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How to create a macro in Excel 2003?
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The steps are as follows: From the Tools menu, choose Macro, and then Record New Macro. In the Macro Name text box, enter the name for the macro. The name of the macro must start with a letter and must not contain any spaces. If You want to create a short cut for running macro, type a...
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What are audit policies?
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Windows XP Professional on NTFS-formatted volumes allows administrators to monitor the activities of users and operating systems in a network by configuring audit policies. Audit policies are configured by the system administrators and are used to define the types of events that need to be...
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What is a network installation?
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A network installation is one of the methods of installing Windows XP on large networks. In a network installation, the Windows XP installation files are stored on a network share. For the network installation, all the computers must be connected to the network share that contains the...
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What is Fast User Switching?
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Fast User Switching, a feature of the Windows XP operating system, enables users to switch between different accounts without logging off or exiting the running application. Fast User Switching, in a multi-user environment, saves a considerable amount of time by enabling users to share a computer...
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What is Profile Assistant?
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Profile Assistant is a feature of Internet Explorer that is used to store personal information of a client that can be sent automatically to a website when required. The personal information retained by Profile Assistant is stored in a secure location on the client computer. Stored information...
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Configuration of the desktop environment in the Windows XP Professional operating system.
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Windows XP Professional allows a user to configure the desktop in different ways. It provides several options such as Regional and Language options and Accessibility options for configuring the desktop. These options are found in Control Panel and provide great flexibility to configure the...
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Configuring and managing user profiles in the Windows XP operating system
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A user profile is a set of files and folders that contain information about user-specific configuration settings such as customized desktop, personalized application settings, network and printer connection settings, display settings, and other specified settings. Microsoft Windows XP supports...
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Describe the common hard disk maintenance and troubleshooting tools used in Windows XP?
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Windows XP provides a number of troubleshooting tools that are extremely useful in resolving a large number of issues. These tools are very useful when a user receives error messages during Windows startup, when opening files, saving files, starting applications, or accessing hardware.
There...
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Features of MS Excel 2003.
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MS Excel 2003 is a Windows-based application package that can be used to automate tasks such as calculation and analysis of data, automate financial statements, business forecasting, transaction registers, inventory control, etc. It provides multiple facilities, such as making graphs and charts,...
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Hard Disk
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A hard disk is a secondary storage device that is connected to a computer by the Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) or Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) controllers. It consists of inflexible platters coated with material in which data is recorded magnetically with read/write heads. Windows...
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