========= QUESTION ---------How do you disable Windows 7 Activation prompts? I have Windows 7 and have not been able to activate it, and now I can't browse the web - how do I fix it? ========= ANSWER ---------Open Services (Start, Run, Services.msc) Find the "Software Protection" service Double-click to open the Properties window. Set Startup [...]
========= QUESTION ---------How do you invoke 'god mode' in Windows 8? I need access to some deeper Control Panel settings that I just can't find in Windows 8's new Settings area - how do I do this? ========= ANSWER --------- Open the Desktop Right-click, New FolderRename the folder using the following text string: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Double-click [...]
========= QUESTION --------- How do I remove my computer from a Windows Domain, and eventually shut the whole domain down? ========= ANSWER --------- Setup LOCAL ADMIN account Copy user's documents off server to local c:BACKUPUSERDocuments Copy desktop, favs, etc from domain profile to same BACKUP directory Setup LOCAL user account Log off domain, logon local [...]
========= QUESTION --------- How can I get a good view of how much disk space is being used by each folder in my hierarchy? ========= ANSWER --------- Microsoft Windows http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/ http://windirstat.info/ http://www.freecommander.com/ --------- Mac OS http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/ ========= EXAMPLES ---------see ANSWER ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS --------- Disk Space Hard Disk Disk [...]
========= QUESTION --------- How do I enable and show the Administrator account as a logon option on the Windows 7 or Windows Vista Welcome screen? ========= ANSWER --------- Windows 7 Run the following commands after running the Command Prompt as an Administrator as follows: Start, type in CMD, right-click the cmd.exe application and select [...]
========= QUESTION --------- ========= ANSWER --------- Download the SysInternals Suite here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx ========= EXAMPLES --------- ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS --------- Utilities Tools ========= REF --------- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-sysinternals-tools-no-admin-should-be-without/1056?tag=nl.e101 ---http://www.anysitesupport.com/sysinternals-utilities/http://anySiteHosting.com http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-sysinternals-tools-no-admin-should-be-without/1056?tag=nl.e101
========= QUESTION --------- Can I manually lock my computer when leaving my desk for a bit? ========= ANSWER --------- Yes - simply hold down the Windows Logo key and press the L key. Another option is to do the classic Ctrl + Alt + Del combination and select Lock from the resulting options. [...]
========= QUESTION --------- Windows Logo Key keyboard shortcuts ========= ANSWER ---------see EXAMPLES ========= EXAMPLES --------- Windows logo key: Open or close the Start menu. Windows logo key + Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box. Windows logo key + D: Display the desktop. Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows. Windows logo [...]
========= QUESTION --------- Can you copy over the directory structure from one folder to another without copying the files in those directories? ========= ANSWER --------- Use XCOPY from the Command Prompt using the /t and /e switches to include empty directories and subdirectories. See EXAMPLES ========= EXAMPLES ---------xcopy "Q:PRODDATAReports" "C:UsersmyUserDocumentsSubDirSystemsQReports" /t /e [...]
========= QUESTION --------- What utility can I use to mimic the Snipping Tool from Windows 7 on Windows XP? ========= ANSWER --------- ScreenPrint32 ========= EXAMPLES --------- ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS --------- Snipping Tool Screen Print PrtScPrint Screen Screen SnipPrintScreen ========= REF --------- http://www.screenprint32.com/ ...or just google it - this [...]