December 29, 2009

Clean and Fix Windows Registry with Perfect Optimizer

Perfect OptimizerThe Windows registry is a database for information about a computer's configuration. The registry keeps growing when you use Windows and stores a lot of unnecessary information then your computer becomes slow and degrades the system performance and causes many software problems.

Perfect Optimizer is a simple and easy-to-use program which will optimize your PC and fix computer problems like slow speed, blue screen, deadlock errors and other annoying problems to maintain system stability and security, keep your PC running smoother and improve its overall performance.
Substantially increase the speed and stability of PC and fix errors.

The Registry Cleaner & Fixer will scan the entire registry and provide a list of registry errors then you can choose what to be cleaned. It also allows you to restore and backup the registry in case of registry corruption. Use it regularly to make the registry error free and boost your system performance!
Junk File Scanner & Cleaner

Clean up junk files, free disc space, make the system run more smoothly and guarantee the safety. Every time you run or install program, temp files will be created on your disc without your knowledge. The files will take up disc space and slow down the system speed.

It not only can find more than 50 types of junk files and unnecessary files in your computer, but also can remove them without affecting the system. It is easy to use and it can free up valuable disc space on your hard drives.
History Cleaner

Completely erase history and internet traces to protect your privacy.
It features a history cleaner that cleans up internet temp files, URLs, cookies, cache, account and password, Windows temp files etc to speed up system and improve performance.
Memory Manager

It is the fastest memory manager that enables your computer work more efficiently.
It can monitor, optimize and free up CPU usage, physical memory, virtual memory and page file memory and show them graphically to prevent cases like computer crashes, system shutdown and memory loss.
Block ActiveX

Block ActiveX to protect Internet Explorer.
Spyware, adware and browser hijackers are some of the fastest growing threats on the internet today. They will threat your computer's security.
It is the most powerful tool available that will prevent the installation of ActiveX based spyware, adware, browser hijackers and other unwanted software. It can help keep your computer secure and malware free to better enjoy the "good side" of the web.
IE Fixer

Easily repair Internet Explorer changed by the malicious websites.
IE Fixer repairs Internet Explorer default homepage, start page and search engine, clean browser's cache and cookies, block the spread of worms, viruses and malicious software. All in all, there are at least 20 items that can be protected by IE Fixer.
Startup Manager

Allows you to control what programs run at system startup.
Startup Manager provides you the possibility to manage the Windows startup procedures. It allows you a simple handling and complete control of applications which starts with Windows. In addition you are allowed to edit, disable, enable and delete the selected startup programs.
Uninstaller

Allows you to uninstall unwanted programs to free up disk space and speed up computer.
You can easily and quickly uninstall the programs that you don't need to make your system work more efficiently.
Uninstall Manager will list all installed programs and you can uninstall them easily. It saves valuable disk and memory space while keeping your device clean and trouble free.
Net-monitoring

Monitor internet activities and alerts you when there is a potential problem.
Perfect Optimizer timely monitors your network and Internet Explorer to avoid the threats caused by malicious software. With Perfect Optimizer these software will be scanned and removed.

System Update & Backup
Scan and download the updates for your computer. With System Update you can always enjoy the latest advances in technology.
With System Backup you can back up registry, important files and device drivers to restore when system corruption.
One-Click Operation

Perfect Optimizer uses One-Click Maintenance to optimize, repair and clean a computer. Perfect Optimizer includes all the tools necessary in one easy to use package. Perfect Optimizer removes spyware, adware and hijackers, repairs the registry, removes hidden junk files, checks for hard drive stability, optimizes the startup, and removes internet histories for safety and more in just one simple click. Advanced users have the option to scan and clean individual areas of their computer. Combining more that 15 tools into one easy to use package, Perfect Optimizer was designed by our professional technician for people who just want their computers to run faster, smoother and more efficient.

Free Download Perfect Optimizer (Trial Version) at here!

November 17, 2009

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta
Microsoft has released Microsoft Office 2010 Beta. This beta version of Microsoft Office 2010 is ready to download via TechNet and MSDN and available in two version: Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta (x64) - (English) and Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta (x86) - (English).

