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Virtual Server 2005: How To Configure the Virtual DHCP Server

Contributed by shamanstears on October 23, 2006 under Windows networking

Instead of configuring a virtual machine as a DHCP server, you can use the virtual DHCP server for your virtual network.

XP: How To Restore a Restore Point

Contributed by shamanstears on October 10, 2006 under Windows networking

If you are having problems with Windows due to a configuration change or the installation of an incompatible application, going back to an earlier restore point may solve the problem. To do this:

XP: How To Manually Create a Restore Point

Contributed by shamanstears on under Windows networking

Even though System Restore creates restore points automatically based on various criteria, you should create one manually if you are going to perform some major change to your system. This includes hardware changes, installation or removal of an application, etc. To manually create a restore point:

Prevent Automatic Updates from Installing IE7

Contributed by Hack_Vista on October 9, 2006 under Windows networking

Microsoft will push IE7 through automatic updates. If you use automatic updates on your network, you better be expecting a lot of questions regarding IE7 that next morning. Or if IE7 breaks something, are you ready for that pain? Here is how to block automatic updates from automatically upgrading IE6 to IE7.

XP: Enable/Disable Windows Firewall for a Specific Network Connection

Contributed by shamanstears on October 5, 2006 under Windows networking

You can control which connections on your computer have Windows Firewall enabled. To do this:

Windows XP: How To Enable Disk Quotas

Contributed by shamanstears on October 4, 2006 under Windows networking

If the hard drive is formatted with NTFS, you can limit the amount of disk space a user can utilize using Disk Quotas. Disk Quotas are based on file ownership (which means that it counts against the one who owns it). To enable Disk Quotas:

XP: How To Restore the Show Desktop Icon

Contributed by shamanstears on October 3, 2006 under Windows networking

If the Show Desktop icon been deleted from your Quick Launch bar, it can be quickly restored by performing the following steps:

Windows XP: How To Roll Back A Device Driver

Contributed by shamanstears on under Windows networking

Sometimes the new version of a device driver can make your system unstable, you can roll back to the previous driver by doing the following: