Drivermax is a driver management software, that lets you back up your drivers for fast and easy Windows re-installation.
The latest version of DriverMax 4.0 allows you to download the latest driver updates for your computer eliminating the search for drivers on Media’s.

You can also export all your current drivers (or just the ones that work ok) to a folder or a compressed file. After reinstalling Windows you will have everything in one place just by importing using the same tool.

Features :

1. Download drivers for Windows Vista.
2. Check for driver updates.
3. Get a lot of information about your hardware and drivers, for computers running Windows Vista and Windows XP.
4. Backup all or just some of your drivers. Keep all your drivers in one place.
5. Restore all your drivers from the backup, in a few minutes.

DriverMax : Homepage || Download

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GlassToasts replaces the regular XP and Vista’s Balloon tips and gives them a aero glass effect.To say in their own words

GlassToasts replaces the “ugly” WindowsXP/Vista style balloon notifications with the Beta 1 style glassy toasts: With this application the balloons in Vista will also have an aero glass look.

It replaces this

with

The software is compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista and requires to have installed Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Runtime Files.

Download GlassToasts from here.

GlassToasts — HomePage

Technorati Tags: Windows Vista

Flip3D is the most liked graphical feature in Vista, but the hardware requirements for pulling this off is really great in Vista and requires a good Graphic Card.In case you have a lower end Graphic Card the flipping could be choppy, If many windows are open then the choppiness is more evident because of the frame rates drop.

You can make Flip 3D to perform much better by limiting the number of windows it draws on your screen by a simple registry hack.

Steps

1. Go to Start> Type regedit and hit Enter.

2. Navigate through HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software, Microsoft, Windows and DWM.

3. Now, create a new DWORD and call it Max3DWindows.

4. Set the value of this to something between 4 and 9 depending on the performance of your card. Experiment with the values to find the best value for your hardware.

5. Restart the DWM interface by running net stop uxsms and net start uxsms at an administrative level command prompt.

Warning : Editing your registry is dangerous, do make a back up of your registry before trying to edit it.

If you are using Windows XP you can try out some freeware that can do the same thing like WinFlip. Read more about WinFlip in our past post.

Technorati Tags: Tips Tricks and Hacks,Vista,Registry Hacks,Flip3D