How To Hide Any File In JPEG/Picture

This is a very useful tutorial in which you can use to send information to your friends secretly. In this tutorial, i will teach you how to hide any of your files behind the JPEG image. Also its different from stenography as it does hides text behind images or text behind mp3 files. Its universal, you can hide any file, Videos, Audio, virus or Trojan or anything behind image using this trick.

Follow the steps below carefully:

You will need two files - the file you want to hide and one jpg image - it can be of any size or dimensions. [If you want to hide multiple files in one jpeg image, just zip them into one file]

1. Create a folder into C drive (recommendation is that use this C:\Hidden).
INFO: You can Open My Computer > Click on C and then Create a New Folder there and Name it Hidden.

2. Now gather all files that you want to hide in this folder.

3. Now add all files you want to Hide to a compressed .rar file using winrar
(example: myhiddenfiles.rar ).
INFO: This rar file should be in the same directory (i.e. C:\Hidden)

4. Now Select the JPEG file that you want to use to hide the above content
(e.g myimage.jpg). Put this image file also in the same folder that is in C:\Hidden

5. Now, open Command Prompt (Go to Run and type ‘cmd‘). Make your working directory C:\hidden.

(When you open CMD you will get like C:\Documents and settings\username (something like that....)

Now type cd.. and press enter and then again type cd.. and press enter. Now you have something like this in cmd C:\ . Now in front of that type cd "Hidden" and press enter. )

6. Now type: “COPY /b myimage.jpg + myhiddenfiles.rar outputimage.jpg” (without quotes) - Now, myimage.jpg is the picture you want to show, myhiddenfiles.rar is the file to be hidden, and outputimage.jpg is the file which contains both....

7. Now, after you have done this, you will see a file output.jpg in C:\hidden. Open it (double-click) and it will show the picture you wanted to show. Now try opening the same file with WinRAR, it will show the hidden archive...



Goodluck!!!

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How To Password Microsoft Documents.

Everyone has its own privacy, so Here i will teach you how to password protect your microsoft document which you dont want any one to spy on without the use of any software.

Enough of stories and lets go straight to the point.

Follow the steps below to learn how to Password protect your Microsoft Documents:

1. Open the Microsoft Document you wish to Secure with a Password.

2. Click on Tools, Options, Security, [or General Option if you are Using Microsoft Word 2007] Then Enter the Password you will like to Use into the 2 Box provided and then click on OK. Your Document is now Secured!

NOTE>>>
Anytime you want to Open the File, You will be Prompted Twice to Enter a Password before it can Open. So anytime you want to share the Document with your Love ones, You must give them the Password to Open it.


Enjoy!!!

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How To Off Image/Pictures In Mozilla To Load Page Faster.

Are you tired of waiting for images to load on mozilla? How you can Off Image on your Mozilla Browser so as to Increase any Website Page Loading Speed when Browsing with a Slow Internet Connection. Read along with me.

Browsing Free with Most of the Tunnelling Software e.g Privoxy, IWP, Freedom, Proxymitron, etc really slows down the rate at which images or pictures are loaded on Mozilla and giving you a very tough time surfing. Turning off your Browser Image Really work and Increase the Speed at which a Page is been Load!


Follow this steps below to learn how to off images on Mozilla Firefox:
1. Open Mozilla » Tools » Options.

2. Click on the "Content" Tab » Untick the Load Image Automatically Button.

3. Then click on Ok.

This will Disable Image from Displaying on Webpages while Browsing.


To reshow your disabled images again:
1. Click on the "Content" Tab » Tick the Load Image Automatically Button.

2. Then click on Ok.

Enjoy!!!

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How To Run Opera Mobile 10.1.sis On Airtel Network

In this tutorial, i will teach you how to run your opera mobile 10.1.sis On Airtel Network and its free. That means that you will be able to surf or browse with your Opera Mobile for free.

Firstly, Select and Download Opera Mobile 10.1 or 11 For Symbian/S60 HERE[about 5.3mb]

After a successful download, install your 0M 10.1, Open your Opera mobile after installation and in the navigation or address bar, type opera:config, then hit Go.

