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Solve Windows Update Error in Windows 7
Jun 16th
Share I have seen some of my friends getting an error message in their Windows. The error message is like this : Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer. This error is shown even when the Windows update is actually running on
How to check whether your windows is 32-bit or 64-bit version
Jun 14th
Share It happens sometimes that one wants to download a software but as there are different versions for 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Thus it is required to know whether you are running on 32-bit or the 64-bit version. You can do this easily. Just follow the steps below. 1. Click Starts->Run. 2. Type msinfo32.exe and
Ninite: Get one installer for all must have application in Windows
Apr 25th
Share If you ever wanted to install all the basic/important and must have application post a new Windows install, your end for such search is over. Ninite is a web service, that let’s you create on single installer for installing multiple softwares in one go. The best part is the list is exhaustive and you
CleanMe makes cleaning of your system a cake walk
Apr 6th
Share System optimization is a critical activity that not many users implement. The reason to optimize your system is because Windows gets bloated up as time goes by and it’s a good idea to clean and optimize your system for better performance and to have some free space. Clearing or cleaning temporary file is one
Toastify: Adds some missing functionality to Spotify
Apr 1st
Share Spotify is one of the better internet music players out there and it never fails to dissapoint with the collection of music. However, sometimes I miss some features. Thankfully there is spotify plugin functionality that makes it extensible. Toastify is one such plugin that adds some of the missing functionality: Toastify adds some missing
How to Prevent Network Adapter From Getting Disabled on Resuming from Sleep Mode
Jan 20th
Share One of my classmates was facing a problem recently that his network adapter gets disabled automatically after resuming from sleep mode. I guess, some of you might have faced this problem too. Here is a small solution to the problem. Windows 7, by default, disables a network device to save power but the device
Remove WGA : Stop Notifying MS the genuineness of your Windows
Dec 25th
Share Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications tool, is a tool is present in Windows which communicates with Microsoft servers and every time you boot. It notifies Microsoft if the Windows being used is genuine or not. Futures updates of this notification tool will (officialy) setup the connection rate to once every two weeks. RemoveWGA lets you
Forgot Your Wireless Network ( WiFi) Key : Get Them Using WirelessKeyView
Nov 5th
Share Is it the case with you that you saved the keys ( WEP and WPA keys ) for your Wireless Networks ( WiFi) long time back on your computer and now you need to access the network from some other system and you don’t remember the keys ? Try out the below mentioned software
Switcher : Best Expose Clone for Windows Vista
Oct 30th
Share Mac users have quite a lot of different features which are not inherently present in Windows. But nonetheless, numerous programs have been developed for Windows which replicate the effect of the features of OSÂ X and perform the same tasks you can do in OS X. One of these programs is ‘Expose’ ( I
Stickies: A New Way To Remember Things
Oct 28th
Share Most of us would have at times forgotten to do some or the other things. An easy way to overcome this problem would be to have notes sticking all around your workspace. A better way would be to have a computer application to manage your notes. Windows has its own version of notes but
5 Free Microsoft Programs You would love to have
Oct 19th
Share We all curse Microsoft for placing its products at a steep price which empties our pockets, thus we never end praising open source. But still we do love to use Microsoft applications. Here are some Microsoft programs which are free of cost. 1. XML Notepad 2007 It is a basic, small yet powerful XMl
How to Prevent Windows Vista System Restore From Filling Up Your Hard disk
Sep 27th
Share System Restore is an useful utility provided by windows which enables the user to undo certain system action like system updates, driver installations etc. It allows user to shift back to a system state corresponding to a particular date and time. User can choose which restore he may want to shift back to. But
