Posts Tagged ‘internet explorer 7’

Pre-Activated Copies of Vista

Posted by Jason in Internet, Software, Windows Vista on June 19th, 2008

Being the loyal adept of a business model based on proprietary , a is not exactly something that customers can expect from the company. But of course that there are always exceptions to confirm the rule. And the copy of Vista up for grabs via is an illustrative example in this context. That’s right, a completely copy of the latest client, time-bombed of course, but nonetheless.

continues a tradition debuted after the launch of 7. Because two different versions of cannot coexist under normal circumstances on the same machine, let alone be used , the Redmond giant turned to an alternative solution to make the lives of content developers and designers a tad easier. The company released Images. (more…)

3 Security Features to Help Keep Your PCs Safer

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on May 30th, 2008

You invested in dead bolts and alarm systems to protect your business from theft of merchandise and equipment. But a cyber thief does not need access through the front door to steal the information you store on your PCs. Client credit card and bank numbers, employee data and other confidential files are all at risk in a cyber .

Implementing sound measures can greatly reduce your to phishing (a type of -based scam designed to steal your identity), , and other malicious used to steal or otherwise compromise business data. The good news is that built-in features in Vista Ultimate make it much easier to safeguard your PCs. Here are three you should know about: (more…)

Top Six Vista Application Incompatibility Reasons

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on May 25th, 2008

is one of the aspects that have managed to deliver extensive damage to the adoption rate of Vista. However, as Vista matured throughout 2007 and with in 2008, so did the of solutions orbiting around the . Despite this, the actual perception of managed to survive, especially in corporate environments. If one end user can deal with a program that is incompatible with Vista rather easy, the same cannot be said about an enterprise dependent on a specific business with tens of thousands of machines.

“Part of this is perception based on fact - Vista is built on a new architecture that promises tightened and reliability. Consequently, the applications that ride on of Vista need to communicate with the in different ways. So what has helped fuel current perception around ? Why did many applications ‘break’ in the from XP to Vista?” asked rhetorically. (more…)

February 2008 Popular Tips for PcTipsBox - TOP10

Posted by Jason in Computer on March 1st, 2008

1. Optimize your computer for peak performance
2. January 2008 Popular Tips for PcTipsBox - TOP10
3. How to downgrade from Vista to XP
4. Force windows to load the kernel in memory
5. Speed up Internet Explorer 7 by Increasing the Connections Limit
6. How to create ultra hidden system folder in windows xp and vista
7. Make your computer dual-boot Vista and XP
8. Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate RC2
9. Removing Vista… and Installing XP Back
10. Microsoft Evolves Its Windows Update Infrastructure
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Speedup Internet Explorer 7 by Increasing the Connections Limit

Posted by Jason in Internet on February 26th, 2008

This guide shows you how to increase 7’s limit from 2 to 16 which increases the of many pages.

What Are ?

When you connect to a website your establishes with the server(s). One might be a graphics server, another may be an ad server and so on. Once the has received what it asked for it is disconnected and used for something else.

By default is set to only be able to open 2 or 4 at a time. If you have and you use tabs in or you visit sites that use lots of this will increase the of a little. (more…)

Speed Up Windows Vista Network Performance with TCP Windows Tuning

Posted by Jason in Computer, Windows Vista on February 23rd, 2008

KB article 929868 describes a problem which will cause you to experience very slow browsing on certain websites when using 7 on Vista, and eventually the website might even drop the data completely. The cause is that by default, Vista Enterprise fully supports RFC 1323 and supports a Scaling factor of 8. This issue occurs when a site does not fully support RFC 1323 or when a site does not support the default scaling factor.

THE QUICK

To work around the slow browsing issue change the Scaling to a factor of 2. First open and line prompt. Click Start –> All Programs –> Accessories, right click Prompt, then left click Run as . As an alternative you can click Start then type into the Start Search box, or the Run box, , then use the Ctrl-Shift-Enter. (NOTE: After you set a new autotuninglevel you will need to in order for the changes to take effect.) (more…)

2008 Has Not Been Kind to Windows Vista

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on February 10th, 2008

The beginning of 2008 has not been kind to Vista. ’s latest , applauded as the most secure version of available on the market, needs to start licking its many wounds. The Redmond company has been performing a counting throughout 2007,comparing Vista with XP, as well as with direct competitors Linux and , in terms of the volume of vulnerabilities affecting each platform. And as it looks that transformed the vulnerabilities comparison in somewhat of a tradition over the course of the past year, the company is bound to a recount.

“As part of our regularly scheduled bulletin release, we’re currently planning to release 12 Bulletins– seven Critical and five Important. These updates will require a restart and will be detectable using the Baseline Analyzer and the Enterprise Scan Tool. As we do each month, the Malicious Removal Tool will be updated. Finally, we are planning to release seven high-priority, non- updates on and Server Services (WSUS) as well as two high-priority, non- updates on and Server Services (WSUS),” stated Bill Sisk, Response Center Communications Manager. (more…)