To enable God mode Create A new folder on your desktop or anywhere else. Rename it to this

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}  Now You’ll notice the icon will change to the God Mode Icon Above. Open the folder.  This will also work on Windows Vista but 64Bit users have experienced problems.  Also you can name GodMode Anything such has  Anything.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Microsoft Security Essentials Detected 98.44 percent of viruses out of 545,034. However it wasn’t that great at detecting Spyware and Ad-ware only detecting 90.95 percent.  In my opinion not many AV programs are.  Two programs I recommend for spyware and adware are Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, and Malware Bytes Anti Malware, Both are Free and Deathly effective.

Overall, Microsoft Security Essentials did better than I expected, However I’m not ready to switch from my current AV which is Avira Free Edition. However If you are a corporation or small business it could be very cost effective since most AV Free editions cannot be used for businesses.

Microsoft’s Free AV Looks Good in New Test Results [Via PCWorld]

If you install VMWare Server 1.09 or below your computer will freeze up when you start your virtual machine. To fix that first go to

Host—Host Settings—Fit all host memory into reserved host ram.

The second thing you want to do is make sure your virtual machine has a low spec of memory, so I you have 2GB of ram, and vista is using 1GB, then use 512MB for you virtual machine.

Vista doesn’t play well with VMWare Server1.09 and below, to resolve that you could always upgrade to VMWare Server 2 and above. Although I have noticed VMWare Server 2 is wierd and difficult to use compare to version 1.

Another option is that you can run VMWare Server on XP. It runs much better and smoother. I wonder if this issue will be fixed in Windows 7

http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

Solution: Pop in your vista recovery disk and do a start up repair. In the event that doesn’t do the trick.

Go to CMD line.

Type C:/

Bootrec.exe /fixmbr

bootrec.exe /fixboot

and just restart your computer. This fixes the master boot record and allows your drive to boot.

Add Items to the Send To List- Ever wanted to customize the send to list when you right click on a file? Open windows explorer and type %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo and add the shortcuts to that folder.

Start Programs Automatically-Do you want certain programs or websites to startup automatically when you turn on your computer? If so Here’s how. Add a shortcut to the following folder. Start—All Programs–Startup.

Vista Task Manager Shortcut-No longer are the days when pressing Ctrl Alt Del will take you directly to the Task Manager.Instead Try Pressing Ctrl Alt Esc.
Using the Windows Key:
Windows Key + D = Show Desktop
Windows Key + E  = Windows Explorer
Windows Key + F = Search
Windows Key + L= Lock your computer
Windows Key + R = Run

Using Start Search
CMD = Command Prompt
DEV = Device Manager
SYS=  System Restore
UPD= Windows Update
PROG= Set Program Defaults
EVE= Event Viewer
MSTSC= Remote Desktop
MSCONFIG= Control Startup Programs and Services

Web Browser Shortcuts (Firefox and Internet Explorer)
Ctrl + F = Search Webpage
Ctrl + T = Open New Tab

Restore Your Recycle Bin- Did you accidentally delete the Recycle bin? So did I . To Restore it Right Click on My Computer—Properties—Change Desktop Icons

Click  Start—Run—Type Winchat.exe

Update: The service that runs this program has been disabled in recent service packs of XP due to a security risk.

Click the start Bar
Type Backup and restore into the start search bar
Hit Enter
Click Backup Computer

You can either backup to a DVD or a Another Hard Drive besides The Drive you OS is running on

To Enable the Administrator Account Right click on My Computer, Click Manage, Go to local Users and Groups, and uncheck the account is disabled box. Make sure to set a password though.

Or if you prefer the Command Line  enter  Net user administrator /active:yes

To fix this go into bios and make sure USB hard drive is not selected to boot before your main hard drive. If your not sure reset to defaults.  Try recovery or installation again.