A rootkit is Malware which consists of a program (or combination of several programs) designed to take fundamental control (in Unix terms “root” access, in Windows terms, “Administrator” or “Admin” access) of a computer system, without authorization by the system’s owners and legitimate managers. Access to the hardware (e.g., the reset switch) is rarely required as a rootkit is intended… Read More »
One of the cool features of Windows Vista is the Readyboost feature.
This tweak allows you display error statistics on the Network Connection Status page for LAN and WAN connections. This information may be useful in diagnosing the network reliability.
These settings allow you to configure Windows client machines to use custom Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) located on an internal corporate network instead of the Windows Update Internet site.
If you are really into the slick animations, known as eye candy, that are present in the Vista Aero interface, you might like this fun little registry hack. It slows the animations down a bit, so you can enjoy them a bit more.
When you scan for updates on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site and you if you receive the error message 0x8024402C try this:
When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application in the context menu, the same as using Open With.
Windows Vista works in the background to automatically index all the files in the Start Menu, user profile folders and files setup for offline access by default. If you have many files in these locations and the files change often, the indexing service may slow down your system’s performance. You can adjust the parameters of the indexing service,… Read More »
Method 1: Registry Hack. Method 2: Start Button.
By disabling 8.3 name creation, as well as disabling low disk space checking, you can enjoy a slight disk performance increase.