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Script XP System restore points
The system restore tool that is bundled within Windows XP is priceless. Numerous times I have helped myself or others get their system back to a working state by restoring to a previous image. To...
View ArticleRemove those stinkin "help balloons"
I don’t know about you, but those little bubbles that Microsoft displays to inform you about ‘important’ things are starting to drive me crazy. ‘You have unused icons on your desktop’ ‘You have updates...
View ArticleWindows keyboard shortcuts you never knew existed!
When you get to hang out with other experienced computer professionals you start to realize how many things you do not know. I have been working with Windows since 3.0 came out, and I still find...
View ArticleTop 5 Free Anti-Virus products
It has been years since I have had a virus on my machine. I usually browse as a non-administrator and I am very careful about what websites I visit. My friends are not so lucky. I had to clean off some...
View ArticleMicrosoft to re-release problematic patch
The patch MS06-015 which validates shell extensions has caused quite a number of problems with HP, and NVidia software. A number of my friends that do IT support have told me about the large number of...
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Run Internet Explorer in a secure sandbox
It seems that there is a new vulnerability found in Internet Explorer every day.This stems from the fact that it was designed to allow ActiveX controls to install just about anything on your PC. Even...
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Hide shared folders – based on users access level
There is something that has always annoyed me about the way windows shares are displayed to a user – they get to see all of them! Yes I know about putting a $ after the share, such as c$, or admin$,...
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1978 Picture of Bill Gates & Company
A friend of mine sent me this very cool picture of Microsoft from around 1978: If you can guess which one is Bill, you get a prize – just kidding 😉 Check out our Windows Admin Tools
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Disable USB Drives
Update 1/18/2007 09:23 PM EST – Some changes in windows have made this article out of date. Check out our new article on the subject to learn how to disable USB flash drives Once in a while I have a...
View ArticleVista security feature makes dual booting difficult.
Security features introduced in Windows Vista will make setting up PCs to boot in either Linux or Windows far more difficult, according to security guru Bruce Schneier. Not only that, it seems that it...
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