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Top 5 reasons why Windows Crashes?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:05:00 +0000

Has this ever happened with you that while trying to finish up a project for work, the computer suddenly freezes or you see the “Blue Screen of Death”?

If your PC consistently crashes there is most likely a reason behind it.

In this article we will discuss some reason why Windows crash.

Reason 1: Bad memory and Motherboard: Many crashes that result in Blue Screen of Death occurs because of bad memory or motherboard issue, which means data that should be stored in memory could not be retrieved.

To check the issue, swap in new memory and see if the issue goes away. If it does not and the RAM you installed was correct, the motherboard may be the issue.

Reason 2: Overheating: The most common cause of random crash is an overheating computer. It occurs when computer airflow is blocked by a failed fan.

Therefore, it is recommended to never put a laptop on your lap. Instead, use table or a laptop desk that ensure proper airflow.

Reason 3: Corrupt Registry: This is not a common reason for Windows crash, but issues are still possible. A corrupt registry can cause a computer to crash as well prevent it from booting properly.

If your computer is not booting properly, try to run Windows in Safe Mode and run the software from there.

Reason 4: Hard Drive Problem: Hard drive failure is a cause of boot issues. If your computer is unable to find boot drive but BIOS is properly configured, then your hard drive is having issue. Try to run a free hard drive test to see if there’s any obvious issue or not.

Reason 5: Virus and Trojan: A virus and Trojan cause harm to PC by corrupting or removing driver, deleting important system files etc. All these can cause unexpected crashes or freezes.

To avoid such problem download a trusted antivirus and start scanning.

Conclusion:

The above list is proving you some reason why Windows keep crashing. There are many more reasons for Windows to crash if you know any other reason, do write us or call our Online Operating System expert.

What are the tips for creating strong and easy passwords?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:50:00 +0000

Creating strong password is not an easy task, especially when the recommendation is to have a unique password for each site you visit. Creating password that is both safe and memorable gets harder as we have to memorize so many passwords of different accounts.

It’s really important to be able to come up with passwords that are personal enough to remember but different and complex enough to be secure. So learning and understanding how make a strong passwords is a crucial skill that you will need often to use for creating different accounts password that are strong as well as unique.

Here are some tips for creating an unbreakable password that are easily to remember and strong enough to maintain security:

Tips 1: Develop an easy to remember password that is a combination of more than one word and together make a password.

                       For example, you can use “mycatloveme” , ”jonaswifeleo”

Tip 2: Length of your password plays a huge role in securing your account. If your typing is fairly good at typing large phrases from a book, speech or movie, then use it. The length can provide security even if special symbols are not used.
                        For example: “It was a dark night stormy night”
                                  “They love each other so much”

Tip 3: Another approach is to use smartphone login pattern. In this, you have to use your keyboard. Draw any kind of pattern that is easily recognizable on your keyboard and then use the letter and number as the password.

                           For example: “Zse4rfvbhu8il”

Tip 4: Take a word or phrase and remove the vowels from it. For example, “eat the cake”. Now removing vowels with significant numbers “e” becomes “4” and “a” becomes “3”. Now the password will be “43tth4c3k4”

Above tips will help you to create a unique strong password that can be easily remembered by you. If you have any other suggestion feels free to write us.

How to Enable DNS Lookup Through a Firewall?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:04:00 +0000

Firewall is responsible for restricting the traffic a computer can send and receive over the Internet. By creating a strict, locked-down firewall policy, user can easily manage the exact traffic allowed on their network. Further, you can enhance the security of your LAN by having a strict firewall security policy, which will allow you to manage the data that reaches network.

When you try to connect to a website, the computer will connect to the DNS server and retrieve the IP address for the entered website. If DNS lookup is disabled on your firewall, it will not be possible to connect to Web addresses and surf the Internet.

Follow these instructions to enable DNS lookup through a firewall:

1. Firstly, open your firewall’s option window, Web configuration interface or configuration file. If you are unable to find this, then refer to the firewall’s documentation for further information.

2. Change the setting in the firewall to allow traffic on port 53 for both UDP and TCP protocols. Depending on your firewall, make a separate rule for each protocol or single rule specifying “Both” protocols.

3. Allow traffic on port 53 for all computers on your network, as server computer also requires DNS look-ups.

4. You can also Restrict Internet traffic on port 53 to the IP addresses of your DNS server alone.

By following these instructions you will surely able to allow DNS lookup through a firewall. If still you are unable to do so, feel free to contact our Internet Security support team.

6 Tips to fix DLL Error in Windows?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:37:00 +0000

What is a DLL File?

Dynamic Link Library is a type of file that contains certain instructions that other programs can call upon to perform certain things.

What is a DLL error?

DLL error is any error that occurs with a DLL file and these errors can occur in any Microsoft’s operating systems (Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP).
Whenever there is a problem with DLL files, they become missing, corrupted, deleted, modified and removed. So fixing DLL errors is an effective solution to remove many Windows problem.

In this article, we will discuss how to fix DLL errors with simple tips:

Tip 1: Do not download DLL files from any DLL download sites because it will never solve your problem.

Note: If you have downloaded a DLL file, then remove it and start the troubleshooting.

