gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » windows guide http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:51:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows Vista Performance and Tuning Guidehttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/01/windows-vista-performance-and-tuning-guide/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/01/windows-vista-performance-and-tuning-guide/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:43:01 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5788 Microsoft has released a Windows Vista Performance Tuning Guide as a 14 paged PDF and XPS file that can be downloaded for free. The interesting aspect of this release is that Microsoft has actually put together a guide that many experienced computer users feel quite comfortable with and that could help inexperienced users increase the responsiveness and speed of Windows Vista.

The guide includes tips like disabling unneeded startup items, disabling unwanted services, disabling visual effects or to adjust search settings. That’s a basic set of tasks that most experienced users do after installing an operating system. It also means that experienced users will probably not find anything new in the guide that they do not already know about.

The Windows Vista Performance and Tuning Guide is therefor clearly aimed at computer users who do not have that experience but want a faster Windows Vista operating system. It’s definitely a very nice read with good instructions to guide the users through the changes that they can make.

If you have the time head over to Microsoft and download the 1.1 Megabyte guide.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/01/windows-vista-performance-and-tuning-guide/feed/ 6 Unattended Windows Guidehttp://www.ghacks.net/2006/01/08/unattended-windows-guide/ http://www.ghacks.net/2006/01/08/unattended-windows-guide/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:42:22 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=271 Have you ever wanted a Windows CD that would install Windows by automatically putting in your name, product key, timezone and regional settings? And have it merged with the latest Service Pack to save time? Followed by silently installing all your favourite applications along with DirectX 9.0c, .Net Framework 1.1 and then all the required hotfixes, updated drivers, registry tweaks, and a readily patched UXTheme.dll without any user interaction whatsoever? Then this guide will show you how you can do just that!

The unattended windows guide has been broken into three parts: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.

The Beginner portion will cover the updating of your CD, along with automating setup itself.

The Intermediate portion covers adding Drivers and Applications to your CD, as well as User creation and other little tidbits.

The Advanced section is where it gets really fun. We’ll customize the look and feel of your setup, as well as add hacked files to remove the limits put upon the system.

A great guide especially for those who install windows quite often..

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