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- Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- Companion piece to Greg Shultz's "Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1," where Greg shows you how the Vista SP1 upgrade procedure works. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Vista, SP1, service pack, upgrade, screenshots
- Image galleries 2008-03-27
- Unlocking the Ribbons and Mystify screen savers' hidden settings in Vista
- Companion piece to Greg Shultz's "Unlocking the Ribbons and Mystify screen savers' hidden settings in Vista," where Greg introduces you to the Ribbons and Mystify screen savers in Windows Vista, unveils the HTML application that allows you to unlock the magic, and shows you how to tweak them to your...
- Tags: windows, vista, screen saver, ribbons, mystify
- Image galleries 2008-03-20
- SolutionBase: Keep multiple computers in sync with SyncToy
- Microsoft created the PowerToy utility set to help give added power to Windows XP. The latest member of the family, SyncToy, can help keep multiple copies of the same file synchronized. In this article, Greg Shultz shows you how it works. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: screenshots, TechRepublic Inc., Computer, Greg Shultz
- Image galleries 2007-09-14
- Create a custom backup tool with Vista's Robocopy
- Greg Shultz examines Robocopy and the necessary switches in detail. He then shows you how to create and use a command line script to create an exact mirrored duplicate of all the data files in your user profile folder. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Folder, Switch, Microsoft Windows Vista, File, Tool, Robocopy, J:\TheBackup, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Permanently set your flash drive's default AutoPlay action
- Greg Shultz shows you how to configure Windows XP to bypass AutoPlay and automatically launch Windows Explorer when you insert your flash drive. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Know what to do when Check Disks malfunctions in Vista
- The Check Disk application in Microsoft Windows Vista can sometimes malfunction, causing problems during the boot process. In answer to several TechRepublic member questions, Greg Shultz explores the problems and describes how to permanently fix them. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Registry, Disk, Start-up, Microsoft Windows Vista, Check Disk, BootExecute, Y, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- SolutionBase: Protect your workstation with Windows XP SP2's Data Execution Prevention technology
- With all of the viruses, spyware, and other exploits running around the Internet, wouldn't it be nice if the computer could protect itself a little bit? Using XP SP2's DEP feature, it just might be able to. Greg Shultz explains how it works. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: screenshots, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, TechRepublic Inc., Workstation, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Data Execution Prevention, Greg Shultz
- Image galleries 2007-06-18
- Understand and exploit USB topology in Windows XP
- How many USB devices your Microsoft Windows XP system can handle? The answer may surprise you. Greg Shultz shows you how your machine organizes all its connections and how you can evaluate the Device Manager's total running capacity. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: USB, USB Hub, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Tweak Windows Vista services the right way
- Greg Shultz shows you how to create a snapshot of the current state of the Microsoft Windows Vista services on your system and explains how you can take advantage of this technique when tweaking services. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- SolutionBase: Creating video tutorials with Windows Media Encoder
- Sometimes, it's easier to show someone how to do something rather than write instructions or explain over the phone. In this article, Greg Shultz explains how to create your own video tutorial using Windows Media Encoder. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: screenshots, TechRepublic Inc., Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Video, Greg Shultz
- Image galleries 2007-09-12
- Take advantage of Windows Explorer's Navigation pane
- Greg Shultz takes a closer look at the features in the new Navigation pane in Microsoft Windows Vista and shows you how to use these features to improve efficiency and wean yourself from the folder tree. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Folder, Section, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Navigation, Folder Tree, Figure C Search, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scripting Languages, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Performing common Word tasks in OpenOffice.org 2.0's Writer
- Switching from one word processor can mean learning a whole new set of commands and ways of doing things. The creators of OpenOffice tried hard to make Writer work and act just like Microsoft Word. Greg Shultz shows how it works. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: screenshots, TechRepublic Inc., OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Greg Shultz
- Image galleries 2007-09-19
- Save your eyes with DPI Scaling in Windows Vista
- Greg Shultz shows you how to get the most out of your LCD monitor by taking advantage of the DPI Scaling tool in Microsoft Windows Vista. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: DPI, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Understand how SuperFetch uses RAM to enhance system performance
- Microsoft Windows Vista uses an applet called SuperFetch to manage memory. Greg Shultz explains how SuperFetch works and what it does to enhance the performance of your system. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Application, Microsoft Word, Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, I/O, Microsoft Windows Vista, Defragmenter, RAM, Disk Defragmenter, SuperFetch, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Handle Windows Vista like a pro with these tricks
- Using Microsoft Windows Vista over a period of almost two years, Greg Shultz has discovered a handful of useful tricks that makes using the operating system easier. He shares some of these tricks with us in this edition of the Windows Vista Report. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Folder, Microsoft Windows Vista, Time Zone, Shell, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Run UAC restricted programs without the UAC prompt
- Greg Shultz shows you how to create a task in Task Scheduler that will launch an application with the highest available privileges in Microsoft Windows Vista, and then he shows you how to create a shortcut to run that app anytime you want. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Task, UAC, Run, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Take advantage of multiple monitors with Vista's Remote Desktop
- Greg Shultz shows you how to activate Vista's Remote Desktop support for multiple monitors and how to create a specially configured shortcut that will relieve you from having to rely on command line activation in the future. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Desktop, Monitor, Remote Desktop, Window, Microsoft Windows Vista, Chances, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Schedule a restart operation with Windows XP's Shutdown utility
- Wouldn't it be nice if each morning your Windows XP machine restarted before you got to work so you had a fresh system to work on each day? Greg Shultz tells you how to schedule a restart operation. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Get better system information from the Help and Support Center
- Microsoft Windows XP's alternate System Information tool is your one-stop center for information about your system hardware and software. Greg Shultz explains how to navigate to this useful system information. by Greg Shultz
- Tags: Tool, Help, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
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