Testing your RAM Using Memtest86+

RAM- Random Access Memory,is one of the things that get damaged easily in a system and Bad RAM is the root cause of many computer problems such as randomly restarting or not booting at all.and most of the times the OS is blamed.

How does Ram gets damaged?
RAM can get damaged for a number of reasons from Manufacturing  to installation.or too much heat,humidity or excessive voltage can result in failure.or even from static electricity,you may not be aware your RAM might be working to this minute and the next minute its gone.


Hence,its always beneficial to check RAM,and if your RAM is Faulty memtest86+ will show a Memory Dump address just like BSOD.(Blue screen of Death)


Setting up Memtest86+

1. Download Memtest86+ from the download page 
2. Save it to your desktop,it will be easier to find
3. Unzip the zip file ,you will find only one file
4. Burn the ISO file to CD
5. After successfully burning the file,check if there is a boot folder in the CD,if its present then you have properly burned the file
6. Let the CD remain in the DVD drive and restart your System
7. Make sure you boot using DVD drive not HDD 
8. You will see a blue screen like the one in the Screenshot

    9.Let the test run for minimum of 3Pass,it will take some time.be patient

  10.Once the test is done you can remove the CD and restart the machine 

What does the Values in Memtest86+ mean?

   1.On the top left its all about your system information

   2.The top right section will display the overall progress

   3.The bottom half displays the info on memory that is being tested  

How Do I know if there is an Error?

    1.If you get errors the lower part of screen will be filled with red error messages (screenshots)

    2.It will show a Memory dump address

    3.If there is any error get the ram replaced.

    4.A good ram will have no errors

    

Thats it,now you can successfully test your RAM and find out if its Faulty.

How to Change Registered User in Windows XP

You may have bought an old computer from a friend of yours and do not want to have the registered user. Know that you have the liberty to change the registered user. If you are using the Windows XP operating system, you have the benefit of changing the “Registered to:” information available in the “System Properties” of your machine. This may be done by following some simple steps or by asking for the help of an online technical support provider. Before following the steps, know that you must have the administrator privileges.

• Step 1: Go to start menu and click on it and then access Run

• Step 2: With the Run dialog open, type in “regedit.exe” and then press Enter

• Step 3: Now navigate to the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion” key

• Step 4: You will find a value labeled “RegisteredOrganization” in the Registry Editor on the right pane. You must double click on it for editing its value.

• Step 5: Now type your company’s name and then click on “OK” for saving the changes that you made.

• Step 6: Identify another value that is labeled “RegisteredOwner” in the right pane of the Registry Editor and double click on the value for making changes.

• Step 7: Just type in the username you want and click on “OK” for saving the changes.

If you still cannot change the registered user successfully in Windows XP, contact a remote PC support service for assistance.

Fixing A Microsoft's Windows XP Slow Starting

Windows XP Boots Slowly why

Do you start your computer and then go out for lunch? Maybe...just maybe by the time you get back your computer will be fully booted.

If you want your computer to boot like the day you turned it on for the first time (or even better) just continue reading...

Computers with Windows XP startup slow because of 2 major causes

1. Your Windows XP computer has too many programs set to start when the computer boots. This is the #1 reason for a Windows XP Slow Startup.
2. Windows XP needs at least 512 MegaBytes of RAM to startup quickly.

Both of these reasons for a Windows XP slow startup can be fixed by you with having to hire someone to do it for ya.

Too Many Items In Your Startup

Having too many programs set to startup when Windows XP boots is the #1 reason for a slow Windows XP boot (and for your computer being slow after it boots).

Luckily you can fix this issue with a free little program already on your computer...it's called MSCONFIG.

You can load MSCONFIG by following these steps below:

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type MSCONFIG and click OK
4. MSCONFIG is now open
5. Click the Startup tab

On the startup tab you can see every item that is set to startup when your computer boots (every item WITH a checkmark will try to load when your computer starts)!!!

Now it's time to speed this computer up. Uncheck any items that aren't critical to you. If you're not sure what to uncheck then just uncheck everything except your antivirus software.

Click Apply.

Click Ok.

Click Restart.

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How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if Internet Explorer 7 is installed

Before you perform a repair installation of Microsoft Windows XP, you must uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows XP-based computer. If you perform a repair installation of Windows XP when Internet Explorer 7 is still installed, Internet Explorer will not work after the repair is completed.

To resolve this issue, uninstall Internet Explorer 7 from the computer, and then install Internet Explorer 6. After Windows XP is repaired, you can reinstall Internet Explorer 7.

INTRODUCTION

Before you perform a repair installation of Windows XP, you must uninstall Internet Explorer 7. If you do not uninstall Internet Explorer 7 in this situation, Internet Explorer will no longer work after the repair installation is completed. Specifically, the repair installation does not restore earlier versions of the files in the Program Files\Internet Explorer folder. Therefore, the Internet Explorer 7 files will be incompatible with the Internet Explorer 6 files that are installed in the Windows\System32 folder.

INFORMATION

If you performed a repair installation of Windows XP but did not uninstall Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer will not run. To troubleshoot this issue, follow these steps.

Verify the version of Windows XP that is installed on the computer

1. Click Start, click Run, type Winver.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.

2. In the About Windows dialog box, verify the version of Windows XP that is installed on the computer.

If Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is installed on the computer

If Windows XP SP2 is installed on the computer, uninstall Internet Explorer 7. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.

