The Windows 7 Experience Index is visible to a user when they right-click on the Computer and then from the given options, select Properties. The Windows 7 Experience Index will be located on the Control Panel or the System applet.
There are a lot of times when a user uses this same approach and after clicking on the Windows 7 Experience Index link, it is automated that the user goes to the Performance Information and Tools page. There are times when Windows 7 Experience Index details cannot be found making it impossible for the user to view or update the scores. This article will focus on this issue and the discussion will be based on the various steps and manuals to resolve this issue. It is a generic problem.
This problem in Windows 7 Experience Index takes place if a policy is set which takes out the access to the Performance Information and Tools page. A user is usually the administrator of the system, and one will have to follow the method given to resolve the issue of the Windows 7 Experience Index missing files. These steps are covered under the various Windows 7 dos and donts. So each step should be given due attention.
Method: The first method is deployed by Using the Group Policy Editor
Click Start, type GPEDIT.MSC and press ENTER. This action will open up the Group Policy Editor.
Navigate to the following branch:
Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Performance Control Panel
Double-click Turn off access to the performance center core section
Set it to Not configured
If it has been already set to Not Configured, set it to Enabled and click Apply. Then revert back the setting to Not Configured. This resets the registry based policy if set already.
Repeat the steps in this branch as well:
User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Performance Control Panel
Exit the Group Policy Editor.
This method should enable resolving the issue of the Windows 7 experience index missing files. The steps should be followed with precision and accuracy.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
What and How Basics of Windows Firewall
What is a Firewall?Firewall is a software or hardware which helps users in detecting and keeping all the malwares away from PC. Firewall is the most effective software that helps you in protecting your PC. It is also important to turn on your firewall prior to connecting to the Internet.Windows_Firewall
Need of Firewall –
Today computer environment has become pretty unreceptive. Hence, it has become very important to get a complete protection for your computer security otherwise hackers can get access to your PC as well as your valuable data. Apart from hackers, your computer can also get affected by Virus and other malwares. Firewall is used as a preventive measure to stay away from all such malicious items.
How does Windows Firewall work?
Windows Firewall monitors every-network traffic which is enabled. Firewall keeps track of every communication that is originated from your PC and also it prevents your PC from all the unsolicited items.
If needed, firewall dynamically opens ports and allows your computer to receive traffic that you have specifically requested, such as a Web page for which you have clicked the address.
Windows Firewall also helps user in blocking of unidentified traffic that can reach to your PC. For special uses, such as networking, hosting online games, or hosting your own Web server, you can select ports which you want to leave open. This allows others to make connections to your computer, but it can also reduce security.
It is always suggested that a firewall product must be well aware of windows firewall basics and use procedure.
Nonetheless, configuration of firewall creates issues in browsing of many websites, such as, gaming sites, web or other server. If you are also facing such issues, these problems can be well-treated with help of expert computer technicians.
(Note - Apart from handling the issues of Windows Firewall, technical support experts also help you configuration of complete PC protection system.)
Benefits
* Windows 7 firewall is considered of high importance for big corporate houses. They serve as a core of secure networking environment and keep hackers staying away from your computer and crucial information.
* It offers a secure web browsing environment and reduces of your worries any data theft. It also diminishes the percentage on internal threats.
* If you want an extensive reach on internet. You can customize your firewall settings. This would help you in blocking only unwanted IP address but rest would be functioning nice.
* You can decide upon the protocols to be included in your firewall's filters. You can customize it for some of the commonly used protocols, which are: IP, HTTP, TCP, FTP, SMTP etc.
* Your firewall can be to customized to allow or block any port number
How to configure Windows Firewall on Your PC
* Click the Windows icon & select Control Panel
* Click on System and Security.
* Click on Windows Firewall
* If a green check mark is visible, you are running Windows Firewall.
Types of Firewall
There are various types of Firewall which can be configured on your PC. These are respectably -
* Packet filtering firewall – this firewall is used to examine the information available in the header of message packet.
