Sunday, October 25, 2009

Windows 7: 64 bit support

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 with 64-bit version runs beautifully with 4GB of RAM, enabling you to manage tons of applications with zero slowdown. This new version of Windows 7 also makes your system more futureproof, allowing you to take your system to 8GB, 32GB or even a terabyte, before too long.64 bitHowever, hardware is the biggest issue. You cannot work with your 64-bit OS, if a gadget doesn’t have 64-bit drivers, as 32-bit drivers aren’t supported.

There are some software problems too. For example, sometimes Google’s Chrome may not operate efficiently with Windows 7 64-bit. Although Adobe Flash doesn’t run with 64-bit browsers, it can be operated with the regular 32-bit browser.

Using a 64 bit OS for a 64 bit processer can address far more than 4GB of memory, which is suitable for avid gamers, CAD, video editors and huge multi-taskers. While any 32 bit software will still be restricted to 4GB memory, a 64 bit CPU, OS and applications will take full advantage of the additional RAM.

However, if you possess a 64 bit capable CPU but use older hardware, then staying with a 32 bit version for the time being will be safer to ensure that you don’t require extra upgrades.

But if you have the latest hardware and drivers, it may be beneficial to step up to a 64 bit OS. For a user working regularly with 64 bit optimised resource hungry applications – like video editing, CAD and image packages – it would be especially advantageous to be able to work with more than 4GB of RAM along with the other improvements.64-bit computing will soon be a common standard, as all hardware from the last couple of years has been customized accordingly. However, there is still a strong case for some

users to stick with 32 bit Windows for the time being until a complete upgrade cycle has passed for the majority of users.
it's all about Windows 7 features .

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Boot Windows 7 in just under 10 seconds

Great success is achieved by Microsoft by reducing the boot timing for its latest operating system, Windows 7, to only 10 seconds.

This is amazing, considering the fact that the BIOS has to turn on everything in the system from the CPU to hard drive, before the

OS begins to load.

Windows 7 has achieved this feat of extremely low boot time by using a healthy hardware configuration. Moreover, most of the

hardware manufacturing firms are paying more attention on cutting the boot time.

For example the Lenovo Group Ltd is making some remarkable changes like:

* Helps to prevent the BIOS phase from the loading of driver.
* Fixing the drivers of on-board hardware components that were cumulatively causing massive delays.
* Avoiding the loading of unessential application being included in the Startup programs. Using msconfig to disable stuff that

runs on startup

Dell, Toshiba and HP are also on course to follow the same trend.

Windows 7 version works extremely good even in the case of multiple operating systems. If your hard disk has ample space then you

can create a partition and dual boot your system. When you will turn on your computer, it will ask you about the option of OS.

If you wish to improve the boot processing then Windows 7 offers you some ultimate tools as mentioned below:

* Defragmenter should be used frequently.
* Defragment your Windows page file and registry as well.
* Check your hard drive from the temporary files frequently.
* Load up Windows faster by using Startup Delayer a free program that will speed up the boot time of Windows by delaying the

startup of programs.
* MSCONFIG will help you keep a check on many of useless Startup programs.
* Use a program click memtest86 or Prime95 to check bad memories on your PC.
* Do check your BIOS version, if required update it.
* Run chkdisk to remove bad sectors in hard drive.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Test your Computer Securit

computer security
Security concerns, including viruses, denial of service attacks, and spyware/malware, have made firewalls (both software and hardware) a critical part of having an internet connection today. Without testing it, how do you know that your firewall is doing its job? We will look at how to test your firewall.

Step 1 : If you have a firewall, hardware, software, or both, make sure that it is enabled.

Step 2 : Find a computer security test site. I use ShieldsUP! from grc.com and the QuickTest from PCFlank.com. Run the test and review the results.

Step 3 : The first results to review are the ports shielding or stealthing. This tests to see if the ports (different doors) to your computer's address are visible from the internet. Having them hidden, prevents your computer from being "found" by a computer or person that wants to take control of it.
If there are ports that are not hidden, but should be according to the test tool, then refer to the documentation for your hardware firewall (usually part of a router) or software firewall. Look for the section on port rules.
Add rules to hide the ports that should be, but aren't.

