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The More command on the Command Prompt in Windows XP Pro (go to Biglogfile.txt | More) allows you to view a very long text file one screen at a time. With the More command, it’s easy to overshoot the information you need due to the overwhelming amount of data you may scroll through. When that happens, you have to cancel the operation and start over. The More command only allows you to scroll down through a file.

A command line tool called List allows you to scroll both up and down through a file. List is not found in Windows XP;…

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If you ever work in a computer lab or an Internet café where systems regularly sit idle waiting for someone to log on, you know that Windows XP will display the Logon dialog box or the Welcome screen for 10 minutes before running the default logon screensaver, which is the Windows XP logo floating on a black background. You can change the default logon screensaver to something different, such as the OpenGL 3D Pipes screen saver, and you can even shorten the amount of time that Windows XP waits before activating the screensaver. Here’s how to do both:

1. Launch the Registry…

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Speed Hacks for Windows XP

1. Disable Unnecessary Services

Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:

-Alerter
-Clipbook
-Computer Browser
-Distributed Link Tracking Client
-Fast User Switching
-Help and Support – (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)
-Human Interface Access Devices
-Indexing Service
-IPSEC Services
-Messenger
-Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
-Portable Media Serial Number
-Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
-Remote Procedure Call Locator
-Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
-Remote Registry Service
-Secondary Logon
-Routing &…

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See below for a much updated list of .NET resources.

This will be a living list, please post any suggested updates to this thread. If they pass muster, they will be included in the lead post.
Key Microsoft Resources (Framework)

Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN)
.NET Framework Developer Center
.NET 2.0 SDK: x86 x64
.NET Framework 3.0
.NET 1.1 SDK
MSDN Library: Online Download December 2006 Edition
Visual Basic Developer Center
Visual C# Developer Center

Key Microsoft Resources (ASP.NET & Sql Stack)

ASP.NET 2.0 Site
MSDN ASP.NET Developer Center
MSDN Web Services Developer Center
MSDN SQL Server Developer Center
Microsoft Patterns & Practices Team
.NET 3.0 Community Site

Express Editions Downloads
Microsoft has released free, but limited versions of Visual Studio for…

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Using keyboard shortcuts are the easiest way to save time and MS word also has lot of in-build keyboard shortcuts to improve productivity. The complete list of keyboard shortcuts for MS word can be found in Microsoft’s website. Word allows to create custom shortcuts by which you can create your own shortcuts for commands, macros and other tasks.To customize the keyboard shortcuts, navigate to Add or Remove buttons (in the toolbar) -> Customize. Here you can see all the toolbars and below this there is a button, Keyboard.

Once you click the keyboard button, you can see all the keyboard shortcuts…

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A Trojan horse targeting Macs — among the rarest of security events — has been spotted on numerous pornographic Web sites, researchers said Wednesday.

First reported by Mac security software maker Intego of Austin, Tex. and later confirmed by Sunbelt Software, McAfee Inc., and the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center, “OSX.RSPlug.a” changes the Mac’s DNS (Domain Name System) settings to redirect users to alternate or spoofed sites.

“The whole Trojan is relatively simple and works almost exactly the same as its brother for Windows,” said Bojan Zdrnja, an analyst at Internet Storm Center (ISC) in a warning posted early Thursday. The DNSChanger…

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