Freewares for iPOD

Freewares for your ipod:

Froddle Pod



Froddle Pod is a completely free iPod Manager. It can be used to copy media to and from your iPod. Features include transferring music and video files to the ipod, transferring music and video files from the iPod, normalizing music, iPod backup, iPod restore, mp3 encoder, iPod synchronization, media player and heaps more.

Features:

* Copy music and videos directly to your iPod through an intuitive file browser interface
* Copy music and videos from your iPod to your PC or other storage medium
* Synchronize your iPod with a folder Backup everything on your iPod to another storage medium (eg. your hard drive)
* Restore a previous backup Delete media from your iPod Format your iPod (completing erasing it´s contents)
* Rip audio from a CD to MP3´s ready to be transferred to your iPod
* Convert wave files to MP3´s ready to be transfered to your iPod
* Music normalization. Makes audio the same volume to the human ear. No more having to adjust the volume control on your iPod for each individual song.
* Normalize all audio on your iPod directly Normalize all audio in a specific folder
* Normalize individual audio files
* Play audio and video formats supported by the iPod (except quicktime format)

Download here
SIZE: 3.09MB

Aimersoft iPod Copy Manager 2.1.22.3



Aimersoft iPod Copy Manager is a totally free and easy to use iPod backup and recovery software. With the free iPod copy manager, you can easily copy back your songs, videos and DVD movies from iPod to computer when you lost your iTunes library. You also can backup your iPod videos and music to computer whether you need to send your iPod for repair or system crashed.

For the iTunes frustrated user, iPod copy manager can help you transfer video, songs, movies and TV shows to iPod directly. Just plug in your iPod to computer and one click is enough; it couldn’t be easier to copy music and video to iPod.

Features:

* Backup songs in iPod to PC.
* Transfer music and movies to iPod.
* Copy iPod songs to new computer.
* Computer crashed.
* Share your iPod songs with friends.
* Copy all songs to a new iPod.

Download here
SIZE: 1.61MB

[Freeware] WirelessNetView 1.12

WirelessNetView 1.12



WirelessNetView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of wireless networks around you. For each detected network, it displays the following information: SSID, Last Signal Quality, Average Signal Quality, Detection Counter, Authentication Algorithm, Cipher Algorithm, and more.

System Requirements:

* Wireless network adapter.
* Windows Vista or Windows XP/SP2 with KB918997 update installed. Be aware that under Windows XP with SP2, WirelessNetView won´t work at all without installing this update. To download this update, click here.

What´s New in version 1.12:

* New option: Beep On New Network.


Download here
SIZE: 39.2KB

Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 Final

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.


Download here
SIZE: 476KB

View the Release Notes for Google Chrome.

Have your programs Run as Administrator

SOURCE

There are some programs that need to be run in Administrator Mode in order to function properly. Here are just some examples of the types of programs that would need to do this:

• Programs that access protected areas of your computer such as the System and Windows folders, and even the C Drive
• Any Spyware / Adware / Malware / Virus removal programs
• Any Disk or Performance Utilities

Aside from typing the program in the Windows Start Menu Search bar and pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter, you can have a program always run in Administrator Mode.

To do this, right click the program and choose properties. Click on the Compatibility tab near the top.

Select “Run this program as Administrator” and click Apply.

That’s it! You never have to go through the hassle of right clicking and choosing Run as Administrator each time. This is very useful if you use a program launcher such as Launchy, and are unable to right click the program icon.

What if I can’t find the Compatibility Tab?

No worries. The icon you have selected is probably a shortcut, so you would have to find the original .exe file. It shows up for most shortcuts, but sometimes it doesn’t and I have no idea why.
Anyways, if you can’t find the Compatibility tab at the top, select the Shortcut tab anyway.

Select everything except the quotation marks in the “Start in” box and copy it.

Then open your Start Menu, click on Computer, paste the information in the address bar and press Enter.

Once you are at the directory, look for the .exe file. Right click it and choose properties, and the compatibility tab should be there.

