Unfortunately, the iPhone doesn’t sync bookmarks directly from Firefox. There is a workaround though. To import Bookmarks from Firefox, you first will have to import them into Safari, then sync them into your iPhone.

Mac users can perform the following steps:

1. Open Safari and select File > Import Bookmarks…

2. Find your bookmark file under your Home folder, then Library > Application Support > Firefox > Profiles > user folder.

3. Double-click the file called bookmarks.html.

4. Connect your iPhone and select it on the left pane in iTunes.

5. Click on the Info button.

6. In the Web Browser section, turn on Sync Safari bookmarks and click Apply.

Windows users can perform these steps:

1. Open Firefox and select Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks.

2. Bookmarks Manager will open. Select File > Export…

3. Save the bookmarks.html file to your Desktop.

4. Open Safari and select File > Import Bookmarks…

5. Double-click the bookmarks.html file on your desktop.

6. Connect your iPhone and select it on the left pane in iTunes.

7. Click on the Info button.

8. In the Web Browser section change the option for Sync bookmarks from to Safari.

Today I had a problem going when I clicked on the System Restore tab under System Properties on my Windows XP system. When I would click it, System Properties would crash with a System Error. Here’s how I fixed this problem.

1. Open the Control Panel.

2. Open Administrative Tools.

3. Open on Services.

4. Open System Restore Service on the right side.

5. Click Stop.

6. Let the service stop, then click OK.

Now you should be able to access the System Restore tab. Uncheck the Turn off system restore on all drives if you would like to enable the System Restore feature again.

Are you having trouble finding the Data Sources (ODBC) option in your control panel? This is common in Windows XP. Here’s how you can enable it.

1. Hold down the Windows Key and press R.

2. Type regedit and click OK.

3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load

4. Delete odbccp32.cpl on the right side.

5. Close the registry editor and now you should have the Data Sources (ODBC) option listed in the Control Panel.

I recently had a problem with Windows XP. I needed to create a simple text file in a directory. However, when I clicked on File > New, Text Document wasn’t showing in the menu. Neither was Wordpad Document, or Notepad document.

I tried the registry hack to add this at TweakXP, but that didn’t help me. Then I tried installing Tweak UI for Windows XP and played with the Templates option in there. I added Wordpad Document, but it still didn’t show up at all when I went to create a new text document.

Then it suddenly occurred to me that I had recently installed a third party notepad program recently. I didn’t like it, so I uninstalled it. Could that have jacked up my file associations? I opened My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types. Sure enough, that was it. Windows XP had lost file associations for TXT files.

I highlighted TXT in the list and clicked Change. I then selected WordPad. I then had the option for WordPad Document listed when I clicked on File > New.

Windows Vista users are experiencing many problems with their printers. Some users are experiencing problems using the Add Printer Wizard to add their printer. It gives them an error:

Windows cannot connect to the printer. Access is denied

Thankfully there is a workaround to this issue.

1. Go to Control Panel and choose the Printers under Hardware and Sound.

2. Then choose Add Printer.

3. Choose Add a local printer. Click on Create a new port.

4. Select Local Port and click Next.

5. Type in the \\computer name\printer name for the Port name. Example: My computer’s name is oztech and the printer name is HPColorL so I typed in \\oztech\HPColorL

This workaround should work for most configurations.

Are you tired of the standard cover sheets in Windows Vista Fax? Add your own. You can either create your own, or start with one of the cover sheets included for Windows Vista Fax. To find these sheets:

1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.

2. Type %SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Windows NT\MSFax\Common Coverpages

This will show all of the included cover sheets. You can edit these in any program that will edit bitmaps. Photoshop, MSPaint, Paint.NET or the include Cover Page Editor will all do this for you.

When you’re finished creating or editing your coversheet, simply save your bitmap file under a new filename in the Common Coverpages folder. Then whenever you print to the Windows Vista Fax driver you will have the option of selecting your customer cover sheet.

