Sunday, December 30, 2012

How to Change or Create Password in Windows 8




If you're still using the earlier versions of Windows then you may thought creating or changing a password in Windows 8 is same as previous versions. But those who are working with Windows 8 know that this is not same at all. 

When you are installing Windows 8 for the first time then you can set a password at the end of the installation process. If you skip that step during the time of installation then you will have to set it from the PC settings. 

In earlier versions of Windows password can be managed from a control panel item named User Accounts. This item is still available. But you can't manage your password from here. Today I will show you the easiest way to do this task. 

Remember: Your Windows should be genuine or it may ask you to activate windows while doing this task. So, if you have any problem regarding activation then visit: Windows 8 Activation Process
  1. Press Start + W > type Password > select Change your password. Or you can simply press the Start button and click on user icon from the top right corner. Then choose Change account picture and choose Users. Both do the same job. 
  2. Now as you can see in the image below, hit on the Change your password under the sign in option. Click on it to change. 
  3. Now you can change or create your password from here as you did in earlier versions. 
  4. You can also set a picture password from here. Do it with caution if you're a beginner! 
You can also change your password in running condition if forgotten !! Visit here to know more: Change Windows Password if Forgotten






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Saturday, December 29, 2012

How to Change Windows Password without Knowing it !!!




Today I'm gonna write about an amazing trick for you! By this time you've already understood about what I'm talking about. Yes, you can change windows password without knowing it. But PC should be in a running condition! 

This is a very easy method. If you're new user then you might face some problems. But mid level user can do this within few minutes. But your PC should be in the Administrator mode to do this task. 

This system has been tested for Windows 8 and 7. But this method may also work on Windows XP. Okay let's start. 

  1. Open Command prompt as Administrator. XP users don't require Administrative mode. 
  2. Now type this command and press enter- net user
  3. Now type another command and press enter- net user Administrator *
  4. Type the new password and press enter.
  5. Retype the password and press enter.
  6. If password is changed then you will see the message- the command completed successfully
Remember: When you typing the new password, you cursor will not be moved. Don't be afraid.  You can take help from the image below:



And don't forget to create a Password Reset Disk to avoid any accident. If you have the reset disk you can change your password if forgotten. 

Also read this post- How to Set a Password on Logon Screen

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

How to Create Menu or Tabs in Blogger Blog?




I'm gonna post a new topic after a long break. I'm very sorry for those people are looking for new topics. Actually I was not getting new ideas. If someone is looking for a specific content then he might use this option to inform Marks PC Solution. 



OK let's start our today's concern. This post is specially helpful for blogger users who are trying to set Tabs in their blogs. And many of you may not know that there are two ways for creating tabs. I'm gonna discuss about both the methods one by one. 

Tips for Blogger


Method 1: 
This system is powered by blogger itself. This system allows you to create stand alone pages in your blog. Stand alone means you can only post a single topic in this page. For example, Contact Us or Report Us etc. This system may be less popular but still useful for creating a single but important post. 

To add Tabs in this system follow the instructions below: 
  1. Sign in to your blogger dashboard. 
  2. Now click on the Pages button from the left panel.
  3. If you didn't create any pages earlier then you will see only Home button.
  4. Look at the option Show pages as- Choose Top Tabs.
  5. Click on the New Page button to create a new page and choose Blank Page.
  6. You can arrange the position of the pages by dragging them



Remember, when you click on Blank Page from the New Page option immediately it will take to a new page. You should give a name of the page here. You can also write the contents of that page from here or you can just save it and write the contents later. 


Note: You can also add a web link in the tabs if you choose Web Address instead of Blank Page from the New Page option. 


Method 2: 
This system is somewhat complicated if you're new in blogging. But if you can do it then your blog will be just like a website! In this system your visitor will be able to find multiple posts under each tabs! You can do it just by placing the labels of your posts at the top. Follow the instructions below: 
  1. Sign in to your blogger account.
  2. Now go to the Layout option from the left panel.
  3. Click Add a Gadget from the top. (Or you must drag and place it just below the Header) 
  4. Choose Labels Gadget.
  5. Now click on Selected Labels from the show option and hit the edit button.
  6. Choose the labels from the box below. Never choose more than 8 or 9. Make sure that they can appear within a single line. Otherwise it may create a 2-line tab. That looks very odd. 
  7. After selecting the labels hit on Done button and save the gadgets. Now view your blog.
You must remember:
  • Your posts should be labeled properly to appear in the proper tabs.
  • Labels gadget must be place under the header of the blog.