* Application-level gateways – This firewall work on the application layer of the protocol and it works in a pretty intelligent manner than the packet filtering firewall.
* Circuit-level gateways
* Hybrid firewall
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Windows 7 - 7 Physical Damage Situations
Data stored in the hard drive gets inaccessible when it gets corrupted due to logical or physical crashes. While data lost from a logically corrupted hard drive can be recovered by using a data recovery software, data lost after physical damage is beyond the recovery from data recovery software. For maximum and systematic recovery of data from a physically damaged hard disk, in case you have not maintained any backup, you will need to take help an organization that provides advanced data recovery services.
How to know that your hard drive is physically damaged?
Seven most common factors that help you to know that your hard drive has been physically damaged are discussed below:
Your hard disk powers on and then automatically winds down, making your hard drive non-responsive.
Your hard disk unit produces an OCCASIONAL or CONSTANT clicking sound.
Your hard disk drive shows no sign of power.
Your hard disk drive does not produce any sound of the drive 'winding up'.
Your hard disk drive powers on and then regularly spins with a winding sound.
Your hard disk does not mount even though your hard disk unit powers on.
Your hard disk powers on and produces a scraping sound.
Reasons for Physical damage of your hard drive?
In most situations, a hard drive gets physically damaged due to below seven reasons:
Head Crash
Media Damage
Controller Error
Actuator Failure
Damaged Motor
Natural Disasters
Accidental Dropping
Below are some precautions that help you to avoid any further damage to the data stored in your hard disk:
Immediately STOP using the physically damaged disk
Place your hard disk into a bag to save it from any further environmental factors.
Do not attempt to self-repair a physically damaged hard drive.
For complete recovery of data from a physically damaged Windows 7 based hard disk, you will need to search for an established company that provides effective data recovery services. Such companies use the expertise of highly-talented and rich-experienced data recovery experts who use advanced tools and techniques to ensure maximum recovery.
How to know that your hard drive is physically damaged?
Seven most common factors that help you to know that your hard drive has been physically damaged are discussed below:
Your hard disk powers on and then automatically winds down, making your hard drive non-responsive.
Your hard disk unit produces an OCCASIONAL or CONSTANT clicking sound.
Your hard disk drive shows no sign of power.
Your hard disk drive does not produce any sound of the drive 'winding up'.
Your hard disk drive powers on and then regularly spins with a winding sound.
Your hard disk does not mount even though your hard disk unit powers on.
Your hard disk powers on and produces a scraping sound.
Reasons for Physical damage of your hard drive?
In most situations, a hard drive gets physically damaged due to below seven reasons:
Head Crash
Media Damage
Controller Error
Actuator Failure
Damaged Motor
Natural Disasters
Accidental Dropping
Below are some precautions that help you to avoid any further damage to the data stored in your hard disk:
Immediately STOP using the physically damaged disk
Place your hard disk into a bag to save it from any further environmental factors.
Do not attempt to self-repair a physically damaged hard drive.
For complete recovery of data from a physically damaged Windows 7 based hard disk, you will need to search for an established company that provides effective data recovery services. Such companies use the expertise of highly-talented and rich-experienced data recovery experts who use advanced tools and techniques to ensure maximum recovery.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Windows 7 Settings
Windows 7 runs on the NTFS file system, which allows users to set file and folder permissions. These permission settings enable you to specify the users that can view a particular file or a whole folder on your computer. In fact, file system in Windows 7 are so detailed that you can even specify whether a person has the ability only to read your files while preventing them from saving any changes. For the sake of privacy, file permissions are very helpful because they allow you to prevent other users from even being able to gain access to your private folders.
Setting the permissions on files and folders is easy to do. Just follow these steps:
1. Right-click any file or folder for which you want to modify permissions and select Properties.
2. Click the Security tab and press the Edit button.
3. Make sure that your username is added to the list and that you give yourself Full Control. You can do this with the Add button.