It will now open a Preferences Editor, scroll down and read along the line, where you see PROXY, click PROXY

Now, scroll down to:

FTP server, put 70.87.103.189:80

HTTP server, put 70.87.103.189:80

HTTPS server, put 70.87.103.189:80

After doing the above, scroll down a bit, tick or check the following box named

• USE AUTOMATIC PROXY CONFIGURATION

• USE HTTP

• USE HTTPS


After that, scroll down a bit again and Save, and then OK.

You are now done, exit the browser for the changes to take effect and reopen the browser again, in the address bar, type http://airtellive.com/proxy/index.php
As soon as the page opens, you can from there go to anysite, it's in form of Phone in-built homepage trick, you can as well use both GLYPE & PHProxies that works for you.

NOTE>>
In the Access point you are to use, No IP, No Port, and No homepage, just input only the Access point name.

Why it is good:
• You will be able to download .jar files, install directly after download

• You can also upload your tutorial or anyname.phtml, and other related stuffs alike on your Symbian phone to your cPanel

• You will be able to upload files to different sites for sharing

• You will be able to enter secure sites like facebook and you can do anytin with it, it all depend on your ability to edit Preference editor.


Enjoy!!!

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Mtn configuration settings for 3.5G, GPRS/WAP and MMS

Have you sent "settings" to 3888 with no response from MTN?.......

Your phone cant be automatically configured?.....Then this post is for you.

Here, i will teach you how to manually configure your phone with default MTN configuration settings for 3.5G, GPRS/WAP and MMS settings.

For 3.5G Settings:
>> Account Name = MTN GPRS
>> IP Address = 10.199.212.2
>> Port = 9201 (for WAP) or 8080 (for HTML)
>> Username = web
>> Password = web
>> Access Point Name (APN) = web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

For GPRS/WAP Settings:
>> Account Name = MTN GPRS
>> IP Address = 10.199.212.2
>> Port = 9201 (for WAP) or 8080 (for HTML)
>> Username = web
>> Password = web
>> Access Point Name (APN) = web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

For MMS Settings:
>> Account Name = MTN MMS
>> Access Point Name (APN) = web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
>> Service Centre Address = http://10.199.212.8/servlets/mms
>> IP Address = 10.199.212.2
>> Port = 9201 (for WAP) or 8080 (for HTML)
>> Username = web
>> Password = web


Enjoy!!!

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Ways to Drive More And Huge Traffic To Your Blog

We all believe that there are factors that make blogs much better than other Web Pages, including the speed at which blogs are indexed, the ability to submit to blog directories & normal directories, pings and track backs. All these factors helps to drive huge traffic to your blog and give more visibility to blogs and can even get you more Pagerank from google if you can carefully read the factors below.

1. Publish short posts frequently.
Short post are very popular and common among readers, writing and publishing short post will give great visibility to your blog and short posts dont take much time to write. Try to make short post on daily basis.


2. Submit Your Blog To My Yahoo.
When you submit your own RSS to My Yahoo it is automatically indexed by Yahoo and you will have great visibility.

3. Submit to Google’s reader.
When you submit your own blog RSS to Google’s Reader the Google Blog Search will index your site for you and you will also have great visibility.

4. Trade Link.
Contact blog users to exchange link as much as you can it increases link popularity.

5. Ping your posts.
Use ping sites like ping-o-matic. Ping your site each and every time you add a new post.

6. Comment on other blogs.
Do not just leave short comments alone whenever you comment on other blog. Make sure you Leave your link along side with your comments.

7. Submit to directories And submit Rss
Submit your blog to directories such as Blogcatalog and the rest and submit your rss to search engines as many as possible. Directories increase relevance and visibility with Google.

8. Link from your email.
Add a link to your blog in your e-mail signature block.

9. Use Forums.
Forums are one of the best places to go for advice. Go to forums and find problems to solve. Make sure you always leave your blog name.

10. Tag your blog.
Tagging is a new idea that has erupted across the web. Sites like Del.icio.us, Technorati and many others have a social feature that allows you to place your article under keywords or “tags” that everyone interested in that tag can see.

