Hacking For Beginners – Manthan Desai

2010

Hard disks will slow down and crash if they are too full. Do some housekeeping on your hard drive every few months andfree some space on it. Open the Windows folder on the C drive and find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Deleting thecontents (not the folder) can free a lot of space.

Empty the Recycle Bin every week to free more space. Hard disk drives should be scanned every week for errors or badsectors. Go to

* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Scandisk

Otherwise assign the Task Scheduler to perform this operation at night when the computer is not in use.

5. Fatal OE exceptions and VXD errors -

Fatal OE exception errors and VXD errors are often caused by video card problems.

These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Display-Settings

Here you should slide the screen area bar to the left. Take a look at the colour settings on the left of that window. Formost desktops, high colour 16-bit depth is adequate.

If the screen freezes or you experience system lockups it might be due to video card. Make sure it does not have ahardware conflict. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager

Here, select the + beside Display Adapter. A line of text describing video card should appear. Select it (make it blue)and press properties. Then select Resources and select each line window. Look for a message that says No Conflicts.

If you have video card hardware conflict, you will see it here. Be careful at this point and make a note of everything youdo in case you make things worse.

The way to resolve a hardware conflict uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box and hit the Change Settings button.You are searching for a setting that will No Conflicts message.

Another useful way to resolve video problems is to go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Performance-Graphics

Here you should move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left. As ever, the most common cause of problems relatingto graphics cards is old or faulty drivers (a driver is a small piece of software used by a computer to communicate with adevice).

Look up your video card's manufacturer on the internet and search for the most recent drivers for it.

6. Viruses -

Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making itimpossible to start. This is why it is a good idea to create a Windows start-up disk. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs

Here, look for the Start Up Disk tab. Virus protection requires constant vigilance.

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