I took my own recent advice and bought a copy of the Windows 7 Family Pack for my home. To recap, it's a $149.99 copy of Windows 7 Home Premium with three licenses, allowing you to install it on up to three computers. I then spent one long, frustrating weekend installing it on my kids' computer.

My kids' PC is an HP desktop that had 64-bit Windows Vista and 3GB RAM. I decided to do an upgrade, rather than a clean install. An upgrade is when you install the new OS over the old one -- in this case, replacing Vista with Windows 7. It leaves all your programs and data in place. In a clean install, the hard drive is wiped clean, including all programs and data, and the OS is installed on the hard drive. (Note that if you try to move from Windows XP to Windows 7, you must do a clean install -- you can't do an upgrade.)

The upgrade on my work computer, a high end Dell laptop, took roughly an hour. Not so on my kid's computer. They have tons of games on it, and the 300GB hard drive, only had about 30GB of free space left. In other words, it's full. Anyway, the first time I tried the upgrade, the system completely hung after about six hours of installation. Ouch.

Fortunately, Windows has an auto-rollback feature; since the install failed, all I had to do was click a link, and it deleted the attempted upgrade and returned Vista to its former state. I was very glad to have that feature at 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

I then deleted some programs hogging up all the hard drive space, thinking that if Windows had more real estate to use for the upgrade, it might go smoother. If this one didn't work, I was going to do a clean install.

So, after about eight hours (yikes!) of install, the thing finally finished. Whew! And so far, so good. My kids report no problems with the upgraded computer. The moral of the story? Be prepared to wait, maybe a long time, for your upgrade to occur, and think about whether a clean install might be the way to go.

Are you getting errors while using Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on your Windows XP machine? Find out how to solve the problem.

Windows 7 is the latest and best Operating System from Microsoft. This OS has rectified all faults with the previous versions of OS. The highly graphical, eye-pleasing interface, better security with two-way firewall, in built security features etc. are some of the advantages of Windows 7. Windows 7 will also make a system responding faster and stable. These are some of the reasons as to why more users prefer to upgrade their existing versions of Windows OS to Windows 7. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is small software or utility provided by Microsoft for all existing Windows based users who want to upgrade to Windows 7. The Windows 7 upgrade advisor can be installed on your Windows XP machine to see if it can be upgraded to Windows 7. The upgrade advisor will scan all parameters of your system including the programs and devices and will give users a detailed description about system in relation to Windows 7. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor also provides guidance about upgrade options to Windows 7. Some users might get some scanning errors when executing the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. These include errors such as unable to reach Microsoft server, The XML page cannot be displayed, Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor ran into an unexpected error, etc.

Following details mentioned below provides users more information about tips to fix Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scanning errors on your system operating on Windows XP:

* Check authenticity of utility
* Verify firewall settings
* Check dot-net framework installed

Check authenticity of utility
All users getting errors when executing the on Windows XP machines are advised to check the authenticity of the utility. Because of the popularity of Windows 7 the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor utility is provided by many websites other than official Microsoft website and such versions of the upgrade advisor utility might have many inherent issues within them. Users are therefore recommended to check the authenticity of the utility and if it is found illegitimate, replace it with a genuine one to solve the issue.

Verify firewall settings
The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor installed on your Windows XP system requires an Internet connection. If the connection to the Microsoft serve is blocked by the firewall then the upgrade advisor will fail to function. Users having issues or errors while using Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor are recommended to check the firewall settings, security software settings and the Internet connection settings to ensure that they are not at all fault. If they are found blocking the connection, configuring the firewall/security software properly will help get rid of the issue.

Check dot-net framework installed
The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor requires a dot-net framework to be installed on your system. If the dot-net framework installed on the system is illegitimate or having some issues within then issues would continue to come up with the use of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. Windows XP users having Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor related errors are suggested to reinstall the dot-net framework to remove any inherent issues that might be causing the problem.