Tips 2: Restart your computer.

Note: This option is valid when DLL error isn’t stopping your computer before Windows fully starts.

Tips 3: Restore the deleted DLL files from Recycle Bin that you have accidently deleted.

Note: If you are unable to recover the file because of DLL error then, go for safe mode in Windows to access these files.

Tips 4: If you have accidently deleted the DLL file from recycle bin, then recover the deleted DLL file with a free file recovery program.

Tips 5: Most of the errors like “DLL is missing” and “DLL Not Found” are related to unwanted program that pretend to be DLL files. So run a virus and malware scan of your entire system.

Tips 6: If a DLL errors occurs when you open or use a particular program then reinstall the whole program that uses the DLL files.

Still can’t find the right solution? Then go for our online Technical Expert Team, they will surely help you out to fix the problem.

How to fix three most common problems while upgrading Operating System.

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:21:00 +0000

Upgrading to new operating system can be stressful experience, whether the up-gradation is being done on personal computer at home or an office full of workstations. Basically updation is done to take advantage of new features or to run new applications, but sometimes upgrading operating system can go wrong.

This article talks about some common problems and explains how you can prevent them or work around them when they occur.

Insufficient hardware: A new operating system needs a better hardware than its predecessors. A system that runs the old OS fine may run the new one very slowly or not at all, so before upgrading the system check out all the hardware requirements.
Note: However if your computer needs several components to be upgraded then it’s better to purchase new computer and if it’s laptop, it may be difficult or impossible to upgrade the hardware to a level that will run the new OS.

Setup error and freezes: The worst situation is when the setup process fails in the middle of an upgrade. This can leave you stuck with neither the old operating system nor the new one. A possible situation can be insufficient disk space, hardware issue.
So, before upgrading the OS, upgrade the disk space. Also, install required drivers.

Driver problem: Driver problems are one of the common causes of all sorts of trouble connected with an OS Upgrade. Even if the installation process is done, it doesn’t mean that things haven’t gone wrong. You may encounter that soundcard no longer works or can’t print in the new OS.
So the first few things to do are, checking the website of the hardware component vendor for updated drivers and then update your driver before installation.

While upgrading your Operating system you need to take care of these basic problems and if any issues occur, solve it with patience. If you have any other problem while upgrading system contact our Technical Support Team.

Some tips to diagnose and improve MacBook battery status

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Fri, 29 May 2015 06:31:00 +0000

MacBook battery problems are quiet common that almost all users face. You may have noticed that your MacBook is not lasting as long as it used to be or it is getting switched off almost a few minutes after being removed from the charger.

However, there are few indicators that tell the MacBook battery status. For example, the one discussed above. If you notice your MacBook is almost discharge just after being removed from the charger or if the battery indicator at the top right corner of the screen never says 100%. It is also a sign that the battery is dying. A good and healthy battery charges completely.

How to diagnose the status of a MacBook battery

To know the exact status of the battery all you need to do is click on the battery icon on the top right corner of the screen. Then you will see a drop down menu that will indicate any of the four status: Normal, Replace Soon, Replace Now or Service Battery.

‘Normal’ obviously indicates that the battery is healthy and functions well. ‘Replace Soon’ is a warning that informs that the battery is not functioning as good as it was.
But the last two statuses: ‘Replace Now’ and ‘Service Battery’ are indications that the battery is about to dead.

Tips to improve battery life of MacBook
1. Dim down the brightness of the screen and set it to a suitable level for the eyes as a lot of battery is consumed by the display screen.
2. Always make it a habit to switch off the Bluetooth when it is not required.
3. Just as Bluetooth, disconnect any USB device if it is not in use.
4. Close programs if they are no longer in use.
5. If you can avoid using many apps simultaneously, you can improve the battery life very much.

As you have read above, the MacBook battery issues can be diagnosed and improved but you also need to take some measures to save the battery life of your MacBook.

How to Fix Most Common Windows XP Problems

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 27 May 2015 07:03:00 +0000

Windows XP was released in the year 2001, and it remained installed about a quarter of the world’s PC, which makes it the second most popular OS. Though Windows XP is a robust operating system, but it has some flaws that can’t be ignored.
Microsoft announced to withdraw support for Windows XP that made the situation more complicated.

Here we are going to discuss some easy steps to fix most common Windows XP problems.

Icons become unusable:
At Some point or the other every Windows XP user experience a problem in which all the icons of the system stop working. Trying to open the icon will prompt an error message saying that the path is not correct.

In such case, the Windows doesn’t know where exactly the .exe it is pointing to is actually located. This problem can, however, be solved by right clicking on the icon, finding the “Target” field and then entering the path where the file is located.

Program Compatibility:

There might be a situation that some of the old programs that run perfectly under Windows 95 do not work well with Windows XP.

But there is a solution to this problem with Application Compatibility which is a great XP feature. It let the user run programs using automated settings.

Error with Windows loading:

You might have noticed an error message while Windows XP is loading or preventing Windows XP from loading. This can be due to the configuration error in the registry.

If removing a program or uninstalling software can help in the fast booting of the system then boot the computer in the safe mode.

If your system was working fine in the past but recently it is has started facing the problem then run the “system restore” option in order to restore the computer to an earlier date?

