How to resize your Hard Disk Partitions...?? Increasing/Decreasing size of C drive without formatting.

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You may often find that one of your hard disk partition is getting loaded with data while the other partition gets neglected. And to add to it, you want to store the data in the same fully loaded partition. But the situation becomes worse when your Primary drive (mostly C drive) gets full and you want more space to install new programs. 

The primitive solution for this problem was to format the hard disk using a bootable CD and create and resize the partitions. The obvious demerit of this method is that you lose all the installed programs and data on the hard disk.

A little better solution is to make use of  Windows Disk Management Utility to shrink and extend partitions. But this utility is very limited in its functionality and ability to resize partitions efficiently.

So, here I am offering one of the best solution to your problem of resizing the partitions without formatting. EASEUS PARTITION MASTER is the one of the most convenient software for disk partitioning and management. Its interface is basic and really kind of bland.

For a program that deals with something as unglamorous as partition management, however, this is probably something most users will be willing to forgive. If you're new to partitioning or have pretty basic partitioning needs, EASEUS Partition Master is really the only tool you'll need to get the job done. 

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You can refer to the user guide of EaseUS software for using this software. Click HERE download.

To learn how to use this software, check out the YouTube video below:

Best online storage websites.. Easiest way to back up files of your Computer

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Do you know when the absolute worst time to think about backups is? It’s the moment when the tech support guy tells you your hard drive has died and your data is lost.

One error that the free online backups will not help is recovery of a file a split second after you delete that important presentation or cherished photo. Most free services do not save deleted files but write over the old file. An online backup provides 24/7 access to your files from any Internet connected computer, smartphone, or tablet style device. Data storage in the cloud is one of the quickest means to data archiving and recovery.

The requirements to judge the online backup are listed below.

• Storage Size: More free storage is obviously better. Our photo files are larger and we are taking more photos. This requires more storage.
• Document Synchronization: Documents and files created or changed need to automatically be uploaded to the “Cloud.”
• Long Term Reliability of the Site: Will your files be there available a year from now, five years from now? This is subjective. If I have heard of the service before I became editor of this category or one of our readers makes a compelling argument, the site will be considered reliable.
• Security: It should be assumed that security is minimal for the free sites. If the files you upload will not be encrypted, there's nothing to stop someone from looking at your files. This includes law enforcement officials who can serve papers from a judge requesting copies of your files. The services I have checked do not have encryption on the fly. Spideroak has pre-egress or pre-internet security. Your files are encrypted before they are uploaded.
• File Location: Ideally the files should be able to be located anyplace on your hard drive. Instead many online backup services require a special folder to be created. All your files will have to be stored in that folder. Also, the files will have to be stored on the local drive and copied to the online service.

So here I present some of the best online storage websites. I have sorted them as per their merits:

#1  IDrive (www.idrive.com)

IDrive's parent company IBackup has been in business since 1999 and therefore meets the long term reliability requirement. The service has 5 GB of free storage. While not a lot by today's standard it is better than 2 GB. IDrive does provide pre file transfer encryption. You provide the private key which will be known only to you. This will secure your files from being read by others without your permission.

IDrive has both scheduled and continuous backup. The default is scheduled backup. IDrive also has versioning. In this way if you accidentally delete a file, it can be retrieved.

Your files can be stored in any place on your hard drive. This allows you to keep your current file structure. It will not be necessary to move your file to a special folder for backup.

#2  Skydrive (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/skydrive/home)

Microsoft has changed Skydrive. It is now 7 GB if you are a new subscriber to the service. If you are an old subscriber and had 25 GB of storage you get to keep your 25 GB.

It has reduced storage space, no encryption and the annoying Skydrive folder you have to use. It is built into Windows 8 and the service is expected to be around for a long time as it's provided by Microsoft.

Skydrive's storage size is 7 GB. This is not very large by today standards. Skydrive originally was 25 GB. A new user can't get 25 GB free anymore. If you have an old Hotmail account you may have 25 GB.

