How to Disable Error Reporting in Windows?

While we are working on windows we may sometimes find that the program crashes and a send error report will come up. It is very disgusting to see the message again and again. Here is a simple solution for those who want to disable the error reporting option. You just have to follow the simple steps below:

Step1: Go to Start and then open control panel.

Step2: In the control panel open System. This appears only in the classic view. If you are in category view go to Performance and Maintenance. You will find System there.

Step3: In the System window go to advanced tab. There click Error Reporting.

Step4: Select Disable error reporting option. Click OK.

Now you will not get any error reporting messages. But if you update your windows it may automatically enable the error reporting. So you have to disable it if it comes again.

New Voice and Video Chat in Gmail-Google adds more features to Gmail

Still using Skype for PC-to-PC video chats??Have a look at Gmail Instead

Video chat has finally arrived in Gmail.Now you can have voice and video chat with your friends right from the browser window.

Announcing the launch of Gmail voice and video chat,Justin Uberti, Software Engineer at Google has posted on Official Gmail Blog on November 11.

You need to download and install Gmail voice and video plug-in(or from Here).

Once you download the set-up file(476 KB) which then downloads and installs the plugin for you[Similar to How you did while installing Google Chrome)

[And yeah,if you are using Internet Explorer,the plugin will be blocked by IE by default,so you need to allow IE to run Gmail voice and video plug-in]

The Post on Official Blog explains the next step:

“Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." You'll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it's ringing, and then you'll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the "pop-out" iconto make the video larger, or click the fullscreen iconin the upper left-hand corner for a fully immersive experience.”

I guess this is the most awaited feature in Gmail chat,after their recently added New Emoticons, this is the right step in modernizing the Email client with embedding voice and video chat in it.

This new feature has already been getting good response from the users and Google is looking forward for still more exciting features.

I’m sure it’s going to attract lot of Skype Users.

Find Flight Arrival/Departure Timings of any airport

This is the first post in our new series ‘Websites’ which is dedicated to throw light on some really useful websites for common people.

How to find out flight arrival/departure timings of any airport?

Website:www.flytime.co.cc

If you ever have to make a flight journey or want to receive a friend coming from abroad,it is very useful to find out when a particular flight arrives or departures.

This is where the website http://www.flytime.co.cc comes as a handy tool to find out arrivals/departures for your nearest airport.You just need to type in the desired airport/city name for which you want to find out the flight timings.

The website then gives you a arrivals/departures list along with a map(by Yahoo! Maps) route to the airport to make it simpler for you.

I hope people will find it quite handy.

How to enable Task Manager in Windows XP

It is a common thing that virus attack will corrupt your registry and your task manager will be disabled. The main reason why viruses always target this action is to prevent the user from ending the virus processes. Here, I have a very simple solution for this problem. But in order to solve this problem make sure that your Registry Editor (REGEDIT) is enabled. In order to open your Task Manager press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete". If your task manager opens then there is no problem, otherwise it will show a message as shown below.

Step 1: Go to start and click run OR Press “Start + R”. Type regedit and press enter.

Step 2: Now you will see the Registry Editor. Double click HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Under this you will find SOFTWARE. Again Double Click it. The Path is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE

Step 3: Under SOFTWARE you will find Microsoft. You follow the path as HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft

Step 4: Again under Microsoft section you will find Windows. You have to follow the path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System. See in the right hand side. You can see a registry named DisableTaskMgr. Double click on the registry and make the value as 0.

After completing the whole process go to run, type taskmgr and press enter OR Press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete". Now you will have access to your Task Manager. If you have any doubts please let us know.

How to Show Hidden Files and Folders in Virus Affected Systems

It is a very annoying that even a nonsense virus attack will corrupt your registry and your hidden folders and files cannot be seen. The main reason why viruses always target this action is that the virus files, mostly .exe are in hidden mode. If the user cannot see the hidden files then it is not easy for them to delete or detect these virus files. Here, I have given a very simple solution for this problem. But in order to solve this problem make sure that your Registry Editor (REGEDIT) is enabled.

