Operating System

Having the latest service pack for Windows XP is extremely important as it helps you install all the latest releases and updates for your PC. These include security updates, hot fixes, and certain out-of-band releases. Therefore, if you have not updated or downloaded the latest service pack for your computer, it is the right time to do so. However, there are certain pre-requisites that first need... Read More »

Motorola seems to bring in some real competition to the world of smartphones by producing the fastest of the smartphones in the world today. It seems that the company is not only focusing the normal customers this time. The phone was announced recently and it is expected to hit the stores by the end of this year. This is doubtlessly one of the super powered phones in the world of smartphones today... Read More »

You need to format a hard disk before installing Windows XP via the Windows XP Setup program. Preliminary steps prior to partition and format of a hard disk There are certain steps you need to follow, before you partition and format the hard disk. These steps are enumerated as under; Arrange the hard disk in accordance to the maker’s directives The ones using a SATA hard disk have to... Read More »

The Windows registry is an important database in your computer containing all information on various configurations of Microsoft Windows. Information on addition and removal of devices, installation and uninstallation of software as well as modification of software, is stored in the Windows registry. In addition to these there could also be some information about user preferences. Storage of Information Information... Read More »

There are times when you need to change the product key of your windows XP running on service pack 1 or later versions. While updating the windows license product key is important, you are completely clueless about how to go about with the task. Instead of feeling stressed and confused, simply follow the guide given below to change your volume licensing product key. Volume licensing product key Volume... Read More »

It is useful for you to know whether your computer is working on 32 or 64 bit version of an operation system. There are few ways to find such details. The method may be different depending on your operating system. However we will discuss the popular operating systems here. Windows Vista If your computer’s operating system is Windows Vista, follow the method below to find the details: In the control... Read More »

Many a times, it so happens that windows crashes and the system just would not boot, despite all your efforts. What is one expected to do in such a scenario? For people who often have to worry about windows crashing or the system not booting, here is a chance to set it all right in no time at all. By using Recovery Console in windows XP, you can easily solve the above mentioned problems. What is a... Read More »

In this article you will learn to make and utilize a password reorganize disk on a computer not linked to a network. If you forget your password, you can employ this password to reorganize disk to get admittance to your Microsoft windows XP. For your local user account you can use one of the following methods to make a password reorganize disk: Requirements: This method requires one formatted... Read More »

A Security Advisory (2219475) has been recently issued by Microsoft and this addresses the publicly disclosed susceptibility in the function of the Windows help and Support Center (helpctr.exe). Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are the specific two operating systems that are affected by this flaw. The newer Operating Systems of Microsoft are however unaffected. If you click on as hcp:// link, it... Read More »

System wide changes might come up with a very weird response getting you all your operating system messed up in instances. The reinstallation of the whole Operating system would make you lose a lot of information as well as necessary files in case the backup is not taken. The best way to manage with such a situation is to use the XP restore feature that would help you get your restore point back and... Read More »

A Security Advisory (2219475) has been recently issued by Microsoft and this addresses the publicly disclosed susceptibility in the function of the Windows help and Support Center (helpctr.exe).  Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are the specific two operating systems that are affected by this flaw. The newer Operating Systems of Microsoft are however unaffected. If you click on as hcp:// link,... Read More »

A lot of people wonder why their PC functions slower than they expect it to. There are many reasons behind this. However, not always do you have to change the RAM to install a higher memory or increase hard disk space by installing new hardware to your PC. There are many ways to make your computer work twice as fast as it is at present. Microsoft’s Anti-Spyware Program (Free to download from Microsoft... Read More »

Computer users all over the world are quite familiar with the Google Chrome, a cross platform web browser which was developed by Google. Along with the beta tag the version was first released in September 2nd, 2008 especially supporting the Microsoft Windows. This particular operating system was designed using the concept of Ubuntu Linux Distribution. According to the company’s Vice President Mr.... Read More »

Many geeks found unprecedented chinks in the armor of Apple’s new operating system iPhone OS 3.x, which was upgraded to root out security issues. But this operating system can be easily hacked, and the exposed Apple’s false claims that their security problems regarding the operating system have been solved. The phone can be easily hacked and a large amount of essential and clandestine data can... Read More »

The new version of android 2.2, supported by Flash 10.1 betas, age out for trials. Adobe Flash, a multimedia platform is to add animation video and interactivity to WebPages, has been developed from Macromedia from PC and mice by Adobe system in 1996. Though there are much disputes about its applicability into a mobile version, Google Android has installed it considering its versatile applicability.... Read More »

Windows Small Business Server 2008 brings in a new realm for the small businesses, presenting them with cost-effective solution to protect business data, expand the business capacity, which turns out to be a really affordable integrated solution. Windows Small Business Server 2008 is expected to be the end result of Microsoft’s best practices, which will be able to work with existing technology,... Read More »

RIM has recently announced that it will come up with a new Operating system (OS) that will empower its Blackberry devices. RIM hopes that the new Blackberry OS 6.0 will help it to change the mindset of its customers regarding the Blackberry devices. The main focus of new Blackberry OS will be on web browsing. RIM has also said that the new Blackberry OS will be released in the third quarter of this... Read More »

Though there was no response from Adobe regarding the Apple’s decision of keeping Flash from its devices like iPhone, iPad etc but now, Apple has changed its decision.  The war between Apple and Adobe got heated when Steve Jobs came up with a statement in which he stated that Flash delivers poor performance. But now, after acknowledging that the future of Flash is not shady, Apple has recently... Read More »

David Wang, who is the member of the iPhone Dev Team has successfully hacked the iPhone to run on an Android OS. The hacked iPhone was displayed on a YouTube video that featured, Wang toying away with the installation of an Android OS on iPhone. David has demonstrated that one can successfully run an android OS on an iPhone, without any glitch. Some of the key features of the video included, rebooting... Read More »

Netbooks are in thing nowadays. All the companies are vying to get the larger part of the market share in this new segment. While all that is happening on the hardware front, there is no proprietary software tailored just for Netbooks. While the costlier Netbooks offer Windows 7, most of the others have turned towards Linux thanks to its reputation of being light on the meagre resources these Netbooks... Read More »

In yet another unprecedented move, Toshiba has decided to join the band wagon of the tablet market. In order to make a “soft landing” on entering the market, Toshiba is taking no risks, as its releasing its tablet in Windows and Android operating system.  Unlike other contenders that are yet to unveil their answer for the iPad tablet; Toshiba is seeking a strong customer base by, releasing its... Read More »

27 years ago Sun had released its own version of the Unix namely SunOS. Nine years later it was renamed Solaris. With its ever expanding user base, Solaris happened to be one of the most popular Unix based OS known for its security, reliability and compatibility. In 2005 Sun took the decision of sharing the source code of Solaris and thus was born OpenSolaris. The graphic user interface of OpenSolaris... Read More »

The hunt for a new netbook Operating System (OS) is sure a frustrating one. Some of the lower range netbooks struggle to operate even with Windows 7 Starter edition. Well the good news is that keeping cloud computing in mind, a number of OS have been designed to compute efficiently. Google’s Chrome OS was the one to set the trend. Linux Distros wasn’t far behind with many OS coming out tailored... Read More »