Windows Archives - MyTechGuide.com https://www.mytechguide.com/category/windows/ Software, hardware and technology guides, reviews and articles Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:33:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 How to read HFS+ disks in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/206/how-to-read-hfs-disks-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/206/how-to-read-hfs-disks-in-windows/#respond Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:49:50 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/?p=206 How to read HFS+ disks in Windows Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/206/how-to-read-hfs-disks-in-windows/feed/ 0 System will not boot – Hangs at jgogo.sys and sptd.sys https://www.mytechguide.com/188/system-will-not-boot-hangs-at-jgogosys-and-sptdsys/ https://www.mytechguide.com/188/system-will-not-boot-hangs-at-jgogosys-and-sptdsys/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:59:17 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/188/system-will-not-boot-hangs-at-jgogosys-and-sptdsys/ I am running Windows Xp with SP2. Suddenly, system hangs when booting. It also hangs when running last known good configuration. In safe mode, booting stops on jgogo.sys, with message "Press Esc to cancel loading sptd.sys". Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/188/system-will-not-boot-hangs-at-jgogosys-and-sptdsys/feed/ 0 How to enable and use hibernation in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/176/how-to-enable-and-use-hibernation-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/176/how-to-enable-and-use-hibernation-in-windows/#respond Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/176/how-to-enable-and-use-hibernation-in-windows/ Hibernation is a feature of Windows operating system. When you hibernate computer, content of RAM is saved to hard disk before power off. When you turn on your computer next time, system will be restored to the state before powering off. This means that all programs will continue executing as nothing happened. Restoring from hibernation i usually faster than normal boot. Hibernation feature takes the same amount of space on hard drive as you have RAM installed.

Follow these steps to enable hibernation... Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/176/how-to-enable-and-use-hibernation-in-windows/feed/ 0 How to change default printer https://www.mytechguide.com/171/how-to-change-default-printer/ https://www.mytechguide.com/171/how-to-change-default-printer/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:59:06 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/171/how-to-change-default-printer/ To simplify printing you might need to change your default printer. You can change default printer to any printer you have connected to your computer, or to network printer, or to virtual printer (such as pdf or bitmap printer).

Follow these steps... Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/171/how-to-change-default-printer/feed/ 19 How to use Windows built-in firewall and open ports https://www.mytechguide.com/163/how-to-use-windows-built-in-firewall-and-open-ports/ https://www.mytechguide.com/163/how-to-use-windows-built-in-firewall-and-open-ports/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:14:24 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/163/how-to-use-windows-built-in-firewall-and-open-ports/ Firewall protects your computer from intrusion by filtering incoming and outgoing traffic. It can be implemented as software or hardware. A hardware firewall is usually a box sitting next to your physical network connection (like DSL or cable modem) and local network computers are connected to it directly or though router or switch.

Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) that is built into Windows is software firewall. This means that it is a software application that runs on your computer and filters network traffic. First you need to enable it and set it up.
Find out how. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/163/how-to-use-windows-built-in-firewall-and-open-ports/feed/ 4 How to optimize virtual memory (swap file) in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/156/how-to-optimize-virtual-memory-swap-file-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/156/how-to-optimize-virtual-memory-swap-file-in-windows/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:25:47 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/156/how-to-optimize-virtual-memory-swap-file-in-windows/ Windows operating system is using part of your hard drive as a virtual memory. When Windows runs out of physical memory it starts to swap out data to virtual memory, which is a file on hard disk (pagefile.sys). Hard disk is much slower than physical memory, so when Windows start using virtual memory everything slows down. Remember those moments when Windows stops responding and hard disk light is always on...

