Archive for July, 2008

Problem Stopping a Windows Service

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Below is a method you can use to stop a Windows service, even a stubborn
service which seems to hang.
I have tried this in Windows XP and on Windows Server 2003, and it always
successfully kills the problem service.
- Open command prompt (’Start’ - ‘run’ - ‘cmd’ - ‘Ok’)
- run ’sc […]

Speed up Windows XP

Friday, July 18th, 2008

If you are finding XP a bit slow to navigate (opening and closing folders, start menu etc) then there is a very simple way to  speed it up.
 
The way to do this is to revert to Windows Classic  mode. This sets XP to look like Windows 98, but also removes all the time consuming […]

How to get the Security Tab in the Folder Properties

Friday, July 11th, 2008

 
If you need to change the security settings for a particular folder, you would right mouse click on it and go to Properties. From here you look for the ‘Security Tab’… wait, it’s not there!
 
So, how to get the security tab in the folder properties…
For this to work you must have your HD […]

Keyboard layout - @ and ” Swapped Places

Friday, July 11th, 2008

If you are getting annoyed with the @ and ” keys being in the wrong places, this tip is for you.
Most people don’t realise that this is because the keyboard layout is incorrect for the location your Windows install is set for.
To fix it, go to ‘Control Panel’ - ‘Regional & […]