Comments on: TweakVista

By: James Mike

James Mike — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:08:32 +0000

Hello All,
I am not able to run my Windows DVD maker in my Vista Home Premium. My disk always fail at either 99% or 98.7%. Any suggestions?
I have had tried it the slowest speed, all applications closed etc, etc…

By: shogan

shogan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:03:17 +0000

Hello Robert Odell.

Sorry for the problems you are having. I don't believe using the Classic Desktop would cause the issues you are describing. Sounds more like a video or explorer.exe problem. I've sent you an email and hope we can get you back up and running.

By: Robert Odell

Robert Odell — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:06:21 +0000

Shogan, presumed author, Tweak Vista: Item #4 Turn Off Aero. However laudable that may be you've landed me in a such a mess it's difficult to find words. I can only hope you'll have the consideration of emailing exactly how to resolve it because I cannot function the way my Vista Ultimate, IE7 is now configured.

No idea what happened — chief impediment to retracing/correcting — at Personalization/Theme. Put first screen was Solid Colors. I'm quite happy with Windows img 19 as shown subsequently. But I must have done something inadvertently because my ENTIRE SCREEN, border-to-border, up-and-done is solid light (gray?) color.
NO WAY CAN I ESCAPE IT. Required Task Manager to be able to display anything, and that is only on top of the all-gray screen. I have nothing. No taskbar, including no START, and when I manage to get it, I still have no desktop startup: none of the three rows of icons, nothing. Restart does not bring any relief.
Have tried all sorts of manipulations of PERSONSALIZATION items in unsuccessful effort to restore normal.
Noted half-dozen of your improvements but no system enhansement is worth this mess.

I will appreciate hearing from you ASAP. Thank. you. RO

By: Kast

Kast — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:15:24 +0000

Nicely put together, very helpful and useful, bookmarked and forwarded to some of my friends. I run dual boot and preferred XP, maybe this will make my Vista experience much better.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:32:36 +0000

The Max3DWindows DWORD will not work for me. I've been on forum after forum and no one can seem to give me a straight answer why this tweak will not take affect. Please Help!!!!
My regedit reads as:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

Max3DWindows REG_DWORD 0X00000004(4)

I have used the net stop and net start cmd's as well as restarting my machine. The tweak will still not take affect. Any help that anyone can give is absolutely appreciated.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:42:48 +0000

I don't know if it was implementing these tweaks or not but I have lost all of the programs pinned to my start menu. I have tried undoing the tweaks and even reset the start menu options to default – but no luck, just a big white space. Can anyone advise ?

By: couchload

couchload — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:13:57 +0000

Need help !!! every time I attempt to logon to the internet with my Vista home premium OS, it states my connection is down. Have to go to a internet connection website and type in my modem # to get access. DSL line is fine and had it checked. how to fix this problem ???

By: dreadnaught

dreadnaught — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:24:30 +0000

Ok vista fanboi's, it basically comes down to this. If you are an advanced computer user these suggestions are good. The UAC is stupid, it doesnt help an advanced PC user in the least, It is great for people who dont have a clue what the are doing though.

I service vista machines everyday with very bad malware infections and UAC isnt helping those poeple is it? In the end if you use your PC irresponisbly your gonna get hit UAC or not. Too me its just an annoyance I can do without.

For my clients I usually leave it on and explain its function to them.

As for the System restore. I actually like it. but whose bright idea was it at M$ to remove the ability to Choose how much space it takes in vista? its disgusting.

For me the whole thing come's down to this. Vista uses a hell of a lot more memory than XP. and whats the trade off? I havent found it yet at least. there is nothing important vista does that XP doesnt already.

By: badbinary

badbinary — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:49:40 +0000

what in irresponsible article. not only do you tell them to disable uac, but you also tell them to disable system restore. basically, you're hoping everyone gets a serious virus or malware that they can only recover from if they have a backup or through a reinstall.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:52:49 +0000

"Did just two things on the list – Turn off account controls and Manage hard drive size. My PC behaves as if the 'after-burner' has just kicked in. Ace!"
What is this rubbish?
Do you guys just make up this drivel?
Turn off UAC?….turn off system restore?
What kind of advice is that to be giving to the obviously VERY inexperienced users asking for help?
Lets see you post that kind of advice in any decent tech forum…you'd get laughed out of the place.