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Just a quick note here. This is an article based on the REG file from Kelly's Korner (@www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm). I'm not fond of downloading REG files and running them even if I have checked what it's doing. I'm putting a note here just for me: Start > Run > Regedit > OK Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softw...
This is an article intended for IT Support. It is a list of the system tools available in the Microsoft Windows OS that can be run from the "Start > Run" option. How?
Intro I know there are a lot of articles on the WWW detailing this process but none of them really worked for me. I recently changed job and no longer have all my test machines at work. Instead I only have the one workstation :eek Still I've been asked to test some web applications (???) so I had to find a solution to...
Thought I'd put something here as a lot of my clients and friends are all surprised by the Aero features and weren't aware that these existed in Windows Vista (and originally from Linux variants). Sometimes you may only have partial Aero effects. This can be because Windows may not think your machine is powerful enough...
Typing an ASCII character In DOS: Hold down the <Alt> key while typing the decimal number on the keyboard keypad. (Example: <Alt>178) In Windows for a DOS character: Hold down <Alt> while typing the decimal on the keyboard keypad. (Example: <Alt>230) In Windows for a WIN character: Hold down <Alt> while typing "0" then...
I just had to put something here as I have been buying and returning failed/corrupt USB pens. In the past few months I have been trying to upgrade my 16Gb USB Integral Pen from Play.Com to a 32Gb equivalent. I use my USB pen as the "My Documents" folder on every computer I use. It was fine with my 16Gb one but my 32Gb...
This is an issue relating to the Time Server Synchronization error. Basically you start up windows live messenger and get the following error: /images/screenshots/windows_live_error_80048820.png Basically you need to check that the time on your windows clock is accurate or close to real Internet time:
The Issue People have reported that although they have manually set the date/time on their computer, this gets changed by the windows time server (time.windows.com) when connected to the Internet and for some reason it doesn't display the right date/time. The Quick Fix First off, check there aren't any Update for Windo...
Applies to: Microsoft Windows XP How? I keep having to do this every year as I reghost all my machines (=restore to sorta factory settings), so instead of googling it and going through other websites that work and don't; I thought I might as well post the way I do it: Open up windows explorer Go to Tools -> Folder Opti...
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