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In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136 years ... yeah, let that sink... Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to save restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable from the System Restore tab of the System Properties...
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After learning about Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks at PC Magazine from Andre Da Costa , I realized I was also missing Andre's Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition in Connected to Vista Bookmarks. That omission has now been remedied with the addition of both references...
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Via Robert McLaws who obtained the solution from Windows MVP Jimmy Brush : Solution: Open a Command Prompt as an administrator. Browse to the folder that contains your Favorites folder. That means whichever folder your Favorites folder is in. Copy this statement, right click the Command Prompt window...
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I found a great tutorial via Milo at Windows Vista Weblog from VistaRewired for speeding up the Windows Vista Defrag tool. Many people are of the opinion that it is unnecessary to defrag NTFS systems. Granted, unlike the earlier Windows operating systems, NTFS systems do not require frequent defraging...
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Vista MC Rating - (Sure, why not? Let's say 5 stars is my maximum, the 'this rocks' rating.) You might recall during the beta period I wrote a review about Windows Vista Media Center, and the drastic changes, mostly in the UI that I noticed. Although the changes were somewhat drastic and took a little...
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ActiveWin Vista Review Basic Windows Vista Tutorials (About.com) Black Viper: Windows Vista Service Configurations Introduction Download Free Windows Vista Software from Microsoft Five Ways to Bend Windows Vista to Your Will Hands On Vista (Ed Bott) Hidden Vista tricks that can make you more productive...
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Thanks to Josh posting about the release of Powershell 1.0 for Windows Vista RTM release, I thought "I bet I can get the Exchange 2007 management tools to install on Vista!" Well, it wasn't an easy task, nor is it a particularly easy task to repeat, but it's well worth it if you manage and Exchange 2007...
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Ed Bott responded to a reader's question about UAC Account triggers with a quote from his recently published book, Windows Vista Inside Out . The question came from Ed's earlier post, on why care is needed when reading Vista tips. So, while you're at it, read the articles and the comments in both of...