ReadyBoost in Windows Vista can be used to boost system’s performance when more RAM is required and cannot be upgraded due to some reason. You can use Flash memory devices such as Pen drives to ReadyBoost your system. To know more about Windows ReadyBoost please read this article- Why Windows Vista is more efficient in managing [...]

We all have heard a lot about Windows Vista being a resource hog & it using almost every single bit of RAM installed in our system. The task manager ‘proves’ this by showing very less Free RAM. Most of the people panic when they have a look at current system resources.
Don’t worry! This is how [...]

I’ve been asked by many of my friends about partitioning their computer’s hard disk drive. The question is how to partition it & which application is to be used. This question is also asked on most of the forums particularly by new notebook owners. Most of the new notebooks come with Windows Vista pre-installed. Therefore the first [...]

After you’ve installed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 you might have noticed that the free space on the installation drive has reduced significantly. Where’s the free space gone? Well the answer to this question is that the RTM files (your old system files) were backed up during installation of SP1 so that the system can [...]

The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was released on Tuesday, March 18 2008 as expected. Its now available as download from Microsoft. The SP1 was released amid high expectations. Here’s what you need to know before downloading the SP1:
The SP1 download size:
The service pack download is available in two modes and size varies according [...]

Microsoft, on Tuesday, finally released the long awaited Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to its customers. The SP1 was already rolled out to RTMs in February 2008. The Service Pack is expected to resolve most of the issues with Windows Vista. It addresses reliability, compatibility & performance related issues & adds supports for new hardware [...]

Microsoft’s Windows Vista has introduced many important features and ‘Previous Versions’ is one of them.
Some of you have might have heard about it, some might have no idea about it & many would have seen it but don’t exactly know what does it mean. I am now going to introduce you to the Life Saver(or [...]

Introduction to Snipping Tool:
Microsoft Corporation has introduced a new application called ‘Snipping Tool’ in its latest version of Windows i.e. Windows Vista. Snipping Tool lets you take screen shots of your Windows applications or a certain part of the screen. Windows users can now use this powerful application to take screenshots instead of using the [...]