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April 4, 2007
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Vista Tip: Command Window If you use the command window regularly, you'll be happy to know that you can access it from any Vista folder. |
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April 16, 2009
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September 25, 2007
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Restore the Run Command to Vista's Start Menu Here's a quick fix for the omission of this important option from the default Start menu in Vista. |
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July 2005
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Let Windows Handle PC Maintenance for You Back up, scan for viruses, and scan and defrag your hard drive--automatically with XP... Print a List of Programs... |
PC World
February 27, 2007
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Windows Tips for Everyone Whether you've jumped to Vista or are sticking with XP, our tips will make your computing faster and safer and even a little more stylish. |
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July 11, 2007
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Tame User Account Control You can get rid of Vista's annoying security prompts but doing so may place your system at risk. |
PC Magazine
October 16, 2008
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Make Vista Great, Part 3: Improve Performance and Stability Vista is not known for its swiftness or stability, nor should it be. But there's a lot you can do to improve both on your own PC, easily meeting or surpassing Windows XP standards on sufficient hardware. |
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November 25, 2007
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Fast Windows Fixes From bullet-fast startups and shutdowns to automatic data protection, here are 31 tweaks to make Vista and XP smarter, more reliable, and more efficient. |
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September 2005
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PC World
July 25, 2007
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Shift Any Version of Windows Into High Gear Use the OS's own tools to maximize your PC's performance without spending a dime. |
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June 2004
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Tune Up Your Windows XP Machine (for Free) Windows XP's own tools can boost its--and your PC's--performance. |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
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Vista Log-In Hacks Some cool features take effect before the OS even boots. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
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Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks We'll walk you through Vista's many neat features and more than 50 tips on installing Vista optimally, configuring it for you and your family, improving system speed, and turning up its coolness. |
AskMen.com
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How To: Optimize Your Computer The costs of a new computers may be dropping, but a few small steps toward good PC maintenance can extend the life of your current PC and ease your finances a bit. |
PC World
February 2003
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Simplify Disk Maintenance With Custom Shortcuts Make ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter more automatic; tile or cascade windows quickly; print a font sampler. |
PC World
March 2004
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76 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Quick, easy ways to tame your operating system...from speed tweaks to security checks to troubleshooting tips. |
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September 2003
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Windows Tips: Check Your Disks for Errors, With a Single Click Automate hard-drive maintenance; XP Pro vs. XP Home; the versatile Power Menu utility. |
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April 4, 2008
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How to Downgrade from Vista to XP Trade Vista for XP's more familiar bugs? Plenty of users say they'd do it in a heartbeat. Here's how to navigate the downgrade. |
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September 12, 2007
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Vista Tip: Using Quick Launch The Quick Launch bar became more convenient in the jump from Windows XP to Vista. |
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June 1, 2008
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Restore Drive Type Grouping How to return My Computer to its original state without altering file and folder display in Windows Explorer. |
PC World
May 22, 2007
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Partitioning a Hard Drive in Vista How to proceed with a PC that has Windows Vista preinstalled. |
PC World
June 14, 2007
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Accelerate Windows by Tweaking Virtual Memory Tricks to pep up your computer... A Mac OS X theme for your Windows PC... |
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September 5, 2008
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Get a List of Filenames Print all the filenames in a folder with a command prompt trick. |
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April 4, 2007 |
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PC World
September 25, 2007
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Keep Your Data Safe by Reorganizing Windows' Folders Moving the folders that hold your data files off your Windows drive makes backups and recoveries a breeze. |
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September 12, 2007
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Avoiding OS Conflict Q: My new computer should be here any day now. It was set up with Windows Vista on drive 1 and Windows XP Pro on drive 2. I've read about a problem... |
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April 21, 2008 |
529 Computing Tips Multimedia, mobility, business, and computing solutions to maximize your digital life. |
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August 29, 2007
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Put Vista PCs to the Test Is it safe to buy PC's with Windows Vista? |
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March 20, 2007
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The Simple Way to Keep Your Private Files Private Make encrypted files stand out, control access to secure files, and a freebie turns folders invisible. |
PC World
November 6, 2006
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Windows Tips: 20 Ways to Keep Your Windows XP System Fresh Vista may be on the way, but XP hasn't outlived its usefulness. These tips will help you keep the older operating system vibrant. Tip 1: Get Off the Upgrade Bandwagon... Tip 2: Swap When You Need To... etc. |
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October 11, 2006 |
Defragment Floppy Disks Windows XP Disk Defragmenter won't handle a floppy disk. |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
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Vista: Upgrade--Or Trade Up? Consider speeding up the purchase of a new computer when pcs loaded with Vista become available in a few more weeks. |
PC World
March 2004
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Perk Up Your PC With Six Quick and Easy Tweaks With spring right around the corner, it's time to give your PC its annual sprucing up. Here are six no-cost, no-hassle tune-up tips to keep your Windows system purring. |
PC World
February 21, 2007
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Eight Tips for a Faster Hard Drive Defrag your hard drive the right way, remove big, useless files and removing duplicate files are just a few. |
PC World
September 17, 2002
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Diskeeper Lite Tidies Files (Manually) Free version offers speed but lacks automation of other versions of file-management utility. |
PC World
September 14, 2001
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Windows 2000 FAQ We solve 20 of the most vexing problems with Windows 2000... |
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September 10, 2008
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Quick Launch Eyestrain? Tweak your XP or Vista interface to look more like Windows 7 Windows by taking advantage of a little-known feature. |
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April 2006
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Windows Hacks: Vista Comes Into View Our hands-on, in-depth preview of XP's successor, Windows Vista. |
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September 25, 2007
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The Express Route to Windows' File and Folder Paths When a dialog box asks you to enter the path to a file or folder, save time with one of these shortcuts. |
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November 30, 2006
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Vista at Work What your business needs to know to make the switch. |
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July 2002
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Step by Step: Reclaim Hard-Drive Space Windows utilities help you delete unwanted files, apps, and OS components; convert to FAT32; adjust your browser cache; and defrag your hard drive... |
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November 16, 2004
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Limited User Accounts Here's a clever way to bolster Windows PC security--with some catches. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
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The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide. |
PC World
February 2006
Scott Dunn |
The Quickest Way to Make Several Folders at Once A shortcut makes multiple folders... Change your 'open with' list... Spiff up your command prompt... |
PC World
September 2004
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PC Safety Toolbox--Five Steps to Protecting Your System The ins and outs of backing up, defragging, defending against intruders, and creating an emergency boot disk. |
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November 15, 2001
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Stop Breaking Up Hard drive defragmentation can help your company keep costs down and defer expensive hardware upgrades in the Windows NT and 2000 environments... |
PC Magazine
October 15, 2008
David A. Karp |
Make Vista Great, Part 2: Fill in the Missing Pieces You might expect a new operating system to improve on or excise older elements that are no longer necessary or just plain don't work. So why is Vista missing things that users, well, miss? |