Here are the fixes to Windows XP common problems that can help an XP user to understand what exactly is happening in their system and solve it with no worries.

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How to Turn off Text Message Notification Alerts on iPhone and iPad?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Mon, 25 May 2015 07:25:00 +0000

iPhone has a default setting for message alerts to chime with the text tone, whenever a new incoming text or MMS message arrives. This alert repeat every 2 minutes to make sure a new message came in. The repeat text message sound or vibration can be helpful, but when you get frequent notification for the same message again and again, you are pissed off. Many iPhone users must have faced this situation when they receive alerts twice or more for the single message.

In this article we’ll cover how to turn off text message on iPhone so that, alerts never repeats at all.

Step1: At first, open Settings on your iPhone.

Step 2: Then, Tap on Notification

Step 3: Notification view will have several options including Phone, Messages, Mail and more. Scroll down the Notification view and Tap on Messages.

Step 4: Scroll down to Repeat Alerts and tap on it.

Step 5: Here, you can see at least six options starting from Never to 10 Times. Tap to Never.

Conclusion:
Hope you have got the clear idea on how to turn off iPhone text message notification alert. Now whenever you will receive one text message, you will only get one alert sound and one notification for it. If still facing any issues call our Apple Technical Support Team.

What are the ways to reduce computer power consumption?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 20 May 2015 07:30:00 +0000

Computer is in use for hours every day, which is why making it energy efficient is becoming increasingly important. It will not only go easy on your wallet but also increase your electric bill.

Here are some ways that can help you to reduce desktop computer power consumption.

1. Optimize Windows with CO2 Saver: CO2 Saver is a free lightweight toolbars application that runs in Windows. It adjusts the power settings to consume less electricity when you are not frequently using computer, monitor and hard drive. This tool calculates the power saved and converts it into pounds of CO2 emissions.

2. Use energy efficient products: Energy efficient product consume less energy. Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer product. Whenever you buy electronics product, look for the Energy Star logo or ask for the similarly certified products.

3. Adjust monitor brightness: CRT monitors consume 250% more power than LCD screens of similar size. So to cut down your electricity bills consider less power-hungry LCD screen. Another way is to adjust your monitor’s brightness levels to minimum.

4. Adjust Computer Settings: Adjust Windows or Mac OSX setting accordingly so that system can use less power when not in use. On Windows, go to Control Panel; then power options to fine tune your computer to turn down the hard disk, monitor or go into standby mode. On a Mac, go to System preferences->Energy Saver pane ->Sleep to adjust energy saving settings.

5. Replace power supply for computer: Older power supply are not very efficient and consume more energy, that means they only use 50% of the power drained from the socket to actually power your PC, the rest is wasted as heat. Newer PSUs have 80-90% efficient, so they use the power more efficiently with lesser power loss.

These simple ways will surely help you to reduce the power consumption of your computer. What method do you use? Feel free to write us or for any other issue contact our PC Optimization Expert team.

How to implement disk quotas management in windows 7 and Windows 8.1?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Sat, 16 May 2015 07:15:00 +0000

When a computer is used by multiple users, you might want to limit the amount of storage space used by every user. This ensures that the storage space on a certain drive or partition is never filled up by a single user only. This article will help you to understand what are disk quotas? How to set them in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1?

What are Disk Quotas?

Disk space quotas control the storage space available on NTFS driver or partition. By setting quotas, an administrator can set the amount of information a user can store on the drive or partition. This means that, whenever user exceeds its disk quota, he/she will not able to store any new data on it.

How disk quotas work in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1?

1. To set disk quotas and quota limit, Use Windows account that has administrative privileges. Normal or standard user cannot set quotas.
2. Hard drive must use the NTFS file system. (FAT32 formatted driver cannot set disk quotas)
3. Disk quotas can be set for disks or partitions not on folders.
4. For multiple driver or partition on Windows computer, quotas limits will be set individually for each one.

How to implement disk quotas limits for every user account?

Step 1: Open File Explorer. Select the disk to enforce quota limits; then right click or tap and hold on it and click or tap Properties.

Step 2: Now, Inside the driver’s properties, click or tap the Quotas tab and then on the “Show Quotas settings”.

Step 3: A quotas settings window will open. Now change the settings required to enforce quotas limits for each user on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 computer.

Step 4: Now tick the “enable quota management” option. Once disk quotas are enabled, proceed and enforce your quota limits.

Step 5: Check the option that says “Deny disk space to user exceeding quota limit”. Then, select “Limit disk space to” and input the value for the quota limit.

Note: You can also log an event whenever a user is close to its limit. For that you can set a value for the “Set warning level” field.

Conclusion:
If the computer is used by more than one user then enabling quota management and enforcing quota limit can be pretty useful. Do you think quotas are useful for home computer or they are only useful in office environments? Feel free to tell us your opinion by using the comments section also if you have any issue contact our Operating System Support.

IPS/ IDS systems Vs Firewall: Which is better for network security?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 13 May 2015 06:20:00 +0000

The universal presence of networking has totally changed by the internet. Networks that were once completely isolated are now connected to the world. This connectivity has surely allowed companies to achieve their big target but somewhere also shown them the dark side. The internet is now also the place for cyber criminals who use the network connectivity to launch an unpredictable number of attacks. To make your network secure, understand what the difference between IPS, IDS and Firewall: Which one is better?

