A good site For System Admins to buy stuffs

I found that this good site for New and refurbished switches, routers, servers, firewalls, telecommunications and security products on sale from all the big brands like HP,IBM,Seneca Data,Cisco , Avaya more



For Network security tips and products,

http://www.infinit-tech.com/Network-Security.php

For Networking related,


http://www.infinit-tech.com/Networking.php

For all the servers and their classification,


http://www.infinit-tech.com/Servers.php

And for all your telecommunication related queries,


http://www.infinit-tech.com/Telecommunications.php



So i suggest you that the next time you think about buying anything for your network, do check out these links

They are also in bed with Verizon and will support anything they do.....like tell the world WiMax is bad, LTE is good, to further Verizon's business agenda.

What they don't tell you is that the carriers (Verizon, AT&T) fear WiMax because it will be an OPEN standard. This is why Google is behind it and Verizon is not. Verizon wants a "locked down" market where all devices are controled by Verizon. Clearwire & Google want an open market and don't care......just login to the WiMax network with whatever divice and pay a fee for usage of the network and Google gets the portal and eyeballs for their ads.

Boot Hiren's BootCD from USB Flash Drive

56 MB or above flash drive.

2) Download and run USB Disk Storage Format (34 KB).

3) Download and run grub4dos.zip (148 KB).

4) Copy grldr and menu.lst into the usb drive.

5) Insert Hiren's BootCD in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash Drive.

Notes

- Make sure you set your computer to boot from USB Flash Drive

To Enter the BIOS press the "Del" button on your keyboard. Alternatives are "F1", "F2", "Insert", and "F10". Some PC's BIOS might even require a different key to be pressed. Commonly a PC will show a message like "Press [Del] to enter Setup" to indicate that you need to press the "Del" key. Some AMI BIOS require you to enable the option "USB Keyboard Legacy support"!

For AMI BIOS:

• Go to "Feature Setup". "Enable" these options: "USB Function Support",
  "USB Function For DOS" and "ThumbDrive for DOS". Go to "Advanced Setup".
  Set the "1st Boot Device" to "USB RMD-FDD".
  Reboot the PC and it now should boot from the Usb Stick.
  
  
• Go to "USB Mass Storage Device Configuration". Select "Emulation Type"
  and set it to "Harddisk". Go to the "Boot Menu" and set the "1st boot device" to "USB-Stick". Exit the BIOS, saving the changes.
  you can try "Emulation Type" to "Floppy" or "Forced FDD".

For PHOENIX/AWARD BIOS:

• Go to "Advanced BIOS Features". Go to the "1st Boot device" and set it to "USB-ZIP".

- If you get GRLDR error then use syslinux to boot grub4dos (132 KB).

Download Hirens BootCD 9.9

All in one Dos Bootable CD which has all these utilities:

Partition Tools

- Partition Magic Pro 8.05: Best software to partition hard drive.
- Acronis Disk Director 10.0.2160: Popular disk management functions in a single suite.
- Paragon Partition Manager 7.0.1274: Universal tool for partitions.
- Partition Commander 9.01: The safe way to partition your hard drive,with undo feature.
- Ranish Partition Manager 2.44: a boot manager and hard disk partitioner.
- The Partition Resizer 1.3.4: move and resize your partitions in one step and more.
- Smart Fdisk 2.05: a simple harddisk partition manager.
- SPecial Fdisk 2000.03t: SPFDISK a partition tool.
- eXtended Fdisk 0.9.3: XFDISK allows easy partition creation and edition.
- GDisk 1.1.1: Complete replacement for the DOS FDISK utility and more.
- Super Fdisk 1.0: Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data.
- Partition Table Editor 8.0: Partition Table and Boot Record Editor.

Backup Tools

- ImageCenter 5.6 (Drive Image 2002): Best software to clone hard drive.
- Norton Ghost 11.5: Similar to Drive Image (with usb/scsi support)
- Acronis True Image 8.1.945: Create an exact disk image for complete system backup and disk cloning.
- Partition Saving 3.71: A tool to backup/restore partitions. (SavePart.exe).
- COPYR.DMA Build013: A Tool for making copies of hard disks with bad sectors.
- DriveImageXML 2.02: backup any drive/partition to an image file, even if the drive is currently in use.
- Drive SnapShot 1.39: creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running.
- Ghost Image Explorer 11.5: to add/remove/extract files from Ghost image file.
- DriveImage Explorer 5.0: to add/remove/extract files from Drive image file.
- WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a: a Small File Split-Join Tool.
- Express Burn 4.25: CD/DVD Burner Program to create and record CDs/DVDs, also create/burn .iso and .nrg images.
- Smart Driver Backup 2.12: Easy backup of your Windows device drivers (also works from PE).
- Double Driver 1.0: Driver Backup and Restore tool.
- DriverBackup! 1.0.3: Another handy tool to backup drivers.

