How to: play ripped DVDs on Vista Media Center

How to: play ripped DVDs on Vista Media Center Vista won't find your ripped DVDs unless you give it a helping hand. Here's how to point it in the right direction... forcefully.
43 comments read more

How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (with Linux installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots
So you want to install Linux and Vista on the same drive? This UPDATED dual booting tutorial shows you how to do it even if Vista SP1 scorches your bootloader.
56 comments read more

HOW TO: Tweak Vista's shortcut arrows
Vista's shortcut icon arrows are large enough to almost totally obscure the icon itself. Here's a nifty tool to improve the look.
4 comments read more

HOW TO: inject drivers into Microsoft's free OS, Windows PE 2.0
Did you know there's a super-stripped-down version of Windows available for free download from Microsoft? Windows PE 2.0 is great for system recovery and imaging tasks, but it comes with rather a small set of drivers. Here's how to upgrade it with more drivers of your own.
10 comments read more

HOW TO: Install Nero 7 on Vista
With Vista lacking decent optical burning abilities, it's in dire need of a third-party application. Unfortunately, if Nero is your app of choice, it refuses to run. Until now...
20 comments read more

How to dual boot Windows XP and Linux (XP installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots
How to dual-boot Windows XP and Linux, on a system where you have already installed XP. Easy step-by-step tutorial that doesn't assume prior knowledge of Linux.
138 comments read more

How to virtualize Ubuntu on Vista
Want to virtualize Ubuntu on top of Windows Vista for free? Check out our step-by-step tutorial!
3 comments read more

How to: set your default applications in Mac OS X
Ever double-clicked on a file in Mac OS X and had it launch Photoshop with a one minute load time, or worse, a Word for Mac document that Parallels wants to launch in Word for Windows? Here's a freeware app that fixes the problem.
4 comments read more

HOW TO: slipstream Vista SP1 into your Vista install DVD
You can't use the old trusty method of slipstreaming service packs into your Windows install CD with Vista. But we've figured out how to do it anyway.
12 comments read more

More how-tos

more
Not signed in
anonymous user Anonymous user

This month in the new look APC!
read more

Tags