Tag Archives: Vista

Add Windows 7 Shortcuts to Windows Vista or XP

Windows 7 has some useful shortcuts which are absent in Windows Vista or Windows XP. Windows 7 Shortcuts is a freeware that enables some of the best windows 7 shortcuts for Windows Vista and XP.

Disable Startup: Monitor and Manage Windows Startup

If you install lot of programs on your PC, some of them adding themselves to the windows startup list causing slow down of the windows startup. Disable startup is a free program that manages and monitors the the windows startup … Continue reading

FastAero gives Vista like Aero Effects for Windows XP

Windows Vista Aero is a graphical ice candy interface introduced in Windows Vista. FastAero is a free utility for Windows XP that adds Vista Aero like enhancements to Windows XP. (Via gHacks)

Download Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta and Windows Server 2008 SP2 beta are available to download from Microsoft Download center. Few days back it was released for MSDN and Technet subscribers and from yesterday it is available for general public. … Continue reading

Get Windows 7 Calculator for Windows Vista

Windows 7 got a useful Calculator with lot of options. Windows Vista calculator has two modes, one is standard and the other is Scientific, Windows 7 calculator got Programmer and Statistics modes apart from Standard and Scientific modes. Not only … Continue reading

Install Additional Language Packs in Windows Vista Home or Home Premium

Vistalizator is a useful tool for people like me to get additional language packs for Windows Vista Home, or Windows Vista Home Premium. I puchased a new laptop here in France with Windows Vista Premium installed, everything is good except … Continue reading

Microsoft to release Windows Vista SP2 next week to testers

Microsoft is getting ready to launch Vista service pack 2 in the coming months, before that it is releasing a beta version to a small group of testers. A small group of Microsoft’s technology adoption program customers will get Vista … Continue reading

Norton User Access Control for Vista

The User Access Control (UAC) in Vista is designed with good intentions to enhance security of the system, but often it is irritating, i disabled it altogether. Microsoft will introduce a better UAC in Windows 7, if you can’t wait … Continue reading

Google Chrome Browser Review: Its Awesome

Google Chrome released today for Windows XP and Vista, since this is the first release i was not expecting much from the browser, but Google Chrome is awesome. It is fast, looks good and renders web pages perfectly, and all … Continue reading

Uninstalling Internet Explorer

Some Windows XP SP3 users running Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 had some problems uninstalling this version to upgrade to IE8 beta 2, this happens when you first install Internet Explorer Beta 1 and then upgrade to Windows XP SP3. … Continue reading