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  2. MSConfig - Wikipedia

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    MSConfig is a troubleshooting tool which is used to temporarily disable or re-enable software, device drivers or Windows services that run during startup process to help the user determine the cause of a problem with Windows. Some of its functionality varies by Windows versions: [3]

  3. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    Using the Windows taskbar; Using the Programs menu; Using the Windows taskbar 1. On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, right-click the ZoneAlarm icon, and then click Shutdown ZoneAlarm. Note: If you don't see the icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal the hidden icons. 2. Click Yes. Using the Programs menu 1.

  4. Special folder - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1: Windows Explorer's folder view in Windows XP uses virtual folders as the root.. Windows uses the concept of special folders to present the contents of the storage devices connected to the computer in a fairly consistent way that frees the user from having to deal with absolute file paths, which can (and often do) change between operating system versions, and even individual ...

  5. Folder redirection - Wikipedia

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    Up to Windows XP, the Application Data, Desktop, My Documents, My Pictures, and Start Menu special folders can be redirected to a file server. Windows XP also implements a Recycle Bin for the My Documents folder. Windows Vista introduces the ability to independently redirect up to 10 user profile sub-folders to a network location. [5]

  6. Environment variable - Wikipedia

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    In Microsoft Windows, each environment variable's default value is stored in the Windows Registry or set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. On Unix , a setuid program is given an environment chosen by its caller, but it runs with different authority from its caller.

  7. Program Files - Wikipedia

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    To be backwards compatible with the 8.3 limitations of the old File Allocation Table filenames, the names 'Program Files', 'Program Files (x86)' and 'Common Program Files' are shortened by the system to progra~N and common~N, where N is a digit, a sequence number that on a clean install will be 1 (or 1 and 2 when both 'Program Files' and ...

  8. Configuration file - Wikipedia

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    This was a plain text file with simple key–value pairs (e.g. DEVICEHIGH=C:\\DOS\\ANSI.SYS) until MS-DOS 6, which introduced an INI-file style format. There was also a standard plain text batch file named AUTOEXEC.BAT that ran a series of commands on boot. Both these files were retained up to Windows 98SE, which still ran on top of MS-DOS.

  9. NTLDR - Wikipedia

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    Windows NT was originally designed for ARC-compatible platforms, relying on its boot manager support and providing only osloader.exe, a loading program accepting ordinary command-line arguments specifying Windows directory partition, location or boot parameters, which is launched by ARC-compatible boot manager when a user chooses to start specific Windows NT operating system.