Sunday, March 25, 2012

Restart Crashed Programs Automatically and make your work Faster

Most frequently used programs such as e-mail clients, file sharing tools etc should run continuously. Some times these programs get crashed or get closed by mistake. So again we need to start them from the beginning. Instead of this if the programs start automatically by itself our work will get done more faster. You can automate this task of continuously checking whether the programs are active or not.

A tool called Monitor will do this task for you. So you don’t have to bother again about those programs again. The program will automatically check whether the software’s are active or not and will restart them accordingly.Download the program from the link given below. When the program starts, click the "Add” tab and give a name in the "Name” and click the tab next OT "Path” to select the program file which needs to be monitored from the file dialog. You can even specify the parameters in the "Arguments” Section. Do not change the checking interval and create an entry for monitoring by clicking on "Create”. Now all you need is to activate the check box seen in front of the respective task to start the automatic process.

How to DELETE a File that is currently being used/ Deleting files Blocked by a Program

Some times Windows refuses to delete some files when we try to delete a file that is supposedly in use. But you know very well that you have not opened that file or the files is not currently being used by any software. This is really a irritating situation. Here is a solution to delete those blocked files.

A small software called ‘ Process Explorer ‘ can relieve you from this situation.It will help you to end the corresponding program that is using a particular file without much worry!.Using the program is easy. Open the ‘ Find | Find Handle or DLL’ to find the application you want to close. You may enter the file name displayed in the windows error message and do a search. The program which is using that file will appear in the process column. Now things are more easy just right click the corresponding program and select ‘Kill process’. This will terminate the program that is currently using the file and now you will be able to delete the file without any problem.
Process Explorer has many more features it can be used as a replacement to the default Windows Task Manager and its free too.!

Get the AERO Peek Effect of Windows 7 in Vista and XP

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Aero Peek is a cool and unique feature on Windows 7. Let me tell about it shortly. This is found as a small rectangle present last on the Windows 7 taskbar. 
When you hover your mouse cursor over it you can see through all the maximized widows ie. all the maximized windows becomes transparent and only their outline will be showed.
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A small application created by GeeQ can bring this effect in Windows XP and Windows Vista too. So from now on all the XP and Vista users also can enjoy this unique Windows 7 feature.
To use it click on the icon in the system tray and Desktop preview will be activated to disable double click it.

Minimize Windows to Desktop like Thumbnails instead of Taskbar

What about minimizing all windows as thumbnails on your desktop?. It will be very easy to identify the required windows and your work will also speed up. Yes this is possible.A small utility called miniMIZE can do this job for you. Currently this software works both on Windows Xp and Windows Vista.This software has option to start automatically with windows, so you don’t have to start it every time on each boot.Option for changing the thumbnail size, adjusting thumbnails position on desktop, changing opacity etc. are also there. More over this wonder utility is Free!.
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Unlock the Locked Features in Windows 7 [updated] bluebadge patch 3

There is way to unlock the locked features in Windows 7 build 6801.This operating system of windows comes with the major features locked. There is patch called "Blue Badge” which will allow users to unlock these features meant to full time microsoft’s employees.
Blue Badge Unlock the Locked Features in Windows 7 [updated] bluebadge patch 3
Once this patch is applied new features such as panning, new taskbar, gestures, wallpaper changer etc. will get unlocked.
Now the tool have been modified by rafael and this new version can now unlock Aero Peek feature too. Apply the patch and enjoy the new features.

Boot From USB and CD even if Bios or Motherboard Don’t support it

I had written a post on how to make pendrives bootable earlier.But if you are in a situation that you Bios don’t support booting from USB or from a CD. There is a boot manager calledPLoP which can solve this problem very easily.This program can do the job even without installing it on the hard disk.
This PLoP boot manager can be launched from almost any where fro mfloppy drives, networks or from any other boot manager, even from DOS and windows boot menu.
To use this software Download it from here and visit the distributors website from here and follow the instructions given there.
When the program is launched you can boot from USB or a CD even when your motherboard/ BIOS don’t support it.

Get the Tabbed Browsing in Windows Explorer for Windows XP/Windows Vista

How about browsing the windows explorer as we do in Internet explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Well, QTTabBar is a small utility that helps to get the tabbed browsing feature in both Windows XP and Windows vista. Here is a small tutorial about how to use the tool.
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You can get the program from qttabbar.wikidot.com. You need to have Microsoft.NETFramework 2.0 installed to operate this program properly you can get it frommicrosoft.com .
If you are using windows vista make sure you run the installation by rightclicking the installation file and selecting the ‘Run as Administrator’ option.

Get Windows 7/Vista like Explorer in Windows XP

The most awaited vista like windows explorer for windows Xp is here. It gives the same eye candy you see in vista in Xp.The most interesting thing is that it needs only little resources.Allthe Windows Xp users can now get a vista explorer to their desktop now.
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As you see in the image the vista like address bar is also available in this nice piece of software.
The search bar is embedded into it which helps to access your desired files quickly.
And Above all the software is small as 334.34 kb in size.This product was developed by lee soft.
The software is in it beta state so may have some minor bugs until the final and stable version is released so keep updated by subscribing now!!.

