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 | Disabling Vista’s User Account Control (UAC) |  |
| UAC will alert you with one of the following messages:
Windows needs your permission to continue
A Windows function or program that can affect other users of this computer needs your permission to start. Make sure to ensure that it's a function or pro |
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| Windows Vista Sidebar and gadgets | |
| Windows Sidebar is a pane on the side of the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop where you can keep your gadgets organized and always available. Windows Sidebar makes great use of the space on widescreen monitors and also works smoothly on standard displays.
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| Download Microsoft Updates | |
| Download Updates from Microsoft Update
1: Close all applications,
2: Open Internet Explorer.
3: From the Tools menu choose Windows Update.
Note: If you do not see Welcome to Microsot Update on the screen, please contact us.
4: Click Express |
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| Windows XP Run Commands | |
| The following Run Commands can be used to open some frequently used and thankfully not so frequently used programs.
To use these commands Click Start, Run and type. For example to open the Calculator, Click Start, Run, type calc.
appwiz.cpl -- Used to |
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| Complete PC Backup Vista | |
| Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Business have a great image based backup called Complete PC Backup.
To run Complete PC Backup you need to use Wbadmin which is a command line tool for Windows Vista's Complete PC Backup.
What is Complete PC Bac |
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| Use Disk Check |  |
| Windows XP Pro provides a rudimentary tool called Disk Check that checks the hard disk for defects
If the check discovers a few file errors, that's OK. But if it comes up with hundreds of errors, the drive may be failing.
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| Vista Standard User Account | |
| Limited user accounts (a standard user account in Vista) are a great way to keep your kids from messing up your computer either intentionally or unintentionally.
Here is what the standard user account will prevent:
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| Vista Stop Error STOP: 0x0000004 or STOP: 0x0000000A | |
| Microsoft have announced a Hot fix for Blue screens when you connect certain USB based drives.
If your Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Server bluescreen and shows either "STOP: 0x000000E4" or "STOP: 0x0000000A" after you have connected your USB dr |
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| BitLocker Repair Tool | |
| Have you encrypted the data on your hard drive?
Did you encrypt the data using BitLocker Drive Encryption?
Windows Vista, Windows 2008 Server failed to start with Status: 0x00000001
You can use BitLocker Repair Tool to help access encypted data i |
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| Windows 7 Winkey Combinations | |
| The Winkey or Windows Logo Key or Start Key is the key on your keyboard that has the Microsoft Logo.
Here is a list of Windows 7 Winkey Combinations.
Win = Windows Key
Win+Up---Maximises a window,
Win+Down---Restore / Maximise a window,
Win+Lef |
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| Basic Computer Terms | |
| Basic Computer Terms
active program or window - The application or window at the front (foreground) on the monitor.
application - a program in which you do your work.
application menu - on the right side of the screen header. Lists running appl |
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| Installing Windows XP SP3 | |
| Before you install Windows XP Sp3
Note: There is a link to Microsoft's website to download Windows XP Sp3 in our Downloads section.
You will want to check that you have enough space on your hard drive. You will need at least 1.5 GB of free space.
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| Windows Blue Screen of Death | |
| Windows XP Stop Errors are errors caused by driver software (kernel level) or some sort of hardware malfunction which the system is unable to recover from. By default Windows XP is configured to automatically reboot itself when a stop error occurs
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| Scan a Document in Vista | |
| To scan a document or file in Windows Vista using Windows Fax and Scan
1: Click on Start,
2: Click All Programs,
3: Click Windows Fax and Scan,
4: Select New Scan,
5: To check out how the document will appear click on Preview,
6: Click Scan. |
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| Recover from Winsock2 corruption on Windows Vista | |
| Recover from Winsock2 corruption on Windows Vista
If you receive any of the following errors
“An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Connection: the requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.
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When you open I |
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| Use Command Prompt Here in Vista and Windows 7 | |
| To open the command prompt in the current directory in Windows Vista and Windows 7,
Hold the Shift Key while right clicking a folder.
And you will See Open Command Windows Here.
You can also do this on a Network folder, it will automatically map |
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| Reliability Monitor | |
| To see how weel your Windows Vista computer has been running you can run the Reliability Monitor.
To run Reliability Monitor,
1: Click Start,
2: Click Start Search,
3: type perfmon
4: select Reliability Monitor.
You can look back over the last |
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| Enable hibernation on Windows Vista | |
| If your Hibernate button is greyed out on Windows Vista you can easily enable it.
1: Click Start,
2: Click Start Search,
3: type command,
4: right-click command click Run as administrator,
5: Enter you password if prompted
6: in the command prompt |
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| Disk Defragmenter | |
| You should run atleast once a month Windows Vista built in Disk Defragmenter.
You need to run Disk Defragmenter to keep your disk drives in good working order, as with normal computer use your disk will become fragmented.
Fragmentation occurs when you |
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| Disk Cleanup Tool | |
| Windows Disk Cleanup Tool
The Diskcleanup tool will remove unnecessary files from your computer for example you want to reclaim some hard drive space.
