Reimage - full repair of Windows XP online. Coming soon to your Vista

Safety proportions in everyday PC usage are pretty much a big part of every user’s attention. It happens so that the most popular desktop OS developer appears to be suffering from thousands of different viruses, malware and spyware attacks on sometimes careless, but mostly helpless users. We are talking about Windows of course. Let’s not forget shall we that even though MS is currently multitasking at three operating systems at a time, the oldest one of three – Windows XP – seems to hold its stand firmly. Therefore keeping XP virus free isn’t any less a topical issue than it used to be. Here we want to refer to Reimage – a unique system recovery tool. Unlike any other antivirus software, Reimage can come in handy even when system is already infected and/or badly damaged. Reimage works only with Win XP, but there will be a Vista version soon and hopefully another one for Windows 7 when it arrives.

Reimage Home Edition has combined a lot of different computer repairing tools working under proprietary technology. In Reimage they like to say their product works just like a professional IT specialist would be working on an exploited XP. This is Video: How the technology works Reimage Home Edition is an ActiveX agent that repairs Windows XP PCs remotely over a corporate network or the Web. First of all, Reimage performs a system scan, then the results are taken through their library to see what your systems lacks and what it needs to be removed. After the scan, repairer picks to pieces all the system faults and cures them. Mind you, that Reimage is not a removal tool. Virus and spyware removal should be done manually or by any other free virus removal software. Any will do, because by the time Reimage finishes working, all malicious scripts will be safely isolated. Search majorgeeks.com or any other similar site for needed utilities. Non-removing feature also prevents Reimage from deleting user’s files occasionally.

You computer may not be necessarily infected to use Reimage. It will also fix numerous XP problems like slower performance after long usage, booting problems and appearing BSOD, DLL or registry failures. As a result, you will get your PC working as good as new every from to day to day.

Reimage offers four plan schemes to choose form. The entry point is a single PC repair for 65 USD and the ultimate solution requires 149 USD for unlimited number of repairs. All plans guarantee to return your money back if the fix didn’t work and you get a free PC performance analysis before you decide to buy the online repair or not. We would also advise you to visit Reimage blog to find out more about the technology.

Microsoft launches Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2

Microsoft officially announced the Release of Manufacturing versions of Service Pack 2 of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. The Service Pack 2 includes many updates. For example, one of the updates was support for emerging hardware standards. Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008 includes a single installer. It make easier the management and installation of SP2.

Let’s look through updates. Windows Vista SP2 became more comfortable to use. Now it includes Windows Search 4.0 for faster searches and native Blu-ray recording. Also SP2 includes Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack and Windows Connect Now. With Windows Connect Now users can set up Wi-Fi connection very easy. And this is not all. Windows Vista SP2 includes support for UTC timestamps in the exFAT file system. It allows users to synchronize file across time zones correctly.

The information about changes in Windows Vista SP2 and in Windows Server 2008 SP is available on Microsoft’s site. Service Pack 2 will be available to the public later this spring.

Free method to copy or clone Windows PC by to do back up

If you’re looking to upgrade the hard drive on your desktop or laptop computer I’m sure you’re not looking forward to transferring data over to the new drive. More than likely if you are needing to do that you’re probably looking for an inexpensive utility to assist in the process. If inexpensive to you means free then a new backup and disk clone software for Windows is what you are looking for.

EASEUS Todo Backup is free for use by both home and business users. The application supports Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008. Using EASEUS Todo Backup prevents users from having to reinstall the Windows operating system, applications and moving files over to the new hard drive from scratch. The application makes a clone or copy of your old hard drive so you can be up and working on your new hard drive as fast as possible.

I’m a big fan of free applications almost as much as I am a fan of applications that can save me time. Switching to a new hard drive can be quite a process and can take up a great deal of time. Sounds like EASEUS Todo Backup takes the pain out of the process so you can enjoy your new hard drive, with its increased storage, quickly and easily.

Lock Windows softwares from unauthorized access

If you are the administrator of a network of computers , probably you would need a software to lock unauthorized access to your softwares. So here is a software that can disable access to specified .exe files in a Windows based PC.


This software ,Applocker can be used in Network and local computers . If it is used in networks , we need to have it installed only on the administrator's PC . Its executable file can be copied to a shared folder in the network ,to be used by other systems.

Here there is some applications that are shown by default . If you want ,you can add more softwares to the list . Whenever any user clicks a locked software , it will give the following error message.

Download Applocker :Freeware ( 1MB) to lock Windows softwares from unauthorized access .

Cannot delete file

You probably sometimes try delete file and suddenly appear message like this:cannot delete file, access is denied, the source or destination file may be in use and etc. Don´t worry, in this tutorial we will see few methods that can help.

