26th November 2010
In the Windows systems, the registry hive is a system file that contains the keys, subkeys, or values of the registry in the system. For each user profile, a separate registry hive is created by the operating system, which is called the 'user profile hive...
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11th November 2010
New Jersey is a major hub of technologically advanced companies and is known for its tech savvy people. With the innumerable companies, small and big that have mushroomed and are thriving, it is no wonder that people have the best in terms of everything. ...
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05th November 2010
There are different types of storage media attached to our computer, such as external/internal hard disk, USB drive, CD, DVD, flash drive etc. We customize our usage in terms of their physical size and storage capacity. Among all these storage devices, we...
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01st November 2010
Using different operating systems on one computer is fairly easy due to the partitioning feature, owing to which one hard disk drive can be made to act like a separate disk. High storage capacity has been an icing on the cake. Most of the people today, wh...
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26th October 2010
Sometimes, while restarting your Microsoft Windows 2000 based computer, you may be at the receiving end of an unexpected error message following which the booting process may be halted and the data in the drive becomes inaccessible. In such situations, yo...
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21st October 2010
The firmware is a vital area on a hard disk and acts like its operating system. It contains the vital information which is required by the drive to run properly. Firmware on a hard drive is always found on a flash memory chip or the PCB. The firmware has ...
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20th October 2010
Is your computer's hard drive not spinning correctly? Or are you experiencing unusual noise from your computer's hard drive? Hard drive spin problems are major issues which you need to address with immediate attention. First of all, if you can access your...
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18th October 2010
A hard disk cluster or the allocation unit is the group of sectors and indeed the smallest unit to hold a file. The size of a cluster depends upon the size of the volume or drive and is meant to enhance the storage efficiency. All Windows file systems, su...
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12th October 2010
Most of the people answer in affirmative that the Windows operating system is the most widely used OS of all. Simple, yet self explanatory features of Windows has made it this popular. However, at the same time, more viruses and malware also target Window...
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04th October 2010
Whenever we boot our computer with any Windows operating system, then we patiently wait, for the system to boot. Earlier the users had to wait for long. But with the improving technology, the whole scenario has changed. Consider, for example, the NTFS fil...
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15th September 2010
Did you just face crashing of your Microsoft Windows 7 operating system? And are all your files trapped in that system, with you in a mess? No doubt, Windows 7 is an updated version of the ever so robust, and reliable operating system, it has some limitat...
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09th September 2010
Despite being the most popularly used system, Windows has not been able to escape the bugs and problems that come bundled with any software package. And the same applies to Windows Vista as well. I encountered a major problem last week, when I tried to bo...
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14th July 2010
I am sure you must have faced few situations wherein you would have to format your Windows sytem. But before doing this, you usually safeguard the existing data to another hard drive or transfer it to another system. However, sometimes when you transfer t...
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09th July 2010
A lot of us use the dual boot systems in which multiple operating systems, such as Windows and Linux, can be accommodated in an effort to get the best of all worlds. Using such systems can be very helpful when you have to test certain software on various ...
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23rd June 2010
Hard drive is the main storage device in any Linux computer. It stores all your significant data, applications, and Linux operating system. You can divide this non-volatile mass storage media into various volumes, for effective management of your signific...
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