What's new in Microsoft Office 2010?
There are several updates, new features and enhancements in Microsoft Office 2009:
  1. By offering more ways to access your files from almost anywhere, Office 2010 puts you in control of getting things done according to your schedule.

  2. Microsoft Office 2010 now offers you rich and powerful new ways to deliver your best work at work, home, or school — on your computer, from a Windows Mobile-based smartphone or via a Web browser.

  3. With co-authoring experience across PowerPoint, Word, OneNote and Excel, you can work with people from different locations at the same time.

  4. Quickly and creatively grab your audience’s attention and inspire people with your ideas by using enhanced and easy-to-use tools, customizable templates, color schemes, and photo-editing capabilities.

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta

November 11, 2009

Remove Programs from Add/Remove Program List

When you uninstall a program, it's removed from your computer and also it will not appear again on Add/Remove Program list. But some of them are still appear in Add/Remove program list. This problem is actually happened because the program uninstaller is not working properly when removing its program from your computer. It removes all installed files but not the uninstaller key from registry.

If you are facing this kind of problem, there is a useful tips that you can use to remove programs from Add/Remove Program list. Follow the following steps:
  1. Open Registry Editor by click Start >> Run and type "Regedit" then press Enter.

  2. On the Registry Editor window, navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".

  3. Find the name of program that you want to remove from Add/Remove Program list

  4. Once you find it, delete it. Remeber, be sure that is the program which you want to remove from Add/Remove program list. Because you can undo this action.

Now, open the Add/Remove Program. You might not see the program on the list anymore. I hope this computer tips useful to you.

October 12, 2009

Restoring Flip 3D Shortcut on Windows 7

Flip3D was a fun and cool looking feature in Windows Vista that can be very useful for switching between windows. With the improved Windows 7 taskbar, Flip3D was replaced with improved thumbnails and Aero Peek. Those are both good alternatives but I like the speed of viewing all my open windows at once and switching with just two clicks.

This Computer tips and tricks article will show you how to create a Flip3D icon on the Windows 7 taskbar:
  1. Right click on the Desktop and select New and then Shortcut.

  2. Type in RunDll32 DwmApi #105 in the location box and click Next.

  3. Create New Shortcut
  4. Type in Flip3D as the Name and click Finish.

  5. Shortcut Name
  6. You will now have an shortcut on the desktop that will launch Flip3D but it has the wrong icon. Right click on the Flip3D shortcut and select Properties.

  7. On the Shortcut tab click the Change Icon button.

  8. Shortcut Properties
  9. Change the Look for icons in this file text box to C:\windows\explorer.exe and it Enter. The Flip3D icon will now be available. Select it and click OK.

  10. Change Shortcut Icon
  11. Click OK to close out the shortcut properties window.

  12. Finally, just drag and drop the new shortcut on the Windows 7 taskbar to pin it.

Now you have taskbar icon for Flip 3D feature as shown bellow.
Flip 3D Shortcut on Taskbar


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October 5, 2009

Shutdown in 2 Keystrokes

When you tried to shut downing you computer, you should clicking 2 or more button to do so. Especially in Windows XP. In Windows XP you should click the Start Menu button then Shut Down button. After a few second, you should click a Turn Off button once more. Imagine if you are using a laptop without a mouse on it. How long you take it?

But I found a tip to make it easier for you. You can shut down the computer with only 2 key stroke. This tips is very simple. To shut down you computer you can press Alt+F4 keys then press U key on your keyboard. After that the computer will shut down.

You can also use this tips to bring your computer in Standby mode with pressing S key after you press Alt+F4 keys. Or you can Restart you computer with Alt+F4 keys and R key.

Remeber, this tips only works in Windows XP. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 I can't see it works.

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September 18, 2009

Increase Start Menu Speed in Windows XP

Start Menu in Windows XP is too slow to appear. It takes 0.4 to 0.5 seconds to display all start menu items. It can be more if you place many item on it. This is caused by the default Windows XP set the Menu Show Delay to 0.4 seconds. To increase Start Menu speed, we should change this value into zero. We can change it from Registry editor. To do this follow this steps:
  1. Click Start => Run.

