October 29th, 2006
10 expert tips and tweaks for Windows Vista RC2
Tip #5: Get a quick system checkup Windows Vista has no shortage of diagnostic tools. The System Health Report is one of the most useful. It takes input from the Performance and Reliability Monitor and turns it into a well-organized, information-packed report that does a good job of spotlighting potential problems. To run this report, open Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click Performance Information and Tools. In the Tasks list along the left, click Advanced tools. The last item on the resulting list is Generate a system health report.
Each report gathers information for roughly 60 seconds, so it's easy to run several reports. To establish a baseline, run a report immediately after startup, with no programs running except those that start up automatically. You can run additional reports while you run particularly stressful programs to see whether the load is overtaxing your system.
Credit: Ed Bott
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This is useful in XP as well
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You can change the caret width in XP as well
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Snip Tool tip needs more direction
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System Health Report
rameeti | 11/09/06
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Shortcut
gsquared | 11/13/06
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Aero and performance tools
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Easier to add to the Quick Launch toolbar? Huh?
rameeti | 11/09/06
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If you are hiding
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System Health Check
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