Archive for February, 2008
XP Changing Screen Resolution
If you ever find yourself squinting to read text on your monitor screen or want to fit more windows on your desktop, you may be able to fix these problems by changing the resolution of your monitor. Changing the resolution changes the size of your computer desktop.
Note: Flat-panel monitors support only a single resolution. If [...]
XP Restore Point Part 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948247/en-us
XP Restore Point Part 1
When you set up a new computer the first thing to do prior to running all the required updates to the security suite, programs, and operating system you need to create a restore point. What is a restore point?
System Restore is designed to automatically monitor and record changes made to the core Windows system files [...]
XP Chkdsk Utility
Chkdsk (Chkdsk.exe) is a command-line tool that checks volumes for problems. The tool then tries to repair any that it finds. For example, Chkdsk can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors. To use Chkdsk, you must log on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators [...]
XP Backup Part 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/maintain/backupfiles.mspx
XP Backup Part 1
Back up your files. As our world becomes more digitized, the files we store on our computers are becoming increasingly more important. Instead of keeping handwritten letters in a shoebox, we correspond with family members using e-mail. If we use digital cameras, we often keep our photo albums on our computers.Unfortunately, computers (and particularly the [...]
XP Disk Cleanup
As part of our Windows® XP preventive maintenance regular maintenance,periodic removal of old files and unused fragments is critical for keeping your PC running smoothly. Disk Cleanup determines which files on a hard drive may no longer be needed and deletes those files, freeing up a potentially significant amount of space. Please note: do this [...]
Vista User Accounts part 2
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/0eeb9ddd-ddaa-4cc5-a092-9908305665471033.mspx
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Vista User Accounts Part 1
User Account Control (UAC) is a feature in Windows that can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer. UAC does this by asking you for permission or an administrator password before performing actions that could potentially affect your computer’s operation or that change settings that affect other users. When you see a UAC message, read [...]
Vista Wincolor
Changing Windows Vista windows colors. You can change the color of your window frames, the Start menu, and the taskbar.
1.Open Personalization by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Personalization.
2.Click Window Color and Appearance.
3.Under Window Color and Appearance, click the color you want, [...]
