February 14, 2008

Creating a Password Reset Disk

We have now covered resetting your password in both Windows XP and Vista, so today, I thought we'd work on tying everything together. And in the process of doing that, we’ll make sure you never need to reset your password again! That's right, we will be creating a password reset disk you can use whenever you forget your password. All you have to do is put the disk into your computer and when you see the Welcome screen, simply choose your new password. Sounds pretty helpful and timesaving, don’t you think? Then let's get to it!

Note: This will only work if you have a floppy drive or a USB flash drive.

1.) First, I’ll show you how to create a password disk for Windows XP.

2.) Click on your Start button and select the Control Panel.

3.) Next, select User Accounts.

4.) Click on your account.

In the window that appears, look to the left sidebar.

5.) Click the "Prevent a forgotten password" option.

6.) Now, the Forgotten Password Wizard will open. Insert your floppy disk or flash best viagra prices drive and click Next.

7.) Next, type in your current Windows XP user account password and select Next.

8.) Your disk will then be created within seconds!

9.) Now, just finish up the wizard and voila! You now have a new password reset disk.

10.) Be sure to label it Password Reset and keep it in a safe place.

Now, in case you ever do forget your password, all you need to do is this:

1.) On the Welcome screen, click on your username and then hit Enter.

2.) A message will then appear, asking you to put in your password reset disk or flash drive.

3.) Next, click the link that says "Use your password reset disk."

4.) The Password Reset Wizard will then open up again. Just follow the instructions for creating a new password.

5.) And you know what the best part is? You don’t even have to create another password reset disk. The same one will work the next time you forget your password (if there ever is a next time!)

The steps are extremely similar for Windows Vista. Here they are:

1.) To access the Forget Password Wizard, go to Start, Control Panel.

2.) Click on User Accounts and then select your account.

3.) On the left pane, choose "Create a password reset disk." Everything else is the same!

This one's a definite must have for all computer users. Enjoy!

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Let Word 2003/2002 AutoText speed up your e-mail responses

Date: February 12th, 2008

Author: Mary Ann Richardson

If you find yourself copying the same paragraphs into your e-mail responses — for example, the same words to send out responses to confirm a customer’s appointment — you don’t have to compose each e-mail reply individually or copy and paste text from a previous e-mail. Here’s how to create an AutoText button in Word that will insert the text you need into your e-mail message automatically — all you need do is customize it and send. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the last e-mail you sent confirming a customer appointment.
  2. Select and copy the text that you would like to use in subsequent e-mails.
  3. Open a blank document in Word.
  4. Paste the text you copied to the Word document.
  5. Select the text you copied.
  6. Go to Insert | AutoText, best viagra alternative then click New.
  7. Click in the Please Name Your Autotext Entry text box and enter Appointment Confirmation. Click OK.
  8. Go to Tools | Customize.
  9. Click the Toolbars tab and then click the New button.
  10. In the Toolbar Name text box, type Client E-mails and then click OK.
  11. In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab.
  12. Scroll through the Categories list, then click New Menu.
  13. Scroll through the Commands list and click and drag New Menu onto the Client E-mails toolbar.
  14. Right-click New Menu in the Client E-mails toolbar.
  15. Click in the Name area and type E-mail AutoText.
  16. In the Customize dialog box, in the Categories list, click AutoText.
  17. Click in the Commands list and click and drag the Appointment Confirmation entry onto the E-mail AutoText menu.
  18. Close the dialog box.

To include the text in your message, rather than send it as an attachment, change Word Options as follows:

  1. Go to Tools | Options.
  2. On the General tab, clear the Mail As Attachment check box.

Now, to create your confirmation e-mail, follow these steps:

  1. Open a new Word document.
  2. Click the Appointment Confirmation menu in the Client E-mails toolbar.
  3. Make any other changes to the document.
  4. Go to File | Send To: Mail Recipient.
  5. A new e-mail window will open with the text of your document in the message. Fill out the rest of the e-mail, then click Send.
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