Why can’t I uninstall certain softwares ?
I’ve seen in many forums that users ask for a solution on how to uninstall certain softwares. Many of my friends too call me and ask what should I do if I cannot uninstall a software ? First, we must know why it cannot be uninstalled using the bundled Uninstaller or from Control Panel using Add/Remove Programs. The reason might be that, the software files might have been corrupt OR the PC could be infected with virus OR the software installed is a rogue software OR even the OS files could have been corrupt OR the registry keys belonging to the software might be corrupt.
What should I do ?
The first thing, you must do is try uninstalling the software using the ‘usual way’. By usual way, I mean using the Add/Remove Programs option or using the Uninstaller that came with the software. One thing that you require is patience. It might take long time or your system might be non-responding for a few seconds. The uninstaller might ask you to restart your PC too. Do it as it says.
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Some weeks back, I was badly searching for the audio of the Paas Aao Close-Up advertisement that appears on TV. After searching a lot, I did find them. To me, that ad looks very cute and is joyful to watch. I don’t know what ingredient but there’s something very attractive about that song. Curently it’s my ringtone 
Many of my friends were amused that from where I got it. Read more…
Who is NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM ?
It is a built-in user account that is run on a Windows OS. It has powers even more than the Administrator account ! Using that account, one can gain complete control over everything. You can kill any stubborn process, make system wide changes etc. But, one cannot log in as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Windows doesn’t allow this and for a good reason coz malicious programs if run as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, then it would be nothing less than a disaster!
Why should I become the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM ?
There are many rare instances when you will need to become the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM like in case you cannot end a virus process using Task Manager or from command line using taskkill even when the /f switch is used.
How can I become NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM ?
Here is a little trick that allows you to gain system wide access as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM in XP. This won’t work in Vista. Read more…
I am one of those unlucky guys affected with acne and struggling to get rid of it. Frankly, I am not worried about acne at all but I am seriously concerned about the permanent marks it can leave on your skin. After a lot of research on the web and asking experienced people, and referring to the book Acne for Dummies, I have written this article to breakdown everything into simple terms.
What is is acne ?
We call acne commonly as pimple. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous gland present under the surface of your skin. Acne is more common between the age 13 to 30. Males are more frequently affected than females due to androgen activity in males. Read more…
A virus or trojan usually disables or blocks access to regedit, taskmgr and cmd. Whenever you access these disabled components, you’ll get a dialog box with messages like these :
“Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator” or
“Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator” or
“The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator”
Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator
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