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I use a batch file to start up a few of the programs I need running in the background. Up until now, I had used the pause command to execute it after some of the other start-ups finished. I would prefer to use the wait or sleep commands but they do not appear to be…
How do I open a remote desktop session on a secondary monitor (in full-screen)? It always seems to want to open on the primary one and I cannot find a switch which lets me choose. Is there a known solution or workaround for this? Solution: I don’t know if this helps, but in my experience,…
I want to record a sound that comes from a program in my computer, directly from my sound card, not using a crappy microphone to record it! I was able to do this easily on Windows XP by choosing “what u hear” (yes, it really had “u” in it!) device from the recording options. But on…
I’m running Windows 7. Is there a way for me to see which currently running programs communicate via the Internet (either sending or receiving data) and how much data they are transferring? Solution: Or WireShark: Wireshark is the world’s foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a…
My school is trying to provide HTML5 video to students. The computers are locked down so that nothing can be done except Internet Explorer 9, and even Internet Explorer 9 is locked down with a proxy. These are computers that we can do anything to to lock them down, so this isn’t just a JavaScript…
I’m suffering from the dreaded Radeon mouse cursor corruption. The problem is intermittent and can be “solved” by putting the computer to sleep or restarting it. I hope simply restarting the graphics drivers will remove the symptoms of the problem. This question would seem to indicate that restarting the graphics drivers is possible in Windows…
On my old XP machine I would simply copy shortcuts into the %userprofile%SendTo folder. On Windows-7 this folder is hidden, and I don’t have access to it (which surprised me, it is my SendTo folder after all). Is there an “approved” way of adding to my Send To menu that I’m unaware of? Or do…
The only way I found so far to have a normal web surfing, while the uTorrent is on, is to limit its bandwidth usage. There is a smarter way where the torrent can use the remaining bandwidth? Solution: 1-Choose a good ISP The bottleneck could be at your ISP’s DSLAM / CMTS, and if your…
I just upgraded my 3 year old computer (Core 2 Duo to Athlon II), but I intend to keep my original hard disk. I have two OS on the HDD, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04. After inserting the hard disk to the new computer, Ubuntu works just fine, but Windows does not even start. I…
First of all I’d like to say I’ve read topics but I have not been able to find an answer. I’ve had a power cut and when my PC with Windows 7 64-bit (12Gb RAM / Core i7) reboot, I’ve lost my perfectly working Internet connection. Now there’s an “unknown network = Public network” instead….