Recovery Tools

- Active Partition Recovery 3.0: To Recover a Deleted partition.
- Active Uneraser 3.0: To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.
- Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10: To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack.
- Winternals Disk Commander 1.1: more than just a standard deleted-file recovery utility.
- TestDisk 6.10: Tool to check and undelete partition.
- Lost & Found 1.06: a good old data recovery software.
- DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100: An excellent data recovery software.
- Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64: Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.
- PhotoRec 6.10: File and pictures recovery Tool.
- Winsock 2 Fix for 9x: to fix corrupted Winsock2 information by poorly written Internet programs.
- XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0: Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors.
- Active Undelete 5.5: a tool to recover deleted files.
- Restoration 3.2.13: a tool to recover deleted files.
- GetDataBack for FAT 2.31: Data recovery software for FAT file systems.
- GetDataBack for NTFS 2.31: Data recovery software for NTFS file systems.
- Recuva 1.24.399: Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player...
- Partition Find and Mount 2.3.1: Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions.
- Unstoppable Copier 4b: Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data.

Testing Tools

- System Speed Test 4.78: it tests CPU, harddrive, etc.
- PC-Check 6.5: Easy to use hardware tests.
- Ontrack Data Advisor 5.0: Powerful diagnostic tool for assessing the condition of your computer.
- The Troubleshooter 7.02: all kind of hardware testing tool.
- PC Doctor 2004: a benchmarking and information tool.
- CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7: a tool to test cpu, video, and disk.
- Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0: a tool to test Hard Disk Drive.
- Disk Speed1.0: Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool.
- S&M Stress Test 1.9.1: cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages.
- Monitor Tester 1.0: Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens.

RAM (Memory) Testing Tools

- GoldMemory 5.07: RAM Test utility.
- Memtest86+ 2.11: PC Memory Test.
- MemTest 1.0: a Memory Testing Tool.

Hard Disk Tools

- Seagate Seatools Graphical v2.13b
- SeaTools for Dos 1.10
- Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2
- Western Digital Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) 5.04f
- Maxtor PowerMax 4.23
- Maxtor amset utility 4.0
- Maxtor(or any Hdd) Low Level Formatter 1.1
- Fujitsu HDD Diagnostic Tool 7.00
- Fujitsu IDE Low Level Format 1.0
- Samsung HDD Utility(HUTIL) 2.10
- Samsung Disk Diagnose (SHDIAG) 1.28
- Samsung The Drive Diagnostic Utility (ESTOOL) 2.11
- IBM/Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.14
- IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool 2.11
- Gateway GwScan 5.12
- ExcelStor's ESTest 4.50
- MHDD 4.6
- WDClear 1.30
- Toshiba Hard Disk Diagnostic 2.00b
- HDD Regenerator 1.51: to recover a bad hard drive.
- HDAT2 4.53: main function is testing and repair (regenerates) bad sectors for detected devices.
- Ontrack Disk Manager 9.57: Disk Test/Format/Maintenance tool.
- Norton Disk Doctor 2002: a tool to repair a damaged disk, or to diagnose your hard drive.
- Norton Disk Editor 2002: a powerful disk editing, manual data recovery tool.
- Hard Disk Sentinel 0.04: Hard Disk health, performance and temperature monitoring tool.
- Active Kill Disk 4.1: Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical drive.
- SmartUDM 2.00: Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Viewer.
- Victoria 3.33e and 3.52rus: a freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics.
- HDD Erase 4.0: Secure erase using a special feature built into most newer hard drives.
- HDD Scan 3.1: This is a Low-level HDD diagnostic tool, it scans surface find bad sectors etc.
- HDTune 2.55: Hard disk benchmarking and information tool.
- Data Shredder 1.0: A tool to Erase disk and files (also wipe free space) securely.

