Showing posts with label Windows Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows Tips. Show all posts

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Add Background Image to Google.com just like Bing

How to add Background Image to Google

Now you can add and change the beautiful background images on Google homepage, just like bing.com.

Here is a guide, for adding background images on Google homepage.

To add background image on Google, you will need to first login to your Google account.

Now visit Google homepage, please note, you need to open google.com not your country's google homepage as this feature is only available in google.com.

When I type google.com, I am redirected automatically to the country homepage google.com.pk.

If you redirected to your country homepage then look for "Go to Google.com" link on the bottom right side of the page. it will redirect you to google.com.

How to add Background Image to Google

When page opened, look for the link "Change Background Image" in the bottom left corner.

How to add Background Image to Google

Choose the Google background image from the public gallery and double click to select. In this way you can also choose from Editor picks, from your computer or from your own Picassa album.

How to add Background Image to Google

Amaze your friends who still do not know about it.

In the same way you can remove background Image from Google. Click on Remove background image link on the bottom left side of the page.

How to Remove Background Image to Google


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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Windows XP Tips n Tricks Part 2

Open Word files faster

If you want to open the last used document in MS Word, you can use this command in Start | Run : winword /mfile1. This will open the last document. You can also use winword /mfile1 for second last file and so on up to last nine documents. So if you want to open this ninth last documents, type winword /mfile1. That's all...

Tweak Your Processor!

Windows XP is optimized for processors having 256KB of Level2 cache. However, many of today's processors have more than this. Find out how much Level2 cache your processor has and carry out the following tweak.

-Navigate to the registry branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\Memory Management.

-Create a new DWORD under this branch called 'SecondLevelDataCache' and assign it a value corresponding to the amount of your processor's Level2 cache (for example, 512 or 1024 in the case of 512KB or 1MB respectively.)

-Restart Windows and you will should see a further increase in performance of your system! Goodluck

CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE will bring up your task manager with priority.

If you have to move files from many folders to one folder, create a shortcut to the destination folder and cut it with CTRL+X, go to the first folder with the files you want to transfer and select all the files, then hit CTRL+V (paste) and move the selected files into the shortcut. Cut the shortcut again and repeat in the next folder. Make sure you select your files first so that you don't have to worry about accidentally selecting the shortcut.

windows key and L will switch user.

Windows key + R opens run command

*Windows key + U opens narrator, Magnifier and onscreen keyboard

*F11 in Internet Explorer makes ur page larger

*windows + E ,, open file explorer
*windows + D ,, Show desktop
*windows + M ,, minimize all

Run Commands
-----------------------------------------------------------
compmgmt.msc - Computer management
devmgmt.msc - Device manager
diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
gpedit.msc - Group policies
lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
secpol.msc - Local security settings
services.msc - Various Services
msconfig - System Configuration Utility
regedit - Registry Editor
msinfo32 _ System Information
sysedit _ System Edit
win.ini _ windows loading information(also system.ini)
winver _ Shows current version of windows
mailto: _ Opens default email client
command _ Opens command prompt

Run Commands to access the control panel
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Add/Remove Programs control - appwiz.cpl
Date/Time Properties control - timedate.cpl
Display Properties control - desk.cpl
FindFast control - findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder control - fonts
Internet Properties control - inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties control - main.cpl keyboard
Mouse Properties control - main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control - mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control - netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control - password.cpl
Printers Folder control - printers
Sound Properties control - mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control - sysdm.cpl