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LONDON – In the year or so since Windows 7 was launched, power PC users have embraced the operating system (OS). A survey by gaming service Steam found that 42.4 percent of its players are using either 32bit or 64bit Windows 7.

It replaces Windows XP (32.1 percent) as the Windows platform of choice. The survey also reveals a move from 32bit to 64bit computing. The migration from 32bit XP to 64bit Windows 7 makes sense. This mode of operation future-proofs our computers and lets Windows take advantage of RAM allocations larger than 4GB.

In the past you could upgrade from, say, Windows 98 to XP, simply by running the CD and crossing your fingers. The upgrade process to Windows 7 64bit throws all that in the bin. The only way to install Windows 7 is by performing what Microsoft calls a ‘custom’ installation. Also known as a ‘clean’ installation, a custom installation won’t preserve your programs, files or settings.

Before you can run a Windows 7 upgrade, Microsoft will verify that your current Windows licence is genuine. It then wipes your hard drive and begins the installation on a clean slate.

Provided that you aren’t switching from a 32bit to a 64bit OS, it’s possible to run an in-place upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. For most scenarios, however, you’ll need to reinstall your applications and transfer your program files, emails and browser bookmarks.

Microsoft’s free Easy Transfer utility helps ease this task. Install Easy Transfer, let it scan your PC, tell it where it should store your files – an external hard drive is ideal – and then let it work its magic. When it’s finished, disconnect the external drive, install Windows 7, plug in the drive and the software will transfer your files to the correct locations within your new OS.

With Windows 7 installed, you can begin the simple but time-consuming task of installing your applications. Reckon on at least half a day’s work to install the OS and get your software, email and documents back to where you expect to find them.

That’s Microsoft’s recommendation, anyway. We’d rather not leave it to chance that the Easy Transfer software will pick up every last file and setting we want to port to the new OS. And we reckon the £40 or so spent on an external hard drive is far better spent on a second internal drive (provided you have the space available). For the same money, you could get a larger-capacity, faster drive. You could even add in a quick-booting solid-state disk (SSD).

Buy some hardware at the same time as Windows 7 and you’ll qualify for the £75 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) version, rather than paying £119 for the full version of Windows 7 Home Premium or £85 for an Upgrade version. This could be the perfect time to buy a speedy SSD to run Windows and your applications from, and begin using your old drive as a secondary data drive.

Over the following pages, we explain how to upgrade from an older version of Windows (in our case XP) to Windows 7 using the Easy Transfer utility, and get your PC back to how you want it.

Step 1. Run the Windows Upgrade Advisor to check your current hardware is capable of running Windows 7. This tool does a good job, but note that it isn’t perfect: the software queried our graphics card and chipset, yet both work perfectly under Windows 7.

Step 2. Install Windows Easy Transfer and let it scan your PC. Three options are offered: if you’re moving to a new machine rather than upgrading your current OS, Easy Transfer lets you join the two with a special cable. You can also opt to transfer items to a network device or a USB drive – we chose the latter.

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As Windows 7 celebrates its first birthday, we think it’s the perfect time to enter the world of 64bit computing. Here, we use Microsoft’s free Windows Easy Transfer utility to upgrade from XP to Windows 7

Step 3. Allow Windows Easy Transfer to save your data. It decided that 22GB of the 76GB of data on our Windows XP PC should be transferred, although it gave us no indication of what those files were. Our external drive uses the FAT32 system, meaning the files were saved in 4GB chunks.

Step 4. Set the Bios to boot up from disc (rather than the PC’s internal hard drive) so it triggers the installation from your Windows 7 disc. If the PC doesn’t automatically offer to run the installation, restart, press F8 to enter the Bios, choose Advanced Bios features and tell Windows to boot from the DVD.

Step 5. Microsoft asks a series of questions about the installation, such as your preferred language. Naturally we want English (UK) rather than English (US), but the process is otherwise fairly pain-free. You will also need to restart the PC during the process, which is an ideal time to reset the Bios to boot up from the hard drive.

