Category: System

  • How To Recover Corrupted User Profiles In Windows

    A client came to me stating that he was able to logon to the his computer which was in the Windows domain but was not getting his desktop and other profile features. The error message was that Windows was not able to locate his profile so was creating a temporary profile to logon. I investigated…

  • Manage Local Windows Users Easily In Windows Domain

    As a system administrator, it is a headache to manage local user accounts because an administrator can only have access to the domain user properties so only the domain user can be managed from the server. It is very difficult to manage local user accounts if the domain has a large number of users. Chily…

  • 3 Tools To Speed Up & Optimize Windows Startup

    Everyone wants a system that boots in as less time as possible. Some people do not shutdown their systems just because it takes a long time to start up again. Here I’ll discuss 3 utilities for analyzing the Windows startup. After analyzing, you will be able to see which file or program is actually taking…

  • Improve Applications Response Time With Regdefrag

    Windows is notorious for its frequent crashes and freezes. Most of the freezes and crashes are caused by incompatible drivers and invalid registry values. The Windows registry stores all the system information like operating system configuration, user preferences, hardware and software configuration.

  • How To Remove Antivirus 7

    If you get something named Antivirus 7, please don’t install it. Although the name looks very similar to Windows 7 but it is not legitimate.  Antivirus 7 is a fake/rogue antivirus program that does not protect you from viruses. Actually this rogue antivirus is installed through the use of trojans and often bundled with other…

  • Update Windows 7 With Autopatcher

    I have already written about how to download Windows 7 updates for offline installation. Do you remember Autopatcher? Autopatcher was a tool that could download all the Windows updates and then we could save those updates and easily install them later when we reinstalled the Windows. Then mysteriously Autopatcher went off on request of Microsoft.…

  • Unlock Hidden Windows 7 Themes

    I was browsing through the internet and came across an interesting article from GlobalThoughtz about unlocking hidden Windows 7 themes. I got interested and decided to act upon whatever the author had said. Just copying and pasting the steps that I followed  and unlocked 4 new themes for my Windows 7. 1. Open Windows Explorer…

  • Watch Live Windows 7 Launch Party By Microsoft

    At last today is the day that we have waited for. It’s 22nd October and Microsoft, as promised, is releasing their new Operating System, Windows 7. This is the most awaited Operating System till date. According to Microsoft site, the launch party will begin at 8 AM. Just for a quick note that Microsoft will…

  • Another Free VPN Service

    Update: See my latest article where I have written about 8 free VPN services including these. I have already written about 5 free VPN services here. Today I have found another one and thought I should share with my readers. It’s called Project Loki. It is a public network service which uses SSL for more…

  • Analyze And Fix Vulnerabilities In Your System

    Security is becoming an increasingly popular concern even for the home users nowadays. The fear of being unsecure becomes more prevalent when we get compromised at least once. There are certain areas of system security where even a moderately advanced techie will fail to identify the security hole. The security hole gets identified only when…