Windows Vista has a new search bar located on the Start Panel.  You can use the new search box to find items in the various folders of your Start Menu as well as run any application from it.  Just type in the name of the executable and it will search your hard drive for it and run it. This is a great feature but if you have a lot of files on your computer, then [...]

Improve your performance index in Windows by hacking the xml file. All the results of the performance index of Windows are stored in xml file in the Windows folder of C drive. See how I changed my performance index from 2.1 to 6. 1.Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore. 2.Now open the most recent xml file and make sure you have write permission to that file. 3.Now in the xml file search for WinSPR like given the picture [...]

When you type in a domain name such as comptalks.com in your browser the computer must resolve the friendly name into an IP address of the server to download the web page and supporting files. Windows uses a DNS (domain name system) server to lookup this information.  By default, Windows uses your ISP’s DNS server.  Depending on your provider, the performance of their DNS resolving server varies.  Some large national providers are known to provide [...]

Fast user switching has been a very useful feature of Windows for multi-user computers.  Dating back to Windows XP, fast user switching allows multiple users to be logged into a computer at once.  This is very useful if a user is in the middle of work but another needs to use the computer shortly.  Fast user switching will allow the other user to log in while still retaining the other users session.  Once the other [...]

The transparent glass in Windows Vista computer can look very nice. However, on some computers that have underpowered video adapters will see a performance hit when running the transparent glass effect.  One way to speed up Windows Vista and still get the benefits of aero, such as flip 3D and taskbar thumbnails, is to disable glass transparency. Click on the desktop and select Personalize. Select Windows Color and Appearance. Uncheck Enable Transparency.

Windows Vista has many new features that are designed to help older computers run Windows Vista better.  One of those features and the topic of this tweak is called ReadyBoost.  ReadyBoost helps your computer by giving it more high-speed memory.  If your computer is running low on RAM then it has to kick a lot of applications out of high-speed physical memory to the paging file on your hard drive.  This usually results in a [...]

Do you have a SATA disk drive in your computer? If so, you can squeeze a little more performance out of your hard disk.  This speeds up the performance of your hard disk by enhancing write caching. However, if your computer is not connected to a battery backup and you loose power you have a increased risk for data loss or corruption. If you have a laptop your chances are data loss or corruption are [...]

In Windows 7 and Windows Vista it is possible to resize partitions without any data loss in the new Disk Management console. Resizing Partitions with Windows 7: Click on the Start Button and right click on Computer and select Manage. Expand the Storage section and select Disk Management. Then just right click on any partition and select either Expand or Shrink to change the size of the partition. This will allow you to safely resize your partitions [...]

After a long wait youtube has finally started live streaming for its users.It will together a host of celebrities, musicians, and notable YouTubers for a massive event in San Francisco. The show will be streamed on YouTube beginning at 5 PM PST, and will include performances from Katy Perry, will.i.am, Joe Satriani, Tay Zonday (the Chocolate Rain guy), and a number of other musicians. Now just wait for live performances from your favourite artists whomay [...]

Eset has released the beta version of nod32 v4 .Now you can test this antivirus against all other antivirus present in the market.Even when nod32 v4 is made to install over the present installation it is advised to uninstall your older versions of nod32. Features of latest NOD32: SysInspector Integration In version 4 SysInspector will be included as a powerful diagnostic tool allowing in depth analysis of various aspects of the operating system. Portable Computer [...]