Step 6. Next, Windows will format your hard drive. This is the point of no return. If you have any doubts, pause here, buy a second hard drive and install Windows 7 on that. You may need to switch over to SATA from IDE but you won’t need to format the new drive. Doing so will make the process tidier and save space, however.

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Step 7. The installation should take around 15 minutes. Your next priority is drivers. Windows 7′s default drivers for most current hardware are impressive, but we recommend using dedicated drivers. The latest versions can be found at your motherboard and graphics card makers’ websites. Also check online for any Windows updates.

Step 8. You’re now ready to let Easy Transfer copy over your old files. Plug in the external hard drive and browse its contents using Windows Explorer. The main Windows Easy Transfer file has a distinctive icon. Double-click it to set the installation process rolling. Our 22GB collection of files took 15 minutes to transfer.

Step 9. Once it’s finished, Easy Transfer can produce a report of what it has accomplished. If any software has been lost in transit and you have already formatted your old hard drive, you’ll need to reinstall it from the original CD. Luckily, we opted to use a second drive in step 6 and still have the software on our older drive.

Step 10. If you’ve also used a second hard drive, use the older one for backup. Start with the My Documents folder, which is simply named ‘Documents’ in Windows 7. Create a new folder in the root of your older drive and name it ‘Stuff’ or something equally memorable. Now copy the files over to the new folder.

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Step 11. Copy over your Outlook email and address book. In Office 2003 use the File, Import and Export menu to export a .PST file that can be saved on your backup drive. Use the same process to copy across your contacts. In Outlook 2007 and 2010 go to File, Data File Management and copy the .PST files from there.

Step 12. Export your Favorites and cookies in Internet Explorer using the File, Import and Export menu. In Firefox, head to Bookmarks, Organise Bookmarks, Import and Backup, Export HTML. Whichever browser you use, keep a list of your logins and passwords somewhere safe.

Step 13. To continue using the older drive as a secondary data drive, you should check in the Bios that the machine will boot into the newer drive rather than this one. If Windows Easy Transfer has missed any settings or applications that you need, you will still be able to find them on this drive.

Step 14. Your new Windows 7 PC should be up and running with all of your data present and correct. Run Windows Experience Index (Control Panel, System Properties) to check that all is well. You can also use Windows Experience Index to test your processor, RAM, graphics card and hard disk(s).

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Vista and Windows 7 scans for wireless network every minute which can interrupt online gameplay and cause streaming videos to stop. But there are ways to fix the lag.

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In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the operating system scans the wireless spectrum every 45 seconds to look for a more preferred wireless access point (AP) than the current one. According to MSDN, the wireless driver must not perform any scans while data is being streamed. Unfortunately, these scans cause streaming data including online games, Youtube videos, and internet radio stations to be interrupted as frequently as every 45 seconds.

Even though wireless autoconfig for preferred AP causes problems for many users, Microsoft will not remove this feature from the default OS configuration. Unfortunately, disabling wireless autoconfig also stops all wireless connections immediately.

Some typical games that are negatively affected by wireless lag include World of Warcraft, Battleforge, and Team Fortress. Dying in an online game because of lag can be frustrating.
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Before proceeding, users on DSL may want to check to see if their wireless router is causing the lag.
Testing Wireless Lag With Ping

To see if wireless lag is a problem, bring up the command prompt and type "ping -t www.google.com". Look at the number for "time=". After every 30 seconds to 2 minutes, one or more of the packets will be much higher than the rest, often above 1000ms.

If other symptoms show up such as dropped packets, the problem is something else such as a problem with the wireless router or internet service provider. Lag can be caused by other network issues such as ISP issues and poor wireless signal quality.
Disabling Vista's Wireless Autoconfiguration

To disable this feature, a replacement wireless client is needed that can connect the computer's wireless adapter to other wireless networks. Normally, the client is downloaded from the support website for the wireless card or computer manufacturer. In notebook computers, the wireless drivers are usually downloaded from the notebook manufacturer's support website. In some cases, a utility may not exist or may run on top of Vista's wireless autoconfig, which means disabling Vista's Wireless Autoconfig means disabling wireless internet. In those cases, the user needs to buy an extra USB wireless adapter that can bypass Vista autoconfiguration.


