Boot Windows 7 in just under 10 seconds

Great success is achieved by Microsoft by reducing the boot timing for its latest operating system, Windows 7, to only 10 seconds.

This is amazing, considering the fact that the BIOS has to turn on everything in the system from the CPU to hard drive, before the

OS begins to load.

Windows 7 has achieved this feat of extremely low boot time by using a healthy hardware configuration. Moreover, most of the

hardware manufacturing firms are paying more attention on cutting the boot time.

For example the Lenovo Group Ltd is making some remarkable changes like:

* Helps to prevent the BIOS phase from the loading of driver.
* Fixing the drivers of on-board hardware components that were cumulatively causing massive delays.
* Avoiding the loading of unessential application being included in the Startup programs. Using msconfig to disable stuff that

runs on startup

Dell, Toshiba and HP are also on course to follow the same trend.

Windows 7 version works extremely good even in the case of multiple operating systems . If your hard disk has ample space then you

can create a partition and dual boot your system. When you will turn on your computer, it will ask you about the option of OS.

If you wish to improve the boot processing then Windows 7 offers you some ultimate tools as mentioned below:

* Defragmenter should be used frequently.
* Defragment your Windows page file and registry as well.
* Check your hard drive from the temporary files frequently.
* Load up Windows faster by using Startup Delayer a free program that will speed up the boot time of Windows by delaying the

startup of programs.
* MSCONFIG will help you keep a check on many of useless Startup programs.
* Use a program click memtest86 or Prime95 to check bad memories on your PC.
* Do check your BIOS version, if required update it.
* Run chkdisk to remove bad sectors in hard drive.

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Delete Unused Cookies on Computer

Windows Support : Clear out unwanted cookies on Windows 98, ME, and 2000

Step 1 : Go to the main computer start up screen. There you will see an icon that says My computer. Click that

Step 2 : What the My Computer screen looks like
Once you have clicked on My computer you will see a screen with different icons. Find the icon that says C ( or some computers it says local disk C )

Step 3 : Double click the C or local disk C with the left button on mouse.

Step 4 : what the C or F folder looks like opened
After you have opened the C (or for some of you F) folder, you will see the folders inside C. There will be a folder that says Windows. Locate that folder.

Step 5 : Windows folder circled
Next, double click the Windows folder using the left button on your mouse. Windows folder will automatically open if you click the folder right.

Step 6 : Once Windows folder is opened there will be a folder labeled cookies. Double click with left mouse button on the cookies folder.

Step 7 : Once inside the cookies folder, there will be a lot of unneeded cookies stored there.

Step 8 : If you know how to do this part(delete cookies this way), hold the left mouse button down beside of a folder and keep dragging up covering every folder.

Step 9 : After every file in Cookies have turned black( it's supposed to turn black when you hold the left mouse button to cover all files), right click on one of the files that are black and go down to delete and click it.

Step 10 : There will then be a little window pop up that will ask if you're sure you want to send(however many files you have) to the recycle bin and click yes.

Step 11 : If you have done the process right, your cookies files will go to recycle bin. Sometimes another window will pop up saying the index file couldn't be deleted and that's fine, you need that file.

Step 12 : After files have been removed to recycle bin then go to main start up screen and click on recycle bin. If you are using the same type of Windows as me then there should be an option on the left side of the recycle bin page that says empty recycle bin. Click that. If not you will have to right click on the files in the recycle bin and go down to delete. If you have to do the second option(right clicking) there will be a little pop up that asks if you're sure you want to delete the files and click yes.

Step 13 : Once you have completed all previous steps, you have successfully deleted unneeded cookie files, which will make more free space. You may want to do this process at least 2 times a week to keep free space so your computer space won't get overran.

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How do i reinstall my OS?

One of my friend has these problem last weekend as he had a mess with his Windows Vista Operating System.

Here is what he quoted down in his mail..

I am running Windows Vista 32 Bit, it came on my computer. the computer DID NOT come with the Windows Vista disks, and as far as i know i do not have a registration key for vista. i got this b.exe trojan and thought i fixed it but ive been having internet speed issues ever since, and every time i run a trend micro scan (even in safe mode) it gets stuck on this certain file. ive ran malwarebytes and it found and removed some things, as well as spybot Search and destroy AND Hitman pro. i just cant seem to get rid of these stupid trojans and im considering re-installing my OS. will i be able to do it without the disks? and can i find what the registration key for my vista is off of my pc some how? and is there a step-by-step guide i can follow to reinstall it if i am even able to? ive never installed or Uninstalled an OS before. but im starting to feel this is my only option to rid myself of these trojans.

I just wanted to post these so that any one who encounters such a situation can get the fix right here for his Vista Installation Support at his perusal.


Step 1
Review the system requirements for Windows Vista 32 bit. For Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate versions, the computer must have at least 1 GB of RAM and a 1 GHz processor. Vista Basic requires an 800 MHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. All versions also need a 32-bit or 64-bit processor available.

