tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89352992165351094232024-03-13T15:00:27.710-07:00Microsoft Product SupportTechnical Help and Troubleshooting GuideGauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-49304117176064512522012-09-18T03:58:00.000-07:002012-09-18T03:58:35.153-07:00Connecting to a Printer on Windows 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Like all other fans, you might have got an <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/upgrade-to-windows-8/" target="_blank">upgrade to Windows 8</a> to explore the features and utilities. Other than the Metro-style features, Windows 8 offers the same set of regular yet improved features for daily computer needs. Printing is indeed one of them. To start printing, you will have to install your printer software on your Windows 8 computer. Check the below mentioned tips and learn how you can connect and use a printer in Windows 8: (Check our Tweets here <a href="https://twitter.com/MuskySuman"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">https://twitter.com/MuskySuman</span></a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/vtechsquad/followers"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">https://twitter.com/vtechsquad/followers</span></a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step1:</strong> Turn on your Windows 8 computer. Wait for it to load up fully. Hover your mouse around and click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Charm</b> bar> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Search</b>. Type ‘compatibility’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Search</b> field and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b>. Click <strong>Settings</strong> in the right hand-side column> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run programs made for previous versions of Windows</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step2:</strong> Follow rest of the on-screen prompts and complete the driver installation for your printer. When prompted, connect the printer to your computer using the USB cable or using a wireless connection. This should generally work for an already installed printer on your computer. (See Also <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=windows+8#!/2012/09/whats-new-in-windows-8.html" target="_blank">Windows 8 features</a> here)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step3:</strong> If you haven’t installed or added your printer, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Desktop</b> in the extreme bottom left hand corner. It will load the familiar <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Desktop</b> screen. Look for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer</b>, right-click it and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage</b>. This will launch the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer Management</b> window. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step4:</strong> Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Device Manager</b> in the left hand panel. Click on the name of your PC in the right hand panel at the top and then click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add legacy hardware</b>. On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add Hardware</b> dialog box, select the button next to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)</b> and hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step5:</strong> In the list of hardware devices, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Printers</b>, and then hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> button. Select the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Use an existing port</b> button and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. If you have the disk, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Have Disk</b> and hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> button on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Install the printer driver</b> window. You must enter the disk when prompted. If you don’t have a disk, select your printer from the list and hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> button. (See Also <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-is-windows-8-different-from-windows.html" target="_blank">Differences between Windows 8 and Windows 7</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step6:</strong> When prompted to share your printer, select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do not share this printer</b>. Hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> button. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Print a test page</b> button to print a test page. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b> to exit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add Printer</b> wizard. In case the testing fails, go back to the printer settings and correct them. When done, exit the window. Remove the disk if it was there in your computer’s drive and reboot your computer. Your printer is now ready for use. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>Step7:</strong> You can <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/printer-support/" target="_blank">set up a wireless printer</a> as well following the same above mentioned procedure. If you ever face a printer setup or different problem, contact Windows 8 support.</span> </div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-3236994340205827352012-09-14T05:13:00.000-07:002012-09-14T05:13:18.865-07:00Fix Windows 7 Error 1935<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The error 1935 in Windows 7 is generated by Windows Installer when it is unable to access a particular file or folder while installing Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, or other .Net programs. The inaccessibility of a file or folder can occur due to several reasons. Check the steps given below and fix the error in your Windows 7 computer:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Before beginning with the mission 1935, simply create a restore point or <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/data-backup/" target="_blank">back up your data</a> to avoid data loss or other problems during the event. (See Also how to use <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-system-restore-windows-7.html" target="_blank">system restore in Windows 7</a>) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Download and run a registry cleaner program from a trusted website. Save the file to your desktop and install it using the wizard’s instructions. When done, open the file and run it. If prompted, create a restore point. Wait until the program automatically scans for corrupt, empty registry keys and removes them. (See Also how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-fix-registry-errors-in-windows-7.html" target="_blank">fix registry errors in Windows 7</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> Wait until procedure finishes. Do not shutdown the computer unless finished. You can choose to download a free or paid version from the available registry cleaner programs. These include PC Health Advisor, ReglnOut, FrontlineReg Cleaner, Registry Mechanic, RegClean, Registry Easy, and Advanced System Optimizer among others. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> Since the error can also be caused by corrupt Mccoree.dll files in registry, run a scan from your registry cleaner to fix their problem. You can also remove and reinstall the program that uses Mccoree.dll file from its official website. (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows repair</a> here)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> If it is the Microsoft .Net framework that is troubling you, then update it by installing latest updates from Microsoft's website. If you are running an older version of .Net framework, then replace it with the latest one from Microsoft. You can also choose to repair the application on your own. However, it is little cumbersome and may require good expertise. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6.</strong> Defragment the disks and registry to clean up the unnecessary mess from the computer. Click on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button and then type ‘defrag’ (without quotes and as is) in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> menu. Hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b> key on the keyboard to proceed. Select the drives that have exceeded the threshold limit and defragment them. (Run <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-configure-disk-defragmenter.html" target="_blank">Defragmenter in Windows 7</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>7.</strong> Use your registry cleaner that you downloaded and installed in the above steps to defragment the registry. You can also download defragmenting tools or other utilities to clean up the system junk. (See Also how to <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/#!/2012/09/how-to-run-disk-defragmenter-in-windows.html" target="_blank">defragment disk in Windows 8</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>8.</strong> Run a complete system scan from your antivirus program. Since malware or viruses among other infections can cause internal errors in your computer, running a scan will help detect and remove them. It is recommended to have a scan run regularly and as frequently as you can on your system. If you don’t have a security program installed, then download one from a trusted website. (You can <a href="http://www.antiviruscloud.net/" target="_blank">Buy McAfee Antivirus</a> here)</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>9.</strong> If the problem persists, then uninstall and reinstall the troubling program or application like Visual Basic\Studio or .Net among others. Go to Microsoft’s website and download the particular program. Install it using the wizard’s commands and get going. (See Also how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-uninstall-program-completely-in.html" target="_blank">uninstall a program completely from Windows 7</a>)</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-18445241731157617262012-09-13T00:19:00.000-07:002012-09-13T00:19:19.310-07:005 Microsoft Security Essential Features<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62Io3Ou29A9B2n9tjcuLQOGQ489XC9eP-o3-8K-nyS76T-VyzptZcW01k49tddoOU4wsL7Tkj9heQs7ylU8h9sSmPF3rv07aFYsxQ2vrLBCWAD0ljC5zrMRzbL_4HQVdV2-D41MvsoR0/s1600/Microsoft-Security-Essentials.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62Io3Ou29A9B2n9tjcuLQOGQ489XC9eP-o3-8K-nyS76T-VyzptZcW01k49tddoOU4wsL7Tkj9heQs7ylU8h9sSmPF3rv07aFYsxQ2vrLBCWAD0ljC5zrMRzbL_4HQVdV2-D41MvsoR0/s200/Microsoft-Security-Essentials.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">With so many antivirus programs around, Windows users have so many choices to protect their data from malware infections, data/identity thefts, and various online attacks. Despite that Microsoft launched Microsoft Security Essentials exclusively for its customers. It’s a <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/security-solutions/" target="_blank">free antivirus program</a> designed to offer easy installation, </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">enhanced malware protection, and better usage of the system resources.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Despite being a free program, Microsoft Security Essentials has the capability of outdoing many commercial programs that offer somewhat moderate protection from viruses, malware infections etc. I've compiled 5 important points about using Microsoft Security Essentials that I am sure users don’t know about. Check them below: (See Also how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/microsoft-security-essentials-is-one-of.html" target="_blank">install Microsoft Security Essentials</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1:</strong> Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antivirus program designed by Microsoft for genuine Microsoft Windows operating systems. If your Windows<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_83600236"></span><span id="goog_83600237"></span> OS is not genuine, the antivirus will not work no matter what you do. You will have to have a legitimate copy of Windows if you want the Microsoft Security Essentials protection on your computer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2:</strong> It is designed for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Hence, if you are running 32-bit Windows, download the 32bit version of Microsoft Security Essentials. For 64-bit Windows, you can download the 64-bit version. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3:</strong> If Microsoft Security Essentials doesn’t update automatically due to some conflict, you can update it manually from the Microsoft website. You can download the Microsoft Security Essentials updates and then load them manually. (See Also how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-upadate-microsoft-security.html" target="_blank">update MSE manually</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4:</strong> You can install Microsoft Security Essentials on up to 10 computers. Yes, no home user will have so many computers at home. But a small business might have. So the antivirus program serves the purpose of a small business also whose data protection needs are critical. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>5:</strong> You must be logged on as an administrator to your Windows computer to install or <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/disable-microsoft-security-essentials_26.html" target="_blank">uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials</a>, update it manually or modify its settings. without admin rights, you cannot change its settings. (See Also <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/system-requirements-for-intallation-of.html" target="_blank">minimum system requirements for Microsoft Security Essentials</a>)</span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-74270755846830603802012-09-12T03:31:00.000-07:002012-09-12T03:31:24.069-07:00How to Enable USB Port in Windows XP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a popular plug-and-play hardware interface to use external USB devices like flash drive in your Windows XP computer. If you want to use an external USB device, you will have to enable the USB functionality in your computer. Check the steps given below and enable the USB port in a few quick steps: (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-xp-support/" target="_blank">Windows XP support</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1:</strong> Before you begin, make sure that you are logged in as an administrator user to your Windows XP computer. Failing to which will not let you make any change to your computer. