Increase Laptop Battery Life

Laptop Battery is just like UPS for Desktop Systems. Many misunderstand that Laptop uses power only from Battery, But its wrong. WheneEverpPower is connected, laptop uses power from supply at the same time charges battery until its fully charged. Use laptop by connecting power chord where ever it is possible so that battery is used less and last for more days.

You can also remove battery when power chord is connected. Dont remove bettery unnecessarily.

Picture Illustration.

Power from Battery:















Power From Supply and Battery Charging:















Battery Charged, Power usage from Supply:























Connecting Wi-Fi or Wireless Router and Modem

1.Switch ON the PC.

2. Connect Lan Cable B/W CPU and Modem & Switch ON Modem.

3. Configure Your Modem to work Internet by Giving Username & Password.

4. Now remove Lan Cable and Give it 2 Router (b/w PC & Router).

5. Switch off Modem and Switch ON ROUTER.

6. Change Router IP Address to 192.168.2.1

7. Switch OFFF Modem & Router.

8. Connect Phone Line or Cable to Modem.

9. Take a LAN Cable and connect between Modem and Routers INTERNET port.

10. Shutdown PC.

11. Now Switch ON Modem & Router, wait for 40-60 and Switch ON PC.

12. Enjoy Wireless Internet.

13. Click here 2 Configure Modem and Router.

IMPORTANT : PASSWORD is must when using Wi-Fi, or else neighbours can misuse your internet Connection. To Protect your internet Wi-Fi Click Here.


Removing Shortcut Arrow on ICONS

Removing Shortcut Arrow Mark on ICONS


1. Start ---> Run, Type regedit and press Enter.

2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile (Lnkfile)

3. In the right frame right click on IsShortcut registry value and Delete.

4. Restart Windows for the Change.

Installing Windows 98 From XP

You cant install a previous version of OS from the Latest Version Installed. You can do so only through DOS using bootup C.D. If You are using XP and if you want to useWindows 98 R 2k also, Have Windows 98 Boot C.D, all Windows 98 are Boot Up only So if u have file copied in Computer Write in a C.D. Restart computer, Change the BIOS setting by pressing del or F2 Key. Make sure that CD/DVD drive is first boot device. Now you can install windows 98. Install it in another folder like D: drive. After installation and restart you ll get OS selection menu at the boot screen.

Using Dual OS may slow the process.

You can remove any OS by just formating the drive. Copy all important file to another drive before Formatting.

The best OS is Windows XP for Home use. For Network/LAN Windows 2000 is Good.


Make Menu Appear Faster

Make Menu Appear Faster

Perform the following steps and see the way your start--->Programs Menu Flashes Immediately When you place the pointer.

1. Go to Start --> Run.

2. Type regedit in the dialog Box.

3. Double Click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER on the Left Frame.

4. In that Double click on CONTROL PANEL.

5. In the list Click on DESKTOP.

6. In the Right Frame Double Click on MenuShowDelay.

7. Change the Value to Zero.

8. Click ok and Restart Computer.

See the Difference. The Menu Will be very Faster Than Before.


Dial Up Net Connection

Connect to Internet using BSNL Telephone

You can connect to internet without broadband, all you need is a BSNL Telephone connection, Modem, External or Internal, and a computer or Laptop. Follow the procedure to connect to Internet using Dial up.

1. Go to Start-->All Programs-->Accessories-->Communications-->New Connection Wizard.
( A New Connection Wizard dialog Box Will Open )

2. Click Next
3. select the radio button Connect To The Internet and Click Next.
4. Now Select 2nd Option, Set up My Connection Manually And Click Next.
5. Select 1st option, Connect Using Dial-up Modem And Click Next.
6. Type ISP Name As-->BSNL. Click Next.
7. Phone Number As-->172222. Click Next.
8. Username is Your Area Code followed by Telephone No.
Note : Eliminate First Zero in your Area Code.
Eg, For Chennai Area Code is 044--> 44(phone No.)
9. Give Your own Password And Click Next.
10. Click On Check Box Add Shortcut To Desktop and Click Next.

In the double click the BSNL icon and click on Connect. You can use Internet.

The Speed depends on the speed of the Dial-up Modem you are using. External modem can be faster. The Cost as on 01/01/08 is

07:30 Am to 10:30 Pm --- 9.60(Phone Charges)
10:30 Pm to 07:29 Am --- 4.80(Phone Charges)
With Addition to this The Internet charges is 10Ps Per Minute.


07:30 Am to 10:29 Pm ---> Rs. 15.60 /Hr
10:30 Pm to 07:29 Am ---> Rs. 10.80/Hr











Hard Disk Drive Access Denied.

