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Archive for the ‘Windows Tips’ Category

April 20th, 2008

How to share a printer in your Network

One of the necessary things to do when you first set up your network is to make sure that you have shared the printer.
Having several computers in your home or office doesn’t mean you have to buy several printers, too. If your PCs are connected via a wireless network (or a wired one, for […]

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April 12th, 2008

Install multiple versions of IE on your PC

Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer? The regular internet surfer would probably say “uhh Why?” but to web developers, this is an important way to test how your pages “degrade” in older browsers.

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April 8th, 2008

Random Reboots tell a story

There you are, working at your computer, minding your own business when suddenly WHAM! The system starts rebooting by itself. No shutdown notifications, the system just goes black and then reboots.
If you experience random reboots that have no discernible cause, here’s a little trick that might take you a step closer to solving the mystery. […]

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April 8th, 2008

“Invalid Boot.ini” or “Windows could not start” error messages?

When you start your computer after you upgrade/downgrade to Microsoft Windows XP, you may receive one or both of the following error messages:
Invalid Boot.ini. Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Windows\System32\Hal.dll
What to do?

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April 7th, 2008

KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR Help

Here are some official ways to help troubleshoot this dreaded BSOD error message:

Method 1: Install the latest Windows XP Service Pack
For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) How to obtain the latest Windows […]

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March 27th, 2008

Tips to speed up Windows Vista

Vista SP1 may not give your system much more juice aka performance, but there are other ways to speed Vista up. Spending a few minutes or cash optimizing your Vista PC can help it humming smoothly.
Get flashy: If you have an extra USB flash drive that you don’t use for much else, Vista can cache […]

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March 17th, 2008

Steps to a Faster Broadband Connection

If you’re serious about surfing the web, chances are you are already spending anywhere from $20 to $99 per month for a broadband Internet connection. But regardless of how much you are paying pay, the question is: are you getting all the speed that your ISP said you would? And does your connection perform reliably […]

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February 25th, 2008

How do I remove a USB Drive when Windows says it safe to do so?

So you plug in your USB drive to your PC, do your thing and then proceed to remove the USB device when Windows says it isnt safe to do so, Now, what do you do? Windows will recommend - via a dialog box - that you wait and try again, and that often works. But […]

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February 8th, 2008

Running Multiple Operating Systems

Nowadays, you don’t need separate computers to run different operating systems. Sure, Microsoft’s Windows is by far the most common OS running on the millions of PCs in daily use, but that doesn’t mean using just XP or Vista.
You can add a newer, even older, Windows version to your existing one, and you can even […]

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February 3rd, 2008

How can limited Windows accounts run my applications?

When you log into Windows XP as a limited user, standard security settings dictate neither you nor any program you run can change any important Windows setting. On a shared computer, you should follow good security policies by maintaining an administrator account for yourself and give other users limited accounts.
For maximum protection, use a […]

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