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How to prevent access to a web site in your computer and redirect it to a different website or a server.

How to prevent access to a web site in your computer and redirect it to a different website or a server. This is a very easy trick and this will help you to block certain web sites from your computer. This is for windows Xp This trick is done by redirecting the URL (which you want to block) to another URL. Follow the steps carefully: First you will have to ping a website and get the address of the website, so that when ever a user tries to go to the website which you want to block they will be redirected to a different website. This redirection can be either done to another website or to a server. To ping a website use the following command in the command prompt: ping www.yahoo.com you will get some thing like this. Pinging www.yahoo-ht3.akadns.net [86.248.113.14] with 32 bytes of data: …………………….. ……………………….. The numbers within the brackets represents the address of the server. The address will vary, so run the ping command in the command prompt of your computer a

How to add an image for a folder for the thumbnail view in windows Xp

In thumbnail view you can have a picture for a folder. If you have a lot of pictures in the folder then those pictures will be shown in the thumbnail view of the folder. However if you want to have a picture as a the thumbnail for a folder in the thumbnail view , do the following: Right-Click the folder and select properties. Go to the customize tab. Click on to the choose picture button. Just browse for the image and click on to the open button. Here after when you view the folder in the thumbnail view, the selected picture will appear.

How to earn money through your blog

This has always been a question which is put to me by my friends. I tell them a lot of ways but I just thought today of compiling the entire thing as blog port. You can earn money by paid to click services, affiliate programs and also by accepting donations for your website. The latter might sound a bit not convincing but believe me it is true when your content is worthy. Many people just give away money for their satisfaction. One of the famous spot for blogging for money is blogger.com. It supports almost all kinds of services and it is free. It is good and highly customizable. So, if you have not started blogging yet, then you can make use of this site for blogging. Now let us see about paid to click services. Now here is a request before reading further. Please increase traffic on your website or blog so that more people visit your blog and you get more clicks and then you earn money. One thing which has to be noted is that, you should not click the ads yourself, for you migh

How to check the bad sectors in hard disk in windows

Bad sectors are places on the hard disk which are no more fit for storing data. Hence no data is written on to them. The bad sectors may spread when you format your hard disk often. To identify Bad sectors you will have to perform the check disk feature in windows. Just right click on to the drive which you want to check and then click properties. Navigate to the tools tab and then under the Error checking label, and click on to the check now button. You will get the Check Local disk Dialog box. Just check on the scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check box. Then press the start button.

How to defragment the drive in windows Xp

Defragmenting a drive in windows will help improve the performance of the computer and gives faster access to files. It is recommended that you format your drive at least once per month. To defragment a drive, just right-click the drive and select properties. Go to the tools tab and click on the defragment button. The disk defragmenter application will open up. Select the drive you want to drive and click the defragment button. You can also click the analyze button to know whether the drive needs to be defragmented.

How to set a screen saver in windows Xp:

To set or to change a screen saver in windows Xp follow the following instructions: Just right-click anywhere in the desktop and click properties. The display properties dialog box will appear. In the display properties dialog box go to the Screen Saver tab . Under the screen saver label, select the screen saver from the drop down list. If you do not want a screen saver, you can select none. In the” wait” label you can also specify the idle time after which the screen saver should appear. You can also check the “ On resume password protect ” check box for the computer to ask for the password when your screen saver is disturbed. Now click on to the apply button.

How to set a system restore point

System restore points are very good which helps you to restore you computer to a good setting or to restore certain files under emergency conditions. To setup a new restore point do the following: Go to start> Accessories > system tools> system restore. Click on the “create a new restore point” button and click the next button. Now you will be able to give a name to the restore point so that you will be able to easily recognize it. Now click done.