11. Pay For Traffic And Seo.
If you want to boost your site without any stress and you dont even want to submit your blog to any directory yourself, all you need to do is to pay for Taffic, G-boost, Seo and Link building in a good site like Ineedhits

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How To Convert Your File From Any File To Any File Online

Have you ever wanted to convert files without the need to download or use any software?....... Check Out the site below to convert your file from any file to any file you want.


1.

DocsPal is a free online file converter that supports all kind of documents, video, audio, images, e-books and archives like microsoft word (doc, docx), powerpoint (ppt, pptx), excel (xls, xlsx), open office documents (odp, odt, ods), pdf, djvu, postscript; avi, mpeg, mkv, mp4, mov, flv, wmv, as well as video for iPhone, iPad, iPod, HTC, PSP, BlackBerry; mp3, wav, wma, aac, ac3, flac; chm, fb2, jpeg 2000 (jp2), png, photoshop documents (psd), tiff; 7z, jar, rar, zip and many others. Moreover, it offers an online viewer that allows you to view documents and images online directly in your browser, without having to install anything else.

2.

- ConvertFiles is capable of processing files up to 200 MB.
- Allows for more than 330 combinations of input and output file formats.
- Keeps your files secure and private. Uploaded files are destroyed immediately after being converted. They cannot be accessed by anyone. Converted files are kept on our servers for 24 hours and then they are destroyed by automated rules. Each link to a converted file is unique. It is made known only to the person who started the conversion. No links are accessible elsewhere. NEW: For increased security, you can delete your converted files yourself by clicking the "delete output file" option found right under the download link.
- Facilitates downloads from the world's most popular video-sharing websites such as YouTube and MetaCafe.
- Provides complete support for http, https and ftp links.


3.

Zamzar is dedicated to helping you transform your songs, videos, images and documents into different formats. Their mission is:
"To provide high quality file conversion
for as many file formats as possible"

Others are:

youconvertit

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Easy And Free Ways To Drive Massive Quality Traffic To Your Blogger Blog

I am going to list you some ways to drive traffic, good seo and quality back links to your blog. Follow the steps listed.

Submit your site wherever you can!

1. submit your blog to directories in your niche.

2. submit your blog to all the free directory and search engines.

3. submit your site to free website review sites like coolsiteoftheday.

4. submit each and every post to social bookmarking sites using onlywire.

5. submit your articles to article directories like Ezine, article base and associated content.

Use web 2.0 and other resources to promote your site.

6. write related articles on WikiPedia with your blog url in it.

7. make a hubpage for your blog, with a little bit information about your blog.

8. make a wiki page for your blog.

9. make a squidoo lens or more with a link to your site.

10. sign up at 43things.com and write things related to your blog and what you want to accomplish.(you’d be surprise by the number of people, just reading other peoples list)

11. create a myspace page for your blog.

12. create a facebook page for your blog.

13. create a hi5 page for your blog.

14. join blogcatalog and do the same as with mybloglog.

15. use MyBlogLog to create a community around your blog. join other peoples community, so they do the same for you.

16. create an account with Technorati and with every new post, ping it.

17. post related how-to videos on you tube with your blog address on the bottom of the screen or at the end or beginning of the video.

18. use yahoo answers to answer questions related to your niche, leaving your link in the resource box. (believe it or not, 10% of my traffic comes from 20 minutes a week answering questions on yahoo answers)

19. create an account on stumbleupon, and stumble each and every article you write. (one of the best ways to drive traffic to your site for free)

20. join as many forums as possible, especially forums related to your niche

Take advantage of free tools and Plug-ins.

21. place a “digg it” button right after your post, to make it easy for your readers to digg your post.

22. use a comment notifying plug-in to let your readers know about new comments. believe it or not, most people read more of other peoples comment on your post, than your post itself.

23. use social bookmarking plug-ins to make it easy for your readers to submit your post to social bookmarking site

24. install “tell-a-friend” plug-in to make it easy for your readers to let others know about your post.

25. make use of “all in one SEO” plug-in to make your blog search engine friendly.

