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UAC (User Account Control) is another Microsoft workaround in their never-ending battle with hackers as Microsoft tries to keep us Windows users safer.
But turning off UAC isn’t a good idea. But we all know too well how those UAC prompts can get annoying. There’s a little program (330KB) that can tame UAC for you [...]
Cynthia asks about orphaned registry keys
I’m sure it was in one of my Info Ave. Premium newsletters that you explained how to remove program keys from the registry for programs that have been uninstalled. I did it several times, a long time ago. And now I can’t find the instructions. I looked thru [...]
Did you know that Windows Vista and Widows 7 both include a program that lets you give your computer a thorough checkup? It does and here’s how you can access it.
1. Open Control Panel
2. Type System and Performance in the start menu search
3. In the Tasks list (on the left) [...]
Was your father born in the same year Windows 95 came out – er 1995? If he was then he shouldn’t have children yet and you shouldn’t be born. So the title was just to grab your attention. No EB there were no computers around in 1936 – no there was no Windows 36 or [...]
Again this week, we had one of our loyal subscribers send us a copy of a competing Windows newsletter who sent a special email to subscribers offering a “special deal” on a system information tool for $9.95 . Well that’s great, but since there are free system information tools that do the same things and [...]
This tip is for all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32bit & 64bit).
Do you restart your computer more often than you shut it down? If that sounds like you, you can change the default Shutdown button to Restart your computer instead of shutting it down.
Here’s how:
1. Right-click on the Start [...]
