After many hours of researching for ways to enable myself to use my DVD content on my iPhone one product seemed to stand out. The product was published by Aimersoft and is simply titled Aimersoft DVD to iPhone Converter. This program can convert DVD to your iPhone quickly and easily.

Download the trial version here

Even if you are not knowledgeable in the conversion process the software is simple to use and offers many conversion options. It can convert DVD to iPhone MP4 M4V video (MPEG-4) H.264, rip DVD audio to iPhone MP3 and M4A audio formats, and copy your DVD movies onto an Apple iPhone with excellent quality.

This is not the only option for converting video. You can also convert DVD to other Apple mobile devices including iPod and Apple TV.

Aimersoft DVD to iPhone Converter fully supports dual-core CPU with super fast conversion speed. With Aimersoft DVD to iPhone Converter you can easily convert DVD movie to iPhone with rich options such as customizing file size, DVD movie trimming, DVD video crop, subtitle selection, audio track selection and so forth.

Key Features of the program include the following:

· Support the following Apple devices: iPhone, iPod and Apple TV.
· Convert DVD movie to iPhone Video MP4, MPEG-4, M4V format efficiently an with excellent quality.
· Easily extract and rip audio from DVD’s to iPhone audio MP3, M4A and AAC with high quality.
· Fully support dual-core and multi-core processors. Convert DVD to iPhone with super fast speed.
· Convert DVD to iPhone with flexible video and audio settings- Adjust video brightness, contrast, set subtitles, select audio tracks, adjust audio volume etc.
· Support video Trimming and Cropping. Set the start and end time to capture movie clips. Crop edges of your DVD movies to enjoy your DVD on your iPhone in full screen.
· Fully supports Windows
· High level customization. Allows you to convert DVD to iPhone. Alter resolution, frame rate, video bit rate and sample rate to your preference. Support of both PAL and NTSC TV standards.
· flexible DVD to iPhone Converter that supports various video aspect ratios such as 16:9, 4:3 and full screen.
· Select target subtitles and audio tracks.
· Automatically shut down your PC after conversion.
· All encoders/decoders built in rip DVD movie to iPhone supported formats.
· Capture pictures from your DVD movies and save the captured pictures as jpeg and bmp.
· Very intuitive user interface that guides you to convert DVD to iPhone with just a few clicks.
· Free technical support and quality service.

The Aimersoft software has few requirements by todays standards.

Requirements:
· 1G Hz CPU or above, 128 MB of RAM (256 MB Recommended)

You can try all the different programs out there for converting movies for your iphone and hate most of them just like I have or just download the trial version of Aimersoft DVD to Iphone and actually have a movie on your phone in just a couple of minutes without having to read an instruction manual.

Download the trial version here

If your computer is configured with a SATA disk drive you have the ability to tweak the performance of the hard drive.  This can easily be done by enhancing write caching. Of course for stability and to prevent the loss of critical information please note your computer should be connected to a battery backup in case you have a power loss. Of course this is ideal for a laptop configuration since your laptop battery is a form of battery backup.

This option makes Windows Vista bypass the cache which in turn changes the functionality to where the operating system reads and writes directly to your hard drive. This is a buffer to protect your hard drive from sudden losses of power that might corrupt or lose data. This is why it is best to only enable this option for systems with a battery backup.
To perform the following performance enhancement please follow the instructions below:

1. Browse to the Device Manager

2. Select and expand the “Disk Drives”

3. Right click on SATA hard drive and select Properties

4. Choose the “Policies” tab and check “Enable advanced performance”
 
5. Select OK and close Device Manager

I have had many questions dealing with the same issue in office 2007 as of late. The question voiced the most has been “why can I not access the help section of Office 2007?”.

This is typically due to the UNC path of the help file not being defined in the registry. Whether the entry was removed or the registry was damaged there is a simple way to fix the issue.

Note: If your registry is damaged you may need to perform maintenance on it. If the registry is damaged to the point that the entire section is missing you will not be able to follow these directions as described below.

Remember: Editing the registry incorrectly can prevent Windows from operating. Always create a restore point or make a manual back up the registry before performing registry edits.

To repair this issue complete the following instructions:

1. Start Notepad.

2. Copy and then paste the following text into a new file. REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
“UrlAllowList”=”\UNC_path”

Note:The UNC path is the universal naming convention path. This is the full path to the help files.

3. Name the file 926707.reg, and then save the file to a location of your choice.

4. Use the Office Customization Tool to run the 926707.reg file before the 2007 Office program is installed.

One issue down, many to go.

People are still scrambling some what with software design and implementation for Windows Vista. Even software such as device drivers for hardware can be problematic.

After experiencing some issues with device drivers on my own computer I figured I would try and locate any pertinent information which might help not only me but you as well. My issue started with an Intel driver update in which there was a more recent update than the one I had installed.

I tried installing the latest version and the system did not recognize the new driver after multiple installation attempts. After a few hours of frustration I located an article published by Microsoft which outlines basic driver troubleshooting for Windows Vista.

The article was outlined by Microsoft as follows:

 I just installed a new hardware device, and it is not working correctly.
 There are several things you can try:

• Make sure that the hardware device is compatible with your computer and version of Windows. If the device is not compatible, you will need to find the correct driver. Check the information that came with your device. You can also search for the device on the Windows Vista Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) website. This website contains a comprehensive list of computers and devices that have been tested to work with Windows Vista.
 
• Many devices require special drivers to work properly. Be sure that you have installed any software discs that came with the device.
 
• Restart the computer. Restarting the computer might be necessary if the driver requires it or if the driver did not install correctly.
 
• If the device is a universal serial bus (USB) device, disconnect it and then plug it in to a different USB port. Windows should detect the device and install the drivers. Windows will notify you if the device drivers did not install properly.
 
• Updated drivers might be available through Windows Update. When you check Windows Update, click View available updates to determine if an updated driver is available for your device. For more information, see Install Windows updates.
 
 
 My device used to work, but now it doesn’t.
 There are several things you can try:

• Updated drivers might be available through Windows Update. When you check Windows Update, click View available updates to see if an updated driver is available for your device. For more information, see Install Windows updates.
 
• If you can’t find a new driver through Windows Update or the manufacturer’s website, find the disc that came with the device and place it in the computer’s CD drive. With the disc in the CD drive, update the driver for the device. See Repair or update a driver.
 
 
 I can’t connect to the Internet to update my drivers.
 You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps.

If you do not have a connection to the Internet, you might need to update your network adapter driver manually. If you have the disc that came with the device, place it in the CD drive and follow the steps to manually update the driver.

If you can’t find the disc, try to connect to the Internet from another computer and download the device driver from the device manufacturer’s website. Once you have the device driver files, copy them to the computer with a problem. Follow these steps to manually update the driver.
 1.  Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.‌  If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
 
2.  In Device Manager, locate the device under Network adapters, and then double-click the device name.
 
3.  Click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver.
 
4.  In the Update Driver Software wizard, click Browse my computer for driver software.
 
5.  Click the Browse button and go to the location on your computer where you saved the new driver files.
 
6.  Click OK, and then click Next to install the driver.
 
 
 
 I get an error message about Internet protocol (IP) bindings.
 IP binding problems are typically caused by an out-of-date network adapter driver. To fix this problem, update the network adapter driver by following these steps:
 1.  Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.‌  If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
 
2.  Double-click Network adapters.
 
3.  Right-click the network adapter name, and then click Update Driver Software.
 
 
Hopefully this information will aid you in a resolution without having to spend hours researching and troubleshooting.