Step 4 : Test your new rules with the security test tool to make sure that the rules worked correctly and hid the ports. Also test to make sure that your internet connection still works correctly.

Step 5 : Another test run by these tools is to attempt to get information about your browser (e.g.- Internet Explorer or FireFox). If the test results show that you have a problem, refer to the documentation for your software firewall. Look for information on privacy.
Add or modify the rules to hide your browser information.

Step 6 : Again, retest with your new rules in place to ensure that they are working correctly and hiding your browser information. Also, make sure that you can still browse correctly.

Step 7 : Feel just a little bit safer when browsing the internet.

Monday, August 17, 2009

How can I remove adyieldmanager from my pc

This is server based adware/spyware.

virus removal
To remove ad.yieldmanager.com cookie with Internet Explorer 6, 5, 5.01, and 5.5 for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, follow the manual removal steps below:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Go to Tools > Internet Options > General tab.

3. In the Temporary Internet Files, select Settings > View Files.

4. On the View, select Details.

5. Click the Internet Address column header, and search for the Internet addresses of the cookie file(s) below:

6. Right-click on the ad.yieldmanager.com cookie file, and then press Delete. If you are prompted to confirm that you wish to delete the ad.yieldmanager.com cookie file, click Yes. You can repeat this step for each cookie file you want to remove.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

How to secure unsecured wireless network?

computer security
Step 1 : Open “Network Connections” on your PC or laptop. If you do not have an Icon or specific file for network connections, it can be located under the “Control Panel” in the main menu. If you are connected to a network already it will show if it is an “unsecured wireless network” or “security-enabled wireless network.”

Step 2 : Find your default username and password for your router. Access your router by entering the default IP address of 192.168.0.1 (or a similar IP address - this number varies depending on the manufacturer) in your browser. If you are having difficulty accessing your wireless network or settings verify that your firewall or other Internet Security settings are not blocking your attempts to secure your network.

Step 3 : Log into your wireless router. Click the link for “Security” or similar link to access the security settings for your wireless network connection.

Step 4 : Set the authentication type to WPA. (WPA stands for Wireless Protection Access.)

Step 5 : Change the password or “Key” from the default setting to your personal password setting. This will prevent others from accessing your wireless router and its settings with the default password. Write down the password and keep it somewhere safe since you will not be using it often.

Step 6 : Turn the “Remote Management” setting to “Off.” This way changes can only be made to your wireless network connection by a computer already in the network. This makes it more difficult for hackers to access your wireless settings and the computers attached to your wireless network.

Step 7 : Click “Save” or “Apply” to save the changes you made to the settings. Close the Network Connections window.

Step 8 : Reopen the “Network Connections” window. Your connection should display as a “security-enabled wireless network” if your changes were saved successfully.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

McAfee and Norton Antivirus

McAfee and Norton are two Antivirus programs protect your computer against viruses. McAfee is one of the most famous fighter for the computer virus and is 5 euros cheaper than competitor Norton Antivirus. This article is about the two most Antivirus programs McAfee and Norton.

McAfee
What is McAfee?
Here are some steps that McAfee against viruses.

* Securing your computer against viruses, spyware and hackers, so you can surf safely on the Internet.
* Unsafe vermeiden websites with McAfee SiteAdvisor.
* Continuous updates free downloads so that the computer is equipped with the latest software.
* Standard features you can customize.

Security
The computer almost every day new software that it installs immediately. He searches the computer for viruses and blocks them so that they do not damage the computer can process. The computer is invisible on the Internet so that hackers can not be. Also, the system for so many days a system scan. By scanning all unnecessary files so your system is not full of stuff sitting. He removed the dangerous files automatically.

