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Today's Tips 08/02/2006
Check Internal Fans For Dust!
Keeping cool air flowing over the components of the computer can be a
challenging task, especially with so many heat-generating devices, such
as high-end CPUs and video adapters. To ensure components are kept cool,
many vendors include fans on their boards or CPUs to assist in the
cooling process.
However, as dirt and dust accumulate inside the computer case, these
specialized fans become clogged, preventing them from working as well as
they should. If you find that the fans have excess dust on the blades,
use a can of compressed air to blow the dust off. Replace malfunctioning
fans as soon as possible to keep expensive components cool.
Cathy Chambers
To Remove An Installed Program In Windows XP!
To remove a program that is installed on your computer, follow these
steps:
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add or Remove
Programs.
2. In the Currently installed programs box, click the program that you
want to remove, and then click Remove.
3. If you are prompted to confirm the removal of the program, click Yes.
Gary Chambers
To Change An Installed Program In Windows XP!
Note: You cannot use this feature to modify all programs.
You can use this feature to change the installation of Windows
Installer-based programs such as Microsoft Office XP. Windows
Installer-based programs include a Maintenance Mode option. With this
option, you can add or remove features, change the installation state of
the program or of individual components, or repair and restore the
installation.
To change a program, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add or Remove
Programs.
2. In the Currently installed programs box, click the program that you
want to remove, and then click Change or Change/Remove.
3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to make the changes
that you want.
Gary Chambers
Enable Advanced File-system And Sharing
Security For A Windows XP Machine In A Workgroup!
When an XP machine belongs to a domain with shared resources, a Security
tab appears on the Properties dialog box for the file, folder, or share.
You can use this tab to assign advanced sharing permissions. However,
this tab is missing for XP machines that belong to a workgroup.
A feature in XP effectively logs all remote logons in a workgroup as
Guest, regardless of the account and password credentials that the
remote computer passes. (This approach avoids the need for different
machines in a workgroup to replicate local accounts, which is the method
Windows 2000 uses to enable transparent sharing.) XP locks down the
Everyone group (of which Guest belongs) permissions, which cuts down on
the security problems that existed in Win2K as a result of enabling the
Guest account. Because all machines in a workgroup are effectively Guest
connections, the advanced security features aren't very useful, which is
why Microsoft disabled them in XP.
If you want to enable advanced file-system and sharing security, you
must disable the ForceGuest registry setting by performing the following
steps:
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If you disable the Guest account but enable the ForceGuest setting,
remote connections will fail, regardless of what username and password
the user passes in--even if these credentials are valid.
Gary Chambers
Using The Windows LOGO Key In Windows 98!
Remember when Windows 9x came out, and suddenly keyboards developed a
new Windows logo key? Other than pressing it to bring up the Start menu,
many of us don't use this key to its full potential-it's a great
alternative to using the mouse. Here are a few ways you can use the
Windows logo key.
- [Windows logo key]+D displays the desktop. Pressing it a second time
returns you to the application you were in.
- [Windows logo key]+F opens Search For Files And Folders.
- [Windows logo key]+E opens My Computer.
- [Windows logo key]+R opens the Run command.
- [Windows logo key]+M minimizes the current application.
Gary Chambers
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