Toshiba Laptop Heating/Sudden Shutdown Problems

Some of the Toshiba Laptops were shipped with Desktop Pentium Processors which operate at higher temperatures as processors meant for desktops run at little higher voltage. Heating is a common problem in such Toshiba Laptops. Do it at your own risk. If you are not confident, do not do it. Send it to Toshiba Service Center or go to Bestbuy. Check you might have extended warranty. Get...

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Regenerate Your Harddrive

The most important component in your PC is your hard drive, it is where your important application and data are stored, but most often hard drive will develop bad sectors overtime causing your system to crush.If your hard disk is still under warranty then I suggests that you return it to where you bought it, for replacement. If its already out of manufacturers warranty(5 years), I had this...

Fixing A Problematic LAN Connection

Have you ever encountered a LAN connection that is continuously or intermittently disconnecting? Before thinking of reformatting your PC, try adjusting the media type of your network card, by default it is set at auto config, try changing the setting to 10Mbps Full Duplex.Most often the cause of this problem is when a LAN cable is too long; a problematic RJ45 connectors or a problematic...

What is the best way to determine if a software has Adware/Spyware in that?

There are hell lot of utilities available on the Internet today for free. Many times we linger to download as these tools/utilities might contain spyware. So how to determine if they have any spyware or not? Never get trapped into the pop-ups you get while browsing. These are usually adware, which might link you to unknown website. We can never tell if a a program is safe or not to download...

Why Computers slow down?

There are several reasons why computers slow down. Here are some....Probably the computer is never cleaned. Just like a house never cleaned for a long time becomes unusable, computers are no different. Run Clean up today. Files gets fragmented as you use the system. Defrag drives regularly. Ad ware, spy ware slow down by eating the system resources Too many installed programs many of them are never used but get loaded every time you start the system Fragmented Page ...

Clean up the system today

Login as each user and perform the following steps for each user Delete unnecessary files that are not needed any more, from the desktop, Mydocuments, and other folders. Remove cached files from Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, which ever your browser is. Remove files from temporary folders Run the Disk Cleanup by clicking Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup. Login as Admin or with an account that has administrator...

How to defrag the drives?

Windows XP has an in-built system utility that can defrag the drives. This is not that efficient as third party software like Disk Keeper, but it is free with Widnows XP. Login as Admin or with an account that has administrator previleges if you have not already logged in so. Go to Add Remove Programs and uninstall the programs that are not required any more. Run the Disk Cleanup by clicking Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Disk Cleanup. Go...

Automating Defrag Task

Login as Admin or with an account that has administrator privileges. Copy the following lines to a text file, name it as "defrag_bat.bat" and store it C:\Windows\System folder. Create folder called C:\Temp if it is not present already. Echo OFF Echo ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log Echo Defrag started at @ && Date/T >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log && Time/T >> c:\Temp\Defrag.log Echo //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////...

A Few things about Windows XP

In case you did not know it yet, I compiled few things about Windows XP! 1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo...

Branded or Compatible desktop?

Buying a new desktop? but still undecided what brand to buy?, This may help you make the choice. Here are some points to ponder upon: 1.Public perception is that branded desktop PC is durable than assembled PC,true at some point, but not all branded PC are made the same, in fact I also experienced hardware problems in some of this popular brand in the market. 2.Parts that are installed in branded PC's are just almost the same with those found in any assembled PC units. 3.Hardware...

PC Turns On When Power Is Plugged In

Have you ever encountered a system that automatically turns on, when power was just plugged-in in your AC outlet or the AVR was just turned on? Well this may be the same case I experience weeks ago. Its a socket 775 MOBO, actually the brand is Asrock! I was troubleshooting an intermittent unit, I notice that when I turned on the AVR, the unit automatically turns on and it display a CMOS battery bad. Although the system works just normally(except for the time and...

A small utility inside your Windows OS

Looking for a utility that gives summary on the hardware/software installed on your PC? from board manufacturer, memory size, hard drive capacity, software information......etc? Some of us are using Windows XP for so many years now but maybe a few knows that this utility existed within Windows. The utility name is MSINFO32, a useful utility that gives quick overall view of your system. To launch utility just click Start, click Run, type MSINFO32 in the Open box,...

PC cannot establish network connectivity

I just want to discuss a particular network problem I encounter just recently, it's actually an additional connection to the router, the cable is just newly bought and crimped from the store. The problem encountered is when you plugged the cable, network icon indicates a limited connectivity and shows an exclamation point. It took me sometime to trouble shoot the problem, but later I found...

System restart when CD/DVD disk is inserted on the player

Have you ever encounters a system that restarts whenever you insert a CD/DVD disk on its player? If not then this solution might help you solve the problem right away. The situation is that the unit functions normally, except when you insert a disk on the player, at first you suspect that it’s a problematic OS, the CD/DVD player is problematic or the system is infected with a virus. Before...

LAN connection is ok, but cannot browse the net

Just recently I encounter a system that cannot browse the internet. It was a tricky problem because LAN connection status is ok and it responds properly when you ping the router. The system is not infected with a virus; I even try to install another Mozilla web browser but the problem still the same. The next thing comes on my mind is that Windows has problem and that hard drive has to ...

Hide Hard disk drive

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Audio Not Working

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