Fix Your Windows Explorer

February 14, 2010 :: Posted by - setyo :: Category - Windows

The next thing you do not want to face at your office early in the morning or at home is a slow Windows Explorer. Especially when you have tons of work to do and you cannot start with everything because of the slow Windows Explorer problem.

But what causes a slow Windows Explorer? An application server or domain controller was probably moved out of the network or there are settings on your file server that was moved to a new IP address. It also depends on different things like virus or spyware. It is possible that your Windows have errors or you installed new programs that causes it to be slow. You can know the real problem with your CPU by using the task Manager. Then run an anti-spy tool. If it is not necessary, do not reformat or it will just make your problem worse.

You will realize that you are having a slow Windows Explorer if there is a gap of about ten to fifteen seconds before a file opens. There is a similar pause of about ten to fifteen seconds before the context menu appears when you right-click on files in the local system. If the computer is disconnected from the network, all delays disappear.

There is a program called ‘unlocker’, which cracks the lockout on files so it is possible to be moved again. But ‘unlocker has an inconvenience. If you use it to more than two files in each boot, you will soon find your explorer begins to collapse and this will start to make your Windows Explorer slow. Because of this, opening just one folder will take you for about five minutes. Well, you can actually repair this problem by quitting explorer and opening it again with the Task Manager. But you do not want to do that ten or fifteen times a day, do you? Read more…

How to Find Files With Windows Explorer

January 12, 2010 :: Posted by - setyo :: Category - Windows

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This is all the time: Do you know that you saved in your computer files, but you do not remember what you named it or you save it. Fortunately, knowing a little detective work and knowledge of computers, you can find these false documents.

First, you need to open Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer is a built-in file manager, the greater part of the Windows graphical interface. Not only can you use a browser to browse your computer folders, it has to filter, sort and search capabilities, you can use refine your search and find missing documents.

To open Windows Explorer, simply right-click the Windows Start button, then select View (or open Windows Explorer, if you have Windows 7). Or, you can click Start, select My Computer.After the Windows Explorer to start, you must decide how to progress. You can manually find the folders in your file stumbling block, hoping you can enter search terms in the search box.

While looking through the folders manually seem low tech, not a bad idea, especially if you have a file of this type is the general idea that creation is the date and the most likely location. For example, if you are looking for a Word document, you two months ago, (for example, that 11-month), you can use as a starting point of information. After all, you know that you a.doc year in November to find the files created. Before you begin random files created in November to consider the possibility of a folder, you will be saved, such as “working papers” or “My Documents.” Read more…

Why You Need To Clean Your Windows Registry?

August 31, 2009 :: Posted by - setyo :: Category - Windows

Registry is the database where data of programs and windows is stored. Registry cleaner is software, used to run your computer faster and smoother. Registry cleaning is very important for a smooth running of your computer system. Whenever you delete a file form your system, the registry does not remove this data. Thus, a reference to the deleted file remains in the registry. Gradually as the registry gets filled up with these databases, the computer gets slower and slower in its functioning. If the registry is not cleaned up regularly, severe damage can be caused to your computer.

A registry cleaner scans the windows and finds out the outdated and incorrect information stored in your computer’s registry. The software fixes this improper information enabling your system to be error free and run faster. The software is enabled with advanced features that make your computer run smoothly and efficiently. Registry cleaning makes your computer run very quickly and also safely.

There are many advantages for registry cleaning. Your computer will have a cleaned up registry and no information in the registry will be cluttered. You can regain the lost disk space and use this for installing new software. Registry cleaning will also block the installation of spyware and adware in your computer. If your computer was having any application errors, you can see that this has been fixed after you clean up your registry. Your system will be maintained as it was in its initial stages and you can also understand your computer much better.
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