How to turn on two-way Firewall protection in Vista

January 15, 2009 0 comments

Both Windows XP and Vista offer built in Firewall protection. But the difference is that while WinXP offer protection against incoming threats only, Vista is capable of two-way protection, meaning, the Firewall in Vista is capable of watching and blocking both inbound and outbound traffic. Monitoring outbound traffic could be just as critical as monitoring [...]

How to restore deleted recycle bin in Vista

January 14, 2009 0 comments

Unlike Windows XP, in Vista, if you right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, you will find an option to Delete it. This makes it all too easy to accidentally delete Recycle Bin from the desktop. But fortunately, getting it back is just as easy. To restore the Recycle-Bin icon on the desktop, here [...]

How to quickly resize icons in Windows Vista

November 21, 2008 0 comments

If you feel that the icons are too small or too big for your liking you can very easily resize them in Windows Vista. Just right click on an empty part of the desktop or a folder and select View. You would be able to choose between Large, Medium, and Classic icon sizes. The Classic [...]

Dealing with Windows Blue Screen of Death

April 19, 2008 1 comment

The most infamous error message in Windows is the Blue Screen Of Death. It’s so well-known that it has crept into the vernacular: “Aw, man! I was almost finished with my term paper when I got blue- screened!” The phenomenon is also known by its acronym, BSOD. The conditions that cause a blue screen have [...]

Can Windows Vista activation be postponed indefinitely?

March 16, 2007 4 comments

In an earlier post, I had written about how you can continue to use Windows Vista without activation upto 120 days. But now it looks like that 120 days can become 360 days or even indefinite. And unbelievably, you can do it with just a little tweak to the Registry. This workaround was discovered by [...]

How to run a legal copy of Vista for 120 days without activation

February 20, 2007 0 comments

All versions of Vista allow a 30-day period without activation, except the corporate-oriented Vista Enterprise, which supports only a three-day trial. But there is a way to extend the trial period from 30 days to as much as 120 days. A very simple way. Just start a new command prompt and type: slmgr -rearm Reboot [...]