26. use a forum plug-in to create a forum for your blogs readers to talk and discuss related issues.

27. use a free keyword tool to find and use good ranking keywords in your niche.

28. use sites like vista print to make free business cards ($5 shipping for 250 free BC which is worth it) with your site url on it and pass it around.

29. make a free favicon to be easily found in your readers favorites file. (people like to find what they want fast. I myself sometimes give up finding a particular article or site in my huge favorite file, simply because i don’t want to spend 5 minuets to go through the whole list. A favicon is like big spot light focused on you between hundreds of other people!

30. use free press release services to gain visibility.

31. Use pingomatic to ping RSS aggregators.

32. use free advertising sources like craigslist and backpage to post ads about your articles or blog in related categories.

Other Bloggers Can Help Too!

33. talk about or if you can interview a trusted person in your niche

34. Leave comments on blogs in related niches or any niche for that matter.(don’t spam, leave genuine comment, as you would like others to do so for you)

35. make a banner ad for your blog and exchange with other interested bloggers.

36. use blogroll to link to other bloggers in your niche in exchange for a link to your blog on their blog roll.

37. ask other bloggers to write a review of your blog in exchange for a link to their site from your site.

38. dedicate a post about a top bloggers in your niche. it will catch their attention and they may link to you

39. whenever appropriate, link to other bloggers articles in your post. they will return the favor.

40. use your best articles to post on other peoples blog as a guest writer (it’ll gain you visibility and new audience)

41. another blogger to post on your blog as guest (while he enjoys some new readers, it will brings his readers to your site as well)

Use your site as a tool to attract and keep visitors.

42. provide freebies, like free ebooks, free downloads and etc, to your readers.

43. once in a while run a contest related to your niche and encourage visitors to participate for a prize, and do give a prize to the winner, no matter how small. it will help to establish your persona as a trusted blogger, and once people see you as a trustworthy person, not only they will keep coming back to you, but they will bring other visitors as well.

44. use common questions related to your niche for the title of your article.

45. use keywords in the title of your post. keywords in title is one of the easiest and most important techniques of search engine optimization.

46. use a small place on your blog to have your blogs complete url ready for those who wish to link to your blog.

47. keep your blog clean and easily navigable.(how many times you have left a site, because you weren’t able to find what you came for?)

48. use numbered list for your informative posts, like “5 ways to…”. people tend to like these kinds of post.

49. shocking and surprising articles will draw people to your site.

50. be on the look out for new developments and news related to your niche, the first person breaking a new story, gets the most traffic.

51. videos are increasingly becoming popular, use them on your blog to your advantage.

52. use tags for your post, as its becoming a very popular way of finding related content.

53. Post frequently. search engines and readers like fresh content.

54. if you have any other blog or site, place a link to your site. (you can even create a blog to talk about your journey with your blog/site).

55. read and respond to your readers comment.(if i feel that what i say is important to the writer, i am more likely to came back for more and encourage others to do the same)

Extra!

56. Put your blog URL in your forum signatures.

57. use your blog name for your user name in forums and when leaving comment on other blogs.

58. ask your friends and family to Digg and stumble your posts. a post with more diggs or stumble, means more visibility.

59. put your blogs name and url on a bumper sticker or something like that, and attach it to your car. big corporations pay people to place their ads on their car, you don’t have to pay anyone, use your own car and also give some stickers to your friends and family and ask them to stick it on back bumper.

60. make flyers with your blogs name and a short captivating headline style description and pass it in the mall or parking lots. if you use a good headline, at least 60-70% of the people will visit your blog out of curiosity, and who knows how many will become your die-hard fans!(readers).


Good Luck!!!

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How To Watch Dstv On Your S40 And S60 Phones

Can you ever imagine watching Dstv right from your java[s40] phones and Symbian phones?.

Is this possible?.... Yes it is, you can watch films, music, news e.t.c right from your phone. All you need to do is to follow the steps below to know how to watch Dstv on your java and symbian.