Step 1: Go to start and click run OR Press “Start + R”. Type regedit and press enter.

Step 2: Now you will see the Registry Editor. Double click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Under this you will find SOFTWARE. Again Double Click it. The Path is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE

Step 3: Under SOFTWARE you will find Microsoft. You follow the path as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Advanced\Folder

Step 4: Again under Folder section you will find Hidden. In Hidden section click on NOHIDDEN. See in the right hand side. You can see two registry values CheckedValue and DefaultValue. Make sure that both of them have the values as 2. Till now you have followed the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN

Step 5: If you find that the values are wrong. For example if the value of CheckedValue is 1 then double click on it. It will show a window where you can edit the value as 2. Press enter.

Step 6: Now under the Hidden Section Go to SHOWALL. See in the right hand side. You can again see two registry values CheckedValue and DefaultValue. Make sure that CheckedValue has the value 1 and DefaultValue has the value 2.

Now go to folder options and set the option as Show hidden files and folders. You can see the hidden files and folders.

If you are not able to see the hidden files, you have to repeat the entire process after ending the explorer.exe process from task manager.

After completing the whole process go to run, type explorer and press enter. Now you will have access to your hidden folders and files. If you have any doubts please don't hesitate.

How to enable Registry Editor (REGEDIT)

As you might have seen, whenever you face a virus attack the first thing it does is to disable the registry editor, task manager, folder options etc. In order to enable the last two you need to enable the registry editor first. Here I have given a simple solution for enabling the registry editor such that even a naïve will be able follow.

To open your Registry Editor press “Start Button + R” or go to Start menu and click RUN. Then type regedit in the run command and press Enter. If your Registry Editor opens then it has not been disabled.

Here is how it looks like when your Registry Editor has been disabled.

Follow the steps given below to enable your Registry Editor:

Step 1: Open notepad or any other text editor. Copy and paste the following code in the box to the notepad or you can download the regedit enabler file from the link below:

'VBS file to Enable Registry Editor' 'www.techrena.blogspot.com On Error Resume Next Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools" WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools" Message = "Your Registry Editor is Successfully Enabled. Please Visit www.techrena.blogspot.com for more help" X = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly, "Done") Set WshShell = Nothing Set fso = Nothing

Or
Download regedit_enabler.zip Here Extract it and skip Step 2
Size: 540 Bytes

Step 2: Now to save the file press “CTRL + S”. It will show a window for selecting the location and format of the file you want to save. In the “Save As Type:” List select All Files. Type your desired file name and add .vbs at the end of the file name. In my example, I have kept the file name as regeditenable.vbs. after typing your file name click Save.

Step 3: Now go to the location where you have saved the file. Open the file. In my example I have saved the file in my desktop.

Step 4: You will get a message box telling your Registry Editor has been enabled. Click OK.

Now you must have access to your registry editor. Go to RUN and type regedit.

After opening your Registry Editor you can now enable your Task Manager, Folder options etc. If you have any sort of problem please notify us.

How to Share Internet Connection in Windows XP

Internet connection sharing (ICS) is a very useful technique for connecting more than one computer to the internet using only one internet connection. For example, if you have a broadband connection and if you have another computer then you can connect this computer to the internet without another broadband connection through ICS. But Internet connection sharing is possible only in computers running with WINDOWS XP or VISTA.

This is a simple process. The steps of INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING is described as follows:

CONFIGURING THE HOST COMPUTER:

The computer which is having an internet connection should be made the ICS host computer. And other computers on the network connect to the Internet through this computer.

To use Internet Connection Sharing to share your Internet connection, the host computer must have one network adapter that is configured to connect to the internal network, and one network adapter or modem that is configured to connect to the Internet.

On the host computer, follow these steps to share the Internet connection:

Step 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

Step 2. Click Network Connections in Control Panel.

Step 3. Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the Internet. For example, if you connect to the Internet by using a modem, right-click the connection that you want under Dial-up.

