http://www.windowsvistasecret.net Highest Rated tr http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=105This is the original genuine version of Windows XP Professional. It includes Service Pack 2. It does not require any cracks or tools to pass the validation process. This is an untouched version of Windows XP Professional. The only thing that I've changed is that I added a new folder called "Oblivion" with an "Oblivion.nfo" file containing the genuine serial number. This genuine serial number works only for this version. It will not work if you try to upgrade or dual-boot with this serial number. For more info, please visit the site below.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=104An interesting feature, on Windows XP, is the ability to be remote controlled from a second PC: the so called "Remote Desktop Connection" can be used from a dial-up connection or in a local ethernet network.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=103As is the case throughout this book, we assume you're familiar with basic operations in Windows and its many bundled applications. And Microsoft has included a very simple media player in Windows for over a decade, and a full-featured, all-in-one player since Windows Me.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=102As is the case throughout this book, we assume you're familiar with basic operations in Windows and its many bundled applications. And Microsoft has included a very simple media player in Windows for over a decade, and a full-featured, all-in-one player since Windows Me.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=101Windows Vista, for the first time, makes it possible for users to run the system in more secure ways, thanks largely to advances in the way that user accounts are handled.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=100Although Windows XP was the first version of Windows to make user accounts truly usable, Windows Vista is the first to make them safe for children.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=99Have you encountered Wifi problems with your Windows Vista?http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=98In order to make the system more secure, Microsoft has architected Windows Vista such that all of the tasks you can perform in the system are divided into two groups, those that require administrative privileges and those that don't.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=97Microsoft is pushing the envelope once again in preparation for a complete transition to 64-bit computing by making sure all programs running in 32-bit editions would run in 64-bit platforms without any problems. Hardware on the x64 platform should normally use Windows Vista 64 bit editions and consumers should not worry about being left out in the community.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=96It is so annoying since the days of Windows XP whenever a 'cannot safely remove' warning pops up when removing USB flash drives even if no files were opened in it. There was always a delay when Windows XP can detect all files have been closed.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=95Computer resources are not finite and when you get Windows Vista to open a ton load of applications; get ready for it to crash.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=94An out of memory problem on the virtualized graphics memory arise when applications especially games demand for memory that is no longer available physically.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=93I have talked about the Windows Vista Power Buttons and how I have been using it for months.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=92If I were you, I would think twice putting my computer in hibernation mode when you have a lot of important things going on.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=91Starting with Windows XP, Microsoft began really pushing the concept of user accounts to consumers. That's because XP, unlike previous Windows versions, was based on the Windows NT code base, and NT was developed to be a mission-critical competitor to business operating systems such as Unix.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=90Although much is made of Vista's new user interface, its new security features are, beyond a doubt, the number one reason to consider upgrading to this new operating system.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=89Windows Vista includes a vast array of low-level security features. One of the most dramatic is service hardening. Because of the modular architecture of Windows Vista, the system has been created in such a way that the components that make up the system are as isolated from and independent of each other as is possible.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=88In Windows XP and previous NT-based versions of Windows, Microsoft offered a feature called Encrypting File System (EFS) that enabled users to encrypt important folders or files.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=87The version of Internet Explorer included with Windows Vista includes a number of advanced security technologies that make this the safest version of IE yet. In this section, we'll examine the many security features Microsoft added to Internet Explorer 7.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=86I wasted my time reading the article titled 'windows vista extreme speedup' since it recommends the following :http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=85Finding and downloading codecs can sometimes be painful but fortunately 9down has put up a decent download covering a lot of conflicts:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=84Television New Zealand website has just released their own RSS feeds Windows Vista Gadget.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=83At first I didn't like the Windows Vista breadcrumb but as I used it more it became a must in my user experience. Nonetheless, some people might want it disabled.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=82Windows Vista has included a Search folder saved under your user name to keep a history of all your searches from Documents, E-mail, Music, Pictures and Video, Changed Items, and those you shared.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=81Windows Vista includes two major technologies that help protect different types of user accounts against outside threats.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=80This user complain was published at Tech2: Janak Mehta, Project Manager with, Adweb Tech Trade has been using Vista for the past four months now, as his notebook was bundled with the Windows Vista Professional Edition. He says, It has been crashing ever since I have been on it and keeps asking silly questions, consuming my time.