https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/ Recent content in Windows stuff on fplanque.com [EN] Hugo -- 0.134.3 en-us Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/access-shared-smb-folders-through-firewall/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/access-shared-smb-folders-through-firewall/ There are 2 reasons why you typically can't access your Windows shared SMB folders from your other machines or from your other local networks (if you have multiple VLANs): https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/ping-windows-through-firewall/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/ping-windows-through-firewall/ There are 2 reasons why you typically can’t ping your windows machine from your other machines or from your other local networks (if you have multiple VLANs): https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/windows-xp-explorer-folders-pane-open/ Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:48:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/windows-xp-explorer-folders-pane-open/ Dammit, I had this at the time I was using Windows 2000 and I don't understand how I beared living without it ever since. My life just got better, again ;) Here's what you need if you want a shortcut to open the Explorer on a given folder (for example… https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/installing_and_securing_windows_xp/ Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:50:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/installing_and_securing_windows_xp/ Moving in is such a boring thing to do. Almost as much as moving out. You waste time reinstalling everything you had before, but in different places. You also realize some items don't fit their purpose anymore or don't fit into your new place at all...… https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/sending-mail-with-outlook-2002/ Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:32:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/sending-mail-with-outlook-2002/ I have been using outlook 2002 since... errr... 2002 ? (Yeah I know there are better email clients avialable... this one just integrates with nearly everything! And you can't beat that! :P) I have always had it configured in a way were any message I… https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/bluetooth-hell/ Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:45:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/bluetooth-hell/ I was going to say all kinds of nice things about my new laptop, like "wow not a single dead pixel on that wide screen!" or "3 to 4 hours of autonomy, I had lots of less powerful devices that lasted less..." Yeah, however I can't... https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/checkdisk-on-windows-2000/ Mon, 01 Sep 2003 22:05:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/windows/checkdisk-on-windows-2000/ Every year or so, there comes a time where my W2K hard disk seems to fail in mysterious ways. Every time my reaction is the same: I desperately start searching the GUI for the disk checking tool. Damn it, where have they moved it in this version of…