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  1. Draft Accessing your office computer from home. Enabling Remote Desktop on Windows XP Professional
    In order to control your office Windows XP Professional system from home you will have to enable Remote Desktop. To connect using Remote Desktop you must have a windows account with a password.
    You can add a password to your windows account by clicking Start and opening the Control Panel and sel...


  2. Enabling Remote Desktop on your office Windows Vista Business/Professional system
    There are a few steps required to configure your office system to accept remote connections and  keep your PC secure.

    Remote Desktop depends on Windows Vista passwords to authenticate access to your office system. If you don't currently have a password for your system or if it isn't dif...


  3. How do enable/disable Windows XP Firewall SP2?
    Disable Firewall*

    1) Click Start
    2) Click Run
    3) In the fill box enter Firewall.cpl and click OK
    4) On the General tab, click Off and click OK.

    *Note
    Please note as part of maintaining a secure computer it is strongly recommended that you use a firewall

    Enable Firewa...


  4. How do I clear my browser cache in Internet Explorer?
    Open Internet Explorer and follow the steps below:

    1) Select Tools from the menu bar.
    2) From the resulting menu select Internet Options
    3) From the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files, click both Delete Files and Delete Cookies.
    ...


  5. How do I clear my browser cache in Mozilla Firefox?
    Open Mozilla Firefox and follow the steps below:

    1) From the menu bar select Tools
    2) From the resulting menu select Clear Private Data...
    3) Ensure that all browser categories are checked and return to browsing
    ...


  6. How do I clear my browser cache in Netscape 6-7?
    Open Netscape 6/7 and perform the steps below

    1) From the menu bar  select Edit
    2) From the resulting menu select Preferences
    3) Click the > arrow tab to expand Advanced options
    4) Select Clear Cache
    5) Click OK
    ...


  7. How do I configure Webdrive to use a secure connection(SFTP)?
    Configuring WebDrive 7.22 1.  Start WebDrive.
    2.  Click the New Site button.
    3.  In the Site Wizard window, enter the name for the site you will be connecting to, then click Next.
    4.  Click the drop down arrow and select SFTP (ssh) under Server ty...


  8. How do I delete a saved password in Internet Explorer 7?
    1) Open Internet Explorer 7 in classic view
    2) From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
    3) Click the General tab
    4) From Browser History section click Delete.
    5) From the ensuing new window in the Passwords section select Delete passwords.
    6) Click OK..
    ...


  9. How do I delete saved passwords in Mozilla Firefox and prevent Firefox from saving passwords?
    You may remove a stored password by performing the following steps.

    1) Launch Mozilla FireFox
    2) From the Tools menu, select Options.
    3) Click the Privacy icon located near the top of the window.
    4) From Privacy Data section click Settings.
        a) If any boxes are u...


  10. How do I determine my IP address in Windows 2000/XP?
    You may obtain your IP address by performing the following steps.

    1) Click the Start button
    2) Click RUN
    3) Enter cmd in the fill box and click OK
    4) At the prompt enter ipconfig.
    5) At the prompt enter exit and press the Enter key
    ...


  11. How do I determine my IP address in Windows Vista?
    You may obtain your IP address by performing the following steps.

    1) Click the Windows button(lower left hand corner of the taskbar)
    2) In the Start Search box (lower left hand) enter cmd.
    3) At the prompt enter ipconfig.
    4) At the prompt enter exit and press the Enter key...


  12. How do I determine what version of Windows I'm using?
    In order to determine the version of Windows you are using perform the following steps.

    1) Click Start
    2) Enter winver in the fill box and press Enter

    alternatively you may

    1) Right click on My Computer
    2) Select Properties
    ...


  13. How do I install and configure QWS3270 Secure software?
    We have on-line software and configuration instructions available from

    http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/newdocs/qws3270/QWS3270Install_Config.html


  14. How do I remove cookies the Internet Explorer 6 browser?
    Open IE 6 and select  Internet Options from the Tools menu
    Click Delete Cookies button
    Click OK.


  15. How do I remove cookies the Internet Explorer 7 browser?
    Open IE 7 and select Internet Options from the Tools menu
    Select the General tabFrom the Browser History section  select Delete.Click the Delete cookies button.Click the Yes button.Click the Close button and then click OK button....


  16. How do I remove cookies the Mozilla Firefox 2 browser?

    Open Firefox and select Options from the Tools menu
    Select Clear Private Data.Check the Cookies check boxClick Clear Private Data Now button

    ...


  17. How do I remove cookies the Mozilla Firefox 3 browser?
    Open Firefox and select  Clear Private Data from the Tools menuSelect Cookies (or any additional items you want to delete)
    Click Clear Private Data Now
    ...


  18. How do I turn off Windows System Restore?
     1.Click Start, right click My computer, and then click Properties.
     2. Click the System Restore tab.
     3. Click to select the Turn off System Restore check box.
     4. Click Yes when you receive the prompt to turn off System Restore. ...


  19. How to create a password for Windows Vista
    In order to add a password your Windows XP system account(this is different from your University NetID) perform the following steps

    Click Start and then select Control PanelFrom the Control Panel window, select the User Accounts and Family Safety link
    Note: If you are using the Classic Vi...


  20. How to create a password for Windows XP
    In order to add a password your Windows XP system account(this is different from your University NetID) perform the following steps

    Click Start and then select Control PanelFrom the Control Panel window, select the User Accounts link
    Note: If you are using the Classic View, double click Us...


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