Understanding IPS, IDS, and Firewall:

Intrusion Detection System:
IDS is a device or security mechanism that monitors network or system activities for malicious activities and provides reports to the management station. IDS systems are only responsible for detecting an intrusion and sending an alert.

Intrusion Prevention System:
IPS is an advance network security mechanism that monitors network and system activities for malicious activities. These systems are capable of both monitoring network traffic as well as are able to block/prevent intrusion that are detected.

Firewall:
A firewall is software or hardware that prevents unauthorized access and capable of either blocking or allowing the information coming from the internet or other network.

IPS Vs IDS: Which is better?
Here are reasons why IPS is better than IDS system:
• IDS systems are only capable of detecting an intrusion and alerting the administrator whereas IPS systems are both capable of detecting and blocking the intrusion.
• IDS system are not inline therefore can produce false result.
• IDS systems can be used in initial stage to check how the system behaves but cannot be implemented for further stages where security will be the first priority.

IPS Vs Firewall: Which is better?
Firewall help in filtering, blocking and allowing Information and services but also allow some of these through the network. This means that firewall have no clever way of telling whether the traffic is authorized or unauthorized. This is where IPS and IDS network security systems come into play.
Firewalls block and allow traffic through the network, whereas IPS system starts to detect and block the traffic in to check if it is an attack or not.

Conclusion:
To secure network from unauthorized access, all you need to do is to choose a right system for your network protection and do a deep research before choosing any.
If still you are confused feel free to contact our Intrusion Detection System Support team.

Why Windows Internet Explorer Wont remembers a Password?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 06 May 2015 08:40:00 +0000

Internet Explorer is by default configured to automatically remember the passwords for the website that require log in. But if the browser does not remember passwords, resetting or reinstallation is not the perfect solution. Instead, you need to consider changing some computer settings and addressing issues.
Internet Explorer Setting:
Turn on the IE’s option to automatically remember passwords. For that follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the “Internet option” and click the “Content” tab.
Step 2: Select the “AutoComplete Settings” button.
Step 3: Enable the “Usernames and Passwords on forms “option.
Step 4: Click the “Ok” button and then click “OK” again to save the changes.
Note: If you don’t need passwords to save on every site you visit, click the “Ask Me Before Saving Passwords” option too.

Web page Issues:
For security purposes, sometime a webpage itself not allows flashing ‘remember passwords’ option, for this a page may use the “autocomplete=off” attribute to disallow AutoComplete, or it may stop caching. Both options are commonly used by banks. There is nothing you can do in these cases but type your passwords manually.

User Issues:
Another situation occurs when the user don’t type the password into the Web form. If user copies a password from a text document and then pastes it into a site’s passwords field, there is no such data entered for IE to save. Also, if the user mistypes a password or changes it on another computer or browser, IE will by default use the older one until the user manually enters the correct passwords again.

Public and Network Computer:
Many public computers have AutoComplete Setting disabled by the administrator as it can be used by others. Administrators can also disable AutoComplete Settings option on the all the computer systems using Group Policy settings on a network server. In such case, user won’t be able to turn on AutoComplete in IE except the administrator.

These reasons will surely help you to understand why Internet Explorer won’t remember your passwords. But still if you are facing problem, contact our browser support team.

Setting up VPN on Windows phone 8.1

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Mon, 04 May 2015 06:58:00 +0000

Windows 8.1 now supports VPNs. With the addition of it on Windows 8.1 phones it has became possible to connect them easily to the corporate networks and also allows configuring devices to connect automatically to Internet when required.

Now Windows 8.1 has extended support for VPNs and it also includes app specific VPN capabilities. In Windows phone 8.1, VPN is supported by many major VPN vendors, which makes it easier to connect to the corporate networks. Configure your Windows 8.1 devices let the VPN tunnels activated automatically, helping the user to reconnect when required.

Basically Windows phone 8.1 support two VPN protocols:
• IKEv2 ( Internet Key Exchange version 2)
• SSL-VPN (Secure Sockets Layer VPN)

Setting up a VPN connection in Windows phone 8.1 is quiet easy; just requires few simple steps to be followed.

IKEv2 VPN in Windows phone 8.1
IKEv2 VPN in Windows phone 8.1 allows the device to tolerate interruptions. If the connection is lost due to some reason, IKEv2 will automatically restore the VPN connection until the connection is established again.

SSL-VPN on Windows Phone 8.1
The SSL VPN is one of the standard VPN protocol. It is the most used VPN protocol and it doesn’t require any software.

Setting up VPN for Windows phone 8.1
1. First of all go to settings and turn on the VPN status.
2. Then click on + to create a profile and to do this you will need to enter the following information.
• Server name or the IP address.
• Type: Choose “ L2TP with IPSec”
• Click on choose an item. Then on name + password: preshared key.
3. Now scroll down and fill the following column.
• Username
• Password
• Preshared key.
4. Turn on the following features• Connect Automatically: "On"• Send all traffic: "On".
5. Give a name to the profile created and save it.
6. Click on options now and check the” Allow VPN over cellular data” feature and the Windows phone 8.1 will automatically establish a VPN connection.

