What is the best thing you can do in preparation for 2009? Well for one, you can start by cleaning up your system from the uninstalled traces and removed programs, two factors that slow down you computer if you don’t address them. We have seen various registry cleaners to aid us but here is something [...]
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The user interface of User Account Control (UAC) settings in Windows 7 has changed to reflect the move to make UAC less annoying. In Windows 7, the UAC has a slider bar which allows users to configure and select which level of notification (and hence p…
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Windows 7 beyond the 30-day evaluation period aka activation grace period, other than rearm method and frankenbuild+OEM BIOS emulation method, the best bet is to use Windows 7 activation crack which disable WPA.
TimerNuke, that run a batch command scr…
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As all of us know Nokia is the master of phone brands. This mobile industry is in a full swing and looking to add an extra zing to the existing features and fascinating attractions on the cell phones. This is going to happen in Bangalore on January 20t…
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Build 7000, which will be used in a wide public beta starting next month, gets out a little sooner than planned.
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Problem:
When you check for updates on Windows Update or on Automatic Updates, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not offered for download.
Reasons:
This problem can occur for many different reasons. However, the following reasons are the most common:
- You already have Windows Vista SP1 installed and do not realize it.
- You must install another update before you can install Windows Vista SP1.
- System components that are required to install Windows Vista SP1 are not present on your computer.
- You installed a prerelease version of Windows Vista SP1, and it was not properly uninstalled before you tried to install the final release of the service pack.
- You use a certain version of the following software or hardware:
- Symantec software driver for Symantec Endpoint Protection and for Symantec Network Access Control clients
- Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo LA Notebook
- Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) Store Operations or Headquarters
- vLite
The MOST common problem is the sound card driver from realtek
update that driver and see if you can get the SP1 from windows update
Link towards the latest REALTEK AUDIO DRIVER
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3
Read more info about this here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343
TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES BEFORE TRYING TO INSTALL THE SERVICE PACK FROM THE BELOW LINKS>
You can also find the SP1 standalone full installer for 5 languages here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B0C7136D-5EBB-413B-89C9-CB3D06D12674&displaylang=en
or for all languages here:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Signatures-Updates/Windows-Vista-Service-Pack.shtml
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follow the following steps:
1) From the Bios (From default settings):
- Power -> APM -> Power On by PCI Devices = Enabled
2) From Vista > Control Panel (switch to classic mode from link on the left pane)-> Device Manager
Right click on the atheros network adaptor (I have the latest drivers for my network adaptor from the asus site). Then follow the red arrows.
EDIT:
After doing the above I noticed that the pc would wake up on its own.
So I went again in the device manager and changed the settings as you can see in the image below:
Thats it! Now WOL is enabled
Comments are welcome!
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It looks like Microsoft has another brainchild as far as broadening its business scope is concerned and entrepreneurs who have put up various Internet shops or Internet cafes are bound to be their main target. Hailed as the “Pay Per Use”, it is a great innovation in the world of computer rentals, much of which [...]
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HOW-TO: Enable SATA drives AFTER vista has installed in IDE compatibility mode!
Or HOWTO: enable AHCI mode after installing Windows
Consider the following scenario. In the BIOS setup of a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer, you change the Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) mode of the boot drive to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specification. You then restart the computer. In this scenario, you receive the following error message:
This issue occurs if the AHCI driver (Msahci.sys) in Windows Vista is disabled or not installed the first time you installed Vista. This driver must be enabled before you change the SATA mode of the boot drive.
Solution
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
To resolve this issue, enable the AHCI driver in the registry before you change the SATA mode of the boot drive. To do this, follow these steps:
- Exit all Windows-based programs.
- Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
- If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
- Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci
- In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.
download the above registry file below:
The above is for Vista, for XP I have seen the following discussion:
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=444831&page=2
Comments are welcome!
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I guess I do not need to talk about the good things about Google Chrome as all of you can find the Google Chrome key features here. If you want to try it out, you can download Google Chrome What I’m really looking about this new Google Chrome web bro…
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