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Network Drives Not Mapping on Windows 7 or Vista Login

1 Comments | Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Windows 7 or Vista is refusing to map network drives when a group policy script executes on login. Microsoft are aware of the issue since Vista but it still exists in Windows 7. Here’s the solution.

Create Bootable CD From ISO Image File

6 Comments | Monday, December 13th, 2010

Step by step guides on creating a bootable CD drive from an ISO image file for Windows XP, 7 & Mac OSX.

Download: Burn4Free CD/DVD Burning Software

2 Comments | Monday, December 13th, 2010

Download Burn4Free | This is the swiss army knife of free CD/DVD/BLURAY burning utilities. Burn4free is a permanent member of my toolkit.

Create Custom Windows XP CD with SATA Drivers

143 Comments | Friday, December 10th, 2010

SATA drivers are often missing from the Windows XP CD, especially for more recent PCs with newer hardware that wasn’t around when Windows XP was developed. This step by step tutorials guides you through creating your own custom Windows XP Setup bootable CD with the SATA drivers you need.

Download: nLite

2 Comments | Friday, December 10th, 2010

Download nLite | This utility is used to create a new Windows XP CD from your existing one while stripping out the components that you don’t want. Genius eh.

Install Recovery Console (Add to Windows XP Boot Menu)

3 Comments | Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

This article provides step by step instructions on installing the Recovery Console so that it appears as a boot option on Windows Boot Menu when you switch on your PC. This is my first step after installing Windows XP before anything else, it’s that important.

Four Ways to Get Into Windows Recovery Console

21 Comments | Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

This article describes how to access the XP recovery console whatever your situation including creating your own bootable CD or USB stick.

Download: Windows XP Recovery Console

25 Comments | Monday, December 6th, 2010

This free Windows XP Recovery Console package may be used to create your own bootable CD which will allow you access to the Windows XP recovery console without the need for a Windows XP CD.

5 Essential Windows Housekeeping Tips

1 Comments | Sunday, November 14th, 2010

I guess we’ve all noticed all to often how Windows slows down gradually over time and eventually comes to a halt. By following these 5 simple steps about once a month your PC should continue at a fairly good pace for longer.

Download: MS Excel Sharing Violation Hotfix

3 Comments | Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Download Excel 2007 Hotfix (Sharing Violation Error) | This is the official hotfix from Microsoft that fixes the sharing violation problem that user’s experience when saving an MS Excel 2007 workbook that’s stored on a network drive.

HOWTO: Make Windows 7 Login Automatically (Using User Accounts)

0 Comments | Monday, September 27th, 2010

This HOWTO tells you how to login automatically and therefore stop Windows XP from showing the login window or even from showing the Welcome Screen so you can just switch on, walk away, make tea, come back and see your desktop loaded and ready to go!

Download: iPhone Ringtone – Coldplay Lost!

3 Comments | Monday, July 26th, 2010

This is a free iPhone ringtone (Coldplay – Lost!) created as a sample in my article on how to create free iPhone ringtones.

Download: 181375_ENU_i386_zip (Cannot Empty Clipboard Fix)

1 Comments | Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Download 181375_ENU_i386_zip.EXE | The 181375_ENU_i386_zip hotfix is used to fix the issue with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services where the rdpclip.exe clipboard service causes an error with Microsoft Office on the local system.

HOWTO: Make Windows XP Login Automatically (Using User Accounts)

0 Comments | Monday, July 5th, 2010

This HOWTO tells you how to login automatically and therefore stop Windows XP from showing the login window or even from showing the Welcome Screen so you can just switch on, walk away, make tea, come back and see your desktop loaded and ready to go!

HOWTO: Stop Windows Live Messenger (MSN) Starting Automatically with Windows

4 Comments | Thursday, June 24th, 2010

This article explains step by step how you can disable MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger from starting automatically when Windows starts.

Download: Policy.zip (Exceeded Profile Storage Space Fix)

11 Comments | Monday, April 12th, 2010

This is a registry file used to fix the issue with Windows XP where the user receives the error message:
Profile Storage Space – You have exceeded your profile storage space.

Open A Port in Windows 7 Firewall

1 Comments | Monday, April 12th, 2010

Windows 7 Firewall ports can be opened easily by following this step by step tutorial. Firewall ports need to be opened for many reasons such as for Remote Desktop Connection or using your PC as a server for applications such as FTP or for gaming.

Make Windows XP Login Automatically (Using Regedit)

1 Comments | Monday, April 5th, 2010

This HOWTO tells you how to login automatically and therefore stop Windows XP from showing the login window or even from showing the Welcome Screen so you can just switch on, walk away, make tea, come back and see your desktop loaded and ready to go!

Download: Regfix.reg

2 Comments | Thursday, April 1st, 2010

This is a registry file used to fix the issue with Windows XP TCP/IP where the connection keeps dropping and the error message Limited or No Connectivity appears in a balloon beside the system tray.