VPN connection is really important as it provides secure connection to the user and VPN setup in Windows phone 8.1 is quiet easy to be established.

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How to share a printer on a network with Windows and MAC OS X

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Fri, 01 May 2015 06:25:00 +0000

Windows and MAC can both get together and share files and printers on a network. You can do this with a single wired printer connected to all the computers on your network. The modern wireless printers share themselves through a network by getting connected to it. For sharing a printer on a network with Windows and MAC you need to follow these steps.

Share printer on Windows

For sharing a printer on Windows you need to visit the network and sharing center in Windows Control Panel. Then click on the Change advanced sharing settings and then on file and print sharing.

. Move on to the printer list in the Control Panel and right click on the printer that needs to be shared; and select printer properties.

. After finishing this go to the sharing tab and enable sharing of the printer and give it a name.

Access to a shared printer on windows

· First of all click on the Network option Windows.

· Then click on the Windows PC to share the printer. You can now see the shared printer on the PC’s monitor. To add and configure the printer make a double click on it.

Sharing printer on MAC OS X

MAC OS X cannot share printer using the Windows standard sharing system. Therefore you will need to share the printer with the help of Apple’s Bonjour protocol but Windows will require to add additional feature to access such a printer.

· Go to the Apple menu and click on the System Preferences and then on Printers and Scanners.

· Choose the printer that needs to be shared and click on ‘Share this printer’ on the network box.

· Click on the ‘Sharing Preferences’ and make sure the printer sharing service is enabled.

Access a Shared Printer on Mac OS X

· Choose the + button from the ‘Printers and Scanners’ panel and click on the ‘Add Printer ‘or Scanner’.

· You may also add a printer using the Print dialog of an application. All you have to do is click on the printer’s box and select add Printer to access the dialog.

· Now click on the Windows icon and select workgroup and finally select the printer you want t share and add it to your system.

So after learning these steps it would be quiet easy for you to share a mac printer with windows or windows printer with mac. Hope we helped you.

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How to update Skype in Windows Desktop?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:01:00 +0000

If you are still on an older version of Skype, you would be signed out of Skype automatically and won’t be able to sign in again until you upgrade to the newer version. Simply follow these steps to install the latest version of Skype for Windows.

To check the Skype version:

1. Sign in to Skype.

2. In the menu bar, click Help> About Skype

“Skype can’t connect” This means that your software is out of date and need to upgrade.

Step 1: Click the ‘download the latest version now’ link on the sign in screen. This will launch your browser and you’ll be taken to Skype.com to download the latest version.

Note: A computer will be required that can meet current system requirements to install the latest version of Skype.

Step 2: Click the Get Skype for Windows Desktop button:

Step 3: Click Save to save the setup file to your computer.

Step 4: Once the download gets completed, click Run to start the Skype installation process.

Step 5: Select the language version, then click I agree-next and then follow the on-screen instruction to complete the upgrade process.

Step 6: Once the installation process is completed, select the type of account you would like to sign in.

Step 7: Now, use your Skype Name or Microsoft account to sign in to Skype

If you are still having trouble in downloading and installation process. Feel free to write us or contact our Communication expert team.

How to Build a Cheap Gaming PC on a Budget?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:56:00 +0000

To get into the world of gaming there are two ways. The first way is to buy a Gaming PC and the second way is to get into hardcore gaming by building a gaming PC yourself.

The truth is that you can build the exact computer the gaming computer companies build in less money than needed to purchase one.

Read this article for some helpful advice for building a gaming PC on any budget.

Step 1: Determine the processor (CPU): Currently, Intel and AMD are two leading CPU companies. The Intel i5 and Intel Core i3-3220 are the best option in terms of performance in comparison to price. But, before you purchase, find benchmarks and compare them with current price.

Step 2: Compatible Motherboard: While choosing the motherboard take note of the processor socket, the memory modules and the RAM frequency.
Note:
· Beware of high frequency RAM as they are inconsistent and have a high failure rate.

· For the memory module take the note on number of pins as it will connect to motherboard.

Step 3: Get fast RAM: Having more RAM or desktop memory will offer smoother performance and decrease loading time. 2GB or 4GB of DDR2, 800MHz or higher is good. But make sure its compatible with your motherboard.
Note:

· Most of the games need 2GB of RAM. So get 4-8 GB of RAM, if you want your games to run smooth.

· 32-bit CPUs can only support up to 3GB; 64-bit CPUs can support much more.

Step 4: Choose a video card: Currently there are two leading video card companies - ATI and NVIDIA. As there are so many different video cards in the market, the best way to choose card is to look for its reviews.

Step 5: Hard drive storage: The large files associated with media need plenty of space for storing Games, audio and videos. For the better performance choose SATA cards that allow better airflow and transfer speeds. But, before going for any make sure to read reviews on hard drives.

Step 6: Choose a power supply: 350 watts is the minimum power needed for modern computer. So be sure that it meets all the recommended power requirements for your parts.
Note:

· Low quality can put you at many disadvantages. So consider the one which is more powerful and more efficient.