For example , you have file problems.exe and you cannot delete that file. Lets say that directory path for problem.exe is c:\folder\problems.exe . Open Notepad and write del /F “c:\folder\problems.exe” and save file like killfile.bat on C:

Then go to Control Panel -> Sheduled Tasks -> Ad Sheduled task
When scheduled task wizard appear click Next

Then click Browse and choose killfile.bat

Choose When my computer starts and click Next

Enter username and password, Next

Click Finish and Restart Computer .After this file will be deleted.

Other solution for this problem is Unlocker It is simple and useful applications , that will help to get rid of error message like Error deleting file or folder, cannot delete folder…

Make Folders Invisible In Windows

If you have some folders that contain files you don’t want anyone else than you to see.The you should make those folders in Windows invisible. Here is step by step tutorial for creating hidden folders in windows xp.

1. Right click on the desktop>New>Folder

2.Remove the name and with the NUMPAD type 0160 while holding ALT

-Now your folder should appear unnamed and when we got that solved, we have to make the icon itself invisible to the eye:

3.Right click on the folder>Properties

4.Click the Customize tab and then Change icon

5.Just scroll a little bit and you can find here is a transparent icon

And voila; your folder is now invisible…(*just don’t forget where you put it)

Here’s a video instructional if you find it easier to follow the steps this way:

Windows Treatments A Stitch in Time

If you ask me, the worst thing about PCs is that things go wrong more often than Ben Affleck makes bad career choices. The best thing? The machines are usually pretty easy to fix. In fact, you can solve the most common hardware and software problems in just a few minutes (though the actual repair time will vary from system to system). We've collected 37 lightning -fast fixes for a locked-up PC, a Windows update gone awry, a lost network link, a corrupted Word document, and the other glitches you're most likely to encounter.

Windows Treatments A Stitch in Time

Problem: Windows has become cranky. Sometimes application don't launch, sometimes programs don't close, and sometimes they just don't work at all.

Quick fix #1: Go to the Windows Update site to download the latest patches for your version. To configure Windows XP to automatically download and install updates, right-click My computer, select Properties, Automatic Updates, and click Automatic (recommended). In Windows 2000 and Windows Me, open Control Panel, double-click Automatic updates, make sure "Keep my computer up to date" is checked, and Settings. For Windows 98, go to the Windows Update site and download the Critical Update Notification utility.

Most Windows patches deal with security holes, but the update service also adds support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, the latest DirectX versions, and other new technologies.

Quick fix #2: Roll back Windows 2000 or XP to the last time your PC worked by launching in Safe Mode. Restart your Pc and press F8 to bring up the Windows Advanced Options. Select last know Good Configuration (your most recent setting that worked) and press Enter.

If that doesn't do the trick, you can restore even earlier settings in Windows XP and Windows Me, by using System Restore . Click start , All programs (Programs in Me), Accessories, System Tools , System Restore and choose Restore my computer to an earlier time. Click Next, select a recent date checkpoint, and then proceed through the rest of the System Restore wizard.

Firefox 3 Review - It’s Simply Amazing

Firefox 3 has arrived and my behavior has changed right from the instance I have switched to Firefox 3. The sudden gush of excitement has made me more happier and I am starting to become more smart in the web world. Is it due to Firefox or something else, I am not sure but one thing which I am sure about is you must and must switch to Firefox 3. Its rare that you come across something very perfect, efficient, creative and beautiful all at the same time, and this time its in the form of Firefox 3. Beauty has certainly met brains in the new version.

Without letting any of my excitement down, I am going to tell you the amazing things that I found in Firefox 3. First of all the startup time of Firefox 3 is much quicker than Firefox 2. The next things which strikes as it starts is its appearance. I have fallen in love with the two little glowy buttons for back and forward browsing.

Now We Have The Awesomebar!

The show stealer of the entire futuristic parade of Firefox 3 is its address bar or awesomebar. Its awesome in its true sense. You wouldn’t even have imagined that the lame old address bar can sometimes mean so much than just typing in URL’s. With this revolutionary address bar in Firefox 3 you would soon forget having to remember URL’s.

Yes, you don’t have to remember those lengthy creepy URL’s once you have Firefox 3 in your control. The address bar is so smart it can detect the correct URL when you just type in the actual keywords which had made you open that page. For example, if you had opened a page which contained some information on “Firefox” and later on forgot which URL you had opened, just type in “Firefox” and the page URL would prompt up the list with “Firefox” highlighted. Incredible I must say.