How to download videos from YouTube

You tube allows you to share a video or watch it .To download a video from you tube you can use the YouTube video downloader. Just install the YouTube video downloader and then copy the link of the video which appears in the address bar of the browser into the link field of the YouTube video downloader and click the download button. YouTube video downloader will download the video. Here are some of the download links of YouTube video downloader. Download link: Download YouTube Downloader

What is meant by a multisession disc?

A multisession disc is one which can be written in the unused space in the disc any time. The multisession disc is not fixated. When a disc is fixated you will not be able to write additional contents in the disc even when you have not made use of the entire space on the disc. You can burn multisession disc using Nero.

How to have a shortcut key for a program

It would be useful to have shortcut keys for programs which we normally use so that we can open it when we wanted with ease. So here we will see how to assign short cut keys for programs. In the start Menu just right click any program shortcut and then select properties. Go to the start cut tab and then in the short cut label click on the textbox near it (where none is written by default) and when the cursor blinks there just press any key to make it the short cut. Note that the short cut must be in the start Menu. For example: If you press R you will have a short cut key as ctrl+alt+R.

How to have an operating system running as a program of windows Xp or vista

How would you like to run an entire operating system as a program in windows? Yes it can be done all right by making use of a software called Virtual PC. It is a software released by Microsoft to run a virtual machine that is an operating system as a program in windows. You can download it from the Microsoft website. Just Google for it. However it is recommended that you have at least a RAM of around 1GB for the efficient use. You just need to have the live or bootable CD of the operating system you want to run as a program. You can also use .ISO image files of the operating systems you want to run. Just run virtual Pc and locate the iso image of the OS you want to boot and it will boot as a program in a new window in windows Xp or vista.

How to disable all the flash in SeaMonkey using AdBlock plus ( flashblock not working when JavaScript is disabled)

Flash block is a very good add-on for blocking flash in SeaMonkey, but when you disable JavaScript in the browser, the flashblock add-on does not work. So here is an alternative. In SeaMonkey after installing AdBlock plus, do the following to remove flash completely. Open AdBlock plus (Go to tools > AdBlock plus). Now click the filters menu and select ADD FILTERS. Now in the filter rule type *.swf and click the apply button. Here after you will not be able to view flash in your browser. Blocking flash helps save a lot of bandwidth. If you want to see flash in a particular page then you will have to disable AdBlock plus by going to AdBlock plus > options >and uncheck the Enable AdBlock plus menu.

How to add a program short cut in the start menu

Just navigate to the original executable of the program to which you want to create short cut in the start menu. Just drag the file and move over the start menu. You will be able to see that the start menu opens up. Then go to the place where you want the short cut to be and then drop it in the required place. Remember that you should not release the left mouse button until you drop it in the required place. For example: In case of opera, go to the installation directory of opera and select opera.exe. Then drag this file to the start menu to find the start menu expanding. Now in the start menu go to the place where you want the short cut and then just drop it.

How to identify the type of ram without opening the CPU

To identify the RAM (random access memory) many people open the CPU so that they can find what RAM they have. The blue one indicates DDR and yellow one indicates DDR2. But you can simply run a small program called CPU-z . It is freeware programs which will tell you what RAM you have. Just run it and go to the memory tab to know what type of RAM you have. Download CPU-Z from FileHippo.com

How to reduce the recycle bin size for a particular drive

Reducing the recycle bin size for a particular drive helps improve the computer’s performance and also saves a lot of hard disk space. To do this right clicks the recycle bin and select properties. Here you can either configure drives independently or use one setting for all drives. In either case set it to around 5% by moving the slider. If you configure drives independently then go to the tab of the drive and then move its slider to configure its setting. If you use one setting for all drives then modifying the slider in the global tab would be enough. Now click the apply button.

