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i'm trying to create a 'kiosk' type of workstation, based on a particular login (where the desktop is pretty much locked and the user won't have access to run commands, change taskbar, etc). Now, the OS of this syetsm is WIndows Server 2003. I'm trying to achieve this using LOCAL Group Policy Editor (i'm not worried abt domain right now). Now,...

Hi guys, few days back i brought a laptop toshiba and the operating system is Windows Vista Home Edition. But, unfortunately, they dont make any partition. The system configuration is 80gb Hard Disc and 512 MB RAM. Actually, now i want to make partition as there is only C drive. I want make other partition too. so, is it possible to make partition...

hey, how i can use "net send" command to send a message using ip address? I use windows vista home premium.

Hello - We have an Access database on a network drive, and I am currently trying to figure out who may have it open. All of our PC's are Windows based, and we use Novell as our NOS. Is there any tool or utility for finding out who has an application open on a shared drive? Any advice or assistance is greatly appreciated. Q-kev

I want to safe a backup file of Norton Ghost 10.0 to a DVD but after making the image the dvd stops working. First i changed the entire systeem by going back to an backup of 9 days. That didn't work. I installed Ghost 10.0 again, i visited the website of Dell and downloaded new firmware for my dvd an the problem is still the same. I checked my...

Today I started my computer and I noticed the resolution was wrong. I went to the configuration panel to adjust it, but I could only choose 16:9 resolutions, while my screen is a 16:10. How can I get my old resolution (1440:900)back? System specifications: Windows Vista Home Premium nVidia 8600 GT acer AL1916W LCD Monitor Yarr

hello does anybody know in what lang windows has been wriiten?

Hi, This is the problem; My best friend and me adore playing Command and Conquer Generals + the expansion Zero Hour. We installed it on my computer and my dad's computer so we can play it lan. My dad let's us instsal it, let's us play but he ALWAYS removes it, which is quite irritating since it takes a while to instal 2 games (generals +...

Hi everyone! Ok, i will provide all the important details: 1) I have a laptop and i want to reinstall windows 2) I do not install windows using a windows cd, it's a dvd that came with the computer and is a rescue dvd, it erases everything and copies windows and all the drivers. It's like an image. 3) The dvd drive isn't working ok and i need...

Hi. Nowadays i am using one of my user accounts in windows xp. When i open task manager it says that it has been disabled by your admin and the thing is no body has opened the admin account for many days. So please can some body tell me how to activate it again? regards jim

i bought a compaq presario f500 laptop that had windows vista home basic installed on it but for reasons i changed it to windows xp professional now the sound doesn't work what can i do to get the sound back or to restore windows vista

Sir, I Forget My Loing Password In Windows Professional Xp.so I Can't Loing My Computer. Please Tell Me ,how Can I Loing To My Computer Or Break My Password. Nishi Kanta.

Does anybody knows a good (free) program to create and resize partitions in windows vista? I tried the build-in one, but that didn't work out very well. Yarr

Hi, i am just trying to get the last modified date/time of a trx file trough batch file is this possible. I need this to use in copy statement like, i just wanted to copy newly modified/created file to another location. Please give me the solution

my cmd does not recognize any commands....(ping, ipconfig...) i think that the problem is the path but i dont know how to repaire it!

Hi, Can any one help me out that how can we defragment the remote pc by any command prompt like that. (not by using Remote desktop) Thanks in advance... Suri Reddy

I want to make a LIVE CD of my XP installation disk like any LInux LIVE CD (ex. Ubuntu, Konipix etc). my Friends Tell me the solution

Regedit not opening. No window prompt is opening nor showing any error. Went throught GPEDIT.MSC marked it to not configured. Still not working. Also given REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f in START > RUN

I cann't connect to my wireless since i removed an adware. I have tried everthing from installing Drivers to system restore. but nothing seems to work. Actaully i can conncet using network cable but not wireless. I have IBM T41 laptop with intel pro/wirless 2100 card My other laptop can search all network connection and connect to...

I want to customize the way a Comment (under the review tab) appears. I want to add buttons to a comment so that every time a comment appears, a button appears that will run another application if it is pushed. Anyone have any ideas?

Hello techies. In my office we found virus in one workstation and server named as fun.exe dc.exe etc. I tried to remove by deleting, its creating again, I renamed again its creating another same folder, I tried to end in task manager but after few seconds its comming again. I checked in startup its there, I removed and restarted...

Hi, I want to start fax service, when i click "start" its showing..this error "The Fax service on "computer name" started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they have no work to do, for example, the Performance Logs and Alerts service." what i have to do... thanks in advance... ...

Hi Everyone, I have a batch file that opens several programs as shown below: *********** rem Open Desktop Weather "C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop Weather\DesktopWeather.exe" rem Open powerpoint into slide show "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\POWERPNT.exe" /s "C:\Documents and...

hello im having a problem wiv my pc, it is not detecting me as the system administrator though i am. i have only one user account, no guest or watever. i cannot log in device manager and everywhere whr i need to have system administrator rights. i cant even install some programs due to restrictions effects. i hav already scanned my pc and found...

I have 2 Word files opened in my Windows XP OS. I can close them both by using next comand in cmd: "taskkill winword". But this command will close both files since it kills the process. How can I close only one file, not both? What command line should I use in command promt? Thank you.