Can not delete file from windows?
You can face this type of problem now and then.So here is the process to delete undetectable files from your windows xp, windows vista, windows 7:-
Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab
and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete. Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell. Close Task Manager.
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Showing posts with label Computer. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Can not delete file from windows?
how to add the Print Directory feature for folders in Windows XP?
how to add the Print Directory feature for folders in Windows XP?
Create the Printdir.bat file
To create the Printdir.bat file, follow these steps:-
1. Click Start, click Run, type notepad, and then click OK.
2. Paste the following text into Notepad
@echo off
dir %1 /-p /o:gn > "%temp%\Listing"
start /w notepad /p "%temp%\Listing"
del "%temp%\Listing"
exit
3. On the File menu, click Exit, and then click Yes to save the changes.
4. In the Save As dialog box, type the following text, and then click Save:
%windir%\Printdir.bat
Create a new action for file folders
1. Click Start, click Control Panel (or, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel), and then click Folder Options.
2. On the File Types tab, click File Folder.
3. Click Advanced, and then click New.
4. In the Action box, type:
Print Directory Listing
5. In the Application used to perform action box, type:
printdir.bat
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK, click OK, and then click Close.
How to Lock computer on Mouse Click?
How to Lock computer on Mouse Click?
Feel boar to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to lock your machine?! Try this process to create the icon to lock the machine.
1. Right click an empty spot on the desktop, point to New and click Shortcut.
2. In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type the following in the 'Type the location' of the item text box:
"rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation" remove quotes while typing.
3. Click Next.
4. In "Type a name for this shortcut", type "" (any name as u wish) and Click Finish
5. Create a shortcut in your shortcut bar & use it.
Some security Tips:-
Some security Tips:-
How to protect yourself online. There are four major areas that I'm going to cover here:-
1. Updating Windows
2. Firewalls
3. Antivirus Software
4. Email
Updating Windows is the first suggestion that I would have for you. When you installed your brand new Windows operating system they didn't have all the bugs worked out of it and they issue updates for your operating system. These updates will fix many of the security holes that were found in the original operating system. So, how do you go about updating your Windows? Go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
Next suggestion is a firewall, with the ever increasing number of people with a broadband connection and 24/7 connectivity it becomes even more important that you put a firewall on you computer. Your computer has a series of ports that are either opened or closed to receive and send information onto the net. If someone attacks these ports with D.O.S. (Denial of Service) attack they can shut your connection to the net off, but that's not that bad, but they can also look at these open ports and find openings in your computer. This is serious because they can gather information on you, can look into you hard drive, and do all sorts of malicious activities. Go to the Firewall section of the website to download one of the free software programs there. They will make your computer even more safe then it was with the security updates you just completed.
The third and final suggestion is Antivirus software. Viruses can range in severity from something simple and annoying to viruses that will wipe your hard drive clean. So you need to get an Antivirus software program. AVG is a free virus scanner that works excellently at protecting your computer. Read more about the antivirus software at the Antivirus section of this website. Antivirus software will also help prevent Trojans from getting on you computer. Trojans allows a user to have remote access to your computer, yes, just like the trojan horse it sits on your computer waiting for the person that put it there to use it...so antivirus software will work wonders on your computer. Make sure you keep the virus definitions up to date! Also avoid downloading email attachments, downloading files from an untrustworthy site, and make sure you frequently scan you hard drive.
Email - No reputable place will ask for you to fill in your credit card information in an email, delete it or sending it to your ISP to point out this danger. If you get an email from EBAY or AOL or any other big company and there is this link in the email asking you to update your credit card info, don't do it, it's a scam, don't do it, they just make a webpage that looks like Ebay or AOL. This is a quick way to get your credit information stolen...so basically use some commonsense when you're reading your emails.
10 steps for your computer security
10 steps for your computer security:-
1.Use good antivirus software and keep it updated daily.
You can use Quick Heal.
2.Apply software updates regularly and consistently.
3.Use a desktop firewall whenever possible- check with your local desktop support team first.
4.Use strong passwords with a minimum of 6 characters- uppercase, lowercase letters, symbols and numbers.
5.Change all of your passwords regularly.
6.Make routine backups of your critical files
7.Do not open emails that you don't recognize the author or that look suspicious to you- you can call your local support team for more information
8.Don't post passwords or usernames in plain sight- post it notes on your monitor with passwords and usernames break most security processes
9.Turn off your computer at night and on weekends- check with your local desktop support team first if this will break nightly updates or backup procedures
10.Don't leave old computers online- disconnect them or turn them off
Monday, July 13, 2009
how to back up registry ?
how to back up registry ?
Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit, or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps how-to restore the registry to its previous state.
How to Export Registry Keys?
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First click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
Go to the File menu, and click Export.
In the Save in box, select the boxes at the bottom the bottom according to weather you want to export all or only selected branches of the registry.
Next select a location in which to save the backup .reg file. In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save.
How to Restore the Registry?
