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Repair Most Common Problems of Windows 7

Microsoft Windows Being mostly widely used operating system always came under threat of viruses, Trojans, spywares and hundreds of other problems but most of times windows behaves abnormally because of small problems with registry or some kind of amendment done by any illegal software or spyware. People faced a big issue in windows XP “Cannot open Task Manager” “Task Manager has been disabled by the administrator”. This happened due to a small change in the registry by any adware or malware. Unfortunately this problem existed in windows 7 too. The good information is that now we can find more than required utilities to solve these problems in just few seconds. But most of the time we find utilities for just one or two problems maximum 10 problems being solved by that utility.

FixWin

FixWin is a utility that can solve more than 50 common problem of windows 7 by just pushing few buttons. This utility can fix windows explorer problems, Internet and Connectivity problems, Windows media player problems, System tools and also additional fixes are available. Its a free and portable application to fix all the problems of windows. You just need to download this application and run, there is no need to install this application.

Install LINUX Applications on Windows with LINA

Install LINA on your windows operating system and you can enjoy a packaged LINUX programs. It’s silent and invisible. It makes Linux applications easy to install anywhere, and they run as if they were written for your own operating system. With LINA, a Linux application packaged for our runtime environment will work perfectly on different operating systems, without recompiling or reconfiguration. LINA allows users to easily install complex systems of interoperating applications, such as a web application combined with a preconfigured database and web server.

To download this precious application read the full article.

How to Access LINUX Files From Windows XP

There are many ways to read LINUX files from windows but finding an easy way can save a lot of time, energy and resources. You can use SAMBA package on LINUX and configure it but it will take more than required time to do this task. DiskInternals Linux Reader is a simple, easy and free …

Setting Up Java Heap Space in Tomcat 6 on Windows 2003

Setting up java heap space in windows is not a big deal. You just need to open a file named CATALINA and replace the old entries but if you guys have installed apache tomcat6 on windows 2003 using MSI installer then you are at a right place. Under given are few easy steps to do …

Address Book Recovery

Address Book Recovery (download) is a tool intended for restoration of the contact information from the Windows Address Book (WAB) files, where contacts from Outlook and Outlook Express are stored. The program works with the files of Windows Address Book data (WAB files) and with its help you can:

Restore accidentally deleted contacts from the Windows Address Book (WAB).
View the changes archive on the contact.
Restore the contacts from the Windows Address Book (WAB) if has been defected by a virus or the database has become unreadable because of technical faults.

The contacts restored with the help of the Address Book Recovery are easily exported/saved in the Business Card (vCard) format. The program has wizard for easy Windows Address Book Repair. With the wizard’s help you’ll make Address Book Repair for 3 steps. The special knowledge isn’t necessary for Address Book repair.

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Find out if your PC can run Windows 7 To see if your PC is ready for Windows 7, download the free Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. It scans your PC for potential issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs, and recommends what to do before you upgrade. If your PC can run Windows Vista, …

Scan Documents Without A Scanner

ONE CLICK INSTANT

Scanning document without a scanner can be a joke (Most of the people would think) if you don’t explain the process and procedure ”How you can scan documents without a scanner?”. The procedure is simple and very easy to follow. Use your digital camera to take snapshots of documents. Snapter makes them look as though they have been scanned on a flatbed scanner.

All the grunt work with one click. Rotates, crops, stretches, solves perspective problem, sharpens the image and improves color

Windows XP Secret Cheat Sheet

This is not a technical guide or performance booster article. Just to have fun with windows xp, read this article. This article consists of three types of secrets given as under;

1. Program Secrets

2. Game Secrets

3. Operating System Secrets

1. Program Secrets

Defrag Defrag Secret – Hidden Command Line Switch

Instructions – Go to “Start”, “Run” and Type defrag c: -b to defragment the Boot and Application Prefetch information.

Notes – Windows XP will run this automatically every three days or so, during system idle periods. BootVis will evoke this when you run the “Optimize System” function. There is no need to manually run this unless you wish to immediately optimize a newly installed application’s load time.

IExpress Secret – Hidden Install Creator

Instructions – Go to Start, Run, type iexpress

Notes – IExpress is a technology designed to simplify creation of a setup program. Using the step-by-step IExpress Wizard, you can create self-extracting files that automatically run the setup program contained inside. The setup program can be an .inf file or an executable program. IExpress technology automatically removes the setup files after installation, saving the user time and frustration.

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MS-DOS Editor Secret – Hidden Text Editor

Instructions – Go to Start, Run, type edit

Notes – Windows XP comes with another text editor besides Notepad – it’s called the MS-DOS Editor, and it’s commonly referred to simply as Edit. It has features similar to Notepad, as well as additional features such as the ability to work with multiple text files and change the background and text colors.

Conf Netmeeting Secret – Hidden Internet Conference Application

Instructions – Go to Start, Run, type conf

Notes – Windows XP is the last version of Microsoft Windows to include NetMeeting. NetMeeting delivers a complete Internet conferencing solution for all Windows users with multi-point data conferencing, text chat, whiteboard, and file transfer, as well as point-to-point audio and video.

Notepad Notepad Secret – Create a Log File

Instructions – Launch Notepad, Type .LOG on the first line, and then press Enter to move to the next line. On the File menu, click Save As, type a descriptive name for your file in the File name box, and then click OK. When you next open the file, note that the date and time have been appended to the end of the log, immediately preceding the place where new text can be added. You can use this functionality to automatically add the current date and time to each log entry.

How To Set Up an AdHoc Wireless Network in Windows XP

In a previous post I shared “How to convert your windows 7 LAPTOP into a wireless hotspot”. Today I like to share another relative post. Wireless networks are helpful because they let you use your computer and connect to the Internet anywhere in your home or office. However, most wireless networks use a wireless router, which can be expensive. If you have more than one computer, you can set up a wireless network without buying a wireless router and save yourself some money.

In a traditional wireless network, a wireless router acts as a base station, much like the base station for cordless phones. All wireless communications go through the wireless router, allowing nearby computers to connect to the Internet or to each other.

Diagram showing a traditional wireless network

Place Microsoft Outlook Calendar At Your Desktop

People who use calendars to organize their daily lives have them visible in plain sight nearly all of the time. Yet, on the computer, you have to go through a myriad of windows and clicks before you can even see your calendar. So to bridge the gap, I’ve come up with this little program that will place the Microsoft Outlook Calendaring system right on your desktop. The calendar object gets pinned to your desktop and stays there all the time in plain sight so you can always see what’s upcoming. Of course, the benefits don’t stop there … because it’s the actual Microsoft Outlook calendar, you get all it’s functionality, such as direct editing, drag and drop of files, etc. You have to see it to believe it.