Im just cleaning up the code a little bit before releasing it. There a lot of changes to talk about, but let me only say that it now remembers the tweaks that have been applied and can also “undo” the tweaks.

I will also release a setup file for U3 devices so everyone can take VistaTweaker for a ride!

Come back later to get both releases.

I just found out that Adobe released version 8.1.1 of their Reader program. There were some security flaws disclosed in the past few months and i think they are solved now with this new release. Go get it.

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People are already talking about the upcoming Windows 7 While it might be a little early, there is a live demonstration made by Microsoft’s Eric Traut. While thre is a video of that presentation, mostly he talks about virtualization and gives only a glimpse on Windows 7 development.

An interesting thing is that the Core of Windows is only about 25mb. Yes, 25!

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This is an useful tool for cleaning drivers. Many vendor installers detect if previous versions of its drivers are installed before installing the new ones but always there are some files or registry entries left.

It is recommended to uninstall previous drivers, reboot then install the new ones.

With Driver Sweeper you can clean Nvidia, ATI, Realtek, AGEIA, Creative and Microsoft drivers before you install their latest drivers.

There is a build without an installer so you can take it with you.

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A new version of Firefox is available. Mozilla just released version 2.0.0.8.

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CCleaner, a wonderful program for cleaning all kinds of traces from your PC, has new builds available. Previously there only had one installer which bundled Yahoo! Toolbar.

Thankfully, we can download other installers for it.
Just go to their download page and click on other build. You can download the Toolbar-free installer or the portable version wich is the one i recommend because you can use it on your usb drive.

Me, i’m making a custom MSI installer for using on unattended installations.

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Adobe newest Creative Suite 3 installs Apple’s Bonjour service even if you don’t install Version Cue. Its main goal is to provide zero-configuration connectivity between Version Cue server and the suite’s applications.

When installed by Creative Suite 3 applications, the name used by Bonjour for Windows in the services control panel is:

##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##

If you are using Version Cue, you can correct the service name just by running two commands at a run prompt box (Start - Run):

• “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove
• “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -install

The service will now be displayed with the correct name in the Services control panel.

But if you don’t need it, you can get rid of it easily. Just follow this simple steps:

• Open a Windows Run prompt box (Start - Run) and type the following command: “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove
• Navigate to the following folder in Windows Explorer: C:\Program Files\Bonjour
• Rename the mdnsNSP.dll file in that folder to mdnsNSP.old
• Restart your computer
• Delete the the Program Files\Bonjour folder

Note: Please take into account that if you are running Windows in other language, the path to Program Files maybe different.

Also remember that if the path to the file contains spaces, you need to enclose the command in ” “, or double quotes. Just as it is shown above.