· High-end video cards require 500 Watts or more power supply; choose the most suitable.

Step 7: Purchase a case: The case is equally important as powerful components will require more cooling, so be thoughtful of which case you purchase.
Note:

· Larger fans produce less noise and push more air through your case which is usually recommended for powerful components.

· A mid-case tower is standard, but a full-tower case may be necessary for higher number of peripherals.

Step 8: Choose an operating system: Operating system will help to put all the above components together. When it gets installed successfully, check online for driver updates.
Note:

· Windows tends to be best operating system for gaming. Also, choose Windows 7 over Window 8 as some of the older games may have compatibility issues with the new system.

If you are unable to build gaming PC or having any other issues on gaming, feel free to contact our gaming support team.

Difference between IP address and MAC address: Why system needs both?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:32:00 +0000

Why is both MAC as well as IP address needed? This question might have been strike through your mind. Isn’t having an IP address is sufficient? Why does your computer needs both the address to connect to a network? What is the difference between an IP address and MAC address?

In this post, you’d get answers for these questions as, we are going to discuss both the addresses and show you the difference between both and why you need them.

IP address:

If all the computers require a physical medium to connect with each other than, the entire network will become very complicated. Just imagine for few seconds, you need a physical wire to connect to a company website in US or you may need a physical wire to connect to msn.com. What if everyone in the world needs a physical medium to connect to a website. Would this make any sense? .

To resolve this issue and avoid physical limitation, the computer has been provided with an IP address. IP address is a string of numbers separated with full stops which identifies each computer communication over a network.

MAC address:

A MAC address is physical address of a device. It’s a long number of 6 bytes which represents a device address for the purpose of communicating to other devices over a network.

The device could be anything such as a printer, television, Xerox or any other device which’s needed to communicate to other devices.The MAC address doesn’t let you know where exactly the node is over network. The only information you could get from them is the vendor and node identifier.

Why a system needs both IP and MAC address?

So now you might have understood that MAC addresses handle the physical connection between computers whereas, an IP address handle the logical connection between computer to computer and network to network.

Both IP address and MAC address are unique identifiers of networked devices, but these networked devices need an IP address to communicate with other networked devices.

If you are facing any problem regrading your system IP and MAC address. Feel free to contact our Network troubleshooting solution providers that can come to rescue in such situation.

Solutions to improve data backup speed

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:55:00 +0000

As we all know backup systems are very important but sometimes they become a major source of headache. One of the biggest issues with any backup system is its slow performance and is often related to the efficiency of the backup software or capabilities of the backup hardware.

The complete procedure of backing up the data can be compared to a pipeline of varying sizes, containing data to the backup destination. If any of the sections in the pipe is blocked due to some problem, congestion thus created slows down the entire procedure.

The idea here is to find out the reasons leading to congestion and providing data backup solutions to resolve the issues. Here are the probable reasons:

Speed mismatch:

If the system sends data too fast or too slow than the backup system can handle then this may create jam and the backup performance will suffer. Slow speed means you are not getting maximum throughput. So try to send data according to the speed required.

Memory:

Insufficient memory and lack of free hard disk space needed to back up the data may also lead to slow speed, affecting performance in general. . Just make sure that the amount of memory consumed by a program when it starts should be released at the end; this data backup strategy will definitely help you.

Files:

The total number of files and its size has a major impact on the backup performance. With few large files the speed of backing up will be high whereas the speed will be low if there are thousands of small files. Also backing up the files located in the same directory is more efficient than those files in multiple directory locations.

Check Firmware:

Check your firmware and make sure you have the suitable ones on your system. That means you should have the latest version of it but not always. Sometimes the backup performance becomes worst with a new version of firmware; so, in such situation better switch on to the older version and see if the performance improves.

Analyzing the above issues you may frame a solution for improving the performance of data backup.

Tips to fix slow performance of internet explorer

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:44:00 +0000

It has been noticed that as, time passes almost all the programs running on windows performs slow. But, fortunately there are many tools available to take care of such issues. There are also program specific steps that must be performed to make the individual programs faster.Internet explorer is also a program that performs slowly with time.

If you’re facing the same issue of internet explorer running slow and want to fix it as soon as possible then here are some tricks to speed up your internet explorer.

Disable Unnecessary Add-ons:

Add-ons are necessary as they upgrade the browsing experience but, this cannot be ignored as they affect the browser’s loading time. You could disable the add-ons which aren’t used frequently.

All you need to do is,

Open Manage Add-ons from Tools dropdown menu

Enable or disable the add-ons that you want.

Usage of History folder:

The internet explorer history folder contains the links of your previously visited websites. It keeps a record of your visits. When too many links are piled up it might lead to slowing down of internet explorer. The obvious solution to this problem is clearing the records after 2-3 days.

Reset start and search pages:

Often the start and search pages are changed by spyware or adware for pointing to unwanted WebPages and sites. Even if you remove the threat using an antivirus you need to reset the settings.

Unsecure Internet Explorer:

The performance of Internet explorer could be slow due to some virus attack. It hardly takes few minutes for a virus to infect an unprotected browser along with the entire system. This results in various unwanted pop-ups and slowing down of the browser. However, you could fix this problem using a trustable antivirus.

