Open the Start Menu, right-click on Computer
and select Manage. Click on Disk Management.
From the Toolbar select Action > Rescan Disks.

For Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows NT, you can use the following command:

net use lpt3 \\servername\printer /persistent:yes

This command maps the network printer to the local port LPT3. The...

Windows 7 Themes and wallpapers are amazing as compared to Windows vista. Microsoft windows 7 has default 5 theme but Windows 7 beta 1 build 7000 onwards has several hidden & locked themes provided...

Windows Vista sidebar was completely independent of user account control. However in windows 7 sidebar with gadget and UAC are related means if you turn of or disable UAC in windows 7 then sidebar...

The problem you described is caused by a browser hijacking program.

These programs are capable of changing your default webbrowser
startpage, redirecting searches, displaying unwanted pop-ups,...

The problem you described is caused by a browser hijacking program.These programs are capable of changing your default webbrowser startpage, redirecting searches, displaying unwanted pop-ups, adding...

The solution involved reinstalling the WAN Miniport (PPTP) driver.
Here's how I did it:

1. Go to device manager and select "Show Hidden Devices" under the View menu.

2. Expand Network...

Sometimes Winlogon.exe is exploited by malware and thus the system alert by frequent explorer.exe crashes. A legit file is always present in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache folder, should you ever...

It could be power related, new video cards require 450w all by themselves.

Assuming you are in Windows XP...

1. Right click your desktop
2. Select Properties
3. Click the settings tab
4....

It's better to uninstall IE8.

You can uninstall Internet Explorer 8 by, go to Control Panel, and click on Uninstall Programs link or Programs and Features icon. Then on Tasks pane on the left,...

Try some clean boot troubleshooting:
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in...

To make this a bit less annoying, first off, instead of rebooting, try Ctrl + Alt + Del to access the task manager, then end the explorer.exe, if listed. Then go to File - New Task (Run) and type...

First attempt to enabled the display of Disabled or Disconnected devices in (CTRLPANEL >> SOUND >> RECORDING area) where you have to right click on blank area and select "SHOW DISBLED DEVICES" and...

You might have a Windows Vista sound driver problem ...

After updating Parallels Desktop, Windows Vista OS doesn't boot properly and displays a black screen only.

1. Start Windows Vista in Safe Mode (Press F8 key during the boot-up process and choose...

Reset password from another user account with administrator credentials

If you cannot log on to Windows by using a particular user account, but you can log on to another account that has...

Try F8 and offer to load Standard VGA Mode and then either

1. update your graphics driver

2. roll back to the previous working one (you probably installed a new one from Windows Update)

3....

If your hardware isn't automatically detected and installed by Vista, the first option is to find Vista-built drivers, which are in short supply.

The next method is to use compatability mode to...

To resolve this problem, replace the missing or corrupted Ntfs.sys file:

1. Use the Windows XP/Vista startup disks or the Windows XP/Vista CD/DVD to restart your computer.
2. When the...

Error message when you run Windows Defender: "Error Code 0x800106ba"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931849

Try this fix:

1. click start> type regedit.

2. Navigate to the following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogo n

3. The little key 8th one from the bottom...

To resolve this problem in Windows Vista, run the powercfg -h on command at an Administrative command prompt to enable the hibernate feature and the hybrid sleep feature.

The first thing you need...

Likely you need replace the cmos battery. If it's dead, or nearly so, it won't hold the settings. Then when you boot up the bios detects that the settings have defaulted and asks if you want to go...

TCP/IP stack Winsock settings in Windows Vista may get corrupted, causing errors and problems with Internet connectivity.Most of the Internet connectivity problems in Windows Vista arise out of...

Windows Vista includes a new hard drive encryption feature called BitLocker Drive Encryption. BitLocker can be a very useful security feature for businesses and home users that have sensitive and...

Type slui 0x0<Digit 1 to 33> in Run dialog box or in Start Search. It will prompt numerous activation stages. Here I have described some useful commands to launch Windows Activation wizrad.

slui...

Here's how to solve this annoying problem:

0. You probably should start off by being logged in with your Domain Admin account.

1. Create a folder off the root of your C: drive. My username is...

If the keyboard is not functioning, make sure that it is connected correctly to the computer. Check all the keyboard's plugs (PS/2 and USB) to make sure that there are no loose connections.

If an...

When you insert a Windows Vista 64-bit DVD within a 32-bit operating system, and setup is launched, the operation is unsuccessful, and you receive the following error message:

Setup cannot run on...

If you have a dual-boot system with Windows XP and Windows Vista on separate physical hard disk drives, you may run into a huge problem. If the drive with Windows XP is the one that the computer...

The largest address that can be designated by 32-bits is 4Gig. The device address range consists of register space and i/o space mapped to the physical devices video cards, sound cards, network...

You can refer Microsoft.com
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834484)
You may receive this error message if any one of the following conditions is true:

* The folder that you are trying to...

Some Windows Vista users have been getting an error stating "Windows host process (rundll32) has stopped working". If you have the Nero burning software installed, it could be this that is causing...

1. Boot your computer in to Windows XP.
2. Ensure you have the Vista DVD image emulated or in the DVD drive.
3. Go to “Start” and “Run”. Type in “e:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force”...

What OS's are used .which is deleted?

If you have spyware or a virus on the computer, scan the system by using an antispyware program such as Windows Defender or Windows OneCare. If you decide to use Windows Defender, follow these steps:...

turn on pc and tap on F8-> select "safe mode with command prompt", login and then in the black command box type in rstrui and then press enter. Now select "choose a different restore point" and...

This usually happens when a piece of software is uninstalled and doesn't remove all its connections to the drives, which you didn't even know it had installed. Here's a method that worked better.
...

you should be able to login on the local admin in NON-SAFEMODE.

Then go Windows vista START- > HP/Toshiba PROTECTTOOL SECURITY MANAGER - >Credential Manager -> SETTINGS and DISABLE CREDENTIAL...

you should be able to login on the local admin in NON-SAFEMODE.

Then go Windows vista START- > HP PROTECTTOOL SECURITY MANAGER - >Credential Manager -> SETTINGS and DISABLE CREDENTIAL MANAGER. If...