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How to Customize Windows Task Bar Settings

How to Customize Windows Task Bar Settings
1. Locate a clear area on the taskbar and right click and select properties:
2. Modify settings as you see as show the clock, quick launch bar etc.
3. Click the customize button and select the options that […]

Cannot open CHM files in Internet Explorer after Windows Update

You may experience the following symptoms with opening CMH files after a Windows update:

 Opening a CHM via Internet Explorer instead of Saving the file fails
Topics in the .chm file cannot be viewed when you click Save in the File Download dialog box

Fix:
In the File Download dialog box, click Save, and then choose where you want […]

How do I increase the shell icon cache from Windows XP - Iconcache.db

If you find that your desktop icons are corrupted/ garbled, wrong images appear or suffering from frequent redraws then you may need to increase the size of yoru icon cache. To increase the icon cache file (C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Iconcache.db) size
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
Value Name: Max Cached Icons
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value […]

RDP/Citrix clients cannot connect to Terminal Server - Protocol Driver Error

You may receive one of the following error messages:
The remote session was disconnected because the local computer’s client access license could not be upgraded or renewed. Please contact the server administrator.
• The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer […]

Troubleshoot Slow Windows

After much contemplation you have dipped into your pocket and forked out a decent amount of cash to buy a new computer. The computer is likely built with eye dazzling hardware such as Intel Duo core processors oodles of memory and preload with either Windows XP or Vista. You boot up the computer login and […]

How to find Windows 2003/XP uptime?

1. Go to “Start” -> “Run”.
2. Write “CMD” and press on “Enter” key.
3. Write the command “net statistics server” and press on “Enter” key.
4. The line that start with “Statistics since …” provides the time that the server was up from.

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Requesting help via Remote Assistance

Requesting Help - Remote Assistance
Note:

Both you and your helper must be using either Windows Messenger Service or a MAPI-compliant e-mail account such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.
You and your helper need to be connected to the Internet while using Remote Assistance.
If you are working on a local area network, firewalls might […]

How to Manually Remove Programs from the Add or Remove Programs XP

1.
Click Start, and then click Run.

2.
In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.

3.
In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

4.
In the left pane, click the Uninstall registry key, and then click Export on the File menu.

5.
In the Export Registry File dialog box that appears, click Desktop in the Save in list, type […]

How to assign and change a drive letter in Windows XP

How to assign a drive letter
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To assign a drive letter to a drive, a partition, or a volume, follow these steps:

1.
Log on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.

2.
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Performance and Maintenance.Note If you do not see Performance and Maintenance, go […]

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile

Create a New User Profile in Windows XP Professional

1.
Log on as the Administrator or as a user with administrator credentials.

2.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3.
Click User Accounts.

4.
Click the Advanced tab, and then click Advanced.

5.
In the left pane, click the Users folder.

6.
On the Action menu, click New User.

7.
Enter the appropriate user information, and then click […]