Help Me Out!!

Posted on Sep 23rd 2009 | 0comments

We all have run into various problems with our Windows OS. Thanks to windows and its errors that some of us have turned into expert troubleshooters!! Let us look into a common desktop recovery error and some simple ways to get your job done on your PC.

Active Desktop Recovery

This one is a regular problem for windows XP users running IE7. You get the active desktop recovery error due to improper shutdowns. It is quite easy solve this one by either clicking on Restore my active desktop or by changing the wallpaper in the desktop tab of your display properties section. Sometimes, these solutions don’t work and you run into yet another error which says:

Error- Object doesn’t support this action. Do u want to continue running scripts on this page?

You get no results on clicking yes or no.

To solve this problem, go to Start>Run and enter regedit. Hit Enter.

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software >Microsoft > Internet Explorer > Desktop > SafeMode > Components

Then change your DeskHTMLVersion key from 272 to 0.

Restart your PC and you should see your original desktop back.

Folder Lock

Suppose you want to lock a folder named pics in your D: drive.

Open notepad and copy the following line in it.

ren pics pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Save it as lock.bat.

Double clicking on lock.bat will lock your pics folder with a control panel icon.

Now, you also need to unlock it. Again, open up notepad and copy the following line in it.

ren pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} pics

Save it as key.bat

Double click on key.bat to unlock your folder.

Disk partitioning on XP

It’s easy to make a disk partition on Vista and Windows 7 using the in-built disk management tool. However, disk partitioning on XP requires another application like Partition Magic. You can partition your disk on XP using GParted rather than buying software like Partition Magic.

Watch this video to learn how to use GParted

I hope you liked these simple tips and tricks. Tell me what more you want in the comments section below

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