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How to Send and receive large files easily?

Sending large files over the internet is not easy, as uploading the data takes a long time and sometimes the connection breaks up. There are a large number of online/web disk space providers which allows you to upload, send and share files online. But most of them fail to provide fast and reliable service. They either charge too much for online space or have very poor service. If you are tired of these things, here is a solution for you. Try the world’s fastest online file sharing system “You Send it”.

YouSendIt.com allows you to send large files online quickly and securely. You can upload any number of large files without any worry of disconnection. You Send it allows you to send files up to 2 GB in size, which is not possible with ordinary email service providers. The best part is you can send the same file to multiple people at same time.

How the system works?

You just need to upload the file at you Send it and you need to provide the recipient’s email address and they will take care of the rest. As your upload completes, you sendit.com will intimate the receivers about your file and they will be given a specific link to download that file. You can also send the same file to multiple people by uploading it only once. Yousendit will automatically notify all the intended recipients of the file.

How this help?

Yousendit.com is very helpful for businessmen and corporations. You can also encrypt your file and send it over the internet. They provide you a complete secure and reliable connection so that you don’t lose your data and your recipients receive exactly the same. You can also download your files with a simple FTP client. They also provide the functionality of uploading multiple files.

So upload and share big files without any worry.

How to install or remove fonts in Windows XP

  1. Click Start and then Click Run(alternatively,you can use the following key combination Windows Logo Key + R)
  2. Type %windir%\fonts or C:\Windows\fonts and hit Return(Enter)
  3. Click File and then click Install New Font
  4. Browse to the directory which contains the font you want to install.Make sure the Copy Fonts to Fonts Folder check box is checked and click OK.
  5. To uninstall a font follow steps 1 and 2. Click the font you want to uninstall,click File then delete.

Delete an Operating System entry in Windows

If you’ve ever had multiple operating systems or recently reinstalled your Operating System without deleting the existing windows installation,changes are that you’ll have invalid boot entries on your OS choice list.To remove invalid entries:

  1. Click Start and then Click Run(alternatively,you can use the following key combination Windows Logo Key + R) and type cmd then hit Return(Enter).
  2. Type the command bootcfg/query then hit Enterboot configuration query
  3. The window above will display all the boot entries that exists
  4. To delete a boot entry,say entry 1,type bootcfg /delete /id 1 (Note the spaces.Be careful not to delete the wrong boot entry,your computer will not boot if a valid boot entry is deleted)
  5. The delleted boot entry will not appear anymore when your start your computer.

Make legacy programs Work with Vista

You recently upgraded to a new Windows Vista computer and at a loss on making your legacy software work with your new operating system.Most legacy programs work by running them in compatibility mode.To run a program in compatibility mode,Right Click on the programs executable(.EXE) file and click Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and check the box for “Run this program in compatibility mode for:”, then select the operating system that worked best with the software.

Troubleshooting blue screen errors

The picture below should look familiar if you own a computer with a Windows Operating system.

Most users are at a loss as to what to do when these stop errors crash windows.The first troubleshooting step is to take note of the stop error code.In the picture above the code is 0×00000D1(comes after STOP:).You can look up this error code on Microsoft’s website.Follow the instructions that Microsoft provides in troubleshooting and fixing the error code.Sometimes,the information on Microsoft’s website may not be applicable to your operating system.In that case, the stop error may be due to faulty memory modules,incompatible software or a driver.You should proceed to running some diagnostics tools on your computer to further troubleshoot you computer.I will post an article soon on some free tools I use to diagnose computers.

