Eset Nod32 Vista fix

from
Decompression Errors [Archive] - Wilders Security Forums
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/archive/index.php/t-190291.html

Turn off Vista's UAC.

or this might work

NOD32 On Vista - The NeoSmart Forums
"Many of our users have had issues running the award-winning NOD32 on Windows Vista, but we've compiled a couple of steps that should end with NOD32 running ~95% of the time:

* Start the services control panel (in Administrative Tools, or services.msc)
* Disable "SSDP Discovery" in the services control panel.
* Install NOD32 by running as administrator, and when it asks whether or not to enable IMON, make sure to *disable* IMON in the setup.
* When it asks about "Appending AV Notification to email" make sure that is disabled as well.
* Reboot Vista.
* NOD32 should run OK, but IMON will be off, feel free to turn it on now, and it should work."
http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29

Workaround for Slow Large File Copying and Transfering To and From Vista PC

Workaround for Slow Large File Copying and Transfering To and From Vista PC » My Digital Life
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/09/07/workaround-for-slow-large-file-copying-and-transfering-to-and-from-vista-pc
Why can't Microsoft fix this?

Free Portable USB Flash Drive Applications

Free Portable USB Flash Pen Drive Applications | Pendriveapps.com: "Portable applications that run from a USB device"
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TeraCopy

Copy your files faster with TeraCopy
http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php

It replaces Vista's excuse for a copy/move function. It leaves the OS's copy/move in the context menu (right-click)

When Insults Had Class

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When Insults Had Class

For the person that likes hardware

MAKE: Blog: Open Source Hardware Gift Guide
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/12/open_source_hardware_gift.html