Use a Flash Drive as RAM Memory

Use a Flash Drive as RAM Memory

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:33

Do you have a slow or old Computer? Also, do you have a USB Flash Drive? Then now you are able to extend its memory by Increasing the RAM of your Computer using the memory available on the USB Flash Drive. This stuff is a trick that Windows provided as a solution to boost a little of your RAM memory and evade those little lags that Windows produces when it runs out of RAM resource. Increasing the PC's RAM using USB Flash Drive will help also enhance games performance and decrease the time of execution of some tasks made by software.

Follow me to Use a Flash Drive as RAM Memory:

Windows XP

• Insert the Flash Drive then Right Click on My Computer > Properties
• Navigate to Advanced tab then click Settings under Performance section.
• Click Advanced tab again, and click Change under Virtual Memory section.
• Select the USB Flash Drive letter from the list, click Custom Size .
• Set the minimum and maximum size to use in the Flash Drive (better choose same size of flash drive)
• Press OK and Apply all settings, Restart your Computer for changes to take effect.

Windows Vista / 7

• Insert USB Flash Drive into your computer.
• Right Click on the USB Flash Drive > Properties
• Navigate to ReadyBoost tab.
• Select Use this Device and allocate the amount of memory to use (better choose around 80% of USB Flash Drive's size)
• Click OK to apply all settings, then Restart the computer for changes to take effect

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Some Interesting facts about Computer

Some Interesting facts about Computer

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:30

Friends today we will highlight some interesting computer Facts that you might not be knowing it before,
lets see them now.

• Over 6,000 new computer viruses are released every month.
• The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood.(by Doug Engelbart)
• The average human being blinks 20 times a minute – but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.
• The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.
• By the end of 2012 there will be 17 billion devices connected to the internet.
• 5 out of every 6 internet pages are porn related.
• Over 1 million domain names are registered every month.
• With it’s 800 million interent users, Facebook would be the third largest country in the World.
• The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5MB of data.
• The nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card contains 222 million transistors.
• 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units.
• The engineers who developed the IBM PC were known as “The Dirty Dozen”

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Collection Of Shortcut Keys For Windows 8

Collection Of Shortcut Keys For Windows 8

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:28

As now many of us are using windows 8, today i will provide you collection of windows 8 shortcut keys, which will make windows 8 more easy and user friendly to you.

