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| Thread ID: 79006 | 2007-05-05 06:24:00 | Vista performance tweaks | snoopy (74) | Press F1 |
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| 547334 | 2007-05-05 06:24:00 | I know there are lots of sites about with Vista tweaks but came across this one which has a few different ones to try. www.pctuneuptips.com |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 547335 | 2007-05-05 06:42:00 | I know there are lots of sites about with Vista tweaks but came across this one which has a few different ones to try. www.pctuneuptips.com It always concerns me when websites suggest that you turn off UAC. It defeats the whole purpose of using Windows Vista on the basis of better security. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 547336 | 2007-05-05 06:45:00 | It always concerns me when websites suggest that you turn off UAC. It defeats the whole purpose of using Windows Vista on the basis of better security. Agreed. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 547337 | 2007-05-05 08:54:00 | I can see UAC having it's uses in the commercial world ( Where Bill makes the bulk of his money), but it is just a pain in the bum for anyone else, there is a tool TweakUAC which gives you a silent option which is a happy medium if you really need it. www.softpedia.com |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 547338 | 2007-05-05 10:22:00 | The UAC is extremely annoying. Even when turned off, it often stops me from installing and/or running many applications, in which case I can't get around it except by removing the protection altogether. My ATItool and nVidia Control Panel are two examples. I set either one of them to automatically overclock my video card as I log in, but UAC terminates both programs from doing their jobs. And that downright pisses me off. So it's bye-bye to UAC. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 547339 | 2007-05-05 13:02:00 | I know there are lots of sites about with Vista tweaks but came across this one which has a few different ones to try. www.pctuneuptips.com So you have a computer and you decide to run a version of Vista. Then you do not like it and you want a version of TweakUI for Vista? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 547340 | 2007-05-05 19:51:00 | So you have a computer and you decide to run a version of Vista. Then you do not like it and you want a version of TweakUI for Vista? I agree with the people above. Same with XP. I had to have it, there isn't any hardware support on Win98 now. Doesn't mean you necessarily want all the stupid new features of an O/S. My reason for installing Vista would be for DX10, I sure don't want an O/S telling me what I can and can't do for whatever safety reasons they come up with. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 547341 | 2007-05-05 21:14:00 | I agree with the people above. Same with XP. I had to have it, there isn't any hardware support on Win98 now. Doesn't mean you necessarily want all the stupid new features of an O/S. My reason for installing Vista would be for DX10, I sure don't want an O/S telling me what I can and can't do for whatever safety reasons they come up with. Its not a matter of dictating what you can and cannot do, but rather asking for your permission before doing something which you might not agree with - for example, the auto-updater for Adobe Reader etc. I find it quite ironic that people complain that Windows isn't secure, and yet anytime Microsoft implements security features (based on those) common in Linux systems, people seek to disable them. I find UAC nonintrusive, and in fact, has been really good at stopping "stuff" from running which I would previously have never known about. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 547342 | 2007-05-05 23:43:00 | Its not a matter of dictating what you can and cannot do, but rather asking for your permission before doing something which you might not agree with - for example, the auto-updater for Adobe Reader etc. I find it quite ironic that people complain that Windows isn't secure, and yet anytime Microsoft implements security features (based on those) common in Linux systems, people seek to disable them. I find UAC nonintrusive, and in fact, has been really good at stopping "stuff" from running which I would previously have never known about. Much of the time Vista won't even prompt you of a program trying to run. My ATItool and nVidia CP are just 2 examples that may run on startup, but is stopped by UAC. Many other programs are stopped in my case, without a prompt, which makes me clueless on how to open them, unless I remove UAC completely. 'Run as Administrator" won't work either. As far as security goes, I was fine with XP - although some may argue it's a matter of when instead of if. The problem with Vista's UAC is that it's far too suspicious. Microsoft could have taken some time to research common programs that people use - that way they could make UAC allow these common programs - ATItool, for example. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 547343 | 2007-05-06 00:02:00 | Another good resource for Vista tips and tweaks is The How-to Geek (www.howtogeek.com). | sal (67) | ||
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