Unlocking Windows 7 GodMode

Unlocking Windows 7 GodMode

The Windows Master Control Panel shortcut or Windows 7 GodMode basically lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder like one huge control panel for all the OS settings.

  

This is very simple to unlock, all you have to do is create a folder in a directory of your choice and name it with the following string:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

How to Recharge Batteries

The right kind of batteries are never around when you need them. I'm Mark Erickson, and this is Infinite Solutions: Home Edition. In this episode, I'll show you how to recharge dead batteries using other types of batteries that still carry a charge.

IMPEDANCE RATIO CORRECTION: 2AA = 3 9V

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How to Increase Your Wi-Fi Signal

Do you need a stronger wireless signal or greater network access? I'm Mark Erickson, and this is Infinite Solutions. In this episode, I'll show you a simple hack to extend the range of your wireless card.

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Increase Your Wi-Fi Signal Strength with a Foil

Are you looking for ways to increase the signal strength of that wireless router in your home without having to invest in a Wifi extender?

Then head over to the kitchen and grab some Aluminum foil that is normally used by mom for cooking or for wrapping sandwiches so that they stay fresh a little longer.

Tear off some foil in the shape of a rectangle, give it a curve and then place the foil behind the antenna of your router. This will reflect the wireless signals into your preferred directions.

If the router is mounted on a wall, you can make holes in the Aluminium foil and insert it inside the antennas as shown in the following video.

Pet Society - How to by pass the maintenance screen in your country?

Is Pet Society  under maintenance in your country? like in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Hongkong…etc


Well it’s easy to by pass that
Just use a proxy server or download a vpn like HotSpot Shield
or if you don’t like it you may choose an alternative software from here

Download multiple files from Rapidshare automatically

If you are downloading a large-size file or Movie from Rapidshare, it is generally uploaded in parts or pieces of 100mb by the uploader because its the maximum Rapidshare  limit. Most of us feel uncomfortable downloading one file after another so, An application which can do this task automatically can prove really useful and time-saving for such download junkies.

Rapidshare Auto Downloader is a free tool that lets you download multiple files from Rapidshare instantly. The only thing we have to do is paste a list of URLs of files to download to the box, click “Start Download” and this application will do the rest. Will care to start the first download in the time needed, and start the next minute when they pass us Rapidshare interval. But unfortunately, does not support Premium account (if you’re one of those, it is best to use or RapGet Rapidshare Manager).

Rapid Downloader Interface

Features :

• Download a group of links from rapidshare (one by one).
• Download incomplete downloads until all links are downloaded.
• Autoshutdown feature
• Load and save the download list.
• Check for new versions automatically.
• Support of 3 Languages : English , Farsi , French

Download Rapidshare Auto Downloader

Send Free SMS From Yahoo Mail to Any Mobile

These days, with all the buzz being stolen by GMail in specific and Google in general, we hardly had anything to write about Yahoo Mail and other Yahoo services. But here is a cool tip to easily send Free SMS to any mobile phone via Yahoomail.
If you are a regular YahooMail user, you might have observed the new interface. The trick involves making use of this new interface. There is no registration, you only need two things: a free Yahoo Mail account and mobile phone number where you want to send the free SMS. To get started, you need to switch from classic Yahoo Mail to new Yahoo Mail – here is the simple procedure:

How to send Free SMS from Yahoo Mail?

1. Login into Yahoo Mail & click “Try the New Yahoo Mail” link at top right.

2. Your Yahoo Mail inbox will load with a new look. Now press t key.
3. Select your country and form to send text message will load in your Yahoo Mail inbox.

4. Now enter the mobile phone number (without country code) and your SMS text in the “New Text Message” form. Click the send button and your SMS recipient should receive the SMS within few seconds.

Note: This trick has been tested to work in the following countries – USA, Canada, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Let us all know how you found this service.

How to Disable and Remove OGA Office Genuine Advantage (Uninstall KB949810)

After installing Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications (KB949810) from Windows Update, OGA Validation will perform genuine test on installed Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 software. If Office product is validated as not genuine, “This copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine” notification message will be displayed on notification area (system tray), at splash screen during Office program (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) startup, and at Office’s toolbar or ribbon with extra “Get Genuine Office” tab or element.

KB949810 OGA Notifications update is designed so that end-user cannot uninstall or removed the update using “Add and Remove Programs” or “Program and Features” in the Control Panel, in a bid to encourage end-users to buy genuine Microsoft products. But, if you’re a legit Office users, and the OGA validation has returned false-positive result, use the one of the following hacks to disable and remove Microsoft Office not genuine notification messages displayed by OGA Notifications
Note: Hack below simply remove and disable OGA Notifications so that no notification message about Office not genuine is not displayed, and works on most versions of OGA Notifications. It doesn’t crack or patch OGA Validation component, OGACheckControl.dll, which does the validation process to determine if the Office product is genuine or not.



