Microsoft’s Windows Sysinternals team has developed a lightweight and very dependable virtual desktop manager called Desktops that allows you to create up to four virtual desktops on your computer. Greg Shultz introduces you to Desktops and shows you how it works.
The Check Disk application in Microsoft Windows Vista can sometimes malfunction, causing problems during the boot process. In answer to several TechRepublic member questions, Greg Shultz explores the problems and describes how to permanently fix them.
How much do you really know about Windows XP performance? Test your knowledge in this TechRepublic Quiz and then compare your score with your peers.
One of the notable features available in Packet Analyzer is the ability to create templates. This is a boon to busy network administrators who need to be able to change out filters on the fly and quickly. Jack Wallen shows how to create and use templates in Packet Analyzer.
If the beginner and intermediate level users you support could benefit from a little extra instruction, then you should point them to a new series of Vista demo videos that have been put together by the Windows Vista Product Management team at Microsoft.
Microsoft included the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool in Windows Vista so that you can test the RAM chips in your system. Greg Shultz shows you how to launch and use the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool.
Windows XP has many little-used features that can make it easy for people with disabilities. One of those features, Text-to-Speech, can also be useful when you want to have your computer read information to you while you do something else. Here’s how it works.
Greg Shultz shows you how to use the GUI version of Vista’s Check Disk tool to perform two hard disk analysis operations.
Mark Kaelin explains how to turn on the thumbnail feature in Windows Explorer and how to change the layout of Windows Explorer to accommodate the thumbnail images when they are active.
Greg Shultz takes a closer look at the features in the new Navigation pane in Microsoft Windows Vista and shows you how to use these features to improve efficiency and wean yourself from the folder tree.