Command Prompt
--------------------------------------------------------------
ANSI.SYS - Defines functions that change display graphics, control
cursor movement, and reassign keys.
APPEND - Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file
or running a command.
ARP - Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
ASSIGN - Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
ASSOC - View the file associations.
AT - Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
ATMADM - Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
ATTRIB - Display and change file attributes.
BATCH - Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
BOOTCFG - Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify,
and rebuild the boot.ini
BREAK - Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
CACLS - View and modify file ACL's.
CALL - Calls a batch file from another batch file.
CD - Changes directories.
CHCP - Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
CHDIR - Changes directories.
CHKDSK - Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
CHKNTFS - Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
CHOICE - Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
CLS - Clears the screen.
CMD - Opens the command interpreter.
COLOR - Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
COMP - Compares files.
COMPACT - Compresses and uncompress files.
CONTROL - Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
CONVERT - Convert FAT to NTFS.
COPY - Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
CTTY - Change the computers input/output devices.
DATE - View or change the systems date.
DEBUG - Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
DEFRAG - Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
DEL - Deletes one or more files.
DELETE - Recovery console command that deletes a file.
DELTREE - Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
DIR - List the contents of one or more directory.
DISABLE - Recovery console command that disables Windows system services
or drivers.
DISKCOMP - Compare a disk with another disk.
DISKCOPY - Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
DOSKEY - Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
DOSSHELL - A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
DRIVPARM - Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
ECHO - Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
EDIT - View and edit files.
EDLIN - View and edit files.
EMM386 Load extended Memory Manager.
ENABLE - Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
ENDLOCAL - Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by
the setlocal command.
ERASE - Erase files from computer.
EXIT - Exit from the command interpreter.
EXPAND - Expand a Microsoft Windows file back to it's original format.
EXTRACT - Extract files from the Microsoft Windows cabinets.
FASTHELP - Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
FC Compare files.
FDISK - Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
FIND - Search for text within a file.
FINDSTR - Searches for a string of text within a file.

FIXBOOT - Writes a new boot sector.
FIXMBR - Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
FOR - Boolean used in batch files.
FORMAT - Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
FTP - Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
FTYPE - Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO - Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
GRAFTABL - Show extended characters in graphics mode.
HELP - Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
IF - Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
IFSHLP.SYS - 32-bit file manager.
IPCONFIG Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
KEYB - Change layout of keyboard.
LABEL - Change the label of a disk drive.
LH - Load a device driver in to high memory.
LISTSVC - Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
LOADFIX - Load a program above the first 64k.
LOADHIGH - Load a device driver in to high memory.
LOCK - Lock the hard disk drive.
LOGON - Recovery console command to list installations and enable
administrator login.
MAP - Displays the device name of a drive.
MD - Command to create a new directory.
MEM - Display memory on system.
MKDIR - Command to create a new directory.
MODE - Modify the port or display settings.
MORE - Display one page at a time.
MOVE - Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
MSAV - Early Microsoft Virus scanner.
MSD - Diagnostics utility.
MSCDEX - Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
NBTSTAT - Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT.
NET - Update, fix, or view the network or network settings.
NETSH - Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
NETSTAT - Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
NLSFUNC - Load country specific information.
NSLOOKUP - Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
PATH - View and modify the computers path location.
PATHPING - View and locate locations of network latency.
PAUSE - Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
PING - Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
POPD - Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
POWER - Conserve power with computer portables.
PRINT - Prints data to a printer port.
PROMPT - View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
PUSHD - Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be
returned to at any time.
QBASIC - Open the QBasic.
RD - Removes an empty directory.
REN - Renames a file or directory.
RENAME - Renames a file or directory.
RMDIR - Removes an empty directory.
ROUTE - View and configure windows network route tables.
RUNAS - Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
SCANDISK - Run the scandisk utility.
SCANREG - Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
SET - Change one variable or string to another.
SETLOCAL - Enables local environments to be changed without affecting
anything else.
SETVER - Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
SHARE - Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
SHIFT - Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
SHUTDOWN - Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
SMARTDRV - Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
SORT - Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
START - Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
SUBST - Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
SWITCHES - Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
SYS - Transfer system files to disk drive.
TELNET - Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
TIME - View or modify the system time.
TITLE - Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
TRACERT - Visually view a network packets route across a network.
TREE - View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
TYPE - Display the contents of a file.
UNDELETE - Undelete a file that has been deleted.
UNFORMAT - Unformat a hard disk drive.
UNLOCK - Unlock a disk drive.
VER - Display the version information.
VERIFY - Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been
written properly.
VOL - Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
XCOPY - Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one
location to another.
TRUENAME - When placed before a file, will display the whole directory
in which it exists
TASKKILL It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Windows XP Tips n Tricks Part 1

Salamm guys. i m going to share very amazing tips and tricks about window xp.hope u guys like them
f u like my work plz add my reputation with thx....

