For those like me, who are use to work with the command line, sometimes is very hard to see the information that tools offer to us.
One of this tool is ping, the most easy way to know if you can connect to other computer.
First of all we are going to create a file with the name test that is going to obtain all the information about ping.
To do this, in a command window type:
ping server >> test
If you are like me, someone who feel more comfortable using Windows XP than Windows Vista or 7, for sure you have to learn how to deal with older problems using new utilities.
Today I am going to talk about one of this.
Windows XP uses bootcfg command but Windows Vista and 7 now has change over a new one, bcdedit.
To running the application you need to open a command prompt as administrator. For that you only need to use the right click and select run as administrator.
When you do that you are going to see something like this:
Linux has offered always a better framework to control advanced network parameters. Windows will never achieve the level of details we can control using Linux but it doesn’t mean we cannot do anything at all.
Is there a reason to change your physical address ?
At least I have found 2, if you know more just tell me:
1. Sometimes network drivers doesn’t work the way it should and for some reason, don’t ask my way, the network ends with several 00 for the address. If this happens you will be experiencing problems like not linking to your DHCP server or not having any connection at all.
Using a restricted user is always a good security practice. It works as an additional layer of security. The computer will no suffer the same damage even if it has a vulnerability.
So, why not using always a restricted user and let the admin for just that moments you need to install something? The answer to this question is very simple, when we switch to a restricted user we cannot do a lot of things we can do without problems using our admin user.
Any modern operation system came with a lot of features, some are more useful than others. Many of them are installed even if you are not going to use it.
So if you want to know how to manage this follow the guide:
1. Press WinKey + R, type control and press Enter.
2. Go to the Programs section.
3. You will see below the Programs and Features title a link named turn Windows features on or off, click on it.
The next window appears:
I remember back in 1994 spending 20.000 pesetas( 120 euros) approximately 100$ for 2 megas of RAM to play this game.
Just click on the next link and enjoy the play:
It needs 4 Megabytes to be played but I remember playing was worth it.
Maybe a little old but I think is worth to see:
In the next days I will show you the world overclock record and more videos about the subject. It’s incredible because when I was studying my degree the books talk about a max of 50MHz. 
As you maybe notice discoveryourpc.net is having a revamped design.
I have ported from Blogspot to WordPress.
For me is an adventure, and a challenge, as you may notice I am not a native writer so it takes a lot more effort to write.
What I am intended with this new era here at discoveryourpc.net is give a more personal style about technology.
I am also writing at Windows Guide, so this is a hi to everyone.
Description
The first time you use new versions of Google Chrome you notice an improve in your internet speed.
For me happens that for certain pages it seems like appears instantly.
How Chrome does that ?
Once you enter on a webpage, the browser has to convert the URL you are using to an IP. This is done using a server, so for every link you click, you need an extra call to the DNS server. If this server doesn’t know how to solve the IP, it has to ask to a superior server.
Description
Windows sometimes thinks that we don’t have nothing better to do that answer stupid questions.
Ok that might sound a little strong but I want to have my desktop as I want no matter what Microsoft thinks.
The question that appear is there are unused icons on your desktop:
and it ask you if opens a wizard.
If you want to stop this message from appear follow this solution.
Solution
1. Right click over the desktop, and select properties:
2. Go to the desktop Tab.
3. Customize desktop.