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- Understanding environment variable precedence in Windows XP
- Stay on top of the latest XP tips and tricks with our free Windows XP newsletter, delivered each Thursday. Automatically sign up today!Many IT pros still use the Autoexec.bat file to setenvironment variables, which is fine in most cases. However, if you set anenvironment variable in the Autoexec.bat file and...
- Tags: Autoexec.bat, Autoexec.bat file, dialog box, Environment Variables, Environment Variables dialog box, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, System Variables
- Technical articles 2005-03-23
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- Viewing non-present devices in Windows XP's Device Manager
- Preventing Users from Internet AccessCould it be possible that if port 80 can be removed from the services file.will this prevent users from acessing the web-Will this make the operating system unstablea valuable 'tric' !Thanks to this method I was able to remove quite some drivers from defective or no...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, mfybadat@..., Environment Variables, dialog box, System Variables
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Essential ActionScript 3.0: Static Variables and Static Methods
- Static variables, by contrast, are variables associated with a class itself, rather than a particular instance of that class. Static variables are used to keep track of information that relates logically to an entire class, as opposed to information that varies from instance to instance. For example, a class representing...
- Tags: Variable, Games, Personal Technology
- White papers 2007-08-01
- View nonpresent devices in Windows XP's Device Manager
- When troubleshooting driver problems in Windows XP, one of the first places you may look is Device Manager, which provides detailed information about every piece of installed system hardware. However, with devices such as removable USB drives, you may need information about devices that are not currently connected; Device Manager...
- Tags: Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Rapid Environment Editor (zip)
- Environment variables editor. Features: show environment variables as an editable tree, automatically checking for invalid paths in variables, backup environment variables to the registry file, drag'n'drop support. Version 1.6 build 275 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Environment
- Software downloads 2008-01-10
- Viewing non-present devices in Windows XP's Device Manager
- Find out how Windows XP's Device Manager can help you track down non-present devices, which may still cause problems even though they're not physically attached to your machine. When troubleshooting driver problems in Windows XP, one of the first places you may look is Device Manager, which provides...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, non-present device, Device Manager, dialog box, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2007-04-25
- Setting Environment Variables in XP/2k
- HeyAt one of the sites I am currently on, around 1000 users work on Sun, Oracle applications.For this, they require setting / modifying the environment variables.I am looking for a way/solution so I don't have to necessarily make all such users 'Local Admin' and still enable them change the environment...
- Tags: xcode
- Discussion threads 2007-03-20
- Tech Tip: Add UNC information to the command prompt in XP
- Did you know that you can configure the command prompt to display the full UNC of a mapped drive letter? Find out how. If you're like most system administrators, you more than likely prefer to perform common tasks using Windows XP's vast array of command-line tools. If...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Prompt, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2004-08-26
- Removing unused device drivers from Windows XP machines
- Did you know that unless you uninstall a device driver on a Windows XP machine that it still may be sucking up valuable system resources? Here are step-by-step instructions on how you can view and remove these unnecessary devices. When you install a device driver on a Windows XP...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, device driver, dialog box, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2006-01-04
- EnvMan (zip)
- Environment Variables Manager EnvMan is a tool intended to handle the administration of Windows Shell Environment Variables. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Administration, Vlad Setchin, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Problem in Vb
- Hi Everybody, I am using vb6 and have a problem with Dialog box . I have used Dialog box to save a file . But After i enter file name in Dialog box and run my Application than...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, Microsoft Visual Basic, vishalddd@..., Dialog Box
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- The New Modality API
- A dialog box can be either modeless or modal. A modal dialog box is one that blocks input to some other top-level windows in the application, except for any windows created with the dialog box as their owner. A modeless dialog box, on the other hand, sits off on the...
- Tags: Window, API, Dialog Box, Construction, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2006-01-01
- DupBlock (exe)
- DupBlock usage begins by specifying a default text block and using named variables in positions where you want to insert counter or list data. Variables can be counter-type variables that sequence + 1 from 0 (or from a user-defined starting value) OR a list of input data that is output...
- Tags: Variable, DupBlock Usage, Construction
- Software downloads 2006-06-13
- Dialog Box Assistant (exe)
- Tired of wasting your time browsing for folders and files? Dialog Box Assistant greatly speeds up access to your data. It extends the Open and Save dialog boxes with two additional buttons: one for the list of the recently used folders, another for the recent files. Even in the Microsoft...
- Tags: Dialog Box, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2005-02-22
- Use Word's Tabs dialog box to set multiple tabs
- Better to use the ruler!My only problem with not using the ruler is that you lose the ability to "eyeball" the setting of the tabs. I like to set a tab using the ruler, then double-click on the tab mark which takes you into the Tab dialog box. ...
- Tags: Leadership, janetdart@..., ruler, dialog box, Use Word
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Tech Tip: Create a Run command shortcut
- As you know, using the Run dialog box to quickly launch certain applications or utilities can come in handy in a number of situations. For example, suppose you regularly use the Run dialog box to open a command prompt by typing Cmd in the Open text...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Shortcut, Run, Ellipsis, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- Retrieving environment variables with VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya shows how you can use VB.NET to retrieve the important information (e.g., computer name and user name) from Windows environment variables. Windows stores some important information (e.g., computer name and user name) in the environment variables. The ability to access these variables to retrieve their values...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, environment variable, GetEnvironmentVariable, Windows Environment, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Environment
- Technical articles 2006-10-05
- Personalize your Windows 2000 environment
- Customizing your Windows experience can be the difference between working efficiently and banging your head against a wall. Learn to configure Windows 2000 environment variables and personalized menus.Many of us see our computer as not just a gray box that sits on the desk, but as an extension of our...
- Tags: Operating systems, Jim Boyce, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, environment variable, User Personalized Menus
- Technical articles 2001-09-12
- Word 2003 - "Save As.." Dialog box too large
- When using the Save As command, the dialog box is displayed so that you have to scroll down to access the Save button. Any ideas on how to fix it?
- Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, eileen@..., Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Security Dialog Box for .BAT
- We have a NT4 domain and have W2K3 servers in that domain. When attempting to edit or run a batch file we get a popup box that says that some files are malicious and do we want to open it.Can someone tell me how to access the security policy...
- Tags: wrsender-tech@..., security
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
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