A quick way to bring up the Start menu without a mouse click is: Hold down Ctrl + Esc or just hit the Windows key..

Want to close open windows without hunting for the little red "X" every time?: Just hold down Alt + F4

Move quickly between all of your open windows: Hold down Alt and hit the Tab button

To Hibernate your PC:

Click start,
Turn off computer
Then hold Shift
click the yellow button

Page back in Internet Explorer without using the mouse -

press the "backspace key" 

Don't send files or folders to the recycle bin - hold the Shift key and press the Delete button. This will delete files bypassing the recycle bin.

WINDOWS KEY + PAUSE/BREAK - Opens "system properties"

To hide your browser toolbar in Internet Explorer 6 + Firefox simply press F11.

ALT + TAB - Switches between active programs
ALT + F4 - Closes program or opens 'Shut down computer'
ALT + SPACEBAR - Open Windows Properties menu
CTRL + A - Select all
CTRL + C - Copy selected item(s)
CTRL + P - Print selected item(s)
CTRL + V - Paste copied/cut item(s)
CTRL + X - Cut selected item(s)
CTRL + Y - Redo last action
CTRL + Z - Undo last action
CTRL + Enter - Complete an internet address entry w/ http:www. (your text here).com
CTRL + ESC - Open Start Menu
CTRL + ALT + DEL - Opens Task Manager
CTRL + LEFT CLICK - Select multiple items at once individually
SHIFT + LEFT CLICK - Select multiple items at once within a range
SHIFT + DEL - Deletes item, bypasses Recycle Bin
SHIFT + F10 - Open Context Menu for item
SHIFT + CDROM - Hold Shift & insert CDROM to prevent Autoplay
SHIFT + TAB - Steps backward through screen elements
TAB
- Steps forward through screen elements

F1 - Open Help function
F2 - Rename/Enter text for item
F3 - Search key
F5 - Update/Refresh active window
F11 - Toggle Full screen mode
CTRL+1 - Switch to full mode
CTRL+B - Play previous item
CTRL+E - Eject CD or DVD,
select CD or DVD drive by using arrow keys, and then press ENTER

CTRL+F - Play next item
CTRL+H - Shuffle the play list
CTRL+O - Open a file
CTRL+P - Play or pause a file
CTRL+S - Stop playback
CTRL+T - Repeat the play list
CTRL+U - Specify a URL or path to a file.
F1 - Display Windows Media Player Help
F8 - Mute volume
F9 - Decrease volume
F10 - Increase volume 
CTRL+SHIFT+B - Rewind
CTRL+SHIFT+C - Turn on or off captions and subtitles
CTRL+SHIFT+F - Fast-forward
CTRL+SHIFT+G - Play faster than normal speed
CTRL+SHIFT+N - Play at normal speed
CTRL+SHIFT+S - Play slower than normal speed 
ALT+I - Display or hide album information
ALT+P - Display the Play menu
ALT+S - Search for items in your library that include the text in the Search box 
ALT+L, and then A - Save a play list either new or changed.
ALT+L, and then B - Display a list of items to burn to CD in the List pane
ALT+L, and then C - Remove all items from the List pane
ALT+L, and then E - Display the items in a play list from your library in the List pane.
Then use the arrow keys to select a play list or open the Add to Play list dialog box.

ALT+L, and then H - Shuffle items in the List Pane
ALT+L, and then N - Create a new play list or a new auto play list in the List pane.
Then use the arrow keys to select either a new play list or new auto play list
ALT+L, and then P - Play items in the Now Playing list in a random order

ALT+L, and then R - Play items in the Now Playing list repeatedly
ALT+L, and then S - Sort items in the list by name, artist, album, rating, or file name.
Then use the arrow keys to select the information to sort by.