Start Google Chrome directly in incognito mode

If you are impressed with the incognito mode in Google Chrome , you can directly make Chrome start in incognito mode instead of manually selecting incognito window.

About incognito window:

Pages you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however.

Going incognito doesn't affect the behavior of other people, servers, or software. Be wary of:
Websites that collect or share information about you
Internet service providers or employers that track the pages you visit
Malicious software that tracks your keystrokes in exchange for free smileys
Surveillance by secret agents
People standing behind you

Here is how you do it:

1. Right click your Chrome icon on the desktop.

2. Select properties

It will show the path of chrome.exe

E.g: c:\users\.....\chrome.exe

3. Now just add /incognito after chrome.exe in the link

i.e.: d:\users\.....\chrome.exe / incognito

Now whenever you click the Chrome link, Chrome will start directly in incognito mode.

[Freeware] SMPlayer 0.6.5.1

SMPlayer



SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more.

One of the most interesting features of SMPlayer: it remembers the settings of all files you play. So you start to watch a movie but you have to leave... don´t worry, when you open that movie again it will resume at the same point you left it, and with the same settings: audio track, subtitles, volume...<

Other additional interesting features:

* Configurable subtitles. You can choose font and size, and even colors for the subtitles.
* Audio track switching. You can choose the audio track you want to listen. Works with avi and mkv. And of course with DVDs.
* Seeking by mouse wheel. You can use your mouse wheel to go forward or backward in the video.
* Video equalizer, allows you to adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and gamma of the video image.
* Multiple speed playback. You can play at 2X, 4X... and even in slow motion.
* Filters. Several filters are available: deinterlace, postprocessing, denoise... and even a karaoke filter (voice removal).
* Audio and subtitles delay adjustment. Allows you to sync audio and subtitles.
* Advanced options, such as selecting a demuxer or video & audio codecs.
* Playlist. Allows you to enqueue several files to be played one after each other. Autorepeat and shuffle supported too.
* Preferences dialog. You can easily configure every option of SMPlayer by using a nice preferences dialog.
* Translations: currently SMPlayer is translated into more than 20 languages, including Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese....
* It´s multiplatform. Binaries available for Windows and Linux.
* SMPlayer is under the GPL license.

What's New in version 0.6.5.1:

* Fix: The portable version didn't compile.
* Fix: Mplayer could fail in the first run, complaining about an unknown -no-correct-pts option. This only happens if using a recent version of mplayer (r26842 or above).

Download here
SIZE: 12.21MB

[Freeware] Auslogics Disk Defrag 1.5.19.330

Auslogics Disk Defrag 1.5.19.330



Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes to system failures. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimization of today´s modern hard disks. Get the maximum performance out of your expensive hardware investments, improve your computer´s performance and stability.

Hard disks are by far the slowest component in your computer. CPU and memory work much faster than hard disks because they do not have moving parts. Therefore fragmented disks often become a bottleneck of the system performance. Besides causing slowdowns, fragmentation makes the hard drive disk heads move frequently when reading files which leads to freeze-ups and system crashes. It is important to keep your disks defragmented and optimized as much as possible.

Features:

* Increase your productivity - no more waiting for files to open
* Defragment disks in only a few minutes
* Useful disk fragmentation map and detailed fragmentation report

What's New in version 1.5.19.330:

* added a console utility that lets schedule disk defragmentation
* added single folder or file defragmentation
* improved program interface, as well as the chart and disk data display on first page
* improved defragmentation algorithm; now the program speed has increased by approximately 5%
* eliminated program freezes occurring after pausing the program
* added SafeBoot program support
* fixed bugs leading to program freezes
* fixed BSOD for computers that have Kaspersky Internet Security installed
* improved report appearance
* various minor improvements

Download Here
SIZE: 1.64MB

[Freeware] PC Screen Capture

Here is one simple utility to capture your screen -

PC Screen Capture 2.01



PC Screen Capture is one free powerful, lightweight, full-featured screen capture tool for Windows platform, It allows you to take screenshots from any part of your screen in four ways, you can capture full desktop, active window, selected area and selected object, and save images in BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG formats.

