Using Windows Vista Encrypting File System (EFS), you can easily protect your data in case your machine is compromised or stolen. If you’re running the Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions of Windows Vista, you can use the Encrypting File System to keep your most personal documents and data safe. Encrypting files and folders in Windows Vista is a pretty simple process. Just be sure you are logged in with the user you wish to use in the future to decrypt and interact with these read more

Accidentally deleted an important file or any document from your computer? If you are using Windows Vista as your operating system, you can easily restore any file within minutes.Thanks to Windows Vista previous versions feature.The Previous Versions feature in Windows Vista is a major step forward newbie, since it provides some built-in protection against losing important files.But,the Shadow Copy Feature is available only in the Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista read more

The Telnet client is a feature included with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, however, it is not enabled by default.The Telnet client is for text-based communication with remote systems. Here is how to enable Telnet feature in Windows Vista: Open Windows vista ‘Control Panel’ Select ‘Programs and Features’ In the left column, select ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ (get ready for the annoying UAC prompt) Check the box next to telnet (and any other obscure read more

Windows Vista ships with a new tool called the Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) which measures the various performance characteristics and capabilities of the hardware you run it on and reports it back as the Windows Vista Experience Index (WEI). The Windows Experience Index consists of 5 separate sub scores – Processor, Memory (RAM), Graphics, Gaming Graphics and Hard Disk. The base score is the lowest of all the sub scores and it roughly defines the hardware potential of a read more