Windows

Not Enough Server Storage on a Windows XPshare

Trying to access a shared documents folder over my local network, I came across a window with this error message – not enough server storage? What’s going on here? It’s a fresh install of windows and I had never seen it before. Fortunately, after a bit of research I found a solution that did actually […]

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Outlook 2007 email to Windows Live Mail easy guide

  Here’s a pretty easy guide to move your Outlook 2003/2007 email to Windows live mail (found in windows 7). As a background, I found plenty of guides for Outlook Express (which is actually easier) but very little for Outlook. Why did I want to do this? A friend bought a new laptop which had […]

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How to burn oddlynamed disk images

Ever found a disk image that’s not in the normal .ISO or even .NRG format and you can’t burn it? I’ve seen .MDF .B6I – What the hell are they? Well, worry no more. There is a program called ISObuddy that will burn most (if not all of those obscure image formats). From their website, […]

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Stop that nagging reboot message after windows update

Don’t you hate the constant reminder to reboot windows after an update? Yes, you need to apply the changes, but if you are working on your PC, you don’t want to reboot until later. What I don’t like is that if you’re PC is unattended, your PC will just reboot. Well, here’s a fix: Type […]

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Custom Login Wallpaper Windows 7

The wallpaper presented to you at the logon screen in Windows 7 gets pretty boring quickly. Easy to change? Relatively. You can find some third party tools, or have a go yourself with the instructions below: 1. Press win+r key and Type Regedit at run prompt 2. Locate following registry key HK Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background 3. […]

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