4. Remove all users from the group or username list that you do not want having access to this file. It is a good idea to remove the Everyone group because this includes everyone that can access your computer, including guests. Make sure that you do not accidentally remove your username from the list. Also watch out for the SYSTEM account. This is one account the operating system uses to access files but can be safely removed unless you experience problems with a specific application or service.
you are having difficulties removing users from the username list, this could be because the user is inherited from a parent folder. Permissions are passed down to all subfolders and files. If you want a user to have access to a folder but not its subfolders, then you have to click the Advanced button on the Security tab of the Properties window. After the Advanced Security Settings window loads, click Change Permissions and then clear the option that says Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects. A Security notification box will pop up. Click the Remove button to remove all the inherited permissions so that you have full control of the folder.
5. Now that you have the list of users and groups taken care of, set the specific permissions that the user has on the file or folder. Select the name of the user that you want to modify, and then check the corresponding boxes in the Permissions for list for the activities that you want them to be able to do.
6. When you have finished setting the permissions for all the users, click OK to exit the permissions screen.
After you have set the permissions for all sensitive directories, you will have greatly increased your security and privacy. Also keep in mind that file permissions are inherited. Every folder within a folder inherits the permissions of the parent folder unless they are specifically removed. Therefore, if you set the file permissions for a folder, all the subfolders and files will be automatically set with the same permissions.
File and folder permissions can be very useful. If you have a program on your computer that you do not want anyone else running, simply set the permissions on that folder so that only you can read and execute.
Setting the permissions on files and folders is easy to do. Just follow these steps:
1. Right-click any file or folder for which you want to modify permissions and select Properties.
2. Click the Security tab and press the Edit button.
3. Make sure that your username is added to the list and that you give yourself Full Control. You can do this with the Add button.
4. Remove all users from the group or username list that you do not want having access to this file. It is a good idea to remove the Everyone group because this includes everyone that can access your computer, including guests. Make sure that you do not accidentally remove your username from the list. Also watch out for the SYSTEM account. This is one account the operating system uses to access files but can be safely removed unless you experience problems with a specific application or service.
you are having difficulties removing users from the username list, this could be because the user is inherited from a parent folder. Permissions are passed down to all subfolders and files. If you want a user to have access to a folder but not its subfolders, then you have to click the Advanced button on the Security tab of the Properties window. After the Advanced Security Settings window loads, click Change Permissions and then clear the option that says Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects. A Security notification box will pop up. Click the Remove button to remove all the inherited permissions so that you have full control of the folder.
5. Now that you have the list of users and groups taken care of, set the specific permissions that the user has on the file or folder. Select the name of the user that you want to modify, and then check the corresponding boxes in the Permissions for list for the activities that you want them to be able to do.
6. When you have finished setting the permissions for all the users, click OK to exit the permissions screen.
After you have set the permissions for all sensitive directories, you will have greatly increased your security and privacy. Also keep in mind that file permissions are inherited. Every folder within a folder inherits the permissions of the parent folder unless they are specifically removed. Therefore, if you set the file permissions for a folder, all the subfolders and files will be automatically set with the same permissions.
File and folder permissions can be very useful. If you have a program on your computer that you do not want anyone else running, simply set the permissions on that folder so that only you can read and execute.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Operating Systems For Computers
Linux, Windows, Sun Solaris and Macintosh are some of the popular computer operating systems. But do you know who have designed their own operating system and use it on their local machines? So, what is all this fuss about computer operating systems and how to decide which one to use? Before we start taking about operating systems for computers, let us try to understand, what a computer operating system is.
A computer operating system is nothing but system software because of which the software and hardware in a computer can communicate with each other. In short, it is what takes life to a computer. Simply it is the computer operating system, on which you run all your applications. If you want to run certain software in your computer, it needs to be compatible with the operating system that is running in your computer. So much for the purpose of creating you aware of what is a computer operating system. Now that you have some good idea about what is a computer operating system, let us try to understand, how different types of operating systems can be used.
