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How To Repair Detectable But Corrupt USB FLASHDRIVE

       

Have you suddenly encountered with the problem that when you plug in your USB drive, the Removable media shows up but when you try to open it, it returns with the message “Please insert a disk in to drive H:”. If yes then you have been on right tutorial page. By applying this simple method you ’ll have 80 % chance to get back your USB drive hardware. This works only in the above error condition. If the windows doesn ’t detect your USB drive, then there is probably flaw in the USB media. Please keep in mind that, you’ll have to lose your data when following this tutorial. Plug in your USB drive. Go to Start>My Computer, right click on My Computer icon and click on Manage menu.


Computer Management window will pop up. Click on Disk management under Storage tree menu.


Now at the right side of the window right click on your removable media. (unlike the image below, it will show unknown information), right click on your removable media and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths.


Now in new window choose any drive later that is not taken by any media (M:, N: , :K: etc). Click on ok button and close the management window. Try opening your pendirve. There may be the
chance to have your pen drive recovered if this method worked. If the problem still prevails then follow the above tutorial but instead of choosing Change drive letter and paths, choose Format and give a quick format to it.


Now you’ll have finally lost your data but the pendrive is safe in your hands. Hope this tutorial was working. If it didn ’t please do comment me. I’ll find other solutions as well.

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How to block website through notepad

You want to block a certain website? Here's how you can do that..


Steps:

1] Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

2] Find the file named "HOSTS"

3] Open it in notepad

4] Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" Add 127.0.0.2 www.sitenameyouwantblocked.com , 127.0.0.3 www.sitenameyouwantblocked2.com and that site will no longer be accessable.

-example-

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.blockedsite.com
127.0.0.3 www.blockedsite3.com

-->www.blockedsite.com and www.blockedsite3.com is now unaccessable<--


5] Done!


or simply paste this code in run command


notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
then follow step 4

you can unblock them by just deleting the site that you enter


Hope it helps..

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HOW TO FIX CORRUPTED FILES IN WINDOWS XP, VISTA AND WINDOWS 7

This tutorial has been made so people that are having problems with corrupted files in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, can learn how to fix them easy.

Requirements: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Operating System + Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 CD

Steps:
1. Place your XP, Vista, or Windows7 CD in your cd/dvd drive
2.Click start
3.Click Run
4. Type in "sfc /scan now" (without ") Now it should all load, and fix all your corrupted file on Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 OS.

Hope it helps you...

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Access All The Hidden Themes in Windows 7

Windows 7 offers you location specific Aero themes based on the language and location you pick during installation. Here we will take a look at accessing other hidden themes from different countries.

When you first start the Windows 7 installation the first thing you will do is select a language, time and currency format. This is where Windows determines what themes you’re presented with by default.

 Choosing US as my country, I’m presented with location specific themes from the United States with desktop backgrounds such as scenery from Maine, Idaho, Oregon etc.


To access the other international themes copy and paste the following path into the search box and hit Enter.


Quote:
C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT


In the MCT folder you will find additional themes for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Great Britain.


You can go in and grab just the Wallpapers…


Or go into the Theme folder double click on the the thumbnail to add it.


Here you can see I added all of them and now they will be available under the My Themes section for when you want to change them around.


This is a neat little trick that will let you customize Windows 7 with hidden themes already available. Also if you want to get more themes head over to the Microsoft site.


Thanks to Microsoft

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HOW TO FORMAT WINDOWS XP

I have made this tutorial for the ones who are always ask on how to format a computer, how to create a partition and how to repair the operating system of a computer.
Important things that you need:

 * Computer
* Bootable cd/dvd of any operating system that you want
* COMMON SENSE 
Here we go, this is how to reformat a computer:   
1. Open your computer and open you cd/dvd rom and put in your bootable cd/dvd of your chosen operating  system, then restart your computer.  
2. While the computer reboots, you will see this image on your screen.


3. Press any key or Enter, spacebar, or anything you like, then wait (you will see this message "setup is inspecting your system configuration..."), don't do anything until it comes to this page: (Windows Setup, setup is loading files page )

4. Wait until loading of files is finished.
5. A page will appear that looks like this, then press ENTER to continue.
6. EULA (end-user license agreement) page will appear then press F8 to agree and continue the setup.
7. A page will appear that displays the existing operating system installed on your pc, then press ENTER as stated below to continue setup.
8. The screen will show the different partitions on your computer and it will look like the image below, highlight the partition named C: by following the instructions below the screen on how to select an option, then again press ENTER to setup windows on the selected partition.

