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Alternative Ways to get Windows Updates
Having problems getting windows updates? Often you are perplexed at why Windows fails to get updates. Your WSUS server or the operating system just fails to get updates. Here are three alternative ways to get updates.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Oct 17, 2009 to
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Review of Faronics Anti-Executable 3.3
No matter how you educate your users, it seems you are always challenged by a user wanting to download software to their workstation. Regardless of your type of business, Faronics Anti-Executable is an excellent software in your arsenal of protection software.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Jun 12, 2009 to
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Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP Event Viewer and Security
Is your computer's performance truly optimal? Do you know how secure your computer is? Use the event viewer in Windows Vista or Windows XP. The Windows event viewers can give tell tale signs of applications that have issues, security problems and help you be truly secure.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Apr 10, 2009 to
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Using Cipher to Encrypt Your Database and Data on your Hard Drive
Need to encrypt data with Windows? Included with Windows XP and Vista is the cipher command. This command line prompt utility included with these operating systems allows you to not only encrypt your databases, files and other information; but allows for the protection of free space on your drive.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Mar 31, 2009 to
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Creating an Account Lockout Policy in XP or Vista
Lockout policies prevent unauthorized use of computers and locks out users when users enter the wrong password after a set number of times. Thresholds can be set so that users can try after a period of time. If a user is locked out, the administrator can login and unlock the users.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Feb 24, 2009 to
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Microsoft Windows 7 Security
Will Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 be more secure than other operating systems? Basic tests were run against the operating system to test the default settings of the OS. Windows 7's firewall and setup is much like Windows Vista. The performance is totally different.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Feb 17, 2009 to
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SoftPerfect File Recovery
Need to recover a deleted file? SoftPerfect offers a freeware alternative to recover deleted files on any of the Microsoft Operating Systems and file systems. Every small business needs tools to recover accidentally deleted files. Eventually an end user will delete a file between backups.

Published by Steve Mallard (12,181 pts ) on Dec 17, 2008 to
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