Let’s say Goodbye to Typewriters

Godrej and Boyce, the last company to make manual typewriters, has closed its plant in Mumbai, leaving the typewriter officially a product of the past.

The reason put forth by the company for the closure being paucity of orders.

From the early 2000s due to invasion of computers, typewriters value have steadily faded. All the manufacturers of office typewriters stopped production, except Godrej.

Till 2009, Godrej were reported to be getting orders for around 10,000 to 12,000 machines a year.

When the company started its operations in the 1950s, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru mentioned typewriters as a symbol of independent and industrialised India. The major typewriter manufacturers in the world included companies like Remington Rand, Olivetti, Smith-Corona, Adler-Royal, Olympia, Nakajima and Godrej.

During the golden years, Godrej exported typewriters many countries.

For those who love the ping of margin bells or are eager to have a piece of history, there are 500opportunities waiting, as the company has only 500 machines left. The machines are of Godrej Prima, and will be sold at a maximum retail price of Rs 12,000

source: Business Standard

Gmail Gives 5 Seconds to Stop, Cancel, Undo Sent Email

Do you wish you could press back or stop a wrong email message from whizzing across the internet. Gmail has introduced an undo feature which gives you a 5 second window to stop, cancel and undo a sent email. A great feature everyone always wanted.

Gmail now lets you cancel sending email when the send email button is already clicked

Once the email is sent, it allows you to undo the email message

And the email is grabbed and safely sent back and undone.

Undo Email is a Gmail Labs feature, which means it is not activated by default, and you need to enable the feature for it to work. The feature is so useful, that I believe it should be activated by default for all Gmail users. Its the most useful email feature ever, activate undo email now.

In Gmail > Settings > Labs > Undo Email > Enable > Save Changes

How to Turn off Error Reporting in Windows XP

Error in Internet Explorer

Error Reporting is on by default in Windows XP ProfessionalService Pack 1. The service gives Microsoft the ability to track and address errors relating to the operating system, components, and applications. The ideabehind the service was that Microsoft would be able to track down bugs and fixthem more efficiently and quickly.

Many users do not need or want to take advantage of thisfeature and would like to turn it off. Many of these users are concerned aboutwhat information is being passed on to Microsoft and about their privacy. Otherusers are just annoyed at how often they see the screen (Figure A) that asks them to submit the bug through the ErrorReporting service.

Solution 1

The controls to turn off or customize Windows ErrorReporting reside in System Settings, located in the Control Panel. (You canalso right-click My Computer and select Properties.) In the System Settingsdialog box, select the Advanced tab and then click the Error Reporting buttonto reveal the Error Reporting dialog box shown in Figure B.

Error Reporting configuration

From this dialog box, you can disable Error Reporting orcustomize it to work only on certain programs and/or Windows components.

Once you've disabled Error Reporting, you might as welldisable the service entirely, which you can do through Administrative Tools inthe Control Panel. Double-click on Services from the Administrative Toolsdialog box, scroll down to the Error Reporting entry, and double-click it. Fromthis dialog box, you can stop the service or restart it if you turned if offbefore.

Solution 2

Apparently, even disabling Error Reporting through theconventional means may not be enough, as VAXenGuy discovered. If you still get error messages afterdisabling Error Reporting, especially dubious ones, you could disable theservice with a Windows Registry edit.

Open the Windows Registry with your favorite editor andnavigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting

To disable Error Reporting, make sure all of the values located in this key are set to zero.

Add an item to the Send To menu

When you right-click a file name or a thumbnail in Microsoft Windows XP, you see a shortcut menu for that file. One of the items on the menu is Send To, which enables you to quickly e-mail a file, copy it to your desktop, compress it or copy it to a floppy disk.

You may want to save a copy of the file to a specific folder on your computer. If you have a folder where you frequently place files, you can add that folder’s name to the list of locations on the Send To menu. This can save you the time of opening another Windows Explorer window and copying the file from one folder to another.

To add a folder to the Send To menu:

1. In the My Computer window, click the Tools menu, and then click Folder Options. Click the View tab. Under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.

2. In the My Computer window, double-click Local Disk (C:), double-click Documents and Settings, double-click your user name, and then double-click SendTo.

3. Click the File menu, click New, and then click Shortcut.

4. The Create Shortcut Wizard appears. Click the Browse button.

5. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, click the folder you want to add to your Send To menu, and then click OK.

6. Click Next-> Click Finish.

Alternatively, you can create a shortcut for your folder at the location of the folder by right clicking and selecting the option Send to Desktop. From Desktop, the shortcut can be copied and pasted in Send To folder.

Now when you right-click a file and click Send To, the destination you selected will be an option on the Send To menu. You can create shortcuts to local or network programs, files, folders, computers, or Internet addresses.

Courtesy : http://doputtur.blogspot.com/

Securing Yourself from a World of Hackers

Tips to To Use Virtual Hard Disk Files in Windows 7

Its now very easy to create and use virtual hard disks files in Windows 7 look like real disks. This trick will give you the facility to use a live Windows installation on your virtual disk without any  need of booting the virtual Computer.

