Having seen this become obviously a big problem. I have decided to do a podcast on this and talk about the solutions on it.
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Category: Windows Vista
Vista TV Ads Leave me Confused!
Bill Gates and Vista Ad:
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So I’ve just got done watching this. I wanted to point to show people this ad and ask people what the heck are they trying to do. Is this like an epic AD start off where they have to meet each other first? I don’t see any real relevance to Vista other than the end of the Commercial! If I was Bill Gates I’d want to have a really good writer making sure there is some kind of relevance to Vista. I can only hope they get better over time. If they keep these this type of acting, these ads won’t get anyone to buy Vista let alone Windows!!
Cleaning out the Prefetch Directory!
From time to time you will need to clean out the Prefetch directory in Vista and XP. Here is how you do it in Vista. You first would need to boot into safe mode in Vista then you will log into Vista and go to:
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Having been using XP and Vista for the past few years, I’ve found that deleting all of the files in prefetch directory and letting them rebuild actually speeds up the system. I got a feeling it has something to do with file corruptions. After you go into the Prefetch directory and delete all the files. You would then go into your Readyboost Directory if you are using Readyboost then there will be a Readyboost directory inside the Prefetch directory. Deleting all the files in the Readyboost directory also will greatly improve performance of your system. Don’t delete the Prefetch Directory or the Readyboost Directory, Vista won’t let you delete the Prefetch but will with Readyboost. Deleting the Readyboost directory will prevent Vista from using Readyboost and then you would have to restart the process of using Readyboost.
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If you can come up with more ways to speed up Vista then by all means let me know!!
Undeleting the Recycle Bin in Vista!!
Having been using Windows Vista there are some things you must remember with Vista. You can easily delete the recycle bin or even the Compuer icon with much thought. I recently had a problem with that. My son wanted to play on my computer and hit the delete key and hit enter. So there I was without a recycle bin. Thanks to a little figuring out, I’ve come to understand that it is just as easy to put back the icon. Unlike Ubuntu and other linux distros if you delete the recycle bin, you have to go through some hoops. I know I have used them in the past. So let’s start out with what vista says when you try to delete the recycle bin.
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There it says you must go to the personalization menu to fix that. Ok so I go there and then I would need to click this:
You would have to click on “Change Desktop Icons” and then you are almost home. Here is where you have some choices.
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You will need to put a check mark in the “Recycle Bin” box and you are set to go off and do other wonderful stuff. if you are like me and you want to have network icons and computer icons on your desktop well check those off too. The Computer icon is useful if you need to get to the hard drive. The network is useful if you want to get out to your local network. I should also mention the control panel, that can be useful from time to time so it is all about what you want to make space be like. You want to have it neat and spacious then you wouldn’t want to clutter your desktop if you want several programs at your fingertips then yes do what you want. I’ve recently discovered how useful it is to have a clean desktop. Don’t know why but I’ve begun to work on keep my screen desktop organized.
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Vista and BSOD
I wanted to talk about Vista and the terrible BSOD scenarios that I have found around the network. I also want to talk about them to a point. So I went through and look and here is what I found:
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- NVidia Graphics Drivers — That should be well fixed by now. I don’t have an NVidia Computer with Vista on it and can’t say one way or the other. I do know that recently they added new graphics drivers for Vista and are out. That alone should fix most of the problems.
- Vista’s Blue Screen of Death — This little website has some great information on the causes and fix for them.
- Installing two Anti-virus Softwares in Vista — it is a Kernel and Memory Protection that causes that. I also think they are right about it. You can’t have two programs try to use the kernel and the same memory spot. See Episode BOL Episode 793
Here are a few of them that I could find out lately. Most of the Blue Screen of Deaths for VIsta should be over with. Since the Release of Vista SP1, Microsoft has issued driver fixes and program compatibilities with that release.
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