Types of Computer Operating System
Computer operating systems can be broadly classified into many categories. One thing kept in mind is that one particular operating system can fall into more than one category. The classification is based on the features that operating systems have.
Multithreading Operating Systems
These are the operating systems that allow to use different types of the same software to run at the same time. Operating systems like Windows XP, 9X, ME, Vista, windows 7 and Linux are examples of this type of operating system.
Multitasking Operating System
If your computer operating system allows you to run more than one application software at the same time, than it can be classified into Multitasking operating system. The same operating systems that have been mentioned above can be classified as examples of this type of operating system.
GUI Operating System
GUI means graphical user interface. This type of operating systems like Windows 98, XP, ME, Vista, 7 and Linux, which allow users to navigate graphic representation of every process or application are classified into this type of operating system.
CUI Operating System
This type of the computer operating systems, where you need to learn the commands for working with that particular operating system . MS DOS is one of the most used operating system. There is a particular command for each process and to bring in variation to the command, you have switches.
Multi-user Operating System
Multi-user operating systems which allow more than one user to log in to the computer system at the same time and use it; it can be classified as multi-user operating system. Linux is the most common example of this type of operating system, which allows six users to login at the same time and user used the this operating system very easily.
A computer operating system is nothing but system software because of which the software and hardware in a computer can communicate with each other. In short, it is what takes life to a computer. Simply it is the computer operating system, on which you run all your applications. If you want to run certain software in your computer, it needs to be compatible with the operating system that is running in your computer. So much for the purpose of creating you aware of what is a computer operating system. Now that you have some good idea about what is a computer operating system, let us try to understand, how different types of operating systems can be used.
Types of Computer Operating System
Computer operating systems can be broadly classified into many categories. One thing kept in mind is that one particular operating system can fall into more than one category. The classification is based on the features that operating systems have.
Multithreading Operating Systems
These are the operating systems that allow to use different types of the same software to run at the same time. Operating systems like Windows XP, 9X, ME, Vista, windows 7 and Linux are examples of this type of operating system.
Multitasking Operating System
If your computer operating system allows you to run more than one application software at the same time, than it can be classified into Multitasking operating system. The same operating systems that have been mentioned above can be classified as examples of this type of operating system.
GUI Operating System
GUI means graphical user interface. This type of operating systems like Windows 98, XP, ME, Vista, 7 and Linux, which allow users to navigate graphic representation of every process or application are classified into this type of operating system.
CUI Operating System
This type of the computer operating systems, where you need to learn the commands for working with that particular operating system . MS DOS is one of the most used operating system. There is a particular command for each process and to bring in variation to the command, you have switches.
Multi-user Operating System
Multi-user operating systems which allow more than one user to log in to the computer system at the same time and use it; it can be classified as multi-user operating system. Linux is the most common example of this type of operating system, which allows six users to login at the same time and user used the this operating system very easily.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Minimum Windows 7 System Reqirement
Feature and usabilityIt was early November 2010 and the fever of Windows 7 was on the top of every tech forum. I was very excited with the innovative Windows 7 features like HomeGroup feature, because I have two desktop computers at home, one in my personal room and the other in my office, which is attached with my house and mostly I have to shuffle among both to take out important data related with my personal and business usage.
But it was hard to decide on the compatibility factor of both computers. I went through a lot of research regarding technical support on Google. I was very much messed up. Fortunately I came to know about Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on Microsoft’s site. I downloaded the program and installed it over both the computers. Next, I connected the printer too with one of my PC. Afterwards I executed the program. This program took hardly 10 minutes to generate a report. I followed the report and did the important modification in the memory and processor part. I upgraded the RAM (Random Access Memory) to 2 GB and replaced the hard disk with a 20 GB HDD. Next I upgraded the processor with 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) and the memory of graphic card to DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0.
