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July 19, 2013Windows Technologies

How to turn on automatic logon in Windows

SUMMARY This article describes how to configure Windows to automate the logon process by storing your password and other pertinent information in the registry database. With this feature, other users can start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. IMPORTANT: The autologon feature is convenient; however, this feature may be a security risk. If you set a computer for autologon, anyone who can physically obtain access to the computer can gain access to all of the computer’s contents, including any network or networks it is connected to. Additionally, when autologon is turned on, the […]

June 18, 2013Scripting, Windows Technologies

How to use text editors for text data munging

While I am great fond of both worlds (Windows and Unix) Shell scripting, as a PC end user I find it easier to work with some of the text editors to get rid of building the shell scripting syntaxes every time. Here I ‘d like to share some cool ways which helps you achieve very common data munging tasks without you involving to write/understand any complex script/code lines. Line Operations: Prefix and/or Append a given text to each line in a file Use Notepad2.exe > Edit > Block > “Modify Lines…” In the dialog box enter the text […]

February 22, 2013Windows Technologies

How to relocate Outlook .OST (Offline Folder File) file

Exit the Outlook if it’s already running in offline mode Goto Control Panel and search for mail and click on Mail (32-bit) Click on Data Files > Select the entry pointing to your mail box > then click Settings Uncheck “Use cached Exchange Mode” Restart Outlook