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Vista Tip 1: Speed It Up

Speed it up with a flash drive: I have blogged about this before VISTA RTM’ d. This is far by my favorite performance-improving tweak, using Windows Vista’s new ReadyBoost technology. Speed up your PC by simply plugging in a USB drive (or any external drive) with atleast 250mb free space on the drive. How cool is that?

Disable UAC: If you have been using Vista, you know what a pain this UAC is. If you haven’t used Vista, disable UAC before it gets annoying. Vista’s annoying “Windows needs your permission to continue” dialogs are a nuisance during initial setup, especially since they appear every time you try to install software. It is advisable to turn it back on when you’re done. It is a big part of Vista’s new security strategy.

Repartition your hard drive in Vista: Once Vista’s installed, and you decide you want to store all your data or music on a separate partition, you can create that partition on the fly right inside Vista.

Disable the Sidebar: Try out the Sidebar, explore different gadgets, and see if it all works for you. If it doesn’t? Just disable it. You will certainly speed up your system.

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