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How to start or stop Windows Service

Sunday, 17 January 2010 12:03 by alex

To restart Windows service go to Start menu, right click on My computer, click Manage, in Computer Management window click Services and Applications, click Services, then right click on the service you want to restart, click Stop, then right click on it again and click Start.

 

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How to disable IPv6 protocol in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Sunday, 17 January 2010 10:55 by alex

Microsoft started implementing this protocol since Windows Vista. IP v6 is a new network protocol, announced in 1988 and it was designed to increase amount of internet addresses. But though it was announced in 1998 it is still not widespread. And sometimes it can even cause troubles in networking and accessing the internet.

To disable IPv6 protocol go to Start menu -> Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center in Vista. And go to Start menu -> Control Panel -> Network and internet -> Network and Sharing Center in windows 7. Then click Change adapter settings:

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And in the following window right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties,

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In the Properties windows uncheck the Internet Protocol Version 6

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And click OK.

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How to enter BIOS setup

Tuesday, 5 January 2010 12:23 by alex

The very first thing you should understand is that most computers have different BIOSs and different BIOSs use different ways to enter setup. But all of them show brief prompts about what keys to press.

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So, the only thing you should do is to find that prompt and press according key.

As soon as you do this, you'll go to BIOS screen:

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Although BIOS configuration depends on the version, but the architecture is always the same. There are few sections, that are alway present: Boot, System and Advanced. Also there are always prompts that show you how to navigate and change values.

 

To disable SATA Native mode go to Advances section and look for SATA option and set it to Disabled, or Compatability mode.

To set boot priority go to boot section and set First boot device as CD-drive.

If you don't fin'd these options there look in othere sections. There are no BIOS without there options.

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How to Burn CD image

Saturday, 2 January 2010 20:43 by alex

There are a lot of different disk burning tools, and all they have different advantages and disadvantages. But one of the best is Ashampoo Burning Studio. It has simple interface, useful features and it has free version. To download it go to http://download.cnet.com/Ashampoo-Burning-Studio-Free/3000-2646_4-10776287.html.

After you download Ashampoo Burning Studio launch the installation. Following window should appear:

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Click Next and follow the Wizard.

When you see following screen:

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click Finish and Ashampoo will start.

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To Burn disk from existing image click: Create/Burn Disk Images and then click 

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Then select image, that you wish to burn, insert disk to the CD drive and press Burn button.

If you want to create a new project, come back to main menu and click Burn Files and Folders, and then click Create a New CD/DVD/Blue-Ray Disk

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In the next window click Add Files and select all files and folder that you would like to add to the project, then click finish and click next. And then click Burn button.

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Reset password in Vista

Friday, 25 December 2009 22:01 by alex

If you forget your password in Vista you may reset it using Administrator account. But here is the problem - Administrator password is locked by default. So, at first you should enable it. To do this insert  Vista installation disk into DVD drive and start your computer form CD.

After few moments you'll see following screen:

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Click next and go follow to the next screen:

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Click Repair your computer.

On the following screen click Command Prompt

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You'll get black screen like this:

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Type 1 and press Enter. Then type Administrator's password and press Enter. Usually Administrator's password is blank, so just press Enter.

As soon as you get following string: C:\WINDOWS> 

type following command: net user administrator /active:yes

and press Enter. Then reboot computer and log on as Administrator.

Go to Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Settings, then click on your user icon. You'll get following screen:

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Click Remove Password and log off from Administrators account and login to your account.

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Categories:   Operating System

Removing autorun.inf from root of the disk.

Thursday, 17 December 2009 22:43 by alex


If you cannot open your drive using double click and you see message, that says something like "Choose a problem to open with", then your computer is infected by some kind of autorun.

1. First of all you should get rid of virus itself. You can use any antivirus program you wish: Malwarebytes, Avast, AVG Anti-Virus, etc.

2. Next press Start->Run and type: regedit and press Enter. In the regedit window go to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\ and delete CheckedValue key. The Press Edit->New->DWORD value and create new key with name: CheckedValue and set it's value to 1.

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3. Go to Control Panel->Foldes Options->View tab and select Show Hidden Files and Folders. And uncheck Hide Protected System Files. Then press Apply and Ok button.

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4. Open Computer, then right click on drive C:\ and select Explore. In the root of the drive you should see a lot of files that are a bit pale. Among them should be Autorun.inf file. Delete it on every drive.

5. Restart computer.

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Categories:   Computer Viruses

Skype without computer

Sunday, 13 December 2009 20:52 by alex

First time Skype was released in 2003, and for this 6 years it became widely popular. People use it at home and in office, for business and for having fun. But it has one significant drawback  - it requires a computer. And computers are not reliable and rather complicated for some people. But actually Skype is a phone, so Zyxel developed a new device - a Skype phone - Zyxel V352L EE.

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It's like a usual phone, but it uses internet connection instead of phone line.  And so far as it has Skype - so all calls are free.

DrWeb LiveCD step by step manual

Wednesday, 9 December 2009 23:32 by alex

Sometimes fighting with viruses can become very annoying, and one of the methods you can use when nothing else works is DrWeb LiveCD.

1. Go to http://www.freedrweb.com/livecd/?lng=en and download iso image.

2. Burn downloaded image to CD and put CD to problem PC. Restart problem PC and boot from CD.

Following screen should appear:

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Select DrWeb LiveCD (Default) and press Enter

2. Wait until DrWeb loads

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3. In the following window press settings:

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4. Adjust settings as on the picture below and press Ok:

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5. Select all entries and press Start

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That is all. Wait until virus scan will be finished and delete all malicious software.

 I hope this article will help you to clean your PC from viruses.

CureIt - Free antivisus utility from DrWeb

Monday, 7 December 2009 13:18 by alex

CureIt is a free utility from DrWeb that do not require installation or any kind of registration and can quickly remove huge amount of viruses. It is easy to get and to use it. 

1. Go to http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/?lng=en and click Free download. You will get executable file with unique name, that looks like this: sx3hq2ly.exe

2. Run CureIt  and press Cancel in the popup message.

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3. Pess Start

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And press Ok.

4. Following window will appear:

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this is the main window of the program. CureIt will perform a quick scan and then you will be able to select action for every suspicious object.

That is it. It's free easy and effective.

How to recover deleted files

Saturday, 5 December 2009 22:04 by alex

Almost everyone has ever accidentally deleted files. And sometimes these files can be very important. So if in order not to loose these files completely and recover the successfully you should keep in mind following rule: "Don't write anything to the disk with deleted files". Almost any file can be recovered if nothing was written over it. So to recover files follow this simple instruction:

1. Install PC Inspector File Recovery (you can use any other recovery utility).

2. Open it and follow wizard steps.

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3. Choose files and recover them.

 

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