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How to manage programs
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Normally whether from a CD or from the net ,we install hips of
programs or applications ,useful or sometimes , just for curiosity and then we
have to uninstall them, therefore, even thou Vista is very similar to Windows XP
for this issue, it's worth having a look at what to do.
- Insert the program CD or DVD in the disk drive if a security message appears confirm or type the administrator
password
- If the Autoplay dialog box appear, (See Fig 1)choose to run the program wizard To configure the Autoplay go here
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If nothing happens, then click Start/Computer and double click the CD/DVD drive icon to browse the installation disk,find the program's setup file(usually setup.exe)and double click on it to start the installation
- Follow the instructions on the screen
- If you want to install from the Internet,click the link of the program you found on the
net, normally looks something like: "Download myProgram"
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A message on the screen asks you whether you want to run or save the program file on your Hard drive,click run and the program will install immediately after the download.(see Fig 2)
- Click save if you want to run the installation later by double clicking the program icon from the folder you
choose to save it(see Fig 3)
- In either case,after launching the installation follow the instructions on screen,and if a security prompt appears confirm or type the administrator password
Tips
- Programs installed by administrators are available to All Users and you'll find them in All Programs,but sometimes because of the setup setting the program ends up to be available only in your personal folder,to make it available to everybody
- Right-click the program's icon from all Programs
.
- Right-click Start Button and choose Open All Users
- In the folder tree right-click the Programs folder and choose Paste.
Now the
program is available to all users
.
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- Right-click the the Start Button and choose Properties / Customize
button
- Scroll down and uncheck the tick next to Highlight newly Installed
(See Fig 4)
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Click OK
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- Go to Start/ Control Panel / Program / Programs and Features
- Select the program you want to remove and then click Uninstall or Repair if you want to try to repair the program(see Fig 5)
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Click OK or confirm if you are prompted to do so .
Follow the onscreen instructions to the finish
Tips
- Most of the times ,after uninstalling ,the program's folder may persist, If you don't want to install that program in the future you can delete it
manually, go to C:/Program Files and look for a folder named like the program you removed and delete it
- When the program you want to uninstall is not in the list,look for instructions in the Read me file in the programs folder or in the publisher's website
- Sometimes during the program's removal you might be
prompted whether to remove a file that other programs may need,my personal advice is to remove them
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You can easily turn off or on any program or feature that are included with
Windows Vista and instead to uninstall it like in the earlier versions of
Windows.Vista now,keeps them stored on the HD and you can turn them back on
quickly and easily without installing.
- Go to Start / ControlPanel / Programs and Features / Turn Windows Features On or Off (see Fig.6)
- In the list that will appear,check or uncheck the box near the feature you want to turn on/off
(see Figure 7)
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Click OK
Tips
- To be aware of the feature is about,hover the mouse cursor
over it and a pop-up explanation will help you
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Inside the Startup folder the are all the programs that open automatically
when Vista starts.You can place your own shortcuts for the programs you want to
start without having to do it manually.
Unfortunately there are a lot of shortcuts in this folder that have been
added quite rudely sometimes ,while you installed a program.Most of them are not
necessary and all they do is chewing up your processor time and get ram memory
resources :.
- Go to Start > / All programs ,right-click Startup and choose open or Open All Users if you want the changes to apply to all users
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:Program files (Where C is the drive with Vista )find the program to add
- Right-click and drag the the program to the startup folder and choose Create a Shortcut here.
- To Remove the Unwanted, go to Start /
All Programs /Windows Defender and when open click on Tools
- Click Software Explorer (see Fig 8)
- From the dropdown menu choose startup programs(see
Fig 9)
- Select the program you don't want to start automatically by clicking on it.
- Click Disable or Remove,but I recommend disable if you don't know what you're doing,confirm when you are prompted to do it(see
Fig 10)
- Now you can see the word disabled next to the program in the left pane,the next time you start your computer,a pop-up message will inform you that Vista is blocking a startup program
Tips
- Be aware not to accidently disable crucial programs doing all this.
- Disable only the programs that you are 100/% sure of.
- You can have a big help about the programs looking at the left pane or else
you can try to visit
www.pacs-portal.co.uk to retrieve information about start up processes
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If you have problems with programs that were running on Windows XP or earlier
OS ,you can try changing the compatibility mode:.
- Right-click the shortcut icon or the .exe of the program and choose
Properties Compatibility tab
(see Fig 11)
- Check the Run this program in
compatibility mode for and choose the OS the program used to run fine with from
the dropdown menu
(see Figure
11)
- Click OK or Apply
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