One solution is to add more physical memory; other is to optimize virtual memory.
Read on... Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/156/how-to-optimize-virtual-memory-swap-file-in-windows/feed/ 5 How to manually restore Show Desktop icon https://www.mytechguide.com/154/how-to-manually-restore-show-desktop-icon/ https://www.mytechguide.com/154/how-to-manually-restore-show-desktop-icon/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:24:30 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/154/how-to-manually-restore-show-desktop-icon/ “Show desktop” icon is used for quick desktop access. But sometimes it just disappears or it gets accidentally deleted. Question is: How do I restore “Show Desktop” icon? . . How do I restore “Show Desktop” icon? 1. Start Notepad … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/154/how-to-manually-restore-show-desktop-icon/feed/ 1 How to shrink digital photos for email or web https://www.mytechguide.com/150/how-to-shrink-digital-photos-for-email-or-web/ https://www.mytechguide.com/150/how-to-shrink-digital-photos-for-email-or-web/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:14:16 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/150/how-to-shrink-digital-photos-for-email-or-web/ Today's digital cameras produce large images, on average 5-6 megapixels or 2-3 megabytes (MB) in size. These images are too big for sending by email or for publishing on web. If you are sending photos for example of your family to your relatives you should shrink those images to 1 megapixel or less (size up to 1024x768 pixels and file size around 100 KB). That size is appropriate for email. You would not want to receive 10-20 MB of large photos in your mailbox, especially if you are not on broadband.

There is a simple free utility from Microsoft that will help you shrink digital photos with few mouse clicks. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/150/how-to-shrink-digital-photos-for-email-or-web/feed/ 1 How to burn CDs in Windows XP without burning software https://www.mytechguide.com/141/how-to-burn-cds-in-windows-xp-without-burning-software/ https://www.mytechguide.com/141/how-to-burn-cds-in-windows-xp-without-burning-software/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:20:22 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/141/how-to-burn-cds-in-windows-xp-without-burning-software/ You can burn CDs without buying expensive software. Windows XP has basic CD burning support. Everything you need is Windows Explorer. You can drag and drop files on CD/DVD burner’s icon; you can create folders and delete files. When you … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/141/how-to-burn-cds-in-windows-xp-without-burning-software/feed/ 1 How to force old applications to have Windows XP look https://www.mytechguide.com/137/how-to-force-old-applications-to-have-windows-xp-look/ https://www.mytechguide.com/137/how-to-force-old-applications-to-have-windows-xp-look/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:36:06 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/137/how-to-force-old-applications-to-have-windows-xp-look/ If you are using an old application with old look, you might want to change it's appearance, and make it look like Windows XP applications. You might try to change Display properties -> Appearance but it will not work on all applications.

This tweak will refresh most of the old applications. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/137/how-to-force-old-applications-to-have-windows-xp-look/feed/ 1 How to clean a hard disk with Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP https://www.mytechguide.com/130/how-to-clean-a-hard-disk-with-disk-cleanup-tool-in-windows-xp/ https://www.mytechguide.com/130/how-to-clean-a-hard-disk-with-disk-cleanup-tool-in-windows-xp/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:42:18 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/130/how-to-clean-a-hard-disk-with-disk-cleanup-tool-in-windows-xp/ At some time you will find yourself with very little space available on your hard disk. Simplest thing to do is to empty your Recycle Bin. This will remove some of unwanted files. But there is much more clutter around … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/130/how-to-clean-a-hard-disk-with-disk-cleanup-tool-in-windows-xp/feed/ 3 How to clear cache, cookies, history, auto complete and passwords in Internet Explorer https://www.mytechguide.com/112/how-to-clear-cache-cookies-history-auto-complete-and-passwords-in-internet-explorer/ https://www.mytechguide.com/112/how-to-clear-cache-cookies-history-auto-complete-and-passwords-in-internet-explorer/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:10:15 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/112/how-to-clear-cache-cookies-history-auto-complete-and-passwords-in-internet-explorer/ Temporary Internet files or cache is folder with copies of all web pages you visited, including images, sounds and cookies. Cache makes Internet browsing faster because browser can display files from cache instead of downloading them. If cache grows to big, it can have negative affect on browsing speed and can make IE act sluggish. If you are concerned about your privacy you should delete cookies, history, auto complete and passwords from time to time. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/112/how-to-clear-cache-cookies-history-auto-complete-and-passwords-in-internet-explorer/feed/ 0 Alt-Tab replacement with application preview https://www.mytechguide.com/99/alt-tab-replacement-with-application-preview/ https://www.mytechguide.com/99/alt-tab-replacement-with-application-preview/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:51:55 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/99/alt-tab-replacement-with-application-preview/ If you have lots of programs open at the same time you will like this tool. Standard Alt-Tab window shows only application icon. When you have multiple windows of the same application open, it can be hard to find correct one. Microsoft PowerToy TaskSwitch can replace standard Alt-Tab view with one that not only shows application icon, but also preview(screenshot) of an application window.

