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 […]

How long has my PC been running for? Often you want to find out as you need to know if your PC or server has rebooted. There are a quite a few software tools out there on the net that can do that for you, but you don’t need them. I’ll show you a couple […]

There’s nothing worse than installing your network printer software, and then finding that Windows XP has automatically installed the printers as well. How do you stop it? When I first came across the problem I found some registry hacks and other methods. But then I found a mcuh easier way to do it.

When I’m troubleshooting a Windows XP machine, I find myself almost always going into Device Manager to check the status of hardware devices. But what if you want to find out information about devices that aren’t connected eg USB based devices? Try this: 1. Go to Start, right-click My Computer, and select Properties. 2. In […]

Do you have a lot of email clogging up your inbox and have trouble organizing it all? I’ve found this great (and best part free) plugin for Outlook that does it all for you. It’s called Xobni, and works with Outlook 2003/2007 on XP and Vista Operating Systems. One of the many features it has […]