Site Advisor
McAfee Site Advisor is part of McAfee. It is free for download on the McAfee site. The SiteAdvisor site indicates whether a 'good' or 'bad' is. If a site is no viruses, etc., a green tick behind the site name to it. The site advisor is no antivirus, so you have your antivirus program is not discarded.

Free Scan
This program can be downloaded for free on the McAfee site. This program helps Antivirus smaller, sometimes almost impossible to find, virus to detect and remove. If the computer has been searched, a list of files containing such viruses.


Norton

Norton searches the computer for viruses. If he has found it immediately removed. All viruses come in via the Internet. Most e-mail or downloaded music. Limewire is an example of a free music download site where you as a user likely to have viruses. Viruses affect parts of programs in which files or even the whole program away. If these viruses are not addressed, it's likely that they jump to the next program to which to attack. For example, the whole computer crashing.
If Norton has the whole computer will be searched for viruses, check each file that the computer arrives. So keep your computer clean. If Norton for a while on your computer is it to spend so much time re-search all files for viruses.

Update
Once you've bought a Norton, it is not necessary for this each year. Each year you can download new updates so that the system cope with new types of viruses. Through the program on Internet Live Update, you can each year, the latest updates.

Remove
It is very difficult to remove Norton. You can not just simple un-install it. Here are some steps to NAV (Norton Anti Virus) removal.

* Remove first Norton via the normal way: via: Start-control panel software, select Norton and click remove.
* Click on A: Norton AV remover and then double-click Remove.exe.
* A window appears, choose no.
* There is still a window appears, select the version you are using and click Yes.
* There is still a window appears, choose Yes.
* There is still a window appears, choose Yes.
* Install the new version Anti Virus and it's done.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Make your computer faster and virus-free

It is common that computers slow. There are many different causes and the solutions it can read.

Why computers slow?
If you have many emailt, download and simply surf the Internet you can get many files inside. Sometimes viruses, trojan horses, worms and spyware disguised as an innocent music or an attachment to an email. The viruses can themselves unnoticed into your computer and if your computer is always slower. Many people are not well prepared for viruses. There are many unnecessary files stored on your PC making it slower.

Remove your viruses
The first thing you should do is make your computer clean of viruses etc. I have a few good programs in a row put.

AVG Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-virus is one of the best free anti-virussen.Klik Here to download.
Click run and install the program. If you have started the program you see a screen with: congratulations! Press next, check for updates, the internet and then update. The latest update is installed.

Press next and Low Priority. Then press Scan computer! Your computer is now gescant. Wait until it has finished scanning, this can be a time. If it does AVG daily scan for viruses, so your computer remains virus-free.

Ad-Aware
Ad-Aware is a good program to spyware and malware. Click Here to download. Press again, and follow the steps to install it. When they ask for a code: use Free.

If the program is running, close all programs and press the right in the middle of the scan now and then Full Scan. When the scan is finished, then with your right mouse button on the white box and select: Select all objects, then press Delete.
Put at least 1 time per week a full scan.

Remove unnecessary software
Press start> control panel> software. View the list and press the software that you never used and do not need. Then click Remove or Change / Remove. If there is a setup of the program that you should uninstall or delete key. Do this for all programs you want to leave and then restart your PC.

Clean your private data of Firefox. It is just are cookies.
Do this 1 x per week.
For Firefox users:
* Go to Tools> Options> Privacy
* Click "Clear" and new window will open.
* Check all boxes in "the following information now clear:"
* Click on "Clear Private Data Now"

For Internet Explorer users:
* In IE Tools> Internet Options> General tab
* Click the browser history on "Delete" and a new window will open.
* Check the following: Delete Files, Delete Cookies and Delete History. Then click ok.


Disk Cleanup
Enter 1 time every two weeks from a disk cleanup. Your disk is army and your PC is faster.

* Go to My Computer> The disk where you store all your files (usually C or D)> properties.
* Press the button on disk cleanup. The computer will analyze what it can remove.
* Check the following components: Temporary Internet Files, Recycle Bin, Temporary files and cataloging files for indexing.
* Click OK and then Yes.