0 Stop Google.com To Redirect To Google.co.in or Your Country Domain | Navigate To Google.com From A Country Google domain

Trouble:
Many of my friends ask me this simple question sometimes here in India, when ever they type google.com in their browsers they always get redirected to the google.co.in or their country specific google website.

Normally they used to ask me what is difference in between google.com and google.co.in, and does this affect the searches they make on google and the search results which appear.

Here is how you can either stop google from redirecting to google country domain or navigate to google.com simply from your google country domain

Fix:
Google.co.in in the google’s Indian web site where as google.com is the US website, so you are being redirected to your country google domain so as to filter your search results and provide you better results more faster by accessing the data centers located in your country or as near possible

But this difference will be negligible till when you are searching something on google which is not country dependent, still if you don’t want google.com to redirect then type www.google.com/ncr in your browser address bar – ncr stands for No Country Redirect. You can save the above address as bookmark in your browser to open google.com always

Another way is to let google.com redirect to your country google domain and then click the link at the google page for your country which says Go to Google.com [ as shown in the image above ]

0 Block Virus Transfer From USB Flash Drive

Some times you already know about a USB removable drive you are going to connect to your computer is virus infected, but you may have some crucial data on it. Now, you want to copy data from the virus infected USB drive but you also know that if you connect that drive you computer will also get infected with the virus in the USB drive.

We have written a tutorial on how to back up data from virus infected USB drive and how to remove virus in USB drive and another way to copy data from virus infected removable drive.

In order to block virus spreading or copying on your computer, you can also use the free to use tool called Smart USB Flash Drive blocker – This software easily blocks the USB drives from copying any automated virus files on your computer.

In simple words application allows you to copy data from virus infected drive and block all the virus files to be copied from USB drive. It is very easy to use, and you just need to run the portable application and it will block the USB drive.
Once you have clicked the block button, it will show a message prompt that the USB drives are now blocked.

We hope this utility prove to be helpful for you, or you may try some other virus blocking programs like Smart Virus Remover, USBProtect and Autorun Killer
Download Smart USB Flash Drive blocker

0 Not able to show hidden files and folders

Not able to show hidden files and folders

Posted by Abhishek in computer problems, virus problems, windows 

3

Feb

Advertisements Trouble:
Sometimes a virus or some malicious script makes the hidden files and folders not visible even when it is explicitly enabled.
In this case even if the user enables the Show hidden files and folders in
Tools > Folder options > View menu, Hidden files and folder does not become visible.
Lets see how to fix it.

Fix:
First and foremost is the point that the user has enabled the Show hidden files and folder
1. Go to Tools > Folder options. This will show a folder options menu.
2. Go to View tab and select the option “Show hidden files and folder”
The hidden files and folders are displayed by this method normally. But in case some virus or script is preventing the hidden files and folders from being visible, follow the below steps:
1. Go to your Start > Run, type regedit and press enter. This will open registry editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folde r\Hidden\SHOWALL

Updated on 9th FEB 2008:

Note:

DELETE the value CheckedValue in the right window if it already there and type is REG_SZ
Now create a new DWORD value again with the same name CheckedValue.
3. Double click the value called CheckedValue, and modify its data value (DWORD Value) to 1 (0×00000001) . Close registry editor after this.
Updated on 9th FEB 2008:
If still folder options is reverted back to don’t show hidden files and folders then it could be due to some virus still in action.
Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden
NOHIDDEN
In the NOHIDDEN folder, select CheckedValue and set the value to 1
4. Go to Tools > Folder options. This will show a folder options menu.
5. Go to View tab and select the option “Show hidden files and folder”
The above fix to the trouble came from one of our readers Chris under a virus post comment.
Thanks Chris.
Note: If above solution does not work for you, make sure to make your system completely virus free by updating your anti-virus and running a complete scan

0 Remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card or iPod

Remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card or iPod

Posted by Rohit in how to fix 

21

Dec

Advertisements Trouble:
In the past we had received so many problems from the readers who have a problem in copying files on their USB portable devices like pen drives, memory card and iPod etc.

