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Spot Unauthorized Login Attempts in Windows Vista

Written on 7 Aug, 2009 at 16:54 in Security, Vista | viewed 9 views times | 0 Comments

Unless you examine the Windows event logs frequently, you may never know that someone has been trying to surreptitiously access your PC. To help solve that problem, Windows Vista contains a new feature that allows you to view previous login... (Continue reading)

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Add Your Documents Folder to the Desktop in Windows Vista

Written on 8 May, 2009 at 16:54 in Tuning, Vista | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments

If your Windows Vista desktop doesn’t already have a shortcut to your Documents folder you can easily add one. This will make it quicker and easier to access all of your files and folders, without having to click through the... (Continue reading)

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Change the Drive Letters Assigned by Windows

Written on 8 May, 2009 at 16:54 in Troubleshooting, Vista, Windows XP | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments

If you add a new hard drive to your PC, or partition your existing drive, you may find that Windows rearranges the drive letters in My Computer, assigning the drive a letter previously used by a different device. Not only... (Continue reading)

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Bypass the Windows XP / Vista Welcome Screen

Written on 24 Apr, 2009 at 16:54 in Tuning, Vista, Windows XP | viewed 4 views times | 0 Comments

By default, when Windows XP or Vista starts up, it loads the Windows Welcome Screen, which prompts you to click on your username and enter your password. However, if you are the sole user of the PC and you know... (Continue reading)

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Quickly Resize Your Desktop Icons in Windows Vista

Written on 17 Apr, 2009 at 16:54 in Vista | viewed 1 views times | 0 Comments

If you are a Windows Vista user and are finding the current size of the desktop icons makes them difficult to see, you’re probably unaware that a quick roll of the mouse wheel can resize the desktop icons instantly. Try... (Continue reading)

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Share Your Internet Connection Between Multiple PCs

Written on 27 Mar, 2009 at 16:54 in Vista, Windows XP | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments

If you have a home network, but only one of your PCs is connected to the Internet (for example through a USB modem), you can use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) in Windows XP and Vista to allow the rest of... (Continue reading)

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Password Protect Sensitive Folders in Windows Vista

Written on 24 Jan, 2009 at 16:54 in Security, Vista | viewed 2 views times | 0 Comments

If you use the Business or Ultimate versions of Windows Vista, you have an added security feature that allows you to encrypt the contents of a file or folder, so that it can’t be accessed by other PC users or... (Continue reading)

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Avoid User Account Control Errors when Running the Command Prompt

Written on 17 Jan, 2009 at 16:54 in Troubleshooting, Tuning, Vista | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments

There are many things in Windows that can only be tweaked from the command prompt, but by default in Windows Vista the command prompt only runs with normal user privileges, rather than the Administrator privileges that most commands require. You... (Continue reading)

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Vista Service Pack 2 is here

Written on 5 Jan, 2009 at 16:54 in News, Vista | viewed 1 views times | 0 Comments

With all the focus recently on the up and coming release of Windows 7, you may think that Microsoft have forgotten all about Vista. Well not so ? they have just quietly released the second and final Service Pack for... (Continue reading)

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