DVDFab Blu-ray Copy is the first full-featured Blu-ray copy software powerful enough to remove all Blu-ray copy protections.The application can rip, decrypt, copy and burn Blu-ray files  to almost any conceivable video format

Key-features

                          Clone/Burn/Decrypt/Copy any Blu-ray.

                          Copy Blu-ray to any blank Blu-ray/DVD/AVCHD disc.

                          4 copy modes available: Full Disc, Main Movie, Clone/Burn, Customize

                          Fully supports Blu-ray 3D.

Downlaod  DVDFab Blu-ray Copy from here  ,install the  program and launch the application and register with the following  email  id and password

email:pcgo@dvdfab.com Password:pcgouser

There are plenty of tweak applications out there for the Windows OS,but  the TweakNow PowerPack 2011 has got to be the most comprehensive tweak application.It has a fully-integrated suite of utilities that give you the power to tweak, modify, and personalize just about every aspect of Windows,Web browser and your PC .The Registry Cleaner module provides you with a safe and simple way to clean Windows Registry, which  keep your computer always at top performance.

RAM Optimizer, CD AutoRun and Auto Shutdown managers, a Process Manager, and the Virtual Desktop module  are included in Miscellaneous Tools.TweakNow PowerPack also provides  a complete picture of all aspects of your computer's hardware, including detailed information about your motherboard, processor, video card, memory, hard disk and network.It also checks your Internet activity for redundant files and traces of your privacy records.

In Windows Secret ,more than 100 hidden Windows settings that you can tweak, from the windows login screen to the default search engine in Internet Explorer, and even setting your own logo for OEM manufacturer .

Features

Os:WinXP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64| Download |7.44MB

How to determine whether your  computer is running a 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating system or a 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating system?  Or whether your PC supports 64 bit OS? Here is a  free tool-64bit Checker- which makes this task easier .64 bit checker supports all versions of Windows .

Features

• Shows if your computer is running a 32bit or 64bit version of Windows
• Detects whether your processor supports a 64bit operating systems (if you are not sure that you can install 64bit operating system on your computer)
• Copy report information to clipboard, or save in text or html file

Download: 64bit Checker

Every user in the Windows OS has a user folder associated with the account name which  stores computer settings and data.A common problem with Windows machines is a corrupt user profile.So windows fails to recognize the user profile and folder that is linked to the user account.This can be caused by a hard drive error, joining/leaving a domain, file system issues and a change of username.What will happen in this case is that the next time the user logs-on, a fresh, empty profile will be created, named 'user.domain' or 'user.computer' instead of just 'user' -and from that point on, the new profile will be used instead of the correct one.

You can correct this problem manually, but  you have to  edit the registry and adjust  permissions, tasks.All these are  are painstaking and time-consuming, and are probably beyond the skill-level of the average user.  ReProfiler offers an easy way to see which profile is associated with which user.It  is a small, freeware and portable tool designed to reassign the data and settings of a Windows user account to another account.

Download : ReProfiler |OS: Windows 2000, Server 2003, XP, Vista ,Server 2008 and Windows 7.|Homepage

System Nucleus is a strong tool for viewing, editing and managing system resources & settings, consolidating functionality that normally requires numerous tools into a single interface designed to make these tasks easier than ever.It is easy for  you  to stop 2 processes  or  uninstall 5 applications at once because of  the batch processing.With System Nucleus, you can view the process information for a running service, generate a detailed audit of a machine´s hardware, software & settings, optimize network performance, and disable those annoying programs that start every time you login.The online features are very useful ,which everything from finding out what a particular file association is all about to updating your ATI or NVIDIA drivers to running online security scans.