Lets get started:

On your phone GOTO SETTINGS ==> CONFIGURATIONS ==> SETTING ==> CLICK ON OPTION ==> ADD NEW ==> MY STREEMING

Put the settings below:

SETTING==> APN- Use Mtn Access point[web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net]
UDP PORT=> MAX- 32000 MIN- 06970
PROXY DISABLE IN ALL DEFAULT SETTINGS

TO ACTIVATE:
Goto MobileTv or Tv4all from your phone browser to select a station like CNN, ESPN, BBC, SKYNEWS, SHOWTIME, WEATHER NEWS AND WEATHER REPORT, MTV AL JAZEERA, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, CCTV, ABC and more.


Enjoy!!!

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How To Get A UK Number For Free

In this tutorial i will teach you how to get your own UK number without living in UK. This tutorial works for most of my friends in Nigeria, South Africa, Italy and Spain and i believe this will work in every country in the world.

Follow the steps below to get you own Uk Number for free:

Visit uknumber.co.uk
to get your own UK number. Select your country along side with your country code.
Choose the type of number you would like and click to get your new UK number.

Now fill the form and click to get your Free UK number.

Enjoy!!!

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How T0 Download Jar File with operamini 5 and 6

Everybody knows that it is quite not possible or difficult to download .jar file using operamini, but in this tutorial, i will teach you how to download a .jar file using operamini.
It is now possible to download applications without any extension of default browser calling opera. But the only thing about it is that the trick supports both java[s40] phones and symbian phones.

Follow the steps below to Download Jar File with operamini 5 and 6.

1.Get the file link or download link

2.Press and hold selection key on where you see the download button

3.Select open in new tab

4.Immediately go to the new tab and press stop before it ask u to go to webbrowser(use *key and <> right or left navigation key for going to the new tab opened)

5.Press #1 (for editing address in address bar) change the last .jar to .zip

6. Press go, and Thats it, now opera ask us were we want to save or give a location on where to save
the file.

7. After u might have download the file exit your opera and open ur explorer or blueftp and locate ur file then clear the .zip i.e if the file is operahandler.zip just rename to operahandler. Exit ur explorer and go to ur gallery and rename the file to operahandler.jar, you are have now downloaded your .jar file with operamini 5 or 6.


Good Luck!!!

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How To Use Airtel Free Browsing Using BB Plan.

I have been trying this for 1 month now and still counting both on my computer and on my Blackberry Phone only in Nigeria. Am not assuring u 100% about it but u can still try. I have given this to Some of my friends in Nigeria which works for some and did not work for some but it will work for you if you only follow the steps below carefully.

How to Use Airtel Free Browsing Using BB Plan

Buy (200naira) Airtel card and Recharged to your Airtel line or sim make sure you have deactivated connection. Cos 15-60kobo might be deducted because of Stealth connection on your Pc.

After that:
Text
bisday TO 440

Its a BB plan but works with other phones. You will be sent 3 to 4 messages, its just a BB welcome message. Some complains that they dont receive any message after sending [bisday to 440], but make sure you keep trying, it will work and they will reply you, i assure you of that. After activation you will be given 100mb to use for a day.

The following day, you will receive a text message saying your subscription has expired. Just ignore the message and continue surfing or browsing.

Configure your Phone with this:
Access Point - internet.ng.airtel.com
Username - internet
Password - internet
IP Address - none
Port - none

NOTE>>>
Never use up your 100mb within 24hours. You can now use any amount of Mb the second day and make sure you disconnect and connect your modem or your phone if you are connecting with your computer and even on your phone just to be on the safer side.


Check your data plan using *141*712*0#


Enjoy!!!

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How To SpeedUp My Computer

You may want to ask me how do I speed up my computer? You get frustrated when your computer is very slow at work. You can now save yourself from aggravation especially when you are very busy working. Below are some steps to take to speed up your computer.

1. Do Disk Clean Up at least once every two weeks. Go to start>accessories>system tools>disk clean up. It will analyze your disk and will generate reports. Try to files from the recycle bin and the files located in the temporary files folder. Do not compress files i avoid it but it is your choice.

2. You must try to Defrag your computer at least once every two weeks . Go to start>accessories>system tools>disk defragmenter. Just defrag it even if it reports you don’t need to.

