Many people find out how to delay Windows activation when it’s too late, leaving users in a helpless position since they are no longer allowed to access the command prompt. Not to mention names, but because a certain company made many mistakes (e.g: the extended slmgr tweak and many cracks that can be found online), you don’t have to ask yourself if you can get rid of reduced functionality mode - you can.
Windows Vista’s Disk Management tool can be quite deceiving. It allows you to work with partitions at ease in a presentable GUI format - but with problems. There have been a lot of complaints and confusion as to why Windows Vista grays out the extend volume and shrink volume properties. In response to this, I have found an alternative way to work with partitions, allowing you to easily resize, delete, and create partitions.
For the few people that can’t hibernate their computer because it automatically resumes, or the ones that just don’t use hibernation, you’ll want to disable this since the feature consumes as much hard-drive space as you have in RAM. A simple command prompt entry can disable hibernation.
If for most of the time you will be using only one operating system, it is kind of pointless to go through the boot selection time each time you turn on your computer, especially when all it does is increase the time it takes for you to start working on your computer.
Whether you’re a new owner of a copy of Windows Vista or have been using Vista since it was released, these 10 articles are a must-read for any Vista user. Together, I have compiled the some of the best featured articles on Vista Rewired as well as a couple of great ones from other websites. I am sure you will find these extremely informative and helpful.
If you are experiencing very weak performance on your PC or some sort of a problem, the first step taken should be to find out where the problem is. Windows Vista comes with a handy-dandy tool that allows you to generate a system health report.
Windows XP didn’t give you a way to conveniently log in if you had forgotten your password and required you to go search for third-party tools. Fortunately, Vista allows you to easily create a “Password Reset” disk should you forget your login password. You can even use your iPod or USB memory disk as a computer key!
If you’re the only one using the computer or everybody in the household uses the same account like in my case, there’s no need to type in your password every time you turn on your PC. You can very easily eliminate the login process.
One feature Microsoft took out of its defragment tool in Vista is the ability to view how fragmented your hard-drive is during the analyze process. But that won’t stop you from knowing how fragmented your hard-drive is becuase there is still a way to find that information. This tutorial will show you your percent file fragmentation and Windows will decide if you need to defragment your volume.
Since the release of Windows Vista, it was thought that the Upgrade Disc would install over your XP and invalidate the key. However, there had always been a workaround that just requires a few different clicks when installing with the disc.
