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Install Windows 7/Vista from Pendrive -Boot from USB

Tony — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:06:19 +0000

Do you own a laptop ? If yes, then you also must have faced a problem similar to mine atleast once in your laptop saga. A common problem with most of laptops is its DVD RW frequently showing complaints. It wont read some disks, some disks may get crashed inside and in some cases (like mine) your DVD RW may not even show any signs of life at all. Though a DVD RW is of not much use now a days, we all still find it unavoidable for Installing/Repairing your operating system – may it be read more

How To: Create A Hidden User Account In Windows Vista

Tony — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:53:29 +0000

Microsoft’s Windows operating systems including Windows Vista and Windows XP allows multiple user accounts to be created on the computer, be it administrators or standard users. When there is more than one user accounts been defined and created on the computer, Windows operating system will display Welcome Screen, with all available user accounts listed so that user can click and login. The following simple registry tweak allows to create a hidden user account in Windows Vista. This read more

How To: Change The Default Location For Installing Applications In Windows Vista

Tony — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:16:13 +0000

By default, Windows Vista uses the system drive for installing any new applications. That is, if Windows Vista is installed on the C Drive, the default folder where all the applications you install would automatically show up as C:\Program Files. This make a major load off your Windows partition if you’re running very data intensive applications like Adobe Photoshop, video editing software’s, etc. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by a simple read more

How To: Disable Windows Vista Memory Diagnostic Tool

Tony — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:06:28 +0000

Some Notes About Windows Vista Memory Diagnostic Tool: Microsoft Windows Vista comes with a built in memory diagnostic tool. This utility program will diagnose your computer’s memory as to the cause of the problem and list the errors it finds. When the diagnostic tool is finished, Windows Vista boots regularly and the results are displayed in the lower-right-hand corner of your desktop.When testing your memory, if errors are found, the Windows Vista Memory Diagnostics Tool will attempt to read more

How To: Back Up Encryption Certificate And Key In Windows Vista

Tony — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:56:54 +0000

When you first encrypt a file or folder using Encrypting File System (EFS) in Windows Vista, an encryption certificate will be created. The certificate is then tied to an encryption key and together they verify your identity and which files you are able to encrypt and decrypt. It is important to backup your encryption certificate and key in case your existing key or certificate are damaged or lost.Make sure you keep your backed up certificate and keys in a safe place – not on your computer! read more

How To: Use Encrypting File System (EFS) In Windows Vista

Tony — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:37:50 +0000

Using Windows Vista Encrypting File System (EFS), you can easily protect your data in case your machine is compromised or stolen. If you’re running the Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions of Windows Vista, you can use the Encrypting File System to keep your most personal documents and data safe. Encrypting files and folders in Windows Vista is a pretty simple process. Just be sure you are logged in with the user you wish to use in the future to decrypt and interact with these read more

How To: Disable Windows Explorer Click Sounds In Windows Vista

Tony — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:00:23 +0000

Windows Vista plays a click sound whenever you navigate your way around Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer. You can disable the clicking sound in Windows Vista by a simple method described below: Go to Windows Vista Start Menu > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices Then click on the Sounds tab. Note: To open up the sounds configuration panel quickly in Windows Vista, just type in mmsys.cpl into the start menu search box, and hit enter. You can either click the Sound Scheme and read more

How To: Restrict Users From Running Specific Windows Programs

Tony — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:53:30 +0000

This tweak is useful for anyone who wants to restrict users from running specific Windows programs on a Windows Vista computer. You can restrict users from running specific programs by either using Group Policy or editing the Windows registry. Method 1: By Using Group Policy To use Group Policy Object Editor to restrict users from running specific Windows programs, use the procedure that is described in the section that is appropriate to your situation. Click Start, and then click Run. In read more

How To: Improve Windows Vista Network Performance, While Running Multimedia Programs

Tony — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:15:00 +0000

Fact: Windows Vista is throttling down the network interface to 10 packets per second to prevent choppy audio playback. Reason: Users expect multimedia applications, including music and video players, to offer a seamless playback experience. However, demand for the CPU by other concurrently running applications, like antivirus, content indexing, or even the mail client, can result in unpleasant hiccups. To provide a better playback experience, Windows Vista introduces MMCSS to manage the CPU read more

How To: Increase The Speed Of Internet Connection By 20% In Windows Vista

Tony — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:50:35 +0000

Fact: Windows Operating System uses 20% of your internet connection bandwidth by default! Reason: Windows reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for several reasons related to QoS or Quality of Services like Internet telephone systems, video, and also Windows Updates. Resolution: But there is a simple trick to utilize your full internet bandwidth . You can use this trick to accelerate your internet speed.Here’s how to get it back. Go to Windows Vista Start Menu > Run and then read more

