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How to Quickly Lock Your Windows XP PC?

This Windows tip shows you how to lock your Windows XP machine in an instant by creating a shortcut on your desktop

100 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Users

Here is a selection of windows shortcuts If you can think of any more windows shortcuts please feel free to add them by commenting below...
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How to capitalize a paragraph in Microsoft Word?

Q.  Is there a way to capitalize a paragraph or perhaps all the text written in Microsoft Word 2003? A.  The answer is yes, you can ...
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Excel: How to Copy Formatting from One Cell to Another

Q.  How can I copy formatting from one cell or range to another cell or range of cells ? A.  To copy formatting from one cell to ...
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What is a SMTP connection?

Question: What is a SMTP connection? Answer: SMTP is an acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is an Internet standard outlined by Internet Engineering Task ...
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Google Backdoor - how to read paid content without paying for it?

Have you ever experienced this? You ask Google to look something up; the engine returns with a number of finds, but if you try to ...
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Problem-with-Novatel-Wireless-Merlin-U630-data-card-from-o2

Merlin U630 from 02 problem description: (this may work with other cards too) The Merlin is installed as a multifunction device. It occupies one device location ...
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How to prevent XP users from writing to USB drives

USB drives are extremely useful tools, but in some instances it might not be a good idea to allow users to write onto these devices from ...
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Microsoft Outlook Out Of Office doesn't work

If your Out of Office does work internally but not externally then follow the instructions below If you use the Out Of Office Assistant and ...
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Deleting files from Prefetch Directory in Windows XP

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. Prefetch keeps a shortcut to recently used programs in order to speed the launching time for most frequently ...
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How to stop the Messenger Service in Windows XP

If you have windows XP SP1 or SP2 then the chances are that you Messenger service is already disabled Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel Click Performance and ...
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How to clear my URL history in Internet Explorer?

If you drop down the "Location" (or "Address" in Internet Explorer) drop-down list box, you'll see a list of locations you've been to by typing ...
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IE will not let me save images as JPGs or GIF's in Internet Explorer

If you can't save files a JPG's or GIF's (only Bitmap), first try emptying your Temporary Internet FilesTools >Internet Options >Delete Files button If that doesn't ...
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How to view bootup check disk results and where to find them?

If you are like me and miss the chance to view bootup chkdsk results when your computer reboots every time then this tip will show you ...
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How to open Internet Explorer (IE) Favorites In New Window

Internet Explorer doesn't give you the option to right-click on a Favorite and open it in a new window. Here's how to add this functionality. Open ...
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Ctrl-Enter Tip For Internet Explorer

This is probably the simplest tip around for Internet Explorer users. It will add the http://www and the .com at the end of your addresses ...
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How to Get To The Address Bar Quickly

To get to the Internet Explorer Address bar quickly, press F6. That action will move the cursor there, it also highlights the current address so ...
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Excel: How to change Excel’s number of Undo levels?

Q.  Is there a way to change Excel's number of undo levels/numbers.In Excel 2003 the maximum No. of undo actions is 16 and I would like ...
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Internet Explorer Shortcuts

F1 Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item F11 Toggle between Full Screen and regular ...
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Notepad tricks & tips

If you press F5 in notepad, it will insert current date and time in the file. I think most of us know about this notepad ...
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What is Tcpdump?

Tcpdump Tcpdump is a common computer network debugging tool that runs under the command line. It allows the user to intercept and display TCP/IP and other ...
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What is SMTP?

SMTP is an acroynm for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is the network protocol used to send emails across the Internet Most e-mail systems that send mail over the ...
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Word: Letterhead problem in Microsoft Word

Q.  I have a Microsoft Word letterhead template with a top margin of 2.13.Most of the time I need only one page, but when I ...
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What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a news feed system. To view RSS news feeds, you''ll need a news reader. These can be downloaded for free ...
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How to delete a forgotten Content Advisor password

If you have forgotten the Content Advisor password, you can delete it by browsing to this folder in Regedit:If you are a beginer then remember ...
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Word: How to change the default font in Microsoft Word?

Q.  I am simply fed up and tired of Times New Roman in every single document I create in Microsoft's Word processor. Is there a ...
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This tip shows you how to change your default IE download directory

Click on Start>Run and type in Regedit and then navigate to the key show below. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer Change the value of the string "Download Directory" to the ...
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What is a SMTP connection?

Question: What is a SMTP connection? Answer: SMTP is an acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is an Internet standard outlined by Internet Engineering Task ...
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How to make your computer faster

So how do you make your PC run faster or how do you make your laptop run faster and how do you make your computer go faster? Same thing different package :)...
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What is Active Directory?

Active Directory are registries and databases that provide directory-type facility for applications and users, but not one is interconnected, share-centric, or distributed in any way. ActiveDirectory ...
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Outlook 2003 configurations and file locations

The following is a list of data store and configuration files used by Microsoft Outlook. Some of the folders might be hidden folders. To view ...
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Forgot the Administrator's Password?

Questions:How can I reset the administrator's password if I forgot it? Forgot the administrator's password? If you lost your Windows Administrator password don't worry here are some ...
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Microsoft Outlook Out Of Office doesn't work

If your Out of Office does work internally but not externally then follow the instructions below If you use the Out Of Office Assistant and

Outlook 2003 configurations and file locations

The following is a list of data store and configuration files used by Microsoft Outlook. Some of the folders might be hidden folders. To view

How to make your computer faster

So how do you make your PC run faster or how do you make your laptop run faster and how do you make your computer go faster? Same thing different package :)

Forgot the Administrator's Password?

Questions:How can I reset the administrator's password if I forgot it? Forgot the administrator's password? If you lost your Windows Administrator password don't worry here are some

How to prevent XP users from writing to USB drives

USB drives are extremely useful tools, but in some instances it might not be a good idea to allow users to write onto these devices from

100 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Users

Here is a selection of windows shortcuts If you can think of any more windows shortcuts please feel free to add them by commenting below

How to Quickly Lock Your Windows XP PC?

This Windows tip shows you how to lock your Windows XP machine in an instant by creating a shortcut on your desktop

How to stop the Messenger Service in Windows XP

If you have windows XP SP1 or SP2 then the chances are that you Messenger service is already disabled Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel Click Performance and

Deleting files from Prefetch Directory in Windows XP

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. Prefetch keeps a shortcut to recently used programs in order to speed the launching time for most frequently