CareersNG

I normally don't recommend the use of malware, but one can't close one's eyes to the fact that Vista is here, and in a few months, M$ will actively begin the process of forcing users to 'upgrade' to the spyware, so let's see if we can give as much help as we can. First, you have to find if your system will support it.

Micro$oft provides a utility to examine your system and let you know if you need to upgrade anything. You can download the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor here. Download and start the install:

Once you launch the application, click the Start Scan button.
Then you’ll sit on this screen for at least a few minutes, while you get to read some of Micro$oft’s marketing crap...

Well, it looks like my computer can run Vista...

But it also looks like I have a few recommended upgrades.

It looks like my video card won’t support the Aero user interface… so even though I can run Vista, I won’t be able to use the cool new GUI...

Oh well. I plan to get a new desktop PC in the next few months anyway, and by that time maybe it’ll be bundled with Vista

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Chxta's World

Back in the old days, there were a lot of places an application could hook itself to run at Startup. You had to check the registry in more than one place, as well as your start menu. With Vista, there’s a built-in panel that handles all that for you.

To quickly get to this panel, you can open Control Panel, and then type “startup” into the search box. The link for “Stop a program from running at startup shows up immediately. You can also open Windows Defender and fool around with the menus until you find the right spot, but what I'm about to show you is cheaper.


Now you can see the Windows Defender screen that lets you manage the startup programs.

You can choose to Remove or just Disable any startup item using this panel, as well as lots of other useful information so that you can see what each item is.

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Chxta's World

na wah o...VISTA dey gain ground o!!! correct guy CHXTA

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In Life's Pursuits, Never Outrun God [Prov. 19:21]
1luv...

If you are worried about privacy, you’ll probably be worried about 3rd party cookies. Those are the cookies placed on your computer by doubleclick and all those nefarious places. IE7 makes it easier to block them.

To get to this setting, go to Tools \ Options \ Privacy and then click on Advanced.



Just check the box for Override automatic cookie handling, and then select Block on the Third-party cookies radio button. All done!

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Chxta's World

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In Life's Pursuits, Never Outrun God [Prov. 19:21]
1luv...

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Genius begins great works;
Labour alone finishes them