By KATHY IVENS, 05/24/2011
A reader wrote to say he'd read a tip on a Microsoft web page about implementing location-aware printing in Windows 7. His desktop computer can log onto two separate networks; one ...
By Kathy Ivens, 04/19/2011
The problem: a Windows 7 user's screen had turned sideways.
By Kathy Ivens, 03/15/2011
"I tried to open a file in a shared folder and received the message 'Access Is Denied.' My IT department says the folder has been configured for full permissions for me and nobody ...
By Kathy Ivens, 02/15/2011
In Windows XP, the limit imposed for simultaneous access to a workstation sometimes forced businesses to spend extra money to install a Windows Server product on at least one ...
By Kathy Ivens, 01/18/2011
Solve this month's UPDATE challenge, and you might win a prize!
By Kathy Ivens, 12/14/2010
What happened to the Run command in Windows 7? Solve this month's UPDATE challenge, and you might win a prize!
By Kathy Ivens, 11/16/2010
Several IT administrators have written to ask me this question: "How can I restrict a domain administrator from creating users"? What's the answer to that question?
By Kathy Ivens, 10/19/2010
Can you come up with a short, easy-to-understand description of the phrase "false positive" as it's used in computing? If so, enter this month's UPDATE ...
By Kathy Ivens, 09/21/2010
If you press Ctrl+Alt+Del when in a Remote Desktop session, the resulting action is performed on the local computer, not the remote computer. Do you know why this happens?
By Kathy Ivens, 08/17/2010
How much do you know about the way Group Policy Objects (GPOs) work as they travel through the levels of your domain?
By Kathy Ivens, 07/20/2010
Are you command-line savvy? If you can answer these two questions, you probably are.
By Kathy Ivens, 06/15/2010
A batch file is used to copy the local Documents folder to two locations for backup purposes. A user adds a line to the batch file so that his Documents folder would also be ...
By Kathy Ivens, 05/18/2010
What two changes do you have to make to NIC settings to make sure a transition from NetWare to Windows is complete? If you can answer this question, you might win a prize.
By Kathy Ivens, 04/20/2010
Environment variables provide a quick and easy way to set up client computers. What's your level of expertise in environment variables?
By Kathy Ivens, 03/16/2010
Even in small business networks, users without rights to certain information (such as payroll) are managing to figure out passwords and break into computers that have sensitive ...
By Kathy Ivens, 02/16/2010
There's a known cause for Windows 7 ignoring changes to the UAC. Do you know what it is?
By Kathy Ivens, 01/19/2010
How much do you know about user passwords? See if you can answer these three questions.
By Kathy Ivens, 12/15/2009
Can you solve this mapping mystery?
By Kathy Ivens, 11/17/2009
Think you can solve one systems administrator's conundrum? Submit the correct answer for your shot at a prize!
By Kathy Ivens, 10/20/2009
Think you understand how your computer reads a USB flash drive? Complete this month's reader challenge for a shot at a prize!