Hack 1: Disable OGAAddin.dll from Loading with Office Applications
OGAAddin.dll (and OGAVerify.exe) is a few files that been installed by OGA Notifications. OGAAddin.dll allowed OGA Notifications to install as an add-in to applications in Office productivity suites to display not genuine reminder message to illegitimate and illegal copy of Office. By stopping the OGAAddin load behavior and preventing OGAAddin.dll from loading, the Office Genuine Advantage Notifications message can be suppressed.

1. Run Registry Editor (RegEdit.exe).
2. Press Ctrl-F to open search box, and search for OGAAddin.connect registry key.
3. In the right pane, right click on Load Behavior and select Modify.
4. Change the value data from 3 to 0.
5. Repeat for each and every OGAAddin.connect found.

With this hack, Windows still treat OGA as installed, and will not prompt user to install again.
Hack 2: Disable and Remove OGAAddin from within Office Applications

1. Run one of the Office app such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher and etc as administrator.
   
   Note: Open Windows Explorer, go to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 (may be different depends on version of Office installed and x64 OS uses Program Files (x86) folder), and right click on Office app executable, e.g. winword.exe, excel.exe, powerpnt.exe and etc to run as administrator.
   
   
2. Go to Options (at the bottom of menu triggered by Office button) -> Add-Ins.
3. Select COM Add-ins under Manage drop menu list, and click Go.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Disable or remoev the OGAAdmin.
5. Repeat above steps for each and every Office applications installed.

Hack 3: Delete and Remove (Uninstall) Office Genuine Advantage Notifications Components
Although Microsoft does not allow OGA Notifications to be uninstall, but that does not mean that individual file components of OGA Notifications cannot be deleted, removed or uninstalled manually.
To disable OGA Notifications and uninstall KB949810, close and exit from all Office applications (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher, Visio and etc.), and search for the following files in %SystemDrive%\Wndows\System32 folder and %SystemDrive%\Windows\SysWow64 folder (for 64-bit OS x64 only).

OGAVerify.exe

OGAAddin.dll
Delete the above files. It’s also possible rename the files so that system cannot find them.

Hack 4: Remove OGAAddin.connect Registry Key in System Registry
Pretty much similar to method 1 and 2, but it’s quicker and will complete remove trace of OGAAddin.connect from registry. Unlike hack 1, Windows Update may prompt you to install again.

1. Run Registry Editor (RegEdit.exe).
2. Go to each and every of the following registry keys, and any other which contains OGAAddin.connect registry value sub-key:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Word\Addins
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Excel\Addins
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Powerpoint\Addins
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins
   
   
3. Delete the OGAAddin.connect registry value.

Hack 5: Properly Uninstall KB949810 OGA Notification via OGANotifier.msi
Tip by AnonyMouse


Easy to uninstall. Just follow these steps:

1. Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\8998da55d52b36c0e98ba016ddd50de0\ folder or Download Here
   
   Note: The directory may be different, so if not found search for OGANotifier.cab.
   
   
2. Extract OGANotifier.cab with WinRAR (or using the Expand command at command line) to get a file named OGANotifier.msi.
3. Right click on OGANotifier.msi, and select Uninstall.
4. Remember to block the update from been installed again in WU.

There is also an official Windows Installer method of uninstalling OGA, Belt-and-Braces approach submitted by one of the reader, shown below:

1. Remove ‘Office/Windows Genuine Advantage’ from Office Programs:
   
   
   
   • Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Access
     
     Quick Access Toolbar – More Commands – Add Ins – Manage ‘Comm Add Ins’ – Go – Remove OGA Add In
     
     
   • Outlook / Visio
     
     Tools – Trust Centre – Add Ins – Manage ‘Comm Add Ins’ – Manage – Go – Remove OGA Add In
     
     
     
   
   
   
2. Reboot into Windows ‘Safe Mode’
3. Rename in \windows\system32 (by adding .bak to end of file)
   
   
   
   • LegitCheckControl.dll (create empty file)
   • OGAAddin.dll (create empty file)
   • OGACheckControl.dll (create empty file)
   • OGAExec.exe (create empty file)
   • WgaTray.exe (create empty file)
   • WgaLogon.dll (create empty file)
   
   
   
4. Edit Registry (Navigate to WgaLogon folder)
   
   
   
   1. HKey Local Machine
   2. Software
   3. Microsoft
   4. Windows NT
   5. Current Version
   6. Winlogon
   7. Notify
   8. DELETE Wgalogon folder
   
   
   
5. Disable OGALogon Task
   
   
   
   1. \Windows\tasks
   2. Select OGALogon and the ‘Properties’
   3. On Task Tab
   4. Disable as follows (Uncheck):
      
      
      
      • Run only if logged on
      • Enabled (Scheduled task runs at specified time)
      
      
      
   5. On Settings Tab
   6. Disable as follows (Check):
      
      Delete the task if it is not scheduled to run again
      
      
   
   
   
6. Restart Windows Normally
7. Block Programs in Firewall (Prevents running IF there is an automatic Update)
   
   
   
   • OGAExec.exe **create empty file (If not done in 3)
   • WgaTray.exe **create empty file (If not done in 3)
   
   
   

With any one of the hacks above, no more Office Genuine Advantage notification message will be displayed and showed on system, regardless of genuine status of the Office software, unless of course, end-user chooses to reinstall KB949810.

