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If you are a pro computer user and lot many times you feel that so many applications are running on your computer. Lot many windows opened and these running applications and slowing down your PC. If you go ahead and close each of them one by one, it will involve around 15 – 20 clicks or more. Windows users can close all running applications on single click by using a very tiny application. Close All is a small utility developed by Ntwind Software which can close al running applications at one click.
Close All doesn’t need any kind of installation on your computer. You just need to download the zipped folder and extract it on your
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General, Operating Systems | Comments Off
Sometimes you will see your computer getting restarted or shutdown automatically without any instruction from your side. This is a frustrating scenario when you are working on some important stuff and your computer restarts without any notice. Of course this is an improper restart or shutdown and may damage your computer’s hardware like Hard Disk or may damage your Operating System like Windows. This is a common problem in old computers specially PCs i.e. computers running on Windows OS. But there may be different reasons for this common problem. Here are some of the reasons which may cause frequent auto restart or shutdown of your PC.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General, Operating Systems | Comments Off
Laptops tend to lose their charm quickly when you’re constantly looking for the nearest power outlet to charge up. How do you keep your battery going for as long as possible? Here are 15 easy ways to do so.
Defrag regularly - The faster your hard drive does its work – less demand you are going to put on the hard drive and your battery. Make your hard drive as efficient as possible by defragging it regularly. (but not while it’s on battery of course!) Mac OSX is better built to handle fragmentation so it may not be very applicable for Apple systems.
Dim your screen – Most laptops come with the a
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Posted: February 21st, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General | Comments Off
What if one day, Facebook accidently deleted or banned your account for some reason or another? What if a new social network comes along, and Facebook got shut down? What if you decided to close your Facebook account, but don’t want to lose all the data you’ve placed there? These scenarios may be highly unlikely, but they are very possible indeed.
Everything you put on Facebook resides there. All your status updates, links, photos, notes – everything. So, just like it’s good practice to backup your hard disk, it’s also good practice to have a plan ready to backup Facebook in case something bad goes down. Here are 3 fr
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Posted: February 7th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Facebook, General | Tags: Backup, Facebook | Comments Off
Phishing scams are just another attempt to get valuable information. Scammers send a mass email to every address they can find. Typically the message will appear to come from a bank or financial institution. The email states that you should update your information for one reason or another, and they usually provide a link that you can click to do so.
This all sounds reasonable and it may look legitimate, but phishing scams are anything but legitimate. The link provided does not take you to the financial institution’s website. Instead, you’ll be submitting your information to a website run by the scammers.
Why Scammers Use Phishing Scams
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Posted: February 4th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General | Comments Off
PDF is one of the most trusted and advanced way documentation. In PF, you get lot many options which are not there in Word. The most important thing is compatibility. You can open any PDF document on any computer using a reader. Since PDF reader “Adobe Acrobat” is bit bulky in size and takes much space, here is another reader for PDFs which is light in weight i.e. less bulky and really open faster than Acrobat. Yes, It is free.
Foxit Reader is a free PDF reader for windows, Linux. Here is the Download Link for Windows and Linux.
Download Foxit Reader for WindowsDownload Foxit Reader for Linux
Advantages of using Foxit
Minimal Memory Con
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Posted: January 29th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General | Comments Off
This is useful for machines which are e.g. in a Meeting Room and always need to be on.
Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe) in Run under Start Menu
Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
In both these locations create or modify the Dword value ‘NoClose’ & set it to 1. This will prevent windows from shutting down
If you want windows to get shut down again then set the above value to 0
Go to: Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy
Security Settings >
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Posted: January 28th, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: Computers / IT, General, Operating Systems, Tips & Tricks | Tags: Restart, Shut Down, Stand, start, Startup/Shutdown, Windows XP | No Comments »
Newer Lenovo x220 laptops come with an updated BIOS version which is not compatible with PGP 9.
If you encrypt the laptop using PGP9, after reboot, the PC it tries to load the PGP GUI where you enter the password and then gives following message on a black screen:
Loading stage2
PGPWDE disk data are corrupted. Please use PGP recovery disk.
Cannot continue. Press any key to halt the system.
If you run the PGP boot disk it gives same message.
Cause:
Laptop models: x220 or any older laptops where the BIOS has been upgraded to a recent version.
X220s are shipped with an updated BIOS version which is not compatible
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Posted: January 23rd, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General | Tags: Drive Encryption, Lenovo, PGP, Problem, X220 | No Comments »
ControlGuard Agent Removal Using the MSI
Step 1 - Generate a universal machine password (valid for 7 days) using the RemoveAgentPasswordGen.exe. (See Zip File below)
open a Command Prompt
Run “C:\Program Files\ControlGuard\EAM\RemoveAgentPasswordGen.exe” ComputerName
Copy and Paste the Uninstall Password into a text file in a temporary location. You should then copy this into the clipboard before running the MSI package uninstall.
Step 2 - Log into the computer that you want to uninstall ControlGuard from. Ensure that all applications are closed then run.
Setup.exe (See Zip File below)
Select “Ok”
Select “Nex
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Posted: January 22nd, 2012 | Author: TechTips.co.za | Filed under: General, Operating Systems, Tips & Tricks | Tags: Control Guard Agent, ControlGuard, How to, Removal, Uninstall | 1 Comment »
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