Windows XP Tips

Fixing Unmountable Boot Volume Problem

July 19th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore

Unmountable Boot Volume

Are you getting this error every time you want to boot your computer: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. Unmountable Boot Volume To fix this boot error, you need to have your Windows installation CD. Insert the CD on the CD-ROM and start your [...]

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There is nothing more annoying and time consuming than a slow PC. Having a slow computer really slows down productivity, and contributes to a frustrated day in the office. There are many tools that promise to skyrocket computer speed, but their results are a subject of debate. The best thing to do to keep a [...]

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Yesterday I had to transfer a user to a new computer and we normally use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in to do that work. The move was smoothly done, but somehow Microsoft word 2003 was not working on the new machine. It was giving the annoying error “Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and [...]

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Using remote desktop to troubleshoot issues on computers on your network is the most efficient and quick way to solve problems. The best thing is that remote desktop is already install on all Windows XP pro computers, but unfortunately it is not enabled by default, so you need to enable it in order to get [...]

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One of the few noticeable changes that SP3 does on windows XP is the upgrade of Remote Desktop Connection from version 5.2 to 6.1. If you are a network administrator you probably spend a great chunk of your time working remotely on servers using remote desktop. In this post I want to highlight some of [...]

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network access

If your computer is connected to a network domain is very likely that some of its resources are shared to everyone. Some of those resources are, Printers, shared documents etc. and in some cases the entire system drive. The good news is that you can prevent network access to your computer by tweaking the “Access [...]

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Internet Explorer Script Error

April 30th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore

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If you use Internet Explorer as your primary Internet browser, then you probably have seen Internet Explorer Script Error more than once. It is a very popular Internet explorer 6.0 error; it happens less in Internet Explorer 7.0, but still happens. In this post I will discuss the best possible ways to fix this problem. [...]

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Using your old computer as a print server

April 23rd, 2008 by Aseem Kishore

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having a print server is something very useful and convenient, but it often gets overlooked. today I will write about on how to setup and old computer as a print server. Often are the times when I visit a home to fix a computer, and I notice that people use their desktop to connect a [...]

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Acer Aspire 5315 Wireless Driver for Windows XP

April 19th, 2008 by Aseem Kishore

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If you are looking for XP driver for Acer Aspire 5315 Wireless is probably because you cannot find it on the Acer support website, they seem to list the Vista driver only. Well, I did the research and found it for you. You can download it below. Aspire 5315 XP Driver

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proxy-server

Sometimes when troubleshooting Internet Connection problems we seems to try everything; from the basic to the most advance techniques, but sometimes nothing seems to fix the problem until we check some hidden settings that we never suspect might cause great frustration. Some Internet service providers somehow like to use proxy server settings on your browser [...]

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