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Microsoft® Windows Vista: advanced customization

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Class overview
Microsoft® Windows Vista: advanced customization You know how to keep your Windows Vista computer healthy, and you've even tweaked your interface to fit your personal working style. So what's next? In this class, you'll learn advanced customization and optimization techniques, most of which require you to edit the registry. If you're completely comfortable with Windows Vista and are ready to go to the next level, this class is for you.
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What you'll learn
  • Control startup applications and services
  • Optimize virtual memory and improve system performance
  • Bypass logon and password entry
  • Back up and restore the registry
  • Use Registry Editor
  • Modify, add and delete registry keys and values
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Lessons
» Lesson 1: Windows Vista services and startup
In this lesson, you'll learn how to determine which Windows Vista services and processes load automatically at startup, as well as how to control them.
Lesson 2: Windows Vista tweaks that don't require registry edits
If you can avoid editing the registry, do so. In this lesson, you'll learn some great Microsoft Windows customization and optimization techniques that bypass registry editing entirely.
Lesson 3: Accessing the Windows Vista registry
Many people find registry editing intimidating because they’ve heard of its dangers. In this lesson, you'll learn how to keep the risks to a minimum.
Lesson 4: Editing the Windows Vista registry: basic skills
In this lesson, you'll learn more about the registry's inner workings, such as keys, strings and value, and you'll make a few simple, useful edits. In addition, you'll learn how to streamline the Control Panel.
Lesson 5: Adjusting Windows Vista for better performance
In this lesson, you'll learn about some useful registry edits and Microsoft Windows options that can potentially improve the performance of Windows Vista and your applications. Learn how to get the most out of your PC.
Lesson 6: Performing advanced Windows Vista customization
This lesson covers some of the most interesting tweaks you can perform on a Windows Vista system. You'll work with User Account Control and Group Policy Editor, speed up Start menu search, prevent deletion of the Recycle Bin and more.
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Instructor
Dan Mabbutt
Dan Mabbutt
Instructor
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106 Ratings

Dan Mabbutt's life has been an exact parallel to the timeline of computers, and his whole life seems to revolve around them now. Dan attended the University of Utah, and graduated (with honors) with a degree in Computer Science when it was still part of the Electrical Engineering department. After a career managing corporate software development projects, Dan now offers independent consulting, training, and writing with an emphasis on Microsoft technologies. An active author, Dan has written dozens of articles about software for computer magazines, and is the Site Guide for the About.com Visual Basic Web site, even though he has to work around five cats while he does it.
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Class reviews

agarcia4686
Nov 25, 2009

Lesson one

Not bad...

rikster
Nov 21, 2009

lesso 1

I've learned some interesting tweaks here..Not bad at all.

J.

candy1980
Nov 19, 2009

when did class start and how long does go on for ?

when does this class end and how long does it go for , by the way how do i adjust my printer settings to a larger reading view Melinda

ccssvh0
Nov 17, 2009

Windows Vista: advanced customization

Learned some pretty neat tricks here. I'm sure that we're just scratching the surface. Thanks HP.

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