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How do I change my drive letters?
In Windows XP, right-click My Computer and then click Manage. In the left pane under Computer Management click Disk Management and you will see a list of all drives in the right pane. Right-click the drive or device whose letter you want to change and click “Assign the following drive letter”. Assign the drive letter…
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Which file system should I use, NTFS or FAT32? Which is better?
NTFS or New Technology File System was developed and used with Windows NT 4.0 and now in Windows 2000/XP/2003 and is way advanced. Compared to FAT 32 , it gives slower bootup times but applications start faster when loaded. NTFS is less prone to crashes but if your Windows does get corrupted [which is rare],…
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Protect your Identity !
When a user uses Window Media Player to listen to music via a CD the software simultaneously accesses the Internet to find the information requested by the user. Windows Media Player accesses various sites to retrieve information for the user such as Song titles, album, genre etcetera but, it also violates user privacy by identifying…
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How to rename the Recycle Bin !
You now no longer have to look at that recycle bin with discomfort and usual indifference. For those people who are bored of reading ‘recycle bin’ repeatedly can change its name to whatever they feel like. You can either use your boss’s, your pits’ or even your own name for the recycle bin. Just follow…
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Protect your folder from unauthorized users
Personal folders usually contain confidential data that one tries to protect from nosy siblings, troublesome friends or inquisitive co-workers. Now one can safely protect his/her personal data from all these people. Just follow these simple guidelines: Firstly, double click on the My computer icon. Next what you have to do is to identify the drive…
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Irritating pop-ups
Windows users on local area network (LAN), may have experienced a flood of dialog boxes displaying the text ‘MY god! Someone killed the Chinese hacker’. To avoid this irritating pop-up, open the Control Panel, select Administrative Tools and then click Services. Locate Messenger and right click it to see properties. Click stop and disable it.…