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Will the game run on my system?
There are few things more frustrating than buying a game which seems to meet all the requirements of your system and then not being able to run it.This is where a neat website - Can you run it? comes in handy,in fact you can just select any game tit...
How to always run programs with admin rights in Vista
Most applications need administrator access to ensure they run smoothly in Vista.I had explained why this is required in an earlier post of mine.A simple way to make sure admin access is granted to a specific application everytime it runs is by just...
Scheduling Windows tasks from the command prompt
Tasks,processes,commands can be scheduled in Windows through Task Scheduler.But is it possible to do this through few lines using the command prompt?This is where the "at" command is useful.Administrator access is needed to schedule,modify or delete...
Viewing and editing macros in Excel 2007
Office 2007 makes a complete overhaul of user interface from previous versions of Microsoft Office.In Excel 2007,editing and viewing spreadsheet macros is now under a Developer tab group which is not enabled by default.Here is how to enable the Devel...
Turn off DEP in Vista
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) monitors programs and how they run from system memory,this results in many applications getting blocked by DEP in Vista.It can be turned off or customized as per liking,the quickest way to turn on/off DEP is through th...
Migration from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007
Migrating emails from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007 is quite straightforward.To move all messages from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007,open Outlook 2007(Start > Run > outlook).Go to File > Import and Export.Select Import from another program or file.Sele...

