Remove Old Drivers from Windows
Normally, these old hardware drivers remain hidden as the Device Manager displays only the active devices. Using a special command, it is possible to force them into view. What is easy and neat about the whole thing is that the old devices appear grayed out – sighting and uninstalling them Easily.So here is the short and easy method to prevent your computer from old driver leftovers. The process is the same for Windows XP and Vista.
- Open Command prompt window in the administrator mode.
From Start – All Programs – Accessories – Command Prompt – right click and Select Run as… - Administrator.
- Now type (or copy-paste) the following command in the window and press Enter.
SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
This forces the invisible old drivers to reveal themselves in the device manager.
- Now, we have to bring up the Device Manager. Type this command in the following line and press Enter –
devmgmt.msc
- In the Device Manager, go to View – enable Show hidden devices.
The Device Manager now lists out all devices which are active and which are not. The inactive devices appear grayed out.
- From the list, right click on the inactive device you wish to remove and select Uninstall to remove the driver.
In three minutes you have detected and demolished the old device drivers which were stealthily creating problems for your system. Hopefully, your system is back to its squeaky clean state.
Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech introduce new gaming keyboard G19 will be available soon
It has 12 fully programmable G-keys at your disposal. These keys give you plenty of room to program time-saving commands as there is an option for three macros per key.
The multi-key input feature allows you to use up to five keys at once to perform multiple complex actions. Additionally, you have two high-speed, powered USB 2.0 ports giving you the ability to transfer data to and from peripherals.
How to Enable or disable Windows Task Manager
Task manager is a powerful Windows tool for managing system services, processes, monitoring system activity and starting or closing applications. It is basically extended version of run box and it comes very handy to operate within Windows system. That’s way many system administrators prefer to disable task manager on public computers to restrict access to major critical system resources which could lead to system compromise.Here we will show you how to modify registry to disable and re-enable Windows task manager.
Goto start and click on run(Win+r) and type in regedit and find this input
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
If you do not see “System” folder under Policies you can create it by right mouse click on Policies > Key > and name it System. Than point your mouse pointer to an empty area, right click it and choose create new DWORD (32 bit) value. Name it DisableTaskMgr and press enter. Than double click it and set Hexadecimal value to 1. Press enter and reboot computer. After than task manager will be disabled on your machine and inaccessible. If you later decide to enable task manager again, navigate once against to dword 32 value we just created and simply delete it or change value to 0. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
If there’s no key called “System” right click Policies navigate to “New -> Key” in the right click menu and type “System” to create a new key.(skip this step if you have the key) To disable task manager right click the empty area in the right side pane and create a key with the following settings “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value” and type “DisableTaskMgr” and press Enter.(without the quotes) Right click on “DisableTaskMgr” and click “Modify”, type 1 and press ok(see screen caps for more info) to enable task manager simply navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
right click “DisableTaskMgr” click delete and click yes for confirmation.
ZOTAC ION Mother Board
NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processors turn up the visuals on compact, low-power PCs with performance up to 10X faster than similar systems. When combined with a low-power CPU like Intel Atom, ION graphics processors transform traditional under-performing PC designs into a premium experience. Discover new ION-based PCs that are small in size but big in performance
KEY BENEFITS
- Premium DirectX 10 graphics with advanced digital display connectivity
- Full 1080p HD video with true-fidelity 7.1 audio
- NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology to accelerate the most demanding applications, vastly improving your PC’s ability to work with visual content such as video encoding
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Model
Model:IONITX-A-B/C/E/U
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Chipset
Nvidia mGPUION
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CPU Compatibility
Intel Atom N330 (dual-core) (1.6 GHz) Hyper Threading compatible with Front-side bus 533 MHz
Memory
DDR2 with Memory Speed 667/800 MHz / Slots 2 240-pin DIMM / Capacity Up to 4GB
Integrated Wifi
Compatibility 802.11n
Ports
DVI 1 (HDCP)
HDMI 1 (HDCP w/7.1-channel Audio)
VGA 1
SATA 3 (SATA 3.0 Gbps)
eSATA 1 (SATA 3.0 Gbps)
PS/2 1 (Keyboard)
USB 2.0 10 (6 on back panel, 4 via pin header)
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps (RJ45)
Cooler Passive(Optional Low-Noise Fan)
Windows Vista Vista Premium ready
Logitech Comfort Wave 450 Keyboard
Logitech announces Comfort Wave 450 keyboard, it’s latest addition keyboard designed to provide natural and adjustable comfort for business people working with a desktop computer or a notebook. The Comfort Wave 450 keyboard features a long USB cable, 105 keys, multiple levels of adjustment, LED notification and 10 hot keys for instant access to your favorite application, folder and media control. It’s compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista
Radeon HD 4770 Graphics Card
AMD launches Radeon HD 4770, it’s latest graphics card designed to provide high performance with budget consumer in mind. The Radeon HD 4770 features 826 million transistors on 40nm fabrication process and GDDR5 memory technology delivering HD cinematic gaming experience. The new card supports DirectX 10.1 games, 128-bit GDDR5 memory and ATI CrossFireX with dual GPU support.