Step 4. Click Properties and select the Advanced tab. Under "Internet Connection Sharing", select the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" check box. If you are sharing a dial-up Internet connection, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box if you want to permit your computer to automatically connect to the Internet.

Step 5. Click OK. You will receive the following message:

"When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set to use IP
address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other computers on
your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses, it is a good idea to set them
to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are you sure you want to enable Internet
Connection Sharing?"

Step 6. Click Yes.
The connection to the Internet is shared to other computers on the local area network (LAN). The network adapter that is connected to the LAN is configured with a static IP address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 as follows:

Step 7: In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.

Now you have configured the host computer. You can proceed configuring the client computers.

CONFIGURING THE CLIENT COMPUTER(S):

To connect to the Internet by using the shared connection, you must confirm the LAN adapter IP configuration in the client computer. To confirm the LAN adapter IP follow configuration, follow these steps: (Follow Step 1 to 3 as told earlier)

Step 1: Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

Step 2: Click Network Connections.

Step 3: Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.

Step 4: Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the "This connection uses the following items" list, and then click Properties.

Step 5: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically (if it is not already selected), and then click OK. Or you can also assign a unique static IP address in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254. For example, you can assign the following static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. provide DNS server if needed.

Step 6: In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.

You have successfully completed Internet Connection Sharing. Make sure that all the clients are connected to the host computer. Please take a look at the notes below if you face any trouble.

Note:

• You must be logged on to the computers as an administrator to complete the above procedure.
• If your ICS host computer has an external DSL or Cable modem, then you need to install two LAN adapters in the host. One connects to the internet through the external modem and the other one connects to the client computers.
• If you want to connect more than one computer to the ICS host for internet then you need to buy a network hub that will connect the rest of the computer to the host.
• If you don’t want to buy a hub but you want to connect more than one computer to the host then you need to install more network adapters on the host computer and make a network bridge of the connections. You must bridge only the connections which connects to your clients.
• If any DNS server address is given by your ISP, you must assign it to the LAN adapter of the host as well as the clients.
• The process is almost same for Windows Vista also if you want to try.
  

To Remove ‘Your Computer Might Be At Risk’ Message from your computer tray

Continuing our HOW TO series,we’ll look at how to remove ‘Your Computer Might Be At Risk’ alerts coming up in the tray icon on Windows XP based PCs.

If you disable/turn off the default ‘Windows Firewall’ or if you turn off Automatic Updates(Not Recommended) or if you don’t have any updated anti-virus program running on your Windows XP based computer,you would see some annoying message/alert coming at the tray icon of your PC.

Message would look like this:

“Your Computer Might be at risk”

Windows Firewall is Turned off

Automatic updates Disabled

Your Anti-Virus might be out of date.

It is actually intended to alert the user,however many PC users find it annoying.

So follow the below points to turn it off.

Navigate to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Security Center

Once you’ve launched the security center,look at the left hand side of the window.

Look for the ‘Change the way security center alerts me’ under ‘Resources’ tab.

Click on it,it’ll open a new window[Alert Settings] which looks like the following:

Uncheck all the options to completely turn off the security center alerts.That’s all,You’re done.

Note:However,it is Always highly recommended to turn on your firewall/automatic updates and update your anti-virus program.

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How to Delete/Remove Surabaya virus/worm/Spyware from your Computer?

Many people are facing problem with the new USB worms coming up,one such worm is Surabaya Virus[As it calls itself by that name!]

Some info: Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia,the name and language suggests that the worm was actually originated in Indonesia by some spammer.Ok,enough about it’s history,Let’s get into the details of the worm’s operation.

When the virus enters your system,the following message would come up:

“Surabaya in my birthday
Don't kill me, i'm just send message from your computer
Terima kasih telah menemaniku walaupun hanya sesaat, tapi bagiku sangat berarti
Maafkan jika kebahagiaan yang kuminta adalah teman sepanjang hidupku
Seharusnya aku mengerti bahwa keberadaanku bukanlah disisimu, hanyalah lamunan dalam sesal
Untuk kekasih yang tak kan pernah kumiliki 3r1k1m0”

And it creates a lot of ‘.SCR’ files and also changes Shell Extensions for all Drives(C,D,E,F,G,H..whatever).