To run the Disk Cleanup Tool
1: Click Start,
2: Click All Programs,
3: Click Accessories,
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| How to hide a folder in Windows XP | |
| How to hide a folder in Windows XP
1: Right Click and select New folder in the directory you would like to creat your invisible folder,
2: When you Name the folder, hold the Alt key, and press 0 1 6 0 consecutively,
3: Right click the folder select P |
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| Failed to query TCP/IP settings of the connection. Cannot proceed. | |
| If your Windows XP computer is set to automatically recieve an IP Address from your DSL/Cable router and you recieve the following error.
Failed to query TCP/IP settings of the connection. Cannot proceed.
You will have to repair the TCP/IP Stack.
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| What Service Pack do I have Installed | |
| What Service Pack to I have Installed in Windows Vista.
There are now two Windows Service Packs available from Microsoft.
Go to our download section to download these service packs from Microsofts website.
To see what service pack is running on y |
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| Run Windows Vista in High Performance Mode | |
| How to Run Windows Vista in High Performance Mode?
1: Right Click the Desktop,
2: Click Personalise,
3: Click Screen Saver,
4: Under Power Management, Click Power Settings,
5: Select High Performance |
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| Disable Indexing Service In Windows Vista | |
| A quick Microsoft Windows Vista performance tip is to Disable the Indexing Service.
Mirosoft Windows Vista Indexing Service, runs in the backgroup and it indexes all the files in the Start Menu, User Profile folders etc...
If you are like me most of |
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| How to take ownership and grant permission of files and folders in Windows 7 | |
| How to take ownership and grant permission of files and folders in Windows 7.
1: On the file or folder you want to take ownership of, Right Click,
2: Click Properties,
3: Click the Security Tab,
4: Click on Advanced,
5: Click on the Owner tab,
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| How to Grant Permissions to Files and Folders in Windows 7 | |
| How to Grant Permissions to Files and Folders in Windows 7
Locate the file or folder that you want to change the Permissions of.
1: Right Click and select Properties,
2: CLick on Edit, click OK to confirm UAC elevation request,
3: Select the User |
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| How to Enable the Run Command in Windows 7 | |
| How to Enable the Run Command in Windows 7.
The Run command is faster than Windows Search, so to enable ther Run command in Windows 7,
1: Right-Click the Windows 7 start Menu,
2: Select Properties,
3: Click Customise,
4: Scroll down to you see Ru |
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| How to Run a program as a different User in Windows 7 | |
| How to Run a program as a different User in Windows 7.
Sometimes you will want to run a program as a different user in Windows 7.
To do this Right click on the programs short cut or program executable while holding down the Shift key.
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| Parental Controls in Windows 7 | |
| To turn on Parental Controls in Windows 7,
Simply Open the Control Panel, and click User Accounts and Family Safety.
CLick on Set up parental controls for any user.
Choose the Standard User account to select the Parental Controls. If no standard |
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| Create a Windows 7 Password reset disk | |
| To create a Windows 7 password disk to help you out of a bind if you forget your user account password.
1: Click On Start,
2: Cick Control Panel,
3: Click User Accounts and Family Safety,
4: Click User Accounts,
5: Click on Create a password reset |
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| Change folder options in Windows 7 | |
| You can Change folder options in Windows 7
In the Windows 7 Control Panel within Folder Options
There are a number of options.
Under the general Tab,
You can open each folder in the same window, or open each folder in its own window.
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| Windows Update error 80072ee7 | |
| Windows 7 Update error 80072ee7.
1: Double Click My Computer,
2: Double Click your C Drive,
3: Double Click Windows folder,
4: Double Click the System32 folder,
5: Double Click etc folder,
6: right-click hosts file,
7: Click Open chhose notepad a |
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| To Add the Run Command to Windows 7 | |
| To Add the Run Command to Windows 7.
1: Right Click Start,
2: Click Properties,
3: Click Start Menu tab,
4: Click Customize,
5: Scroll down and tick Run command.
There are a number of other options with in the Customize Start Menu dialog box whe |
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| How to extend Windows 7 trial to 120 days | |
| How to extend Windows 7 trial to 120 days.
1: Click Start,
2: All Programs,
3: Accessories,
4: Right click Command Prompt and select Run As Administrator,
5: at the command prompt enter slmgr –rearm
6: Restart the PC.
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| Windows 7 Shake Window Feature | |
| If you are like me and often have many emails, word documents and other notepad files open.
In Windows & you can minimise all of the open Windows in a few shakes of your mouse.
Say you only want to view one particular Word document, click on the top |
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| View File Extensions in Windows 7 | |
| To View File Extensions in Windows 7,
Which is something you want to do to stop opening files with hidden extensions that is quite possibly malware or spyware.
1: Click Start,
2: Type folder options in search menu,
3: Click Folder Options,
4: Cli |
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| Microsoft Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 | |
| Microsoft Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 enables you to test your applications to see if they are comptible with Windows 7.
The ACT will test the applications on your computer, network against.
1: User Account Control,
2: Windows Resource Protecti |
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| Windows 7 hardware requirements | |
| Windows 7 system requirements.
To run the Windows 7 official release you will need the following hardware components.
* 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 1 GB of RAM (32-bit)/2 GB of RAM (64-bit)
* 16 GB of avail |
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