PC Screen Capture is very easy to use and user friendly!

Features:

* Capture active windows.
* Capture selected area.
* Capture selected objects, toolbar, menus.
* Capture full screen, full desktop.
* Save in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG formats.
* Easy to use and user friendly.
* No need install, it can run from USB.
* Support operating system: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
* Freeware, you can use it free for personal, commercial use.


Download Here
SIZE: 506 KB

The Google SMS Channel

The official site of the Google sms channel says:

Google sms channels is a service that enables channels/groups on SMS. It's a free service that enables you to get premium content published by Google publishing partners, Google popular products (Google News, Blogger and Google Groups) and websites with RSS/Atom support for free. SMS Channels allows you to create your own channel(s) to publish content that other users can subscribe to. You can also create groups over SMS to communicate with your friends, family, and co-workers.

I have created a channel for this site. I will post a review of it once I get enough input about its working, reliability and hassle free operation. You can try subscribing to it and see it you receive updates from this site.

The new Nokia N82 Firmware - v30.0.019

The new Nokia N82 Firmware - v30.0.019
23-07-08; RM-313
Nokia N82 (25.01)

You can check the change log here.

So should you go ahead and update to the latest firmware -

Well based on my experience, I would not recommend anyone to update immediately for following reasons -

1. You main screen is now even more cramped with the "Search: Internet and my content" taking 2 lines. (Though "google" has been added to the list of search services)

2. The m-blog / VOX / Share online takes up another line. So your main screen is now a mess...

3. I don't see any improvement in the sound quality of my phone

4. I don't see any difference in the way the videos play

5. My phone hangs more than before..

So instead of wasting your bandwidth and time downloading around 140 MB, just wait for a few more days to get a better picture and then go ahead with your update.

NOTE: This review is based on the preliminary use of my phone. I may have missed out on some significant improvements. Will update this page as and when I come across the improvements / glitches, if any. Comments will be appreciated.

Bank locations in India with IFSC Code

Check this site to get all the relevant details about a bank branch you are searching for including the IFSC code and the website of the bank -

http://banklocations.in/

Map Windows Key to "Start" in Ubuntu

If you thought that your "windows" key would be worthless in Ubuntu, rethink!!!

You can map your "windows" key to "start" in Ubuntu by following these simple steps:

1. Go to the System \ Preferences \ Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Select "Show the panel menu"
3. Press the "windows" key when "New accelerator…" appears.
4. Close the window and DONE!!!

This is a very easy and useful thing to do with Ubuntu...

Change the appearance of gmail

Tired / bored of the appearance of gmail? Well try out this firefox addon and enjoy the difference....

Download here -
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108

Then visit -
http://www.globexdesigns.com/gmail/gmail.css

Now right click the Stylish Icon in your FF status bar and select "Add Files to Stylish".

Create wifi connection between Vista and XP

How to setup a wifi / wireless / WLAN adhoc connection between Vista and XP:


After searching the net for a while, I have come across this useful tutorial which explains in simple words - step by step procedure for setting up a adhoc wifi connection between Windows Vista and Windows XP.


Entire source and credit - visit here

First switch on the WLAN adapter (Both notebook– people always forget this part) (there must be a button to activate the Wireless adapter)

VISTA NOTEBOOK

Open Network and Sharing Center in VISTA notebook

Click Manage network connections

In the Pop Up window

Double click LOCAL AREA CONNECTION

In the properties window

Select Tcp/Ipv4 and Click properties

Select OBTAIN IP automatically

Click OK to close the windows

Select Tcp/Ipv6 and Click properties

Select OBTAIN IP automatically

Click OK to close the windows

Repeat the same with WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION

Close the window

On the Network and Sharing Center

You would find SHARING AND DISCOVERY on the page

SET

Network Discovery ON

File Sharing ON

Public folder sharing ON (optional)

Password protection sharing OFF

other options are optional (doesnt req)

Click Set up a Connection or Network ( From the left panel tasks)

Double click Set Up a wireless ad hoc (comp to comp) network

Click Next

Give A Network name (for your WLAN) For Eg… WLAN1

Select Security Type from the drop down menu as either WEP or No authentication(Open)

(WAP-2 is not supported in XP)(WEP is better for security reasons)

Give a security password if u select WEP (not req for open) Eg. password 12345

Select Save this network if u want to save the network

Click Next

Now Close the window YOUR network has been set up.

