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I have been inactive in this blog since many days, But don't want to continue posting any more unless there is any problem for you regarding your computer. Post your problems to my mail, will give the solution in this blog.

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What is overclocking?

Overclocking is the process of running a computer component at a higher clock rate (more clock cycles per second) than it was designed for or was specified by the manufacturer, usually practiced by personal computer enthusiasts seeking an increase in the performance of their computers. Some of them purchase low-end computer components which they then overclock to higher speeds, or overclock high-end components to attain levels of performance beyond the specified values. Others overclock outdated components to keep pace with new system requirements, rather than purchasing new hardware.




[[[[AMD Athlon XP Overclocking BIOS Setup on ABIT NF7-S. Front side bus frequency (External clock) has increased from 133 MHz to 148 MHz, and clock multiplier factor has changed from 13.5 to 16.5.]]]]




Users who overclock their components mainly focus their efforts on processors, video cards, motherboard chipsets, and Random Access Memory (RAM). It is done through manipulating the CPU multiplier and the motherboard's front side bus (FSB) speed until a maximum stable operating frequency is reached, although with the introduction of Intel's new X58 chipset and the Core i7 Processor, the Front Side Bus has been replaced with the QPI (Quick Path Interconnect); often this is called the Baseclock (BCLK). While the idea is simple, variation in the electrical and physical characteristics of computing systems complicates the process. CPU multipliers, bus dividers, voltages, thermal loads, cooling techniques and several other factors can affect it.

Download .NET Books

Click on following links to download .NET Books. Actually I tried to upload all other files but they were not uploaded. But TryLogic students can give your emails sothat I can forward to your mail directly. However I will upload all other files soon.
UnderstandingVBNet.pdf Click on this to Download
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How to create a Blog? Its simple

Here are screen wise steps to create a blog using blogger .com. If already have a gmail account you can SIGN IN.. Else Click on Create A Blog

Now you will get following screen.. Enter your details like Email.... Click Continue

Title will be appearing on Title bar of browser in which your blog is opened. Address is just your blog address. You can't have a blog address which is already exist. Blog address must be unique.

Now Choose template... That is layout of your blog.. You can have your own templates downloaded from any templates site. But that is only after you create a blog. I explained that also later in this post

Now your blog is created

Here you go with posting your blog. Write anything, post anything, explore

Here you can add gadgets like quotation of the day, Links to othe blogs or webpages.. Just do experiments you will know everything soon..

Here you can upload XML templates downloaded from other sites.. You can give new look to your blog..

Why Late, Start your own blog now itself, If you can't understand anything I will tell you just mail me. Or Call me... my phone number and mails are there on the top of this blog..

If you feel somethting is too complex it will remail complex.... once you start working you will bcome master of everything

Typical Computers problems faced by users- Source Chip

Ask CHIP

Send your questions to drchip@chip.in.

Do mention your machine configuration, operating system and other details like Internet bandwidth.

[Q] Hello Dr CHIP. I tried to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 which was given in the December 2008 issue. After the extraction of files into the temporary folder I got this error "Service pack 3 setup cannot update a checked (debug) system with a free (retail) version of Service Pack 3, or vice versa" What does this error mean? Please reply soon.

– Vaibhav B. Pandya



[A] Hello Vaibhav. The reason behind this problem is that multiple builds exist, each of which require their own version of the update. You can however spoof Windows Update in order to install a retail build update on a checked build (usually a developer's copy) and vice versa. Follow these simple steps and your problem should be solved.
You would need to use the registry editor for this.­­­­­

Click ‘Start | Run...’. Type ‘regedit’ and press [Enter]. Then go to ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion’

In the toolbar on the right, look for a string value "CurrentType". Change its value to ‘checked’. If it is already set to ‘checked’, then set it to ‘Free’ and click on ‘OK’.

Exit the registry editor and try to install Service Pack 3 again. Now it should install without any problems.





[Q] Hello Dr CHIP, there is a problem whenever I shut down my PC because it reports that explorer.exe will end now. What is the problem here? I don't want to reinstall Windows. Is there any solution for my problem without reinstalling Windows all over again?

- Ainash Sharma



[A] Hello Ainash. Check for a program that is currently running in the memory and is not shutting down properly. Use the ‘msconfig’ utility to disable all unnecessary listed programs from starting up and then check if the system is shutting down properly. If yes, then enable one program at a time and keep checking the how well the computer shuts down. You will definitely find the program that is interfering. Disable or reinstall the program. If the problem still persists, then run ‘chkdsk /f’ from the command prompt on all the drives to confirm if there are no hard drive errors. Finally defragment the hard drive once and check if the problem continues.



