Microsoft has announced Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. But sadly, this release would only available to 15.000 official beta testers, these beta testers can download the new Service Pack from Windows Update or download it directly from Microsoft site.

Some people said that we can do a little trick that will allow us (no beta testers) to download and install Windows Vista SP1 Refresh 2 through Windows Update. We can do this simply hack Vista registry.

Want to try out Windows Vista SP1 Refresh 2 with a little registry hack? Just read the step by step tutorial at www.mydigitallife.info. Read more…

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This is a real video of Windows 7 M1 Ultimate Edition, the next successor of Windows Vista. The video was firstly posted on a Chinese site called thinknext.net. The video shows us Windows 7 boot screen, Windows 7 desktop and a quick presentation of Windows Media Center.

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In Indonesia, Vista does not always mean the newest operating system from Microsoft. It could also mean a multi surface cleaner, juts like this one. A multi surface cleaner named Vista, and if I’m not mistaken my mom’s bought this product long before Vista was launched.

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There is an easy way to disable Windows Vista UAC (User Account Control), it will only take seconds.

1. Click on the Start menu and click on the Control Panel
2. From the Control Panel search box, type and search for “disable uac” (without quotes)
3. Click on the “Turn on User Account Control (UAC) to make your computer more secure”, then uncheck “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer”
4. If you’re done just click on the OK button, reboot you’re computer when prompted.

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Your computer running to slow when you used Aero in Windows Vista? Maybe your video adapter is too old to be used with Windows Vista.

If you can’t afford to buy a new video adapter, why not try these tips to speed up your Windows Vista.

Disable Transparency

1. Click on your Vista desktop and then select “Personalize”
2. Select “Windows Color and Appearance and then uncheck “Enable Transparency” option

Disable Animated Window

1. Go to Start -> Run and then type SystemPropertiesPerformance, don’t forget to press Enter
2. Click on the Visual Effects tab and uncheck “Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing” and press the OK button

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Some important files for Windows Vista are hidden by default. This is to prevent those file from being touched or accidentally deleted, these files are super hidden files.

But if you curious enough to see all the super hidden files, here are some tips on how to make the super hidden files visible.

Note: Before you do this, please make sure that you know what you’re doing. Because we gonna play some games with Windows registry.

1. Click on the Start -> Run
2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) and press Enter
3. Go to

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

4. Change SuperHidden key value to 1

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Windows Vista start up sound sometimes a bit annoying. If you’ve decided that you don’t want to hear that annoying sound again..ever, here’s how to do it.

1. Click the Start button and then type “sound” (without quotes) in the search box.
2. You’ll see a list from the search result, choose “Change system sounds”, the Sound window dialog boz will then pop-up
3. Uncheck “Play Windows Startup sound” option
   
4. Don’t forget to click OK if your finished

From now on you won’t hear Windows Vista start up sound.

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In case your forgot or even didn’t know anything about keyboard shortcuts keys in Windows Vista, here are some of keyboard shortcuts in Windows Vista you probably want to know to speed-up your work.

• Alt+F4 - Close the active window
• Alt+Tab - Switch to previous active window
• Alt+Esc - Cycle through all It will open windows
• Win+Tab - Flip 3D
• Ctrl+Win+Tab - It will open Persistent Flip 3D
• Win+1 - It will open the 1st program on your Quick Launch bar
• Win+2 - It will open the 2nd program on your Quick Launch bar
• Win+n - It will open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar
• Win+T - Cycle through applications on taskbar
• Win+M - Minimize all opened windows
• Win+Shift+M - Undo all window minimization
• Win+D - Toggle showing the desktop
• Win+X - It will cycle through the Mobility Center
• Win+L - It will lock your computer
• Win+U - It will open the ease of access center
• Win+F - It will open the search window
• Win+E - It will open the Explorer
• Win+R - It will open the Run window
• Win+B - Move focus to notification tray
• Win+G - It will cycle through the Gadgets
• Win+U - It will activate Ease Of Use Center
• Win+Spacebar - It will moves the focus to the Sidebar
• Win+Pause - It will open the System Properties
• Ctrl+Shift+Esc - It will open Windows Task Manager

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Windows Vista gives ease of use to its users, you even can change your Windows Vista product key easily.

1. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> System
2. You’ll see “Change product key” link on the System applet, just click on that link and then type your new Windows Vista product key.
3. Click the OK button if you’re finish.

I’ve told you its gonna be easy ;).

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Did you know that you can check whether your Windows Vista has been activated or not via the command line?

All you have to do is:

1. Click the Start button and type “cmd” (without quotes) in the search box and then hit Enter on your keyboard
2. You’ll now see the command line window, in the command line type:

   slmgr.vbs -dli

   and hit hit Enter on your keyboard

3. A new window will pop-up and it will display your Windows Vista License Activation Status

Check Windows Vista Activation Status

Image was taken from http://blogs.zdnet.com/

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