Windows Vista

Last Updated on 30 Jan. 2012, Total: 153 Knowledge Base Tips

116 Admin Tips
29 Administration
1 Application Compatibility
1 Built-in Diagnostics
42 Deployment
11 Misc
18 Networking
5 Security
9 Troubleshooting
3 Registry Tips
2 Registry Hacks
34 User Tips
3 Collaboration and Sharing
9 Internet Explorer
14 Misc
3 Search
5 Shell (GUI)

  1. Performing a Recovery Using Complete PC Restore

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 25 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Misc

    Here's a simple tip to make sure you are able to properly recover a Vista system from a backup you made using Complete PC Backup... Read More

  2. Boosting Vista Startup Performance

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 20 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Misc

    How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!... Read More

  3. Using Multiple Monitors in Vista and getting Aero

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 Nov. 2008
    • Section: Misc

    You can use multiple monitors with Vista if you have multiple video cards, but how can you get the Windows Aero experience on these monitors?... Read More

  4. Indexing a Second Hard Drive on Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 Aug. 2008
    • Section: Search

    Making sure a second hard drive is indexed in Vista requires two settings... Read More

  5. How to Migrate XP to Vista When Using EFS

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Oct. 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    If you have dozens or more XP workstations that use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to safeguard data, and you need to migrate these machines to Vista without losing your EFS keys and certificates, then what should you do?... Read More

  6. Specifying your name and organization during an unattended install of Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 22 July 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    You can configure your answer file to specify your name and organization during an unattended install of Vista... Read More

  7. Moving user profile location in Windows Vista

    How to move the location where user profiles are stored in Windows Vista... Read More

  8. Specifying the target partition for unattended install of Vista

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 15 July 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    Here is a tip on specifying the target partition when performing an unattended install of Windows Vista... Read More

  9. Migrating unattend.txt to unattend.xml

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 July 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    Here is a quick tip for migrating your XP answer files to Vista... Read More

  10. Turning on Windows features during an unattended install

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 24 July 2008
    • Section: Deployment

    How to turn on Windows features during an unattended install of Vista... Read More