Protected Storage - Save Password, AutoComplete issues

February 1st, 2009 No Comments »

Start Internet Explorer. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. Click the Content tab. Under Personal information, click AutoComplete. In the AutoComplete Settings dialog box, select the User names and passwords on forms check box (if it is not already selected), select the Prompt me to save passwords check box (if it is not already selected), and then click OK. Click OK again to close the Internet Options dialog box. Continue reading »

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Dial-up connection window launches automatically while working

February 1st, 2009 No Comments »

While working in the system, you might see the dial-up connection dialog coming up automatically. This is caused by some application which is trying to connect to the internet. The exact application is unknown. Most applications are configured/designed to check for updates automatically by contacting home. Some applications notify the user before contacting their servers, most don’t. This may be caused by parasites as well. Adware contact their servers to fetch Ads and some Trojan may even send out your valuable information.

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Set Windows Explorer’s default startup folder

January 31st, 2009 No Comments »

By default, Windows Explorer always opens with My Documents. You can customize it by changing the properties for the Windows Explorer icon and replace the Target field with: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, c:\yourfolder

  • Right click on the icon you use to launch Explorer and select Properties.
  • In the Target box, type (or replace the existing text with) the following:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, path

Where in place of path above you should enter the actual path to the directory you want open by default. For example C:\Windows, or C:\Documents and Settings, etc. To have My Computer listed as the default selection, type explorer.exe /e,

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Basic Microsoft Internet Explorer troubleshooting.

January 26th, 2009 No Comments »

Issue:

Basic Microsoft Internet Explorer troubleshooting.

Additional information:

This document was created as a location to find basic steps to perform when attempting to troubleshoot problems in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Before following the recommendations in solutions, make sure you have reviewed each of the issues listed on our Internet Explorer page to make sure they do not apply to your issue.

Solutions:

  1. Close all but one Internet Explorer window.
  2. Clear your Internet browser history. Additional information and help with doing this can be found on document CH000510. Continue reading »

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US Senator: China Wants Hotels to Filter Internet

May 3rd, 2008 No Comments »

The Chinese government is demanding that U.S.-owned hotels there filter Internet service during the upcoming Olympic Games in…

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Criminals Target CA’s BrightStor in New Attack

March 25th, 2008 No Comments »

Cybercriminals have found a new program to attack: CA’s BrightStor ARCserve Backup.

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Netflix Web Site Goes Down

March 25th, 2008 No Comments »

The Web site of popular online movie rental company Netflix suffered an outage early Monday morning.

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Hands On: Microsoft Office Live Workspace

March 25th, 2008 No Comments »

Microsoft answers the Web-based app suites of Google and Zoho, staying largely anchored to the desktop.

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