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When we use attrib command to change read-only or hidden attributes of a system file, we get the error “Not resetting system file“. Examples: E:\>attrib test.txt A  S         E:\test.txt E:\>attrib +R test.txt Not resetting system file - E:\test.txt E:\>attrib +H test.txt Not resetting system file - E:\test.txt E:\> We can fix this problem by adding extra ‘+S ‘ to the attrib command. E:\>attrib +R test.txt Not resetting system file - E:\test.txt E:\>attrib +R +S test.txt E:\>attrib test.txt A  S R       E:\test.txt E:\> To make all hidden files visible & to make all grayed out options re-accessible use below command: E:\>attrib -s -h /s /d

HP LaserJet 1010 printer is a monochrome laser printer that handles printouts at up to 12 pages per minute for A4 sizes papers. It also delivers its first page out for 8 seconds and has 600 x 600 dpi printing resolution. It has a 150 sheet paper tray capacity and has a priority feed slot. If you happen to own an HP LaserJet 1010 but your desktop happens to have a Windows 7 operating system, then you might find yourself having a hard time installing your HP LaserJet1010 printer on it. That’s why for today’s article, we’re going to teach you on how to install the HP LaserJet 1010 printer on your Windows 7 computer. How To Install HP LaserJet 1010 Printer on Windows 7 Step 1 – Open the the windows taskbar, hover and click the Control Panel. Step 2 – Go to Hardware and Sound then proceed to Devices and Printers. Step 3 – Click add a printer then a window will pop out of your screen. Select and clickadd a local printer. Step 4 – From the list next to the “Use an existing port” then sele...

Problem Description: I did Clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate. However, I noticed that I cannot add any items under the favorites "star" icon that can be found on the left pane in windows explorer. I tried drag & drop and "add current location to Favorites" but nothing works. I'm not getting any error either which is weird.

Are you having problems with your tab key in Windows 7? I know I am! My desktop machine runs Windows 7 64-bit and has been working fine for a months until a few days ago. Suddenly, the tab key would not move me to the next form field in an online form. I though it was odd, so I restarted the browser and it worked once, but then stopped randomly a little while later. I thought it was isolated to the browser, but quickly realized I was having the same tab issue in Word, Outlook and Quickbooks. What a royal pain! I didn’t realize how much I used the tab key until it stopped working! Anyway, after doing some research and messing around with stuff, I figured out what the problem was. In this article, I’ll try to write out the different possible solutions and hopefully your tab key will start functioning properly again. I quickly managed to rule out hardware issues like the keyboard because I switched the keyboard and still had the same problem. This issue is normally a software issue a...

In this post you will learn  ‘How to install Windows 7 and Windows XP as  dual boot ’  with  Windows 7 as first installation . This case is applicable for users who have Windows 7 pre-installed on ‘C’ and want to install XP on their ‘D’ partition. The process for this is very simple . Follow the steps below to  install XP after Windows 7 . 1) Make a fresh Install of Windows XP on ‘D’ partition of your hard drive. Assuming, Windows 7 is installed on ‘C’ partition.

BOOTMGR Error Message There are few ways that the "BOOTMGR is missing" error may show up on your computer, with the first error I have listed being the most common: "BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl Alt Del to restart" "BOOTMGR is missing Press any key to restart" "Couldn't find BOOTMGR" The "BOOTMGR is missing" error displays shortly after the computer is turned on, immediately after the Power On Self Test (POST) is complete. Windows 7 or Windows Vista has only initially started to load when the BOOTMGR error message appears. Causes of BOOTMGR Errors There are a number of possible causes for BOOTMGR errors, including the most common "BOOTMGR is missing" error message. The most common reasons for BOOTMGR errors include corrupt and misconfigured files, hard drive and operating system upgrade issues, corrupt hard drive sectors, an outdated BIOS, and damaged or loose IDE cables. Another reason you might see BOOTM...

Automatically Restart on System Failure Option in Windows 7 Windows 7 is configured by default to restart immediately after a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or other major system problem. This reboot usually happens too fast to see the error message on screen. Follow these simple steps to disable the automatic restart feature for system failures in Windows 7. Important: Unable to boot completely into Windows 7 due to the BSOD? See Tip #2 at the bottom of this page for help. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Disabling the Automatic Restart option in Windows 7 usually takes less than 10 minutes

Error reporting is enabled by default in Windows 7. You might want to disable error reporting for privacy concerns, if you're not connected to the Internet all the time, or maybe just to stop being annoyed by the alerts. Error reporting works by prompting you after a critical error in the Windows 7 operating system or in other programs and then notifying Microsoft about it. This way, Microsoft can gather technical information about serious errors from millions of PCs which helps them develop patches and service packs. See the easy steps below if you'd like to disable error reporting in Windows 7: Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Disabling error reporting in Windows 7 usually takes less than 5 minutes

Windows 7 consume high memory for its resources. It features many visual effects that draw heavy on your graphics card and system memory. If your system was slow out of the box, chances are you can easily fix that by turning off superfluous effects. Go to > Start and type ‘ performance ‘ in the search field. Select > ‘ Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows ‘ from the results. The > Performance Options window will open. Under > Visual Effects select > Adjust for best performance . If you would like to retain a nice interface, select > Custom and check > ‘ Use visual styles on windows and buttons ‘.

