Moving my documents to another drive, or location saves you the time of having to backup your files when you need to reformat your PC or when you delete your windows user name.
Steps in Moving My Documents to another location
1)Right Click the My Documents folder on your Desktop and click properties
2) Click on Move, and locate the drive or folder where you want My Documents moved. Click on new folder if you want to create a new folder where you want your documents to be placed
3)Click Ok, then click Apply. You will be then prompted by a message like the 1 below
4)Click Yes to confirm that you want the My Documents moved...
now everytime you do a reformat you need not worry about losing your important documents because you already have them on a separate drive.
Note: This guide also works when you want to point back My Documents folder on your desktop after reformatting to the location where you have moved it during the previous times. Just locate the folder that contains all your documents, instead of a new location and then proceed with the rest of the guide
Illustrated Windows Vista Installation continued
Step 7 – In this window, you are given a choice between upgrading an existing windows vista installation or doing a fresh install. For the sake of this guide, we are going to choose Custom (advanced) option which will install a fresh copy of Windows from scratch.
Note: The other option is disabled by default because we are booting from the Windows Vista installation disk
Step 8 – In this part we need to select the partition where you want to install Windows Vista. If you are doing a clean installation on your PC, then you should see the drives listed as C: , D: and so on… If you are installing windows vista on a newly bought computer or on a new and unpartitioned drive, you will see the drive listed as Disk0, Disk1 and so on.., depending on the number of hard drives you have inside your computer.
Installing on a unpartitioned hard drive or on a new PC: Select the unpartitioned drive from the list and click on Advanced. And Click Next, setup will create a partition using the on all the available disk space, and format it.
If you are doing a clean installation: Select the partition where you want to install windows vista, default is C:. Click Advaced and press format, use NTFS and then Press next.
Step 9 - Windows starts the installation process and starts copying all the necessary files to your hard drive and you will be shown image like the one below. It will go through various stages of the setup and will reboot your system few times.
Note: You have to wait until windows vista installer finishes copying the necessary files to your hard drive, your computer will reboot several times, so avoid pressing any key during the reboot to avoid booting from the DVD. Wait until you see a window that will ask you for your username and password.
Step 10 - After the windows vista installations have finished copying files to your hard drive, you will be presented with a window similar to the one below. At this stage you need to choose a user name, password and a picture for your user account. The account you create here is the Administrator account which is the main account for your Windows Vista that has all the privileges. Click next to continue.
Note: Avoid forgetting the username and password you used here, as that would result to you being locked out of the system and would be unable to use your computer unless you redo everything.
Step 11 – In this next step you can set your computes name and desktop background. Click next to continue to the next step
Step 12 – In this part you will be asked if you want to help protect Windows automatically. Choose "Use recommened settings" to continue.
Step 13 – Now in this part review your time and date settings and adjust them accordingly. 
In this next screen you will be asked to select your computers current location. You can choose between home, work, public location. Choose whichever it is to continue. You will then see a "Thank you" screen which confirms the end of the interactive installation process. This is not the end of the setup process. There are still many after installation configuration to be done. Click next to continue.
Step 14 - Windows will then run a benchmark type of application which will check the performance of your system. You will see a status bar at bottom which shows the progress. Once the process has completed you will be presented with the login screen. 
Step 15 - Finally fill in the username and password you used in the previous steps to login to windows
Step 16 – As soon as you are logged in, you will then be presented with welcome centre screen. You can utilize the welcome centre to configure, customize, and update Windows Vista.
Step 17 – Finally, Install all the device drivers for your computers and you are all set.
Window Vista Installation Part 1
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This is a step-by-step guide provided for those people who want to learn how to install windows vista by themselves, learning how to do this will save you the money you spend to pay a tech guy.
A clean installation is always good if you want to get rid of those nasty viruses that lurks your PC or just want to have a fresh start.
Note: Before you try install vista, kindly check Windows Vista System Requirements to check if your computer meets the necessary system requirements for your version of Windows Vista.
Note: Remember to have your computers Driver CD ready and your Windows Vista Product Key handy. In case that you do not have the Windows Vista drivers for all your computers hardware, try to download them first and have them burned into a blank disk before you proceed with the rest of this guide. Also, do not forget to back-up your important files on your C: drive.