How to increase the space on the hard disk in windows

There are a various ways by which you can save your hard disk. Various settings in windows consume a lot of space on your hard disk. System restore is one which will consume a lot of hard disk space. It takes away from around 10% to 12% of the hard disk space. So in it is not needed disable system restore in drives which do not contain important data. However it is recommended to have system restore enabled for the primary hard disk so that you can restore your system in case of emergencies. Defragment your drive once in a month at least. This helps to boost the system performance. Disk cleanup is another process which will clean up unwanted temporary internet files and temporary files created by your browser and other applications. Here is a good defragment application: Download JkDefrag from FileHippo.com Recycle Bin is another program which consumes a lot of space to store deleted files. By default the size is set to around 10 to 12%.just configure the recycle bin to tak

How to auto run a file from a CD or DVD or a pen drive

Auto run is the process by which a program or a file is started when you insert a CD or DVD or a removable storage like a pen drive. You can control which file to start by configuring the autorun.inf file which is present in the root of the CD or pen drive. To write the autorun.inf file use the following code: Just copy the following code and paste it into notepad and save it save autorun.inf [autorun] open = name of file to be started along with the extension icon = icon_file_name.ico For example, [autorun] open = s.exe icon = a.ico Note that both the files are to be in the same location as that of the autorun.inf that is they should be also in the root folder. Now copy the autorun.inf, file to be started and the icon file to the root of the CD or the removable drive.

How to disable system restore in a particular drive

Disable system restore in a particular drive System restore is a very good service in windows. But it takes a lot of memory (to about 10%) of your hard disk space. How ever it is recommended to have system restore to be turned on in case of your primary drive (mostly c) in order to make sure that your OS files could be easily repaired in case of a problem. If you do not wish to restore anything in a particular drive you can disable system restore in that drive. To disable system restore in a drive: Right click on the “My Computer” and select properties. Go to the system restore tab. High light the drive in which you want to disable system restore and click settings. Then check the check box which says “Turn off system Restore in this drive”. Now click the ok button.

How to go to the safe mode in windows Xp

While the system starts press the F8 button repeatedly to go to the safe mode. There you will be presented with a couple of options, just go with the one you want. Safe mode might be necessary for certain processes , like installation etc.

How to prevent the data execution prevention error in windows

Data execution prevention in windows xp is a very good tool to prevent the work of viruses from damaging the system. But when you have such kind of errors in your system saying that, “ To protect your computer, windows has closed this program ” which is followed by the name of the program. To prevent such kind of errors to occur for a particular program follow the instructions below: Right My Computer and click properties. In the system properties dialog box go to the advanced tab and then go to performance options. In performance options click on the settings tab. In the performance Options dialog box , go to the data execution prevention tab. Select the radio button “ Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select ” Now select the programs which you want to turn off Data Ececution Prevention.You can add any program by clicking on the add button. After you are done click the Ok button.

How to tile windows horizontally or vertically in windows xp

Open the windows which you want to tile. Press control button in the keyboard and in the task bar select the windows which you want to tile. After selecting the required windows in the task bar, right click any one of the selected windows and select Tile horizontally or tile vertically. When tile horizontally is selected the windows are arranged horizontally etc.

How to set Dr Watson as the default debugger for windows

Dr Watson is a debugger. It means it is for debugging exceptions. Exceptions are problems which occur during runtime of a program. Say you divide a number by zero. The above calculation throws an exception. So Dr Watson which acts as the debugger catches the exceptions and throws an error report. This is what you see as a dialog box which contains the Send error report and Don’t send buttons . Anyway if you have visual studio installed it takes over the debugging. However, if you want Dr Watson to be the remote debugger then use the following instructions, Go to start > run and type cmd . Type in the command drwtsn32 -i Note that there is a space between 32 and -. Dr Watson will be installed as the default debugger.

How to install Dr Watson

If you have accidentally set up other debuggers as the default debugger you can install Dr Watson as the default debugger by using the following command in the command prompt. drwtsn32 –i Note: To go to the command prompt: Start>run> type cmd and click the Ok button.