According to the mails we had received about this problem, people have seen the following errors when their thumbs drives, memory card etc becomes write protected.

• Cannot copy files and folders, drive is write protected
• Cannot format the drive, drive is write protected
• The disk is write protected
• Remove write protection or use another disk
• Media is write protected

Some times people say that suddenly their drive become write protected and they are not able to delete any files and folder on the drive and also not able to copy new files and folder to USB portable drive.
Let’s see how can you remove write protection on your portable devices like pen drives, memory cards, iPod and other USB mass storage devices.
Fix:
Write Protection on any portable USB Device can be applied by the physical lock provided on the card adjuster or some times provided on the pen drives, so make sure to make your drive not write protected by moving the lock in right direction.
But even after moving the physical lock for write protection the problem can happen due to some virus action. This happens when some virus or script which applies the registry hack to make any drive write protect when connected to the computer, In that case follow the procedure below to remove write protection from your pen drive.
1. Open Start Menu >> Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

Note: If the registry key StorageDevicePolicies key does not exist, you will need to create it
Download this batch file called add.bat from here, and double click after download the key will be automatically added to registry.
3. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0 in the Value Data Box and press OK button

4. Exit Registry, restart your computer and then again re-connect your USB pen drive on your computer. That is it, done.
In case you still find an issue, please leave a comment below.

Updated on 28th May 2009
After a lot of user comments telling that the above method does not work for them, we tell you another method which you can follow to solve the “Pen Drive is Write Protected” problem.
If the above method does not work for you, follow the below steps:
1. Copy all the important data from this drive to your computer because this method will format the drive and erase all the data on the pen drive.
2. Now download the Apacer Formatting Utility, Unzip this utility to a folder on your hard disk, preferably on a folder on desktop screen for easy access (Do Not Try To Save it on pen drive). Keep your pen drive plugged in, and double click on the Start.bat file in the folder where you unzipped the above utility. This will start formatting your pen drive, wait till the formatting completes and the LED on your pen drive stops blinking. Remove your pen drive after than and plug it in again.
The above two steps will solve the problem. If you still face the problem, follow the below steps:
1. Goto Start > Run, type cmd and press enter, this will open command prompt.
2. Type the following command on the command prompt replacing X with the drive letter of your pen drive.

CHKDSK X: /F

The above two methods will help you fix the problem.
Note: For all those who are out of luck in fixing the problem with their portable drives, I would suggest you to get your drives checked or replaced by the manufacturer to fix it for you

0 Not able to open drives on hard disk by double click

Not able to open drives on hard disk by double click

Posted by Abhishek in computer problems, how to fix, virus problems, windows 

14

Jan

Advertisements Trouble:
Sometimes it happens in windows XP that you are not able to open drives on your hard disk. When you double clicking on the drives icons or right click on the drive>>explore in My computer ,the drive does not open.
This problem is generally caused by most of the viruses which infect windows XP system. They block or restrict your access to any of the drives.
But don’t worry this is not a big trouble it can be fixed easily.

Fix:
Normally when a virus infects a windows system which causes a drive opening problem, it automatically creates a file named autorun.inf in the root directory of each drive.
This autorun.inf file is a read only ,hidden and a system file and the folder option is also disabled by the virus. This is deliberately done by the virus in order to protect itself.  autorun.inf initiates all the activities that the virus performs when you try to open any drive.
You have to just delete this file and restart your system to correct this problem.
Follow the set of commands below to show and delete the autorun.inf
1. Open Start>>Run and type cmd and press enter. This will open a command prompt window. On this command prompt window type the following steps.
2. type cd\
3. type attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf
4. type del autorun.inf
5. now type d: and press enter for d: drive partition. Now repeat steps 3 and 4. Similarly repeat step 5 for all your hard disk partition.
Restart your system and your trouble will be fixed.
Update:
If you find the above procedure difficult, the use:  Scan and Remove Suspicious ‘autorun.inf’ with Autorun Eater
Also see : Autorun File Problems and Solutions by TroubleFixers

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Note: For all those who are not able to correct this problem, after following the above procedure can use a tool called Ravmon Virus Killer designed by Muhammad Abdullah, download it from here

0 Fixes to common Computer Mouse problems

Trouble:
Mouse is such a useful device, but we take it for granted until it starts troubling you. You will realize its importance only when your mouse goes bad or behaves erratically.

