Windows Vista Home Basic edition does not come with Windows Aero interface which provides glass transparency effects Aero experience in Windows Vista (features comparison), as Microsoft intended for Vista Home Basic edition to be used in home for basic computing needs only. Thus a lot of functionalities and features have been stripped off Vista HB compared with premium version of Vista, including Aero desktop experience. […]
When Windows Vista is connected to high speed broadband Internet connection, there may be some incompatibilities and conflict problem or error such as the following: Poor intermittent network performance. Slow network loading. Unable to open and load some websites or webpages using Internet Explorer or Firefox, where the blue loading bar keeps running for a long time, but the pages fail to load. Java applets […]
Consumers especially corporate companies are always extra careful when it comes to identity theft issues. Proactive security measures have been taken to prevent identity theft from stealing company data or security numbers. Generally, publicized threats can range from mailbox thieves and lost laptops to the higher tech methods of email scams and corporate data invasion. Anyway, the latest findings reveal that photocopiers could be another […]
Microsoft Corp has now also moved into the business security solutions market by unveiling its Forefront Suite of applications. The emergence of this new product represents a key component of the company’s proactive strategy to reduce criticism and condemnation from the IT security fraternity, especially Microsoft users.
Chinese hackers have upgraded Vista Loader to version 2.1.2, with further enhancement in terms of OEM choices and improvement in terms of compatibility. Vista Loader is a crack for Windows Vista activation, where the software based loader emu is installed as boot loader to emulate BIOS with SLIC table of selected OEM ID into memory during system startup, and thus trick Windows Vista into believing […]
In Windows Vista, users can manually disable User Account Control (UAC) feature. With TweakUAC, this process will be easier and simpler. TweakUAC is a free software utility which allows users to turn UAC on or off, or suppress the elevation prompt that pops up to ask for user’s permission in the quiet mode. UAC is a security feature in Windows Vista that forces all users […]
In Windows Vista and Windows XP, whenever user disable an important security setting, a Security Center Alert icon will be displayed on the notification area at the taskbar (used to call system tray where the clock resides) with a warning message. The alert trigger events include the following: Disable Windows Firewall. Disable antivirus program. Do not install or uninstall anti-virus. Outdated virus definition and signature. […]
Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format is a common virtualization file format from Microsoft that allows customers to easily test drive and evaluation Microsoft and partner products or solutions by using virtual machines. The concept of VHD is pretty much the same with VMWare virtual appliances which is fully pre-installed and pre-configured application and operating system environment that allows user to immediately run the system […]
KissYouTube is another video downloader service that allows users to extract, save and download videos and movies hosted on YouTube, a popular video hosting and sharing site. Unlike other bookmarklets or web-based or desktop-based video downloader services, the KissYouTube is simply easy to use, by just adding a ‘kiss’ into the URL of the YouTube video page, as its tagline – Download YouTube video. Just […]
It has been previously documented that it’s possible to run Windows Vista without activation and without crack for up to 120 days with ReArm command to reset the initial grace period, with ReArm limit defaulted to 3 times. If you think 120 days free use of Vista is not enough, the activation can be further delayed or bypassed by using SkipRearm registry hack, which previously […]
Windows Vista may have compatibility issues with some device drivers, which may cause problem to the stability of the system. Luckily Windows keeps a backup copy of the old driver that has been replaced, and allows users to easily roll back or go back to the previous version of the driver. The method to restore or rollback a driver to its previous version in Windows […]
Think paying $800 for a Series3 HD TiVo box without service is insane? You are not alone. Consumers weren’t exactly excited about coughing up that much $$$ for the Series3 and TiVo sales have slumped. In fact, TiVo just reported a Q4 net loss of $18.7 million. With products like Apple TV and a Windows Vista CableCARD coming out soon, TiVo has to do something […]
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