The Windows Fix

Windows Quick Tip #2 – Disable the Windows Error Report

One of the most usesless features that Microsoft implemented into their operating systems, is their error reporting. I still get the question almost daily, asking whether or not they should or should “send the error report”. Supposedly Microsoft accumulates these errors into database and references them for future fixes and releases. How [...]

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How to Uninstall or Remove Print Drivers in Windows

Both in Windows XP and Windows Vista,(along with Windows Server) they don’t make it easy to remove print drivers from a PC.  If you are having particularly difficult problems with a print driver, and you need to roll it back to and old driver, Windows will once and a while block the ability to install [...]

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Automatically Restart, Shutdown or Log Off your Windows Computer

Have you ever needed to automate the restart or shutdown process?   Some situations that stick out in my mind are deploying Windows Updates to a system(which almost always require a reboot) and you don’t want to reboot the PC or server during critical business hours.  Well you can setup your system to automatically reboot or [...]

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Using your keyboard as a mouse in Windows

Have you ever been missing a mouse, or forgotten to plug-in the mouse before booting up a PC, and the mouse connection requires itself to be plugged in before boot.  Well, I have, and it drive me nuts trying to use tab keys and other methods to maneuver myself around Windows to change various settings [...]

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Creating a new ‘ Show Desktop ‘ Icon

Ever arrive at a PC, only to find that it has disappeared?? Well, you can either DOWNLOAD THIS FILE or re-create it yourself with these simple steps. 1. Start>Run>Notepad 2. In notepad type or copy and paste the following code: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 3. After choosing to save the file, make sure you choose ‘All Files’ as [...]

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