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  • Vista SP2 beta..

    Having run the the latest batch of Windows Vista updates three times only to see the system reverting to previous configuration, it was slowly dawning on me that something was missing. I had received updates for all kinds of things, but no actual SP2 update. In all honesty, I am not a fan of receiving...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Sat, Feb 7 2009
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  • Windows 7 – is it ‘King’ material? In my opinion..

    The news is that Windows 7 will skip from Beta 1 to RC very soon. The beta testers have been sending in reports to the MS Beta team as the rate of one every fifteen seconds. So, is Windows 7 working well? It certainly should be by the time that the RC is released. However, ‘working well’ does not always...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Sat, Jan 31 2009
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  • This is my Windows 7 Start Menu..

    .. but the list of programs shown is not definitive yet. Some of the entries exist because I am trying them out on behalf of some of my local clients. So far, there are twenty eight icons showing and the icon size is set to ‘small’. They have to be small otherwise I could only have ten program...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Fri, Jan 23 2009
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  • nVidia custom resolutions..

    This is a useful feature if you have a monitor like a Dell P990 (Trinitron CRT). The trick is to go into Control Panel > nVidia Control Panel and head down to ‘Manage custom resolutions’ For the Dell P990, 1280 x 960 works well because it is an 18” monitor, not 19”. So you...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Thu, Jan 8 2009
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  • What is the first thing that you will do when you power up your nice new shiny Vista computer?

    If you are a beginner, you might: look for and play Freecell look for and play Solitaire If you are a fairly accomplished Solitaire player, you might: install Yahoo or Windows Live Messenger so that you can start chatting again get somebody to install the software for your digital camera If you are a...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Mon, Dec 22 2008
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  • Vista SP2 Beta 1..

    I downloaded it last night, and installed it just a few minutes ago. The install process was surprisingly short and painless, the machine booting to how I remember it before running the update. Something I always do before running any major service pack is turn off anti-virus protection. WinPatrol has...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Thu, Dec 4 2008
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  • Ultimate Windows Tweaker..

    Whenever I installed Windows onto a computer, the first thing I would install was TweakUI. I wasn't too fussed about the other items in the original Windows 95 Powertoys collection other than 'Send to any folder', but I hated the shortcut arrows with a passion, and I still do. The Windows...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Thu, Nov 27 2008
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  • Microsoft drop the Vista brand!!

    Yes, it really is true. The next incarnation of Windows will not be called 'Vista'. It will be called '7'. Need some time to take that in? Did you think that it would be called 'Vista' The anti-Vista brigade claim that this is conformation that even Microsoft think that Vista...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Fri, Oct 31 2008
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  • Ultramon.. Dual Screen Functionality..

    Some you lose.. One of the most annoying events in a computer users life is losing features when upgrading to the latest and greatest OS. When I moved up to Vista from XP, my Canon scanner still retained full support because Canon were good enough to provide a Vista compatible toolbox. My HP printer...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Sun, Oct 26 2008
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  • Managing Partitions..

    Vista has a utility which allows the user to shrink partitions. This is a useful thing to be able to do, especially as the primary drives fitted into computers are now exceeding 250gb regularly. You just know that there has to be a catch. Remember that Microsoft can't get away with including full...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Mon, Oct 20 2008
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  • It's Official..

    The Microsoft project known as Windows 7 will be called Windows 7. Mike Nash says: The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Over the years, we have taken different approaches to naming Windows. We've used version numbers like Windows 3.11, or dates like Windows 98, or "aspirational"...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Tue, Oct 14 2008
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  • Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows?

    Yet another feeble attempt to mess up my computer. In this e-mail, the creator/sender has not even tried to make it look like an official Microsoft message. These boys are getting lazy.. :-) The reference in the e-mail text below is to this helpful update: virus Win32/Spy.Goldun.NDO trojan I am sure...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Sun, Oct 12 2008
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  • Cheap Apples..

    Rumour has it that Apple may release an $800 laptop/notebook. Presently, no Mac sells for under $1000, so this is good news, yes? I looked at the Mac range, and entry level is the MacBook at $1099. It has a specification much like a cheap Acer, Dell or HP running Vista, but the display is smaller. If...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Fri, Oct 10 2008
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  • Ultimate Extras..

    The promised 'extras' were not a good reason to purchase Vista Ultimate. We have until now received some dreamscenes (oh my) and Texas Hold'em (yeehaw, NOT). It couldn't have been much worse, but nobody in their right mind would have bought Ultimate just on a promise now, would they!...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Fri, Oct 3 2008
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  • If You Are Into Cleaning..

    .. go do dishes or take the vacuum cleaner out for a jaunt around your abode, but please please quit using registry cleaners. The Windows NT operating system family (NT, Win2K, XP, Vista) is not phased by orphaned registry entries. They are ignored. There is no need to clean them out. The Windows NT...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, Oct 1 2008
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  • Add Bloat To Taste

    Actually, I hate the word 'bloat', but I use it now because it is bandied around quite a lot. According to sources, the next version of Windows will no longer include an e-mail client, picture viewer, and MovieMaker. It is said that this will benefit the user in as much as the latest versions...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, Sep 24 2008
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  • Déjà Vu..

    OK, I did it. Totally had it with bloatware. It's all gone. I turned off almost every service, dumped WordPad, Character Map, deleted fonts, screensavers, wallpaper. This machine is so lean that it can't even send anything to a printer anymore. I have said no to security updates, and no more...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Fri, Sep 12 2008
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  • Herbal tea soothes Vista crashes?

    I wonder what one takes for Mac crashes? A second mortgage perhaps? Herbal tea is a cheap alternative and would last for quite some while, especially as Vista crashes are not the norm. Some may be amused by the Apple adverts, but they leave me cold. Can't they highlight anything good about their...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, Sep 3 2008
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  • Back To Past XPerience..

    According to a report in 'The Register', a third of all Vista machines have been put back to XP. Read more here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/19/windows_xp_vista_7/ Personally, I think that home users are wrong in doing this unless, like commerce, they have mission critical procedures...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, Aug 20 2008
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  • Key Codes and Microsoft Office 2007..

    We'll start with some observation. Affixed to the base of your new laptop is a COA sticker. The key code on the sticker will allow activation of Microsoft Windows Vista <Edition> No rocket science so far, eh. Make special note of the first letter of each of the first three words above. Just...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Sun, Aug 10 2008
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