How To Remove Bad Sectors From Hard Disk

How To Remove Bad Sectors From Hard Disk

1. Open My Computer to see the the drives under My Computer window.

2. Select the disk that you want to repair or remove bad sectors..

3. Right Click and Choose Properties from the File menu. You should see (at the end) the Properties window for the drive that you selected.

3. Choose the Tools tab.

4. Click the Check Now button under Error Checking Status.

5. In other Windows/OS, choose either "Thorough" or "Scan for and Attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors."

6. Click on Start.

How To Remove Write Protection From USB

How To Remove Write Protection From USB

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Solution:
First click on Start then Run then regedit and OK.

Highlight "Computer" and right-click. Select "Export" and save the backup somewhere safe.
Just double-click it if you want to reset the changes you make.

Navigate to the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\StorageDevicePolicies

Click on "StorageDevicePolicies" and on the right-hand side there should be a DWORD value labelled "WriteProtect". If there is not one, create it. Either way, make sure it has a value of 0.
Double-click it to change it.

Do the same "Method" with the following two locations
Note: (creating any non-existent keys/values along the way):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control

How to Refresh or Repair Icons in Windows

How to Refresh or Repair Icons in Windows

We all have a bad habit of trying out all other freeware application available for our need. We usually install a number of applications and complain our system has gone slow. To make it fast, we uninstall all those apps which are not used frequently. Due to all this activity carried, sometimes the default icons for our files get corrupted and they start showing some icon which we don’t want to see.

If you are

• a Windows Vista user and stuck with such problem, here is the solution for you. This is quite a simple solution and you don’t need to try any other software / registry hack or any complex control panel settings. Just delete a file and restart. Here we go -
• First, you need to show all hidden files and folders.
• Navigate to C:\Users\%User Name%\AppData\Local\
• Here you find a hidden file IconCache.db – Delete the file. Don’t worry about that as it won’t cause any problems with your Windows

• installation. Delete it with Shift+Delete (permanent delete skipping Recycle Bin).

• Now you will need to restart
  
  • the computer in order for changes to take effect.
  • After the restart, check for the above location to see if a new IconCache.db has been created, in most cases it will and the new file will have a smaller size than the previous one. You can also check the date created in properties in order to confirm that to be a new file.

Note: If it does not resolve the problem, you might need to perform all steps 2-3 times (restart is must).

How to Change Windows Logon Screen in Windows 7

How to Change Windows Logon Screen in Windows 7

This method will require you to modify the registry, and if that puts a knot in your stomach, you should move on to the next section.
Step 1: Open the Windows Start menu and enter regedit into the search bar.
Step 2: Right click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and select Find.
Step 3: Search for OEMBackground, which should be in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background. If the key does not exist, add a new DWORD value with the name OEMBackground.
Step 4: Double click on the entry OEMBackground, and change the value from 0 to 1.




Step 5: Open Windows Explorer and go to the following path: %windir%\system32\oobe.
Step 6: Create a new folder named info, and open it.
Step 7: Create a new folder within info named backgrounds.
Step 8: Rename your desired wallpaper as backgroundDefault.jpg and place it inside the folder backgrounds (images must be less than 245KB in size).



That should do the trick, now just lock your PC, log off or reboot and enjoy.

Third-party software

If you are uncomfortable with manually tinkering with the registry -- or simply have better things to be doing with your time -- we understand. Various third-party applications can change Windows 7's default logon wallpaper, but our personal favorite is Tweak.com's Logon Changer.
The software is ridiculously easy to use, doesn't require installation, and it even has built-in tools to automatically resize and recompress your images while leaving the original file untouched. The Logon Changer also lets you quickly change your logon wallpaper back to the Windows 7 default.




Start by downloading the app here, and then unzip the executable. Run the program and it should present you with a preview of your logon screen along with a few self-explanatory options: "Change Logon Screen" lets you browse to a new image, "Test" will bring up your logon screen, "Revert to Default Logon Screen" reapplies Windows 7's original wallpaper.