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In my RL (real life,) I do IT and web work. There isn’t a week that goes by when I have a client that has a PC that will not boot up properly. Usually, this means one of four items could be defective (or a combo of them.) The four are the power […]

Just started to play around with a neat utility called EndItAll2.
This handy-dandy tool quickly and easily closes all or selected running programs with a single click. It’s perfect to use before running Scandisk or Defrag, since those programs running in the background usually cause restarts with both utilities. Just close all “visible” Windows programs, run […]

One of the utilities that a Windows Server 2003 network administrator will use most frequently is Active Directory Users And Computers. However, new network administrators and network administrators who’ve only used Windows NT may find themselves confused by the new utility. Here’s a look at Active Directory Users And Computers in W2K3, what it does, […]

Unless you’ve been trapped in a time bubble and have recently emerged from the 1980s, you’re no doubt aware that Linux has now positioned itself as a competitor to Microsoft’s desktop domination and as a replacement for the farms of servers that many large organizations have. With Samba, Linux hopes to help displace Microsoft by […]

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 has been out long enough now that many administrators are starting to think about upgrading older Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000 servers. Since Exchange 2000’s release in October 2000, around 130 million client licenses have been sold. This means that while some organizations are still running Exchange 5.5, many have Exchange […]

A user profile on a Windows XP system contains all the files and settings needed to configure your work environment. If the user profile becomes damaged, Windows XP will display one of two error messages when you to log on to the system:Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted. You may be […]

When you’re troubleshooting performance problems with network-based applications running on Windows XP Professional, you’ll want to begin with the settings found in the Performance Options dialog box. These settings, which are hidden deep within Windows XP’s System Properties, provide a host of options that allow you to fine-tune the operating system’s overall performance and, thus, […]

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