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Uninstall hidden Windows Software

By default Windows XP keeps some built-in programs - like WordPad - out of the Add/Remove Programs box, but it's not hard to make them show their faces. The IntelliAdmin site reports that removing the word 'HIDE' from the application name in the %SystemRoot%\Inf\Sysoc.inf file does the trick. In order to access Sysoc.inf you must have Windows XP setup to display system files and display hidden files and folders.

Windows XP comes with a bunch of pre-loaded software. Lots of it you can't even find in Add/Remove programs...By simply opening up the file Sysoc.inf, and removing the word 'hide' you can force these programs to show up.

Although you will be able to get all the unhidden applications to show up in Add/Remove Programs, you will not be able to remove everything that shows up. You will however, be able to remove most applications. As IntelliAdmin warns: make backups of the Sysoc.inf file before you edit. Just in case

Take a look HERE.

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Install a .dll file

DLL-Downloads.com has an excellent tutorial that demonstrates how to install .DLL files in Windows. What is a .DLL? Glad you asked. DLLs are packages that contain code and data that are used by multiple programs on your computer. Occasionally when you remove a program that shares a .DLL with other applications, the shared .DLL will incorrectly get removed, too. If a .DLL is missing you'll get an error along the lines of, "Error opening file, dllName.dll missing."

Fortunately, the process of installing .DLLs is pretty easy. In a nutshell, all you need to do is copy the original .DLL file to C:\Windows\System32. Once the .DLL is copied over, run the following command: regsvr32 filename.dll and your .DLL will be successfully installed. The tutorial works perfectly well on Windows XP and Windows Vista

Take a look HERE.

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20 Tips Efficient Google Searches

Instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page of results, there are a number of ways to make your searches more efficient.

Some of these are obvious ones, that you probably know about. But others are lesser-known, and others are known but not often used. Use this guide to learn more about, or be reminded of, some of the best ways to get exactly what you're looking for, and quickly.

Take a look HERE.

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