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If a replacement wireless client has been found, click on the Windows icon on the lower left of the screen, the right click on Computer and select Manage. Go into the Services menu and disable "WLAN Autoconfig" service. Keep in mind that disabling the service will disconnect all wireless connections immediately. To restore wireless service, enable the auto-start then start the service manually.

Once Vista's WLAN Autoconfig service has been disabled, use the replacement wireless client to connect to wireless networks instead of using Vista or Windows 7.
WLAN Optimizer and Vista Anti-Lag (VAL)

WLAN Optimizer, written by Martin Majowski, fixes this problem in one small program that's designed to work in Vista and Windows 7 by changing the configuration of Vista's wireless service. This is a freeware program that disables the automatic scans for wireless networks. It can be configured to start automatically along with Windows once the user determines that it fixes the wireless lag. An additional feature of WLAN Optimizer is that it can be configured to turn on streaming mode, which could also stop the lag in streaming data such as Youtube videos. If the program stops running, all settings revert back to the OS defaults so there are no permanent changes if WLAN Optimizer doesn't work. Another program that may work is Vista Anti-Lag (VAL).

For some, both WLAN Optimizer and Vista Anti-Lag do not work. For these users, they need to find a replacement wireless client or perhaps try another wireless adapter which comes with a Vista utility.

Finally, some users have seen success from disabling Windows Defender or the Base Filtering Engine from the Services menu in Control Panel. Keep in mind that both of them reduce system security significantly.

Although the wireless lag seen in many Vista and Windows 7 wireless connections is very annoying, it's something that can usually be fixed by working around Vista's and Windows 7's wireless auto configuration.


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Welcome to Instant Registry Fixes!

Instant Registry Fixes is your complete resource for Windows related tips, tools, tweaks, and general computer error help. With so many Windows errors and problems stemming from the Windows registry we've focused much of our site on registry solutions. We also have a wide variety of helpful resources for problems such as uninstall issues, spyware, viruses, malware, and hard disk errors, as well as tips to make your computer faster, and ways to fix a slow PC. We know you'll find our informative articles useful, even if it's only to fix a rare DLL error or figure out an annoying printer error message.

So where should you start?

If you've come to this page in search of specific Windows Registry information we recommend you browse through the 'Site Categories' on the left. Also feel free to perform a search using the search box on the left hand side of the page. Browse our sitemap to see a list of all our articles and the entire site directory. You can also learn more about us, ask us a question, or find answers to most commonly asked questions.

Recommended Reading...

For an introduction to the Windows Registry and how it relates to causing computer errors we recommend reading "What Causes A Registry Error".

For additional registry related information and resources check out "5 Resources for the Windows Registry".

Did you know over time the Windows Registry only grows larger by collecting corrupt and obsolete information on your PC causing slowdowns, errors, and other problems? Read "Registry Bloat And How To Fix It"

And don't forget, hand editing the Windows registry can cause serious damage if you make a mistake. Read "How To Backup The Windows Vista Registry" and always backup your registry before making any edits.

Common Solutions

We recommend using various software programs for cleaning and maintaining your windows registry, as well as to resolve and prevent errors. Read our extensive reviews on RegGenie registry cleaner, Perfect Uninstaller (used to uninstall stubborn programs), StopZilla, and Registry Booster 2010. Make sure to come back often as more reviews will be added soon. We also invite you to try a free scan below...


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Microsoft provide some great ideas for optimizing Windows 7. However, Yamicsoft has developed an official Windows 7 optimization program. Windows 7 Manager is the powerful software tool to tweak and optimize your Windows 7, it bundles more than 30 different utilities in one and help your system faster and more stable, secure and personal!

