Remove Windows 8 focus border

To remove the annoying focus border (not sure how it turned ON)

1. Go the Narrator Settings
2. Turn off "Highlight the Cursor" setting.

Block USB Storage

To block USB Storage Devices in a Computer :

1. Login as Administrator

2. In Run, type Regedit

3. Get to this key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR

Change the value of Start to 4. (default 3)

That's it.

Let's secure our computers!

Grant User Rights to Start/Stop Windows Services

If you are an Administrator of Windows 2000/2003/xp operating system & need to grant rights for a user to Start/Stop an Windows Service, please follow the below steps.

1. Download & install Subinacl tool from microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

2. In Command Prompt,

SUBINACL /SERVICE [\\MachineName\]ServiceName /GRANT=[DomainName\]UserName[=Access]

where [\\MachineName\], [DomainName\] & [=Access] are optional

Example:

E:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>subinacl /service outlookmessengerLS /grant=xyzuser

outlookmessengerLS : new ace for xyzuser

outlookmessengerLS: 1 change(s)

Elapsed Time: 00 00:00:00

Done: 1, Modified 1, Failed 0, Syntax errors 0

Last Done : outlookmessengerLS

For more details:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325349

Stop Blue Screen 0x0000007E memory dump error

If you are experiencing Stop Error 0x0000007e (0xc0000005, 0x89c3e6e4, 0xb90d9a40, 0xb90d973c) regularly & exhausted on finding a solution try this :

Solution 1:

Try removing external cards(Sound Card, Network Card etc) of your mother board & check whether the issue is solved.

You can also try by uninstalling each Card driver.

Solution 2:

Any other conflicting/malfunctioning driver may also leads to this issue.

1. In Run, type sigverif & click Ok.

2. In Sigverif tool window, click Advanced, click Look for other files that are digitally not signed, click browse & select Windows\System32\Drivers folder, click Ok.

3. Run Start.

4. In the list of unsigned drivers, trace which are unknown & non essential drivers. Move the sys file to a backup folder. (Be careful, while moving the driver. Move only unsigned driver file)

5. Restart the system & make sure all are working normal without these drivers.

Solution 3:

Make sure you have sufficient hard disk space.

Done.

I Hope & Wish you will not get that Stop error again.

Long Live Windows!

Extract ISO File

ISO File

Microsoft Visual Studio & their Service Packs releases can be installed either by their Online Installer or Offline Installer. For Offline Installer, the release will be mainly in *.iso extension & it is used to be burn in CD/DVD.

Instead of burning in DVD, we can view the iso contents using MagicDisc a freeware application.

Steps to do

1. Magic Disc

http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm

Download & Install MagicDisc Software

2. After Install,in MagicDisc systray menu, Click "Virtual CD/DVD-ROM" > Select a Drive Letter > Mount...

3. Select your ISO file & it will be mounted as a disc(virtual)

4. From this new drive, you can install/browse the iso contents. 

(And also useful for Gaming Applications too, without CD/DVD)

Thank you MagicISO, for your good software.

Happy Installation!