System Information Tools

- Aida16 2.14: a system information tool, extracts details of all components of the PC.
- PCI and AGP info Tool (0903): The PCI System information & Exploration tool.
- System Analyser 5.3u: View extensive information about your hardware.
- Navratil Software System Information 0.60.32: High-end professional system information tool.
- Astra 5.41: Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant.
- HWiNFO 5.2.5: a powerful system information utility.
- PC-Config 9.33: Complete hardware detection of your computer.
- SysChk 2.46: Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC.
- CPU Identification utility 1.16: Detailed information on CPU (CHKCPU.EXE).
- CTIA CPU Information 2.7: another CPU information tool.
- Drive Temperature 1.0: Hard Disk Drive temperature meter.
- PC Wizard 2008.1.871: Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware.
- SIW 2009-02-24: Gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings.
- CPU-Z 1.50: It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
- PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (0903): device information tool (similar to unknown devices).
- Unknown Devices 1.2 (0903): helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are.

MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools

- MBRWork 1.07b: a utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions.
- MBR Tool 2.2.100: backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write.
- DiskMan4: all in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more.
- BootFix Utility: Run this utility if you get 'Invalid system disk'.
- MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1: BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR.
- Boot Partition 2.60: add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader.
- Partition Table Doctor 3.5: a tool to repair/modify mbr, bootsector, partition table.
- Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1: a multi boot manager.
- Bootmagic 8.0: This tool is for multi boot operating systems.
- MBRWizard 2.0b: Directly update and modify the MBR (Master Boot Record).

BIOS / CMOS Tools

- CMOS 0.93: CMOS Save / Restore Tool.
- BIOS Cracker 4.8: BIOS password remover (cmospwd).
- BIOS Cracker 1.4: BIOS password remover (cmospwc).
- BIOS Utility 1.35.0: BIOS Informations, password, beep codes and more.
- !BIOS 3.20: a powerfull utility for bios and cmos.
- DISKMAN4: a powerful all in one utility.
- UniFlash 1.40: bios flash utility.
- Kill CMOS: a tiny utility to wipe cmos.
- Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43: DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents.

MultiMedia Tools

- Picture Viewer 1.94: Picture viewer for dos, supports more then 40 filetypes.
- QuickView Pro 2.58: movie viewer for dos, supports many format including divx.
- MpxPlay 1.56: a small Music Player for dos.

Password Tools

- Active Password Changer 3.0.420: To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS).
- Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Registry Reanimator 1.02: Check and Restore structure of the Damaged Registry files of NT/2K/XP.
- NTPWD: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Registry Viewer 4.2: Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP.
- ATAPWD 1.2: Hard Disk Password Utility.
- Content Advisor Password Remover 1.0: It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer.
- Password Renew 1.1: Utility to (re)set windows passwords.
- WindowsGate 1.1: Enables/Disables Windows logon password validation.
- WinKeyFinder 1.73: Allows you to View and Change Windows XP/2003 Product Keys, backup and restore activation related files, backup Microsoft Office 97, 2000 SP2, XP/2003 keys etc.
- XP Key Reader 2.7: Can decode the XP-key on Local or Remote systems.
- ProduKey 1.35: Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office.
- Wireless Key View 1.20: Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC.

NTFS (FileSystems) Tools

- NTFS Dos Pro 5.0: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- NTFS 4 Dos 1.9: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- Paragon Mount Everything 3.0: To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos.
- NTFS Dos 3.02: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- EditBINI 1.01: to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition.
- Browsers / File Managers: Volkov Commander 4.99 Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support (Similar to Norton Commander).
- Dos Command Center 5.1: Classic dos-based file manager.
- File Wizard 1.35: a file manager - colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc.
- File Maven 3.5: an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers via serial or parallel cable.
- FastLynx 2.0: Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability.
- LapLink 5.0: the smart way to transfer files and directories between PCs.
- Dos Navigator 6.4.0: Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features.
- Mini Windows 98: Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support, Added 7-Zip, Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor, Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc...
- 7-Zip 4.65: File Manager/Archiver Supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS formats.
- Off By One Browser 3.5d: an independent web browser that runs completely self-contained.

Other Tools

- Ghost Walker 11.5: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- DosCDroast beta 2: Dos CD Burning Tools.
- Universal TCP/IP Network 6.4: MSDOS Network Client to connect via TCP/IP to a Microsoft based network. The network can either be a peer-to-peer or a server based network, it contains 91 different network card drivers.
- NewSID 4.10: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- Registry Editor PE 0.9c: Easy editing of remote registry hives and user profiles.