Get "Aero Shake" feature of Windows 7 in Xp and Vista

"Aero shake” is really cool feature of windows 7.This feature helps to minimize all the open windows except the one which we are currently working with.To operate this all you have to do is just to shake the window you prefer.That’s it all other opened ones will be minimized except the one which you want.
Here is a great utility that helps to get this feature in Windows Xp and Windows Vista.

Get Vista’s Ready Boost feature in Xp

Windows Vista features a technology called the ‘Ready Boost’ which uses flash memory,SD cards,USB 2.0 drives or any flash storage device as disk cache or as a drive.This feature boost’s reading and writing up to 80-100 times faster than the hard drives.This feature is integrated in Windows Vista by default.
Windows XP users also can enjoy this feature with a small software called eboostr.This software is available at a small price.So rather than upgrading to Vista it is worthy to go for this if your aim is Ready Boost.This application improves the system responsiveness and speeds up system booting and application launches.This software is compatible with all Ready Boost compatible USB drives.

Get "Aero Snap" feature of Windows 7 on Vista and Xp

Windows 7 come with a feature called the aero snap feature.This feature enables us to Maximize, Minimize, Resize a windows by dragging / dropping it to the corners of your screen.This is a very handy feature that Windows 7 provides.This feature can be made available in windows Vista and Xp too.
To snap a window just drag it to the side of your desktop or if you want to maximize a windows just drag it to the top of the desktop.When it drag it to the previous position, the previous window size will get restored.This will also work with multiple monitors too.
This software is just in its developing state hence not stable so please take care.But you can experience the aero snap feature on Vista and Xp.

Make Keyboard Shortcuts to Eject and load DVD/CD drives

If your drive is positioned away from you no need to stretch your hand to reach it.Just use the shortcuts.In fact this will surely make your work a lot easier and faster. Here is a very useful trick that will enable you to open and close your drives using just keyboard shortcuts.
Just follow the steps below.
  • Download tooler from here.Its just a few KB.
  • Start the program and create shortcuts to eject and close CD/DVD drives.
  • I recommend not to create the shortcuts on the desktop as it could be annoying instead go for the Programs menu.
  • Then click start then on programs you can see the shortcuts here.
  • Right click the shortcut and see its properties.There you can see an option called ‘ Shortcut key.Assign a shortcut for it. Like Ctrl+F9 for example to Eject.
  • Just do the same for the shortcut to load the drive and assign a shortcut like Ctrl+F10.
  • That’s it done.Now on pressing Ctrl+F9 will Eject he drive and on pressing Ctrl+F10 will load the drive.
  • Feels very comfortable now right!.

Get the Aero Effect of Vista in Windows XP

I know many XP users who have seen Windows Vista Aero interface will never forget it.It needs good hardware requirements and Windows Vista(except Basic and starter editions).So although you have Vista installed you wont get the eye candy due to hardware limitations .
But there is a way to get the glass window borders like in vista on XP or Vista basic.There is a software that requires very little hardware requirements for getting it.It is called True Transparency.It changes the normal window borders to glass as in Vista.
Now to get the 3D flip effect in windows a software called Winflip.It can give the 3D flip effect you see on Vista.It can be activated by pressing the windows button and the tab button.Hold the buttons and scroll through the open windows.
Now to see the small thumbnails of open windows like in vista. The software is Visual Task Tips. It requires very little memory to run.To get the preview of a window hold the mouse pointer over the window on the taskbar.
The best of the best is that the above mentioned software’s are free.
To get a desktop almost similar to Xp there is a transformation pack that change the complete look of Windows XP to Windows Vista it is about 22.3 mb.But it contains the above mentioned programs and a vista theme and more.If you want an interface just like vista go for it.
After installing it select the dark XP theme from windows it will give the look almost similar to Windows Vista.

Recover BIOS/CMOS password

Here are some methods to recover your BIOS password.
  • Remove the small battery seen in the mother board.
  • Turn on the system without the battery.
  • Your password will be reset.
  • All your changed bios setting and system time will be set to default.
  • Now turn the system off.
  • Put the battery again.
  • If you are not willing to remove the battery, try resetting the clear CMOS jumper on themotherboard.
If you don’t want the methods mentioned above go for a BIOS password recovery tool like Pc CMOS cleaner.This is an .iso file which you need to burn to a disc and boot from it.It can reset /reveal your BIOS password.
Download CMOS Cleaner.
There are other tools like !BIOS which can recover BIOS passwords but this software sometimes causes errors.If you prefer to use it then use it at your own risk.

Remove Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 & Antivirus with Kaspersky Removal Tool

You might need to completely remove the beta version of kaspersky internet security 2011 or antivirus on installing the latest version of Kaspersky Internet Security 2011. Some times you might not be able to remove the old version of kaspersky completely to continue with the installation of new version. If you are in a situation like that here’s the official tool from kaspersky to remove kaspersky internet security 2011 or antivirus from pc completely.
Kaspersky Lab Products Remover tool can completely uninstall the kaspersky products from your system. The tool is free and portable and is compatible with windows xp, vista and windows 7.
To remove a particular kaspersky product, run the tool and enter the product code in the required filed from the picture shown.
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Then select your desired product and click on the Remove Button.
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The desired kaspersky product will be removed completely from your pc. You might need to restart your pc after the installation