Microsoft Compiled HTML Help or more commonly known as .CHM format, is a proprietary format for online help files by Microsoft which was first released in 1997 in Windows 98 as a successor to the Microsoft WinHelp format. CHM packages and archives all HTML files into one single file, including the associated images and other media.

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When using a Windows XP as guest operating system in Virtual PC 2007 with Shared Networking or NAT (Network Address Translation) as network adapter, the system cannot connect to Internet and unable to browse the websites with any web browser, including Internet Explorer and Firefox.

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In Windows Vista’s Windows Explorer window, when user chooses to display the files and folders listing in Extra Large Icons, Large Icons, Medium Icons and Tiles view, Windows Vista can show a preview thumbnail on the icons of folders itself using content inside the folders, normally image and photo or file type icon if there is no graphic file inside the folder.

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There are plenty of Windows Vista with SP1 (Service Pack 1) integrated version of DVD image files available from download from Internet (64-bit Windows Vista SP1 download), especially via BT (BitTorrent) network using torrents or eDonkey2000 (eD2K) P2P sharing network.

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When looking for technical help guide or tweak online, some may come across the step or instruction asks user to run Register Editor by using either “Regedit” or “Regedt32″. Both commands also run Registry Editor in Windows operating system, but what’s the differences between Regedit and Regedt32? And which of regedt32 or regedit should one use?

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Microsoft Hyper-V (codename Viridian) is a hypervisor based server virtualization or hardware virtualization software for x64 (64-bit) versions of Windows Server 2008. Formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization, Hyper-V is also available in standalone low-footprint version, Hyper-V Server without Windows Server components which costs as less as $28.

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Whenever desktop or notebook compter wakes up from sleep, standby or hibernation state (which also happens when user closes laptop’s lid, unless specifically disable sleep on lid closing), the system is locked up on log on screen, and system requests and asks for user’s password in order to unlock the PC and shows the desktop again.

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On a laptop or notebook computer, when user closing the lib, the computer will turn off the LCD screen display and then put the computer into sleep (stand by in Windows XP) or hibernation mode. In Windows XP and Windows Vista, the behavior when closing the lid on laptop or notebook PC can be changed and tweaked to user likings.

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