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Removing a Blocked Print Command and Enabling Printing Again
You may face this situation many occasions .The print order is sent, suddenly the LAN connection dies. The job cannot be cancelled as usual through the print control. Now it is blocking all further printing attempts as well. Using the ...
Repair Your Windows problems with FixWin Utility
Many occasions you may have issues in your PC like unable to recognize the CD/ DVD drive,Recycle bin suddenly disappeared from the desktop and Task Manager & Registry Editor disabled issues .FixWin is a freeware port...
Useful Commands
Normally you would not associate Windows with commands. For everything, you have to navigate through a couple of menus using the mouse before getting to the concerned window/utility/tool. But Windows does come with commands that give you quick access...
Windows 8 in 2012?
Windows 7 having been released nearly a month and it's time to talk about the next version of Windows - Windows 8.According to a slide revealed during a Windows Server presentation at last week’s Professional Developer’s ...
Process Monitor 2.8
Process Monitor is an advanced system monitoring tool that enables you to monitor file system, Registry and process/thread activity in real-time.The pop-up is also available as the toolbar Event menu and Other pull-down menus manipulate the gre...
Fix MSE,IE&WU
You may have experience when you try to update Windows it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the scheduled time of which you have set it to update, and when you do it manually, all you get is the green progress bar going...
Block Programs in Vista
If you have multiple users working on your computer ,using different accounts ,then your PC is sure to be at risk.There are wide range of applications available in net, which can be downloaded and installed .To overcome this problem, you can us...
How to correct Mixed up Icons in XP
Your OS has been behaving weirdly,with the icons in ‘My Computer’ on the Desktop and the Quick Start bar have been changing of their own free will. There are several reasons why this could happen. This can happen if Windows no longer updates the ...
Shared Access Computing With Windows SteadyState
Creating several user accounts on a common PC is annoying: You want to work quickly, yet at the same time keep logging on to individual accounts separately for configuring special settings. Instead, you can do all that centrally as well as be able to...
Defragment Individual Files With Microsoft Contig
Every version of Windows have disk defragmenter utility.But with this you can not defrag an individual file or folder .It defragment entire hard drive at once and ignore files below 64KB. Contig is a single-file defragme...
Windows Tips
1.Insert a timestamp in Notepad This is a handy tip for those who often use Notepad program.With the application to open in either XP/Vista pressing F5 will insert the current date & time;perfect for quickly logging phone messages and the like....
WINDOWS 8 128 BIT! Coming
Windows 7 is not yet released ( Releasing on OCT 22) but Microsoft is already in the initial planning stages for its replacement: Windows 8. According to Microsoft employee Robert Morgan, future iterations of Windows, including Windows 8,...
Windows Search 4.0
In today's information-intensive workplace, finding just the right file when you need it can be challenging.Compared to Vista, Windows 7’s search function will be a lot quicker and more useful, with the results organized better. But did you know th...
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1611.0 - Final Version
free, real-time consumer antimalware solution for fighting viruses, spyware, root kits, Trojans and other malicious software, available for you from Sept. 29.It is available as a free consumer download for genuine Windows-based PCs is pa...
How to Remove Cannot Be Removed Program From Add / Remove
Many of us experience situations where software cannot be removed using the standard remove programs module in windows.This may due to uninstaller not found or some other reason like corruption of registry entries.The uninstallation simply stop...
Editing Windows Services Easier with Services Editor
Automatic, Manual, and Disabled are the three startup settings for Windows Services.In windows many nonessential services are setting by default to start automatically.However, some of them won't be of any use for you. B...
View Blue Screen Crash Information With BlueScreenView
If you are a Windows user, you may have experienced with BSOD- the famous Windows Stop Error or 'Blue Screen of Death.’Blue Screen of death can happen for many reasons but here are some common ones Software errors during Windows operation Ha...
Eliminate Shortcut Arrows in Vista
Windows Vista Ultimate has an amazing graphical interface like you’ve never seen before. An arrow appears on every shortcut that is placed on the desktop or anywhere on the computer.This can be annoying and you may want to remove them. ...
MSCONFIG Access Denied Error
Many of us have been using msconfig to get rid of unwanted startup programs .It has worked using the startup tab to disable programs until recently . Even though you are logged as a user that has admin privilege ,suddenly when you start t...
Close Running Programs Faster When Shutting Down the PC
If Windows cannot end a running task when shutting down, it requests the user to do so. This query is redundant in most cases and is not really required since you want to end the respective task anyway. A registry edit exclusively supp...
Making Better Use of the Taskbar
The width of the buttons of running programs in the taskbar is restricted.You may noticed that even if only one program is open, its complete name is not visible .In such cases,you would like the button in the taskbar to be bigger.When several symbol...
Office Tab – Tabbed Browsing in Ms-Office
Recently Tabbed Browsing is a common feature available in most of the browsers. Definitely it has improved the efficiency of browsers like Firefox and IE.Have you ever thought to have such a great feature in Microsoft Office as well? ...
Search Companion Error
When you press Start > Search on your Windows XP computer, you receive an error: After you receive this error message, you cannot use Search Companion to search for files or folders, or to search the Internet. The options to se...
Need a Smart Startup for Windows?
Windows doesn’t load as fast as it used to do earlier. It’s a common headache that many users face with their laptops and PCs, especially after installing a bunch of applications. It’s even more annoying if the PC is entry-level or outdated. Wh...
How to Hide the Control Panel From Unauthorized Access?
In your office/company ,you may use many computers.If you do not implement some form of user change control, you may end up spending a lot of time fixing problems that could have been avoided.The Control Panel is the main interface for making c...
Install Windows From USB With WinToFlash
What if you could return the machine to a bootable state just by inserting a USB flash drive though?It is helpful when the DVD drives are not available with you.WinToFlash is a free ,handy and portable software which simplifies creating a...
Optimize Your Windows With Fresh UI
Fresh UI has hundreds of settings for configuring and optimizing Windows XP/2000/NT/ 98/95/Me. With it you’ll be able to customize the Windows user interface and application settings,optimize system and hardware settings,and control the user enviro...
Change Your Taskbar Group Size
Many of us do not like our taskbar cluttered with multiple applications that are running. To overcome this problem, Windows uses the automatic grouping feature that automatically groups two or more windows of the same pr...
Security Checklist for a PC
Here is a checklist which helps in protecting Windows, applications, browser and hardware. SECURING WINDOWS: Activate automatic updates. Install Firewall,...
Smart Way to Manage Windows Services
'Windows Service' is to perform specific service which is started automatically when Windows boots and runs as long as System is up and running.Often malware applications use services to monitor and control the target system.Default Windows Ser...
