How To Convert A Dynamic Disk Storage Back To Basic Without Losing Any Data in Windows 7

 

Basic storage uses normal partition tables supported by all Windows versions right from MS-Dos, while a Dynamic disk storage has the feature that basic disks do not have, such as support for volumes spanning multiple disks, RAID 1 or RAID 5 disk arrays. It was introduced to give those who want disk redundant but couldn’t afford the hardware cost. Since the hardware array components are getting cheaper and cheaper, the use of dynamic storage has become less and less. But Windows 7 still supports it and you can benefit from it greatly.

The downside of use Dynamic storage is that once the disk converted to Dynamic and being partitioned and used it can not be converted back to Basic without losing data, as the Convert to Basic Disk option will be greyed out once it’s been used. You will need a 3rd party tool to break it, for example, EASEUS Partition Master.

The Home Edition of EASEUS Partition Manager, which is FREE for home use, provides a feature that can easily convert a being used Dynamic disk back to Basic disk without losing any data that are stored on the disk.

To convert, simply download the software and install it on your computer. The downloading and installation process are very easy and straightforward. Just follow the wizard and you will be fine.

Then, launch the program, which scans and lists all partitions that are available, whether it’s dynamic or basic.

Right-click on the Dynamic Disk you would like to convert, and choose Convert to basic disk.

Click on Apply button at the bottom right side of the window.

Click on Yes button in the popup message box.

Click on Yes button in the next window to agree to reboot the computer to perform the operation. You should save and close all other applications you still have open in case of losing any data.

The computer then will be rebooted and the EASEUS Partition Master will launch itself automatically and perform all the changes.

Depending on how big the partition you are converting, it may take a long time to get the job done. Once it’s finished, it will reboot again to your Windows 7 desktop.

Finally, congratulation, you have successfully converted your long-used dynamic disk back to basic disk.

It looks fairly easy, doesn’t it?

QuickSync – Drag & Drop Folder Synchronisation For Quick Backup

If you’re looking for a smart synchronization utility having miniscule interface with not too many configurations to set up, an application having file drag & drop support with a blend of synchronization scheduling facility to automate the process, you need to have a look at open source QuickSync. It uses smart name detection technique to sync files when some of them are missing or moved from original location. Contrasting to other sync apps, it allows you to decide how you want to deal with file synchronization related conflict  – whether to overwrite existing files or not. File synchronization is easy. You just have to select the time interval or date & time to set up scheduled synchronization and data backup. So what makes it special? The following options: Ask before overwrite, Interval Sync, Date Sync, Binary Match and Backup.

By default, the application sits in system tray. For the first time, you need to bring up the main interface and drop source folder, followed by destination folder and backup folder, to specify all the required paths. Once paths are added, click Synchronisations to set scheduling options and to change paths if required.

You can select Overwrite action from the list and enable file matching based on binary data comparison. From Interval and Data tab, you can configure time interval or date & time settings to perform sync. Once done, click Save to save the configurations and hit Synchronise Now to perform sync for the first time.

Now close down the window to let it sync files automatically at defined intervals. If you haven’t set up sync scheduling, you wont need to open main interface to perform sync – just right-click system tray icon and select Synchronise Now to perform quick sync. It is worth noting here that it’s in beta testing stage, thus all the  the provided features are not fully functional at the moment. It works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

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Advanced User Accounts Control Panel (x86) - Shortcut for Windows 7

 

Shortcut for Advanced User Accounts Control Panel:
C:\Windows\System32\Netplwiz.exe

Windows 7 Preview Pane

 

The Preview Pane is a nifty feature of Windows 7 that lets you visualize the file that is currently selected directly in the explorer window. Although previous versions of Windows had some kind of possibility to preview files, Microsoft seems to have done it right with Windows 7.

The user sees previews of images, audio files, video files and documents. Other types of files can also be added. This feature in useful in many situations because you can see the contents of a file without having the need to open a specialized application for that file and this saves you a lot of time.

You can activate the preview pane by clicking on Show the preview pane button which is located on the top right side of the window.

After the preview pane appears you can resize it if you want to by clicking and holding its left margin and moving it to the left or to the right.

If you want to disable the Preview Pane you can use the same button you used to open it.

Windows Experience Index

Windows Experience Index (WEI) is a performance metric that Microsoft introduced with Windows Vista and it is also present in Windows 7.It was made to give the user an idea about how well a computer will run Windows.

In Windows 7 the Windows Experience Index assesses the performance of the components in a computer on a scale from 1.0 to 7.9. The WEI score is determined by the lowest subscore of an individual component. This means that, for example, if you have a 5.8 subscore for the hard-disk drive and the score for the other components is higher than this one, the base score will be 5.8.

