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Latest "User Tips" Tips

1) USB device not recognized: Date - Jun 23, 2009; Rating - 3.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; A simple thing to try when your flash drive or other USB device doesn't mounted by Windows when you plug it in.
2) Restoring a Complete PC backup: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to avoid problems when restoring from a Complete PC backup.
3) Moving the system hard drive to another computer: Date - Jun 09, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to move the system hard drive of a computer running Windows Vista to a new computer without generating a Stop message.
4) Free Network Analyzers/Sniffers for Windows: Date - Apr 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Misc; Several tools to see a network's raw packets for troubleshooting or security audits.
5) Vista SendTo shortcuts: Date - Feb 25, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Shell (GUI); How can you add entries to the right-click (shortcut) menu in Vista?
6) Creating a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Collaboration and Sharing; Preventing a shared folder or drive from showing in My Network Places and Network
7) Accessing a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Collaboration and Sharing; Bringing up a shared folder or drive you or the system have hidden.
8) Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers: Date - Feb 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Collaboration and Sharing; How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
9) Performing a Recovery Using Complete PC Restore: Date - Nov 25, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; Here's a simple tip to make sure you are able to properly recover a Vista system from a backup you made using Complete PC Backup.
10) Boosting Vista Startup Performance: Date - Nov 20, 2008; Rating - 4.7; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How can you improve the startup performance of your Vista computer? Disable SuperFetch!
11) Using Multiple Monitors in Vista and getting Aero: Date - Nov 13, 2008; Rating - 2.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Shell (GUI); You can use multiple monitors with Vista if you have multiple video cards, but how can you get the Windows Aero experience on these monitors?
12) Vista Logoff/Shutdown and Accessibility: Date - Nov 04, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Shell (GUI); If you find it tricky to logoff/shutdown Vista using the Start button because of accessibility issues, here’s a solution.
13) Removing RTM Files from Vista SP1: Date - Oct 22, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; Installing Service Pack 1 on Windows Vista archives certain files so you can remove SP1 later if you decide to. You can reclaim disk space by deleting these files.
14) Backing Up the Outlook Auto Complete Name List: Date - Oct 02, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Misc; Backing up the Microsoft Outlook auto complete list is indeed possible and easier than you think.
15) Searching for Arbitrary Files on Vista: Date - Sep 09, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Search; The quickest way to find an arbitrary file on a Vista computer.
16) Disabling Autoplay on Vista: Date - Aug 12, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; You can completely disable autoplay on Vista computers if needed.
17) Indexing a Second Hard Drive on Vista: Date - Aug 05, 2008; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Search; Making sure a second hard drive is indexed in Vista requires two settings.
18) Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders: Date - Jun 26, 2008; Rating - 2.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Misc; How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
19) Customizing Send To: Date - Feb 08, 2007; Rating - 2.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Misc; How to customize the Send To menu in Vista.