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Latest "Windows Vista" Tips

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31) Fix 'Multiple Networks' and the Internet in Windows Vista: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Troubleshooting; How to get the Internet back when it says 'Muliple Networks'.
32) Fix RunOnce/Homepage Error in Internet Explorer 7: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Internet Explorer; Make IE load your homepage with this Registry fix.
33) Stop Coloring of Tabs in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Internet Explorer; Don't like the different tab colors? Disable Tab Grouping.
34) Unmountable_Boot_Volume stop message after upgrading: Date - Sep 16, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; This tip explains the Unmountable_Boot_Volume stop message that may occur after trying to upgrade some Windows Vista computers to Windows 7.
35) Disable Built-in Zip Support for Windows Vista: Date - Aug 26, 2010; Rating - 2.3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Shell (GUI); Use another utility for compressed folders.
36) Disable AutoPlay in Windows Vista & 7: Date - Aug 26, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Shell (GUI); Stop pop-ups when you insert a CD or media.
37) Configure Windows Vista to Automatically Reopen Folders in Explorer upon Logon: Date - Jul 27, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Shell (GUI); Show Computer folders that were opened when shutdown.
38) Remove History and Favorites from the Internet Explorer 8 Address Bar: Date - Jul 20, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Internet Explorer; Make only the previously typed URLs appear for the AutoComplete.
39) Change the InPrivateBrowsing Homepage in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Jul 15, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Internet Explorer; Change the default About:InPrivate page to your own homepage.
40) Open Internet Explorer 8 Directly into InPrivateBrowsing: Date - Jul 01, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Internet Explorer; How to make IE8 start in the InPrivateBrowsing mode.
41) Install Multiple Internet Explorer Versions: Date - Jun 29, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Internet Explorer; Installing different IE versions on the same machine.
42) A Quick Tip To Process System Idle Tasks Forcefully: Date - Jun 15, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can process the System Idle Tasks on Windows Computers. This tip applies to Windows XP, 2000, 2003, Vista and Windows 7 Computers.
43) How To Set Multiple Services On Multiple Remote Computers: Date - Jun 15, 2010; Rating - 2.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains setting up multiple services on remote computers.
44) Windows SFC and Registry Keys: Date - May 20, 2010; Rating - 2.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Registry Hacks; This article explains about Windows SFC and its registry entries.
45) Remove Public Folder Shortcuts: Date - Apr 14, 2010; Rating - 2.3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; How to hide the Public shortcuts on the folder and favorites list.
46) Securing Access to Printers over the Internet: Date - Apr 13, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; How to enable HTTPS/SSL encryption for Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
47) Allowing Pings (ICMP Echo Requests) in Vista: Date - Apr 08, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; If a Vista machine doesn't ever respond to pings, you can enable ICMP Echo Requests.
48) Enable Network Map for Public or Domain Networks: Date - Apr 08, 2010; Rating - 3.7; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Make the network map appear when on a public or domain network.
49) Formatting USB Flash Drives Using exFAT: Date - Mar 03, 2010; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to format a USB flash drive using the Extended FAT (exFAT) file system.
50) Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Collaboration and Sharing; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
51) Net Send Alternative in Windows Vista: Date - Jan 07, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Collaboration and Sharing; Discovering MSG, the new Net Send for Vista.
52) Disabling IPv6 in Windows Vista: Date - Jan 07, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Registry Hacks; To save resources, you might want to completely disable the "new" IP protocol.
53) Changing the Default IP Address of ICS in Vista: Date - Jan 07, 2010; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Collaboration and Sharing; Change the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) IP if 192.168.0.1 is already in use.
54) Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
55) Targeting policy for Vista computers: Date - Jul 29, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; If you have a mix of XP and Vista computers in a department or location, how can you configure a GPO so that it is only processed by the Vista computers?
56) Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
57) A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab: Date - Jul 21, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property.
58) A Quick Tip To Create A User Mode Process Dump File: Date - Jul 16, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Administration; This article explains how you can use ADPlus.vbs to create a User Mode Process dump file when a process terminates unexpectedly.
59) Block Users from Seeing or Connecting to Other Wi-Fi Networks: Date - Jul 02, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Filtering networks using the WLAN Netsh commands.
60) How To: Firewall Commands In Server Core: Date - Jul 01, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Security; This article explains the commands you can use to operate Windows Firewall in Server Core