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How to add My Computer to the Desktop on Windows 2008 Server R2

How to add My Computer to the Desktop on Windows 2008 Server R2

May 31, 2010

If you’re new to Microsoft’s Windows 2008 Server R2 (Release 2) then you might have noticed that the familiar personalization options are missing.  This includes the ability to add or remove the My Computer, Networking, Control Panel and User Folders icons to the desktop. Despair not!  Part of the Windows 2008 Server R2 security model is to not...

Mac vs. PC

Mac vs. PC

Feb 5, 2010

Mac vs. PC Bill Gates: I prefer PC’s over Mac’s because there’s a lot more software available for Windows. Steve Jobs: So long as you include anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. It just doesn’t get much truer than that boys! Share this on your favorite social network: Hide...

How to Enable Telnet in Windows 2008 Server

How to Enable Telnet in Windows 2008 Server

Jan 11, 2010

If you’re new to Windows 2008 server you’ve likely noticed that when you try to run the Telnet Client from the command prompt (telnet.exe) that it returns an error message that telnet is not installed. Microsoft, and many other vendors have decided that due to the unencrypted nature of the telnet datastream and the fact that your username and...