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Tuesday, December 04, 2012

How to create Password Reset Disk for Windows XP





Anytime you may forget your password. Or someone who knows your password may change it to challenge you! 

That’s why Windows XP has a system to create a reset disk for forgotten password. No matter how many times the password has been changed. This disk will allows you to reset the password until you re install Windows XP on your system.

And if you're using Windows 7 or 8 then Read This

And don’t be confused. This reset disk only work with your computer. It will not work in any other system.

To create a reset disk, all you need is just a USB flash drive and your current password (if any).

Let’s start-

  1. To open Control Panel Press Start + R > Type Control > Press Enter
  2. Double click on User Accounts and Choose Administrator
  3. Now select Prevent a forgotten password from the left panel\
  4. Press Next > Next > Type Current Pass (if any) > Next > Next
  5. Finish




Caution: Anyone can change your password using this disk! So, keep it in your safe. 


Create Password Reset Disk for Windows 7 or 8



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Sunday, December 02, 2012

Create Automatic Screen Shots of Your Tasks with Steps Recorder!




Dear readers! Couple of months ago I wrote about how to create screen shot by snipping tool. Snipping tool is an easy way to capture image or screen of any window. 

If you're interested to know more about snipping tool then click here

Snipping tool is a manual tool to capture image. But today I will discuss about Steps Recorder which is an automatic tool to capture image or screen. You can use it for different purposes. Say for example, you can use it to make tutorial of something. When are writing about how to do something then you can use this tool to record the process with your written instructions. 




Steps Recorder is built in with Windows 8. But it was also available in Windows 7 named Problem Steps Recorder. Only the name of this app has been changed everything remain same. 

To start and use the recorder follow the instructions below:
  1. Windows 8 users, Press Start and simply type Steps then choose the Steps Recorder. And windows 7 users Press Start + R > type psr > Press Enter.
  2. Now it is active. To start the record press Start record. (Shortcut key- Alt + A)
  3. Now do your normal job that will be recorded. 
  4. Remember, when you click on something it will be recorded. And you will see a red button with every record.
  5. Anytime you can pause or resume the recorder.
  6. Once your task finished stop the recorder. (Alt+O)
  7. When save box appeared press the Save button. (Alt+V)
  8. Give a name to the file. The file will be saved with .zip extension.
  9. When you open the saved file, it will opened with your browser. 
And while using this app, you may find many useful tricks. Don't forget to share your ideas with us. Comment below! 


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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Measure Your Site's Speed with Google Page Speed


95


Page speed is an important factor to increase the traffic of a site. Survey shows that most of the people ignore the sites that takes more than 3 seconds to load. Though the loading time depends mostly on the net speed. But excessive use of flash, JavaScript, Images can down the speed of any page even on a fast network. 

In this post I'm gonna tell you how can you measure your site's speed. There are several methods. As a standard way, I'm talking about Google Developers.


Let's test the speed now.
  1. Visit this page- Page Speed
  2. Now type your site's URL in the box (ie. http://munnamark.blogspot.com) and hit the analyze button. 
  3. Within few seconds you will get the result as below: 
The page Marks PC Solution got an overall PageSpeed Score of 95 (out of 100).



With this report, you will get some tips about how to optimize your site's loading time. Here are some tips to speed up your side: 
  • Avoid unnecessary Java Scripts.
  • Try to use compressed images.
  • Try to avoid flash contents if possible.
  • Do not place any unnecessary gadgets in the page


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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Dot Net Framework 3.5 Not Installing on Windows 8? Fix it Now!



.net 3.5


You may face a common problem while using Windows 8. Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 is not installed with Windows 8. And several programs may ask you install this. And you can't install this from your PC. It will ask you to connect to the net and use Windows Update. 


By default Windows 8 comes with .Net Framework 4.5 and it doesn't include 3.5. When you try to install .Net 3.5 that you previously downloaded from web the you will see the following message. 



App requires .net ramework 3.5


And you will get the same message while installing some some programs that is developed using .Net 3.5 platform. And you will not able to run those programs on your PC! This is a very bad job by Microsoft. A great trouble for Windows 8 users. 


But today you will get the solution. You've install this using command line. I mean you have to use Command Prompt. And surprisingly you Windows 8 DVD includes the .Net Framework 3.5! 



