How to identify the missing device drivers in Device Manager

You might have come across the scenario where device drivers will show missing in Windows Device Manager.

It's easy to identify which device dosent have drivers installed.

The above table will help you in identifying the missing drivers better.

How to convert your video files to 3gp format using ImToo 3gp converter

Download the software first by following this link

• Install ImTOO 3GP Video Converter on your PC
• Start ImTOO 3GP Video Converter and add File
• Click on Add Files option to add your video file to be converted
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• Choose the profile as 3gp and click on the convert button.
• That’s it! You video is now converted to 3gp format.

How to connect a Windows 7 PC to Wireless Network

To connect to a wireless network, turn on your Wireless Switch and follow these steps
1. If a wireless network is available, you will be notified with an icon as shown in the image below

2. Click on the icon and it will show up the Wireless Network Name and the option to connect.

3. Click on connect button and it will ask for the Wireless Key (Wireless Network Password). Enter your Wireless Network Password (Contact the System Administrator for the Wireless Key/Wireless Network Password)

4. Once you are connected to the Network, you will see the Signal Icon as shown below.

5. If you click over the Signal Icon it will show up the connection status

How to configure Windows Live Writer with your Blogger account

It is easy to configure your Blogger account with Windows Live Writer. To configure Windows Live Writer with your account, you should have the following information ready

Your Blogger Address

Your Blogger  Username

Your Blogger Password

Open Windows Live Writer

(If Windows Live Writer is not installed on your PC, follow the link to download it)

Click Next  and proceed with the configuration

Choose Other Services which includes blogger and click Next

At “Add a blog account” screen, Enter you blogger address followed by your username and password

Proceed by clicking Next and Windows Live Writer will check the configuration

If the entered information are correct, you will be taken to to the final screen where it will ask you to type your blog’s name. Enter The name and click Finish

That’s it! Happy Blogging!

How to get the Model Number of your PC from Command Prompt

It is very simple to get the model number of your PC from command prompt

For this, open command prompt and type in: wmic csproduct get name and press Enter

The Model number will be displayed on the Command prompt screen,

How to retrieve the Serial Number of your PC from Command Prompt

If the Serial number label of your PC is lost, how will you retrieve the Serial number info easily?

The Serial number info can be easily retrieved  from the command prompt by typing a simple command.

At the Command prompt screen, type: wmic bios get serialnumber  and press enter

The Serial Number of your PC will be displayed on the Command prompt Screen.

How to fix the NTLDR missing problem

You might have faced the issue Windows showing up a black screen saying

NTLDR is missing

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

Reason: HDD Cable loose contact

Corrupted NTLDR or NTDETECT.com file

Corrupted boot.ini file

 

Fix: Reseat the HDD cable

Fix the Boot.ini file your MBR repair disc

Insert your Windows Installation disk to the drive and restart the PC

When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.

Once the Windows XP setup menu appears, press the "R" key to repair Windows.

Choose your windows partition by pressing 1 and hit Enter (Generally it is 1. But you have Multiple OS on your PC, this varies)

You will be then prompted for your administrator password, enter the password.

Copy the the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files from your Windows Installation disk though the Recovery Console. Here in this example, My Computer’s drive letter is F and OS partition is C

so in order to copy the mentioned files, i type  the command below and press Enter

copy F:\i386\ntldr c:\

to copy ntdetect.com, type the below command and press Enter
copy F:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

Once the the files are copied, take off the Windows Installation disc and  type: EXIT and press enter to restart the PC

How to change MS Office product key from the registry

To change the MS Office Product key, follow these steps
1. go to run and type: regedit

2. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Office > 11.0 > Registration

3. Under the Registration subkey, locate the  Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) subkey that contain a combination of alphanumeric characters

4. After you find the GUID subkey, select the GUID subkey and delete the following registry entries
• DigitalProductID
• ProductID

5. exit registry editor
6. Open MS Word and it will prompt you to enter the new product key