3. Delete all files (temporary files and cookies from the computer). Here’s how: open your browser. On top of the browser click on tools>internet options>delete files and then delete cookies. Make your history set to (0). Others want it on at least 10. I always set mine to (0).

4. Clean up your program files, delete and uninstall unwanted programs on your computer. Go to control panel>add remove programs. Make sure you restart your computer after uninstalling or removing the program so that complete deletion will take place.

5. You have to be very careful in installing or downloading programs. Make sure you need it, if not please just avoid it. Uninstalling them is really hard. Many vendors has all the power to have their program stay in your computer. You must always have a strong Antivirus installed on your Pc!

6. Run anti-spyware programs. I trust , Spybot search and destroy and the Ad-Aware from Lavasoft. I do immunize them before I do the entire program to run. Make sure you run adware every week after you run spybot search and destroy.

7. Always turn on your firewall. I suggest you have only one firewall and one antivirus. It is a very bad idea to have two Antivirus Running at the same time on your Pc.

8. Avoid avoid opening too many programs all at the same time running at the task bar.

9. Run complete scan using your antivirus software at least every day . It is safer to run Antivirus scan everyday.

10. You can also get a dual hard drive , one for the operating system only and the other for all the programs, database and files. Or partition your drive into two. This way, the computer boots on one hard drive. You can also Check BackUp

11. Always make sure all devices are properly functioning. Go to control panel >performance and maintenance >system >hardware >click on DEVICE MANAGER. You will see all the devices and adapters available on your computer. Make sure you don’t see a yellow question mark (?) or this means there is an error on that device or adapter. If so, you need to update it or install the right drivers. Updated firmware might also be needed.

12. Also check the performance of your computer when connected on the internet. Go to control panel
>network and internet connections >network connections >right click the mouse on the connection available (e.g. local area connection “connected”, “firewalled”)>click on “STATUS”. Make sure on the status tab, you will see the speed . The packets sent and the packets received must not have a very high difference. If it is sending too much packets, then you have to disconnect and reconnect.

13. A memory of at least 512 RAM might be a good idea installed on your computer.

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How To Navigate Through Your Recent Pages After Browsing without The Use Of The Internet.

This features works perfectly on Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.

Are you are done with what you are doing online and you want to check or view all your recent pages from your browser {Mozilla or Netscape}?.. Follow the steps below to Navigate through Your Recent Pages.....

On Mozilla
Open your Mozilla Firefox and scroll to the top and click on File, mark work offline.

Whenever you want to view your recent pages click on the backward and forward button to see how it works



On Netscape
The same procedure applies to netscape. All you need to do is to open your Netscape Browser and scroll to the top and click on File, mark work offline.


Also Whenever you want to view your recent pages click on the backward and forward button to see how it works.


Let me know if it works for you.

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How To Creat a Dial-Up Connection On Windows Xp, Vista And Windows 7

You Got a Computer And Want To Make a Dial Up Connection?



Follow the steps below to make your dial up connection



On Windows XP

click on start menu,

click on connect to and show all connections,

click on create a new connection,

click on next and choose connect to the internet,

choose set up my network connection manually,

choose connect using dial up modem,

name your connection{ISA Name},

Enter your dial up phone number,

Enter your user name, your password, confirm your password and you are done

On Windows Vista And Windows 7
All you need to do is to open your network and sharing center by Right clicking on this icon


and click on



there we go, click on


and click on next, located below at your right hand side.

Now, you have to enter your dial up phone number, your username, your password, your dial up connection name and decide if you will allow other people to use your connection.
Remember to let it remember your password so that you aint gonna keep rewriting your password and you are done, just try and connect and see if it works.........

The Screenshot above is there for you to understand what i am talking about.

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How To Format a Computer Using a Windows XP Disc

The word Format can mean quite a few things in the world of computers. You could format text in a word document, have a different file format, or in this case, format the hard drive in your computer. Sometimes you need to format your computer to ultra clean your computer. It makes it faster, new looking and gets rid of errors and viruses.

