- Getting the Most Out of Windows Vista User Accounts
- Mar 9, 2007
- Tired of your daughter changing the wallpaper and leaving files scattered on the desktop? You need the user accounts feature contained in Microsoft Windows Vista. This sample chapter will introduce you to user accounts and shows how you can use accounts to your advantage.
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- Getting to Know the New Windows 7 Taskbar
- Jul 27, 2009
- Michael Miller walks you through all the new Windows 7 Taskbar features and shows you why it will make you more productive.
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- Getting What You Ask For with Windows XP Professional's Make New Connections Network Wizard
- Oct 19, 2001
- Microsoft's Windows XP Professional uses a series of Wizards for enabling network connections. This article gives you guidance for the way Windows XP Professional handles the definition of new connections.
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- Hands-on: Using the File and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP Professional
- Sep 28, 2001
- Migrating both data files and user settings between operating systems is an area in which there is clearly room for improvement. Microsoft’s initial efforts at streamlining this task in Whistler are profiled in this article.
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- Health Care for PCs
- Nov 26, 2003
- This sample chapter, from Sams Teach Yourself Windows XP Computer Basics All in One, will give you a place to start solution-finding when things seem to go to hell in a handbasket. Whether you are trying to accomplish an advanced task or you are trying to figure out why your computer is acting up, you will find the troubleshooting tips and tricks in this chapter helpful.
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- How Microsoft Is Filling Out .NET with a Content Management Strategy
- Nov 20, 2001
- One of the missing components of Microsoft's .NET strategy had been content management. With the inclusion of Content Management Server and the strength of BizTalk Server with XML integration expertise, the Microsoft solution is coming together well.
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- How Safe is a .NET Passport Account in Windows XP Professional?
- Jul 12, 2002
- After the heavily promoted launches of the Microsoft Passport feature and Hailstorm, Passport has come under fire for being too easy to hack for credit card and logon data. Microsoft’s relative silence is not a good sign, either.
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- How To Build the Ultimate Windows Media Center 2005 Machine on a Budget, Part 1
- Oct 21, 2005
- In this series, Cyrus Peikari shows you how to build a DIY version of Media Center 2005. Using only the best components at the lowest prices, you can have a breathtaking home theater system that dramatically changes how your family and guests relax and enjoy time together.
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- How To Build the Ultimate Windows Media Center 2005 Machine on a Budget, Part 2
- Oct 28, 2005
- In part 2 of ur DIY Home Media Center 2005 project, our machine gets sexy hardware components at a budget price. Learn how to select the optimal TV tuner and graphics card that form the heart of your home theater centerpiece.
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- How to Network Vista and XP Computers Together
- Jan 25, 2008
- Jason Kerluck provides a step-by-step guide to connecting your Vista machine to your XP computer.
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- How to Use Windows 7's New Library Feature
- Jul 28, 2009
- Eric Geier shows you how to work with and manage Libraries in Windows 7 to make it easier to search, view, and your access documents.
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- How Windows XP's Device Driver Verifier Works
- Jul 6, 2001
- This article by expert Louis Columbus shows how Windows XP's Device Driver Verifier works, and what the implications are for Windows XP developers and users.
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- Importing and Exporting Windows Network Settings
- Jun 14, 2010
- Need to back up or distribute your network settings? Eric Geier shows how to work with your wireless profiles, TCP/IP configuration, and 802.1X authentication settings.
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- Installation of Windows XP
- Dec 31, 2003
- Ready to get down to the business of actually installing Windows XP Professional? This chapter helps you understand the differences between each Windows XP version, so you can make the right choices.
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- Installing and Configuring TrueCrypt for Full Disk Encryption
- Nov 24, 2008
- Security expert Randy Nash describes how he deployed a FDE solution using the free, cross-platform, and open-source solution from TrueCrypt.
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- Installing and Upgrading Windows XP
- Apr 5, 2002
- Learn how to start the Setup process that will upgrade your current Windows operating system to Windows XP or do a clean installation.
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- Installing and Using Printers in Windows XP Professional
- Sep 7, 2001
- Windows XP Professional's approach to installing and using printers is comparable to the approaches taken in Windows 2000 Professional, yet with advancements in the areas of configuring network-based printing.
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- Installing Windows XP Home
- Jan 31, 2003
- Robert Cowart and Brian Knittel describe the variety of installation options available for Windows XP Home.
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- Installing Windows XP Professional
- Feb 21, 2003
- This sample chapter describes the variety of installation options available for Windows XP Professional.
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- Integrating Linux Into Your Windows Environment
- May 21, 2008
- Stephen Morris describes how easy it is to use Linux in a Windows environment — and how doing so can save money and teach you a thing or two.
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