How to Delete Windows XP Mode Base.vhd

 

I installed Windows XP mode on my Windows 7 for me to experience Windows Virtual Environment. However, I found out that, as much as it consumes a lot of RAM, it also requires (and consumes) a lot of disk space. I uninstalled the program via “Programs and Features” under Control Panel and found out later that files inside the folder “Windows Virtual Machines” of the folder “Program Files” contain file “Windows XP Mode Base.vhd” at more than 1 Gb. However, I found that the conventional Shift + Del command cannot remove the file.

Here’s how:

1. Press “delete”. This will move the file from the folder to the recycle bin.
2. Instead of emptying the recycle bin which will “remove the file from the list of files inside the bin but will actually retain the actual file in the actual folder, use CCleaner to empty recycle bin.
3. Voila, 1 Gb of more of your disk space is restored—ready to be stored with a lot more valuable data.

How to Make a Bootable Flash Drive

 

While optical drives become increasingly inconvenient and while flash drives and becoming more popularly handy and useful, it is not a surprise when more and more people wishes to use a “Windows Recovery Flash Drive” than a “Windows Recovery Disk”. The problem, you won’t find the option to “Create Windows Recovery Flash Drive” anywhere in windows.

Now here’s a quick and easy way to do that:

1. Create a bootable flash drive.
2. Create a windows recovery disk.
3. Transfer the content of the windows recovery disk in the bootable flash drive.

To create a bootable flash drive:

1. Open “Command Prompt”,
2. Type “diskpart” (minus the quotation marks"),
3. Type “list disk”,
4. Choose the disk (with the corresponding disk number for  the flash drive, say DISK 2) and type select DISK 2,
5. type “Clean” and enter,
6. type “create partition primary” and enter,
7. type “active” and enter,
8. type “format fs=ntfs quick” and enter,
9. exit command prompt and copy the contents of the windows recovery disk to the flash drive, and
10. you’ll have a bootable fd.

How to Unhide Files Hidden by Virus

 

     When drives are infected with certain types of computer virus or when a flash drive is inserted into an infected computer, files could be hidden for which the option to unhide them using the right click button (with a mouse) is greyed out or disabled. However, there are means to unhide them, even removing their read-only and system attributes, using “Command Prompt”.

     To unhide the files:

1. Open “Command Prompt” through the start menu or by pressing the windows key + r and typing the letters “cmd”.
2. Command Prompt will open. Type the drive location of the files for which you would like to unhide. (e.g. L: ) and press enter.
3. Type the letters –s –h /s /d.
4. Press enter.
5. Wait.
6. Voila. Files unhidden.

Fix to: Opening Computer Programs and Shortcuts Start a Different Program

 

Computer Shortcuts Open Adobe .pdf Reader, Computer Shortcuts’ icon are changed,…

Corruptions in the computer registry or bad registry settings can make all desktop shortcuts and all program shortcuts open another program and change their icons. One of the most common programs that is frequently associated with this program is adobe .pdf reader.

This program, however, could easily be fixed by this software:

Click Here

Note: clicking this link directs you to a page where you can download the software which is not owned by this site.

If you do not want to download the software, you can manually rectify this error by the following methods. Caution must be made, however, to ensure that no greater problem arises from this method.

Here are the steps:

1. First you need to open the notepad to create a registry entry. However, you will notice that clicking notepad on the start menu does the same thing—it opens another program. So you need to open it by: pressing windows key (that flag like key next to ctlr) + R (the letter).
2. Type in “Notepad” and click “OK” or press “Enter”
3. When notepad opens, copy the following texts and paste unto notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithList]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids]
"exefile"=hex(0):

4. On the File menu, click Save as. Change the file name to fix.reg, and the encoding to Unicode.

5. You could either: a. double click the file and allow it to be exported, or if it doesn’t work, you can b. right click on it and click “collapse” or you could try this method:

a. Open command prompt by pressing windows key + R and typing cmd.

b. type REG IMPORT [filepath]fix.reg and then press enter. File path is the location of the file. Ex. C:\fix.reg

 

6. Click Yes and OK when prompted.

7. Restart your computer or log off and then log back on.

8. Voila. Hope this works for you. Please leave a comment for me to know whether this instructions work or if it has problems in it.

Alternative To Activating Kaspersky 2011: Trial Reset

 

How to Reset Kaspersky 2010 & 2011 Trial

Although there are advantages to activating the program with a key file, sometimes, however, key files provided can easily be blocked and that one must wait for considerable number of days before the next key files update.

One easy method, however, is to reset the 30 day trial period given by Kaspersky to first-time users of their program.

Here are the steps:

1. First, download this resetter: Click here to download  Password:www.wantonleaf.blogspot.com
2. Disable Self-defense in Kaspersky. To do that:



a. Open the main windows of the application.

b. In the right upper corner of the main application window, click the Settings button

c. In the left upper corner of the Settings window, go to Advanced Settings

d. In the left part of the Settings window, select the Self-Defence item

e. In the right part of the Settings window, clear the Enable Self-Defense box

f. Click the OK button in the Settings window

g. Close the main application window.

3. Exit Kaspersky 2010 or 2011 in the tray icon by right-clicking the icon and choosing “exit”.
4. Run the Kaspersky Trial Resetter.
5. Click “Reset Kaspersky”.
6. Wait for a program to open (pop-up) and choose “Activate Trial Version” Note: Internet Connection Required.