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How to Upgrade Windows XP to Windows 2008
Designed to lower the costs of operations and improve efficiency, Windows Server 2008 performs faster than previous versions while using less energy. Windows 2008 also improves remote access and coordination between multiple branch locations. Microsoft has streamlined the upgrade process, so the Win
Computer Icon Tutorial
The icons on your computer can be changed to any picture of your choosing to create a theme or personalize your computer. Icons are small pictures that represent a file, piece of software or in the case of favicons, help to identify a website. Icons should be fairly simple pictures that are easily i
How to Use a F9 Mic Holder
Paltalk is a free chatroom and instant messenger service that allows you to connect to other popular services such as MSN and Facebook messenger simultaneously. It features video and audio compatibility as well. One of the features unveiled in version 10 was the mic holder. In previous versions, use
How to Stop Windows XP Program Reloads
If you've ever exited a program in Windows XP only to have it load right back up again the next time you start your computer, this means that the program is running on system startup. Stop these programs from reloading automatically by using a native program called MSCONFIG that, among other tasks,
How to Reset User Permissions in XP Home
Resetting the user permission security files on your Windows XP Home computer is necessary before selling the computer or giving it away, erasing all of the user configuration changes you have made to the system before unloading it on another. Accomplish this by running the security reset commands f
How to Format a Disc Drive Using Windows XP
Windows XP makes formatting a disk drive easy. Zip disks, floppy disks and hard drives can all be formatted using Windows XP with only a few clicks of the mouse. The format screen will present you with several options including quick format and naming the volume. Make sure that any data you might
How Do I Get Media Center to Find Music?
Windows Media Center is a media player which also aggregates music and video content from different sources from around the Web. Windows Media Center is best used with your television or home entertainment system as it has support for a TV tuner. Additionally, Windows Media Center is also set to sca
How to Share Home Folders in XP
Windows XP introduced many features that allow the user or users to work more efficiently. One of the features is file sharing. This feature allows files to be shared with multiple users on the computer or on a network.This user interface includes Simple File Sharing, and a Shared Documents feature.
How to Restore XP on an Aspire One
The Acer Aspire One notebook computer does not come standard with a CD or DVD drive, making it impossible for users to use a standard Windows XP recovery or installation disc to reinstall or repair the computer's operating system. Fortunately, Acer has not left its customers without options. Acer co
How to Change BMP Transparency
A BMP or bitmap file is an image format used by DOS and Windows operating systems. The format is uncompressed so no details are lost when you save the image. Various third-party programs, including Adobe Photoshop and Corel Paint Shop Pro, support the format. If you only need to perform basic manipu
System Restore Won't Turn On for Windows XP Pro
System Restore, a component native to Windows, regularly and automatically creates restore points--snapshots of your computer's configuration--you can revert back to as a troubleshooting technique. However, even if System Restore is enabled, Windows XP Professional will not create any restore points
How to Make Windows 7 Recovery Discs for HP or Compaq Computers
Having a set of recovery discs on hand for your HP or Compaq Windows 7 computer will allow you to restore you computer to its original factory settings. Restoring your computer to its original factory settings is a good way to remove old, unnecessary files from your computer that may be slowing your
How to Disable Windows 7 Auto Update Restart
Windows 7 automatic updates help to keep your computer secure and up to date with the latest bug fixes and security patches. It highly recommended that you have it enabled, but can be really annoying when it continuously nags you to reboot your computer. The good news it is very easy to disable the
How to Reinstall XP Without a Compaq CD
As of 2010, nearly all computer manufacturers no longer include recovery disks with the new computers they produce. Instead, computers come with hidden recovery partitions located on the main hard drive. Most computers will let you burn a recovery disk when the computer is started for the first time
How to Display Status on Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger is a quick and easy way to communicate with others. When you add contacts to your messaging list, you'll see an icon that displays whether they're at their computer and available or not. They see a similar icon that displays your status.
How to Remove Lime Wire from Program Files
LimeWire is a file-sharing program that allows you to download content from its users. When you install LimeWire on a Windows operating system, its setup folder is stored automatically in the "Program Files" folder--a folder that contains programs that are not part of the operating system. When you
Characters and Text Strings: The "Bricks" of Programming
About Visual Basic Class Instructions for Chapter 12 of the Complete Course for VB.NET covering Text Files and String Processing.
How to Move the Start Up Bar in Windows Vista
The start up bar, also known as the taskbar, keeps track of open programs, shortcuts, system functions and the Start menu. Its default location in Windows Vista is locked at the bottom of the screen, but it can be unlocked and moved to any of the four edges of the screen in a few simple steps.
How to Dual Boot XP 64 & XP 32
One of the nice things about modern operating systems--and even those that go back a few years--is that they are installed side-by-side with another operating system on the same computer. Computers that have more than one operating system installed are known as "dual-boot" computers, and are typical
How to Save to Uploads to the DIR on WordPress
The default media uploading directory in the Wordpress content management system is wp-content/uploads. The upload directory, however, like many aspects of Wordpress, is customizable. If you want to upload to the main or root directory, or even another directory, you can change the file path in the