The term and condition was fulfilled for Windows 7 installation and I installed it with a USB flash drive. But post installation scenarios would not have been so smooth but for an authentic tech support from a remote service provider. I took remote technical support sessions of my computers to install the latest device driver and setup and configure my HomeGroup.
Now I can share the data over both my computers along with the printers. I don’t have to shuffle from one PC to another. With the inbuilt Parent Control feature of it, I can restrict my sensitive data from the reach of my kids.
Limitation
There can be certain limitation in the performance of your computer if your memory is not well compatible with the type of applications running in your PC. In addition you can’t expect complete Aero feature on your desktop’s if your graphic card is not compatible.
But it was hard to decide on the compatibility factor of both computers. I went through a lot of research regarding technical support on Google. I was very much messed up. Fortunately I came to know about Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on Microsoft’s site. I downloaded the program and installed it over both the computers. Next, I connected the printer too with one of my PC. Afterwards I executed the program. This program took hardly 10 minutes to generate a report. I followed the report and did the important modification in the memory and processor part. I upgraded the RAM (Random Access Memory) to 2 GB and replaced the hard disk with a 20 GB HDD. Next I upgraded the processor with 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) and the memory of graphic card to DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0.
The term and condition was fulfilled for Windows 7 installation and I installed it with a USB flash drive. But post installation scenarios would not have been so smooth but for an authentic tech support from a remote service provider. I took remote technical support sessions of my computers to install the latest device driver and setup and configure my HomeGroup.
Now I can share the data over both my computers along with the printers. I don’t have to shuffle from one PC to another. With the inbuilt Parent Control feature of it, I can restrict my sensitive data from the reach of my kids.
Limitation
There can be certain limitation in the performance of your computer if your memory is not well compatible with the type of applications running in your PC. In addition you can’t expect complete Aero feature on your desktop’s if your graphic card is not compatible.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Streamline Dell Computer’s Performance with Authentic Tech Support
Feature
Last week I decided to upgrade my laptop form Windows 7 Vista Pro to Windows 7 Professional, which I did with the help of an USB flash drive. I copied the installation image from MS site and installed it over my laptop. But I was facing issues regarding a valid product activation key. I ignored that and completed the task with a mindset of short-term usage. Next, I installed various device drivers and other important applications.
Next day, when I restarted my laptop to perform a printing task I got an error “Printer could not be found”. I did everything to the best of my knowledge, but all in vain.
I then navigated to the Google search and came across iYogi’s name. As soon as went deep and I completed the article, I was not able to stop myself and I called on the number. There was a good and interactive session with a Microsoft Certified technicians and he took the remote control over my laptop and accomplished the installation of operating system followed by configuration of my printer. Everything was done in a smart way to bring the printer in a smooth working condition.
It was a nice and innovative experience of a remote tech support. I have confirmed about the complete tech support services available for my Dell computer, which includes support for installation and upgrade of OS and other applications, driver update, setup and configuration of peripheral devices like printers and scanners and respective troubleshooting.
Usability
Hence, simplify your computing life by getting registered with a recognized tech support provider for your Dell computer. You can avail tech support service for your Dell computer anytime and from any location, because of its remote nature and 24/7 availability. You have the privilege of getting your Dell computer’s issue addressed with Microsoft certified technicians. Apart from diagnosing the particular issue they take adequate measures to enhance performance of your Dell computer by cleaning its memory and optimizing its registry.
Limitation
There are some tech support providers, which deliver on-site support services to resolve your Dell computer’s issues, but a risk factor is always associated with these types of services, because you are not aware about skill credential of the technicians and moreover they don’t offer you any service level guarantee.
So give preference to a remote support provider, where you can get support from experienced and Microsoft certified technicians only.
However, overall performance of your Dell computer is restricted by the hardware configuration too, so you can’t blame your operating system or the remote tech support provider every time.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)