PC Information and Support

How to download Disc Image of Windows 10 (ISO File)

2017-10-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

When downloading the Windows 10 Operating System via the Media Creation Tool of Microsoft, you cannot proceed to the process because of the error and not able to download the media, then their is a way to download Disc Image (ISO File) legally via the Microsoft website.

Here is the steps:

1. First, make sure you are using Google Chrome as a browser.
Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

2. While on the Microsoft Website, Click the "Customize and control Google Chrome" option. See image:

3. Then, select "More tools".

4. Click "Developer tools".

5. After you click the "Developer tools", this must be your screen:

6. Remember that after you click the "Toggle device toolbar or Ctrl + Shift + M, this image will appear:

7. After this, Refresh the Microsoft website and this image will appear:

8. Then, close the developer tools.

9. Now, the header is Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File).

Select your edition.

10. Then, Select product language.

11. After, download the image file.

12. Enjoy!

Questions? Comment below. Thank you.

Adjustment Program for Epson L120 (ink pad still 100%)

2017-10-01T22:57:00.002-07:00

After performing the Adjustment Program for the Epson L120, still cannot print and the inkpad counter in service state. And the indicator is still blinking, here is the fix:

On the Adjustment Program.

1. Just click the "Initial Settings"

2. Click the "Check" button.

3. Pop-up message will appear for the Model Number of your printer (ex. TP3K95891).

4. Input the Model Number of the Printer and then ask to Re-input the model.

5. Click the "Perform" button.

6. And an error will appear, but just ignore that.

7. Then, perform the "Waste Ink Pad" reset

Success! And let me know if it's working. Thank you.

How to Change hashtag (#) into Backslash(\) on your keyboard on windows 10?

2017-09-27T23:13:00.003-07:00

One of the problem after installing a clean Windows 10 is unable to find the Backslash symbol. Instead of Backslash (\) it appears to be a Hashtag (#). This common problem is due to Regional Settings of the system. This simple steps will do:

1. Go to "Settings" option.

2. Click "Time & Language"(Speech, region, date).

3. Under "Date & time", you may change your Time Zone according to your location.

4. Then, go to "Region & language". Change your country. Add language to "English" United States for Standard keyboard lay out.

Thank you and comment below for assistance.

How to check Windows Experience Index

2014-09-03T19:19:00.002-07:00

What is Windows Experience Index?

One way in consideration when you are planning to buy a new PC or Laptop is the hardware specifications instill in it. How the hardware components compatible with the different operating systems and applications.

Windows Experience Index is one of the tool to determine if that PC works will with it. This rate the over-all performance of the PC's hardware components like the CPU's, disk drives, memories and graphics card. The rating is from 1.0 to 7.9.

Refer to some pictures for reference.

1. Press "windows logo" for start.

2. Right click "Computer" and find for "Properties" then click.

3. After a window will appear. Find for the rating(as highlighted).

Thank you for visit. These helped?
Comments?

Clean unable 50 error on Brother DCP 195C

2013-11-28T18:36:00.001-08:00

One day I've encountered about this error "Clean unable 50" displaying at my Brother DCP 195C screen. Immediately I search online for the needed solutions. And luckily I've found one.
The following are the procedure on how to fix the "Clean unable 50" error of the Brother DCP 195C printer.

1. Plug in the printer and turn it ON.
2. Usually the error display's on screen, Press OK.
3. Then press MENU.
4. Press MONO.
5. Press the UP ARROW four(4) times. Then you notice that the ATTENTION LED and the PHOTO CAPTURE button are simultaneously blinking.
6. Enter 80 to go to maintenance mode. When encoding the numbers (80) follow this:
- press UP ARROW button until the number 8 appears. press OK.
- press UP ARROW button until the number 0 appears. press OK.
7. Next, press continuously the MONO button until the "Purge:________" appeared.
8. Now, enter 2783 by doing the same procedure on step 6. The counter will be reset.
9. Press STOP/EXIT.
10. Enter 99 by doing the same procedure on step 6 to exit Maintenance Mode.

The printer will automatically restart and works normally.

How to install Winrar?

2013-03-07T00:26:00.003-08:00

When installing an application, you must first install a compressor in order to extract or mount an installer because usually the applications or installer found on the web that you downloaded is in an archive format or in compressed. One of the compressor that usually use is the Winrar. So here is the procedure when installing a Winrar:

1. First, download Winrar. You can download it here, and select your preferred version and language.

2. After you select your preferred installer and language, a downloaded file will appear on lower left corner of a browser (chrome).

