http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=vista&orTags=0Posts matching tag 'vista'en-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21052.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 03:12:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21052gallerymondaThis step-by-step Windows Vista tutorial provides instruction on how to create a striped volume to optimize disk performance. Creating a striped volume can double your hard drive throughput and significantly speed up your PC. It is especially well-suited for high end gaming, graphics manipulation, video editing, and databases, as well as websites t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/3012.aspxFri, 04 Jul 2008 16:30:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:3012KatieGattoDanger in the computing world can come from unexpected sources. Stoned Angelica: a description of the 13 year old virus that took down over 10,000 laptops in Germany The Virus When you get a laptop out of the box you have certain assumptions. One is that your brand new laptop is free of viral infection that could be a potential threat to your s...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/55593.aspxWed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:55593atomickarmaIf you are using Excel 2007 under Microsoft Vista, you might find that the application is prone to crashing. Luckily, there is a simple resolution to this. Patch the Error! Users running Microsoft Office 2007 under Microsoft Vista might find that the odd error rears its head following installation of the productivity suite; Microsoft Excel is p...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/4291.aspxMon, 11 Aug 2008 18:45:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4291KatieGattoWant to see a multi-national company sink to new lows to promote a product? Then read on to find out about the Great Mojave Scam. Mojave? Vista? What is it called? When a product gets a bad reputation in the market place, especially one in the world of information technology, word spreads like wild fire in a California state forest....http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/51961.aspxThu, 08 Oct 2009 21:28:21 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51961huxleymediaThere is nothing worse than having to re-install Windows. Read this article to make sure it really is the last thing you need to do. Explore the Windows Recovery Console, learn how to use it to prevent boot problems and return your system to working order once more. The Windows XP recovery console is a useful set of tools to help troubleshoot opera...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/51005.aspxWed, 30 Sep 2009 10:37:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51005RTetzlaffWindows Vista had a six year development cycle and turned out to be a bit of a dud. Will Windows 7 be better? What is the history of each Operating System? This article summarizes the history of both Windows Vista and Windows 7. Overview After Microsoft’s astounding success with Windows XP, many people wondered what Microsoft could do to im...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/9571.aspxWed, 01 Oct 2008 20:35:51 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9571jnlisterwritingIn the first of a two-part series we look at how to set your computer's power options to avoid wasting power when you aren't using it. Windows XP Power Options You’ll find XP’s built-in power options by going into the control panel, choosing the ‘Performance and maintenance section’, then selecting ‘Power Options’. This will give you the ch...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/52988.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 02:19:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52988huxleymediaWhat is the difference between a swap file and a page file? What do they do? How will optimizing them speed up a Windows computer? Find out all the answers in this article. Unless you’re still running Windows 95 or 98 you don’t have a Swap File. It was used prior to Windows ME to manage dynamic memory for the WIN386 kernel, which addres...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/53635.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 23:19:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53635huxleymediaLearn how to identify if your hardware problems are CPU related or not. Save yourself money by correctly troubleshooting hardware issues, and maybe even fix them yourself. Fortunately improved manufacturing and quality control techniques make faulty CPU’s a rare occurrence. The main cause of processor failure is now overheating, overclocking or a c...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/53735.aspxTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:38:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53735RTetzlaffSlipstreaming a service pack is the process of applying a service pack to an Operating System image. This article will show you how to apply Service Pack 2 to a base Windows Vista image. Overview For the Windows XP version of this article, see part 1: Using nLite to Slipstream the latest Windows XP Service Pack vLite is a free tool to help you crea...