How to change the amount of virtual memory setting in windows Xp

Virtual memory optimization when done correctly can improve system performance. To change the virtual memory settings do the following: Right click My computer and then select properties. Go to the advanced tab. Under the performance options, Click the settings tab. The performance options window will open. In the performance options window go to the advanced tab and then under Virtual memory click the change button. The virtual memory window will open. Set the virtual memory and then click the ok button.

How to Add the Google Adsense Code in BlogSpot (blogger)

First get the Adsense code from Google. Then Login to BlogSpot. Go to the layout of the blog in which you want to implement the Adsense code. Click on the Add a page element link, either on the side bar or on the bottom of the layout. Select the Html / JavaScript widget from the resulting screen. In the HTML /JavaScript page, give a title for the script or simply leave it empty .Just paste the Adsense code in the bottom space after the title text box. Just save this widget and then it is all. Just view the blog to see Adsense ads according to the format you have chosen, while getting the code.

My bitter experience with Metatags

All my friends told me that by adding Meta tags my site would improve much further. So I added some Metatags from Metatag generators. But when I was hoping that my site would improve. I found that in the content analysis by Google in webmasters there has been some metatag issues . Google has found duplicate Metatags in my website and then Google did not index it for some time. But not until I removed the Metatags.

How to set the resolution of the monitor windows Xp

Screen resolution in windows can be changed by using the display properties . Just right click anywhere in the desktop and select properties. In the display properties window, go to the settings tab and set the screen resolution there. After you have set the screen resolution, click on the apply button.

How to Add or remove Windows components.

To remove windows components like windows media player, windows messenger etc, go to control panel and then go to add or remove programs. Then click Add or Remove windows components button on the left pane. Then uncheck the applications which you want to remove and then click on the next button to uninstall the components. Note that the components which are installed already will be highlighted automatically.

What is a hybrid drive and why is it fast?

First of all we will have to have an introduction on flash memory. Flash memory has a high buffer and it is non-volatile. When non-volatile it means that, it does not need electric supply to store contents in it. You can think of it like the pen drive that we all use. Now hybrid drive is one which makes use of a highly buffered flash memory. Why are these drives faster? Normal hard disks which we use consist of platters which make use of sectors to locate data. The sectors are located by rotating the platters. The rotating and locating slows down the normal hard disks. In case of flash drives, the absence of platters helps us locate the data easily and hence flash drives are faster. Due to the high buffered flash memory used in hybrid drives these drives are faster. Hybrid drives are currently costlier and it will take a while until it is highly commercialized. Some of the improvements that can be made using these hybrid drives are the decrease in the boot time of computers, high speed

How to have an image as the header in BlogSpot (blogger)

Header is the one where the blog title is displayed along with the description. First create an image which is around 760 pixels wide. To have the image as the header, follow the following instructions. First, login to your blogger account. Then go to the layout of the blog .There click the edit on the page element which shows the title of your blog. Then, in the resulting page, just browse and select the image you would want as the header. You can also upload it to any web host and give the link in the next text box. You can either have the image as the back ground of the title and description or you can replace the title and description with the image. However the former is highly recommended. Then you might want to check the shrink to fit check box. Then click save and it is all done.

How to set a Back ground image in BlogSpot blogs

Background images would do a lot in improving the displaying content of your blog. Chosen the correct kind of the background, It will not attract visitors but it will force visitors to stay in your site for some more time. Here is how you add the background image to your blog post, First upload the image to any file hosting like photobucket, Google pages etc and get the link of the image. Login to Blogger (BlogSpot) and go to layout > edit HTML. Always back up tour template before editing it. Check the show widget templates check box (recommended but not needed). Then search your template until you find the following code: body { background:$bgcolor; margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center; } In the above code replace “ background:$bgcolor ;” with background:url(url link of the image to be set as the back ground); Just save your template and then you will be able to see the i

How to enable / disable JavaScript in SeaMonkey

For enabling and disabling JavaScript you need an add-on for SeaMonkey called quick java . You can download this free add-on from mozdev.org or just Google for it. After installation you will be able to see two buttons near the progress bar, for enabling and disabling JavaScript and java. Just click on the buttons to disable and enable JavaScript or java. There will be separate buttons for java and JavaScript.

