Method 1

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK. It may take several seconds for your computer to compile a list of programs.

Or Go to Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs (Programs and Features on Vista and 7)

1. Scroll down through the list and click Windows Internet Explorer 7, and then click Remove.

Note: If you can't find internet explorer 7 check the view installed updates.

Method 2.

Step 1: Make hidden files and hidden folders visible

1. Click Start, and then click My Documents.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. Click the View tab.
4. In the Advanced settings list, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.

Note: In Windows Vista and 7, you can access Folder Options in the Control Panel
Step 2. Uninstall Internet Explorer 7
To uninstall Internet Explorer 7, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then click OK.
3. Follow the wizard instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 7.

You have an error while trying to uninstall Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8?

Click Start
Click Run
Type regedit and click OK
Go to

Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.


Data Type: DWORD // Value Name: IsInstalled
Setting for Value Data: [Change the Value from 1 to 0]
Exit Registry
Then Restart your Computer

Then you can now reinstall your Internet Explorer
Hope This helps

Is your cd drive is not working properly?
Can you see a yellow ! on your device manager?

Here is how to fix it.

Windows XP / VISTA / Windows 7

1. Click Start
2. Click Accessories, and then click Run.
3. Type regedit, and then click OK.
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
4. In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   1. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   2. CLick \SYSTEM\
   3. Click CurrentControlSet
   4. CLick\Control\
   5. Click Class\
   6. Then click{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
5. In the right pane, click UpperFilters.
   
   Note You may also see an UpperFilters.bak registry entry. You do not have to remove that entry. Click UpperFilters only. If you do not see the UpperFilters registry entry, you still might have to remove the LowerFilters registry entry. To do this, go to step 8.
6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
   
7. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
8. In the right pane, click LowerFilters.
   
9. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
10. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
11. Exit Registry Editor.
12. Restart the computer.

Alternate options for those who don't want to delete the registry
On Step
5. Just double click the UpperFilter
6. Delete the text inside then press OK
8. Double Click LowerFilter
9 Delete the text inside then press OK
then do the 10-12th step.


Then Viola! Your cd drive is now working properly.
Hope This helps you ^^

You might encounter something like "Access Denied", "The file has been transferred to another location or deleted" or some other errors while copying your files.

This is a typical problem to those Windows XP users. So what they do is just recopy all the files again but they will exclude the one with the error.

What if you have virus that you are in random folders that can't be moved/copied?
What if your old files that you don't need have random access denied files?
What if and what if?

How to continue copying files and exclude the files with error?
Here's how you do it.

What is xcopy?
Copies files and directory trees.
How to use xcopy?

XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [/S [/E]] [/V] [/W]
[/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/G] [/H] [/R] [/T] [/U]
[/K] [/N] [/O] [/X] [/Y] [/-Y] [/Z] [/B]
[/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...]

Look for the REFERENCE below to know the meaning of every options.


Step 1.
Click Start then click Run...(Or Simply Press Windows key+R)

Step 2.
type "xcopy [source] [destination]"

Sample 1: (For single File ONLY)
xcopy C:/Windows/System32/userint.exe E:/Backup

Sample 2: (For multiple files / folder including their sub folders)
xcopy C:/Windows E:/BackupWIndows /S
or
xcopy C:/Windows E:/BackupWIndows /E

Sample 3: (For Continue Copying even Error Occurs)
xcopy C:/Windows E:/BackupWIndows /S /C

Sample 4: (For allowing copying encrypted files)
xcopy C:/Windows E:/BackupWIndows /S /G

Note: You can combine the rules/options that you like.

That's it! you now have a way to copy files that are protected, access denied, or even those that are encrypted. Hope This tip helps you. ^^


REFERENCE
What are the use of the options?

source Specifies the file(s) to copy.

destination Specifies the location and/or name of new files.

/A Copies only files with the archive attribute set, doesn't change the attribute.

/M Copies only files with the archive attribute set, turns off the archive attribute.

/D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the specified date. If no date is given, copies only those files whose source time is newer than the destination time.

