In Windows XP with Internet Explorer 7, the location of default IE cache folder, or more commonly known as Temporary Internet Files (TIF) directory is pretty straight forward. However, it’s not the case in Windows Vista, due to introduction of Protected Mode security feature. With Protected Mode on, IE7 effective running as low privilege process and can only write or read in Low versions of […]
Protecting the confidentially of the documents is highly crucial in every organization. Many users convert digital documents to PDF format (Portable Document Format) with the belief that PDF files are difficult to modify. But it’s not true. PDF files can easily be modified by skilful computer users. Hence, the authenticity and integrity of PDF are becoming increasingly more important. Consequently, digital signatures have become a […]
There are plenty of ways that will disable Protected Mode for Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) in Windows Vista. So you get a choice if you decided not to on Protected Mode. This knowledge also may be in used if you need to troubleshoot the problem why IE 7 Protected Mode is not enabled on your Vista system. Check through the list to see if the […]
For Windows Vista who confident enough that they can take care of the security of their own system, and want avoid the annoyances that comes with Protected Mode enabled in Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, it’s possible to disable and turn off the Protected Mode in Vista IE7. Such annoying issues include having to open new window when browsing from Intranet sites to Internet […]
Microsoft AppLocale is a utility that allows Unicode (UTF-16) based Windows XP and 2003 users to run non-Unicode legacy (code-page based) applications without changing the current system locale. AppLocale automatically detects language for non-Unicode program and simulates a corresponding system locale for code-page to/from Unicode conversions. Although AppLocale not yet been updated for Vista, it can be used without any issue. However, when trying to […]
Windows Vista introduces Start Search feature in Start Menu which allows users to key in full or partial command name and operating system will display matching commands in search results for quick access. Thus, Run command or shortcut to access Run dialog in Start Menu no longer be displayed by default as previously did in Windows XP, applicable mostly to users who’re using Windows Aero […]
You deal with a lot of confidential documents? Sometimes it is very crucial to make sure that these confidential documents or data have been deleted. You can try out File Deleter by DigitByte Studio. File Deleter is an easy to use tool for deleting files permanently. To delete files under windows or even finaldata application is not really a safe operation even though you have […]
There are files and directories in Windows Vista that seem to impossible to delete and remove away. These persistent undeletable files and folders sometimes can’t even be accessed no matter what, even by an administrator, and you’re pretty sure that the files are not locked by running process. This situation always happen especially if you perform in-place upgrade from Windows XP or install Windows Vista […]
In Windows Vista, occasionally you may need to take ownership of certain files that not belong to you, and then assign read, write, modify, traverse, or full control permissions to yourself. If you’re the administrator for the Vista system, then you can easily do it by following these steps.
In Windows Vista, there are lots of files and directories especially those operating system files plus Windows and Windows\System32 folders have been protected. These protected system files aren’t belong to any users or groups, instead are owned by TrustedInstaller, with even Administrator or Administrators group doesn’t have modify or write access to them. Thus if you intend to manipulate or replace the files, you’ll encounter […]
If you are using a computer to watch DVD, you might wonder which program is the best to do so. If you are using Windows operating system, surely you will try Microsoft’s Windows Media Player. It is absolutely free and it allows you to play audio and video files. But besides Window Media Player, what else you can try?
In Windows Vista, Microsoft incorporates new TCP/IP stack which features Auto Tuning capability. The Auto Tuning function able to adjust and optimize TCP/IP connection based on network utilization in order to increase the transfer rate throughput. In theory the new stack suppose to do so, however, in practical, Auto Tuning feature may not work correctly to bring better performance for network downloading and web surfing.
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