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Repair system files
Tuesday, 10 Apr, 2012 – 16:37 | No Comment

Following a computer crash or mishandling, it is possible that your hard drive hosts defective or corrupted files.
While this may be completely harmless, this type of error is generating crash in Windows (problems at boot …

How to change Windows 7 logon wallpaper / background / photo screen
Tuesday, 10 Apr, 2012 – 15:29 | No Comment

We can replace the background of welcome screen Windows 7 by one of the wallpapers of Windows 7 or a personal photo.
For this it is necessary to download this utility:
Windows 7 Logon Background Changer

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View the uptime of a Windows
Friday, 9 Mar, 2012 – 17:33 | No Comment

Windows (XP or Vista), you can get the date and time of last reset in a single command line:
1. Run the command prompt: click Start, Run and enter “cmd” in the “Run”.
2. Enter the following …

Setting up a VNC server and SSH tunneling
Sunday, 29 Jan, 2012 – 11:05 | No Comment

Here is a short tutorial for using VNC on a machine CentOS and so access to one (or more) session (s) X. In my case, I use it occasionally to access the desktop XFCEon my …

Creating an Autorun.inf file
Thursday, 26 Jan, 2012 – 16:52 | No Comment

Allow the automatic execution
A feature of Windows make life easier for users is the automatic execution of applications on a CD-ROM into a drive. To use this option it is first necessary to ensure that …

Find information about your system
Tuesday, 24 Jan, 2012 – 19:03 | No Comment

msinfo32
Open the Start menu> All Programs> Accessories> System Tools> System Information.
You will find all the accurate information necessary in all applications, the components of your computer, without, however, go on the net.
To get the same …

What is MRU?
Tuesday, 24 Jan, 2012 – 15:57 | No Comment

Sheets MRU (Most Recently Used Lists, translate: list of most recently used) denote the components of the system giving the list of recently opened items. Thus, by default Windows creates a list of recent documents opened by or affiliated with Microsoft …

.exe is not a valid Win32 application
Tuesday, 24 Jan, 2012 – 11:32 | No Comment

When you launch an executable file, Windows displays a message like:
Application name is not a valid Win32 application
To remedy this, there are several solutions corresponding to different causes:
Downloaded file
If the application in question was downloaded …

Prohibit or allow the automatic start of a CD
Tuesday, 24 Jan, 2012 – 5:49 | No Comment

Prohibit or allow the automatic start of a CD
Often viruses are transmitted by a CD via its automatic execution. To prevent this, we must ban the automatic start of a CD to be able to analyze …

What makes reboot a PC?
Saturday, 21 Jan, 2012 – 21:18 | No Comment

1. Faulty memories
In most cases, the problems are due to reset with strips of RAM deficient. Memory cards “NoName” (unmarked) have particularly small defects that may prevent the proper functioning of PC . It should …