To identify the display driver info with the DirectX Diagnostic Tool included in Widnows 7 and Vista: Bring up the "Run" dialog with the Win button Type dxdiag and press Enter. Click the Diaplay tab.

Contrary to the DD-WRT router database , the Belkin F5D7231-4 v2000 cannot be flashed with TFTP . When I followed the TFTP procedures, I always got TTL=64 , never TTL=100 or TTL=128 , which is supposed to indicate that the router TFTPd is ready. I got network timeout when I tried to send the bin file anyway. The right way to flash the Belkin F5D7231-4 v2000 is to use the binary and Sercomm Utility provided by eko. Simply: Put the router in upgrade mode: unplug router, press reset button and keep it pressed while plugging in the power. Release it when lan leds turn off. Power and Connected led must blink . start the Sercomm Utility select the network interface connected to the router select...

The normal 30/30/30 reset does not work for the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND running OpenWRT. OpenWRT provides a failesafe mode from where you can recover any configuration mistakes. For the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND: Power up the router When SYS button starts to blink, press and hold the QSS button till SYS starts to blink faster Telnet to 192.168.1.1. No password needed. Erase user space data with mtd -r erase rootfs_data or mount the jffs2 file system with: mount_root and start fixing things.

The following procedure will clear out the NVRAM and set dd-wrt back to default values: With the unit powered on, press and hold the reset button on back of unit for 30 seconds Without releasing the reset button, unplug the unit and hold reset for another 30 seconds Plug the unit back in still holding the reset button a final 30 seconds This procedure should be done before and after every firmware upgrade/downgrade. The firmware writes information to the Nvram . A hard reset clears that information. If you don't clear it properly, parts of the old information be present with the new firmware, which can make it not operate properly.

You can configure Windows XP such that when you press the "Power" button it goes to standby instead of showdown: From Start menu, bring up the Control Panel Double click the Power Options icon: In the Advanced tab, select "Stand by" for the option "When I press the power button on my computer".

Press the Windows button together with R (Win+R).

Press the Windows button together with the Pause/Break button (Win+Break). The Pause/Break button is at the top right corner of the keyboard. The Device Manager is under the Hardware tab.

One of the first things you notice about Windows Vista is the annoying User Account Control (UAC) popup. It keeps nagging you to click a confirmation button whenever you try to install or reconfigure something. With UAC, you are working with normal user privileges even though you may be logged in with an administrator account. When the application requires administrator privileges, the UAC prompt pops up to ask for your confirmation. UAC compatible applications are packed with an application manifest to tell Vista that they need elevated privileges . For legacy applications needing elevated privileges , you can check " Run this program as an administrator " on the Compatibility tab of file properties dialog. Application manifest itself is not new to Windows Vista. In...

From the "Start" button, select "Run", then type in "services.msc", hit return.