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How to Delete a Windows Service. In the following simple solution, I will show you how to remove a no longer active Windows Service. Typically installed by programs that utilize automatic functions, Windows Services essentially run executables in a non-interactive manner. In many cases, the uninstaller that ships with a program does not remove the …
How to easily Open Task Manager on Remote Desktop Connection. As I am sure you already know, the typical local keyboard combination Ctrl + Alt + Del does not work on a remote machine. However, the alternate solution is simpler than one might think. In the following simple solution, I cover how to run the …
So your looking to add and remove programs in Windows Vista? In Windows XP, there was an applet named add/remove programs located in the control panel. In Vista, the naming structure has changed a bit. The new applet for adding and removing programs in Vista is simply called “programs” or “programs and features” for those …
Install Windows from USB. YUMI is a popular tool that can be used to easily put a Windows Installer ISO on a Flash Drive. Allowing its user to install Windows from a flash drive, instead of a CD or DVD Rom. Not only is Installing from USB easier, it is also much faster. And additionally …
In this simple solution I cover one way to Put Windows XP on a USB Flash Drive. Installing Windows XP from a USB Flash Drive might be useful for example if you wish to perform an Install on a Netbook or Laptop that has no CD Drive. One of the simplest approaches would be to …
Getting WRT600N wireless dropouts on 5ghz band? We recently upgraded from a WRT54GL router to a Linksys WRT600N Linksys Ultra RangePlus Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router to take advantage of the dual band 5ghz and 2.4ghz wireless N frequencies along with the gigabit wired network connection. Initially, we were disappointed to find that while working via …
How to Completely Disable Chrome Cache on the Google Chrome Web Browser. There are often several reasons a person might want to prevent Chrome from Caching pages visited on the internet. One might assume disabling cache to be an easy option to find and set in Chrome. But currently the only setting to disable cache …
How to Boot and Run DOS from a USB Flash Drive. In the following simple solution, I show you a simple way to Put DOS on a USB device using a nifty little tool called Rufus, created by Pete Batard. This tool resembles the HP USB Format Tool. It also includes the same features, and …
One way to Partition a USB Flash Drive from Windows XP and mark it active “bootable”. Windows detects many Flash Drives as “Removable Disks” and flash drives are often shipped formatted as a “Super Floppy” (USB-FDD without a partition table) . The Windows built in format utility cannot create a partition table on Removable Disks. …
The following simple solution explains How to Fix MBR. Knowing how to repair a broken MBR (Master Boot Record), can be very important. Especially if you have installed GRUB or modified the current boot loader, rendering your Windows Operating system unbootable. The entire MBR repair process is fairly straight forward and requires only an original Windows …
Remove Old Drivers; In the following simple solution, I’ll show you how to remove old drivers from Windows device manager. Leaving old drivers in place after upgrading your hardware can cause performance issues and in some cases hardware driver conflict. This is especially true with video and sound card drivers. Normally, you wouldn’t be able …
HELP! Windows Update keeps prompting to install Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB936181). I’ve already installed the KB936181 update multiple times, but Windows Update keeps listing it as an available high priority update that needs to be installed. Furthermore, update KB936181 keeps reinstalling. What do I need to do …
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Vista Windows Update prompting to reinstall Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB936181). After installing the KB936181 update numerous times, Windows Update keeps listing it as an available high priority update that still needs to be installed. Furthermore, update KB936181 keeps reinstalling. How do I fix this KB936181 update Issue?
How to permanently remove or delete files on a Windows computer without moving them to the Recycle Bin. Personally I do not like to use the Recycle Bin feature that is built into Windows. I would rather have deleted files automatically removed from my PC when I select the option to delete them. Knowing that …
How to bulk resize images or pictures for email from Windows. Most email providers restrict the amount of data a sender can send per message, making it essential to reduce the file size of images so that you can send them via email. There are several tools you can use to resize large pictures and …
