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27Mar

Error Message With Vista When Trying To Save A File To HD Or Flash

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Question: I have Windows Vista. When I try to save a file to my HD and Flash device I get this error message:

X:\Folder\FileName You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in the Documents folder instead?

This problem occurs because your hard disk or the flash device was formatted with an earlier version of Windows NTFS file system. Another error message you might see i:

Access to X:\Folder\FileName was denied

To fix this error message, first back up all of your data to another location.

Click START, click COMPUTER, right click on the drive or device and click FORMAT. (You might be prompted at this point to enter an administrator password. If so, type it in and continue.)

Select the NTFS file system in the list

Click START

Close the FORMAT LOCAL DISK dialog box after the formatting is finished.
20Mar

How to: Disable Windows Vista Aero

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Windows Vista’s new Aero (which stands for “Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and Open) glass interface looks cool and all, but it sucks alot of juice out of your video card, so by disabling it, you will gain some performance boost.

Here’s how to disable Aero.
1. Right click on the desktop and choose “Personalize”
2. Click “Window Color and Appearance”
3. On the next screen, click the link “Open classic appearance properties for more color options”
4. Now you can disable Aero by choosing “Windows Vista Basic” under Color scheme
5. If you like the new look, click OK, otherwise try another scheme. If you want to keep Aero, choose Windows Aero.