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2:</strong> Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My Computer</b>> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer Management</b> window, expand <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System Tools</b>> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Device Manager</b>> and then expand <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Universal Serial Bus Controllers</b>. (See Also how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-improve-windows-performance.html" target="_blank">improve Windows XP performance</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3:</strong> Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">+</b> sign to expand an item. Then right-click a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">USB Root Hub</b> (you may see several of them) and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enable</b>. If prompted, confirm the action. If you do not see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enable</b> option when you right-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">USB Root Hub</b>, you may see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Properties</b>. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Properties</b> to get in the properties of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">USB Root Hub</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4:</strong> Under the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">General</b> tab, select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Use this device (enable)</b> from the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Device Usage</b> drop-down box at the extreme bottom. If you want to update drivers for your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">USB Root Hub</b>, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Driver</b> tab and update them. When done, exit the Properties window and restart your computer. When the computer has booted, plug your USB device and start using it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5:</strong> Alternatively, you can click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> go to <strong>Control Panel</strong> to enable the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">USB Root Hub</b>. Double-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Performance and Maintenance</b>> open <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System</b> to get into <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System Properties</b>. Depending on your Windows XP version (SP2 or SP3), you may not see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Performance and Maintenance</b> but instead straightforward see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6:</strong> When in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System Properties</b>, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hardware</b> tab> click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Device Manager</b> button. Here in the window, you can repeat the third step to enable a USB Root Hub. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>7:</strong> Another way to enable a USB Root Hub is by editing the Windows Registry Editor. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> go to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> window, type ‘regedit’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Open</b> box and click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>8:</strong> In <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Registry Editor</b>, expand the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</b> and navigate to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SYSTEM</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CurrentControlSet</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Services</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Services</b> category, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">usbstor</b>. Look in the right hand pane of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">usbstor</b> and you wil see the list of keys and entries there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>9:</strong> Double-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> and change its value to <strong>3</strong> in the <strong>Value Data</strong> box. While changing the value, make sure that the <strong>Hexadecimal</strong> button is selected. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> to save changes and exit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Edit DWORD Value</b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exit the Registry Editor window also and restart your computer. You can now start using your USB device. (See Also how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-fix-registry-errors-in-windows-7.html" target="_blank">fix registry errors in Windows 7</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>10:</strong> If you face problems while enabling or using your USB port, contact <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-xp-support/" target="_blank">Windows XP technical support</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-51428487876854156752012-09-11T03:11:00.001-07:002012-09-11T03:14:06.201-07:00How to Manually Register DLLs in Microsoft Windows Vista<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dynamic link library (DLL or .dll) is a set of small program files that are called upon simultaneously by various executable programs in Microsoft Windows to perform certain tasks like connecting to a device or saving a file etc. Sometimes, these files get corrupt and hence you need to register them again. You can register these files on your own. Check the steps given below and manually register DLL files in your Vista computer: (See Also <span id="goog_166114603"></span><a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows repair support<span id="goog_166114604"></span></a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step1:</strong> Before you begin, make sure that you know the name and path of the DLL files to be registered. If you don’t know their names and paths, you won't be able to register them. Besides, you should take help of an expert if you don't know anything. It is because messing up with registry can lead to system crash or other severe problems in your Vista computer.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step2:</strong> Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> menu> go to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b>. If you don’t see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> anywhere, then press the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows</b> and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">R</b> keys together on the keyboard. This will open up the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> dialog box. (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/blue-screen-errors/" target="_blank">Windows blue screen errors</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step3:</strong> Type ‘regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\Name.dll’ in the blank field (without quotes and as it is) and then click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b>. This command is intended for the example. You must replace the path as well as name of the file (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Name</b>.dll, here it should be the name of the file with .dll as the extension and not just <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Name</b>). For example, you have your files stored in H:\ drive and not in C:\ drive, then you would type regsvr32 H:\location of the file\name of the file followed by .dll. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step4:</strong> Once you click <strong>OK</strong>, a dialog box will appear showing that the file has been successfully registered. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> to exit this window. If the program did not launch automatically, then open it manually. (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-vista-support/" target="_blank">Windows Vista support</a> here)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step5:</strong> If you get an error message like the specified module or entry could not be found, then it indicates that you are either typing the location or file name wrong or the .dll file that you are trying to register is not compatible with your version of Windows. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step6:</strong> If none of these is the case, try disabling the UAC (User Account Control) in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You may need admin privileges to run such command or tweak the registry. You can also download and install a free or paid tool from the Internet to automatically i</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">nstall missing libraries or fix common problems. (See Also how to <a href="http://technical-support-squad.blogspot.in/2012/02/how-to-remove-virus-from-registry.html" target="_blank">fix registry errors in Vista/7</a>)</span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-84773652576378226572012-09-10T04:26:00.000-07:002012-09-10T04:26:49.377-07:00How to Create a Zip File in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A zip, a.k.a compressed file occupies less space and can be transferred quickly from one computer to another compared to an unzipped file. A good example of a zip file is the firmware or image file etc. that you download from the Internet. In order to use it, you will have to extract its contents. Y</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ou may want to create a zip file in your Windows 7 computer. Check the steps given and create a zip file quickly: (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 support</a> here)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step 1</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">First look for the file or folder, which you want to create as a zip one. Afterwards, right click on the file> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Send To</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Compressed (Zipped) Folder</b>. You will now see a new zip folder in the same location where your original file is located. You can unzip this file whenever the need arises. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step 2</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If at any time you want to add more files to your zip folder, you can do it in two ways. The first way is to open the zip folder and copy and paste the files from other locations or folders into it. Or else, you can drag and drop files into your zipped file. The second way is to drag and drop the files right over the zipped folder that you previously created. Windows 7 will add all these files automatically to your zipped file or folder. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step 3</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Since you have created a zip file now, you will also extract its contents in the later course or whenever needed. Thus, you should know how to extract a zip file’s contents to view or change them as desired. If there is only one zip file that you want to extract, double click on it to open the original file. Thereafter, drag and drop this file to some other location. Or else, you can simply copy and paste this file to some other location. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step 4</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the zipped file or folder contains several files, folders etc., you can unzip them all with this simple method. Right click the zip folder> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Extract All</b>. In the Extraction Wizard window, click <strong>Next</strong>. Check the location where all the contents of the zipped folder will be extracted. You can also change the location by clicking <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Browse</b>. When done, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. Hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> again and then the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b> button to close the window and show the extracted files. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step 5</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Here is a word of caution for you for encrypted files. If you added encrypted files to your zip folder, they will be decrypted when unzipped. So, if you want to keep their privacy intact and undisclosed, do not zip them. (See Also <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=windows+7#!/2012/08/how-to-snap-two-documents-or-windows-in.html" target="_blank">how to snap documents in Windows 7</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Step 6</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Another thing that must be remembered while zipping the contents is that try not to zip the JPEG images. It is because JPEG images are already zipped and thus need no further zipping. If you zip them, they will occupy about the same space as the original ones. Thus zipping would be of no use in that case. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You can also use a tool like WinZip or WinRAR etc. to zip and unzip files, folders etc. </span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-72478189801890159942012-09-07T03:33:00.000-07:002012-09-07T03:33:48.286-07:00Create a New User Account on Dell Windows 7 Computer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnqCEV4EmUbMF84oi4Ty-OJJdVDMHU7gaoP9uo7MvTrmoye9SDUYI9jLgceJTaBYceDolDsImFDS4zcvVLddR7Cqbyv8eRitQIrXLDljbsghRoF_dUuOXmTtNxuz0cfjZBljGS10P39s/s1600/Steps-to-Create-New-User-Account-in-Windows-7-150x150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnqCEV4EmUbMF84oi4Ty-OJJdVDMHU7gaoP9uo7MvTrmoye9SDUYI9jLgceJTaBYceDolDsImFDS4zcvVLddR7Cqbyv8eRitQIrXLDljbsghRoF_dUuOXmTtNxuz0cfjZBljGS10P39s/s1600/Steps-to-Create-New-User-Account-in-Windows-7-150x150.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A user account is the profile usually protected with a password using which you log in to your Dell Windows 7 computer. It’s not just Dell but every computer that you might have at your home or office needs a user account with a password to log in. Since you want to create a user account for your Dell Windows 7 computer, here are some tips for you. You can also password-protect your newly-created user account. (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 support</a> here)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Before you begin, make sure that you have administrator privileges to log in to your Dell Windows 7 computer. Without admin access, you won’t be able to make such changes. If you have lost admin access to your computer, contact <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/dell-support/" target="_blank">Dell technical support</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR1QD-NbGcSgAG_e3oyv6fv8Cz88SUf7BAmDjAO7JCX2SMYjOEFmiqrKVC4pB4bwV-FqczH_eZWXUtCcUx1gOzZ2LmA3zeX7DZ14JW1qnTqAuDiBvsoL-0s97npbM-mh7N9vvdq-zkuY/s1600/image_47.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR1QD-NbGcSgAG_e3oyv6fv8Cz88SUf7BAmDjAO7JCX2SMYjOEFmiqrKVC4pB4bwV-FqczH_eZWXUtCcUx1gOzZ2LmA3zeX7DZ14JW1qnTqAuDiBvsoL-0s97npbM-mh7N9vvdq-zkuY/s200/image_47.