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Security, Windows »
Protect Internet Explorer Home Page from spyware and change it as you like.
File Extensions »
Did you find an ORIG file on your computer and wonder what program should open it? Maybe someone emailed you an ORIG file but you’re not sure how to use it. Perhaps you tried to open the ORIG file but Windows told you that it could not open it.
Computer, Hardware »
After repeated requests for beep codes i have decided to post them here maybe they could be pinned
Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes
Code Description
1 short beep System is OK
2 short beeps POST Error – error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem
1 long, 1 short beep System board problem
1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)
1 long, 3 short beeps Display adapter problem (EGA)
3 long …
Security »
How to Apply 10 Fast and Free Security Enhancements
Windows »
Why PCs Cras, 10 Must Know Reasons…
Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy,” it says. “Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications.”
You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening?
Hardware conflict
The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates …
Windows »
Hide Your Folders In a New Way, Never Know Trick
Rename any folder with extension {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
eg, if u’ve a folder games press F2, then type, “games.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}”
See the magic….
Then to get to original form, remove the extension using “ren games.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} games” in dos or as a bat file
You are done..
~Happy Tricks~
Windows »
Spped Up The Shutdown Process
Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control.
Click on the “Control” Folder.
Select “WaitToKillServiceTimeout”
Right click on it and select Modify.
Set it a value lower than 2000. (setting it to 200 is best practise)
Like previous versions of windows, it takes long time to restart or shutdown
windows xp when the “Exit Windows” sound is enabled. to solve this problem
you must disable this useless sound.
click start button then go to settings -> control panel -> Sound,Speech and Audio devices -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Sounds, then
Under program events and windows menu click on …
Windows »
Imidiate rapid shut down window
While shutting down window. open task manager(Ctr+Alt+Del),
Select shut down tab. and press ‘ Ctrl ‘ key while select Turn Off from dis tab.
Count 5 4 3 2 1 Voila!!! U r window will rapidly shut down.
Computer »
Notepad Tricks
Trick One:
Open Notepad
Write the bold line in the notepad (no Bold) .this app can break
Save this file as xxx.txt
Close the notepad.
Open the file again.
and See
Trick Two:
Open Notepad
Enter four words separated by spaces, wherein the first word has 4 letters, the
next two have three letters, and the last word has five letters
DON’T hit enter at the end of the line.
Save the file.
Close Notepad.
Reopen Notepad.
Open the file you just saved.
Trick Three:
Open a note pad
type Bush hid the facts
save that file,
close it
again open and see…
Computer »
SPEED UP UR ACROBAT READER (ALMOST LIKE NOTEPAD)
Do you get irritated when acrobat reader takes 5/10 seconds to load when you want to
open a pdf document. There is a way to speed up the loading.
Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader
(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)
Move all the files and folders from the “plugins” directory to the “Optional”
directory. (I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste).
Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not
allow you to move the files).
Now your acrobat …






