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I was using Outlook 2003 over the last few weeks, and I started to notice that my terrible spelling and typos were getting past me. It seems that the auto-correct feature was simply not working After thinking about it I realized that I had installed Service pack 3 for office recently…so I did a search […]
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I was browsing through the utilities at www.sysinternals.com, and I came across this neat little utility: BGInfo.exe What does it do? It writes a bunch of current system stats such as memory, CPU, IP address, hostname, etc to the desktop bitmap. This can be a huge time saver when you are working on lots of […]
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When I first started doing the groundwork for this article I incorrectly assumed that the default mail client was a setting that each user could change in Windows. What I mean is – I thought if ‘USER A’ logged in, set the default email client…then ‘USER B’ could login to their account and set their […]
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Windows File and Printer sharing is used for a wide variety of services in windows. If it is disabled, you can’t do many things remotely…such as: -Access the admin$ share -Stop and start services -Access the registry -Shutdown, Logoff, or Reboot Also, without it – our product Remote Control LAN edition cannot connect to a […]
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I got a an email from Ivan at www.cybexmag.com in response to this article.Hi Steve, Another useful Reg Key is the following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Ftp\Accounts This key holds all the FTP accounts used if you accessed an FTP via Internet Explorer.I decided to check it out, and sure enough…if you backup Auto-Complete as I described in the […]
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I came across this built-in command that works under XP, 2003, and Vista. From the command line you can type:driverquery And it will immediately come back with a complete list of drivers Better yet, the program is loaded with options. If we look at the help screen for it:Parameter List: /S system Specifies the remote […]
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Adobe has released a fix for the flaw I wrote about a few weeks ago. The patch fixes a bug that exposed Windows XP users to attackers sending PDF files containing viruses and maleware. If you search across the net, you will find that numerous exploits are running in the wild. Here is the short […]
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I have a few different servers I remote into all the time using Microsoft Remote Desktop. One of the big problems I have is that I use a wireless phone to connect, and often the Remote Desktop session is lost in mid stream. After a few reconnects, and lost connections you will get this error […]
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When I move a user to a new machine I like to move everything. Yes it sounds obvious. But I like to get down to that last detail, that others seem to pass off as unimportant. For example, I explained a few weeks ago on how to backup and restore the auto complete data in […]
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One of the things I like about Exchange is its ability to retain messages – even after you delete them. One way you really can be a hero in IT is to restore that very important message your boss “Stored” in deleted items (See note at bottom)…and then accidentally emptied the folder. Worse yet, is […]
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