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Most Popular "Windows Vista" Tips

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121) Troubleshooting Vista Installs: Date - Apr 29, 2008; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; How to troubleshoot Vista installs using Setup logs.
122) Configuring device installation timeout: Date - Jul 26, 2006; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; How to allow more time for new devices to install properly in Vista.
123) 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.
124) Implicit answer file search order for Vista: Date - May 06, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How Vista searches for an answer file when you don't tell it where to look
125) Branding the Vista Logon Screen: Date - Oct 15, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product.
126) Device installation and system restore: Date - Jul 25, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; How to minimize creation of new restore points due to frequent driver upgrades and installs.
127) 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.
128) Disable/Hide the Control Panel: Date - Nov 03, 2010; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Registry Hacks; How to remove the Control Panel shorcut from the Start Menu.
129) Securely transfer data between Vista machines: Date - Sep 25, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Networking; How to securely transfer data between Vista machines
130) Important Log Files for Deploying Vista: Date - Apr 10, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Five log files you should know about for troubleshooting Vista deployment problems.
131) Adding device drivers online to Windows PE: Date - Jan 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; You can add device drivers to dynamically when running Windows PE by using the drvload command.
132) Upgrade Advisor’s Big Brother: Date - Feb 19, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How to check a whole network of XP computers to see whether they can be upgraded to Vista.
133) Securing Windows images using permissions: Date - Mar 04, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Customized Windows images may contain sensitive or proprietary information. Here's a tip on how to secure your images using permissions when using Windows Deployment Services.
134) Disabling preferential device drivers: Date - Jul 19, 2006; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; How to ensure Vista always uses the latest drivers for your devices.
135) What state is Vista Setup currently in?: Date - Apr 22, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; How to determine what state Windows Setup is in when installing Vista.
136) Securing 802.1X Authentication Settings: Date - Jan 27, 2011; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security
137) AutoRestartShell And Windows: Date - Mar 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Registry Hacks; This article explains how you can use a registry entry to enable auto restart of Explorer.exe shell if it stops unexpectedly.
138) 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.
139) Vista’s Setup configuration passes for admins who deploy XP: Date - Apr 17, 2008; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Vista’s Setup configuration passes for admins who deploy XP.
140) 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'.
141) Check if a CPU Supports Virtualization: Date - Apr 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Misc; Check if your PC supports AMD-V, Intel VT or VIA VT.
142) Locking down USB devices in Vista: Date - Feb 07, 2007; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Security; Locking down USB devices in Vista for greater security
143) Specifying MAK Keys in Answer Files: Date - Sep 16, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Where do you specify a MAK key in an answer file for automating installation of Vista?
144) More on preventing device installs: Date - Aug 15, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; Another way you can configure Vista to prevent certain kinds of devices from being installed.
145) Troubleshooting Group Policy: Date - Apr 22, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Troubleshooting; Here's a three-step approach to troubleshooting Group Policy issues in Windows Vista and later.
146) Integrate USMT With WDS Image For Profile Migration: Date - Nov 10, 2010; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Deployment; This article explains how you can integrate USMT 4.0 tool with WDS Image for migrating user profiles automatically.
147) Controlling which kinds of devices can be installed: Date - Aug 02, 2006; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Administration; In Vista, you can prevent any specify type of device from being intalled.
148) Specifying the target partition for unattended install of Vista: Date - Jul 15, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Here is a tip on specifying the target partition when performing an unattended install of Windows Vista.
149) Preparing a disk for an unattended install of Vista: Date - Jun 18, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Deployment; Here’s a tip for preparing a disk for an unattended install of Windows Vista.
150) Display Error Statistics on the Network Connection Status Window: Date - Apr 27, 2011; Rating - 3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Networking; Show errors in addition to the amount of sent/recieved packets.