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=79In previous Windows versions, Microsoft offered a Web-based service called Windows Update that provided software updates to Windows users. That service has since been superseded by Microsoft Update, which also provides updates to many other Microsoft software products. But Windows Update lives on in Windows Vista, albeit in a brand-new form.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=78Back when Microsoft first shipped Windows XP in 2001, it included a feature called Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) that could have thwarted many of the electronic attacks that crippled that system over the ensuing several years.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=77During my first use of Windows Vista I found the new start menu awkward. I only like the idea of the search menu, but other than that, I still like the old XP look.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=76Over the years, hackers have adapted and come up with new and inventive ways to attack PCs. Recently, spyware, one of the most pervasive and difficult forms of malware yet invented, has become a serious issue.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=75Windows Vista gives you the option to customize your Windows Vista folders according to different types namely Documents, Pictures and Videos, Music Details, Music Iconshttp://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=74When Microsoft shipped Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) in the wake of its 2003 code review, one of the major and obvious new features it added to the operating system was the Security Center, a dashboard or front end of sorts to many of the system's security features.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=73It's been a tough decade for Windows users. As Microsoft's operating system entered the dominant phase of its existence, hackers began focusing almost solely on Windows, since that's where all the users are. As a result, various Windows versions have suffered through a seemingly neverending series of electronic attacks, security vulnerabilities, and high-profile malware breakouts.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=72I hate the large start menu icons and as such I decided to change them. You should be able to change them by right-clicking on the start menu, click on properties and while the Start Menu is chosen click on the customize button.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=71My friend Vic was so annoyed when his newly bought Windows Vista laptop would start with the following message: Failed to Load Control: SocketXCTl from Socket.OCX.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=70The Windows Vista Power Buttons puts your entire session in memory and places your computer in the lowest possible power consumption.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=69Your can get your Virtual Desktop on Windows Vista via the free Vista Virtual Manager Beta. Since this is not yet the final version, proceed cautiously.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=68TechRepublic has released a document which lists 76 keyboard shortcuts for Windows Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=67In my previous post, I have told you about backing up files in Windows Vista. Today, we would talk about backing up your entire computer instead.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=66In my previous post, I have told you about backing up files in Windows Vista. Today, we would talk about restoring your backed up files.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=65In my previous post, I have told you about backing up your computer in Windows Vista. Today, we would talk about restoring your backed up computer. http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=64What if you're Vista installation was suddenly halted by a computer shutdown? What to do?http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=63Windows Vista has included a Search folderhttp://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=62To take full control of any file:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=61Most users would like to wake up from Windows Vista sleep mode using their keyboards without needing to press the power button. Unfortunately, some laptops require you to press the power on button which could get annoying for some.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=60Make sure your computer is ready for the edition of Windows Vista you want.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=59One of the most basic conundrums in computer security is the constant trade-off between security and usability. At the end of the day, if security is too complicated to use, then it simply won't be used.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=58In this chapter, we've tried to pull the curtain back from the mysteries of the fonts that ship with Windows Vista. Hopefully, you'll now be able to find and use any specialized characters that your documents may require.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=57Despite all the new fonts included with Windows Vista, you can give your documents a fresh look if you investigate and employ other fonts that are out there that most Vista users don't have.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=56Using only fonts found in Windows 98 and higher may help ensure that most everyone who tries to view or print your document will have the same fonts. But what if you want to save a document in HTML and post it as a Web page?http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=55We've now dispensed with how you get at all of the characters that you may have hidden away within your fonts. So we turn to an equally important question: How do you know which fonts you have?http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=54If you frequently write documents in more than one language, you probably already own a keyboard that supports the characters you need. For example, many Canadians use the French-Canadian keyboard and Windows software keyboard layout for it. Both the hard-ware and the software work together to produce the characters commonly used in both English and French, Canada’s two official languages.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=53Unicode, when fully implemented as explained earlier, will ensure that computer users can reliably exchange documents created on different systems. Unicode support is surprisingly strong, even among zealots of such competing platforms as Windows, Macs, and Linux. This makes it only a matter of time before universal, standardized character positions are used by most applications that support fonts.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=52That heading caught your attention, didn't it? For a moment, you weren't sure whether we were joking or just ignorant of proper grammar. We want to make an important point here. Since most English words don't bear accents, many English speakers mistakenly believe it's not important to ever use them.