Source/Credit:  here Here’s how you can deploy Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista remotely: Download .msu file from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en Install this by running wusa “blah.msu” /quiet /norestart Run ocsetup.exe WindowsAdministrationTools to activate windows features Set these registry keys to activate start menu folder (can be done manually through properties) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]“Start_AdminToolsRoot”=dword:00000002“StartMenuAdminTools”=dword:00000001   For Remote Server Administration [...]

courtesy: blogs.zdnet.com I got a lot of great questions and comments via e-mail and in the Talkback section of my previous post on the sudden surge in adoption rates for Windows Vista x64. In this follow-up, I summarize the answers I’ve found for each question. read on…

10 top tweaks for Windows Vista by ZDNet‘s Ed Bott — The best ways to enhance performance and productivity with Windows are usually fairly simple. They don’t require registry edits or custom code; instead, they involve learning how the basic building blocks of Windows work, and then rearranging those components to cut steps out of [...]

1. Turn off Windows Search Indexing Windows Vista search indexing is constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching. This is handy, but can severely impact system performance. To disable constant indexing: * Click Start then Computer * Right Click the C: Drive * On General Tab, Uncheck Index [...]

First you’ll need to open a command prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and choosing “Run as administrator” Now type the following command: net user administrator /active:yes Log out and you should see an “Administrator” account available. Un-doing the tweak requires running nearly the same command, but with /active:no at the end.