How to uninstall software in windows Xp

To uninstall software in windows Xp follow the following instructions: Go to control panel. In there, go to Add or Remove Programs. In the Add or Remove Programs window just go to the application you want to uninstall and press remove. That is all.

How to access the desktop from the task bar

Some people might want to have a short cut for desktop in their task bar so that they can have easy access to the files in the desktop. To show the desktop just do either of the following. Method 1: Just right click on to the task bar and click show the desk top. This method is time consuming as you have to right click every time, in the task bar.So better to follow method 2. Method 2: Right click on to the task bar and then click on to the toolbars. Then click on to the desktop submenu. Now you will be able to see a desktop bar at the right side of the task bar. Just click on it to view the contents of the desktop.

How to dock windows media player in the task bar when you minimize it, in the skin mode with all the buttons

When you minimize windows media player you can either have it in the task bar just like other windows or you might want it to dock in the taskbar with the play button, pause button, stop button etc. You will also have the video and the visualization window .So in order to do this, follow these instructions: Right click on the task bar in the empty area (not over any minimized window) and then select toolbar. Then check windows media player. From now on when you minimize windows player, it will still be fully functional and will be docked in the task bar.

How to add work offline button in Opera

Work offline button helps the users to work offline when they do not want to connect to the internet .They can use this facility to view stored html or htm files. To add work offline toggle button follow these instructions. First open Opera. Go to tools > appearance. Go to the buttons tab and select the preferences buttons. You will be able to see a lot of check boxes like small screen, work offline, and enable JavaScript etc. Just click on the Work Offline check box and drag it to any of the bar, I would recommend the view bar. But you can also put it on the address bar as long as there is enough space. Now just leave the mouse button and you will find that you will have a Work Offline check box in that place .By default it will be unchecked. Check this button when you want to work offline.

How to add enable / disable JavaScript button in Opera

Many people might want to disable JavaScript in certain pages due to security concerns and some due to the fact that disabling JavaScript reduces the page load time .But certain pages might work only using JavaScript. For example, signing in to various website might require JavaScript. So it might be recommended to have a JavaScript toggle button so that it is easy to disable and enable JavaScript without much hassle. For Opera this is very simple. Just follow the following instructions to add JavaScript check box in the view bar or on to any bar. First open Opera. Go to tools > appearance. Go to the buttons tab and select the preferences buttons. You will be able to see a lot of check boxes like small screen, work offline, and enable JavaScript etc. Just click on the enable JavaScript check box and drag it to any of the bar, I would recommend the view bar. But you can also put it on the address bar as long as there is enough space. Now just leave the mouse button and

How to establish various language support in windows Xp: Language bar help

Language bar is the one which helps you to switch between languages when you view documents, when you type something using word or open office etc. Normally East Asian languages like Japanese, Chinese fonts are not installed in your system. You can install them by following the following instructions: Go to the control panel. In the control panel select Regional and Language options. Go to the language Tab. Check the check box “Install fonts for East Asian languages”. The size of the installation will be shown. Give Ok. Now click the apply button. A prompt will be given to insert your windows XP CD. Insert the windows CD and then these East Asian languages will be installed. From now on you will be able to see a language Bar at the bottom in taskbar. It will help you to switch between languages while typing.

What is Port forwarding?

