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How do I remove the CD Recording feature in Windows XP? I cannot imagine why anyone will want to do that but… Do this if you must: Start – Run – type gpedit.msc (not available in Windows XP Home Edition). Go to User Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Explorer. Look for "Remove CD Burning…

How can I disable the balloon tips in Windows XP? Whenever you connect or disconnect from the network in Windows XP a small yellow pop-up balloon is displayed near the notification area (tray). You can tweak XP and disable that feature: Warning! This document contains instructions for editing the registry. If you make any error…

How can I disable the annoying balloon messages in Windows XP? Windows XP tries its best to help the user figure out things. One silly methods it tries to do so is through the annoying yellow balloon pop-up messages near the tray area. To stop the annoying balloon messages follow these steps: Open Registry Editor….

How can I turn off the Automatic Update feature in in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003? To turn off the Automatic Update feature in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 do the following: Go to Control Panel. Click System. Go to the Automatic Updates tab. Un-select the "Keep my computer up to date" box….

How can I disable the Administrative Share creation in Windows NT/2000/XP/2003? Every Windows NT/W2K/XP/2003 machine automatically creates a share for each drive on the system. These shares are hidden, but available with full control to domain administrators. The drive letter, followed by the $ sign is the name, and it is shared from the root….

Directory Update – Update your Active Directory and Global Address List (GAL) information One of the most annoying daily tasks that help desk personnel and user account administrators face each day is keeping their user’s information updated in the Active Directory. The time involved in making just a few changes a week for a small…

Active Directory snapshots in Windows Server 2008 is a cool trick any IT pro should be aware of. By using this feature, you can either manually, or programmatically, create snapshots of the Active Directory database at a given time. These snapshots can be stored on the local hard disk of the Domain Controller (DC), or…

With the release of Exchange 2007 in the beginning of 2007, Microsoft has continued on building the mobile usage and capabilities of Exchange Server, features that were first introduced in Exchange 2003 RTM. In this article I will try to describe the changes found in Exchange 2007 when compared to the list of features we…

Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 offer two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic Disk Storage Basic storage uses normal partition tables supported by MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. A disk…

DHCP Learning Labs A review of Train Signal’s Windows 2000/2003 DHCP Video Lab Training – Product Details. See more details at Train Signal’s website. DHCP, simple eh!  Set it up, add an IP range and exclusions, put in some scope options and that’s it.  WRONG!!  DHCP is a very simple utility to use but it is also a…