9. There will be four options that will be displayed, choose FORMAT THE PARTITION USING NTFS FILE SYSTEM or you can choose the first option FORMAT THE PARTITION USING NTFS FILE SYSTEM (QUICK), then press ENTER again to continue setup.


10. Then wait until setup formats the partition.
11. After formatting, wait again until setup finishes copying files to windows folders, this may take minutes.

12. After copying of files, the setup will now reboot to continue the installation, wait 15 seconds and it will automatically reboot, or press ENTER if you can not wait 15 seconds.


13. The computer will reboot and wait until setups continues, you will see the image below and wait for about 30 to 45 minutes for setup to finish installation.
14. You have now successfully formatted your computer and a fresh copy of windows is installed.

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HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS VISTA (with Pictures)

This guide assumes a "clean" installation and not an "upgrade" from a previous OS. Ensure that you backup all of your important files (documents, music, etc) to CD/DVD/another hard drive before following these steps.
If you are using Hard Disks in a RAID or ACPI setup, you will first need to download the latest Vista compatible (32-bit or 64-bit) for your particular hardware before installing clean. Check with your chipset/hard drive controllers manufactures web site for the latest drivers/information before starting.

1) Let's Begin!
After configuring the system for booting from a CD/DVD, the Windows Setup screen appears.

At this point, Setup is loading the driver files it needs to continue with installation.

2) Progress Bar:



The next screen is a more graphical progress bar indicating Windows Vista is still working in the background.

3) Option Selections:
The first options you will come across are selections for Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard layout.

Make your selections by using the pull down menus and press the Next button.

4) Install Now:

Here we have the option of repairing a previous installation or "Install Now."

Highlight the "Install Now" button to continue to the next screen.

5) Please Wait:
 
 Windows Vista is working in the background. This may take several minutes depending on the system.

6) Product Key:



This screen is where you enter your product key or "CD Key" as it is sometimes called.

An option also exists to automatically activate Vista upon first coming online. I uncheck this box to ensure everything is running smoothly before activating and having issues later on. 30 days is the standard amount of time before activation is required, though some products (such as MSDN subscriptions) have 60 days or more.

After entering your product key, press the Next button.

7) License Agreement:
 
Here we see the License Agreement you must accept before continuing.

After reading the agreement, check the box next to "I accept the license terms".

8) Option Selections:


Here we would be able to choose an "Upgrade" install (if running setup from a previous version of Windows, such as XP) or a "Custom" (clean) install.

Select the whole box containing "Custom (advanced)" to continue to the next screen.

9) Hard Drives:



This is where you can select which hard drive/partition to install Vista on. Since this system only has one hard drive, only one place Vista can go. Advanced options are shown in the next screen shot.

This is also where you would install drivers for your RAID/ACPI controller by using the "Load Driver" option. After the installation of the RAID/ACPI drivers, your hard drives should appear as shown on the right.

If no additional drivers are needed, select the Next button.

10) Advanced Options:

The advanced options allow creation of multiple partitions and the option of formatting existing partitions.

After finishing your particular partition configuration that you desire, select the Next button.

11) Installing...:


 Here is where Vista installs major components of the OS. This process can take 10 to 60 minutes depending on the system.

12) Reboot:


Here we see the system needing to reboot to continue installation tasks.

You can hit the Restart Now button or just allow the reboot to happen automatically after several seconds.

13) First Time:

 
Here we see a "..." progress as Vista tries to start for the first time. This process may take several minutes before going to the next screen.

14) Completing Installation:


Vista continues to install at this screen. Depending on system, another reboot or two may happen before the next screen is displayed.

15) Account Creation:

 
Here is where we create the first user account for the system and select an icon to be displayed on the login screen. Ensure you password your account.

After finishing entering your information and icon selection, select the Next button.

16) PC Name:


Here is where we can name the system for networking purposes. By default, it uses the account name entered in the previous step and adds "-PC" to it. We can also select a background for the desktop.

After making your selection, select the Next button.