[Q] Hello Sir, I have no Internet connection for my computer. Whenever I open any saved Web page (downloaded from a cybercafé or a friend’s computer, etc.), it only loads the text (in black), links (in blue and underlined) and some random pictures. That's all that happens. The page’s background is always white and no design or color is available. Please tell what's wrong with my computer and what should I do to view them as a proper web page. I tried using Firefox, but am still getting same results. I am using Internet Explorer which came preinstalled with Windows Vista. Please help me.

– Sumiti



[A] Hello Sumit. When you save a Web page using older versions of Internet Explorer, it usually saves it as an HTML file. The images are all individual files on the server which are linked to that particular HTML file. Similarly, the backgrounds and other elements related to the appearance are saved in a separate CSS file. When you open the saved web page, Internet Explorer might be picking up the required images and stylesheets from the cache folder when needed. But the cached files are not present on your own computer and hence there are blank patches and missing styles on the screen.

To save a complete Web page with all linked elements, choose the ‘Webpage, complete (.htm, .html)’ option from the ‘Save as type’ field in Internet Explorer. Then select the location for the files to be saved. This saved content will be in two parts. One will be a single HTML file and the other will be a folder with all the linked elements for that page. Both the file and the folder will bear the same name of the Web page you saved by default. These two (file and folder) would need to be copied and pasted to your own computer, but remaining in the same parent folder. For example, if you have saved the page to the desktop or a particular folder on the cybercafé computer, then you will have to save it in the same location on your computer. This will help the browser find the path to the images even when it is offline.



[Q] Hello Dr CHIP. I am using Windows XP SP3 on my desktop computer. What is Administrative Share and how can it be disabled? If disabled, will it also disable Windows Automatic Update services and antivirus updates?

– Satyakam Mohanty

[A] Hello Satyakam. The Administrative Shares are the default network shares created by all Windows NT-based operating systems (NT/2000/XP/2003). These default settings share every hard drive partition in the system and are represented by a dollar ($) sign after the share name to make them invisible on the network. These shares will allow anyone who can authenticate as a member of the local Administrators group of that computer to access the root directory of every hard drive on the system. You can disable these default shares by right clicking on each drive and selecting the 'Sharing' tab. Here, enable sharing and then disable it again. Save the settings and the share will be disabled. This option will not disturb the Windows' automatic updates or antivirus updates. You can also disable the shares by turning off the ‘Client for Microsoft Networks’ protocol in the network settings tabof the network adapter's Properties dialog.



[Q] Dear Sir, I am using Windows 98 on my computer. When I insert my pen drive in the USB port, Windows detects it as unknown hardware. Does it need a driver or something? Kindly inform me what I should do for this. The pen drive is made by Lexar.

– Kanikaraj



[A] Hello Kanikaraj. You will need a driver for any USB device that you use under Windows 98. Download the same from the manufacturer’s website. The website for the particular driver you need is ‘www.lexar.com/drivers/index.html’. You won't face this problem under Windows XP or any newer version. Why don't you upgrade from the outdated Windows 98?



[Q] Hi, I have an external hard drive which I connect to my laptop via the USB port. It uses the NTFS file system. It was working perfectly fine for the last two years, but when I connected it to the laptop a few days back, Windows Explorer crashed displaying a blue screen. I restarted the laptop and the same thing happened when I tried using it again. Now every time I connect the drive, the same thing happens. Also after this incident a file has been created on the drive named ‘diskfike1’, which is 1 KB in size. No further information about this file is available. How can I stop Windows Explorer from crashing and what is this file? Thanks

– Suman G



[A] Hello Suman. I would suggest that you first test the external drive on another computer to confirm if there is a problem with the USB port of your laptop or if there is a defect with the hard drive itself. If the problem continues on the other computer, get the hard drive's casing inspected. Also, try using another USB hard drive or pen drive on your laptop to check if Windows crashes again. If Windows crashes with any other USB storage medium, the problem may exist in the laptop’s USB port, motherboard or the operating system itself. Check for any virus on your computer. If none of the steps above help you identify the exact problem, try reformatting the laptop, reload Windows, and check the USB drive again. If you want to avoid reformatting, you can try booting from any live Linux distribution such as Knoppix or Ubuntu, and check whether you can use your drive through them. This procedure will help you pinpoint whether the problem is in your operating system or the laptop’s hardware itself.

Boost your XP SP3

It is a sad time for Microsoft. Vista hasn't been the success it was supposed to be, and with the lifecycle of XP coming to an end, there is an urgency at Redmond to produce something bigger and better, to keep Open Source operating systems like Ubuntu at bay.