In the XP run Notebook

Go to My Network Places

Click View Network Connections

Double click LOCAL AREA CONNECTION

In the properties window Select Tcp/Ip and Click properties

Select OBTAIN IP automatically

Click OK to close the windows

Repeat the same with WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION

Close the window

RightClick WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION

Select View Available Wireless Connection

In the Window you would find the network you have set up in the VISTA notebook (EG.WLAN1)

If not, click the refresh button.

DoubleClick the available network

Insert the password you have selected (Eg.. 12345)

Finish the Set-Up process

Wait for 2 minutes

Now your network is ready to use.

If the Network is not working

In the Vista Notebook

Click DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR in Network and Sharing center (Vista)

If there is a problem

A window will pop up with options like

RESET ADAPTER

AUTOMATICALLY OBTAIN IP

do one of them and try the network again

if it is still not working

try both options

if still it doesnt work

Disable the adapter and then Enable it again

Connect the network and try again

The network should work

Sharing Internet connection through WLAN

First check out whether the net connection is Single USER or Multiple user

IF it is single user and also need authentication for each internet connection.. IT would be a

problem

If Multiple user, follow the following

Connect the Internet to the Vista Notebook

Open Network and Sharing Center in VISTA notebook

Click Manage network connections

In the Pop Up window

Select both THE LOCAL AREA CONNECTION and WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION

Right Click the selection and select Bridge connection

Wait for 2 minutes

TRY the network again

You would get the internet in both the computers.

Enjoy your WLAN

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Also try these links:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/adhoc.mspx

http://www.home-network-help.com/ad-hoc-wireless-network.html

My upcoming posts - on Nokia N82 and comparison between HTC & N82

My upcoming posts -

1. How to install unsigned applications on the Nokia N82 phones -
Instead of reproducing the entire contents from other sites, I will provide link to the site which in my opinion is best and easiest of all to understand.

2. Moving from HTC Touch to Nokia N82 - Whether a wise decision...
I have recently switched from HTC Touch to Nokia N82. I have been comparing the features of both the phones and usability. This article will stress more on the user experience aspect then the technical aspect.

Change How Often System Restore Creates Restore Points in Windows Vista

System Restore is one essential feature in Vista which have helped recover many of us from critical problems. There are lots of cases where System Restore has miserably failed.

Instead of going into pros and cons of System Restore, here we are talking about how often System Restore creates restore points in windows vista.

No matter how big your Harddisk is, System Restore may create too many restore points hogging the space on your precious Harddisk.

To know about it in depth along with procedure, visit here (Source)

Cannot play video files in Vista - Solution

If you have the codecs installed and are still not to play videos in Vista or get errors like -

Media Player encountered a problem

or VLC plays only audio and not video, here is a solution for your problem (assuming you have VLC installed)-

1) Open VLC player
2) Click Settings > Preferences

3) Expand the “Video menu”
4) Highlight “Output Modules” ( by Clicking on it )
5) Located bottom right of the window, click “Advanced Options”

6) Under “Video OutPut Module” Select either one of the following options ( If one fails, try the other )
DirectX Video OutPut
Windows GDI Video OutPut (I had best luck with this)

Note that Default is usually the best option, so this is only to be changed if you have problems.

7) If these fail, you can try Dummy Video OutPut Function, or even one of the others.

SOURCE

RapidTyping Typing Tutor 1.9.8.9



This free program help you learn quick and blind keyboard printing.