Key Features

• System Audit - detailed report of what's on & in your computer.
• System Editor - configure thousands of settings from a single, easy-to-use & navigate interface.
• Startup Manager - see everything that runs & loads when your computer is started and when someone logs in.
• Backup & Recovery - its always a good idea to backup your current configuration before making changes just in case something goes wrong.
• Windows Application Menu - shortcuts to over 100 applications & tools included with Windows, many of which are not accessible via the Start Menu.
• System Tray Menu - optionally display an icon in the system tray that provides quick access to numerous tools and applications.
• Program Manager - view detailed information on installed programs, modify & uninstall applications, and delete old install entries.
• Disks & Drives - create detailed, graphical analysis reports on storage volumes, check disks & defragment.
• Detailed Information - view & edit properties of the selected item in the Detail panel, with links to additional online resources.
• Smart Run - store run commands between sessions, browse for executable, integrated RunAs option with option to save usernames, and create your own shortcut aliases to frequently entered commands.
• Customizable, SetOnce Interface - select how much or how little information is displayed, reorder & resize columns, apply filters & sorting, choose what actions require confirmation, arrange & auto hide panels, and never have to do it twice.

System Nucleus is an essential  powerful diagnostic ,backup  and reporting tool for every PC user.

Download | OS:XP/2003/Vista/7 | Freeware | 3.05MB .

Can’t understand the error code your PC just popped up? Most of Windows users  are not familiar with  the error codes which pop up with every times there is something that goes wrong with their computer.

ERROR_THREAD_MODE_NOT_BACKGROUND 401 (0x191)

ERROR_PROCESS_MODE_NOT_BACKGROUND 403 (0x193)

Goblin Error is an interesting online application  to understand these errors. Type it in Error Goblin and find out what it means, it takes care of us with explanations of error codes .

Another great feature of this website is to download the error code descriptions locally just in case when  you are searching for a error code and do not have access to the internet. Offline and portable version for Windows available for download (Requires Net Framework V4)

Check http://www.errorgoblin.com/

BootRacer  is a free tool  , which allows you to check your Windows boot speed. Race your Windows boot using BootRacer and check your boot rating.It can detect the time to user logon and the full computer boot time. If your computer boot time less than one minute you will get Excellent rating.If your rating is not good or an excellent, you need to speed up your Windows startup.

Features

• Automatically checks your boot speed at every boot.
• It can  detect Time to Logon and Total Time to Desktop.
• Uses minimum of your computer resources.
• It  logs all results to own event log. You can check events using Windows Event Viewer.
• It automatically calculates the Best Boot Time.
• You can always check your latest boot speed  with this tool.
• It is a freeware

Download |0.97MB| Freeware

Do you think by providing  password  during  the Windows login is an irritating process and old fashioned one? If so , then here is a nice app for you, which is actually a face recognition application, which allows you to login to your Windows without typing anything.Just look into a webcam for a moment, and you’ll be logged into your account before you notice. Blink! employs advanced face recognition technologies to provide automatic, quick and reliable login to one or many computer users.

The logon process is completely automatic and based on received biometric data.If somebody tries to login to your system, in your absence, it also saves the photos so that you can know who tried to get into your system while you were away, and you can see these photos by accessing the ‘History’ from the system tray icon for Luxand Blink.It can be used even in low light, and recognizes the person even to changes in their appearance, as can be, grow beards or shave, go to wear glasses, etc

Another facial recognition software is FaceAether  But not a freeware.Luxand Blink! runs under Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32 Bit only). A webcam connected to PC is also required. Download : Luxand Blink |8.3MB

Many of you concerned about the poor performance of your Windows computer due to the number of programs that run at system startup.Most of them will appear in the System Tray in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen - next to the clock. Programs like MSN, AOL, Skype, ICQ, RealPlayer, usually  runs at the background without user's knowledge, thus using up RAM and processing power in turn causing our computer to be sluggish, waste memory and resources of your computer.This also  slow down the boot drastically.So turning off  these programs could be to free up memory to increase system performance.

One way to configure startup programs is  to click Start, Run, enter msconfig, choose the Startup tab, and uncheck unwanted startup programs  and finally restart Windows.Here is a free tool called ‘Disable Startup’  which  can scan all Windows Startups on your computer, and monitor all new startup items, helps you control, manage and optimize Windows Startup  configuration.This software can help you save system memory and resources by disable unnecessary programs. Disable Startup also monitor the start page of Internet Explorer; stop any change that you don't know.

Disable Startup help you disable unwanted startup applications quickly and easy,lock your Windows Startups from changes. keep a constant eye on your system's startup entries and IE start pages, When ever a change is made, you will be notified and given a choice to either allow the change or not to change.

