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Tired of the old Windows Vista default Boot Screen? Well then, there is a simple alternative solution involving nothing more than your copy of the operating system. And just a tad of tweaking, but nothing extensive, and certainly nothing that would cause Vista to become instable or unusable. The fact of the matter is that you will only have to make use of one of the system maintenance tools that ships by default with the platform. And of course that the first tool coming to mind is the System Configuration Utility, or msconfig.

In order to access the System Configuration Utility all you have to do is enter “msconfig” in the Search Box under the Start Menu. (more…)

Note: This is for those moments when you simply don’t remember your password.

1. Turn off your computer and then unplug it.
2. Open your computer case.
3. Look for the Bios battery. The Bios battery is circular and has a silver color.
4. Remove the CMOS battery and leave it out for about 5 minutes. This will reset the Bios to factory configurations.
5. Set the battery back into place and power on the computer.
6. The computer should then warn you that the CMOS configuration could not be found. You can either reconfigure it yourself or restore to defaults. Restoring the default configuration should be fine.
7. You will notice that the BIOS password has been reset. Now you can choose your new password

1.Getting around your PC - Folders look visually different, but with more choices navigation is even easier. Using the Navigation pane you can visually see the folder hierarchy and quickly find your destination.
2.Address bar - The arrows on the Address Bar open a fly-out to specific folders on your PC or network.
3.Classic Menus – If need you can return to the classic views just hit the ALT key. However, stay with the Windows Vista default configuration for better productivity.