3. After the file is downloaded, just click the file. And another window will come up. Then, click Run to start the installation.

4. Next, another window will appear. And just click Install.

5. After that, another window will appear. In the Associate Winrar with portion, Select all boxes. Meaning all files that its extension are checked will be associated by Winrar.

6. Lastly click OK and Done. You are now ready to install all your applications and installers.

Please write your comments and suggestions in order to improve this computer support website.

Thank you!

Windows Server 2003

2013-02-20T00:27:00.000-08:00

Here are some historical background of Windows Server 2003:

1. Developer Microsoft Corporation
2. Initial Release April 24, 2003; 10 years ago
3. Mass Release 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2) (March 13, 2007)
4. License Proprietary Commercial Software
5. Kernel Type Hybrid Kernel
6. Platform Support IA-32, x64, Itanium
7. Preceded by Windows 2000
8. Succeeded by Windows Server 2008

For guidance purposes.

Burning An ISO Files Using PowerISO

2012-10-04T02:04:00.001-07:00

Here are the steps in burning an .iso files using PowerISO tool.

1. First install PowerISO on your computer.(if no installer,you may download here.)
2. After installation you "must" restart your computer.
3. Insert your blank CD/DVD on your CD/DVD writer drive.
4. Then, you may open your .iso files using PowerISO tool.

5. Your file will be open in PowerISO tool.

6. Click the "Burn" icon and another window will appear.

7. And finally, Click "Burn" button.

How to Delete Some Start Up Applications

2012-10-04T01:37:00.001-07:00

Sometimes when starting up your computer you notice that it has some delays. This is due to some applications and programs that it has a start up function. Just like your antivirus that helps pre-scan your system when starting up. It's vital to your system. But there is such program that has no function at all that you may remove because it can improve the system start up.
The following are steps on how to remove the unnecessary programs.
1. First, click the start button.
2. a.) On the search box, simply type "msconfig"(Windows 7)

b.) (Windows XP) Click "Run" and type "msconfig".
3. The System configuration window will appear.
4. Now select "Start up" tab.

5. You will see the different start up programs and applications.

6. Uncheck all the unnecessary programs and applications.

7. Leave your antivirus and USB Disk Security,if any, check.

8. Press "OK"

Note: "In Windows XP it may require restart."

Good luck!

How to delete temporary files

2011-12-01T19:02:00.001-08:00

Here are the steps on how to delete temporary files on your computer.

Go to start menu.
Windows Vista/Windows 7:

Go to the search box and directly type: %temp% and hit enter.

Windows XP

click run and just type: %temp% and hit enter.

Now you will see the content of the Temporary File folder, highlight all the files and folders and delete it.
When there's a file/s that cannot be deleted just skip it.

Note:

Always check your Temporary File folder and always delete files because it can improve the performance of your computer.

That's all, enjoy!

TCP/IP Address

2011-07-24T21:30:00.000-07:00

What is an Ethernet?(Video Tutorial)

2011-07-24T21:06:00.001-07:00

What Is an Ethernet Card?

2011-07-24T20:59:00.000-07:00

What Is a Proxy Server?

2011-07-24T20:56:00.000-07:00

How to Install memory on laptop

2011-07-24T20:43:00.002-07:00

Network switch

2011-07-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

What's a Router and a Switch?

2011-07-24T20:42:00.000-07:00

What is an Ethernet?

2011-07-24T20:41:00.000-07:00

Apple not including their major OS boxes from stores?

2011-07-20T23:57:00.001-07:00

After the release of the latest OS of Apple, OS X Lion, they decided not to include their major OS to boxes from stores. The OS will be downloaded via the Mac App Store.

Apple revealed that they are discontinuing the boxed versions for several applications including OS X Snow Leopard, iLife, iWork, and Aperture. Starting today, these software titles can only be purchased online via the Mac App Store.

But meanwhile,Logic Express and Logic Studio software titles will continue to have boxed versions, GarageBand Jam and Mac Box Set will be discontinued in all channels, meaning they’ll be faced-out even from the Mac App Store.

Apple release a notice that effective July 20, 2011 the following software products are end of Life(EOL)for Resellers and Apple Retail Stores.

1. Mac OS Snow Leopard
2. Mac OS Snow Leopard Server
3. iLife
4. iWork
5. Aperture
6. Apple Remote Desktop
7. Xsan
8. GarageBand Jam Packs
9. Mac Box Set

List products are available only at Apple Online Store, except for GarageBand Jam Packs and Mac Box Set that not available for all channels.

