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- Active Directory, Joining a Windows Server Domain

Configure Windows to be a member of a Windows Server domain..
- Active Directory, Passwords, Configuring

Configure password rules in a Windows domain..
- AT Command

Schedule Windows services using System Scheduler..
- AT Command problems

Limitations of Windows System Scheduler..
- Backing up the operating system

Backing up your data is only one important part of a failsafe system. It is also possible to back up the whole operating system..
- Batch Files

Some example batch files..
- Batch Files, More on Batch Files

Batch file programing with Eric Phelps..
- Binary Basics

Computer systems use the binary numbering system, but what do all those ones and zeros actually mean..?
- Boot Disk, making
How to create a bootable floppy disk..
- Command Prompt, Copying and Pasting

Copy and paste code to and from the command prompt..
- Disk, drive and data management

This article introduces the need to keep data separate from the operating system. Basic disk partitioning theory is presented together with a rationale for why separate drives can help to keep data safe and aid with the backup process. The writer had clearly been reading too many academic journals when he wrote this introduction and promises to lighten up a bit..
- Disk partitioning

Creating extra partitions is a useful way to keep data away from operating system and program files. This guide shows how to shrink the C: drive to make space for a data drive for ease of backup and to help keep data safe.
- Disk Manager trashed my partitions
My home system had a nice surprise for me the other day, when it trashed two of my data partitions..
- Display and desktop

Changing sceensavers and desktop settings ain't what it used to be..
- DOCX Files, Managing

Read docx files from earlier versions of Office and convert .docx files to .doc
- Domains, Joining a Windows Server Domain

Configure Windows to be a member of a Windows Server domain..
- DOS Addons

Extra files to engance the DOS experience..
- DOS and Memory

How to manage RAM allocation under DOS..
- DOSBox!

Play DOS games on a Windows system..
- DOS Commands

Complete archive of DOS commands..
- Driver installation

Installing drivers, for example new sound drivers..
- ENL Files, Managing

Using Endnote and managing the ENL database and file library
- Facebook Unfriend Finder

Find out who has unfriended you on Facebook
- FAT32, Converting to NTFS

Some logical and external drives still come formatted with the old FAT32 file system. On larger drives there are advantages to using NTFS..
- Files and data, Backing up

All computer storage systems have a limited life span. If you don't back up, you will permanently lose files.
- File and directory permissions with NTFS

The NTFS file system controls access to files. The permissions system affects both workstations and server..
- File Locations

The logged on user's Documents folder has moved and directory paths in Windows Explorer look weird..
- Firefox Web Browser

Many feel that Firefox is superior to other web browsers such as IE..
- Firefox - Restore Deleted Bookmarks

Recover deleted bookmarks in Firefox
- Flavours, Windows7

Windows 7 will be available in Australia in three main flavours, with a few variations included for good measure. Typically this can create mucho confusion for the average punter and so the various features are compared together with anticipated costs.
- Getting DOS help

DOS has its own online help..
- Google Image Search, Reverting to classic look

Hate Google's new 'popup' image search? I do. Kill it with Firefox..
- Hide the last user

Remove the username of the last user from the login screen..
- Installing Vista

Windows Vista Business Edition - step by step installation..
- Internet Explorer Scrollbar, Customising

IE's scrollbar is customisable using CSS code
- Keyboard and mouse sharing with Synergy

Control multiple systems with a single keyboard and mouse..
- Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up various operations using the keyboard..
- Learning to love DOS

Yeah it's all black screens and scary commands but DOS is lovable too..
- Mapping a drive to a network share

Create a local drive letter for a networked folder..
- McAfee Splash Screen, Killing the..

When Windows boots, the McAfee screen pops up..stop it!
- Mercury Mail for Windows

Mercury is a Windows-based mail server..
- Minimum specs, Windows7

As usual with new OS releases, Microsoft has made outrageous claims regarding the minimalist hardware requirements for running Windows 7. It is supposedly less of a resource hog than Windows Vista which, let's face it, wouldn't be hard.
- Mobile Devices, Synchronising

Synching PDAs and other mobile devices with Windows..
- Moving around in DOS

How to get from one place to another and back again..
- My Documents folder, Moving

On the subject of keeping data separate from system and program files, this article shows how easy it is to move the My Documents folder to another drive for easier backup.
- NetBEUI under Windows XP

Install the NetBEUI network protocol under XP..for no good reason.
- Networking: Cat5 Cable Wiring

How to wire RJ45 plugs to Cat5 network cable for both straight and crossover configurations.
- Networking: Cat6 - Friend or foe?

