I kept receiving an error message when trying to boot up my PC. I continually received the error message: The instruction at "0x745f2780" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read". and was tied to a Svchost.exe error. I'd also receive a Generic Host Process error message. If I browsed the ...

Below is a basic Registry script to reset your Internet Explorer homepage. In this example, the homepage is being reset to jasongaylord.com:  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Start ...

I posted the question on the ASPAdvice.com technical list and received a response from a good friend, Paul Murphy. His solution is documented at http://aspadvice.com/blogs/pmurphy/archive/2005/02/09/2084.aspx. I haven't tried it yet, but it just might work. Looks like I'll have to try it sometime soon.

It looks like SP3 won't be out this year: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1911810,00.asp?kc=ewnws011706dtx1k0000599

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Another simple, yet useful solution: http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/arrow.htm

A user requested that their Windows folders all appeared in the Detail format. Many IT users like to see each folder they browse to appear in List format. To set this, open up a folder and choose View > List. Then click on Tools > Folder Options. Click on the View tab and click the button Apply to All Folders. Its a simple task, but an ...

I've been asked by many after a recent post about MS security updates how they could find out what products are affected. You can view the security updates and narrow down particular products by visiting the TechNet Security Bulletin Search site at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx.For instance, choose to view all of the ...

According to TechNet, Microsoft will hold a ''patch day'' on April 12th. The patches will include: 5 Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for these security updates is Critical. Some of these updates will require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the ...

Have you ever wondered how to play old games, such as SkiFree for Windows 3.1, in Windows XP? Joel Durham created a good article explaining how to setup Windows XP to run older applications. You can read the article at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/games/expert/durham_og.mspx. You can download SkiFree at http://ski.ihoc.net/.