registry

What useful Commands can you type into your computer run window?

June 1, 2010

Applies to Windows Vista and Windows XP The Windows Run command dialog box is an extremely useful tool as it can open just about anything you want. You just have to know the special commands to type in. If you are “in to” computers you will become attached to these commands as they access files [...]

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Backup your email message rules in Outlook Express

May 30, 2010

Its great when you set up message rules for your Outlook Express, or other email program, so all your emails are sorted into various folders to read. But what happens when your computer crashes and you have to enter every rule in one by one again. It is a nightmare to say the least. Here [...]

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Ccleaner

May 29, 2010

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes and deletes  unused or unwanted files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. You will be surprised at how much junk one computer can store in what seems to be unreachable hiding places. Ccleaner [...]

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I get an error that says, “not enough server storage is available to process this command.”

May 26, 2010

Here is a question: I have two systems networked to share internet connection thru a residential gateway (router). I’m trying to get them to file share but it never works. I look in my workgroup and I see both systems listed, I have the files/folders I want to share enabled, they even show up, but [...]

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How to search for a registry key or subkey in the Windows registry

May 26, 2010

The Windows registry can be a confusing place when you are trying to find a particular registry key. Just to find one registry key you might have to enter up to 10 folders. Folders in folders, in folders. It seems like the Windows Registry goes on forever. Its just a maze of entries that takes [...]

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Disable or enable the Task Manager using the Group Policy Editor or Windows registry editor

May 26, 2010

Disabling the task manager is sometimes a very handy tool, especially if you are running public computers. It is also a good idea to stop your children from accessing task manager as they can easily change settings that can possibly harm your computer and cause it to crash.  In task manager you can: End or [...]

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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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Backup a registry file before you change it

May 24, 2010

Before you start experimenting and changing the registry settings, here is a way to backup before you do this. That way if you make a mistake you can always go back and restore your original settings.  I will show you how to Export and Import Registry Files before editing it. To back up the whole [...]

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