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Just Kidding . We'll always have a long winded description for you. Maybe that came out wrong but you get the idea. This week we'll show you some of the easiest tricks you can use in Windows to make your day to day stuff work easier and quicker. Ever wonder how something something can be done using that certain application in Windows? Well here are 53 of the easiest tips we could muster we hope that you'll like at least a few of them if not all.

What is Windows Vista?

At its most basic, Windows Vista is an operating system for personal computers and servers. Like all operating systems, Vista serves as the interface between your computer software and hardware, and provides a means for you to control and manage basic computer operations, such as copying files and burning CDs.

That’s not an adequate description, however, since practically any operating system—from DOS to Linux—performs those same functions. That is, after all, what an operating system does; it’s a system that operates your computer. It is more useful, perhaps, to compare Windows Vista with previous versions of Windows.

That way, you can get a sense of what makes Vista unique and why you probably want to use it on your own PCs. Chances are, you already have some version of Windows installed on your PC: Windows XP, perhaps, or maybe Windows 2000. A quick look at Windows Vista seems to suggest that there aren’t a lot of differences between Vista and older versions of Windows. Windows is Windows, after all; it’s an operating system that you use to run programs and control your computer. To that end, Vista does pretty much the same things that Windows XP or Windows 2000 did. On closer inspection, however, there’s a world of difference between Vista and all older versions of Windows. Even the most jaded user can see that Vista looks different; sure, there’s still a taskbar and Start menu at the bottom of the screen, but these items simply look cooler in Vista. That’s because of Vista’s new Aero user interface, which displays true 3D elements with a see-through, glass-like look. And everything else in Vista looks a bit different, too— folder and file icons now show thumbnails of their contents, as do the program buttons on the Windows taskbar; the Start menu is a lot more streamlined, especially if you have a lot of programs installed; when you switch between open applications, the windows twist and turn to display in a three-dimensional stack; and the windows themselves are smoother and rounder and translucent, heightening the sense of depth when you view multiple windows onscreen.

These visual changes are just the surface of what’s new in Windows Vista. Under the hood, Vista is designed to run more securely and more robustly. All sorts of new precautions are built into the operating system to protect your computer from spyware and other malicious code, and to protect you from falling victim to misleading phishing schemes. The new User Account Control function makes it more difficult for you to install dangerous programs on your PC, while Windows Service Hardening ensures that different internal services run isolated from each other, reducing the chances for system crash. And SuperFetch technology automatically pre-loads frequently used applications into your system’s memory so that they start quicker. Vista is also easier to use than past versions of Windows. Just about everywhere you turn, there’s an Instant Search box to help you find files and data anywhere on your hard disk. The Address Bar in Windows Explorer (yes, Windows Explorer is back!) lets you leave breadcrumbs of past locations you’ve visited, to better find your way around your hard disk.

Tips

Aero Cursors

Windows vista has included new Aero cursors that are not turned on by default. To troubleshooting this in vista. Follow the steps below: Right click on your desktop and select Personalize. Click on the Mouse Cursors item to select a Vista graphics different mouse cursor scheme. Change the Scheme from None to Windows vista Aero. Click OK to see the new Aero mouse cursors

Kill Security Notification

Windows vista security center remind you all the time about anti virus. Solution guide:- new easy way to disable the security center messages. Click on the Security Center/Windows Security Alerts logo in the system tray. Click Change the way Security Center alerts me. Select I do not want notification messages from Security Center.

Use Small Icons Size

The Windows vista icon size of the recently run programs list on the Start Menu is set to large by default. This is great if you like the large icons but it also cuts down on the number of recently run programs that can be displayed. Follow the steps below to give your Start Menu a cleaner look.
disable large icons problem:
Right click on the Start Button and select Properties.
Click on the Customize button.
Scroll to the bottom of the list and remove the check from Use large icons.
You can now also increase the number of recently run programs in vista that are displayed to something larger than 9.
Hit OK when you are finished.

Windows Vista Additional Clock

Windows Vista, you can add additional clocks to the system tray. Click the clock, and then click Date and Time Settings. Click the Additional Clocks tab. You can add one or two additional clocks to the tray and select their time zones.

Vista's Word and Notepad

You can create XML documents, which are more secure than regular text files or even word processor docs. Just create a document in a word processor, print(not print out ) it via the options menu, and select the XPS printer. Thats it u have secure document.

Vista Home Basic IE Problem

If you're annoyed by Internet Explorer's incessant barking that you've lowered your security settings , launch "gpedit.msc" from either the Run command or Start Search field, navigate through Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Vista Components / Internet Explorer. In the rightmost pane, double-click "Turn off the Security Settings Check feature" and set it to Enabled.

Troubleshooting With Task Manager

The Windows Task Manager gives you a lot more troubleshooting information in Vista. Click ctr+alt+del, Flip to the Processes tab, and in the View menu, click "Select Columns" and add Description, Command Line, and Image Path Name. Moreover, when you right-click a process, you can select either "Go to Service(s)" or "Open File Location." These are all long overdue options.

Displaying Run on Desktop

You can create a shortcut for the Run command on your desktop. From the Start Menu, go to All Programs / Accessories Drag a shortcut for Run to the desktop.

Displaying Run on Start Menu

By default, Run is not shown when you open the Start Menu. To enable this: Right click on the taskbar Select Properties Click on the Start Menu tab Click on the Customize button Scroll down and check Run (it's about 2/3's of the way towards the bottom.

Network Access Without Password

In windows vista you can access computer locally without password but it does not permit to access other network computer to access it without password. But you can change this default setting.
Go to run and type there "gpedit.msc".
It will open group policy now go to computer configuration- vista setting- security setting
-local policies(here you can set many local policy as per your security demands).-security options.
Now you need to find and disable following options
Double click on accounts: limit local account use of blank password to console login only.

IExplore7 Icon on Desktop

In windows vista you can not find IE7 icon on desktop by default.
But you can add it by registry editing. Take back up of registry before making any changes.
Go to run and type regedit And expand to Hkey-current user> software >Microsoft> windows > current version> explorer>HideDesktopIcons>NewStartPanel.

And give value" {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000.If you not find HideDesktopIcons then create new dword and give value as above.
Now close regedit and restart the computer.

Resizing Hard Disk Partitions

Before windows vista each Microsoft operating system require third party software to resize partition like c: or d:/.But windows vista has inbuilt features to do this. Select my computer and right click it Clicks on manage option and then select Disk Management. Now select partition on which you want to make changes like increase the size of partition or decrease the size of partition. Note: this will not delete your data on that partition but it is good if you take back up before doing such changes.

Access Denied Error

When you trying to access some windows folder like document and setting you may get error message that "access denied". you need to change ownership of this folder. So open properties by right click on it. In security button select advance tab and click edit button. Now change ownership to your account by highlighting your account and also select replace ownership to sub containers and apply changes.