17) Updates:

 
Here we can configure Windows Update with several options. I suggest "Use recommended options" or the top option for most PC users.

18) Time Settings:


Here is where you can set the time and daylight savings time options.

After configuring your time zone, clock settings and date, select the Next button.

19) Network Configuration:
Vista now asks our network configuration by asking "Home, Work or Public Place."

Descriptions are expanded on screen so I will no go into them here.

Make your selection to continue to the next screen.

20) Thanks!:


On this screen, we are thanked by Bill G. for installing Windows Vista.

After you are done being thanked, select the Next button.

21) PC Performance:

  
Vista now checks the system performance to automaticlly configure a few options. This may take several minutes while the system does this and it will only do it this one time.

22) Login:

  
We are finally greeted with the login screen, however, there is still more configuration to come.

Enter in your password that you used previously during the install process and hit ENTER or the little blue arrow to login.

23) Desktop Setup:

  
Your account profile starts being created here starting with your personal desktop configuration. More happens on the next screen. This process will also take several minutes, but only happen once.

24) Account Profile:

  
Vista now sets up profile configurations for Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player as well as a few more Windows applications. This could take several more minutes but we are almost there!

25) Welcome Screen:


  
Vista is installed!

On this screen, we are presented with our system configuration as well as several different options.

I hope you enjoyed this install guide and I thank you for reading!
  


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HOW TO FORMAT WINDOWS 7 TO YOUR COMPUTER

NOTE: I made the tutorial, but the images where taken in the internet


Formatting a computer and have a fresh install of Windows 7

1. Open up your pc and press DEL (delete) to enter bios setup (I forgot to include this step in the tutorial of windows XP)

Note: Normally delete is pressed to ENTER bios setup but sometimes it is ESC, F1, F2 or F10.

2. On your bios setup, change your first boot device to CD/DVD rom then change the second boot device to your HDD.

3. Save the changes you have made (look in the bottom of screen to see if what to be press) and insert your windows 7 CD/DVD in your CD/DVD rom then reboot our computer.

4. Press any key for the computer to boot from the cd. (like windows xp)

5. Then again wait until windows setup has finished loading files.


6. After loading the files, the setup is now starting windows.

7. The first step that will appear on your computer is the windows 7 setup that asks for the language you want to install, normally language is english and kung want nyo ng ibang language just click the drop down option and choose whatever you like, the click NEXT.



8. The setup will ask you to install windows 7 and you will see an option like this "INSTALL NOW", click it to install.


9. Setup is now starting, wait until EULA is displayed on your screen, check the box below that says "I accept the licnese agreement", then click NEXT.



 10. A window wil appear and will give you two options, since we are formatting your computer, choose the option "CUSTOM(ADVANCEED)".


11. The setup will now show you your local disks or drives, choose the disk that has the previos operating system, normally it is C:, then click "ADVANCED" on the side and you will see three options added under the local disks, there you will see the option "DELETE"(delete an existing partition), "FORMAT"(formats the selected partition), "EXTEND"(extends the size of the selected partition if there is still unpatitioned space).


12. Since we are just formatting you computer and the partitions are already made, choos the optio "FORMAT", if you want to change or create a new partition, click "DELETE" to delete the previous partition and create a new one.

13. Afterchoosing the "FORMAT" option, the setup will now format your drive, after formatting, click "NEXT" for the setup to continue.

14. The setup will now copy and install files, you just need to wait for it to finish.



15. While the setup continues, your computer will automatically reboot.
NOTE: While the computer reboots, do not press any key so it will not boot your cd/dvd again.




16. Wait until setup finishes.

17. Your computer will again reboot and wait, the setup is now preparing you computer for fist use of the new OS.



18. There will be personnal information needed to be typed as asked by the setup.(username, password,etc....)




19. The setup will ask for your product key then click "NEXT", you can enter your product key later if you want.


 20. And the setup goes and it will ask for settings to be used on updating and protecting your computer, choose "RECOMMENDED SETTINGS".


21. The setup will ask for the date and time, our time zone is pacific time GMT 8 if i'm correct.(Use Common sense)




22. Setup will ask you to select your computers current location, choose "HOME NETWORK" then wait.






23. WINDOWS 7 IS INSTALLED..... 




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