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Installing Windows vista Service Pack 1

Companion piece to Greg Shultz's "Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1," where Greg shows you how the Vista SP1 upgrade procedure works. by Greg Shultz

Tags: Vista, SP1, service pack, upgrade, screenshots

Image galleries 2008-03-27

Unlocking the Ribbons and Mystify screen savers' hidden settings in vista

Companion piece to Greg Shultz's "Unlocking the Ribbons and Mystify screen savers' hidden settings in Vista," where Greg introduces you to the Ribbons and Mystify screen savers in Windows Vista, unveils the HTML application that allows you to unlock the magic, and shows you how to tweak them to your...

Tags: windows, vista, screen saver, ribbons, mystify

Image galleries 2008-03-20

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

my vista did not boot

i have a vista,that i install my hdd1 then i have also hdd2 i install my hdd2 windows NT 2000... when i install my win2000 my vista was not booting the vista was loose did not boot...the win2000 was boot i did not see n vista.. i try check in...

Tags: rhan_6_dy@..., vista

Discussion threads 2007-09-01

why?

hi! gud day my question is why the vista is very slowly?, how can i configure that to make it faster the procesing of the windows, what programs can install in the windows vista? can u give the solution for that matter? thanks have a nice day pal!!!vista is slow...because...

Tags: Performance management, sniper_creator@..., vista, UAC

Discussion threads 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

Microsoft insults our intelligence on Virtualization security

With the announcement that Microsoft will not ease up on its EULA End User License Agreement terms for virtualizing lower-tiered versions of Windows Vista, Microsoft has once again pulled out the security argument for its decision again and I must say that I find it rather insulting.  It's not that...

Tags: Vista, Virtualization, Security, News, Microsoft, Intel, Hardware, Desktop, AMD

Blog posts 2007-06-20

How to use recovery console with vista DVD?

Hello, i wanted to fix the master boot record for vista using recovery console as i get a error "error loading os" while trying to boot vista. i can only find, system restore, command prompt, full pc restore and some repair option. i am not able to find recovery console...

Tags: thefornax@..., DVD, hdd, recovery console

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Tips for boosting vista performance

Windows expert Deb Shinder has been hearing a lot of concerns from users complaining about Vista's hoglike performance issues -- and after she experienced it firsthand, she started looking for the bottlenecks:Vista Ultimate runs great on my primary desktop computer, a fast Dell XPS with 4 GB of RAM. No...

Tags: Vista

Blog posts 2007-06-19

How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware

One of the most hated things on the Personal Computer is Crapware.  It slows your PC down to a craw, often causes instability and crashes, eats up valuable screen real-estate, and may even border on Malware.  I started on this topic a few months ago with a partial solution but...

Tags: Microsoft, Security, Desktop, Browsers, Vista

Blog posts 2007-06-18

Build the biggest bang per dollar PCs: June 2007 Edition

It's Father's day coming up and what better way to put a smile on Dad's face than a new computer.  The timing couldn't be better with the arrival of the newest 3-Series motherboards from Intel and the somewhat new 690G AMD motherboards which I reviewed yesterday so it's time to build a new PC...

Tags: Energy efficiency, AMD, Storage, Desktop, Consumer electronics, Servers, Vista, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff

Blog posts 2007-06-13

Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007

It's June 2007 and we have a whole new generation of motherboards for AMD and Intel.  If you're looking to buy or build a new computer, you'll want to read on.  See more images of these motherboards at higher resolution.Intel 3-Series ChipsetIntel launched a new set of motherboard chipsets called...

Tags: Processors, Desktop, Vista, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Intel, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Consumer electronics, AMD

Blog posts 2007-06-12

Microsoft repels Google antitrust complaints

The New York Times has a story about Microsoft fighting off Google's antitrust complaints against Windows Search built in to Vista."Google complained to federal and state prosecutors that consumers who try to use its search tool for computer hard drives on Vista were frustrated because Vista has a competing desktop...

Tags: Security, Desktop, Microsoft, Vista

Blog posts 2007-06-11

How do I... Disable services in Windows vista?

Recently, TechRepublic published a list of Vista services and identified which ones can safely be disabled. Now, the question becomes this: How do you actually disable services in Vista? If you know how to manage services in Windows XP or other versions of Windows, this tutorial won't add too...

Tags: Vista

Blog posts 2007-06-05

Windows Home Server versus Linux or BSD

Last year whenever people asked me what to use when building a home server, I'd tell them to use Linux or FreeBSD because there was absolutely nothing from Microsoft under a few hundred dollars.  There was no way anyone would spend a few hundred dollars on Windows Small Business Server...

Tags: Hardware, Fun Stuff, Desktop, Vista, Consumer electronics, Servers, Storage, Networking, Microsoft, Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-05-18

Comprehensive RAID performance report

IntroductionStorage is one of those things that we can never get enough of both in capacity and in performance. This article is going to compare a large set of RAID performance data and perhaps debunk some storage myths. I ran a large set of tests for my Intel...

Tags: Vista, Storage, Servers, Processors, Networking, Microsoft, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop

Blog posts 2007-05-04

vista RAW image support getting better

Back in February I talked about the lack of RAW image support in Windows Vista and the inability to install the Microsoft RAW Image Viewer because it only worked for Windows XP. Vista uses a new modular design that allows camera vendors to add their RAW image codecs to...

Tags: Vista, Microsoft, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Desktop, Consumer electronics

Blog posts 2007-05-02

3D Amazing Yosemite (zip)

This amazing screen saver captures the majesty, and grandeur of Yosemite in full 3D. The lighting effects are spectacular as the sun sets, and moon rises. Day turns into night, and night into day every few minutes. The vista includes El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, and Half Dome. These landmarks are...

Tags: 3D, Vista

Software downloads 2006-07-14

vista can't do it alone

Microsoft as an organization has been loudly touting the security improvements in Windows Vista when compared to XP. However, there seems to be some dissention within the software giant’s ranks.According to Mark Russinovich, a technical fellow in Microsoft’s Platform and Services Division, hackers will simply adapt their attacks to...

Tags: Vista, Windows, UAC, Security, It Management, Hacking

Blog posts 2007-04-24

The Register gets it wrong on UAC

A lot of hay has been made over the new UAC feature in Vista. Apple has gotten a lot of mileage by poking fun at it. Users have all said how annoying the feature is by constantly forcing them to click OK to run programs. Some of the comments seem...

Tags: Windows Vista, Vista, Uac, Security, FUD

Blog posts 2007-04-24