So when you try to open any drive,or if you right-click on any drive you’ll be amazed to find “Test,Configure” instead of standard “Open/Explore”.

It also changes the registry to hide all the hidden folders and also disables ‘FOLDER OPTIONS’.

Let’s See How to Remove Surabaya virus

THE SOLUTION:

>>STEP1: Download free ClamWin Anti Virus, install, update then boot into safe mode [Press F8 during start up and select Safe mode Booting], disable any other antivirus software that you have, and perform
a full scan:

Size: 5.5 MB

http://rapidshare.com/files/208762048/clamwin-0.88.5-setup.exe

This is a Free Anti Virus which detects Surabaya. After deleting all the viruses by the antivirus perform the steps below.

Note: You can proceed to next step if you have already deleted the virus with any other anti-virus. It is not that only ClamWin anti virus must be used.

>>STEP2: Delete file ‘Autorun.inf’ which allows the malicious script to run automatically when you click/double click on the drive.

If you are not able to delete it from Windows Explorer,then you can try using ‘DOS Command Prompt’. To enter into this,

Go to Start Menu>Click on RUN>Type ‘cmd’ ,Click ‘OK’.

Now the command prompt will be opened up,

the default root will be ‘C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>’

You have to change it to ‘C:\’,to do that type ‘cd/’ and it’ll take you to ‘C:\’.

Now type attrib -s -h –r autorun.inf [And Hit ‘Enter’-This is to change attributes if the file so that we can delete it]

Now Type ‘del autorun.inf’

>>STEP3:The Second step is very important because you need to work with ‘Windows Registry’

Ok let’s start it:

Method 1 By Using Command Prompt:

Open a command prompt. Copy and paste the commands given below in your command prompt (To paste in command prompt right click in the black screen and select paste):

reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v LegalNoticeCaption /f

reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v LegalNoticeText /f

[Note: If any error shows like: "Registry Editor Has Been Disabled by your Administrator" then You need to enable it. Visit the link Below: http://techrena.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-enable-registry-editor-regedit.html ]

Method 2 By Using visual Windows Registry Editor:

As in the first step, go to Start>Click on RUN>type ‘REGEDIT’ and press ‘ok’.

[Note:’REGEDIT’ stands for Windows Registry Edit. If any error shows like: "Registry Editor Has Been Disabled by your Administrator" then You need to enable it. Visit the link Below: http://techrena.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-enable-registry-editor-regedit.html ]

Then Click on>“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE”[Click onthe ‘+’ sign]

Then find ‘SOFTWARE’ and Again Click on the ‘+’ sign next to it.

Next Find ‘Microsoft’ under it and then ‘WINDOWS NT’

Next ‘CURRENT VERSION’ and finally find ‘WINLOGON’.

The path you’ve followed is

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows NT>CURRENTVERSION >WINLOGON

on the right windows (under data) modify or delete “LegalNoticeCaption” & “LegalNoticeText”.

This removes any message coming up in the start up.

>>STEP4: Visit the link below and enable your Show Hidden folder Options:

http://techrena.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-show-hidden-files-and-folders-in.html

This will enable the ‘FOLDER OPTIONS’ and will show hidden files/folders if checked.

I hope this will clear your problem,if still problem exists or have any trouble while doing this, please post them in comments section below.

HP DELL TOSHIBA Recalls Sony batteries due to fire hazard

The U.S. government on Thursday (October 30, 2008) issued a recall of 35,000 Sony Corp notebook computer batteries, calling them a fire hazard to consumers.

The recall affects Sony lithium-ion batteries that were used mainly in computers from Hewlett-Packard Co, with a smaller number in notebooks from Dell and Incand Toshiba Corp .