Download :Disable Startup  | 609KB | Os:Windows XP and Vista.

Also read : Speed up Slow Windows Startup With Startup Delayer

When   you are trying to change the “Display Properties"  on Desktop  sometimes you can view only "Themes" or few “tabs”.  The other tabs  like  "Desktop", "Screen saver", "appearance" and "Settings are may   missing.  What could be the problem?The most likely cause of this is malware utilizing Group Policy Objects which enforces policies for system settings and/or user account(s) settings.

First you have to ensure  there is no malware in your PC.Now  you have to manually do the registry value change   or by running registry fix from Kellys-Korner.Before making any changes to the Windows XP Registry, please backup your Windows XP Registry

Start> Run> type  “Regedit“ without quotes and navigate these two locations:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

In the right-pane, delete the following values if found:

- NoDispAppearancePage
- NoThemesTab
- NoDispBackgroundPage
- NoDispScrSavPage
- NoDispSettingsPage

If none of the above Policies are set (in both of the locations above), ,Still  the display properties tabs are still missing except for the Themes tab, try  these commands from Start, Run dialog:
regsvr32 themeui
regsvr32 /i shell32

Restart Windows

Visit Kellys-Korner and apply the  Registry Patch(line 285)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/restorealldisplaytabs.reg

Also check : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922370/en-us

You may also want to perform an XP System Restore by going to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. There you can select a date prior to when the issue began. This can also be done in Safe Mode .

How many occasions you have to leave your computer, after a format, to download the Windows updates you had before it?Is there a solution?Try Autopatcher .It was one of the first software based services that allowed Windows users to download all released service packs and patches for their operating system and Microsoft Office. The service had been in troubles in the past thanks to an disagreement with Microsoft. They did come back from that and have changed the way AutoPatcher operates.

The main benefit of using AutoPatcher is that it will download all patches that have been released to the local computer system with the option to install them afterwards. This means that the patches can be installed while the computer is offline. It also means that the patches can be distributed to other computer systems to patch those as well.

Using AutoPatcher is really easy.After downloading you’ll have to extract the file’s contents in order to run AutoPatcher.It will display a list of all available release packages that can be downloaded to the local computer system.If you want to burn AutoPatcher on a CD (so it can run directly off the CD), just burn the contents of the folder in which you extracted the contents of the file you downloaded. It  has now been updated to support Windows 7. The biggest benefit of AutoPatcher is that it is able to effortlessly install multiple updates in a batch without requiring repeated user intervention.

In addition to downloading updates for Windows 7, the program is able to download updates for Windows XP, 2003/2008 Server and Vista (32 and 64 bit), Microsoft Office XP, 2003 and 2007. NET Framework, DirectX, Java and Adobe Reader .

Download: AutoPatcher  |1.07 MB

Clipboard is one of the most essential and important features of an operating system.Windows XP’s Clipboard Viewer is called the “Clipbook Viewer,” To display the clipboard content, user can do it by running clipbrd.exe and it will show you the clipboard content once it is launched. Clipbrd.exe comes together with Windows XP and it is located under C:\WINDOWS\system32.The ClipBook Viewer shows you the information you have copied to the Clipboard. You can store information permanently in your Local ClipBook and share it with other users.

To open clipboard , Start>Run>type clipbrd or clipbrd.exe in the open

But clipboard is  not powerful enough to completely ease your works on computer because you can keep only one item in the clipboard .Here is a free tool, when you  need a clipboard that will store multiple  events.

TenClips

TenClips helps when  you want to copy some text from a web page or a document and paste it as simple text into another application without getting all the formatting from the original source. It replaces the traditional paste/cut in Notepad to remove text formatting.It  is very useful, when you very often need to copy and paste portions of text from various documents to another  like  filling in forms in which you have to input the same information once and again (first name, surname, postal address, e-mail address, etc.).

Download : TenClipsSetup  | HomePage

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• PhraseExpress - Autotext Clipboard Utility
• Clipboard Magic -Free Windows Clipboard Replacement

So you just made the move to a Windows 7 machine, and now you need to install all of your software. Or you’ve just  reformatted  and reinstalled Windows XP/Vista  and  you have to sit there for about an hour just downloading all your favorite programs again and installing them. It means a lot of work reinstalling applications you may have had on an older build-digging out the CDs, downloading programs from various sites,and then babysitting your system while it installs one application after another.

