http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/5296260/rss/5296260en-USFri, 25 May 2012 10:59:23 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 10:59:23 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/disk-drives/fix-disk-utility-141851
By Bret Bennett
In disk utilities, a common problem is having the same disk drive listed twice, even though they act on only one instance of it. Here’s how to fix the problem.]]>Bret BennettMon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/disk-drives/fix-disk-utility-141851http://www.sqlmag.com/article/storage/storage-device-identifiers-windows-ntfs-141438
By Bret Bennett
Terms such as disk signature, disk ID, volume ID, file system label, drive serial number, and volume serial number can mean different things to different people, which can cause confusion. This mini-treatise seeks to end the confusion by explaining the terms and their aliases.]]>Bret BennettMon, 23 Jan 2012 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/storage/storage-device-identifiers-windows-ntfs-141438http://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/avoid-browser-hijack-viruses-140563
By Bret Bennett
Learn how you can avoid the latest crop of browser hijack viruses, which are disguised as antivirus programs.]]>Bret BennettSat, 15 Oct 2011 09:22:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/avoid-browser-hijack-viruses-140563http://www.sqlmag.com/article/storage/Switching-the-BIOS-SATA-s-Mode-from-IDE-to-AHCI-129268
By Bret Bennett
If you’re running Windows XP and your motherboard has an IDE port, you can switch the BIOS SATA boot drive from IDE mode to AHCI mode. Here are the steps you need to take.]]>Bret BennettWed, 12 Jan 2011 16:16:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/storage/Switching-the-BIOS-SATA-s-Mode-from-IDE-to-AHCI-129268http://www.sqlmag.com/article/file-management/using-mount-points-in-my-documents
By Bret Bennett
By creating a mount point that serves as a shortcut, you can quickly navigate from the default document store on the C drive to a different drive when saving files.]]>Bret Bennett Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/file-management/using-mount-points-in-my-documentshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/changing-the-windows-system-drive-letter
By Bret Bennett
Sometimes Windows system drive letters get altered. Here’s a procedure you can try when you can’t use the Control Panel’s Disk Management tools to solve the problem.]]>Bret Bennett Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/changing-the-windows-system-drive-letterhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-xp2/audio-echo-in-xp-sp3-messaging-clients
By Bret Bennett
Manually tuning microphone settings before using application audio tuning in Windows XP Pro SP3 can prevent annoying (and noisy) feedback echoes.]]>Bret Bennett Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-xp2/audio-echo-in-xp-sp3-messaging-clientshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/performance/offline-file-caching-slows-logon-and-logoff
By Bret Bennett
Delete and re-initialize the offline file cache to prevent slow logon and logoff times caused by synchronization.]]>Bret Bennett Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/performance/offline-file-caching-slows-logon-and-logoffhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/internet/another-way-to-add-urls-to-ie-7-0-s-favorites-tree
By Bret Bennett
Learn about a quick and easy way you can add URLs to Internet Explorer 7.0’s Favorites tree without accessing the Add to Favorites option.]]>Bret Bennett Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/internet/another-way-to-add-urls-to-ie-7-0-s-favorites-treehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/use-devcon-to-manage-finicky-hardware
By Bret Bennett
DevCon is a versatile command-line tool you can use to manage devices on local and remote computers.]]>Bret Bennett Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/use-devcon-to-manage-finicky-hardwarehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/internet/easily-add-urls-to-internet-explorer-7-0-s-favorites-tree
By Bret Bennett
If Internet Explorer 7.0’s Favorites tree is large, adding new URLs can be a hassle because the tree automatically expands when you select the Add to Favorites option. Here’s a simple procedure to add URLs without accessing that option.]]>Bret Bennett Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/internet/easily-add-urls-to-internet-explorer-7-0-s-favorites-treehttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/migration/virtual-pc-2007-mouse-integration-fix-for-win98-99775
By Bret Bennett
The Mouse Integration feature sometimes doesn’t work in Windows 98 virtual machines because of a bug in Virtual PC 2007’s Virtual Machine Additions installation routine. To fix the bug, you can make some changes to the virtual machine’s system.ini file.]]>Bret BennettWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/migration/virtual-pc-2007-mouse-integration-fix-for-win98-99775http://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/an-unlikely-culprit-can-cause-computers-to-hang
By Bret Bennett
If your computer is slow or even stops when you’re opening or searching for files, you might want to monitor the catalogs that the Indexing Service creates. Learn what to look for to see whether the problem lies with master merges.]]>Bret Bennett Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/an-unlikely-culprit-can-cause-computers-to-hanghttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/microsoft-management-console-mmc/create-an-mmc-snap-in-for-searching-pdf-files
By Bret Bennett
If you need to quickly search through PDF files, you’ll want to try this reader’s creative solution.]]>Bret Bennett Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/microsoft-management-console-mmc/create-an-mmc-snap-in-for-searching-pdf-fileshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/surmounting-the-unmountable_boot_device-error
By Bret Bennett
Here’s how one reader dealt with an Unmountable_Boot_Device error.]]>Bret Bennett Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/surmounting-the-unmountable_boot_device-errorhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/registry2/exchange-connection-problems-check-this-registry-key
By Bret Bennett
If you’re having Exchange connection problems after reinstalling a user’s OS or moving a user’s PC to a different domain, the problem might lie with missing entries in a registry key.]]>Bret Bennett Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/registry2/exchange-connection-problems-check-this-registry-keyhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/xp-power-scheme-fix
By Bret Bennett
If your users have been experiencing problems with XP, the problem might lie with the PowerCfg registry subkey.]]>Bret Bennett Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/xp-power-scheme-fixhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/recycle-the-recycled-folder
By Bret Bennett
When you upgrade a PC from Win9x to XP, Win2K, or NT, the Recycle Bin points to the newly created C:\Recycler folder, but the old C:\Recycled folder remains and it’s typically not empty. Here’s how to get rid of the Recycled folder and its contents.]]>Bret Bennett Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/recycle-the-recycled-folderhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/what-do-you-mean-not-enough-memory-for-my-virtual-machine-
By Bret Bennett
If you frequently receive a not enough memory message when you try to start your virtual machine, the problem might lie with the memory usage of your SQL Server or MSDE instance running on the host OS.]]>Bret Bennett Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/what-do-you-mean-not-enough-memory-for-my-virtual-machine-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/firewalls3/using-personal-firewalls-a-lesson-learned-the-hard-way
By Bret Bennett
Firewalls and other programs can have UI components that, when disabled, might not terminate the underlying processes.]]>Bret Bennett Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/firewalls3/using-personal-firewalls-a-lesson-learned-the-hard-way