Tag: knowledge_base_article

How To Download and Save Windows Vista Updates

July 06, 2007 by Jason

In Vista,Windows Updates is set to download only the files which need to be updated ! eg if xyz.dll needs to be updated, then only this particular file will get downloaded from the Microsoft servers.

But if you wish to, then here are two ways I know of where you can download and save Windows Updates for Vista. However the discussion is applicable for all versions of Windows. You only need to use the applicable Update List. Read More»

XP File Sharing and Permissions

June 15, 2007 by Jason

File sharing and permissions in Windows XP seem complicated.

Microsoft provides a Knowledge Base article, but reading it is like walking through molasses: It describes in infinite detail a file security system based on a 1-to-5 scale. However, if you look for this 1-to-5 scale anywhere in your security-settings interface, you may come away a little confused. These numbers are nowhere to be found.

Microsoft’s 1-to-5 scale means nothing to the individual user and relates in no way to the actual practice of setting your security protocols. Enter the Screen Savers. We are here to explain it to you. Read More»