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How To Deal With Windows Vista Errors

Posted by Guest Post On September - 29 - 2008

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores how to deal with Windows Vista errors. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.

You may have recently upgraded to Windows Vista and love using all the frills and fancies of the new operating system.  However, it is likely that you have already encountered your first Windows Vista error. Don’t panic. Listed below are a few simple tips that you can follow to deal with basic Vista errors and resolve them.

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Completely Remove Data Using Eraser

Eraser removes data from your computer completely. You may already know that when you “format” a drive, the information is still there. The best way to completely remove data is to write over it, and this is what Eraser does. Eraser is designed for XP, Server 2003, and older Windows versions.

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Use a Shortcut Key to Safely Remove Hardware [How To]

Posted by Rich On May - 13 - 2008

Many of you who use USB drives will benefit from this quick fix. Safely removing hardware can be a pain when you have to click the button every time. In this guide you will learn how to assign a keyboard shortcut to the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog.

How to Use a Shortcut Key to Safely Remove Hardware

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Thinking of moving up? What does 64 bit get me?

Posted by Rich On March - 29 - 2008

64 bit Windows Vista

What Does 64-Bit Vista Get Me?

More bits gets you access to more memory. The processor inside your PC communicates with your system memory (RAM) with numeric addressing. Thus the maximum amount of memory a 32-bit processor can address is 232 bytes, or 4 gigabytes. Newer 64-bit processors—not to mention the 64-bit operating systems that run on them—can address 264 bytes of memory, or 17,179,869,184 gigabytes (16 exabytes) of RAM. (17 million gigabytes may sound like a lot of space now, but it won’t be long before you’ll be taking baby pictures with an 8-gigapixel digital camera.)

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You may experience problems with Vista after you install SP1. Here are a few pointers to get you up and running again if you have the following problems:

  • Sound Missing or No Sound
  • Unable To find the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
  • System Restore Points and Shadow Copies are missing.

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Make Windows XP Look Like Vista

Posted by Rich On February - 27 - 2008

Many of you may like the look of Vista, but don’t want to pay for the upgrades to both your hardware and your operating system. In this guide I will show you how to make Windows XP look like Vista. This is a really simple guide.

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