How-To Guides Archives - Page 11 of 16

Fix Windows’ Wasteful Shadow Copy (VSS)

Alan McCloskeyMar 17, 2008June 26, 20143

As storage has gotten more expansive, Microsoft has gotten very good at unnecessarily using up this extra space. One of the biggest storage hogs is

Unleash Windows Address Bar

Alan McCloskeyMar 14, 2008August 2, 20140

If you’re a power-user, then you like to execute tasks in the quickest way possible. One of Vista’s tools that is greatly under-used is the

Generate a Blue Screen of Death (on purpose!)

Alan McCloskeyMar 13, 2008June 26, 20143

Microsoft claims that Windows Vista is the most stable version of their OS yet… so stable that you may not ever see the dreaded BSOD

List Windows Drivers from the Command Prompt

Alan McCloskeyMar 13, 2008August 2, 20141

If you’ve had your PC running for any length of time, then you’ve no doubt added and removed hardware since Windows was first installed. Even if you

What Firewalls Do and Don’t Do

Guest WriterMar 6, 2008November 28, 20140

Over the last few years, security threats to companies have grown and altered dramatically and so have the defences. Traditional firewalls, installed over three years

Tweak Windows Auto-Tuning Network

Alan McCloskeyMar 5, 2008August 2, 20140

Once again, Microsoft thinks it can solve all of your problems by being smarter than you are. Unfortunately, some of the “automatic tuning” features of Vista

Run System Restore from the Command Line

Alan McCloskeyMar 4, 2008June 26, 20147

It sometimes happens that you install some new hardware or program which then wreaks havoc on your computer. You may experience unusual program crashes or

Clear IE From Command Line

Alan McCloskeyFeb 24, 2008August 2, 20140

There’s lots of little files accumulating on your computer… like bacteria. Every time you browse the interenet, little bits of data are saved onto your

Add ‘My Computer’ to Windows Taskbar

Alan McCloskeyFeb 14, 2008August 2, 20140

Many of us like to have the quickest possible route to our commonly used folders. Even though nearly everything is accessible via the Start Menu,

Speed up Internet Explorer

Alan McCloskeyJan 21, 2008June 26, 20142

According to industry standards, your web browser is only allowed to download two files at a time from any server. By default, both Firefox and

Just Say No To SuperFetch

Alan McCloskeyJan 11, 2008August 2, 201416

If you’re using Windows Vista, then you’ve probably noticed the new memory requirements. In Windows XP you could get away with 1GB of memory, with 2GB

RAID Technology Explained

Guest WriterDec 4, 2007November 28, 20140

RAID generally allows data to be written to multiple hard disk drives so that a failure of any one drive in the array does not

Fur Elise on Windows?

Alan McCloskeyNov 27, 2007June 21, 20140

Grant found this interesting bit of info on Microsoft’s support site: http://support.microsoft.com//default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;261186 SUMMARY <script type=text/javascript>loadTOCNode(1, ‘summary’);</script> During normal operation or in Safe mode, your

Record XM Radio on Media Center

Alan McCloskeyNov 20, 2007August 2, 20140

When XM Radio first came out, they featured a radio that connected directly to your PC. This wonder allowed you to capture the audio stream directly to

Enable 4GB Memory on Windows

Alan McCloskeyOct 30, 2007August 2, 201453

Even though Vista runs on 1GB of RAM, 2GB is a lot better, and you should enable 4GB memory on Windows to unleash its potential.