GAIN SPEED IN VISTA

Vista doesn't run as fast as XP it seems. This could be do to Vistas default power settings. Open power options control panel and change your setting to HIGH PERFORMANCE to give your machine a boost.

UPDATING PEERGUARDIAN

Peerguardian use the blocklists hosted at bluetack.co.uk. The most used blocklist is the p2p one, and due to people downloading the lists many times a day, bluetack lost their main server (see here for more info). The result is that bluetack now (temporarily hopefully) host all of the lists EXCEPT the p2p list which is now hosted using a system called coral cache (see here for more info.)

What this means is that the p2p list is hosted using university networks. Consequently, what you should see when you try to update peerguardian's p2p list is blocks, blocking universities.

So, in order to update your p2p list you can do either of these things:

- try to update your p2p lists and observe the uni being blocked by peerguardian. Then TEMPORARILY allow that IP address (i.e. for 15 mins). Finally, try updating again and you should be all good.

- update to the new peerguardian beta. This update effectively does the same as above (i.e. it recognises the uni using coral cache and temporarily allows that IP so that you can update).

Disable UAC in Windows Vista

Had enough of the constant UAC Authorization pop-up boxes? And given up trying to tweak UAC? There is a easy way to disable user account control so that you never have to deal with the approvals and requests for consent ever again. Just follow these steps below:

Click on the Start Button and go to the Control Panel.
In the Control Panel search box, search for "disable uac".
Click on Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off.
Uncheck Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer.
Hit OK.
Say Goodbye to UAC

ATI Vista display drivers

Product series supported (WDDM Drivers for glass):

Radeon® 9500, 9550, 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850 series
Radeon® X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900 series
Mobility™ Radeon® 9550, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800 series
Mobility™ Radeon® X1300, X1400, X1600, X1800 series
CrossFire™ Xpress 3200 series
Radeon® Xpress 200, 200M series

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Microsoft has copied Apple for years.

Install Vista without product key

It is now possible to install any version of Windows Vista and use it for 14 days before having to enter a product key and activating it.

While on the product key screen during install, just hit the Next button. You will be presented with a new screen that allows you to select the version of Windows Vista you would like to install.

Fix iTunes in Windows Vista

If you are an iTunes user and have purchased any songs from the on-line store you may have some issues when trying to authorize your computer to play back your songs. While authorizing your computer to play your purchased songs iTunes will say everything was successful but you will still not be able to play your songs. Why? Because iTunes is being bad and trying to write to a part of the registry that a normal user does not have access to.

Currently Apple has said they are working on a Vista compatible version of iTunes. For now, there is a work around that will help you play your purchased songs in iTunes:

Right click on your iTunes shortcut and select Properties.
Click on the Compatibility tab.
Check the Run as an Administrator box on the bottom of the screen and hit OK.