Tags: windows
Simple way of sharing files on a home network
February 8th, 2010There are several ways of sharing files between 2 (or more) PCs. The simplest is some sort of removable media such as a memory stick or DVD. You might run into problems if your file is bigger than the size of the memory stick. The trouble with copying fi… more »
Java's File.renameTo fails on Windows
February 2nd, 2010I had a problem with renaming a properties file. Java's File.renameTo() always failed and returned false. There was no explanation as to why it failed, so it left me stuck with no idea what to do.
Windows has a different file locking policy to Unix (a… more »
Setting your PC clock to network time
November 4th, 2009Windows support the Network Time Protocol (NTP).
This article gives you the steps you must take in order to make your client pickup the time from the network and set your local clock.
net time /setsntp:myhostname
net stop w32time
net start w32t… more »
Changing the title of an "Add or Remove Programs" entry
September 8th, 2009I was looking through my Control Panel, doing a bit of house keeping and saw an entry I didn't recognise. The title was just "0.2"! I wanted to get the properties of it and find out what it was. Unfortunately there is no right-click properties, so how ca… more »
Enabling Windows Remote Desktop
March 3rd, 2009Windows Remote Desktop allows users to use a Windows computer while not sitting in front of it. This is ideal for remote support. For security this feature is not switched on in the standard installation and so must be explicitly activated.
In order t… more »
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