And if you’re a computer nut like me, tweaking the OS is always the fun part. Discovering and implementing power user tips are my favorite part of getting a major new version of an OS. I still remember back when DOS 5.0 came out, and I was running DOS 3.3, and I got to try all these new things to optimize my 286.
Showing posts with label triks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label triks. Show all posts
Friday, 21 August 2015
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Android Jelly Bean tips, tricks and hints
Jelly Bean may not be the same huge leap forward as Ice Cream Sandwich, but it still brings a lot of new features and functionality to the operating system.
Many of these are improvements to the smoothness of rendering on the device - it even briefly boosts the CPU
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Thursday, 13 February 2014
DEEP WEB – THE DARK SIDE OF INTERNET
Basic Wired, Wireless & Bluetooth Printer Troubleshooting
Printer issues form a sizable bulk of calls to the Technical Service Desk.
Let’s take a look at some of the basic troubleshooting steps:
- Confirm the type of the printer – is it ‘wired’ or ‘wireless’?
- Confirm if it is a local printer or a network printer.
- Confirm the make and model of the printer.
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What is a Parallel (Dirty) Windows Installation?
Windows XP Parallel (Dirty) Installation (Dirty Copy):
Just remember this: A Parallel Installation of Windows XP is nothing but installing Windows XP in a different folder, other than the default one, which isC:\Windows. This is generally done for troubleshooting purposes and in situations where a user needs to access his drives/data and copy them onto an external storage device like a CD/DVD or even a USB Pen drive. Once you have copied all the data you need using Parallel installation, you can then do a Clean installation of Windows and then put back all the data.
This is how you would go about it:
- Start Windows XP Setup in the normal way and continue till you accept the End User License Agreement (by hitting <F8> key)
- Windows XP Setup will detect the existing installation of Win XP on your computer and will also give you the option to Repair the existing installation
- Now, since you do not want to repair the existing installation, but instead want to have a parallel instalaltion, select the existing installation of Windows XP and hit ESC to “Continue installating a Fresh copy of WIndows XP“….
- Then select the same partition it is currently installed and hit <Enter> just once
- In the next screen press C to continue installing in the same partition
- Next, choose the option “Leave the current file system intact” so that all your existing files etc are not lost.
- In the next screen, this is where you will be alerted by Windows that a Windows Folder already exists containing a copy of the Operating system. This is also where you will be given the option to install Windows XP in the same folder (by overwriting existing system files) by hitting the L key or to choose a different folder (for the parallel installation) by hitting the ESC key.
- So hit the ESC key now and give a different name to the folder where you want your parallel installation to happen (by using the backspace key and put in a different folder name) and just follow the on-screen instructions from there on.
For example, your existing windows installation will be in a folder calledC:\Windows. So, choose a different folder name now for the parallel installation – likeC:\Windows1 (or any other name you wish) – and continue with the rest of the installation as usual….
Why is this called a Dirty Installation or a Dirty Copy? That’s because you are putting in a copy of Windows without cleaning out the old installation which could possibly be infected with virus or contain corrupted system files.
How to Roll Back a Device Driver?
How do you restore a Windows device driver to it’s previous version?
You should have Administrator Rights on the computer to perform these steps:
You might want to restore the driver for a device to a previous version if you encounter problems with your computer or device after upgrading the driver.
Forgot Windows Product Key?
Forgot your Windows XP Product Key? How to recover your Windows XP Product Key?
If you do not remember your current windows XP product key, look for a file called “Unattend.txt“. You will find it either on your Windows XP Disk or in your Hard-disk drive.
How to change the Windows XP Product Key?
Changing the product key for your Windows XP installation involves two steps:
1. Deactivating your current product key
2. Entering a new product key and activating your Windows XP again.
- Click on Start and select Run. In the Run dialogue box, type in regedit (to edit the registry).
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Laptop keypad types different characters
What to do when your Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo laptop keypad types different characters?
How to protect your computer from viruses, spyware, rootkits, trojans, keyloggers, hijackers and other malware?
When a computer is connected to the internet, it is exposed to a large number of online threats – they can be in any form, for example: Viruses, Spyware, Malware, Trojans,Adwares, Dialers, and Rootkits etc. The only way to protect your computer from these online threats is to – well, firstly make sure your Operating System (Windows XP/Vista/7 etc) is properly updated.
Basic Computer Troubleshooting – Windows XP, Vista, 7 Computers
Computers can be very intimidating – especially when they start to throw a tantrum! Follow these easy-to-understand, basic Windows computer troubleshooting steps and fix your computer all by yourself.
The Windows XP Operating System comes to you with a set of built-in tools which are designed especially for troubleshooting. Now, let’s list out the things we need to do when you notice something is ‘just not right ‘ in your computer.
Quick basic computer troubleshooting steps for you:
- Check for “Not Responding” applications in the Task Manager, usingCtrl+Alt+Del keys and stop it.
