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Downgrading from Windows Vista 64 bit to 32 bit with your upgrade disk

Most users who installed 64 bit copies of vista than decided it wasn’t for them for one reason or another found that they had product key problems once they wanted to re-install vista 32 bit using thier upgrade disk. Most would have to install windows Xp then run the upgrade again, but here’s a nice [...]

October 26, 2007 · Angel · No Comments
Posted in: Computers, Vista Tweaks, Windows

Increase and Change Size of Taskbar’s Window Preview in Vista with Thumbnail Sizer

There is a nice feature on windows vista that allows you to see a thumbnail of the minimized windows in your taskbar. It’s one of the things I love about vista. The live window taskbar hover preview can even support playing or streaming video or movie in animated preview. However, the thumbnail preview is kind [...]

October 25, 2007 · Angel · No Comments
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Customize Start Menu power buttons

There are two new power buttons on the Windows Vista start menu that behave differently than in previous versions of Windows. The main button, that looks like a power button actually puts your computer to sleep, not really turning it completely off. The other button locks your computer. I personally do not like putting my [...]

October 25, 2007 · Angel · No Comments
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Disable the User Account Control (UAC)

One of the most commonly asked questions about vista is “How the hell do I disable the User account control On vista?!?!” You would be surprised at how easy it is do do this. I’ll outline the process below. 1. Logon to your windows vista desktop (a given) 2. Open your start menu and select [...]

October 19, 2007 · Angel · No Comments
Posted in: Computers, Vista Tweaks, Windows