Dos Tools

- USB CD-Rom Driver 1: Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive.
- Universal USB Driver 2: Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage.
- ASUSTeK USB Driver 3: ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00.
- SCSI Support: SCSI Drivers for Dos.
- SATA Support: SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos.
- 1394 Firewire Support: 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos.
- Interlnk support at COM1: To access another computer from COM port.
- Interlnk support at LPT1: To access another computer from LPT port.

and too many great dos tools, very good collection of dos utilities

extract.exe, pkzip.exe, pkunzip.exe, unrar.exe, rar.exe
ace.exe, lha.exe, gzip.exe, uharcd.exe, mouse.com
attrib.com, deltree.exe, xcopy.exe, diskcopy.com, imgExtrc.exe
undelete.com, edit.com, fdisk.exe, fdisk2.exe, fdisk3.exe
lf.exe, delpart.exe, wipe.com, zap.com, format.com
move.exe, more.com, find.exe, hex.exe, debug.exe
split.exe, mem.exe, mi.com, sys.com, smartdrv.exe
xmsdsk.exe, killer.exe, share.exe, scandisk.exe, scanreg.exe
guest.exe, doskey.exe, duse.exe, biosdtct.exe, setver.exe
intersvr.exe, interlnk.exe, loadlin.exe, lfndos.exe, doslfn.com

Cleaners

- SpaceMonger 1.4: keeping track of the free space on your computer.
- WinDirStat 1.1.2.80: a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows.
- CCleaner 2.17.853: Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool.

Optimizers

- PageDfrg 2.32: System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP.
- NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j: Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
- DefragNT 1.9: This tool presents the user with many options for disk defragmenting.
- JkDefrag 3.36: Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista.

Process Tools

- IB Process Manager 1.04: a little process manager for 9x/2k, shows dll info etc.
- Process Explorer 11.33: shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
- Pocket KillBox 2.0.0.978: can be used to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow you to delete them.
- Unlocker 1.8.7: This tool can delete file/folder when you get this message - Cannot delete file: Access is denied, The file is in use by another program etc.
- CurrPorts 1.60: displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer.

Startup Tools

- Autoruns 9.39: Displays All the entries from startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys, Explorer shell extensions,toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock, LSA Providers, Remove Drivers and much more which helps to remove nasty spyware/adware and viruses.
- Silent Runners Revision 59: A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process.
- Startup Control Panel 2.8: a tool to edit startup programs.
- Startup Monitor 1.02: it notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup.
- HijackThis 2.0.2: a general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more.

Tweakers

- Dial a Fix 0.60.0.24: Fix errors and problems with COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries, Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification) issues, Reinstall internet explorer etc. comes with the policy scanner.
- Ultimate Windows Tweaker 1.0: A TweakUI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista.
- TweakUI 2.10: This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows Xp.
- Xp-AntiSpy 3.97.2: it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly.
- Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.36: An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions.
- EzPcFix 1.0.0.16: Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware.

Antivirus Tools

- ClamWin Antivirus 0.94.1 (0903): a free antivirus, GNU GPL Open Source Virus Scanner.
- Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (0903): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
- SpywareBlaster 4.1 (0903): Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
- SmitFraudFix 2.400: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware.
- ComboFix (0903): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware.
- CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool.
- RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility.
- Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 (0903): find and remove spyware, adware, dialers etc. (a must have tool).

Download :
Size: 186011 KB
Format :ISO

http://rs577.rapidshare.com/files/243213713/Hirens.BootCD.9.9.zip

Windows Saved Password Removal

Its a small issue .

Windows XP offers the ability to save passwords for web sites and network resources. This can be very convenient as opposed to remembering and entering the username and password each time you need access, but it poses a security risk because anyone who has physical access to your computer would also be able to log into those sites using your saved credentials.

While biometrics and other user authentication methods have become more widely used and accepted in recent years, the prevailing method of user athentication remains the username and password. Users have passwords to access their computer, shared network resources, web sites, business applications and other resources.

Different sites and applications have different policies regarding how to create the passwords and standard security practices suggest that users should use a different and unique password for each login. For many users it becomes unruly to recall the various usernames and passwords and they may write them down on a notepad in their desk drawer or put it on a sticky note on their monitor so they can remember them all. Of course, anyone else can also come along and read the passwords as well.

Windows XP offers users the ability to retain passwords so that the authentication information required to login is automatically pre-populated when the different sites or resources are accessed rather than the user having to enter them each time. Because this requires being logged into the computer in the first place it provides some convenience for the user while remaining more secure than writing everything on a sticky note on the monitor. Unfortunately, it is still counter-productive from a security perspective because anyone who sits down at the computer while it is logged in or gains access to your computer user account will subsequently be able to access all of the various sites and resources as if they were the user because of the cached login credentials.

Windows XP does not offer a very easy way to review or remove the saved passwords though. If you follow the steps below though you can access a graphical interface to add, remove or edit the saved passwords on a given system.