Step 2
Insert the Windows Vista 32-bit installation disc into your computer's CD/DVD drive. Open the "Start" menu and select "Run" from the available options.

Step 3
Type "Drive:\setup.exe" into the "Run" window once it pops up on screen. When the Windows Vista 32-bit installation wizard appears, you can select "Install Now." To continue, choose the "Custom" install from the installation menu if this is a clean installation. If you are upgrading from an older version of Windows, then choose "Upgrade."

Step 4
Follow the on-screen instructions to allow Windows Vista 32-bit on your computer. You need to agree to the terms, as well as enter your product key to activate the operating system. Once the installation is complete, the computer will restart with the new OS ready for use.

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How to block websites on your computer?

Step 1 : Sign up for an account at opendns.com. DNS is a service that translates alphabetic web addresses into the numeric IP addresses your computer needs to connect to a website on another computer or server. Most ISPs (Internet Service Providers) designate a DNS service, but you can choose any service you want.

Step 2 : If you don’t have a router, go into your control panel on your Windows XP system and click on network connections. Select your connection and click on properties and then on Internet protocol (TCP/IP). Click on properties and select the radio button marked use the following DNS server address. In the preferred DNS server box put 208.67.222.222 and in the alternate DNS server box put 208.67.220.220 and press OK when you are finished.

Step 3 : If you have a router, it is best to set the DNS settings on your router rather than on a computer. Routers filter the traffic before getting to your computer, which increases security. It also allows you to change settings one time, rather than on each computer on your network. Find the DNS preferences on your router and change them to 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 and save. You may need to reboot your router for the settings to update. Specific instructions for your router can be found on opendns.com.

Step 4 : Select filter settings. Sign into your account on opendns.com and click on the settings section. Choose your desired level of filtering. To block porn and phishing (websites that attempt to gain your information through deception), select low. If you want to block pornography, phishing, adult sites and illegal activity, select moderate filtering. If you prefer to block all porn, illegal activities, video sites, social networking and time wasting websites, select high filtering. After selecting the radio button next to your desired filtering level, click apply.

Step 5 : Block specific websites. If you have a specific website you always want to block, add it under manage individual domains. After you add the domain name to block, click add domain.

Step 6 : Check settings. Wait two hours for your filtering and website blocking settings to be updated on opendns servers. After two hours, search for websites that should be blocked. You can search for general porn by putting free porn in a Google search and selecting one of the search results. If your settings are working properly, you should see a website that says: site blocked [website address] is not allowed on this network.

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iYogi Announces Launch of Monitoring and Performance Tool For SMBs

iYogi – a leading provider of technical support services with horizons in the US, UK, Canada and Australia – today announced the launch of its exclusive server monitoring tool for small businesses. The new product offers integrated technology solutions to surmount the users’ unique IT support requirements thereby enabling them to derive and share information, data, enable network performance analysis, and security trends critical to plan and manage their set of servers – 24x7.

Uday Challu, iYogi’s CEO commented, “Holding a significant niche for itself in the computer support industry, iYogi has always known to be on the forefront of adapting breakthrough technology to exceed customer service expectations. This time we have developed a tool offering value-add functionality which will help small business customers maximize the business outcomes of IT.”

iYogi’s monitoring tool provides real time observation and monitoring solutions to ensure more robust and reliable IT infrastructure for small buinesses. Small Business owners also get a comprehensive assesment of their IT environment to meet technology needs with the scalability for future growth and create preventative measures based on quick analysis of network device alerts, pre-failure indicators, performance benchmark and security issues.

The new Monitoring and performance tool will provide small businesses with the opportunity to test all technical and non-technical aspects of their servers and help them to strengthen overall IT infrastructure. The array of services will include: Patch Management, Security Auditing, Site Inventory, Real Time Alerting Script Based Management, and Remote Management for all critical server issues.

“Irrespective of the business being small or large, when the consumer chooses iYogi, he leverages the potential of an elite taskforce of Microsoft Certified System Engineers and Cisco Certified Network Associates, ready to service their critical assets, using the most advanced network asset tracking and Performance monitoring”, adds Challu.

Another factor where the Company aims to distinguish itself from its competitors is product pricing. Embracing the concept of service quality, iYogi offers competitively priced technical support services at no-haggle, low prices.

As for its small business support, the Company has integrated its exclusive Monitoring and Alerting Services under one price umbrella of just $480 annually. per server i.e. $49.99 per month. The price is certainly hard to find anywhere else.

For more information on iYogi Small Business Support, visit http://www.iyogibusiness.com/

Contact Details:
Company Name: iYogi Technical Services Pvt Ltd
Address: iYogi Inc.12 Desbrosses Street3rd FloorNew York, NY 10013Toll Free no:1-800-237-3901Work Number: 1-212-229-0901Fax Number: 1-888-867-2715
E-Mail: awadhesh.singh@iyogi.net

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