Connecting 2 Lans in Different Locations Let’s say you are currently operating an office of 10~50 users, running Windows Server 2000/2003, mainly to share printers and files. You need to open a new office or add new location to work from. You want to create a WAN or VPN so that the users can still access files on the server. Your current Internet setup is ADSL Modem, to a Router, to a switch. Server connects to the Switch and the rest of the office connects to a switch also. Also, another possibility is to say you just want to connect your Home to your Network at work. Or even two different [...]

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For most Microsoft Windows XP installs, you’ll never need to worry about the validity of the product key assigned to your copy of the OS. However, software does tend to get installed without authorization, even in the most carefully managed shops, and so from time to time you may need to reset the Windows XP product key.For example, perhaps a user installed a pirated copy of XP but now wants to go legal. Maybe you’ve been hired by an organization that installed 100 pirated copies of XP but now has a legitimate volume-licensing key (VLK). Perhaps an end user purchased an additional retail license [...]

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101 Hidden Tips & Secrets For Photoshop Press Tab will hide tool bar and palette, Shift+Tab will hide only palette. Hold Shift + click the top blue bar for toolbar and palette will move them to the nearest edge. Double click the top blue bar, on any palette window, to minimize it. Double click the gray background will bring up open file option, Hold Shift+double click will open up the browser. Sick of the default gray background around your image? Select paint bucket, hold shift and click on the gray background, it will change to whatever color you have in your foreground color box. 6. In [...]

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Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator Solved ! The problem is whenever you try to open Task Manager, the following error may occur: “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator” Cause:This error is caused if the DisableTaskMgr restriction is enabled. Solution:To enable Task Manager, try one of these methods: Method 1 Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below [Just copy and paste] : REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f Just copy the following code into notepad and [...]

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Rename Your PC PENTIUM Name and Make it Personalized(This requires using Regedit to Modify) If you Hold Down your Key and Hit Key,Your will see a similar Screen This is how to change the Registry Hardware Name of your CPU If you are not comfortable with using “Regedit” Stop Reading Now and go have a beer. GO TO START>RUN>TYPE REGEDIT>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>HARDWARE>DISCRIPTION>SYSTEM>CE NTRAL PROCESSOR>ProcessorNameString>Select the Processor by Number, Hint, the 1st Processor is Number 0Then Navigate to and dbl clk to bring it up and you can create a Custom Name String for your CPUClose [...]

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To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name, for example: charmap WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPLICATIONS: Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package) Mcft [...]

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NOTEPAD “world trade centre trick”.. Did you know that the flight number of the plane that had hit WTC …on9/11 was Q33N …. Open your Notepad in ur computer and type the flight number i.e Q33N… Increase the Font Size to 72, Change the Font to Wingdings. U will be amazed by the findings.

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