Windows Client OS

What is Windows ClearType Fonts? How can I get it to run? ClearType employs a technique developed long ago that uses the three color components of a pixel to make text appear sharper on the screen. ClearType separates out individual red, green and blue sub-pixels and manipulates them to make text look sharper. Microsoft ClearType…

What is the Shutdown Event Tracker on a Windows Server 2003? Shutdown Event Tracker overview Shutdown Event Tracker provides a way for IT professionals to consistently track why users restart or shut down their computers. It does not document why users choose other options, such as Log off and Hibernate. It gathers the reasons users…

What updates or upgrades do you use for Windows Messenger? So you’ve decided not to uninstall the Windows Messenger client you’ve got bundled with XP (as explained in the Windows Messenger – Uninstall Windows Messenger page). If you did, make sure you’ve got all the required patches and updates. Microsoft now has a couple of…

How can I update the clock on my Windows XP machine? Why does the clock always drift away from the actual time? The computer clock will gradually get out of line with reality since it’s not a very accurate beast. Some software can check the time with an outside source on the network or Internet…

How do I drag and drop a file to the Recycle Bin if it’s hidden behind many open windows? This is one of these cool tips that you’ll never forget. This tip was new to me and when I first used it I found myself with my jaw hanging… Sometimes one might want to drag-and-drop…

Summer clock (Daylight Savings Time or DST) in Israel for 2006 On the 30th of March 2006 Israel will be switching to Daylight Savings Time (aka “Summer clock”). For those of you who don’t know, because of various political reasons, the Israeli government keeps shifting the DST entry and exit points each year, which causes…

How can I fix STOP 0x7B Error Messages after deploying Sysprep Images? When you prepare an image of a machine with the sysprep tool, the machine resets or you get the stop 0x7B error on the deployed machines even if you used the pnp switch. The message is: ​STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE This is caused because…

What other shell enhancements or other tweaks do you recommend for Windows 2000/XP/2003? There are quite a few. I’ll try to add them to this page as time permits. Send to Toys v2.5 One of my favorite tools, one that I usually install right after finishing setting up any new system. Send To Toys is…

This is an article following my previous one about the PAL (Performance Analysis of Logs) tool – read “Quickly Analyze your Server’s Performance Monitor Logs ". Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance Advisor v2.0 is the latest version of Server Performance Advisor, which is a simple but robust tool that helps you diagnose the root causes…

How can I quickly send files to Notepad for quick editing? This is one of my favorite tweaks, and it will amaze you how you lived all these years without knowing it (or did you? you wouldn’t be here if you did…) The easiest way of all is to do the following: Go to %SystemDrive%documents…