/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each string should be in a separate line in the files. When any of the strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be
copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For example, specifying a string like \obj\ or .obj will exclude all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the .obj extension respectively.

/P Prompts you before creating each destination file.

/S Copies directories and subdirectories except empty ones.

/E Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones. Same as /S /E. May be used to modify /T.

/V Verifies the size of each new file.

/W Prompts you to press a key before copying.

/C Continues copying even if errors occur.

/I If destination does not exist and copying more than one file, assumes that destination must be a directory.

/Q Does not display file names while copying.

/F Displays full source and destination file names while copying.

/L Displays files that would be copied.

/G Allows the copying of encrypted files to destination that does not support encryption.

/H Copies hidden and system files also.

/R Overwrites read-only files.

/T Creates directory structure, but does not copy files. Does not include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes empty directories and subdirectories.

/U Copies only files that already exist in destination.

/K Copies attributes. Normal Xcopy will reset read-only attributes.

/N Copies using the generated short names.

/O Copies file ownership and ACL information.

/X Copies file audit settings (implies /O).

/Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

/-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

/Z Copies networked files in restartable mode.

/B Copies the Symbolic Link itself versus the target of the link.

/J Copies using unbuffered I/O. Recommended for very large files.

The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable.
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.

Does your Display turns up to be this way after you open an application?
I have encountered this when I open up my Yahoo Messenger.

Symptoms:

Display Color Changes when opening Yahoo Messenger or some applications.
Still persistent even after reinstall

There is a simple solution for this problem.

How to fix Yahoo Messenger Display Problem:
1. Go to the Yahoo Messenger icon.
2. Right Click and choose properties.
3. Go to Compatibility Tab
4. Unchecked the "Run in 256 Colors"

Note: This fix can also occur in other software.
Then your done. Your display will now not change if you open YM. ^^

Hope it helps

Symptoms:
No Network Cards on the Network Connections window.
No Sounds.
No Safely Remove icon when plug in usb device.
No Local Area Connection icon displayed on the tray.
and many more.

Solution:
Open Device Manger by...
1. Click Start
2. Click Run...
3. Type services.msc and press enter
4. Scroll down and double click the Plug and Play service
5. Change the Startup type to Automatic
6. Restart your computer

and your computer is now working properly.

Are your software not compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista?
Do you need to install driver from Windows XP to Windows 7 and Vista?

Here is how you do it. ^^

This is just a simple trick to show you how to run your installers and software to your Windows 7 and Vista.

Steps to run incompatible application to Windows 7 and Vista:

1. Go to the installer/installed application
2. Right click the .exe and click properties
3. Click the Compatibility tab
4. Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for:
5. Choose the Operating System you like (most probably it will by Windows XP)
6. And try running the software again.

Hope it helps. ^^

Are you annoyed of the Windows Security Alert icon on your Windows XP system tray?
Remove You Windows Security alerts safely!
Solution:
You can disable the alerts easily by:
1. going to the Control Panel
2. Click Security Center
3. Click Change The way the system alerts me (located at the left side of the window)
4. Unchecked all of the item then viola! the annoying Security alert is now gone.

This trick can also detect if there is a fake security alert because you know that you have disabled the security alerts. Fake alerts are sometimes hiding as Trojan, Virus or even Malware

I have install my Windows 7 in my HP Pavillion DV3000. I have done installing every driver for my laptop. All the drivers are good but as I have noticed, the mute light indicator does not is not turning orange though the button functionality is working.

Solution:

I have download this software/driver for my laptop and now the light indicator is working properly. ^^ Try it in any of your HP Pavillion laptop that uses Windows 7. ^^


My HP Pavillion DV3000 mute light indicator is not working.
DOWLOAD HERE!

Hope This helps

As I am surfing the internet, I have found something new to me that might help me with my problems. I have discovered an application from microsoft. It is called "Autoruns".
I am using this software for around 2 months and this help me a lot when it comes to viruses, and speeding up my computer. You can turn off any automatically running software in your computer but you must be careful for those dll because you can also stop the autorun of the dll.

