Sunday, August 31st, 2008

How to Uninstall Windows Messenger

Windows XP comes with an instant messaging program called Windows Messenger but there are much better freeware chat clients available. If you decide to uninstall it however, you’ll discover it isn’t listed in Add/Remove programs.  So how can you uninstall it?
To permanently remove Windows Explorer from your computer you need to execute rundll32.exe with some [...]

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Windows XP

This tutorial explains how to slipstream service pack 3 into a windows installation CD, including screen shots of each step. You can use programs like nLite and Autostreamer to do it for you, but if you’re like me you find it much more satisfying to get your hands dirty and do it yourself. Some might [...]

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

How to View .htaccess with Filezilla

This tutorial explains how to view hidden files like .htaccess with the free open source FTP client FileZilla. These instructions are for version 2 and version 3 of the software.
Filezilla Version 2
To view hidden files in FileZilla 2 you need to digg into the settings. Select “Edit -> Settings -> Interface settings -> Remote file [...]

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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Is Firefox 1.5 better than Firefox 2?

I know this sounds bizzare so hear me out before you get your knickers in a knot. I wanted to add a link to the blog from the main page at www.intreipd.com.au, so I changed the name of an existing flash button and gave it an appropriate name. When I uploaded the new page and [...]

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