Archive for October, 2007
Use text or visual alternatives to sounds
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Windows provides settings for using visual cues to replace sounds in many programs. You can adjust these settings on the Use text or visual alternatives to sounds page in the ... Read more..Vista : File sharing essentials
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Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks ----------------------------------------------- You can share files and folders in several different ways. The most common ... Read more..Print from a remote computer to your printer
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During a Remote Desktop session, you can use your printer to print documents that are stored on the remote computer. You need to set this up just before you connect. ... Read more..Why can’t I change the printer properties?
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If you can't change printer properties, you might not have permission to manage the printer. Permissions are required because changing the printer properties can affect everyone who uses the printer. When ... Read more..Install a printer on a home network
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The most common way to install a printer on a home network is to install it as a stand-alone device on the network, and then add a connection to the ... Read more..MySQL Replace Function
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MySQL Replace(), here's the syntax. update [table_name] set [field_name] = replace([field_name],'[string_to_find]','[string_to_replace]'); Read more..Use the computer without the mouse or keyboard (alternative input devices)
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Windows has two features to help you use the computer without using a mouse or keyboard: Speech Recognition (which allows you to use voice commands to work with Windows) and ... Read more..Make the computer easier to see (optimize visual display)
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If you sometimes have trouble seeing items on your screen, you can adjust the settings to make text and images on the screen appear larger, improve the contrast between items ... Read more..Use the computer without a display (optimize for blindness)
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Windows has many features that allow you to use your computer without a display. For example, you can have screen text read aloud by using Narrator or you can have ... Read more..Change the start button name
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Navigate to your windows or winnt directory. Make a copy of explorer.exe put it somewhere safe. make another copy name it explorer1.exe, put it in the windows directory. Download a version of ... Read more..Personalize handwriting recognition for another language
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Handwriting recognition personalization is currently available for English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), and Korean only. Handwriting recognition personalization contains two parts: the Handwriting recognition personalization tool and the automatic ... Read more..Make the text on your screen larger or smaller
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You can make the text and other items, such as icons, on your screen easier to see by making them larger. You do this by increasing the dots per inch ... Read more..How to make Status Bar permanently visible
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Here are the steps you have to make:1. Open just one window of IE 2. Click the "View" menu, then "Status Bar" 3. Hold down Ctrl while clicking the ... Read more..Hide Users on the Welcome Screen
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You can remove his name from the Welcome Screen, while still maintaining the user account. Start the Registry Editor Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ ... Read more..Vista Customize the Start menu
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Organizing the Start menu can make it easier to find your favorite programs and folders. Note Some of the following steps do not apply if you're using the Classic ... Read more..Customize Windows Sidebar
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You can customize Windows Sidebar by hiding it, keeping it on top of other windows, adding and removing gadgets from it, detaching gadgets to place them on the desktop, and ... Read more..Windows Sidebar and gadgets (overview)
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Windows Sidebar is a long, vertical bar that is displayed on the side of your desktop. It contains mini-programs called gadgets, which offer information at a glance and provide easy ... Read more..Make your computer easier to use
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The Ease of Access Center is a central location where you can turn on and set up accessibility settings and programs available in Windows. You can adjust settings that make ... Read more..change Thumbnail Size in folders
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The thumbnail view in windows explorer gives you easy access to a portfolio of images, but the default image size may not be to your liking. To control the thumbnail ... Read more..Show Administrative Tools on Start Menu
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If you are using the Start Menu Right Click on Start, and select Properties, and then click on Customize Click on the Advanced tab, and in the Start Menu Items box, scroll ... Read more..