Microsoft Patch Tuesday: May 11th 2010

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On Tuesday May 11th Microsoft released another round of updates for the Windows Operating System.  Here’s what they are and what they do: SECURITY UPDATES: Update: MS10-030/KB978542 Type: Critical Affected Systems: XP, 7, 2003, 3008, 2008 R2, Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 for 2000 What it does: Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Live Mail […]

Q&A Monday: Reinstalling Wan MiniPort

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Question: My WAN miniport has gone missing. I accidentally deleted it durring some computer troubleshooting.  Do you know how to get it back short of a complete Windows re-install? Thanks, Howard S. Jordan Montgomery, AL Answer: It’s been a while since I’ve been in this situation, but this should work: Download devcon.exe from some Microsoft site.  Open netrasa.inf […]

Windows 7 Command Prompt

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One thing I like in Windows 7 is the easier way they have to open Command Prompt, and it can be done from any folder. To open a command prompt just press and hold down the shift button and select the “Open Command Prompt here” tab. It’s that simple, and was a time saver for […]

Q&A Monday: Disable Programs that Start with Windows

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Every once in a while, I get the following question: Question: How do I stop programs from running when I start up my computer? Answer: This is actually a very simple process.  The first place would be the check the windows start up folder, by clicking on the Start Bar going to programs and then […]

Windows Printer Pooling

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    You may run into a situation where you need to pool a bunch of printers together and have the jobs printed to them spread out amongst different printers.  One example is if you company prints a bunch of reports on a regular basis.  Printing to just one printer (depending on the size of your […]