Windows Add/Remove Programs Tool Does Not Open

To resolve this issue, add the missing registry entries:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
3. In the Command window, type regsvr32 mshtml.dll, and then press ENTER.
4. Click OK to confirm that the registry entry has been added.
5. In the Command window, type regsvr32 shdocvw.dll -i, and then press ENTER.
6. Click OK to confirm that the registry entry has been added.
7. In the Command window, type regsvr32 shell32.dll -i, and then press ENTER.
8. Click OK to confirm that the registry entry has been added.
9. Close the Command window.

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Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons

Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile
3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.


You may need to restart Windows XP.

You can call me free of cost through Jaxtr

What is Jaxtr?

• Jaxtr links your regular phone to the web, so you can hear from any caller worldwide while keeping your existing phone number private. You can even control who calls you so that your regular phone is not always ringing. (If you are that popular.)
• You don’t need another handset like Skype as it works with any phone you already use, including ordinary landline phones. Moreover, you don’t need to download anything and install on your computer.
• Be happy, as Jaxtr is Free. So you can call friends and family overseas at the same cost and with the same convenience as calling a friend down the street. (Source: Jaxtr)

But how to???

1. Register for jaxtr.
2. Link your regular phone(s) where you want to receive/make calls.
3. Create a widget for your blog or social network or email signature etc if you want.
4. Invite your friends.
5. Put this on your blog as you can see in my sidebar.
6. You are all set.
7. When you plan to call one of your friends, just create a number for them in your account. (Remember, you have to provide your number when it says, ‘Call me Free’, you don’t have to enter your friends’ phone number.)
8. Jaxtr will assign a number for your friend so that you can call them anytime you want for free.
9. Every month you get 100 free jax minutes.

Cool, hmm…. Enjoy another free service to be in touch with your friends.

convert your Documents to PDF format easily :-)

PrimoPDF is a free application by which you can convert windows application files to PDFs. It works with all the applications which have the print functionality. To make the PDF, go to File tab, click Print, select PrimoPDF from the printers name list and click OK. PrimoPDF window will appear which has the options to choose from Screen, Print, eBook, Prepress. 128-bit encryption security provided.
Why not give this useful freeware a try?

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Give Power to Mouse-Right Click...

FileMenu Tools lets customize the context menu of the Windows Explorer. The application add some build-in utilities in order to do operations over files and folders; add customized commands which let run external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or delete specific file types; customize the "Send to..." submenu; and enable/disable the commands which are added by other applications to the context menu.
FileMenu Tools is freeware.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista.

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Orbit Downloader (Download Youtube, Google video and more....)

OrbitDownloader descriptionA fully-featured, easy to use and powerful download accelerator and managerOrbit is a download accelerator and manager based on P2P techonology. And it has advanced robust multithread download algorithm implemented with high quality.Orbit integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer to automatically handle your downloads. Using Orbit you can easily download files from any remote server via HTTP, FTP, RTSP, MMS. With Orbit the downloading process will be as easy as nerver before. Orbit is a light-weight, powerful and easy-to-use application. Also it is well-known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface.Orbit is an indispensable tool for download acceleration. It has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe P2P downloading techonology to accelerate your downloads. Orbit can resume broken downloads. So you needn't start the downloading process from the very beginning
after casual interruption. You can resume unfinished download from the moment when it was interruped.Orbit can find flash files and streaming media files from webpages automaticlly. With this, you can get flash games, audio/video files easily from a webpage.Orbit can grab FLV files from YouTube or other video websites and download them to your own PC quickly.Orbit supports proxy servers, download categories, queue processor, enhanced virus protection on download completion and many other features.Here are some key features of "OrbitDownloader":· The fastest download, the easiest manager Orbit is an indispensable tool for download acceleration. It has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe P2P downloading techonology to accelerate your downloads. It is a light-weight, powerful and easy-to-use application. Also it is well-known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface. · Micro-Sized Yet Feature Filled Most of the features present in other download manager clients are present in oribt, including bandwidth prioritization, proxy servers, download categories,queue processor, enhanced virus protection on download completion. Additionally, Oribt Can get flash games and audio/video from webpages and grab videos from YouTube or other video sites!! · Resource-Friendly Orbit was written with efficiency in mind -- typically using less than 3MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all. Additionally, the program itself is less than 3MB in size.