ALT+L, and then U - Edit items in the List pane by using the Edit Play list dialog box
ALT+L, and then W - Display a list of items to play in the List pane
ALT, O, and then A - Enable the option to add items to the List pane by double-clicking them
ALT, O, and then C - Choose the columns displayed in your library
ALT, O, and then G - Highlight items in the Details pane that contain media information for the selected sort order 
ALT, O, and then I - Enable the option to play only the selected item in a play list by double-clicking the item in the play list
ALT, O, and then P - Enable the option to play all items in a play list by double-clicking any item in the play list
ALT, O, and then S - Show or hide the List pane 
SHIFT+F10 - Display shortcut menu
Navigate through shortcut menu using arrow keys
ESC Close shortcut menu 
Create a shortcut for hibernation.

You can the put this shortcut on your desktop or place it on the Quick Launch bar, where you can easily put your computer in a suspended state with a click of your mouse.

Here's how:

Right-click the desktop and select New | Shortcut.
When the Create Shortcut wizard?s location text box appears, type
rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState
Give the shortcut a name like Suspend Now!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

How to post comments?


Well, I think every one is not familiar with this blog service. In this post you will learn how to make comments check picture for more information. you can comments anonymously if you don't wish to show your identity.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

New Blogger (Beta): GIF, PNG uploads slow down your blog

DON'T upload GIF or PNG image files via the built-in Post Editor if you blog via the now feature complete fancy New Blogger, formerly known as Blogger Beta. It produces horrendously inflated thumbnails. Only JPG files are safe from the dreaded Blogger bloat!

If you upload a pic or photo to Blogger via the post editor, Blogger creates a thumbnail picture of your original, which is then displayed in your blog post. The thumbnail is meant to be a smaller version of the original, which people can click to see a copy of the original full size image file.

But oddly enough, New Blogger actually increases the file size of the thumbnail displayed on your blog, to bigger than the original file's size - and even bigger than the fullsize versions. Always with GIFs, often with PNGs. So don't save pics or photos in either of those file formats if you want to upload them to New Blogger, or it'll slow down the loading time horribly (and needlessly) for visitors to your blog.

With JPG or JPEG picture files though, it's fine - New Blogger doesn't seem to mess with those. Old Blogger ("Classic Blogger") did that randomly sometimes, on my blog at least (it produced smaller JPG thumbnails for some GIFs, left other GIFs exactly as is, turned some GIFs into PNGs of comparable filesize - whereas it would reduce a similar JPEG). But New Blogger always, always turns out bloated GIFs.

A test example, with a 420x300 GIF whose filesize was 72.6kb, produced a medium sized thumbnail of 400x280, which is fine, but the thumbnail's file size was - 201kb! Inflated to nearly triple the original file size.

PNG example. The large original was 52kb - the smaller thumbnail turned out to be 145kb! (That was in my last post. I've since swapped it for a JPG.)

To make matters worse, images from Picasa Web Albums (which is where New Blogger now stores pics uploaded via Blogger) don't seem to get cached - on some computers or browsers anyway. So when someone revisits a page with a PWA image, the browser has to request the image from the server and they have to download the image all over again. With multiple GIFs, it's compounded further - and lots of my posts have several GIF screenshots, which is one reason why posts from my blog were taking so long to come up.

With JPGs, the large size remains unchanged and it seems the thumbnails are being reduced to about 85% quality. A test image, a JPEG version of the same GIF file saved at 100%, had a file size of 89kb. After being uploaded through Blogger the large size stayed the same, and the thumbnail was downgraded to 15kb. So it seems Blogger is reducing JPGs properly.

I haven't had the chance to check if the same problem happens with images posted to New Blogger from Picasa direct, or with GIFs or PNGs hosted elsewhere which you hotlink to from Blogger.

But for now, until Team Blogger sort out the problem, if you're using New Blogger it's best not to upload pictures via the New Blogger post editor in GIF or PNG format. Change to JPGs and you might find your blog webpages' loading time speeding up instantly!