How To: Disable Remote Assistance In Windows Vista

Tony — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:16:29 +0000

Windows Remote Assistance is a convenient way for someone you trust to connect to your computer and walk you through a solution. Windows Remote Assistance creates an encrypted connection between the two computers over the Internet or the network that both computers are connected to. After the user and helper are connected and the Remote Assistance session begins, both can view the user’s computer screen, communicate in real time about what they see, send files, and use the mouse and read more

How To: Fix-Windows Vista Fails To Obtain IP Address From DHCP Server/Router

Tony — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:49:55 +0000

Windows Vista changes the behavior of the DHCP Client (Compared to Windows XP SP2), and now tells the server to respond using broadcast (multicast instead of unicast). This change allows Windows Vista to obtain an IP address even if not connected to the same subnet as the DHCP server. Sometimes your Windows Vista will fail to obtain an IP Address from a DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server like your Broadband or Wireless router. Disable the DHCP BROADCAST flag in Windows Vista is read more

How To: Disable Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) In Windows Vista

Tony — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:53:07 +0000

Automatic Private IP Addressing, or APIPA as it is better known, is a feature of Windows 2000 , XP,2003 and Windows Vista operating systems that allows for the automatic assignment of IP addresses in a network where there is no DHCP server present. APIPA automatically assigns an IP address in the class B network 169.254.0.0(Note: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved 169.254.0.0-169.254.255.255 for Automatic Private IP Addressing. As a result, APIPA provides an address read more

How To: Disable System Beep In Windows Vista

Tony — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:44:23 +0000

System beeps are those sounds you hear when an error message or an information/warning message appears.One of the small but annoying things in Windows Vista is the fact that the System Beep is enabled by default. If you want to get rid of the annoying system beep in Windows Vista, do any of the following methods: Method 1: Through Windows Vista Registry Start the Windows Vista registry editor by clicking Start, then, Run, and then entering regedit. You’ll need to provide administrative read more

How To: Fix Windows Vista Error-A Temporary Profile Is Loaded After You Log On

Tony — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:20:21 +0000

After you log on to a Windows Vista-based system, you may notice that a temporary profile has been loaded instead of the profile that corresponds to the current user. Therefore, any changes that you make to the current desktop are lost after you log off the system. Additionally, the notification area may display the following error message: Your user profile was not loaded correctly! You have been logged on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you read more

How To: Increase DNS Cache In Windows Vista For Faster Web Browsing

Tony — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:15:58 +0000

About Windows DNS Cache: Windows uses a cache called DNS cache to store recently visited websites ie,Windows operating system puts the DNS information into a local DNS cache on your PC when you visit a site. You can see what your computer stores in this cache by going to Windows Vista Start > Run and typing cmd (the command prompt). Now type ipconfig/displaydns. You should see a list of all the website addresses it has stored in the cache. Working of Windows DNS Cache: Whenever you go to read more

How To: Fix Windows Vista Error “Windows Must Be Reinstalled To Activate”

Tony — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:13:47 +0000

Sometimes you get the following error message in Windows Vista: Windows must be reinstalled to activate. Please insert the Windows CD or DVD to begin reinstallation and also in the lower right corner of the Windows Vista desktop a notification message appears as: This copy of Windows is not genuine To fix this issue,do the following steps: Open Internet browser from Windows Vista start menu(Like Internet Explorer,Mozilla Firefox) Type %windir%\system32 into the browser address bar. Find the read more

How To: Prevent Use Of Offline Files In Windows 7 Or In Windows Vista

Tony — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:17:41 +0000

About Offline Files In Windows Vista/Windows 7: Offline Files is a very useful feature in Windows operating systems including Windows Vista and Windows 7.This maintains a local cache of remote files and folders on your Windows computer, so that they are available to you when you are working offline, improving the experience for mobile (laptop) users.You continue to access these files in the same way that you accessed them when you were online because the shared network resource paths and name read more

How To: Clear Print Queue In Windows Vista Or In Windows 7

Tony — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:36:43 +0000

It is a fact that Microsoft Windows won’t allow anyone to remove a hanging print job.This is because the Windows operating systems including Windows Vista and Windows 7 has to wait for the confirmation from the printer.But if the printer also hangs,the print job is stuck in the queue.A print queue is a list of all the print jobs waiting to print on a particular printer.One way to solve this annoying problem is to restart the Windows computer.But in some cases even a computer restart read more

How To: Disable The NTFS Last Access Time Stamp In Windows Vista Or In XP

Tony — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:51:40 +0000

The NTFS(New Technology File System) file system used in Microsoft’s Windows operating systems like Windows Vista, is essentially a huge database that keeps track of all the files on your hard disk.When you create a file, or edit and then re save that file, the NTFS creates an entry and records the date in the Created or Modified timestamp so you can access the Properties sheet of the file and check the Created or Modified entries later.NTFS also creates and keeps track of another read more