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Freewaregenius: Some day all software will be free Unhider makes any window visible, even after a crash

Unhider is a program that can reveal/unhide any window(s) that belong to applications and/or process running in the background that are not visible. It can do this for programs that are running but not visible in the wake of a crash.

This is one of those tools that you must download and keep somewhere on your hard drive. You may not use it that often, but when you do need it you will be very thankful that it’s there. It is able to reveal any hidden window, including programs that seem to disappear completely after explorer crashes and are not amenable to being brought back using Windows’ Task Manager.

Imagine the following scenario: you are working on something for more than an hour using program A when Program B crashes, or Windows explorer itself crashes, or for whatever reason the system crashes. Your first reaction is to go to the task manager, find the program or process that is causing the trouble and end it (or in the case of explorer crashing, you end the explorer.exe process, go to the task manager’s ’file’ menu, and run a new instance of explorer).

All good and well, except now the window for Program A is not showing. A quick check with the task manager shows that the process for Program A is indeed running, but you have no access to it. Or it’s showing as an application in the task manager but you are unable to reveal it even when you right-click "switch to" or "bring to front". At this point you are prepared to bite the bullet; you’ve already started thinking about not wasting any more time and simply re-creating any unsaved work. But here’s the good news: Unhider will most likely bring the application window back for you, enabling you to save your work before you restart your computer.

I’ve had this program on my machine for about two weeks, during which time it successfully enabled me to get my applications back from the brink (and saved my skin) three different times. There are other uses for it; here are a few that are listed on the program’s home page:

• Hide any window, for whatever reason (e.g. your boss is coming around)
• View all hidden windows.

The verdict: Unhider is a no-install app that you simply unzip on your hard drive. Download it and keep it in mind: I guarantee that the time with come when you will be very grateful for it.

Version Tested: 1.0.0.1

Compatibility: Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista.

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Performing error checking by using Chkdsk .exe

Windows XP Chkdsk - How To Using The Command Line...

When Windows XP encounters a problem and has to shut down, perhaps there is a power cut, a motherboard problem etc..

The operating system will "flag" the volume as "dirty" and attempt to check it on reboot.

run the chkdsk command to check for problems.

To do this:

Step One: Click Start, select Run

Step Two: In the box, type cmd

Step Three: Click Ok

Step Four: Run the chkdsk utility by typing in the following command:

chkdsk c:

..or

chkdsk c: /f /r

NOTE: The /f command automatically fixes any errors encountered, the /r command locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

NOTE: I am also assuming the drive you wish to check is the C: drive.

Step Five: A reboot is normally required for the chkdsk program to lock the disk and run correctly (this is typical on machines that have only one volume), so simply restart the computer and chkdsk will run automatically. When it's finished, (This process can take quite a while depending on the size of your disk, etc.), it will boot back to normal Windows.

On Rebooting the PC you will see the disk being checked as in the screenshot below:

This process can take up to an hour!

K-Lite Codec Pack 3.85

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even some rare formats.

This download is for the Full package and contains all the codecs a normal user would ever need.

The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:

• It it always very up-to-date with the newest (and/or best) versions of the components.
• It is very user-friendly.
• The installation is fully customizable, meaning that you are able install exactly those components that you really want.
• Uninstallation removes all files and registry entries created by the pack.
• It is extremely easy to make a fully customized unattended installation.
• It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn't contain any conflicting or buggy codecs.
• It tries to avoid potential problems with existing codecs and even fixes some problems. The pack is able to detect broken codecs and filters on your system, and remove them for you.
• It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
• There are different packages. From small to extra-large.
• Suitable for both novice and expert users.

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