- Click: Start
- Click: Control Panel
- a. Click: Uninstall a program (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)
b. Double-click: Programs and Features (if Control Panel is set to Classic View) - Click: Turn Windows features on or off
- Click: Continue
- Wait for the process to complete
- Uncheck: Indexing Service
- Click: OK
- Wait for the process to complete
- Wait some more (it really hasn’t crashed)
- Click: Restart Now
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You will only need to use these procedures if recommended in one of the other articles.
How to disable the indexing service in Windows Vista
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How to turn off visual effects in Windows Vista
- Click: Start
- Click: Control Panel
- a. Click: System and Maintenance (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)
b. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)
c. Double-click: System (if Control Panel is set to Classic View) - Click: Advanced system settings
- Click: Continue
- Click: Settings (under the Performance heading)
- Click: Adjust for best performance
- Click: OK
- Click: OK
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How to run Disk Defragmenter in Windows Vista
- Click: Start
- Click: All Programs
- Click: Accessories
- Click: System Tools
- Click: Disk Defragmenter
- Click: Continue
- Click: Defragment now
- Click: OK
- Click: Close (process will continue)
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How to run Disk Cleanup in Windows Vista
- Click: Start
- Click: All Programs
- Click: Acessories
- Click: System Tools
- Click: Disk Cleanup
- Click: Files from all users on this computer
- Click: Continue
- Wait for the process to complete
- Click: OK
- Click: Delete Files
- Wait for the process to complete
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How to disable startup programs in Windows Vista
- Click: Start
- Type: msconfig
- Click: msconfig
- Click: Continue
- Select: Selective startup
- Uncheck: Load startup items
- Click: OK
- Click: Restart
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How to create a System Restore point in Windows Vista
- Click: Start
- Click: Control Panel
- a. Click: System and Maintenance (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)
b. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)
c. Double-click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home) - Click: System Protection
- Check: Local Disk (C:) (System)
- Click: Apply
- Click: Create
- Type a label of your choice for the restore point
- Click: Create
- Wait for the process to complete
- Click: OK
- Click: OK
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How to install Microsoft Update in Windows Vista
- Click: Start
- Click: Control Panel
- a. Click: Check for updates (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)
b. Click: Windows Update (if Control Panel is set to Classic View) - Click: Find out more
- Check: I agree to the Term of Use for Microsoft Update.
- Click: Next
- Select: Use recommended settings
- Click: Install
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Resources for Law Firms
This is not, and never will be, a complete list. For that please see under Recommended Reading below. If you have questions about or assistance with this topic, please contact us
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- How clients can pay a lawyer’s retainer by credit card
- Increase law firm revenue with billing automation
- Protecting client confidentiality in a shared office
- Accounting
- Confidentiality: technology has loose lips
- Practice Management: Outlook doesn’t know what a Matter is
- Technology recommendations and resources for small law firms
Know Your Risks
These IT tips will help.
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IT Risks
- Prevent surprise hardware service costs
- Mistake: Let your technology environment evolve on its own
- Mistake: waiting for old equipment to fail
- Mistake: Leaving people’s obligations unclear
- Mistake: assign everything technology-related to IT
- Mistake: Allowing software to be installed illegally
- Mistake: Buying technology because it’s trendy
- Don’t Makes These Mistakes
- 9 Hidden IT Risks (video)