How Could You Speed-Up Your PC??

Windows PCs typically slow down as applications are installed and used.  Whether using word processing, excels, internet, gaming or whatever stuffs, hard drives fill with temporary files that do not always get removed when no longer needed. Read on to learn of ways to help keep a PC running smoothly with little or no money.


STEPS:

1. Stop all unused applications The taskbar is on the bottom edge of the screen. In the right side of it appears a group of small icons, collectively names as 'System Tray'. Each of these icons represent specific program that has been partially or running in the background. It acquires some memory and processing power.

• Winkey+R
• type 'msconfig'
• click on 'startup' tab
• uncheck all the unused or not relevant programs as shown above

2. Turn off unneeded Desktop Features that try to make things look better.

You can get these by right-clicking on 'My computer'->properties and do it as shown above. In the last dialog box, choose 'Adjust for best performance' and do it yourself as 'custom'.

3. Do a shut down/ reboot Some programs do not release memory properly when they close, which is the case for some operating systems. The computer has to be completely shut down and then restarted. Shutting down the system will have the operating system forget which memory locations aren't free, so on the next boot, all memory locations are free to use.

4. Empty the Recycle Bin Simply deleting files from the disk does not really delete them at all, rather they are moved to a temporary holding on drive for restoration. 

Once empties, the space on the hard drive that the data occupied is made available for reuse and the restoration of any files empties from the recycle bin becomes extremely difficult.  Note that this will only speed up you pc if the hard drive is nearly full.

5. Uninstall all applications that are no longer need When applications and games are installed to a Windows PC, some files are written in the Windows directory. Most of these changes are not readily apparent to the user, so proper removal requires uninstalling the program by clicking on Control Panel-> Add or Remove programs-> Uninstall programs

6. Run 'Error Checking' Right click a drive icon in 'My Computer' and select 'Properties  followed by 'Tools'. Choose 'Error Checking' to let the utility scan the drive for damaged files that can contribute to slow drive access speeds. This may take several minutes to complete.

7. Install anti-virus and keep it updated Today, anti-virus is an absolute must. There are many from which to choose at the software store, but there are free Anti-virus available that do a very good job. I would suggest Avast, BitDefender and Eset programs. Install 'Adblock' extension to your browser which prevents malware sites but also reduces temp disk space for the browser by about 30% by not downloading advertising.

8. Find and Delete temporary files Temporary files are used for supporting some applications for a limited period of time and left unused for later. You can delete it by doing this:

• Winkey+R
• type 'temp'
• select all and 'Shift+del' it.
• if it prompts for 'skip', click on skip.
• Winkey+R
• type '%temp%'
• select all and 'Shift+del' it.
• if it prompts for 'skip', click on skip.

9. Set your computer;s energy setings to High Performance This is especially true in Laptops and Netbooks where the processor speed is altered in accordance to energy settings(and if you are running on battery power)

10. Have a High RAM If your RAM is small in memory, Your PC won't support a high-speed performance. Upgrade your RAM for better performance.

RUN COMMANDS FOR WINDOWS

RUN Commands !

1. Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
2. Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
3. Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
4. Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
5. Administrative Tools - control admintools
6. Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
8. Calculator - calc
9. Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
10. Character Map - charmap
11. Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
12. Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
13. Command Prompt - cmd
14. Component Services - dcomcnfg
15. Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
16. Control Panel - control
17. Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
18. DDE Shares - ddeshare
19. Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
20. Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
21. Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
22. Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
23. Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
24. Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
25. Display Properties - control desktop
26. Display Properties - desk.cpl
27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting­ Utility - drwtsn32
28. Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
29. Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
30. Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz
31. File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
32. Findfast - findfast.cpl
33. Firefox - firefox
34. Folders Properties - control folders
35. Fonts - control fonts
36. Fonts Folder - fonts
37. Free Cell Card Game - freecell
38. Game Controllers - joy.cpl
39. Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc
40. Hearts Card Game - mshearts
41. Help and Support - helpctr
42. HyperTerminal - hypertrm
43. Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
44. Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
45. Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1
46. Internet Explorer - iexplore
47. Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
48. Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
49. Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
50. Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
51. Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
52. Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
53. Microsoft Chat - winchat
54. Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
55. Microsoft Paint - mspaint
56. Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
57. Minesweeper Game - winmine
58. Mouse Properties - control mouse
59. Mouse Properties - main.cpl
60. Netmeeting - conf
61. Network Connections - control netconnections
62. Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
63. Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
64. Notepad - notepad
65. Object Packager - packager
66. ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
67. On Screen Keyboard - osk

