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Missing Recycle Bin on Windows Destop

2011-10-17T13:13:00.001-07:00

Recycle Bin is a temporary storage place for files which are deleted / removed by the user of microsoft windows operating system. Recycle Bin icon that looks like trash normally displayed on the desktop. File which was deleted / removed are stored here as a safety measure to avoid the incidence of erroneous delete / remove. If that occurs, the user can right-click on the icon and select menu "explore" to restore the file.

There are certain circumstances where the Recycle Bin icon might disappear from the desktop. Sometimes it happens by mistake when you are tidying up icons on the desktop. To restore the Recycle Bin to its original place, you just need to right-hand click on the desktop, select the "Properties". Dialog Window will display a tab panel. Select the tab "desktop" and then select the "restore default" (see figure 2). Now you should be able to see again the Recycle Bin.

What if it is still not showing?

It is possible that Windows registry is damaged. Information search activities on the Internet was a bit frustrating until I found a website that explains how to repair the Windows Registry.(http://www.bullguard.com/support/tech-guides/how-to-repair-recycle-bin.aspx)

You only need to download the text file, change the file extension from ". Txt" to ". Reg" and double-click the file. And then you go back to the desktop, right-hand click it and select the "refresh". Recycle Bin should reappear now.

Want to know how the Recycle Bin works? http://www.pandorarecovery.com/knowledge_base/general/recycler.php

Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader

2011-10-04T20:12:00.001-07:00

Documents of the type 'Portable Document Format "(PDF) is very useful for the dissemination of information regardless of computer platform that we use. To read the contents of this type, we will need Adobe Acrobat reader program which can be downloaded for free from Adobe.

In addition to Adobe Acrobat, which is the original program to read PDF documents, there are also other PDF reader programs developed by third parties. In my opinion, these programs have advantages over Acrobat Reader.

For example, FoxitReader reading program. The program is small and has been provided in the portable package, which means, it does not need to be installed into Windows. Users only need to download those 'FoxitReader Package, unzip the contents to the computer and run the program. The package is more flexible because it does not interfere with the windows registry system and therefore it can be removed from the computer at any time without affecting the Windows registry.

Here, I provide a link to download the latest package for FoxitReader as follows:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wsd4qcqgi045to5/FoxitReaderPortable.zip

If you use a small laptop (screen size 8 inches wide or less), you may be having problems to see the entire dialog window. I suggest you download the following FoxitReader package (old version):

http://www.mediafire.com/file/0gu7c1rg58jbld8/FoxitReader-1-3.exe

A visit to the National Library in 2011

2011-10-04T08:55:00.001-07:00

Today I visited the National Library. The last time I was there was in 1995. The first visit was not very interesting; old books and a limited collection. After that Idid not feel want to visit again. Until recently when I visited the National Library's website, I discovered that there are new facilities that may be useful for my research work. So, I visited again this time.

There are many changes now; free multilevel parking, free Internet facilities, a simple membership registration, and a sophisticated system of borrowing books.

However, after arriving to the right place, I was disappointed. The book I was looking for was not there. Other books scattered and disorganized. Librarians are not at the counter and a computer search systems do not seem to exist.

Advantage here is just a quiet air-conditioned room: perfect for personal work or just to fall asleep in the afternoon.

Lessons Learned From Malaysian Telehealth Project

2011-10-01T09:28:00.000-07:00

An academic presentation was held in "The Legend Hotel" on Thursday a
few days ago. I was not present there, but I had the opportunity to
read the synopsis of the presentation.

One of the participants presented papers on Telehealth project in
Malaysia; pioneered in Johor and Sarawak. At the end of his
presentation, he mentioned one of the "Lessons Learned" is how the
importance of transparency in the agreement between the department and
the developer of IT systems so that the cost spent wisely.

In my view, the matter should not be "Lessons Learned". As a public
servant, he should know that a large project requires a steering
committee. The selection ofthe contractor is supposed to be made
through open tender system. If the selection is made through this
system and if the steering committee has been monitoring this project
very well, the cost would be spent wisely. Textbook facts.Thus, there
is no new discovery in this presentation but he himself only just
learned about this.

Autoruns for Windows v10.07

2011-09-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

Autoruns for Windows v10.07

By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell

Published: April 13, 2011

Download Autoruns and Autorunsc
(606 KB)

Introduction

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.

You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically!

Screenshot

Usage

See the November 2004 issue of Windows IT Pro Magazine for Mark'sarticle that covers advanced usage of Autoruns . If you have questions or problems, visit the Sysinternals Autoruns Forum.

Simply run Autoruns and it shows you the currently configured auto-start applications as well as the full list of Registry and file system locations available for auto-start configuration. Autostart locations displayed by Autoruns include logon entries, Explorer add-ons, Internet Explorer add-ons including Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), Appinit DLLs, image hijacks, boot execute images, Winlogon notification DLLs, Windows Services and Winsock Layered Service Providers. Switch tabs to view autostarts from different categories.

To view the properties of an executable configured to run automatically, select it and use the Properties menu item or toolbar button. If Process Explorer is running and there is an active process executing the selected executable then the Process Explorer menu item in the Entrymenu will open the process properties dialog box for the process executing the selected image.

Navigate to the Registry or file system location displayed or the configuration of an auto-start item by selecting the item and using theJump menu item or toolbar button.

To disable an auto-start entry uncheck its check box. To delete an auto-start configuration entry use the Delete menu item or toolbar button.

Select entries in the User menu to view auto-starting images for different user accounts.

More information on display options and additional information is available in the on-line help.

Autorunsc Usage

Autorunsc is the command-line version of Autoruns. Its usage syntax is:

Usage: autorunsc [-x] [[-a] | [-b] [-c] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-h] [-i] [-k] [-l] [-m] [-o] [-p] [-r] [-s] [-v] [-w] [[-z ] | [user]]]

-a	Show all entries.
-b	Boot execute.
-c	Print output as CSV.
-d	Appinit DLLs.
-e	Explorer addons.
-g	Sidebar gadgets (Vista and higher).
-h	Image hijacks.
-i	Internet Explorer addons.
-l	Logon startups (this is the default).
-m	Hide signed Microsoft entries.
-n	Winsock protocol and network providers.
-p	Printer monitor drivers.
-r	LSA providers.
-s	Autostart services and non-disabled drivers.
-t	Scheduled tasks.
-v	Verify digital signatures.
-w	Winlogon entries.
-x	Print output as XML.
-z	Specifies the offline Windows system to scan.
user	Specifies the name of the user account for which autorun items will be shown.

Download Autoruns and Autorunsc
(606 KB)

Run Autoruns now from Live.Sysinternals.com

How to delete a windows service

2011-09-11T21:22:00.001-07:00

1. Run Regedit or Regedt32
2. Find the registry entry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services"
3. Look for the service there and delete it. You can look at the keys to know what files the service was using and delete them as well (if necessary).
alternatively, you can also use command prompt and delete a service using following command:
sc delete < SERVICE name>
or to create, simply type sc create
If you have space in the file path you need to use quotation marks ("). For example: sc create "MySQL" binpath= "C:\Archivos de programa\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld.exe"
NOTE: You may have to reboot the system to get the list updated in service manager.

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2008-01-03T20:32:00.001-08:00