1. Click Start and select Run

2. In the Open field type "rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr"

3. Once the Stored Usernames and Passwords interface opens you can select any of the entries and select Properties to view the existing information

4. To remove a saved password you can select one of the entries and select Remove. A confirmation screen will appear. Click on OK and the account will be removed

5. You can add additional saved passwords as well by clicking on the Add button and entering the appropriate information

6. Repeat the steps above as needed to add, remove or edit saved passwords

7. When you are done using the interface click the Close button

Windows Xp Startup Problem at bootscreen

When i turn on the computer it boots and when the logo of Windows XP appears with the black background as usual and the progress bar scrolls.well On that stage it stops completely so i cant even get into the welcome screen.What to do?

Solution For The Above Problem:
It mostly happens due to improper Shutdown.This improper shutdown leads to error in your Local Drives.

1.When your Start your Computer Press F8.
2.Select Safe Mode Option.
3.Open command mode (Start-->Run-->Cmd)
4.Type CHKDSK and hit Enter.


(Chkdsk Stands For Check Disk)


5.Then Restart your Pc.
6.The Windows Xp Boot Screen Freeze Problem must be fixed.

If the Problem persists try to System Restore.
Start-->Programs-->Accessories -->System Tools-->System Restore.

Select a Restore date for your Windows Xp.The Boot screen freeze problem will be fixed.

Know To change Processor Name in Windows XP

When opening system properties on Windows Xp you’d see processor name and the speed. To be your computer seen sophisticated and progressively you can alter data of processor name and speed in system properties by editing regestry key.

For example you can see below picture. I change computer data with processor celeron become Quad Core by editing registry entry.

After editing registry key:

Here how:

• Open registry editor
• Now goto this registry key: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | HARDWARE | DESCRIPTION | System | CentralProcessor | 0”
• on right Panel right click registry string named “ProcessorNameString” and click Modify, then type any Processor Name e.g from “Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53GHz” to “Intel(R) Pentium(R) Quad Core 2.8 Ghz”

Note: this values is not permanent, after computer restart the value back to the default.

Dual boot Windows 7 and windows XP-install

To make windows dual boot Windows 7 and Windows XP, first step you must prepare Hardisk partition minimal 10GB for windows 7. You can create partition using EASEUS or partition magic or other. Note, backup your data before doing this. After all partition ready, now follow the following steps:

• Insert Windows 7 DVD to your DVD Drive. (Note: I Install windows 7 from windows XP desktop). After this windows appear click install now.

• 

  • Select one of two choices. If your computer not connect to the internet don’t click get the latest updates.

  

  • Select Custom on type of installation

  

  • Select partition where you will install Windows 7 (e.g. drive C: for windows XP and drive D: for windows 7), then click next.

  

  • Following installation process till finish, if windows 7 ask the serial number, enter your Windows 7 serial number.

Know to Repair Windows Setting after Infected by Virus

After infected by virus a lot choose to re-installing the Windows OS and this means must re-installing all program in the Computer. Some computer viruses usually not destroy windows system and can be cleaned easily, but only locking some windows setting like task manager, registry editor and hide folder option menu in windows explorer. If only the setting (task manager, registry editor and folder option) that locked by virus, had better don’t re-install the Windows system because any easier solution and not waste yours time.

The solution, using third party registry editor like tune utilities, etc. Usually third party registry editor can open registry although the registry is locked. Then set the following registry setting:

• Go to registry Key: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | System”
• In the registry key “DisableRegistryTools” replace the value with 0 (note: 0 = allow regedit, 1 = disable regedit) and restart to take effect.

B. Task Manager Locked by Virus

Like opening registry editor, follow this steps:

• Go to registry Key: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | System”
• In the registry key “DisableTaskMgr” replace the value with 0 (note: 0 = default, 1 = disable task manager) and restart the Windows.

C. Folder Option missing in the Windows explorer

The solution in your folder option missing in windows exlorer

Your folder options missing under Tool menu in Windows Explorer, maybe it cause by virus because many computer virus can do it, or this matter is caused you installing a software, don’t panic! You can restore it back. There are two solutions for the problems you can choose one of them to resolve the problem. Solution 1 you can edit registry setting, solution 2 you can change setting in group policy.

Before resolved:

After the problem resolved:

Following a few simple steps to get this problem resolved:

Solution 1: Edit registry setting

1. Open registry editor by click Start menu – Run, type regedit and then press enter.
2. Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | Explorer”
3. At right panel, look for a value called “NoFolderOptions”, delete the value.
4. Go to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | Explorer”
5. Repeat step 3 to delete NoFolderOptions entry.

