Undelete (Free for Personal Use)

If your using a server then you probably have the ability to revert to a previous version of a file or recover from a backup file. If not, call me asap, to avoid losing all your files.
For the rest of you, call me if you have no data backup!
Now, your at home and you delete [...]

File Sharing Problems with Windows Vista

Many people experience problems trying to share folders in Windows Vista. This hopefully will help you sort out your drama’s.
Remember that in most home networks, there is no domain server, and so the usernames you create on each PC, are very unique from a username (with the same name) on another PC. For this reason [...]

Locking down networks on a site

PSS. By the way I thought about you wanting control over the stability of a network, and could suggest a few things to help exercise more control than is presently exercised:
• Windows XP Professional workstations are all installed with Service Pack 3, and no further patches permitted to install• Windows Vista Business workstations are all [...]

Microsoft Software Diagnostics

Use these tools to check on programs for issues
Microsoft Product Informationhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CEBF3C7C-7CA5-408F-88B7-F9C79B7306C0&displaylang=en#filelist
Microsoft Powershell 1.1http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/download.mspx
Cheers, josh

VPN Connection causes problems with other networked PC’s

If you are referring to downloading files over a VPN, and this causes other machines not to be able to browse; it could be caused by a few things.
1. The VPN network you are connected to might be using the same IP range you are on; which means you need to change your IP range [...]

Windows Explorer takes SO LONG to open

Doesn’t that just annoy you so much! Explorer just hangs for ages, and you can’t browse for a while: here is my solution.
NB. Make sure no dodgy CD’s or floppies are in their bays!
There are a couple things to bear in mind here.
When My computer is opened (Windows Explorer), Windows XP will attempt to [...]

Parental Controls #02 – OpenDNS

OpenDNS is a good option for filtering out known Domain porn sites, but it does have some limitations like for example not being able to filter out Search Engine Image site like Google’s Image search, the thumbnails will still appear. However it is a good module to add as part of your family secure setup.
OpenDNS1: [...]

Family Safety – Windows XP / Vista

So you want to manage your home computer, and apply your parenting principles to a seemingly formidable world of internet use. Most kids run circles around thier parents (probably), but now you can take back that slack, and help focus kids during thier development.
The requirements for this software, is that you have a Windows Live [...]

Backup List for Windows Vista Business / WinXP PC

So you want to backup your PC’s Data and settings.. hahaha.. sorry, I get a bit sarcastic with age. One thing I can tell you, is that unless you stick to the most basic setup, you probably are going to miss something in your backup. There will be some little program you rarely use (and [...]

Windows Vista VPN Server, with Netgear Router Troubleshooting

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/966
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/191
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1088
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241251
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Vista/PPTP/PPTPVPN.html
Basically make sure your router supports VPN Passthrough, before you decide to setup a Vista VPN Server
Cheers, josh

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