup
Recovery Partitions - Why you should NOT delete them!

You may think that an OEM is being 'cheap' by putting a recovery partition on a computer and NOT giving you original Microsoft CD/DVDs. They take up valuable hard drive real estate, but the content of a recovery partition is maybe more valuable...

Published Mon, Feb 25 2008 11:20 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, general tip, Windows, System Recovery, Backup
Vista Capable?

A judge has ok'ed the class action lawsuit against Microsoft regarding the 'marketing' stickers applied to the front of XP machines in the months leading up to the release of Vista. We hear that some 'big noises' within the Microsoft...

Published Sun, Feb 24 2008 14:05 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, Hardware, general tip, Windows, Political
Life after Vista SP1..

You know something has worked well when newsgroup 'nay sayers' fall silent or suddenly change sides. Windows XP had problems when first released. Make no mistake, it was a quantum leap forwards especially for Windows 9x/ME users, but it was dogged...

Published Fri, Feb 15 2008 11:13 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, SP1, general tip, Windows
MSCONFIG is not an on/off switch..

You don't believe me? So go take a look for yourself.. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560 It is a DIAGNOSTIC tool. It has never been officially designated an on/off switch, but it became common among Windows 9x users to use it as one. The problem...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2008 10:32 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, software, general tip, Windows, Utilities
'Why games don't play so well' Update..

Since writing the first part, I have reloaded Halo for PC, Combat Flight Simulator 3 and Fable Lost Chapters. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the DirectX 9 'pack' has improved the way the games play now. I can set detail in each game...

Published Sat, Jan 5 2008 12:50 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, software, compatibility, general tip, Games
Clean and learn..

Remember 'First Aid', 'RegClean', or 'CleanSweep', 'Norton System Doctor', or 'Nuts n Bolts'? If you were a Windows 9x tinkerer, you might. The idea behind them was to aid the computer user in case of problems,...

Published Wed, Dec 26 2007 23:36 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, general tip, Windows, Utilities, System Recovery
Why some games may not play too well..

When I first started to use Vista, I was surprised at what would run. Virtually everything I had was ok, games included. However, while games in general would run, some didn't run particularly well. The high end games like Fable, CFS3, Halo and Age...

Published Mon, Dec 24 2007 14:05 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, software, compatibility, general tip, Games
Page File Placement..

Page files do not exist purely to use up valuable hard drive real estate. Windows is not the only OS to use a page file. The page file is not part of some underhand Microsoft scheme to force you to go out and buy a larger hard drive. The page file exists...

Published Tue, Dec 11 2007 21:28 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, general tip, Windows
EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY.. MACHINE DOWN!!!.. BREAK OUT THE BACKUPS..

Prologue Wait up. I hear voices in the wind. ".... I didn't know how to work the program... nobody told me I had to do it... I didn't have any blank CD/DVDs... my friend who is a computer expert told me that it was unnecessary.. I never read...

Published Sat, Nov 24 2007 11:37 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, Hardware, software, general tip, Windows, System Recovery
Virus/Trojan or Hardware? A Few Tips...

Your computer is acting up, and it's not always easy to tell. Some of the symptoms of a virus and/or Trojan are similar to what is seen as a hard drive sings its swan song. Question #1.. Was it always that way? Most computers when first supplied work...

Published Tue, Oct 16 2007 13:30 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, Spyware, Hardware, software, general tip, Windows
Compatibility and Updates..

Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 update has been released recently so, if you are running this version of Office, now is a good time to get it. The easiest way is to open Word 2003, click on HELP and then select 'Check for Updates'. Having arrived at...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2007 9:54 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, Office, drivers, Hardware, software, compatibility, general tip

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