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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 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 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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How to Clean Print Spooler in Windows Vista/XP/2003

October 16, 2011

If you want to clean print spooler in windows xp easy option is using cleanspl.exe tool from Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit but are applicable to Windows Vista/XP. You can be downloaded here Cleanspl.exe: Spooler Cleaner Spooler Cleaner (CleanSpl) is a GUI tool that restores the print spooler to its original state. It deletes all [...]

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How to manually set the MTU size in Windows XP ,2003 ,2000 ,Vista

October 16, 2011

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) in simple words is the maximum IP packet size in bytes, that can be transmitted over the underlying network. While most of time this never has to be changed from the default values there are instances when you need to alter the MTU sizes to fix certain network performance issues. A [...]

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Unable to open excel files in outlook

October 6, 2011

Problem: user not able to open few excel files in outlook, neither can save on desktop. But same excel file is working fine in outlook webmail. When the same excel file is forwarded to any user we can open the same. When you try to open a file attachment in Outlook, you get an error: Can’t create file. Solution: When you [...]

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How to remove “logoff” from the start menu

May 27, 2011

Removing “logoff” from start menu is not a complicated task. If you have the awareness about registry, then you can do this. You might want to remove the “logoff” button from the start menu if you never use it. This involves a registry tweak. Follow the below steps to teach you “logoff” button removel from [...]

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Enable Remote Access in the System Registry

May 25, 2011

We can simply enable remote desktop via check box in the system properties. Some time you are unable to perform this action, perhaps because the computer permissions are set up to make this screen inaccessible.In windows we can override this via registry editing. 1. Go to start ->Run and type “Regedit” press enter. This will [...]

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How to resolve windows XP temp profile problem

May 25, 2011

If you are getting a new desktop whenever  loging in windows XP (You may miss your icons on desktop and customized settings in windows XP), Sure You are logged in temp profile. How to resolve this problem 1. Log off the computer and login with another account that has Administrative priviledges. 2. Go to the [...]

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