Archive for February, 2008

Serious Disk Cleanup Problem in Windows Caused by Broken Registration

Q:   I have a 160GB Western Digital Hard Drive partitioned into a 40GB Operating System partition and the other 120GB for my files. However, when I run Disk Cleanup utility from within Vista Ultimate, it shows multiple 131GB options for me to clean up. After I clicked OK to cleanup the selected entries, it erased everything on the 40GB partition. I then had to reinstall Windows Vista, but the problem seems to be recurring.

(Information in this post applies to Windows 7 & Vista systems only) (more…)

Published on 29th February 2008
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Posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista | 28 Comments »

How to Remove Nokia Phone Browser Icon From My Computer

Q: I have the latest version of Nokia PC Suite installed, and have been trying to remove the Nokia Phone Browser icon from My Computer. So far have been unsuccessful. Do you know how to remove the icon? I’m using Windows XP SP2.

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Published on 27th February 2008
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Searching Multiple File Types in Windows Vista

Q:  In Windows 2000 and Windows XP you could fill *.doc and *.cpp separated by a semi-colon (;) into the search field and both file types would be found. This does not seem to work in Windows Vista. It simply does not find anything when both types are applied. How do I search for multiple file types in Windows Vista? (more…)

Published on 27th February 2008
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How to Remove an Unwanted Service in Windows 7/Vista/XP

Have you come across a situation where uninstalling a software leaves back its Service or Driver references in the registry, and Windows tries to load them at every boot and fails? Here is how to remove an orphaned or unwanted service or driver from your system. (more…)

Published on 22nd February 2008
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Posted in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP | 3 Comments »

Print Search Results in Windows Vista

Although Windows Vista search is excellent, there is one option missing in the GUI, which is to export the search results to a file. In Windows XP, we used the SysExporter tool to grab the search results and transfer it a file.

No worries though… (more…)

Published on 22nd February 2008
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Automation Error When Starting the OpenWithAdd Utility

It appears that some users were experiencing 8007007e when opening the OpenWithAdd utility. Here are the error details:

Run-time error ‘-2147024770 (8007007e)’
Automation error
The specified module could not be found.

OpenWithAdd uses scripting runtimes, and the error 8007007e occurs if the runtimes are not registered in your system. Use the following steps to register the scripting libraries in your system.

For Windows Vista: Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. In the Command Prompt window, run these two commands one by one and press {ENTER}

regsvr32 wshom.ocx
regsvr32 scrrun.dll

In Windows XP, you may run the above commands from the Start, Run dialog directly. Administrative privileges required to register the modules.

Published on 21st February 2008
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Fix for Error System Information Cannot Open This NFO File in Windows XP

When you open an .nfo file which is stored in a folder that contains spaces in the name, an error may occur mentioning that the NFO file could be corrupt. For example, you may be able to open the file directly from C:\ but if you place the file in D:\My Logs, you’ll get the following error:

System Information cannot open this NFO file. It might be corrupted or an unrecognized version.

Although I don’t understand why the System Information Tool does not resolve long file name parameter, here is a workaround that ought to help.

1. Click Start, Run and type regedit.exe

2. Navigate to the following location:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MSInfo.Document\Shell\Open\Command

3. Double-click (default) and change the existing data from:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\MSInfo32.exe /msinfo_file %1

to

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\MSInfo32.exe /msinfo_file “%L”

4. Exit the Registry Editor.

System Information (.nfo) files should now open correctly.

Published on 12th February 2008
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Posted in Windows XP | No Comments »