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There is finally an easy way (easier than before) to change your Windows Vista boot screen and use any high-resolution photo as your boot screen.  Using a great tool written by Dan Smith it is now possible to automatically generate the replacement language MUI file that contains your boot image files. All you need is two photos at 800x600 and 1024x768... Read More


Remote Assistance in Windows Vista is a great tool that is ofter overlooked and forgotten about. When it is actually used, it can be very valuable when trying to troubleshoot issues and demonstrate how to do a task to remote users. I find it very helpful when trying to assist my parents when they have a computer issue. Instead of trying to blindly walk them through something on the phone, I can... Read More


Do you use the web-based VMWare Management Interface to control your ESX server and have problems opening virtual machines in IE7?

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Microsoft has a great tool that will change our IE7 User Agent to make it appear that you are visiting a website with IE6.  This tool is designed to help users that need to visit a website that may be incompatible with the IE7 user agent.

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If you are running Windows Vista on a laptop then check out the new Windows Mobility Center by holding the Windows Logo Key and pressing X.

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Do you find parts of the interface hard to see or would you like to zoom in on your work in photoshop? The Magnifier tool in Windows Vista is a great little utility that is a great help.

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Would you like to use your computer with just your mouse and now keyboard? You can with the on-screen keyboard.

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Hold Shift the next time you right click on any item in Windows Vista to see all menu options.

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When I am working in command prompt the majority of the things I do require an administrative level command prompt.  I normally have to right click on my command prompt shortcut and then select Run As Administrator. However, there is an easy way to modify the shortcut so that you no longer have to right click on it and select Run As all the time.

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