Archive for category Operating Systems

How to change size of desktop icons in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Posted by catalin.boja in Windows 7, Windows Vista on August 27th, 2009

By default, in Windows Vista and Windows 7, the size of icons is set to Medium.  On higher resolution, they appear too big and are in contrast with the quality of the interface elements. If you prefer another size for desktop icons, there are two things you can do: Read the rest of this entry »

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How to install IIS on Windows 7 and Vista

Posted by catalin.boja in ASP.NET, Office, Windows Mobile, Windows Vista on July 15th, 2009

This solution describes installation of IIS 7 (Internet Information Services) on Windows 7 Ultimate, Vista using the Windows Features Wizard. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google Chrome OS

Posted by catalin.boja in Google Chrome on July 10th, 2009

Google has officially announced on 7th July 2009,  that the next Chrome project will be an Operating System. As Google has stated this project will be “a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System”.
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How to determine the IIS version

Posted by catalin.boja in ASP.NET, Windows on July 8th, 2009

This solution is for Windows 2K, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server. IIS is the web server developed by Microsoft for all their OS platforms, both desktop and server. In order to determine the IIS (Internet Information Services) you must open the MMC (Microsoft Management Console) for IIS. Read the rest of this entry »

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Activate Windows Security dialog box

Posted by catalin.boja in Windows on June 30th, 2009

This solution is for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. In certain situations (through installation or modifying settings) Windows Security dialog box is not displayed when pressing the key combination CTRL + ALT + DEL. Only the Windows Task Manager dialog box shows up. Read the rest of this entry »

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Change Windows user password using Remote Desktop application

Posted by catalin.boja in Windows on June 30th, 2009

This solution is for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Using a Remote Desktop connection is possible to modify the password for any user accounts defined on the remote computer. Read the rest of this entry »

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