You may be guessing already what makes it so smart? Well, from the past, Firefox has been keeping a store of the web page titles by caching in the URL’s you were opening up. But until the launch of Firefox 3, it was never used to good effect. Now in the new version, it makes a really good use of these title’s. Its a high probability that you would remember something in the page titles if you want to get back to the page you had visited earlier. So, its likely that instead of putting in the actual URL you would be putting the right keywords, and the right keywords are always present in? You guessed it right, in the page title of the page. This trick, has really transformed the address bar into Awesomebar.

The Amazing Download Manager

It was a lenghty wait and now the wait has been sweetly fulfilled by the Firefox 3 team. The much needed pause and resume feature of the download bar actually works in Firefox 3. Earlier, even though this feature was present, it lacked proper functioning and so you couldn’t rely on your resuming the downloads. But this time works. Yeehaa! With the amazing Download Manager you can again visit the page from where you had downloaded the file and also if you haven’t cleared the list you can search for the downloads.

I would expect the next version to have multiple simultaneous connections so that I would not have to use Flashget.

The Amazing Addon Manager

This is another show stealer after the Awesomebar. Remember those good old times when you wanted to add you favorite addons, you first searched Google or the addon’s page of Mozilla. Then you used to go to the page to read about the addon, see the ratings and then actually download the addon. Zip forward to Firefox 3, the good old days will become more better with the new addon manager. It’s got an inbuilt search engine which displays not only the relevant addon’s based on the search criteria but also the description which you would have seen on the actual addon page and it also shows you the rating! It was unbelievable for me when I saw this in action.

To be true the when I said that my behavior has changed from the instance I downloaded Firefox 3, the feature which made it happen, was the Addon Manager. I have stopped being lazy in searching addons, and since I have an embedded search option, I have started to download addons like crazy. Its driving me mad. In just a day I have found so many amazing addon’s that had made my web browsing experience much much richer. I would put up a post soon for telling you about the addons which are my favorites.

Firefox 3 is a browser that you must not wait for downloading. The record of 8 million Firefox 3 downloads in just 24 hours is enough to prove this. The world is waiting for more. So without wasting much time, grab it here fast!

Load Time Analyzer for Firefox

This is a very useful Firefox extension for web developers, designers and bloggers. We all know that speed is a key component of usability, and that the loading time of your website will make the difference between people actually navigating it or just skipping it altogether.

Load Time Analyzer is a Firefox extension created by Google that displays the number of events that are processed by a certain website and how long it takes to load them all. The load time displayed will obviously be influenced by your Internet connection, nonetheless it can provide a good indicator of the site speed.

The most interesting part of this extension are the detailed graphs that it outputs for every single site. On the graphs you will be able to see what objects are creating bottlenecks, how many external requests the site has, what plugins or scripts are placing requests and so on.

Imagine the World without... Microsoft

I love comics, especially the Marvel Universe. It has so many heroes and alternate timelines that basically any scenario you thought would have never happened, well... happened. The X-Men even met with Captain Picard for crying out loud! Imagination never ceases to amaze me. So, how about we put our heads together and think about the world without... Microsoft?

Microsoft has undoubtedly shaped the world as we know it in ways only great men or companies could ever succeed. Anyway, how about we review what the company is to us today and do a bit of backtracking? History is very important, after all

Well, this is the year 2009 and Microsoft is number two in the console market, its Xbox 360 being beaten only by the less superior but highly affordable Nintendo Wii. In other news, we have Microsoft Office, the office solution that is currently used by... well, the vast majority of the Earth's population. Oh, and let us not forget the fact that it recently presented the most impressive operating system it has created so far, namely Windows 7.

In the PMP market (that's “portable media player” for those who hate abbreviations), it also has a top place with its Zune PMP, though other more specialized companies still hold the crown. Some tend to wonder for how long however, seeing how Microsoft has a few emerging technologies that seek to give them a real fighting chance.

And since we're talking “emerging technologies,” Microsoft is definitely the company that can pride itself on pretty interesting projects. Projects such as Zune HD, meant to take the PMP crown away from Apple's iPod, or the new Project Natal that turns you into a game controller are revolutionary technologies that plan to propel the world a few steps further on the road to electronic evolution. Speaking of electronic evolution, the software giant also introduced an interesting concept earlier this year: The Home of the Future, a house where everything is interactive. A sort of Knight Rider 2000, house version. And some of the technology used there is nearing mainstream use today, by the way; technology such as Microsoft Surface or OLED screens. Sure, it does have its fair share of skeletons in its closet such as being accused of anti-competitive practices, freedom and privacy violations, copyright infringement or bad labor practices but so do all other giant companies out there.

