This article is more than revealing hidden files. It's to understand the purpose of this feature. Right from the start Microsoft Windows XP (or any other version) hides certain files from displaying in Windows Explorer. Any critical files linked to the OS or to specific software they will apply the hidden attribute so you don't accidentally remove them from your machine and stop the program from working properly. A quick note that might come in handy is that Viruses, spyware, Trojans, and other malware (malicious software) is well known to have hidden attributes applied to them.
Before I start explaining what defragging is ask yourself when the last time you ran a defragging application. Okaay let me now explain to you the purpose it serves to your system and maybe you'll do it much more frequently.
Wow. Now that's a lot of words in a title. Anyways, a lot of people have sent me a file, created in Paint as a Bitmap (.BMP). These files are 20 times or more the size of a JPEG or GIF! What's even worse is when I can't establih a good connection with some people, this Image sometimes takes 30 minutes to download, which would normally take 10 seconds if it were saved as a JPEG or GIF.
Have you ever wondered how to install a new font for your Windows computer? Well it's fairly simple. There are many sites out there offering free font packages. Just type in free fonts, or fonts in google, and you should be able to get a whole bunch of fonts.
Windows XP Professional or higher is the only requirement. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is by far one of the most popular terminal services out there. Why? Because it is built into Windows NT 4.0 Server / 2000 / XP/ Vista and it is very simple to setup.
Are you having a problem installing Internet Explorer 7 onto your computer?
The wait is over Internet Explorer 7.0 is finally here and I love it! I won't go into fine detail about the browser but here are some features that looks promising: Simplified User Experience, Advanced Printing, Instant Search Box, Favorites Center, RSS Feeds, Tabbed Browsing, Quick Tabs, Tab Groups, and Page Zoom. You may find more information about Internet Explorer 7.0 at the Microsoft website.
Have you updated your copy of Windows and received the "This copy of Windows is not genuine" notification. Have you ever wondered how to get rid of it?
