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Windows could not connect to Printer – Access denied – Vista

Most of the pople who are buying new laptops or desktops with Win Vista preloaded and have a small home or office network with file and printer sharing, are very likely to run into this issue. I ran into it, and fould the solution on MS tech forum. It is most likely a bug, but [...]

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Set up remote desktop on Vista?

I recently made a successful remote desktop connection between a Vista machine and a XP machine, so I wanted to post it, just in case someone else was trying to do the same. This was done using the built in remote desktop feature on Windows XP and Vista. Let’s set the parameters first. Suppose you [...]

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How to stop Vista confirmation messages

Here is how to turn off User Access Control [UAC] in all types of Win Vista machines. NOTE: Turning off UAC reduces the security of your computer and may expose you to increased risk from malicious software. However, clicking Yes on the prompts without reading them is the same as turning them off. Do you [...]

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