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In 2007 we published an article about how to uninstall Windows Vista when you have a dual boot configuration. In that article we were using VistaBootPro to remove the boot entry for Windows Vista. However, this tool is no longer free and many of our readers requested another alternative. In this new guide,

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Saturday, August 8th, 2009 at 11:31 | 0 comments
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Many of our readers asked us via e-mail if we know any free tools which work on Windows Vista that can be used to convert movies to the format(s) supported by iPhone. Therefore, we decided to test some free video converting applications and then make a tutorial on how to use the best tool we could find. In this article…

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Saturday, August 8th, 2009 at 11:28 | 0 comments
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We all have experienced, users often have to wait a long time to shut down the system. The problem in Windows Vista have not been resolved – perhaps Microsoft has taken this in consider so they set the traditional power button as “sleep”.

 Of course, this is also related to its Windows system mechanism: Windows shutdown command issued, the need…

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Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 12:17 | 0 comments
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Changing the background image in Windows Vista is easier than ever before. To get started, right click on the desktop and click Personalize:

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Then, select Change Background from the Personalization window:

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You can now browse the default background pictures that come with Windows Vista, or alternatively click Browse to select one from your own…

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Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 12:07 | 0 comments
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Does Vista boot slower than a turtle slogging through molasses after you press the power button? If you have a multi-core processor (and you probably do), you can make it scoot at least a little bit faster with just a couple clicks. Run msconfig (type it into the Start search bar, press enter). Click…

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Monday, July 27th, 2009 at 09:29 | 0 comments
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If you are a Vista user running Home Basic or Home Premium,it is quite a pity that there is no GroupPolicy,a very useful component in Windows,especially in Vista.Then could we add GroupPolicy to it?Absolutely we can.

*Copy WindowsS\system32\gpedit.msc,fde.dll,gpedit.dll,gptext.dll,wsecedit.dll.These files can be found in a Vista Bussiness/Enterprise/Ultimate.If there’s none at your hand, Download them below.

Cilck to Download GroupPolicy Files Package

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Friday, July 17th, 2009 at 13:16 | 0 comments
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volume_logoSo far we have published many articles about managing your sounds and working with sound devices in Windows Vista. However, we have not yet shown you how to disable or change specific sounds from your default Windows Vista sound scheme. This is what this article will cover and, as you will see for yourself, the procedure is pretty easy to…

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Friday, July 17th, 2009 at 11:56 | 0 comments
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By default, the “Run” dialog is not displayed in the Start Menu. To enable it, just follow these 5 simple steps:

1. Right-click on the taskbar
2. Select Properties
3. Click on the Start Menu tab
4. Click on the Customize button
5. Scroll down and check Run

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Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 03:53 | 0 comments
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Introduction to System Restore

System Restore is a system recovery feature of Windows that creates snapshots, or restore points, of the state of your computer at various intervals or before you perform a certain task. These restore points can then be used to restore your computer back to the state it was in when they were taken. When…

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Sunday, July 5th, 2009 at 11:23 | 0 comments
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