(This was discovered, as usual, by Kirk. Trust him to figure out what's wrong when something's going weird.)

Stupid Windows 7 trick: unlock the secret God Mode folder


So, what exactly is God Mode in Windows 7?

Well, for starters, it's not really a mode. And it's nothing you need to be a deity to pull off, either.

Rather, it's a folder packed with shortcuts to just about every settings change and administrative function in Windows 7. Everything you'll find in the Action Center, Backup and Restore, Autorun, Desktop Gadgets, Devices and Printers -- it's all there. All dumped in one central location for easy access.

No, this trick doesn't involve entering IDDQD in the run box - but it's just about that simple. Here's the magic, as provided by the guys at Windows 7 Themes:

* Create a new folder anywhere (I set mine up in d:\)
* Rename the folder and paste in the following text: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

That's it! You've now got your new, somewhat handy folder. Why somewhat handy? Well, because you can already access everything in there by typing a few letters into the search box on your start menu.

Firefox 3.7's Windows 7 shell features continue taking shape


While Mozilla's release schedule may have hit some snags lately, Firefox developers keep chugging along. Though Windows 7 shell integration features have taken a back seat in 3.6, they're alive and kicking in the 3.7 pre-alpha.

Jump List support is much more complete now, and it's also highly customizable. The about:config page now includes preferences for each group on the list -- tasks, recent pages, and frequently visited pages. You're also able to specify the maximum number of items you want displayed in each list. To locate the Windows 7 preferences, just type taskbar into the config filter box.

Aero Peek and Superbar thumbnails, unfortunately, still seem to be experiencing the spinning wheel problem. No image appears, and the Aero Peek preview shows only an empty gray window. Personally, I'd rather just be able to click back to my Firefox window anyway -- and not have to hover and choose a tab first.

If you'd like to take the Firefox 3.7 pre-alpha for a spin, download it from the Mozilla FTP.

Steam shows massive adoption of Windows 7 by gamers


So, get this: while Windows 7 only accounts for 6% of the global operating system market, 23% of Steam gamers are using Windows 7!

The breakdown shows a lot of statistics, including average processor speed (2.5GHz) and NVIDIA (65%) versus ATI (30%). You can even see the split between 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 7: if you click 'Windows Versions', all the flavors drop down -- 64-bit has 15.6% of the total share, while 32-bit has 7.45%. In the past month, the Windows 7 64-bit adoption jumped 2.5%, while Windows XP dropped by 3.2% -- a sure sign that gamer geeks are finally migrating away from XP (and that Santa brought them shiny new computers!)

But of course, the best statistic, saved until last like a prime cut of steak, is that Windows 7 (23%) has surpassed Windows Vista (20%)... after just 4 months!

Those gamers sure didn't like Vista. Who can blame them.

[Meanwhile, Sebastian sweats profusely, praying no one adds the 32-bit and 64-bit Vista percentages together...]

Download sexy all-glass gadgets for your Vista or Windows 7 desktop


Looking for some fun, useful gadgets for your Windows 7 or Vista desktop? Sebastian compiled a list for the Windows 7 launch, and the crew at Into Windows have now shared a slick set of 14 which are dressed up (or is that undressed?) in transparent Aero Glass sexiness!

The pack includes replacements for many of the common non-transparent gadgets like the Calendar, clock, CPU and bandwidth meters, recycle bin and mail status, radio, weather, notes, and system controls.

I'm not always that keen on the glass effect -- and I know from past comments that many Download Squad readers aren't big fans either -- but these gadgets really do look quite good on the right wallpapers. Dark images in particular provide a nice backdrop.

If glass is your thing, go download the Chameleon Glass set from gersma on DeviantArt.

Boot Snooze combines the goodness of hibernation and rebooting


You want to shut down your Windows PC for the day, but you also want it to start as quickly as possible tomorrow morning. Waiting 3-4 minutes to load Windows plus all of the apps that you run at startup just isn't a (good) option. What do you do? You probably just put your computer into sleep or hibernation mode. But there's a better way.

