Making Your Printer Into a Print Server

Almost everyone who has a computer has the need to print a document or picture at some time. But if you have multiple computers and only one printer on your network then… Read More

Create a Self Extracting Zip File with WinZip

WinZip is the popular file compression (or zipping) program that many Windows users use to combine multiple files into a single file for reasons such as reducing their size for emailing. But… Read More

Start a Program in Compatibility Mode in Windows

As Microsoft comes out with new versions of Windows and you replace your computer or upgrade your version of Windows you will most likely still need to run your older software. This… Read More

How to Enable the Old Quick Launch Toolbar in Newer Versions of Windows

For you Windows XP users I’m sure you got a nice surprise when you got your first Windows 7 computer and noticed that there was no more Quick Launch section on the… Read More

Windows Server 2008 Editions

Just like previous versions of Windows Server such as 2000 and 2003, Windows Server 2008 comes in many editions so you can choose the version that suits your needs and is in… Read More

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration

All versions of Windows come with Internet Explorer built in but some versions of the operating system needs to have a little more security when it comes to web traffic than others.… Read More

How to Access the Windows Recovery Console

When your computer crashes or wont boot you are limited to what you can do to get it going again. Most people don’t like to have to format and start over from… Read More

Using Windows Disk Cleanup

Over time your computer will accumulate "junk" such as temporary internet files, temporary Windows files, temp files from installing and uninstalling software, downloaded program files and so on. After awhile these will… Read More

How to Create A Music CD Using Roxio Music Disk Creator

The Roxio Easy Media Creator suite has you covered when it comes to recording data, music and movie CDs and DVDs. One of the more widely used features of the suite is… Read More

Installing an IDE Hard Drive

The hard drive in your computer stores things such as the computers operating system (such as Windows) as well as files like documents, music and pictures. Like any electronic component they can… Read More
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