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How to Use Diskpart Utility in Windows

September 29th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows XP Tips

DiskPart is essentially the command-line equivalent to the Disk Management tool, and can be useful in certain situations (such as when Windows won’t start). Be warned though, Diskpart is a powerful tool and unlike the Disk Management tool, it enables explicit control of partitions and volumes. You’ll need to run DiskPart in administrator mode; one [...]

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How to Increase the DNS Cache in Windows

September 2nd, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: How-To

The Domain Name System (DNS) makes it possible to assign domain names to groups of Internet users in a meaningful way, independent of each user’s physical location. Because of this, World-Wide Web (WWW) hyperlinks and Internet contact information can remain consistent and constant even if the current Internet routing arrangements change or the participant uses [...]

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How to Change an Apache Server Listening Port

September 1st, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Networking

Last week I have encountered a server with its http port 80 already taken by another software. The “culprit” was unsurprisingly another web server software, the IIS. Because the IIS users are already accustomed to the default port, the Apache installation had no choice but to use a less popular port for http, in this [...]

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Troubleshoot the “No more system PTEs” Error (Stop Code 0X0000003F)

August 11th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows XP Tips

Page Table Entries (PTEs) are used to map RAM as it is divided into page frames by the Virtual Memory Manager (VMM). The page table is where the operating system stores its mappings of virtual addresses to physical addresses. The “no more system PTEs” error usually means that Windows has run out of PTEs. Aside [...]

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How to Setup Windows Vista and 7 as a Kiosk

August 9th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: How-To

Automatic login into a guest account are good for machines you wish to use in public environments (typically called “kiosks”), but you’ll want to take steps to ensure that a visitor can’t log in to a more privileged account. There are two ways for a user to skip the automatic login and log in to [...]

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How to Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux

August 3rd, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Linux Tips

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is a free open source operating system developed and distributed by Red Hat. The software can be deployed as a server or a desktop variant. Typically this is used for businesses who want an enterprise grade OS without the cost of the more expensive Windows XP Pro or Vista Ultimate. [...]

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Customize Folder Display Type in Windows XP and 7

August 2nd, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows XP Tips

Since Windows XP, you can change the behavior of Windows Explorer to show like files like your music folder, video folder, plain documents or even pictures. This is a great improvement over the previous windows versions since it lets you naturally view the files meta data instantly without having to use a third party software. [...]

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How to Add a Local DNS Lookup to Hosts File

July 24th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows XP Tips

When you add a permanent entry to the DNS cache, it will always override the information provided by the nameserver. If a nameserver gives the wrong address for a domain or provides no information at all, you can still access the domain if it’s listed in the local Hosts file. It could also improve lookup [...]

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What is Windows Prefetch?

July 20th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows Vista Tips

Prefetch is a feature, introduced in Windows XP, that stores specific data about the applications you run in order to help them start faster. Prefetch is an algorithm that helps anticipate cache misses (times when Windows requests data that isn’t stored in the disk cache), and stores that data on the hard disk for easy [...]

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How to Troubleshoot Audio Issues in Windows 7 and Vista

July 19th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7

Sound in Windows Vista and 7 is quite a bit more complicated than it needs to be, so troubleshooting sound problems is a real chore. The best way to fix a PC that won’t play sound is with a systematic approach. Also, make sure to read my previous post on recovering a missing volume icon [...]

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