Ed starts a two part list of his favorite tips for tweaking Vista to work for him. The first part contains 5 tips that touch on installed programs, taskbar and desktop, backup, common tasks, and windows explorer. Keep reading →

• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows Vista version 15.6
  If you’ve got an Intel motherboard and use the on-board video, here’s the latest driver for a large number of their products.
  (tags: Intel Video Drivers )
• Microsoft Takes the Lid Off Vista Media Center Extenders
  IPTV and finally the ability to play Divx and Xvid over an extender. I may now actually have a use for these things!
  (tags: Media Center )

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For all you tweakers, here’s another way to customize your install. Keep reading →

• Vispa
  Another tool for customizing Vista, this one allows tweaking for better privacy, security, and system performance.
  (tags: Tweak, Customize, Security, Privacy, Performance )
• Vista’s Weak Link: The Driver Store
  In Vista, Microsoft retired a mechanism that automatically regenerates the driver index if it becomes corrupted. This means that you may run into problems with drivers in Vista if the index becomes corrupted.
  (tags: Drivers XP )

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Another tool for customizing Vista, this one allows tweaking for better privacy, security, and system performance. Keep reading →