1 HOW TO FIX 'NOT RESPONDING' ERRORS IN WINDOWS.

When using Microsoft windows,we sometimes encounter a ‘Program Not Responding’ error which can be quite frustrating especially when an important work is being done.

Sometimes,it may even cause the System to freeze-up thereby forcing a re-start.
In the process,all unsaved datas will be lost.

Though,this problem is common only with Windows XP,as newer versions of Windows do not need a re-start to fix these kind of issues.

When this error comes up in Windows XP,a message box appears asking if you'd like to report the problem to Microsoft.
If you do not wish to,you can click on this dialog box to make it disappear.

So in today's write-up,we will cover the basic steps on how to disable this feature if you find it somewhat distracting and so also fix Windows when this error occurs.

How To Disable Error Reporting In Windows XP.

1. Right-click on “My Computer” and select ‘Properties’
2. From the Properties window,click on `Advanced́ tab and click the “Error Reporting” button.
3. Check the box next to “Disable error reporting” and leave the other unchecked i.e “But notify me when critical errors occur”
4. Finally,click on "OK".

That's all for disabling the error message.
Now,to fix the problem,follow the instructions below.

1. Launch the Task Manager by right-clicking on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen and selecting ‘Task Manager’ or in the case whereby the system hangs up,you can access the Task manager by holding Ctrl + Alt + Del and selecting it from the list of options.
2. Click on “Applications” tab and locate the program not responding.
   You can do that by checking the status of all open applications.
   [All applications not responding have Not responding as their status.]
3. Next, right-click on the program to end and select “End Task”.
   ‘OK’ it.

Now,you can exit the task manager and see your OS fixed.

Contributions and/or Suggestions are highly welcomed.
But please,if you need responses to your questions,do not comment as ‘Anonymous’

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6 HOW TO FORMAT UNFORMATABLE FLASH DRIVE/MEMORY CARD.

These days,almost everyone knows the usefulness of Flash drives and/or Memory cards and makes use of it for transferring and receiving files between different devices.

But sometimes,the pendrive might get infected during these numerous uses and formatting it becomes the only solution.

However,whilst trying to format the flash/Mcard,using the normal method (i.e “Right-click on the device and selecting Format”), an error message pops up stating `Windows was unable to complete the format́ then what else can be done?

In this tutorial,I'll be giving some really easy tricks to get rid of these error-messages and format any memory card or Flash.
But before proceeding,I'd like to wish all readers of this blog “Complements of the season”.
Now to do this,just follow the steps below and try using all methods if the former doesn't work for you.

How To Format Unformatable Flash drives & Mcards.

#Method 1 » Command Prompt.

1. Click on Start » Run, type cmd in the text box and select “OK”.
2. Type-in the following command and hit 'Enter'
   Format/x K:
   Note that "K" in the snippet above represents the Removable Disk Drive letter/Name and it may be different in your case,so you'll need to replace it with whatever it displays in your computer.

Now,that should solve it.

Confirm if the drive is formatted.
If not try the second method.

#Method 2 -Registry↓
Note that this method can be resolved to only if the Pendrive is write-protected.

1. Detach the drive.
2. Click on “Start” button and search for “Run”.
3. In the textarea of the pop-up box,type Regedit and hit 'Enter'.
4. Now,navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
   • If you cannot locate StorageDevicePolicies,then you'll need to create it.
   • Right-click on Control and choose New » Key and name it StorageDevicePolicies
5. Right-click on the newly created key and click on New » DWORD value.
   Name it WriteProtect
6. Now,double-click on it and change the Value Data to 0.
   Click on "Ok".
Finally,insert the Flash drive/MCard back into the system and try re-formatting it using the first method above.

If that still doesn't change anything,then the final resort is to download this usb format application
HP USB Disk Storage FormatTool 2.2.3
DOWNLOAD IT HERE.

That's all.

If the Pendrive is still adamant after trying everything above,then it's advisable you get a new one.

Feel free to share your experience.

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3 HOW TO MAKE COMPUTER WELCOME YOU WITH A VOICE MESSAGE ON STARTUP.

Have you ever seen or heard a computer welcome its Owner before either in a movie or in the real world?
Would you like to give your Pc this look of professionalism?

Well if yes,then you are right on track.

In this tutorial, I'll be sharing with you a cool trick to make your computer welcome you by mentioning your name each time you switch it on.

So,to activate this awesome feature,just follow the steps below carefully...

Step 1 »

1. Launch / Open Notepad (Start » All Programs » Accessories » Notepad)
2. Copy - Paste the code below in it →

   Dim speaks, speech
   speaks="Welcome to your PC, Da Soljar"
   Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
   speech.Speak speaks

3. In the code snippet above,Replace “Da Soljar” with your name or any other name
4. Click on “File” menu and select “Save as...”
5. Next,select “All Files” from the `Save as type` option and save it with any name.vbs
   E.g
   Welcome.vbs
6. Now,copy the new notepad file and navigate to
   C:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Start Menu\Programs\Startup if on Windows Xp.
   OR
   C:\Users\ {Your User-Name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup for Windows vista, Windows 7 & 8 users.
Note 
"AppData" is an hidden folder.
So to access it,just press the windows key and search for “showing hidden folders”.Once found,just select it and click on “OK”.
7. Paste the copied text document in it and exit.

The next time you start your Computer,you will be welcomed with the "welcome message" specified in the code above.
Note: This can be changed to anything.

