Command Line to Get Computers Model, Vendor, and Serial Number
WMIC (Windows Management Interface Command) is a command line tool that returns information about your syste. To learn your computers model, vendor, and serial number, type wmic csproduct get name,vendor,identifyingNumber at a command prompt. More ...
Hard Disk Management
In addition to the basic disk, Windows XP Professional also supports the dynamic disk, which overcomes the limitations of the basic disk. Dynamic disks are actually physical disks that are created and managed with the Disk Management utility in Windows XP. More ...
Configure Windows Indexing Service for Performance
The Windows Indexing Service uses a fair amount of disk space and if the shared directories on the network are large, it can consume a considerable portion of the computer's memory and processor cycles. There are several options for configuring the Indexing Service to improve performance. More ...
FreeDOS
FreeDOS is a PC compatible Y2K compliant DOS that you can download from www.freedos.org. Microsoft should have made the expiration period much longer than 30 days. Maybe they want you to activate Windows XP before it crashes. More ...
PC Technician Certifications and Professional Organizations
PC Technician is projected to be among the fastest growing occupations over the 2008 - 2012 period. Entry Level PC Technicians earn $15 per hour on average, experienced PC Technician's earn $30 per hour on average. Many people work as PC Technicians without any formal training or certification. More ...
Msconfig - Microsoft's Secret Weapon to Increase Your Computer's Speed
Often when you install software it will, by default, load into your system's memory when you turn your computer on. All these programs loading into memory will eventually mean a snail will beat your computer in a race! Msconfig gives you a central location to manage a variety of your computer's options. More ...
Guide To Setting Up Dual Monitors
Adding another monitor, especially having two large monitors, gives you a totally different vista. With two monitors you can have your browser and massive spreadsheet on screen at the same time. Most people don't have any idea how really easy it is to set up dual monitors on their system. More ...
Windows 10 Diagnostic Data Send to Microsoft
By default Windows 10 sends a generous amount of diagnostic information to Microsoft. If you are concerned privacy, you can configure the amount of information sent using the Feedback & Diagnostics page under Privacy Settings. More ...
Windows Event Logs for Maintaining or Troubleshooting Your PC
Your PC keeps logs of everything that happens. You can use the information in these logs to help maintain and troubleshoot and your PC. More ...
How to Manually Register DLL in Microsoft Windows
A DLL (Dynamic link library) is a file that contains code that can be used by more than one program. A DLL is executed by the calling program. They are not directly executable. In order for the calling program to locate the DLL, it must be registered in windows registry database. More ...
Create a Windows 7 Disk Image Backup
A Disk Image is an exact copy of a disk. It includes the operating system, system settings, programs, and files, and everything required for Windows to run. You can use a disk image to restore your computer if your hard disk or your computer stops working. More ...
Environment variables in PowerShell
Environment variables are global settings for your Linux, Mac, or Windows computer, stored for the system shell to use when executing commands. Many are set by default during installation or user creation. More ...
How to Disable Windows 10 OneDrive
Microsoft claims OneDrive is built in to Windows 10, and can't be uninstalled. But they do provide instructions to stop the sync process, so it doesn't send your files to OneDrive. More ...
The Windows 7 Backup and Restore Utility
This is a series of tutorials about how to use Windows 7 Backup and Restore Utility. In this tutorial you'll learn how to perform a backup. In Tutorial 2 You'll learn how to recover files from a backup. In Tutorial 3 You'll learn how to restore your PC from a system image. More ...