Skydrive is easy to use. Once installed just move

30 Must-have rare apps for your Windows PC -- The Best Software Utilities for Windows PC

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Important Softwares for your Windows PC

This is a list of little-known but essential software utilities for Windows that are free, light-weight and add new and useful features to your computer.

Here are some of the most useful software utilities that you wish were part of standard Windows. These tools are free, light-weight and can be installed on all versions of Windows including the newer Window 8. You can Google it out and try these little Gems for your Windows PC.

1. Eraser – When you delete a file in Windows, the contents of the file can still be recovered using other utilities. Eraser lets you permanently delete a file making recovery nearly impossible.
2. Unlocker – If you are trying to delete a file (or folder) but unable to do so because the “file is in use” by another program, just use Unlocker to end all the locking processes.
3. ShellExView – As you install new programs, the contextual menu gets cluttered and confusing. With ShellExView, you can clean up the right-click menu and remove all the useless entries.
4. Everything – Windows includes powerful desktop search capabilities but Everything goes one step further. It looks for files and folders irrespective of their location  (including temporary files and system folders) and you can also use regular expressions in your search queries.
5. Always on Top – This tiny utility lets you easily keep any window on top of all other windows on your desktop. For instance, you can answer your emails, work on an Excel sheet while a YouTube video plays in the foreground.
6. SyncToy – One of the most useful software utilities from Microsoft that lets you keep different folders in sync with each other. You can configure it with Windows Task Manager to run file synchronization jobs automatically at custom intervals.
7. WinDirStat – Running out of space on Windows? WinDirStat helps you reclaim disk space by creating a visual treemap of your entire hard disk where the area of the colored rectangles is proportional to the size of the underlying folders.
8. Double Killer – This is the only tool you need to get rid of all duplicate files on your computer including images and music files. It compares the file hash to identify duplicate files.
9. TCPView – It will list all the software programs (or processes) on your computer that are accessing the Internet including the IP addresses that they are connecting to. Ignore all the columns except Process, Remote Address and State.
10. Droplr – This is the easiest way to upload your desktop files onto the web. Droplr adds a new option to your Windows “Send to” menu and also places a drop zone on the desktop. Any files that you place in the drop zone are instantly upload and the public link is copied to the clipboard automatically.
11. TinyGrab – Press a hotkey to grab a quick screenshot of anything that’s on your desktop screen and TinyGrab will put it online in a snap. The screen captures will stay online forever until you remove them.
    
    

How to make a bootable Pendrive... Format PC with Pendrive... simplest way to format and install new OS

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How to make a bootable Pendrive for Windows XP/Vista/7/8

Using CD for formatting is an old school approach. Besides that your 'XP ka CD' may get corrupted due to scratches and other physical damage. I find it comparatively easy to make a bootable PD for windows 7 and 8 than for Windows XP. But with the help of software almost anything can be made simpler.

So follow the steps given below for making a bootable pendrive for XP:

1. Download and install WinToFlash. Click HERE to download.

2. Run WinToFlash.exe

3. In the Wizard mode, click on the tick mark

4. Click on Next. In the Wizard dialogue box, specify the Windows file path and the USB drive path by clicking on 'Select'.

(Note: If you have the setup files of Windows in a folder then give the path of that folder. But if you have the disc image, then you have to first mount it on your virtual drive and then give the path of the virtual drive.)

5. Before clicking on Next, make sure that you backup your Pendrive contents and

All about downloading Microsoft Office 2013

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Microsoft Office 2013 (or Office 2015)

Microsoft is expected to release a new version of Office, called Microsoft Office 2013 (or Office 15) early next year. The new Office, the release version of which is already available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, sports a minimalist interface and, among other features, is very tightly integrated with SkyDrive.

If you aren’t an MSDN/Technet subscriber, you can still download and install Microsoft Office 2013 as long as your computer is running Windows 7 or Windows 8.

Where can I download Microsoft Office 2013

Option A: You can go to office.com/preview and download the full-featured edition of Office 2013 that includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and Microsoft Access (no Visio here). You can install this

Installation of Microsoft Windows 8 (official)

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Microsoft is all set to release its official version of Windows 8 on 26th October 2012. So all the people who are gearing up for installing this upgrade, please have a close look at this post.

