Monthly Archives: October 2009

Windows 7 Robocopy – Multithreaded File Copy

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The Robocopy (Robust File Copy For Windows) is an old feature in Windows, for those not familiar with it, it is a powerful file copy method from the command line interface. Like previous versions, Windows 7 also includes this feature but with some major enhancements. Read More

Use Dropbox To Make Files Public In Two Clicks

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Dropbox/Public is a free tool that allows Dropbox users to upload any file or folder and make it public in just two click. Suppose you want to share a file or folder with your friend over Instant Messenger(IM) or want to share a file with other users on the forum quickly.

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ThunderFix – Speed Up/Boost Slow Thunderbird

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Is your Mozilla Thunderbird slow? This is probably because you have GBs of email data. If you use Thunderbird frequently then there is a high chance that your Mail Summary File(.msf) has become corrupted or contains garbage. This can slow down the performance considerably. Read More

Lyrics Plugin For Windows 7 Media Player 12

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Lyrics Plugin is a free plugin that adds Lyrics in both Windows Media Player and Winamp Player. The plugin works perfectly with Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7. After you have installed the plugin, simply play a song in Windows Media Player and it will show you the lyrics in the Now Playing mode. Read More

Windows 7 Access Denied: Permission & Ownership

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If you are getting Access Denied error in Windows 7 then you are not alone. This error is quite common and occurs due to permission issues. There are some files and folders that are meant only for Administrators to access, if you are not an administrator then you cannot access it and will instead get Access Denied error. Read More

Cannot Find Windows 7 Documents & Settings?

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I have been reading various complains in almost every forum regarding Windows 7’s Document and Settings. Most complains are that they cannot access this folder. These users are those who migrated from Windows XP to Windows 7, thus skipping Windows Vista. Read More

Remove Past Notification Area Icons In Windows 7 – Tray Cleaner

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Tray Cleaner is a small portable utility that is developed to get only one job done - clean past notification items from the system tray. Before we begin, let me elaborate. When you install an app, for e.g, lets call it “FOX” it will show an icon in the system tray. Now when you uninstall the app “FOX” then the icon will disappear, obviously it will not show in the system tray anymore. Read More

Open PDF Links With Google Docs

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PDF/PPT/TIF viewer with Google docs is a free Greasemoney script that can help you open PDF links with Google Docs. Keeping aside it’s long annoying name, it seems quite handy. We all know that the official Adobe Reader is resource hog and have listed various alternatives for you, but what we have missed is the online integration with the browser.

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Remove Autorun.inf Virus With Autorun Eater

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Autorun.inf is a simple text based configuration file and is the primary instruction file associated with the Autorun function. It tells the operating system which executable to start, which icon to use, and which additional menu commands to make available.  But in some rare cases autorun.inf files are also created by malware. Read More