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Log in to your computer as an administrator. If you are already logged in (but not as an admin), log off your computer and log back in as an administrator. When done, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">User Accounts</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage another account</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create a new account</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create New Account</b> screen, type the name for your new account in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New account name</b> box. When done, you will see two options namely <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Standard User</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Administrator</b>. If you want to make this new user account a standard one, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Standard User</b> option and then click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create Account</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> If you want to make this an admin account, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Administrator</b> and then click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create Account</b>. You will now see your newly-created user account listed in the next screen (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage Accounts</b>). Since this user account does not have a password, it can be taken advantage of by anyone and I am sure you would never be willing to let it happen. So, let’s set a password for this account. Double-click the icon of your newly created account. You will now see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage changes to your (name) account</b>><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Create a password</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create a password for account</b> screen, type the desired password in the respective box. Retype the password and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create password</b> and that’s it. Your new account is password protected now. You will now return to your user account settings. If you want to further customize settings for this user account, click each option and follow the prompts. When done, exit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>. (See Also how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-customize-your-windows-7-pc.html" target="_blank">customize Windows 7 computer</a>)</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>6.</strong> Despite putting your best efforts in creating and password-protecting your new user account, problems may arise. So, if you encounter a problem, contact Dell technical support. If the problem is Windows related, contact <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows 7 support</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-19837126282889394362012-09-06T02:26:00.001-07:002012-09-07T04:34:44.617-07:00How to Change Start Menu to Classic View in Windows Vista<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRwb_23vtoeHKPb2_nIw3J1nVkdc43_i71sm2BZX8WjGtGdJYAIoZ0bTnJlChexZyHL8pbsU7c1RsV1DQ_s5HY7AquzcVUOvh6cwk_7Qn1cejXbai2Ex53PkVYGJMSFxD5vt2l6Jvts8/s1600/bccdf002-0991-4b57-81e2-cdcaac90f769_15.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRwb_23vtoeHKPb2_nIw3J1nVkdc43_i71sm2BZX8WjGtGdJYAIoZ0bTnJlChexZyHL8pbsU7c1RsV1DQ_s5HY7AquzcVUOvh6cwk_7Qn1cejXbai2Ex53PkVYGJMSFxD5vt2l6Jvts8/s1600/bccdf002-0991-4b57-81e2-cdcaac90f769_15.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It you have been using Windows for a long time, you might have developed familiarity with the Start menu. It is your way to the Windows Control Panel, settings, search, mail and various handy features that you can access immediately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">However, in Windows Vista, the Start menu has been overhauled to give you more control and power to your Windows features with a single click. Despite that if you don’t like the Windows Vista’s Start menu just because you have become accustomed to the old one, you have an option. You can change your Windows 7’s Start menu to Classic View. Check the steps given below and do so: (Consider <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-vista-support/" target="_blank">Windows Vista support</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Click the Start <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">button</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Appearance and Personalization</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Taskbar and Start Menu</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Taskbar and Start Menu Properties</b> window, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Menu </b>tab. Select the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Classic Start Menu</b> button and click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> If you want to switch back to the Windows 7’s Start menu, de-select the <strong>Classic Start Menu</strong> radio button. Click <strong>OK</strong> to save changes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>***</strong>You can also change the Control Panel’s view to Classic. Find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 support</a>. If you are planning to <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/upgrade-to-windows-8/" target="_blank">upgrade to Windows 8</a>, consider <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=windows+8#!/2012/08/what-are-essentials-before-windows-8.html" target="_blank">Windows 8 upgrade essentials</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>***</strong>Windows Vista and 7 have more or less the same options though the later is a very advanced version. Find here how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-customize-your-windows-7-pc.html" target="_blank">customize Windows 7 PC</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-51558524790371005152012-09-05T04:18:00.001-07:002012-09-07T03:44:24.028-07:00What’s New in Windows 8?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Windows 8 has indeed become an eye candy after the launch of the Developer Preview. It certainly has been offered as bait by Microsoft to the users who would surely experience a cutting-edge difference when using Windows 8. (See Also how to <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/upgrade-to-windows-8/" target="_blank">upgrade to Windows 8</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN0GcUXQ_BxCwrkDRgmOf4Jc_2h4PxHCKo8M1zE33Cg9K6g2pnSOLFAbBpLMgCWRA4z4w8VPTlrY68CpIZVDW_roviwe8GeEVuTwGLdOVszciv_XS6I1y3haPdf8YY1uIShIaNL3QYq8/s1600/Windows-8-Lock-Screen.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN0GcUXQ_BxCwrkDRgmOf4Jc_2h4PxHCKo8M1zE33Cg9K6g2pnSOLFAbBpLMgCWRA4z4w8VPTlrY68CpIZVDW_roviwe8GeEVuTwGLdOVszciv_XS6I1y3haPdf8YY1uIShIaNL3QYq8/s320/Windows-8-Lock-Screen.png" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lock Screen</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> – Microsoft has done away with the old-fashioned lock screen in Windows 8. The operating system now incorporates a more useful user-defined lock screen that has two main elements. One is the lock screen with notification badges like battery life icon, date & time, unread emails and messages, and network icon among other things, while the other is login screen that allows you to log in to Windows. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There is a catch about the login screen and that is there are two ways viz. picture- or gesture-based password and a classic alpha-numeric password to log in to Windows. This means that Windows has beefed up the security features in lock and login screen too. No one will be easily able to guess your password now. Besides, the lock and login screen and customizable to bring users more convenience, comfort, and flexibility with Windows 8.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOGRicBkpN_855HzBKlF3VyfC8HXHbcs0nxT-_j6SEXHyVA1eoeH-fJ6-cKtdZWx8Sp__UZ5GfL6dNbuhmIhPs2i6LhlsSTDsYOrq72xkMH3805-4G4pINSJg0SnlUZuuq_Mfxsb_738/s1600/windows-8-smartscreen-filter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOGRicBkpN_855HzBKlF3VyfC8HXHbcs0nxT-_j6SEXHyVA1eoeH-fJ6-cKtdZWx8Sp__UZ5GfL6dNbuhmIhPs2i6LhlsSTDsYOrq72xkMH3805-4G4pINSJg0SnlUZuuq_Mfxsb_738/s320/windows-8-smartscreen-filter.jpg" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SmartScreen Filter</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> – <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=windows+8#!/2012/09/whats-new-in-windows-8.html" target="_blank">Windows 8 features</a> Windows SmartScreen, a smart filter that will alert you whether or not to open a program or application downloaded from the internet. This will prevent accidental interaction with viruses, Trojans, and other malware that usually users never come to know about. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It is because they never know in advance if a particular program would be harmful or useful for their computer. The SmartScreen filter comes handy in such a situation. It will scan the application in advance and warn users about its usefulness or maliciousness when they will try to open it. The filter will take care that malware programs never succeed in their dodgy intentions. You can even enable or disable Windows SmartScreen as desired.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4QcjKvsWB1n6WABpKmH7mhg5cM_8JBpTDSVm0Jl_Bw99BxJpI49JV-NkMVlPDySH6X5DkqhDYMCw2ESYmYfO8_8D_cjioqXgXEMccSWMZUI3JHvvt0HqOUuIYxbWRvrF5HQBmIV5q30/s1600/Windows-8-Control-Panel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4QcjKvsWB1n6WABpKmH7mhg5cM_8JBpTDSVm0Jl_Bw99BxJpI49JV-NkMVlPDySH6X5DkqhDYMCw2ESYmYfO8_8D_cjioqXgXEMccSWMZUI3JHvvt0HqOUuIYxbWRvrF5HQBmIV5q30/s200/Windows-8-Control-Panel.jpg" width="200" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Enhanced Control Panel</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – The ages old Control Panel has been overhauled to offer more convenience, customization, and control to users. New apps have been added to Control Panel to make it more useful. These apps include PC Sync, Notifications, Reset and Refresh, and Start Search among other things. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The classic Switch to Classic or Category View still forms a part of Control Panel. Besides, Control Panel can be launched either from the Metro-style Start screen or the Start Search. You can personalize privacy, user, wireless, lock screen, and search among other settings in a more enhanced and useful way. Now Control Panel offers tons of options to customize your settings. (See Also <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=windows+8#!/2012/08/what-are-essentials-before-windows-8.html" target="_blank">Windows 8 upgrade essentials</a>) </span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-46675112473660301822012-09-04T04:32:00.001-07:002012-09-07T03:54:58.876-07:00What’s New in Windows 8?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As you have seen that Microsoft has offered bait in terms of Windows 8 features to users, it is totally up to them how they take it. Windows 8 is undoubtedly the most versatile and advanced operating system from Microsoft. However, a thorough look into its features may change your decision of not upgrading to it (only if you were thinking so). However, you should <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/upgrade-to-windows-8/" target="_blank">upgrade to Windows 8</a> for a wholesome new experience, which is definitely absent from Windows 7 and previous versions. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-nRlSpY2bKqf51JS8GvJulDwNEzNfkBcZitElkzx0cForccAD9mF4I1QdJEKvL-dRsZJxboBB9X63BFQhI_O1D73cqPuuVVbuf80Kzn9ddw04SabJgKwUHG5riS1fikO1CaP00MA1-w/s1600/MicrosoftBoxologyDiagram.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-nRlSpY2bKqf51JS8GvJulDwNEzNfkBcZitElkzx0cForccAD9mF4I1QdJEKvL-dRsZJxboBB9X63BFQhI_O1D73cqPuuVVbuf80Kzn9ddw04SabJgKwUHG5riS1fikO1CaP00MA1-w/s200/MicrosoftBoxologyDiagram.png" width="200" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">WinRT</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> – Windows Runtime (WinRT) is a developers’ toolset that will allow them to develop Metro-style apps for their customers. WinRT is a rich suite of Windows APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that will enable developers to create both Desktop and Metro-style apps using a comprehensive set of XAML, HTML, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, VB, Win32, .Net, and CSS among other languages. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8dr55XWa6O3OSbM_043Lllvt-yQRsLCw9K524wewY4WIpZ04mrKSnd-Zq-MSQ9q_qS17eXfctWDcuPegG58REfaJLMGzf3VtqBzSacDWoxo3dZt-bT2bYyDc63pNK2zI2FwktOJkGcI/s1600/Windows-8-ARM-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8dr55XWa6O3OSbM_043Lllvt-yQRsLCw9K524wewY4WIpZ04mrKSnd-Zq-MSQ9q_qS17eXfctWDcuPegG58REfaJLMGzf3VtqBzSacDWoxo3dZt-bT2bYyDc63pNK2zI2FwktOJkGcI/s200/Windows-8-ARM-4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">SoC and ARM</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> – Windows 8 will now support <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) and </span>System on Chip (SoC) designs in addition to the x86 architectures. The ARM and SoC architectures will be from Texas Instruments, NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD. The SoC design compatibility will fuel a major change in the world of operating systems. With SoC integration, the power consumption required to boot or run a computing device will be greatly reduced, leading to the enhanced battery life for a laptop, minimized power expenditure, and faster CPU performance for desktop computers.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Besides, the size of computing devices such as laptops, Netbooks, tablets, and Notebooks etc. could be reduced greatly, leading to the development of smarter, faster, thinner and smaller devices. Besides, the ARM-driven Windows 8 will now be able to support Metro-style and full desktop apps. The ARM support will now bring the cutting-edge hardware –accelerated media playback, web surfing using Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, graphics, and multi-display desktops among other things. </span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQq9wa9ucEPJk64lAIZRn0m5ZVF2c5yytn9zxOuovFNOhAtcGuoSACNYfipA2sXaCB1zHO2bbLK5mRg9P938TyEQViA3gut3zuSFnuREFGapFmGmo65iln5hWxRa60scBuSk_YGpbOYw/s1600/Windows_defender_win_8.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQq9wa9ucEPJk64lAIZRn0m5ZVF2c5yytn9zxOuovFNOhAtcGuoSACNYfipA2sXaCB1zHO2bbLK5mRg9P938TyEQViA3gut3zuSFnuREFGapFmGmo65iln5hWxRa60scBuSk_YGpbOYw/s200/Windows_defender_win_8.png" width="200" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Inbuilt Antivirus Protection</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – Windows 8 incorporates a built-in antivirus protection to prevent online threats like viruses, spyware, or other malware from exploiting the vulnerabilities of your computer. Besides, it prevents a virus- or malware-loaded USB device from being intruded into your computer. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Therefore, if you insert a virus-infected USB drive into Windows 8, your computer will not boot up no matter what you do. You will have to take it out in order to make sure that Windows 8 boots. So, finally there is an operating system that takes care of your computer’s health and prevents any external intrusion via such devices or the Internet. </span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-11645815523988039822012-09-03T05:56:00.000-07:002012-09-03T05:56:15.496-07:00How to Fix Internet Connectivity Issues in Windows Vista<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you can’t connect to the Internet, browse the webpages, or the connection speed is very slow, certain websites don’t load up, or face frequent browser crashes when using Internet Explorer, you are indeed running in problems. Script or certificate errors are also among these <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/internet-troubleshooting/" target="_blank">Internet connectivity/browsing issues</a>. Check the steps given below and fix these issues to connect to and browse the Internet properly in your Windows Vista PC:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Open <b>Internet Explorer</b>> click on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tools</b>> and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Internet Options</b>. Click on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Advanced</b> tab and scroll down to the option ‘Use TLS 1.0’. Uncheck the box next to the option and click on OK to close the window. This will resolve the security certificate error.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Open <b>Internet Explorer</b>> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tools</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage Add-ons</b>. Disable whichever add-ons you want to. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Apply</b> and then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> to exit the window. Check which add-on is causing the problem and remove it to make your browser work properly. (See Also why <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-explorer-can-not-download.html" target="_blank">Internet Explorer can't download files</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> Close all the windows currently opened on your desktop. Open <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Internet Explorer</b>> click on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tools</b> tab> choose <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Internet Options</b>> click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Advanced</b> tab> and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reset</b>. On the <strong>Reset Internet Explorer Settings</strong> window, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reset</b> button. When IE is done applying the default settings, click <strong>Close</strong>, click <strong>OK</strong>, and then again click <strong>OK</strong> to close the window. Close and re-open Internet Explorer to let the changes take effect. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>4.</strong> Run <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-install-latest-updates-on.html" target="_blank">Windows Updates</a> to download and install any updates for Internet Explorer. It will help correct problems related to outdated files and vulnerabilities that are causing your browser to crash, hang, or malfunction frequently. (See Also how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/05/remove-internet-explorer-content.html" target="_blank">remove Internet Explorer Content Advisor Password</a>)</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-20771644747246497622012-08-28T00:13:00.000-07:002012-08-28T00:13:11.920-07:00How to Create a Batch File in Windows XP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Batch files are simple text files that help you execute several repetitive actions without navigating much, saving your precious time and efforts. For example, you can back up and sync the changes from one folder to another using a simple two-line command, manually <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/microsoft-update/" target="_blank">install the latest Windows updates</a> at once, list all the files at once in a folder, delete a file or folder automatically, change a file’s attributes, and shut down and restart your computer etc. Check the steps given below and create a batch file to sync it with another batch file. (See Also <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-xp-support/" target="_blank">Windows XP support</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Right-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Explore</b>. In <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows Explorer</b>, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Local Disk C:</b> drive under <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My Computer</b>. Make sure you can see contents of both the Desktop and C: drive. Leave Windows Explorer opened. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All Programs</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Accessories</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Notepad</b>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> A new <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Untitled – Notepad</b> window will open up. Type ‘md c:\testsource’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(without quotes) and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b>. Type ‘md c:\testbackup’ and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b>. Press the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ctrl</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">+ S</b> keys together to save the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Notepad</b> file. Give a name to the file like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">copy.bat</b>> choose a location like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">C: drive</b>, and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Save</b> to save the file in the <strong>C</strong> directory. (See Also how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/04/make-windows-7-look-like-xp.html" target="_blank">make Windows 7 look like XP</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> You must use .bat as the extension to the file name. Exit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Notepad</b> window. Browse to the C: drive and you will see two directories namely <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testbackup</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testsource</b> there. Delete the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">copy.bat</b> file now from the C:\ drive. Double-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testsource</b> directory to open it. (Find Here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/07/steps-to-fix-corrupted-files-in-windows.html" target="_blank">fix corrupt Windows XP files</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> We will now create some dummy files in this directory. Right-click anywhere on the blank space in the directory, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New</b>> <strong>Text Document</strong>. It will open up the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Text Document</b> window. Save the Notepad file and give it a desired name and then click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Save</b>. (I am naming this file as testdoc1 for reference purpose)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> You will see the testdoc1 in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testsource</b> directory. When done, right-click again anywhere on the white space and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bitmap Image</b>. Save this file as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testbit1</b> (any desired name that you can recognize easily). Now you will need to create another batch file to automatically copy the contents of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testsource</b> directory to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testbackup</b>. (See Also how to fix <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-fix-invalid-bootini-error-in.html" target="_blank">Invalid boot.ini error in Windows XP</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6.</strong> Now open another Notepad and type ‘@echo off’ and hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b> key. Type ‘xcopy c:\testsource c:\testbackup /m /e /y’ and hit <strong>Enter</strong>. Make sure that you type every command without quotes. Save this Notepad file as backup.bat or by any other desired name on the Desktop. When done, exit the Notepad window and look for the backup.bat file on Desktop. (Find Here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-install-windows-7-from-xp.html" target="_blank">install Windows 7 on XP</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>7.</strong> Double-click the file to run the script. You will see the Command Prompt flashing once. Now go to the C: drive and look for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testbackup</b> folder. You will see two copies of the files you previously created in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">testsource</b> directory. You can copy or add contents to your testsource directory and they will automatically reflect in the <strong>testbackup</strong> directory in real time. You can now copy your important files, folders, and photos etc. to the <strong>testsource</strong> directory and they will immediately back up in the <strong>testbackup</strong> directory. Besides, you can copy the contents of your <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/cloud-storage/" target="_blank">data backup</a> to a CD or USB flash drive for <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/cloud-storage/" target="_blank">backup and restore</a> purpose. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>8.</strong> If you want to delete a folder or file without being prompted by Windows for permission, open Notepad and type ‘rd /s /q foldername’ and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b>. Save the file and give it a desired name. Close Notepad. Double-click the file that you just created. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button and then navigate to the C drive. You will no longer see the particular folder as it has been deleted. (Find Here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/04/reinstall-tcpip-protocol-driver-on.html" target="_blank">reinstall TCP/IP stack in Windows 7</a>)</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-18747797806735103872012-08-26T23:40:00.000-07:002012-08-26T23:40:59.248-07:00How to Format a Hard Disk Drive in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Formatting a drive comes into picture when you want to expunge all the information stored on it following a virus infection or software issue etc. It’s not very difficult to format a drive in Window 7 as it is a basic function that does not require much knowledge and expertise. However, it should be done properly to avoid facing <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 problems</a>. Check the steps given below and format your Windows 7 hard drive: (Also find here <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 support</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> You must be logged in with admin rights to your Windows 7 computer to format your hard disk. Since formatting will erase everything, make sure that you <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/data-backup/" target="_blank">back up your data</a> to another an external hard drive, CD etc. or <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/cloud-storage/" target="_blank">online data backup solution</a>. Also, make sure that the drive you want to reformat is currently not in use. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> If want to format a new hard disk that has not been partitioned, create a partition before reformatting it. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer</b>> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage</b>. If prompted, enter your administrator password and proceed. On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer Management</b> window, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Disk Management</b> under <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Storage</b> to display the details.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> As soon as you click it, you might see an <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Initialize Disk</b> dialog box. If your hard drive is less than 2TB or GPT in size, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MBR</b>. If it is equal to or more than 2TB or GPT size, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b>. Look for the drive that needs a formatting and also for the unallocated space. Right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Unallocated space</b>> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume</b>. (Find here how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-customize-your-windows-7-pc.html" target="_blank">personalize a Windows 7 PC</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume Wizard</b> window, adjust the volume size or leave it to default and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. When prompted, assign a letter to the new partition or leave it to default and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. When prompted, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Format this volume with by following settings</b> button and adjust the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">File system</b> (NTFS or FAT32), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Allocation unit size</b>, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Volume Label</b>. Uncheck the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Perform a quick format</b> box and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> Wait for the drive to be formatted. When done, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b> to exit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume Wizard</b> box. You will now see your newly formatted drive under <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Disk Management</b>. You can now begin to restore the backup from another drive as desired. Before you <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/data-backup/" target="_blank">restore your data backup</a>, you must <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-partition-hard-drive-in-windows.html" target="_blank">partition your hard drive</a>. Without partitioning, you can't make full use of your hard drive. (Also find here how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-customize-your-windows-7-pc.html" target="_blank">customize a Windows 7 PC</a>)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6.