Tips For Sending Valid E-mails From Websites

E-mails are one of the key elements of a website/web application. They are used in contact forms, sign-ups, notifications, newsletters, etc.
It is a common experience that sometimes e-mails sent from websites go to the junk folders or never reach.

Although it is not always possible to detect the reasons for this, there are several things that we can do to minimize the risk. Here they are:

Send E-mails Through A Valid E-mail Server With Authentication

This is the most important one which you may be automatically offering all the tips below.
It is mostly a good idea to send website e-mails through the e-mail server that will require authentication rather than the web server's SMTP server. Servers that are specifically set to send e-mails generally have Reverse DNS & SPF records, support greylisting ,etc.
Every scripting language offers methods to send e-mails with authentication.

On the other hand, sometimes, using e-mail servers are not enough as you may need to send lots of e-mails but the hosting provider may be applying limits, etc. In such cases, if you'll be sending e-mails through your web server, make sure to check these all:

Reverse DNS (rDNS)

As every domain resolves to an IP address, optionally, IPs can resolve to domain names which is called reverse DNS.
Many spammers use non-existing or dynamic e-mails without reverse DNS records. E-mail servers generally check if the sender IP has a reverse DNS record or not.
How to add reverse DNS records?: reverse resolving uses the pointer DNS record type (PTR record) which you should be asking your hosting provider to create it (check if it exists).

SPF Records

Sender Policy Framework is being used by more & more e-mail providers everyday (Gmail, Hotmail & Yahoo uses it) as a criteria to detect if a message is spam or not.
It simply allows the owner of a domain to specify their mail sending policy, (like which mail servers they use to send mail from their domain).
SPF records are DNS TXT records which an online setup wizard can help you creating it (you'll need to create new DNS records).

Using A SMTP Server That Supports Greylisting

A very powerful spam prevention method used by mail servers is called greylisting.
When you send an e-mail, the server receiving it can say to your SMTP server:  "send it to me again in x minutes" which is mostly not supported by the methods spammers use.
So, you need a smart SMTP server who can understand this command (IIS SMTP can not) that will re-send the e-mails when requested.

No Bulk Mailing

Both the SMTP server you'll be sending e-mails & the servers that will receive them generally have rules to define an IP/e-mail as spammer who sends x number of mails in y seconds.

So, if you have a large userbase to send e-mail, it will be a good idea to send them in intervals.

No Sending Of E-mails In Alphabetical Order

Again, if you'll be sending e-mails to a large userbase, don't send them in alphabetical order of e-mails as mail servers can mark them as a dictionary attack.

Check If The Server IP Is Blacklisted

Blacklists are systems, that are used by most of the e-mail service providers, that has bot or human e-mail accounts which analyze the common e-mail traffic & can blacklist IPs according to e-mails sent from them.

The server you're using to send e-mails can be shared by many other users. And, a spam that is sent by anyone on that server can lead to a "blocking" by e-mail blacklists which will damage the communication of every account on it.
You can check if you IP is blacklisted from different resources.

Any more tips that you have?

Create Unique Video PostCards for Free With Movavi VideoMessage

Movavi VideoMessage is a nice way to make a video invitation, postcard or just a video message and send it to your friends and family. There are 11 professional and 15 holiday frames suitable for any mood and occasion – holidays, birthdays, roadtrips – in Movavi VideoMessage. Video message can be created out of any popular format. You can also capture video from your webcam right inside the program and use it to create your video greeting.

Movavi VideoMessage: Features

• Create a unique electronic postcard in no time!
• Choose from 26 cool themes for different moods and occasions — holidays, birthdays, dates, roadtrips, and more.
• Record your video greeting using any camcorder, even a cell phone camera.
• Add your personal text message.
• Choose 640×480 or 320×240 output.

Create an original video postcard in just 3 simple steps-
1. Add video in any format or grab it directly from your webcam into the program.
2. Choose a postcard theme for your special occasion. Add a personalized message and automatically format your video postcard for easy mailing and blogging.

3. E-mail your video postcard or share it in blog. Your friends and family are guaranteed to be impressed with the results!

Just a few days back, Movavi VideoMessage was a shareware and was being sold at $29.95 per license! Now, it has been converted into a freeware and it is a nice fun tool to have it on your PC.
Download Movavi VideoMessage for Free

Free Proxy Service for Anonymous Browsing – PaperBus

Finding new working ways for anonymous browsing is always a challenge, especially in countries like China where the government itself takes the initiative to block websites and also services that promise to provide means to access blocked websites.

