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Performing a Recovery Using Complete PC Restore: Date - Nov 25, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; 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.
Removing RTM Files from Vista SP1: Date - Oct 22, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Installing Service Pack 1 on Windows Vista archives certain files so you can remove SP1 later if you decide to. You can reclaim disk space by deleting these files.
Backing Up the Outlook Auto Complete Name List: Date - Oct 02, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Backing up the Microsoft Outlook auto complete list is indeed possible and easier than you think.
Boosting Vista Startup Performance: Date - Nov 20, 2008; Rating - 4.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!
Formatting USB Flash Drives Using exFAT: Date - Mar 03, 2010; Rating - 4.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to format a USB flash drive using the Extended FAT (exFAT) file system.
Change or Spoof your Network Adapter MAC Address: Date - Jun 09, 2011; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; See how easy it is to change your network adapter's MAC address.
Restoring a Complete PC backup: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to avoid problems when restoring from a Complete PC backup.
Moving the system hard drive to another computer: Date - Jun 09, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to move the system hard drive of a computer running Windows Vista to a new computer without generating a Stop message.
Free Network Analyzers/Sniffers for Windows: Date - Apr 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Several tools to see a network's raw packets for troubleshooting or security audits.
Office XML-Based Files Downloading as ZIP: Date - Apr 07, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Convert a DOCX, PPTX, or XLSX file back to the correct format.
Check if a CPU Supports Virtualization: Date - Apr 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Check if your PC supports AMD-V, Intel VT or VIA VT.
Discover a Hidden Wireless Network’s SSID (Network Name): Date - Jun 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Recover the Network Name from a Wi-Fi network that's not broadcasting its SSID.
Disabling Autoplay on Vista: Date - Aug 12, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can completely disable autoplay on Vista computers if needed.
Customizing Send To: Date - Feb 08, 2007; Rating - 2.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to customize the Send To menu in Vista.
Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders: Date - Jun 26, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
Configure Static IP with the Netsh Command-Line Utility: Date - Feb 02, 2011; Rating - 2.5; Author - Eric Geier; Manually set the IP address of network connections via the Command Prompt.
USB device not recognized: Date - Jun 23, 2009; Rating - 2.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; A simple thing to try when your flash drive or other USB device doesn't mounted by Windows when you plug it in.
Using Multiple Monitors in Vista and getting Aero: Date - Nov 13, 2008; Rating - 2.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; 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?
Vista Logoff/Shutdown and Accessibility: Date - Nov 04, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; If you find it tricky to logoff/shutdown Vista using the Start button because of accessibility issues, here’s a solution.