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The screen is black when you start Win7:Solution:  This panic inducing problem is often attributed to minor problems with your graphics Card or the cable that connects it to the monitor. First, check that your monitor is plugged into A power socket and that the monitor cable (either Video Graphics Array (VGA) or Digital Visual Interface (DVI)) is firmly connected to both the monitor and your computers graphics Port. If the monitor flickers when moving the cable, there might be a problem with the cable Itself, so try a replacement cable if you have one.

 Another possibility is that your graphics cards drivers need to be updated (this is particularly Likely if you just installed Win7 and are booting into the operating system for the first time).  Restart your computer and press the ‘F8 key during the boot process. When the ‘Advanced Boot Options screen appears, use the arrow keys to highlight ‘Enable Low Resolution Video (640x480), press ‘Enter, and wait for Win7 to start. When it does, visit your graphics Card manufacturers Web site and download the latest drivers for your card. Install the drivers And restart Win7. If your computer has integrated graphics instead of a discrete graphics Card, use ‘Windows Update (click ‘Start, click ‘All Programs, and click ‘Windows Update) to obtain the most recent drivers.
When upgrading from Vista, the Win7 installation process stops at 62%:Solution:  Win7 can hang at various points during the installation process for different reasons, But one problem occurs more often than others. If your installation stops at precisely 62%, its Likely because a service has stopped responding. To fix the problem, restart your computer And let it roll back to Vista. Once youre back in Vista, click ‘START, right click ‘COMPUTER And click ‘PROPERTIES, Select ‘Advanced System Settings on the left menu. Choose the ‘Advanced tab, click ‘Environment Variables, and click the ‘New button under ‘System Variables.

 Next, type ‘MIG_UPGRADE_IGNORE_PLUGINS in the ‘Variable Name field, type ‘IphlpsvcMigPlugin.dll in the ‘Varible Value field, and then click ‘OK. Click ‘OK to close the ‘Environment Variables box, click ‘OK to close the ‘System Properties box, and then shut down your computer. Repeat the Win7 upgrade process.
Youre unable to join a homegroup:     Solution:   Win7 has eased the home networking process through its use of homegroups, which Help automate network creation. However, if youre unable to join a homegroup on your Network, first make sure that a homegroup actually exists. If the homegroup was created On another computer, check to make sure the homegroup has been created on that computer And that it is turned on. After verifying that the homegroup does exist, check that youre Connected to the network by clicking the Network icon in your Taskbar. If youre not, click ‘Start. Open the ‘Control Panel, click ‘Network and ‘Internet, and open the ‘Network and Sharing Center. Click ‘Connect To A Network and follow the instructions to  connect to your Local network.

 If youre still unable to connect to the homegroup, make sure your network location is set to ‘Home by opening the ‘Network And Sharing Center, clicking ‘Public Network (or ‘Work Network), and then clicking ‘Home Network. You can also check to see if ‘Network Discovery is turned off, which would prevent you from accessing the home network. In the Left panel of the ‘Network And Sharing Center, click ‘Change Advanced Sharing Settings, Click the ‘Down arrow button to expand the ‘Home Or Work profile, and select the ‘Turn On Network Discovery radio button. Click ‘Save Changes when finished.

 If youre still having problems, make sure the required homegroup-related services are Running. Click ‘Start, open the ‘Control Panel, select ‘System And Security, select ‘Administrative Tools, and double click ‘Services (You may be prompted for an Admin password here, so make sure you have it handy before trying this step). Scroll to the ‘Homegroup Provider service under the ‘Name column and make sure "Started" appears  under the ‘Status column. If it doesnt, double click the ‘Homegroup Provider entry, click the ‘Start button, and click OK. Repeat this process for the ‘Peer Networking Grouping service.
Windows is unable to install important updates:Solution:  In most cases, the Win7 update process is seamless as it downloads and installs Important updates in the background. However, the OS occasionally encounters problems With the update process and cannot install certain updates. If this happens, try manually Updating by clicking ‘Start, clicking ‘All Programs, and clicking ‘Windows Update. In the left pane, click ‘Check For Updates, and then click ‘Install Updates after Windows Finds the important update (or updates) it was previously unable to install. Note that some Updates require you to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms, so be sure to Accept the terms to ensure a successful update installation.

