Fix it: Device Manager Empty or Blank

Fix it: Device Manager Empty or Blank

What to do if you open up your device manager & its empty ! Blank !
Here's how you do it:



Click on Start, then Run, and type in REGEDT32.
Click on the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window or expand that hive and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum

Now right-click on Enum and choose Permissions.
If the Group or user names list box is empty, then you know this is the problem!
It should have two names in there, System and Everyone.

Click the Add button and type in Everyone and click OK. Check the Allow box next to Read for Everyone. Now click Add again and type in System. Check the Allow box next to Read and Full Control for System. It should look like this:

Both the check boxes under Allow should be selected when you highlight System.
Also be sure to click on the Advanced button after adding both users and selecting Reset permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects.

Click OK and if a warning message comes up, just click OK.
Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.
You should now be able to see everything in the Device Manager.

Fix it: Windows Firewall Greyed Out

Fix it: Windows Firewall Greyed Out

If you're using windows Xp and your windows Firewall happened to be greyed out,as shown below.

Here's an easy trick to enable it back again.

-Start > Run> regedit.exe

-Go to HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall key

-Backup/Export that key first, then remove/delete WindowsFirewall branch

-Restart computer

-Windows Firewall should come back again as default

 

Fix it: Customize program using a keyboard shortcut

Fix it:
The start menu in windows is great, but if you have like many software installed, it could be a headache & time consuming to find and locate.Well you could create a desktop shortcut, but I prefer having a keyboard shortcut.
If you're like me this is how you do it :

Customize program using a keyboard shortcut

1.Click on the Start menu, click All Programs.
Right-click the program that you want to start with a keyboard shortcut, and click Properties.



2.Click in the Shortcut key tab.Click the letter on your keyboard that you want to use to start the program.


3.Simply click on ok

Fix it: Windows XP Activations Troubleshooting

If you have problems with windows xp activations, try the following steps.
It might help:

Windows XP Activations Troubleshooting

Step 1
1. Get into Command Prompt.
2. Type cd\windows\system32
3. Type ren wpa.dbl wpa.old
4. Type copy wpa.bak wpa.dbl
5. Restart

Check if you're able to activate, or else follow step 2

Step 2
1. Start > run >regedit>
2. Go to > HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon
3. Add a DWORD value to this key that is named “Activation Required”, and then set the value of this DWORD to 1.

Restart and check if you're able to activate, if still no go, keep on following

Step 3
1. Start > run >regedit>
2. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows NT\Current Version\WPAEvents\OOBETimer
3. Make some random changes to the value, do not restart, then try to

Activate again by running the command c:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe /a

Step 4
1. Get into Command Prompt
2. Type cd\windows\system32
3. Type ren wpa.dbl wpa.old
4. expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ wpa.dbl
5. Restart

Fix it: Windows Vista Activations Troubleshooting

Got yourself Windows vista ?? haha...nah its not that bad...its so..so.. :p
well if you're having activations issues, you can follow steps below to resolve it

Firstly you will need to know about slmgr commands, have a look below

1. slmgr -dli (this will display the current activation/licensing info of the pc your on)

2. slmgr -ipk xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx (allows you to replace the current product key with the specified)

3. slmgr -xpr (shows expiration date of current license)

4. slmgr -upk (uninstalls current product key)

5. slmgr -ato (activates current pc’s license)

6. slmgr -skms activationservername/slmgr -skms port/slmgr –skms activationservername:port (sets KMS server used for activation and/or port, ie slmgr -skms 192.168.10.1:8090 or slmgr -skms KMSServer:8090)

7. slmgr -rearm (resets the licensing status of the machine)

8. slmgr -ckms (clears the name of KMS server used to default and port to default)
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If you have trouble activating WinVista or Win Svr 2008, This is what you can do :

1. Access command prompt in elevated mode

2. Slmgr –upk (this will uninstall the current product key)

3. Slmgr –rearm (reset the activation files

4. Perform reactivation of the system

Restart pc & reactivate windows or to ensure that system does not prompt for reactivation
To bring up the activation screen simply type in slui4.exe in the run command

For a complete list of activations troubleshooting which comprimises win xp, windows vista & windows 7 please visit my second blog here

Windows Unveils Phone of Future

The new Windows Future Phone takes the look and feel of upcoming future mobile devices . To be released , the latest Windows Phone’s intuitive user interface makes it one of the most amazing devices I have seen all these years . It is something like some ultra-terrestrial gadget from the space. This Windows Phone will change the entire ecosystem. This new device of the future concept cell phone has surfaced recently , and it’s truly impressive. Features the latest Windows Mobile user interface, 3D video calling & much more.

Touchscreens may have completely changed the cell phone interface today, but tomorrow’s mobile devices will go even further, even responding to grip & other forms of user action. It’s not everyday that you see a phone that can “bend and twist” at your command , but future phones will. Mobile phone technology is advancing so rapidly, that people can expect to be using what is thought to be impossible by 2015 .












At least this is what they say it will look like.
Looks impossible ? Sounds impossible ? but if they can expand from windows 3.1 right up to windows 7 & they have already begun working on Windows 8, to windows servers...windows mobile..I don't think so its hard for the guys in Microsoft to come up wif dis stuff.
Well, looks neat, init ? Hope it works better than it looks, cause WinMo 6.5 sure does sucks as hell !! (and this doesn't mean I love mac, you suck more !!)