• Windows key : Access the Start screen
• Windows+D : Access the Desktop.
• Windows+C : Show the Charms.
• Windows+Q (or just start typing when you are on the Start menu) : Search
• Windows+H : Share
• Windows+K : Start Windows Devices
• Windows+I : Settings
• Windows+Z : Show the App Bar while in any app.
• Windows+Tab or Alt+Tab : Cycle through open apps.
• Zoom in and out : Ctrl+- to zoom out and Ctrl++ to zoom in
• Windows+period : Snap an app to one side of the screen : .
• Start Screen : Windows Key
• Right Shift key : If you press it for eight seconds, it turns on Filter Keys. If you press it five times in a row, it turns on Sticky Keys.
• Ctrl+mouse wheel : When used on the desktop, it changes the size of your desktop icons. When used on the Start screen, it zooms in and out.
• Ctrl+A : Select all.
• Win+C : Open the charms.
• Ctrl+C : Copy.
• Win+D : Show the desktop.
• Alt +D : Select the address bar in Internet Explorer.
• Ctrl+Alt +D : Enable the Docked mode in the Magnifier tool.
• Win+E : Open File Explorer.
• Ctrl+E : Select the search box in File Explorer.
• Win+F : Show Files in the Search charm.
• Win+Ctrl+F : Open the Find Computers window, which can find computers on a network (used mostly in business networks).
• Win+G : Cycle through desktop gadgets.
• Win+H : Open the Share charm.
• Win+I : Open the Settings charm.
• Ctrl+Alt +I : Invert colors in the Magnifier tool.
• Win+J : Switch the focus between snapped apps and larger apps.
• Win+K : Open the Devices charm.
• Win+L : Lock the computer and display the Lock screen.
• Ctrl+Alt +L : Enable Lens mode in the Magnifier tool.
• Win+M : Minimize all the windows on the desktop.
• Ctrl+N : Open a new File Explorer window.
• Ctrl+Shift +N : Create a new folder in File Explorer.
• Win+O : Change the Lock screen orientation.
• Win+P : Open the project options for a second screen.
• Win+Q : Open the Search charm.
• Win+R : Open the Run window.
• Ctrl+R : Refresh.
• Win+T : Set the focus on the taskbar and cycle through the running desktop apps.
• Win+U : Launch the Ease of Access Center.
• Win+V : Cycle through notifications.
• Win+Shift +V : Cycle through notifications in backward order.
• Ctrl+V : Paste.
• Win+W : Open Settings in the search charm.
• Ctrl+W : Close the current window. It works only in desktop apps.
• Win+X : Open the hidden system menu.
• Ctrl+X : Cut.
• Ctrl+Y : Redo.
• Win+Z : Opens the app bar. It works only in Windows 8 apps.
• Ctrl+Z : Undo.
• Win+keys from 1 to 9 : Display the app at the given position on the taskbar.
• Win++ (plus sign) : Zoom in while using the Magnifier tool.
• Win+- (minus sign) : Zoom out while using the Magnifier tool.
• Win +, (comma) : Peek at the desktop.
• Win+. (period) : Snap a Windows 8 app to the right.
• Win+Shift +. (period) : Snap a Windows 8 app to the left.
• Win+Enter : Launch Narrator.
• Win+Alt +Enter : Launch Windows Media Center if installed.
• Alt + Enter : Open the Properties window for the item selected in File Explorer.
• Space : Select or clear an active check box.
• Win+Space : Switch the input language and keyboard layout.
• Alt +Space : Open a shortcut menu in desktop applications.
• Tab : Move forward through options.
• Win+Tab : Cycle through Windows 8 app history.
• Win+Ctrl+Tab+Arrow keys : Cycle through Windows 8 app history in the direction you specify by using the arrow keys.
• Ctrl+Tab : Cycle through Windows 8 app history (identical to Win+Tab).
• Alt +Tab : Switch between opened apps (including desktop apps).
• Shift +Tab : Move backward through options.
• Ctrl+Alt +Tab+Arrow keys : Switch between opened apps (including desktop apps) in the direction you specify by using the arrow keys.
• Esc : Cancel.
• Win+Esc : Exit the Magnifier tool.
• Ctrl+Esc : Show the Start screen.
• Ctrl+Shift +Esc : Launch Task Manager.
• PrtScn : Copy an image of your screen to the Clipboard.
• Left Alt +Left Shift +PrtScn : Turn on High Contrast.
• NumLock : Press for five seconds to turn on Toggle Keys.
• Ctrl+Insert : Copy (alternative to Ctrl+C).
• Shift +Insert : Paste (alternative to Ctrl+V).
• Win+Home : Minimize inactive desktop windows.
• Win+PageUp : Move the Start screen to the left monitor.
• Win+PageDown : Move the Start screen to the right monitor.
• Win+Break : Open the System Properties window.
• Left arrow : Open the previous menu or close the current submenu.
• Win+Left arrow : Snap the active desktop window to the left.
• Win+Shift +Left arrow : Snap the active desktop window to the left monitor.
• Ctrl+Left arrow : Show the previous word or element.
• Alt +Left arrow : Show the previous folder in File Explorer.
• Ctrl+Shift +Left arrow : Select a block of text from the current cursor position to the left.
• Right arrow : Open the next menu or submenu.
• Win+Right arrow : Snap the active desktop window to the right.
• Win+Shift +Right arrow : Snap the active desktop window to the right monitor.
• Ctrl+Right arrow : Show the next word or element.
• Ctrl+Shift +Right arrow : Select a block of text from the current cursor position to the right.
• Win+Up arrow : Maximize the active desktop window.
• Win+Shift +Up arrow : Maximize the active desktop window and keep the current width.
• Ctrl+Up arrow : Show the previous paragraph.
• Alt +Up arrow : Advance up one level in File Explorer.
• Ctrl+Shift +Up arrow : Select a block of text.
• Win+Down arrow : Minimize the active desktop window.
• Win+Shift +Down arrow : Minimize the active desktop window and keep the current width.
• Ctrl+Down arrow : Advance to the next paragraph.
• Ctrl+Shift +Down arrow : Select a block of text.
• F1 : Display Help if available.
• Win+F1 : Launch Windows Help and Support.
• F2 : Rename the selected item.
• F3 : Search for a file or folder.
• F4 : Display items in the active list (works only for desktop apps).
• Ctrl+F4 : Close the active document.
• Alt +F4 : Close the active item or app.
• F5 : Refresh.