Features:

* Information
Get detailed system and all hardware information on your system; help you find out the installation key of Windows, Office products; show all detailed information of running processes and threads on your machine; Windows 7 Manager offers 1-clicking cleans your system automatically.
* Optimizer
Tweak your system to improve windows startup and shutdown speed; tweak your hardware to increase system speed and performance; Optimize Task Schedule to turn off unnecessary system tasks.
* Cleaner
Find out which files or folders engross your disk space and shown with chart; Find and clean junk files to increase Hard Disk space; Duplicate Files Finder can scan your computer for files with the same size, name and modification time; Registry Cleaner can easily checks your registry and repair incorrectly linked registry entries, automatically remove invalid entries; Registry Defrag rebuilds and re-indexes your registry to reduce registry access time and therefore improve application responsiveness.
* Customization
Control what is started on Windows startup; Create the quick startup items on Taskbar with the Jump List quick launcher; Tune up Windows 7 boot menu; edit context menus of mouse Right-Clicking; customize system desktop, menus, toolbar and notifications settings; customize the look of your system.
* Security
You can improve desktop, menus, Windows logon securities, and enable numerous hidden performance options of system, disable system updates and error reports; hide and restrict to access drives, specify which applications are not allowed to be executed on your computer; encrypt/decrypt and shred files, change the location of system folders; Privacy Protector can maintain your personal privacy by eliminating the tracks that you leave behind; create lots of randomization password once.
* Network
Optimize your Internet connection speed, manage all shares items; tweak your Internet Explorer easily.
* Misc. Utilities
Show the collection of Windows utilities; split and merge any file; Copy and move files neatly, you can also automatically back up files regularly.

If you’ve been using Windows 7 and having trouble with performance, here are some helpful tips & tweaks for maintaining PC’s performance, not only in Windows 7, but in any other as well. We hope this might be helpful for other users as well.

1. Simply go to add-remove programs and remove everything that is not necessary and any program trials that you will not be subscribing to.

2. What we personally believe that shutting the system down every night is best for any computer. People always argue that turning a computer on and off constantly is harder on the hard drive, but as par hard drive manufacturers, that this is not the case with latest hard drives.

3. While Windows 7 has made leaps and bounds in managing programs and memory, Microsoft new Windows 7 is certainly no miracle worker. It can only do so much with so little. If you are trying to run a million programs on only 1GB of Memory or less, then its right time to upgrade RAM. After Windows has used up the allotted memory, it replaces actual Ram with a page file, which is much slower. If you have noticed your system performing slow after much use, you may want to do a memory check.

4. Users are always looking at speeding up boot times and usually this is possible by keeping those startup programs from loading every-time Windows does. You can access a list of startup programs by clicking on Start then typing ‘msconfig’ into the search box, click on the Startup tab and uncheck those programs that you’d prefer not to have run at startup.

5. As is often the case with PC’s who have had a Windows installation for a while without reformatting, an at capacity hard drive may slow down your Windows 7 installation. Most users will frequently install new software and never paid attention about removing previous installed or unused software titles.

6. When a user is continuously installing and removing programs, a hard drive will leave pieces of those programs in different places throughout the entire drive. When the user goes to use a specific program, the hard drive will need to search different locations to access that information, creating a longer wait time. To solve this, a hard drive should be defragmented fairly often.

Installing Microsoft Windows 7 RC:First of all the why would you want to do this? There are a couple reasons.1. Hardware and software are becoming more sophisticated so in order to stay in front of the curve you should know what technologies are available.2. Increase productivity – people often forget that increasing production is the main reason that they invest in technology to begin with.3. Its Free for 13 months. (I like free)….4. Vista is an abomination. Well maybe it’s not that bad but certainly 7 is a lot faster and a lot better.5. You can always go back to XP or Vista if it does not work for you. Very little risk.Check if it will run on your system:

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor RC

Windows

A PC for testing with these system requirements:
o 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
o 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
o 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
o DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor RC

Windows

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor: Not a bad idea to run this on your current system:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

Here’s what you’ll need:

1. DVD burner
2. Blank DVD
3. ISO burning software. http://download.cnet.com/UltraISO-Premium/3000-2646_4-10177302.html
4. Partitioning software: you do not need to partition. (http://www.partition-tool.com/ ) And in fact I set off for partitions in this demonstration but you can get away with one or none
5. Microsoft Windows live account
6. Download of Windows 7 RC
7. External hard drive for backup, or something comparable.