Solution 2: Change setting in Group Policy

1. Open group policy setting by click Start Menu – Run then type gpedit.msc and then press enter.
2. Navigate to “User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer”.
3. At the right panel, look for “Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu”, right click on it then choose Properties, and then disable it.

Note: has been tested and 100% work in Windows XP.

D. Repairing Windows System

To repair windows system

If your Windows XP corrupt, you can repair the Windows XP without re-install. Corruptness at Windows XP possibility caused by virus, misconfiguration, deleted and other. For Corruptness caused by virus you have to clean the Windows OS before repair it. To repair Windows XP OS must be prepared that is Windows XP CD with Serial Number (CD KEY).

Some Possible damages happened at your Windows XP OS :

A. NTOSKRNL Missing or Corrupt

This error is usually marked with message “NTOSKRNL not found”, it caused “ntoskrnl.exe” in “C:\Windows\System32\” missing or corrupt.

The solutions for this error that is :

• Boot your computer using Windows XP CD.
• If appear option R=Repair press R button on keyboard.
• Select where your Windows XP installed
• After entering command prompt go to your CD Drive where your Windows XP’s CD reside in.
• For example : if your CD Drive is F: type “F:” in command promt without quote
• Type CD i386.
• Type “expand ntkrnlmp.ex_ C:\Windows\System32\ntoskrnl.exe” (assumption, your Windows XP installed in drive C:. If your Windows XP installed in other drive, replace “C:” with your drive).
• Open your CD and type Exit to reboot your computer.

B. “C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG” Missing or Corrupt

If you see error :

” Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE ”

To repair this error :

• Boot your computer using Windows XP CD and then press R button on keyboard If appear option R=Repair.
• Select where your Windows XP installed
• Enter administrator password if asked.
• Type CD “C:\windows\system32\config”
• Type “ren software corruptsoftware” or “ren system corruptsystem”. “REN”=rename. Be used in command promt.
• Next type “copy C:\windows\repair\system” if config/system error or type “copy C:\windows\repair\software” if software error.
• Then reboot your computer by typing Exit then enter.

C. NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found

Solution for the error:

• Boot your computer using Windows XP CD.
• If appear option R=Repair press R button on keyboard.
• Select where your Windows XP installed
• Go to your CD Drive where your Windows XP’s CD reside in.
• Type “COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C\:”, if NTLDR not found
• type “COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:\”, if NTDETECT not found.
• reboot your computer.

Note: This methode have been tried in Windows XP SP2 home edition, for other version od Windows, possible there is difference location of registry key.

Get Back IE Address Bar Toolbar Option in Windows XP SP3 Taskbar

After install Service Pack 3 on Windows XP many users would have noticed that IE Address bar is missing inTaskbar Toolbar options. Unfortunately this is not a bug but it has been deliberately removed by Microsoft due to antitrust ruling against Microsoft.

We are sure many Windows XP users will be missing this option however it’s not impossible to get back address bar option in taskbar toolbar menu. Here we have got two solutions to get back Address bar in Windows XP

Service Pack 3.

Solution 1: MuvEnum Address Bar

MuvEnum Address Bar is the ultimate replacement for the missing address bar in Windows XP SP3. MuvEnum Address bar not only gets back Address bar option but also adds many new features including Internet Explorer, Firefox 3.x, and Google Chrome support in addition to a system-wide hotkey.

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Solution 2: Replacing Browserui.dll System23 file

In this method you need to copy the file browseui.dll from your original Windows XP or Windows XP SP2 disk into C:\Windows\system32 folder replacing the newest version of the file installed by Windows XP SP3.

You can download browserui.dll from here and replace it with new browserui.dll in system 32 folder and you should get back Address bar option in Taskbar.

Learn to Repair & Recover Damaged/Corrupted Microsoft Outlook 2007 .Pst File

Microsoft Outlook is the popular email client widely used at work places. Many users are so much dependent on Microsoft outlook that they can’t start there work without Outlook. Microsoft Outlook stores Email Messages, Contacts, Journals, Folders, Notes and Tasks on your local hard drive as a .pst file. Anyone who uses Outlook regularly knows that these files are notoriously vulnerable to corruption.

A damaged .pst file can mean that all of your important Microsoft Outlook data might be going down the drain. We need some way to fix this corrupted & damaged Outlook .pst files. Here is powerful freeware software Stellar Outlook PST Repair to help us in such situation. Stellar Outlook PST Repair quickly repairs corrupted .pst files, recovers damaged .pst file & lets you restores your Emails, Contacts, Calendar items, Notes and Tasks from damaged & Corrupted Outlook PST.

