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How to Pin a Web Shortcut to Your XP Start Menu

Using the directions provided in this this tech-recipe, you can pin a shortcut to any website into your Start menu. This is handy for links such as your intranet or webmail site.

Windows Server 2003: Kill Shutdown Tracker

If you want to remove the Shutdown Event Tracker, you can easily disable this feature in the Local Computer Policy MMC.

Windows Server 2003: How to Remove All DNS Records for a Domain Controller

Each DC registers a number of DNS records that clients and other services use to “find” the DC and its services (e.g., LDAP, Kerberos, and Global Catalog).

Increase Number of Windows Open before XP Starts to Group Them

Windows XP will group multiple open windows (IE windows, for example) into one group on the taskbar to keep the desktop clear. This can be annoying, especially when you are comparing different web pages because you have to go back to the taskbar, click on the group, and then click on the page you want. At this point, you only get one page because you have to click on each one separately. The default for this is typically eight windows in any combination of apps or utilities open.

How to Prevent Windows XP Users from Writing to USB Drives

USB drives are handy tools. However, in some instances, allowing other users to write onto these devices from your PC might not be a good idea. This is especially true when working with highly confidential data or intellectual property at work. Users of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed can disable writing to USB devices on their PCs.

How to Configure Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Shut Down Any Guest OS Cleanly

Each guest OS environment runs under the Virtual Server service (vssrvc.exe), which stops when the host OS shuts down. You can configure each guest OS with a default action in the event that the Virtual Server service is closed. The following tutorial explains how this is done.

How to Enable Friendly Trees in Windows Explorer

Friendly trees enable automatic folder expansion when you select a disk. Also, any other expanded disks will collapse giving a cleaner view.

How to Force a Windows 2K3 Domain Controller to Reregister Its DNS Records

Several options exist that let you force a Windows 2003 DC to reregister its DNS records. This tutorial contains examples of how to accomplish this task.

How to Disable Last Access Timestamp to Speed Up XP

Whenever XP reads a file, it stamps the file with the date and time of the access. You can turn this feature off in order to improve the performance of your XP.

How to Hide a Windows XP Computer from Network Neighborhood

If you want to share files from an XP computer but you do not want it
to show up in the Network Neighborhood, follow the steps provided in the following tutorial.

Photoshop: Scale Pixel Art without Losing Quality

Pixel art graphics are often very small in size. When you try to scale an image up, it often comes out blurry and unusable. This tutorial will show you how to properly resize pixel art files to any size you want, without losing the quality of the file.

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