Windows Vista Tweaks & Tips
They include TweakVI (http://www.totalidea.com/) , TweakVista (www.tweakvista.com/tweakvistautility), and VistaBootPRO (http://www.vistabootpro.org/). And don’t forget about Windows ReadyBoost, which lets you use a removable flash memory drive to boost system memory.
Are you using any of these apps or Ready Boost on your Vista Machine? Let us know in the comments!
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How Can I Change Local Passwords on A LOT of Workstations? (2 Years Ago Today)
January 5, 2010 - 10:51 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, How To, Questions | 19 comments
I know the feeling of your secure network being compromised by an end user… Passwords do fall into the wrong hands and then what do you do? Scenarios start running through my head and I make a mental list of all the passwords and system configs that need to be changed. These aren’t fun times [...]
Is it possible to have TOO MUCH RAM?
January 3, 2010 - 12:52 am
Tags: General
Posted in Questions | 18 comments
You know the saying, “You can’t have too much RAM or too much storage.”
Well, there is at least one case where a lot of RAM can cause problems.
My current desktop had 1 Gig of RAM and I recently bought an additional 2 Gigs since the price was so low. (And of course I used [...]
Adding your own options to the XP right click menu.
October 26, 2009 - 6:30 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To | 9 comments
As avid Windows users you have seen how applications add right click menu options. For instance Mcafee antiVirus adds a shortcut to Scan For Threats in the selected folder or Resco’s options to encrypt or de-crypt a folder.
Now you want to add useful right click options for yourself and AtA is here to show you [...]
Windows Vista Little Known Shortcuts! Awesome.
October 15, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, How To, Tips/Tricks | 5 comments
Everyone knows your friendly neighborhood admin is all about shortcut keys and uber productivity.
I don’t know how I never found this one before… Check it out you have your quick launch buttons displayed next to your start menu for easy access.
By default you have Show Desktop, IE and whatever other applications you installed. Now you [...]
I need a FREE solution to recover deleted files!
August 11, 2009 - 12:52 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To, Reviews | 15 comments
We have used many different retail programs to recover accidentally or maliciously deleted files off of our PC, Digital Camera or Mobile device. We have tried a few free ones and they bring us back to the old saying… You get whatcha pay for! As such we never really covered the topic here on Ata, [...]
Identify your memory without cracking the case.
July 30, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Reviews | 10 comments
We have reviewed Crucial Memory in the past here when we gave away a 2gb memory module to one of our readers. So we were happy to plug them again when Jenny from San Fransisco wrote us asking:
Yo Admin can you tell me what kind of memory is in my PC without me having to [...]
Find all your drivers with Double Driver.
July 24, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, Free Download | 6 comments
Do you hate looking for and downloading drivers on every re-format?
Well if you can get to your desktop you should be able to run Double Driver and copy your drivers off your machine to a USB stick and then restore them right back into your fresh clean formatted system! We covered something a little while [...]
Can I save my searches to reuse them in Vista?
June 1, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To | No comments
So are you wondering why you would want to save your searches?
Think about it… How would you like the ability to dynamically find the items you need with a saved search? So the boss called and said – I need all the purchase orders less than a months old and tagged Smith?
How about Power Point [...]
Can I Make My Own High Priority Folder Like My Documents?
April 16, 2009 - 7:56 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To, Questions | 5 comments
This morning we had a request for adding a “High Priority Folder”.
This would be a top level folder that shows up on your Windows desktop and in My Computer. Didn’t think you could do that? Well read on…
The folder we will be creating can not be removed – just like My Computer or My Documents. [...]
Can I migrate printers from one machine to another easily?
April 7, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, Free Download, How To, Questions, Reviews | 3 comments
I had the pleasure of attempting to migrate a print server this weekend. I mean I had to figure out a quick and efficient way to install the 70 some odd printers on a new server. I was not going to be doing this manually that was for shit sure! I had some junior admins [...]
July 15, 2007 - 9:39 pm
Wife and I have identicle laptops running Vista Home Premium.I use Ready Boost while she does not. I noticed no difference in performance,speed, or booting up.I am using a one gig flash drive with all of the space dedicated to the program.
The laptops are Presario V6000’s, 1 gig ram,AMD 2000ghz Turion.
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July 15, 2007 - 10:03 pm
I have been noticing the same thing in my recent bench marks.
Are you using “ready boost” signed drives? or just a usb drive?
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July 18, 2007 - 3:11 pm
ninja i am using readyboost drive and works very good. need fast drive certified for readyboost
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