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For years I have been advising and informing business men and women that they really “should” keep on top of the virus scene if for no other reason than to save themselves the grief a subsequent virus infection can cause. Those days are way over. You no longer have any choice; you need to make sure if you are going to participate online that you do the simple basics necessary to keep your system and those you communicate with as risk-free as possible from infection.

When you hear about million dollar losses due to the latest virus “attack” know that the…

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To NTFS or not to NTFS that is the question. But unlike the deeper questions of life, this one isn’t really all that hard to answer. For most users running Windows XP, NTFS is the obvious choice. It’s more powerful and offers security advantages not found in the other file systems. But let’s go over the differences among the files systems so we’re all clear about the choice. There are essentially three different file systems available in Windows XP: FAT16, short for File Allocation Table, FAT32, and NTFS, short for NT File System.

FAT16
The FAT16 file system was introduced way back…

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If you use Windows XP on a local area network (LAN), and you save and open files in shared folders as part of a workgroup on a server, you can create a virtual drive whose drive letter appears in the My Computer window along with those of your local drives � a process referred to as mapping a network drive. To map a network drive, follow these steps:

1. Click Tools–>Map Network Drive on the My Computer menu bar to open the Map Network Drive dialog box.

2. Click the Drive drop-down list button and select the drive letter you want to…

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These are some of the things that not many people would know about Windows. It is not a household knowledge. But, having knowledge of these would let you appreciate Windows in a whole new way. The development of Windows started a whole new era in the computing industry.

1. Windows was first called as interface manager when it was first strategized. It was based off of Apple’s Mac OS.Windows has been around for 21 years now. Windows 1.0 hit the shelves in November of 1985. It is believed that Bill Gates got the idea of Windows OS from Steve Jobs.

2. The…

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In this article, I’ll go over the basics for sorting through and organizing your computer files, making a backup of them, and deleting those you don’t need. I’m only addressing those files that you actively have a hand in creating. If you want to remove software from your computer, read Do a clean sweep of your computer: How to safely remove software and files from your PC.

If you’re moving from one computer to another, be sure to review the New PC? Start here page before you start, as it can help save you some time and effort.

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Summary: This document describes the steps you should take to create a Microsoft Windows XP driver for your device. To create a Windows XP device driver:

# Install the current Windows DDK. Read the system requirements and installation instructions in the stand-alone Getting Started HTML file supplied with the DDK.

# Read Getting Started with Windows Drivers. This document guides you through the planning and decision-making process involved in making a Windows device driver from design through distribution. You should also look through the DDK documentation for device-type-specific information.

The DDK documentation set has the following device-type-specific nodes:
# Battery Devices
# Display and Print…

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Internet Explorer has added this utility for download.

Features :

Explore and modify the document object model (DOM) of a Web page.

Locate and select specific elements on a Web page through a variety of techniques.

Selectively disable Internet Explorer settings.

View HTML object class names, ID’s, and details such as link paths, tab index values, and access keys.

Outline tables, table cells, images, or selected tags.

Validate HTML, CSS, WAI, and RSS Web feed links.

Display image dimensions, file sizes, path information, and alternate (ALT) text.

Immediately resize the browser window to a new resolution.

Selectively clear the browser cache and saved cookies. Choose from all objects or those…

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