How to hide partitions using registry editor

Partitions on a Windows machine can be hidden using the registry editor. Applications and the command prompt will still have access to it, and you can still manually browse to the folder by typing the path.

Go to Run and type in: regedit

Press Enter and if UAC (Universal Access Control) prompts, click Yes

Locate the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
If the Explorer key does not exist, right-click on Policies, select New Key and name it Explorer.

Now right-click and create a new 32-bit DWORD and name it NoDrives.

This value is a 32 bit number, and the bits are arranged in reverse order with a value of 1 hiding that drive. For example, if we wanted to hide drive E and Z, we would arrange it like this:

 

If we convert the binary 10000000000000000000010000 to hexadecimal, we will 2000010.The decimal value would be 33554448.

You may use a Binary to Hexadecimal calculator online 

Press ok and restart explorer/computer for the changes to take effect.

How to connect a Windows 7 PC to Wireless Network

To connect to a wireless network, turn on your Wireless Switch and follow these steps
1. If a wireless network is available, you will be notified with an icon as shown in the image below

2. Click on the icon and it will show up the Wireless Network Name and the option to connect.

3. Click on connect button and it will ask for the Wireless Key (Wireless Network Password). Enter your Wireless Network Password (Contact the System Administrator for the Wireless Key/Wireless Network Password)

4. Once you are connected to the Network, you will see the Signal Icon as shown below.

5. If you click over the Signal Icon it will show up the connection status

How to configure Windows Live Writer with your Blogger account

It is easy to configure your Blogger account with Windows Live Writer. To configure Windows Live Writer with your account, you should have the following information ready

Your Blogger Address

Your Blogger  Username

Your Blogger Password

Open Windows Live Writer

(If Windows Live Writer is not installed on your PC, follow the link to download it)

Click Next  and proceed with the configuration

Choose Other Services which includes blogger and click Next

At “Add a blog account” screen, Enter you blogger address followed by your username and password

Proceed by clicking Next and Windows Live Writer will check the configuration

If the entered information are correct, you will be taken to to the final screen where it will ask you to type your blog’s name. Enter The name and click Finish

That’s it! Happy Blogging!

How to get the Model Number of your PC from Command Prompt

It is very simple to get the model number of your PC from command prompt

For this, open command prompt and type in: wmic csproduct get name and press Enter

The Model number will be displayed on the Command prompt screen,

How to retrieve the Serial Number of your PC from Command Prompt

If the Serial number label of your PC is lost, how will you retrieve the Serial number info easily?

The Serial number info can be easily retrieved  from the command prompt by typing a simple command.

At the Command prompt screen, type: wmic bios get serialnumber  and press enter

The Serial Number of your PC will be displayed on the Command prompt Screen.

How to fix the NTLDR missing problem

You might have faced the issue Windows showing up a black screen saying

NTLDR is missing

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

Reason: HDD Cable loose contact

Corrupted NTLDR or NTDETECT.com file

Corrupted boot.ini file

 

Fix: Reseat the HDD cable

Fix the Boot.ini file your MBR repair disc

Insert your Windows Installation disk to the drive and restart the PC

When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.

Once the Windows XP setup menu appears, press the "R" key to repair Windows.

Choose your windows partition by pressing 1 and hit Enter (Generally it is 1. But you have Multiple OS on your PC, this varies)

You will be then prompted for your administrator password, enter the password.

Copy the the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files from your Windows Installation disk though the Recovery Console. Here in this example, My Computer’s drive letter is F and OS partition is C

so in order to copy the mentioned files, i type  the command below and press Enter

copy F:\i386\ntldr c:\

to copy ntdetect.com, type the below command and press Enter
copy F:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

Once the the files are copied, take off the Windows Installation disc and  type: EXIT and press enter to restart the PC

How to change MS Office product key from the registry

To change the MS Office Product key, follow these steps
1. go to run and type: regedit

2. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Office > 11.0 > Registration

3. Under the Registration subkey, locate the  Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) subkey that contain a combination of alphanumeric characters

4. After you find the GUID subkey, select the GUID subkey and delete the following registry entries
• DigitalProductID
• ProductID

5. exit registry editor
6. Open MS Word and it will prompt you to enter the new product key

7. Enter a genuine product key and press ok

How to do automatic backup on your Windows 7 PC

1. In start menu Search option, type: Backup

2. Choose Backup and restore Option

3. You will be presented with a window, there click Setup Backup

4. Choose your convenient location to save the backup. (if you wish to save the backup on a Pocket hard drive, you need to connect it to your PC)

 

5. choose the second option (Let me Choose)

6. Choose the files manually to include in the backup. (If you don't want to include a system image, uncheck the option: “include a system image of drives”)

 

7. Schedule a backup job if you want to make it automatic

8. Review the backup job and save the settings

9. If you click the “Save settings and run backup” button, it will initiate the first backup process

Once the backup is complete, you will find the Windows Backup file at the Location you selected (On your pocket HDD if you choose it as your backup media)

View Video Tutorial on how to do Automatic backup.