To create and use a virtual disk 

• Press the Windows Key, right-click on Computer
• Go to Manage -> Disk Management -> Action -> Create VHD. There you can specify the location and size of your virtual hard disk file.

To attach the virtual disk file

• Press the Windows Key, right-click Computer, then go to Manage -> Disk Management -> Action -> Attach VHD and you have to specify the location and if it’s read only or not.

To initialize a virtual hard disk

• Press the Windows Key, right-click on Computer, go to Manage -> Disk Management -> Action -> Attach VHD, specify the location
• Click Ok, then right click on the virtual disk and click on Initialize Disk. 
• Select the partition style you want to use and then right-click on the unallocated space and click “New Simple Volume” and follow the instructions wizard. Now, a new hard drive appears in Windows Explorer and you can use it as a real partition.

CCleaner - Useful Tools

CCleaner is our system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

IE saves images as Bitmaps(.BMP)

When you save an image in Microsoft Internet Explorer, the image is saved by default as a bitmap (.bmp). You do not have the option to save the image by using an extension other than .bmp. You experience this behavior even when the image uses a different format (such as .gif or .jpeg).

For example, when you right-click an image on a Web page, and then click Save Picture As, the file name that appears in the File name box is Untitled, and the file type that appears in the Save as type box is Bitmap (*.bmp).

This behavior may occur if a damaged program file (for example, an ActiveX or Java object) is downloaded to the SystemRoot\Downloaded Program Files folder on your hard disk.

To troubleshoot and resolve this behavior, empty the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder, and then delete the files in the Downloaded Program Files folder that are listed as either Unknown or Damaged.

To do so:

Start Internet Explorer (if it is not already started).

Empty the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder.

To do so:

On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

Click the General tab.

Under Temporary Internet files, click Delete Files.

When you are prompted to delete all temporary Internet files, click OK.

In the Downloaded Program Files folder on your hard disk, remove the files that are listed as either Unknown or Damaged. To do so:

On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

Click the General tab.

Under Temporary Internet files, click Settings.

Click View Objects.

The list of program files that are downloaded to the SystemRoot\Downloaded Program Files folder on your hard disk appears in the Downloaded Program Files window.

In the Status column, note the files that are listed as either Unknown or Damaged. Remove these files. To do so, right-click the file, and then click Remove.

When you are prompted to confirm the removal, click Yes.

Close the Downloaded Program Files window, and then click OK two times.

Save an image in Internet Explorer to test and determine if the issue is resolved.

If the issue continues to occur after you remove all downloaded program files that are listed as Unknown or Damaged, try removing the other downloaded program files that are on the list.

Note: The next time that you need one of the files that you removed from the Downloaded Program Files folder, you will receive a prompt to download the file to your hard disk in Internet Explorer.

If you follow these steps, and the issue still occurs, move the Temporary Internet Files folder to a new location. To move the folder, follow these steps:

Start Internet Explorer.

On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

On the General tab, click Settings under Temporary Internet files.

Click Move Folder.

In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select a new location for the folder, and then click OK.

Click OK to close the Settings dialog box.

When you receive the following warning message, click Yes:

Windows will now log you off to finish moving Temporary Internet Files.

Do you want to continue?

(All other changes have been saved.)

Windows automatically logs you off of the computer.

Log back on to the computer.

Source: microsoft.com

Windows Live SkyDrive is one such online storage

Windows Live SkyDrive is one such online storage space which offers 25GB of free online storage. You can use SkyDrive storage to back up your files online for free, or to share large files with others.

Security:

You can assign permissions and set folders to public or private, to help you share individual files with only people that you select.

Free use of Windows Office applications:

SkyDrive also gives you access to free Office Web Apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint so you can create, share and work online with others.

With SkyDrive you can also create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, even without having Microsoft Office installed. You can share them with Hotmail.

Your contacts will get an email that lets them access the documents on SkyDrive – and even help you edit them.

Ease of use:

Uploading your files to SkyDrive is easy – simply drag your files from your computer and drop them into SkyDrive.

With SkyDrive, you don’t have to be in front of your PC to see your photos and documents. Access all your password-protected files from any computer or phone with Internet access.

How to use Windows Skydrive?

Use the following link to go to the windows skydrive website and register for windows live ID. In fact Windows live ID is a passport for accessing all Windows live applications.

Go to Windows Skydrive

Turn On or Off Automatic Windows Logon

Autologon enables you to easily configure Windows’ built-in autologon mechanism. Instead of waiting for a user to enter their name and password, Windows uses the credentials you enter with Autologon, which are encrypted in the Registry, to log on the specified user automatically.

Autologon is easy enough to use. Just run autologon.exe, fill in the dialog, and hit Enable. To turn off auto-logon, hit Disable. Also, if the shift key is held down before the system performs an autologon, the autologon will be disabled for that logon. You can also pass the username, domain and password as command-line arguments: autologon user domain password

Download Autologon

How to remove Internet Explorer Runtime Error?

Sometime you come across different runtime errors when you are using Internet Explorer like

A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug?