In order to assess your computer performance, do the following:

1. Right click on Computer and click on Properties (or press the Windows Key+Pause).
2. If you can see System rating is not available you should click on it because your system wasn’t rated.  If a score appears then the system was rated.
3. Click on Rate this computer. It is recommended that you close all other applications.
4. The process will take some time during which you should not intervene in any way even if your screen may flicker or go blank.
5. You can now see your Windows Experience Index.

If your computer already has a score but you want to update it you should do the following:

1. Repeat step 1 from the above procedure.
2. Click on Windows Experience Index.
3. Now click on Re-run the assessment and wait while the calculations are being made.
4. Your new score will appear.

Outlook Repair Recovers Lost And Deleted Outlook Items, Repairs Email Database

Outlook: handy to use, pity to lose.

MS Outlook is so handy to use! But when the disk crashes you lose too many things you need everyday: your emails and received files, organizer events, address book and contacts. Have your disk failed after physical damage, power failure or other unscheduled restart? Was your operation system broken by virus attack or system error? Is your Outlook base clear after Windows re-installation? Of course, it is. Also OST file error, or accident deleting of program or its components can cause full or partial Outlook data loss. And if you have removed your files to “Deleted Items“and then you’ve cleaned this folder, it seems you'd never see them again. But don’t be upset, your data is not irrevocable lost.

Computer memory can storage data for years, but it is invisible for operation system and user, and it can be still recovered. But active usage of hard drive, full memory occupation and frequent data overwriting delete information irrecoverable. So you should recover you files as fast as possible. Do it preferably before HDD formatting and Windows re-installing or other data rewriting. This way you have better chance of successfully data recovery. Outlook emails with attachments, contacts, address book and organizer– all of this you can get back today, if you choose proper Outlook Repair tool.

How to choose proper Outlook Repair tool?

High-quality recovery software features are reliability and security of data undelete, automated disk scan process, easy-to-use interface and good technical support. There are a few problems with fixing Microsoft Outlook. Outlook PST and OST files are stored in difficult of access places by default. If PST and OST files are damaged; most programs cannot extract information from them. And there is no built-in program in Windows to solve problem of OST recovery.

If you like to solve your problems fast and easy, without computer books study and algorithms programming, we recommend you to do it with our Outlook Repair. It is high-grade software to recover Outlook contacts, undelete messages and email attachments, restore Windows Address Book and organizer records, accidently deleted by user or other person or corrupted because of system error, hardware failure or viruses attacks. Outlook Repair is software for non-specialists, and it requires only few buttons to press for complete and fast Outlook undelete.

Outlook Repair: handy tool for fast and easy MS Outlook recovery.

Download your own copy of program from site and install it. Then run it and follow wizard instructions. Select recovery options depending of your needs. You can recover your Outlook data on live hard drive or extract it from broken device. Program scans your HDD thoroughly in search of each byte of your information. Even if PST and OST file is seriously damaged, Outlook Repair can find its fragments and repair required data. Scan process can take some time, depending of the disk size. After this process is complete, you can work with recoverable files preview. You can be sure of all files you see on preview can be recovered by Outlook Repair full version. You need only to select saving options and enter license key, which you get after program purchasing. Recovered emails can be also exported to EML format if you want to make reserve copy, exchange messages, change your organizer or e-mail program.

System requirements

Outlook Repair is program for Microsoft Outlook data recovery and restore, it supports all versions of Microsoft Offices and Outlooks. System requirements: standard PC, Windows 9x/XP/Vista/2003 etc., free space to save recovered data.

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What is a computer virus?

 

Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation.

A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your email program to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk.

Computer viruses are often spread by attachments in email messages or instant messaging messages. That is why it is essential that you never open email attachments unless you know who it's from and you are expecting it.

Viruses can be disguised as attachments of funny images, greeting cards, or audio and video files.

Computer viruses also spread through downloads on the Internet. They can be hidden in illicit software or other files or programs you might download.

To help avoid computer viruses, it's essential that you keep your computer current with the latest updates and antivirus tools, stay informed about recent threats, run your computer as a standard user (not as administrator), and that you follow a few basic rules when you surf the Internet, download files, and open attachments.

Once a virus is on your computer, its type or the method it used to get there is not as important as removing it and preventing further infection.

Related links

• How to avoid and remove computer viruses

• Top Tips for Internet Safety at Home (PDF)

• Windows 7 Features: User Account Control

(source: http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/virus-whatis.aspx)

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook

 

Brief Description

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Connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.

Files in this Download

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The links in this section correspond to separate files available in this download. Download the files most appropriate for you.