But let us go back a few years. The year is 1975, William Henry Gates III (Bill Gates, as he likes to be called) calls MITS, the creators of the new microcomputer but they never answer. His implementation of the BASIC programming language is never presented, Altair BASIC never existed, Microsoft is not founded and Gates continues his Harvard studies.

I was planning on writing an interesting story about what goes on next but frankly, Microsoft had such a huge impact on the world of computers that I really cannot imagine how life would have looked like without it. I will tell you this, though: it would have been a lot different than it is today. Sure, there are some companies such as Apple that could have taken its place (thank God it didn't, I would hate living in a world full of Apple fanboys and fangirls) but we have to take into account that Microsoft managed to stop the advancement of some pretty interesting ideas.

DOS in its initial state wasn't Microsoft's, which means it might have seen a different type of development than the Redmond-based company envisioned. The Lotus office suite could also have created some wonderful software ideas had Microsoft Office not crushed it to the point of extinction.

Here are some other things that we wouldn't have been made if Microsoft hadn't existed (and although other incarnations could have been possible, you have to admit they wouldn't be what they are to us now). Computer games such as StarCraft, Command and Conquer, Half-Life, Quake, Doom, World of Warcraft, the FIFA and NFS series and so on. We wouldn't have the Apple and Microsoft commercials and Steve Jobs would never have reached the “all powerful” status (most Apple fans lovingly call Jobs God). And most importantly, the Internet would definitely look a lot different than it does now.

In conclusion, writing about a world without Microsoft is like writing about a world where Nikola Tesla's alternative energy is considered the best solution: you can do it but it would be so far fetched it would be called Science Fiction rather than The Gadget Tales. Isn't it funny how just one person can change history? All it takes is for that person to be in the right place at the right time. Miss that split second event and the world is changed forever. I guess Forest Gump was right, “Life Is like a Box of Chocolates... You Never Know What You're Gonna Get!”

Microsoft offers mice with four-wheel drive

Microsoft has come out with three new mice based on the company’s BlueTrack Technology. The BlueTrack Technology allow mice to work on virtually any service. In fact, Microsoft says the new mice are like bringing, “four-wheel drive to your desktop”.

The BlueTrack Technology is capable of working on services that both optical and laser mice can’t. This includes smooth and shiny surface such as granite and marble and tough surfaces such as carpet. The technology has also received awards including the CNET Editor’s Choice Award. You can see our review of the SideWinder X8 gaming mouse.

The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 includes the first nano transceiver that sticks out only 0.8 centimeters from a USB port. The Wireless Mouse 5000 includes a snap-in transceiver and is ambidextrous while the Wireless Desktop 3000 includes a sleek mouse and keyboard combo.

Brian’s Opinion

I’m glad that there is finally a mouse that will be able to work on a number of surfaces. There is nothing more annoying then trying to explain to someone why an optical mouse won’t work on a glass or reflective surface. Considering how much many of us use a mouse each day it’s worth spending the money to get a good one.

You have to wonder what motivated Microsoft to get into selling mice and keyboards. That must have been a big jump for a company which was predominantly known for software only. It was a good move though since Microsoft has clearly had some success over the years.

I remember going to Comdex many years ago and seeing the first Microsoft optical mouse. It was refreshing to know I wouldn’t have to clean out the ball of my mouse anymore. Who would have thought that mice technology would continue to evolve even more since then?

Windows 7 official release date is October 22nd

Finally! Microsoft has confirmed the release date of Windows 7. If you are struggling with Windows Vista, or just can’t wait for an excuse to buy a new machine, Windows 7 will be available to buy from October 22nd.

The official date comes via CNET from an interview with Bill Veghte, senior vice president for the Windows Business at Microsoft. With that date in place Microsoft are now planning a number of interim dates to hit in order to meet that release window. The first of those is the end date for development on what will be the shipped version. No specific date is given, but it is expected to be before the end of July.

In order to put customer’s minds at rest, and hopefully keep PCs running Vista selling, Microsoft will also be introducing a guarantee system where anyone buying a Vista PC from a set date onwards will get a free upgrade to Windows 7, or at the very least a discount on that upgrade.

The price of the different versions has yet to be set, but if previous comments made by Dell are to be believed we can expect higher prices than Vista. With the October release date now in place it shouldn’t be long before we find out.

Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3

LOS ANGELES – This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience.

During presentations at the video game industry trade show, both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo's popular Wii, the first console to employ a motion-detecting controller when it debuted in 2006.

Nintendo said Wednesday they are flattered by the imitations.

"It's certainly nice for us to see other companies adopting the philosophy that Nintendo communicated back a few years ago," said Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America. "For us, we're really pleased and excited to bring consumers the next advancement now with Wii MotionPlus."