To restore the registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved.
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how to enable the task manager ?
how to enable the task manager ?
If your task manager is disable by any reasons then you can enable it by this process:-
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type: regedit in RUN
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1=Enablethis key, that is DISABLE TaskManager
Value: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager
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Folder option missing ?
How to enable folder option back?
Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer[because of virus or other reasons].
So here is your solution:-
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First open Run [ctrl+alt+delete] and then type "gpedit.msc".
Now go to
User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component >
Windows Explorer.
Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen "Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by
double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured.
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Speed up Mozilla Firefox browsing speed?
Speed up Mozilla Firefox browsing speed?
Or tweaking Mozilla Firefox for ultimate speed/maximum speed:-
You can increase your browsing speed by optimize your Mozilla Firefox settings for this follow exactly what I say here.
First open your Mozilla Firefox and type about:config in the address bar and then find this settings and modified them as I say here:-
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network.http.max-connections – 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server – 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy – 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server – 4
network.http.pipelining – true
network.http.proxy.pipelining-true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests – 100
network.http.proxy.pipelining – true
network.http.request.timeout – 300
More firefox tweaks for super speed of Mozilla Firefox:-
Try these easy Firefox tweaks and you’ll see that you’re surfing the Internet from 10 to 100 times faster!
Tweak 1:-
In the Filter bar type [network.dns.disableIPv6]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from false to true.
Tweak 2:-
In the Filter bar type [plugin.expose_full_path]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from false to true.
Tweak 3:-
In the Filter bar type [network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help]. Now, you are going to create a new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer.
In the New Integer value box type in [nglayout.initialpaint.delay] and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type [0] (that’s a zero) and click OK.
Tweak 4:-
In the Filter bar again type [network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help]. Now, you are going to create another new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in [content.notify.backoffcount] and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type [5] and click OK.
Tweak 5:-
In the Filter bar again type [network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help]. Now, you are going to create another new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in [ui.submenuDelay] and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type [0] (that’s a zero) and click OK.
Now, close your web browser and restart it. You’ll see how much faster web pages are loading. I sure did.
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How to Use Old Add Ons with your new Mozilla Firefox?
How to Use Old Add Ons with your new Mozilla Firefox?
The Beta version of Firefox 3 is already out and it has new and improved features for you.
However, as of now, most Firefox extensions have not been updated by their developers. This means you cannot use your favorite add-ons in the Beta version.
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For this follow this method:-
First Open Firefox and type ‘about:config’ (without the quotation marks) in the address bar.
Now right-click anywhere in the window and select New > Boolean. A box named new Boolean value will open. Type extensions.checkUpdateSecurity in the preference field. Click OK. Set its value to False.
Next Similarly, create another new Boolean value entry. This time type extensions.checkCompatability. Like earlier, set the value to False.
Now, all your extensions work in the Beta version. Be warned though that this is not a foolproof solution to the problem. Don’t be surprised if one or more of your extensions stats behaving strangely.
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How to delete file which can not be deleted?
How to delete file which can not be deleted?
Delete files which cannot b deleted follow this steps:-
1. Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open.
2. Close all open programs.
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3. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE.
4. Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe.
5. Leave Task Manager open..
(After this there will be no desktop icons and nothing is accessible
but don’t worry this is due to shutting down of explorer)
6. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory to
where undeletable
file) is located in.
7. At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.
8. Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter
EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell.
9. Close Task Manager.
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How to remove SHORTCUT link from the desktop folders?
How to remove short cut arrows on your desktop items means icons? For this just follow this simple steps:-.....
go to >start>run>regedit>hkey_classes_root>
find a file by name lnkfile click on that to that right
you can see a file by name is shortcut delete that and
again come to left click on pip file and you delete again is shortcut
then restart the pc u cant see the shortcut arrow disappear from your desktop icons.
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How to increase the virtual memory of your computer?
How to increase the virtual memory of your computer?
You can increase your pc’s virtual memory by following these steps:-
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Control panelSystemAdvanceperformance settingAdvanceVirtual memorychangechange the size of the paging file increase to 2.5*RAM(i.e.—if you have 256mb Ram than increase the paging file size to 650 to 1500).
Don’t increase too much because it dose not support more that 2.5 multiple of your RAM.
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How to speed up your cd ROM data transfer?
How to speed up your cd ROM data transfer?
Most of CD-ROM devices support DMA, but Windows XP puts them in PIO (slower than DMA). DMA wont speed device, but it will use less RAM memory, and that way data transfer from CD-ROM to computer will be faster.
..... Steps to enable the DMA mood:-
First go to My Computer-Hardware-Device Manager. And Find "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and click? +? (Plus) near it. Double click on? Primary IDE channel? Look at? Advance settings? And look at Device 1 setting. It's probably set up to PIO transfer mode. Set to? DMA if available?
Back to "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers". Do the same for ?Secondary IDE channels? Now If it's in PIO mode.