The recall affects around 32,000 HP notebooks, 3,000 from Toshiba, and 150 Dell computers.

Sony blamed the faulty batteries on manufacturing line adjustments in 2004 and 2005, which it believes may have affected the quality of some cells. Other incidents of overheating may have involved a problem with raw materials.

It may be noted that last month the consumer electronics giant SONY recalled 438,000 of its Vaio laptops due to battery overheating concerns.

According to Reuters, there has been 19 reports of the batteries overheating, including 17 reports of fire with two people experiencing minor burns.

Sony spokeswoman Elizabeth Boukis told that the company will support the U.S. recall, along with that of an additional 65,000 batteries worldwide. On a global basis, PC makers have reported 40 overheating incidents.

Boukis said batteries covered by the new recall are unrelated to those in company's massive 2006 recall. That action covered 9.6 million batteries and cost the company millions.

The HP Mini 1000 Series officially released | Specification & Price

The HP Mini 1000 has been officially released.

The new HP models are:

1. HP Mini 1000
2. HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition
3. HP Mini 1000 Mobile Internet Experience

The HP Mini 1000 comes in a piano-black finish and contains Microsoft Windows XP Home as well as an Ethernet jack, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless capabilities and two USB ports.

The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition reflects the eponymous fashion designer's spring 2009 collection.

The HP Mini 1000 Mobile Internet Experience comes with a preloaded LINUX OS unlike the other two and focuses on providing Mobile Advanced internet facilities

Specification:

Consumers will be offered the choice of an 8.9-inch or 10.2-inch diagonal BrightView display and will be able to select either solid-state or mechanical hard drives. It will be powered by an Intel Atom processor, and it will be available in either Linux or XP. It will have either an 8GB or 16GB SSD or 60GB HDD, and the 3 cell battery is expected to deliver just over 3 hours of battery life.

The keyboard is a generous 92% of full size, and the touchpad is surrounded on both sides by the left and right-click buttons as opposed to having them below. It weighs a mere 2.25 lbs and is under an inch thick, and comes with HP's Imprint Finish, which is black with swirls.

Price:

The XP version will begin at $399, and the Linux at $379.

Still an Ambiguity : Alliance of Google And Yahoo!

The prospects for a Web-advertising partnership between Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have dimmed, with both sides considering walking away from the deal as early as next week, say people familiar with the matter.

The two companies met Thursday with the Justice Department, part of a series of meetings to address the concerns of regulators. While the parties may agree to continue the talks -- or they could reach a resolution -- there are signs they are unwilling to make compromises to address the Justice Department's objections.

Google spokesman Adam Kovacevich said his company continues to have "cooperative discussions with the Department of Justice about this arrangement." He added, "We are confident that the arrangement is beneficial to competition, but we are not going to discuss the details of the process."

Yahoo spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said discussions with the Justice Department are "ongoing," adding, "we believe strongly that this agreement will strengthen Yahoo's competitive position."

The partnership, announced in June, would allow Yahoo to display search ads sold by Google and take a cut of the revenue. The alliance instantly drew criticism that it would give Google too much clout in online ads.

The option to scrap the deal has been on the table before, but Google in particular has begun considering it more seriously as Justice Department talks haven't progressed. One sticking point has been the department's discussion of having the companies sign a consent decree stating the terms of the partnership. That would subject their compliance to continuing oversight by a judge.

A withdrawal would be a big blow for the companies, Yahoo in particular. When the deal was announced, Yahoo rejected a separate search offer from Microsoft Corp. Yahoo hopes the Google deal would help it generate hundreds of millions of dollars in added revenue.

At the time, both sides said they would delay implementing the partnership to allow regulatory review. They later said they would implement the arrangement around early October regardless of whether regulators indicated they would seek to block it. But they haven't gone ahead.

By dropping out, Google would likely be seeking to avoid a legal battle that would spotlight its market power. For Yahoo, backing out would clear a path to pursue other alliances to help turn around its business. Yahoo has been in talks about combining with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL.