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How To: Escalate privileges in Windows XP

This tutorial shows how to escalate privilege on XP and get admin or even better SYSTEM privileges. Escalate privileges in Windows XP.

How To: Run Windows on a Mac using Boot Camp

Need to access Windows XP or Vista? Have programs that only run on Windows, but love your MAC. Ya, we get it and agree. Run Windows and OSX on the same computer using Bootcamp, Parallels or other software. You can run simultaneously or separately depending on your needs. Parallels and simultaneous boot of both OS will drain your RAM so make sure you upgrade memory before endeavoring. Learn how to use Boot Camp in Mac OS X to set up a drive partition to allow you to run Mac OS and Windows on y...

How To: Do tricks in the Windows CMD prompt

Learn serveral tricks that you can do in the Windows command (cmd) prompt. Do tricks in the Windows CMD prompt.

How To: Send e-mail from CMD

How to send an email through the Windows command (cmd) prompt. Send e-mail from CMD.

How To: Change the Windows password without the current one

How to change a Windows password in CMD without having to know the current password. Change the Windows password without the current one.

How To: Find Terminal on a Mac

How to find the Terminal (like the Windows command prompt) on a Mac. Find Terminal on a Mac.

How To: Add, delete, and change Windows passwords using CMD

How to administrate and manage user accounts and passwords in Windows XP. Add, delete, and change Windows passwords using CMD.

How To: Use the Spiderman font everywhere in Windows

This is how to get that Spiderman font everwhere, including Microsoft Word and Windows Movie Maker. Use the Spiderman font everywhere in Windows.

How To: Show and hide Windows desktop icons

A short tutorial on how to hide icons on the Windows desktop

How To: Stop Windows Messenger alerts

Stopping Windows Messenger Alerts Windows Messenger Service is able to send messages to people. This was meant for the Systems Administrator to send alerts to users.

How To: Use command prompt to change passwords on Windows XP

Use the cmd prompt to change passwords of users on a Windows XP computer.

How To: Create a Windows password system in a batch file

This Is How to Make A Password In Batch File. Create a Windows password system in a batch file.

How To: Get onto the Windows CMD if it is blocked

Learn a hack to access the command (cmd) prompt in Windows if it has been blocked. Get onto the Windows CMD if it is blocked.

How To: Use basic netbios commands

Tutorial showing the basic netbios commands in Windows to access or hack a remote, unprotected computer. Use basic netbios commands.

How To: Create an admin user in Windows with the cmd prompt

Learn how to create a new user and make it an admin in the Windows command (cmd) prompt. Create an admin user in Windows with the cmd prompt.

How To: Crash a computer with a batch file

How to make a batch (.bat) file that will crazy your computer. Crash a computer with a batch file.

How To: Type symbols in Windows XP

How to make symbols on Word or any other typing program in Windows. Type symbols in Windows XP.

How To: Connect to Puppy Linux IRC with GAIM

How to connect to IRC using GAIM within Puppy Linux. Connect to Puppy Linux IRC with GAIM.

How To: Change the administrator password in Windows XP

Locked yourself out of your Windows Professional system? No problem—this video tutorial will show you the steps required to change the administrator's password in Windows XP. You can actually change this password without knowledge of the original one. To get started, go to Start > Run… and type in mmc to open up the console window. Watch the video to figure out where to go from there.

How To: Change folder icons in Mac OS X

A quick demonstration on how to change a folders icon in Mac OS X.

How To: Restore files and folders in Windows XP

In this screencast, we show you how to restore your files and folders to their original location on your PC, from a backup file, using the Windows XP Backup and Restore Wizard.

How To: Add a password to folders in Windows

In this screencast from screencast central we look at how you can add passwords to your files and folders quickly and easily for free.

How To: Defragment your hard drive in Windows XP

In this screencast, we show you how to use the Disc Defragmenter in Windows XP, to clean up your hard discs, and group fragmented files to make access to them much quicker.

How To: Protect your PC by disabling Remote Desktop

Remote Desktop is a feature of Microsoft Windows, that allows you to access your PC from anywhere in the world, and use it as if you were sat right in front of it.

How To: Change or remove sounds in Windows XP

One of the first things I do whenever I install Windows on a PC, is to change the default sound settings - I don't know about you, but I can't stand the dull, dreary sounds chosen by Microsoft whenever you start Windows, log on or off, or shut down your PC.

How To: Change the standard Windows XP start menu to classic

Watch this quick screencast, to learn how to easily set your system to revert to the Classic Start Menu in Windows XP.

How To: Use shortcuts in the Windows on-screen keyboard

I wanted to demonstrate the shortcut in action. I launched Microsoft OS Keyboard & typed in the shortcuts with it. You can see the keys I hit & how they powered the shortcut on the text in my Wodpress blog.

How To: Use the Print Screen function in Windows

How to use the Print Screen (Print Scrn) button on your keyboard in Windows to capture an image of whatever is on your screen. Use the Print Screen function in Windows.

How To: Use the Mac OS Dock to support Google Apps

John demonstrates using Google Notebook and Google Apps with web shortcuts and the Mac OS X Dock.

How To: Manage Mac OS X Applications with Command+Tab

John demonstrates the Command+Tab features built-into OS X Leopard and Tiger. Learn how to easily switch between different applications on your Mac, hide applications, and even quit applications with this useful functionality.

How To: Organize the OS X Finder

John Hendron demonstrates keyboard shortcuts and the "Sidebar" in Mac OS X Tiger with tips on keeping files organized. This 7.5 minute video includes how to "tell where you are" in the file system, how to set desktop preferences, and how to customize the toolbar in Finder windows. John is an instructional technologist for Goochland County Public Schools (VA).