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VISTA
TOP TEN TIPS AND TRICKS »
Top 10 best
Vista tips and tricks web sites rated by the LoveToKnow editors.
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Top 10 List how we choose
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Microsoft.com
Microsoft downloads offers a detailed PDF file outlining the most popular
tips and tricks for using the new Windows Vista. Learn how to search
and organize, browse the Internet, collaborate with co-workers or backup and
protect your computer. Other help files and articles on the site discuss
how Vista works,
system
requirements to operate the program and
offers
helps and how-to. While at the site, you may also want to read through
the comparisons of Vista to other versions of windows and check out the
discussions and questions from other users for even more in-depth tips. |
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PC Magazine's 50 Vista Tips
50 different tips and tricks to help users get the most out of their Windows
Vista experience. Tips 1 through 10 cover topics such as security, network
mobility. online features and safety. Tips 11-20 cover music, slideshows and
feeds. Tips 21-30 cover boosting system speed, 3-D sound, adding photos and
changing icons. Tips 31-40 cover XPS, syncing digital gadgets and zipped
files. Finally, tips 41-50 cover privacy, voice features and sending faxes.
Be sure to check out additional notes on how to
whip your Vista into shape. |
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All Covered
All Covered's learning center library offers their own Top 10 Tips and
Tricks for Windows Vista. This article focuses a bit more on the
advantages of Vista, such as the new start menu, new search explorer and
enhanced user interface. The inclusion of Windows Explorer 7 allows users to
easily shift between websites with the new tab feature. This reduces the
number of individual windows open on the PC monitor. This site also offers a
webcast to help you
decide if Windows Vista is right for you. This is a free, 40 minute
presentation covering many different topics. |
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We Computers Master's
Blog offering more than 40 articles on using Windows Vista as well as tips
and tricks for enhancing Vista's performance. Some of the most in-depth
articles cover topics such as
recovering files or folders in Vista and
registry tricks. Also touches on topics such as stopping automatic
rebooting after updates, automatic login, deleting browser history, extended
disk cleanup, turning off and uninstalling unused features. Be sure to check
out the helpful and information article "15 Tips and Tricks for Enhancing
Your Vista Experience". |
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Vista Rewired
Site offer a wealth of information about Vista and how to get the most from
the new platform. Tips include suggestions such as
disabling
useless services from a list of every Vista service that ever existed
and
why 4 GB of RAM won't work with Vista. The site is unique in that
visitors are allowed to post their own comments and tips and add to what is
already listed under the articles and tips section. Use some discretion with
visitor posts as not all will be correct. However, others sometimes offer
tips that you wouldn't be able to find elsewhere. |
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Chris Pirillo
Articles and webcasts from the Chris Pirillo Show. In addition to
information about tons of Internet related topics, such as selling on Ebay
and how to build you own computer, be sure to check out the information in
the article "Top
10 Tweaks, Tips and Tricks for Windows Vista". Some of the more
unique Vista topics covered include how to turn off Internet Explorer's
information bar, why you should use a jpg for your background instead of a
bmp, how to troubleshoot and gather information in Vista and set up
additional clocks in additional time zones. |
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The
How-to Geek
Offers an enormous amount of information on Windows Vista with tips and
tweaks. There are dozens and dozens of articles. Some of the categories
covered include:
desktop customization,
managing files and folders,
network and Internet,
security,
system administration,
Windows Aero glass and
dozens of tips and tweaks. New users will appreciate articles such as
"Disable Caps Lock Key in Windows Vista" and "Fixing When Windows Media
Player Library Won't Let You Add Files". Experienced users will enjoy
articles like "Hide the Windows Vista Welcome Screen". |
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Cnet offers Vista Tips and Tricks
Cnet has long been respected for their product reviews, pricing comparisons,
informative articles and in-depth customer review comments. Among their
hundreds and hundreds of articles, you'll find many tips and tricks for
using Windows Vista to your best advantage, such as
how to have a hassle free Windows Vista upgrade,
how to find out if your PC is ready for Vista,
how to find a Vista compatible graphics card,
how to control Vista's welcome center and how to figure out
which version of Vista you should use. |
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Petri IT
Knowledgebase
Experts delve into Windows Vista and explore fixes to common problems as
well as tips and tricks for getting the best performance possible out of the
new platform. Some of the more popular articles include "Add
Logo and Support Information to Vista", "Advanced
Drag and Drop in Windows Vista", "Automate
Backup Tasks with Batch Scripting", "Change
Windows Vista Boot Screen", "Enable
windows Vista Aero Graphics" and "Hide
the Security Center Icon in Windows Vista". There are many other
articles as well on a wide variety of topics. |
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Vista Tips
and Tricks
Even more amazing tips and tricks categorized under the Windows Vista
Category. Topics covers include the service pack (SP1), the RAM that Windows
Vista gobbles and how to counteract this problem, an
in-depth comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP, combating the
slowness of some of Vista's tasks, how to add additional functions to the
"send to" menu in Vista, WGA failure and the resulting fallout, available
Vista hotfix packs and several articles taking an in depth look at the first
service pack release. |
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