Port forwarding is the process of routing network data to the correct port. A port is similar to a connection between devices. A firewall installed in your system makes use of port forwarding to direct data into a particular port. Port forwarding can sometimes increase your network speed. For example, say you are playing an online game and if you port forward to the correct port according to the MODEM which you have, to the require port you can have a very fast performance, in playing that game. Similar things can be expected to happen in case of downloading data, viewing WebPages etc. As we have earlier discussed a firewall is a layer for a computer. It will not allow anyone to go out or to come in to that layer. So, you will not be able to connect to the internet. So when you want to send data you can setup Port forwarding. For setting up port forwarding to speed up the existing connections, separate settings are available based on various modems, for various activities like

How to know how much data Opera is downloading for viewing a web page by using the progress bar

I have always wanted to know how much data my browser is downloading , for me to view a particular web page .I always use opera for browsing , one of the reasons being it tells me the amount of data downloaded .To view this data, when a webpage is loaded, do the following, Open opera (This is for version 9). Go to Tools > Appearance. Then go to the Toolbars tab and then you will be able to see a Progress Bar dropdown box. By default it is set to Simple. Select pop-up at bottom from the dropdown list and click the OK button.

How to Display HTML code (as it is ) inside blogger posts

When I tried to display HTML code as it is, in my blogger post the HTML tag is rendered .That is the output was shown and not the HTML tag code itself. It kind of bothered me for a while until I got the solution. So, here is how to display HTML code in blogger posts. It is simple just use the textarea tags. For example, if you want to display the HTML code you can use the following syntax: Syntax: <textarea cols="”xx”" rows="”xx”"> Use the HTML tags here </textarea > The cols stands for columns, xx stands for the No of columns. One column is one character long. The rows stands for number of rows, xx stands for no of rows that is sentences. Using this textarea tag will result in the following similar output. In the output the “Use the HTML code here”in the syntax is replaced by a simple HTML code. <a href="'http://safeguardplus.blogspot.com'">Computer internet tips and tricks</a>

How to add social bookmarking buttons for blogger

Social bookmarking buttons helps visitors of your website or blog to share your website content with others. So, adding social bookmarking buttons are very important. To add social bookmarking buttons do the following: First sign in to your blogger account. Go to the layout of the blog which you want to add the social bookmarking buttons. This article helps you to add a bookmarking button to every post of your blog. Even if you have your settings to display more than one blog post per page, then each post in that page will have a social bookmarking button. To add the button, go to the EDIT HTML link in your layout. [Make sure you have enabled JavaScript in your browser, because without JavaScript you will not be able to open widget templates or even save your template. If you do not understand this line just ignore it.] Now check the “Expand Widget Templates” text box. This step is very important. Now look for the following lines in your html file, <div class="

Images in help file are not displayed in Windows

When the images in the help files are not displayed, it means that you have disable images in internet options. To fix this go to control panel and open internet options. Go to the advanced tab and then under the multimedia section, check the show images check box. Now apply your changes and now when you open any help file, the images in them will be displayed.

What is meant by DDR RAM ?

DDR stands for Double Data Rate. Double Data Rate Random access memory (DDR RAM), is mush faster then the SDRAM, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory. DDR RAM has the speed of twice as that of the SDRAM. The DDR RAM has the speed twice as that of SDRAM because , SDRAM uses the rising part of the clock chip cycle to transfer data, whereas DDR RAM uses the rising and falling regions of the clock chip cycle to transfer data.

How to go to Offline mode in Seamonkey

To go Offline in SeaMonkey, just click on to the plug like button at the bottom of the browser near the progress bar. In offline mode, SeaMonkey loads pages from the cache rather than from the web. In offline mode type any non secure non –encrypted webpage and SeaMonkey will open it for you.

What is USB 2.0 ?

USB stands for universal serial bus. A bus is a collection of wires which run in a strapped manner connecting various devices in the inside of a CPU of a computer. If you open up a CPU of a computer you will be able to see the Buses. USB 2.0 is an external interface which is used to connect plug and play devices like iPods, mp3 players, pen drives etc. By plug and play it means that the computer need not be powered on and off every time the devices are connected. The Number “2.0“indicates the version of the USB. USB 2.0 is very much faster than USB 1.1. USB 1.1 has a speed of 12 megabits per second (mbps), whereas USB 2.0 has the speed of 480 megabits per second (mbps). Also see, What is a USB HUB? How to safely remove Removable disks from the USB port in Windows.

