Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next-generation Internet Protocol version designated as the successor to IPv4. Although the older version IPv4 is still being used dominantly on most of the networks, yet many new organizations have started to adopt to the latest IPv6.
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Unassociate a file type in Vista
Sometimes a software associates a some files types with itself and it becomes very irritating. Its not an easy job to unassociate the file types from that software manually. But now you can use a utility that you can use to easily unassociate files types.
Read moreChanging backspace key action in Mozilla Firefox
In any browser, when you press the backspace key, it takes you back one page in the browsers history. It is equivalent to clicking the back button in the browser. In the default Mozilla Firefox installation in Ubuntu Linux, the backspace key does not do this. But you can modify, backspace key action can be modified easily.
Read moreChanging user agent in Mozilla Firefox
Every web browser uses user agent strings to have itself identified. The web servers request these strings to find out if it is Internet Explorer, Opera or Mozilla Firefox etc. The user agent strings are built inside the browser. But in Mozilla Firefox you can spoof the user agent strings.
Read moreRemoving password from a user account in Windows 7
On the Windows logon screen, a user has to enter a username and password. If you are an administrator and a user has forgotten his/her account’s password, you may want to remove his/her password to let that user logon again. This article tells you how to remove password from a user account in Windows 7.
Read moreControl Windows 7 Firewall
Although Windows 7 comes with a built-in firewall, it does not provide you with as many control features as a commercial firewall does. In addition, Windows firewall allows all the Microsoft programs, by default. But now you can control which programs Windows 7 gives network access and which kind of access is to be granted.
Read moreHow to Disable Automatic Activation in Windows 7
When you install Windows 7 without supplying any license key, it installs in trial mode. In this mode you can use Windows 7 for upto 30 days without activation. In this trial period, Windows 7 keeps you bombarding with Activation message whenever you go online. If you feel annoyed by this message you can disable it following these steps.
Read moreDisable autostart of Windows Live Messenger
After installing Windows Live Messenger in Windows 7, it is set to auto run at the Windows logon. If you do not like this, then you can disable Windows Live Messenger from starting up at Windows logon
Read moreEnd a not-responding program in Windows 7
When a program does not respond to your clicks, its window does not come to the foreground, maximizes or minimizes and you see not responding in its title bar, then that program has frozen. All you have to do is terminate that program. If a program becomes frozen and does not respond, you can kill / terminate it using Task manager.
Read moreFind and change registered owner information in Windows 7
If you have received a second hand computer, you may want to change the registered owner name and registered organization name. It is also possible that somebody else installed Windows 7 for you and has set his name and organization. You may want to change it. This articled tells you different ways to see and edit this information.
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