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Illustrated walk-through: Creating a bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP

February 16, 2007 8:00am PST

A bootable flash drive can come in handy--but trying to create one might have you pulling out your hair. Windows expert Greg Shultz shares the method he followed, from configuring the BIOS to...

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10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS

May 22, 2008 9:01am PDT

The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is critical to the proper operation of your computer. The decision to flash your BIOS should not be taken lightly. It is essential that you do it mistake free...

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Illustrated tutorial: Creating a bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP Gallery

March 6, 2007 7:04am PST

Free software can create a bootable USB flash drive running Windows XP

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10 tips for troubleshooting PC system slowdowns

September 27, 2010 8:16am PDT

When PC performance slows to a crawl, a systematic troubleshooting plan will help you zero in on the cause. Deb Shinder runs through likely culprits and describes steps you can take to improve...

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How NetBIOS name resolution really works

March 11, 2003 8:00am PST

NetBIOS alone should not give you many headaches. Unfortunately, when NetBIOS problems occur they can be difficult to detect. Understanding how NetBIOS works is the key.

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Step-By-Step: Deciphering BIOS beep codes

March 7, 2002 8:00am PST

Discover what the beeps your computer makes at start up mean

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Using Magic Packet Utility to send wake on LAN commands

November 10, 2009 8:14am PST

Using wake on LAN technologies is frequently reserved for systems management software, but it is handy to know how to do the command. IT pro Rick Vanover shows how to perform the magic packet boot.

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Five tips for speeding up Windows boot time

December 13, 2010 8:02am PST

The time required to start a PC has improved dramatically. Yet to many, it's still agonizingly slow. Here are a few ways to fix that.

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IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP

April 28, 2008 11:38am PDT

Booting Windows XP from a USB Flash drive gives you great IT support tool. For example, you can make a troubleshooting toolkit for booting and analyzing seemingly dead PCs. Or you could always...

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Two quick tips for getting past a lost BIOS password

May 11, 2001 7:00am PDT

A user has set a BIOS password and then forgotten it. Now the computer won't move past the booting process. Here are two quick tips from the Technical Q&A that will help you get this hapless...

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10 ways to make Linux boot faster

July 24, 2008 1:34pm PDT

On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times.

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Adding multiple NetBIOS names for Windows servers

May 10, 2010 7:15am PDT

Sometimes a single server has to serve multiple NetBIOS names. Rick Vanover shares this trick to having one server work double duty in the NetBIOS department.

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Consider running the browser service on Windows Server 2008 DCs

October 28, 2008 5:00am PDT

Although NetBIOS is reportedly on the way out, it is still a critical part of most Windows Server environments. Rick Vanover explains why, in some configurations, the browser service should be...

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DIY: How to disable a touchpad pad and use an external USB mouse

April 20, 2011 9:11am PDT

In this Q&A with a TechRepublic member, DIY blogger Jack Wallen offers advice on how to disable a touchpad mouse on a Dell Inspiron and continue to use an external USB mouse.

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Quick Tip: Improve your SATA disk performance by converting from IDE to AHCI

November 30, 2010 12:29pm PST

In this Windows Quick Tip, Jack Wallen shows you how to improve the performance of a SATA hard drive using a Windows Registry tweak.

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10 things you should know about UEFI

October 19, 2011 9:41am PDT

If you're a bit fuzzy on what UEFI is all about -- and how it will significantly change modern PC functionality -- these quick facts will get you up to speed.

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Five tips for diagnosing memory problems

April 22, 2011 6:35am PDT

Memory problems can be tricky to troubleshoot. But working your way through these diagnostic steps can help you zero in on the cause.

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Disable NetBIOS and SMB to protect public Web servers

March 13, 2008 6:54am PDT

As the connection between your internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve an extra measure of protection. Find out one way to lock down these servers.

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The quickest NetBIOS scanner on the Web: Nbtscan

May 18, 2008 9:10pm PDT

Taking a quick look at an inventory of systems on a network is incredibly handy. Sure, there are plenty of tools to scour the network and give detailed reports about MAC addresses, IP addresses,...

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