Archive for the 'Vista' Category
Visual Test to Check Conficker Infection
The April Fools Day Special Conficker worm and its variants have been dreaded by computer users across the world for some time now.
Even though it may seem that the virus has been maintaining a low profile for the past few days, security experts warn that the virus is still a threat. In reality, it has [...]
Fix ‘COM surrogate has stopped working’ error in Windows Vista
A recent and annoying ‘bug’ in Windows Vista (both 32- and 64-bit versions) is the ‘COM surrogate has stopped working’ error. This happens almost whenever you browse a folder containing media files like mp3, avi, wav etc. A lot of people have attributed this to the presence of non Vista-compatible codecs installed on the computer. [...]
Double-click to shut down
Here is another batch file that you will find useful,
Double-click to shut down your PC
Open Notepad and type
shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Note that there are two zeros and not the letter ‘O’.
Save it on the desktop as Shutdown.bat and double-click. Voila, Windows will shut down immediately.
AVG Anti-Virus Pro free for a year
Computer Active is giving away AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional for a year. The reason AVG is letting them do that is probably to get more people to try the Pro version and hope they will pay at the end of a year.
Here is a link to the download which is valid till Jan 17th 2008
ftp://AVG:av75@ftp.vnudownloads.org/avg7_503a1171_vnu.exe
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Vista Service Pack 1
If you are using Windows Vista, then watch out for the Service Pack 1 release this week. Don’t forget to upgrade….
Spyware and Malware problems?
Here are some useful tools to use if you are having spyware or malware problems. ‘How do I know if I have something on my computer’? Well, there is no real sure shot way of knowing that but your computer normally shows some kind of symptoms when it is infected. Your computer might slow [...]
Use Windows Vista legally without Activation for a year
Brian Livingston, a Windows expert has revealed to users of windows that it is possible to use Windows Vista legally without Activation for a year. Though, Microsoft has labeled this a ‘hack’ to signify that it is illegal, it stated just a month ago that this process would not be a violation of the End [...]