Windows Vista
Install Windows from a USB flash drive
Update: JS-Computing.com forum member, torquemasterice, has recommended a free program aimed at simplifying this process called, WinToFlash. WinToFlash works with Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and Windows 7. It is important to note, however, that WinToFlash is currently in beta. If you run into bugs with WinToFlash or choose not to use it, you can continue reading the tutorials here. A few folks have asked us if there’s a way to install Windows from a flash drive. Well, there sure is. I have posted the simple methods here on our forum. There are a couple of reasons [...]
Windows Vista SP2 released today
Windows Vista SP2 has been released today and is ready for download. You can grab SP2 from either Windows Update, or from Microsoft’s website here. What’s new: •SP2 contains Blue tooth 2.1 feature pack supporting the most recent specification for Blue tooth technology •Ability to record data on Blu-Ray media, •Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi Configuration to Windows Vista SP2, •exFAT file system now supports UTC timestamps, which enables correct file synchronization across time zones. •SP2 provides support for new form factors, such as ICCD/CCID. new form factor support –example USB form factor as opposed to PCMCIA). •Support for [...]
Having hard drive delays in Windows Vista? Try this…
On my primary computer, I’m currently running Windows Vista Ultimate. This computer has three internal SATA2 hard drives. I have one 140GB primary drive along with two 500GB secondary drives. Soon after installing and optimizing Vista, I noticed that when I opened a portable application or file on one of my secondary drives, there seemed to be a delay in Vista of about 10 seconds. I would notice the pause… then the drive clicked a few times before finally opening the desired file. I started thinking, what the heck is going on? After some digging around, I found out that [...]