</strong> If you want to format an existing partition, go back to <strong>Computer Management</strong> (check 2<sup>nd</sup> step), click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Disk Management</b> under <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Storage</b> to display the details. Look for the drive that you want to format, right-click it and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Format</b>. When prompted, type a name (any desired name) in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Volume label</b> box, leave <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NTFS</b> as the default <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">File system</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Allocation unit size</b> to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">default</b>. If you want to, adjust the unit size from the drop-down arrow. If you want to do a quick format, check the box beside it and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>7.</strong> Remember, the quick format will not completely erase data on the drive. If you want to erase all the data completely on the drive, uncheck the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Perform a quick format</b> box and then click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> button. A full format is also recommended because it involves drive checking for errors etc. Quick format does not check drive for errors and hence is not recommended. Also make sure that the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enable file and folder compression</b> box is not checked. (Find here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-clean-install-windows-7.html" target="_blank">install Windows 7</a>)</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>8.</strong> When done, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b>. If prompted, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> again to close the warning message. Wait for the drive to be formatted. When done, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b>. When done, you will see the space freed up after formatting. You can now begin to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-create-new-partition-in.html" target="_blank">partition your hard drive</a>. Find here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-create-new-partition-in.html" target="_blank">create a new partition in Windows 7</a>. Thereafter, you can start restoring your data backup to the newly formatted and partitioned drive.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-10070850864244734412012-08-24T03:41:00.000-07:002012-08-24T03:41:54.280-07:00How to Install an External Hard Drive in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If your Windows 7 computer is running out on storage due to which it hangs or malfunctions, it needs to be immediately tended to before a hard drive crash occurs, causing data loss or system crash among other problems. You can install an external hard disk to increase the disk space, extend your Windows 7 computer’s life, and fix several <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">common PC problems</a>. Check these steps given below and install an external hard disk in your Windows 7 computer: (Also find here <a href="http://vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 support</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Unpack your external hard disk drive and keep its software setup disk and the cable handy. If you want, you can also keep the instructions handy though you don’t need them. Many hard drives are plug-and-play devices and hence don’t need <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-update-device-drivers-in.html" target="_blank">driver installation</a> via software setup disk in Windows 7.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Check if yours is a plug-and-play device. If it is, you simply need to plug it in to a USB port of your Windows 7 computer. Once plugged in, Windows 7 will automatically install the right drivers for it either from its existing driver file base or from the Internet if you are online. You will see a notification like ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Installing device driver software</b>’ in the system tray. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> When done, you will see a message similar to ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Your device is ready to use</b>’. This message indicates that you can now start using your hard disk. However, you will have to first <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-create-new-partition-in.html" target="_blank">format this hard drive</a> before using it to store files, images, videos, or audios etc. as desired. Find here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-partition-hard-drive-in-windows.html" target="_blank">partition and format the hard drive in Windows 7</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> Windows 7 will automatically assign a letter to your second hard drive depending on your computer configurations. If you want to see what letter has been assigned to the hard drive, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> menu> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer</b>. There you will see your external hard drive besides your main drive C:\ (if you have assigned a different letter to your main drive, then you will see that one). Find here how to <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=hard+drive#!/2012/08/how-to-safeguard-your-external-hard.html" target="_blank">protect your hard disk</a> from virus, malware infections.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> If your external hard drive is not a plug-and-play device but requires an external SATA (Serial ATA) or IEEE1394/Firewire port, then you may need to insert the software setup disk and follow the instructions then to install it. Though it’s not needed because in that case also, you will have to plug the hard drive in the Firewire or SATA port and Windows 7 will automatically find and install the right drivers for it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>6.</strong> Once installed, you can now <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-create-new-partition-in.html" target="_blank">format your external hard drive</a> as mentioned above and then use it to store your collection. If you plan onto using it as the primary hard disk for Windows configurations, you will have to first <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-clean-install-windows-7.html" target="_blank">install Windows 7</a> on to it before using your computer. A Windows 7 installation disk will be required to perform the Windows 7 setup and configuration. Find here how to <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Format-and-Re-Install-a-Windows-7-Computer&id=7060463" target="_blank">format and reinstall Windows 7 on your PC</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-63622995268273361462012-08-23T02:42:00.000-07:002012-08-23T02:42:45.758-07:00How to Install Microsoft Outlook from Microsoft Office<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Microsoft Outlook being the most popular email application allows users to manage virtual folders, maintain calendar and tasks, search faster, scan and download email attachments, block spam messages, and send/receive & archive mails etc. Such features enhance a user’s productivity and efficiency by saving a great deal of time and money. Loaded with so many features, Microsoft Outlook may give you hard time when you try to install it from the <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/microsoft-office-setup/" target="_blank">Microsoft Office suite</a>. Check the steps below and <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/microsoft-outlook/" target="_blank">install Microsoft Outlook</a> from Microsoft Office suite in a few seconds:<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Before you start the <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/microsoft-outlook/" target="_blank">Microsoft Outlook setup</a> process, close all the active windows/programs on your PC. Click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">start</b>’ button> ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">control panel</b>’> ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add or Remove Programs</b>’> select ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Microsoft Office</b>’, viz. enterprise or home edition, and click on ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">change</b>’ or ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Remove</b>’. (Also find here <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-uninstall-program-completely-in.html" target="_blank">how to uninstall a program</a> completely from your PC)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> On the next window, click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">add or remove features</b>’> ‘<strong>Continue</strong>’. In the next window, select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Microsoft Outlook</b>. Click ‘<strong>Run from my computer</strong>’ and then click ‘<strong>Continue</strong>’<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> Your Microsoft Outlook will be automatically installed on your computer and will ask you to <a href="http://how-to-outlook.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-set-up-new-profile-in-microsoft.html" target="_blank">create a new email account</a> or newsgroup as you are running it for the first time. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>Follow the below mentioned steps to <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Configure-Microsoft-Outlook-2010&id=6505827" target="_blank">configure an email account</a> in your Outlook:<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> When prompted, ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://how-to-outlook.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-set-up-new-profile-in-microsoft.html" target="_blank">create a new email account</a> or newsgroup</b>’, select<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">manually configure server settings or additional server types</b>’.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>’. In the ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add New E-mail Account</b>’ window, you can either follow the auto-email wizard or manually create an email account. For manual settings, click the ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tools</b>’ tab> ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Account Settings</b>’.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> Click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New</b>’> ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mail</b>’> ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>’. On the ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add New E-mail Account</b>’ window, key in all the required details viz. email address, password etc. Check the ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Remember password</b>’ box for Outlook to remember your password always.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> Select ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">POP3</b>’, ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IMAP</b>’, or ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Microsoft Exchange</b>’ from the drop-down list in ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Account Type</b>’. Type incoming/outgoing <a href="http://how-to-outlook.blogspot.in/2012/05/why-exchange-server-is-unavailable-in.html" target="_blank">mail server</a> addresses as ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IMAP</b>’ and ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SMTP’</b> respectively followed by relevant extensions. Type the IMAP and SMTP port numbers, provided by your ISP.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> Check the ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)</b>’ box if you desire to log on using SPA. (Find <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/microsoft-outlook/" target="_blank">Microsoft Outlook support</a> here)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6.</strong> Click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Test Account Settings</b>’ for testing that an email account has been created and the servers are logged on and active, a test message will be sent to check the settings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>7.</strong> To make more changes to your email account, click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Settings</b>’ and type the desired information. Click ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>’ and then ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b>’. (Find <a href="http://how-to-outlook.blogspot.in/2012/07/common-microsoft-outlook-setup-and.html" target="_blank">common Microsoft Outlook problems</a> here)</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-53706730840840970382012-08-22T04:24:00.000-07:002012-08-22T04:24:41.447-07:00How to Fix Black Screen Problem in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“When I turn on my Windows 7 computer, I see a black screen and nothing else. Windows 7 doesn’t load up but my computer makes the usual sound when starting up. What should I do”? Does it sound like a problem similar to you are facing? If it does, check the below mentioned steps and fix Black screen problem in your Windows 7 computer: (Find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/blue-screen-errors/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Screen Error support</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Right-click the taskbar> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Task Manager</b>. On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows Task Manager</b> screen, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Processes</b> tab, select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">explorer.exe</b>, and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">End Process</b>. Now click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">File</b> menu on <b>Windows Task Manager</b>> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Task (Run)</b>. Type ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">explorer.exe</b>’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Open</b> box and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b>. Exit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Task Manager</b>. (Find here <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows repair</a></span></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> menu> right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer</b>> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manage</b>. You must be logged on with admin rights to access the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer Management</b> window. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Device Manager</b>> expand <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Display adapters</b> to display your devices. Right-click your video adapter> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Update Driver Software</b>. Make sure that you are connected to the Internet to <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-update-device-drivers-in.html" target="_blank">update drivers</a></span></span>. (Find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/internet-troubleshooting/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Internet/browser issues support</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Check Windows Registry for any registry issues. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b>> type ‘regedit’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> bar. Right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Regedit.exe</b>> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run as administrator</b>. You must be logged in with admin rights to your <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Windows 7 computer</span></a>, otherwise can’t modify the registry. Before you begin, <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-to-backup-windows-7-registry.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">back up your Windows registry</span></a> to restore it in case of any wrongdoing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> On the Windows Registry Editor screen, map read to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Software</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Microsoft</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NT</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CurrentVersion</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Winlogon</b>. After clicking <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Winlogon</b>> double-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shell</b> in the right hand pane. Make sure that the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Value Data</b> box says ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">explorer.exe</b>’. If the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Value Data</b> box has different value, then clear it and type ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">explorer.exe</b>’ in it. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">5.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Exit Registry Editor and <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-disable-windows-7-auto-update.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">restart your Windows 7 computer</span></a>. it should turn on fine without the black screen. If the problem persists, you can<a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-system-restore-windows-7.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"> restore your Windows 7 computer</span></a> to an earlier date in the Safe Mode. You can choose any restore point when you computer was working fine.</span></div></span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-35265523022750796072012-08-21T02:56:00.000-07:002012-08-21T02:56:17.467-07:00How to Find IP Address in Microsoft Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">IP address is a digital number allocated to each computer to let it talk to other devices like computers, printers, routers etc. Like this, your Microsoft Windows 7 PC also has an IP address that you can use to <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/internet-troubleshooting/" target="_blank">set up an Internet connection</a>, perform <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/wireless-networking/" target="_blank">wireless network setup</a>, share files or folders etc., connect to other devices, or troubleshoot various network-related problems. Check the steps given below and find out the IP address of your Microsoft Windows 7 PC: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 support</a> for <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-operating-system-microsoft-windows.html" target="_blank">Windows 7 problems</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Step 1:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Search</b> box at the top right hand corner, type ‘network’. You will see a number of results on the screen. Under <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Network and Sharing Center</b>> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">View network connections</b>. You will see the available network connections on the screen. Select a connection> click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/internet-troubleshooting/" target="_blank">Diagnose this connection</a></b> button on the toolbar> and then click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">View status of this connection</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Step 2: </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/wireless-networking/" target="_blank">Wireless</a> </b>or<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Local Area Network Connection Status</b> window, you will see your network connection description. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Details</b> button. You will see the details of your network connection viz. DHCP server, Subnet Mask, or DNS etc. Your PC’s IP address will appear as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IPv4 Address</b> under the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Volume</b> column. It may be something like 192.168.1.4. Make of note of it and if required of the other details also. When done, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Close</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Step 3: </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Close the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Network and Sharing Center</b> window when done. Another quick method of finding out the IP address is by using the Command Prompt utility. Open Command Prompt from the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> menu> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All Programs</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Accessories</b>. You can open Command Prompt from the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> menu also. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button, type ‘cmd’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> box. As soon as you type the command, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CMD.exe</b> file will appear in search results. Right-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CMD.exe</b> file and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run as administrator</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Step 4: </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the <strong>Command Prompt</strong> window, type ‘ipconfig /all’ and hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b> key. You will see Ethernet adapter connection or Wireless LAN adapter connection (if you have a <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/wireless-networking/" target="_blank">wireless connection setup</a> on your computer). Look for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IPv4 Address</b> entry and make a note of the 000.000.0.0 format number. The IP address of your Microsoft Windows 7 PC can be anything starting from like 198, 110 etc. When done, exit the Command Prompt window. You can now <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/internet-troubleshooting/" target="_blank">set up your Internet connection</a> or troubleshoot a <a href="http://wireless-support-squad.blogspot.in/2012/07/how-to-resolve-common-netgear-wi-fi.html" target="_blank">wireless network connection problem</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step 5:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> You can also open <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Network and Sharing Center</b> from the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Network</b> icon in your system tray. Click the icon and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Open Network and Sharing Center</b> from the menu.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-40278373981576169602012-08-20T04:20:00.001-07:002012-08-20T04:21:35.179-07:00Repairing Windows Vista with Win Vista Installation Disk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Despite being a feature-packed operating system, Windows Vista essentially runs into problems at times. This means that you will remain stuck unless you <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-vista-support/" target="_blank">repair Windows Vista</a>. To help you get rid of such problems, Windows Vista has a built-in system repair utility. Follow the steps given below and <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-vista-support/" target="_blank">repair your Windows Vista computer</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Before you begin, make sure that you have the original <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows Vista setup</a> disk. If Windows Vista came preinstalled with your PC, then you must have a mirror image of it on your hard drive. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Remove all the peripherals attached to your Vista PC like router, printer etc. Insert the installation disk in the CD\DVD-ROM drive and boot your PC. When prompted, press a key (any key) on the keyboard to initialize the process. Wait while Windows loads your files, settings etc. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/windows-vista-performance-tweaks.html" target="_blank">Windows Vista Performance Tweaks</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> When prompted, select your language, time & currency format, keyboard or input method, and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. In the next window, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Repair your computer</b> option. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System Recovery Options</b> window, you will see the installation copy of Vista. Select it and press <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Startup Repair</b> option and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. The repair process will begin, with Vista being diagnosed for problems. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Startup Repair </b>tool will also show the problem that is being diagnosed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here how to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/06/steps-to-restore-backup-files-when.html" target="_blank">restore backup files when Windows Vista crashes</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> While the process is going on, your PC might reboot several times as a part of the normal repair course. So don’t worry. Further, you might also see a dialog box saying ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do you want to <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-system-restore-windows-7.html" target="_blank">restore your computer using System Restore</a>?</b>’ during the process. It is also a part of the normal course, so don’t be worried and exit the box by clicking <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cancel</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6.</strong> When repaired successfully, the process will return a success message. If the repair utility was unable to repair, it will show a message similar to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically</b> and may prompt you to report this to Microsoft. You can choose to or not to send information to Microsoft.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>7.</strong> If you click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Don’t send</b> link, you will return to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Startup Repair</b> screen with options to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">View diagnostic and repair tools</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">View advanced options for system recovery and support</b>. You can choose either one to proceed. You can choose from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System Restore</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=system+restore#!/2011/11/how-to-reset-your-dell-vista-computer.html" target="_blank">Windows Complete PC Restore</a></b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool</b>, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Command Prompt</b> utilities. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here how to <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.in/search?q=system+restore#!/2011/11/how-to-reset-your-dell-vista-computer.html" target="_blank">restore Vista to factory settings</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>8.</strong> If the problem has been resolved, exit all the programs, remove the disk, and reboot the PC. Or else click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b> to exit the process, remove the disk and reboot your PC. You can contact an expert Microsoft technician for help if you don’t want to repair on your own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>***</strong>If you don’t find any recovery option in your PC, then contact your computer manufacturer. It does happen that manufacturers often replace the tools to customize them.</span></span></span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-29971615456465224172012-08-17T00:19:00.000-07:002012-08-17T00:19:39.524-07:00How to Uninstall a Program Completely in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It is not unusual for your <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows 7</a> PC to collect junk and programs that you seldom use or never use while working or playing online/offline. If we go by a technology analyst’s survey, users don’t even use about 10% of the programs and applications installed on their PCs. Even if we do not consider the survey statistics, the fact holds true for most of us who use computers mostly for work or entertainment purposes. If you are reading this post, you must have come looking for the ways to <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">uninstall a program from a PC</a>. Check the steps below and uninstall any program from your PC in some quick steps:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Make sure that you are logged on as an administrator to your PC. Otherwise, you cannot uninstall any program. Let’s begin! Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Programs and Features</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Programs and Features</b> window, you will see a list of the programs installed on your PC under <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uninstall or change a program</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Select the program that you want to uninstall, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uninstall</b>. You may also see the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uninstall/Change</b> button instead of just <strong>Uninstall</strong>. If prompted, enter your admin password and proceed. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yes</b> to confirm the action and wait while Microsoft Windows 7 prepares to proceed. Wait unless Windows prompts you to restart your PC. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>You can <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/cloud-storage/" target="_blank">back up and restore your data</a> in case of any wrongdoing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When prompted, restart your PC. You must now remove the leftover registry entries of the uninstalled program from Windows Registry Editor. Leftover registry entries often clog Windows registry and create problems for other programs, preventing them from functioning properly. Since registry medication is a sensitive procedure, you must never do it unless you have expertise in computers. If you lack technical expertise, the only best way to remove the leftover registry entries is by using a registry cleaner tool. Skip to the next step for instructions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Connect to the Internet and open your web browser. Download Ccleaner, a free registry cleaner tool and save it to your computer. Run the installation file, follow on-screen prompts, and install the program. When done, open Ccleaner from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All Programs</b> or the desktop shortcut. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-to-backup-windows-7-registry.html" target="_blank">Create a backup of your registry</a></span></span> before making any changes to the registry. Run a scan of your entire registry. When done, hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fix Errors</b> button or whichever option you see on the screen to fix the corrupt, leftover registry errors. Exit the Ccleaner window. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Now look for any leftover files of the removed program in directories and folders and remove them too. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>. Select a directory from the drop-down menu on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Address </b>bar and type the program’s name in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Search</b> box at the extreme top right-hand corner. Hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b> to start searching for files. Right-click the file, select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Delete</b>. If prompted, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yes</b> to confirm the deletion. Perform this procedure for each file belonging to the program. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Continue the procedure unless the Search utility stops bringing anymore files in search results. When done, close all the windows. The program has been fully uninstalled from your PC now.</span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-32239233360832420112012-08-16T05:23:00.004-07:002012-08-16T05:26:21.423-07:00How to Create a Desktop Background Slideshow in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">How nice it appears when you recollect memories of an old vacation, birthday bash or office party right on the desktop of your <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Windows 7 PC</a> with a moving slide show. It may certainly throw a smile on your face when you see your great photos appearing in a slide show on your desktop when you turn on your Windows 7 PC and move to work on a presentation or email. I am going to discuss here how you can make a Desktop background slide show of the collection of your great photos. Check the steps below:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> First arrange the pictures that you want to put in a slide show in a single folder. If the pictures are scattered in different folders, copy and paste them one by one in a single folder. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> When done, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Control Panel</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Search</b> box, at the top right-hand corner, type ‘desktop backgrounds’ and hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b>. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Change desktop background</b> link in the search results. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here how to <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-do-i-restore-windows-sidebar.html" target="_blank">restore Windows 7 sidebar</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> You will see a list of pictures which you want to arrange a slide show of. If you don’t see the desired pictures on the screen, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Browse</b> button beside <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Picture Location</b> and select your folder or library. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here <a href="http://how-to-window.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-customize-your-windows-7-pc.html" target="_blank">how to personalize your Windows 7 PC</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> All your pictures in that folder will appear on the screen. By default, all of the pictures will be automatically selected for the proposed slideshow. However, if you want to select only a few of them, clear the boxes beside undesired pictures. The non-selected pictures will be excluded from the slideshow. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> If you want to customize your pictures before you put them in the slideshow, do this. Click an image in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Picture position</b> list to crop, stretch, center, or fit it to the screen etc. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Change picture every</b> list, you can change how quickly a pictures changes in the slideshow.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>6.</strong> If you want to have your pictures appear in a random order, check the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shuffle</b> box. When done, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Save Changes</b> button and you are done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>***</strong>You can also find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows repair support</a> and <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/microsoft-support/" target="_blank">Microsoft technical support</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-11114434334669192082012-08-14T03:35:00.000-07:002012-08-14T03:35:02.380-07:00How to Fix Microsoft Security Essentials Update Errors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When upgrading your Microsoft Security Essentials program to the latest version or updating it with virus, malware definitions and patches etc., you may encounter miscellaneous errors. These errors result in product upgrade or update failure. Such errors are commonly caused by disabled Microsoft Update service or outdated <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Microsoft updates</a> that update Microsoft Security Essentials. Check the steps given below and fix <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Essentials errors</a>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>Find here <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Set-Microsoft-Security-Essentials-to-Customize-a-Restore-Point-Before-Applying-Malware-Action&id=7103030" target="_blank">how to customize Microsoft Security Essentials</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>1.</strong> Restart the Microsoft Update service. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> type ‘services.msc’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> bar. Hit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter</b> key. If prompted, enter your admin password and proceed. Look for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows Update</b>> right-click it and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b>. If you don’t see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b>, you may see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Restart</b>, click it. When done, exit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Services</b> window. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>***</strong>Find here fix for <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-fix-common-microsoft-windows.html" target="_blank">common Windows update problems</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>2.</strong> Exit all other windows also. Launch Microsoft Security Essentials from the system tray or the desktop shortcut. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Update</b> tab> click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Update</b> button to start updating the program with the latest virus and malware definitions. If you are upgrading the program, click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Help</b> tab> select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Upgrade Microsoft Security Essentials</b>. Follow the on-screen prompts and complete the procedure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>***</strong>Find here<a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Update-Microsoft-Security-Essentials?&id=6398323" target="_blank"> how to update Microsoft Security Essentials</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>3.</strong> If you continue to face errors while updating or upgrading Microsoft Security Essentials, download the Microsoft Windows Update Troubleshooter. Check this link for download: <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates"><span style="color: purple;">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates</span></a>. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> and then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> again to run the troubleshooter. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>4.</strong> Wait while the troubleshooter prepares itself. When prompted, check the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I Agree</b> box to accept the license use terms & conditions. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. Make sure that you are logged in with admin rights to your PC. Otherwise, you will see an error message. If you are not logged in as an admin, log off and then log back in with admin rights. You can now run the tool. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>5.</strong> The troubleshooter will diagnose and automatically fix any <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-fix-common-microsoft-windows.html" target="_blank">Windows Update problems</a>. When done, close all the windows and restart your PC (if required and prompted). Afterwards, launch Microsoft Security Essentials and try to update or upgrade it. You should not face any problems while doing so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong>***</strong>You can also find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/virus-removal/" target="_blank">Virus Removal Support</a>, <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/trojan-removal-support/" target="_blank">Trojan Removal Support</a>, <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows Repair support</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-14492551146874964442012-08-13T04:58:00.000-07:002012-08-13T04:58:54.675-07:00How to Create a New Partition in Microsoft Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you want to add or organize your existing data in a way that it does not cause problems to your main hard drive (which is usually C), you can <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-partition-hard-drive-in-windows.html" target="_blank">create a new partition and format it</a>. Windows 7 does have this feature that lets you create a partition with a few easy clicks. Check the steps given below and do the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> type ‘computer management’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> box. Right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer Management</b> in search results, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run as administrator</b>. If prompted, enter your admin password and proceed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>***</strong>You can also find here <a href="http://microsoft-support-squad.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-install-windows-7-on-mac.html" target="_blank">how to install Windows 7 on Mac</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Computer Management</b>, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Device Management</b>. You will see a list of existing partitions in your PC. You may also see an <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Unallocated space</b> box (if there is some on your hard drive) besides the drive partition(s). If you only have one partition like C: drive in your Windows 7 PC and still don’t see the unallocated space, you can shrink it to spare some. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you see some unallocated space besides your existing drive, right-click the box (of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Unallocated space</b>) and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume</b>. The procedure is explained in the next steps. For now, skip to next steps to shrink an existing drive to free up space. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Right-click the C: drive (if your main OS directory is different, select that) and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shrink Volume</b>. On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shrink</b> dialog box, you will see the amount (in MBs) of data before shrink and amount of available space to shrink etc. Type the amount of space that needs to be shrunk in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB</b> box. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">***<a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Repair Windows 7</a> or troubleshoot <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-7-support/" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows 7 problems</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You can use the <strong>Up</strong> or <strong>Down</strong> arrow to increase or decrease the amount of space. Before you click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shrink</b>, make sure you do not exhaust the entire disk space. Leave some space in the drive to make sure it can accommodate some more data when needed. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shrink</b> button. Wait for the process to complete. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When done, you will see a new <strong>unallocated space</strong> box beside other disk drives. Right-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Unallocated space</b> box, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume</b>. On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume Wizard</b> window, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. You can now use the entire volume to create a new partition. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assign a letter to the new partition from the drop-down arrow. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Format Partition</b> window, click the radio button beside <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Format this volume with the following settings</b>. Select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NTFS</b> from the drop-down menu next to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">File system</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Leave the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Allocation unit size</b> to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Default</b> and check the box beside <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Perform a quick format</b>. