Familiar desktop themes are can be a great comfort to Microsoft Windows XP users. You can copy a unique or particularly creative desktop theme to another computer just by copying the right files. Greg Shultz shows you how easy it is to make the move.
Justin James presents a rundown on the November 2008 batch of Microsoft Windows patches. He wades through the available resources and brings you the information you need to make the right decision on applying them in your organization.
The autorun.inf file can simplify a user’s experience by starting the CD or DVD automatically when the media is placed in the drive, and you don’t need sophisticated software to make it – all you really need is a text editor.
Microsoft Windows does not have the inherent ability to take advantage of multiple desktops. But, thanks to Sysinternals and the utility Desktops, Vista can enjoy a Linux-like multiple desktop configuration.
The secure copy command allows the user to securely copy files from a local machine to a remote machine with encryption. One of the easiest methods of achieving this feat is with WinSCP. Jack Wallen explains how to install, configure, and use this tool.
If you’re working with multiple Windows XP disk drives, you can easily create a pie chart to show the amount of free and used space on each drive at the same time — including removable and floppy drives.
Digital identification and, more importantly, the ability to exchange certified digital information, is the mantra of many network security strategies. Microsoft’s solution to digital identification is CardSpace. Mark Kaelin shows you how to create one.
There are some very good reasons why you might want to reinstall Microsoft Windows. Alan Norton documents the steps needed to properly reinstall Windows.
Justin James presents a rundown on the October batch of Microsoft Windows patches. He wades through the available resources and brings you the information you need to make the right decision on applying them in your organization.
For some reason, Microsoft decided not to activate the Copy To and Move To menu items in Windows XP Explorer as they did for Send To. This Microsoft Windows Registry hack adds Copy To and Move To to the right-click context menu of Windows Explorer.