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Archive for the ‘Tips & Warnings’ Category

March 22nd, 2008

LAN Wifi Troubleshooting

I cannot understand why I could not connect to the Wifi network when I went to my Uncle’s place. We both have the same ISP and probably my Vista laptop detected the same ISP and gave me the IP address from my home.
After clicking on the diagnose and repair and setting the LAN connections, I […]

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March 22nd, 2008

Format a Partition Volume

Prerequisite:
1. Logged-in as administrator
Warning (from help)
Formatting a volume will destroy any data on the partition.
If you need to save data on the volume, either temporarily or permanently move the data to another storage device or location before you proceed.
To format an existing partition or newly created volume:
1. Go to Control Panel
2. Click on Administrative Tools
3. […]

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December 17th, 2007

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

Back in the days of Windows 95, when I was in College, a cleanup tool is a necessity on my box as I always screwed up my system with frequent and so many installs here and there. Fast track today, I never feel the need for such a utility as I would test the software […]

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September 22nd, 2007

Warning on Windows Vista Power Buttons

I have talked about the Windows Vista Power Buttons and how I have been using it for months.
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August 31st, 2007

Hot Fix for Graphics Memory Overflow Problem

An out of memory problem on the virtualized graphics memory arise when applications especially games demand for memory that is no longer available physically.
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June 27th, 2007

Go Ahead and Crash Windows Vista

Computer resources are not finite and when you get Windows Vista to open a ton load of applications; get ready for it to crash.
Windows Vista should at least be able to control how many applications it would open and signal when it is about to hit critical level. Unfortunately, it doesn’t.
Just for kicks, hit […]

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June 26th, 2007

Cannot Safely Remove is so Annoying

It is so annoying since the days of Windows XP whenever a “cannot safely remove” warning pops up when removing USB flash drives even if no files were opened in it. There was always a delay when Windows XP can detect all files have been closed.
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May 30th, 2007

No Worries for 64-bit Windows Vista?

Microsoft is pushing the envelope once again in preparation for a complete transition to 64-bit computing by making sure all programs running in 32-bit editions would run in 64-bit platforms without any problems. Hardware on the x64 platform should normally use Windows Vista 64 bit editions and consumers should not worry about being left out […]

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May 26th, 2007

Tips & Warnings at Windows Vista Weblog

I have included a new category here at Windows Vista Weblog named — Tips & Warnings. As the name goes, I would be writing about bugs, problems and issues encountered while using Windows Vista.
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May 26th, 2007

Windows Vista and Wifi Problems

Have you encountered Wifi problems with your Windows Vista?
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May 25th, 2007

Beware of Windows Vista Hibernation

If I were you, I would think twice putting my computer in hibernation mode when you have a lot of important things going on.
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