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You experience slow performance in Internet Explorer 9

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

SYMPTOMS When you browse a webpage by using Windows Internet Explorer 9, you may experience slow performance. However, this issue does not occur if you view the webpage by using an earlier version of Internet Explorer. Note This issue may … Continue reading →

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What is the Windows desktop.ini file and can I delete it?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin

The desktop.ini file is a hidden file used to customize and adjust settings for the Windows folders that contain the file. Can it be deleted? This file can be safely deleted from any directory.  However, because this file may have … Continue reading →

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Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by admin

Does your “Task Manager” (Ctrl+Alt+Del) or (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) suddenly have no menu or tabs? You may be running “Taskman.exe” in “small footprint” mode. Small footprint mode allows more information to be shown in the available space and allows the window to … Continue reading →

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Moving Windows XP from an Intel based PC to an AMD based PC

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

Moving Windows XP from an Intel based PC to an AMD based PC will cause a BSOD during startup (STOP 0x07E).  Instead of reinstalling Windows, spend fifteen minutes following the steps below.  You will be rewarded with a working computer. … Continue reading →

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Protected: Bypass Windows Logons with the Utilman.exe Trick

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin

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Increase the FileSystem Memory Cache Size in Windows 7

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

I’ve always wondered why Windows doesn’t allow you to set an arbitrary size for the filesystem cache. What if you have a slow hard drive in your laptop, but loads of available system memory? Shouldn’t you be able to maximize … Continue reading →

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Getting the most from your Gigabit NIC.

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

Many new workstations and servers are coming with integrated gigabit (define) network cards, but quite a few people soon discover that they can’t transfer data much faster than they did with 100 Mb/s network cards. Multiple factors can affect your … Continue reading →

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Clear pagefile on shutdown.

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

By default, Windows XP Professional does not clear the virtual memory pagefile when the system is shut down. In some organizations this is considered a breach of security because the data in the pagefile might be accessible to users who … Continue reading →

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Synergy on Debian

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Installation Synergy server in Debian GNU/Linux Lenny 5.0 After installing the Synergy keyboard/mouse sharing program, I needed to figure it out how to set up the server. The installation process of Windows XP is mostly done … Continue reading →

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