If you have a document repository of sorts, it may pay to disable short filenames (legacy leftover from Win95 days).To check if enabled: fsutil.exe behavior query disable8dot3 To disable: fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 1 This will not remove existing short filenames but the system will no longer generate them.  This also works on XP. 

Did you know the shutdown command has a GUI?  It was news to me.  Now I don't have to remember the command line switches. shutdown.exe -i

To tell a windows server to use a specific Windows Server update Services (WSUS) server, use the following:  Start > Run > gpedit.msc > OK > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update  The 2 keys 'Configure Automatic Updates' and 'Specify intranet Microsoft update service location' are the items you will want to change.

I took documentation of getting SVN working on windows and the Apache documentation along with something called Moodle Download the mod_auth_sspi Module from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mod-auth-sspi/. At the moment of writing this (2008.07.16), the current version is mod_auth_sspi 1.0.4. Select your proper version (Apache 2.0.x or Apache 2.2.x) Unzip the right file and copy mod_auth_sspi.so (it's inside bin subdirectory) to your...

I recently upgraded my TortiseSVN to 1.5.  This usually requires a reboot for the changes to be worked into the explorer shell.  Some say you can use task manager to kill explorer.exe and, while that works, here is the way to restart explorer SAFELY thus saving a reboot:  XP/2003: click on Start and select Shut Down. The Windows shut down...

Important This task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) Locate...