Posted on May 31, 2007 by admin
1-Copying and moving files and folders
if you want to move or move files or folder simply select the folders or files you want to and drag it where you want it to be
if you want to copy the files or folders instead of moviing just hold down the ctrl bottom
2-add or remove links to favorites links
simply select the folder you want to add to the favorites links then drag and drop to the favorites links
removing links from the favorites links select the folder you want then right click and choose remove link
Posted on May 19, 2007 by admin
3-Close unnecessary programs from Autostart
some of programs you installed on your computer doesn’t necessary start when vista start it doesn’t affect on performance of windows vista and it slow down vista start little bit
open start then Run type msconfig then click ok
choose the startup tab under system configuration window
uncheck the programs that you don’t want it to run on vista startup
Example for these programs
instant messenger programs (i.e msn, yahoo, skepe)
Downloads manager programs
Posted on May 14, 2007 by admin
for some reason Microsoft disabled vista boot screen by default
if you want to enable it again that is easy to do
open start then choose run type msconfig then choose the boot tab
check the option no GUI Boot then click ok
the next time you restart your computer you will see vista boot screen
Posted on May 7, 2007 by admin
2-Disable some of the visual appearance
Areo is not bad as most people think yes it take high amount of Ram if you Don’t want to Disable Areo and you want make it little faster, here is little trick to make areo little bit faster.
- Right click on my computer icon then choose properties
- From this window select advanced system setting
3-Select Advanced Tab then Choose Settings
4-first choose Custom then uncheck the following option
Animate controls and elements inside windows
Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
fade or slide menus into view
fade or slide tooltips into view
fade out menu items after clicking
show shadows under menus
show shadows under mouse pointer
slide open combo boxes
slide taskbar buttons
use background image for each folder type
then click ok
Posted on May 4, 2007 by admin
It’s true that windows vista slower than xp especially if you ave old computer, But does this means you can install it?. No you can install it and with few steps to make windows vista run faster.
- Disable unnecessary Services: vista come loaded with unnecessary services that you can disable, not everyone going to use these service so it’s better to disable it.
- Disable some of the visual appearance: we can disable some of the areo visual style this should make vista faster
- Disable unnecessary programs from Autostart: you don’t have to run many programs on vista start up
1-Disable unnecessary Service
- Click on start menu then choose run and type services.msc and click ok
- Select the service you want to disable and right click then from the properties window choose disable
The following services are not important for most users.
Windows Time
This service maintains date and time synchronization on all clients and servers in the network
Print Spooler
Loads files to memory for later printing, if you have printer don’t disable this service
Tablet PC Input Service
Enables Tablet PC pen and ink functionality, If you don’t have tablet pc you can disable this service
Readyboost
Provides support for improving system performance using Flash Memory as caching memory to improve the system performance
If you planning not to use a flash memory for Readyboost disable this service
Routing and Remote Access
Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments
If you don’t use VPN you can disable this service
Offline Files
you can disable this service if you don’t use Offline Files
Distributed Link Tracking Client
if you have only one computer you can disable this service, in case you are on network you won’t be able to access to other computers
Shell Hardware Detection
Provides notifications for Auto Play hardware events.
you will no longer see pop up when you insert devices (e.g USB , Camera )
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras
you can disable this service if you don’t use camera or scanner on your computer
Windows Error Reporting Service
Allows errors to be reported when programs stop working or responding and allows existing solutions to be delivered
sometimes it’s too annoying when every time program stop working , if you get tired of these warning you can disable this and you will no loner see warning message.
