How to Configure Windows Firewall on Windows 7

1. Click the Start button to view the Start Menu and then choose the Control Panel option.

How to Install MySQL

Step 1 – Download and Installation

As with most any software, the first step to getting up and running with MySQL is to obtain and install the product. You can download the setup file fromhttp://dev.mysql.com/downloads/index.html. As of this writing the current version is MySQL 4.1 so that’s the version I’ll be using for the rest of this article. Unless you have a reason to do otherwise, I’d recommend just downloading the pre-compiled binaries for you current platform. In this case I’ll be installing on a Windows XP machine so I downloaded the normal Windows version which includes the installer. The download is just under 35 MB so over it shouldn’t take too long to get via any resonable internet connection.

The installation is straight-forward and caused no problems for the very modest laptop I installed it on. Just so you have an idea of what to expect, I’m including screen captures of several steps of the setup process.

How to Install Photoshop CS3 on Vista

Prior to Installation
Step1
Open the Vista Start menu, then click on the “Search” window. Type “cmd” into the search panel in order to locate the command prompt utility.

Step2
Right-click on the command prompt icon. Select “Run As Administrator” from the context menu that opens. Click “Continue” if prompted as to whether or not you wish to run the application with elevated privileges. This will launch the command prompt with administrator rights.

Step3
Type “regsvr32 JScript.dll” into the command prompt and press the “Enter” key.

How to Clean Up Cookies and Remove Temporary Files in Windows XP

In this tip we will show you how to remove cookies and temporary files that you won’t need anymore and speed up your Windows and free up some additional space.

What are Cookies? They are a text file that stores on your computer anytime you visit a site and they
track you do. This could slow your computers, because everytime you access a site, it takes time to download them.

What are Temporary Files? Temp Files are all the files or folders installed, opened or used by
administrator. This could take a lot of space, and is recommended to delete them.

Note: System Volume Information and Temp Files are the most affected by viruses and spyware. It is
recommended to have a good AntiVirus or a good AntiSpyware.

How to Install AVG Antivirus Free on Windows

This article will cover a normal ( default ) installation of AVG Antivirus Free Edition, version 8.5 on Windows XP and Vista. We will also show you how to update AVG Antivirus Free Edition or how you can perform a full system scan. Before anything else, in case that you don’t have the antivirus software, you can download AVG Antivirus Free Edition from here. So, let’s start with the first thing that we will see after we have our antivirus copy. Navigate to where you downloaded the antivirus program and make sure to open it. The program should look like in this picture :

Please click on the program and you should see another window that will start extracting AVG Antivirus files needed to start the installation wizard.

How to Install Avast Antivirus

Please visit this link: http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html and download the version that matches your language.

Once you have downloaded it locate the file that you just downloaded. The icon should appear like the image below:

Now double-click on the file to launch the installation of Avast!

Next you’ll see this screen:

Click next.

How to install an FTP server on Windows XP

FTP is the file transfer protocol. Anyone with an FTP client application (such as Internet Explorer, CuteFTP, WS-FTP and others) can connect to your FTP server. Here’s how you install it:

Step 1: Log in as a member of the Administrators group on your Windows XP computer.

Step 2: Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

How to Install IIS on Windows 7 or Vista

If you are a developer using ASP.NET, one of the first things you’ll want to install on Windows 7 or Vista is IIS (internet information server). Keep in mind that your version of Windows may not come with IIS. I’m using Windows 7 Ultimate edition.

First, go to Control Panel, and then click on Programs. You’ll see a link for “Turn Windows features on or off”

How to Install Apache Web Server on Windows

Step-by-step to install Apache http Server

How to Install Java

A guide to setting up Java
What is Java and why do I need it?
Java is a programming language that allows programs to be written that can then be run on more than one type of operating system. A program written in Java can run on Windows, UNIX, Linux etc. as long as there is a Java runtime environment installed.

Some of the programs on this website have been written in Java, so you will need to install the Java runtime environment in order to run them.
Where can I download Java?
You can download version 1.4 of Java from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html. If you want to be able to write your own Java programs that you can compile and run, then you must download the SDK (Software Developers Kit). If you just want to be able to run a Java program that has already been compiled, then you can get away with just downloading the JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Once you have decided which you need, download either the SDK or the JRE. Choose the download that is most suitable for your operating system.