CD/DVD drive is not detectable

If the CD drive is not listed from "My Computer", pls click this link first before doing the below steps.
There is a CD that can upgrade your current operating system to a new OS, aside from the usual genuine Windows CD that would cost more than the upgrade version. Unfortunately, there are times that when you upgrade it, suddenly the CD/DVD drive is not recognizable anymore. Going into registry of the computer is very critical coz 1 data entry change will make the computer non-working. Carefully follow the steps below.

I. DELETING UPPER FILTER
1. Click Start, type regedit at Run
2. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, then expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3. Expand SYSTEM, then CurrentControlSet
4. Expand Control, then Class
5. Click 4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318
6. On the right, click UpperFilters
7. On the Edit Menu, click Delete

II. DELETING LOWER FILTER
1. Perform Steps 1-5 above
6. On the right pane, click LowerFilters
7. On the Edit Menu, click Delete

Exit Registry and restart the computer. This is mandatory for values to take effect.

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SOLUTIONS TO SLOW COMPUTER

To check the specs of the computer:

Start, Run, dxdiag

- On the System tab, you can verify how many memory is installed

- page files are also displayed. Make sure that the page file is not more than half of what is available. This will affect the speed of the computer. You might want to change the digits. How?

- Right click My Computer\Advanced tab\Settings under Performance\Advanced tab\Change under Virtual Memory.

- Select No paging file, Set, Ok, restart the computer. This will reset the value to zero.

- Go back to change the virtual memory to 2048 for initial and maximum size, Set, Ok.

Secondly, you might be running a lot of processes in the background that you usually don't use.

Start\Run\msconfig\Services tab = uncheck all the items that you don't use (Yahoo updater, Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, etc.)

3rd. On the same window, go to Startup tab = uncheck all items that you don't want to run everytime the computer starts, anyway it is unnecessary. After that, click on Apply, Ok then restart the computer.

4th. Clean the computer: open My Computer, right click Local Disk (C:) properties, Disk Cleanup, check all the boxes, Ok

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How to activate windows without reinstallation

Using the registry, you can remove the old serial key and replace it with a new genuine one without reformatting your computer and loosing your files. Here's the step:
1. Start
2. Run
3. type regedit
4. Click the plus of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Software, Microsoft, WindowsNT, Current Version
5. Highlight WPAEvents
6. on the right click OOBETimer
7. Modify
8. change at least one digit on the Value Data Text Box. This process deactivates windows.
9. apply, ok, close the window
10. Start
11. Run
12. type this %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
13. Windows Product Activation window will come out then select Yes, over the telephone
14. select change the product key
15. after all is done, restart your computer.

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How to remove ctrl-alt-del during startup in XP?

Without removing the hard drive from the laptop to backup whatever my client has on his pc, I was able to go through the Administrator account and disable the dialogue box that's coming every time the pc restart: Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to log on! (I'm planning to reload the OS after I backed up all the files, but no need).
1. I went to safe mode by pressing F8 and without any minute, the dialogue box came out again. Whatever username there is, remove that and change it to "Administrator", if you know the password of that account, type that in, but on this case I'm working with, I don't know. So I didn't put anything on the password. Click OK, then I was able to enter the desktop screen.
2. From there, go to Control Panel, User Account. Go to Advanced tab then remove the tick for Require users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Click Apply then Ok.
3. If you want to remove the password for every user account, do so, remove the password, or change the password and write it down.
4. Restart the computer. You shouldn't see the dialogue box again.
5. There is another way in removing this box, but you have to go to the registry to disable it.

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IMPORT AND EXPORT OPTION IN OUTLOOK EXPRESS

EXPORTING FILES FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS

If for some reasons you wanted to change computers from old to new, but you have lots of emails and contacts from your email client (outlook express) and wanted them to be transferred to your new pc, these are the steps in doing such.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express

2. Click on File on top left

3. Select Import and Export option

4. Select Export to a file, then Next

5. Select the folder to export from:

Choose: -Personal Folders then

Check the box Include Subfolders then Next

6. Save exported files as:

Click Browse, select Desktop (your destination folder and for easier access in importing later)

Then select the first option replace duplicates with items exported,

7. Click Finish

IMPORTING FILES FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS

You have to perform exporting files first before doing this, or if you have .pst files somewhere, you can go ahead and follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express

