Welcome screen and Fast user switching disabled in Windows Xp

when you try to enable fast user switching in windows XP ,you may get this error message saying “client services for netware has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching”

To enable welcome screen login, you need to disable the netware client services.

Follow the steps below to disable Netware client services:

How to disable netware client services?

1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connection . This will open up the network connections available on your computer.

2. Right click on the connection and select Properties.

3. In general tab, uncheck the option for Client Services for NetWare and press OK.

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 for all the connections shown in network connections.

5. Restart your computer.

6. To enable welcome screen now, go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users login and select the option Use Welcome Screen. We hope following the above procedure you will be able to fix the trouble.

Google Chrome - Error 310 - There were too many redirects - net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS

You may get this error while accessing some websites. In google chrome, it shows error 310.

The reasons for the issue might be different

Following are the solutions

1. If it is caused due to third party cookies, Delete all the cookies and restart the browser.

2. It may be due to the time sycronization between the website and your system. For this check whether your system time is correct or not. Also you can syncronise your system time with internet trime. Try the following procedure.

1. Right-click your clock, and then click Adjust Date/Time.

2. Click the Internet Time tab. Click the Server down arrow, and then click time.nist.gov. Notice that Internet time synchronization is enabled by default.

3. Click Update Now. Windows XP contacts the Internet time server and sets your clock. Click OK.

Now, your PC is connected to the Internet time server.

Restart your Browser and try again

If your issue is not been solved yet. post as a comment.

If it gets sloved, comment which method did u use.

Log in into hidden built-in Administrator account in Windows XP

The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled.

In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only.

For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen and input your Administrator password (sometimes there will not be any password) in the classic logon window that appears.

To have the Administrator account displayed in the Welcome Screen, try following method:  

Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList

(Use the File - Export option to backup the key - for safety :-))

Create a new DWORD Value named Administrator

Double-click Administrator, and set 1 as its data

Exit the Registry Editor.



If you have any questions post a comment

Tips to keep your PC free from virus.

1. Email
Email is the most common way of getting infected. While you can safely open any mail, NEVER EVER click on a link in email that you are not positive is from a trusted source! Here are two common scenarios:
You get an email from someone you DON'T know. You open it. It tells you (or, persuades you) to click on a link in the email. You do so. Bingo, that is when you get infected. Frequently, the email appears to be from your bank, a company you know, etc. Don't fall for it! It was actually malicious code executed in your browser that allowed it to look like it is coming from an actual business. A good way to avoid this is to use Mozilla Firefox, since it is known to be more secure. Businesses (almost) never send unsolicited email.
    You get (what appears to be) an email from someone you DO know. But, unknown to you, a virus or worm generated that email (and not your friend). It could be, your friend's PC is infected, but, not always. Obviously, the actual email writer doesn't know you and cannot say anything personal to you, so, typically, it says something like "Click on this link for some important information..." etc. Bingo! Infected!


2. Pop-ups
Don't click on pop-up windows that announce a sudden disaster in your city! A cracker (Crackers hack people with evil intent, hackers don't do things to damage your property, or steal data on it in any way. To confuse the terms will make many angry). has used your IP (Internet Protocol) address to determine your location. He then displays a headline that you will be very tempted to click on, in order to learn more about "the tornado that just struck your city" (or similar). You click...bingo...infected!

Pen drive, USB drive, Flash drive, Memory cards not gets detected in your PC

This is one of the most common problem nowadays. Your flash drive fails to detect when connected to the USB port.


This can happen due to two problems.


Problem 1 : Pendrive not detected

1. First of all check wheter the pen drive is working by plugging it in some other computer. If it works well there then it means that the drive is not faulty.

2. Go to start menu - run -type “devmgmt.msc” - cilick ok

   a. Device manager will open up

   b. click on the plus sign before “Universal Serial Bus Controllers”

   c. Find your devce in the list (sometime it will be shown as USB Mass Storage Device)

   d. Right click and update the drivers by uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers.

