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How to recover the recycle bin if you delete it from the Windows Vista desktop?
September 22, 2007 9:00am PDT
Just the other day, I deleted my recycle bin on accident. It took me awhile to find it but this is how you recover the recycle bin if you delete if from your desktop. Right-click on the Windows...
18 Latest comment by rajni.sharmamba@...
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How do I copy shortcuts to the All Users folders in Vista or Windows 7?
December 2, 2009 11:23am PST
Alan Norton shows you how to copy shortcuts to the All Users folders in Windows 7 - it is not the same procedure as in Windows XP.
26 Latest comment by bbaldridge
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Reduce the size of the WinSxS folder with vsp1cln.exe and compcln.exe
October 2, 2009 9:14am PDT
Deleting files from the Windows Side-by-side (WinSxS) folder is a bad idea. But, you can shrink the WinSxS folder with vsp1cln.exe and compcln.exe.
11 Latest comment by niente0
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10 add-ins that make Outlook easier to use
May 26, 2011 8:00am PDT
If you can't do something in Outlook, chances are there's an add-in that can. Susan Harkins lists some handy add-ins that close a few feature gaps.
59 Latest comment by klmcgb
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Selectively disable UAC for your trusted Vista applications
March 13, 2008 12:00am PDT
Do you want to selectively disable User Account Control (UAC) for specific programs that run from Vista's Start menu? You can -- Greg Shultz shows you step by step using the Application...
28 Latest comment by aart12
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How do I make Windows 7 HomeGroup content accessible to Vista and XP?
December 21, 2009 10:24am PST
Greg Shultz shows you how to grant Windows XP and Windows Vista systems access to the folder and printers shared in a Windows 7 HomeGroup.
5 Latest comment by nevyoung@...
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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 2013
May 14, 2013 12:57pm PDT
Deb Shinder gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's May 2013 patches in your organization.
5 Latest comment by kanyginb
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How do I... Change file extension associations in Windows Vista?
March 30, 2007 3:36pm PDT
Like Windows XP before it, Microsoft Windows Vista relies on a system of file extensions to determine which application will be called for a particular file. To change file associations, a user...
38 Latest comment by Kevin Cook
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10 things you should do before, during, and after reinstalling Windows
October 15, 2008 11:19am PDT
There are some very good reasons why you might want to reinstall Microsoft Windows. Alan Norton documents the steps needed to properly reinstall Windows.
171 Latest comment by mrs4mis
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Run UAC restricted programs without the UAC prompt
July 1, 2008 1:16pm PDT
Greg Shultz shows you how to create a task in Task Scheduler that will launch an application with the highest available privileges in Microsoft Windows Vista, and then he shows you how to create a...
11 Latest comment by oldirtdog
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Creating a Windows Vista Recovery CD
February 14, 2008 12:00am PST
While a Recovery Disk or a Recovery Partition will allow you to restore your computer to the original settings from the manufacturer, chances are you will not be able to use it to repair your...
102 Latest comment by kify
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How do I delete hiberfil.sys and reclaim the hard disk space?
April 21, 2010 8:35am PDT
The Hibernate feature in Microsoft Windows creates a hiberfil.sys file. Here is how you delete that file and reclaim the hard disk memory.
63 Latest comment by ind_my_2001@...
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Make Vista launch UAC restricted programs at startup with Task Scheduler
February 5, 2008 11:34am PST
When you start Windows Vista have you encountered a warning message in the notification that indicates that Vista has blocked a startup program? The reason that this type of warning is displayed...
19 Latest comment by RandySea
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Take a tour of Microsoft Fargo
August 16, 2007 11:11am PDT
TechRepublic's news editor, Sonja Thompson, was born and raised in Fargo, ND. So, when she heard that Microsoft was expanding its operations in Fargo, she had to go and take a look for herself....
12 Latest comment by tanner2004@...
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How do I configure and use shadow copy in Microsoft Windows?
October 13, 2010 8:12am PDT
Configuring and using shadow copy is not complicated, but it does require some specific knowledge about where these features are located.
11 Latest comment by Mark W. Kaelin
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How do I force Windows to assign a drive letter to an external hard drive when attached?
February 29, 2008 8:12pm PST
Here is the question I received via email. "I often recieve external hard drives containing large amounts (10-500+gb)of data from vendors. Each time I connect the drive, Windows assigns it to...
27 Latest comment by Gr11zzly
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How to complete a Windows Vista Remote Desktop connection
May 2, 2007 9:11am PDT
Windows XP's Remote Desktop Connection has proved popular among both administrators and users alike. The feature continues in Windows Vista, albeit with a few security refinements.
14 Latest comment by dickson220
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How do I... Change access permissions for all folders and files in Vista?
July 24, 2007 8:48am PDT
This blog post is also available in PDF form as a TechRepublic download. In a previous How do I... blog post, TechRepublic published the steps one would take to change permissions on a single...
14 Latest comment by ziyagill
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The top 10 Vista sidebar gadgets
November 21, 2008 9:22am PST
Not everyone is a fan of Vista gadgets, but Deb Shinder has a large collection of them that she finds extremely useful. Here are the ones that top her list of favorites.
2 Latest comment by serge@...
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How do I... Configure and use shadow copy in Microsoft Windows Vista?
October 4, 2007 8:33am PDT
Let's face it -- sometimes things go wrong, especially when you are dealing with computers, networks, electronic gadgetry, and the people who use them. When it comes to saved files on a hard...
10 Latest comment by socrtwo@...
