Make User Account Control (UAC) Stop Blacking Out the Screen
In Windows Vista, the screen goes dark when the User Account Control window comes up, which is extremely annoying. They call it the “Secure Desktop”.
Note that this will make your system less secure before proceeding.
Windows Vista Business/Ultimate Users
Click on start > Setting > Control Panel > Administrative Tools> Local Security Policy:
In the Local Security Policy [...]
Hack Vista’s screensavers
For reasons inexplicable to mere mortals, Microsoft doesn’t allow you to customize how Windows Vista’s screensavers work — for example, by changing how the bubbles look in the Bubbles screensaver, or the number or thickness of the ribbons in the Ribbons screensaver.
If you’re willing to get your hands dirty by using the Registry, though, you [...]