Program benefits:

* Training statistics
* Keyboard emulation
* Uses the simple and colorful interface
* Personal exercises creation
* Free lessons choice
* Multiple Users Support
* Game plot
* Main lessons is in all languages

Download Here
SIZE: 957KB

Synchronize Google Calendar with Outlook

If you have created lots of entries, appointments, events, etc. in your Outlook and want it to be available online as well with least hassles, check out the new tool from google.

Download the tool from Google site and install it. Set the sync. options and done!!! It is an awesome tool and really helpful. I have been using it for sometime now and havent faced any problem as yet.

So go ahead and try it out.

Info about Google Calendar Sync -

Google Calendar Sync allows you to sync events between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar. You'll be able to determine the direction of information flow, as well as the sync frequency. Staying on top of your Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar events has never been easier!

Keep in mind that it's not possible to sync events on secondary calendars at this time. Google Calendar Sync will only sync events from your primary Google Calendar and your default Microsoft Outlook calendar.

Synchronize HTC in Vista

If you are having problems synchronizing your HTC (WM6) phone with Vista using Activesync, here is a simple solution for you.

Activesync does not work with Vista and WMDC does not seem to help you. Well you can check the CD that came with your HTC phone (my reference cell is HTC Touch GSM). Install the WMDC drivers from the WMDC folder on the CD. After that restart your system.

Now plugin your HTC and follow the on screen instructions. It is very easy to setup synchronization this day rather than using 3rd party softwares.

Defragment Vista faster

Power Defragmenter 2.0.125



The never-ending two-step defragmenting process of Vista can soon become a thing of the past. With certain tools, it is possible to cut defragmentation time of 25 GBs of files with Vista Ultimate from 82 minutes to 6 minutes!!! That is defragmenting 10X faster than the built-in Vista defragmenter!

Download Here (Softpedia)
or Here (Softpedia)
SIZE: 473KB

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service. This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements. When not developing your web site, you can click the Emulate IE7 button in the command bar to browse the web like you did in IE7.
Visit the Internet Explorer website to learn more about how Internet Explorer 8 puts the Web at Your Service.

This beta release is not supported by Microsoft Support Services. Visit the Internet Explorer Newsgroup to discuss Internet Explorer Beta 1 with other users.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1 -

Download Here (Vista)
SIZE: ~11MB

Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2 -

Download Here (XP)
SIZE: ~14.43MB

Will I be switching over to IE 8 Beta 1 - Definitely NO. With Firefox 3 Beta 3 around and not much incentive to switch over to IE 8 Beta 1, I dont see myself using it in near future atleast.

Review of HP DV6703TX

CONFIGURATION:

* Intel Core 2 Due processor T5450 (1.67 GHz)
* 15.4"" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display
* 160 GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive
* 2048 MB DDR2 SDRAM (2 Dimm)
* Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/b/g 802 11a/b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
* LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+-RW with Double Layer Support
* 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery
* HP QuickPlay
* 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader
* ExpressCard/54 PC Card Slot
* HP Mobile Remote Control
* nVidia GeForce 8400M GS with 256MB DDR dedicated graphics memory
* Window Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
* Fingerprint Reader
* HP Webcam
* Expansion Port 3
* HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphones
* Carry case

External Ports

* 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* 3 USB 2.0
* 1 HDMI
* 1 VGA port
* 1 RJ11 modem connector
* 1 RJ45 ethernet connector
* Expansion Port 3
* S-video TV out
* 2 headphones-out
* 1 mic-in
* 1 IEEE 1394
* Consumer IR
* AC adapter

Weight 2.78 kg

COST: Rs.49000 all inclusive

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FEATURES
The notebook has a unique feature - ‘capacitive’ touch technology for accessing the audio, launch buttons, and volume controls. By just touching, tapping or swiping these backlit media launch buttons in a very similar manner as on a touch pad, user can have direct access to entertainment objects.

It also comes with HP QuickPlay 2.1 application which allows users to watch DVD movies, listen to music and browse pictures without booting up and users can easily switch between movies, music and pictures with a slick, widescreen interface in the HP QuickPlay 2.1 application or with the dedicated media buttons.

