In Windows we often see an automatically created Thumbs.db file in folders containing images. People often panic thinking its a virus file and scan drives. Well, nothing to worry about it’s just a cache of the thumbnail pictures in that folder. It speeds up the showing of thumbnails when we are viewing the the folder in  “Thumbnail view”. The only problem with the thumbs.db file is it eats the disk space, but in most cases the file size is pretty small, hardly 10-15 KB. If you ...

Sophos a developer and vendor of security software and hardware, including anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and Network Access Control for desktops, servers, email systems and other network gateways has released a tool to remove the harmful Conficker worm. The tool scans all your hard drives for Conficker worm infection and removes it completely if detected. The scanning is done in DOS mode and takes less time for scan and removal.

It is always recommended to go for a  clean installation of Microsoft Windows XP than over-installing it. During clean installation you are prompted to select between Quick Format and normal format.Format the partition by using the NTFS file system (Quick) Format the partition by using the FAT file system (Quick) Format the partition by using the NTFS file system Format the partition by using the FAT file systemWhat  is the difference? Should i be using Quick format as i don’t want to waste ...

In my earlier article i wrote about streaming TV over then LAN. The same way you can start your LAN RADIO using winamp and other two small softwares that will help you stream audio at desired bit-rate. Now, you can share you favorite music with your friends on your LAN.

Many are still confused between these two Windows XP power saving modes. These power saving schemes can be useful, off course to save power and to keep your pc healthy. Which power saving mode should i use? To understand this, you should understand the difference between the two.

Besides Sharing files and chatting with users, one can play LAN games like Counter strike, listen and broadcast music on LAN, Broadcast Streaming TV  or videos over LAN. In this post i will guide you through simple steps to setup your Live TV server so all users can connect and view the channels you wish to broadcast.

This is one of the oldest and widespread virus. One of the most annoying viruses still slowly spreading through USB devices, it won’t let u open Orkut or Youtube. Browser will close in secs with an annoying message like this – “Orkut is banned you fool, The administrators didnt write this program guess who did?? MUHAHAHA!!”. This worm spreads through mainly removable drives (eg. Thumbdrive, flashdrive, external HDD, mp3 players) and it Installs itself in the Registry, Leaving non-infected ...

To hide files, we use softwares like FolderLock, Locker, Folderhide, etc.. Most of these softwares are sharewares. Why not try some free tweaks, i will show you some alternatives that work on Windows. You dont have to install any software.