Q. I've unplugged one of my monitors and now the new application windows that open are not visible A. There are several ways to do it, the easiest is the following: 1. Select the application window...

Q. I have an MS Access file that I'm trying to open. While starting, it tries to run a macro that crashes (hangs, doesn't work, etc) and then kicks me out. What can I do? A. Disable "AutoStart" macr...

Q. After I've installed S/MIME control, my browser is crashing any time I'm trying to send an email using Internet Explorer. A. This is a known bug with MS Exchange, and you can resolve it by dow...

There has been a rise of backscatter spam (incorrect automated bounce messages sent by mail servers, typically as a side effect of incoming spam.). Recipients of such messages see them as a form of un...

For reasons unknown, Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection prevents connections to localhost, as a result you cannot tunnel to the RDP machine directly. (ie. 3389:remotesystem:3389) Trying to use hostna...

Q. I would like to send email as a user X while he's on vacation (or sick, or visiting grandparents, or in Caribbean with his mistress, etc). How do I do that? A. Follow these steps: 1. On the Exc...

To disable hibernate (and delete hyberfil.sys file), do the following: Method 1: 1. Open a Elevated Command Prompt. 2. Type powercfg -h off   Method 2: 1. Open the Control Panel → Po...

Q. How do I find my MAC (Media Access Control) address in Windows XP? A. Follow these steps: 1. Click the Start Button and choose the Run command from the Start menu. 2. Type cmd in the bla...

Q. How do I find my MAC (Media Access Control) address? A. Open command prompt window: 1. Click the Start Button and select Start Search   2. Type in ipconfig /all and hit enter. 3...

Converting to NTFS is quite easy. For the sake of this example, lets use Windows XP. It comes with a command line tool, called "convert.exe". To run it, go to: Start → All Programs → Accessories ...

Q. I've opened my application on a computer hooked up to 2 monitors, when I uplugged one of the monitors, I can't see some of my applications. They are on the task bar, but nothing happens when I hit ...

Q. I used to have Telnet client on Windows XP and I can't find it on Vista (or 2008 server). Where would I find it? A. Telnet client is not installed by default on Windows Vista and Server 2008 Editio...

Q: I've put a USB disk in my computer and it keeps changing the drive letters. How do I change it back? A: When you plug in new drives windows automatically assigns a letter to it, but sometimes its ...

SMTP logging helps troubleshoot various things, such as server communication with various sources, helps find lost emails and answer questions "Where's my email?". To enable the service, do the follow...

Problem: My hard disk is constantly spinning, even when the system is idle. (I've tested for trojans, viruses, etc). What should I do? Solution: This occurs due to a service running on Vista cal...