- Try LKGC (Last Known Good Configuration)
- If the error is due to a recently installed application or device driver, uninstall it.
- Try a system restore to a previous date
- Repair Windows
- If nothing works, say your prayers and re-install Windows (Have you backed up your data ?)
Detailed Basic Windows (XP, Vista, 7) Computer Troubleshooting:
Try out these steps one by one till your issue is resolved:
- If you notice that your computer has “frozen up” or just “stopped responding” – first give it some time to recover itself – and that could be say something like 3 – 5 minutes. (Tap on the NumLock key on your keyboard – if your computer is just busy, the Numlock light will go on & off when you tap the key. Else, if your computer is completely frozen, the NumLock light will just stay on.)
- If after, say 5 minutes your computer still does not respond, check the Task Managerand see which program shows up as “Not Responding” in it’s status. To get to the Task Manager, just hit <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<Esc> on your keyboard or right-clickanywhere in the Task bar and select “Task Manager”.
The Task Manager will look like this:
Now look at the image above, and note there are two programs that have a status of “Not Responding” – this is probably what has caused your computer to stop responding. Click on each of them and then click on the End Task button seen at the bottom of that dialog box. Then, in the next window, click OK to confirm your decision to terminate the application.Remember, doing this will result in loss of any unsaved data.
But once you have terminated the erring application, you can restart it again and carry on with your work.
- In case you were not able to terminate the frozen application, go ahead and restart your computer by clicking on the Start Button (if that responds, but chances are that, at this stage, it will not) or by using the power button in your computer. (You will lose any unsaved information, sorry!)
- Many times, your issues will get resolved after a simple restart of your computer. But what if the problem still persists? You still have a wide range of options. First – get to a screen called “Windows Advanced Boot Menu Options” – the easiest way to get there is to restart your computer, count 02 seconds and start tapping on the <F8> key on your keyboard. The Windows Advanced Options Menu screen would look something like the one given below:
As you see in the image above, there are a number of options. What we are primarily interested in is the option called “Last Known Good Configuration“. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard and navigate to that option and hit the <Enter> key on your keyboard.
Having done that, let’s wait for your computer to restart itself to the most recent configuration that worked. Generally, that should resolve a number of problems.
But what if it hasn’t? There is one more option and it’s called “System Restore“
- In order to get to the System Restore option – Click on the Start Button -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools ->System Restore. You will then see the “Welcome to System Restore” screen with the default option already selected “Restore my computer to an earlier time“. Click on the Next button to continue – you will get a screen that looks like the image given below:
Note the image above – you see a calendar with some dates which are highlighted. These are called restore points which were automatically created by Windows. You can select any of these restore points and click on the Next button to continue with the system restore wizard. Once you come out of the wizard, your computer should restart and come back to the good working condition it was on the date that you have selected. If one restore point did not work, you can always select a different one. (It is also a good idea to create a restore point when your computer was working fine, though Windows XP creates them automatically).
Sometimes, you may not be able to run System Restore because the computer cannot start up in the normal way. But you can still start up your computer up in Safe Mode / Safe Mode with Command Prompt and run System Restore from the Command Prompt by typing:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
(%systemroot% is the same as C:\Windows.)
While you are doing this, you may be prompted to select the Operating System in your computer (select Windows XP Professional here) and also to enter your username and password. You should have Administrator rights in your computer to do this.
- If you get to the point when you have tried multiple system restores and it still does not fix your problem, you can still go and repair the windows installation in your computer. In order to do that please follow the steps given below:
How to Repair the Windows Installation in your computer?
- Boot from the Windows XP installation CD
- Choose press enter to set up Windows XP now
- Press F8 to skip through the End User License Agreement (EULA)
- Now press R to begin a repair installation
Please note: There are two things you can do here: First: When you first get the option which says “Press R to Repair a Windows XP installation…” it will take you to theRecovery Console where you have many options to Repair Windows in your Computer. Do NOT select this option, unless you want to land up at the Recovery Console and try to repair Windows from there.
Instead, wait till you get the same option a second time – you will get this option after youAccept the License Agreement (By pressing the F8 key) – then, wait for Windows to locate the Current Windows Installations in your Computer – Once Windows has identified the existing installations, you will be able to select that installation and Repair it by pressing R! Though, it will go through the full Windows XP re-installation process, it will not result in loss of data – as this procedure will only repair theWindows Operating Systems System Files in your computer.
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
USB (pen) drive not detected by computer
What to do when your USB pen drive is not detected by your computer?
When you insert a Pen-drive or a USB drive in your computer, you will notice that your computer detects it automatically and opens the drive to reveal it’s contents. But sometimes, it does not do that. Even when you open up My Computer, the USB drive will not be listed there!
Monday, 3 February 2014
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Make Web Browser in VB6 (tut)
This Web Browser will have: back, forward, refresh, search, links
1. Open your VB6 and start standard exe
2. Press CTRL+T and search for "Microsoft Internet Tools"