Friday, August 28, 2009

MSI brings Windows 7 touchscreen PC

Microsoft International has just launched its multi-faceted touchscreen PC which is crafted to run on windows 7. This new touchscreen PC named as AE2010 can be attached to your bedroom wall.

The Wind Top AE2010 is manufactured with a 20inch screen, 1600 x 900 display and an AMD Athlon X2 3250 dual-core processor. Early deliveries will come up with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed accompanied with a free Windows 7 upgrade coupon inside the package.

Graphics are handled by an AMD ATI Raedon HD 3200 card carrying 128MB of DDR 3 memory, while the machine itself brags 4GB of 533MHz DDR2 RAM. A 320GB hard drive is inbuilt into the computer.

On one side of the new PC you will find an optical disc drive which is accomplished with dual-core DVD burning. A four-in-one memory card reader and six USB ports are placed at the same side.
If you hang the AE2020 onto your bedroom wall using the PC’s innate supports it can become wireless window onto the web due to integrated support for 802.11n Wi-Fi. A 1.3Mp webcam is an ingrained feature into the PC’s body.

The Wind Top AE2010 price starts at around $650 and is already in the market, but the price for UK customer is not yet declared.

Email problems with earthlink


You might ask any network administrator about the frequently asked questions and you will find that the answer is email problem. Many questions are also asked with regards to email problems with earthlink.

The two most popular email services which are mostly used are SMTP and POP. People do not have much problem in receiving emails in their inbox. But the main problem that they face is with sending mails, especially when they are huge files. These are the occasions when people face email problems with earthlink.

Almost all major ISPs such as Time Warner, Verizon and Earthlink need the same kind of configuration. However, earthlink email problem can be really common among the lot. Here, you can solve such earthlink email problems by finding out the methods to configure Outlook. You can do this by searching through the support section of the ISP’s site. You will find that the portions dealing with email issues are usually elaborated and they involve screenshots as well. You can also call the ISP’s support department for further help regarding the email problems with earthlink.

You should keep in mind that ISP’s email settings can work only when you are operating the network. If you think that you will switch over to office or Starbucks, you have to change your SMTP configuration.

Gmail has a superb spam filtering set up. If you wish to switch on to another email service provider and create another personal email account, Gmail is the best service that can be used.

Hence, the next time you switch on to a new network and develop email issues, you simply need to check out your SMTP settings.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Fixing Vista installation issues

Do you have a Vista at home? If yes, you should update yourself with all the plausible methods for fixing Vista installation issues. This will benefit you since you do not have to depend on anyone else. Getting Vista installation errors is pretty common for all. However, the one who is aware of the tactics for fixing Vista installation issues is the smartest of the lot.

If you have noted properly, the major part of the Vista installation errors comes from the concealed portion of the system which is the ‘registry.’ This is mainly the database or the list of all information contains various applications, settings and options for the system. Be it your saved computer games or your email address book, each and every detail is stored in your registry. It is important to know the ways to identify the problem in this registry for fixing Vista installation issues.

Registry is the CORE of the Windows Vista system. Without proper functioning of the registry, your Vista will not be able to function smoothly. We access this registry every time we use our Vista system. The registry has it files added and deleted or updated constantly as and when we access it.

Sometimes these files become corrupt while they are removed or updated. Often when Windows Vista is not able to track the loopholes, it shows errors. If you are a tech-expert you can resolve such problems yourself, but if you are a computer novice, this can be a really taxing situation for you. Hence, it is always advisable to know the Vista fixing methods so that you don’t go berserk in troubled times.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Speed Up Windows Vista

A computer may become slow with he ages. It is quite normal that as we over load them with lots of files, games, software that is almost beyond its capacity it becomes slow. But many people do not know how to speed up their old PC. Here are a few tips to speed up computer that runs Windows Vista.

1) Delete useless programs from start up process – While starting up Windows Vista you may see many programs most of which are useless run either as background or as a pop up windows. Removing these programs to speed up Windows Vista. To do this you need to open the start menu then go to run and type ‘misconfig’. After that you need to choose the Start up tab and uncheck the items that you need not to auto-load and click OK.

2) Disable User Account Control (UAC) – Disabling UAC can also speed up Windows Vista. To turn off the UAC you have to open the control Panel and type ‘UAC’ into the field provided to type the search items. A search result will be shown saying “turn UAC on or off”. Then you have to follow the instruction to disable UAC.

3) Deactivate the graphic features – Disabling graphic features can also make Windows Vista faster. To do this you have to go to the Start menu and go to Run and then type ‘systempropertiesperformance’. Then you need to uncheck the box “ Animated Windows when minimizing and maximizing” on the Visual Effects tab.

4) Disable index service – To disable the index service you have to right click on the C drive in the Windows explorer. Then by clicking on the ‘General’ tab uncheck the ‘Index this Drive for Faster Searching’.

5) Disable the side bar – To disable side bar you need to right click on the Windows side bar option that can be found in the system tray located at the right corner of the monitor. Select the option to deactivate.

These are some simple tips which you may follow to speed up your computer.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

How To Install Windows XP


Most of all computer users run Windows XP. Hope you are one of them. But how many people exactly know what is Windows XP and how to install it? Windows XP is an operating system that was first introduced by Microsoft’s Windows family in the year 2001. The term “XP” stands for “experience”. Windows XP appears in two versions- Professional and Home.

XP installation not at all a very difficult job as it appears. If you want to save your money and install Windows XP manually in your system you may follow the steps mentioned below:

At the beginning you have to change the ‘primary boot device’. You have to do it by inserting the OS (Operating System) disk in the optical drive. You have to click on the ‘del’ button continually to execute the process. Look for the ‘Boot device priority’ or ‘Primary boot service’ and set it to the optical drive not to the HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Once the process gets over the PC will be restarted and the operating system will be loaded automatically.

After loading the Operating System disk you simply follow the instructions that will be displayed and need to choose the HDD where you will install the operating. Before installing the operating system you need to format the hard drive to keep it virus free. After formatting gets completed you need to restart the system and then you need to follow the steps and fill up the necessary information and wait for the operating system to finish installing completely.

After installing the operating system you should install the necessary drivers. At first you should install motherboard by inserting the disk that you may found in the box of the motherboard. Then you should go through the instruction and install the drivers in the motherboard. Then you may be asked to restart the computer again.

After installing the motherboard you should install the video card along with the video card driver. Otherwise it will be strain your eyes and cause headaches. Video card can be inserted by inserting the disk that can be found in the video card box. Then insert the sound card in the same way.

These are some simple basic steps that you can follow while installing XP. I hope it will be effective and save a lot of time and money.