Ed continues with part 2 of this 2 part series on how to tweak Vista to your liking. This one includes: saving a search, fine-tuning search settings, System Restore and Shadow Copy, network files, and power management. Keep reading →

After you perform System Restore in Windows Vista, you are unable to install a Windows update, a hotfix, or a service pack. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

80071A91 (ERROR_RM_NOT_ACTIVE)

After you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), existing system restore points may no longer be available. Additionally, shadow copies of files may have been removed as part of the service pack installation.

Note: To view the shadow copies of a file, right-click the file, click Properties, and then click the Previous Versions tab.