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Unlike XP, you can’t right click your menu bar to remove functions, such as the Menu, Address Bar, or Standard Buttons. Your only option in Vista is to go to your control panel, choose “Folder Options”, click the view tab. Once there you should check two things. The first is “Always Show Menus”. The second “Display the full path in the title bar (Classic Folders Only)”

This will give you back the classic menus that have become so familiar to XP users. If you have any questions pertaining to this post, or anything else Vista related, let us know.

Recently I replied to a post for help on TechNet.com, about the “BSOD” aka “Black Screen of Death”. I had come across a few computers in this condition. My initial thought was Virus Infection, or a “LNBTW” aka. “Lose nut Behind The Wheel”. But after a good deal of research, I came to the realization that it was a significant update, or hardware change causing these issues. It appears that Microsofts New Anti-Piracy technology is interfering with basic computer updates. Significant updates to RAM, Hard Drives, or power supplies, are causing issues with the new Microsoft Vista OS. Read more

Have a look at our most recent build. Honest Abe Restoration. I’ve also been working out a few bugs in the system, after a recent install of Vista as my main operating system. We’ve even been able to help a few people out. We are currently building an extensive Microsoft Windows Vista knowledge base, which we’ll be posting sometime in the near future.

We just recently obtained a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, the “best of the best”. I wasn’t really sure what to expect with this, the newest version of Windows. I wasn’t even going to chance loading this software onto my everyday machine. So I loaded it onto my IBM ThinkPad T-21, with 512 of RAM. Not exactly a blazing fast machine, but its always proved itself surprisingly robust. Read more

Here I’ll provide you with a simple fix for this annoying feature in Windows Vista. You may not be able to access “Local Security Policy” with some versions of Vista. If not I’ll find a fix for you at a later date. Read more