Tip: When you’re ready to shut down your computer, use Windows+I and then click or tap the Power button, found on the bottom right. You’ll find that many of the traditional shortcuts you’ve always used still exist, such as Windows+L to lock and Windows+P to project to another display.

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Increase The Speed Of FireFox (Easy)

Increase The Speed Of FireFox (Easy)

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:28

There are many Firefox users,but some find it slow, So they Prefer Google Chrome, But by this trick You will be Able to Make Firefox Fast Easy.We will Customize Firefox settings to Make It work Lot More Faster

Follow:

• Just go to the address bar and type about:config
• A page will appear warning you about the consequences of what might happen to your application if you do this. Click on "I'll be careful, I promise!"
• Now you have all the hidden settings of Firefox infront of you.

MAKING FIREFOX FASTER Now once you have the settings infront of you, go to the top where a bar is present with the label "Filter:".

• In this bar type 'network'. The very long list of options will get shortlisted to the only containing the word 'network'.
• Search for the option 'network.http.max-connections-per-server' and double click on it and set the integer value to '50'.
• Now search for the option 'network.http.pipelining' and double click on it to set the boolean value to 'True'.
• Now locate the option 'network.http.pipelining.maxrequests' and set the integer value to '10'. Don't make it larger than 10 because you might get banned from some website!

Close the Browser and open it again, ITs lot more Faster Now.

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Make Windows Greet you at Startup

Make Windows Greet you at Startup

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:22

Hey guys today we will learn how to make your computer greet you on every start up,

Follow me:

• Click on Start.
• Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.
• Copy and paste the exact code given below.

Dim speaks, speech
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks

• Replace Username with your own name.
• Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs
• Copy the saved file.
• Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) or to C:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive.
• Paste the file

Same process for windows 8 users too.Now next tym wen ur pc wil be started it wil welcome u in itz own voice! ;)

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Hide/Unhide Drives without any Software

Hide/Unhide Drives without any Software

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:20

You can hide any drive in a minute and when you want to unhide, then you can do it with ease.

in this tutorial i will show you two ways of hiding , one through Command Prompt And another through Computer Management.

Follow the steps To do this:

HIDE USING COMMAND PROMPT

• Go to Start–>Run.
• Type Diskpart and press Enter.
• In the console type List volume to see all the drives available on your PC.
• Now select the drive which you want to hide.
• Note:Here I have shown how to hide D drive.
• In My PC it is volume 2 for drive D
• Now to hide drive D type Select volume 2.
• Then type remove letter d , this will hide your drive.
• Now to get your drive back type Select volume 2 and then type assign letter d.

HIDE USING COMPUTER MANAGEMENT

• Right click on My Computer.
• Click Manage or press letter G.
• This will open Computer Management.
• Under Storage, select Disk Management.
• Right click on the drive which you wish to hide.
• Select Change drive letters and paths...
• Click Remove
• Now can find your partition will be hidden.
• To get back the partition Computer Management–>Select drive–> Change drive letters and paths
• Now select Add option.
• In that Assign the following drive letter.
• Select ok.