7. Enter a genuine product key and press ok

How to do automatic backup on your Windows 7 PC

1. In start menu Search option, type: Backup

2. Choose Backup and restore Option

3. You will be presented with a window, there click Setup Backup

4. Choose your convenient location to save the backup. (if you wish to save the backup on a Pocket hard drive, you need to connect it to your PC)

 

5. choose the second option (Let me Choose)

6. Choose the files manually to include in the backup. (If you don't want to include a system image, uncheck the option: “include a system image of drives”)

 

7. Schedule a backup job if you want to make it automatic

8. Review the backup job and save the settings

9. If you click the “Save settings and run backup” button, it will initiate the first backup process

Once the backup is complete, you will find the Windows Backup file at the Location you selected (On your pocket HDD if you choose it as your backup media)

View Video Tutorial on how to do Automatic backup.

How to fix BSOD Blue Screen Errors (Stop Errors)

Blue screen errors are usually hardware or driver related, causing the computer to stop responding in order to prevent damage to the hardware. Blue Screen usually displays a Stop code which is greatly useful in identifying the problem.

 

A sample blue screen error

 

Common blue screen errors and its troubleshooting steps

 

Stop 0x000000ED (UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME)
Stop 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE)

The above two errors always occur during start-up process.

Reason: Windows Kernel didn't find the system files at it’s default location.

Fix: Try switching the SATA control mode in the BIOS from AHCI to ATA (or vice versa)

       Improperly seated data cables. try resealing the data HDD cables on both ends

       Improperly configured BOOT.INI file (Launch recovery console and run BOOTCFG /REBUILD)

       Corrupted file system (Launch recovery console and run chdsk /f /r)

       Hard Disk failure. (diagnose and if not working, Replace HDD)

 

STOP 0x00000024 (NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM)

Reason: This stop error can occur  when data corruption either on memory or disk happens

Fix: Reseat the memory and data cables properly

       Run a thorough file system check from recovery console (chdsk /f /r)

       Contact Helping Hands for advanced recover options

       If the HDD is totally dead, replace hard disk

STOP 0x0000007E (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)
STOP 0x0000008E (KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)

Reason: The error is displayed when Windows Kernel encounters unexpected conditions. and to figure out this issue properly, Windows debugger tool is required. Contact Helping Hands for advanced help.

Fix: If the Stop error mentions about a faulty driver or a .dll file, Google it and get the information about it. Identify the program, disable or remove it.

       Update the BIOS to the latest version

      

STOP 0x00000050 (PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA)

Reason:This happens when system tries to access a non-existent memory area, Improperly seated memory, corrupted HDD etc.

Fix: If the Stop error mentions about a faulty driver or a .dll file, Google it and get the information about it. Identify the program, disable or remove it.

       If the error happens during the start-up process, try booting to the Last Known Good Configuration.

       Try reseating memory and HDD cables.

STOP 0x000000EA (THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER)

Reason: This problem is caused by a display driver waiting for the video hardware to enter an idle state. This might indicate a hardware problem with the video adapter or a faulty video driver.

Fix: Make sure the drivers are up to date

      Check the BIOS version and update if necessary

      If not fixed try replacing the Video card.

How to convert a FAT32 partition to NTFS

To Convert a FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS, you need to type in the command convert (drive name): /fs:ntfs

Example:
Convert f: /fs:ntfs

How to deal with the autorun.inf file

Note: Autorun.inf files are usually used to automate process. But in
some cases it could be a virus which is automated by the help of the
autorun.inf file. In that case there are two different ways to resolve the
problem.

DOS Mode file deletion
C:\>attrib -S -H -R C:\autorun.inf
C:\>del /F C:\autorun.inf

Replace C with your drive letter from which the autorun.inf file is to be removed.

How to Install and use the “Rupee_Foradian” font on a Windows 7/Vista PC

1. Download the font by following this link: http://aaronsedna.freehostia.com/Rupee_Foradian.ttf

2. Save it on the Desktop (or to your convenient location)

3. From the Desktop (the Location where you saved the font), Right Click and choose Install

4. Open a Word Document and choose the font as: Rupee Foradian

5. Now press the Grave accent symbol on your keyboard

6. You will get the ` symbol in the document.