Various things which one should check before buying a used computer

This article is all that you need to make a check list for what ever you have to do before buying a used computer. These tips will help you to have a used but high quality computer. Here are some useful tips which one can follow to buy a used or an old computer. Used computers necessarily need not be second hand computers. By used computers I also mean computers which are found fault with during their manufacture. When such faults occur, the faults are rectified and they are resoled, only at a lower cost. Computers can be quite expensive and then it might be important for students who do not have a large source of income .They can make use of these refurbished or recertified computers. Normally these computers are also given a warranty period but with a lesser cost because there was a fault when it was manufactured, but rectified later. In such cases it is advisable to go for a better brand. When in case of second hand computers, the individual parts have to be thoroughly c

How to safely remove Removable disks from the USB port in Windows

When you insert a USB or any removable storage device in your computer, you will be able to find a small green colored arrow icon on your task bar. Juts double click it and you will be able to open a new window “Safely remove hardware”. In this window select the item to be removed safely and then press or click the stop button. Then you will get a “stop a hardware device “window. Just select the device to be removed and click ok button. If the device is removed successfully you will be able to see a popup at the bottom. Then you can remove it from the USB drive.

How to write quality posts for your blog:

Let me not beat around the bush .I want to say things directly. So here Iam writing a post which might be very useful for people who blog for their first time. The dream of every blogger is to have a lot of traffic to their blogs. But in order to attract traffic, you must have quality content. This will make your readers stay in your blog for some more time, just lazing around and exploring your blog. Here are some tips which when followed are guaranteed to attract readers. What ever you are trying to say make it clear to the reader. Write your blog post in a listed kind of manner .Do not write them as very huge paragraphs like many people do in school essays. Some readers might not try reading your post at all. Make your post have a life for it. What I mean to say is that, your post must interact with the reader, as if you are talking to him or her. In the first paragraph I have started in an interactive manner, because it makes my article lively. Punctuate your article proper

Microsoft stops the distribution of Windows Xp

Windows XP has been a very popular operating System. It has been a very famous operating system of Microsoft since windows 2000. But Microsoft released windows vista in 2008.But Microsoft also allowed vendors to distribute windows Xp as the operating system, since many people opted for windows Xp because, Vista demanded a huge RAM (Random access memory) and windows XP was much popular. Microsoft closed the distribution or selling of windows XP by June 30, 2008.This means windows XP cannot be bought from Microsoft any more. I use windows XP and is looking forward to try Windows Vista.

Upgrading to windows Vista

Many of my friends ask me whether to upgrade to vista or not. Many of them use windows Xp currently and they were very eager to try Vista. Vista is really good like Xp, and it is very good in graphics similar to Macosx. However you have to face a higher hardware requirement for using vista. You must at least have 512 MB of RAM (Random access memory).If you do not have the requirements as for windows vista your computer will be slow. Windows vista is really great but you must have the required hardware. If you are going to buy a new PC, then you can buy the required hardware and have windows vista. If your computer is running using a processor lower than Pentium 3, then do not even think of putting vista in your computer.

How to type in different languages in a wordprocessor.

Language bar is the one which helps you to switch between languages when you view documents, when you type something using word or open office etc. Normally East Asian languages like Japanese, Chinese fonts are not installed in your system. You can install them by following the following instructions: Go to the control panel. In the control panel select Regional and Language options. Go to the language Tab. Check the check box “Install fonts for East Asian languages”. The size of the installation will be shown. Give Ok. Now click the apply button. A prompt will be given to insert your windows XP CD. Insert the windows CD and then these East Asian languages will be installed. From now on you will be able to see a language Bar at the bottom in taskbar. It will help you to switch between languages while typing.