There is a new way for you to browse the internet freely and luckily it is FREE as well! PaperBus is the latest ad-supported free web-browser proxy solution from the makers of commercial VPN service Freedur 

PaperBus is pretty slick and easy to use. The best thing about the service is that it is really fast and requires no registration whatsoever. All you have to do is just download the Windows/Mac/Linux PaperBus proxy-client app and you are all set to browse the net anonymously from almost any web-browser, avoiding all the prying eyes including the Great Firewall.

Normally, the free proxy solutions are very slow, and do not load AJAX or java script heavy sites. Most of them do not support HTTPS connections and the application itself is usually bloated with ads. But PaperBus works like a charm – its fast, easy-to-use and seamless. There will be an odd popup of an ad every twenty minutes or so, but then it is Free!

PaperBus was launched 21st of January 2010 and hopes to become a serious contender to Hotspot Shield, Ultrasurf, Tor, NotMyIP and other free online anonymity applications. It works both for Internet Explorer and Firefox. I hope PaperBus stays on as a viable free solution similar to other Free VPN services available.

Download PaperBus Proxy Client

As specified earlier, PaperBus is available for Windows, Linux and Mac. You can download any of the client from the below location
Download PaperBus

Top 5 Free VPN Services

• Do you have problems in opening certain websites like LinkedIn and Twitter at work?
• Has your school blocked social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace?
• Do you require to work anonymously online?

Some readers were mentioning how Hulu has blocked Hotspot Shield proxies. But the fact is, HotSpot Shield is just one of the many Free (or cheap) VPN services available on the internet. So, this post is an effort to list out the Top 5 Free VPN Clients currently.

Top 5 Free VPN Clients

1. AlonWeb – Free VPN client

AlonWeb is a free VPN provider. It uses the standard OpenVPN tunneling service by hiding your real IP address enabling you to visit some restricted websites, but injects advertisements to the pages a user browses through their service. The servers are located in the Netherlands and Panama. You have to choose the server on the website. Users are allowed to transfer 1GB of traffic every month. That is enough to browse normal websites, but not for downloading music or movies. With Alonweb you automatically use the OpenDNS-Servers.

2. PacketiX.NET – Free VPN client

PacketiX.NET is a Japan VPN service. It is actually a premium service, but they have PacketiX.NET online test service as well which is free to use. The service is fast and reliable and it is easy to use as well. Just download the VPN connection manager, install and connect!

3. UltraVPN – an OpenVPN client

UltraVPN is a French VPN client that hides your connection from unwanted ears and allows you to use blocked application. It is also based on OpenVPN service. Traffic is quota is unlimited. Bandwidth is up to 500Ko/s depending on network conditions. .

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4. AlwaysVPN – The latest free VPN client

AlwaysVPN is always used as VPN to protect public WiFi hotspot session, but its usage is not limited for security Wi-Fi wireless connection. AlwaysVPN’s server is based in United States which means that it can be used to access sites like Hulu, Sling etc which work only for US proxies. AlwaysVPN can be used without limit on traffic or bandwidth or speed.
Update: AlwaysVPN is no more free, it has become prepaid service.

5. CyberGhost – Free VPN service

CyberGhost is a free VPN service from Germany which helps you route you through a German IP. The free service is limited to 10GB traffic every month, which is more than enough for surfing on websites, chatting and email. The paid service is also affordable.

Other notable mentions for Free VPN clients

• AceVPN
• JAP VPN
• AnchorFree Hotspot VPN
• Free VPN by WSC

Do you know any other Free VPN service? Do share it by commenting below. If you see that any of the above services is down or closed, do let us know.

Easiest Way to Change Windows 7 DNS Settings

A self proclaimed geek like me found it a bit tricky the first time I tried to change the DNS settings in Windows 7. Of course it is not a complicated process, but no one would mind an easier way to change the DNS settings especially when you are someone who would like to change the preferred DNS every now and then.
As you might know, Google recently launched a public DNS service which claimed to be better than any other free DNS services like OpenDNS. They even claimed to be faster than OpenDNS. Anyway, here is a free tool that lets you change your DNS settings in a single click – DNS Jumper!

The best part about DNS Jumper is – it’s free, portable and easy-to-use. Just run the application and click on the desired DNS service button and it’ll immediately change your system DNS settings.
It has pre-configures DNS settings for:

• Google DNS
• Open DNS
• Comodo DNS
• Advantage DNS
• Ultra DNS
• DNS 8 to 16

The rest of the options are your default DNS, Open NIC and you can set the DNS just by a single click. Other than Windows 7, it works on Windows Vista and XP too.
Download DNS Jumper

Excel Password Remover 2010

Have you ever forgotten your Excel workbook or sheet password?

