October, 2009

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Oct 09

How to clear DNS cache in windows ?

Sometimes browsing issues are created due to invalid DNS cache entries stored on your computer. To clear DNS cache follow the steps below:

1. Click start > Run> cmd. )In case of vista/win7 you can open command prompt respective way.
2. Type ” ipconfig /flushdns ”
3. Hit enter. This will show you message ” Successfully flushed the DNS resolver cache“.
4. Exit command prompt.

You can start restart the web browser. Now you can have no DNS issues with some websites which were not accesible earlier.

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28
Oct 09

How to disable thumbnail preview in vista ?

By default vista shows all the drives, files and folders in thumbnail view. You can disable this and make it back to folder view. Follow the steps below to disable the thumbnail preview.

1. Click on the Start button >All Programs, right above the search box.

2. Click on the Accessories folder and then the Windows Explorer link.

3. Inside Windows Explorer, click on the Organize button and choose Folder and Search Options from the menu.

4. In the Folder Options window, click on the View tab.

5. Under the Files and Folders heading, check the box next to Always show icons, never thumbnails. Click the OK button.

Now the thumbnail preview is disabled. You’ll not see the thumbnail view anymore in windows explorer.

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27
Oct 09

How do i open .ppsx format in powerpoint 2003 ?

If you’ve downloaded .ppsx format presentation file then it’ll not from powerpoint 2003. This format is strictly for powerpoint 2007. But you can open it with powerpoint 2003. There is support compatibility pack available for powerpoint 2003. You can download and you’ll able to view .ppsx and other office 2007 file formats.

First download the compatibility pack from the link given here.

After downloading and installing this pack. You’ve to save .ppsx files with extension .ppt. Now you can open them with powerpoint 2003. Note: You’ve to install most of the high priority windows support update packs for it to work.

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26
Oct 09

How to measure boot time in windows ?

There is no built-in utility that checks boot-time for windows. For this you’ve to look for the 3rd party applications. You can download boot-time utility to measure boot time. Boot-timer is free utility that can help you find the boot-time of windows.

After downloading the utility you’ve to run the executable. Then it will ask for the reboot. So you’ve to reboot the system. After reboot command prompt message pops up that asks you not to use mouse and keypad. After that it pops up the message that is calculation of the boot time.

The time measured by this utility is the time from BIOS boot to windows loading. Though it’s not perfect as many of us had to login using ctrl+alt+del before desktop appears. But still this utility can be used to get rough calculation for the boot time.

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25
Oct 09

How to restart explorer.exe instantly in Vista ?

When a program is installed in vista, system expects reboot. You can do that quickly by restarting explorer.exe. This way you’ll avoid restarting and booting the entire system. To do this you can simply create a batch file which contains instruction that asks for the instant restart of explorer.exe.

Follow the steps to create batch file.
1. Open notepad or any text editor.
2. Copy and paste the following text into text editor:

@echo off
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
explorer.exe

3. Save the file with any name but with extension .bat.

You can run this batch file whenever any new program asks you to restart for reboot after installation.

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