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If you have a second hard drive, or even a second partition on your existing hard drive, it might be a good idea to relocate your data (music, documents, pictures, videos etc). This allows for easier/faster backups, and you can even re-install Vista without having to worry about losing your files. You can also do this with just one of the folders – for example if you have a ton of audio files and don’t want to use all the space on your C:\ drive to store music, you can relocate just the Music folder. Follow the steps outlined below to move your files to a new location… …

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So you’ve upgraded to Vista. Now you’re wondering where exactly your files and folders went. Here we break down the differences between where Windows XP kept files and where Windows Vista keeps files.

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\Users\

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\My Documents\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\Users\your-username\Documents\

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\My Documents\My Pictures\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\Users\your-username\Pictures\

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\My Documents\My Music\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\Users\your-username\Music\

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\Local Settings\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\Users\your-username\AppData\Local\

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\your-username\Local Settings\Temp\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\Users\your-user-name\AppData\Local\Temp\

In Windows XP it was: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\
In Windows Vista it’s: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\

Hope this helps!

This brief tutorial will show you how to display file extensions (and a number of other file and folder options) in Windows Vista.

If you’re new to Vista but a pro with XP or Windows 2000, even you might be a bit stumped as to where the file and folder options went. Here’s how to enable viewing file extensions – …

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Using CoolMoon 2 you can create a ‘window’ or series of windows on your desktop that will display system stats such as CPU, RAM and page file usage, hard drive usage, MotherBoard Monitor temperatures, fan speeds, various network stats and much, much more. This overview will introduce you to CoolMon 2 and get you started on creating your own custom system monitoring utility for your desktop. CoolMon 2 is a free application for Windows 2000 and XP.

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