Here you can download a FREE Excel add-in that removes/cracks sheet and workbook password protection in Excel®.

NB! This program can't remove file protection, i.e. if you are unable to open the file, this program won't help you. You could try Excel Key to remove file protection. If you need to crack the VBA-password try this one.

This Excel add-in (password.xla) works fine in Excel 5.0 and above (including Excel 2000, XP and 2003).

This program will remove passwords of any length, also passwords containing special characters.



Instructions
Loading this add-in in Excel gives you two extra menu-items on the "Tools"-menu (or equivalent in non-English versions of Excel). These are:

1. Unprotect workbook
2. Unprotect sheet

To load this add-in in Excel: Open it the same way you do with Excel workbooks. Installing the add-in does not work for all users.


Download here: password.xla  (zipped: password.zip)

Ultimate Guide to Secure Your GMail Account

The most widely used free email service is from Google which has occupied proficient and prominent position in the cloud. GMAIL – The free email service from Google with enough storage space to keep your communications intact through years and years. Since Gmail is widely used mail service, security concerns are primarily of respect and main focus. Hence here in this post, we’ll share  a few important and useful Gmail security tips so that our accounts shall never be compromised.

1. Always Use HTTPS – This is a great feature from security point of view in Gmail. HTTPS is secure protocol for transmission of vital information on web in encrypted form. Although, when we sign into our Gmail account, https is used but to make sure https is used throughout our session for our Gmail account, we need to enable this option from Gmail settings. To enable this option, go to settings of your Gmail account and check “Always use HTTPS” under general tab and save changes. HTTPS makes mail little slower than normal but security should be of our prime concern.

2. Remember to log out – Log out whenever you have completed checking mails even if you’re on your own computer. If you’re on public computer like in cyber cafe, make sure you had unchecked “Remember me” or “keep me signed in” option while logging into account. Clear cookies, passwords before leaving public PC.

3. Audit – You know your own ip address. Now find out the ip address from where your Gmail account was opened last time. In the footer, at the very bottom of your inbox, you will see information about last sessions – Last activity : ip address : Details . Just hit on details button and you can see when was your account accessed and from which ip address.

You can also use this feature there to log out all sessions if you find any session open or if you forgot to log out on your friend’s pc or public computers. One should make habit of checking/ auditing Gmail account session details regularly.

3. Don’t disclose – Don’t disclose your id and password to anybody. You might get fake email asking for your Gmail id and password, but remember,  Google never asks you to disclose your password. Stay safe. Also, some websites have features to invite your Gmail contacts to network with you on their website, for this they ask you to enter your Gmail id and password – Don’t give your Gmail details to untrusted or small or new , unestablished websites .

4. Change your password – Once in two months or so, you should change your password but remember the new one!! Don’t use easy to guess password i.e. don’t use your mobile number, date of birth, your girlfriend’s number as your password! Use password of at least 8 characters. Don’t use repetitive letters in passwords as aaaa1111. Don’t use your Gmail account password as passwords on other websites. I find many people use the same password for variety of websites so if one of your passwords is hacked, all are hacked.

5. Check links – Don’t fall prey to phishing attempt. Your so called friend might give you a link stating that it the link to new and feature packed advanced Gmail, you then try to log onto the link given by your friend and your friend gets your id and password. So always check links before hitting on any such links.

6. Keep your account up to date – Your Gmail password is your orkut password and the same password is used for other Google products and services, hence ensure security updates and measures in all your accounts so that neither way, your account could be compromised. Keep your account recovery option updated and remember your security question and answer so that you can recover your password in case if something wrong happens. Although, after reading this post and following accordingly, such unfortunate case is nowhere to stand. You can also add phone number to account for recovery purposes. To review your gmail recovery options, follow this link: GMail account recovery options

7. Use updated internet security suite (Antivirus, Firewall, Antispyware) on your pc - This point is also very important because your computer might have been compromised by a trojan, keylogger or virus which may distribute your account details to remote hacker. Update your browser, operating system, security softwares, mail applications so that you should not be vulnerable to latest exploits and hacks.

8. Attachments – Gmail scans every attachment you receive or send for virus or other such kind of threats but even then, it is not advised to download attachments from untrusted source. This will keep your computer safe and so your account. 

9. Spam – Don’t waste your time reading spam messages. Spam messages are not only waste of time but also may prove to be a security concern as spams may contain links to malicious websites.

10. Backup – Well, backup would be useful in case of recovery of your account if your account had been compromised. Although this point is not a necessary step, yet you can backup all your gmail mails to make your life easy! One such tool to backup gmail is – Download GMAIL Backup tool

FAQ’s – Ask your concern through comments!

Is basic HTML view less secure ?
Ans - No. Basic HTMl view is for faster access to mails. It has to do nothing with security.

