Specifications

Application Failures: This is the area that
strongly affects your Reliability Index. Any day
that has a red circle with an X drops the Reliability
Index signicantly. This is like a public company
announcing a bad earnings report. Its stock can drop
dramatically very quickly. The Reliability Index
will increase slowly as long as no other application
failures occur. If necessary, you can quickly nd any
application that’s trashing your system.
Hardware Failures and Windows Failures: There
are hardware and Windows failures so severe that
you may not be able to access the utility until after
the problem is xed. For less severe troubles, the
tool will tell you about a hard drive failure, modem
malfunctions, mouse failures, and others.
Miscellaneous Failures: This is a catch-all area that
reports problems that don’t t neatly into any of the
other categories. For example, the utility will report a
situation where Windows did not shut down properly
as a Disruptive Shutdown.
Vista’s Reliability Monitor makes it easy to
track events that affect your system. It’s a great
troubleshooting aid because you can quickly nd out
what is causing a problem and when it started. The
Monitor’s ability to record trend analysis data, with
detailed information about specic events, tells you
everything you need to know about your computer
from the day Vista was installed.
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Southwest Computer Conference
www.theswcc.org
Leadership Workshops. Vendor Presentations and
Meals. Door Prize Drawings. You will have an oppor-
tunity to network with computer club members who
have similar interests: share ideas and experiences as
well as solutions to problems. You will also have the
chance to meet and talk with vendors.
The conference begins on Friday afternoon, May 30
and continues through Sunday, June 1 at the Town and
Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego.
The conference registration fee is $60 per person, if
postmarked by May 1. If your registration is post-
marked by May 15, the fee is $75; May 16 through
the conference date the fee is $100. Your conference
registration fee includes admittance to all workshops
and tech sessions, the Vendor Expo, meals and ven-
dor presentations, a Welcome Bag and T-shirt and a
chance to win door prizes featuring some of the latest
and greatest technology products.
The Town and Country Resort & Convention Center,
500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego is offering attend-
ees a special group rate of $119.00, single or double
occupancy. To make your reservation, please call their
toll-free reservation number (800-77-ATLAS) by May
1 and identify yourself as attending the Southwest
Computer Conference. Information about the hotel
may be found at: http://theswcc.org/hotel/hotel.htm
The Conference rate is available from May 22 through
June 6, 2008, on a space-available basis. Bring the
family - plan a vacation over the Memorial Day week-
end and end it with the Conference. Check out places
to visit in San Diego at: http://theswcc.org/hotel/hotel.
htm. You can also take the train to San Diego – stops
in back of the hotel.
A user group with at least one member in attendance
at the Conference may also enter their Digital Photo
Contest 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The contest
guidelines may be found at: http://theswcc.org/Con-
test/photo/photocontest.htm. Attendees do not need to
belong to a user group -- bring a friend
Questions - contact Judy Taylour at
[e-mail].