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Default Good (best) Vista customisation guide?
I'm going to reinstall Vista on my mum's computer tomorrow, but don't use it myself, so don't know Vista customisation that well.

I'm looking for a good guide that will help me turn off all unnecessary/bad features (such as automatic driver installation).

Might be worth stickying such a guide.
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don't know about automatic driver installation. however, I highly recommend ET's guide.
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ET's guide looks good, just go with that one. The installation is straightforward, it's what you do once it's installed that can help with the speed .

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Thanks for both guides. I'm still open to more guides/tweaks.
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Check here also:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/supertweaks.htm
http://www.tweakvista.com/VistaUsabilityTips.aspx

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Those links are great. Thanks. I think all the links cover pretty much everything. I know I'm satisfied.
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