My friend sent a mail to another friend from my email address. Does it mean, my account is compromised ?
Ans – Not exactly but may be. There is a technique through which we can send email so that it looks sent from another desired email address to recipient but such emails could be identified by viewing its headers whether it is sent from original email address or not. One such fake email service is – Send anonymous Emails from another address

I am not sure whether I logged out of my account in cyber cafe or not?
Ans – You should log into your account on your own pc or anywhere and use remote log out session feature options located at the bottom of your gmail account. You should also change your password if you feel risk or doubt about security.

Using gmail in outlook express is secure ?
Ans – Yes as long as your computer is up to date with latest windows updates and security software updates.

Mega List of Windows 7 Drivers

Windows 7 has just been released all over the world and I am sure many of you are gearing up to upgrade the OS of your PC to Windows 7. One thing which comes to my mind immediately when I think of upgrading my OS, is about the compatible drivers.

A lot of older hardware and software were not designed for Windows 7 (or even Vista for that matter), so they may require an update or new driver in order to operate correctly on Windows 7. The decision to provide a Windows 7 driver or update will lie with the developer/manufacturer of the product. The good thing is manufacturers are now releasing Windows 7 drivers for their products. Updating to the latest Windows 7 drivers may help keep your PC running at its best.



The below section lists popular driver and software updates to download for Windows 7. Please feel free to suggest any Windows 7 driver download that I have missed. The list is inspired from about.com and enhanced further.

Acer Drivers (Desktops and Notebooks)

Windows 7 drivers are available for Acer desktops or notebooks, they can be downloaded via Acer’s Service and Support site, linked below. They have not grouped the Windows 7 drivers together. So, I would suggest you to go to this page and select your country from the list. Under Service & Support tab you will see a link for “Driver Download”. Click on that, choose your desktop/notebook/netbook model and select Windows 7 as the OS in the dropdown available. Example link (Acer India site)
Download the latest Acer drivers for Windows 7

ASUS Drivers (Motherboards)

ASUS Windows 7 drivers can be downloaded via ASUS’s Windows 7 Compatible ASUS Motherboards list, linked above. ASUS has made available Windows 7 drivers for many of their motherboard lines including those based on AMD, Intel Socket 775, Intel Socket 1366, and more.
Download the latest Asus drivers for Windows 7

ATI Radeon Driver

The latest ATI Radeon Windows 7 driver is the ATI Catalyst 9.10 Suite. This Windows 7 driver from AMD/ATI contains the entire Catalyst suite including the ATI Radeon display driver, ATI WDM driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This Windows 7 driver is compatible with ATI Radeon HD series GPUs.
Download the latest ATI Radeon drivers for Windows 7

BIOSTAR Drivers (Motherboards)

BIOSTAR Windows 7 drivers are listed on BIOSTAR’s Windows 7 Ready motherboard list. The above listed BIOSTAR motherboards have passed Windows 7 WHQL logo testing completely and yield best user experience. The Windows 7 ready motherboards include those based on socket 1366, 1156, 775, AM3, and AM2+ designs.
Download the latest Biostar drivers for Windows 7

C-Media drivers (Audio)

Windows 7 drivers for C-Media are available for download from C-Media’s standard support site, linked below. Currently, the drivers present are for RC version of Windows 7. Note that the Windows 7 beta drivers do not support to record the playing digital audio (WAVE).
Download the latest C-Media AC97 drivers for Windows 7

Canon drivers (Scanners & Printers)

Canon hasn’t yet officially released the drivers for Windows 7. For most of the products, the drivers for Windows Vista SP1 would work on Windows 7 as well. When digging through the Canon website, I could see that, for some scanner models like CanonScan LiDE 100, LiDE 200 and LiDE 700F, Windows 7 compatible drivers are already available. As per one support ticket, Windows 7 drivers for following Canon scanners will be available – link. Link for Inkjet printers

Compaq Drivers (Desktops and Laptops)

If any Windows 7 drivers are available for Compaq computers, they can be downloaded via HP’s standard support site, linked below. Compaq is now part of HP. Compaq’s newer computers typically come with Windows 7 installed and of course have Windows 7 drivers available. HP’s site may have Windows 7 drivers listed for older Compaq computers as well.
Download the Latest Compaq Drivers for Windows 7

Creative Sound Blaster Drivers (Audio)

Windows 7 drivers for Creative are listed on Creative’s Driver Availability Chart. Creative has made available Windows 7 drivers for many of their popular Sound Blaster products including their X-Fi, Sound Blaster Live, Audigy, and more. The chart also has details of Windows 7 drivers for MP3 players, Speakers, headsets, cameras and others.
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Dell Drivers (Desktops and Laptops)

Windows 7 drivers for Dell desktop and laptop computers can be downloaded via Dell’s standard support site. Check out the updated list of their computer systems that they have successfully tested with Windows 7 – Microsoft Windows 7 Compatible Dell Systems
Download the Latest Dell Drivers for Windows 7

Gateway Drivers (Desktops and Notebooks)