 Some updates can require a hefty amount of hard drive capacity, so Windows might have Problems if your primary hard drive is running low on space. If you have 500MB or less Of drive space left, run ‘Disk Cleanup in the ‘Search box, and press ‘Enter. Select Your primary drive (usually C:) in the dropdown menu and click ‘OK. Follow the Instructions to delete unnecessary files.
Win7 returns a message that access is denied when you try to open a file or folder:Solution:  If Windows prevents you from opening a file or folder, check that you have Permission to open it. ‘Right click the file or folder, click ‘Properties, choose the ‘Security tab, and click ‘Users under ‘Group Or User Names. Under ‘Permissions, youll see the permissions for ‘Users (as opposed to Administrators) for that particular file or folder. If ‘Read and/or ‘Write are not selected under ‘Allow, youll need to log in with an administrator account to access the file or folder or have the administrator of that computer change the permissions for the file or folder. If you have an admin account, you can choose to change the permissions yourself for your user account. To do so, choose ‘Users, click ‘Edit on the ‘Security tab, click to select the appropriate permissions, and click ‘OK.
Win7 prevents you from logging in to your computer because your user account Is locked out:Solution:  If someone tries to log in to your account too many times when using an Invalid password, Win7 will lock the account. Assuming you have a separate admin Account (and it is highly recommended that you do for security purposes), you can Log in to Windows using that administrator account and unlock the user account.

 Click ‘Start, type ‘lusrmgr.msc in the ‘Search box, and press ‘Enter to launch The ‘Local Users And Groups utility. Click to select the ‘Users entry in the left pane, And double click the locked account in the right pane. On the ‘General tab, click To deselect ‘Account Is Locked Out, click ‘OK, close the ‘Local Users And Group utility, and log out of Windows . Log back in using the user account.
Win7 does not start after being in Sleep Mode:Solution:  Microsofts latest OS includes a wealth of power saving options, but they Dont always work as designed, especially when the OS is paired with certain Motherboards. If Win7 refuses to start after being in Sleep Mode, you can tweak The power options to prevent Win7 from sleeping. Reboot your computer and Open the ‘Control Panel, select ‘System And Security, open ‘Power Options. Next to your selected ‘Power Plan (for example, Balanced), click ‘Change Plan Settings, select ‘Never in the drop down menu beside ‘Put The Computer To Sleep, and then click ‘Change Advanced Power Settings. Click to expand the ‘Sleep entry, click to expand the ‘Allow Hybrid Sleep entry, click ‘On, and change the setting in the drop down menu to ‘Off. Click ‘OK.

 If you want your computer to go to sleep after a certain period, this solution will Serve only as a work around. Because this problem is often related to outdated Motherboard software, check your motherboard manufacturers Web site for A BIOS (Basic Input/Output) update.
Youre unable to print from a printer connected to your homegroup:Solution:  First, check that the printer is plugged in and turned on. Next, make Sure that the person who connected the printer to the homegroup didnt change The sharing settings, because if the printer is no longer shared, you wont have Access to it through the homegroup. If the printer is active and being shared Through the homegroup, try printing directly to the printer from the computer To which it is connected. If the printer doesnt print from the host computer, Youll need to troubleshoot  the printer connection instead of the homegroup Issue. If none of these steps work, try rebooting both the host computer and Your computer. You can also try leaving the homegroup and rejoining.
You cannot open or copy files from the Web:Solution:  Win7 is serious about security because plenty of threats exist on the Internet. Traditionally, Microsoft has been the lowest flying fruit for crackers And cybercriminals. When Win7 security controls are set too strictly, they Can prevent you from accessing files on the Web. To fix this problem, click ‘Start, type ‘Internet Options in the ‘Search box, and press ‘Enter. Choose the ‘Security tab, select the ‘Internet zone, and move the slider under ‘Security Level For This Zone to a lower level. For example, if the slider is set to ‘High, move it to ‘Medium High. Click ‘OK when finished.

 If youre still having problems opening or copying Web files after changing this Level, move the security slider to a lower level. If this problem is occurring Only with a particular site, return to the ‘Security tab in the ‘Internet Properties dialog box and click the ‘Trusted Sites zone. Next, click the ‘Sites Button , copy the sites URL to the ‘Add This Website To The Zone field, Click ‘Add, click ‘Close, and click ‘OK.
More Win7 problems:

Solution:  Microsoft Fix It (support.microsoft.com/fixit) provides a wide range of Automated wizards that run diagnostics on your computer to find and solve issues. So if your experiencing system slow down, they have helpful wizards available.

Windows 8 had come out with a bunch of new features and interfaces, but most of the people were disappointed when it leaves the classic Start button, many found it bit more uncomfortable to go through the start screen every time they need a programme to be run. But gradually people are started loving it
and I am the one of those. As I have already said that peoples have lots of issues with Windows 8, specially while its used by new users. Recently I have come across a shortcut issue, which I am going to discuss here. In this tutorial I will discuss the process of showing My Computer and My Document shorcuts on the Desktop.