  2. Type “regedit” (without quote) on the Run dialog box then press Enter.


  3. In Registry Editor Window, locate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.


  4. At the right panel, find MenuShowDelay item.


  5. After you found it, change it value from 400 to 0 by double click on it.


  6. Close the Registry Editor

Another easy way to increasing speed of Start Menu Items is to turn off the menu shadow. Follow these steps:
  1. Right click on your desktop then select Properties.


  2. On Display Properties Windows, click Appearance tab.

  3. Click Effect button.


  4. Uncheck Show Shadow Under Menus.


  5. Click OK button to save it.

  6. Close the Display Properties Window and save it by click OK button.

Now try to access your Start Menu by clicking on it. Then point to All Program. Is there any changes?

Click the following links to get the PDF of this article:
Link 1: Increase Start Menu Speed in Windows XP.pdf

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July 8, 2009

Tuning Hard Disk Speed in Windows XP

How can I increase my hard disk speed in Windows XP/2003? To speed up your hard disk speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer's memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made from the disk.

This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher.

Follow these steps:
  1. Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command.

  2. Expand the system.ini file window.

  3. Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].

  4. Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type

  5. Irq14=4096



    Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!!


  6. Click on the File menu, then choose Save.

  7. Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.

Done. Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.

Click the following links to get the PDF:
Link 1: Tuning Hard Disk Speed in Windows XP.pdf

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June 6, 2009

Copy and Move to Context Menu

Copy and Move to Context Menu
Copy and paste or cut and paste is something we often do if we manage our files. Sometimes we should move from one directory to another to do so. Imagine if we should manage a lot of files. It will be a hard work because we should move from one directory to another for many times.

To make it easier when we should copying and moving files, we
can create a copy to folder and move to folder context menu in Windows Explorer. With this context menu we don’t need to move between directories. Here’s the steps:
  1. Open Notepad by clicking Start Menu and point to Accessories and click Notepad.

  2. Then type the code bellow:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To]
    @="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To]
    @="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"


  3. Save it as Registration Entries by clicking menu File => Save As. On the Save As dialog choose All Files on the Save Type As option. Then give it’s name whatever you want but with .reg extention. For example “CopyMove.reg” (without quote). Click save button to save it.

  4. Save As Dialog
  5. After those code saved, execute it then a message box will appear. Click Yes button on it. Another message box will appear if it succesfull and everything is done.

Now you have a Copy to Folder and Move to Folder on your Windows Explorer context menu. Try to right click a file to know it’s working or not. If you need the Registration Entries file, you can download it here. Extract the downloaded file and execute it.

Click the following link (s) to get the PDF of this article:
Link 1: Copy and Move to Context Menu.pdf

June 5, 2009

Optimize Your System With CCleaner

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

CCleaner Cleans the following:
  1. Internet Explorer
  2. Temporary files, history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.

  3. Firefox
  4. Temporary files, history, cookies, download history, form history.

  5. Google Chrome
  6. Temporary files, history, cookies, download history, form history.

  7. Opera
  8. Temporary files, history, cookies.

  9. Safari
  10. Temporary files, history, cookies, form history.

  11. Windows
  12. Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.

  13. Registry cleaner
  14. Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.

  15. Third-party applications
  16. Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...

  17. 100% Spyware FREE
  18. This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.


Download CCleaner for FREE here!

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June 1, 2009

Amaze FLV Converter

For those who frequently download video from You Tube must be familiar with FLV video format. But sometimes we are often find difficulties if we want to play this video in MP4 player, iPod, or other gadgets. Because of this format is rarely supported by the those gadgets. To be able to play on those gadgets, first we should convert this kind of video to MPG format.

Amaze FLV converter can be used to convert FLV video files to MPG format. This software can also convert FLV to MP3 format. This free software is portable, so no installation require to useit. Download Amaze FLV Converter here.

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May 25, 2009

Facebook Chat through IM

I none of you doesn't know Facebook. This social networking service is connecting everyone in the world. One feature that is often used on this service is the chat feature. Perhaps many of us use this Facebook feature to chat with our friends. Moreover, in addition to chat using Facebook, we also chat using IM (Instant Messaging) like Yahoo Messenger. So, sometimes if you have to click the internet browser to chat on Facebook then click again the IM to chat with your in IM.

But now there's an IM that support Facebook Chat. So you can chat in Facebook while chat in Yahoo Messenger in same time and the same window. This applications is called Pidgin.