However before you do format a computer you should backup your data. Some things to backup include: photos, my documents, favorites folder, emails, all contacts, passwords and more…

Windows XP disc is bootable and really does everything for you. (Well nearly) This means that when you insert a Windows XP disc into your computer, it should start automatically.

Next is to make sure you have a system disk that came with your computer for display drivers, LAN drivers, USB, audio etc. If you do not have this there is a program called Driver Robot which find your drivers for you after you have formatted…It is a lifesaver. Its a must have program and saves you a load of work. Even after it is has found your drivers it will also keep them up to date later on.
If you do not want to spend money you will have to find your computers drivers on the internet and download them manually. Drivers are one of the most important tiny bits of software that will make your computer run like its meant to.

Now lets move on to formatting with Windows Xp.

1. First you must Put on your Computer and enter your computer setup eg{F1,F2,F10,dell}.
2. Make sure you set your Cd/Dvd Rom to first boot and your hard drive to second boot and Save and exit.
3. Then restart,
4. If it doesn’t ask you to press any key to boot from cd then restart your computer again.
5. A blue screen will appear and you are on your way..format Windows XP
6. Press Enter to setup Windows XP now.

7. If there is a copy of Windows XP on your computer and you wish to overwrite it you will have to press the escape button when prompted.
Windows XP in another directory unless you know what you are doing. Just overwrite the previous version as you should have backed up your data anyway.


Format Windows XP cd
1. You should now make the partition that had windows on it blue and press D to delete the partition. It will ask if you are sure. Press L to confirm.
2. Then Press C to create another partition and Windows will estimate a size for you. If you wanted to partition your hard drive into two equal parts you would have to do some math’s and then type the appropriate number in. Otherwise just going with what Windows puts there will be the minimum partition size.
3. Press Enter to confirm size.
4. Then it will ask you which partition you want to install Windows on. The default is C: drive. Select this by making it blue and press enter.
5. If there are no partitions it will create one for you.
6. Then it will ask you to format quick, normal, in fat32 or NTFS. Fat32 suits older computers so I choose a quick format with NTFS for newer computers. Quick or Slow is fine. If you had errors it is better to use a slow format which can also be known as a low level format.
7. From now on you just Follow the prompts and let it go..
8. The computer will restart and it will try to boot from cd again…Do not press anything on the keyboard.. Just let it go through the stages of setup. You only press the ANY KEY at the start to get it to boot to the Windows XP cd.
9. Make sure you have your serial number ready to enter in. This can be found on your coa certificate which is a sticker usually put on the side of your computer or you can check on my post on serial keys
10. Do not remove the Windows XP CD until the computer has started up with a new desktop and icons.

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Tips On How To Protect Yourself Against Computer Viruses

When your computer gets infected with a virus it can be a devastating experience. A virus can consume and destroy your precious computer files and even damage your computer hardware. Is this worth ignoring? I don’t think so! Anything you can do to avoid a computer virus has to be a good thing and is well worth spending your time on. So am going to share with you some tips on preventing your self from Viruses

1. The first thing that I recommend is to research and become knowledgeable about viruses. How can you protect your computer from viruses You should now know what they are from my recent post on What are Viruses
2. Make sure you get yourself with the best Antivirus software to suit your needs. Not everyone can get away with using free antivirus software because it depends what you do on your PC. It depends on factors such as if you download or not, if you open email attachments, and if you surf suspicious websites. If you don't have a good and strong antivirus for your computer, make sure you download one now
3. Having a good Antivirus program installed on your PC to protect you from viruses is great, however if you do not regularly update the Antivirus, then the program is useless. Viruses are produced daily and this is why you have to update your Antivirus .
4. When surfing the internet avoid websites that contain illegal software downloads, sexual references, free screensavers, cracks or serials, etc. I am sure you get that. If you go near these sites your PC is in a big danger.
5. Always update Windows. These updates contain security updates that will help in your fight against viruses. If you do not perform regular Windows updates you are leaving your computer in a vulnerable state.
6. Be careful when opening emails. Am not saying you shouldn't send email but do you know if the mail sent to you contains viruses? Just make sure your Antivirus works well and know the kind of email you open and read.
7. If you are really serious about protecting your computer you can change your email settings and receive text emails only. You can also disable the ability to open email attachments. Virus travel in HTML enabled emails and file attachments. They cannot travel in text email messages.
8. Do not use peer to peer (p2p) file sharing programs. These include programs such as Limewire, Bearshare, Gnutella, Morpheus, Torrents, etc. These program let you download files from other computer users connected to their program network. You have no way of knowing what you are actually downloading until it is on your computer. Even if you share files from a cd from a friend, it may have a virus.

