How to Configure the msdos.sys file
Msdos.sys was one of the three files (along with io.sys and command.com) that DOS 6 and earlier versions was composed of. Beginning with Windows 95, msdos.sys was combined into io.sys and the new msdos.sys became a text editable configuration file. More ...
Disable Automatic Wireless Configuration in Windows 7
Windows provides two services that configure your PC to connect to a wireless network. WLAN AutoConfig and WWAN AutoConfig. Both services are started automatically when you start your PC. If you don't use a wireless network or mobile broadband, for security reasons you may want to disable these services. More ...
How to Share a Printer
Network printers are available to anyone on that same network. If you have a printer connected directly to your PC rather than the network, and your PC is on network, you can also share that printer with anyone on the same network. More ...
Restrict Web Browsing With Internet Explorer
Regulating web browsing can prevent children (and workers) from accessing dangerous content on the internet, or having to make judgment calls over suitable relationships in chat-rooms. You can block access to unwanted web content. Here's how to do so with a basic Parental Control tool included free with Windows. More ...
Turn Off Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall
If your PC is running Windows XP Service Pack 2, the first thing you need to do is turn off the firewall. Why? Because a serious firewall blocks unwanted inbound and OUTBOUND connections. SP2's firewall does not block unwanted outbound connections. More ...
Windows PC Performance Troubleshooting and Optimisation
If your aging PC is running slow and you're considering getting a new one, this article explains how you can diagnose your performance problems, streamline and tune up. You'd be surprised just how much more you can get out of what you have. More ...
Installing a Local Printer on Windows Vista
Installing a local printer, especially a USB printer, is a non-issue on Windows Vista. You connect it, turn it on, and Vista automatically installs it. But if you have a less common printer, an older printer, or if you've previously removed the printer and want to add it again, you may need to use the Printer Wizard. More ...
Installing a Network Printer on Windows XP and Vista
Summary of steps to install a network printer. I've tried to include what is necessary without writing a whole book about a 5 minute procedure. 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 ...
Introduction to DOS
The first PCs didn't use the Windows Operating System, they used DOS. DOS has an interface where the user types text commands. The DOS interface is still available in Windows Vista, and is still used regularly by the most skilled system administrators. More ...
PC Technician's Guide to Providing Telephone Support
Troubleshooting PC problems over a telephone is a difficult task. Always keep complete support incident documentation. If you can't solve the problem, follow your company's escalation policy. If a problem is taking a long time to solve, try to work out a temporary work-around with the customer so that they can stay in business. By following the steps in this article you'll be able to provide successful telephone technical support. More ...
Font Basics
There are two basic kinds of fonts, bitmapped fonts and scalable fonts. Bitmapped fonts are constructed as a pattern of dots. Bitmapped fonts can be enlarged, but this produces jagged looking type. More ...
How to Configure Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019
Hyper-V is a Windows 2019 native hypervisor that it can be used to create virtual machines. There are many different things that you can configure with the Hyper-V console. More ...
Video - Microsoft Remote Desktop - Part One
This video by ImpartLabs is a tutorial that talks about Remote Desktop. With Remote Desktop you'll be able to take control over any computer you want to. It's similar to Remote Assistance and Net Meeting, the difference is with Remote Desktop both users will be able to view what's going on. More ...