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How to Get Email ids of your all Facebook Friends???

How to Get Email ids of your all Facebook Friends???

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:17

If you want to know email id of your facebook friends which is hidden and not showing in your friends facebook profile so here is the trick through which you can get email addresses of your all facebook friends .
Follow Below Given Simple Steps:

• If your facebook account is not connected with Yahoo id then first Create an email id in yahoo and connect your facebook account with yahoo Email Id .
• Now Login to Yahoo Mail and then go to the Contacts Tab.
• Click on Import Contatcs.
• Now Click on Facebook
• In Pop Up You will get Message that Do you want to Share your Contacts with Yahoo Click on OK
• Now you will get Message
• Thats it ! Click on View imported contacts and See you facebook friends Email Ids .

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Hack administrator password using guest account

Hack administrator password using guest account

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:13

If you been using someones Pc in guest account and want to have Admin privilage then worry not,there is a trick for you to Gain Admin Privilage .
Method 1.

• Go to C:/windows/system32.
• Copy cmd.exe and paste it on desktop.
• Rename cmd.exe to sethc.exe.
• Copy the new sethc.exe to system 32,when windows asks for overwriting the file,then click yes.
• Now Log out from your guest account and at the user select window,press shift key 5 times.
• Instead of Sticky Key confirmation dialog,command prompt with full administrator privileges will open.
• Now type “ NET USER ADMINISTRATOR "zzz" where “zzz" can be any password you like and press enter.
• You will see “ The Command completed successfully" and then exit the command prompt and login into administrator with your new password.
• Now You have hacked admin through guest account.

Method 2
This is another method you can use to hack admin password without knowing it.
It is possible to change Adminstrator password both in Win XP and Vista without knowing it. If you some how manage to login as an Administrator then you can change the password without knowing it.
Here’s the Step-By-Step instructions.

• Right-click on the “My Computer” icon on the desktop OR in the Start Menu.
• Select the option “Manage”.
• On the left pane expand the “Computer Management (Local) tree (if it is not already expanded)
• Double click “Local Users and Groups” option From “System Tools” tree.
• Click the “Users” option.
• Now you will see the list of users on the right side pane, such as Administrator, Guest etc.
• Right click the “Administrator” and select the option “Set Password” option.
• Now you will see a warning message, Click on proceed.
• Now the system asks you for “New Password” and “Confirm Password” .
• After entering the password click on “OK”. The password is changed. That’s It!..
• you have now successfully changed admin password without knowing it.

Method 3

• Hit on start
• Type lusrmgr.msc in the run and hit enter
• Then click on users in left side
• After this in the right side right click on the account which u want to hack and seleck change password
• Enter the password u want to change
• It will change password without asking previous

Note:You are not able to change password in guest account with this 3rd method

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How to Set a Video as Your Desktop Wallpaper with VLC???

How to Set a Video as Your Desktop Wallpaper with VLC???

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:09

Assalam o Alaikum! Friends you hav tried simple(static) desktop wallpapers here i brought a bit fun for you.You can set video as desktop wallpaper for this we’ll take a look at setting a video as wallpaper in VLC media player.

• Download and install VLC player. You’ll find the download link below. Open VLC and select Tools > Preferences.

• On the Preferences windows, select the Video button on the left.

•  Under Video Settings, select DirectX video output from the Output dropdown list.

•  Click Save before exiting and then restart VLC.

 

•  Next, select a video and begin playing it with VLC. Right-click on the screen, select Video, then DirectX Wallpaper.

•  You can achieve the same result by selecting Video from the Menu and clicking DirectX Wallpaper.

•  If you’re using Windows Aero Themes, you may get the warning message below and your theme will switch automatically to a basic theme.

