Posts Tagged ‘tweaking’

TweakVista Utility 1.10 Released

Posted by Jason in Software, Windows Vista on February 25th, 2008

has increased both the power and complexity of its popular with the release of Vista. The helps you configure Vista to meet your personal needs by improving performance and customizing .

Unlike other power tools for , ™ automatically prompts enhancement recommendations, offering easy “one click” updates to otherwise complex changes. ™ is also safe to use. By utilizing ’s system-restore technology any changes you make can easily be rolled back. You can freely experiment with different settings without disabling your . (more…)

10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows Vista

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on November 1st, 2007

Vista is a rather heavy with many neat features, but unfortunately they all come at a price. Right out of the box it requires a pretty hefty system to run (arguably). Before you run out and buy a new just so you can run your base , check out these 10 Simple Ways To Vista tips to lighten the load. This is just the first in the series, so many of them may be very apparent to those experienced in . If you’re still using XP, then check out 10 Simple Ways To XP.

This article details the following 10 tips: (more…)

Internet Explorer 7 Desktop Security

Posted by Jason in Internet on August 10th, 2007

Bulletproofing Internet Explorer 7 on the desktop is a process that can be customized in accordance with specific deployment scenarios. The level of personalization comes inherent with the of the settings available in the browser. Although IE7 delivers by default a secure , there is always space for tweaking in order to either relax or increase restrictions. Always bear in mind that an equilibrium is necessary between limitations and . is even offering a whitepaper designed to guide users in building an enhanced IE secure environment for the desktop.

“As more and more enterprises adopt Explorer 7, we’ve been getting more questions about deploying and securing IE7 on the desktop. (more…)

Firefox CAN be faster - 4 easy tricks

Posted by Jason in Firefox on July 31st, 2007

Now that we all know the hidden pages in Firefox, it’s time to go a bit deeper into your browser for optimal use. All of the operations will be made in the about:config page, so save your important stuff, open up a new tab, write about:config in the address bar and be prepared. I have gathered four tricks that will improve your experience, and here they are.

1. Fetch only pages that you click
mostly resembles to Google from this point of view. It has a built-in feature (enabled by default) that will pre-download the pages behind the links it thinks you MIGHT click. (more…)

User Account Control for vista - TweakUAC

Posted by Jason in Software, Windows Vista on July 19th, 2007

We all know how annoying can get, especially when you’ve just installed Vista and you have a dozen of programs and apps ready to install. A small program called TweakUAC gets rid of this annoyance by putting into “quiet mode.” What it actually does is without turning off ,

it doesn’t display any prompts for administrators when attempting to do an administrative task. However, (more…)

Use Process Monitor to find new tweaks

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on March 8th, 2007

Many visitors ask me how I find new tweaks that I post on this site. One of the main tools I use is a free from called Process Monitor. Process Monitor helps you by monitoring both registry and file activity generated by any process. You can see what files a process is opening and what registry keys it is reading values from. Using filters, you can even isolate registry and file writes. This can be very helpful when trying to identify a specific registry key to and experiment with. (more…)

TweakUI for Vista (x64 too!)

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on February 26th, 2007

Many people online are wondering if will be releasing a for Vista or not. While we cant answer that particular question, we can help get running on Vista - and suggest a decent, Vista-specific alternative along the way.

is a popular system made by since late 95, and it provides quick and easy access to configure certain features in without resorting to reshacking, registry editing, or other more dangerous tactics. Its not the most brilliant piece of code ever created, but its a nifty tool to have. You can download it at these links for XP/2k3 x64 and . (more…)

User Account Protection for vista

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on February 13th, 2007

It can be used to prevent a beginner user from making changes to their by restricting them from accessing or even saving any changes to critical areas. is also helpful against and other malicious because it will require the user to consent to the action, before any system changes are made.

is a good feature but sometimes it is necessary to it a little so that it is less annoying for more experienced users. For example, an advanced user may be overwhelmed by the number of pop up authorization they receive. By the settings they can reduce the number of those they see as well as completely disable . Although I do not recommend you completely disable , you can fine tune it to be easier to get along with.
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Will Vista Run Your Current Games?

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista on February 8th, 2007

Those guys at continue to pump out some really good stuff lately, today’s link, is an article where they tested if Vista would run his current crop of . All he did was he installed Vista, installed all the latest updates and drivers, and he changed the resolution and the background image, no special was applied, and , video card vendors have been updating their Vista drivers recently, so this will be better than it would have been a few weeks ago.

has been the best OS for gamers for years, and Vista takes that to the next level. That’s all well and good for made with Vista in mind, but what about your existing game library? Last May, when Vista was at the Beta 2 milestone, I wrote a feature in which I installed around 15 on the unfinished OS, describing how well each one worked. Now that Vista is “done” (inasmuch as any OS is ever actually finished), it’s time to do it again. This time, I’m going to use the final Vista release, a DX10 video card (not that it really matters with no DX10 ), and all the drivers available upon Vista’s launch. I’ll also take a look at a lot more , around 25.
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Windows XP vs Windows Vista Lab Tests

Posted by Jason in Windows Vista, Windows XP on February 4th, 2007

did some testing and the end of the year, comparing XP and Vista running on the same machines, from an older Pentium 1.8Ghz notebook to a 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo E6600 and Radeon X1600 graphics card. As always has said Vista will run faster, but they have always said that in the past, and everytime, you usually had to have better hardware to run the same . Things to note, at the time of the testing, graphics card manufacturers were still testing and their drivers, so expect some there, and they used an updated version of Photoshop for Vista, so, it wasn’t exactly the same.
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