What to do
You have to follow the following steps to bring the above mentioned shortcuts to your Desktop. Its really very simple.
1) Go to the Desktop
2) Right Click and go to Personalize
3) Click on Change desktop icons
4) Then select your required shortcuts from the available options (You can take the help of following screen shot)

If you get any problem while creating the shortcuts, you can contact me.

Everyone loves to customize what they have. Now its the time to customize the folder in Windows PC. Normally Windows PCs folder colour is light yellowish which doesnt looks attractive at all. Folder Colorizer is a software app which is used to change the colour of the folder in Windows. Changing the folder colour not only makes it as colourful but it is very useful if you want to search through the folders to get the exact required folder.
To change the colour of the folder in Windows machine, basic technical knowledge is enough. The supported Windows OSs are Windows XP/7/Vista/8 .

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So how to change the folder colour in Windows PC? 



Cool. Just follow the simple steps which is given below:

• First, download the Folder Colorizer software app. The download link is given below at the end of this post.
• During the installation of Folder Colorizer, it only asks for the administrator privileges in order to change the systems default folder colour.
• After you have installed this software app, there is no need to open the app manually.
• Select a single folder or else select many folders. 
• Right Click on which you want to change the folders colour.
• Browse for "Colorize!".
• This application comes with 8 predefined colours in which you can choose and also it allows you to pick up further more colours. To do that, click on colors...

• Then name your defined colour and also dont forget to click on +Add color in order to add the users defined colour to the task and hence it becomes very handy when next time you want to change the folder colour.
• If you wish to reverse the colour, i.e., if you want to restore the system protected colour, then Right Click on the folder, choose "Colorize" and then do a click on Restore original color.
• Even if you have uninstalled the Folder Colorizer app, the custom colour of the folder wont get changed to default. So you need to manually restore the original colour of the folder by using this app only.
  

Like any other device, setting HTC Desire 816  into sleep mode will somehow save its battery life. Sleep mode puts your device into a lower power state while the display is off. It also prevents accidental button presses when its in your pocket or bag.


Heres how you can set HTC Desire 816 into sleep mode:

1. Briefly press on your devices Power button to turn off the display.  Then switch to Sleep Mode.

2. To change the time before your device sleeps, just go to Display & buttons settings.

3. To wake it up, manually press the Power button and unlock your Lcd.

4. Your device will also automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.


How to Extend Battery Life of HTC Desire 816 

In case you dont know what is the use of the Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Direct will let your device connect directly to other devices that is also Wi-Fi enabled without an access point. You can directly transfer data between the devices connected to each other with reduced setup. Since the Wi-Fi Direct may consume a high battery usage, so it is recommended that you plug your phone into a power outlet while using it.


To turn On your Wi-Fi Direct:

• Tap on the Home icon, then the Three Horizontal Line or Settings.

• Select System Settings, then More.

• Tap on Wi-Fi Direct. (A blue check will appear once activated.)

• If you want to create a group, then tap Create Group.

• If you want to search more devices, then tap Search.

This time we will discuss Error E16 on Canon MP258 Printer. This incident may be quite confusing for those who have never experienced it.
The following image is displayed on the monitor screen:

• If error E16 appeared with the image above, it means that the color cartridge need reset (experience the run out).
• Press the STOP/RESET button somewhat longer (5-15 sec) until the LCD panel rotates, then release.
• If the error appears again E13/16 black cartridge, it means also need reset (experience the run out), and the picture is as follow:

• Do the same: press the STOP/RESET LCD panel a little long to spin, then release.
• Finished, the error MP258 printer E16 will be normal again.

By adding applications on your homeLcd, youre creating a hassle-free phone experience. Important apps or apps that you usually open are accessible if you put it right on your homeLcd instead of going thru lot of  tapping and clicking. Now heres how you can add applications that you use most often on your LG G Pro 2 smartphone.


To add shortcuts to apps or Widgets on the Home Lcd:

1 Select a location (Home Lcd canvas) to add an item by swiping the Home Lcd from left to right or vice versa.

2 Touch and hold an empty part of the Home Lcd.

3 Tap the type of item you want to add on the Lcd: Apps, Downloads, Widgets, or Wallpapers.

4 Tap the desired App or Widget.

5 You will see a new icon on the Home Lcd.

To place it on a different canvas, touch and hold it to drag it to the desired location and release your finger from the Lcd.

TIP: To add a preloaded application or an application you have downloaded from Play Store to the Home Lcd, simply touch and hold the icon you want in the Apps Lcd and drag it to the desired Home Lcd canvas.

5. When its all set and done, press on or tap on Send to save message as a draft.

Now you can make someones day a very special one with this creative and personalize MMS.