How To Edit, Reset The Windows Hosts File
The question came just up again and I realized that I have never posted a tutorial about editing and reseting the Windows Hosts file.
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How To Uninstall Windows 7 Service Pack 1
There have not been many complaints yet from users who have installed the service pack update on their Windows PCs.
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Remove Windows 7 SP1 Backups To Free Up Disk Space
The first service pack for the Windows 7 operating system has been released yesterday (see Windows 7 Service Pack Update Downloads Live) and it seems as if most
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How To Enable IPv6 On Windows XP
Most ISPs are in the process of enabling the IPv6 protocol which is then available for usage in addition to the currently used IPv4 protocol.
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Configure Windows 7 Services To Start Delayed
If you are looking to speed up the startup of your Windows operating system then the following tip may be for your.
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Switch To High Contrast Themes In Windows
The visual conditions can sometimes be that bad that you can barely read anything on the monitor.
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Incredibly simple MySQL administration with SQL Buddy
If you have a need to manage MySQL databases, you know that learning the syntax for the various MySQL tools can be a real nightmare.
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Find Out How Much Power USB Devices Need
Each USB port can provide power to connected devices.
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How To Uninstall Gadgets In Windows 7
Gadgets, which is just another word for small applications that run on the desktop, have been improved in Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 7.
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How To Configure Windows Update
I have covered all the basics and then some in our Windows Update overview which I published a few days ago here at Ghacks.
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Working with bezier curves and nodes in Inkscape
If you do any graphics you know that, at some point, your work is going to have to turn to much higher quality tools.
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Configure Godaddy Email Accounts In Desktop Email Clients
I have been trying to move a Godaddy email account to the desktop email client Thunderbird for the last 30 minutes.
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How to Autostart Programs During Windows Log On
I have written my fair share of articles about how to speed up the start up of the Windows operating system.
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Fix Allow Third-Party Flash Content To Store Data On Your Computer
Strange thing just happened.
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Automatically save my Conversation History In Windows Live Messenger
Depending on how you use Windows Live Messenger, it may be beneficial to save the chat conversation history automatically as a backup in order to access it when
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Quick Launch Control Panel Items From The Windows 7 Taskbar
Maybe it is just me but I really do not like the nested structure of the Windows Control Panel.
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How To Remove Windows Live Messenger From Startup
Windows Live Messenger can be installed as a separate application or as part of Microsoft's Windows Live Essentials software suite.
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The Definition Of Idle In Windows
When is a computer idle? A friend of mine asked me that question the other day after playing around with the Windows Task Scheduler for a while.
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How To Troubleshoot .NET Framework Issues
Microsoft's .
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How To Hide Hard Drives And Partitions In Windows
Hiding a hard drive or partition in Windows can be an effective way of preventing access to a drive's content.
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How To Install Flash Player Without Admin Rights
Lets say you are currently working on a computer where you have standard user rights.
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Enable Quick Edit Mode To Copy Command Prompt Items More Efficiently
The default way of copying items from the Windows command prompt is not the most effective option available.
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What's The AMD Catalyst Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) Technology Edition?
I regularly check the AMD Catalyst driver download page to see if a new driver version has been released by AMD.
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Change perspective of images in The GIMP
The GIMP is one of the most powerful of the free, open source image manipulation tools you will ever use.
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How To Center Windows 7 Taskbar Items
Many of you are aware that Microsoft changed the taskbar in Windows 7 quite a bit in comparison to Vista and Windows XP.
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How To Download Camtasia Videos
The video recording software Camtasia is often used to record instructional or promotional videos.
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Find Out Which Sites Users Have Accessed In Private Browsing Modes
Private browsing is a relative new feature that allows users to hide their web activities.
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Ways To Block Pornographic Websites
The free nature of the Internet makes it more or less uncontrollable, which can be a problem for parents, teachers, businesses and the government.
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Essential True Crypt Tips
I have been working with True-Crypt for several years now, and like the open source program a lot.
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How To Check Delicious Bookmarks For Broken Links
The popular bookmarking service Delicious has been in business for several years.
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Two Windows 7 Speed Up Tips
When you perform an operation over and over again, you may be inclined eventually to find a way to optimize that process to save time and speed up the work flow.
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Own Your Space, Safe Computing Guide Aimed At Teens By Microsoft
If you are tech savvy, you usually notice things related to technology that friends, family and work colleagues may not.
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How To Move The Steam Folder To Another Drive
Valve's Steam platform offers a very comfortable gaming platform.
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How To Backup And Restore The MBR In Windows
A question came up recently in the comments on how to backup the master boot record MBR (see How To Detect A 64-bit Alureon Rootkit Infection for that).
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Compress Folders, Files In Windows To Save Storage Space
File compression support is one of the features of the NTFS file system that often gets overlooked by Windows users.
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How to Create Desktop Notifications For Windows Events
The Windows event log records all kinds of events automatically in the operating system, from application installs to hardware failures and user permission chan
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Two Windows 7 Taskbar Speed Up Tips
The Windows 7 Taskbar is one area of the Windows 7 operating system that Microsoft put lots of improvements in.
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Enable One View Mode For All Folders In Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer in Vista and Windows 7 makes use of different folder templates to present the files and folders to the user.
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How To Configure System Wide Website Shortcuts In Windows
Many Windows users do not know that the operating system offers a flexible shortcut system to start programs but also open websites directly with the keyboard.
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How To Speed Up Some Windows Software Installations
Delays during software installations in Windows are something that many Windows users experience from time to time.