Windows 7 drivers for Gateway desktops and notebooks will be available via Gateway’s support site, linked below.
It is surprising that Gateway doesn’t seem to have any Windows 7 drivers available at this time. I also did not find any list of Gateway computers that were otherwise compatible with Windows 7 but chances are that the more recent models are. Keep a check on the below link for updates
Download the Latest Gateway Drivers for Windows 7

HP Drivers (Desktops and Laptops)

Many of HP’s desktop and laptop PCs have Windows 7 drivers available. Any available Windows 7 drivers for HP desktop, laptop, and tablet computers can be downloaded via HP’s standard support site, linked below. Check it out.
Download the Latest HP Computer System Drivers for Windows 7

HP Drivers (Printers and Scanners)

The most current information on Windows 7 drivers for HP printers and scanners is available from the HP Imaging and Printing Software and Driver Information for Windows 7, linked below. It includes HP Deskjet, Officejet, Photosmart, LaserJet, Designjet, or Scanjet imaging devices.
Download the Latest HP Printer/Scanner Drivers for Windows 7

Intel Drivers (Motherboards)

Windows 7 drivers for Intel motherboards can be downloaded via Intel’s Microsoft Windows 7 page, linked below. Intel lists the various motherboards that have passed WHQL testing and also links to the various motherboard models where Windows 7 drivers are available. The few motherboard driver download pages I looked at showed Windows 7 drivers for Intel’s integrated video, audio, ethernet controller, and more.
Download the Latest Intel Motherboard Drivers for Windows 7

Intel Chipset Drivers (Motherboards)

The latest Intel Chipset Windows 7 driver is version 9.1.1.1020 which was released on 9/17/2009. This Windows 7 driver download contains both 32-bit and 64-bit driver versions for Windows 7. The page clearly mentions the chipset models which are fully compatible with Windows 7. Do not install this driver on a motherboard not listed.
Download the Latest Intel Chipset Drivers for Windows 7

Lenovo (Desktops and Laptops)

Windows 7 drivers for Lenovo desktop and laptop computers can be downloaded via Lenovo’s support site, linked below. It states that these are for Windows 7 RTM so that’s the real deal and may be worth checking out by Lenovo owners pulling an early upgrade. There seems to be a lot of drivers, covering a ton of Lenovo systems. This post lists out Windows 7 beta drivers for all Lenovo products.
Download the Latest Lenovo Drivers for Windows 7

Lexmark Drivers (Printers)

Windows 7 drivers for Lexmark printers are available from the Windows 7 Printer Drivers list on Lexmark’s site, linked below. You can check if your specific Lexmark printer will work best with the native Windows 7 driver, with the latest Windows 7 driver downloaded directly from Lexmark, or with the latest Windows Vista driver, also available from Lexmark.
Download the Latest Lexmark Printer Drivers for Windows 7

Microsoft Drivers (Keyboard, Mouse, Etc.)

In addition to creating operating systems like Windows 7, Microsoft also produces hardware like keyboards, mice, game controllers, webcams, and more. Microsoft hardware products with Windows 7 drivers are listed on on their Microsoft Hardware Support for Windows 7 page, linked below.
Download the Latest Microsoft Hardware Drivers for Windows 7

NVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver (Video)

The latest NVIDIA GeForce/ION Windows 7 driver is version 191.07 which was released 2009-10-05. This Windows 7 driver is compatible with NVIDIA GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200 series GPUs and also NVIDIA ION GPUs. You might also wish to check out your motherboard manufacturer’s website for NVidia Windows 7 driver that better fits your hardware. This must hold good for NVIDIA 3D vision as well.
Download the Latest NVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver for Windows 7

Realtek AC97 Driver (Audio)

The latest Realtek AC97 Windows 7 driver is version 6305 which was released on 2009-09-07. This download contains both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this Windows 7 driver. It is important to note that the AC97 chipset may be a part of your sound card or motherboard but Realtek only created the chipset. This means that it’s possible there’s a Windows 7 driver that better fits your hardware available from your actual sound card or motherboard manufacturer.
Download the Latest Realtek AC97 Driver for Windows 7

Realtek High Definition Driver (Audio)

The latest Realtek High Definition Windows 7 driver is version R2.35 which was released on 2009-10-12. This download contains both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this Windows 7 driver.
Download the Latest Realtek High Definition Driver for Windows 7

Sony Drivers (Desktops and Notebooks)

Any Windows 7 drivers for Sony desktop or notebook computers can be downloaded via Sony’s eSupport site, linked below. The Sony Windows 7 upgrade page has all the information required about Sony PCs and Windows 7, including a handy tool to see what Windows 7 drivers and other information is available for your specific Sony computer.
Download the Latest Sony Drivers for Windows 7

Toshiba Drivers (Laptops)

