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I’m trying to limit the non-original content, but this was too good to pass up. When you want to backtrack a few paces in your web surfing clicktrail but not lose the page you’re on, in Firefox 3, click on your current tab, hold down the Ctrl key and drag it. This will duplicate the [...]

In the last 10 seconds of every track, WMP would freeze and then skip.  It didn’t happen in any other player, but I prefer WMP (I listen to a lot of DRM music via Zune Marketplace).  Well, turns out it’s a problem with the SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC.  If you disable the “enhancements”, the [...]

Edit: You can run “chkdsk /f” instead of “chkdsk /r” – it’s much faster.  Post updated. Twice now my laptop has refused to boot into Vista.  I just get a blinking cursor right after the BIOS prompt.  I’ve managed to fix it by booting up the install disc into recovery mode, launching the command-line, and [...]

I keep meaning to do this for my VHD, but finally remembered!  This way I don’t have to enter passwords to access shared volumes on my main install. http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2007/02/20/configure-vista-for-automatic-logon/ Over the past few years, many technology vendors have put their focus more on security. Microsoft is no exception as is evident with the security enhancements [...]

Not that I’ve been able to successfully install SP1 yet, but when I do… If you upgraded to Vista Service Pack 1 when it went live earlier this week, Windows left behind several files system files from your pre-SP1 install that aren’t being used any longer. The files are left taking up space on your [...]

I just upgraded to Vista Enterprise SP1, and I found that my backup PST was corrupted.  Outlook told me to run ScanPST.exe, but didn’t bother telling me where it was.  According to the KB article, it’s located in the Common Files directory.  However, with Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise, I found it here: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 [...]