68. Outlook Express - msimn
69. Paint - pbrush
70. Password Properties - password.cpl
71. Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
72. Performance Monitor - perfmon
73. Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
74. Phone Dialer - dialer
75. Pinball Game - pinball
76. Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
77. Printers and Faxes - control printers
78. Printers Folder - printers
79. Regional Settings - intl.cpl
80. Registry Editor - regedit
81. Registry Editor - regedit32
82. Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
83. Remote Desktop - mstsc
84. Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
85. Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
86. Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc
87. Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
88. Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
89. Security Center - wscui.cpl
90. Services - services.msc
91. Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
92. Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
93. Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
94. Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
95. SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
96. System Configuration Editor - sysedit
97. System Configuration Utility - msconfig
98. System Information - msinfo32
99. System Properties - sysdm.cpl
100. Task Manager - taskmgr
101. TCP Tester - tcptest
102. Telnet Client - telnet
103. User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
104. Utility Manager - utilman
105. Windows Address Book - wab
106. Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
107. Windows Explorer - explorer
108. Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
109. Windows Magnifier - magnify
110. Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
111. Windows Media Player - wmplayer
112. Windows Messenger - msmsgs
113. Windows System Security Tool - syskey
114. Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
115. Windows Version - winver
116. Wordpad - write

CHANGE THE FOLDER COLOR

Your Computer's folder may contain many beautiful pictures, videos and beautiful stuffs.
But does it look beautiful?? I mean the color you love??

Why use default always??

Let's try the trick..

NOTE: YOU SHOULD BE CONNECTED ONLINE. BECAUSE THIS AIN'T A OFFLINE PROCESS.

1. Download facebook colorizer here.

2. Install it.

3. Just do it as shown above in the picture.

4. When you do it, it will ask you for an e-mail id.
You could give a fake id also, just for formality.
It will accept.

5. And you can enjoy.

(CTRL+ALT+DEL)ed your files?

Sometimes we would have deleted the files permanently in our computer and realized that the deleting was a mistake??

To those dudes, here you go..

We have a software called 'Kickass Undelete', which brings those files back to your hard disk or your flash drive.

Actually, what is the condition is, only if the data on that drive is not re-occupied, (i.e) the space which was available after the deletion is not been occupied after the deletion.

Click here to download the file.

Steps to proceed:

1. To start searching for the files, select the respected drive from 'My computer' and click the scan button. The scan might take a while.

2. When the file search has been completed, it will show you the results with the name, type, size and the last modified date of the searched file.

3. Now you can select the desired file to be recovered.

THIS IS AN OPEN SOURCE APPLICATION AND AVAILABLE FOR ALL WINDOWS(XP/7/VISTA)

SAVE AS PDF

You can save your Web Pages by simply right clicking on the web page and save..

Right??

But some web pages like indiabix.com won't allow you to do this kinda stuffs..

Alternately, you can the below steps to do so..

Download CutePDF writer here and install it.. it will be around some Kb's in size..

After installing, it will ask you to download a convertor which will be available here..

You are done..

Now, CTRL+P your webpage and select your printer as CutePDF and print it..

It will ask you to save it under what name??

Just give your desired one..

COGNIZANT 2014 RECRUITMENT

Whichever website you take, Cognizant's aptitude will contain Verbal and Analytical sections only.
They concentrate more on that(Someone said someday).

Things have changed.

Today, My first (and last maybe) Campus interview.
It was the company, Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Venue was at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
It's On-Campus.

I think there were around 996 candidates registered their names.
Out of 996, 500 something were for Direct HR round. I'm not the one in it actually.

I was for the aptitude round, which was conducted online.

There were some formalities of filling out the details of you(aggregate, phone no, blah blah blah)

Then i started the test(Everyone does).

I was shocked totally.

Because, there were Logical Reasoning, Analytical and Numerical Ability (No verbal at all).
It had 55 questions i think.

There was no problem with Logical and Analytical to me. Because i have concentrated on it. But i had no idea about Numerical. It was not in the pattern of Cognizant.

I managed somehow and does something.

In my class, out of 35, only 1 person cleared this first round.

My request to you:

Concentrate on everything if you are attending CTS recruitment.

Have a clear idea about your 'Area of Interest' in your CV.

HR questions are based on that only and your Project as well.