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5 ways you can free hard disk space&improve computer performance

sensehow — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:46:42 +0000

Now there has been ultraspeed rams and processors and most of you might not need this post.But making your hard disk free is essential for people having slow pc’s and less hard drive space.Let me list some common tips so that you can free up hard disk space and improve computer/laptop performance.

1.Go through all the programs you have installed in the add or remove programs from your control panel and remove the one that you are not using.

2.Remove the default windows components that you have never used.You can find them in control panel>add or remove programs>add or remove windows components and then select the program you wish to uninstall.

3.Remove unwanted files that are stored in your computer during software installation.These files have the following extensions and can be removed by making a search for these extensions.
*.bak
*.tmp
*.~*
~*.*
*.old
*.bkp
*.$$$
*.diz
Readme.txt
MSCreate.dir
*.gid

4.Clean your temporary folder which stores the log files and .tmp files.

5.Compress the disk drive.You have to convert FAT to NTFS inorder to compress your disk drive.Go to my computer and select your disk drive and select properties and check compress drive to save disk space .Now you have cleaned up a lot of space in your computer and obviously your system will be running much faster than it was previous.

How to convert microsoft word files to pdf format

sensehow — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:11:57 +0000

Do you want convert microsoft word files to pdf format?Are you worried the word files images will lose its quality after converting to pdf?Here is an simple and easy working ms word to pdf converter.Using this converting .docx format files to .pdf is easy and completed within seconds.

Download Ms-word plugin:

1.You have to download this plugin for microsoft word from the microsoft’s official download page.Here is the link Microsoft save as pdf or xps

2.After downloading it double click the file to install it and your done.

How to convert word to pdf:

1.Now that you have installed the required plugin for word to pdf format,open the file that you needed to convert from word to pdf.From the quick access toolbar at the top right select the customize option and select “more commands”>and add ‘save as other formats’.
You can also use F12 to open “save as” window and select the required file format “pdf” and save it.

Now you have successfully converted your microsoft word document to a pdf portable document file.

How to make windows xp remember last opened files and folders

Tricksnhacks — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:23:07 +0000

This post helps you to make your windows xp remember the previously opened files,folder according to the user accounts in your computer.So once you set it and log off,you will get the same files opened the next time you log in to your user account.

To activate this in windows xp:
Go to tools and select folder options in any window.
Now click the view tab and select “restore previous folder windows at log on”
ok

Now you will be able to find the folders that are open the next time you log in.

How to encrypt or hide files in usb drive or hard disk

Tricksnhacks — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:22:00 +0000

Sharing important files with others may be dangerous some time.So you might be thinking of encrypting or hiding certain files when you share a pendrive with a friend.In this case you can now easily do it by using a software called truecrypt.You can use this encrypt data both in hard drive and usb drives.

The uses of truecrypt are

Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.

Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive
or hard drive.

Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).

Encryption is automatic, real-time and transparent.

Download Truecrypt

Increase your pc internet download speed by 50-100%

Tricksnhacks — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:19:23 +0000

You can improve the speed of your internet connection by using this software called tcp optimizer.Normally you see an experience of about 50% speed after installing it in your computer.

Install it in windows and experience a speed in your computers internet connection.It cleans all your connection problems,cleans your registry and also optimizes tcp/ip parameters.

Download Tcp optimizer

How to hide files in pictures/image using winrar

Tricksnhacks — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:11:53 +0000

This tutorial helps you to hide files and documents inside an image.This can be done by using winrar a compression tool.

Once you perform this you will see an image shown instead of files in winrar.

1. Make a New Folder in any drive, rename it to HIDDEN (or other name).
Assume it is in C drive, so that its address is C:\HIDDEN\

2. Copy all your secret files to that folder.
Select all the files.
Right click and select “Add to HIDDEN.rar”

3. Delete all files, except the created HIDDEN.rar file.

4. Copy any1 image to that folder. Let its name be taken as pic.jpg. This picture is used to hide the Winrar file that we made.

5. Now open Command Prompt. (Start> Run > cmd )

6. Change the prompt to C:\HIDDEN\ .
To do that, in cmd, first type cd c:\HIDDEN\

7. Now type the following:
COPY /b pic.jpg + hidden.rar picture.jpg

Now that creates the look of the rar file into the picture pic.jpg

HOW TO ACCESS THE HIDDEN FILES?

change the extension of the file from pic.jpg to pic.rar and you can access your files.