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Vista Tip 14: Identify Autostart Programs
in Vista onRead moreVista brings an out-of-the-box tool for identifying and changing autostart programs, but it’s somewhat hidden. To access it: Search for…
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Vista Tip 13: Check the State of Activation
in Vista onRead moreThe state of the activation can be checked using a small VB script, which comes with Vista. Just enter slmgr.vbs…
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Vista Tip 12: Reactivate Hibernation
in Vista onRead moreHibernation is a windows feature I simply cannot live without. I love to shut down my computer and get it…
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Vista Tip 11: Get Help to Work for Older Programs
in Vista onRead moreWith the release of Windows Vista, the windows help program (WinHlp32.exe) is no longer included. So when summoning the help…
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Vista Tip 10: Disable User Account Control Prompt for certain Applications
in Vista onRead moreAs I said before, disabling UAC is really not the right thing to do. But sooner or later nearly everybody…
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Vista Tip 9: Important Keyboard Shortcuts
in Vista onRead moreWindows Opens the Start Menu Ctrl+E Selects the Instant Search box Windows+E Starts Windows Explorer Windows+F Displays the search dialog…
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Vista Tip 8: Create Screen Shots with the Snipping Tool
in Vista onRead moreVista brings a quite nice program called Snipping Tool for creating screen shots. You can choose between Free-form, Rectangular, Window…
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Vista Tip 7: Disable UAC (User Account Control)
in Vista onRead moreDisabling UAC is really not recommended and I strongly advise against it! Some users find it annoying to get the…
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Vista Tip 6: No Elevation Prompt for Standard Users
in Vista onRead moreTalking about administrator rights and elevation prompts: If you are a standard user, it can be annoying to get the…
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Vista Tip 5: Elevated Command Prompt Here
in Vista onRead moreStarting an elevated command prompt (meaning a command prompt with administrator rights) isn’t supported in Vista by default, but can…
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