Vista Tutorials and Tips

Windows Vista Services Tweak Guide v1.0 This guide is only recommended for power users. Inexperienced Windows users should NOT use this. It's also recommended that you have in-depth knowledge about network security. The guide is meant to be used with Windows Vista RTM build 6000. Beware: Disabling some of the services below may have a negative impact on your system/network security. I take no responsibility what so ever of any negative consequences these tweaks may have on your system, hardware or life. Use on your own risk. Disable the following services to improve performance and decrease RAM usage: Base Filtering Engine Disable if you don't use the Windows Firewall or …

Microsoft, as you probably know, has spent a lot of time and millions of dollars to make Windows Vista more secure and ultimately to protect users from themselves. But you -- you've been using computers for years, right? You don't need any of this hand-holding. You were infested with malware that one time, but that wasn't your fault. And no one has noticed the eight toolbars in your browser whose origin you couldn't explain. Oh, and your significant other was very understanding about Blaster causing you to work 80-hour weeks cleaning up a software wasteland. You and your network are clearly ready for Vista without the locks. Here's how to fly with all the safeties off. -…

I was just viewing all vista dll files in PE Explorer, when I discovered this. First, what u should have. (i) A resource editing tools (like PE Explorer) (ii) Ur favorite picture in the following resolutions: (a)1280 X 960 (b)1024 X 768

Windows Vista run commands: Color Management — colorcpl Computer Management Launcher — CompMgmtLauncher Control Panel — control Credential Backup and Restore Wizard — credwiz Defragment User Interface — dfrgui Driver Package Installer — dpinst Display Adapter Troubleshooter — AdapterTroubleshooter Encryption File System — rekeywiz Event Viewer — eventvwr Firewall Settings — FirewallSettings Firewall Control Panel — FirewallControlPanel Help Pane — helppane iSCSI Initiator — iscsicpl Iexpress — iexpress Logoff from Vista — logoff Language Pack Installer — lpksetup Microsoft Sync Center — mobsync Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool — msdt Optional Features …

We all know about OEM information in system properties under Windows XP. There are OEMLogo.bmp (96x96) for OEMLOGO and OEMInfo.ini for OEM information used to add under windows XP Copy both files under X:\Windows\System32\ But In Windows Vista, there's a new method to add OEM information in the System properties. All work is done now through Windows registry instead of using OEMinfo.ini file. Here is the code you should merge in the registry: (Always back up your registry!!) Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation] @="" "Manufacturer"="Hewlett-Packard" "Model"="Compaq Presario SR1610IL" "Logo"="C:…

Enabling ClearType in Vista is easy, you can do it in the GUI, and besides its enabled by default anyway. However, tuning ClearType in Vista is not so easy as there is nothing exposed in the GUI for tuning. ClearType is integrated into Vista. There is , however, a way to adjust ClearType in the registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "FontSmoothing"="2" "FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000002 "FontSmoothingGamma"=dword:000003e8 "FontSmoothingOrientation"=dword:00000001 These settings affect ClearType 'Globally' across the entire operating system. They may not, however, have much effect for HTML as seen in Internet Explorer. Fo…

You have probably run into the situation, where you had to take ownership of the file or folder in Vista, so you can mess with it.. To fasten this process a bit, you can use this script, which will add an option in context menu for the file. Right click on the file --> Send To --> OwnThefile. Here's the code for the script: Dim Act : Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") Dim Fso : Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Dim File, File1, File2 For Each File1 in Wscript.Arguments Act.Run("takeown /f " & File1),0,True Act.Run("icacls " & File1 & " /grant administrators:F"),1,True File2 = Split(File1,".") Set File = Fso.GetFi…

OEMINFO_on_Vista.zip

So you are using Windows Vista and feel that its slower than Windows XP? Then you have come to the right place. Following tutorial will help you in tweaking your Windows Vista to the max and you'll feel a significant improvement in your system performance. So without wasting any time lets start: 1. Following code contains a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows Vista. Just paste following code in Notepad, save the file with name "Vishal.reg" (including quotes) and then run it: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To] @="{C2FBB630-2971-11D…

Hello, know that Vista OS stops working sometimes? Needs a fix..Sp1 delivers this feature, but SP1 RTM seems crashed it..This tutorial helps you! Firstly, check if its working or not -> Go to Start, All programs _> Maintenance..If you see Create an recovery disk.., click on it, but if nothiing appears then go to Secondly step Secondly, download an SP1 RC2 Refresh file from Here , Here Thirdly, go to C:/Windows/system32 and locate recdisk.exe Now steps: Right click on the recdisc.exe file,choose properties and change the security settings. (right click on the file then) Select the “Security” tab and click “Advanced”. Select the “Owner” tab and click “Edit…” you fir…

One of the most annoying things about Microsoft Windows Vista is User Account Control and all the warnings it pops up to ask if you just did something you really wanted to do. The temptation is strong to turn off UAC warnings by disabling the controls, but that causes more problems, like making it even more difficult to do some things in Vista. Fortunately, there's a better way. The annoyance of UAC pop-ups is unfortunately front-loaded: they happen most often when Vista is new and you're installing new applications and downloading files more often. The temptation is strong to kill them, because it's easy. Just go to Start > Control Panel > Security > Security Ce…

Unlike previous versions of Windows, there are differences in Vista between accounts with "computer administrator" privileges and the Administrator account. For instance, the Administrator account does not have User Account Control enabled. There may also be differences in the ability to remove restrictive file operations and object permissions, but Microsoft is still working out those details and does not expect to reveal them until RC1 and beyond. Finally, by default, the Administrator account is present, but it's hidden and disabled on all clean installs of the operating system. It's even possible to create an "administrator" account, with a lowercase "A." But that won…

How to change vsta logon screen and change the word "vista ultimate"(for examples)at the bottom???

