Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

The Windows Installer Clean up Utility is helpful in safely removing the Windows Installer Settings from your PC if there is some problem.There are several reason when Windows Installer becomes damaged.

The commons reasons why Windows installer is damaged:

1. Whenever a windows registry setting used by windows installer is changed by you or the person using the PC its creates a problem. 
2. Registry become Corrupt,or multiple instances of a setup running side by side(simultaneously)

Windows Installer Clean up Utility helps to remove any information associated with the software program including the registry entries. The work is quite simple but Its not and Uninstaller.if you want to uninstall then go to add remove programs but windows installer Clean up Utility  removes only the Installer Information for that particular program and its files are not removed,its intact. 

For example if the Installer is looking for office 2003 or Visual studio.then look for these programs in the Windows installer cleanup utility and once your are sure about the programs just remove it. 

The next step will be  to restart your system. and if still the problem persist then you have not selected the correct program in  Windows Installer Clean up Utility.Select the right one and the problem will be solved

Download Link: Windows Installer Clean up Utility 

Backup your Registry easily using Regedit

       Both my previous posts,"Renaming recycle bin" & "Removing recycle bin from the desktop" had a warning "Backup your registry".yes! Registry backup is very important especially when you are trying to edit the registry.

A lot of users don't exactly understand what the Registry is all about and the need for Registry backups.Windows Registry is can be defined as a vault of various settings of windows and other programs.Registry has all the information that programs require.

A Simple mistake in the Registry can stop the windows from loading.this is the most simple reason on the need to take registry backups.Taking backups regularly is a very smart idea.To take a backup.you need to open regedit.
A simple way to take backups without the help of any third party softwares


*Go to Start -->Run-->Type Regedit and press enter
*You will be presented with a two window pane that closely resemble the windows explorer.

*Now click on File --->Export
*Give it a name and Browse the location where you want to save the backup and click on save
*Done ! registry backup in 2 mins ;)


Remember Registry backups are huge.So keep on deleting the older backups when you take new backups
this is help you save space.


To Restore a backup
*Simply find the location where you saved the registry backup
*Double click on the file.
*you will be presented with a dialog box asking you "are you sure to add the data to your registry " click yes
*And your registry will be restored instantly

Rename the Recycle Bin In XP

                My previous post was  "How to remove the Recycle Bin from the Desktop".Today i will show you how to Rename the Recycle Bin in XP.renaming recycle bin is not allowed by default,there is no such option for it.Did you ever wish to change the name from Recycle bin to something that you like.Ex: Trash or Trash Can. 


This is actually possible by making some changes to the registry entries.Please make sure you backup the Registry before playing with it.If you follow these 
simple steps,you can do this is 2mins at the max.






Steps for Renaming  Recycle Bin In XP


* First  backup your registry


* Go to start menu-->click on run --->Type regedit & press enter


* Now Navigate to  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}


* Open the Folder named 'ShellFolder' and Change the 'Attributes' data value from 
   “40 01 00 20″ to “50 01 00 20″


* Now double click on 'CallForAttributes' entry and change the value to 0.


* Close the regedit and try Renaming the recycle bin.


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Remove Recycle Bin From Your Desktop in XP

             Let me start my first post by showing you the steps inorder to remove the Recycle bin icon from your desktop.well its interesting isnt? Have you tried deleting the Recycle bin by pressing the' DEL' button on you keyboard ? many of us might have tried doing this but we are unable to delete it !!! So i thought of doing some research about this in the internet and got ample of information on how to 'Remove Recycle Bin From The Desktop'.

  
         Here are some simple steps.but make sure you take a backup of your registry inorder to be on the safer side.because if something goes wrong,you can actually restore it.I will show you to ways to actually to this,there may be more ways for doing this.


IF YOU ARE USING WINDOWS XP PRO


* Go to start menu then click on run
* Now type 'gpedit.msc' ( without quotes)
* Go to User Configuration--->Administrative Templates--->Select Desktop
* On the Right hand side/pane try to find " Remove Recycle Bin icon on the desktop "
* Once you find it,simply double click on it to Enable it.
* Done, no more Recycle bin ;)


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