RAM Testing With MemTest

 RAM (Random Access Memory) is the Primary Memory of the Computer. It is because of this memory that computer is actually able to work. In Modern Computer they are in a form of PCB Sticks. RAM is also volatile Memory i.e. it gets erased as soon as power of PC is lost. So Nothing is permanent here.
You will get More Information About RAM on Wikipedia.

If Your RAM is faulty there are numerous problems that might occur to your computer.
As its the Primary Memory your computer won't even boot up. And even if it boots up it might freeze in middle or something.
So, If you think there is a problem with the RAM, first of all it is advised to Remove the RAM (memory Sticks) then clean the RAM Slot with Pressurized Air and clean the terminals of RAM with Rubber. Then reinsert the RAM and run your computer.

For Testing my RAM's I use MemTest - an Opensource Memory Testing Software. This Software is pretty Good. You can download it from here.
From the link given above You will get a zipped ISO file which you will need to burn using software like Alcohol, UltraISO, Daemon Tool or you can Try Freewares Software that are available on Internet.
Once You created a Bootable CD. Just Boot your Computer with the CD and it will Test All your RAMs.
It is advised to Test One Memory Stick at a time because it will help you determine which Memory Stick is actually faulty in case you have multiple number of Memory Sticks Installed on your computer.

If You have any doubts Feel free to drop comments below.

USB device Not Recognized

Everything worked well for my PC last Night, however today when I started my PC, my Printer(Brother DCP-J125) was not working. I pulled out its USB Cable and reinserted it, though it might be because of some loose connection but nothing happened, then I pulled it back again and inserted it in other USB ports and got a message - USB Device Not Recognized. It happened every time I inserted the USB cable to any USB port of My Computer. It took me a while to correct the problem but finally I was able to solve my Problem and my Printer was working again. 

According to Microsoft Support Site this problem can be resolved by updating the Drivers and your Windows XP, this problem usually occurs on Computers which don't have any service Pack Installed so better get the latest Service Pack for Your Windows XP (The Latest Service Pack for XP is SP3 get it from here), still as I was already running SP3 so :

Here is what I did to resolve my Problem

1. Pull out all the USB devices from Computer when its powered off.

2. Then Start Computer goto Start --> Run --> there type devmgmt.msc. This will take you to Device Manager. There You will see Universal Serial Bus Controller, Expand it. And you will notice an Unknown Device.

3. Now Delete Every USB Root Hub including the Unknown Device.

4. Then Power off Your Computer Completely (Switch off Power from Main Plug) and Wait for about 5 - 10 Min.

5. Then Start Your Computer, You should see all the USB Device will be installed automatically.

What was the Error?

According to Microsoft if your Computer running Windows XP has a PS2/USB Device(Keyboard or Mouse) resumes from Hibernation or Standby is sometimes unable to detect other USB Devices. So to solve the problem you must follow the steps given above.

• This Method was able to solve my Problem, in Addition to these steps you must do one more thing.
• Goto Device Manager (Start -- > Run --> type devmgmt.msc )
• There find Universal Serial Bus Controller, Expand it 
• Right Click USB Root Hub goto Properties 
• Goto Power Management Tab and uncheck the Option -
  Allow the computer to turn off this device to Save Power
  (Unchecking this option for a Laptop might Reduce Battery Backup so if you want to save battery better let it go as it is.) 
• Do this for every USB Root Hub

 

If Still the problem persist, this might be a hardware fault and you must contact your Reseller for more info. As for me these solved the problem, but just for a while and I finally came to know that my Rear USB ports are no longer functional, even USB mouse was not working from those Ports so I started to use the front USB Panel which worked fine for me. Let us know If you have more problems.

Change Default Search Engine to Google in Firefox

We all love Google. When Ever we talk about Internet the biggest thing that comes to mind is Google. And why not Google controls about 75% of total Search in the World. When ever I want to find something on the Internet I trust no other then Google. And with the arrival of Powerful browsers like Firefox 4/5, Google's Chrome it is so easy to find any thing no longer we need to open Google's Homepage to search anything. Just hit up the Address bar and type what you want to search -

However Sometimes It happens that some External Sites affect the internal Settings of Firefox and change default search engine Google to something else. This is really frustrating, they keep you redirecting to their own site and after every search we need to go to Google's Homepage so that we can get the find the right page.

However there is a way to change default search Engine to Google

All You Need to Do is

1. Open Firefox
2. In Address Bar Type   about:config
3. You will see a warning Message Just click - I'll be careful, I Promise
4. Then At the Top You will see Filter Bar There Type - keyword.URL
5. And you will see an Entry Below. Double Click it and you will see an input Box
6. There change its value to -
   http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
7. That's It. You have done it.

Don't Touch Something You Don't Know

This is How Filter Bar Look, Right at the Top

This is where you need to put in value

What is Android?

Android Logo

Now a days everyone of us have a mobile phone device. And if you happen to buy one this time you might have heard a Name Android alot which is used so much with the smartphone device. There are so many people who ask me - What is Android? So here I give a simple Guide for you to understand what is Android and some of its basic terminology.

Android : is basically an Operating System (OS) just like Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux, Mac OS, Symbian but especially designed to run on Mobile Devices. This OS is based on Linux Kernals making it Open Source which makes it easy for develop large number of Application.

Till Date 7 Versions of Android OS have been released the, all these Android Versions names have got their names from Desserts Items

Version	CodeName
1.5	Cupcake
1.6	Donut
2.0/2.1	Eclair
2.2	FroYo
2.3	Gingerbread
3.0/3.1/3.2	HoneyComb
4.0 (Expected)	Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC Dream (T-Mobiles G1)

Android 1.5 was featured on HTC Dream or T-Mobiles G1 which was First Android Phone made its appearance on October 22, 2008 Then Android never looked back Out of all these versions of Android - Android 2.2 FroYo(First Appearance on HTC Nexus One) is the most widely used OS on Mobile Platform, Gingerbread(First Appearance on Samsung Nexus S) is the Latest Available, while Honeycomb is especially Optimized for use on Tablet PC (First Appearance on Motorola Xoom). And the version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich(Expected to Feature on Samsung Nexus Prime)will be a hybrid of Gingerbread and Honeycomb(Will Feature a Button Less UI).

What Makes Android Special?

Because Android is Open Source just like Linux it has very large number of Apps and its Highly Customizable. There are hundreds of Custom ROMs (Customized OS for any Particular Device) available for any Device. You can check Android Market its a Second largest Application Repository in the World (First is Apple's App Store) but I Android Market place will soon reach Number One Spot in a Year or so, because of great pace it is increasing.

Hello World!!!

Hello Everyone. This is my first Blog ("on Blogger.com") I have been posting a few blogs earlier on different websites however now I wanted to try something new. Here on this blog I will be sharing some of my experiences with the Technology, my real time problems and how I was able to solve them, some tips and tricks about simple tasks on Computer (Mostly on Windows XP and Windows 7 - that's what I use but surely I am switching to Linux soon for good reason). 

And with all those experiences I must say I am Not a Computer Geek, I am not an expert in anything but I always try to learn things I don't know. And with the help of this Blog I want to share my knowledge. 

I known there are other places on Internet Where you will find various helps regarding your problem which is certainly worth reading, even I have read hundreds of thousands of Articles before trying new things on my PC but here we have user experience on how particular things affect your work, and I will try to simplify most of the tasks for normal users who are not that deep into it.

So Stay with us and suggestions are deeply invited. Thank You.

And regarding that Heading - Hello World! better read Wikipedia First. I kind of like that line and made my Habit that when ever I learn new Programming Language, my first program will just print out a line saying - Hello World!!!.