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TOP10 – June 2009 Popular Tips

July 01, 2009 by Jason

1. Microsoft uses patch channel to install Firefox add-on

2. Microsoft Vine Diagnostic Tool for Windows 7

3. Turn On Inbox Games in Windows Vista

4. Windows 7 RC Driver Kit

5. Uninstall or Reinstall Any Version Of Internet Explorer

6. Windows 7 RC Training Kit for Developers

7. Vista SP2 and XP SP3 June 2009 Patches ISO

8. TOP10 – May 2009 Popular Tips

9. One-click troubleshooting process

10. Vista SP2 RTM Crashes on Repeated Hot-Unplugs of USB Devices

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Vista SP2 RTM Crashes on Repeated Hot-Unplugs of USB Devices

June 09, 2009 by Jason

Windows Vista, even before the advent of SP1, namely as RTM, while it had its sins when it came down to compatibility and support, was extremely stable in comparison to Windows XP. However, given the necessary amount of abuse and the right triggers, Vista reliability can suffer just as much as its precursors. It is the case of repeated hot-unplugs of USB devices, which can easily lead to Vista Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 crashing. A hot unplug refers to the action of disconnecting a USB device from a machine without turning to the Safely Remove Hardware feature.

Windows Server 2008 RTM and SP2 are also affected by this problem, the Redmond company revealed. The software giant indicated that it is sufficient to surprise remove a USB device several times in order to cause a crash of the operating system.

“After you plug the USB device into the USB port in this scenario, the device does not appear in Device Manager. Read More»

Install Ubuntu Linux On USB Drive

February 26, 2009 by Jason

Ubuntu is one of most active group behind modifying linux and making it easy for windows users to accept and try ubuntu linux with more user acceptability.

Out of the all those Ubuntu community has taken the initiative of proving desktop edition of ubuntu linux which can be easily installed and uninstalled from windows itself. The only thing that was quite difficult till now was to install ubuntu linux on a USB portable drive.

But now with uSbuntu Live Creator which is the safest and easiest way to install ubuntu linux on your USB portable drive which enables you to install and run ubuntu directly from your USB drive.

You can install ubuntu on USB drive either from a ubuntu iso image you have, or from a ubuntu installation cd and you don’t have them then you need download the iso image of ubuntu from here. Read More»

Free Password Protect Files Program For Windows

February 14, 2009 by Jason

One of the most important feature which almost every windows user wants in windows is to protect the private files with password. Many people keep some of the very sensitive files on their hard drive and other portable drives which they don’t want other to see.

Androsa (Password Protect Files Via Ghacks.net) is a free password file protector to protect your confidential documents or any other file with a secret password. It lets you lock any file in windows with a secret password.

When ever you password protect any files with this program it will convert the file into an encrypted file which can be opened only with software and de-protected by entering the correct password. You can select among different encryptions method at the time of password protecting your files with this program.

Let’s see how simple you can password protect any program with this software. Read More»

10 tips For Setting Up A Wired Or Wireless Home Network

February 09, 2009 by Jason

Setting up a wired or wireless home network has many benefits than just having Internet access for multiple computers in your home. Today, it’s almost a necessity to be able to plug in or connect via wireless to your network from any room in your house.

With many people who set up a home network, they end up under utilizing their home network and only use it for Internet access, attached to one computer.

Today, that kind of network setup is old school. Adding a router to your network, turns a home network into a LAN (Local Area Network) opening up many possibilities of what you can do on your network. Even if you have just have one Computer, many devices exist (other than computers) that are network capable, allowing interaction with other.

So what can you do with all this technology? Here are ten uses for what you can do on your home network. Read More»

Top 10 – January 2009 Popular Tips

February 01, 2009 by Jason

1. Booting Windows XP with USB Flash Drive

2. How to Get another activation for Windows XP or Windows Vista

3. Download Windows 7 Beta right now

4. Resolve Occasional XP SP3 Stop Errors on Restart

5. Delete Index.dat files on Windows

6. Windows 7 Beta Language Interface Packs

7. Windows 7 Beta Download and Install Guide

8. TOP10 – December 2008 Popular Tips

9. How to Dual Boot Windows Vista And Windows 7

10. Ten Tips for Windows 7

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How to Make a Bootable USB Flash Disk Windows Vista Installer

November 20, 2008 by Jason

Mr Dave Glover of Blogs.MSDN.com wrote a guide on how to create a USB Thumb Drive Vista Installer. The article is interesting because recently a friend of mine wishes to install Windows Vista onto a laptop in which DVD drive is not working anymore (it’s already dead).

BTW, this is really useful for all DVD less laptops. So, I wrote a Complete Step-by-Step Beginner’s Style Guide on how to do it easily, Not Just For the Geeks But For All.

1. Format the USB Stick as NTFS: Open Windows Explorer and Right-Click the Drive > Choose the Format Option

2. In the File System Combo box, Choose NTFS and Click the Start Button to begin.

3. Afterwards, Open the Command Prompt as Administrator: In Start Search type, cmd > Press CTRL + Shift + Enter

or you will get… “Access is denied” Message after launching diskpart command. Read More»

How do I reset my password?

October 29, 2008 by Jason

Use an administrator account to reset the password

If you have forgotten your password to a user account, but you or another person can still log on to the administrator account, then you can change it there. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the administrator account.

2. Click on the Start button and type in lusrmgr.msc into Start Search.

3. Double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.

4. Right-click the account that you want to reset the password for, and then click Set Password.

5. Type in and confirm the new password.

Please note that these steps do not work in Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Home Premium. Read More»

How to create a USB drive you can install Windows Vista

September 29, 2008 by Jason

Get your hands on a USB drive that’s at least 3GB in size. You’ll also need a Windows Vista installation disk.

Format the USB Drive

1. Insert the USB drive into your computer.

2. Right-click Computer in the Start menu and then select Manage.

3. Select Disk Management under Storage in the left column of the Computer Management window.

4. Right-click the USB drive in the bottom center section of the Computer Management window and select Format. Warning: Make sure you select the right disk to format. Formatting a disk will erase all data on it.

5. Change the file system to NTFS and then click OK to format the USB drive.

6. Wait for the USB drive to be formatted. The formatting progress will be shown in the Computer Management window. Read More»

Install Windows Vista Lite from your Flash Drive

September 29, 2008 by Jason

Open up an administrator mode command prompt by right-clicking on the shortcut and choosing Run as Administrator, then type in diskpart to load up the disk partitioning command line tool.

The most important step is to run the following command, which will give you the numbers of the disks, so you can use it in the next command (and not accidentally remove a partition on another drive).

list disk

Now that you know the correct number for the disk, you can use the select disk command, substituting the number 1 for whatever number your flash drive is set to: Read More»