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Windows XP: How To Delete A User Profile

Contributed by shamanstears on October 3, 2006 under Windows networking

If you have user profiles on your computer that you no longer need, you free up disk space by deleting these unused profiles. To do this:

WMP: How To Reset Windows Media Player File Associations

Contributed by shamanstears on October 2, 2006 under Windows networking

If windows media player (WMP) no longer plays your music or video files, you have lost the file associations for Windows Media Player. Here are the directions to reset them…

How to Remotely Enable Remote Desktop

Contributed by shamanstears on September 30, 2006 under Windows networking

This is for network administrators who use the Remote Desktop option for remote support. If Remote Desktop has been disabled on the remote computer, you can enable it remotely (as long as you have administrator rights on the remote computer). To do this:

XP Pro: How To Change Your Network Password

Contributed by shamanstears on September 29, 2006 under Windows networking

This tech-recipe explains how a user can change his network password in Windows XP Professional.

Windows Server 2003: Running ASP.NET (and ASP)

Contributed by shamanstears on September 27, 2006 under Windows networking

By default, IIS 6.0 is installed in a secure mode that prohibits active server pages (ASP) and ASP.NET. This means that only static pages can be served. To enable these features:

XP: Resolve Incorrectly Displayed Icons

Contributed by shamanstears on September 25, 2006 under Windows networking

Windows stores commonly used icons in a cache to speed up display. If your icons are displaying incorrectly:

Encrypt Files in XP Using EFS

Contributed by mikejc on September 21, 2006 under Windows networking

Encrypting files in XP is actually pretty easy. EFS (Encrypting File System) is built into your OS. Protect your files from other users.

XP: Using Regedit’s Favorites For Quicker Access To Registry Keys

Contributed by shamanstears on under Windows networking

If you have registry keys that you go to often, you can save them as Favorites to avoid scrolling through endless branches in the Keys pane. To do this:

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