Windows Network Password Recovery

Windows 7 will store all saved passwords in Credential Manager, so does Windows Vista and Windows XP. Saved passwords of Network Authentication, Outlook, Remote Desktop, Windows Live Messenger, Gmail Notifier, etc are all stored inside it. It is a well known fact that once you have asked Windows to store the passwords(checking save password checkbox), anyone can recover them. Read More

Mount Configured Volumes With TrueCrypt On Windows Startup

One problem with TrueCrypt is that users have to manually mount the configured volumes every time the computer starts. It can be very tiresome which is why TrueCrypt Password Dialog can come useful. It is a small opensource tool that shows the password dialog box on startup, enter the correct password and it will automatically mount the configured volumes with TrueCrypt.

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Windows 7: Convert/Export Windows Contacts To VCF & CSV File Format

Recently I wanted to migrate all the contacts from Sony Ericsson mobile phone to Nokia, both companies provide application to manage and sync contacts. The problem I faced was after Sony Ericsson successfully synced the contacts on my computer, the contacts were saved in Windows Contacts folder. These contacts have .contact extension at the end of their name, but Nokia’s application suit only supports importing of vCard(.vcf) and Comma Separated Values(.csv) contacts. Read More

Fix wmpnetwk.exe In Windows 7

So I asked a friend to get Windows 7 and the first complaint was that wmpnetwk.exe is taking too much system resources. In some cases the resource consumption goes up to 90%. According to Microsoft, this was a small bug in RTM release but should not happen in the official public release. Read More

Fix Windows 7 File Association

It happens that when a bad software corrupts the registry some of your files will stop opening. As a software tester who comes across such bad software on a daily basis, I can testify that this is one big annoyance that faces me daily. Once your registry becomes corrupt, it becomes difficult to associate a file with a program.

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Stop/Prevent Windows 7 From Deleting Thumbnail Cache

We discussed in our last post how it is annoying that Windows 7 will delete and recreate the thumbnail cache every time, thus, making it one of the greatest problem in the latest OS from Microsoft. We have a quick fix to this problem but still Microsoft should take serious notice of this problem and release an update in the next service pack.

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PowerPoint 2010: Quickly Move To Specific Slide

While giving presentation to your audience, you may want to quickly jump to a specific slide. Since cursor can only lets you navigate through each slide in a sequence, it will take a long time to jump to slide which is far from the current slide. In such a situation, you can use <slide number>+Enter hotkey combination to quickly jump to slide that you want to show. Read More

Windows 7 Services Optimizer

SMART, not to get confused with S.M.A.R.T Technology which is included in hard drives, is a free utility which makes optimizing the Windows Services easier and is based on BlackViper’s suggested configurations. Read More

PowerPoint 2010: Pause The Presentation By Showing White Screen

Often, it happens that while presenting content slides, we need to pause the slideshow and discuss some presentation content with the audience, so that they can easily understand all the complex concepts. Although you have an option to switch off the screen/project, PowerPoint 2010 provides a simple way to quickly pause the slide show and conceal the content on the current slide. Concealing the content allows you to ask content-related questions and get feedback on previous slides. In order to make the current slide invisible, just press W on the keyboard. It will immediately overlay white background over the slide. It must be noted that it will pause the slideshow, and you can start the slideshow from previous slide by hitting W again on the keyboard. Read More

Fix Your Graphics Card By Baking In Oven

A few years back while using Windows XP, I was seeing weird red lines across my monitor, the same happened with Vista. At first I thought it is an issue with my monitor but on further research it was revealed that the graphics card has gone broke. Read More