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=51Figure 7-1 shows you all of the characters in the Windows ANSI character set. The characters are numbered 32 through 127 and 0128 through 0255. The numbers above 127, representing characters that don't appear on a U.S. style keyboard, required you in previous versions of Windows to enter a leading zero to access them via the numeric keypad. (More on this shortly.) The leading zero is no longer necessary if you're using the keypad to enter these characters in Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=50Before we jump into all of the characters and fonts you have available to you under Windows Vista, we need to be clear on a few definitions:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=49Windows Vista gives you The Joy of Fonts. Vista makes it easier than ever to use fonts in your documents and make them look the way you want them to look.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=48Windows Sidebar is a highly visual and obvious change in Windows Vista. Whether it's something you're going to want to leave running on your PC will depend on your own preferences, of course.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=47Although Sidebar is a new feature that's unique to Windows Vista, you may be familiar with the fact that mini-applications called gadgets or something similar have been with us since the earliest days of computers.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=46In order to make it easy for users to find new gadgets that will run on both the Windows Sidebar and desktop, Microsoft has created a few Web communities. The first is called, appropriately enough, Microsoft Gadgets (http://microsoftgadgets.com/).http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=45Removing Gadgets: To remove a gadget from the Sidebar or desktop, simply right-click it and choose Close Gadget. Or, mouse over the gadget and click the small close button that appears.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=44Moving Gadgets to the Windows Desktop: Surprisingly, you can also move gadgets directly to the Windows desktop if you'd like, making Sidebar and its gadgets work a lot more like the old Active Desktop.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=43Configuring Gadgets: When you have one or more gadgets displayed on the Sidebar, you'll probably want to configure them in some way.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=42Looking at the Built-In Gadgetshttp://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=41Adding Gadgets to the Sidebar: The Sidebar isn't particularly interesting by itself. But Sidebar is really just a container for gadgets, and it is these gadgets that make Sidebar truly useful.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=40It's highly unlikely that you'll want to use Windows Sidebar in its default form. Thankfully, Windows Sidebar includes a number of configuration options. You can change the way this panel displays, where it displays, which gadgets it will display, and other related options. And, of course, you can determine whether it appears at all when Windows Vista first boots.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=39Windows Sidebar should launch automatically when you boot into Windows Vista. If you disable the Windows Sidebar's autorun functionality, you'll have to go digging for it in the Start menu.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=38Back when Microsoft shipped Windows 98, it added a debatably useful feature called Active Desktop that provided an HTML layer on top of the traditional desktop. Active Desktop was an attempt to capitalize on the then-emerging trend of users wanting to combine live data from the Web with their PC operating system.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=37Microsoft may have removed its WinFS technology from Windows Vista, but you'd never know it based on the amount of searching technologies that are still built into this system.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=36For performance reasons, Windows Vista only indexes the Users folder (and all subfold- ers, including each user's Home folder) and certain other locations (like Offline Files) so that when it performs file searches, the results are returned quickly.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=35Early in the several-year development lifecycle of Windows Vista, Microsoft began talking up a new file management system that's based on a new user interface construct called a virtual folder. As the name suggests, virtual folders are a special kind of folder, one that does not actually represent a physical location in the file system.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=34In each Windows version, there are a number of shell view styles you can utilize, each of which presents the files and folders you're looking at in slightly different way. These view styles - and the ways in which you access and configure them - have changed dramati- cally in Windows Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=33Most Windows Vista Secrets readers are probably familiar with basic computer file system concepts like files, folders, and drive letters. But you may not realize that certain locations in the Windows shell - that is, Windows Explorer, the application with which you literally explore the contents of your PC's hard drives - have been specially configured to work with particular data types.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=32Anyone who uses Windows Vista will need to deal with its user interface, which is both brand new in many ways and also extremely familiar to any who has used Windows XP.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=31There's so much more to know about the Windows Vista Explorers, including various changes to the special shell folders, icon view styles, and saved searches. We will look at all of those features in the next chapter.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=30Windows Vista Explorers- No discussion of the Windows Vista user experience would be complete without a look at the ways in which Microsoft has evolved Windows Explorer in this release.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=29Taskbar- In Windows Vista, the system taskbar works similarly to the way it did in Windows XP. Every time you open an application or Explorer window, you will see a new button appear in the taskbar.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=28Desktop- At first glance, the Windows Vista desktop looks very similar to that of Windows XP. Well, looks can be deceiving. In fact, Microsoft has made some much-overdue and quite welcome changes to the Windows desktop, although of course with these changes comes a new set of skills to master.