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Create your own custom Windows Vista Control Panel
Windows Vista's Control Panel, while containing plenty of tools, can be cumbersome to navigate. Greg Shultz shows you can create your own custom Control Panel and simplify navigation so you find what you need. by Greg Shultz
Tags: Folder, Control Panel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Greg Shultz
Blog posts 2008-06-11
The eternal question: Why doesn't Administrative Tools appear on the Start Menu?
Today's Classic Tip comes from TechRepublic's Windows 2000 Professional TechMail dated 3/30/2000 and highlights a common question that continues to vex Windows XP and Windows Vista users even today: WHY AREN'T ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS ON THE START MENU? Windows 2000 Professional does not by default add the...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Control Panel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-03-31
Windows Vista SP1 Blocker Tool
A blocking tool for Windows Vista SP1 is available if you need to keep your users from installing. The tool consists of the following: A Microsoft-signed executable A script An ADM template For more information, see "Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool." [poll=65] ...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Tool, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
Blog posts 2008-03-18
What is the the SQL Server Provisioning Tool for Windows Vista
In order to get SQL Server 2005 properly working in Windows Vista, you must load SQL Server SP2. By default, Administrators are not automatically granted rights to connect to SQL Server. Once you load SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition on your Windows Vista machine, please download and...
Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Databases, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software, Data Management, Steven Warren
Blog posts 2007-12-22
Vista Manager: The Right Tool for the Job?
The Job Windows Vista boasts a slew of new features, altered keyboard shortcuts, and a new security model that, upon first glance, may make even the most experienced Windows security guru squeal. But not all OS settings, out of the box, are tweaked to your specific usage and needs....
Tags: Job, Freeware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Tool, Vista Manager, Job Windows Vista, Tool Vista Manager, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Scott Wolf
Blog posts 2007-11-30
Tweak Manager: The Right Tool For the Job?
Vista Manager is an application that provides a front-end interface to many different OS and application settings within Vista. In addition to giving access to many, sometimes hidden settings, Vista Manager also integrates many freeware utilities used for general maintenance on your PC. Is it the Right Tool for the...
Tags: Scott Wolf, screenshots, Right Tool, Vista, Job, TechRepublic Inc., Freeware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Tool, Vista Manager, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
Image galleries 2007-11-30
Can I recover overwrited file with some tool
Some days ago, I have a problem, I accidentaly overwrite a Word Document, with an older version of the same document. Are there a form to recover my word documento with some tool. I try GetDataBack, but not succesfully.ThanksTry Recuva.comIt's a freebie also there are other file recovery tools avilable...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, mafracon@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, tool
Discussion threads 2007-11-14
Bitlocker Set-up problem
When using the Bitlocker Drive Preparation tool on an existing Vista Ultimate installation, I'm unable to get the system to start from the new partition. The tool seems to do it's stuff, but when restarting, all I get is a "Missing Operating System" error message when the laptop trys to...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), tool, steve.yates@..., Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2007-10-20
TweakVista: The Right Tool for the Job?
The Job New operating systems can be frustrating for even the proudest geek to navigate. Altered keyboard shortcuts and new security features are just a few hurdles that experienced Windows users can expect to find when trying to configure Microsoft Windows Vista. The Tool...
Tags: Job, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, User, Tool, Tool TweakVista, Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Cara Reynolds
Blog posts 2007-09-12
TweakVista: The Right Tool for the Job?
New operating systems can be frustrating for even the proudest geek to navigate. Altered keyboard shortcuts and new security features are just a few hurdles that experienced Windows users can expect to find when trying to configure Microsoft Windows Vista. TechRepublic contributor Scott Wolf takes a stab at tweaking his...
Tags: Job, TechRepublic Inc., Tool, Scott Wolf, right tool, screenshots, tweak, customization, Microsoft Windows Vista, Registry, TweakVista, StarDock, TweakXP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Keyboards, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
Image galleries 2007-09-12
How do I... Configure and use Windows Meeting Space?
In a previous TechRepublic blog, we examined the latest features of the CrossLoop beta version. That free collaboration software application allowed two computers to collaborate and share encrypted information over the Internet. That application was very easy to configure and use and is one of our favorite free tools here...
Tags: Operating systems, Windows Meeting Space, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, collaboration, Internet, network, blog, tool, operating system, computer, software, Microsoft Corp.
Image galleries 2007-07-25
Are you phishing with all the tools at your disposal?
As an editor for TechRepublic, my search for information, confirmation of facts, and the general probing for article/blog/download ideas often involves surfing the Web. On one such occasion a couple of years ago I trashed my workstation PC by clicking a hijacked link on a Google search results page. The...
Tags: Windows, Vista, Security, Internet Explorer 7, IE7, Browsers, Antivirus
Blog posts 2007-06-27
Windows Vista Software Licensing Management Tool
Did you know that a command line utility exists to  deal with issues of activation and licensing in Windows Vista? The command line utility is called the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool.In order to access the tool, click Start and type cmd in the Instant Search bar. If you are...
Tags: Windows Vista
Blog posts 2007-05-28
Windows Software Licensing Management Tool
Did you know that a command line utility exists to deal with issues of activation and licensing in Windows Vista? The command line utility is called the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool.
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Windows Software Licensing Management Tool, line utility, Windows Software, Microsoft Windows, activation, tool, Microsoft Windows Vista
Image galleries 2007-05-28
Test Plan/Checklist for Vista Build
Hi,Very shortly my firm will be producing it's first Vista desktop PC image to kick of the testing phase of our Vista migration project. I would like to begin the test process by testing our build itself minus any applications for stability, functionality etc. Rather than re-write the...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, bpark@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, tool
Discussion threads 2007-05-25
Windows Vista's Default Programs tool more than what you'd expect
Less than I'd expectMy HUGE complaint about setting file type associations is that Microsoft have faiuled to provide a facilty to add a new action. For example, I might wish open certain files for editing in say Wordpad. In XP and most other versions of Windows I could Add a...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), tool, kaspencer, WordPad, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
Discussion threads 2007-05-25
Windows Vista's Default Programs tool more than what you'd expect
While exploring in Windows Vista recently, I discoveredsomething that I had previously overlooked because of its lackluster name -- DefaultPrograms. I just assumed that Default Programs was akin to Windows XP's fairlyinnocuous Set Program Access and Defaults tool. That tool was added at the SP1stage and was designed to alleviate...
Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
Technical articles 2007-05-23
Security tools ready for Vista launch
vista features that will run on xp systemI saw somewhere you could run some of the new features in vista on a xp pc
Tags: curtislw, security tool, Microsoft Windows Vista, tool
Discussion threads 2007-04-11
How do I... Change file extension associations in Windows Vista
Like Windows XP before it, Microsoft Windows Vista relies on a system of file extensions to determine which application will be called for a particular file. To change file associations a user must navigate to the Set Associations tool. Mark Kaelin shows how it works.
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, tool, Microsoft Corp.
Image galleries 2007-03-30
How do I... Change file extension associations in Windows Vista?
This article is also available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic gallery.Todetermine which application will run when you double-click a file icon, WindowsVista uses the familiar file extension system made famous infamous in earlierversions of Windows. And just like the previous versions of the operatingsystem, figuring out how...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Mark Kaelin, Default Program, file extension, Microsoft Windows Vista, Figure B, Default Programs screen, Microsoft Windows, tool
Technical articles 2007-03-30


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