2. Click on File then Import and Export

3. Select Import from another program or file, then Next

4. Select file type to import from:

Select Personal Folder File (.pst), then Next

5. Click Browse, select pst files from the external hard drive or from any location where you saved the exported files, then Next

6. Select Personal Folders, then check the box “Include Subfolders”

Select Import Items into the same folder in…

In dropdown menu select Personal Folders

7. Click Finish

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Restore deleted files

Who doesn’t want to restore the accidentally deleted files from your computer? Who doesn’t want to bring back the files on the harddrive after the computer crashed? Who doesn’t want to return the files after a bluescreen appears on your computer and there is no way to make the computer working again but by reformatting the harddrive and installing everything all over again? Before, the technology is not that advance, but great on its own epoch. Human bearing brains with intelligence as high as the mountains of Everest is constantly looking for alternatives in making life easier, coz life itself is hard, or so I thought. Any technology new or old has corresponding tag price. And this innovative technology’s so amazing that it can recover the files erased forever from the harddrive with just a click of the button with a lower price than other companies offering the same expertise. What’s marvellous about it is it can work with Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista, no Mac, sorry. Come on. Click Here! am pretty sure that one of your wrinkles will disappear after for not worrying anymore about your files.

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Using ACER eRECOVERY MANAGEMENT UTILITY

These are the steps in creating a back-up copy of your whole system (the current status of your computer).

This is used when you have Acer laptops.
1. Boot to windows
2. Press and hold Alt then tap F10 for several times while the computer is booting up or turning on (until you see the Acer eRecovery Management Utility, sometimes merely pressing F10 will do the trick)
3. It will ask you to enter the password (the default is 6 zeroes)
4. Select recovery settings, click Next
5. Select Back-up snapshot image, Next
6. Select Back-up to HDD or Back-up to CD/DVD, Next (which ever you prefer, I prefer you use CD/DVD)

HOW TO CREATE FACTORY DEFAULT IMAGE CD? It's very easy.
1. Perform steps 1-4 from above.
5. Select Burn Image to Disk, Next
6. Select Factory Default Image (it will include Operating System, OS)
or Application CD, Next (this is not bootable since its only an application cd)
7. Follow screen

For tower computers (or Desktop computers)
1. Press Alt+F10 while booting up.
2. Select Edit Boot Options
3. Select "Restore to Factory Defaults"
4. The password to use is PQSERVICE
5. You're done.

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CD-ROM NOT BURNING

1. Check your optical drive (cd-rom) physically for faults.
2. Run a disk cleaner for optimum use.
3. Check the software used in burning, that might be causing the problem. If that is the case, uninstall it then reinstall the latest version.
4. Are you using a blank cd/dvd? Maybe not. A cd+-r or dvd+-r can be written only once, even if the burning is not finished to the end and/or not successful. Once the cd is used, it's as good as thrash. CD+-RW and DVD+-RW are rewritables. You can use them until 1000th times.
5. Do a system restore if it helps. Anyway, your files will not be affected by this procedure.
6. Try another software, a different one from what you are used to. Download a free software for burning.

If all fails, check the registry:
1. (XP) Go to Start, select Run, type: regedit, OK
(VISTA) Click Pearl button, type: regedit, OK
2. In Registry Editor Window, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class
3. Look for the item: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BCF1-08002BE10318}, highlight this
4. On the right panel, look for LowerFilters and UpperFilters
5. Select individually then delete it from the list
6. Close the entire window, and then restart the pc for changes to take effect.

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HURRAI FOR DELL COMPUTERS!

Buying a computer with no Operating System CD included from the package? No worries. Some manufacturers or even the sellers do not include a CD for reinstalling the OS if there is a problem in the future (though the pc is already loaded with an operating system, ayt!)So how do you go about reinstalling or fixing the computer without the operating system? If you bought a DELL computer, the latest as of today, you’re in good hands. If there is a problem with your OS and you need to repair it, there are 2 ways in doing that: using the recovery partition in the HDD or using the OS CD. Here are the steps in making WINDOWS XP RECOVERY CD.
1. Click START, ALL PROGRAMS, DELL ACCESSORIES, DELL OS RECOVERY CD
2. Say YES for the license agreement
3. Place a blank CD-R on your CD writable ROM, then NEXT
4. When the back-up is finish, it will say CONGRATULATIONS and the ROM will open by itself.
You have now the WINDOWS XP OPERATING SYSTEM BACK UP CD!