3. But if the Pen Drive comes up faulty then just get it replaced.

How to search in Google effectively ?

Search is simple: just type whatever comes to mind in the search box, hit Enter or click the Search button, and Google will search the web for content that's relevant to your search.

Most of the time, you'll find exactly what you're looking for with just a basic query (the word or phrase you search for). However, the following tips can help you make the most of your searches. Throughout the article, we'll use square brackets [ ] to signal a search query, so [ black and white ] is one query, while [ black ] and [ white ] are two separate queries.
Some basic facts

    Every word matters. Generally, all the words you put in the query will be used.
    Search is always case insensitive. A search for [ new york times ] is the same as a search for [ New York Times ].
    Generally, punctuation is ignored, including @#$%^&*()=+[]\ and other special characters.

    To make sure that your Google searches return the most relevant results, there are some exceptions to the rules above.

Show hidden files option not working ??

Click Start  > Run… (or press Windows key + R)

Type regedit and click Ok. (if registry editor is also blocked, find the below lnk - http://mycompuhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/enable-registry-editor-regeditexe-in.html)

Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL

Look at the CheckedValue key. This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.

Enable Hidden Folder Options.

Some malware intentionally disable or hide Folder Options to prevent users from deleting files related to it.

To show/enable hidden Folfer Options please do the following:

1. Click on the Start > Run
2. Type “regedit” on the field and click on OK.
(if registry editor is also blocked - find the below link
http://mycompuhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/enable-registry-editor-regeditexe-in.html )

3. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

4. In the right pane, delete the entry “NoFolderOption”.

If  “NoFolderOption” is visible:
1.  Right click on the right pane
2. Click New > DWORD Value
3. Name it “NoFolderOption” (without the quotes)
4. Set the value to 0 (zero) or double click on the “NoFolderOption” type 0 at “Value data” field

You may reboot your computer to see the effect of this registry modification.

If show hidden files option is also disabled, find the below link
http://mycompuhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/show-hidden-files-option-not-working.html

Enable Registry editor (regedit.exe) in windows.

Given below are the steps to enable the registry editor using Group policy editor if it has been disabled by a virus
Log on your PC using windows built-in Administrator account.(not on an account with just administrative privileges.)
(Normally the built-in administrator will be hidden - click here to know how to enable it)

1. Click on Start - Run (or Start Search in Windows Vista).

2. Enter GPEdit.msc and then press Enter.

3. Navigate to the following location:
User Configuration - Administrative Templates - System ("System" will not be displayed if you are not in administrator account))

4. In the Settings pane, locate the Prevent access to registry editing tools option, and then double-click on it to open the settings dialog.

Select Disabled or Not Configured.

Click on OK button.

Try to run RegEdit.exe, and if required (still blocking yet), restart the computer.

If you want more information on this please post a comment.

Enable / Disable Task manager in Windows.

Given below are the steps to enable the task manager using Group policy editor if it has been disabled by a virus
Log on your PC using windows built-in Administrator account.(not on an account with just administrative privileges.)
(Normally the built-in administrator will be hidden - click here to know how to enable it)

Click Start
Click Run
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window
Select User Configuration
Select Administrative Templates
Select System
Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
Select Remove Task Manager
Double-click the Remove Task Manager option

1. Choose disabled - if you want to enable Task Manager
2. Choose enabled - if you want to disable Task Manager

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

The General Shortcuts

* CTRL+C (Copy)

* CTRL+X (Cut)

* CTRL+V (Paste)

* CTRL+Z (Undo)

* Delete (Delete)

* Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

* CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

* CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

* F2 key (Rename the selected item)

* CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

* CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

* CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

* CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

* CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

* Shift with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

Fun: Change the default windows XP start up and logoff sounds with your custom music.