Features of Stellar Outlook PST Repair
1. Recover emails, calendar entries, contacts, notes and journals from damaged PST files
2. Repair password protected files
3. Restore Text, RTF and HTML messages
4. Recover from encrypted files
5. Fix .pst files larger than 2GB
6. Recover deleted emails
7. Create unique profiles for individual PST files
8. Export recovered files automatically to Microsoft Outlook
9. Includes a Live Update option to constantly update the software with the latest version
10. Supports MS Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002, XP, 2003 & 2007


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Download Standalone Offline Installer of Google Chrome

Today it’s going to be Google Chrome Day, With Every second some one writing about Google Chrome, A buzz about Google Chrome has been already started building in Blogosphere. Just a few min before i published about unavailability of Google Toolbar in Google Chrome.Here is another post related to Google Chrome.

Google Chrome is now available for Download and many users have already started using Chrome. One thing which I didn’t liked about Google Chrome Downloader is it’s Online Downloader. Meaning you need to have internet connection every time you need to reinstall Google Chrome.

Don’t you think it would be better to have Standalone Offline Installer of Google Chrome? Well don’t worry here is link for downloading Offline Standalone installer of Google Chrome.

Size of Google Offline Installer is about 7.35 MB

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8 easy ways to free up RAM and get a faster PC

Modern PCs need plenty of RAM to deliver decent performance, especially if they're running 32-bit Windows Vista. A system with 2GB of RAM can easily run short if it's configured poorly, for instance. So you might install 4GB of RAM, only to discover the PC can only access about 3GB. Where's the memory gone, and are there any ways in which you can get some of it back? Installing 64-bit Windows Vista can make a real difference if your hardware is also up to the task (see the Microsoft help and support page), but if that's too drastic a step then there are other tweaks that can help. Here's what you need to know.

1. Control Startup programs

The path to memory mastery starts by taking greater control over the programs you're running.

Browse the Start > All Programs menu and uninstall any software you don't use, then launch MSCONFIG.EXE and click the Startup tab to see what's configured to run when Windows starts. If you see something you no longer need, then uninstall the program or change its settings so it doesn't load automatically when you log on.

Application add-ons for browsers, Microsoft Office and so on can also consume surprising amounts of RAM. Check your current browser add-ons (Tools > Manage Add-ons in IE, Tools > Add-ons in Firefox) and disable (or ideally uninstall) any that you don't use any more.

2. Disable unwanted services

To speed up Windows some people recommend you disable unnecessary Windows Services, but in most cases this doesn't offer significant gains. The exception is Windows Defender, which consumes a chunky 20MB (or more if you leave it running in the background). If you have another antivirus or antispyware tool then turn Defender off (in Vista, launch Windows Defender, click Tools > Options, scroll down and clear 'Use Windows Defender') and recover the RAM for yourself.

If you're determined to try disabling other services, then click Start, launch Services.msc and scroll down the list to see what's available. On our test Windows Vista Ultimate Edition PC we could safely disable the following by double-clicking and setting its Startup type to Disabled.

• Apple Mobile Device: Comes with iTunes, unnecessary if you don't actually have an Apple device to connect.

• Distributed Link Tracking Client: Maintains links between files across a network domain, not a feature that we use.

• Nero BackItUp Scheduler 3: Provided with Nero Burning ROM, but unnecessary if you don't use the back-up tool.

• Offline Files: Useful if you synchronise files between computers, but we don't.

• Tablet PC Input Service: This isn't a tablet PC.

This recovered perhaps 10MB of RAM. Prune your services more severely and you can achieve more, but you're also risking problems if you remove something that you actually need. If you're willing to take the risk, then visitBlack Viper for detailed guidance.

3. Reduce hardware requirements

If your PC has 4GB of memory you'll probably find you can only access 3 to 3.5GB of that, because your BIOS has allocated the rest of the address space to your video adapter, network card and so on.

To see what's allocated to hardware on your PC, launch Device Manager (click Start and enter devmgmt.msc), click View > Resources by type and expand the Memory section. The real resource hog will probably be your video adapter. If you've a high-end 512MB graphics card, say, then that's going to grab 512MB (and more, actually) of your address space. This probably won't matter if you've 2GB of RAM as there's no memory there to be blocked, but if you've 4GB then it'll prevent you using it all.

