Run Command Line Prompt as Administrator in Windows Vista

Sometimes you want to perform a task that requires an Administrator command line prompt, so how do you get to the Administrator command line prompt?

TrustedInstaller Slows My Computer Down on Startup

TrustedInstaller on some Windows Vista systems can essentially hang for several minutes consuming 100% of the CPU cycles, which makes the computer unusable until the TrustedInstaller.exe process terminates itself.

Give Ownership Back to TrustedInstaller

Are you getting "Unable to save permission changes on file_name. Access is denied." error messages when trying to modify a file or change permissions on a file that has TrustedInstaller as its owner?

Use Disk Defragmenter to Speed Up Your Computer

Windows Vista, like Windows XP, comes with a free Disk Defragmenter. Defragmenting the hard drive on your computer makes it faster by organizing the files that have been spread (fragmented) across the disk closer together to allow them to be found and used quicker.

Using System Restore to Undo System Changes or Make Repairs

The other day I discussed backing up the registry, and restoring it if Windows got messed up after installing a program. Today I installed a Microsoft hotfix that didn’t work, restoring the registry didn’t work, and gave an error instead. The hotfix did not show up in my program list, so it I wasn’t able [...]

Back Up and Restore Windows Registry

Installing programs, or tweaking your system, causes changes to your windows registry. It’s good practice to backup your registry before making changes you think might mess up your Operating System. The backup process is very simple. Click the windows button, or start button, in the bottom left hand corner of your screen, then click run.

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