Oh, Windows. If there's one aspect of this operating system that's been a constant disappointment, it has to be its complete and utter inability to "remember" window settings. You know the drill: You go into, say, the Documents folder and customize the windows size, position, and the icon style used to display its contents. Then, when you revisit that folder later

By Default, Vista uses a ton of system restore space and doesn't have an option to resize it anymore. Go to Start/Accessories and find the Command Prompt. Right click on it and click run as administrator. To find out how much it is using type in vssadmin list shadowstorage and hit enter. To view the number of restore points you currently have on your Computer run the following command vssadmin list shadows To change the size it uses, run vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /For=C: /Maxsize=9GB assuming Vista is installed on the C drive and you want it resized to 9 gigabytes.

If you've ever deleted the hibernation file in Vista either through a disk cleanup utility or vLite or whatever meathod and you need it back, here's how. Open an elevated command prompt (Start/All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt and right click it and choose run as Administrator). Now type or paste in powercfg -h on and hit enter. Now all of your hibernation options should have returned. Alternatively if you need to save some space and don't use hibernation, replace "on" with "off".

Hi, I've found this tutorials and some tips combined with Q&A for Denise Etheridge on his website ... I like it a lot so I thought to share it with you, and because there are a lot of them I will post them all on this thread as different cumulative posts ... and I hope you like it ... Let's take a deep breath and dive. What is Windows Vista? [*] Operating systems control the functions performed by a computer. For example, the operating system on your computer controls the input from the keyboard and mouse to your computer, the opening and closing of programs, the transfer of information to a printer, the organization of the files on your computer, and the screen disp…

The guide! 1.If there is an existing Manufacturer's Information to your Computer or nothing at all, here's a simple guide to add/create your own System Information Logo and Information. a) The Manual Way, Customizing OEM Logo in Windows Vista Using WinBubble, you can add or edit the Logo and Support information easily. Just create a bitmap Logo and input the necessary information. That's it...In just two clicks! "Control Panel\Performance Information and Tools" Window To access: Type "Performance In" to the Start menu Search and press Enter or in the Control Panel\System Window, click the "Windows Experience Index" link. "Control Panel\System" Window To Open: Rig…

Lots of Vista users are facing a strange problem, where the folder icons in User folder change from special glass icons to simple folder icons. Look at the following screenshot: This is how the icons look in User folder which can be accessed using

In Longhorn the "Details Pane" was shown at Top but now in Windows Vista its shown on bottom. Many ppl still like the good old top details pane like shown in my following theme: New AeroVG Theme for Windows Vista So here I'm posting a detailed tutorial for changing the "Details Pane" location from Bottom to Top in Windows Vista: 1. We'll have to edit "%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll" file. So first take ownership of this file using my following tutorial: Add Take Ownership Option in File / Folder Context Menu in Windows Vista 2. Now open the file in Resource Hacker. 3. Goto "View -> Find Text" (or press Ctrl + F). It'll open Find box. 4. Now type foll…

Hi guys In this tutorial, I'll tell about various system files in Windows Vista, which can be hacked using Resource Hacker / Resource Tuner to change the look of Windows dialog boxes, menus, login screen, boot screen and many other things. So here we start the tutorial: Above are the new system files/locations in Windows Vista which were not present in earlier versions, like XP. But if you want to change look of various dialog boxes like RUN, Progress, System Properies, Startmenu and Taskbar Properties, etc. Then you'll have to edit the same system files which you used to edit in Windows XP. The difference is, now those files dont contain the resources but their .MUI fil…

This is becoming a very common question as people move to Windows Vista. You have an external or extra hard drive formatted under Windows XP. In Windows XP you were running as a member of the Built-in Administrators Group, and you could write to it just fine. In Vista, you are also a member of the Built-in Administrators group, but now you can't write to it. The reason is permissions, but the reason they become a problem is because of User Account Control (UAC). If you run whoami /all /FO list on Vista you get a printout of your token. It will have a few lines that look like this: Group Name: BUILTIN\Administrators Type: Alias SID: Attributes: Group used fo…

There are several sites, mentioning tweaks about how to create a Flip 3D shortcuts on the desktopp: Basically as follows: Right click on your desktop. Select New > Shortcut. Copy-Paste RunDll32 DwmApi #105 into the location box > Next. In name enter Flip3D, and click on Finish. Copy/Cut-Paste your new shortcut where ever you want. But fewer mentioning how to reclaim the Flid 3D icon. Here is how how can use the original Flip 3D icon: A copy of the Flip 3D icon is present in each user profile, and also in the Default user profile. Follow these steps to restore the icon to your user account: Click Start, type the following and press Enter : %systemdrive%\Users\Default…

To install manually downloaded CABs on Windows Vista, just drop the CAB into a directory (i.e. C:\Temp) and use pkgmgr.exe to install/integrate it. start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:C:\temp\<filename>.cab /s:C:\temp /l:C:\temp\install.log