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Entries for April, 2008

How to unzip .001, .002, etc. files

What you need is a program called HJSplit.
What is HJSplit?
HJSplit is a popular set of freeware file-splitting programs created by Freebyte.com.
Now what’s the use of a program like HJSplit? Think of a file of 20 Mb, and try to send this to a friend. Using email this does not succeed, it is simply too large, [...]

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How to disable Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) Enhanced Security in Windows Server 2003

John Savill over at WindowsITPro has a solution for the pesky security feature in IE on Windows Server 2003
Windows 2003 introduces the IE Enhanced Security Configuration and enables this configuration by default for all users and groups. This locked-down configuration protects your computer from exposure on the Web by initially blocking connections to most Web [...]

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How to Share the Root of a Drive Under Vista

Hardware Canucks has a great article on How to Share the Root of a Drive Under Vista.
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Well one of the biggest challenges I’ve had with Vista has been file sharing related. I’m on a secure (read: wireless w/ lead paint in the walls) home network, so when I share a folder, I just want everyone [...]

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Get IE6 and IE7 working on the same machine

Are you frustrated by the fact that you can’t install IE6 and IE7 on the same machine? This is a MUST for web developers as they need to check for compatibilities between browsers. What I had been doing up until now was using VMware which can be a PITA.
In my search for a solution I [...]

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How to Slim Down Vista with vLite

I found an excellent tool for sliming down Vista. As you know, it is somewhat bloated and is not the snappiest OS Microsoft has put out. vLite really impressed me and got Vista running at almost XP speeds on my computer.
From Authors site:
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing [...]

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