Windows XP Archive

  • Centralized Desktop and Favorites with a Centralized My Documents?

    Centralized Desktop and Favorites with a Centralized My Documents?

    Posted on July 31, 2010 | No Comments
    What about Desktop and Favorites migration? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a GPO that made the migration of your user’s Desktop and Favorites as easy as the migration of their My Documents? I think it would be nice. Since there isn’t, I created...

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  • Bart’s Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) Windows LiveCD

    Bart’s Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) Windows LiveCD

    Posted on February 5, 2010 | No Comments
    As much as I love the old school Disk Operating System (DOS) environment, the benefits of working with DOS, even for firmware updating, is fading away. Who has a floppy drive any more? Well I do, I purchased one with my Dell laptop and even...

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  • Using Microsoft SteadyState as a Kiosk

    Using Microsoft SteadyState as a Kiosk

    Posted on November 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Making a publicly accessed computer safe can be a challenging project, especially if you are concerned about what web sites are allowed. Although there are quite a few methods for making a kiosk, such as pre-engineered hardware and software, there is always a cheaper method...

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  • VGA Resolution Identification and Windows

    VGA Resolution Identification and Windows

    Posted on September 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Have you ever wondered why some monitors/cables automatically have the correct video settings available in Windows and on occasion others do not? When was the last time you extended your VGA cable to a monitor or other output device with a 50 foot cable? Did...

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  • SteadyState and Screensavers

    SteadyState and Screensavers

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment
    I had a requirement with a kiosk that required me to fade the screen 50% during any idle use. I had initially thought, great, this will be easy! However, SteadyState messes up your screensaver settings if you use the “Log off when idle (x) minutes”...

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  • Memory Stick Not Assigned a Drive Letter

    Memory Stick Not Assigned a Drive Letter

    Posted on August 24, 2008 | No Comments
    This is a common issue with Windows XP Pro and mapped network drives. Occasionally corporations will use mapped network drives for easy access to various network shares. You may notice this error on networked computers that have more than average local drives. An example would...

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