Step »

In order to ensure that this customized welcome tone isn't over-ridden by the default windows tone,it is advisable the sound scheme is changed to “No sound”.
Here's how to go about it...

1. Navigate to the Control Panel.
2. Click on Switch to Classic View»Sounds and Audio Devices
3. Next,click on the Sounds tab and choose No Sound from the Sound scheme options.
4. Finally, click on OK

That's all.
You can never know how interesting it is until you try it out.

So,anytime you start your Pc,you should be greeted with your customized greeting.

Have fun...
Please,do share with your friends.

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3 HOW TO ADD “WORD/CHARACTER COUNTER” TOOL TO BLOGS.

In one of our previous posts,we discussed a topic which is “HOW TO ADD HTML ENCODE/DECODE-TOOL WIDGET TO BLOGS.”.
And just as mentioned in that tutorial,the tool being made mentioned here was also provided by http://centricle.com.

Many at times,you might be asked to include a keyword while registering for a service online not 'More than or Below' a specified number of words and/or character.
This tool comes really handy in such a situation as you do not have to start counting every single letters manually.

Likewise as a blogger, you might want to count the number of characters in your post title as its often said that "Maintaining a below 60 is best".

Now,to add this tool to your blog,here's an easier way of doing that.

1. Login to your Blogger dashboard.
2. Navigate to Layout » 'Add a Gadget' » 'HTML/JAVASCRIPT' and Copy-Paste the code below into the text box.
*Alternatively,you can create a page for it [Learn how to create pages in Blogger.]

3. <form action="http://centricle.com/tools/word+character-counter/" method="post" target="blank"> <fieldset> <label for="pad">String:</label> <textarea cols="60" rows="15" name="pad" id="pad"></textarea> <input class="submit" type="submit" name="countem" value="How Many?" /> </fieldset> </form>

4. Save the widget and that'll be all.

HERE'S A LIVE DEMO OF THE WIDGET.

String:

That's all!!!

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0 HOW TO DISABLE/ENABLE USB PORTS ON COMPUTER.

Securing sensitive and personal informations/files on a PC can sometimes be threatened with the presence of USB ports,therefore you might consider disabling them.

Disabling of USB ports on a Computer is an extremely easy task which can be done through the Registry.(if you have access to it.)

So,here in this tutorial,I'll be guiding you on steps to take in order to disable it on your system.

How To Disable Access To Usb Ports On A Computer.

1. Click on “Start” and navigate to “Run”[you can use the search] or by simply clicking the Windows button + R.
2. Type “regedit” in the text box and hit “Enter”.
3. Now,navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor

4. Click on UsbStor and at the right-panel,double click “START”
5. Now,in the Value Data box, set the hexadecimal value to 4 and finally click on “OK” and exit the Registry editor.

That's all for disabling USB ports.

Now,if you would like to re-enable an already disabled port,just:
Follow the instructions above and on getting to the Value Data box, replace “4” with 3 and that would be all.

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1 HOW TO UNMASK A SHORTENED URL.

Nowadays, we often check a website's url over & over again to atleast ensure it doesn't look fishy.
But in a case whereby the url has been masked,then what do we do?

If you are not familiar with the term “URL masking”,it simply means using free services provided by some websites such as TinyURL,Bit.ly,goo.gl...to make extremely long URLs short and also to hide a specific link from being viewed directly.

So,to unmask/view a masked url, here's what you need do »

1. Get the url you want to unmask
   E.g http://tinyurl.com/dxk2jdq
2. Visit http://www.unshortn.com and paste the url in the text box(You can use the above url).
3. Finally,click on “Make Longer →” which is directly below the text box and you should see the real link live & direct.

That's all.
You can use this service to certify which website the link is pointing to before actually visiting it.

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12 HOW TO FIX “TASK MANAGER HAS BEEN DISABLED BY YOUR ADMINISTRATOR” ERROR IN WINDOWS.

Task Manager can be said to be one of the most useful applications on a Computer system.
It really comes handy in occasions whereby some softwares can't be stopped or is Unstable.
It's also the 'number 1' choice to check all running processes,monitor CPU Performance etc.

But,what happens in the case it becomes inaccessible due to malwares or viruses? and you keep getting some funny errors like “Task manager Disabled by Administrator”?

So, if you've been getting this error while trying to access your task manager,here is a fix to enable it again.
There are different methods available to fix this problem on your PC and I'll be explaining two extremely easy methods here in this tutorial.

METHOD #1:-Registry Editor.

1. Click on “Start” and navigate to “Run”[you can use the search.]
2. Type “regedit” in the text box and hit “Enter”.
3. Now,navigate to
   HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\windows\currentVersion\Policies\System

4. Once located, you'll see “Disabled Taskmgr” option at the right pane.
   Simply delete it or double click on it and change its value to “0”

METHOD #2:-Through the Group Policy.

Alternatively,if you do not find a “Disabled Taskmgr” key in Registry,then try this »

1. Click on “Start” and navigate to “Run”[you can use the search.]
2. Type “gpedit.msc” and hit Enter.
3. Navigate to Configuration » Administrative Templates » System » Crtl+Alt+Del Option » Remove Task Manager
4. Once found,right click on it to choose “Edit” and select “Not configured”.
5. Finally apply & OK it, then exit.

That should fix it.But,if the Task Manager still refuses to be accessible, you can try scanning your PC for malmares.

That's all..
Any suggestions/questions?, kindly drop them here.

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