Remove Operating System From Boot Menu
If you have more then one operating system installed or wish to remove an operating system from the boot menu, you can use the following information.
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Disable Services in Windows 7 for Speed Boost
There are a multitude of system services which can be disabled or set to manual startup. By switching the following services to manual or disabled, you can realize an increase in speed, both in bootup and in standard use.
Faulty Powersave Features on the LAN Card
Some Network Interface Cards (NICs) have an option to allow Windows to turn off the device to save power. While this seems like a great, green power saving idea, it can cause some real problems.
Enable and Disable Cookies
Cookies are handled very different in Internet Explorer 8 than they are in older versions of IE. Here’s how you can enable or disable them.
Renew Your DHCP Assigned IP Address
If you’re on a network but you can’t send or receive data, use any network resources, or visit the Internet, the culprit may be a problem with your DHCP-assigned IP address. The simplest way to fix it is to renew the IP address – get rid of the old one and ask the DHCP server to send along… Read More »
Use NETDOM to determine FSMO Roles
The FSMO role holders can be easily found by use of the Netdom command. Netdom.exe is a part of the Windows 2000/XP/2003 Support Tools. You must either download it separately (from here Download Free Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tools) or by obtaining the correct Support Tools pack for your operating system. The Support Tools pack can be found in… Read More »
Cross-Domain Redirect Vulnerability in Internet Explorer
A cross-domain vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running IE.
Send To > Email Recipient Missing
If the Send To > Mail Recipient missing when you right-click on a JPG image file, you can fix it with these registry modifications:
Red X Instead of Image in IE7
If images aren’t loading in any web pages in IE7, there may be a setting that somehow got turned off. You can find the setting with the steps below:
Troubleshooting DNS with NSLookup and dig
To be proficient at troubleshooting name server problems, you’ll need a special tool to make DNS queries, one that gives you complete control. We’ll cover nslookup in this tutorial because it’s distributed with Windows Server 2003 and with many other operating systems. We’ll also cover another query tool, dig, that isn’t part of Windows. It provides similar functionality… Read More »