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Date May 24, 2010 Author By kadmin Category General, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Problem: You have a folder with a large number of files that you need to delete. This is too much for Windows Explorer to handle. Solution: FastCopy (it also deletes files fast)
Read MoreDate April 26, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Problem: You try to connect to a server or shared folder and get this message: Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed… Cause: You already have a connection to that resouce using a different username. Solution: Disconnect your other connections then […]
Read MoreDate April 15, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Here is a handy resource when a virus/spyware wrecks your file associations. Common problems are executing .exe files and the “run with…” dialog box pops up. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
Read MoreDate March 5, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows Vista
After loging in on Windows Vista, you receive this strange message telling you to reinstall windows to activate it. Follow these instructions, rather than attempting to reinstall the OS. 1) Open Internet Browser 2) Type %windir%system32 into the browser address bar. 3) Find the file CMD.exe 4) Right-Click on CMD.exe and select ‘Run as Administrator’ […]
Read MoreDate January 14, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Vista
If you are setting up a dedicated Windows 7 Media Center machine you will not want to have to find your keyboard to log in when the machine is rebooted. Update: Just use this Winternals tool if you don’t want to mess with the registry. Open Regedit and Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows […]
Read MoreDate December 14, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Vista
If your profile sub folders [Desktop, Favorites, Games, Links, Music, Pictures, Videos] become corrupted, deleted, or unattached, here is a great place with links to registry files that will help you get the problem solved. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/148461-personal-user-folder-restore-missing-folder.html
Read MoreDate August 28, 2009 Author By kadmin Category General, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Ever wanted to block some websites in either of the mainstream browers in Windows without having to purchase filtering software, or mess around with the /etc/hosts file? Refer to http://jaxov.com/2009/08/how-to-block-websites-in-internet-explorer-and-mozilla-firefox/
Read MoreDate May 19, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows Vista, Windows XP
If you have many VPN connections like me, the idea of taking 6 clicks to open the Vista connection menu and connect to a VPN is a bit tedious. Not to mention that if you have more than 10 connections set up, the selection window takes forever to load. You can keep the frequently used […]
Read MoreDate April 23, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows Vista
By default, Vista doesn’t install the Telnet client. The client is for text-based communication with remote systems. You can install it by following these steps: 1. Click Start then select Control Panel. 2. Select Programs and Features. 3. Select Turn Windows features on or off. 4. Select the Telnet Client option. 5. Click OK. 6. […]
Read MoreDate August 24, 2007 Author By kadmin Category Windows Vista
When you use Remote Desktop on your Vista computer, you get this prompt: Remote Desktop cannot verify the identity of the computer you want to connect to. This problem can occur if: 1) The remote computer is running a version of Windows that is earlier than Windows Vista. 2) The remote computer is configured to […]
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