Some times after new installation of OS or due to some error drive permission may be denied, this can resolved by applying these simple steps.
  • If the file system is NTFS, the best way to destroy NTFS permission is to convert drive to FAT32.
(OR)
  • Download the file takeown(Click here TakeOwn), save it to your computer and extract it to your d:\
  • Go to a command prompt and type
  • takeown D:\(insert name of folder)
  • This "should" give your current user rights to the folder. Better to do this with your administrator account.
(OR)


  • Right click on I drive and select Properties
  • Click on the Security tab
  • Click Advanced
  • In the advanced window select your administrator account and choose to apply onto “This folder, subfolders, and files” click ok
  • Then check the box at the bottom of this window “Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here.
  • Click OK.










Making Bootable XP CD

1. Download the file BOOTXP(Click BOOTXP to Download) and note the location.
2. Open
Nero Burning Rom. Burning Rom is better than Nero Express.
3. In left pan scroll down and select CD-ROM(BOOT)
4. In Radio Button Select Image File
5. Click Browse and select the downloaded file BOOTXP
6. Change Boot Message to Nero Boot-Loader 07C0
7. Make Number of loaded sectors to 4
8. Now Click on New Button.
9. Drag the Windows XP files to left pan.
10. click on burn current compilation and press ctrl+B after dragging files.
11. Click Burn.
12. Bootable XP C.D is ready.









WinKey Shorcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts Using WinKey


  • WinKey--------------------- -------------Displays taskbar and Start Menu
  • WinKey + E------------------------------Opens Explorer
  • WinKey + F------------------------------Opens Find
  • WinKey + R------------- ----------------Opens Run
  • WinKey + D----------------------- ------Maximize/Minimize all windows
  • WinKey + M-----------------------------Minimize all windows
  • WinKey + L------------------------------Switch User or Displays welcome screen
  • WinKey + Pause----------------- -------Opens System Resources
  • WinKey + Tab---------------------------Flip between open application the taskbar
  • WinKey + CTRL + F--------------------Finds a computer(when connected in Network)
  • WinKey + Shift + M---------------- ----All "WinKey + E" minimized windows
  • WinKey + Break------------------------Displays the System Properties sheet







Deleting Undeletable Files

Many times when trying to remove an unwanted file, especially a adware or spyware, you may run across a the error message telling you "access denied" and explaining the file may be in use. You may also receive one of the following messages.

Cannot delete file: Access is denied
There has been a sharing violation.
The source or destination file may be in use.
The file is in use by another program or user.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

In that Follow these simple steps

If you already know the path to the file, please skip to Step 7
  1. Click on Start, Search, All Files and Folders
  2. Type the name of the undeletable file in the box shown
  3. Make sure the Look In box shows the correct drive letter
  4. Click Search and let the computer find the file
  5. Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose properties, make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to

    c:\windows\system32\undeleteablefilesname.exe

  6. Close the search box
  7. Click on Start, Run, and type CMD and Press Enter to open a Command Prompt window
  8. Leave the Command Prompt window open, but proceed to close all other open programs
  9. Click on Start, Run and type TASKMGR.EXE and press Enter to start Task Manager
  10. Click on the Processes tab, click on the process named Explorer.exe and click on End Process.
  11. Minimize Task Manager but leave it open
  12. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where the file is located. To do this, use the CD command. You can follow the example below.

    Example: to change to the Windows\System32 directory you would enter the following command and Press Enter

    cd \windows\system32

  13. Now use the DEL command to delete the offending file. Type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.

    Example: del undeletable.exe
  14. Use ALT-TAB to go back to Task Manager
  15. In Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.
  16. Close Task Manager







Acer Aspire 4710 Laptop

Acer 4710

Features:

Processor : Intel core 2 duo
Ram : 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
Harddisk : 160GB
Mother Board : T5300 (2 MB L2 cache, 1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
Wi Fi enabled,
Inbuilt Webcam & Mic,
Dolby surround Speakers,
5-in-1 card reader.

This is the cheapest laptop with latest configuration. why its cheap is that other laptops are giving a good look and with Windows XP or Vista installed. Wheres as in acer its white keyboard which gives odd look and Linux. 8X DVD Multi layer drive enables to write on both sides of DVD at a time. The price is around Rs. 38000(Appr.). Although Webcam is vga the clarity is better than 1.3MP which means the lens are good. The Battery Last for 2.30 hrs which is almost equal. Performance is good. Its Worth Buying.

Plus Points

Core 2 duo, Cheap, Inbuilt cam, 1GB Ram, 160GB Hdd

Minus Points

Its doesn't have Stylish Look
Linux OS which most of them won't prefer

With these I decided to buy Acer.