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How do we delete undeletable files in windows? There are files that windows don’t allow us to delete especially when the file is currently being used.  This is a good thing  if it isn’t a malware or any virus.  The question is how do we delete windows files that does not allow us? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Are you tired of Microsoft windows genuine advantage notification, always telling you that your window is not genuine? Are you tired of having to wait for 5 seconds before you can logon to your computer and you badly needed a windows genuine validation tool to solve the problem?How badly do you need the windows xp activation software? Are you tired of the windows notification pop up telling you that you may be a victim of a software counterfeiting? Has this [...]

Run the Group Policy Editor by typing gpedit.msc at the Run prompt or command line. Go to User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar. If you click on the Extended tab at the bottom of the screen, you’ll be shown a description of the setting that you’ve highlighted, along with an explanation of each of the options. Settings you can customize include showing the My Pictures icon, the Run menu, and the My Music icon on the Start Menu; locking the [...]

To hide unused applets using the Registry, run the Registry Editor (run > type regedit) and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load The key, as its name implies, determines which Control Panel applet icons are not loaded into the Control Panel. You’ll still be able to run those applets from the command line after you hide them  you just won’t be able to see their icons in the Control Panel. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [...]

There are some tools and procedures that can tell with 99.44 percent accuracy whether your computer has a virus. Here are the actions to take: 1. Find out whether your computer has antivirus software: Check for any Anti-virus software installed on your computer. To do this just Click Start>control Panel>Security Center. 2. Find out whether your antivirus software is up to date: You can always know whether your anti virus is up to date because most of the antivirus gives [...]

Boot used to be a noun — the leather thing you put on your foot to protect it from rough terrain. These days boot is a verb just as often; it’s the process that your computer performs to start itself when you turn it on or press Ctrl+Alt+Del (the “three-finger salute”). You guessed it — just because your computer won’t boot, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your computer has a virus. Maybe yes, maybe no. There are several other likely [...]

Does your hard-drive or network-activity light flicker for no apparent reason? While there may be a legitimate reason for it, this could also be a sign that a virus or a hacker’s back-door program (a devious little program that allows secret access without your permission) is running on your computer. You might be donating some of your computer resources to a hacker and be largely unaware of it. Here are some examples of what could be going on if a [...]