Windows
Mac OSX Leopard Snow vs Windows 7
AppleInsider has published an in depth look at the competitive origins of Windows 7 and Mac OS X and why the products aren’t really direct competitors. The operating system most users end up with will depend upon what hardware they choose to buy, not the specific feature details of the software that system happens to [...]
HOW TO USE SHARED CALENDARS IN OUTLOOK
Having shared calendars is a great time saving feature that any business can use. It is a way to keep track of meetings, conference room availability, co-worker availability and even device availability such as a loaner laptop. If you have a Small Business Server or Exchange Server and use Microsoft Outlook for your email, you [...]
Convert from FAT32 to NTFS using your XP
It is so simple using the command line (cmd.exe): CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS
How to configure TCP/IP settings from the Command Prompt in Windows
In order to configure TCP/IP settings such as the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS and WINS addresses and many other options you can use Netsh.exe. With Netsh.exe you can easily view your TCP/IP settings. Type the following command in a Command Prompt window (CMD.EXE): netsh interface ip show config With Netsh.exe, you can easily configure [...]
How to login as an administrator in Windows XP
The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled. In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only. For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen and input your Administrator password in the classic logon [...]
HAL.DLL is Missing
Option 1: Boot from your CD and follow the directions to start Recovery Console. Then: Attrib -H -R -S C:\Boot.ini DEL C:\Boot.ini BootCfg /Rebuild Fixboot Option 2: Boot from your CD and follow the directions below to start Recovery Console. Insert the Setup compact disc (CD) and restart the computer. If prompted, select any [...]
Force a shutdown in Windows
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 4 The above will shutdown any running processes and shutdown your computer without saving any data or warning. It should only be used if you have problems shutting down normally. Note the numbers at the end of each of the above command lines. They are what make the different actions possible and they [...]
What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running?
You are no doubt reading this article because you are wondering why on earth there are nearly a dozen processes running with the name svchost.exe. You can’t kill them, and you don’t remember starting them… so what are they? So What Is It? According to Microsoft: “svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services [...]
Display Run on Vista
Displaying Run on the vista Desktop: You can create a shortcut for the Run command on your desktop. From the Start Menu, go to All Programs / Accessories. Drag a shortcut for Run to the desktop. Displaying Run on the Start Menu: By default, Run is not shown when you open the Start Menu. To [...]
Access Denied error in windows vista
When you try to access some windows folder like document and setting you may get error message that “access denied”. you need to change ownership of this folder. So open properties by right click on it. In security button select advance tab and click edit button. Now change ownership to your account by highlighting your [...]