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How to get around Windows XP user password

A caller recently inherited a computer with a password enabled for getting into Windows. Here are two ways to disable or delete the required password.

1. Turn on the computer.

2. Immediately begin pressing the F8 key over and over in about half second intervals.

3. A menu will come up asking how you want to boot – choose SAFE MODE.

4. Windows will come up with two user accounts, click on the Administrator account.

5. Once Windows starts up (it will look ugly, but work the same) go to Start->Control Panel.

6. Double-click on User Accounts.

This is where you have two choices:

XGA, WXGA, UXGA etc. Monitor Resolutions Explained

  • VGA – 640 X 480
  • SVGA – 800 X 600
  • XGA – 1024 X 768
  • QVGA – 1280 X 960
  • SXGA+ – 1400 X 1050
  • UXGA – 1600 X 1200
  • QXGA – 2048 X 1536
  • QSXGA+ – 2800 X 2100
  • QUXGA – 3200 X 2400

WIDE SCREEN RESOLUTIONS

  • WXGA – 1280 X 800
  • SXGA – 1280 X 1024
  • WSXGA+ – 1680 X 1050
  • WUXGA

Left hand digital cameras

canon tx1A caller made us aware of a problem with most digital camera designs. She has a friend who is missing his right hand. Most digital cameras have the shutter release on the right side.

Is there a solution?

Yes. There are a small number of upright digital cameras on the market.

 This is a picture of the new Canon TX1. While this camera is a little pricey, there are cameras with similar designs made by Panasonic, Sany and Aiptec.

Changing tab settings in Internet Explorer 7

To open links in new tabs and many tab tricks try the following.

1. Open Internet Explorer

2. Click on TOOLS button at the far left and choose Internet Options

3. Click on the General tab (it is probably already open)

4. Click on the Settings button under the Tabs heading

Here you can make all sorts of fun and exciting changes.

Properly Uninstall Norton Products

How to get rid of Norton Antivirus:

1. Go to Start – Control Panel (Start – Settings – Control Panel)
2. Open Add/Remove Programs
3. Now you will want to remove the following items:

  • Anything that says "Norton" or "Symantec" in the title.

  • LiveUpdate

  • LiveReg

4. Restart your computer when prompte

IPCONFIG and NETSTAT Options

Ipconfig Switches

Switch Effect

/all

Produces a detailed configuration report for all interfaces.

/flushdns

Removes all entries from the DNS name cache.

Can’t read forwarded message attachments in Outlook

One of our callers today, Jeff, couldn't get forwarded emails to open if they were attachments. We believe this method may work to rectify the situation:

Use the following steps to use the Clear Cache button in Outlook:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Other tab.
2. Click Advanced Options.
3. In the Advanced Options box, click Custom Forms.
4. In the Custom Forms box, click Manage Forms.
5. In the Forms Manager box, click Clear Cache. 

Copy Shortcut for a program to other Windows’ Users

Caller, Marvin, needed to have a program he installed in his user account be available to his wife and daughter. Here's the solution:

1. Make sure that when installing a program if the program gives you the option to install to just you or all users, choose All Users.

2.  IF, that doesn't bring up the icon to the other users, RIGHT click and choose Copy on the program's icon, then Click My Computer, double-click "Shared Documents", Click Edit –> Paste. Now you can log into each of the other users, and copy that shortcut to the desktops of the other users who need access to the program. 

Turn off file sharing when connecting to wireless while travelling

Disable unprotected File Sharing on Windows XP Home

If you use Windows XP Home Edition, then you should avoid sharing files over the campus network and make sure that file sharing is disabled on your computer. NOTE: File sharing is enabled by default when Windows XP Home is installed onto your computer. Since Windows XP Home does not support password-protected file sharing, any person or virus will be able to access your computer without your knowledge if file sharing is enabled. Follow the instructions below to disable unprotected file sharing.

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