I guess all this should help you against any kind of Viruses

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What Is a Virus And How Do i Know If i Have One

What is a Virus and how do I know if I have one?

A virus is a small program that gets into your computer undetected in order to cause havoc. This small software program has either been developed because the author enjoys causing disasters and problems for other people or sometimes for money making. Sometimes a virus is packaged in a file that is called a Trojan virus. It is disguised as something else, and once it has gained access to your computer it then releases its intent.

How does a virus get into my computer?
The most common way to be infected by a virus on your computer is on the internet, Most people always go online doing somethings they shouldnt be doing, like downloading videos, music, opening emails downloading illegal cracked software, downloading files which may be named to deceive you and visiting a bad website.
Am not saying you shouldnt download or visit websites, what am trying to say is that, to do the above listed, you MUST get a VERY STRONG antivirus for your computer which will help you againt any kind and any form of viruses on the internet.
All you can do is to get a strong and superb antivirus

How do I know if I have a virus or not?
If your computer has been infected with a virus you will quickly see odd signs that it exists. Weird things start happening that you cannot explain. Files might move around, odd error messages may appear, programs might start to fail. For example if your virus scanner program stops working then it could have been disabled by a virus. With all this action taking place in the background your computer will also start to run slow and seem like it is busy all the time and when surfing the internet you might find that you will not be able to visits the pages that you visit with ease before.


Can a Virus affect my computer hardware components?
Most People thinks that viruses can only damamge the computer"s systems files, the software aspect in perticular, which is not the truth What if a virus is designed to damage your systems Basic Input Output System{BIOS}, and the BIOS is a CHIP on your computer which is a part of your computer where all the computers Input and Output sytems of the computer is configured and the BIOS is completely made up of all your computers component sofwarem and BIOS controls the temperature of the motherboard. What if a viruses only purpose was to change the temperature control on your motherboard. The motherboard would overheat and fry itself. Some virus are designed to ruin and damage the computers hardware components most especially the Hard drive.
If you suspect suspect a virus on your computer, scan your computer with an antivirus program like Avast or Rising.. This is the two antivirus i use and reccomend for people so try one today
Some common files that contain viruses are EXE FILE, ZIP FILE, SCR FILE, SCR FILE, DOC FILE
I Guess all this infoemation will help you.

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How to Connect Two Computers With One Modem

Do you have a broadband modem?
All you need are.....
1. Two computers to connect to one modem.
2. A modem similar to the one pictured above.
3. An Ethernet cable and a USB cable.
4. An installation CD to install through USB connection

Now lets get started.
You can connect two computers to a modem with the help of a broadband modem and you can get one from your internet service provider (ISP) and this can be done without the need of a router. Your ISP must provide you a installation disk for the modem.... You can take a look at the picture above to see the kind of modem am talking about..
One can be connected through the USB port and the second computer can also be connected through the Ethernet. A USB cable and Ethernet cable should always come with the modem, however to connect the second computer you may need to get a long Ethernet cable. Get a blue cable.. NOT yellow or red. The blue one is a Crossover cable and the others will be the Patch cables. They have the same connections on them but do different jobs.
To connect a computer to a broadband modem through USB, it is recommended that you make use the of the installation cd. It will ask you to choose how you want to connect and you select USB. Make sure you know your user name and password for your internet service provider. To connect the second computer to the same modem through the Ethernet, just plug it in, It usually works straight away. If it does not, use the installation cd, but choose to connect with Ethernet....
This is a phenomenon i practiced and it works and I guess this should help you too on how to connect one modem to two computer.

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