Cat 6 cable has been around for a while now, but it can be much more fiddly to install compared to its predecessors..
- Networking: DNS

The Domain Name System explained.
- Networking: Ethernet

What is Ethernet,why is it important and what is the 5:4:3 rule..?
- Networking: FTP at the command line

FTP transfers are usually operated via a GUI interface under Windows, but files can also be transferred at the command prompt.. [andystechpage]
- Networking: FTP, Automated

Setting up automated FTP scripts.. [andystechpage]
- Networking: OSI Model

The celebrated (and palindromic) ISO OSI Model.
- Networking: Network Connectivity Boxes

Hubs, repeaters, bridges, switches, routers explained in basic terms
- Networking: Network Terms

Getting to grips with some of the jargon used in computer networking.
- Networking: Subnetting

How to split nodes into IP Address groupings on large networks
- Networking: TCP/IP Classes

TCP/IP is the networking protocol of the internet and comes in a number of mathematically determined classes, including Classes A, B and C.
- Networking: TCP/IP Commands

A list of useful networking commands.
- Networking: TCP and UDP

Transmission Control Protocol and User Datagram Protocol, explained in basic terms.
- Networking: Tuning the Gigabit

Although Gigabit is the de-facto standard of the time, it may take some tuning to wring out optimal data transfer rates.
- ODT Files, Managing

Using and converting Open Office ODT document files
- Off Button, Configuring

Now you'd think that the off button did just that wouldn't you..think again.
- Outlook, Configuring

Configure your email accounts with Microsoft Outlook.
- PDF Files, Managing

Using and creating PDF files
- PDF Files, Creating with doPDF

Using the free doPDF application to create PDF files
- PHP Mail for Windows

Usually associated with Unix systems, PHPMail has a Windows version..
- Play Asteroids
The famous arcade game now fits into a web browser..!
- Powerbatch

Enhance batch files beyond the original DOS specification..
- Poweroff

Switch computers off remotely from across a network..
- PPT Files and Powerpoint Tips

Converting PPT to PPS, embedding sounds, etc.
- Printers, Installing a Networked Printer

Configure Windows to print to a networked printer..
- Printers, Perform a Document Secure Print

Configure Windows to print using the Secure Print option
- Proxy Settings in Internet Explorer

Configure IE to connect to the internet through a web proxy..
- Remote Desktop

Taking control of other computers across a network..
- Run Commands

The Windows GUI is convenient but can be slow. Get things done faster with Windows Run commands..
- Run, Returning it to the Start menu

Notice that Run isn't there any more? Here's how to get it back..
- Samba shares, Connecting to

Connect to shared directories on a Unix-based system, from Windows..
- Sendto, Where has it been sent to..?

Locating sendto for customisation..
- SquirrelMail for Windows

The squirrel gives web browser access to email accounts..
- Synchronising Computer Time

Configure a Windows-based workstation to update its time from another computer..
- Synergy, Installing

Share a keyboard and mouse with Synergy.
- System Scheduler

A fine freeware replacement for the ailing Windows AT command..
- Windows Live Mail and Outlook

Use Microsoft Outlook to send and receive Hotmail emails.
- User Account Control, Managing
The UAC can be a pain in the arse popping up all the time. Here's how to stop it..
- USB3 / SuperSpeed USB

The end of 2009 has seen the release of the first USB3 peripherals. What is USB3 and what does Win7 have to do with it?
- Virtual Machines, Introduction

Ever considered trying out Windows7 without losing your existing computer setup? Sounds too good to be true, don't it. Welcome to the world of Virtual Computing..
- Virtual Machines, Installing a new virtual machine

So you've read the lowdown on VMs and Microsoft's Virtual PC and now you're busting to install an operating system in your shiny new virtual environment..
- VLC Player, Controlling

Keyboard shortcuts for using VLC..
- Wake on Lan for Windows (GUI)

Switch computers on remotely from across a network..
- Wake on Lan for Windows (command line)

Switch computers on remotely from across a network..
- Web proxy

Configure the web proxy settings in Internet Explorer..
- Windows Explorer, Open in a specific location

Force Windows Explorer to open and automatically display the default folder of your choice.
- Windows7 Advertisements

Groovy ads from the Big M. Everybody's a PC..
- Windows Live Mail and Outlook

Use Microsoft Outlook to send and receive Hotmail emails.
- Windows Live Messenger on Web

Web-based version of the popular chat client. Supports MSN, ICQ, facebook, etc..
- Winimage!

Winimage is like a Norton Ghost imager for floppy disks..
- XP Mode and application compatibility

Installing and using XP Mode to access programs which don't run properly under Windows7
- You have files waiting to be written to the CD

How to get rid of this Windows annoyance..
- Zip Folders, Removing

I don't do Zip folders..and this is how I don't do them.
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