http://www.ihatevista.co.uk Share Your Experiences! Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:31:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The time has come! Windows XP SP3 (service pack three) has recently been released. This can be downloaded from Microsofts' website or from Windows Update. We do recommend that you choose to update from Windows Update, as the version from the website is much bigger and contains all the components for use ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/microsoft-windows-xp-sp3-released/ Have you ever wanted to remove those all important documents from your computer? Ever wanted to remove a photocopy of a legal document from your hard disk? Well, Spybots' new 'File Shredder' application will do this for you! You may or may not be familiar with Spybot S&D(search and destroy). For ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/securely-delete-files-using-file-secure-shredder/ As we have heard before, the support lifetime for Windows XP has been extended by Microsoft - but in the last few days Microsoft has decided to extend the shelf lifetime of the product so that it can continue to be sold until June 2010, on cheap desktops. Source: BBC News http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/xp-lifetime-extended/ Ever been frustrated and put off by the extravagant time Windows takes to defragment? Well, my friend, Power Defragmenter is the answer to your Defragmenting needs! In both Windows Vista and XP, defragging can be a tedious process... but not any more! Power Defragmenter is by far the fastest and most ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/defragment-quicker-using-power-defragmenter/ A very common question asked here is how to remove the various popup warnings presented by the Vista Security Center after disabling a security feature, such as the User Account Control (UAC). Here is a typical example of a popup notification from the Vista Security Center: To remove these popups, and review ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/disable-vista-security-center-notifications-popups/ We really want to know what you think of the Panic Button. Good or bad, please let us know. Please also state what you would like to see in future releases. We look forward to reading your feedback. Every comment is taken into consideration.   If you are looking for the Panic Button download ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/panic-button-feedback/ The Home of the IHATEVISTA Panic Button (sidebar gadget) IHATEVISTA is proud to announce a free product called the "Panic Button" that will instantly relieve you of the stress caused by Vista. This simple tool lives quietly on your Vista Sidebar until you click the PANIC button. When you start to feel ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/ihatevista-panic-button-sidebar-gadget/ Crap Cleaner is a great freeware utility for cleaning up unwanted files, registry entries, uninstalling programs and removing items at start up that can slow your computer down.. It can be downloaded from this link. http://www.ccleaner.com/download   When installing it, I untick all the options except Add open cleaner and check for updates as ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/clear-out-the-crap-with-ccleaner/ The latest version of Linux Mint has been released into beta. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, Daryna, this version promises to be good.   Improvements/Changes Here are just some of the improvements/changes that have been made in this version of Mint. Graphics: One of the more hidden changes are the graphics. I used to ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/linux-mint-5-elyssa-beta/ So, the new Windows Vista is out! We've all been waiting for the day that Microsoft release their new 'killer-of-an' Operating System. Microsoft is currently using the "wow" factor to market the O/S; however things aren't always as good as what they might look. From my personal opinion, I have experienced ... http://www.ihatevista.co.uk/your-views-and-opinions-of-windows-vista/