Extend Display

2011-07-19T18:14:00.000-07:00

Steps:

It is necessary to have a PCI Express card.
Connect two monitors or other a DLP Projector.
Go to Video Graphics Adapter settings or simply go to screen resolution(windows 7).
Extend the primary monitor to the other monitor.
Then, click apply and OK.

Making Three (3) Multiple Display

2011-07-19T18:06:00.000-07:00

Steps:

1. Prepare three (3) monitors, LCD monitor is recommended.

2. Make sure that you have an on-board video card and a PCI-Express Video card that has a DVI and VGA port.

3. Connect all 3 monitors to:

· On-board Video adapter

· PCI-Express-DVI Port

· PCI-Express-VGA Port

4. Turn on your computer and press a key that will go to the BIOS set up.

5. On BIOS set up, find the video adapter settings and make the on-board video card as primary video adapter.

6. Press F10 to save your settings.

Patch Tuesday July 2011: 4 Updates Correcting 22 Issues,Tuesday July 12, 2011

2011-07-19T17:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Patch Tuesday! This month's patches consist of four updates but they correct 22 issues. Most of these fixes apply to various versions of Microsoft Windows but one of the updates is for Microsoft Visio 2003.

Many of these issues could allow a remote attacker to take complete control of your system. The attacker could then perform tasks on your computer like viewing, changing, and deleting information.

What these updates do:

These patches from Microsoft update several individual files involved in making Windows or Visio work.

These updates may apply to you if: you're running Windows 7, Vista, XP, and various Windows Server operating systems. Microsoft Visio 2003 is also effected.

More Information:

These are serious issues with Windows and Visio so you should apply all updates that affect your specific software or version of Windows. Some of these issues are categorized as Important and some others are listed as Critical.

In most cases, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the above Windows operating systems and software programs are affected.

Some updates will require that you restart your computer but some will not. If you use Windows Update to install these updates simultaneously, chances are you will need to restart.

Automatically install: via Windows Update.

Manually install: via the individual Security Bulletins listed here.

Details from Microsoft: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2011.

Can't see the chat messages on Yahoo Messenger.

2011-01-05T00:42:00.000-08:00

Here's the solution when you can't see the messages you send on yahoo messenger and cannot see the messages received.

Just follow this simple two steps.

Step 1

type on run regsrv32 jscript.dll then press OK.

Step 2

type on run regsrv32 vbscript.dll then press OK.

How to configure a TP-LINK wireless router to turn it into a Wireless Access Point

2010-12-08T19:38:00.000-08:00

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What: How to configure an inexpensive TL-WR340GD or TL-WR-642G (the D stands for Detachable antenna) wireless router (manufactured by TP-LINK) to become a wireless Access Point. Other models of TP-LINK wireless routers may be similarly configured.
You can do similiar conversions with Linksys WRT54G, however, TP-LINK wireless router costs much less than Linksys; so far I found no quality or performance issues with TP-LINK; newer Linksys/Cisco wireless routers use "internal antennae" therefore you cannot increase Linksys wireless coverage by replacing the detachable antenna with external high-gain antenna.

Why: Typically if you have a wireless router in the home or office (just behind a cabled modem or DSL modem, see diagram 1), the wireless router should be configured as a router (factory default configuration). However, you may want to add a secondary wireless device to expand your WiFi wireless coverage (see diagram 2), it is much better to configure the secondary wireless device as an "Access Point" instead of a "router behind a router".


Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Why not use the "bridge mode" that is natively available in TL-WR340G or WR-642G? Because the bridge mode available in TP-LINK only supports WEP encryption. The master key in WEP can be recovered very easily. In this tutorial, you can configure your wireless network to use safer WPA/PSK or WPA2/PSK encryption scheme. For WPA or WPA2, you still need a strong (non-dictionary) master-key consists of letters, numbers and special characters.

Pre-requisites:

A primary wireless (or non-wireless) router, see this diagram; and a CAT-5 cable run between the primary and secondary devices, see the diagram below.

Find your local area network IP address range - on a networked PCs, pop a "cmd" screen and
For Windows XP, type (case sensitive) ipconfig | find "Address" to get an idea of what it might be.
For Windows Vista / Windows 7, type (case sensitive) ipconfig | find "IPv4" to get an idea of what it might be.