Ever since Service Pack 3 for the XP operating system came out, there have been plenty of reported problems associated with it. Moreover, important features like the DirectX 10 graphics interface are exclusive to Vista. Despite these signs pushing you towards the newer OS, don’t think that it is absolutely necessary to discard XP with SP3 and switch over to Vista. If you do not wish to, use our tools and tweaks to extend Vista functions in XP and rectify the existing errors.

Updating with ease

Service Pack 3 comes with a proverbial flashing red button which, if touched, invites danger. Every Windows Update will now sneak in some software on PCs and ensure that users will suffer from headaches. Approximately 38 percent of the participants of an online survey have reported massive problems. They range from ‘XP no longer starts’ (16.86 percent) to ‘Error messages for license problems’ (6.13 percent).

If sporadic errors occur on your computer, visit the following blog for information: http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/. Ironically, it is a blog by an ex-Microsoft employee who defected to Amazon a few years ago. Jesper Johannson offers solutions for the most important problems in SP3.

OEMs and AMD Compatibility

Many PC manufacturers, amongst them HP, install their Windows OEM based OS on the perception that this has been manufactured using the Microsoft System Preparation Tool. At the same time, drivers for AMD and Intel systems are copied on the target computer. The IntelPPM driver is automatically activated and crashes AMD PCs. First try to boot the PC in the safe mode. After that start the script ‘removeIntelPPMonAMD.vbs’ from the CHIP DVD with next month’s issue. It's also available on Jesper's blog. It checks whether an AMD CPU exists and then disables the Intel driver. If you cannot boot your computer in the safe mode, boot it using the Windows Setup DVD and call the restore console with [R].

Enter the following command:

disable intelppm

However, if you do not have access to the restore console, which is the case with some OEM versions, then there is only one way to proceed and that is reinstallation.

Log file shows errors

If XP has been damaged to a large extent, take a look at the Update log
file. Use Notepad to open the following file in the Windows folder ‘WindowsUpdate.log’.

You can identify these entries by date and time. Open the new text in Notepad or Word and sift through it using the ‘Edit | Find’ command to find the words ‘Fatal’ and ‘Warning’. Enter the error description like ‘Failed to synchronize, error = 0x8024000b’ in the search line on www.microsoft.com. You will get some support or a patch. For more info and helpful tips for reading the Windows Update.log file, visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093.

Old BIOS

Owners of Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboards were flabbergasted after installing SP3. Their computers restarted without any reason or displayed errors with messages like ‘STOP: 0x000000A5’. This error is caused due to an obsolete BIOS version. Their Advanced Configuration and Power interface (ACPI) is not compatible with SP3 and causes problems with drive management. Connecting another drive will solve this problem. Simply insert a USB stick and use it as a replaceable drive. If XP runs stable once again, update your BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer's website.

Is SP3 a malware?

Many worms delete Registry entries or write absurd information there. And SP3 does the same. The result is that the device manager no longer shows any devices, network connections fail, and thousands of new keys starting with ‘$%&‘()*+,-‘ are dumped in the Registry. It's no wonder that security programs classify SP3 as hazardous malware. In fact Norton Internet Security 2008 immediately tries to remove SP3. In the CHIP forum, we have also found instructions regarding products by Kaspersky and Trend Micro. A remedy is provided by the patch that you can find on the Microsoft website using the search string ‘KB953979’. Symantec also offers a patch to its customers. Ask the manufacturer for the file ‘SymRegFix.exe’ if you face similar problems.

WGA tests

According to Alex Kochis, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, erroneous test codes were copied on to the Windows activation server that checks the authenticity of XP Professional online. The server could then no longer differentiate between legal and pirated copies of Windows. Even genuine customers can see only a black desktop and the prompt to buy a licensed Windows copy at the earliest.

In the meantime, the defective codes were removed. Users with a black Windows desktop should visit the website www.microsoft.com/genuine and click on ‘Validate Windows’. The authenticity check will then be re-conducted and Windows will be unlocked. If this does not help even if you have procured a licensed Windows copy, visit www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/support.aspx. Here you can see tips for troubleshooting and get technical support for the Windows Genuine Advantage program. We recommend not using dubious WGA deletion tools available on the Internet, since, without the authenticity check, you cannot download many updates like Windows Media Player 11 for XP from the Microsoft site.

The Vista bluff

Lack of support, crashes and false positives in the authenticity check are making the lives of XP users difficult. But still, few users see Vista as an upgrade to XP. After mulling over this for some time, Microsoft came up with a plan that will certainly go down in history: the Mojave bluff.

The strategy started with a survey. Microsoft searched for customers who use Windows XP and have never worked with or have strong reservations against Vista. Eligible customers, approximately 70 in number, were then invited to San Francisco, where they were supposed to evaluate a strictly confidential and new Windows version. This operating system, codenamed ‘Mojave’, supposedly considered all wishes of XP users and, at the same time, had none of the disadvantages that are observed in Vista. Test customers thought that the new Mojave was amazing, until Microsoft told them the truth: the super Windows was a boringly normal Vista from which all revealing logos were removed.

