Introduction to Windows Vista

Microsoft’s Windows Vista provides many robust features such as security, mobility, online communication, productivity and entertainment. You can get more lively multimedia experience, music, video, audio, games and entertainment on your Windows Vista-based computer. It has provides the great features such as network connectivity, additional clocks in the system tray, create XML documents and instant search feature. Following are the some of the best tips.

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Top Ten Windows Vista Tips

Pump up Volume

If your PC has Intel motherboard with high definition Audio support then you can take advantages of some cool features. Go to the control panel and open up the sound option, on the playback tab select the speakers and click the properties button. Here you can create bass level, adjust the loudness settings and create virtual sound.


Disable Automatic Startup Programs

If you don’t want to run certain programs on startup then you can disable them by the following method.

Start > Run > Type MSConfig > Click on start up tabs > Uncheck any boxes in the startup items. If you want to re-enable all these programs again then go through the same process again.

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Easier Use of Blinking Cursor

Open control panel and in the search box type “optimize visual display” and click the shortcut to see the dialog box. Changing the size of the cursor from 1 to 2 makes a noticeable difference and you can adjust the cursor according to whatever size you want.

Get To Your Desktop Faster

To close all the open Windows press Windows key and “M” at the same time. You can also use mouse for this task and click on “show desktop button”.

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How to Disable Automatic Startup Programs in Windows Vista.
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If you don't want certain programs or applications to run automatically on startup, there's an easy way to disable them.

• Click Start
• Type msconfig in the search box
• Click Continue in the User Account Control to continue
• Click on the Startup Tab
• Uncheck any boxes in the "Startup Items" that you wish to disable or click
  the Disable All button (not recommended)
  Click OK
• If you need to re-enable any of the programs, go through the same process and check the boxes of programs you wish to run automatically on startup.

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How to Show Super Hidden Files In Windows Vista

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To show Windows Vista "super hidden" files, that is, those files that are normally hidden from the user, you'll need to accesss the registry editor.
To turn on (or off) super hidden files: (make sure you backup the registry before making changes)

• Click the Start Button, type "regedit" (Registry Editor) in the search box, and press Enter
• Click Continue to get past the User Account Control hurdle
• On the left panel, double-click to navigate to the key:
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced
• On the right panel, double-click on Superhidden
  In the Value Data box, change the value to "1"
  Click OK
• Exit the Registry Editor
• Restart your machine for the changes to take effect

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Force Windows to Maximize

When you open up a new Window it does not up open to a full screen. You can force the windows to maximize by double clicking the title bar of the open window

Security Center Settings

To make the security center go away in the background open the control panel and click “change the way security center alerts me”. In the search results choose “don’t notify me and don’t display the icon. (This setting is not recommended if you are not sure about the security settings in your PC).

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Changing Your Windows Vista Theme

Changing your Windows Vista theme doesn't have to be difficult. Just follow these simple steps to set up a new Windows Vista theme, or select the "Classic" Windows theme.

* RIGHT Click the Desktop
* Click Personalize
* Click Themes
* Click the Theme Choices pull down menu and choose "Classic"
* Click Apply and OK

To make the Start menu work in Classic mode:

* RIGHT Click the Start button
* Click Properties
* Choose Classic Start menu
* Click Apply and OK

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If you hate the look of Aero,you can change it by doing like this .

click Start/Control Panel/Themes and you can choose a non-Aero theme, such as Windows Classic.

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Windows Vista's installer can detect serial-ATA (SATA) drives without the need to provide a driver diskette. Don't bother creating a diskette for your SATA drives before you install Vista.

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If, for some reason, the Vista installation gets interrupted due to an unintentional shutdown or reboot, start the computer without booting the Vista DVD. Windows Vista's installer should pick up where it left off. If it does-n't, then restart the installation over from scratch.

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When you perform a search with Vista's new, instant search feature, you can save the search in a special folder. This powerful feature allows you to create a virtual folder which, by default, is saved in your \\Searches\ folder. Every time you open such a folder, the search results are updated.

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In Windows Vista, you can add additional clocks to the system tray. Click the clock, and then click Date and Time Settings. Click the Additional Clocks tab. You can add one or two additional clocks to the tray and select their time zones.

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Regarding the game applications in vista,You can save your progress in most of the games included with Windows Vista—even the carry-overs from earlier versions of Windows.

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You can create XML documents, which are more secure than regular text files or even word processor docs. Just create a document in a word processor, print it via the options menu, and select the XPS printer.

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In Windows Vista,you can create XML documents, which are more secure than regular text files or even word processor docs. Just create a document in a word processor, print it via the options menu, and select the XPS printer.

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Windows Vista games deposit their saves into a special directory, called Saved Games, in your personal folder. In theory, that will make upgrading to a new system much easier for gamers, who like to migrate their game saves.

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When using the Help system in Windows Vista, it's usually advantageous to include Microsoft's online database in your search. The online/offline status of your search is located on the bottom right of the Help window. You can click it to toggle.

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In Vista,the Games folder is a powerful repository of all things gaming. From within, you launch games, update games with the latest patches, enable parental controls to protect younger users from harmful content, and more. Invoke it by clicking Start/Games.

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Force Windows to Maximize

When you open up a new Window it does not up open to a full screen. You can force the windows to maximize by double clicking the title bar of the open window

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Security Center Settings

To make the security center go away in the background open the control panel and click “change the way security center alerts me”. In the search results choose “don’t notify me and don’t display the icon. (This setting is not recommended if you are not sure about the security settings in your PC).

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