Computer Repair Tips for everyday users

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Thursday, September 09, 2010

Hide Users from the Welcome Screen

Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList.
Note: There is a space between Windows and NT.

Add the username you wish to hide as a DWORD value. Set the value to 0 (zero). This will prevent the user from showing up on the welcome screen. You will need to press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the logon screen to get the old Win2K logon, to be able to logon to the account you've hidden. Adding a username and setting the value to 1 will cause that user, such as Administrator, to show up on the Welcome screen as well.


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Friday, August 20, 2010

Using your Office 2010 Product Key Card

The Product Key Card makes installing Microsoft Office 2010 fast and easy (no discs needed). It’s a great value for one Office license.



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Friday, August 06, 2010

Remote Desktop Won't Redirect USB or Network Printer

Make any printer print in Remote Desktop


In remote desktop the only printer port that is able to redirect is the LPT port if you try and print with IP_XXXXXX, USB, etc. it won’t redirect.


Share your printer on the client machine (make sure you name the share "printer" under share name). Now create a new printer with lpt2 port and with the drivers of the printer then name it remote.


Then install the printer drivers of your client printer on the remote computer (server).


Next on Client machine
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
3. Type net use lpt2 \\pcname\printer /persistent:yes, and then press ENTER.


Where pcname = your computers name.
Where printer = the name of your printer share.


Now when you connect to the remote computer (Server) you should see the printer named remote. print from it and it should print to your hp laser.



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