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Windows legacy operating systems

• VNC variant provides remote control boost

  A variant of the VNC open source remote-control software includes third-party enhancements and other improvements without affecting its stability or openness. Continue Reading

• A Remote Desktop alternative sheds its drawbacks

  VNC, the cross-platform option for remote control systems, had some drawbacks, some said. But new products from RealVNC close up the gaps. Continue Reading

• Switch network configurations using Netsh command

  Find out how to use the Windows 2000 "Netsh" command to switch your machine between two different network configurations. Continue Reading

• Understanding Windows XP file systems FAT32 and NTFS

  When installing Windows XP from scratch, you are prompted to select from two different file systems: FAT32 and NTFS. Find out how to make this choice. Continue Reading

• I'm locked out of my Windows XP machine

  Windows security expert Kevin Beaver shares a helpful tool to use when your account becomes corrupt. Continue Reading

• Comparing rootkit detection tools

  Do you suspect a rootkit has been installed on your computer? Windows security threat expert Kevin Beaver tells you what tools can help you find these rootkits and provides a helpful article to see which detection tool is most effective.Continue Reading

• Stopping NUll sessions in Win2000

  Windows security threat expert Kevin Beaver tells you how to stop NUll sessions in Win2000.Continue Reading

• Windows features you can live without

  The security risk associated with some convenient Windows features often outweighs the reward. Windows hardening expert Jonathan Hassell looks at some of these features and explains how to secure them.Continue Reading

• Classifying unknown system processes

  Windows security threats expert Kevin Beaver provides some tools and suggestions on how to determine whether or not an unknown system process poses a security threat.Continue Reading

• Post-upgrade problems in Windows Server 2003

  Having problems with your network after upgrading from Windows NT Server to Windows Server 2003? Windows networking expert Wes Noonan offers some suggestions on network issue quick fixes without having to move to a domain environment.Continue Reading

• Running System Restore from the Recovery Console (well, sort of)

  Recovery Console has no built-in way to run System Restore. If the Registry is corrupted, it is possible to do a manual restore, to revert the system to a previous Registry version. But the method is far from perfect.Continue Reading

• How do I enable Windows XP user IDs?

  While doing some work on his Windows XP machine, a user disabled all the user IDs, including administrator. Now he is unable to log on. Any ideas how to resolve this?Continue Reading

• Password issues during Windows 2000 upgrade

  Expert Jonathan Hassell helps a user resolve a password issue created during an upgrade from Windows 98 to Windows2000.Continue Reading

• Using CMD.exe and Command.com

  Windows NT comes with two "command line shells" -- one called CMD.exe and the other called Command.com. If you're wondering which one to use, this tip can help.Continue Reading

• At last, your keyboard can edit Windows Mobile Registry

  Editing the Windows Mobile Registry on a device with minimal or no keyboard is a nightmare. But Mobile Registry Editor lets you remotely edit the Windows Mobile Registry of an attached Windows Mobile device from your own keyboard.Continue Reading