control panel

How to find out which edition of Windows Vista your computer has

June 4, 2010

To find out which edition of Windows Vista is running on your computer, do the following: Open Welcome Center by clicking the Start button,  clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Welcome Center. The edition of Windows Vista you are running is displayed with your computer details near the top of the window.

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All about the Windows XP Control panel

June 4, 2010

The Windows control panel is the main area where you can access most of the main settings for your computer. To get to the control panel, go to the start menu and it will be listed there. Click on the screenshot to see the Windows control panel in classic view. Here is a brief summary [...]

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Accessibility Options in the Windows XP Control Panel

June 4, 2010

The accessibility options are in the Windows Control panel to help people with disabilities use the computer. There are some simple settings that you can change to make your computer using experience more pleasant. For example if you have trouble pressing two keys at once to use the Windows Shortcut keys, you can use Stickykeys. [...]

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Windows XP tips and tricks

June 1, 2010

About the Windows Control Panel The follow are some common Control Panel Applets. They are located in the windowssystem32 directory. If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop. Just go to control panel and right click on which one you want and choose [...]

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How to turn Windows XP Firewall on or off

June 1, 2010

If you have another antivirus/ firewall program running, it is very important that you turn the Windows firewall and virus protection off. Otherwise it will interfere with the proper protection of your computer. Where is the Windows security settings, you say? Go to Start menu>control panel>Security Center (More about the Control Panel) To Turn the [...]

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Folder Options in the Windows Control Panel

June 1, 2010

Folder options in Windows Control Panel has some very important folder and file settings there. There are so many that I am only going to mention my favourites.  1. Show or hide the blue sidebar that you see when you open any Windows dialog box. For example when you go to my computer you will [...]

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Setting or changing your computer IP Address on your Home Network

May 30, 2010

By Mitz There are several reasons why you may need to set your own IP Address, rather than have a random or Dynamic one chosen for you. First you will need to be logged into your computer as an Administrator. (the main identity which allows you to change settings.) Go to the Start Menu in [...]

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Safely Remove or Delete Programs From Your Computer

May 25, 2010

New computer users commonly seem to think that to uninstall a program, you simply dump it in the recycle bin. Well this only gets rid of the desktop shortcut, not the actual program. Even if you go into Program files to the  folder where the program is and delete that, there will always be more [...]

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How to make Windows 2000 and XP shutdown faster

May 24, 2010

You can cut down the time it takes for Windows to shutdown all of your running program by making a couple of changes to your registry. This can make the shutdown process a little bit quicker, which is great for the impatient users of today. However, before doing so I recommend you backup your registry [...]

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