File Name:

Size:

Download files below

OSCFB-x64-en-us.exe

9.7MB

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OSCFB-x86-en-us.exe

12.0MB

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Quick Details

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Version:

14.0

Date Published:

7/7/2010

Overview

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The Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook allows you to connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and obtain information about your friends and colleagues. You can see status updates and recently posted items from your Facebook contacts.
You can also use Outlook Social Connector to display a quick view of related Outlook content when you click on an email from a contact, such as recent e-mail conversations, meetings, and shared attachments to help you easily track your communications
NOTE: The Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider requires Microsoft Outlook Social Connector and the related update (KB983403) to be installed. If these components are not already installed on your machine, the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook will download and install the necessary updates from the Microsoft Download Center before completing the provider installation.

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System Requirements

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• Supported Operating Systems:Windows 7;Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition;Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition;Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition;Windows Server 2008;Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1;Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition;Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition;Windows XP 64-bit;Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium) 2003;Windows XP Professional Edition;Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

• Microsoft Windows XP SP3
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows 7

This download works with the following Office programs:

• Microsoft Outlook 2010
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

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Instructions

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To install this download:
For Outlook 2010 32-bit, Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2003:

1. Download the setup file by clicking the Download button next to OSCFB-x86-en-us.exe (below), and save the file to your hard disk.
2. Double-click the OSCFB-x86-en-us.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

For Outlook 2010 64-bit:

1. Download the setup file by clicking the Download button next to OSCFB-x64-en-us.exe (below), and save the file to your hard disk.
2. Double-click the OSCFB-x64-en-us.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Instructions for use:

• After you install this download, restart Outlook, and you will be prompted by the Outlook Social Connector configuration wizard to connect to Facebook.
  1. Under Social Network Accounts, select Facebook.
  2. For User Name: enter your Facebook email account.
  3. For Password: enter your Facebook password.
  4. Click Connect
  5. Once the connection is successfully completed, click Finish
• If you were not prompted by the Outlook Social Connector configuration wizard, you can still connect to Facebook.
  For Outlook 2010:
  1. On the View tab, in the People Pane group, click People Pane, and then click Account Settings.
  2. Under Social Network Accounts, select Facebook.
  3. For User Name: enter your Facebook email account.
  4. For Password: enter your Facebook password.
  5. Click Connect.
  6. Once the connection is successfully completed, click Finish.
  
  For Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003:
  1. Click Tools, and then click Social Network Account Settings.
  2. Under Social Network Accounts, select Facebook.
  3. For User Name: enter your Facebook email account.
  4. For Password: enter your Facebook password.
  5. Click Connect.
  6. Once the connection is successfully completed, click Finish.

To remove this download:
For Outlook 2010 32-bit, Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2003:

• To remove the download file, delete the file OSCFB-x86-en-us.exe.

For Outlook 2010 64-bit:

• To remove the download file, delete the file OSCFB-x64-en-us.exe.

To uninstall the download:
To uninstall the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook:

1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of currently installed programs, select Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
4. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.

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(source:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ce8b7517-234c-48a1-a655-324a88893b02&displaylang=en)

How to install Khmer Unicode font on an Apple Mac laptop

A simple how-to guide on how to install Khmer language Unicode font support on Macs

Follow these easy steps to get both Khmer Unicode and Limon font support on your Apple Mac computer with a switchable keyboard preference for both options.

1/ Download the Khmer font archive with KhmerOS Unicode, NIDA Unicode and Limon fonts. Unzip the file and place the contents in the folder:
Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Fonts

Download the Khmer Unicode Fonts

2/ Download the Khmer keyboard layout and unzip the file. Place the contents in the folder: Macintosh HD/Library/Keyboard Layouts

Download the Khmer Keyboard Layout

3/ Navigate to the System Preferences in your Applications folder by pressing Shift+Command+A or click on the Apple logo in the top left of your Finder and select System Preferences. Now open the Language & Text preference pane, select Input Sources and tab the Khmer and Limon boxes. Also make sure the Select Input menu in menu bar is checked.

Language & Text

4/ Next go to the Keyboard Preferences pane in the System Preferences in the second row listed under Hardware. Select Keyboard Shortcuts and the Keyboard & Text Input listing on the left. Tab Select next source in Input menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts

6/ After you tab you will see a warning that the shortcut is used by another action. Select the Spotlight listing and either uncheck Show Spotlight window or give it a new, unused shortcut.

(source: http://mac-cambodia.com/news-blog/how-to-install-khmer-unicode-font-on-an-apple-mac-laptop/)

Mobile Torrent Downloader

 

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Mobile Torrent Downloader 1.30

SymTorrent is the first full-featured and complete BitTorrent client for Symbian OS. It supports downloading multiple torrent files at the same time, is capable of both downloading
and uploading and can save the status of your unfinished torrents, so you can resume the downloads after restarting the application.
You can also check the status of each file inside a torrent along with several other statistics and properties during download.
Currently, it is available for mobile devices based on the S60 Platform 3rd and 2nd edition.
Supported phone models include all Symbian OS-based Nokia Nseries/Eseries devices and many older models as well.
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