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Some queries
I want to ask:
1. Is there any web hosting site which supports Free 100MB web space with FTP support?
2. I have 2 hard disk in which I have Windows XP on my second hard disk (slave) and nothing in first hard disk (primary), execpt a boot.ini file. When I open my computer, it says “Select Operating System: Windows XP Professional and Windows
3. Which is the best anti-virus software?
Ali Yousuf
Editor replies: The answers to your queries are:
1. Visit
2. For this, I would suggest that you edit your Boot.ini file. Please ensure that you make a backup copy first. To Save a Backup Copy of Boot.ini:
Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Or in Control Panel, start the Performance and Maintenance tool, and then click System.
On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
Under System Startup, click Edit. This opens the file in Notepad ready for editing.
In Notepad, click File on the Menu bar, and then click Save As.
Right click in an empty area of the Save As dialog box, point to New in the Context menu, and then click Folder.
Type a name for the new folder, for example temp, and then press the Enter key to create the folder named temp.
Double-click the new folder named temp, and then click the Save button to save a backup copy of the Boot.ini file.
To Edit the Boot.ini File; and to view and edit the Boot.ini
file:
Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties; or in Control Panel, start the Performance and Maintenance tool, and then click System.
On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
Under System Startup, click Edit.
Here’s a Sample Boot.ini file. This is a sample of a default Boot.ini file from a Windows XP Professional computer.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP
Professional” /fastdetect
This is a sample of the above Boot.ini file after adding another partition
running Windows 2000 Professional.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Windows XP Professional”
/fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT=”Windows 2000 Professional”
/fastdetect
Modifying the Boot.ini: While you can modify the Boot.ini file using the Startup and Recovery dialog, where you can select the default operating system, change the timeout value, or manually edit the file, the following method uses the command line utility, Bootcfg.exe.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open text box, type cmd.
At the command prompt, type bootcfg /?.
The help and parameters for BOOTCFG.exe will display.
To delete your Windows System
At the command prompt, type:
bootcfg /delete /ID#
Where # specifies the boot entry ID that you want to be deleted from the operating systems section of the BOOT.INI file (e.g. 2 for the second
Operating system that is listed (in this case Win2000).
Now Open the Boot.ini File to Verify Changes
Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Or, in Control Panel, start the Performance and Maintenance tool, and then click System. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery. Under System Startup, click Edit. That’s it.
3. There is no real “best” anti-virus system. Some work better with some viruses, and some with others. However, the ones that I personally like are PC-Cillin 2003, and McAfee 8.0.
To check your mobile phone’s serial/code number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #. A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.
Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. Then they will be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the Sim card, your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stolen ur phone can’t use or sell it either.
If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones. Please forward this mail to your entire circle of friends even if u do not possess a cell-phone.
Faheem Ashraf
Karachi
Please answer these queries:
1. When I start my PC, I get error sys.reg. Please give me the solution.
2. In my PC DVD CDs don’t run. What should I do?
Murtaza Murad
Rawalpindi
Editor’s reply: Here are the answers:
1. You have a virus on your system. Install an antivirus system such as McAfee 8.0 or Norton and after updating them. Run a complete scan.
2. You must have a DVD ROM drive to run DVDs. They don’t run on normal CD-Roms.
Please answer:
1. I want to convert “.ram” extension to mp3 format. How can I do this?
2. How can I update my video drivers?
Anas Ahmed Ansari
Editor’s reply: Here’s the answer: 1. Use a software like Sound Recorder XP
2. Install DirectX 9.0. This will automatically install all the latest drivers available for Video.
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