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USING RECOVERY FROM HDD

Buying computer nowadays has a separate partition in the HDD for you to use if something happens to your operating system (xp or vista) and it’s pretty easy to access. No need for the original operating system CD to use once you access this. The only disadvantage is if this partition in the HDD was corrupted; you need to use the original CDS to reinstall the operating system again. Make sure to back up your files before doing these steps so you won’t lose any precious information from your computer.

DELL COMPUTERS:
Press CTRL + F11 (XP) to get into DELL PC RESTORE or DELL FACTORY IMAGE RESTORE
1. Select Restore
2. Press Confirm for data deletion and HDD will be formatted to factory settings
3. Finish then restart
For Vista, simply pressing F8 during the Dell logo screen, select Repair your computer, select the username and password, select Dell Fartory Image.

HP COMPUTERS:
Press F11, you get 3 choices for PC RECOVERY
1. R for recovery console
2. F for formatting of the HDD into the original or factory settings, all data will be lost
3. Q for Quit

TOSHIBA COMPUTERS:
Press 0 (zero) then turn the pc off, turn it back on still pressing it down firmly.
When you see the Toshiba logo, start tapping 0 (zero) until you hear the beeping sound.
Then the "HDD RECOVERY MODE" will be displayed, then it will load the Toshiba recovery program.

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TO LOCK OR UNLOCK PC

1. The simplest form to lock the pc for windows users are just pressing and hold CTRL+ALT+DEL, then select Lock you computer. Oftentimes, the window will not show.
2. If the window will not show, then just pressing some key combination will do the trick. Press the windows button + L. Ola! the pc is locked.
3. Or if you always forget to lock your pc, it's time to set it automatically. Go to the desktop screen, right click it, go to screen saver, then tick the box that says ON RESUME, PASSWORD PROTECT.

congratulations, you're done!

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Windows XP peer to peer (P2P) connection

What is a peer to peer connection between computers? It is topology of computers where one computer is connected to each computers on the network, same for computer number 2 and so on. This is necessary for sharing digital signals to and from each computer. It contains no node (like a server) so there are no source or primary computer in this network. All computers are networked equally. How do create a P2P connection? Here’s how:
1. Click START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK
2. Click ADD, CLIENT, then ADD
3. In the MANUFACTURERS box, click the appropriate manufacturer, select the appropriate client in the NETWORK CLIENTS box, then OK.
4. Click ADD, PROTOCOL, then ADD.
5. Follow instructions to finish installing the network client and protocol.
When giving the computer a unique name to distinguish one computer from another in this network, do these steps:
1. Click START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK
2. In IDENTIFICATION tab, type your desired name (In smaller networks, the name WORKGROUP is more desirable to use so pc can be accessible at all times)
3. OK then restart pc.
Once you’re done with this, configure a peer server. As I’ve said, there is no server or the source of information on this network, but rather, all computers acts like an individual server, after configuring it for File and Transfer Sharing. How? Follow these steps:
1. Click START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK
2. Click FILE AND PRINT SHARING, click one or both options, OK twice to exit
3. Restart pc

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How to display volume icon on the system tray

Click on "Start" then "Control Panel"
A. If in Category View:
1. Click "Sound, Speech and Audio Devices"
2. "Sound and Audio Devices
3. Check the box labeled "Place volume icon in the task bar"
4. Then OK to close all the windows.
B. If in Classic View:
1. Click "Sound and Audio Devices"
2. In Volume tab, check the box that says "Place volume in the taskbar"
3. Then OK all the windows.

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How to turn off Virtual Memory in XP?

What is a virtual memory? It is like a small part in the harddrive that the computer uses in storing information in a short period of time. These files will never be saved on the HDD, something like virtual memory uses a virtual space…

Do we need virtual memory? Yes. If your RAM is enough for your daily things, adding a virtual memory will increase the performance of your computer. It is like a helpline in time of rough. How to access virtual memory:

Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Perfomance -> Settings -> Advanced -> Virtual Memory -> Change. Turn it off or change the paging file.

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"asp.net" user account

this user account when logging into windows will be created once you set the configuration in mcafee about parental controls. even if you did not created this account “asp.net” and it is password protected. the password is the same as the password in parental control in mcafee. this is a security feature of macfee. it isnt a virus, or an alien trying to locate your pc or something.

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