Now you might have got some idea about why your internet explorer is running slowly and how to fix the problem.

How to Fix Audio and Video Synchronization Problem with VLC?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 09:34:00 +0000

Have you ever played a video on VLC that doesn’t have the sync audio and video? If it’s the case, you would want to know how to get that straight because it can make a movie un-watchable.

When you come across a video that has audio syncing problems, the sound track and dialogue are off by as much as a few seconds from what the characters are (appearing to) saying, making it almost impossible to watch the video.

To fix audio track problem to sync with the video track you need to follow these steps:

Step 1: From the VLC menu, go to preferences.

Step 2: Click on the Audio tab.

Step 3: Click on All in the lower left corner to display more audio preferences.

Step 4: Look for Audio desynchronization compensation in the preferences.

Step 5: Set the syncing compensation forward or backward, depending on how much the audio is out of sync with the video.

Step 6: Click Save.

Step 7: Play the video as normal; you’ll find the audio is no longer out of sync and is playing as expected.

Remember that this is not permanent and will only synchronize the current video when played in VLC.

Keyboard Shortcut to Slow or Speed up Audio and Video

Another best way is to use the keystrokes for slowing or speeding the audio track to align with video.

F - Slow audio by 50ms

G- Speed audio by 50ms

Some say J or K keys also work to move the audio back and forward 50 milliseconds, respectively. See what’s getting the things done in your version of VLC.

If you are still unable to solve the problem, contact our multimedia support team or feel free to write us in below comment box.

Most Common Laptop Battery Problems

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:04:00 +0000

The performance of laptops mostly depends on battery, which is a piece of hardware. If the battery is not functioning well then you might require charging your laptop again and again. Users easily get irritated from draining of laptop battery frequently and end up buying a new laptop to avoid such problem.

Here are some common solutions for laptop battery problems:

Problem 1: Laptop shuts down after AC adapter is unplugged

Solution:
· Connect your Laptop properly to the battery seat.
· Try any compatible adapter and connect it to your laptop. If the battery is getting charged, it indicates that your adapter is faulty. Replace your laptop adapter.
· If battery is still not getting charged after changing the adapter then possibility is that laptop DC power jack is loose or damaged.
· Sometimes BIOS show the adapter as an unknown device due to hardware issues. In that case, you should update your BIOS to resolve such issues.

Problem 2: Battery overheating
Solution:
· If your laptop battery is overheating frequently, contact your laptop manufacturer and get the batteries replaced as soon as possible.

Problem 3: The battery is not detected by the laptop
Solution:
· Replace your battery with a new one.
· If replaced battery doesn’t recharge even then, it might be a motherboard related failure. The motherboard needs to be replaced or repaired.

Problem 4: Laptop won’t start on battery power
Solution:
You should remove the batteries, when not using laptop. If you keep batteries inside the laptop for a long time, the charge gets drained slowly.

Problem 5: New laptop doesn't start.
Solution:
A new laptop should be kept charging for at least 10-12 hours before using it for the first time.

Laptop batteries should be kept and maintained properly, in order to extend their life. If you have any other problem regarding the laptop batteries, do write to us or call our instant PC support expert.

Benefits of using Windows 8

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:00:00 +0000

Windows 8 came to market with many new features and improvement that were lacking in Windows 7. Window 8 has internet explorer 10 as a built in web browser and was mainly featured for touch input. There are many benefits of using windows 8 and few are explained below to help you make a choice.

Touch screen interface:

The most interesting difference between Windows 8 and its predecessors is its completely new interface.From a business point of view, the greatest demand of touch screen interface has opened doors for Windows 8. Many businesses consider touch screen tablets and desktops and they can switch onto Windows 8. The OS can also be used in kiosk or it may allow a sales person to take the signature of the customer directly on the display.

Faster startup:

As compared to any other OS, Windows 8 starts up much faster. Windows 8 starts up even faster than Apple’s latest desktop OS. Not just start up time, Windows 8 ran several benchmark performance tests more quickly than its predecessors.

A whole new world of apps:

Windows 8 provides its users a complete new world of touch input, user friendly, and web connected apps. And these new apps can even provide relevant information on their Windows start screen tiles which is impossible in any other operating system. This benefit of windows 8 makes it important for the users.

Networking:

Finding a good network and connecting to it became the most problematic thing for the Windows user specially using mobiles at remote locations. Microsoft has worked on this problem and has made improvements in Windows 8 to resolve this issue and was successfully done. This has made Windows 8 more beneficial.

How to Detect Spyware on Computer?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 07:09:00 +0000

Do you think someone is spying on your browsing activities?

If yes, then it can be a Spyware!

Spyware are computer application that can put all of your personal information at risk. As the computer has become an important part of our daily lives to store our personal information. Therefore, cyber criminals are using spyware as a medium to steal the private information from the computer.

Understanding what this program is, how it can affect you, is an important factor in protecting yourself and others while online.

What does Spyware mean?

Spyware is software that performs certain behaviours without asking your permission like:

· Pop-up advertising

· Collecting your personal information

In short, Spyware transfers your private information to hackers.

