Change Your Plain Sidebar Clock To A Vista Clock
Microsoft has a new sidebar clock available for download that changes the plain standard clock to a shiny Vista one. There a 12 styles included. It was created by ADH Darby and can be downloaded HERE give it a try and check out all the other gadgets at are available.
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Public Test Next Week For Vista SP1
Microsoft on Tuesday said that it has reached the “release candidate” with the first service pack for Windows Vista, with plans to make the test software available publicly next week.
It is releasing the test code this week to the 15,000 or so people who have been beta testing SP1 already, and will also make [...]
Change How Your Mouse Pointer Looks
You can customize your mouse in a variety of ways, such as swapping the functions of your mouse buttons, making the mouse pointer more visible, and altering the scroll wheel speed. To access the Mouse properties
Click the Start Orb and type Mouse in the search box.
Click Mouse at the top of the search results [...]
Create A Logon Message In Vista
A lot of businesses create custom logon messages for their employees computers, here’s a way for you to do the same thing. When you complete this tip and reboot you will be presented with the logon message of your choose.
If you have vista Ultimate.
Click Start, All Programs, Administrative Tools and Local Security Policy.
Expand Local [...]
Adjust Your Blinking Cursor In Vista
Sometimes it hard to see your blinking cursor when typing, after all its just a small blinking line.
But its easy to make it any size you want.
Here’s how.
Click the Start Orb > Control Panel. Optimize visual display
Scroll down to “Make things on the screen easier to read” Then use the drop down box [...]
Disable Vista’s Autotuning To Improve Wireless Connectivity
If you are having problems with your wireless networking you maybe trying to connect to an older router or Wireless Access Point (WAP) that is not compatible with Vista’s Auto tuning feature many public hotspots also have this problem. Here’s how to disable it.
Click the Start Orb an type ” Command ” into the [...]
What is Safe Mode
Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to run Windows are started. The words “Safe Mode” appear in the corners of the display to identify which Windows mode you are using. If an existing problem does not reappear [...]
