http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com Problems and Solutions, Tips and Guide, Articles, Links and Resources for Windows Vista Users are offered. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:10:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just before you shut-down, you see something strange today. The screen reads "Configuring" instead of "Shutting Down.." When you read that doesn't your heart start beating ? Will the PC work fine when it starts the next time ? Two days ago, I did what MS advices, Do Windows Update and this ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/articles/trouble-shooting-panics/ So you hard disk is going nuts, spinning even you haven't opened any programs ? What would be going on on that disk ? A couple things could be the reason. Perhaps you are just boosting computer. System requires necessary drivers, services that you have installed or enabled needs to ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/articles/hard-disk-that-does-not-spin-is-dead/ Let's face it, you invest a lot of money on a PC, and then Anti-virus software. Now what else would you need? Perhaps a bunches of other software to just get many things done such as writing a document, making a greeting card for Christmas or for Valentines for that loved ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/software/hunting-for-free-softwares-part-1/ I have windows home pre. Had no problem listening to .wav files. For video editing and encoding I downloaded some codecs, installed some and now my vista won't play. Gspot says a PCM audio codec is missing for all my .wav files, now I can't listen to them. Windows media player ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/problems-and-solutions/ask-and-help/help-my-wav-file-wont-play/ How to Remove Narrator from Login Page ? Narrator is the unknown lady that says, "Welcome", "Windows Ease of Access Button"... bla bla just a quick and simple definition from me. But it is a great tool for those who can use it to use windows VISTA. Many blind people ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/tutorials/remove-narrator-from-login-page/ Windows VISTA's Service Pack 1 You may have noticed recently that new PCs claim to have Windows VISTA Service Pack 1 proudly displaying as part of the VISTA logo or a sticker on the CPU. If you bought a PC say about six months ago, you might want to do this ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/articles/windows-vista-service-pack-1-what-it-does-only-os-knows/ Most PCs are shipped with OS installed on them such as the Windows Vista Home Premium with one Hard Disk, being partitioned as C: and D:, D: being the copy of all the files necessary to restore your system and C: being the main part where all OS files as ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/guide-and-tips/windows-vista-creating-recovery-cds/ User Account Control (UAC) of Vista is designed to protect your PC from accidentally installing or even running unwanted programs such as viruses, spy ware, ad ware or other harmful softwares. VISTA designed it, so you are alerted before you can take action on any program. It's a ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/guide-and-tips/uac-user-account-control-keep-or-remove/ Believe it or not, just like our home, our computer needs cleaning, washing, painting, and all that goes with Our House Management. You must be shocked by that word "Washing" and "Painting" to an Electronic Device!! Don't worry. Don't just do it yet with a bucket of water, but rest, ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/guide-and-tips/your-pc-needs-house-keeping-part-1/ Here are 5 things to note: Processor Memory Graphic Card Hard Disk Monitor Let's go over each one of those in brief. People keep telling us  we should know our goal for buying a new computer before we grab one. It is true, if we are just going to browse Internet, not burn any CDs, play some ... http://www.guidetowindowsvista.com/articles/what-to-keep-in-mind-when-buying-pc-vista/