Queira saber o que estão indo sobre atrás da superfície de seu Windows Vista PC-e a fazer funcionar mais melhor? Além do doce do olho da mentira Aero da relação algumas ferramentas novas que lhe ajudarão monitorar e maximize o desempenho de seu sistema.

Nós começamos um olhar em algumas destas ferramentas de um bergeeks do ¼ de à de Microsoft de próprios, marca Russinovich, na conferência recente da engenharia da ferragem de Windows (WinHEC). Se você for sério sobre escavar nos funcionamentos internos de Windows, há uma possibilidade que boa você usou uma ferramenta criada por Russinovich. Fundou Sysinternals, uma companhia que desenvolvesse o explorador Process, uma versão muito mais poderosa do gerente da tarefa de Windows, as well as um pântano de outras utilidades. Sysinternals foi comprado por Microsoft o ano passado.

Estão aqui algumas de ferramentas favoritas de Vista de Russinovich:

Monitoração de desempenho: Russinovich usa a vista geral do recurso de Vista, uma utilidade agradàvel promovida que forneça em-um-olhe de relance cartas do desempenho do sistema para o processador central, o disco, a rede, e o uso da memória. Estalar algumas das quatro cartas fornece informação detalhada em quanto cada recurso está sendo usado atualmente funcionando tarefas. Preston Gralla escreveu sobre ele para o mundo do PC, junto com a ferramenta do monitor da confiabilidade do companheiro, que pode…

Foto rápida que edita em Windows

O programa da galeria da foto de Vista é acessível para mais do que apenas o ver foto-serve também como um editor rápido-e-sujo da foto. Para começar começado, abra uma imagem no reparo do app e do clique para ajustar suas cor e exposição, remova o vermelho-olho, e execute outras ações; ou o automóvel do clique ajusta para aplicar imediatamente os reparos (veja FIGURA 7).
Jogador de meios de Windows da busca

Se você tiver uma biblioteca grande dos meios, encontrar limas específicas pode ser difícil. O jogador de meios 11 de Windows deixa-o mais fàcilmente procurarar por trilhas pelo album, pelo artista, e pelos outros critérios com os modificadores da busca. Por exemplo, para encontrar Bob Dylan “como uma pedra do Rolling,” tipo título: Pedra do Rolling na caixa da busca para manter a faixa similarmente nomeada fora dos resultados. Para ver o que outros campos estão disponíveis, o direito-clique um título de coluna e seleto escolhe colunas. Or right-click a track, choose Advanced Tag Editor, and make your selection.

For more on Windows Media Player, see our chart of WMP keyboard shortcuts.
Snip Your Screens

Capturing screens just got a lot easier: Vista’s Snipping Tool makes snagging all or part of your screen images–and adding annotations–a breeze. Click Start, All Programs (or Programs on…

Fix Vista-XP Network Glitches

If your network has both Vista and XP machines, the PCs might not get along very well. One problem is that by default Vista and XP use different workgroup names: ‘Workgroup’ in Vista and ‘Mshome’ in XP. As a result, the systems may not be able to find one another.

To rename the workgroup on the XP PCs, right-click My Computer, select Properties, Computer Name, Change, and type Workgroup under ‘Workgroup’ near the bottom of the screen. Click OK twice.
Map Your Network

Vista’s Network and Sharing Center shows info about all of the devices on your network, including their MAC and IP addresses. Click Start, Control Panel (Start, Settings, Control Panel on the Classic Start menu), Network and Internet, Network and Sharing Center, View full map. Hold the mouse over a device to see its IP and MAC addresses (see FIGURE 5).

Non-Vista PCs take forever to show up, if they appear at all, and even then they’re listed at the bottom of the page, off the map. The new protocol that Vista uses to map the network will eventually be available for XP, but Microsoft isn’t saying when.
Add VPN…

Bring Back Classic Menus…

One of the most disconcerting changes in Vista compared with previous Windows versions is the switch from menus to toolbars in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer. If you prefer to order off the menu, simply press the key to bring the menus back. Press again to make them disappear. To keep menus around in Windows Explorer, choose Organize, Layout, Menu Bar. In Internet Explorer, click Tools, Menu Bar.
…And the Run Command, Too

XP’s Run box is a quick and easy way to open programs and run DOS commands, but Vista’s new Start menu has replaced it with the Start Search box. If you’re a fan of the Run box, you’ll be delighted to learn that it’s easy to bring back. Right-click the Start button, choose Properties, Customize, check Run command, and click OK. The old favorite will be back on the Start menu, where it belongs.
Create Your Own Icons

Windows’ icons aren’t much help in finding important files and folders at a glance. It’s easy to create your own icons to help you spot last year’s tax return (skull and crossbones?) or your résumé (double dollar signs, perhaps). You…

Switch From FAT to NTFS

Windows’ NTFS file format offers a number of performance, security, and other benefits over the older FAT and FAT32. You’re asked if you’d like to convert your drive to NTFS when you upgrade from XP to Vista, but to switch a drive manually from FAT or FAT32 to NTFS, click Start, Run (or just Start on Vista’s menu), type cmd, and press to open a command prompt. Type convert x : /fs:ntfs (with x being your hard drive’s letter) and press .
Right-Click for a Command Prompt

Sometimes the fastest way to get something done in Windows is via the command prompt. And the fastest way to get to a command prompt is through your right-click menu. To do so, click Start, Run (or just Start on Vista’s menu), type regedit, and press to launch the Registry Editor. Navigate in the left pane to HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/shell. Right-click in the right pane and select New, Key. Name it Command Prompt. Select the new key in the left pane, and double-click (Default) in the right pane. In the ‘Value data’ field, type Open Command Prompt, and press . Right-click in the right pane,…

Start With a Backup

All PC tweaking begins with a backup, even if you simply create a new restore point. To set one in XP, click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Accessories, System Tools, System Restore, choose Create a restore point, click Next, and step through the wizard. In Vista, click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Maintenance, Backup and Restore Center, select Create a restore point or change settings, choose System Restore, click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Restore points won’t solve all your problems. That’s why one of the most welcome new tools in Vista is Complete PC Backup, which creates a snapshot of your machine, including all of your applications, settings, and data files. Later, if (when?) your hardware fails, you can restore the entire system, not just your files. (Note that Complete PC Backup is not available in Vista Home Basic or Home Premium.)

To create a backup, click Start, Control Panel (or Start, Settings, Control Panel on the Classic Start menu), Back up your computer (in Classic View, double-click Backup and Restore Center). Choose Back up computer and follow the steps. I recommend making a backup at least once per month…