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If you have a spare U.S.B. flash drive with at least 256 megabytes of free space on it, you can use it to give your Windows Vista-operated PC an extra cache of memory to help increase speed, using the Windows ReadyBoost feature. Just plug the drive into a U.S.B. 2.0 port, and if it is fast enough to work with ReadyBoost, the system will prompt you to set it up. You do not have to erase any existing files on the drive and can indicate how much space you want to use for storage. The feature also works with Secure Digital cards.

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VistaGlazz is a software used for patching your system and make Windows Vista a little more transparent. The program you are about to use will never delete the original files from your system, instead it will make a copy of the original file, patch the copy and rename the original to a backup extension.

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Windows Vista hasn’t changed the world after all, and compatibility issues have been a major concern. But it’s often quite simple to get around the conflicts.

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On the face of it, Windows Vista looks as though it might be little more than its predecessor, Windows XP, with some extra double glazing on top, courtesy of fancy visual effects.However, behind the scenes, Microsoft’s programmers have been hard at work creating new ways to find and organise files.The result? A filing system that’s familiar enough to use almost immediately, but which also contains new features that make XP look like a forgetful old duffer.

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Some of you maybe noticed the fact that Microsoft changed the place of the Shut Down button and replaced it with the Sleep button. In this tutorial we will show you how to change the place of the Shut Down button and put it back where you like.

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In this tutorial we will show you how to activate the new search feature in Windows Vista. This feature allows you to quickly search a folder by just starting to type the name of the file you are looking for. This comes in handy when searching a file in a big folder.

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Maybe some of you didn’t know this but due to a default setting in Windows Vista your computer is set to run at 50% of its performance. In this tutorial we will help you in some easy steps to change this setting and unleash the full power of your computer.

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 In this tutorial we will explain you how you can disable the annoying login message that Windows asks you everytime you reboot your system.

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After Microsoft announced yesterday that it will release some updates we figured that it would be interesting to write a tutorial about how to unistall a Windows Vista Update. Maybe some of you will not like the updates and would prefer their computer the way it was before the install. In this tutorial we will present you in some easy steps how to unistall the updates installed via Windows update.

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Maybe some of you tried to customize your Windows Vista desktop and had no success.In this tutorial you will learn how to use a Windows Vista Theme and customize your desktop the way you want to by following some simple steps.

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Vista, like its predecessors will be fast when you first boot it and for a few weeks after but like every other version of Windows will get slow, here are some tips to help curtail that but you will still have to do the occasional reinstall to get all your performance back.

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Data Execution Prevention also known as DEP represents a new security feature in Window Vista. This feature will monitor Windows services and programs and protect harmful code from executing or running in your system. DEP shuts the program or service automatically when an attack is in progress and notifies you.

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After reading about the new parental timer on the Xbox 360, user hyperfamilyman asked how to access the timer on Windows Vista to limit PC time. I haven’t worked with Vista yet, though we will get our first chance next week when my daughter’s laptop PC arrives. But a look at the Windows Vista Help site indicates a fairly simple setup for time controls.

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In this tutorial we will explain you how to use another application that has been changed in Windows Vista: the Disk Defragmenter. In the new OS Microsoft offers two options: Defragment now and Modify schedule .

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I frequently setup systems and tear them down within a short timeframe for lab work. Given that it is short term, I normally don’t want to activate the software. However, with Vista the evaluation period is only 30 days, which is usually too short for a good lab. Here is a solution for anyone who wants to extend their evaluation a bit longer.

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