Method 1 (Offline Installation using cmd):
  1. Enter your Windows 8 Installation Disk on DVD Drive.
  2. Now run Command Prompt as Administrator. (Hint: Start > Type cmd > Now right click on Command Prompt and hit on Run as Administrator from the bottom)
  3. Now copy the following command and paste it in the command prompt window. Or type the following line in command prompt. Press Enter (To paste the command in command prompt, click the right button of mouse and select paste)
  4. Now .Net Framework will be installed within few minutes. 

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /LimitAccess /Source:h:\sources\sxs


Remember: h is the drive letter of DVD drive. Change it with your DVD drive letter. 


Method 2 (Online Method using Windows Update): 

If you follow all the instructions of method 1 you will be able to install .net 3.5 properly. But if there is any problem for example- you don't have DVD drive, or your Windows DVD doesn't contain it then you can install it directly from Windows Update option. More or less you've to download 200 MB data from internet. 


Follow the instruction below: 
Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off > Mark the option .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) > OK. 

Now you will see a window like the image above. Hit on Install This Feature. And make sure you're connected to the net. That's it.  


Secret Tips: If you upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7, then you get .Net Framework 3.5 automatically enabled !!


Installing a Windows language pack on Windows 8 before installing the .NET Framework 3.5 will cause the .NET Framework 3.5 installation to fail. Install the .NET Framework 3.5 before installing any Windows language packs.


Don't forget to share this troubleshooting tips with your friends. 




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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

10 Exceptional Features of Windows 8- Upgrade to Enjoy!




I've already written more than 3 posts about Windows 8. But all of these were related to preview versions. And I'm writing this post just after installing the Final Version in my PC. 
  1. Built in Security for your overall PC protection! 
  2. Built in Reader to view your PDF and XPS files! 
  3. Live tiles that let you know the latest weather forecast, news updates, sports updates and so many.
  4. Touch friendly and drag and drop interface that eases the use of mouse. Don't be afraid. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts for Windows. 
  5. Efficient use of hardware.
  6. Task Manager with new useful features. (Shift+Ctrl+Esc)
  7. New apps for view image and video, using camera.
  8. New apps for Mail, Messaging and connect with people. You can also integrate your Facebook account with Windows Mail. 
  9. Great way of multitasking. Quickly switch between the apps. Press Alt+Tab or just move your mouse at the top left corner of the screen to switch the app. 
  10. New Start Screen! That irritates many users. This is the most important visual change of Windows 8. But if you use this for a week, you will enjoy this. This new start screen will be useful for searching apps, files and settings too. Just press the Start Button and type your query. Immediately you will get the result! 

Facing problem to view My Computer Icon on Desktop? Click here


Activate Final Version of Windows 8 (All Versions)


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Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Guidelines before and after Getting AdSense!


Dos and Don'ts in AdSense Program


This topic might be very useful for those who wanna place AdSense Ad in their websites or blogs. In this post I'm giving you some guidelines that maybe useful for you to get Adsense and to maintain it after getting this. 

If you carefully follow these guidelines, it will be easier for you to earn some cash from Adsense. Otherwise you may suffer just like me! Regular visitor of this site should know that I've already rejected 4 times from AdSense Program! And waiting to be rejected for the 5th time! 

Let's start our AdSense concern. AdSense provide a specific set of rules for publishers. You can find it here- AdSense Program Policy. But very few of them read this carefully and consequently they suffer and lose their account. 

So I will try my best to make the rules clear to you. Let's start. 


Before Getting AdSense - Be Steady . . .


  • Your site must be easy to navigate. And it should be user friendly. 
  • It shouldn't contain any types of illegal, matured, adult or violent contents.
  • It shouldn't redirect users to unwanted websites.
  • It shouldn't contain any copyrighted material.
  • It shouldn't contain any types of hacking, cracking or gambling related contents.
  • It shouldn't contain any pop out ads that bore users. Know More . . . 
  • Don't place any third party Ads (Although AdSense allow this)
  • Your site should have sufficient visitors. But make sure that it doesn't get traffic only from a certain source. And never participate any paid-to-click program to increase your site traffic. 
  • And finally try to publish the unique contents that drives more traffic. 


