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Fix “This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action” in Vista and 7
Few days ago there was a newly signed up user in forum requesting for help. Initially his computer had some error messages that pops up during Windows startup and he tried using some third party software to fix it. However it ended up making his co...
Fix Windows Task Manager With Missing Tabs and Menu
Many of you should be familiar with Windows Task Manager. Since Windows 98, the combination of Control+Alt+Delete key is the probably only thing to do when a program hung. You are presented with a “Close Program” window to terminate the...
Enable Disabled Buttons in Windows with Enabler
There are times when Windows or a software doesn’t allow us to click a button. It could be a shareware that only after registering the button would be enabled or a feature that doesn’t make any sense if it was enabled. For example, if y...
Avira AntiVir V9 Review – Best Free Antivirus
I’ve spent many hours, practically the whole day testing and writing my review on Avira few days ago. When I tried to save the article in Wordpress draft, the page went blank (so coincidentally there was a downtime on this site) and I wasn...
Execute any File When Application Crashed or Stopped Running (Useful for SRCDS)
I have been managing a Counter-Strike: Source server for nearly a year and believe me, it is a very sensitive and buggy server to maintain. Buggy in the sense that it crashes nearly everyday especially when you are running intensive mods such as Zo...
SMBv2 Nuke Crashes Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 with BlueScreen of Death
About 15 years ago during Windows 95 era, there were a lot of “winnukes” which can cause Windows to blue screen. Microsoft did release patches to fix those bugs but during that time Internet was still very new and not many people know t...
How To Install Windows 7 Faster Using USB Flash Drive
I’ve tried researching on how to install Windows XP from a USB flash drive before and when I finally managed to do it, the whole process is so unbearably slow that I thought I would NEVER install it from a USB flash drive. Recently there has be...
Loading Unsigned Drivers in Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit (x64)
Thanks for all the comments, now I know that there are hacks that can make Windows 32-bit “address/recognize” more than 4GB of memory but you still wouldn’t be able to use it. To be able to fully utilize more than 4GB, you will stil...
Make Windows 7 and Vista 32-bit (x86) Support More Than 4GB Memory
If you didn’t know, there are 2 editions of Windows starting from XP which is the 32-bit and 64-bit. Sometimes a Windows 32-bit is referred as x86 and 64-bit as x64. I won’t go into details on what are the differences between x86 and x64 ...
DVD with All Hardware Device Drivers for Windows XP, Vista and 7
I am sure all computer technicians have to face with reinstalling Windows very often. After installing Windows, the nightmare starts when Windows don’t have generic drivers for a hardware. You need to identify the brand and model of the hardwar...
Easiest Way to Recover XP and Vista Product Key from Dead or Unbootable Windows
As a computer tech guy, two things that I find very important is the speed of solving a computer problem and also convenience. I don’t want to be wasting the whole day trying to solve one problem and the customer sees me as unprofessional. Conv...
BlueScreenView Determines Which Driver Caused Blue Screen on Windows
Earlier this year I found a tool called WhoCrashed which is sometimes useful in finding out what is the cause of a blue screen crash. A lot of times a blue screen happens very quickly which you can’t even see what are the error messages and you...
Copy Windows XP Installation CAB Files to Local Hard Disk SourcePath
I still remember the good old days when everyone was using Windows 98. I had a bootable floppy disk that automatically loads CD driver then I copy all the Windows 98 setup files (about 100MB) to local hard drive and launch the setup locally from hard...
Add Useful Right Click Functionality in Windows
The right-click button on your mouse can provide you with quick access to some great productivity functions within Windows. For example, when you installed an antivirus software, you can easily scan any suspicious file by simply right clicking on the...
Listing Files Protected by System File Checker SFC in Windows
Many computer tech people should know about the utility called SFC (System File Checker) built-in to Windows 98/2000/XP/2003/Vista. This tool can help you scan and restore corrupted Windows system files. Let’s take Event ID 4226 Patcher which p...
3D Multiple Desktop Switcher for Windows
One big difference between Windows and Linux is Windows has only one desktop, and Linux KDE environment has a few. For example KDE comes default with four desktops and can have up to twenty. But in Windows, it can only have one until you use third pa...
OSAM a Powerful and Reliable Autorun Manager with Online Malware Scanner
I am always on the lookout for a good autorun manager tool which checks for automatic programs startup when Windows is booted up. A virus or any kind of malware is designed to stay running in the computer all the time, so it had to add itself to a st...
Easily and Safely Optimize Vista by Disabling Unnecessary Vista Services
When you install Microsoft Windows Vista for the first time, you will notice that there are many of Windows Vista services that are running in the background that can consume extra CPU power and take up much space in the system memory (RAM) which we ...
