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A couple of months ago, I wrote a series of articles on Hyper Visor (more commonly known as Hyper-V), the new server virtualization component for Windows Server 2008. Since that time, I have gotten a several E-mail messages from people wondering why they can’t access their network from a virtual server. In this article, I…

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Where did the volume control icon disappear in Windows XP? This is another stupid "feature" of Windows XP. I usually restore the volume control icon back to where it belongs: The notification area of the tray. To display the volume control icon in the notification area: Open Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel. On…

How can I add additional user account information option to the Active Directory Users and Computers context menu? As seen in the Add Unlock User Option to Active Directory Users and Computers article, many of the daily tasks of a network administrator is to monitor user accounts, logo activities, password changes and account options, such…

How can I add an “unlock user account” option to the Active Directory Users and Computers context menu? One of the daily tasks of a network administrator is to monitor user accounts, logon activities, password changes and account options, such as disabling and enabling user accounts. When an administrator wants to disable a user account…

How can I add the Administrator’s account to the Welcome Screen in Windows XP? Windows XP uses that idiot proof welcome screen where all one has to do is click the stupid icon of a user and wham! He’s logged on. Not only does the welcome screen hog resources, but it’s bound to another XP…

How can I spell-check text from within Internet Explorer? There are times when you need to perform spell-checking operations from within an Internet Explorer window. These may include the following: Entering feedbacks and responses in online forms Posting messages on bulletin boards, blogs and forums performing free-text searches in search engines and more. One old…

How can I add the Scheduled Tasks icon to the desktop in Windows XP/2003? To add the Scheduled Tasks icon to the Windows XP/2003 desktop follow these steps: Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace Create the following key: {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (just copy/paste, including the brackets) Note: As always, before…

How can I add the Scanners and Cameras icon to the desktop in Windows XP/2003? To add the Scanners and Cameras icon to the Windows XP/2003 desktop follow these steps: Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace Create the following key: {E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} (just copy/paste, including the brackets) Note: As…

How can I add the Printers and Fax icon to the desktop in Windows XP/2003? To add the Printers and Fax icon to the Windows XP/2003 desktop follow these steps: Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace Create the following key: {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} (just copy/paste, including the brackets) Note: As…

How can I add the Internet Explorer icon back to the Windows Vista desktop? Someone at the Microsoft Windows Vista design team thought it would be very neat to give us an operating system that had no icons on the desktop. "They’re smart enough to find what they need" they said. Well, I hate it,…

Do you know what product can add a paragraph of text to every e-mail that leaves my Exchange server, for example a disclaimer or a legal notice? This is a common question and the answer depends on what version of Exchange you are running. For both Exchange 5.5 and 2000, the easiest way to deploy…