A Simple Guide to your Windows

Some full forms for "U":

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In computing world we Always use abbreviate form for almost all the things we came across,here are some full forms for you.
ATA-Advanced Technolongy Attachment
SATA-Serial ATA
IDE-Integrated Dirve Electronics
CMOS Battery-Complementry metal-oxide Semicondutor Battery
SMPS-Switched Mode Power Supply
VGA-Video Graphics Adapter
HDD-Hard Disk Drive
USB-Universal Serial Bus
NVRAM-Non-Volatile Random Access Memory

Alernate to "safely remove"

2010-02-16T14:02:00.005+05:30

Did you ever think about Removing your USB flash Drive without using "Safely Remove",if you are searching for an "Alternate",here we go.First plug your flashdrive and then follow this,

STEP 1: Goto Start-Run-type Diskmgmt.msc,this will show the details about DiskDrives on your computer.

STEP 2:Right click on your Removable Disk's volume lable(picture 2).

STEP 3:Select properties and click on "Policies" (picture 1)tab and select first one that is "Optimize for quick removal",that is it,now you don't have to use "Safely remove" every time.

Note: This post is not responsible if your FlashDrive faces any problems because of power fluctuations.This will be tried at your own wiah and risk.

DataExcecutionPrevention

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"DEP" is not a strange issue,it happens when viruses and other security threats attacks our O.S. by executing malicious code from memory locations that only Windows and other programs use.

Step 1:
If you want to turn on "DEP" for only certain programs,then follow this My Computer(RightClick) >> Properties >> Go to Advanced Tab >> Click on Performance >> click on settings >> Select "DataExcecutionPrevention" tab and mark the second check box.By default the box looks like the "Performance Options" picture shown above.

Step 2:

If you want to disable this error message (to turn off DEP) first do the step 1 and open "boot.ini" and modify like this,

"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=AlwaysOff

BSOD-a nightmare?

2010-01-25T13:04:00.000+05:30

Blue Screen of Death-this is a nightmare for most of the windows users,it might look like an unsolvable error,here i listed out some of the reasons for BSOD,well this will help you a bit,i guess?

1.It will happen mostly because of memory problems,so always have an eye on "RAM".Having memory testing tools is always a good option.

2.Incompatible Drivers are good enough to make this,so verifying drivers is reasonable.

3.Check the "Third party" soft wares before installing,i experienced suspicious soft wares many times.

4."Bugs" may cause this,anyway ill give least priority to them.

Format or Quick Format?

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If you are supposed to create or format a partition,you will get two options FORMAT or QUICK FORMAT,here is a tip to select the best that suits to your H.D.D.

Format : First it checks the Disk Volume for errors and it will try to fix it and finally creates a partition with a new filesystem.

Quick Format:It simply erases all the data,existing filesystem and create a new partition.

* Normal Format is Recommended to avoid future errors on diskdrive.

Basic "Run" Commands to Know about your System:

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Msconfig.exe- It will show Startup "Services","Programs","startup type" and "Boot.ini" file.
Services.msc- It will show all the "Services" in your System.
Dxdiag.exe-It will show the Complete Hardware details of your System.
Mmc.exe-Its allows you to Add are Remove Console Snap-ins.
Regedit.exe-It will allow you to view and modify your registry.
Gpedit.msc-It allows you to change user and system attributes.

Why Page files?

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Processor uses RAM as primary memory,some times processor needs an extra memory while doing too many tasks,so it takes some space in disk volumes as an extra memory,that addtional memory is called as "Page File".

* Allocating page files in Logical volume which has system files is not recommended.

*Page file size should be 1.5 * RAM size is recommended for good performance.

*Before allocating page files ensure that you have adequate space in volumes.

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Not able to format your flashdrive?

1.Try to stop all the programs which are using your Flashdrive.

2.Follow this, Start->Run->Diskmgmt.msc,choose your flashdrive to be formatted and select format and press ok and yes if you decide to format,thats all.

3.Sometimes you get error message while formatting with existing file system,so try NTFS if your drive has FAT filesystem already.

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Why we are using RAM?

Processor can only process datas that are stored in either ROM or RAM,where as Storage devices like Hard disk,CD-rom,etc.,are come under the category of NV-RAM (NonVolatile-RAM,hope you know what it means),hence you need to have a RAM inside your PC.Remember RAM can do many other things also.

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To Speed up Your Computer:

1. Stop the unnecessary services running in your system (have connected with internet - pay more attention while stopping)

2.Disable unwanted devices using Device Manager.

3.Select "Selective Startup" & Allow only important programs to run at start up using "Start->Run->msconfig.exe" .

4.Must use FlashDrive Disinfectors to avoid undesired results.