How to install a Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows 7

Some applications like SQL Server are dependent on network functionality. These usually require a network card to be present. If you don't have a network card installed on your PC, then you will need Microsoft Loopback adapter in order to setup and run these applications that depend on network functionality. The Microsoft Loopback adapter is a testing tool for a virtual network environment where network access is not available.To install Microsoft Loopback adapter, follow steps below:1. Go to START menu -> All Programs -> Accessaries -> Command Prompt. Run the Command Prompt as administrator (right-click the command prompt).2. From the...

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How To WampServer 2.0 on Your Windows Machine

If you would like to build your own website, you can do it on your own computer without putting it on internet. But, you will need a web server, database and supported scripting languague to run at your computer. WAMP is the soulution you need. WampServer is a free utility that allows you to run Apache, PHP, and MySQL on Microsoft Windows. This article demonstrates how to download, install, and configure WampServer on a Windows PC.Instructions:1. Go to http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php to download the latest version of WampServer 2.2. Run the WampServer.20i.exe file. The setup wizard is straightforward, you don't need to change any default...

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How To Open An UIF File

Have you download a UIF file and wondering how to extract/mount this file format so that you can view the content compress with UIF.A UIF file is actually a MagicISO CD/DVD image file. In order to view the contents, you have to first mount the UIF image file. The other common option for a compressed image file is ISO. comparatively, UIF provides better encryption and also has better compression than ISO format.There are two ways to decompress and extract the content:1. MagicISOUnfortunately, MagicISO is not a free tool. If you plan to use within 30 days, you can download the trial edition to depression UIF file. MagicISO can be downloaded from:...

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How To Boot and Install Windows 7 From USB Flash Drive

Usually, most people install or reinstall Windows operating system from DVD drive. But, since the USB become popular, we have an alternative to boot and install an operating system to a PC from USB flash drive.Since most of windows installers come in DVD drive format, we have to copy it to a USB flash drive. Before that, I have to make the USB flash bootable. In this post, I will discuss the command prompt method. You can make the Windows 7 USB FLash installation Disk from any Windows computer. In this post, I use Windows 7 (the instruction is the same for Windows XP). Below are the steps:Step 1: Format USB Flash Drive To NTFS formatIn your Windows,...

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What Causes Overheating In PCs Or Laptops

Most lastest computers or laptops have built-in Digital Thermal Sensor to protect the devices from overheating that may causes damages on computer hardware. You can use any computer's temperature monitoring tool such as CoreTemp to monitor your computer's temperature and identify if your computer is experiencing overheating problem.What are the causes of Overheating in PCs or Laptops?There could be many reasons for overheating of a computer system. One of them is the computer has been used for long time without shutting down for cooling. When the computer is used for long time, the processor is heated. If the computer is placed at a room or office...

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How To Monitor Your PC Or Laptop Temperature

Is your computer shutting down frequently without any notice? Most often, it happens after your leave your computer running for a while, and it just shut down without any message. One of the root courses of this symptom is your PC or Lapter is experiencing high temperature until it hits the the max allowable temperature. The computer will be automatically shutdown to protect the PC from overheating.So, if you PC is experiencing the symptom of shutting down suddenly and frequently, most probably it is caused by high temperature. One way to confirm the issue it is to measure the temperature of PC or Laptop.You don't to install a thermometer at...

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How To Check If Your Computer Supports Hardware Virtualization

In the process of installation Mac Os X Snow Leopard on windows-based PC, one of the installation requirements is the computer should be able to support Hardware Virtualization. What is that? and how to check if my computer support it?After googling the internet, finally I cound a good tool to do the job. The great thing is it supports both Intel-based and AMD based processor. The tool is able to the support of Hardware Virtualizaiton on both Windows and Linux OS.The great tool is called: SecurAble. It can be download FREE at http://www.grc.com/securable.htmSecurAble does not require any setup or installation. The executable file can simply be...

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What Is DMG File and How to Convert It To ISO format Using DMG2ISO

Recent I have downloaded some file with DMG extension. I try to use an Extraction Tool like Unzip to extract the file because I thaught it is one of the compression file. No, it is NOT!In fact, it is a file type associated with 'Macintosh OS X' by Apple Inc. On the Macintosh, these files are treated like a real disk. They can be created with Disk Copy, burnt to CD or mounted as a normal volume. If you have a .DMG file on a Windows PC it's likely you have a Macintosh file that is can't be read from a Windows PC. How to convert the .DMG file so that it can be used in Windows PC?Thanks to DMG2ISO, a small tool that run on Windows and convert .DMG...

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How To Use Windows 7 Disk Management To Partition Hard Disk

I just bought a new USB 2.5" 500GB SATA external hard disk. Since disk size is big. I am thinking of partition it to 2 partitions so that I can use one partition to install Operation System and the other one to store data.Since my current operation system is Windows 7, I will use the Disk Management Tool that comes with Windows 7 to do the job. The built-in disk manager of Windows 7 allows you to create partitions, allocate unallocated space, change the driver letter or start other related tasks.Below are the steps to partition an external hard disk:1. If it is a USB external hard disk, just plug it into one of the USB ports at the PC.2. Click...

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The Best FREE Antivirus Software To Protect Your Computer

Although there are limitations in free antivirus in protecting our computer compare to those paid version. But, there are some the Best Free Antivirus Software that do very good protection from virus intrusion. You can use one of them to protect your home computers. Below is the list of free anti-virus that you can download for:1. AVG Anti-Virus FreeAnti-Virus Free from AVG is the best antivirus software available. It provides free protection against viruses and spyware. You don’t need to pay for it as it is available for download free from their website. The anti-virus software supports all Windows operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista,...

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How To Disable Logon Screen Saver in Windows Vista

Recently, one of my laptops running Windows Vista shows "Logon Screen Saver stopped responding" error everytime I walk away from the laptop I return to a logon screen saver or a blank screen, and cannot get back to the screens I was using. I have to log off or restart the laptop.After searching from the internet, this solution fixes my problem:Since the problem is due to the Login Screen Saver, so I have decided to disable it, so that the laptop won't go into the logon screen saver when I away from the laptop.Below are the steps to distable the Logon Screen Saver at the Registry level:1. Logon the computer/laptop with an administrator account....

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How To Backup & Restore Registry in Windows 7/Vista/XP

In proper modification of registry in Windows may cause system crash. So, it is important to backup the existing registry before you modify it. Just in case any problem arise due to the registry modification, you can always restore it from the backup copy.Exporting - Backup RegistryThere are slidely different in steps to backup the registry in different Windows versions. Below are simple steps to backup the registry for Windows 7/Vista/XP:Windows XP and Vista : Open Start menu, type regedit in Start Search and click OK.Windows XP: Open Start menu, click Run, type regedit and select OK.Once the Registry Editor window launched, go to the File Menu...

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How To Reinstall Trial Software After Trial Period Has Expired

There are a few methods to resinstall and reset the trial period of a trial software:Method 1: Backup The RegistryMost trial software add a registry key to track it validality. When you uninstall a software, the registry key will not be removed. So, if you have removed a trial software and try to reinstall again, you wont be able to reset the trial period as the software found the registry key created in your previous installation and gives you a message like for e.g, "Your trial period has expired".So the best way to re-used a tria software is: Backup your computer registry before install any trial software so that you can restore the registry,...

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