Is there a clever way to figure out what's telling screensavers to exit as soon as they launch? (Windows XP SP2) [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 9 answers

File and folder permissions on Windows Small Business Server 2003: what's the right way to set up a shared folder so it can only be accessed by a particular group? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 10 answers

Does anybody know a way that we can manage dual boot Macs regardless of what OS they are booted into. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 4 answers

Windows Vista seems to have much worse video playback compared to Windows XP. Any way to fix this? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 5 answers

Does anyone know if there's anything like a re-make, or any game that's very similar in gameplay/mechanics to SimEarth? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I get a computer running Vista Business to join a Windows 2000 Server Domain? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 6 answers

My co-worker asked me to help her secure her home Windows Laptop. She recently had a virus that made the computer unusable. As someone who has been using primarily OSX at home for the past year I'm behind the times in terms of Windows security. I formatted the drive and re-installed windows XP for her. I've recommended getting Firefox and AVG, but aside from that: what should she do to make her computer more resistant to viruses and spyware? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 16 answers

Automatic screenshots from a DVD? I know how to take individual screengrabs from a a movie with VLC or Media Player Classic -- but I'd like to get a whole bunch at once. Is there windows software that will let me set an interval and extract a series of screenshots automatically?
posted on May 6, 2008 - 6 answers

Somehow my friend's "My Pictures" folder (Win XP) disappeared. All 4GB of it. [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 10 answers

When I click the icon to make my current window fill the screen, it makes the window bigger than the screen - three of the sides align but on the right hand side the scroll bar and red X are off the screen. [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 9 answers

What Linux Should I Use?-Also need advice/help setting up drivers/random linux stuff? for my computerI'm a pretty knowledgeable guy about computers. I also want to be able to have vista on my computer, and hopefully keep my laptops extra functionalities such as fingerprint reader. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 27 answers

If I unlock and jailbreak my iPhone using Windows, can I then go on to use it on a Mac?
posted on May 1, 2008 - 5 answers

Has anyone ever heard of a Windows Server process called "daupbsvc.exe"? This was using a significant amount of processor time on a VMWare Windows 2003 server. Google and Microsoft return no results, as do all of the relevant support forums for the applications that server runs. [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 8 answers

At work, we have an extensive amount of applications that are just dumped, seemingly randomly, into various folders on a network share. Is there an application that can scan or index these folders in some way, and present the results in a way that can be sorted by name, date, etc.?
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 7 answers

Problem: OSX to Windows direct-wired ethernet connection works, but the Mac can't see the shared PC drives. The PC and the Mac are both normally on wifi but the Mac's Airport is turned off now. Both machines have manual addresses set on their ethernet NICs, with direct CAT5 cable between the two; PC = 10.0.0.1/255.255.255.0; Mac=10.0.0.2/255.255.255.0. (The cable isn't a crossover, because OSX now manages that.) Ping works in both directions (i.e. from either machine to the other.) [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 18 answers

How do I hook up a homebrew HTPC to an analog TV? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 6 answers

Should I bother with XP, much less vista? [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 18 answers

Should I reinstall XP to speed up my laptop? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 9 answers

Playback of FLAC on Windows in 2008? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Disadvantages working with Open Source PHP Software in a WIMP environment? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 8 answers

Totally boring firewire question: I had to reinstall windows xp, and now the system won't see my camcorder. [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 4 answers

Server/network/IT-Filter? Windows Vista keeps, or more specifically explorer.exe drops my network transfers, how can I fix this or what is the best Explorer replacement? Also, how can I make Windows Server 2008 more useful on the small scale (more inside of course) ... [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 4 answers

Will I regret buying a laptop with Windows XP, instead of Vista? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 27 answers

Anyone here have any experience with programming using the Canon camera control toolkit? (EDSDK2.3, C++, for windows) [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 1 answers

I have two workstations running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise that function as a PDC/BDC, with the PDC also functioning as a file server. Is there any way I can set up a sort of "network RAID" where the BDC will also act as a file server that continually mirrors the files on the PDC? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 8 answers