Also see:
How to Send a Fax with Microsoft Vista

Want to insert a registered trademark or copyright symbol or other type of character in your Windows document? You can use the Character Map. It works with almost any Windows application allowing you to add characters into your Word document, email message, etc. Here’s how.

1. Place the cursor where you would like the character to appear in your document.

2. Click Start > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map.

3. The Character Map appears. Select the Font you wish to use at the top of the window. then you can select any of the different types of characters, logos and symbols including the copyright © and trademark ® symbols.

4. Double-click on the character you would like to insert into your document. The character will be added to the Characters to copy box.

5. Click the Copy button.

6. Close the Character Map and in your document you can Paste the character into your document. Usually you can do this by clicking Edit > Paste or holding down Ctrl while pressing V.

One bad thing about this feature is that I didn’t find the Artist Formerly Known as Prince logo.

Shadow Copy allows keeps previous copies of files. It enabled you to rescue data in the event that you totally messed something up or removed data from a file that you want to get back. To use this feature, you must be using the Ultimate, Business, or Enterprise version of Windows Vista.

Access a previous version of a file by performing the following steps:

1. Find the file and right-click the filename and click Properties.

2. Click the Previous Versions tab.

3. Select the version of the file you wish to open.

A feature that gets often overlooked is the ability to limit the hours that a printer is available to users. Let’s say you don’t want Al in Accounting to be able to print out flyers for his party on the high quality color printer after hours. You can lock down your printer during certain hours in Windows XP and Windows Vista. You will of course need administrator rights to do this.

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Printer.

2. Right-click on the icon for your printer and select Properties.

3. Click on the Advanced tab.

4. Select the option for Available from and you can set the hours you would like to keep the printer available to other users.

5. Click OK when done.

Disabling the Aero transparency can greatly increase system performance in Windows Vista.

1. Click on the desktop and select Personalize.

2. Select Windows Color and Appearance.

3. Uncheck the box for Enable Transparency to disable transparency. Check it to enable it.

When you install the Windows 2003 Administration Tools on your Windows Vista computer, you get the following error when you try to use them:

MMC could not create the snap-in.

For a workaround to this problem, follow these steps:

1. Login to Windows Vista using an account with administrator rights.

2. Download adminpak.cmd and place it in the C:\Users\username folder where username = the admin account you are currently logged in with.

3. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

4. Type the command below:

C:\Users\username\adminpak.cmd

If you are running the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, type cd %systemroot%\syswow64 then press ENTER first.

Now you can click Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. and type the command of the tool that you want to run, and then press ENTER. Add the tools you wish to use.

Source:
You experience installation errors and compatibility problems when you install Windows Server 2003 management tools on a Windows Vista-based computer

How to select a new desktop background or wallpaper in Windows Vista.

1. Right-click a blank area of the Desktop and select Personalize.

2. Click Desktop Background.

3. Select a desktop background from the list or click Browse to select your own. Click OK when you’re done.

How to enable NAP or Network Access Protection on a VPN connection in Windows Vista.

Network Access Protection (NAP) allows administrators to ensure ongoing compliance with health policies.

To enforce NAP on a VPN connection, perform the following steps:

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

2. In the Services Console, double-click on Network Access Protection Agent.

3. Change the Startup type to Automatic and click OK.

4. Select Start > Run and type napclcfg.msc and press Enter. Click Continue on the UAC prompt.

5. Left click on Enforcement Clients and under Details right-click Remote Access Quarantine Enforcement
Client and select Enable.

6. Restart windows.
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You get an error message when trying to install Windows Updates on your Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer.

Problem: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded or installed.

Here’s how to solve the problem:

1. Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 wuapi.dll

2. When you receive the message that the DLL has been registered, click OK and perform the same steps for each of the following commands under Start > Run:

regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll

How to enable the speaker icon to appear in the Notification Area or Systray next to the time.

1. Right-click on a blank area of the Taskbar and choose Properties.

2. Click the Notification Area tab.

3. Under System Icons, put a check in the box for Volume and click OK.