How to view the temp folders and files in Microsoft Windows. This includes the Temporary Internet Files folder, which you can expand to see all of the other folders.

When you press Alt+Tab you may see one or more generic windows titled "CDTNoteSite" and are unable to bring these windows into focus. Selecting one appears to do noting. If you look in Task Manager, you don't see a file running by this or a similar name. Is it spyware? A virus? A trojan? Something […]

Does it annoy you when Windows installs an Automatic update that requires a restart when you are busy doing something and don't want to restart immediately but can only 'sleep' it for a few minutes, before the annoying alert comes up again? If so, you can try a Registry hack to prevent automatic restarting after […]

When Internet Explorer is configured to use Protected Zones, you can not print pages to PDF's using Acrobat's PDF printer. Instead, you'll get an error similar to this one:             D:Documentswebpage.pdf             You don’t have permission to save in this location.             Contact the administrator to obtain permission.             Would you like to save in […]

Type (or paste) the shell command in the Start Search or into the Run dialog (Start Menu, Programs, Accessories) and press Enter. If Windows Explorer is already open, you can type the command in the address bar and press Enter. The most useful commands for Outlook: shell:AppData – takes you to the roaming app data folder […]

Vista's User Access Control is annoying, especially when you are installing new software or tweaking hardware settings. you can disable it completely in User Accounts or set a local security policy which disables it for Control panel access only. Click Start, Control Panel, Administration tools (it's in the Security and Maintenance group), then Local Security […]

Windows2000 and Millennium Places bar information here Office 2000 users information here In Office 2000, you needed to either edit the registry or use a utility to change the places bar and could not do it on the fly. The places bar was limited to no more than ten entries. With Office XP or Office […]

Traditional Home Network Typically, home networks were set up with one computer controlling access to the internet, either using NAT or proxy software. It works great, except for the other computers to have internet access, the workstation needs to be on. The workstation provides firewall protection for the network and depending on the sharing software […]

Most Verizon cell phone models can be used as a modem provided you have the right equipment - specifically a "null modem" cable or card. Newer phones can be tethered using just a USB cable or Bluetooth.