After Getting AdSense - Be Careful!
  • The very first thing you need to do after getting AdSense is to be careful. Because your AdSense account maybe disabled at any time! 
  • Never click your own Ads. And not a single click to test. 
  • Never encourage others to click the Ads by any means.
  • Never try to make artificial clicks.
  • Place the Ads in a way so that it does't disturb the visitors.
  • The Ads should be distinguishable from your site's contents.
  • And finally follow all the rules that you did before getting AdSense.

If this post is useful for you then please let me know it by your valuable comments. 


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Monday, November 05, 2012

Show your Recent Blog Posts as Headline !!








Recent posts widget can increase your page views to a great extent. When someone is on your blog and reading a topic he may find another topic useful from recent post list. So adding a recent posts widget is also important for attracting readers to stay long in your site. 

But there maybe many other widgets in your blog. And adding too much widget is boring and it also looks odd. 

Today I'm gonna share a code with you. This code will show your recent posts as headline! And certainly it will be space effective. It will take space just as a single line. All you need to do, is just add an HTML/ JavaScript gadget at the top of your site. 

  1. First, sign in to your blogger account and go to design.
  2. Then hit on layout button from the left pane.
  3. Click on Add a Gadget (Select gadget from top).
  4. Choose HTML/ JavaScript.
  5. Now copy and paste the following code into the content box.
  6. Now save the gadget and view your blog.

<script style="text/javascript" src="https://sites.google.com/site/munnamark/test/Recent%20Post%20Headline%20Widget.js?attredirects=0&d=1"> </script><script style="text/javascript"> var nMaxPosts = 7; var sBgColor; var nWidth; var nScrollDelay = 175; var sDirection="left"; var sOpenLinkLocation="S"; var sBulletChar="•"; </script> <script style="text/javascript" src="http://munnamark.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json-in-script&callback=RecentPostsScrollerv2"> </script><span style="font-size: 55%;" > <a target = "_blank" http://munnamark.blogspot.com/2012/11/show-your-recent-blog-posts-as-headline.html " >Get this Widget</a>


Remember, here I used my blog link. You must change the red part of the code with your blog name. And just change the red part. Nothing else.



Customization: You can also customize the code as below.


  • Max Posts = 7. That means how many posts will be shown. You can change this as 5, 6 or more.
  • Scroll Delay = 175. If you write 100, it will increase the speed. And if you wanna make it slower then use more than 175.
  • Direction = Left. That means your post will be moved from right to left. You can also use right. 


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Find your IP Address and Get Detailed Information about any IP Address!




Many days ago I wrote about how to find your IP address. And in this post I'm gonna write something more for you. If you read this post carefully, you will be able to know
  • How to find IP address
  • How to collect detail information about an IP including its location, ISP etc
  • Whether it is blacklisted or not
  • How to Trace Email
Not only the above, but also you can do many things with the sites I'm sharing with you right now.

There are many sites available in the web for doing these tasks. But I am recommending you only the following sites:
  1. WhatIsMyIPAddress.com
  2. IP-LOOKUP
  3. WhatIsMyIP.com
But my personal choice is the first one. I mean What Is My IP Address. Let's start our operation. 

Click here to start. And let the page load in your browser. Now you will notice your IP at the screen as below.



Here you can see the detailed information about your own IP. If you wanna know something about any other IP then type its address in the Additional IP Details box and press on it. It will show you the full information about it.

You can also check whether an IP is blacklisted or not. Click here to start this operation. And you should type the IP address if it is not your own IP in the check black list box. 

If you wanna check from where an email is sent to u then click here

And you'll get the all services here at a glance provided by this site. 


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Saturday, November 03, 2012

How to Change the Drive Letters



Few days ago my PC got some problems. And I need to reinstall my Windows 8. After installing a fresh Windows, I got surprised! Drive D was missing from my drive list! 

What happened actually? D drive was automatically named as E. And all the drives' names were replaced by the next letter. Such as E with F, F with G and G with H. Though I don't the actual reason maybe it is caused by the new Windows, but I can show you how to get rid of this change. 

If you face the same problem, or just want to change the name of your drives, you can follow my instruction. 
  1. Right click on My Computer icon from desktop and select Manage.
  2. Now hit on the Disk Management from the left panel.
  3. Here you will get the list of your drives.
  4. Then right click on any drive that you wanna change, and hit on Change Drive Letter and Paths.
  5. Now Click on the Change and Select another letter for this drive from drop down list. 
  6. Finally hit on the OK button for twice. Open your Explorer to see the change. 


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Remove Powered by Blogger Widget from your Blog!


