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- View the error signature from Office Application Error Reporting
- Office XP errors generate error signatures that help you troubleshoot the problem. Steve Pittsley describes the most common Office XP errors and how to view their signatures in the Office Application Error Reporting tool and the Windows Event Viewer.When a Microsoft Office XP application encounters a serious error, you’ll receive...
- Tags: Virtual Memory, Steven Pittsley CNE, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office XP, error signature
- Technical articles 2002-11-07
- Diagnose boot problems in Windows XP using MSCONFIG
- Getting to the bottom of a client boot problem doesn't have to be a lesson in patience. Windows XP has updated the MSCONFIG utility to help IT pros identify the possible problem area. Steve Pittsley explains all the features.Among all the new wizards and utilities in Windows XP is one...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Steven Pittsley CNE, System.ini, Launching MSCONFIG, Selective Startup, Win.ini, Msconfig, computer, Diagnostic Startup, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Technical articles 2002-06-27
- New rounded cables for a cooler case
- Desktop PCs can be a crowded mess and difficult to work on because of the cables used to connect everything. Rounded IDE and floppy cables are the perfect answer. Steve Pittsley reviews this cool new product that will help put an end to all that clutter.Every once in awhile, a...
- Tags: Network technology, Steven Pittsley CNE, cable, floppy disk, ribbon cable, IDE
- Technical articles 2002-05-02
- Protect heat-sensitive components with a water-cooled system
- Not just for gamers, a water-cooled computer system could be the answer for workstation environments struggling with overheated computers. Steve Pittsley examines one such system and provides some background on how it all works.Heat is the enemy of all computer components. Without proper cooling, the expensive heat-sensitive parts of your...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Steven Pittsley CNE, computer, water-cooled computer system
- Technical articles 2002-04-09
- Diskeeper 7.0: Your new weapon in the fight against fragmentation
- When you can't trust your users to routinely defrag their hard drives, check out the latest version of Diskeeper to remotely perform and schedule defragmentation tasks yourself. Steve Pittsley has the details.Support techs often handle the defragmenting of user hard drives, which takes a considerable amount of time to do...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Workstations, workstation, Steven Pittsley CNE, Diskeeper Corp., Diskeeper 7.0
- Technical articles 2002-02-05
- Customize the Windows XP Start menu and Taskbar
- You've seen one Windows desktop; you've seen them all. Right? Not necessarily. Windows XP offers some new features for configuring the user interface. Steve Pittsley takes a look at how you can enhance the users' experience.Windows XP will introduce us to some radical changes, but none will be critiqued as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Steven Pittsley CNE, Start Menu, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Technical articles 2002-01-03
- A peek at Microsoft Windows XP exam 70-270
- The new Windows XP exam 70-270 is proving to be quite a challenge. With so many new features and tools included in the OS, the IT pro interested in pursuing this certification needs a study guide. Steve Pittsley has that guide in this Daily Drill Down.Hold on to your hats,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Steven Pittsley CNE, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2001-12-03
- Learn how to support DVD drives
- As more companies turn to DVD technology for their training courses, more IT pros are challenged with supporting it. Steve Pittsley is here to help with a how-to on installation of a DVD drive and tips on troubleshooting hardware issues.Playing DVD movies for training purposes is a common occurrence among...
- Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Consumer electronics, Digital video, Video cards, Digital media, Steven Pittsley CNE, DVD-drive, DVD, computer, video, video adapter, MPEG, MPEG-2
- Technical articles 2001-11-21
- Upgrade your RAM knowledge
- With the price of RAM so low, many companies are looking to upgrade the memory in their computers. Steve Pittsley has penned this primer on RAM to help you know when to upgrade and what to look for when you do.Because the price for RAM has dropped so drastically this...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, PRODUCTIVITY, Steven Pittsley CNE, knowledge, DRAM, RAM, chip, memory, Mb x 8, stick
- Technical articles 2001-11-06
- Internet Explorer 6 beta shows great promise
- You knew it was coming. Internet Explorer 6 may be in beta at the moment, but why not get a sneak peek to see what new features it has to offer? Steve Pittsley hits some of the highlights in this Daily Feature.Don’t forget to reserve Oct. 25, 2001,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Construction, Steven Pittsley CNE, Personal Bar, Explorer Bar, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, window
- Technical articles 2001-06-26
- Plug and Play in Windows 2000
- Plug and Play has been around since Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system. Looking back, it has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Steve Pittsley takes a look at Plug and Play with Windows 2000 in this Daily Drill Down. “Plug and Play will make upgrading your computer so easy...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 95, PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Steven Pittsley CNE, Plug-and-Play
- Technical articles 2001-05-17
- Wondering what to expect on Novell's 632/832 exams?