Or

Internet Explorer Script Error. An error has occurred in the script on line 1. Do you wish to continue running scripts on this page?

You have to change the setting of  Internet Explorer  to avoid seeing this message. It involves disabling runtime and script errors.

To make the change do the following:

• Open Internet Explorer.
• Click on Tools and then Options.
• Click on the Advanced tab.
• Check the boxes next to Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer) and (Other)
• Remove the check in the box for Display a notification about every script error
• Click Ok

Tips to get Missing Folder Options Item From Tools or View Menu

Sometimes you find that your system menu item called Folder Options under the Tools menu is missing in  My Computer or in  Windows Explorer and you want to get it back but you dont know how to . Here  are some tips you can try to get it back.

Edit the registry to get the folder options back.

Go to Start, Run then type in regedit and click Ok.

Browse to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Find the NoFolderOptions key and change the vaule to 0 assuming you have this registry key.

Restart your computer.

Check your computer's policy to make sure its not disabled.

Click on Start, Run and type in gpedit.msc and navigate to the following location:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer.

On the right side, set Remove the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu to Not Configured by double clicking it and setting the appropriate option.

Import a registry tweak\edit.

Download and import this registry tweak that will change settings in your registry.

Download the file.

Double click it and then click Run and then Yes when it asks if you want to import the file into the registry.

List of PC Error Messages and Solutions

You may came across of different error messages while using computer.Some are easy to understand and some are difficult.You wonder how to solve them.Here is list of common PC Error messages and their solutions.

Fatal exception error

Fatal exception errors are codes that are returned by a program in the following cases:

• Access to an illegal instruction has been encountered

• Invalid data or code has been accessed

• The privilege level of an operation is invalid

When any of these cases occurs, the processor returns an exception to the operating system, which in turn is handled as a fatal exception error. In many cases the exception is non-recoverable and the system must either be restarted or shut down, depending upon the severity of the error.

Illegal operation error

An application has experienced instability due to some type of error. This could also be caused by some other application interacting with the error producing program.

Registry/configuration error Choose Command prompt only and run scan reg.

To restore the registry Windows 98:

1. Click Start and then click Shut Down.

2. Click Restart in MS-DOS mode, and then click Yes.

3. At the Ms-Dos prompt type scanreg/restore

Not enough memory to render page

This error appears when a document you sent to the printer is too big for the printer’s buffer memory.

Data Error Reading/Writing Drive C (or other drive)

The error messages given indicate hard drive failure or serious data corruption

This error can be caused by:

Hard drive not setup properly in CMOS.

Hard drive not connected.

Bad hard drive.

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor

Some type of software tried to communicate with the computer’s CPU, which didn’t understand the request or the request was an invalid action.

There is not enough free memory to run this program. Quit one or more programs, and then try again

You do not have enough memory (RAM) to run all the programs you want to open

There was an internal error, and one of the windows you were using will be closed. It is recommended that you save your work, close all programs, and then restart your computer

You most often see this when you open several windows from the same application, such as many open browser windows or several text documents running in separate windows. When one of the open windows experiences errors and crashes, this message pops up

Invalid system disk Replace the disk, and then press any key

That message means that your hard drive is no longer bootable. Likely causes are a defective drive, corrupted files, or a virus.

Not enough memory to render page

The printer driver may have determined the amount of printer memory incorrectly. This behavior can also occur if the printer does not have enough memory to render the page.

Stop 0x0000000A or IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

This behavior can occur if there is incompatible hardware or an incompatible device driver on your computer. Try and restore your configuration using the Last Known Good Configuration option from Safe Mode. Remove any newly installed hardware.

Invalid Page Fault

An unexpected event has occurred in Windows.

A program has requested data that is not currently in virtual memory, and Windows attempts to retrieve the data from a storage device and load it into RAM.

An invalid page fault error message can occur when Windows cannot locate the data.

The virtual memory system has become unstable because of a shortage of RAM or hard drive space.

A program is attempting to access data that is being modified by another program that is running.

Windows Protection Error

This behavior can occur when a when your computer loads or unloads a virtual device driver (VxD)

Non-system disk or disk error. Replace and press any key when ready

You may see this message if your start device/disk (floppy disk drive, hard disk drive, or CD-ROM drive) does not contain boot files

Fatal error: An error has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing.

One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.

You may see this message if your hard disk is damaged or corrupted. You receive the error messages because the Setup program is trying to repair the problem on your hard disk.

System has recovered from a serious error

This problem occurs because after a Minidump file is written, the paging file continues to have a flag set that indicates that a Minidump file must be written.

The system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file

This issue may occur if there is not sufficient memory on the computer, and when the current virtual memory settings are not set high enough.

This application requires the Windows Installer to run

The Windows Installer is missing or damaged.

Internet Explorer. A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug

Internet Explorer is displaying this message because it has encountered this error when trying to run some JavaScript on the page.

This message may appear when the Visual InterDev PageNavbar control tries to open a Web page whose name contains an apostrophe (').

The margins of section X are set outside the printable area of the page. Do you want to continue?

Your margins are set closer to the edge of the paper than your printer is capable of printing.