• After the Wallpaper is enabled, minimize VLC player and enjoy the show as you work.   
• When you are ready to switch back to your normal wallpaper, click Video, and then close out of VLC.

• Occasionally we had to manually change our wallpaper back to normal. You can do that by right clicking on the desktop and selecting your theme.

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Resize a Partition for Free in Windows 7 or Vista

Resize a Partition for Free in Windows 7 or Vista

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:06

Windows 7 and Vista include a built-in functionality in Disk Management to shrink and expand partitions. No more 3rd party utilities needed!To get to this utility, open up Control Panel, and type in partition into the search box.. you’ll immediately see the link show up:

Shrink a Partition

• In the Disk Management screen, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Shrink Volume” from the menu.

• In the Shrink dialog, you will want to enter the amount you want to shrink by, not the new size. For example, if you want to shrink your 50gb partition by roughly 10gb so that it will now be roughly 40gb, enter 10000 into the box:

Extend a Partition

• In the Disk Management screen, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu.

• On this screen, you can specify the amount that you want to increase the partition by. In this case, I’m going to extend it back to the roughly 50GB size that it was before.

Note that the extend partition feature only works with contiguous space.

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4 Ways to Boost Your Booting Time

4 Ways to Boost Your Booting Time

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:03

Slow booting is a major problem for majority of us.we have to wait for a long time to start our computer, but not worry friends because in this article i will provide you ways to boost you booting time. faster boot up seems to be an elusive goal for most of the people. we ourself can decrease the time it takes to start up our computer in windows with just few tweaks..lets see how it can be done. Step 1: Hard Disk Check Up
Over time, your hard drives gets degraded both physically and digitally. It’s important to monitor your drives health. An error or damaged sector can throw software loading into an infinite loop causing long load times. To check your drive health:

• Click Start
• Choose Computer
• Right Click your Hard Drive
• Choose Properties
• Click Check Drives Health. After, the check up gives you repair options or a clean bill of health.
• Restart to get a faster boot up.

Step 2: Eliminate Startup Delay
To get faster boot up speeds, you can cut the boot delay to 0. The delay is in place to allow your startup processes some breathing room during loading. Your default delay is 30 seconds. So, you can eliminate it for faster boot up times.

• Open your Start menu.
• Click Run
• In the command screen, type msconfig
• In the system configuration utility, click either BOOT tab.
• In the boot menu, change the default setting for the Time Out from 30 to 5 seconds.

Step 3: Organize your Hard Drive
If you are looking for something in a messy room, naturally, it’s going to take you longer to find something. This is a good metaphor for a hard drive. Over time, filing system gets disorganized. Periodically, you need to reorganize this filing system on your hard drive. Luckily, Windows has a good utility called Defrag that will put your system in order.

• Open the Start Menu
• Click on My Computer
• Right Click your C: drive or your hard drive image.
• Scroll down to the Click Properties
• In the Properties Menus, Open the “Tools” menu.
• Choose Defragment.
• In the Disk Deframenter menu. Click on Defragment

Step 4: Remove Excess Startup Programs
Most programs you add to your computer will opt to load when you startup your computer. Eventually you will rack up a load of programs that kill faster boot times. You need to reduce the startup programs. You can easily disable unnecessary startup programs. Here is how:

• Open your Start menu.
• Click Run
• Type msconfig, click Enter
• In the system configuration utility,click either services or startup tab.
• Uncheck all programs that your are no longer want to run in the background.
• Click OK

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How to Format unformatable USB using CMD???

How to Format unformatable USB using CMD???

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  15:02

Hey Friends today we will see how to format usb flash drive using MS-DOS.manny times we need to format our usb drives, people find it difficult so today reading this article you will be able to format you usb very easily,lets see the steps.

• Click Start > Run... and type cmd in the box then Click OK

• The command prompt window appears.
• Type the following command : format F:  (Replace "F" with the letter of your USB Flash Drive) And hit enter.

