Automatically Ending Non-Responsive Tasks
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Category Archives: Windows
Unlocker freeware will unlock a locked file or folder.
Download Unlocker 1.8.5 and install it to resolve system messages like: Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. The file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in… Read More »
Services You Can Disable
There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
How can a script count the lines in a text file?
This script was found in one of the alt.msdos.* newsgroups, some time ago. I have found it useful in the past, and hope you do, too.
Windows XP no longer starts when you remove dual-booting with Windows Vista
If Windows Vista is installed on the active partition and you dual boot between Windows Vista and Windows XP, deleting or reformatting the Windows Vista partition prevents Windows XP from starting.
How can I change a BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) to another color?
When you receive a STOP error, Windows displays the STOP on a Blue screen, hence the name BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death).
What are the rules for Logon Names?
The rules for logon names are:
Intermittent Connection Failures Between LAN Computers
You may experience intermittent communication failure between computers that are running Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, if the network adapter is configured to use checksum offloading and the Windows Firewall is turned on. To workaround this behavior, turn off checksum offloading on the network adapter: 1. Open a CMD.EXE window. 2. Type the following command and press… Read More »
How can I prevent a user logon script from running on a specific Windows Server 2003 computer?
If you want to prevent a user logon script from running on a specific Windows Server 2003 computer, like a Terminal Server, you can prevent the Userinit.exe process from running it, by altering the Userinit Value Name at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon and by setting the UserInitLoginScript variable to null:
Tweaking Windows Update
Although Windows Update and WSUS are both generally pretty simple to configure, you can sometimes gain a higher level of control over them by making a few minor modifications to the Windows registry. In this article, I will show you some registry keys that are associated with Windows Update. As I do, I will show you the various… Read More »