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1) Change or Spoof your Network Adapter MAC Address: Date - Jun 09, 2011; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; See how easy it is to change your network adapter's MAC address.
2) Discover a Hidden Wireless Network’s SSID (Network Name): Date - Jun 08, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Miscellaneous; Recover the Network Name from a Wi-Fi network that's not broadcasting its SSID.
3) Office XML-Based Files Downloading as ZIP: Date - Apr 07, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - TroubleShooting; Convert a DOCX, PPTX, or XLSX file back to the correct format.
4) Check if a CPU Supports Virtualization: Date - Apr 05, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Utilities; Check if your PC supports AMD-V, Intel VT or VIA VT.
5) Configure Static IP with the Netsh Command-Line Utility: Date - Feb 02, 2011; Rating - 2.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Manually set the IP address of network connections via the Command Prompt.
6) Disable InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Prevent users from easily hiding where they've been on the Web.
7) Prevent Users from Reopening Last Browsing Session in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Oct 14, 2010; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer
8) Stop Coloring of Tabs in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Don't like the different tab colors? Disable Tab Grouping.
9) Fix RunOnce/Homepage Error in Internet Explorer 7: Date - Sep 23, 2010; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Make IE load your homepage with this Registry fix.
10) Remove History and Favorites from the Internet Explorer 8 Address Bar: Date - Jul 20, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Make only the previously typed URLs appear for the AutoComplete.
11) Change the InPrivateBrowsing Homepage in Internet Explorer 8: Date - Jul 15, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Change the default About:InPrivate page to your own homepage.
12) Open Internet Explorer 8 Directly into InPrivateBrowsing: Date - Jul 01, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; How to make IE8 start in the InPrivateBrowsing mode.
13) Install Multiple Internet Explorer Versions: Date - Jun 29, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - IE and Explorer; Installing different IE versions on the same machine.
14) Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
15) Setting Default Email Client Per User in XP: Date - Sep 09, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Outlook and Outlook Express; Individually change each user's default email client.
16) Drive letters and USB multi-card readers: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; How to get rid of drive letter clutter with readers for memory cards.
17) Fixing Accidental Enabling of 802.1X for a Network: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Addressing the "Click here to select a certificate or other credentials for connection to the network" message.
18) Free Network Analyzers/Sniffers for Windows: Date - Apr 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Utilities; Several tools to see a network's raw packets for troubleshooting or security audits.
19) Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners: Date - Apr 01, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Utilities; Several free online tools to test your network's integrity.
20) Accessing a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Bringing up a shared folder or drive you or the system have hidden.
21) Creating a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; Preventing a shared folder or drive from showing in My Network Places and Network
22) Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers: Date - Feb 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
23) "Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Utilities; This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
24) Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.: Date - Oct 01, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Boot; Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
25) Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders: Date - Jun 26, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
26) Moving the IE7 Toolbar to Its Classic Position: Date - Apr 23, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - IE and Explorer; The biggest uproar I have ever heard from an IE7 upgrade is that the standard toolbar has moved positions. Here is a registry fix to appease your users if they have this same complaint.
27) Turning the Windows XP Wireless Utility On or Off: Date - Apr 03, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to toggle between your wireless adapter’s configuration utility and Windows XP’s.
28) Reserve Space for the MFT: Date - Jan 09, 2008; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Performance; Boost NTFS performance by reserving space for the MFT
29) Utilizing the Alternative IP Address: Date - Nov 28, 2007; Rating - 3.6; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network and Security; How to streamline your IP configuration in Windows XP when regularly switching between static and dynamic IP addressing networks.
30) Blocking Web Browsing: Date - Aug 21, 2007; Rating - 1.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - IE and Explorer; How to prevent users from accessing the Web except for certain allowed sites.