Nintendo mostly used the show as an opportunity to showcase Wii MotionPlus, an attachment announced at last year's E3 that uses sensors to more precisely mimic gamers' hand movements on screen. The only new apparatus Nintendo debuted this year was the Wii Vitality Sensor, which can check a player's pulse. The doodad prompted some to wonder if Nintendo had run out of ideas.

"That sensor was slightly bizarre," said Paul Jackson, an analyst at Forrester. "But it plays into the success that Nintendo has had with 'Wii Fit' on the health and lifestyle front. I imagine that one does get a bit weary of new things that you can plug into your Wii. I just can't see the Wii Vitality Sensor having more than two or three applications."

Meanwhile, Microsoft unveiled a motion control device, codenamed "Project Natal," that combines a camera, depth sensor, microphone and processor to eliminate the need for any button-mashing input device. Microsoft said the gadget can track a players' full body movement, recognize their face and voice and respond to their physical and vocal commands.

The Xbox maker demonstrated "Project Natal" with three prototype programs: "Ricochet," a soccerlike game that requires players to use their entire bodies to bounce balls at targets; "Paint Party," an art-making program that uses a players' hands and arms as the brush; and "Milo," essentially a virtual boy who can communicate and interact with the player.

"The first two games Microsoft previewed were very polished, but 'Milo' showed where this stuff can go above and beyond in gaming," said Jackson. "I don't think people have seen anything like that outside of artificial intelligence labs in universities. It showed 'Natal' wasn't just about flaying around or responding to commands on a screen."

Sony's motion-control gizmo was decidedly less astonishing. The unnamed wand-shaped apparatus has a light-emitting sphere on the end that can be "seen" by a PlayStation Eye camera. It was demonstrated with software that transformed it on-screen into objects such as a sword, flashlight and gun with one-to-one motion control — much like Wii MotionPlus.

"If you look at the consumer that is playing 'God of War III' or playing 'Killzone 2,' they're not typically somebody who may be the biggest Wii consumer," said Jack Tretton, president at Sony Computer Entertainment America. "I think we have the opportunity to improve the experience for the casual gamer, but also address the hardcore gamer with the motion controller."

Sony promised it would conjure up the wand-shaped controller by next spring while Microsoft was mum on when "Natal" was due on store shelves. Neither company showcased any actual games for their flashy new devices, leaving many questions about the motion control technologies unanswered. Perhaps the most important one of all: Will they live up to the hype?

DirectX 10 tweaked by CodeWeavers will bring Windows games and MS Office to Linux and Mac OS X

Desktop gaming equals to having a PC with Windows Vista on it. Speaking of DirectX 10 games we always mention what operating system is in use because DirectX 10 was originally created for Vista. New Widows 7 from Microsoft will come out with DirectX 11 which will be available also for Vista but it never will for XP. Microsoft inner platform compatibility of DirectX 10 is one big theme to speak about, especially since Alky Project has presented a backported version that runs on XP. However even more boundaries are going to be overstepped soon, the cross-platform ones.

Jeremy White from CodeWeavers says they are working on a cross-platform project that will bring Windows games to Mac OS X and Linux. All this is done of course by pecking at DirectX 10's very insides. They have done this before with DirectX 9 rather successfully and that puts a short doubt at J. White's words. What he says is hard to believe, but we will see soon if his promise about the final version of CrossOver project appears by the end of the year. At the moment there already are stable builds. Trial version of CrossOver Games 7.2.0 can be found on the Web and in a few months there will be CrossOver Linux 8.0 and CrossOver Mac 8.0. They will add support for Microsoft Office, Photoshop CS3, Internet Explorer 7 and more. This is a huge leap forward for Jeremy White as for founder of CodeWavers, but how will Apple and Microsoft stack up with the fact that they are sort of no longer in different camps?

Lenovo’s 15-inch IdeaPad Y550 laptop with Desktop Navigator now on sale

Lenovo’s 15-inch IdeaPad Y550 laptop with Desktop Navigator now on sale
Is that, is that a laptop? Why yes, yes it is… that’s Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y550 now ready for purchase. In a world gone cuckoo for Atom-based netbooks, isn’t it refreshing to see a 15.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixel) laptop that packs a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T4200 processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory and 250GB hard disk, 6-cell battery, integrated DVD writer, and touch-sensitive Desktop Navigator shortcut bar for $669? Why stop there though? $1,199 nabs 4GB of memory, 512MB of GeForce G 105M graphics, and 500GB of disk. For the same money you could gather a trio of netbooks into a personal grid computer of about the same power. Just be sure to let us know how that goes.