Posted on

Few Tips To Make Your Computer’s Booting Time Faster

Few Tips To Make Your Computer’s Booting Time Faster

With age the OS and RAM in our computers get old and take time getting started. This extra time becomes longer and longer and it can be very frustrating. There are certain things that you can perform to make your PC faster and working efficiently.

One thing you need to remember is that a computer’s performance depends on may factors. If we can modify the factors, then the computer’s rebooting time can be made faster.

Firstly you need to remove all the programs in your computer/ laptop that you do not require. It is no use cluttering the memory space of your computer with unnecessary things. So it is better to remove the unused applications by uninstalling them.

You also need to use the updated versions of Antivirus. Sometimes we forget to update them and think that they are working their best. If you do not do this, then your computer will get malwares and the booting time slows down considerably.

Many Operating systems are slower than others. Windows Vista is a grade better than Windows XP in style and certain features. However it has a slower rebooting time than XP. Well you cannot change that so be careful of which OS you are purchasing.

One more thing that shall help making your rebooting time faster is keeping your registry files cleaned. If you do not perform this, you will notice that your PC also behaves weirdly. Therefore, you need to get a good and strong registry editor for your PC. One of the good ones in the market is the Registry Victor. It comes highly recommended.

With these simple steps you can make your computer working efficiently and the rebooting time faster. These extra technical modifications require no extra expenditure and works well.

Posted on

Does a notepad open automatically after booting in your Windows 7? Fix it

Does a notepad open automatically after booting in your Windows 7? Fix it

For those who have downloaded or purchased windows 7 with processor 7075 and installed it, they might have noticed that a notepad pops up automatically whenever the system starts or after every reboots. The notepad is saved with name desktop.ini and it contains information which is mentioned below:

 [.ShellClassInfo]

 LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

 

 

To fix this problem follow the steps mentioned below:

  • Start Windows Explorer, then navigate to Organize, and then click on option named Folder and Search.
  • Navigate to the tab called View
  • There will be option called hidden folders and files, under that option there will be sub options, choose Show folders, files and drives.
  • Open the operating system file to check the hidden file called desktop.ini.
  • After you are done click on Ok.
  • Go to C drive, then Program Data, then Microsoft, then Windows, then Start Menu, then Programs, and finally Startup folder. You can also open start and Run and type shell:common startup and hit enter.
  • Delete desktop.ini file
  • Go to C drive, then Users, then USERNAME, then AppData, then Roaming, then Microsoft, then Windows, then Start Menu, then Programs, and finally Startup folder or you can open start and type shell:common startup and hit enter.
  • Delete desktop.ini file
  • Your work is done
Posted on

My Computer Beeps When I Switch It On … What’s The Problem ?

This post is part of the series Boot-up Troubleshooter.

If somethings wrong with your motherboard and/or graphics card, then your PC will make some unusual noises in the form of beeps, these beeps are known as beep codes. These beep codes are actually produced by the BIOS chip.

The BIOS chip has an inbuilt diagnostic system whereby it alerts you to any problems it encounters during bootup. It does this in two ways – a series of coded beeps if the problem occurs before the graphics sstem has initialized or a text error message if the fault comes after.

Depending on your BIOS manufacturer, the beep codes will vary, so you’ll need to know who your manufacturer is before you analyze whats wrong with your motherboard and/pr grpahics card.

Finding who your manufacturer is very easy. As soon as you re-boot your system, you’ll notice your BIOS manufacturers detains at the top of the screen. You should quickly make a not of it as it won’t be displayed for long.

If you are a Windows ME user, you can get your BIOS details by:

::> Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools

::> Click System Information and look under System Summary.

There you’ll find information about your BIOS Version.

Posted on

How To Verify If There Is Any Problem With My Monitor / Repair A Monitor Which Is Not Working

This post is part of the series Boot-up Troubleshooter.

When you are having boot up problems, the easiest one to troubleshoot is the monitor.

First check if the monitor’s power lights are glowing. If it isn’t then may be it isn’t getting any power. Check power cables and sockets to make sure all the plugs and cables are working fine. If you have one of the new monitors, then you’ll have some flashy message of some sort shown up on the screen which indicates to you that something is not fine with your monitor.

Sometimes it is very obvious, but then I’d like to still point it out, check the ‘brightness’ setting and make sure it’s not turned down inadvertently.

One of the other common cause can be because of the Windows application, Advanced Power Management (APM). Using APM users can set time out for different components of the system to go to standby mode. This is very useful to save power. When APM is used to set time out for monitors, a slightest movement of the mouse will bring the monitor back to life, if it’s gone to the standby mode. You should make sure if this is working fine and is not the cause of the problem.

To check that APM is not enabled by default on your PC,

> right-click the Desktop, click Properties,

> Screensavers –> Settings.

From here you can alter the APM setting to your choice or turn it off completely. Advanced Power Management is a Windows application that can cause a monitor to appear to be ‘dead’ Always check this possibility first.

Well if everything seems to be right and still the monitor doesn’t show up, then try replacing the monitor to with a working set, this acts as the last line of defence. This will let you know if the monitor is faulty and if it is, then you should think about a replacement.

Monitors are dangerous and lethal in terms of high voltages they carry. You should try and look inside only if you have enough experience. If not apart from risking your monitor, you may be risking your life as well !!