Form Controls in Word 2007: OK, I created a form with Rich Text and Drop-Down List controls. The controls appear within a table. The question is, how do I get the resulting text (once the form is filled in) to appear in black, not gray? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 2 answers

How do you un-stick a stuck window? We've tried most of the obvious things, and now don't know what to do. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 12 answers

Are any of you baseball fans subscribing to MLB's Gameday Audio Mobile and using an unsupported device? If so, how does it work, both quality and ease of setting it up? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 0 answers

ITGeekFilter: My office needs a new (Windows) file server. My boss is kinda cheap (and won't give me a budget); why do "File Servers" sold as such cost so much? [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 25 answers

Why is the Archive command missing from Outlook's File menu? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 9 answers

I suddenly can't access any Google sites from my computer. Any ideas how to fix? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 33 answers

How can I fix an MS-DOS batch script that works when run manually, but exhibits strange behavior when run as a scheduled task? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 5 answers

What is the "state of the art" with respect to Python on Windows for Active Directory administration and interfacing with MS-SQL 2000/2005/2008? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 5 answers

What is your favorite Online Backing Service? and why?
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 13 answers

Can anyone help with a program to show total drive space in a PC across multiple drives? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 4 answers

Windows 2000: How can I specify a program to start up when Windows 2000 is (done) booting? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2008 - 6 answers

When I updated to Windows Media Player 11, why did I lose my sound? How do I get it back? I can get sound, that's not the problem. HELP! (yes, I googled... but i've tried everything on the first few pages and it's still not working.)
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a simple program out there that you can drag a file onto that will automagically upload to a pre-configured FTP server and copy the URL to the clipboard? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 6 answers

My desktop computer is dead dead dead (I think -- can you help me be sure?). I was going to get a new iMac anyway, so now I'll just move those plans up. I understand there's a utility to migrate all my files from the old Windows machine to the new Mac -- how can I make that happen when the old one won't start? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 10 answers

How can I reduce the hassle of reconfiguring multiple applications in my Windows laptop when switching between networks (home, office, VPN, hotel, ...) ? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 4 answers

Is there a program that will allow me to carve up my desktop and maximize applications to certain regions. [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me flip the switch that keeps my RAM freed up on my pain-in-the-backside MS Vista O/S machine! [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 34 answers

How can I "upscale" DVD/DivX video on my Windows PC and display it on the HDTV I've got setup as a second monitor? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Best way to perform this Active Directory black magic? Our company has dozens of Windows terminal servers at remote locations (client sites), and we need a way to centralize Active Directory. [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 5 answers

PC Help again again. I have an old pc with windows 2000 server installed on a 20gig SCSI drive. I am trying to install a 40 gig IDE drive that has xp on it. I don't need windows 2000 server anymore so I want the computer to boot into xp but it isn't happening for me. What am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 11 answers

I checked "Don't ask me again" when dragging one artist into another in WMP11 on vista in order to change all the names from one to another (to combine "the beatles" and "beatles" into one, in this case), expecting it to just do it without asking in the future, but now I've lost this functionality altogether. How can I re-enable it?
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 1 answers

Please recommend some 2D RPG's I can play on my PC. [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 12 answers

How to restore a missing drive icon for a external drive in Windows Vista? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 1 answers

In Windows XP Can you "wake up" a program/process that is "Not Responding"?
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 9 answers

After receiving mixed advice three months ago, I bought an HP Pavilion Elite m9150f running Vista Home Premium. Except for being a little slow to boot into Windows, I've been happy with Vista ... until last night, when Vista Service Pack 1 installed "successfully". I dutifully rebooted and now it won't boot into Windows at all. I've tried system restore from two restore points. Neither works, although I do get a helpful message stating that "a recent upgrade" may be causing problems. The computer can boot into Fedora 8, so it's not hosed, but I've run through my limited bag of Windows tricks. Any suggestions?
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 15 answers