When you constantly use sleep or hibernate, there's a good chance your computer could go days, weeks, or months without a reboot. And while that's not the end of the world, Windows generally works best when you do a reboot every now and again. Data gets cleared from cache files, Windows updates are applied, and programs and services that may have become stuck somewhere between the running and not-running state will be stopped and/or restarted.

Boot Snooze is a simple freeware app that combines the best aspects of a complete reboot with the speedy recovery of sleep or hibernate. Basically all you have to do is fire up this executable file and click the "restart then hibernate" or "restart then standby" option. Your computer will shut down, start up again, and then go into standby or hibernate mode so that when you're ready to start using your computer again you won't have to perform a cold boot.

The program presents you with a 10 minute countdown upon rebooting before hibernating. This allows you to change your mind if you need to. But you can also just start the app and walk away. When you come back your computer should be suspended.

It would be nice if Boot Snooze would let you adjust the amount of time shown on the countdown clock. 10 minutes might be overkill. But overall it's a handy little app, and it's hard to argue with the price. It's available as a free download from the Donation Coder forums.

Open source disk tool UltraDefrag hits version 4.0



If you haven't heard it mentioned before with other disk defragmenters, UltraDefrag is a solid open source alternative to tools like MyDefrag and Auslogics' Disk Defrag.

Ultra Defrag is packed with functionality, offering whole disk defragmentation and optimization, file and folder defragging (via your right-click context menu), boot-time defragging, and scheduled jobs. The boot-time job allows UltraDefrag to take care of locked system files like pagefile.sys and your registry hives, which are locked while Windows is running.

While UltraDefrag v4.0 isn't the project's first major release, its developers consider this to be the first 'non-beta' due to past issues with reliability. The new version is fast, and after testing it on three different Windows 7 systems (including x64) those problems seem to have been fixed.

Downloads are available for both 32 and 64-bit Windows versions, and both an installer and portable option are provided.

Is Windows 7 causing battery problems in laptops?


A growing contingent of new laptop users are experiencing extremely poor battery performance, and complaining about it loudly online. The thing is, the problem doesn't seem limited to be any one laptop manufacturer, or even any one battery manufacturer. It's starting to look like the only common denominator for the users experiencing problems is Windows 7.

While it's still too early to say with any certainty that Microsoft's latest version of Windows is the culprit, Computerworld is reporting that Microsoft has said that it is looking into the battery problems.

Microsoft's support forum has a thread dedicated to reports of battery problems under Windows 7 that started in early June 2009, and it's still going strong! Some users on the thread are simply reporting decreased battery life when running Windows 7 vs. Windows XP, while others claim they believe Windows 7 has actually reduced their battery's capacities. If that claim turns out to be true, it could be a landmark situation: a software bug that damages hardware could lead to lawsuits, though it's extremely unlikely that Microsoft will let this situation get to that stage.

Create System Restore points in Windows 7 and Vista with two clicks



One thing I often forget to do before installing a program I want to test or fiddling with my drivers is creating a System Restore point. System Restore has been part of Windows for ages now, but I still have trouble remembering 1) it's there and 2) sometimes it's pretty handy.

To make it easier on myself, I set up a dead-simple restore point creator. Those of you who don't want to bother with the DIY route can download Quick Restore Maker from The Windows Club. Download the app, double click the icon, and you've got yourself a fresh restore point!

The manual method isn't all that complicated. All it takes is creating a new text file, changing the extension to .vbs and pasting the following code in via notepad (or your favorite text editor):

'use WMI moniker and SystemRestore class
set SRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SRP.createrestorepoint ("My New Restore Point", 0, 100)

Now that it's this simple to do, I really have no excuse for not playing it safe. Though I probably ought to pin this to my taskbar so it's nice and obvious...

Friday, April 3, 2009

Forgotten password on windows XP



This should also work on Vista*** If you've forgotten your password on windows xp then i hope this can help If not Google it ;) This is not Windows Vista its XP just so you know....