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Access Denied message when changing printer port MAY 25, 2010   BY  JOE GOUGH - SENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER   3 COMMENTS I have just changed the IP address of my network shared printer. When I have done this in the past it has been straight forward but it looks like Server 2008 R2 had different plans for me  I went into the printer properties: selected the ports tab and found the port I wanted to change: Now, as I have done many times in the past I clicked “Configure Port” ready to enter the new IP only to be met with: “An error occurred during port configuration. Access is denied.” Its the same for deleting the port. That seems very much like a UAC related error with me not being elevated, no worries I’ll just elevate myself – easy. Not quite, the run as administrator isn’t on the printer context menu: and the normal trick of holding down Shift while right clicking doesn’t give additional options either. Anyway, lets skip past the next 15mins of blan

This issue can occur if the Desktop.htt Active Desktop file is damaged. To resolve this issue, follow these steps: 1. Start Windows Explorer. 2. On the View menu, click Folder Options . 3. In the Folder Options dialog box , on the View tab, under Advanced settings, click Show all files. 4. Click to clear the Hide file extensions for known file types check box, click Apply, and then click OK. 5. Quit Windows Explorer. 6. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, point to Active Desktop, and then click to clear the View as Web Page check box. 7. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders. 8. In the Find: All Files dialog box, type Desktop.htt in the Named box. 9. In the Look in list, click My Computer, and then click Find Now. 10. In the Name list, right-click Desktop.htt, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu that appears. 11. Rename Desktop.htt to Desktop.old, and then press ENTER. You will receive the follo

How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 This article describes how to uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows... This article describes how to uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. When you uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 6 is automatically restored on your computer. This article describes how to confirm that Windows Internet Explorer 6 is restored properly. There are two methods for uninstalling Windows Internet Explorer 7: Method 1: Use Add or Remove Programs Method 2: Use Spuninst.exe Start with the first method. If it does not work, try the second method. This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user. You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first. Important If you installed Windows XP SP3 on your computer after you installed Internet Explorer 7, you need to uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 3 before you can uninstall Internet Explore

Display Multiple Clocks If you're a frequent traveler or have friends or family in another time zone, you can set up Vista to display multiple clocks at once. Click on the clock in the Start bar, then click "Change date and time settings"¦," and then the Additional Clocks tab. Check the box next to "Show this clock" for each additional clock you want to add, then specify the time zone and display name for each clock. After you apply your changes by clicking OK, clicking on the clock in the Start bar will show you the clocks for every time zone you've selected. Website:- http://computershopper.com/feature/the-best-computer-tips-and-tricks-windows-vista

The Best Computer Tips and Tricks: Microsoft Office 2007 View Documents as Drafts One thing that annoys us about Word 2007 is that it doesn't automatically let you open a document in Draft view (which was the Normal view in earlier versions of Word). To enable this, click the Office button > Word Options > Advanced > General. Then click the box next to "Allow opening a document in Draft View." Display Formatting Marks Some people can live without Word's marks for spaces and paragraphs, but for those Word 2007 users who can't, go to the Office button > Word Options > Display. Then, under "Always show these formatting marks on the screen," check the box for spaces, paragraph marks, and more. Show Page Breaks in Excel Printing an Excel spreadsheet can be a hassle, but you don't need to go to Print Preview in order to see where a page breaks. Click the Office button, then under Excel Options, click Advanced. Under "Displ

The Best Computer Tips and Tricks: Internet Explorer 7 Disable Plug-ins If IE runs too slowly, or if it freezes up on you a lot, try disabling some of its preinstalled add-ons. Click Tools > Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons to see which add-ons are enabled. Select an add-on you don't want preinstalled, then click the Disable radio button under Settings to deactivate it. Open Multiple Web Sites Want IE to open two or more tabs when you start it up? Go to Tools > Internet Options, then type as many addresses as you want (on individual lines) in the "Home page" field. Change Text Size Hold the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel to change Web pages' text size: Rolling up makes it smaller, rolling down makes it bigger. Tab Shortcuts Hit Ctrl+T to open a tab so you can visit a new site without opening a new window; browse opened tabs without taking your hands off the keyboard by hitting Ctrl+Tab. Create a Favorites Group Want to group like-m

The Best Computer Tips and Tricks: System Tweaks Disable System Restore You can gain a lot of drive space by disabling System Restore. (You should already have a backup regimen in place before you do this.) In Vista, right-click My Computer, select Advanced system settings, click the System Protection tab, and uncheck any drives. In XP, right-click My Computer, then under System Tasks, click on "View system information." Click on the System Restore tab and click the box next to "Turn off System Restore on all drives" to disable it. Configure Windows Update Windows Update is great, but if it's set on autopilot, it will download updates that require a reboot, then pester you forever to install them, and eventually reboot on its own. Change the Windows Update settings (in the Windows Security section of the Control Panel) to download updates but ask you whether to install them. Disable Delete Confirmation You can disable the confirmation that pops up

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Key Action F5 Refresh the active web page F11 View any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view. Ctrl A Selects the all items on active page Ctrl B Display the "Organize Favorites" dialog box Ctrl D Add the active page to your favorites list Ctrl F Display the "Find" dialog box to search text on active page Ctrl H Display the History pane Ctrl N Use to open new Internet Explorer page Ctrl P Use to print the active web page Ctrl W Closes the active explorer window/Tab Ctrl Tab Go to address bar of current explorer page Ctrl Enter To automatically add both "www" and ".com" in address bar Alt A Go to Internet Explorer Favorites Menu Alt D Go to address bar of current explorer page Alt E Go to Internet Explorer Edit Menu Alt F Go to Internet Explorer File Menu Alt Home Use to open the home page of internet explorer Alt Left Arrow Go to previous page of active page Alt Right Arrow Go to next page of active pa

A simple Registry tweak can give speed up your start menu and sub-menus. 1. First go to: "Start --> Run" 2. Type "regedit" with out quotes 3. Navigate to and select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop 4. Double click the " Menu ShowDelay " icon on the right 5. Change " Value data " from its default of 400 (milliseconds) to 0 6. Exit the Registry and reboot . That's all . You have done it. Enjoy the speed of the start menu and sub menus Make your Start Menu display faster

Key Action Win Press windows key to open start menu Win R Apply to open Run dialog box Win M Apply to minimize all opened windows Win Shift M Apply to maximize all opened windows Win L Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP Win E Press keys to open My Computer Win F Apply to open search options Win U Apply keys to open Utility Manager Win D To view desktop/minimize all windows Win F1 To view the detail windows help page Win Pause To view the System Properties dialog box Win Tab Move through taskbar programs Win F Ctrl Apply to open search for computers Alt Tab Move through opened windows programs Alt F4 Press keys to close active windows program Alt Enter Apply to open properties of selected item Alt SPACEBAR Open the system menu of active window Alt SPACEBAR N Press keys to minimize the active program Alt SPACEBAR R Press keys to restore the active program Alt SPACEBAR C Press keys to close the active program Alt SPACEBAR X Press keys to maximize the active pro

1. First go to: " Start --> Run " 2. Type " regedit " with out quotes 3. Navigate to " HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell " 4. Add a new Key to the " Shell " Key and name it anything you like. 5. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, (Eg:"MyTest") 6. Navigate to " HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\MyTest " 7. Now you have to add a New Key named Command and Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run. Eg:example: c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe(Include full path) 8. Exit the Registry and reboot Add a program to the right click menu