
Have the tables turned? Decide for yourselves…here are 40 pretty good reasons to switch back to Microsoft Vista.

Have the tables turned? Decide for yourselves…here are 40 pretty good reasons to switch back to Microsoft Vista.

The latest Windows packs a lot of code — more than any version of Windows ever — and some of it is just plain unnecessary. All of that excess code has a way of slowing down an operating system. You can regain some PC performance by removing unneeded features.
Computeruser identified a dozen Vista features that you can turn off right now. Some are shiny baubles that slow down graphics performance, while others are optional utilities that hog memory when they shouldn’t. A few can actually be quite useful, though they play a major role in bogging down your PC…

Lifehacker has written a tutorial for stripping your Vista installation down to the bare essentials and copying files over to a USB drive which has much faster transfer rates. This tutorial is especially useful for Administrators who are constantly installing Vista on multiple systems.

Very dark black visual style with white outlines and blue highlights. Goes well with a moonlit night scene wallpaper.

For those closet apple lovers among us who want to cover up their vista interface with an apple interface
Nice compact taskbar in this nice clean visual style.

Evidently spurred on by the reception it got at Thursday’s financial analysts meeting, Microsoft has decided to move ahead with plans to turn the Mojave project into a full-fledged Windows Vista marketing effort.
As first reported by CNET News, Microsoft last week interviewed XP users who were skeptical of Vista and showed them what it called a secret new version of Windows, “Mojave.” It was in fact Vista. The results, according to Microsoft executives, were almost universally positive, with participants expressing surprise when told it was actually Vista they had been using.
For now, Microsoft has put up a teaser site, with plans to show the actual video footage next week…

Unique set of colored themes that are well designed and pleasing to the eye. Package includes matching logon and logoff screens, as well as shutdown dialog…sweet!

Microsoft claims that 180 million Vista licenses has been sold since the operating system’s launch in January 2007, but the critics are doubtful whether the demand for Vista is increasing, or it’s stable or even decreasing.
According to the report, Microsoft said, it sold 20 million copies in the first month, 40 million copies in its first 100 days and 60 million in 6 months. But these numbers include Express Upgrade Sales for Vista, under which customers were given free upgrade option from Windows XP operating system.
Microsoft rarely gives out sales numbers, but it seems that the company just wants to create a healthy picture of Vista in the minds of consumers, after recent criticism about the software…

This visual style offer a fresh look for your Windows Vista, with many modded images and a total new “glass effect”. Even the taskbar has rounded corners.

We now have a voting site where you can vote for the best skins and themes. Or, if you’ve spotted something cool that we don’t have listed then you can post it there for everyone to check out. So have your say! www.skinvotes.com
Free Windows Vista/XP themes, icons, screensavers and wallpapers available to give your pc the most unique look available. We pick only the best resouces in each category for inclusion. If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to email me.