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Windows System Administration
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 ... Script to Identify Your Systems HAL The HAL is a crucial module that sits between the Windows operating system
and the hardware. Having an incorrect HAL can cause your system to work
sluggishly or cause unexplained system lockups. The script provide in this
article will identify which HAL was installed on your system. More ... Defend Your Business with a Firewall A firewall is a piece of hardware or software that places a barrier between
your network and the internet. It prevents outsiders from accessing your
network and systems and delving into your confidential information or
performing malicious acts. More ... To Protect Your PC Disable the Windows Scripting Host Anyone can use Windows Notepad to create a script to read, modify, create,
or delete files on your PC, including the registry and other configuration
files. A script can be executed by clicking on the name of the script
within an email message. More ... Three Important Techniques for Securing a Wireless Network If you have a wireless network at home or in the office, it is critical to
have it secured. Wireless networks are prone to attacks from outsiders -
perhaps even more so than with wired networks. This article shows how you
can implement three techniques to secure a given wireless network. 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 ... How to Backup Mails and Address Book of Outlook Express Outlook Express - the easiest and widely used email client on Windows OS
provides easy options through which you can create backup of your emails
and contact addresses. The emails get stored in the Application Data folder
in the form of .dbx files - Inbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Personal.dbx and so on. More ... Configure Vista's Data Execution Prevention If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes
the program and notifies you that the programs execution has been blocked. By default
DEP is set to protect only Windows operating system files. However, you can configure
DEP to protect all programs on your computer. More ... Windows 2000 Security Overview Computer network security is a large topic. You can't configure strong
security if you don't have a "top-down" overview of the security features
available and how to configure them. More ... Planning a Backup and Restoration of Files for Disaster Recovery Planning a backup and restoration of files is the most important step to
protect data from accidental loss in the event of data deletion or a hard
disk failure. The backup copy can be used to restore lost or damaged data. More ...
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