If this won't help, you can reinstall IDE channels that won't accept DMA mode. And that you can do in following way:
Right click on IDE channel, ?uninstall? And OK.
Restart your computer and look if IDE channel accepted DMA mode.
IN some cases, you can get only Multiword, but that's better than PIO mode, too.
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Can not boot your system? Use system restore to solve this computer problem:-
Can not boot your system? Use system restore to solve this computer problem:-
If your system has failed and you cannot access the Windows
GUI either through booting normally or through safe mode, you
may still have the chance to use the System Restore feature if you have it
enabled, by running it form the command prompt.
..... Steps to do this manually:-
First restart your PC or laptop- and press F8 after the POST screen to bring up the
Windows XP boot menu. Next Choose boot in safe mode with command prompt.
Next If your system gets to the command prompt successfully, type
'%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe'[without the single cote] and then press enter. Now follow the onscreen instructions to restore your computer to a previous saved [stable] point.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
How to change Processor name of your computer?
How to change Processor name of your computer?
You can show your processor to Pentium 5 or 9 or what ever you want but remind that it will not increase your pc’s speed
First-
GO TO START>RUN>TYPE REGEDIT
Then navigate to:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> HARDWARE --> DISCRIPTION
SYSTEM --> CENTRAL PROCESSOR.
Now
on right hand side right click on processornamestring and then write anything you want to show as your processor’s version in that text box
How to change the title of windows media player ?
You can change the title of the Windows Media Player
For that you need to follow some easy steps.
Follow this steps:-
1.Start Regedit
2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
\WindowsMediaPlayer (create a new key named WindowsMediaPlayer if its not der)
3.Create a string value of TitleBar
4.Give it a value of whatever you want to appear in the title bar
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Various ways to shutdown your PC or Computer:-
Various way to shutdown your PC:-
There are so many different ways to turn off your Windows XP computer, let's look at some of them:
1. The standard approach - click the Start Button with your mouse, then select the Turn Off menu and finally click the Turn Off icon on the Turn Off computer dialog. blink.gif
2. Press Ctrl+Esc key or the Win key and press u two times - the fastest approach
3. Get the Shutdown utility from Download.com - it add the shut down shortcuts for you. Else create them yourself using approach 4.
4. Create a shutdown shortcut on your desktop. Right click on the desktop, choose New Shortcut and type shutdown -s -t 00 in the area where you are asked to specify the location of the program file. Now you can just double click this icon to turn off the computer. The best location would be your quick launch bar.
5. Press the Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 00. [s means shutdown while t means the duration after which you want to initiate the shutdown process].
If some open processes or application won't let you turn off, append a -f switch to force a shut down by closing all active processes.
6. Win+M to minimize all windows and then Alt+F4 to bring the Turn Off computer dialog.
7. Open Windows Task manager (by right clicking the Windows Task bar or Alt+Ctrl+Del) and choose Shut down from the menu. Useful when the Windows are not responding.
8. open task manager--->click on shutdown--->hold the ctrl key and click on Turn off::::::: pc will be turned off in 3 sec.. fastest method other than hard shutdown
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steps to speed up your pc
Do you feel your Computer / pc is slow?
Then follow this steps to speed up your pc:-
1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC
2) Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates and System.
3) Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire.
[a] Disable the index services:-
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on
your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don't search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:
1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next
[b] Optimize the display setting
Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimize windows xp--
1.Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced tab
6. In the Performance tab click Settings
7. Leave only the following ticked:
- Show shadows under menus
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
- Use visual styles on windows and buttons
[c] Speed up the folder browsing:-
You may have noticed that every time you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers every time you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:
1. Open My Computer
2. Click on Tools menu
3. Click on Folder Options
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6. Click Apply
7. Click Ok
8. Reboot your computer
[d] Disable unnecessary services:-
Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:
Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Fast User Switching
Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service
IPSEC Services
Messenger
Net meeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
Portable Media Serial Number
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
Remote Procedure Call Locator
Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
Remote Registry Service
Secondary Logon
Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
Server
SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n' Pray will disable this)
Telnet
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Upload Manager
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Windows Time
Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network)
Workstation
To disable these services:
Go to Start and then Run and type "services.msc"
Double click on the service you want to change
Change the startup type to 'Disable"
[e] Remove the annoying delete confirmation messages:-
Although not strictly a performance tweak I love this fix as it makes my machine 'feel' faster. I hate the annoying 'are you sure?' messages that XP displays, especially if I have to use a laptop touchpad to close them. To remove these messages:
First-
Right-click on the 'Recycle Bin' on the desktop and then click 'Properties'
next-
Clear the 'Display Delete Confirmation Dialog' check box and click 'Ok'
If you do accidentally delete a file don't worry as all is not lost. Just go to your Recycle Bin and 'Restore' the file.
[f] Disable CD Auto run:-
this is only for windows xp pro
1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC
2) Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System.
3) Locate the entry for Turn auto play off and modify it as you des
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