pci.sys error when booting

Don’t you get frustrated when you can’t boot into Windows but instead you get some stop message such as….SYSTEM32/DRIVERS/pci.SYS error
Well you’re not alone but don’t despair.
According to a reader who e-mailed to TEG, when this happened to her, this is what she did….
Recently I ran into an issue with a WinXP box booting up. [...]

Prevent wallpaper from being changed

Don’t you hate it when people starts changing your desktop wallpaper? I hope this tip will be useful for pc users.
All you need to do is configure the Group Policy Editor.
Start –> Run and type gpedit.msc . In Group Policy Editor, go to
Local Computer Policy –> User Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> Control Panel –> [...]

Auto Login into XP

Sometimes, after you update Windows you discovered that you are no longer automatically login to your Windows.
According to Ramesh Srinivasan, this is usually caused after installation of the .Net framework from Microsoft.
To enable automatic login again, here’s what Ramesh suggested:

Click Start, Run and type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2, and click Ok. Select the user account from the [...]

Protecting your Wifi

If you’re too lazy password protecting your Wifi, why not play a prank of people who are ‘borrowing’ your wireless internet access.
Here’s what they will see, after you have done the job.
or this
or better yet, this one…
how to do this?
Go to ex-parrot

Sync files between harddisk & usb drive

Need to sync files on your USB drive with those on your harddrive or vice versa? Download SyncToy and install it.
MakeUseOf have all the details on how to use SyncToy. Very handy tool.

Test your monitor

There are a few freewares that can be used to test your crt & lcd monitor. Among it is Eizo MonitorTest.
Download Eizo MonitorTest!
You can also download other freewares to test your monitor.

Roadkil’s Monitor Test

eCat Monitor Test
ykwong’s checkmon

There’s also an online monitor tester, if you do not wish to download any softwares. Just go to vanity.dk [...]

Why Windows won’t boot

Windows won’t boot but instead hangs at the splash screen? I’m sure many users have came across this problem in their computing life. What actually happens?
A few tips from Tim Scheiman as a checklist for you to troubleshoot the actual problem.  As Tim said on his site, ” we’re dealing with electronic components, they DON’t [...]

Restrictions set by viruses/spywares

When your PC have been infected by a worm/virus/spyware, you will notice that certain restrictions have been set on your PC. Among the restriction commonly set by those malicious programmes are:

Folder option missing ( you can’t view hidden files or folders )
Error when running regedit.
Error when running the Task Manager
Run command not found.
Search option also [...]

Check Your Registry For Malwares

There’s a quick way to check your registry for spywares, adwares and malwares installed on your PC.
RegAuditor tells you by colored icons (green icon–safe, yellow icon–unknown, red icon–harmful) whether specific objects are known to be safe or harmful, also the program searches the registry for entries including filenames that aren’t present on and allows you [...]

Disable Internet Explorer

According to MyDigitalLife, what you can do is “Go to your Control Panel and open Add/Remove Programs. Click on “Set Program Access and Defaults” and chose “Custom”. Uncheck the “Enable Access to this program” in front of Internet Explorer.
As a guide, you can take a look at the picture below:
Uncheck the box Enable access [...]