This is to share you guys a tool that I came across on the internet. This application is called autoruns. If you are thinking that this software will just disable autorun.inf, you are wrong because it can disable almost ever automatically running exe, services, and even dll.

Download Autoruns here.




Why use this application?

1. Remove Virus / Malware
- There are viruses that enters in you start-up and you can use this application to disable it. Actually sometimes it is better to disable the virus rather than deleting. When you delete a virus it might come back, but when you disable it, it is still there but it is not running.

2. Small but terrible
- The installer of this software is only 581kb yet it can do so many trick to your PC.

3. Easy to use and Safe
- Autoruns has a user-friendly interface. The configuration take effect immediately after you have unchecked an item yet it can be revert back by just checking it again. ^^

4. Approved by Microsoft
- As a matter of fact, Microsoft posted this application. So I believe they have tried it already and also amazed by the power of this software. ^^

5. Powerful
-The application let you edit your registry without browsing your registry all the time. You can double click the item that you want to edit and viola! you will be redirected to the registry of the item you select.

6. Best of all Speed-up your computer!
- You can disable some application that you don't really need to start when you open your computer. This will not just speed up your start-up but will also save up memory and cpu usage for faster processing. Not everything can be changed in the msconfig but with Autoruns, YOU CAN! ^^

This is a must try application that might help you in every way. ^^

Hope this help you with your problem.

Download Autoruns here.

Symptoms:
1. Numpad not working because numlock cannot be enable
2. Numlock Light indicator is working if you press the num lock.
3. You can enable num lock in the on-screen keyboard.
4. Num lock not working even if you change keyboard.
5. You can hear a soft beep sound on the cpu when pressing num lock.


Solution
1. Go to Control Panel > Accessibility Options
2. On the “Keyboard” tab, uncheck all checkboxes.
3. Then go to “Mouse” tab and uncheck the “Use MouseKeys”
4. Click OK then your Num Lock is working again. ^^

I have encountered this problem many times in our office. If you try to login on your account, it will automatically logoff. This is caused by the altered userinit.exe on the windows\system32\userinit.exe.

There is an easy fix for these problem.

Step
1.Get an XP cd and boot from it.
2.Press "R" when prompt to press it. (There is also another repair option if you don't press R on the first one but it is not what we need.)
3.You will redirected to a dos mode and choose the windows that you will repair.
4.copy e:\i386\userinit.ex_ c:\windows\system32\. (The drive depends on where your optical drive is path)
5.Try restarting and you can now see that you can now login again. ^^

"This presentation cannot be edited because it contains a read-only embedded font"

You receive the following error message when you try to edit or save a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003. This behavior occurs because the presentation contains an Embedded Read Only font. This makes the presentation restricted to read-only. You can’t edit and even save the file. The only solution for this one is this, Microsoft Solution

But what if you don't know the version of the powerpoint and you also don't even know the one who created it?

Here is a workaround to solve your problem.

Step 1:

Upload it on Google Docs

Step 2:

Save and download it on your computer

Note: The arrangement, font style and size might change but the good thing is that you can edit it.

And now you can edit and save your powerpoint presentation.

This is a tutorial on how you can prevent a virus by stopping the .exe to execute.
This is a simple, yet helpfull trick to make your pc free of virus.

Here are the Steps:
1. Click Start >> Run... then type gpedit.msc
2. Expand the Administrative Template by Clicking the "+" then Click System
3. Double-click "Don't run specified Windows applications"
4. Click Enable then click show
5. Now you can add the specific application that you don't want to run for example.
scvhost.exe
virus.exe

You can also use this application to block a program that you don't wan't some people to access.
For example
warcraft.exe
vlc.exe
word.exe

Hope I help you out.

Our USB is now vulnerable to virus. When we insert our usb to our pc, a virus might contaminate your PC also. So one thing we need is to disable autoplay.
This is how you turn off your autoplay manually. Even without any anti-virus.

Step:

1. Click Start
2. Click Run...
3. Type gpedit.msc and press enter
4. Click the "+" beside the Administrative template
5. Click System then Click Turn off Autoplay
6. Click Enable then change the cd-rom drives to all drives.

Then your done.

Try it. ^^