One of my clients was getting error 0×81000038 whenever she started the backup tool in Windows 7. She said that whatever she selected, whether internal drives or external drives, she was getting the same error. She restarted the system but to no avail. I searched the internet for any possible solutions and got the KB981907(…)
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How to Fix ‘DVD Drive Not Found’ in Windows 7
One of the common error experienced in using Microsoft Windows 7 is that sometimes Windows7 is unable to detect a DVD ROM drive attached to your computer irrespective of the fact that the standard driver is properly installed and DVD drive is visible in the BIOS.
Remove exe Virus Manually
During my daily working I usually encounter many viruses but most common is sscvihost.exe and autorun.ini these viruses spread from USB drive as well, I can usually remove it without using any anti-virus software, today I am going to explain how to remove these viruses if anti-viruses are not doing so. However, be warned that(…)
How to Fix Folder Options Problem in Windows XP
If you are running Microsoft Windows XP and unable to access your hidden files and folders or unable to locate folder options menu in Windows Explorer than most probably your computer is infected by some malicious virus. Problems with folder options menu is one of the most common errors linked with Microsoft Windows XP. The(…)
Perform Useful Tasks From Command Line
What is the command line shortcut to open and close the door of CD-ROM drive? What is the command line shortcut to increase, decrease or mute system volume? What is the command line shortcut to turn off the monitor? What is the command line shortcut to logoff current user? What is the command line shortcut(…)
Common U3 Flash Drive Problems
Nowadays as the trend of Flash drives is increasing, we are getting more used to them. U3 Flash Drives are now becoming popular. U3 drives have the property to present itself to the host system as a USB hub with a CD drive and standard USB mass storage device attached. You will have a launchpad(…)
Fix: Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address
Today one of my network machines running Windows Vista couldn’t obtain an IP address through DHCP. DHCP server was running fine and all other machines running Windows XP could obtain an IP address through the DHCP server properly. This meant that there was some problem with the machine itself. I tested it out with another(…)
Hibernate Button in Windows XP
Windows XP Hibernate button appears only when you have Hibernate enabled in Power Options and press Shift on the Turn OFF Computer screen. But through a registry tweak you can enable a hibernate button for easy access. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry(…)
Windows Startup does not Load Desktop/Explorer
About two months back, Chiranjib had written an article about explorer.exe not loading at Wiindows Startup. It was a good article but what it was lacking was the no. of methods that can be used to solve the problem. I love to have many different methods by which we can solve a problem. A commentator(…)
Error 1404. Setup Cannot Delete The Registry Key
I was installing Microsoft Office on one of my client’s PCs and a strange error popped up saying something like this: Error 1404. Setup cannot delete the registry key. This is the first time I’m getting this error. I researched a bit and found out that this error comes because we don’t have write permissions(…)