2. In the Currently installed programs list, click Internet Explorer 7, and then click Remove.

If Internet Explorer is not listed in the Currently installed programs list, follow these steps:

1.Restart the computer in the Recovery Console. For more information about how to use the Recovery Console, click the following article number to view the article in the Knowledge Base:

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

2.Type the following commands.

Note Press ENTER after each command.

CD ie7\spuninst

batch Spuninst.txt

If Windows XP SP2 is not installed on the computer

If Windows XP SP2 is not installed on the computer, uninstall Internet Explorer 7. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.

2. In the Currently installed programs list, click Internet Explorer 7, and then click Remove.

If Internet Explorer is not listed in the Currently installed programs list, follow these steps:

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Type the following commands.

Note Press ENTER after each command.

cd \Windows\ie7\Spuninst

batch Spuninst.txt

Note ie7 is a hidden folder.

If Internet Explorer 7 cannot be uninstalled, but if the Windows\ie7\Spuninst folder exists, uninstall Internet Explorer 7 in the Recovery Console. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Restart the computer in the Recovery Console. For more information about how to use the Recovery Console, click the following article number to view the article in the Knowledge Base:

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

2. Type the following commands.

Note Press ENTER after each command.

CD ie7\spuninst

batch Spuninst.txt

3. Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the computer’s CD drive, and then restart the computer.

4. Perform a Repair installation of Windows XP. After the Repair installation process is complete, start Internet Explorer 6, and then make sure that it works.

5. Install Windows XP SP2.

Reinstall Internet Explorer 7

When Windows XP has been repaired and is running correctly, reinstall Internet Explorer 7. To reinstall Internet Explorer 7, you must have the Internet Explorer 7 installation package. This installation package may still be on the computer from the first time that you installed Internet Explorer 7. Locate the installation package in the folder in which you saved the files.

Note This package may be located in the Temporary Internet Files folder.

If you cannot locate the Internet Explorer 7 installation package, visit the following Microsoft Web site to obtain this package:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

To connect to the Microsoft download site, you must have a functional Web browser. If Internet Explorer 6 does not work on the computer after you uninstall Internet Explorer 7, you cannot download the Internet Explorer 7 installation package. Therefore, you will have to use a computer that has a functional Web browser to download the Internet Explorer 7 installation package. Then, use a shared network drive to install the program from the downloaded installation package on this other computer onto the repaired computer. If you cannot use a shared network for this purpose, copy the Internet Explorer 7 installation package onto a CD on the second computer. Then, use this CD to install Internet Explorer 7 on the first computer.

Websites not opening in any of the Browsers

You may have faced a situation when you are not able to browse any websites even though you internet  connection is working  properly.This problem may be caused due to a possible infection of the host file. or when the DNS Cache gets corrupted or due to Antivirus and Firewall programs.Today lets check if the host file is infected.Some malwares,trojans  make certain changes to the hosts file due to which the problem occurs.now need to correct the host file.

Steps you need to follow:

• The hosts file is located at C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc . (Press windows key + R and type the address)

• Now right click on the hosts file and select open with notepad

• Delete all the content in the hosts and paste the below  as it is  and save

       
                      127.0.0.1       localhost 

• If you don't want to  edit the host file. download the Default host file (xp).after you download extract the file using winrar,copy the hosts file and replace the original file.

10 Useful Portable Softwares

Portable softwares are very useful especially for people who travel.these portable softwares run from flash drives.The best part about it is that your data and settings are stored on the flashdrive or usb and when you remove the device all your data is safe as no personal data remains

Here is the list of some useful portable applications:

• Google Hacks Advanced Search Tool: Search filters can be easily used in Google search.but to make our work more easier this portable software will help us search Music,e-books .video,tools,hacks ,proxy,lyrics,applications etc.this tool uses advanced search queries using which you can find the finest and most accurate search results.

• Sumatra Portable PDF Viewer This portable PDF viewer is a handy tool that is very useful.at times we might want to read a PDF file on a laptop where Adobe reader or similar softwares are not installed.but this portable PDF viewer will do the work for you as it doesn't require installation.

• Portable Media Player Classic:Everyone is familiar with media player classic.the portable version looks same like the media player.and also has got many features.you can play all the formats that the standard version does.

• Last.FM Streaming music downloader: Now you can download streaming songs that you listen on last.fm.This tool is created by run.to/sz .it enables you to record or save the song as mp3 in your desired destination.you need an last.fm account for this.

• Abiword Portable: Edit your documents on the go using Abiword.Its a lightweight word processor.it supports a variety of formats like Microsoft word, HTML, MS Word 07, XML ,RTF etc

• Steganos LockNote : It will help you secure your confidential notes.its can easily encrypt and decrypt a note.you can simply drop a text file in LockNote and it will get encrypted

• Royal RSS Reader This is a very useful piece of software that is for people who love to read.with this software you can read all the content on a website without actually visiting it.but first you will have to add the rss link in the url box.The best part is that you can simply  drop an RSS icon in the software and read the posts.

• Sisma Password Manager :This software saves all your password in the database.it uses 256bit advanced encryption method to keep your passwords safe

• File Splitter: Split large size files into smaller chunks.really useful for people carry data in Flash drives. It proved very useful for me as once i had to copy a 4.2 GB file from my friends laptop and i had two pendrives with me a 4 GB and a 2GB.so the file was split accordingly

• CD Burner XP: You can burn CDs, DVDs, Blu -Ray ,HD- DVDs with the help of CD Burner XP. burn and create iso files,create bootable cd and many more features.what more its a free ware and is portable

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