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Description of the BitLocker Drive Preparation ToolView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930063Last Review:September 7, 2007Revision:10.0Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:322756 ... Read more..

Article ID: 968510 - Last Review: March 3, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Firewall requirements for coexisting with TeredoView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topSymptomsThis article discusses the Firewall application requirements necessary for Toredo to coexist ... Read more..

Show Administrative Tools on 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 down to the bottom In the System Administrative Tools, either click on: Display on the All Programs Menu Display on the All Programs Menu and the Start Menu (may require you to log in and out again to see the entry on the Start Menu) Click on OK to confirm your choices If you are using ... Read more..

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps. You might want to restore the driver for a device to a previous version if you encounter problems with your computer or device after upgrading the driver.     1. Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.‌ If you are prompted for ... Read more..

Article ID: 957097 - Last Review: February 26, 2009 - Revision: 3.0MS08-068: Vulnerability in SMB could allow remote code executionView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft has released security bulletin MS08-068. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:Home users:http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200811.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200811.mspx) Skip the details: Download the updates for your home ... Read more..

INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); This article describes the Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application. This program notifies you if a copy of Windows is not genuine. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \'moreinformation\'); Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications notifies you if a copy of Microsoft Windows XP is not genuine. The notification messages only appear on computers that have failed the Windows Genuine Advantage validation process and that are running a copy of Windows XP that is not genuine. If you are running a validated, genuine ... Read more..

Plug the computer into a hub, switch, or router and then turn it on. (If your home has Ethernet wiring and you have a jack in the room where the computer is, you can plug the computer into the Ethernet jack instead.) Log on to the computer as an administrator. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Computer Name tab, and then click ... Read more..

Pinball Easter Eggs 1. Type 1max at the start of a new ball to get extra balls. 2. Type gmax at the start of a new game to activate the Gravity Well. 3. Type rmax at the start of a new game to go up in ranks. 4. Type bmax at the start of a new ball. This will give you unlimited balls. Once this is activated you will be unable to activate other secrets without restarting the game. Second Easter Egg Open Pin Ball ... Read more..

Article ID: 963682 - Last Review: January 22, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Image of the Shortcut (.url) on the desktop gets changed when using Remote DesktopView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topSymptomConsider the following scenario:·         ... Read more..

Catch it! In the "Find a contact" box on the toolbar, type "Ren Hoek" and press Enter. Select Tools > Macro > Macros. In the Macro Name box, type "OL2KRocks" and click the Create button. The "About Microsoft Outlook: dialog appears. Hole down Ctrl + Alt + Shift and click OK. The Outlook 2000 teams credits appear. Try to catch the names as they fly across to the mailbox. Outlook Website In, Outlook, select File > New ... Read more..

You cannot start Sync Center from Windows Explorer on a Windows Server 2008-based computerView products that this article applies to.Article ID:951043Last Review:April 15, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:•You are running a Windows Server 2008-based computer.•In Windows Explorer, you click Open Sync Center on the Tools menu. In this scenario, nothing happens. Sync Center does not start as expected.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs if you did not install the Windows Desktop Experience component of ... Read more..

Description of the Software Update for Web Folders: May 18, 2007View products that this article applies to.Article ID:907306Last Review:September 11, 2007Revision:1.6On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Web folders issues that are fixed in the Software Update for Web Folders that is dated May 18, 2007.This article describes the following items about the update:•The issues that the update fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the update.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the update.•Whether the update is replaced by any other ... Read more..

This article describes how to change the location of the paging file in Windows XP. The paging file is the area on the hard disk that Windows uses as if it were random access memory (RAM) This is sometimes known as "virtual memory." By default, Windows stores this file on the same partition as the Windows system files. You can increase the performance of Windows, and increase free space on the boot partition, by moving this file to a different partition. How ... Read more..

"0" Blank File, and Clock AVI File For Windows XP, If you look in your "My Computer\C:\WINDOWS\" In this folder, after all other folders, you find a text file named "0". If you open it, nothing will be in there, hence the filename "0". Another thing would be a file called "Clock". It's an AVI file. It can open it in Windows Media Player. It's a very simple and plain animation. These 2 files, were probably left in ... Read more..

Downloading files can include installing programs from a CD, opening pictures or links to Web sites from e-mail, copying Word documents and Excel spreadsheets from the company network, upgrading software acquired from the Web, or transferring music files from a computer half a world away. Files you download could be just what you expect, but they might also be a vehicle for malevolent intent. Malicious software (also called malware) is software that can harm you or your computer; it can include ... Read more..

INTRODUCTION loadTOCNode(1, \'summary\'); This article describes how to remove the association between the display and a color profile in Windows Vista and in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). You may have to remove the association between the display and a color profile if a defective color profile is installed as a display profile. The Windows Live Photo Gallery Viewer respects color profiles. Therefore, defective profiles will produce unpredictable results when you view an image with a color managed application ... Read more..

Article ID: 961299 - Last Review: December 17, 2008 - Revision: 1.0The “Group Policy domain controller selection” Group Policy setting does not work as expectedView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topSymptomWindows writes Group Policy ... Read more..

Create your web Shortcuts To create a new shortcut to a Webpage, open Notepad and type [InternetShortcut] on the first line, then URL = followed by the address of the page on the second line. Save the file with a .URL extension. If you save it in \Windows\Favorites folder, it will be added to the Favorites list in your browser. Pick Your Wallpaper Right click on any image in your browser and select Set as Wallpaper to make it ... Read more..

Description of the relationship between Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:929462Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.4INTRODUCTIONThis article describes the relationship between Windows Firewall and Windows Security Center in Windows Vista. Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONWindows Security Center displays the status of the Windows Firewall. The status is green when Windows Firewall is enabled and when Windows Firewall is using the recommended settings. The status is red when Windows Firewall is disabled or ... Read more..

Add_Remove more Windows Components like MSN Explorer and the Accessories programs This tweak lets you uninstall Windows Components such as MSN Explorer and programs in the Accessories menu on the 'All Programs' menu. 1. Edit the hidden system file SYSOC.INF in the Windows/System/Inf folder (or WINNT/System/Inf if you upgraded from NT or 2000). 2. Delete all instances of the word HIDE. Don't put any spaces inbetween the commas. 3. Save your changes. 4. Open 'Add or Remove Programs' in Control Panel. 5. Click on 'Add/Remove Windows ... Read more..