Vista Revisited
Helping you get the most out of Vista

Windows Backup is a program that ships with all Vista versions except Starter and Basic and lets you quickly and easily backup your computer. Lets face it most of us only think about backing up after its too late. While Windows Backup isn’t the greatest program out there, its included in Vista for free so [...]

You can customize your taskbar by making its size two or more rows or moving it to any side of your monitor.
First unlock the taskbar. Right click an empty space on the taskbar and deselect Lock the Taskbar.
To make the taskbar larger grab the edge of the taskbar and pull it up.

 
 
 
 
You can then set [...]

 The Windows Sidebar is a small panel that sits on the edge of your screen that houses small gadgets or mini applications, each can provide different information, gathered from your PC or the Internet. Vista ships with a few of these or you can download more off the Internet at Microsoft.
Windows Sidebar is not displayed [...]

Sorry For the huge pictures I’m trying some new blogging software called Windows Live Writer and I’m experimenting with picture sizes.
If you ever wanted to save a screen shot of something on your computer screen like a error message to send to someone for help or just a part of a window. Vista now [...]

You can turn off Windows Features to save memory and CPU cycles, on Feature you don?t use or need. Example: I don?t have a Tablet PC so I don?t need Tablet PC components running nor do I use Meeting Space. Here?s how to get rid of them.
Click Start.
Type Features in the search field [...]

Like all versions of Windows it stores the name and organization of the registered owner, and unless you installed Vista your name and organization is most likely wrong. In the steps below we?ll show you how to view and change the registered owner.
To view the registered owner and organization names for your computer. Click Start, [...]