Problem:

How to Rename Recycle Bin?



Solution:


1. Start, Run, 'Regedit'.

2. Press 'Ctrl'+'F' to open find box and type 'Recycle Bin' to search.

3. Change any value data with 'Recycle Bin' to whatever name you want to give it ( ie, like 'Trash Can' or 'Dump' etc).

4. Press F3 to continue searching for 'Recycle Bin' and change wherever you come across 'Recycle Bin' to new its new name.

5. Repeat step 4 until you have finished with searching and changed all values to its new name.

6. Close regedit and hit F5 on desktop to see the new name on screen.

Note: As a good practice, always backup your registry before changing anything although changing 'Recycle Bin' name is a simple tweak and doesnt affect anything else.

Problem:

How to Stop Windows Error Blue Screen



Solution:


Sometimes it just keeps happening over and over again and usually without any warning. Unfortunately when your computer shows up with a blue screen it will usually be set to automatically shutdown the computer or sometimes restart it. This makes many people panic because they cannot see, or even have time to write down all of the information on that particular blue screen.

Stop the Windows error blue screen on your screen and stopping it from restarting can be done in all Windows versions. I do not use Windows XP at the moment, however I am sure that this option exists in that operating system as well. The screen shots I have taken below are from Windows Vista, but Windows 7 is very similar to this.

How to stop the Windows error blue screen:
Follow this step:

1. Go to My Computer on Display and Right Click on My Computer Icon.



2. Click on Properties.

3. Now the systems properties will open. Click on Advanced Tab.

4. Under the Startup and Recovery section, press on settings.

5. The start up and recovery box will appear. Go to the System Failure section.

6. Uncheck the box where it says Automatically restart.

7. Press ok to finish.

Problem:

What to do if my notebook doesn't POST?



Solution:


Before deciding that the computer is dead and sending it for repairs, try the following things. First, make sure that the computer indeed doesn't POST. If you can get into BIOS and change boot setings etc. it's probably just a Windows / bootsector / HDD problem. In that case, see Windows no longer starts! How can I fix it? and I want to wipe the Master Boot Record / wipe my HDD clean!.

If you are sure it's a POST problem, apply the following "cold restart" procedure which will restart your notebook if it suffered from a temporary glitch or bad peripherals:
Remove all the peripherals (USB ports, firewire, video out, eSATA, everything).
Remove the battery and unplug from the mains.
Press the power button a few times, and keep it pressed each time for 5 to 15 seconds.
Plug in the mains (not the battery).
Try to boot and get into the BIOS.

If it starts fine after this procedure, it was just a temporary glitch. If it still doesn't boot (and you feel up to it):
Remove the HDD.
If you have two chips of RAM, remove one of them at a time.
Remove the ODD.
Remove any other removable components such as components connected on the miniPCI port (like WiFi).
Try to boot and get into the BIOS with each such configuration.

If removal of one of these peripherals (HDD / one of the RAM chips / the ODD / miniPCI) causes the computer to start booting again, it's clear: that peripheral was the cuplrit.

A common cause for computer death is a bad or interrupted BIOS flash. If the death occurs just after you flash the BIOS, it's almost sure to be the cause. Such a situation can be reverted without exchanging hardware, but usually only by computer repair professionals.

If your computer doesn't start after all the steps above, then I'm afraid you have a dead motherboard or some other non-user-removable component, and you need to send the laptop for repairs.

Problem:

Windows doesn't install! I want to wipe the Master Boot Record / wipe my HDD clean!



Solution:

Problem:

Windows no longer starts! How can I fix it?



Solution:


If Windows doesn't boot at all, you can try making it bootable again with the Recovery Console. For that, you need a clean Windows installation CD (XP or Vista depending on what you have). For Vista, there is a separate, downloadable CD image containing the Recovery Console (google for it), so that you need not buy a separate OS CD if you don't have one. Boot the recovery console from that CD, and type at the command prompt:

fixmbr
fixboot

That will rebuild the boot settings of Windows. Be aware though if you do multiple-boots with other OSes (Linux for instance): those OSes might (and probably will) become unbootable!

If Windows does try to boot, but hangs somewhere after that, try first to boot the "Last Known Good Configuration". To do that, press F8 at the initial Windows loading bar. Select "Last Known Good Configuration" and let the machine try to start Windows. If the last known good configuration doesn't work, reboot and press F8 again, then boot in safe mode and try restoring the computer to a point where it was running properly, using the Backup and Restore center (in Vista) or System Restore (in XP).

If after that Windows is still not running properly, you can try repairing the installation using the Recovery Console (get to the Recovery Console as described in the first paragraph). Please search other guides for details on the procedure.