By default, Windows Vista doesn’t allow you to install custom color and window decoration themes, unless they’ve been specifically reviewed by Microsoft. The reason is because Windows checks the themes with a cryptographic key, so you have to patch windows to allow custom-created themes to install. With a set of Uxtheme Patches, and a willingness [...]
By now most people have likely already upgraded to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, but one of the smaller feature upgrades might have passed most people by: You can now configure automatic defragmenting for All drives, as well as defragment all of your drives at the same time.
Set Automatic Defrag Options
Launch Disk Defragmenter by typing [...]
PreviewConfig is a utility that gives Vista users the power to add file type support to the Explorer preview pane, which can be activated via “Organize.” Though the preview pane can be an interesting and useful feature of the OS, it really lacks in file support. It’s possible to add support for more without [...]
The Windows expert who originally speculated that Microsoft deliberately included a “trick” in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS from the upgrade version on Wednesday defended his position. Earlier this month, the Windows Secrets newsletter reiterated claims it made last year that Microsoft is aware that users can clean install the fully functional, [...]
One of the few things about Vista that just drives me crazy is the problems with Windows Explorer. I prefer to use “Details” mode for certain folders, but it seems like Vista constantly decides that the folder should show a different set of columns than what I had previously chosen.
The problem is that Vista “Auto-Detects” [...]
Windows XP users with a serious Mac crush have FlyakiteOSX to make their desktop resemble, if not work like, a Mac, but Vista users—even those upgraded to Service Pack 1—now have Vista OS X for a similar OS paint job. The installer does requires that you disable User Account Control to move forward, but you’ll [...]
How often do you open and save files on your computer? I’m sure that even the most casual users will do it several times throughout the day. Whether it be adding an attachment to an email, uploading a photo to a website, or simply saving a document you’ve been working on… opening and saving files [...]
Microsoft is denying a recent report that suggests it deliberately included a technical loophole in Windows Vista that lets users install the OS without paying for the full priced version. In an article that appeared last week in the Windows Secrets newsletter, reporter Scott Dunn noted that the Service Pack 1 version of Windows Vista [...]
The new Service Pack 1 version of Windows Vista allows end users to purchase the ‘upgrade edition’ and install it on any PC — with no need to purchase the more expensive “full edition.” The same behavior was present when Vista was originally released, but the fact that the trick wasn’t removed from SP1 suggests [...]
The workaround is designed to be integrated with pirated copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista in order to render useless the WGA Validation mechanism. According to the reports, applying the WGA crack will permit users of counterfeit versions of Windows to access and download items from Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update. [...]
We all know how annoying UAC can get, especially when you’ve just installed Windows Vista and you have a dozen of programs and security apps ready to install. A small program called TweakUAC gets rid of this annoyance by putting UAC into “quiet mode.” What it actually does is without turning off UAC, it doesn’t [...]
From the Article: “Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista couldn’t have arrived soon enough; this is only exacerbated after I realised that the “Hotfixes and Security Updates” document was 77 pages long. Microsoft generalises these improvements in its “Overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 1” document which details several sections under the broad compass of [...]
For those of us looking to customize the Windows Vista UI experience, there’s nothing more annoying than seeing the default logon screen every time you start up your computer, or when you lock your workstation. Thankfully the nice folks at Stardock have created a free utility to replace the logon screen with any wallpaper you [...]
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues; supporting new types of hardware; and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also will continue to make it [...]
There’ve been a thousand and one ways to get your hands on Windows Vista SP1 or various beta versions over the past few months. But Microsoft is set to post the manual installer for Vista SP1 on March 18. If you’re not in a hurry, you can wait until April when the update will be [...]
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