How:

Make sure the TP-Link TL-WR340G or TL-WR-642G is reset to factory default state. To reset, push and hold a pin in the reset hole, then power up, continue to hold the pin pushed in for 10 seconds. Remove the pin.

Since you are configuring the WR-340G or WR-642G to be an Access Point, the WAN port (blue port) will not be used, plug it with tape to avoid confusion.

Connect a CAT-5 cable from a laptop to one of the LAN ports (yellow port) on WR-340G or WR-642G. See this diagram. Reboot the laptop if necessary.
On the laptop, invoke a web browser: http://192.168.1.1/ user name is admin, password is admin

Go to DHCP Settings, select "Disable DHCP Server". See this diagram. Click Save.

Go to Network Settings, select "LAN", change the "IP Address" to an un-occupied static IP address in your local area network (e.g. 10.5.1.7). Your LAN IP address range is likely to be different than 10.5.1.xx, it is determined or influenced by your primary router's DHCP settings. See this diagram. Click Save. Once you click Save, the WR-340G will reboot itself and your laptop will loose connection to the WR-340G g

Reconfigure your system as follows:

Connect a live CAT-5 cable from your primary router (or LAN switch or hub) to the LAN port (yellow port) of the secondary Access Point (i.e., the WR-340G or WR-642G). See this diagram.

Reconnect the laptop to your normal LAN, or reconnect the laptop to the primary wireless router Access Point. See this diagram. Reboot the laptop if necessary.

Invoke a web browser: e.g. http://10.5.1.7/ (your IP address is likely different than mine)
user name is admin, password is admin

You now regain connection to your WR-340G or WR-642G, do the remaining steps, for example,
-Set the wireless SSID to be something more meaningful to you, e.g. my-workshop
-Select an appropriate wireless channel (avoid using the same channel as your primary wireless router; avoid using your neighbours wireless channels) (most WiFi devices for North American market are (factory) default to use Channel 6).
-Enable wireless security (in Wireless Settings, choose WPA-PSK//WPA2-PSK in the Security Type drop down list)
(if you have a radius server, choose WPA/WPA2, most home/small businesses do not use radius servers)
-Change the admin password to a more secure password.

g You now have added a fully functional Wireless Access Point to your local area network ! g

Other Applications:

If you live in a castle or large mansion or large property that needs extensive WiFi coverage, you can go crazy by daisy chaining several inexpensive TP-LINK Wireless Access Points like this diagram.
Free WiFi can be deployed in cheap hotels to compete with business-grade hotels with "Free Wireless Internet Access". Disclaimer.

Performance Tweaks:

You can increase WiFi signal strength (increase the number of "bars" on the signal meter) by replacing TP-LINK's original 5 dBi omni antenna with a 7 dBi or 9 dBi omni antenna (with RP-SMA connector) or a wall-mounted Patch Antenna, or mast-mounted Yagi, or a cheap home made near cookware parabolic or home made dog dish parabolic or an ultimate professional 24 dBi long range grid parabolic antenna. For an auditorium size or concert hall size room, a high gain corner-antenna (e.g. Hawking Technology HAI15SC should do a good job of providing WiFi coverage). Below are some sample websites where you can find high gain 2.4 GHz WiFi frequency band antennae:

www.data-alliance.net www.l-com.com www.superpass.com (Waterloo, ON)

Note: for omni antenna (aka rubber duck antenna), the increase in signal is in the "horizontal direction", another word, on the same floor. Basically these antenna refocus the energy and concentrate them in the horizontal direction (assuming the tip of the rubber duck is oriented upwards). High gain omni will reduce radiation energy to the upper and lower floors, but will increase radiation energy on the same floor. Antennae do not create energy, they just redirect and refocus energy.

Final step:

In the above configuration, the WAN is constantly trying to obtain an IP address adding unnecessary load on the CPU. Configure the WAN to use "static IP" to reduce this annoyance:
Network settings, WAN, use "Static IP", IP address (see RFC1918. Choose an IP that you'll never use, e.g. 10.99.99.99, use subnet mask 255.255.255.0), click Save. See this diagram.

How to Unhide Folder Files using Command Prompt

2010-12-02T00:56:00.000-08:00

When your folder in the drive has been hide by virus, here some simple tips to unhide your folders.

1. Type "cmd" on search bar.

2. Type the preferred drive.(e.g. drive M:)

3. Type dir/a to view all the folder files including the hidden one.

4. Type attrib -s -h -r foldername and hit enter.

Good luck!