Installing Windows 7

Step one:

Get everything backed up. This is a great time to take inventory of your software and program files to make sure in the case of an emergency that you’ll be able to recover your data quickly. As part of a best practice I put all of my data files on one separate hard drive and in addition I use Carbonite Backup (http://www.carbonite.com/) along with Amazon S3 (http://aws.amazon.com/s3/). You may think this is overkill but you” Always” want to have more than one shot at your data. Do not just depend on one source for backup.

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor RC is based on technology only supported by computers running Windows XP (or RC version of Windows Vista). If your computer is equipped with operating systems Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 95, you should carefully compare the features of your computer with the information provided on the official site.. In general, PCs purchased over the last two years are more likely to support Windows Vista without requiring hardware upgrade



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windows vista requires lots of memory and computer resources to run properly,if not it often performs poorly == vista running slow on low budget pc's or notebooks.To get a faster pc with vista you should have the vista minimum system requirements. One reason for your computer is slow is the new version of this windows vista OS software contains so many applets, utilities and components that less powerful computers cant beat results in slow computer performance.

But there is a solution fore a hope..It's not just fix slow pc. rather it removes the components, vista utilities that you will not use anymore. It performs a Vista repair to improve your pc performance with vista, vLite 1.2 creates a custom windows vista installation that removes all components you dont need,so reducing memory requirement and increasing the system performance. try this before your slow computer kills u!!!

With vLite you can remove the unwanted programs and applets like paint,for instance if you never use it.if you dont have a windows mobile or or an xbox, then remove the hardware support for it.also windows vista comes with plenty of components you will probably never miss.For instance if you have your own versions of firewall or back up tool, then use vLite to remove the windows versions of those.

To proceed :
GO TO: www.vlite.net and check vlite forum for further help.
System Requirements:Windows Vista, 7 MB hard disk space

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Windows Vista is one of the most recent systems that Windows came up with. If you are a Vista user, then you will know just how good it is. While Vista is indeed a great operating system, it still experiences a fair share of errors and other complications every now and then.

Everyone who uses the operating system knows about the infamous Windows Vista blue screen. It can pop up any time and might cause major problems for the user. Imagine yourself pounding away at the keyboard since you want to finish your term paper and then suddenly your computer monitor shows a blue screen consisting of several characters. The only way that you can get your computer running normally is to fix the problem by yourself or get a technician to do it for you. You will surely hate how blue screen errors destroy your mood and your computer. Below are some facts that you have to keep in mind regarding your computer and the blue screen.

Virtually every computer in the world has its own registry, which is a database composed of files. When a computer user continuously downloads hardware or software into the computer, the files will be saved in the registry. Although some of the software or hardware that you download into your system is necessary for your computer, there are a few programs that are built on outdated languages. Such programs will interfere with your computer's registry and disables it from functioning well, hence the birth of the Windows Vista blue screen.

If you have downloaded or used any kinds of software after you got your computer, you should check or have it checked for a corrupt registry. It is a wise decision to acquire a registry cleaner to maintain the cleanliness of your registry and avoid getting the "blue screen of death". Sluggish boot ups are one of the starting signs of registry problems since this is the time when the registry has to choose among all the various startup programs like firewall and anti-virus.

There are also times when there is extra information on the registry that is too big and messy. Consequently, the system gets confused with assigning priorities and opening files. Once this continues, it will result to the blue screen. Error messages are very recurrent with corrupted registries. When the system gets tired of sorting through different scraps of excessive and superfluous information, it is stopped by useless program pieces. Crashes and freezes can also be the result of registry errors.

