how to create scheduled shutdown for your pc

This article talks about how to create a scheduled shutdown for your pc, to do that we need a special software (freeware) called "poweroff", actually you can do even more things like schedule a shutdown/reboot/logoff/poweroff/Standby/Hibernate/Lock/Wake-On-LAN at a certain time with this handy software.this small program is support for Win95/98/NT/W2K/XP.to create schedule shutdown follow these steps.

• first download poweroff (download here)
• then start poweroff
• under select computer select "local computer"
• in the actions select shutdown
• now click schedule
• in the schedule window select your appropriate field like " fixed day, daily ,day of month ,or after "
• for example - select daily , then select days and weeks
• now you have to specify time for a schedule shutdown
• in the schedule window (in upper left corner) specify time for shutdown
• review selected fields and click ok

now you have to put a service for a shutdown process

• in the main window of poweroff click service from the menu
• then click create service (note - some antivirus prompts alert when you perform this, just ignore them you will be fine)

thats all, you are just created scheduled shutdown with "poweroff". more informations available at publisher site, to read more informations click here

disk read error after uninstall vista and install xp

have you received "disk read error" after you remove windows vista and try to install windows xp. did you think your hard disk might faulty, don't worry you don't have to replace your hard disk, this is a most common error after removal of vista and try to install xp. the problem occurs after initial files are copied to hard disk and restart pc.

to solve this problem you have to re-partition your hard disk, first you need to take a backup of your data to another pc or hard disk, then while installing xp you can delete all partitions and re-partition hard disk again, or you can just delete C: partion and create partion again, no more disk read errors, enjoy installing windows.

repair your system with kaspersky 2010

kaspersky antivirus 2010 users, i have good news for you, you know that there is a feature called "microsoft windows settings troubleshooting" this feature can automatically scan your system and prompts if there is problems caused by a viruses or malware.

for example - if your systems registry or folder options disabled by a virus, its dispaly in a windows called "system restore wizard" (after the scan complete), then you can select the problem by clicking check box and proceed with repair, then kaspersky antivirus will automatically do the repairs for you, this is great feature avialable in latest kaspersky version of 2010 (ver 9.0)

here is a step by step guide how to repair system with kaspersky antivirus.

• first open kaspersky antivirus (double click from task bar in bottom right corner)
• in the left pane click security+ button
• now click microsoft windows settings troubleshooting
• then select search for problems related to malware activity
• after completion of scan results are displayed in a window called system restore wizard
• now select appropriate action (eg- disable folder option) by clicking check box
• proceed with system repair
  

foxconn motherboard driver installation

are you using foxconn motherboard? then this news is for you, when you install motherboard drivers first you must install chipset drivers, after installation complete then you must restart computer (dont just click restart later and continue with other driver installation)

i,m gonna tell you if you dont restart your pc and continue with other installation, your sound driver wont work, after that there is no way to resolve the issue, the only solution is reinstallation of windows, so dont get lazy, follow the correct order and save your valuble time.

install windows xp shared printer to windows vista

in the shared printer environment you can use the printer within the network (workgroup) between the same operating systems, however install shared printer between different operating systems cause problems.

for example - printer is installed to windows xp and shared, then you want to install the printer to windows vista pc, while installation it can be stop for driver incompatibility, this can be fixed in a small way.

• first download the printer driver compatible to vista
• then install printer in add printer wizard, and specify drivers in have disk option
• complete the installation
• now go to the network shared printer
• right click on printer and click connect
• this will install printer to the system, and drivers that compatible to vista is automatically identified.
• in this way you can use network shared printer between different operating systems.
  

tune up outlook 2007 to run faster

There are few things to try , This article will show users how to compact their personal data files in Microsoft Outlook 2007, please follow these steps.

Disable RSS feeds in outlook

• go to tools
• click account settings
• in rss feeds tab select feed and click remove

Disable unnecessary add-ons

• to disable unnecessary add-ons in outlook 2007 read this

Reduce the size of outlook .pst file

• open the file menu and select Data File Management
• in the data file tab select personal folders and double click it
• in the opened personal folders window, click compact now
• depending on the size of the .pst file being compacted, this process may take several minutes

email printing problem in vista (no header information)

OK this is how it happens, pc with windows vista ultimate installed and running office 2003, used outlook 2003 as a default mail client.the problem is when you open received email and try to print, it prints the message without the valuable information (such as from, to, cc, subject) this problem not happened for all emails, only some mails. the following attempts tried and able to solve the problem, but it creates another problem.

• upgrade office 2003 to office 2007, yes.. solve the problem, printout came with the header information, but another problems has occured

• this time when you try to print you cant select the print range, because there is no option for print range. imagine you you have a email containing 15 pages, and you only want to print first 5 pages what should you do, when there is no option for print range? you don't trust me, then read this Microsoft help and support

• then we have to open the email in web browser (double click the selected email, click other actions, click view in browser)

• yes.. now you can select print range, but after print, again printout came without the header information

• then we configure windows mail and import all emails to it, then try to print, there is print range available in windows mail, but sadly printout came with no header information

these whole methods came up with dead end,then we install windows xp and install office 2003, then configure outlook 2003, all problems were gone, there is print range available and printout came with header informations.that's why we love windows xp

how to clear saved passwords in internet explorer

This described how to clear saved from internet explorer

• First right click on internet explorer and click properties (or go to start - run type inetcpl.cpl and press enter to open internet properties)
• Click on content tab
• Under personal information, click auto complete
• Now you will see two buttons named "clear forms and clear passwords"
• Click clear passwords button to clear saved passwords in internet explorer
  

uninstall add-on from firefox

The procedure as follows

• Open mozilla firefox
• In the menu go to tools and click option
• In the options window, under main tab you will see at bottom button called manage add-ons
• Click manage add-ons
• In the opened window, under extensions you will see that currently installed add-ons
• Click on the add-on you want to select
• Click disable to disable add-on or uninstall to remove add-on
  

raise security level in content adviser

for those using internet explorer as their default web browser, they too can protect from harmful content, to do this you must enable content adviser feature in internet explorer. this process described as follows.

• First right click on internet explorer and click properties to open internet properties window (or click start - run type inetcpl.cpl and press enter)
• Now in internet properties window, click content
• Under content adviser, click enable
• Under ratings, raise the security level in each category by dragging the slider to the right

Note - you can put password for opening content adviser , this prevents users changing the ratings level or turn off content adviser

To put password

• In the opened content adviser window
• Click general
• Under supervisor password, click create password button
• Now enter your password and retype password to confirm
• Click ok