5 ways to run Windows software on a Linux system
February 07, 2007 by Jason
Tag: Windows
Perform a Repair Installation
February 07, 2007 by Jason
How do you perform a reinstallation of Windows XP, sometimes called a repair installation?
- Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information about how to do this, refer to your computer’s documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.
- Then insert your Windows XP Setup CD, and restart your computer.
- When the Press any key to boot from CD message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
- Press ENTER when you see the message To setup Windows XP now, and then press ENTER displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen. Do not choose the option to press R to use the Recovery Console.
- In the Windows XP Licensing Agreement, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.
Delete Files when the Recycle Bin is Hidden
February 07, 2007 by Jason
By default, the Windows XP Recycle Bin sits at the bottom right of the desktop, just above the tray notification area and system clock. If you’ve got a bunch of floating windows open, however, it’s possible to obscure the Recycle Bin and make it impossible to drag files and folders there for deletion. However, Microsoft must have thought of this event, because you can automatically hide all of those open windows during a drag operation.
Set Performance Options in Windows XP
February 06, 2007 by Jason
Windows allocates resources according to its settings and manages devices accordingly. You can use the System tool in Control Panel to change performance options that control how programs use memory, including paging file size, or environment variables that tell your computer where to find some types of information.
This article explains how to set the performance options for your computer.
Change Internet Explorer Browser Title Text
February 06, 2007 by Jason
Want to know how to customize the Title bar text of the Internet Explorer.
- Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
- Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface
- Double click on Browser Title
- Click on Customize Title Bars
- Change the text to what whatever you want
- Click on Ok
Now you changed the title of your browser and you sure see what you wrote when you open a New Widow.
Compress Files and Folders in Windows XP
February 06, 2007 by Jason
Running out of room on your hard disk? Need some extra space to install a new program? Don’t worry, Windows XP comes to the rescue. Both Windows XP Professional and Home Edition now include a zip compression utility that you can use to compress files and folders on your hard disk.
Back up your media with KeepVault
February 06, 2007 by Jason
KeepVault lets you make automatic backups without ever leaving the couch. That’s because it integrates with Windows Media Center, so you can operate it entirely by remote (or mouse, if you prefer).
When you sign up for KeepVault, you get 25GB of free online storage. Obviously that’s not enough to store more than a handful of recorded TV shows, but it can probably accommodate an average-size music and photo library. (Larger accounts are available for a fee, of course.) You can pick and choose what categories of media to back up: photos, music, videos, documents and so on. Read More»
Play MS-DOS Games on Vista
February 06, 2007 by Jason
If you try to run an old DOS game on Vista, you’ll probably get an error “This system does not support fullscreen mode.” Fortunately, this isn’t a dead end. Download a copy of DOSBox, the greatest MS-DOS emulator for any platform (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and more), and try running your game under DOSBox. Not only will you get support for old-school graphics like CGA and EGA, you can even run it in a window!
Simple Zip Code Geocoding
February 06, 2007 by Jason
The ability to geocode, or translate into latitude and longitude, postal codes is a fairly useful hack to have in your programming toolbox. Quick and dirty zip geocoding allows you to do some neat things fairly efficiently and with a minimal amount of code. Though it’s U.S. centric, it allows you to add location-based functionality to your apps without requiring any real personal information to be transfered or stored.
If your application only needs to convert a zip code (or any address) into a lat/lon coordinate, say for simple mapping purposes, the easiest solution is to use the Google Maps Geocoding API. In addition to the client-side javascript functionality, you can directly query the geocoding system from php using an http request like this: Read More»
Windows Vista on-demand webcasts
February 06, 2007 by Jason
Discover how the breakthrough Windows Vista computing experience enables you to organize and find your information more efficiently, giving you personalized ways to view and work with your files. The new Windows Aero interface gives you the best performance—and the most efficient, finely tuned, and elegant operating system experience—that Microsoft has ever offered.
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