Change Screen on a Toshiba satellite C650 Notebook

If you have a laptop with a broken screen here is a simple tutorial video on how to change screen on one. The one shown in the video is Toshiba Satellite C650 but you can use this tutorial on several laptop models where you can open the laptop front bezel without detaching the hinges from the bottom base. 

Disable Content Advisor in Internet Explorer without knowing the password

Have you ever come across a computer with a password on content advisor that the user has forgotten. Well log on to the the computer with administrator account and follow the instructions in this video to get rid of content advisor

Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk using Windows 7 Installation DVD - CD | Using Command Prompt | Using Diskpart

Hi,

Have you ever come across a situation where you have a Windows 7 PC with crashed windows and only a Windows 7 Installation DVD to try and reinstall Windows but you can't because the hard drive / hard disk on the PC is a dynamic disk? Well i just did.

So here's how to convert a Dynamic Disk back to Basic disk using a Windows 7 installation disk; this solution also works for Windows Vista.

To change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk using a command line Diskpart utility from the windows 7  or Vista Installation DVD - CD check out the video tutorial above and refer to these steps for more help.

1.Back up all volumes on the disk you want to convert from dynamic to basic.
2.Open a command prompt and type diskpart.
3.At the DISKPART prompt, type list disk. Make note of the disk number you want to convert to basic.
4.At the DISKPART prompt, type select disk .
5.At the DISKPART prompt, type detail disk .
6.For each volume on the disk, at the DISKPART prompt, type select volume= and then type delete volume.
7.At the DISKPART prompt, type select disk . Specify the disk number of the disk that you want to convert to a basic disk.
8.At the DISKPART prompt, type convert basic.
For more info you can check out the Microsoft knowledge base on this here.

CamStudio Side by Side Configuration problem in Windows Vista and 7

CamStudio is an excellent open source screen and webcam recorder software for creating tutorial videos, presentations and demos. Its avaialble for download from  http://camstudio.org/

In some Windows 7 and Vista x64 or x86 based computers, the software gives a side by side cofiguration incorrect error message. This can be resolved by downloading and installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

This is for version Camstudio 2.6 and some previous versions.

The fake CSIS malware

 These days a new malware is doing rounds on the internet. It shows this scary CSIS screen on infected computer asking to pay a fine of $100 through some internet payment system because it claims the computer was used to visit pornographic websites.

The user cannot get past the screen or run any other software on the computer while it remains infected with this malware.

If you encounter this problem, don't panic. All the warnings are fake. To remove this malware first start the computer in SAFE MODE. (See how to start your computer in safe mode on Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base) Once in safe mode, use System Restore to restore your computer to the date when it worked properly. After the restore is complete scan your computer for any malware with a good anti-malware like malware bytes. Download malware bytes here.

Task manager menu bar and tabs

Have you ever seen a Windows Task Manager in Tiny Footprint mode? It looks like this...

No menu bar no tabs. The easiest way to get back to normal mode is to double click on top border of task manager window. Enjoy!

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