Posts Tagged: vista

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Disable Windows Vista Update

Hi, Yes this annoying vista’s a general mundane problem “automatic update” is a real pain. Well to stop that filthy prompt you can write the following line in the command prompt(make sure you open it using Administrator, this can be done by right clicking the cmd shortcut and then selecting Run As Administrator). NET STOP[…]
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Open Command Line here in VISTA

Yup, i know you miss the powertoys in XP which embeds an option in the right menu bar to open command line anywhere in Windows XP. Well nothing bad in vista too, rather you don’t need any powertoy to get this thing done. Just Press right click while holding shift on any folder. You will[…]
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Disable Vista System Beep

Hiya, Just a small tweak wanted to share with you guys, i will tell you how to mute/stop that shrill System beep in Windows vista, that you sometimes  get to hear when working with MS DOS :p 1) Open Device Manager (Shortcut key  windows key+break) 2) Goto view and click “show hidden devices “ 3)[…]
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Vista service pack 1 launched on tuesday

  Finally, Microsoft has released its much awaited Vista’s first service pack (SP1) this Tuesday. Microsoft says SP1 will bring “improvements that address many key pieces of customer feedback, especially in the areas of performance and reliability.” I was late to blog in here, but still not much of you are aware of this. So[…]
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Changing your hosts in windows vista

So you are unable to change the hosts file in windows vista. eh ? Mr. gill bates made it secure(as they believe), well it is secure just for the local user and nothing else.. Anyways, to change the hosts, you got do a little linux kinda appraoch.. Press start type notepad and when you see[…]
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UAC:Annoying security prompt in Vista

So you got Windows Vista, eh shiney .. ?? Everything is glittering, nice GUI, nice aero effects.. but what suddenly you click any administrative program it just snatches everything and shows a prompt window with black background to ask you to allow that task or, wow you are an administrator no :p The billy team[…]