You can't make this problem go away entirely, but there are ways to reduce its impact. Have you installed an expansion card you no longer need, for instance? Remove it. If you don't make use of a high-end video card then consider a downgrade to one with less RAM (128MB is enough to run Vista). And explore your BIOS setup program to turn off features you don't need. There's generally a menu called something like 'Onboard Device Configuration' or 'Integrated Peripherals' where you can disable onboard graphics, integrated sound, unused network adapters or IDE channels and so on. Use this to turn off surplus hardware, your BIOS won't allocate it any resources, and more of your 4GB RAM will be left for you.

4. Turn features off

Don't enable Windows functionality unless you actually need it - there's almost always a performance penalty.

To speed up Windows Vista, for instance, turn off the Aero interface if you can do without it (right-click the desktop, select Personalise > Theme and choose Windows Classic). Your desktop won't look nearly as pretty, but as compensation you'll save close to 40MB of RAM.

And is it really important to see the Windows Vista network icon flash as data is transferred? If not, right-click the icon, select Turn Off Activity Animation and save 1 to 5MB of RAM.

5. Run Explorer efficiently

Windows Explorer can run each Explorer window in a separate process, so if one window crashes then it won't bring down the others. Sounds reasonable, but in our test it uses at least an extra 10MB of RAM for every Explorer window you have open. If Windows keeps crashing then it's better to find why, turn this feature off and reclaim the wasted memory. Click Tools > Folder Options > View, scroll down and make sure 'Launch folder windows in a separate process' is not checked and click OK.

6. Minimise applications

If you're running an application then it'll inevitably consume RAM, but there's a way to reduce the amount: minimise it. If the app isn't doing any work (it's just a browser with several tabs open, say) then when it's minimised Windows will reclaim some of its memory to give to other applications. So it's always preferable to minimise inactive programs rather than just leaving their windows open on your desktop.

7. Avoid dubious tweaks

Don't waste your time on pointless memory-related tips or programs that either don't work or only make things worse.

Some sites recommend an 'AlwaysUnloadDLL' Registry tweak that supposedly tells Windows to unload DLLs as soon as the program using them closes. But it doesn't work in XP or Vista. Others claim that setting a Windows XP Registry key can enable the Superfetch, the Windows Vista caching system, in Windows XP. It's a myth. And the web is crammed with RAM 'optimisers' that make big promises, but they can't fix memory leaks and don't 'free up' RAM (in fact they'll only consume it). Don't be fooled. SeeTweakHound for more 'Bad Tweaks'.

8. Monitor your PC

Once you've cleaned up your PC, reboot and take a closer look at what's using your RAM right now.

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager, select the Processes tab, click View > Select Columns and make sure 'Memory (Private Working Set)' is checked). Click OK, select the 'Show processes from all users' button, then click the 'Memory (Private Working Set)' column header.

You'll now see every process on your system, in the order in which they're using memory. Browse down the list - are you running any background programs that you really don't need? Turn them off if so. If you discover some memory hogs you don't recognise, then enter their process names at Google to find out more.

If you really want to drill down into your PC's activities, then there are two free Sysinternals tools that will prove invaluable. Autoruns will show you everything that loads when your Windows starts up, while Process Explorerdisplays running programs in great detail and shows you the resources they're using. Go download them, they're some of the best PC troubleshooting tools around.

Protect your computer from pen drive autorun.inf viruses with USB Firewall

Trouble:

Many Viruses infect and harm the system with the use of malicious autorun files. This post is from the series of solutions we have prepared in order to protect windows fromautorun.inf viruseswhich normally spread through pen drives or cd’s and other portable devices.

Recently we came across a program called USB Firewall. It prevent windows to process the malicious instructions while opening a virus infected pen drive or any portable USB device.

USB Firewall automatically detects the malicious autorun.inf file on your portable USB Device, you can also see what command are written there in virus autorun.inf file.

Let’s see how can you use USB Firewall to protect yourself from all sort of autorun.inf viruses

Fix:

USB Firewall monitors all the USB device and ignores CD or DVD drives. USB Firewall is good enough to provide a basic level ofProtection from autorun.inf viruses which spread through Usb

How to use USB Firewall?

You need to download and run USB Firewall application rest will be taken care by USB Firewall.

Features of USB Firewall:

• You can delete the suspicious autorun.inf files
• Show autorun.inf files
• Clean All Partition

USB Firewall will always alert you about any suspicious autorun.inf file if its running when you have inserted your USB pen drive.

This tool is a freeware and free from any adware, malware and spyware etc, we have already tested this tool of some pen drives it works great and easy and solves the purpose.

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