Uninstall a program manually in Windows

There are times when Add or Remove Programs tool in control panel is unable to uninstall a program for various reasons.Uninstalling the program manually will be the way to go.Manually uninstalling a program entails editing registry keys.Serious problems such as Operating System instability and the like may result if the registry is edited incorrectly.I recommend creating a restore point before going ahead to edit the registry.To uninstall a program manually:

  1. Click Start,then Run,type regedit and hit Enter
  2. Locate the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall in the registry
  3. The Uninstall registry key shows a list of programs installed on your computer.Click on the program you want to uninstall and click Export.
  4. In the Export Registry File box,choose where you want to save the registry key and click Save.This enables you to restore the registry key in case the program does not uninstall.
  5. Right Click on the program you want to uninstall in the left pane and click Delete.Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the registry key.
  6. The program should no longer be in the list of programs in Add or Remove Program.
  7. In case the program doesn’t uninstall successfully,restore the registry key by clicking it.Then click Yes to confirm that you want to add the key to the registry.

How to install XP

This tutorial will guide you through doing a clean install of XP. To install XP you will need the XP installation disc.Note:This process will delete all your files.You must make a back up of all your files else they will be lost.This tutorial assumes you are a bit computer savvy.

  1. Start the computer from your CD. To do this you must set your BIOS to boot from CD.
  2. The disc will start to load needed files and drivers.Press Enter to install XP when this screen below appears.
  3. Read and accept the EULA(End User License Agreement) by pressing F8.
  4. Choose the partition you want to install XP on.If there are any previous partitions, you can delete them by pressing D.
  5. Select the partition you want to install XP on then press Enter.Choose the file system you want for the installation partition,preferably NTFS. XP will format(erases every data on the disc and prepares it for installation) the disc.
  6. The setup will now begin to copy files from the installation CD.
  7. The computer will reboot and the setup will load a graphical interface after it is done coping files.
  8. The setup will ask for information such Name and Organization(you can leave the organization filed blank,but not the name field),Product Key and Time Settings(time zone,date,time).
  9. The network settings window will appear after a couple of minutes. Choose typical settings(depending on your computer and installation media,you may not get this option).
  10. Setup will now complete installing XP and boot into windows.The subsequent steps involve just following on-screen prompts and will not be covered here.Don’t forget to install drivers and the operating system install is done.You can post a question in the forum if you need help.

Disable User Account Control in Vista

UAC(User Account Control) is a feature Microsoft added to Windows Vista to improve security.UAC usually displays a pop when you try to perform tasks such as installing software.Clicking “Allow” or “Continue” simple gives the software administrative privileges.However,some users find it annoying and prefer to disable the feature permanently

There are two simple ways of doing this.

  • Using System Configuration Utility
  • Using Control Panel
  1. Using System Configuration Utility
  • Click Start,then Run(for those without run command on start menu,press Windows Logo Key + R) and type msconfig
  • Click Continue when the UAC pop up appears.
  • The System Configuration Utility box will appear.Click on the Tools tab
  • Click on Disable UAC then click Launch. Click OK then click Restart.You can choose to click Exit without Restart if you don’t plan on restarting your computer immediately.UAC will not be disabled till you restart your computer.

2.  Using Control Panel

  • Click Start then Control Panel
  • Click User Accounts and Family Safety if your control panel is set to Control Panel Home then click User Accounts.If your control panel is set to Classic View click User Accounts.
  • Click Turn User Account Control on or off
  • Click Continue when the UAC pop up appears
  • Uncheck the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer box and click OK.
  • Click Restart. Your computer will restart and UAC will be disabled.

Convert FAT32 to NTFS

Most external hard drives and flash drives are formatted with FAT32 file system.One limitation is that FAT32 has a 4GB file size limit,which means you cannot save files bigger than 4GB.Changing your file system to NTFS helps overcome this file size limit.You can also encrypt and set permissions on files with NTFS.The procedure in the video applies to changing FAT to NTFS too.

Run Command Prompt as Administrator

In case you are logged on to a Windows computer without administrative rights, you can use this tip to run command prompt. This only works on a system where there is no admin password.

  1. Click Start, then Run and type runas /user:Administrator cmd
  2. Command prompt will open and you are at liberty to run Administrative commands.

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