I’ve been asked this many times by Windows Vista users- “I like the clock but that black Sidebar blocks my wallpaper and looks ugly! Is there any way to get rid of the Sidebar?” Do you also want to get rid of the Sidebar but want the gadgets? If yes, then let me give you [...]

I was having this problem on my Windows Vista x64 based PC. Hibernation previously worked fine on my system but from some days whenever I switched on my desktop to resume my system from hibernation I got this error: ‘System was shut down unexpectedly’. Hibernation is a very important power saving feature of Windows which [...]

Etymologically speaking, the word Vista means ‘view’ or ‘prospect’. This leads us to the first major feature of Windows Vista and a big advantage of it over Windows XP, that is its sophisticated appearance. It does not at all prove to be an eye sore of any sort. Even the colour scheme of the Windows is a [...]

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 [...]

UPDATE- Please read Comments if Shrink is not working for you. 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]