• You can also use "diskpart" to list all drive letters.
• If you want to format it as FAT32 then type:
• format F: /FS:FAT32
• After typing one of the above commands, press Enter
• When it asks for pressing Enter again, just press it to confirm.
• It will prompt you to enter a name for the drive, write it and hit Enter

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How to Fix windows xp corrupted file easily???

How to Fix windows xp corrupted file easily???

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  14:55

Manny time some xp files get currupted, So Today i will show you how to easily fix Windows xp corrupted files. Its work perfectly on windows xp and might works on windows 7 and windows vista also. Just follow below instruction to fix your corrupted window.

Requirements:-

• PC Running Windows xp

• Windows XP CD

Steps to do this:-

• Place Windows XP cd in your CD/DVD drive.

• Then Go to Start > Run

• Type in sfc /scannow

• Now your XP will run fine.

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How to screenshot in Computers???

How to screenshot in Computers???

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  14:53

Assalam o Alaikum! Friends today am posting how to take screenshot on both Windows & Mac OS.
How to Take Screenshot in Windows.
There are couple of ways to capture a screen in Windows.
So,the easiest of them is what we will be going through here.

• The first is by using the default screen-capture key on every computer(i.e The PrtScn) on your keyboard.
• Locate it & let's start.
• To take the shot of everything currently displaying on the screen including all open windows,press PrtScn.
• This will be automatically placed in the Clipboard.
• To capture just the active window,press Alt+PrtScn.
• Now to save the shots,open Microsoft paint by navigating to Start » Programs » Accessories » Paint and paste it there.
• Next select File from the top menu and choose “Save as”
• Give it any name you want and choose a directory to save the image.
• The second method involves using the “SPINNING TOOL”.This tool is by default part of  winidws8/7  & Windows vista.
• It is capable of capturing a specified area of a page instead of the whole screen as with the previous method.
• You can choose to use an amoeba-like[irregular] shape,a rectangle or capture the whole screen.

    How To Use “SNIPPING TOOL”.

• Go to start » All Programs » Accessories » Snipping Tool.
• Select a snipping type by clicking on the arrow next to “New” button.
• Select the window or portion of the screen you want to capture using your mouse.
• To highlight part of the screenshot,click on the pen/highlighter button in the menu.
• Likewise,to capture a menu/drop-down menu,press ESC after you've launched the Snipping tool,then open the menu you want to capture & press Ctrl + PrtScn.

These are for windows
How To Take Screenshot on Mac OS X. Mac OS has an in-built screen-grabbing function,which enables you to take shots by clicking on some key combinations.When these keys are pressed,a click sound will be heard,then the screen-shot will immediately be saved in .PNG format.

• To capture the whole screen,press Cmd + Shift + 3 all at once.
• To capture just a portion of the screen,press Cmd + Shift + 4.
• Just drag the crosshair that appears around the area to be captured.
• To capture a specific window,press Cmd + Shift + 4 and immediately after that,hit the Spacebar.
• The crosshair will then turn into a small camera,highlighting all menus that can be captured.

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Create a system restore point in Windows 8/7

Create a system restore point in Windows 8/7

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  14:47

Assalam o ALAikum! Today i will tell you how to create a restore point in Windows 7 & 8.It will record your every setting like windows registry .If unfortunatly something went wrong in your computer u can restore it.It is very easy to create a restore point in win 7 & 8.

Steps:

• Click the Start button and in the search field type "Create a restore point" and click the appropriate command.

• In the next window, click Create.
• Enter a name to identify the restore point of Windows 8/ (and avoid confusion when restoring) and click Create.
• Now it only remains to wait for the process of creating a restore point finish.

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Find Your Missing USB Drive in Windows XP

Find Your Missing USB Drive in Windows XP

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  14:45

Have you ever plugged in a USB drive or any external device with a hard drive and wondered why you cannot see it in My Computer?More than likely the cause is that Windows renamed the drive to a letter that is already in use. This will happen if you have several card readers, thumb drives or external hard drives attached. It will also happen if you are on a network and have mapped drives.To find the drive and then rename it, you’ll want to right-click on My Computer and select Manage.

