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Do Not Display Last User Name
Enabling this key will blank the username box on the logon screen.
*Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown
Don''t you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap.
*PRNCNFG.VBS
Display, configure or rename a printer.
*Check Windows Vista Activation Status
Are you a user of Windows Vista Enterprise or Business edition and would like to know the status of activation of a specific computer? Want to make sure that the computer connected properly to the Key Management Server (KMS) or used your Multiple Activation Key (MAK) properly? Or are you a home user and just want to make sure your computer is fully activated?
Included in Windows Vista is very useful utility that will help you check the status of activation of your computer:
Click on the Start Button and key in CMD and hit Enter to start up Command Prompt.
*Disable Network Printer Search
When browsing through shared folders and network computers Explorer can slow down when it is searching the local network for printers.
*Missing the old File, Edit, View menu bar?
'One of the main concepts of Windows Vista is to make things more simple, basically take some of the complexity out of Windows.
*Install Vista without product key
'Don''t feel like typing in your product key before installing Windows Vista? It is now possible to install any version of Windows Vista and use it for 14 days before having to enter a product key and activating it.