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How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot Windows Startup issues

March 26, 2012

You can use the tool Bootrec.exe in the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) to troubleshoot and repair the following items in Windows 7: A Master Boot Record (MBR) A boot sector A Boot Configuration Data (BCD) Note: If you are troubleshooting startup issues by using the Windows RE, you should first try the Startup Repair [...]

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How To Resolve Slow Network File Copy issues in Windows 7 caused by Remote Differential Compression

October 16, 2011

You may experience poor file copy performance over the network in Windows 7 PCs. This could be caused by the Wndows “Remote Differential Compression” engine. Remote Differential Compression is a Windows feature introduced in Windows Server 2003 and is available on all later versions of Windows. This Windows feature is enabled by default in Windows [...]

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How to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2008/2003

October 16, 2011

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration places your server and Microsoft Internet Explorer in a configuration that decreases the exposure of your server to potential attacks that can occur through Web content and application scripts. As a result, some Web sites may not display or perform as expected.In my personal openion opera webbrowser is more safer [...]

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Parameter is incorrect error joining Windows 7 Beta or Windows 2008 to domain

October 16, 2011

When you try to add a Windows Server 2008 machine or a Windows 7 PC to a Windows Domain with the domain you may have the error The attempt to join this computer to the <domain_name>.com domain failed. The parameter is incorrect. When you check the %systemroot\debug\Netsetup.log file you may find the error code 0×57 [...]

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How to change MAC-Address in Windows Registry

October 16, 2011

MAC-Address is the hardware Network Address for the NIC which is unique for the system. However, there may be time when you need to change the MAC-Address for administrative purpose on a network. Some of the device drivers come with an option to change it from the device properties but not all (like my Broadcom [...]

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How to resolve “Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher” problem

October 16, 2011

Error “Windows has blocked this software because it cannot verify the publisher” when you try to access a website which tries to install addons or run executables like installation CAB files. By default Internet Explorer disable running unsigned ActiveX controls. Unsigned activeX controls are programs that tries to execute a command on your PC, like [...]

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How to check open ports on windows Vista/XP

October 16, 2011

Usually, if you want to see all the used and listening ports on your computer, you’d use the NETSTAT command. Note: The NETSTAT command will show you whatever ports are open or in use, but it is NOT a port scanning tool! Open command prompt type in “netstat -an” and it will show you the [...]

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How to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in Vista/XP

October 16, 2011

After installing IE8 and you don’t like for some reason you can uninstall using the following procedure For Windows XP Users Click the Start Button and select Control Panel.Select Add or Remove Programs. Find and select Windows Internet Explorer 8 from the list of available applications.Click the Remove button. Restart your system. For Windows Vista [...]

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How to play AVI-files in Windows Media Player

October 16, 2011

This tutorial will explain how to play AVI-files in Windows Media Player Solution 1 Download and install Divx codecs from here after installed these codecs you should be able to play .avi files in windows media player Solution 2 K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode [...]

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How to resolve Error 651 with PPPoE connections in Windows 7

October 16, 2011

In windows 7, when you try to connect using your PPPoE connections, you may be faced with the following error: Error 651: The Modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error. These connections would work just fine with Windows XP or Windows Vista PCs. Again, you are not alone, this seems to be a [...]

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How to clear ARP Cache in windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/Server 2003/2008

October 16, 2011

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is very crucial for TCP/IP network communication. If you begin to notice network connectivity problems such as particular web pages not loading or not being able to ping certain IP addresses then clearing your ARP cache is a good place to start.The TCP/IP ARP Command component provides the functionality to [...]

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How to change the default download directory for Internet Explorer

October 16, 2011

If you would like to change the default download target for Internet Explorer from ‘Desktop’ to some other location on your system, the following quick registry change will do it. Click on Start—>Run type regedit click ok Navigate the following key from left pane HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer Now you should see Download Directory key from right [...]

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How to Add Static route in Windows XP/2000/Vista

October 16, 2011

A route describes the gateway IP address and network interface to use when sending packets to a network. The routing table on a host holds a list of destination networks and the routes to those networks. This recipe describes adding entries to this routing table that will not persist following a reboot. These temporary routes [...]

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Windows Desktop Users Common problems with solutions

October 16, 2011

1. Whenever I double-click on any drive/folder in My Computer, a Search window opens. Sol: Open regedit and goto following keys one by one: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell In right-side pane, delete the “Default” key. If it doesnt work then delete the key “find” under both. ————————- 2. Whenever I double-click on any drive in My Computer, [...]

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How To Remove Windows XP SP3 TCP/IP Connections Limit

October 16, 2011

Windows XP SP3 combines all previously released performance, security, and stability updates. It also provides a limited number of new and enhanced functionalities, although it does not significantly change the Windows XP experience or bring functionality from newer versions of Windows to Windows XP. The goals of Windows XP SP3 are to: Provide a new [...]

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How to Fix for Internet Explorer 7 Desktop icon missing

October 16, 2011

The Internet Explorer icon might be missing after either you upgrade the Internet Explorer version to 7, or installed through Windows updates.This is not an issue and is by design. Unlike the previous versions of Internet Explorer, the option to enable to Internet Explorer icon on the Windows Desktop is not available. The behaviour of [...]

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