If you are running Windows XP on older hardware, you might wish to make some of the following adjustments. The optimizations below were gathered over the past decade. These modifications range from simple to dangerous, so proceed at your risk. (Some of these optimizations may be outdated.) These changes are…
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Through the years of using Windows, I’ve encountered common issues and their solutions. I’ve documented a couple, Enabling Tab-Completion for Windows 2000 and Accelerator Keys for Address Bar Text Alignment (Internet Explorer), and wanted to capture the remainder below. (The tips below may also work for Windows 7.) Where is…
Leave a CommentMicrosoft has just released a free virus and spyware protection software for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 called Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). The nice thing about this news is that MSE is just one program that you can run for total protection from viruses, spyware, and rootkits (a…
Leave a CommentUpdate 2: Yahoo Mail now supports IMAP for all accounts; whereas, POP3 access required Mail Plus accounts. The Yahoo IMAP server is “imap.mail.yahoo.com”. Yahoo IMAP uses the same port 993 and SSL authentication settings as Gmail IMAP does. Update: The instructions below are specific to Outlook 2003, but will work…
5 CommentsRecently, I had to move my Microsoft Outlook 2003 PST (Personal Store, I think) file to another machine so I had to learn a bit about how Outlook uses PST files. The PST file may contain your emails, contacts, notes, calendar events, and tasks. The instructions below will help you…
1 CommentTo prevent data loss on my Windows desktop, I’ve created automated scripts to backup the data locally and remotely. For both sections below, we will pretend that I want to backup two directories: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Tax Files C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Photos Backing Up Windows Desktop Locally The best way…
4 CommentsAdjust the power settings on your laptop to conserve energy: Right click on the empty desktop background and select Properties. Select the Screen Saver tab and hit the Power button. Under Power Schemes, you should see two columns, one for Battery and one for Plugged in. You can change Turn…
Leave a CommentThere is a way for your laptop to quickly start up. Just put it into hibernate mode instead of shutting it down. When you go to menu Start->Turn Off Computer, you will get a popup with Standby, Turnoff, and Restart options. Hold down the Shift key and the popup will…
Leave a CommentIf you use Microsoft Word to generate your table of contents, you may be annoyed to find that the table of contents will not have subsections that are more than three levels deep. To fix this, do the following: Open your document in Word. Go to the Insert menu, Reference,…
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