How to create a custom  Windows7 DVD with Service Packs Hotfixes included In this guide, you will learn how to create your customized Windows 7 setup, using the autounattend.xml setup answer file your created on Customize Windows 7 Deployment guide . Do you want to build a Windows 7 DVD which is pre-configured to your needs, saving valuable setup time? Do you want to include other programs, the latest setup hotfixes and service packs?   Whatever your needs are, read on to learn more from our website who will teach you step-by-step creation of your customized Windows 7 DVD! Step-by-Step creation of custom Windows 7 DVD Pre-Requisites Windows 7 Customized setup folder on your Hard Disk (e.g. C:\Windows7) (e.g. A copy of your original Windows 7 DVD on your Hard Disk) CD Image GUI (free) by CyBerian. (Download  here ); ISO Buster (free)  to extract your Windows 7 DVD Boot Image; Optionally, an  Autounattend.xml file  created in...

Customize and Deploy Windows 7 pre-configured and automatically (unattended installs) with the Windows Automated Installation Kit In this section, you will learn how to customise and deploy Windows 7 so you, the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) or the IT Administrator can deploy Windows 7 that meets your organisation's needs. Want to build a Windows 7 Image which is pre-configured with the Windows components (such as the Windows Fax service) that you need? Do you want to include other browsers, brand applications, configure how setup will install on your workstations? Whatever your needs are, read on  www.atoz-networking.blogspot.com  to learn more from our blog which will teach you step-by-step customized deployment of Windows 7!

When using Windows Live Movie maker to create videos at home, one of the biggest problem is to produce a final video which has only parts of the original video. This is specially required when you want your final video to only showcase best moments of a long video. Windows Live Movie Maker does have split feature which you can use to split videos and  then remove what is not required  but below is a much easier way to achieve it. We will use two things : Trim Tool : This tool allows you cut a particular section of a movie. And Windows Live Movie maker has no restriction on how many times you can add a video. So if you have 10 moments to be captured, add the video ten times. How to trim : Select the first video and go to Video Tools which will be highlighted as soon as you select the video. Select Trim Tool and you will see horizontal bar displayed right under the video preview Now drag the bars from left and right to the best video moment and click on Save Trim. Y...

If you have two or more computers connected on to the same network, you can share files and folders on your computer such that others may access them as if they were on their own local file system. You may also set permissions depending on whether you others to simply view your files or even modify them. This  support page  on Microsoft has more details on file sharing in Windows. Once you have enabled sharing in Windows, you may also monitor connections to know which other computers are accessing files on your computer and what files /folders are they currently accessing. The easiest way to monitor this activity is through the Computer Management program that you may quickly access by typing  compmgmt.msc  in the Windows Run box. Once there, go to System Tools –> Shared Folders –> Sessions to view a list of all users who are connected over the network to your computer and what files are they accessing. Alternatively, if you need something more si...

Customizing your  Windows  installation is fun and one of the ways is to install themes and another way is to customize folder colors and icons to suit your theme.  Folderico  is a nice  freeware  tool for  Windows 7 which allows you to customize Windows folders with custom colors or themed icons. You can also use the software to highlight important folders with colored icons, making them stand out in the folder hierarchy, or to simply enhance Windows Explorer’s appearance. Folderico adds item in context menu of Windows Explorer and core services and this makes it easy to customize folders and also set custom folder colors for your folders. Folderico uses special format SFT as themes. These files are automatically associated with the program and are fully-processed. On 32 bit Windows, you can set the custom folder color from the context menu and on 64 bit version it is a trimmed down version. Folderico is a nice freeware tool to easily c...

These windows 7 themes lists some of the best transparent theme for Windows 7. When I say transparent I mean you can see through menus,taskbar and tray icons. You will feel Windows 7 made of glass with fine borders and edges. Clear White Theme for Windows 7 Absolutely no edges and it uses of a combination of a bit dark background with lighter one which makes every thing clear but still transparent. The best part of this theme is that is very clear. Download

Google Chrome is becoming most popular browser & widely used due to its easy navigation & fast speed. We will see now How to deploy the Google Chrome MSI and apply/import group policy Settings in Windows. To quickly deploy and configure Google Chrome on a windows network, you can deploy the Chrome MSI and apply group policies. Follow these steps: Download the  Google Chrome MSI . The MSI installer is a standalone installer. Google Chrome is bundled inside and installs without an internet connection. The MSI installs Chrome at the system level, so all users on a machine will use the same instance of Chrome. Download the  policy templates . There are two types of templates available, an ADM and an ADMX template. You'll need to verify which template type you can use on your network. These templates show you which registry keys you can set to configure Chrome, and what the acceptable values are. Chrome looks at the values set in these registry keys to dete...