Fortunately, instead of going to a technician and paying big money to get your computer repaired, there is an easier and much cheaper way. This is through acquiring a registry cleaner program. This program normally sorts through all the various program scraps in your registry and finds out which of the information are important. The other unnecessary scraps are deleted automatically. A registry cleaner program also gets the job done within minutes. And most of all, it maintains the proper functioning of your computer so that you need not experience memory dump, Windows Vista blue screen or any other kinds of errors.


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To be able to maintain different security permissions of users Windows Vista support a long-time feature called Security Groups. Each group has defined permission set which are automatically cascaded to its members.

Below are the security groups of Windows Vista:

Administrators – is the ultimate security group in Windows Vista which has the power to create user accounts, delete account, install software updates, change device settings and almost every aspect in managing Windows Vista from a user perspective.

Users – they have access to their own folders, files, password account, and are capable of running and installing programs sans administrative rights.

Backup Operators – have the power to access the backup program for back up and restore files and folders regardless of permissions.

Cryptographic Operators – ability to accomplish cryptographic tasks.

Distributed COM Users – ability for using Distributed COM.

Guests – access to their own files and folders but doesn’t have the option to change account password.

IIS_USRS – ability to work on remote Internet Information Server.

Network Configuration Operators – ability for installation and configuration of network features.

Performance Log Users – ability to use Windows Performance Diagnostic Console snap-in for monitoring performance counters, logs, and alerts, both locally and remotely.

Performance Monitor Users – ability to use the Windows Performance Diagnostic Console snap-in for monitoring performance counters only, both locally and remotely.

Power Users – have a some of the Administrator group privileges except the following: back up or restore files, replace system files, take ownership of files, or install or remove device drivers, install applications that explicitly require Administrators group membership.

Remote Desktop Users – ability to logon using Remote Desktop Connection.

Replicator – ability to replicate files across domains.

s you execute a search you will be using the search box located in the start panel. Then Vista will start searching the file index without any prompting. Keep in mind that the file index will be very big due to the fact that it has all files included on your hard drive. If you are looking to speed up your searching methods then you can try this.

Go to your Start Menu and narrow down the scope of the search. In other words try to narrow down what you are looking for. Instead of a general term use something more specific. There are two ways in which you can do this.

The first way is called the Registry hack and for that this is what you have to do. Make sure you take the registry backup before changing anything in there.

Step one: Open up the registry editor using the word regedit.
Step Two: Guide to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer and then choose the Advanced key.
Step Three: Locate and then right click on the Start_Search Files and then select the Modify key.
Step Four: You now have to change the Value to Zero.
Step Five: Then restart your Explorer.exe or you can simply just reboot the computer.

If this method does not work for you then you can try this:

Step One: Using your mouse right click on the Start button and then choose the Properties key.
Step Two: Then click on the button that says Customize.
Step Three: Then see all of the checked items, uncheck the Search Communications.
Step Four: Then reset the search files to the setting Don’t Search for files.
Step Five: Click the Ok button.

I hope this helps, stay tuned for more tips and tricks on Microsoft Windows.

You can easily recover the deleted desktop default icons in windows vista. For example, when you right click on recycle bin icon in windows vista, there is an option to delete it. If you cannot find your desktop default icon then there is a simple method to recover them.

Fellow the given steps to restore the desktop default icons:

* First right click on any empty area of the windows vista desktop.
* Now click on Personalize option in the shortcut menu.
* Now a windows dialog box will appear with the title “Personalize appearance and sounds”.
* On the left hand side of this dialog box, click on “Change desktop icons” under the Task section.
* Now “Desktop Item Settings” dialog box will appear with different options.
* Under the Desktop tab, select the all check box under the Desktop icons section or click on “Restore default” button to restore the all default icons on your windows vista desktop.
* Now Press Ok button to save setting and close dialog box.

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After seeing how popular Blifaloo's guide to virus removal and prevention has become, I decided to write some more articles about taking care of your computer.