The System Requirements for Windows 8

According to this Windows 8 FAQ, any machine equipped with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of hard disk space and 1 GHz processor should be able to handle Windows 8. The minimum RAM requirements are 2 GB in case you would like to install the 64-bit version of Windows 8.

Should you download Windows 8 Setup or the ISO Image?

As you may have noticed on the Windows 8 download page, the installation of Windows 8 can be done in two ways.

1. You can either take the easiest route and download the Windows 8 Setup program – that’s also the default option.
2. Alternatively, you can download ISO Images of Windows 8.

If you are planning to install Windows 8 on your existing computer, either on a different partition (dual-boot) or just want to upgrade from an older version of Windows to Windows 8, the default Setup program is a good choice.

Please note that that your installed software programs will only be preserved if you are upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8. If your planning to install Windows 8 on top of Windows XP or Vista, only the files will be preserved but not the various software programs that you may have on the disk.

The Windows 8 ISO image may be more handy in other situations like:

1. Your computer has an x64 processor but is currently running the 32-bit version of Windows. If you want to install the 64-bit version of Windows 8, download the 64-bit ISO.
2. You want to install Windows 8 on your Mac (iMac or Macbook) using Boot Camp software.
3. You want to install Windows 8 on multiple computers. In that case, you can download the ISO once, create a bootable DVD and boot the other systems using this newly created Windows 8 disk.
4. You plan to run Windows 8 as a Virtual Machine inside your existing copy of Windows.
5. You are running Windows XP.

The universal product key for Windows 8 is TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF

Will my software programs run inside Windows 8?

Before grabbing the ISO image of Windows 8, quickly run this setup utility and it will show a list of all software programs and hardware drivers on your system that are compatible with Windows 8. Alternatively, you can visit this page to see a list of all known

Prevent Excel from reformatting two numbers to a date and month

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You must have encountered the Microsoft Excel's automatic conversion of two numbers on either side of a hyphen into the date and month the numbers correspond to, such as "1-1" becoming "01-Jan."

The change occurs even when you choose any of the options available when you select Paste Special. I have looked high and low for a way to disable this setting in Excel, to no avail.

You can make the change for an entire worksheet by clicking the small box above 1 and to the left of A in the top-left corner, or by pressing Ctrl-A or Command-A to select all the sheet's cells. Then right-click any cell, choose Format Cells, and select Text in the left pane under the Number tab.

How to lock folders in your computer

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We have so many softwares  available to lock and unlock folders and drives. But you can do somewhat the same thing without the help of any software. 

Suppose that you want to lock a folder named 'Jitu' in any drive of your computer. Just follow these simple steps to lock and unlock.

--> Open notepad and type
ren Jitu Jitu.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

How to speed up a Windows XP computer

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Your Microsoft Windows XP computer might be running slow. It could be due to some of the default settings located in the Performance Options dialog box. You can change the options in this dialog box to boost the performance of a Windows XP client. Let’s examine the settings you can change to tweak Windows XP’s performance.

Performance Options dialog box

The most useful Windows XP performance-tuning options are on the Visual Effects and Advanced tabs of the Performance Options dialog box. You’ll find this box via the System Properties control panel by clicking the Settings button under Performance (Start | Control Panel | System | Performance | Settings). Figure A shows both the Visual Effects and Advanced tabs with the performance options you can easily modify.

Figure A

Performance Options — Visual Effects and Advanced tab

How to remove recent document menu from Start menu

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To remove the recent document from the start menu u need to edit the windows registry as follows:

--> Open registry editor by typing regedit in run dialog box ,
-->Now navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
-->Right click on right pane and select new DWORD entry , name it NoRecentDocsMenu and put 1 as value to enable it.
-->Restart the system and document menu is gone.

How to remove programs from add/remove program list

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If you want to remove any listing from the add remove programs list of control panel then perform this simple registry modification...

-->Open run dialog box and type regedit and press enter to open registry editor
-->Now navigate to