Vista’s quick program launching keyboard shortcut
If you like to put shortcuts to programs or documents you access frequently in the Quick Launch tool bar, Here’s a Keyboard shortcut to open then faster. Press the Windows key 1 to open the first icon, Windows key 2 for the second and so on. If you want to change the icons [...]
Working with Vista’s Firewall and Advanced Firewall
Windows Vista’s firewall is turned on by default, but you can turn it off if you want to use a third party Firewall or if you need to trouble shoot a connection problem.
Click Start – Control Panel – Security – Windows Firewall – Turn Windows Firewall on or off – Approve the UAC if asked
In [...]
Change which programs Windows uses by default
A default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage. For example, if you have more than one web browser installed on your computer, you can choose one of them to be the default browser.
To open the Default [...]
Run or remove a blocked Startup Program
The dreaded (UAC) is at it again. User Account Control prevents programs that require permission or an administrator password from running automatically when Windows starts. If a program is blocked, you’ll see a message in the notification area that says some startup programs need permission to run. You can run a blocked program, remove blocked [...]
Windows Vista’s Reliability and Performance Monitor Part 2
In part 1 we looked at a quick overview of what the Reliability and Performance Monitor does.
In Part 2 We’ll look more deeply in each section.
The Performance Monitor:
First open Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor, click Start, right-click Computer, and click Manage. Expand System Tools and click Reliability and Performance.
Next Expand the Reliability and Performance tab [...]
Windows Vista’s Reliability and Performance Monitor Part 1
In this series of posts we’ll look at Vista’s Reliability and Performance Monitor. How it works and how to customize the reports.
Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides tools for analyzing system performance. From a single console, you can monitor application and hardware performance in real time, customize [...]
How To Disable User Account Control “UAC”
What is UAC. UAC has to be one of the most hated new security features of Windows Vista. UAC stands for User Account Control.The main goal of User Account Control is to limit the exposure to attack of the operating system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode.
This limitation minimizes the ability [...]
