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Microsoft Windows
Windows is a consumer and enterprise grade family of operating systems developed by Microsoft Corporation. First released in 1985, it has become the best-selling operating system in computer history, and has 90% of the total operating system market.
18,535 Questions
List all the windows operating systems in order they were released?
This is a detailed list of only the more popular editions.
1981 - MS-DOS - Technically not an OS.
1985 - Windows 1.0 - Not an OS, but an add on to MS-DOS.
1987 - Windows 2.0 - Still an add on, but becoming more popular.
1988 - Windows 2.03 - First to be able to overlap windows.
1990 - Windows 3.0 - Very successful. Multitasking abilities. Becoming more like an OS
1992 - Windows 3.1 - Minor changes.
1993 - Windows NT - Geared towards business, and networking.
1995 - Windows 95 - DOS history.
1998 - Windows 98 - Heavily criticized. Major compatibility issues.
1999 - Windows 98 Second Edition - Fixed predecessors bugs.
2000 - Windows 2000 - Geared towards networks, and IT Professionals.
2000 - Windows Me - Rated worst OS. Stability and compatibility issues.
2001 - Windows XP - Came in Home, and Professional.
2002 - Windows XP Media Center - XP version geared towards media management.
2003 - Windows Server 2003 - To replace Windows 2000 Server products.
2005 - Windows Server 2003 R2 - Second release.
2007 - Windows Vista - Totally redesigned XP
2009 - Windows 7 - First version of Windows with a Television Marketing campaign, or with commercials on tv
How long is a MAC address and how is it written?
A MAC address is a six-byte unique identifier for any piece of network equipment. The first three bytes are the manufacturer's code and the last three are a serial number within that manufacturer.
Why can't I activate windows 10?
When I tries to activate windows 10 it wouldn't let me, I made sure that my previous version (8.1) was genuine and went back to windows 10 but still didn't work. Can anyone help me out?
I haven't made any hardware changes.
Where are files stored when saved?
Ultimately on to some physical media device such as magnetic tape, disk, optical disk or solid state disk.
However if the files are paper files they would be stored in a filing cabinet or box in an archive.
How do you fix a runtime error 91?
the run-time error 131 would be caused by reasons as below:
* Corrupted Office applications
* Missing component in the applications
* Damaged component in the applications
* Incorrect system configuration
* Corrupted Windows registry the easily way to fix runtime error 131 is to use a registry cleaner to clean up the windows registry.
How can you connect a laptop to computer so it will show the laptop screen on your computer monitor?
Depending on your needs there are several programs which could be used for this. All of them require network connection. If you need to view the monitor of another computer on your lan (most of the time meaning within the same house) I would recommend VNC. All you have to do it install the server part on the computer you wish to watch remotely and then run the client on the computer you wish to watch from and enter the machine or IP address of the server machine.
If you want to view the screen of a computer outside of your lan (over the internet) I would recommend Teamviewer. Free to use for non-comercial use and also pretty easy to get started on. On the computer you wish to watch, press the "Join Remote Control Session" just below the green download button on the frontpage. Run the file once it's downloaded and write down the ID and password showing on the window popping up. On the pc you wish to watch from, you should go to the teamviewer page and press the green download button and run it once it's downloaded. Then simply choose "Run" when the setup asks you what you want to do. Then enter the ID and password you got from the other computer and press "Connect to partner" )
What is the highest mountain on earth from it's peak to it's base?
Actually the tallest mountain on earth is Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. When you measure from the base to the peak, it is more than 4000 ft taller then Mount Everest. However, the mountain starts on the ocean floor, so you can see most of it, unless underwater.
How do you change the volume on a Mac keyboard?
To change the sound volume without keyboard open System Preferences and select the Output tab in the Sound section. Tick the box at the bottom marked - Show volume in menu bar. The volume can then be changed from the speaker icon in the menu bar.
How do you put a wallpaper on your acer aspire one netbook?
i just got my aspire one netbook for Christmas and i can not put a wallpaper on it so i looked it up and i heard that you have to download the windows 7 home edition for $80. the computer comes with windows7 starter edition and in order to get a wallpaper and other cool features u need to get the windows7 home edition. i also can not get on webkinz because it only shows half the screen but dont worry it is not ur computer messing up it is just because the site does not have a scroll bar.
Who wrote the first operating system windows?
It is safe to say that there was no one person who invented the first operating system.
Initially operating systems were just automatic program loaders that provided minimal support functions. Back in the late 50's and early 60's the concept of patenting software had not been dreamed of - so everyone who was building computers was figuring out similar ways of creating support environments for their programs.
I first used something called the X-program loader on a Burroughs Datatron 220 computer but there were similar control programs being developed for IBM, UNIVAC, GE, HONEYWELL, and the others. These were a major improvement over having to enter a boot strap routine using BCD data switches on the console.