Powered by Blogger Widget

You may wanna remove the powered by blogger text from your blog that shows at the end of the page. But this task is not very easy if you don't know the proper way. If you try to do it just by editing the template, for sure you will not be able to do so! 

Because this text is set up by a widget. Without proper guide you can't find this code! So, in this post you're getting a guide to remove this text. Follow my instruction. 
  1. Sign in to your blogger account. 
  2. Then hit on the template button. 
  3. Click on the Edit HTML option and proceed to the next step.
  4. Then mark the option named     
  5. Now you've to delete a minor portion of the template just below this line- <b:section class='foot' id='footer-3' showaddelement='no'/>
  6. Press Ctrl + F to find this line. And select and delete the following lines as shown in the image below.

Powered by Blogger Widget Code in blogger template

When you press the delete button you will show the following image:


Delete Powered by Blogger Widget


Hit on the delete widgets button as indicated in the image and save your template. Now view your blog to see the change! 

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Hidden Option Can't be Unchecked? Fix it Now!





If you look at the above picture, you'll notice the property of a hidden file. And carefully look at the attributes. The option Hidden is checked. And you will not be able to uncheck this. Because this option is disabled. 

In this situation you need to view the files by unchecking the protected operating system files from folder options. Which is very annoying. Because this option reveals many unnecessary files with your required files. 

Today I'm gonna share a cmd command by which you can easily unhide all files and folders from a particular drive. 
  1. Press Windows Logo Key + R.
  2. Type cmd and press Enter and you will see command prompt window.
  3. Now type this command: attrib -s -h K:\*.* /s /d
This will unhide all files and folders of the drive K. Remember K is name of the drive in which you wanna run the operations. If you wanna unhide the folders of any other drive ie. D, then type D instead of K.


To view all hidden files and folders of your PC, follow this instructions: 
Go to My Computer > View > Folder Options > Check Show Hidden Files and Folders > Uncheck Protected Operating System Files. 


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Saturday, October 06, 2012

Convert a Webpage into PDF Online- No Registration!



Sometimes you may need to copy something from a webpage. If you need to copy only the text then you can copy the text and paste it to any program. But sometimes you may need to copy the whole site including the pictures and original formatting. In that case, what should you do? 


Today, I'm gonna share a site with you. Using this site you can easily convert any webpage into PDF and download it in your PC. You don't need any other software to do it. Even you don't need to register! It's free! 
NB: Of course you need to register if you wanna enable some extra option. 

The site I'm talking about is PDF My URL
  1. When you need to convert a webpage into PDF, first copy the URL of that site. ie. http://munnamark.blogspot.com/
  2. Now go to the http://pdfmyurl.com/
  3. Then enter the URL you wanna convert. ie. http://munnamark.blogspot.com/
  4. And finally hit on the button looks like P with down arrow. 
  5. Immediately a PDF file will be start downloading in your PC. 

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Monday, October 01, 2012

Domain Name Extension for All Countries






Net users sometimes need to know the domain name extensions. So ,in this post I am sharing the domain name extension for almost all countries. If you need to know a specific domain abbreviation or the domain name of a country you can simply search by Ctrl +F then type the extension or country name. 


Domain
Country
Domain
Country
A
.adAndora .ao Angola
.ae United Arab Emirates .aq Antarctica
.af Afghanistan .ar Argentina
.ag Antigua and Barbuda

.arpa Advanced Projects Research Agency
.ai Anguilla (U.K.) .at Austria
.al Albania .au Australia
.am Armenia .aw Aruba (Netherlands)
.an Antilles (Netherlands) .az Azerbaijan
B
.ba Bosnia-Hertsegovina .bn Brunei Darussalam
.bb Barbados .bo Bolivia
.bd Bangladesh.br Brazil
.be Belgium.bs Bahamas
.bfBurkina Faso .btBhutan
.bg Bulgaria.bv Bouvet Island
.bhBahrain.bw Botswana
.biBurundi.by Belarus
.bjBenin .bzBelize
.bm Bermuda

C
.ca Canada .co Colombia
.cc Cocos Keeling Islands .com Commercial
.cf Central African Republic .cr Costa Rica
.cg Congo .cs Czechoslovakia
.ch Switzerland .cu Cuba
.cl Chile .cv Cape Verde
.cmCameroon.cxChristmas Islands
.cn China .cy Cyprus
.cz Czech Republic