Windows XP/2000 – To move the installation CD
Tuesday, 17 Jan, 2012 – 16:09 | No Comment

This tip applies to Windows XP and Windows 2000.
Regularly to make updates or add Windows components, you are prompted to insert the Windows installation CD in the drive.
Solution avoids this constraint:

Copy the i386 folder (and …

Do not display user name on login screen
Tuesday, 17 Jan, 2012 – 14:17 | No Comment

In Windows XP, if you use the login “traditional” – ie without the home screen – a window application entering the username and password. By default, the name of the last user of the computer is …

Error Message: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
Tuesday, 17 Jan, 2012 – 12:02 | No Comment

This message does not necessarily mean that the hard disk is defective, it may be just a problem in the primer sequence of the disk.
To remedy this, simply do the following (there is no need …

Choose the drive letter for your USB
Tuesday, 17 Jan, 2012 – 9:47 | No Comment

Here’s how to change the drive letter assigned to your USB drive.
1) Go to Start> Run and type compmgmt.msc:
2) Choose “Disk Management”:
3) Right-click on your USB drive, select “Change Drive Letter and Paths”
4) Click “Edit”:
5) Choose the drive letter among …

Show extensions and hidden files in Windows
Tuesday, 17 Jan, 2012 – 7:58 | No Comment

Why display extensions?
When you do not see the extensions, an infected file may seem harmless, for example, a simple image (. Jpg). Or it may well actually be an executable file (. Exe) or otherwise. By displaying …

Windows – Disable error reporting
Monday, 16 Jan, 2012 – 21:55 | No Comment

When Windows or any application crashes, Windows displays a window asking to send the error report (s) to Microsoft, corresponding to a process called drwtsn32.exe (“Dr. Watson”).
But many people do not want to send information …

Disable the message – Low disk space
Monday, 16 Jan, 2012 – 18:20 | No Comment

When the free space on your partitions becomes very low, you will receive a small notification, which becomes very annoying especially if the partition contains important documents for you.
To disable this warning, follow these steps:

Save …

Windows Media Player Invalid File Format (0x8004022f)
Monday, 16 Jan, 2012 – 15:21 | No Comment

This error in Windows Media Player means that the reader could not recognize the format of the media file.
Causes
This error may be due to one of the following:

The file is corrupt
The multimedia format (audio or video) is …

Recreate the shortcuts of your games in the start menu
Monday, 16 Jan, 2012 – 13:10 | No Comment

By default, games are built into Windows XP, they are accessible via the Start menu, All Programs, Games folder.
If “for some reason” you will find this empty folder, this article will help you recreate the …

Drag and copy or drag and drop?
Monday, 16 Jan, 2012 – 12:44 | No Comment

When you want to copy a file from one location to another, sometimes the file is in the precise location of the copy, but have disappeared from its original location. In fact, a shift was made.
Why …