Windows Vista DVD is bootable. Check your computer if you have First Boot device set to CD-ROM / DVD- ROM, by default most computers are already set do this. But just in case it’s not set to boot from CD-ROM or DVD-ROM at boot, try to search over the internet or consult your computers manual on how to set the First boot device to cd-rom or dvd-rom drive.
If you have already set
Step 1 – Place the Windows Vista DVD in to your computers DVD-ROM drive and restart your PC. Windows Vista will automatically load set-up and you will be seeing the screen below.
Step 2 – In the next screen you will see a window that allows you to setup the language, Time and Currency format and the type of keyboard localization you want to use. Choose the Language you want to use and the Time and Currency format. You can leave the Keyboard part as is, as it works with most keyboards in the US 
Step 3 - On the next screen you will see a window that allows you to choose between a new Installation of Windows Vista and Repairing an existing Windows Vista Installation. For this guide, we will use new Vista installation. So, go ahead and click on Install Now. 
Step 4 – Now fill in the your Windows Vista Product key, make sure that you type them correctly as they appear at the back of your Windows Vista DVD case.
Step 5 – In the event that you do not have your product key. Just click on Next, and choose the version of Windows Vista that you have, and then click Next.
Note: Although you may be able to select any version of Windows Vista from the list shown, It is never a good idea to choose one that is not the same as the version stated at the on your Windows Vista DVD case. 
Step 6 – In this part you have to put a check [ / ] on the small white box beside “I accept the license terms” and then click Next.
Window Vista Installation Part 2
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1) open windows explorer, then click on Tools > Folder Options
2) Click the view tab, and scroll down 'till you see
[ ] Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.
remove the check in the box
3)Click Apply, then Click Ok
4) next Right Click on My Network Places and click Properties
5)right click on Local Area Connection and click Properties
at the bottom part uncheck the 2 boxes
[ ] Show icon in notification area when connected
[ ] Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity.
then click OK
Have you upgraded your flash player recently and after which you were no longer able to watch videos that requires the flash player. Then this guide is for you. Here is what you should do.
the best thing you should do is to completely uninstall the old version of Flash Player. Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs then Uninstall the old version of Flash Player. Then Restart your computer afterwards. Download the newest version of flash player and install.
If you are looking for ways to speed up your personal computer; so you can do more tasks at one time without having to worry about your computer freezing up in the middle of a very tedious project and seeing all sorts of windows error messages and worst the BSD ( Blue Screen of Death). This article would like to show you some of the easiest things you can do to avoid these problems.
Many people experience PC problems at one point or another; and it can really be be very frustrating half the time. If you are PC is currently running rather slower than the usual; it may mean that your registry may need some cleaning. Most people do not clean their windows registry maybe because they do not have the technical knowledge on how to go about cleaning the windows registry. It is very much advisable to have your windows registry cleaned at least once a month or once every two months would just be fine if you are really a very busy person. PC like automobile also needs some sort of maintenance for it to perform very well.
Pretty much unlike your vehicle; your PC only requires maintenance every once in a while. It will however let you know when it needs the maintenance based on the current performance of your PC.
One of the best ways to speed up computer performance is to perform registry clean-up:
By maintaining a regular registry maintenance you are at best assured that your PC will run smoothly and at its best possible performance.
The registry are like the bolts and screws that holds the entire windows settings. The windows registry is somewhat alike to the human skeletal system, it keeps us upright and able to do just about anything we please. If the registry becomes corrupted you will notice a change in your computers performance or possibly get the entire windows operating system non-operational.
There are many softwares you can use to clean the registry; as a matter of fact if you google "registry cleaners" you will be stunned by over a million results. That is because you are not the only one who has ever tried to find ways to speed up computer by cleaning up the windows registry; this softwares will do the entire job of cleaning the registry even if you have a little know how about the windows registry.
A good registry cleaner will scan and repair your problems and conflicts that could possibly appear in the windows registry; and it will not take any more knowledge on your part than knowing how to run the software you chose.The best thing is to consult the user manual for whatever software you chose.
If you are presently not into cleaning the windows registry by at least once a month; you are missing out. My personal choice for such registry cleaners is “CCleaner”, it fixes everything that needs to be fixed and clean out the useless entries in the windows registry.
In closing one of the best ways in getting the most out of your PC's speed is a regular maintenance, which only takes a little time on your part.