Pidgin is made for Linux Operating System. This application is used as an IM for several accounts such as Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, IRC and others. But now, a Facebook's plugin has provided for Pidgin. So, you can chat with friends on facebook and chat with friends on Yahoo Messenger for example.

Pidgin also can manage multiple accounts simultaneously. You can chat on Yahoo while you chat on Facebook, Google Talk or others at the sam etime and the same window. The account that supported by Pidgin including: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber / XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell Groupwise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. In addition to chat, you can also update your Facebook status from Pidgin. Pidgin also provide notification email features such as Yahoo Messenger, file transfer, buddy icons and customize your existing smiley with your own smiley. You can use Pidgin for free without time limitation.

To be able to use Facebook chat on Pidgin, there are several steps that you need to be so. First, download the pidgin-2.5.6.rar (11.8 MB) here. After that you also need to download pidgin-facebookchat-1.47_2.exe (222 KB) here. Then extract the pidgin-2.5.6(Windows).rar and run the extracted file to install Pidgin. Continue the installation process until it's completed. If Pidgin already installed on your computer, before running it first install the Facebook plugin that you have downloaded earlier. Follow the installation process until finish. When it finished run Pidgin. Then you will see the Welcome screen as shown below.


Click the Add button to add a Facebook account.



Then enter your email and password to your Facebook. Mark the option "Remember password" if you want Pidgin to remember your password. You can also mark on the "New mail notification" if you want it notify you for new mail. You can also change the icon of your account by checking the option "Use this buddy icon for my account". Finish it by clicking on Add button.



If you are connected to Facebook, then you can see your friends on facebook who are online. To add a new account click the Add button on the Welcome window and follow the instructions above. You can also use the Manage Account menu to do so. For more information about the features that have Pidgin please read the Help provided in this application.

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May 15, 2009

Windows 7 RC Has Been Released

Microsoft has released their latest operating system it is called Windows 7 RC. Perhaps most of computer users interested to try this version of Windows. Now, you can try this version of Windows 7 for free. You can use it for free until March 1st, 2010 without limitation number of download. The evaluation version is available during the July 2009.

The minimum requirements requierements for Windows 7 is:
  1. Ghz processor or better.

  2. 1 Gb RAM (32-bit versions) / 2 GB (64-bit versions)

  3. 16 GB hard drive (32-bit version) / 20 GB (64-bit version)

  4. Direct 9X VGA.

If you are not sure whether you PC supports Windows 7, before the installation process you can run Windows 7 Beta Upgrade Advisor to determine whether your hardware can run Windows 7. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta can be downloaded here for free.

Note: an Internet connection is require to run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta.

This program will analyze the compatibility of the processor, RAM, Notebook and VGA to run Windows 7. Then it will provide assistance to existing deficiencies of the computer. One thing you should know, before doing the test you are advised to install other peripherals that you use the computer like printer, scanner and others.

If your computer is eligible to run Windows 7, you can download it here. It is an ISO file. All you need to do is burn it into a DVD blank. You can use free software like Infran Recorder or other burning software to do it. You can download the portable version of Infran Recorder here.

Please note for users of Windows XP, you have to do clean install or full install not an upgrade. Because Windows 7 upgrade only support for Windows Vista SP1. Don't forget to back up your data before performing the installation process.

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April 25, 2009

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Increase Internet Connection Speed in Windows XP

This tip is designed for increased broadband speed in Windows XP, but it should work for 56k modems too.

QoS Packet Scheduler is a method of network bandwidth management that can monitor the importance of data packets and depending upon the priority of the packet, give it higher or lower priority or bandwidth levels. It's not very useful unless you're using apps which are QoS-aware or running a server, so you can gain some network overhead back by turning it off.

Note: This following tip only work on XP Professional SP2.
  1. Make sure you're logged on as actually "Administrator". Do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges.

  2. Start => Run, type gpedit.msc (not available in home version).

  3. Expand the Local Computer Policy branch.

  4. Expand the Administrative Templates branch.

  5. Expand the Network branch.

  6. Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window.

  7. In right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting.

  8. On setting tab check the ENABLED item.

  9. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0 (ZERO).

  10. Close gpedit.msc.

Effect is immediate on some systems, some need to re-boot.