I have somehow not been able to play the DVD's without turning on the OS. Will have to give it more try to know how exactly to do that. Touching the DVD button launches Vista and then the Quickplay starts.

The built in webcam delivers great pictures. The quality is good enough for you to not buy another webcam.

SOFTWARES

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition preinstalled HP Pavilion dv6703TX notebook PC comes with various software including MS Works 8.0, Acrobat Reader , Microsoft Money, HP QuickPlay Direct 2.3 , Quickplay for Windows Version 2.3, Muvee Autoproducer, Sonic Digital Media Plus 7.0, HP Games by Oberon Media, HP Photosmart Premier, Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security software.

First of all I uninstalled Symantec Norton Internet Security, Trial ver of Office 2007 and installed Quickheal Internet security 2008, Office 2007.

DRIVERS

All the drivers and installation files are located in c:\swsetup. I created a copy of all the drivers/softwares there on a DVD n deleted the folder (it occupies around 3 GB space)

DISPLAY & SOUND

The display is awesome and you can really look forward to watching HD movies on this laptop. The sound quality is also quite good.

BATTERY LIFE

Battery life isnt much to talk about. A normal 2-3 hours battery life... With gaming, it will further come down. So if you are always on the move, go 4 a 9 cell battery.

KEYBOARD AND TOUCHPAD

The Pavilion's keyboard is ample and comfortable to type on for long periods, and both touchpad and mouse buttons are entirely usable. However, I seem to be still hung on my old compaq laptop and sometimes the scroll on the touchpad causes me to accidentally misplace.

PARTITIONS

I had to shrink C:\ to create new partitions. I shrunk it to 70GB. Inspite of no new installations, I only had 40GB free space left!!! So after tweaking pagefile.sys n hiber*.sys, I freed some space. Uninstalling trial ver. of Office 2007, Norton, HP Games helped freeing more space.

So now I have
C:\- 70GB; D:\ -19.5GB ; E:\ - 25.3GB; F:\ - 23.4; G:\ - 10.5GB(HP RECOVERY PARTITION); H:\ - Lightscribe DVD Writer

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SPACE RESERVED TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW

Current Status - Crysis Demo Installed. Seems to be working pretty well (will post settings soon. Dunno how to go about FPS. Can some1 tell me how to calculate FPS for crysis?). With Doom3 I get around 65fps with about medium settings.

PS:The images n few paras have been sourced from other forums which cannot be mentioned here. So I am not giving away the "credits"

Visit here

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Printer spool error in Vista with HP Laserjet Printers

Are you facing errors like Windows cannot open printer spool or restart spool or similar errors in your Vista and HP Laserjet printers?

Here are a few tricks which may help you solve your problem.

CAUTION - Following steps involve editing of registry and changing of system settings. It is advised you take a backup of all your data to be on safer side

1. Go to Run - Regedit - Computer - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3. Delete the HP laserjet entry there.

Now try adding HP Laserjet printer through control panel. It should work now.

If it still does not work, try the following steps -

2. Go to Control Panel - Uninstall a program - Turn Windows features on or off - print services - deselect Internet Printing Client and select LPD and LPR option. Click OK and restart your computer

3. Still if the problem persists, repeat step 2. Use your HP Laserjet 1010 driver cd to install drivers on your computer instead of letting Vista install the drivers.

Another method -

4. SOURCE

1) Open My Computer, Tools, Folder Options, View and click on the option for

Show hidden files and folders

2) Now, uncheck the option for "hide extensions for known file types" and click OK

3) Click on Start, Search and in the left column choose All Files and Folders

4) In the "all or part of the filename" box type the following

hpzimn12.dll

5) Make sure the "look in" box has Drive C selected (or whichever drive windows is installed on)

6) Click on Search

7) If the "hpzimn12.dll" file is found, right-click on it and Delete it.

8) Reboot your computer and run the installation CD that came with your printer.

Hopefully this will solve your problem, if it doesnt proceed with the following instructions from Microsoft's Knowledge Base about resolving this issue.

