Tutorial For Hiding The Security Alert Icon In Windows

The Windows Vista and 7 operating systems from Microsoft comes built-in with a security center that includes a Firewall, anti-virus, Internet Security suite, and some applications meant for the purpose of maintainance. This is a very useful feature since it provides overall security cover to your computer. If you have installed a third-party security program, you would obviously want to disable the security center. Now the problem is that if you do so, a notification icon will appear on the system tray right next to where the clock is located. This will throw up regular alerts informing you that many of the security center feature is disabled. Fourtunatley there is a way that lets you to turn off this option keep the alert icons hidden. To know more, read through the rest of the article.

Instructions for Windows 7 users

1. Hit the “Start” button located on your taskbar. The button bears the logo of Microsoft and is easy to identify.
2. Highlight the option which says “Control Panel” from the start menu and click on it. This will open up the control panel window.
3. Continue with this procedure by clicking on the link which says “System and Security”.
4. From the newly opened window  select “Action Center” and then click on the option labeled “Change Action Center Settings”.
5. Decide on the security alerts that you want to disable, and unmark the respective checkboxes. 
6. Once you are done with that, hit the “Ok” button.

Instructions for Windows Vista users

1. Start off with this Windows help procedure by clicking the Windows “Start” button. 
2. Continue by selecting “Control Panel” from the given menu.
3. Select the option which says “Security” and then “Security Center”. This will open up t he Windows security center window.
4. From the Windows Security Center window, select the option labeled “Change the way security alerts me” located on the left side. This will open up the “Do you want to be notified of security issues?” window.
5. Choose the option that best represent the level of alerts that you want to turn off.
6. Finally end this procedure by restarting your computer for the changes to take effect.

If you have followed all these Windows help instructions to the letter, you will not have any trouble with the security alerts or icons. For more information on the same, visit our forum.

Tips To Shape Up IE 7 For Windows Vista

Windows Vista is the operating system that was launched by Microsoft to replace the much acclaimed Windows XP. Just like Windows XP, the Vista is also packed up with every essential programs and settings. Internet Explorer is the web browser that comes built-in with the operating system. You will have to shape up the settings in the browser to use it effectively on the latest operating system or else you will be haunted by poor performance due to compatibility issues. Of course, this won’t be immediate as the drop in performance comes in only after a little later as you use the browser for your internet needs. All you have to do is alter the cookies settings and the temporary Internet files settings to boost up the performance of your internet explorer. More often issues like script errors and can’t save errors creep in to the internet explorer due to improper settings in the web browser. Apart from better internet speed, optimizing Internet Explorer 7 will also benefit the add-on programs to work much better on your Windows Vista machine. In order to optimize the application on you system, follow these instructions.
Instructions
• Turn on your Windows Vista machine.
• Launch the Internet Explorer 7 web browser.
• Access the "Tools" menu.
• Pick out the "Internet Options" tab
• Go for the "Delete Browsing History" tab.
• Tag along the "Delete All" tab to wipe out cookies, temporary Internet files and browsing history.
• Mark on the "Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons" box and hit on the "OK" tab.
• Now opt for the "Security" tab.
• In the security menu, access the "Reset all zones to default level" option.
• Hit on the "OK" tab.
• Exit from the internet settings menu.
• Revert back to the "Tools" menu yet again and pick out "Manage Add-ons" tab.
• Now get hold of the "Enable or Disable Add-ons" tab.
• Select the "Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer" tab that lies in the "Show" window.
• Tag on the "Disable" tab that can be found right next to every add-on feature, select the one’s that isn’t necessary.
• Just click on the "OK" tab and close the Internet Explorer.
• Run the internet explorer and check if everything is ok nw. if not, restore Internet Explorer 7 to factory settings by accessing the "Reset" tab from the "Advanced" tab in the "Internet Options" tab that lies inside the “Tools” tab.
Of course, you can get a few more tips from Windows help too but these are all you require for having a trouble-free browsing experience.