Right Click to Print Directory
Would you like to be able to right click any folder in Explorer and print its contents? You can add this option to the context menu by following these steps:
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Clear Print Queue Command Line Style
If you have a long list of hung print jobs in Windows 7 or Vista, you can clear the print queue easily by using these steps.
Change the RDP Port
The default port that the Windows Remote Desktop Connection program listens on is 3389. However, you can change to any port you wish; maybe you find public networks block everything except port 80 and 443 (in which you could set it to 433) or you feel changing to a non-default port is better security wise.
Limit Access to Startup Keys in Registry
Your system becomes unstable because of the malware programs running in the background. You identify these programs and kill them in the Task Manager but these programs will re-appear in the Task Manager after you reboot the system. This is because these programs will run again from the below mentioned registry keys:
Windows 7 Undock PC Option Missing
For unknown reasons to some, the Undock PC Option can sometimes disappear from the start menu. Most likely it is an errant policy. But no fear! It is relatively easy to get it back. Here are the steps. To get back the Undock PC icon you need to do some work in registry. Before doing that it is… Read More »
Enable Network Discovery in Vista
Network Discovery is feature in Windows Vista and if you enable this feature, your Vista computers can see and discover other computers, other computers will be able to see this Vista computer as well. After enabling this feature, the discovered network devices will be displayed in Network Map.
Fighting the Blue Screen of Death
Windows is sometimes blamed for many things that happen when you are using your PC and they may or may not be to blame. One of the things that they are not to blame for is in answer to the question what causes beginning dump of physical memory? This question is difficult to answer.
How to add Zones and Hosts to Windows DNS
In order for your self-hosted external DNS server to service requests for a particular internet domain name, it is necessary to set up a forward lookup zone on the server for the domain to be serviced.
Windows 7 Media Player Shortcut Keys
If you are a keyboard commando like me, then you’ll really find this useful.
Install VB6 on Windows 7
After surfing around the net, I’ve found very little information regarding installation of VB6 on Windows 7. Most of the information out there is for Vista, and most of it is queries for assistance.