The following is a list of easy tweaks you can do to speed up the overall performance of your PC with Windows XP.

1. Disable File Indexing

Huh? This indexing service gets info from files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index."

If you don't use the XP search feature often to look for documents, you can turn this feature off, and the difference you'll notice is a slight increase in the time it takes for your computer to find a file, but an overall increase in general speed for everything else.

How to : From My Computer > right-click on the C: Drive > select Properties.
Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Apply changes to "C: sub folders and files," and click OK.

2. Clean Up Prefetch, temp, and cache files
Huh? Windows stores a lot of temporary files that can be safely cleaned out once a month or so. This is also good to do before running virus or spyware scans, as it clears many things out of your system that would need to be scanned.

How to : Download CleanUp!
How to use CleanUp! : Download, Install, and Run.

(I've gotten a lot of recommendations/hate mail stating that cleaning the Prefetch is unnessary. Keep this in mind, but I still think CleanUp! is a useful program.)

3. Install some RAM

Huh? If you are running 128mb or 256mb of Ram, it's pretty cheap and easy to upgrade to 512mb. This is the only suggestion I will make that will actually cost money, but it's also the one that will best improve performance.

How to : Not sure how to install Ram, or even what kind you need or where to get it from? Read Lifehacker's Guide to Installing RAM

4. Remove Programs & files you no longer need or use


Huh? Having old games or other software you no longer use can take up a lot of space on your hard drive, which can lead to an overall decrease in your PC's performance.

How to : Removing old programs is easy. From the Control Panel click on the "Add or Remove Programs" Icon. You can safely remove programs like games, demos, and other software you no longer use. If you are not sure what a program is... don't delete it just yet. You can do an internet search to find out more about any mystery programs installed on your PC to decide to delete them or not.

Remember: Mp3 music files and videos you download can take up a lot of space. Go through your media files once a month or so and delete the ones you no longer use.

5. Turn off Windows Animations and Visual Effects

Huh? Fancy sliding, fading and animated effects that windows uses by default are easily turned off, and will make the reaction time of simple tasks like opening and moving windows, taskbars, etc... much quicker.

How to : From the Control Panel, click on the "System" icon. Click on the Advanced tab. Click the "Settings" button underneath "Performance". Uncheck the options related to animations, and other unneeded visual effects.

Personally, I only have 3 items checked in here: "smooth edges of screen fonts", "use common tasks in folders", and "use visual styles on windows and buttons". You can uncheck all of them if you like. But, just getting rid of all the animated features will help the responsiveness of your PC.

6. Remove unused Fonts

Huh? Having too many fonts can realllllllly slow down how fast programs start up. Some people say have no more than 500 fonts installed on WinXP, but I personally try to keep the number of fonts below 200. The less you have the faster your programs that use them (office software, graphic programs etc..) will load.

How to : From the Control Panel, click on the "Fonts" icon. You can delete the fonts you don't use here.

Remember: to keep the basics: Verdana, Arial, Times, Trebuchet, Courier, serif, sans-serif, Georgia, etc... Along with any fonts related to your business.

7. Get a Virus, Spyware and Malware Clean System

Huh? Chances are you have some sort of virus, spyware or malware on your computer.

How to : Get Adware and Spybot S&D in addition to a Firewall and Antivirus program. *editors note Aug. 2010 (See our guide to virus removal and protection for more up-to-date info.)

If you are running a computer with Windows XP, you likely have years (almost a decades?) worth of random crap in your registry. You may also want to consider getting a registry cleaner - ParetoLogic makes software compatible with WindowsXP.

Remember: Keep your anti-virus programs up-to-date. And always research any software you plan on downloading to "help" your PC. Some anti-virus / anti-spyware software actually have spyware. Read about this sort of Malware and how to remove it here.

Hope you found at least a few helpful pieces of information in this article. Thanks for stopping by Blifaloo.com, and don't forget to check out some of the other stuff on the site.