Windows XP has a System Configuration Utility, popularly called MSConfig by users. You can run this utility by pressing Windows Key + R typing msconfig and pressing Enter. You can use this utility to troubleshoot Windows XP problems, have a look at the auto-starting programs in Windows etc. It also provides shortcuts to some other basic tools.
Read moreSet a browser as your default browser
If you have installed more than one web browser on your computer you can set any one of them as your default browser. This article details how to set Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox and Chrome as your default browser. But instructions are same for any other browsers.
Read moreChange the space between desktop icons
If you have a smaller screen like on a netbook and want to put many icons on your desktop, then you can decrease space between two icons. On the other hand, if you have a big screen, then you can increase space between two icons on your desktop, to make it look more tidy.
Read moreUnassociate 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 moreInstalling IPv6 in Windows XP
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.
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 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 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 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 moreHide drives in Windows 7
There are many reasons we all want to hide a drive on our computers at different times. You can now hide any drive whether it is a floppy drive, hard disk partition drive or a CD/DVD disk drive using the following method.
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