Here is how you intall this great tool. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/99/alt-tab-replacement-with-application-preview/feed/ 0 How to disable error reporting when applications crash https://www.mytechguide.com/87/how-to-disable-error-reporting-when-applications-crash/ https://www.mytechguide.com/87/how-to-disable-error-reporting-when-applications-crash/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:15:13 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/87/how-to-disable-error-reporting-when-applications-crash/ One of Windows XP features is error reporting when application or system crashes. It offers to send error report to Microsoft. You might want to disable this feature if you don't want to have information about your system sent to Microsoft, or if your computer is not connected to the Internet. You can disable this feature, or you can limit it to Windows operating system errors or only to specific programs you choose.

Here is how you do it. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/87/how-to-disable-error-reporting-when-applications-crash/feed/ 1 How to defragment a hard disk in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/76/how-to-defragment-a-hard-disk-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/76/how-to-defragment-a-hard-disk-in-windows/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:24:49 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/76/how-to-defragment-a-hard-disk-in-windows/ While you are using your computer, files on your hard disk are becoming more and more fragmented. This happens because while saving files, system is trying to fill empty spaces. One file can bi split up in many parts around your hard drive. This slows down file access, system is starting up slower and everything becomes more sluggish.

Solution is to run disk defragmentation program. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/76/how-to-defragment-a-hard-disk-in-windows/feed/ 0 How to speed up slow network browsing in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/70/how-to-speed-up-slow-network-browsing-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/70/how-to-speed-up-slow-network-browsing-in-windows/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:12:20 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/70/how-to-speed-up-slow-network-browsing-in-windows/ There is a bug in MS Windows that can slow up network browsing. It can take up to 30 seconds to browse remote computer. Reason of this delay is that Windows is scaning remote computer for Scheduled tasks.

There is a simple registry tweak to fix this problem. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/70/how-to-speed-up-slow-network-browsing-in-windows/feed/ 0 How to access Control Panel in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/88/how-to-access-control-panel-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/88/how-to-access-control-panel-in-windows/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:05:20 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/88/how-to-access-control-panel-in-windows/ Control Panel applet in Windows operating system allows user to change system settings, software and hardware settings, adding and removing software, changing users permisions, and many more. This article explains how to access it. Accessing Control Panel: 1. Click “Start” … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/88/how-to-access-control-panel-in-windows/feed/ 0 How to start Registry Editor in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/71/how-to-start-registry-editor-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/71/how-to-start-registry-editor-in-windows/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:57:39 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/71/how-to-start-registry-editor-in-windows/ The Registry is a system database where Windows operating system and other software keep their settings. Registry Editor is a program that edits that database.

This is how you start it. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/71/how-to-start-registry-editor-in-windows/feed/ 3 How to enable ClearType in Windows XP https://www.mytechguide.com/67/how-to-enable-cleartype-in-windows-xp/ https://www.mytechguide.com/67/how-to-enable-cleartype-in-windows-xp/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:15:38 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/67/how-to-enable-cleartype-in-windows-xp/ ClearType is Microsoft technology that improves font display on color LCDs. It does that by using RGB subpixels to antialias font edges.

It is simple to enable in Windows XP Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/67/how-to-enable-cleartype-in-windows-xp/feed/ 0 How to make Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with few clicks https://www.mytechguide.com/64/how-to-make-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-with-few-clicks/ https://www.mytechguide.com/64/how-to-make-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-with-few-clicks/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:10:52 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/64/how-to-make-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-with-few-clicks/ You can make blue screen of death with few clicks. You might want to do this as a prank :-), or you need to save memory dump, or test your application if you are a developer. Microsoft included simple way to do this, you only need to enable it first. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/64/how-to-make-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-with-few-clicks/feed/ 1 How to find and remove StartUp applications https://www.mytechguide.com/62/how-to-find-and-remove-startup-applications/ https://www.mytechguide.com/62/how-to-find-and-remove-startup-applications/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:30:57 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/62/how-to-find-and-remove-startup-applications/ More and more programs are running on Windows startup. Some of them do not even offer option "do not start with windows". By using "System Configuration Utility" whis is part of Windows, you can disable programs that you do not want to startup. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/62/how-to-find-and-remove-startup-applications/feed/ 0 How to backup part of the registry https://www.mytechguide.com/60/how-to-backup-part-of-the-registry/ https://www.mytechguide.com/60/how-to-backup-part-of-the-registry/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:56:20 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/60/how-to-backup-part-of-the-registry/ By changing the setting in registry you can change many features of Windows, or any other software. It is a good idea to backup part of the registry where you plan to make changes.

