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How to Reformat (Windows) Instructions for reformatting a machine with Windows 2000 or Windows XP installed.
Keeping Third Party Applications Up to Date Links and basic information about keeping third party applications like Mozilla Firefox and Real Player up to date
Windows Metafile Vulnerability On December 28th, 2005, Microsoft announced a new vulnerability affecting .wmf and .emf files.
Legal Music and Movies Online This document provides suggestions for finding music, movies, and other content online
Protecting your Passwords Advice for keeping your passwords safe at Columbia and elsewhere.
Finding your IP and MAC Addresses This document provides a link to a script which will show the IP address and MAC address of a user's computer
Choosing a Secure OS X Password This document provides instructions for choosing a secure password in the OS X operating system.
Windows Update Information Information on Windows Update and instructions for automating updates on Windows systems.
Turning on the Windows XP Firewall Instructions for turning on the firewall built in to Windows XP.
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft This document provides information on how to protect yourself from identity theft
Allowing Program Access in Windows XP SP2 The Windows XP SP2 Firewall will block applications the first time they are seen. Here are instructions for allowing or denying access to programs.
OS X Firewall This document provides instructions for turning on the OS X Firewall.
Rebooting Windows in Safe Mode Instructions for rebooting Windows 98/2000/XP into Safe Mode.
Forwarding Messages with Full Headers Instructions for forwarding messages with full headers in various email clients.
Configuring Windows ME for Automatic Updates Instructions for configuring automatic updates on Windows ME systems.
Protecting Data Using Encryption This document gives some basic advice and links regarding local filesystem encryption.
Choosing a Windows Password Information and instructions related to choosing a password on a Windows system.
Valid SSH Keys Valid SSH Keys for connecting to Cunix and Pinex.
Configuring Windows XP (Pre-SP 2) for Automatic Updates Instructions for configuring automatic updates on Windows XP systems not yet upgraded to Service Pack 2.
Configuring Windows 2000 for Automatic Updates Instructions for configuring automatic updates on Windows 2000 systems.
Configuring Windows XP SP2 for Automatic Updates Instructions for configuring automatic updates on Windows XP systems that have Service Pack 2 installed.
Reformatting in Windows with an Update CD Advice and instructions for Windows users on reformatting their machine with minimal risk of infection when an update CD is available.
Reformat in Windows XP without Updates Advice and instructions for Windows XP users on reformatting their machine with minimal risk of reinfection.
Reformat in Windows 2000 without Updates Advice and instructions for Windows 2000 users on reformatting their machine with minimal risk of reinfection.
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