vista tweaks

[Baz]

does any one have any useful tweaks for this. any thing they've come across which is good.

I ask because my wife is starting to ask about how to do this and that on vista and I dont know myself yet, one of the main ones is that UAC pop up. can you turn it off. is it advisable to turn it off.

[Rik]

The best tweak for Vista is to upgrade to XP, Baz.

You can turn UAC off, there is some risk in doing so, but it's no worse than running XP and earlier OS (or Windows 7). Provided you are careful about AV and malware software, and don't do anything silly, it shouldn't be an issue.

[Noreen]

Try here, may not be right up-to-date though. http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/windows-vista/
also here http://www.vistax64.com/tags.php?tag=performance+%26+maintenance

Ignore Rik, Baz, he hasn't got Vista.

[Ray]

The best tweak for Vista is to upgrade to XP, Baz.

 

[Glenn]

http://www.tweakguides.com/VA_1.html

[Baz]

The best tweak for Vista is to upgrade to XP, Baz.

 yes I forgot about that one


Noreen, Thanks will take a look. If only we could ignore Rik  . one day he'll crack and get Vista.

[Rik]

I've got it, MS sent me a copy. It's still gathering dust.

[Baz]

I've got it, MS sent me a copy. It's still gathering dust.

sounds similar to my Norton discs........except that its now a coaster

[Rik]

This one's in such a pretty box.

[Baz]

This one's in such a pretty box.

  didnt get a box with mine

[David]

Ignore Rik, Baz, he hasn't got Vista

Noreen.


Of course your right 








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[Noreen]

  didnt get a box with mine

I haven't even got a "proper" Vista disk but only the reinstall thing supplied by the computer manufacturer.

[Baz]

I haven't even got a "proper" Vista disk but only the reinstall thing supplied by the computer manufacturer.

see Rik Noreen 

[Rik]

Is that like 'See Naples and die'?

[David]

I would rather see Belfast and live 

[Rik]

I went there once, in the middle of the troubles. Quite an uncomfortable experience.

[Sebby]

The best tweaks for Vista, in my experience, are to disable some of the scheduled tasks, such as the constant System Restore, defrag, and Windows Defender scans. Indexing is another one - you don't need to necessary disable it, but just customise it so that it only indexes what you consider necessary.

[David]

I have never been to be honest,from what I see on the TV its changed and a really nice place to be   I have never had the urge to see Ireland like many I know have  

[Rik]

It was strange when I went, David. Bricked up windows and people sitting out in the street to get the sun. I wouldn't want to have wandered about on my own.

[David]

I only saw it on TV and it was never balanced but what I did see,barbed wire and whole area sealed off at ends of streets etc seemed very strange what it was like living there must have been very frightening and odd no normality and think if you were a child and this was the only thing you would have known,once it was over it must have been odd if not an uncomfortable experience

[Glenn]

A large car bomb was found in County Down yesterday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7862438.stm

[Rik]

I only saw it on TV and it was never balanced but what I did see,barbed wire and whole area sealed off at ends of streets etc seemed very strange what it was like living there must have been very frightening and odd no normality and think if you were a child and this was the only thing you would have known,once it was over it must have been odd if not an uncomfortable experience

It really was a war zone, David. Quite scary as a visitor.

[Rik]

A large car bomb was found in County Down yesterday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7862438.stm

Nice to know that we are at peace, isn't it. 

[David]

It really was a war zone, David. Quite scary as a visitor.

I cannot imagine what it is like to either live in these conditions or as in your case visit,you would I imagine have to be on your guard all the time,car bombs and snipers......I think one would have to actually have to experience such an existence to fully understand what it was like and by the looks of it still is in some place 

[Noreen]

It was strange when I went, David. Bricked up windows and people sitting out in the street to get the sun. I wouldn't want to have wandered about on my own.

The Belfast branch of the firm that I worked for (prior to retiring) ended up as a heap of bricks.