How To Start the DVD Troubleshooter

How To Start the DVD Troubleshooter

Step

Click Start, and then click Help and Support. Under Pick a Help Topic, click Fixing a problem. On left , click Games, sound, and video problems. On the right , click DVD Troubleshooter

How To Set Up Hardware Profiles for Laptop Computers How To Set Up Hardware Profiles for Laptop Computers

How To Set Up Hardware Profiles for Laptop Computers

Step1

Click Start, click Control Panel, then Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

Step2

On the Hardware tab, click on Hardware Profiles.

Step3

In the Available hardware profiles box, click Docked Profile or Undocked Profile, and then click Copy.

Type a name for the new hardware profile, and then click OK.

Step4

Click the new profile that you have just created, and click on Properties, select the This is a portable computer check box, and then select the best description for the profile.

Select Always include this profile when Windows starts.

How To Print to Network Printer from an MS-DOS-Based Program.

How To Print to Network Printer from an MS-DOS-Based Program.

We can use the net.exe command to establish a persistent connection.To do that just following syntax at a command prompt

net use lptx \\printserver\sharename /persistent:yes

x is the number of the printer port that you want to map, where printserver is the print server sharing the printer, and where sharename is the name of the printer share.

In this example we to map LPT3 to a printer shared as Laser1 on a print server named Boss, follow these steps

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.

Type net use lpt3 \\pserver\laser1 /Boss:yes, and then press Enter.

To quit the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER or click close button x.

How To Enable and Disable Internet Connection Firewall

How To Enable and Disable Internet Connection Firewall

To Enable

Step1

Open Control Panel, double-click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Setup or change your home or small office network.

Step2

The Internet Connection Firewall is enabled when you choose a configuration in the wizard that indicates that your computer is connected directly to the Internet.

To configure Internet Connection Firewall manually for a connection

Step1

In Control Panel, double-click Networking and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

Step2

Right-click the connection on which you would like to enable ICF, and then click Properties.

Step3

On the Advanced tab, click the box to select the option to Protect my computer or network.

To Disable it

Simply clear the check box of Protect my computer or network.