Some of the common problems with mouse are:

• Mouse Pointer Does Not Move Smoothly
• Mouse Pointer Freezes
• Mouse Does Not Work At All
• Mouse Pointer Too Slow or Too Fast
• Problem With Double Click

In this post, we will cover most common reasons behind these problems and the solutions.

Fix:
Lets see all these problems one by one with their solutions:

Mouse Pointer Does Not Move Smoothly

This Problem is mainly caused by dist accumulation at the bottom of the mouse surface or glossy mouse-pad especially for laser mouse or optical mouse. Clean the dust at the bottom of the mouse surface, also mouse pad, and try changing the mouse-pad, that also helps a lot.

Mouse Pointer Freezes

This Problem is mainly caused by due to high CPU usage, or you can say by hanging of some application. In such cases, the mouse will freeze. In such a case, wait a few seconds, and see if the mouse starts to respond. If that does not help, try to launch task manager from keyboard and try to kill any such application. In worst case, you might have to power-off and restart the computer.

Mouse Does Not Work At All

This Problem is caused due to loose connections or mouse connector connected to wrong PS/2 port. In such a case, first of all check the physical connection. In worst case, the mouse may have gone dead, so its shopping time.

Mouse Does Not Work At All

This Problem is caused due to loose connections, faulty mouse cable or mouse connector connected to wrong PS/2 port. In such a case, first of all check the physical connection. If you have a wireless or Bluetooth mouse, check its battery.  In worst case, the mouse may have gone dead, so its shopping time.

Mouse Pointer Speed Too Fast or Too Slow

You can configure the speed of your mouse pointer as per your need and comfort. For configuring the same, go to Control Panel > Mouse and Pointing Devices and set the mouse speed as you like.

Problem With Double Click

You can also configure the double click speed as per your comfort. For this also you need to go to Control Panel > Mouse and Pointing Devices. From there you can set the mouse double-click speed.

 

0 Fix up flickering problem with your old monitor

Problem:
Many times there are such cases when you are using a old monitor which gives a lot of flickering and it goes into the rolling state every now and then so, it is very difficult for anyone to work with such condition of monitor.
Solution:
To find the solution lets take a look on the main reasons behind this monitor flickering problem.

Why does a monitor may flicker ?
A monitor may flicker and goes into rolling state due to dust, overheating after a long continuous usage, loose circuitry or due to some electromagnetic interference with other electrical equipments like tv , UPS, large speaker systems etc.

FIX :
Take appropriate precautions for these types of problems with your monitor. Keep it dust free and ensure proper heat dissipation. Keep your speakers, TV and speaker system etc. at a distance from the monitor.
If you don’t think any above possible reasons for the rolling or flickering state of your monitor then we recommend you to get your monitor checked by the monitor company at their respective service center

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0 Error message on startup “Windows\System32\config\system” file missing or corrupt

Trouble:
These type of error messages comes when Windows XP system that does not start because of corruption in windows registry.

Most of the windows users who face this type of problems could not start windows, see the error messages like some mentioned below:

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE



Let’s see how can we fix this computer trouble

Fix:
This type of error usually occurs when some of the system files got corrupted, due to which windows does boot.
 
You need to repair windows using the windows XP setup cd using the windows recovery console, Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R“. Enter the administrator username and password.

Note: If you are not sure about the administrator password don’t type anything and press Enter.

After entering the correct username and password for the admin account you will see command prompt

Enter the following command at the command prompt.
“copy %windir%\Repair\system %windir%\System32\Config” and press Enter

Try restarting your windows to check if the problem is solved and If the above does not work, then again boot into “Recovery Console” and give following commands: (one by one)
fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot

We hope the solutions provided above will help you fix the trouble, if it does not let us know through comments.