Winrar For Windows Vista

[Cora Hickel]

WinRARvista Ultimate is among many WinRar tools available for many different operating systems, platforms and computer requirements. The general rule of WinRAR is you only get 30 days or so to try out its many zipping and unzipping tools before you must pay a license fee. Despite not being the most popular software it does have many loyal fans and has always been able to keep my files organized and save space on my hard drive. I just wish I had an automatic backup feature like the one that I have used on my laptop.

There are other people that use the winrar vista ultimate software and have really nothing good to say about it. One user said that the program does everything except save music; however, he did find that the program does save some files when you need them. Another person said that the software lacks options like having the option to password protect your disk if you desire to do this. This would prevent someone from doing a complete wipe out of your hard drive if they got hold of your personal information.

Other people love WinRAR vista ultimate for its ability to convert video to me which makes it perfect for those that like to listen to music and videos on their computer as well. The music and video conversion are perfect for people that make a living restoring old videotapes. These people usually have a library of different videos that they will rip into smaller files and store for the sole purpose of getting money. The converted files can then be transferred to CDs or flash drives that will allow them to make more money.

Sorry for my dumb question, but here it comes.

I've bought my laptop 2 months ago and still i like it very much. Vista works fine with all the recent updates. When I first testing vista about 2 months, I was totally forgotten to backup vista. Know I want to clean install Vista but I dont have a windows vista CD or backup....

My question is: how to reinstall (clean install) vista without a cd or backup?

I've read that some people downloading a copy on the internet and use their REAL vista key, but then you'll lose all the vaio stuff right?

[EDIT] I do have a backup of all the vaio programms, bluetooth etc.

THNX

For everyone who is having problems with using their SD card reader in Vista, it might be worth having a look at the Microsoft knowledge base article -us which may well be this problem. There is a hotfix apparently available from Microsoft, but I haven't tried it - I'm reasonably happy to wait until a proper update.

My Toshiba Bluetooth vista drivers worked fine but now it tells me that I have one day left before the evaluation ends......which drivers do I need to install now? The XP ones on my recovery disc won't install due to non compatability......HELP!!!!I have looked on the Sony site but cannot find any oem. Any ideas anyone?

Ok

I have managed to install Setting Utility Series & Vaio Event Service. When I install Sony Shared Library, it never seems to install, I have tried disabling UAC & booting into safe mode and installing to no avail.

The install process just seems to "cut off" after the small "Copying..." box appears at the top right?

When I install Sony Utilities DLL (Which I assume is "Utilities") the computer complains that the incorrect battery is installed or not connected? I know that the correct battery is installed because its the one that came with the notebook!

Is there anyway I can get this stuff working?

Thanks

Stewart

The beta version of Windows 7 was met with a warm reception when it was released nearly two months ago. Throughout January anyone could download the beta and give it a try, but Microsoft then chose to close this and continue work.

Until another development version is released, or the full version of Windows 7 hits the shelves towards the end of the year, you'll just have to stick with good old Windows Vista. That's no bad thing, of course.

After all, Windows Vista still works well. But if you want to get a taste of what's coming, or need something to keep you going in the meantime, then follow our guide, which shows you how to make your Windows Vista desktop look and feel like Windows 7.

Windows Vista has an amazing range of wallpapers and Windows 7 hasn't disappointed with an even bigger, better collection. There are 18 new wallpapers, six of which have a British theme to them. If you live in the US, you get local versions, too.

To get your hands on the wallpaper, head over to www.windowsvistamagazine.com/7wallpapers and follow the download links to get your own copies. Replacing your current wallpaper with a Windows 7 one is easy.

Move the downloaded files to your Pictures folder, or if you want to be really clever, place them in the Wallpapers folder, which you can find by opening the Local Disk (usually, C: drive) and browsing to Windows\Web\Wallpapers.

Once they're in, you can select the new wallpaper by right clicking your desktop, selecting Personalize\Desktop Background, and in the Windows Wallpapers menu making your choice and clicking OK.

When you've chosen a wallpaper that best suits your mood, your desktop will already look much more polished, so now it's time to start overhauling the other areas of your interface. One of the best features found in Windows 7 is the newly improved Taskbar, which now boasts large, easy-to-read icons instead of the usual tiled graphics.

You can make your Windows Vista Taskbar look almost identical with a few simple tweaks. First of all, download the Windows 7 Style for Vista theme from here. This is a RAR file, so you'll also need to download a RAR extractor, such as WinRAR, in order to be able to open it.

Once you've done this, you'll need a program that can apply the theme to your desktop. Download TuneUp Utilities 2009 from here, install and then open it. Click Customize Windows in the left hand menu. Then click Visual Style\Add (underneath the Visual Styles heading) and select Install visual style from file.

Browse to the Windows 7 Style for Vista theme you extracted earlier, open the Theme folder, then open the Windows 7 folder and finally click the Windows 7 style file and open it. Once complete, click Apply in the main window.

Your Taskbar will now look a bit chunkier and the Start Menu button will glow when you hover over it with your mouse, just like it does in Windows 7. The Taskbar might look a little too transparent though, so we recommend right clicking the desktop, selecting Personalize\Windows Color and Appearance and choosing the blue colour option.

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