You have Microsoft Windows Vista installed on your laptop but the system only has 512mb of RAM, performance is very sluggish and it’s pretty obvious you need to add more memory.
If you have a (USB) Flash Drive laying around, using Windows ReadyBoost will improve speed and performance instantly.
To enable ReadyBoost:
Insert the Memory Card or USB Thumb Drive
Click Enable and then OK
It’s that easy, you now have extra memory and a better performing system.
Every Microsoft Windows Vista DVD includes the ability to install any edition of Windows Vista without a product key. When you install without the product key you get an automatic 30 day evaluation period.
What you may not know however is that you can extend this time to 120 days, all you need to do is start a command prompt as an Administrator and input the following command:
slmgr -rearm
Reboot your computer so that the changes take effect and you now have an extra 30 days. You can only do this three times so that makes a total of 120 days evaluation time.
For all those power users out there, the Windows PowerShell Team have just announced the availability of PowerShell for Microsoft Windows Vista.
The Windows PowerShell Team Blog
Download Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista 32bit
Download Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista 64bit