Change the startup, shutdown, and any system sounds on your Windows computer.
Steps
Go to the Control Panel.
1. Click the Sounds and Audio Devices icon.
2. Click on the sounds tab.
3. Click on the sound you wish to change, the sounds are available and labeled in the box on the lower half of the Sounds control box. (Choose windows logon or windows logoff)
4. Click the Browse button in the bottom right corner of the box.
5. Select your custom sound.
6. Press the play button next to the Browse button to confirm your sound.
7. Save the Sound Scheme by clicking Save As and setting a unique name.
8. Make sure your sound scheme is selected.
9. Click Apply and exit out the box.
Tips
• While any sound can be used, it is typically best to use WAV sound files.
Warnings
• Cannot change startup sound in Windows Vista using the method given. The startup sound is played immediately after Windows has loaded, due to a system file that is not editable without additional programs to edit the system files controlling the startup.

Transfer user setting and files to another computer: Windows 7

Windows 7 comes with an inbuilt utility, Windows Easy Transfer, which allows you to transfer Files, users, Settings, documents, emails, Internet Favorites, videos, shared documents etc from one computer to another without removal from your old computer. This will help you migrate users and their settings to a new system. The Settings include
You can find this utility under All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. This utility should be helpful and must be used by system admin either in office or a nerd at home to either transfer profile or recreate it again on the same machine. You can use an external hard drive, USB drive, Network or Easy transfer Cable which directly sends data to your new computer.

Log On Windows 7 as Administrator - Enable hidden Administrator account

1. Open the command prompt with elevated privileges by clicking the Start orb, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and then select Run as administrator.
2. Type net user administrator /active:yes and then press Enter.
3. Restart or log off your computer and log in as Administrator.

Format You Hard Drive or Flash drive or Pen Drive or Memory card using MS - DOS

Sometimes you may not be able to format your drive using normal windows format option.
This may be due to some background process running in the drive. This may be due to viruses.
Here’s a simple method to Format ur drive.

This will be useful when you get following types of errors.
"Unable to format"
"Windows was unable to complete format"
Note that the format of drive will be FAT32 if u do by this method. So not recommended for internal hard discs

• Goto Start -> Run.
• Type Cmd & press Enter.
• Type the following command line

Format X:
(Here X: refers to your removable disk drive letter. It can be any letter depends on ur drive letter)
• Press Enter.
You may also need to specify name for flash drive (Volume Label). Its not always nessesary to give a label. So u can also just click enter.
You will get a warning like below
“
WARNING: ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE: E WILL BE LOST?
Proceed with Format? ? y
Verifying …
“
Then it will continue the formatting.

If there is any running process in the flash drive. It may be due to some viruses
You may need to face few more steps like below shown
Format cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first.
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.
Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? ?
Type “Y” and enter
That’s it.
Again Sometimes you may get an error like below
“
invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable
“
Then the problem may be with hardware.

Unable to open .exe files or programs ??

Are you getting some thing like this "Choose the program you want to use to open this file" when trying to open an .exe file.

This problem occurs if the .exe file association in the registry is corrupt. This behavior is generally caused by viruses.

Given below are the steps to correct the registry entry.

Click Start, Run and type regedit.exe (To open registry editor)

If Registry Editor opens successfully, then navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ exefile \ shell \ open \ command

Double-click the (Default) value in the right pane

Delete the current value data, and then type:

"%1" %*

(ie., quote-percent-one-quote-space-percent-asterisk.)

Navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe

In the right-pane, set (default) to exefile

Exit the Registry Editor.


Now try to open an .exe file. guess it helps..:-)

How to start your Mac OS X in safe mode

To start up into Safe Mode (to Safe Boot), do this:

    Be sure your Mac is shut down.
    Press the power button.
    Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
    Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).

During startup in Mac OS X v10.4 or later, you will see "Safe Boot" on the login window, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. During startup in Mac OS X v10.2 through v10.3.9, you will see "Safe Boot" on the Mac OS X startup screen.

To leave Safe Mode, restart the computer normally, without holding any keys during startup.