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Please make sure you backup your registry prior to making any changes to your registry. To create a system restore point go to “Run” and type ‘%SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe’ Below are 2 performance tweaks you can make on your windows system. In addition to the registry key below I have also include the command syntax so that … Read more

In order to embed an SWF into a Word 2007 Document please follow these steps : Click the Microsoft Office Button on the top left corner. Click Word Options at the bottom of the panel Select Show Developer tab in the Ribbon and click OK On the Developer tab click the icon of hammer and … Read more

Environment variables are a set of dynamic named values that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer. %ALLUSERSPROFILE% Returns the location of the All Users Profile %APPDATA% Returns the location where applications store data by default. %CD% Returns the current directory string %CMDCMDLINE% Returns the exact command line used to start … Read more

Your windows box installed another bunch of windows updates and keeps asking you if you want to restart. To disable this reminder, Go into the Command Prompt. via Start / Run / CMD. Enter the command sc stop wuauserv This change is temporary and updates will continue upon the next reboot.

There are a number of worms which exploit the autorun feature of your removable media. This is normally caused by infecting your autorun.inf file. A counter measure to this is to disable the auto run feature. Fir3net.com has supplied the relevant registry key so that you can disable the auto feature. The registry key to … Read more

From time to time you may need to compare 2 files, i find this is useful for comparing old device configurations such as routers or firewalls to see what has changed. The program is fc (file compare). Which is a small windows program run via the Command Prompt. This is a short guide on how … Read more

Netsh.exe is a network administration tool that allows you to configure and monitor Windows-based computers at a command prompt. With the Netsh.exe tool, you can direct the context commands you enter to the appropriate helper, and the helper then carries out the command. Setting you IP address Below is the syntax for setting the IP … Read more

The windows command prompt openfiles command can be useful for viewing the openfiles used by the system. Errors When trying to use the following syntax openfiles /local You get the error message,               The system global flag ‘maintain objects list’ is currently disabled This can be resolved via the following, openfiles /local on Viewing open … Read more

Problem When trying to map a drive to a remote machine you receive,             System Error 1326 has occurred Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. Also when you try access the share resource via run it only allows you to log in as guest. All passwords used (which are known to be correct) … Read more

In order to get a USB disk to boot into a DOS prompt you will need to have the required boot files. These files can be found here.

Issue When trying to install an .exe which contained an msi, you are just prompted with the MSI help dialog box.  Resolution Goto ‘Start / Run‘ and type CMD Once in the CLI type ‘echo %temp%‘ to find your default temp folders. Remove as much as you can from your temp folder. Try to run … Read more

In order to add a machine to the Active Directory (Domain) or to allow you machine to speak with a Domain Controller you will need to open the following ports, LDAP         – TCP+UDP/389DNS          – UDP/53SMB          – UDP/138SMB          – TCP/445 Kerberos   – UDP/88

Issue When trying to install MSN Messenger Live you get the message                    You must install the critical update Windows Update Agent 5.8.02469 Resolution Install the update via http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928

The Sticky Key function is rather annoying, below is the reg key to turn it off, download it here

Issue  I can see my wireless network but when i try to connect it says that it maybe out of range and that it cannot connect. But I can connect using a 3rd Party program such as Netgear Smart Wizard etc ?? Whats going on ?? Solution Check to see if you have set up … Read more

This can be down to many many reasons. One reason can be due to “trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed”. You can resolve this by adding the machine back to a workgroup then adding it back into the domain. Further information can be found here www.support.microsoft.com/kb/162797

Issue When I try to play a slideshow I get the error, Cannot create a hyperlink to ^0 Solution This is down to the hlink.dll file being corrupt. The “Official” fix for this is to copy over a new one to system32 and register. You can register this by going to run and executing the … Read more

Go to the Command Prompt via `Start / Run / CMD`. And use the following syntax, Add a route route -p add [Destination] MASK [Mask] [Gateway] Remove a route route -p delete [Destination] MASK [Mask] [Gateway] Example This would add a route to network 10.1.1.0/24 via your gateway address of 192.168.1.100. route -p ADD 10.1.1.0 MASK … Read more

If you have forgotten or lost your Windows Admin password have no fear, just follow the steps below. 1. Log into a limited account and in command prompt run the following. This will copy CMD.exe in place of the login screen, so when XP reboots it will present you with a command prompt window with … Read more