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next</b> and then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finish</b> to exit the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Simple Volume Wizard</b> window. A new drive letter will appear beside other drives in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Disk Management</b>. Exit the <strong>Computer Management</strong> window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">***Find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows repair support</a> or <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/microsoft-outlook/" target="_blank">Microsoft Outlook support</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-49044486067146091142012-08-09T04:04:00.000-07:002012-08-09T04:04:46.763-07:00Personalizing Lock Screen in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You have changed the wallpaper and theme of screensaver of your Windows 7 desktop screen and you love the way it looks like, but you hate how the lock screen looks. Don’t be sad because you can change. Check the below steps and personalize your Windows 7 lock screen.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b>> type ‘regedit’ in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start Search</b> box. Right-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">regedit.exe</b> and select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run as administrator</b>. Enter your admin password when prompted and proceed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2. In Registry Editor, navigate to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SOFTWARE</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Microsoft</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CurrentVersion</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Authentication</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LogonUI</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Background</b>. Before you begin to tweak the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Background</b> key, back it up using the built-in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Import and Export</b> wizard. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3. When done, click once on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Background</b> (if not already clicked). You will see <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OEMBackground</b>. Double-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OEMBackground</b> key to bring up the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Edit DWORD (-bit) Value</b> window. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">–bit</b> represents the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">32-bit</b> or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">64-bit</b> version of your Windows OS. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4. Change the value to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1</b> from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">0</b> in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Value data</b> box. While you make this change, make sure that the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hexadecimal</b> radio button is selected. When done, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b>. Close <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Registry Editor</b> and restart your PC. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5. When done, you will need to make some more changes and select desired wallpaper for your logon screen. Right-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start</b> button> click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Open Windows Explorer</b>. In <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows Explorer</b>, map read to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">C: drive</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">System32</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">oobe</b>. Right-click anywhere in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">oobe</b> window, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Folder</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. Name this folder as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Info</b>. Double-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Info</b> folder and create another folder by the name <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Backgrounds</b>. Now that the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Backgrounds</b> folder is created, change its permission settings. Otherwise, you will get an error message when trying to save any image in it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">7. Double-click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Backgrounds</b>, copy any JPG image in it and rename it as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">backgroundDefault.jpg</b>. The image shouldn’t be more than 256kb in size and should have the same dimension as Windows 7 PC’s screen resolution. If the picture size doesn’t match the screen resolution, it will either be cropped or expanded to fit the screen. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">8. If anytime you want to wind back the changes you made, simply change the JPG file’s name. You can also change the shadow behind the logon button and text to make your lock screen look more appealing and effective. See below to learn how to do it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">9. Open Registry Editor and map read to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SOFTWARE</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Microsoft</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CurrentVersion</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Authentication</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LogonUI</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LogonUI</b> key, right-click anywhere and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DWORD Value</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">10. Right-click the new key and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rename</b>. Name the key <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ButtonSet</b>. To change the shadow, double-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ButtonSet</b> key. You can change the value from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">0</b> (light shadow), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1</b> (dark shadow), to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2</b> (no shadow). When done, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">OK</b> to exit the window. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">11. Exit Registry Editor and restart your PC. When done, lock it and see the magic. Your lock screen will show the image that you selected and in the way you actually changed it to.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-26383636984055292372012-08-08T02:11:00.001-07:002012-08-08T02:15:47.253-07:00How to Repair Video File Crash or IE Freeze Problems<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the video file that you are currently playing crashes or causes Internet Explorer to freeze, it indicates a problem with Flash Player or sound card drivers or internal problems. Other than <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/internet-troubleshooting/" target="_blank">IE crash/freeze problem</a>, the problematic video file can also cause your Windows PC or other <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows applications to hang</a>. Check the below mentioned steps and repair this problem:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>1.</strong> Close any window that is currently active on your desktop.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>2.</strong> Connect to the Internet (if you are not already connected) and launch your web browser. If IE is not opening up, try another browser. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>3.</strong> Visit the <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/mats/video_freezes_or_crashes/"><span style="color: purple;">http://support.microsoft.com/mats/video_freezes_or_crashes/</span></a> link and click the Run Now button to start running the automated Microsoft Fix It tool. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>4.</strong> Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> button again when prompted. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> again to confirm the action. Remember, to run this tool, you must be logged on as an administrator user to your Windows computer. Failing to which can result in an error.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>5.</strong> Wait while the tool diagnoses and fixes the problem. When done, close the window or do as instructed by the tool. The tool updates drivers and applies fixes to any internal errors that are preventing video files from playing properly. The tool fixes IE crash/freeze problems, issues with other Windows applications or unstable video playing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>6.</strong> If prompted, restart the computer. Restart the player (VLC or WMP etc.) and replay the same or any video file that you want to. If it plays fine, the issue has fixed. If you continue to face problems playing video files, try this method (step 7).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">***You can also find here <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/" target="_blank">Windows repair support</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>7.</strong> Update your Flash Player and Java with the latest updates and definitions from their respective websites. Afterwards, replay a desired video file and check back whether it works fine or not. If the problem persists, reset IE to factory settings. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>8.</strong> Open IE and click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tools</b>> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Internet Options</b>. In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Internet Options</b> window, click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Advanced</b>. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reset</b> button. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yes</b> to confirm the action. If prompted, check all the boxes and then click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reset</b>. Confirm the action again if prompted. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><strong>9.</strong> Make sure that no other program window is opened except IE. Otherwise, you will experience an error. When done, you will be prompted to restart IE. Do as prompted. Now try to play an online or offline video file and it should work fine.</span></div></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935299216535109423.post-2694418924753949602012-08-07T03:22:00.003-07:002012-08-07T03:25:26.333-07:00How to Fix Common Windows Firewall Problems<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Microsoft Windows integrates Windows Firewall Service, a built-in <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/set-up-your-firewall/">firewall program</a> that protects your Windows PC from being compromised to virus, malware and other such threats designed to harm your digital data and safety. Yet at times, Windows Firewall may encounter problems due to several reasons. You can check the below common problems and their fixes to fix them:<o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="tab-stops: 2.75in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Common Windows Firewall Service Issues:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="tab-stops: 2.75in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1. Windows Firewall is not set as the default firewall</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2. Windows could not start Windows Firewall, error 5 (0X5) or 80070424</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. Windows Firewall blocked Remote Assistance</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4. Windows Firewall blocked access to <a href="http://comprehensive-support.blogspot.com/2012/07/unable-to-share-printer-on-windows-7.html"><span style="color: purple;">shared files and printers<u1:p></u1:p></span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">5. Windows Firewall could not be started</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6. Missing BFE service</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Follow the steps given below and fix the above mentioned problems:<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1. Connect to the Internet and open your web browser.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2. Visit this link <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_firewall_diagnostic/"><span style="color: purple;">http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_firewall_diagnostic/</span></a> and click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run Now</b> button.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. Click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> button to start running the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MicrosoftFixit.WindowsFirewall.RNP.Run.exe</b> tool.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4. Click <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> again if prompted. Once you click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Run</b> button, the tool window will disappear and start diagnosing the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Windows Firewall Service</b> in your computer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><u1:p>***</u1:p></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/windows-repair/">Repair Windows for any problems</a> that may occur or recur due to several reasons</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">5. Wait while the tool diagnoses and fix the problem. Make sure that you are logged on as an administrator to your Windows computer. Otherwise, you may encounter a run time error or similar one.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6. Follow rest of the on-screen instructions and finish the process. If prompted, restart your computer and you are done.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">***You can also find here <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Windows-Firewall---How-to-Disable-Windows-Firewall-in-Windows-7&id=6913477">How to disable Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows 7</a>. You can also <a href="http://www.vtechsquad.com/internet-browser-protection/">make your web browser secure and safe</a>.</span></div>Gauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01862242874520813930noreply@blogger.com0