By default the power button for accessible from the start button is set to shut down your computer in windows 7. By changing the properties of the Windows Start Menu This can be set to any action such as Hibernate, Sleep, Lock Computer etc.
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How to Turn on Remote Desktop in Windows 7
With Windows Remote Desktop, a remote connection can be established between computers in a network or via the internet. Windows has Built in Remote Desktop Client to connect to different Computers remotely and control them. But if you want your computer to be controlled remotely, Remote Desktop needs to be turned on as it is Turned off by Default.
How to Check your Hard Disk for Errors–Microsoft Windows
Checking Hard Disk for Error Lets you to find and fix problems with your hard disk. Windows has a built in Disk Checking tool called “chkdsk.exe” which can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors.
How to Partition a Hard Disk without formatting
In this article, you will learn how to create partitions on your hard disk without losing any data and without the need for any additional software to do so. This method works with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you have a single partition on your Laptop or your Computer, then this partition can be extended to create more partitions. To create a partition follow the steps given below
Files and Folders are Not Visible in a Drive Even if they exist on the Disk Space
This problem is faced by almost everyone where the files and folders are not visible even if they exist on the machine and consume disk space. If the properties of the disk is opened then it can be seen that even though the files are not visible but the disk space and the no of files shown in the drive is the same as if these files are present on the disk.
The basic reason for this particular behavior of the folders and files is due the change of their attributes. This change in the attributes of the files and folders in windows occours mainly, when a virus infects the drive or the system. This virus is very common in many machines which do not have a security suite with them.Now another question which comes now is how to identify this virus and clean it.
Identifying the folders which have been infected by this virus is very simple. If there is folder named ‘New Folder’, then in windows if you see another folder that is there in the drive with the same Name but with an extension of .exe this is infected by a virus i.e the folder name with ‘New Folder.exe’ exists in the folder.The size for this exe will be very small mostly in a few kilobytes as compared with a normal folder.
To remove this virus use a good antivirus such as BitDefender or Norton for removing this virus.After removal of the virus your folders that were infected by the virus may not be visible in windows explorer.To view these files and folders do the following :
Blue Screen of Death – Windows
Blue Screen of Death or Stop Error is a result of hardware problems or due to some improper device drivers.The device drivers are mainly located in the System32 directory. Blue screen generally occours if you occours when a wrong device driver is installed for a given hardware or there is a problem with your computer Hardware. BSOD is a problem that is related to a specific problem and hence the solution to this problem can be identified by obtaining the information that is causing the specific problem.To know the details of what is causing the problem you can follow the following steps.
Web Hosting Reviews -Best web Host -Linux and Windows
Before comparing various web hosts and Hosting Providers, it is important to understand the two common types of hosting i.e. Linux Hosting and Windows Hosting. Linux hosting are generally cheaper than windows hosting and are used to host websites on Linux Servers. On the other hand Windows Hosting can be used to Host websites built on Microsoft ASP.NET technology. The pages have an extension .aspx and need a Windows host for them.
Some of the features that one must look while selecting web hosts are
- Server Uptime
- Requirements and Cost
- Sales and Technical Support
- Hosting Type Wanted ( Windows or Linux Hosting )
Below is a list of hosts we have reviewed comparing their stats and Prices and the type of hosting offered by them.
Arvixe Web Hosting
How to install Netbeans IDE 7 .sh file in Ubuntu – Linux
The new NETBEANS Distribution for is available in the Form of an .sh file. To install Netbeans IDE follow the steps given below. These instructions have been tried and successfully tested on Ubuntu 10.10 and may also work with other Linux Distributions.
Generic Host Process for Win32 Application Error
This is a common problem with windows xp sp2 .This error may be encountered at any time. Normally if you have a network connection then it may stop working if you recieve this error on a machine.The computer works fine if you restart your PC again.There is a hotfix available from microsoft to resolve this issue.
DRIVER_IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL – Blue screen Windows
This screen is a result of improper IRQ allocation to different hardware. IRQ or Interrupt request control is required by every hardware to communicate with the OS and request CPU Time. This number is unique to every Hardware connected to a computer. If the hardware connected to a computer is not installed correctly, this may result in a Blue Screen of Death as a result of any improper IRQ allocation.