This is how you do it. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/60/how-to-backup-part-of-the-registry/feed/ 0 How to create shortcut to Shutdown, Restart, Logoff or Hibernate https://www.mytechguide.com/57/how-to-create-shortcut-to-shutdown-restart-logoff-or-hibernate/ https://www.mytechguide.com/57/how-to-create-shortcut-to-shutdown-restart-logoff-or-hibernate/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:19:37 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/57/how-to-create-shortcut-to-shutdown-restart-logoff-or-hibernate/ In Windows you can create shortcut that will shutdown, hibernate or restart your system. This shortcut can be placed on desktop, quick launch toolbar or any other place for shortcuts.

Here is how you create it. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/57/how-to-create-shortcut-to-shutdown-restart-logoff-or-hibernate/feed/ 0 How to change drive letter of a hard disk, USB memory or CD/DVD ROM https://www.mytechguide.com/54/how-to-change-drive-letter-of-a-hard-disk-usb-memory-or-cd-dvd-rom/ https://www.mytechguide.com/54/how-to-change-drive-letter-of-a-hard-disk-usb-memory-or-cd-dvd-rom/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:11:58 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/54/how-to-change-drive-letter-of-a-hard-disk-usb-memory-or-cd-dvd-rom/ Sometimes you will need to change drive letter of your hard disk, removable USB flash memory or CD/DVD ROM drive. For example you might want to have same drive letter for you removable USB memory stick on different computers. Here is how you do it. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/54/how-to-change-drive-letter-of-a-hard-disk-usb-memory-or-cd-dvd-rom/feed/ 2 How can I see my IP address https://www.mytechguide.com/46/how-can-i-see-my-ip-address/ https://www.mytechguide.com/46/how-can-i-see-my-ip-address/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:29:00 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/46/how-can-i-see-my-ip-address/ Sometimes you might need to find out what is your public IP address. Depending on your network configuration it might not be straightforward. There are many ways to determine your IP address. Here are few. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/46/how-can-i-see-my-ip-address/feed/ 1 Using DVD-RAM disc under Windows XP https://www.mytechguide.com/26/using-dvd-ram-disc-under-windows-xp/ https://www.mytechguide.com/26/using-dvd-ram-disc-under-windows-xp/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:57:28 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/26/using-dvd-ram-disc-under-windows-xp/ Main advantage of DVD-RAM disc over standard DVD R/RW discs it that can be used as regular drive storage, something like floppy disk but with huge capacity (4.7 GB). All you need is DVD recorder that supports DVD-RAM (most new ones).
Follow these simple steps to start using DVD-RAM under Windows XP. Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.mytechguide.com/26/using-dvd-ram-disc-under-windows-xp/feed/ 1 How to enable AMD Cool’n’Quiet in Windows https://www.mytechguide.com/4/how-to-enable-amd-coolnquiet-in-windows/ https://www.mytechguide.com/4/how-to-enable-amd-coolnquiet-in-windows/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.mytechguide.com/4/how-to-enable-amd-coolnquiet-in-windows/ CPUs are getting faster, hotter (and noisier due to more powerful cooling), and they consume more and more energy.
Most of the time processors are idling, so why not reduce their speed and voltage? This is where Cool'n'Quiet technology comes in. It allows the system to dynamically and automatically select CPU voltage and speed, depending on performance need. These changes can happen up to 30 times per second.
All AMD Athlon 64 CPUs have Cool'n'Quiet technology . You just need to enable it... Read this article to find out how. Continue reading →

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