Freeware XP

Windows XP's retail sales officially stopped least year, and even support will not be provided through updates after 2014. Of course, Microsoft still needs to sell Vista now, and not after a few years. Plus, under the Microsoft Piracy agreement, at www.microsoft.com/norge/piracy/activation_faq.mspx, the company has made it public that they might issue an update that will remove the need to contact an activation server at the same time. Users can then use XP without activation. So does this mean that XP will be freeware? Yes! From April 8, 2014, you might actually be able to use XP without activation. But the sad part about this is that users will not necessarily benefit from this, since the best features will be available exclusively in Vista and not in XP. A prime example of this is DirectX 10.

DirectX 10

The DX10 graphics framework is indeed available only in Vista. Microsoft has persistently refused to offer this feature in XP. If you want to play modern 3D games such as ‘Crysis’ with all the graphical effects enabled, you must buy Vista—or procure a pirated Russian version.

If you Google ‘dx10_xp.exe’, you can access an unofficial version of DirectX that you can download from Win Future (www.winfuture.de). It is a RAR archive that can be unzipped on your PC. It contains an installation file that executes all the steps automatically. DLL files that are normally included in a Vista installation are copied into the Windows directory. The DxDiag diagnosis tool has actually authenticated an existing DirectX 10 installation.

We procured the demo version of the Crysis first-person shooter for testing. Only DirectX 10 can be used to select the setting ‘Options | System Settings | Advanced | Change all Settings to | Very High’. However, this was possible only with a new graphics card that supports DirectX 10, such as ATI’s Radeon HD2000 onwards or Nvidia's GeForce 8000 series onwards.

Keep in mind that the manipulated version of DirectX that originally stems from Russia is however not yet fully developed. In Windows XP, games therefore run considerably slower than on an equivalent Vista computer.

Warning: Try these at your own risk!

Turn XP into Vista

You can easily and quickly emulate other Vista features in XP. Transformation packs and feature updates can be downloaded from the Internet. The advantage is that you can add some of Vista's neat effects without affecting your underlying XP installation.

For conversion, you will need the following tools from the web: ViOrb for Vista Start button, TrueTransparency for the Aero Glass window effect (www.crystalxp.net), ViStart for the Vista Start menu, Visual Tooltip for a small preview window in the taskbar, WinFlip for the 3D window effect, Aurora XP for the desktop background (http://falsecut740.deviantart.com/art/Aurora-XP-63775559), and Desktop Sidebar for the sidebar and widgets. You can adjust the Aero effect through ‘Sidebar| Options | Display | Download more skins’. Enter ‘Aero’ on the manufacturer’s site, download, double-click it and that’s it.

Other applications to convert XP into Vista include XPScene, which adds the Vista Ultimate Extra Dreamscene. You can then use high-resolution animated films that are available on www.dreamscene.org as your desktop background.

TrueCrypt allows another Ultimate Extra Edition to operate in XP: the hard disk encryption BitLocker. AveDesk allocates pictograms to specific functions. This is actually an Apple OS X feature, but impressively shows that not only can XP simulate Vista, but also surpass it by miles.

If you want to transform XP completely into Vista, first ensure that SP2, IE 7 and Media Player 11 are installed. You can download these from the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com). If possible, also download Windows Defender, Windows Mail and Windows Live photo gallery.

If everything is ready, install all the Vista transformation programs mentioned in this article. Once the installation processes are completed and you restart your PC, you will need to do some fine-tuning. In ‘Welcome Center’, click on ‘Configure User Account | Apply Current Configuration’. Now you can select the ‘Windows Aero’ style in the ‘Display Properties’ window. After restarting the PC, close ‘Welcome Center’ and install AuroraXP. Use ‘Start | Run’ to open the ‘msconfig’ utility and enable the ‘NOGUIBOOT’ option in the ‘Boot.ini’ tab. Now install Visual Tooltip and, if required, change the size of the preview window. You can replace the ‘Windows Sidebar’ with the ‘Desktop Sidebar’ if you like.

If you want and still have enough computing power, then, install other enhancements like WinFlip for the 3D effect or Windows Search for XP that provides the considerably quicker and more efficient search function of Vista in Windows XP.

Wow!How fast Google crawling this site

As you can see below,I just created an article on How to track your blog visitors? and this is what I got when I typed the url of this article in Google after just posting the article.
Wow! as you can see below,google crawled it in just 1 minute.I know there are so many out there waiting days and days for google to crawl their websites/blogs and I wondered how fast is google crawling this site!
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