But there has to be an easier way. Ninite - an awesome free service, automatically downloads and installs your  popular  applications.Just scroll through its list of 70-plus programs, checking off what you want.It offers current versions of nearly every major freebie.The applications are divided into categories to make it easier for users to pick the programs that they want to include in the custom installer.Some of the software you will see in their directory is Firefox, Thunderbird, VLC, Foxit Reader, Avast, AVG, Flash Plugin, CCleaner, 7zip ,iTunes,Microsoft Office, Picasa, Skype, and Steam and much more

Once you’ve made your picks, click Get Installer to download a small executable file. Run that file and sit back while Ninite goes to work. How long the process takes depends on how many programs you’ve selected.Now you can enjoy using your favorite apps with little effort on your part.

Visit http://ninite.com/

Windows7 actually boot more rapidly than other Windows versions. But the more programs you install, the slower your PC will start (It is true of all Windows editions).When Windows loads it's Startup file  attempts to load every program in there at the same time. Therefore if you have quite a lot of programs starting when Windows starts, each program will try and grab CPU time so that it can load.If you have a lot of programs like  Antivirus, Firewall, MS Office quick start bar, Mouse Manager, Yahoo Messenger  etc  leads high overwork on the hard disk and this saturates Ram and CPU .This slow down the boot drastically.

Startup Delayer is a great tool that tells the startup programs you select to sit tight, be patient, and run a little bit later—after some of the traffic has cleared.

For Example:
If you have your mail program and a special clock starting up, then you can make your mail start say 10 seconds after Windows has loaded, and then the special clock start 20 seconds after Windows Starts.The end result is that your computer boots much more quickly. The utility presents you with a list of all the programs that start when your system does. To set a delay for any of them, just drag the item to the white bar at the bottom of the window. You will see a line representing the application; drag it left or right to decrease or increase the delay. Startup Delayer is a freebie, and it’s one of the best ways to speed up a slow-booting computer. Even one that runs Windows 7

Download :Startup Delayer | 979KB

Microsoft Windows Update  service  is integrated with every Windows Operating System.It lets you to download updates, patches and automatically updates your Windows.However, it requires Internet access, you can not use it to upgrade computers without Internet access.

If for some reason your Windows Update stops working or you are working on computer not connected to internet, then you may miss some important critical updates & patches. To help to update Windows  offline here is WSUS Offline Update utility.This free utility allows you to download updates and fixes for Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows so you can upgrade computers without Internet access securely and quickly.To update computers without Internet access, the utility offers the option of creating a CD / DVD updates (ISO) or a copy of the updates automatically to a USB device. It also includes a tool for automatic installation of downloaded updates and options to filter the updates downloaded and automatically clean up the download directory after installing the updates.

Features

1. Supports Windows 7, Vista, XP (32-64bit)
2. Supports Office XP, Office 2003 & 2007
3. Create ISO option
4. Clean download directories
5. Copy Updates to USB

How to use it

• Unzip the downloaded file and run "UpdateGenerator.exe".
• Select the updates you want to download.
• Select the option to create ISO image (optional)
• Click "Start" to start the download process
• At the end of the download the ISO image created in the subdirectory "ISO"

Automatic Installation of facilities

• Burn the ISO file created on CD or DVD (You can use the ImgBurn)
• Insert the CD / DVD drive on the computer you want to update
• Run the "UpdateInstaller.exe"
• Check the installation options and click "Start"

   WSUS Offline Update | Os:Windows 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / XP X64 / 2008 / Vista64 / 7 | 1.4MB

Windows stores your most recently visited website addresses in a special DNS cache on your hard drive. Your web browser accesses this cache of known addresses before it goes out to the Internet to send a URL request to an external DNS server. If the web address you’re looking for is in the cache, it gets used by your browser, saving valuable browsing time. You can speed up your browsing by increasing the size of this DNS cache. A bigger DNS cache enables addresses for more websites to be stored locally, which means fewer external DNS lookups. To increase the size of your computer’s DNS cache, you have to edit the Windows Registry, which is the large database where all the configuration settings for your system are stored. You edit the Registry using the Registry Editor utility. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Open the Start menu, enter regedit into the search box, and then press Enter.
2.When the Registry Editor, navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters key.

3. Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value.

4. Name this new item CacheHashTableBucketSize.
5. Right-click this new item and select Modify.
6. In the Value Data dialog box, change the value to 1.

 
7. Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value.
8. Name this new item CacheHashTableSize.
9. Right-click this new item and select Modify.
10. In the Value Data dialog box, change the value to 180.

11. Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value.
12. Name this new item MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit.
13. Right-click this new item and select Modify.
14. In the Value Data dialog box, change the value to ff00. Note, these are zeroes.

15. Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value

16. Name this new item MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit.

17. Right-click this new item and select Modify.
18. In the Value Data dialog box, change the value to 12d.

For these changes to take effect, you need to close the Registry Editor and restart Windows. You should notice a slight speedup when next you browse the Web.

Whenever you install a new program,utility or application, Windows asks you to restart your system before allowing you to use it. The following  tip will help you save time and imitate a system reboot by actually restarting the Windows Explorer shell and rereading the registry, which is what the program actually needs.

For Windows XP and Vista, this tip describes that the Windows Explorer  can be killed using the command ‘tskill /f /im explorer.exe’ via the Command Prompt. Now restart it by
typing ‘explorer.exe’ right after that in the same Command Prompt window.This makes Windows read the registry all over again, which is a substitute for the usually required restart after any new software installations are done.

However, in Windows XP Home, thiscommand is slightly different — ‘tskill /a explorer’. The file name ending with ‘.exe’ does not need to be included. Windows Explorer restarts automatically in Windows XP Home without the need to type in the ‘explorer.exe’ command modifier.

Note: When you use the command in a batch file in Windows Vista, you must take care that you run the file with administrator rights. To do that, right-click on the batch file in Windows Explorer and select the context menu ‘Start as Administrator’.

You may face this situation many occasions .The print order is sent, suddenly the LAN connection dies.  The job cannot be cancelled as usual through the print control. Now it is blocking all further printing attempts as well.

Using the usual dialog, you can actually delete those orders, which are still in progress. In order to get rid of the stuck print order and enable printing the queued orders, you must first manually stop the Printer Spooler service and then delete the file. For better control, start the commands in the command prompt.For that, open the command ‘Run’ in the ‘Start’ menu, then enter ‘cmd’ and then press ‘Enter’. In Vista, enter ‘cmd’ in the search box in the start menu, right click on this entry and select context command ‘Run as administrator’. Now use the following command

net stop spooler

and check, whether the print queue is gone. Then open Windows Explorer and navigate to the ‘C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS’ folder. There, delete all SPL files – they contain the affected print data. Now switch back to the still open command prompt. Enter the following here:

net start spooler

And the printing queue will start working smoothly again. After this, the command must be deleted, so that you can also use the printer again.

Many occasions you may  have  issues in your  PC  like unable to recognize the CD/ DVD drive,Recycle bin suddenly disappeared from  the desktop and Task Manager & Registry Editor disabled issues .FixWin is a freeware portable application for Windows 7 & Vista to repair and fix such Windows annoyances & issues.It is suitable for  32/64 bit versions of Vista & Win7.

The solutions to repair and fix 50 common Windows annoyances, issues & problems have been categorized under 5 tabs, viz : Windows Explorer, Internet & Connectivity, Windows Media, System Tools & Misc Additional Fixes.

source

  FixWin Utility v 1.1 | 173 KB | Freeware

Normally you would not associate Windows with commands. For everything, you have to navigate through a couple of menus using the mouse before getting to the concerned window/utility/tool. But Windows does come with commands that give you quick access to tools for configuring and fixing your computer. Some of these are very helpful if you prefer the use of keyboard more than your mouse and don’t like moving your hand back and forth between them or suddenly the touchpad of your laptop stops working/ behaves erratically. Just press [Win] +[R] to get the Run Command Indexing reduces search time, but is resource intensive Dialog box to get started.