Whenever a computer system is upgraded from one OS to another, older driver files for devices may still be active in the system and cause problems. This was the case in this instance.

Resize a partition in Vista

IMP NOTE: The following procedure involves formating, partitioning your Harddisk. Do not forget to take a backup of your data before proceeding.

SOURCE & CREDIT - WinVista Club

You may not need to have 3rd Party Softwares to achieve resize partitions in Windows Vista.

Try the following steps -

Right Click on Computer - Manage

In the left pane, under Storage category, click on Disk Management

Now select and right click on the partition you wish to modify.

In the context menu, you will see options to Extend, Shrink or Delete the partition. Select the option you want.

You can not merge partitions in Vista with its Utility. If your 2nd partition is empty, you can delete the 2nd partition and then extend the 1st partition, to use the freed up space.

Also note that you can extend only to the right; if you are desirous of extending the partition to the left, you may have to use a 3rd party utility, like Acronis.

Sometimes one or more options may be grayed out and thus unavailable. It could be that such a step may be physically not possible.

How To Resize A Partition In Vista, if Disk Management fails.

Should you wish to continue, nevertheless, please first backup your important data should anything go wrong. You may have to use diskpart.exe ! Diskpart utility can do everything that the Disk Management console can do, and more! It’s invaluable for script writers or anyone who simply prefers working at a command prompt. For more information on it click

Enter diskpart in start menu's search bar and hit enter. A 'command prompt' like window will open. Type list disk and hit enter. This will show you a list of all your hard disks. Now type: select disk to select the disk you want to work with.

If you want to create a partition. Type 'create' and a set of options will appear. Choose one, and type create

There are 2 types of partitions you can create : Primary and Extended. Only a Primary partition can be made bootable, so if you are planning to install an OS, you will have to select this option. For backup purposes you may opt for Extended partitions.

Next, to see which number is associated with the volume you are planning to work with, type: list volume

You will get a list. To select one type: select volume (or select partition as the case may be)

Now depending on what you want to do to the partition you can select any of the following commands. Typing help and hitting enter enumerates the options :

Example : To extend size by 5GB : Type - Extend size=5000 To shrink the volume by minimum 1GB, upto a maximum of 5 GB : Type - Shrink desired=5000 minimum=1000 You can even delete a partition by typing - Delete Partition and hitting enter.

Windows also includes a additional command-line tool for file, system and disk management, called Fsutil. This utility helps you to change the short name of a file, find files by SID's (Security Identifier) and perform other complex tasks. FSUtil and Diskpart are powerful, but not for the inexperienced Windows user. So do be careful, please.

If you get the message : There is not enough space available on the disk(s) to complete this operation.

Most new computers with OEM Vista pre-installs come with 4 partitions. Hard disks configured as basic disks are limited to 4 primary partitions or 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition and multiple logical drives. And as such, if you try to shrink the OS partition, you may find that you cannot create a 5th partition due to this limit.

There could be two possible solutions for this issue:

1) As the disk pre-configured by OEM may have conflicts with disk management tool in Windows Vista, you should try some 3rd party tools like Auslogics Freeware Defrag, to repartition the disk.

2) You may try to delete a less important partition created already and merge the space together to create a new partition with proper drive letter.

Deleting the partitions created by the OEM is often not possible due to the way the OEMs configure the partitions. Therefore the option then is to extend the operating system partition back to the original size to regain use of the unallocated space. If additional storage is needed, consider adding an external USB hard disk.

Vista SP1 is expected to address this issue !

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Resize Partition in Windows Vista

To resize a partition with Windows Vista, follow these steps:

Be sure to back up any valuable information, because there is a chance that data can be lost when dealing with partitions.

1) Click on the Start menu

2) Right click on Computer and click on Manage

3) You may get a User Account Control dialog here; just click Continue

4) In the left pane, open up the Storage category and click on Disk Management

5) Here, you will find your partitions for your disks. Right click on the partition you'd like to modify.

6) Click on Extend Volume or Shrink Volume to extend or shrink the selected partition.

If this doesn’t work for you, try this page.

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