Manual Disk Partitioning

Partitioning of a disk means dividing the available Hard Disk space into multiple categorized sizes. If there are five partitions means there is not five individual disks, a whole Hard Disk is portioned into multiple partitions or drives. An application called partition manager helps the user to partition the disk manually.

How to access Partition Manager or Disk Manager ?

1. Right click on My Computer, click on Manage. A new window will appear from that choose Disk Management. Otherwise goto run and type diskpart.


2. With using Disk Management tool user can add, delete partitions.

How to make Disk Partitions ?

1. Right click on the Free space( Unallocated space) and choose New Simple volume.


2. Choose the drive letter and assign the disk space in MB. 1024 MB=1 GB.

3. Click next and format the partition. now a new drive will be aviliable for you.

NOTE: Donot format or delete a drive with content.

Partition During Windows Installation

During the windows installation time normally creation of 3 Disk partitions are allowed. for creating more than of that partitions users can use manual disk partitioning.


Windows 7 Program Compatibility

WINDOWS 7 COMPATIBILITY

Windows 7 Application compatibility helps the users to run the applications using the settings of other windows platforms. For example if i want to run an application in Windows 7 operating system but that will only run in a platform that is other than Windows 7 (Example:Windows Xp). These kinds of compatibility issues can be resolved using Windows 7 Program Compatibility Wizard. Lets see the steps needed...

Step 1: Right click on the application exe or installation file of the application and click on Troubleshoot Compatibility option.


Step 2: Select troubleshoot the program and it will search for the problems.


Step 3: Now select the option “ The program worked in earlier version of windows but won’t install or run now” and click next.


Step 4: Now it will show a list of operating systems, choose one that the application has worked earlier and click next.


Step 5: Now click on “Start the program” button. In the next popup window choose save settings if the program has executed successfully.



Internet Browsing Tips

Sharing some important tips that will be help-full in browsing the web, not just brows the internet do it intelligently.

Many of the internet users uses the features well but their is some important things that should be taken into consideration when you are providing your important identity.

Experience these browsing tips to brows the web much easier and ensure security.

1.Enclose the search keyword with double quotes.

Instead of giving the search keyword as it is enclose it with double quotes.

example : "internet and daily life".



2. Optimize the search keyword according to the user needs.

Enter the search keyword according to what kind of result the user needs.

for example if the user needs a PDF document relating to the given keyword follow the below format.

"internet and daily life" filetype:ppt

it will easily return the ppt files related to the keyword. can use for other file formats like PDF,DOC like that..

3. Get Definitions for the search keyword.

Get the quick definition for the keyword by typing as follows in the browser.

Example : define: encapsulation.

4. Try to avoid toolbar.

5. Disable some applications automatic update.

Some software or applications will have automatic update, irrelevant updates cause slow internet for the user.

6. Instead of opening links in different windows try to open multiple links in multiple tabs.

In opening links in different window the browser application's different instances are created rather than that open multiple links in multiple tabs.


7. Make Bookmark list for mostly visiting sites.

By adding web address as bookmark user can easily access the site that a pop up list will help to directly move to that site.

8. Delete Temporary internet files.

This is the most important step that the previous browsing files will be a burden for the new browsing items so by deleting those items will provide visible difference in the browsing speed. Using disk cleanup temporary internet files can be deleted.


9. Use one of you browser as your default one.

Use one dedicated browser other than using multiple browsers it will produce multiple temp files and cookies.

10. Use one antivirus program.

One free antivirus program will at least block the virus attack and the user will get time to get out of it. i recommend Avira antivir a free antivirus program.( updates are required ).

11. Aware of key loggers.

Avoid hitting enter key while you logging into your accounts because if your system is attacked by virus or by key loggers they will place some scripts on to your browser and when the key press event is activated( when you press enter key) it will send the password to the hacker so be very careful of key loggers.

Some people will be laughing out by seeing this post that they will be having very faster internet connection or in other words by using the newer technologies the speed will never be a problem.

Anyway on that time also someone will be needing these tips...Hoping so...