Windows 7 drivers for Toshiba laptop computers can be downloaded via Toshiba’s standard support site, linked below. Toshiba has a list of Windows 7 supported laptops here: Toshiba laptop models supported for use with Windows 7. Toshiba also has a roundup of various Windows 7 information on their Windows 7 Support page.
Download the Latest Toshiba Drivers for Windows 7

VIA Drivers (Audio, Video, Ethernet)

Windows 7 drivers for VIA ethernet, Audio and integrated graphics can be downloaded via VIAARENA’s standard support site, linked below. You need to select the OS, type of driver and the specific model to be able to make it Windows 7 compatible.
Download the latest VIA drivers for Windows 7

Migrate Your Drivers from Vista / XP to Windows 7 With Double Driver

As you might know by now, most of the Windows Vista drivers would work on Windows 7. And if you are looking to migrate those drivers from Windows Vista or XP to Windows 7, then check out Double Driver, which can make the whole process quick and easy. Double Driver makes the backup of all drivers and then pack them all in a compressed zip file.

By default it will detect and select all the recommended drivers, all other listed drivers will be third party drivers installed by various applications or system drivers which you probably won’t need in Windows 7.

Once compressed backup of all drivers is ready, you just need to extract this zip file in Windows 7 and run Driver Backup to restore them instantly. It will restore the drivers one by one and would take some minutes to complete.

Related Read: Mega List of Windows 7 Drivers Download

Features of Double Driver:
• Provides full details of the drivers like name, version, date, provider etc.
• Backup or restore many drivers in one go.
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How To Identify and Find Drivers for Unknown Devices in Windows

Device driver installation and maintenance has always been an headache for many Windows users all the while, be it in Windows 95 or Windows Vista. Especially while migrating from Vista or XP to Windows 7, one might have come across various problems pertaining to device identification and driver maintenance. It has been a common complaint that Windows fails to identify the device installed or connected to the computer, and Windows cannot or unable to find proper or correct driver for the device.

In Device Manager, the device will be listed as unknown device with yellow question mark. Check the image below for instance.

In the case of any unidentified, unknown or no-driver installed devices, user can manually download from Internet or use driver CD to install the driver. However, user has to identify and know what’s the unknown device prior to installing correct driver. Here are some ways to find unknown device drivers in Windows.

Ways to Identify and Find drivers for unknown devices

1. Manually Identify an Unknown Device

This is possibly the toughest way to identify the device. First, we need to find out the device instance ID which is made up of Vendor ID and the Device ID. To find the device instance ID go to Device Manager –> Right click the unknown device –> Properties –> Details.

Now, from the drop down menu select Device Instance Path (Windows Vista & 7)/ Device Instance ID (Windows XP)

It will give you a string value which contains the vendor ID and the Device ID. The string is like this:
PCIVEN_1180&DEV_0592&SUBSYS_02BE1028&REV_124&31FC8C23&0&0BF0
where VEN_1180 is the vendor ID and DEV_0592 is the Device ID. Note down both of them.

Now, go to the PCI Database website at http://www.pcidatabase.com/, an user-supported centralized database of PCI device IDs.

Enter the device ID in the textbox as shown above and click on Search. You must be able to get the details of the device. With the vendor name or manufacturer name found, visit the support website to search and download latest version of device driver for the corresponding device driver.

In case you cannot find the information at PCI database, you can try the alternative websites – http://www.pcisig.com/membership/vid_search/ or http://pciids.sourceforge.net/

2. Unknown Device Identifier software

Unknown Device Identifier enables you to identify the yellow question mark labeled Unknown Devices in Device Manager. And reports you a detailed summary for the manufacturer name, OEM name, device type, device model and even the exact name of the unknown devices. With the collected information, you might contact your hardware manufacturer for support or search the Internet for the corresponding driver with a simple click. With this utility, you might immediately convert your unidentified unknown devices into identified known devices and find proper driver on the Internet and contact the hardware device manufacturer or vender. Known devices recognized by Microsoft Windows will also be analyzed independent of the operating system.

- Identify USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 Device
- Identify IEEE 1394 Device
- Identify ISA Plug&Play Device
- Identify AGP Bus Device
- Identify PCI, PCI-E, eSATA Device
- Multilingual interface: English, French
- Find Drivers for Hardware Devices
- Contact Hardware Vender directly
- Save or Print Hardware information

Download Unknown Device Identifier or here

3. Unknown Devices

Unknown Devices utility helps users find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are. By checking Device Manager for unknown devices and extracting information from it, the program attempts to figure out what the device is, so that users do not have to open the PC casing or look up random numbers off of PCI cards to figure out what they are.

Unknown Devices supports Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2K, Windows XP, Windows 2003 (but not Windows NT), with beta version supports Windows Vista, and possibly Windows 7. Unknown Devices is portable and does not require installation, so it runs fine from a CD or floppy. Unknown Devices is available for free download.

Download Unknown Devices 1.4.20 Beta
Download Unknown Devices 1.2