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Viewing Scheduled Windows CHKDSK (Error-checking) Report Log

By Amer Kachmar | Published: September 22, 2009

CHKDSK is a utility that checks the Hard Disk volumes for errors and tries to fix them. Error-checking is just a Graphical User Interface that invokes the same verification routines that CHKDSK invokes. When you run CHKDSK to fix errors (not read-only mode), the utility may ask you to schedule the volume to be checked the next time your system restarts. This is certain when you run CHKDSK for the drive that has Windows running on (usually drive C).
The following was done on Windows XP. For Windows Vista you will see at the bottom of the article direct instructions… [Full Article]

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Completely disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys and ToggleKeys

By Amer Kachmar | Published: August 29, 2009

For those who don’t use StickyKeys, FilterKeys, or ToggleKeys, these are very annoying features in Windows if not disabled. These are accessibility features in Windows that helps users with disabilities. However, they can run when normal users don’t want them to, especially the StickyKeys feature as it can run if a user presses the Shift key five times.
By default, these features are not enabled. However, their associated Keyboard Shortcuts can make them run even if they aren’t enabled. What we are going to do is disable the shortcuts that launch them.
Here is how to completely disable StickyKeys, FilterKeys… [Full Article]

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