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How can I find a text file containing a text string? I’m sure I have that file but the XP Search engine says I don’t. Why? In Microsoft Windows 2000 and earlier versions of Windows, all files are searched for the content that you specify. Windows XP does not search all file to enhance the…

In Windows XP, when I right-click a file or folder, sometimes my CPU goes up to 100%. Why? MS KB Article 819101 has more info: In Windows Explorer, when you right-click a file or folder, you may experience any of the following behavior: Any file copy operation that is occurring at that time may appear…

If you consistently use a desktop computer in the office and a laptop while traveling, being able to accurately sync the many versions of your files is important. Windows Vista has a built-in tool called the Sync Center to help you with this task. Sync Center is a file management system that will keep your…

What are the editions of Windows Vista? Microsoft, learning from their experience in Windows XP, have created different versions of Windows Vista for different lifestyles. Within the editions of Windows Vista, Microsoft have separated them into two sets: “Home” and “Business”. Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Ultimate is the most comprehensive edition of Windows Vista….

Windows Remote Assistance is a built-in tool that allows users to connect remotely and control the guest operating system. Windows Remote Assistance is a very useful tool for providing remote assistance when users need help. The tool is similar to VNC and NetOp. Windows Remote Assistance is an excellent way for network administrators to remotely…

Today I’ve delivered an interesting session for Microsoft in the Israeli Get Ready for Windows Server 2008 event that took place in the Hilton Tel-Aviv hotel. The session was presented in front of approximately 700 people and was also recorded for offline viewing. Although I do not yet have the recorded presentation, I will post…

[incl/incl/digg.htm]Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server Performance Advisor (or SPA for short) is a simple but robust tool that helps administrators diagnose the root causes of performance problems in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 deployment. Actually, SPA is in fact a cool network monitor and performance monitor wrapped into one package so that you can correlate…

You are all familiar with the standard Outlook meeting request form where you specify the meeting details and invite attendees and probably have seen it so many times that an idea of changing the way the form looks or adding some information to the form is something you have not even thought about. But suppose one…

How can I customize a new Windows XP installation? When installing a brand new Windows XP Pro computer (read my Install Windows XP Pro page) I end up making many changes to its interface and some of its interior settings. Some of these changes are for made for performance reasons while others are purely visual…

I am sure you have used the Cisco IOS command show running-config before, and noticed a peculiar default command in the configuration. The command I am talking about is ip subnet-zero. Here is what I am talking about: But what is this command? Why is it there? Let’s find out. What is a zero subnet…