The Harm it causes:

Spyware can cause you two main problems. Firstly, it can steal your confidential information and access every piece of information on your computer, including browsing information.

Secondly, spyware can damage your computer. It can take up a huge amount of your computer resources by making it run slowly, system hang or crashes.

How to detect Spyware?

Spyware can be hidden in your computer in many different ways but often they are hidden inside of software such as free games, screen savers or animated cursors.

Here are some signs that can help you find spyware on your computer:

New Toolbar and links are added to the web browser.
Unexpected changes in your search program, mouse pointer or home page.
The address of a specific website you enter takes you to another unrelated website.
Pop-up ads running, even if the computer is not connected to the internet.
Computer starts running slowly.

Sometimes it may happen that everything will seem to be normal. The most spyware doesn't leave any clue or traces that you can notice, therefore, scan your system always.

Hope these signs will help you to detect the spyware, if you are unable to resolve the problem. You can take advice from our online virus removal support team.

How to Improve YouTube Buffering?

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 06:17:00 +0000

YouTube is the biggest popular video community over other video networks and it is without a doubt the most used website for watching videos on this planet. But recently some people faced issues with YouTube buffering even using speedy internet connection. This can be really frustrating when you are trying to watch something really important.

The following tips may help you out to Improve YouTube buffering:

Tip1: Increase your Internet speed - In Windows 20% of Internet bandwidth is reserved for windows updates and internal system. This is reserved for window’s own use. You should disable this and get full internet bandwidth to boost net speed. To do this, follow these steps:

Step1: Click on Start button and write gpedit.msc and hit enter.

Step2: Then double click the Computer Configuration.

Step3: Double click Administrative Templates.

Step4: Double clicks Network, then click QoS Packet Scheduler.

Step5: Double click Limit reservable bandwidth.

Step6: First click on Enabled. Then, change Bandwidth Limit (%) to 0(zero).Then click Ok.

Tip2: Firewall Exceptions Trick: There are certain ISP tends to throttle bandwidth from the server that caches videos which cause performance issues. In order to preserve bandwidth, following command block IP address on this content delivery network, which forces YouTube to drive actual video straight to you without any ISPs throttling.

Step1: Click on Start Menu and type in CMD, then Right click and click on Run as administrator.

Step 2: Then copy and paste the following command

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”TWCYouTubeFIX” dir=in action=block remoteip=173.194.55.0/24,206.111.0.0/16 enable=yes

Reboot the system and try to access YouTube. It might take more time than usual to start video because of IP blocking.If you want to permanently remove this alteration from you network then do this:

netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name=”TWCYouTubeFIX”

Tip3: Activate Hidden Services on YouTube: YouTube has introduced a new YouTube project names as YouTube feathers. It’s an official YouTube program with “opt-in” feature that enable to speed up your YouTube buffering.

To join just click on join the “Feather” Beta and you are done.

Tip4: Disable DASH Playback on YouTube: People who want to buffer the full video first and then watch it, can use this tip. YouTube uses Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) that allows high quality streaming of media content over the internet. Its works by breaking small HTTP-based file segments, each segments contain a short interval of playback time of content. Thus, it will buffer that file segment alone and not the entire video.

Step1: In YouTube Center Settings, It offers the option DASH playback. By default DASH playback is enabled. Click and disable DASH playback.

These steps will really help you increase YouTube buffering. If you know any other tricks and tips to improve the YouTube buffering speed do write us.

5 Steps to Take for the Safety of Your Laptop While Travelling

noreply@blogger.com (Click4support) — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:27:00 +0000

Security is of utmost concern when you are travelling with your laptop. The hardware and software of your notebook both require security while you are on the road. Begin with the protection of your physical laptop and then move on to the protection of software.

Some of the fundamental tips to keep your laptop safe (and not stolen) while travelling are given below:

1. Get a laptop bag that is travel and security-friendly. Don’t use a computer bag to place a laptop. Hide it in a briefcase or any other thing that doesn’t reveal that you have placed a laptop inside. Also, never keep this bag on the floor, as you can forget. Anyway, you can place it in-between your feet so as to remember where it is.

2. Keep your laptop with you as far as possible. If you are working in a public place, say a library and you have to go to toilet. You should pack up your bag and take with you. It is a problem but not that big problem in case your laptop is stolen.

3. Make certain that your system has antivirus installed on it. While this is no assurance that while on vacation you system cannot be infected by virus, it is still a good way of keeping your system secured. There is no harm in making sure that your antivirus and software is updated before you go out on a travel.

4. Keep a backup of your data before leaving. Keeping a backup of your system data on a hard drive or the cloud before leaving assures that even if your laptop is stolen or attacked by a virus, your data (which is obviously more precious than your laptop) is safe.

5. Lock up your laptop. If the hotel in which you are staying has a safe, lock your laptop there. If you want to carry it on your car, place it on a trunk, before you move out of the car. This should not be done at the parking place as people with bad intentions can know you have expensive equipment in your car.

There isn’t any golden rule to assure the protection of your laptop. However, with a harmonious blend of the tips above along with your understanding, the chances of your laptop being stolen or the loss of data gets minimized. If still you have any doubt regarding you can leave comments.