Posted on February 21st, 2008 by thehabgroup
var swickiSidebar=
{
canvasColor: \’#EEEEEE\’, // use \’#EEAAFF\’ hex format or
TextColor: \’#000E3A\’, // web standard color names
TagLinkColor: \’#0033CC\’,
TagHoverBGColor: \’transparent\’,
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 by thehabgroup
Note: the steps below only affect the current user. These steps disable all Notification Area balloon tips for this user. There is no way to disable balloon tips for specific programs only.
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2. Navigate to the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3. […]
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Posted on January 29th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Filed under: Operating System, Windows XP
Posted on January 29th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Filed under: Operating System, Internet Explorer
Posted on January 29th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Filed under: Operating System, Windows XP
Posted on January 25th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Posted on January 24th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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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Posted on January 16th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by thehabgroup
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 […]
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Filed under: Operating System, Disks