• From the Computer Management screen, select Disk Management.

• In this window you should see all of your connected physical drives, their format, if they are healthy, and the drive letter.

• In this instance I am going to change the drive letter of my Lexar USB drive. Right-click on the drive in the list, and from the resulting menu select “Change Drive Letters and Paths…”

• Click on Change so we can change the drive letter. You might notice that you can select Add, which would let you mount the drive into a folder if you wanted to. We don’t want to, so just click Change.

• Select a new drive letter from the drop down list, preferably the one that you usually use for this drive.

• Click Yes on the confirmation screen and you are done

• If you have auto play enabled, you will get the normal pop up dialog asking what you want to do.

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How to get rid Computer Slowdowns And Hangs

How to get rid Computer Slowdowns And Hangs

Posted by Anonymous  |  at  14:43

There are many reasons for slowdowns and hangs of your computer. For this you have to try out several solutions and the actual cause to it. There are some basic steps that you should perform in case of slowdowns and hangs. Moreover you don't require any external software.
Follow me:
Free up memory on your hard drive if your computer is performing slower than usual. A hard drive that is near capacity can cause the computer to significantly slow down. Delete any files you no longer use. You also can use the "Disk Cleanup" utility built into your computer. To launch this utility

• Click  Start
• All Programs
• Accessories
• System Tools
• Disk Cleanup
• A list of files is presented in a dialog box.
• Click the check box next the files you want to delete and then click the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialog box to activate the utility.

Application Observe your computer and pinpoint a program or combination of programs that are running when it freezes. There might be a specific program responsible for freezing or crashing your computer. Try terminating that specific program and seeing if that fixes the problem. To terminate a program, press (CTRL+ALT+DEL) on your keyboard. This shortcut opens a window listing the currently running programs on your computer. Choose a program and click the "End Process" button to terminate the program.
Defragment your computer's files. Fragmented files occur when parts of a single file are stored in multiple places on the hard drive. This causes a computer to perform slowly because the computer must search in multiple places when accessing a fragmented file.

• To defragment your computer click Start
• All Programs
• Accessories
• System Tools
• Disk Defragmenter.

Scan your computer for malicious files. Viruses or spyware often cause your computer to slow down or freeze. Use the virus scanner that is installed on your computer. If you don't have a virus scanner installed on your computer, there are online virus scanners available. After you have completed a virus scan, your results are displayed. The most desirable option is to delete any viruses or spyware that was found on your computer. Follow the virus scanner's prompts to delete the virus. However, not all viruses can simply be deleted. In this case, choose the "Quarantine" option in the virus scanner. This places the file in a separate folder or location on the drive where it can't affect other files
Repair any disk errors. Disk errors can cause your computer to slow down and freeze. You can use a utility on your computer to detect and fix disk errors. To do this, first open "My Computer." Right-click on the hard drive you want to repair and click "Properties." Click the "Tools" tab and then click the "Check Now" button. Select the check box next to "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors." Then click the "Start" button and the utility detects and repairs bad sectors.
Reboot your computer if your computer freezes. Hold down the "Power" button on the computer for at least five seconds. Wait for the computer to shut down and restart the computer. This is usually a temporary fix, but will at least unfreeze your computer

Additional Precautions :
Back up the data on your computer if your computer is slow or freezing often. To back up data, plug in an external hard drive or insert a CD or DVD and copy important files onto the storage device. You can simply drag the files from your computer into the storage device's folder. You also can use the Windows backup and restore utility. Open the backup and restore utility in Windows from the "Control Panel" and follow the prompts to create an entire clone of your hard drive.
Try not to reboot your computer by holding down the "Power" button too often as this can destabilize the operating system.

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