By the mid 60's operating systems had become very sophisticated and the concept of a single button bootstrap loader was universal. This is hard to say precisely. The earliest ancestors of operating systems were developed in the early 1950s and were called "batch monitors". They were programs designed (often by the computer operators themselves) as labor saving devices. Without a batch monitor the operator had to load and run each program one at a time manually, resulting in lots of operator work and lots of wasted idle computer time while the operator did that work. With a batch monitor the operator could combine several programs (in a large deck of cards or on a magnetic tape) and have the batch monitor automatically load and run each in sequence one after another without further operator attention until the entire batch completed. When needed by a given program the batch monitor could tell the operator to remove or mount data tapes, etc. This resulted in much reduced operator workloads and highly efficient use of the computer time.
Probably the first thing that could be considered an actual operating system was an improvement on the batch monitor that implemented a limited form of multitasking, so that when the computer CPU was otherwise idle during input/output operations for the current program, it could switch to running a different program until it also went idle during input/output operations. This improved the efficient use of the computer time too. But these still were not interactive operating systems, they only ran batches of jobs loaded by the operator.
Timesharing operating systems were the first that permitted interactive operation with the user. These were largely planned as "computing utilities" that users would pay for by the minute of use (like you did on telephone calls) and connect to remotely using a terminal and telephone MODEM.
Exactly who developed the "first" of each is not always easy to determine as many took the earlier works of others and improved and expanded on them for their site and then passed their work onto others who made further changes and improvements. Also there is the issue of exactly where you want to place the boundary in this history between operating systems and something that you don't consider an actual operating system.
How do you restart your whole computer?
If you'd like to erase the contents of your hard drive there are a few options on doing so. One option is to format your primary hard drive which contains your operating system. By formatting your disk you are removing everything on your hard drive and it will not be recovered.
Another option is to insert your Windows installation disk or a recovery CD-ROM (such as WindowsPE). This will give you the option to reset your PC.
What is the name of a ruler that displays along the top edge of the document window?
Horizontal ruler
How can you get your admin password back with out downloading or disks?
Unfortunately you'll have to get your hands on a Linux distro and install it to a memory stick seeing as you don't like disks (me neither actually).
From there, you'll have to install a program called chntpw.
-The easiest way to do both of these things is to get a hold of the Backtrack 4 beta (http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.HTML). There is a newer 'pre-final' but that's more difficult to install. Their forums and a little googling will tell you how to install it and use chntpw.
Other than that, there's not much else you can do (besides giving it to someone else to fix)
BT4 Install HowTo
http://www.offensive-security.com/documentation/bt4install.pdf
chntpw Usage
http://www.thelinuxsociety.org.UK/content/changing-NT-passwords-with-Linux-and-chntpw
Good Luck!
How do you get the o with an accent on a keyboard?
The letter 'o' with an accent mark is a special character and you won't find it on a standard keyboard.
A solution is to use Character Map feature of Windows to insert the character you need.
Go to Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Character Map.
search for the character you need to insert, copy and paste it where you need it.
I've got windows 7 and cursor mania, and from experience, I'd say... no.
hi it is simple all you do is type in codes and then and the icon codes such as (xx)
(%) (li) just have a play around hope this helped thanks
from post .jenna
How do you get your computer out of power save mode?
When a computer is stuck in power save mode you will usually have to open the computer and remove and replace the battery from the mother board. Once the battery is removed you should be able to re-start the computer normally.
Why should you keep your password private?
Password protection is just one type of security you can set on your android phone.The lock is some what like a screensaver lock you see on the PC, it becomes active when the phone is idle or you put it into standby mode. Whenever someone tries to access the phone it asks for a password and effectively stops them from seeing what is inside.
What are macros in word processing?
Macros are stored keystrokes, or sets of editing and formatting commands, that can be replayed whenever needed.
How do you find someone who has disappeared?
It depends. Are you looking for someone who is still alive or are you searching for a long dead ancestor? The search methods aren't exactly the same. For ancestors, try a Surname Search on a site like rootsweb. You can also try usgenweb. If you know a state they were from, go to the sites State Pages, select the state and search from there. Or you can search the US Genweb Project Archives. Finding living people can be a little more tricky, unless you know how to go about it. I do. Here is more advice: * You obviously have to narrow your search. Assuming you are looking for a deceased relative you have to look for clues - are there family stories about this person, or their family? This might give you a starting point. Then you could try census records for that location - that would at least give you an idea of what decade you might be looking for. For example I have census records for a specific family group. Then in the following census - the parents and oldest are missing, and the three youngest children are residing at the same location with a different female with the same last name. Looking at the city directories listed the father residing at the address right up to the year before the census. This narrows the search for death records, for example, to between of the last city directory listing and the date the census was taken. Maybe an older relative might have a scrapbook with a newspaper article, memorabilia, or obituaries. A obit for another relative might list the person you are looking for with the location of their residence at the time the obit was written.
Can you get a free encarta encyclopedia download?
Please give me the way and website address .where can i get encarta encylopedia freely.
please guide me its urgent.
Go to http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NQSWLMYP
To download the Microsoft Encarta 2009 Premium
This is a registered version
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NQSWLMYP
In windows start the command line "cmd.exe" and type: ipconfig /all this should show you your adapters IP
How GUI is more user friendly than CLI?
Because you can use clearly labelled buttons and menus, so you can scroll through options, etc. Command-Line interfaces often rely on the user remembering what commands to use, what things to type .etc to make something happen
I'd rather click a button than type the command out.