- Are you preparing for CNE exam 632 or CNI exam 832? Steven Pittsley's taken the test, and here's what he had to say.It’s exam time again, and during the last two months I’ve been studying for Novell’s Networking Technologies exam. Yes, you read correctly. It took me over two months...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Novell Inc., Steve Pittsley, Steven Pittsley CNE
- Technical articles 2000-05-23
- Pervasive.SQL 2000 deployment costs changed in NetWare 5.1
- If you're planning to deploy Pervasive.SQL 2000 on your NetWare 5.1 network, beware of new licensing costs. Steven Pittsley has the details you need before you hit the 90-day mark following your deployment.You get what you pay for. That old axiom is especially true when talking about NetWare 5.1 and...
- Tags: Databases, Operating systems, Servers, Steve Pittsley, Steven Pittsley CNE, NetWare 5.1, Pervasive.SQL, Novell NetWare, Pervasive.SQL 2000, Btrieve, Pervasive
- Technical articles 2000-05-17
- Rescue recently deleted files on NetWare systems using Salvage
- You don't have to reach for tape backups every time an important file is deleted on your NetWare network. Steven Pittsley's here with the Salvage story.What utility should you turn to on your NetWare network when the CIO calls at 12:15 P.M. because he accidentally deleted his PowerPoint presentation for...
- Tags: Backups, Steve Pittsley, Steven Pittsley CNE, Select Salvage, Novell NetWare
- Technical articles 2000-05-02
- Get IT Done: Remove NDS when updating or maintaining NetWare servers
- Recommends method to help prevent synchronization problems, delete the Server and Volume objects from the NDS tree, and remove other references to the objectAre you planning a server downtime or anticipating the replacement of an old, tired server? If your NetWare server is going to be down for more than...
- Tags: Directory services, Servers, NetWare Server, Steve Pittsley, Novell NetWare, Get IT Done, Steven Pittsley CNE, server, directory service, replica, master replica
- Technical articles 2000-04-18
- Verify your NetWare schema before merging trees
- Be sure you've got updated schema on your NetWare servers before merging trees, and you can save yourself an Excedrin headache.Do you have plans to merge two or more NDS trees? Are you planning to install NDS 8 on your cool new NetWare 5 server? If either one of these...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Directory services, Steve Pittsley, Steven Pittsley CNE, schema version, Novell NetWare, schema, server, Novell NDS, NetWare 5, master replica
- Technical articles 2000-02-15
- Get IT Done: Choose the right time when repairing NetWare synthetic time errors
- Describes the steps necessary to protect NDS objects from receiving time stamps in the futureAlthough synthetic time might sound like something out of an H.G. Wells novel, it’s alive and well on many NetWare servers. Of course, I’m talking about the very vital tool that Novell Directory Services uses to...
- Tags: Directory services, Servers, Novell NetWare, Get IT Done, Steven Pittsley CNE, Steve Pittsley, replica, time error, synthetic time error, server, Novell NDS
- Technical articles 2000-02-08
- Get IT Done: Create an NDS tree naming standards document
- NDS tree namingOne of the primary responsibilities of a network administrator is managing the NDS tree. Creating a naming standards document for the NDS objects will simplify your administrative duties, and it will allow everyone to enjoy a consistent and predictable structure.Step oneThe first step in creating or revising a...
- Tags: Team management, Quality, Steve Pittsley, Steven Pittsley CNE, Get IT Done, object class, NDS-tree, standards document, team
- Technical articles 2000-02-01
- Upgrading NDS is simple—but it requires some caution
- Upgrading NDS, the heart of your Novell network, doesn't have to be a complicated task. Just make sure you don't update the wrong server!Network Directory Services, or NDS, is the heart of every NetWare network. NDS is the hierarchical, relational database that uses objects to represent all network resources. The...
- Tags: Directory services, Servers, Steven Pittsley CNE, Steve Pittsley, Novell NDS, server, schema, Novell NetWare
- Technical articles 2000-01-18
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