How-To Guides Archives - Page 14 of 16

Take Ownership of Windows System Files

Alan McCloskeyMay 11, 2007June 21, 20143

It always happens, even in Windows XP... you need to move or delete some files, but Windows gives you an error that you need permission

How to Auto-Login with Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyMay 9, 2007August 1, 20140

Since your Media Center is set up to be an appliance, there’s no need to login every time it boots. Although it will automatically login

Screensaver doesn’t come on in Vista

Alan McCloskeyMar 5, 2007August 1, 20140

I had an issue on two of my computers where the screen saver would never start. I could preview the screen saver, but no matter

Enable New Window Effects in Vista

Alan McCloskeyMar 1, 2007August 1, 20140

The transitions in Windows Vista are neat, but there’s only one of them. Everyone keeps talking about how Vista is so much like Mac OS

Google Secrets You Never Knew

Alan McCloskeyFeb 28, 2007November 28, 20140

Google is a great general-purpose search engine, and is so popular that many people refer to searching for something on the Internet as “Googling”. Ubiquitous

Fix ‘COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working’ Error

Alan McCloskeyFeb 25, 2007July 31, 20140

It appears that the problem is not Divx, but Nero 7. Rename this file...

What is Windows Vista? (part 1)

Alan McCloskeyJan 30, 2007November 28, 20140

Windows Vista is the the latest release of Microsoft Windows, a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops,

Windows XP detects only half my RAM

Alan McCloskeyJan 25, 2007June 21, 20140

Question from Blue13X “Hey guys. I have a P4 system with RDRAM. I had 4 banks with each 64mb, totaling 256. So I took out

BluRay, HD-DVD and DVD Formats Explained

Alan McCloskeyJan 4, 2007November 28, 20140

The number of different formats available in DVD drives can be confusing to anyone in the market for one. The list is much longer, but

How To Secure Your Broadband Connection

Guest WriterOct 6, 2006November 28, 20140

This is a subject that comes up a lot with my clients. The answer is not as straight forward as it may seem. There are

How Do Heatpipes Work?

Alan McCloskeySep 26, 2006November 28, 20140

A heat pipe is a heat transfer mechanism that can transport large quantities of heat with a very small difference in temperature between the hot

How to use an Xbox Controller as a USB PC Gamepad

Daniël PielageJul 6, 2006November 28, 201439

So if you know how to strip and solder a few wires you can get your Xbox controller to work on your PC

How to get Watched Folders working on 2 MCE PCs

Alan McCloskeyJun 17, 2006June 21, 20140

Have both machines on the same network. If the machines can’t ping each other by name, this will not work. Share your recorded TV folder

WTF is NTFS?

Alan McCloskeyJun 2, 2006June 28, 20140

NTFS or New Technology File System is the standard file system of Windows NT and its descendants: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

How Does 95th Percentile Billing Work?

Alan McCloskeyFeb 24, 2006November 28, 20140

Many web businesses are hosted through a datacenter, and there are many pricing plans depending on your bandwidth needs. If your site is heavily text