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=27Regardless of which user experience you choose, you're going to notice a number of visual and functional changes as you begin navigating around Windows Vista at first. In this section, we'll highlight the most important changes you should be aware of and help you find some old favorites that have been lost in the transition.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=26When the first PC hit the streets over 20 years ago, users were saddled with an unfriendly, nonintuitive user interface based on the MS-DOS command line and its ubiquitous C:\ prompt.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=25Windows Vista constitutes, in many ways, a break with the past, but that doesn't neces- sarily mean you have to make a break with your existing hardware just yet.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=24Even if the Vista Upgrade Advisor tells you that you need new drivers, and that they aren't known to be available, you still may have something that will work.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=23For those who want to upgrade a Windows XP machine to Vista, starting with the Vista Upgrade Advisor is a good first step.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=22With all of the new features of Windows Vista, there'll be a mighty temptation for you to buy a copy of the operating system in a store and immediately install it over your existing instance of Windows XP, 2000, Me, or 98.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=21Although Windows Vista Setup is dramatically simpler than the Setup routine used by Windows XP, there are still many options to understand and features you'll need to go back and configure manually after Setup is complete.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=20If you're an enterprise administrator faced with the prospect of rolling out Windows Vista to hundreds or thousands of desktops around the world, take heart:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=19Windows Vista certainly offers a lot of choice when it comes to picking a product version, but with a little know-how, you will be able to make the right choice, one that matches both your needs and your budget.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=18Assuming you have an additional free hard drive or partition, you can follow the steps outlined in the clean install section earlier in the chapter when performing a dual-boot installation:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=17You can use Tables 1-2 through 1-5 to compare those features of the lesser Vista versions that come together in Microsoft's priciest product: Vista Ultimate.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=16For completeness's sake, features that exist in all versions of Vista are listed in Table 1-5, in no particular order. If this table offers you all the Windows features you'll ever want, then Vista Home Basic may be enough for you.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=15There are two ways to make space for Windows Vista on your existing PC. You can either add a second hard drive, using the new hard drive exclusively for Windows Vista, or you can partition your existing hard drive, creating two logical hard drives, or partitions, one for Windows XP and one for Windows Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=14With a radically different operating system such as Windows Vista, you may want to test the waters a bit before diving headlong into the future. Or, perhaps you need to run cer- tain applications that still don't work properly in Windows Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=13If you're undaunted by the process of upgrading of your copy of Windows XP to Windows Vista, in-place, then you've come to the right place. In this section, we'll tell you how it's done.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=12Table 1-4 shows the features that are present in the Business and Enterprise versions of Vista but not the Home versions, and a few features Enterprise has that Business doesn't. Vista Ultimate, as we'll discuss later in this chapter, also supports all of Vista's non-Home features.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=11Table 1-3 shows the distinct features that differ between the Basic and Premium versions of Vista for home users. If you've decided that a Home version of Vista is all you need, Table 1-3 will help you decide which of the two available versions will best suit you.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=10When we discuss upgrading to Windows Vista, we are typically referring to what's called an in-place upgrade. When you perform an in-place upgrade of Windows Vista, you replace your existing version of Windows with Windows Vista. An in-place upgrade, hopefully, will bring with it all of your applications, documents, and settings. Hopefully.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=9With the performance test out of the way, Setup finally quits, leaving you staring at your new Windows Vista desktop. A few things will occur immediately:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=8Table 1-2 shows how flexible Vista is in allowing you to upgrade to a more powerful ver- sion. It also describes some of the limitations of the various versions.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=7A clean install of the operating system is our preferred method for installing Windows Vista. Although it's possible to upgrade to Windows Vista from certain previous Windows versions (see the next section), this path is perilous and can often result in a Frankenstein-like system where only some of your applications work properly. In our opinion, it's best to start with a clean slate when moving to a new operating system, especially a major release like Windows Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=6If you're trying to decide which version of Windows Vista to buy for the first time, simply step through the following Q and A:http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=5If you purchased a copy of Windows Vista on DVD at a retailer or online store, you can install Vista using Microsoft's new Interactive Setup application, which guides you through a series of steps while installing Vista.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=4So you want to install Windows Vista? Well, we 'll walk you through all the various ways you can acquire Windows Vista in this chapter, including a clean install, where Windows Vista is the only operating system on your PC; an upgrade, where you upgrade an existing version of Windows to Windows Vista, leaving all of your data, settings, and application intact; and a dual-boot, where you leave Windows XP on your PC but install Vista to a different hard drive.http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/secret.asp?haber=3It seems like Windows Vista has a lot more versions than Microsoft has ever offered before. But that isn't quite true. The Redmond company years ago split Windows XP into almost as many versions as we have today with Vista.