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Hide an Account from Welcome Screen

Posted by Edi Kwie in June 2nd 2008  

Welcome screen always appear as first screen on Windows XP. You can look all created accounts on your computer. To login, just click an account on there. That’s it, it’s so easy. By default, Windows XP will show all of created accounts in system. Unfortunately, maybe you don’t want this. Maybe you have a ‘secret’ account which want to hidden. Because Windows XP doesn’t provide a tool to hide it from Welcome Screen, you must tweak the registry. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows Registry, Windows XP
Tags: registry editor
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Bring My Show Desktop Shortcut Back

Posted by Edi Kwie in June 1st 2008  

If you’re activating Quick Launch bar, Windows puts Show Desktop shortcut on there as standard shortcut. This shortcut is very useful for me. Because if you want to open a shortcut where located on Desktop, you don’t need to minimize your opened windows one by one. In fact, you can also press Windows + M keys to minimize all your opened windows. But I thought Show Desktop icon is more efficient than press those keys combination. In this article, I want write how to create Show Desktop shortcut if you delete it accidentally. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: desktop, shortcut
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Block a Website Address using HOSTS file

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 31st 2008  

Actually, HOSTS file is using by Windows to mapping host name to an IP address. Windows has been giving us a sample. The sample is localhost name, by default that host name is mapping to IP address: 127.0.0.1. So, if you enter localhost at your browser address bar, Windows will map localhost to 127.0.0.1 address. And you can add your own host name to your chosen IP address. …..Click here to read more

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under: Networking, Windows XP
Tags: Internet Browser, Security
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Install Windows Vista on Mac OS X

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 29th 2008  

With Virtual Machine application, we can install many operating systems on our base operating system. It means you can install Windows XP / Vista, Ubuntu, Xandros above an operating system such as Mac OS X. One of popular virtual machine application on Mac OS X is Parallels Desktop. I’ve used Parallels Desktop for 6 months and I am using it until today happily. And I want write my experience when I install Windows Vista on my MacBook through Parallels Desktop. …..Click here to read more

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under: Mac OS X, Virtual Machine, Windows Vista
Tags: Parallel Desktop, Virtual Machine
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Where Is My Run Menu?

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 28th 2008  

On Windows XP, Run menu is installed by default but there is not in Windows Vista. Windows Vista is hiding it on standard setting. You must set it manually. And here is the way to display it. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows Vista
Tags: Run Command, Windows Vista tips
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Using Mac OS X built-in CD/DVD burner

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 28th 2008  

Mac OS X has a great CD/DVD built-in application that has came with its installation. So, you don’t necessary to install 3rd party burner application if you just want to burn your data. And here is the way to use it.
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under: Mac OS X
Tags: CD Burner, Mac OS X
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Protect Your USB Drive

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 27th 2008  

I think, you are already known if USB Drive is one of the most effective tools to stealth data. Just plug it in your USB port; computer will recognize it as a new drive and then you just need to drag and drop files or folders to your USB drive icon. And your files data have been moved. That’s it… so simple. If you want to prevent your data from stealth activity, just prevent every plugged USB drive to have write capability. Or, write protect it. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Tags: USB Drive
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Get DOS Console Text

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 26th 2008  

If you often using Command Prompt console in your daily computer activity and want to get text by copy-paste method inside console, you can do it. For example, you want to copy all parameters from copy command. Just type copy/? at your prompt, and here are the next steps to copy them. …..Click here to read more

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under: MS-DOS Command, Windows XP
Tags: MS DOS Trick
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Rebuild Content Index

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 25th 2008  

Contrary with my article that discusses about disable Indexing Service that caused Windows Search is not working properly. Usually, you disable it because you’re not using Search facility. In this article I consider you’re using Search menu everyday. And it seems is like my experience when I try to find a file using Windows Search, it could not find my file. Then, I could find it easily using Windows Explorer. This problem is caused your file doesn’t indexed yet by Indexing service which works on background especially if your file is a new file. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: Indexing Service
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Manage Windows Services via Command Prompt

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 25th 2008  

I ever wrote how to manage Windows Services via Administrative Tools and Manage MySQL Service via DOS Console or DOS Prompt. Few readers are asking me to manage other service than MySQL via DOS Console. This time I want to answer that question. Actually, you just need to replace MySQL service name with Windows Service which you want start or stop. …..Click here to read more

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under: MS-DOS Command, Windows XP
Tags: Windows Services
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