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Does Windows XP or Vista not running as usual? Some missing shortcut and Windows wallpapers could make people feel uneasy and annoying. Maybe you’ve installed some programs but not successfully installed on your computer. After you’ve installed it, Windows can’t get itself run normally. Can’t run Task Manager, Windows always displaying error messages, you don’t have to format Windows. Windows has the built-in System Scan to check the current system files with the original files of Windows.

sfc/scannow

For XP you have to insert your XP installation CD to do scan and for Windows Vista, you have to run cmd.exe as Administrator to do this (both XP and Vista run this scan with Command Prompt). After you open it, type sfc/scannow and click enter to start the scan. It will takes some time. I tried this a long ago and it’s quicker, easier and safer than you do format.

This trick is kinda old, but for me this trick is one of the best way to recover and fix your Windows besides formatting. I once used it when still running XP and I lost my Windows wallpapers. I’m feeling uneasy when some of files of Windows are missing although they’re not so important, even not used by me. So I tried this trick and it’s work, feel relieve don’t have do format to get back my Windows wallpapers. Most of you maybe saying to me “You can copy your friend’s wallpapers, can’t you?”

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w1953s-pf

Yes, it is an LCD monitor that has reasonable price with low consumption energy and also for me has an elegant design. It has some differents with 1953T, such as connection port, W1953S-PF only with analog-RGB connection that I think LG can cut the price just for only est. USD 125 now. For response time, W1953S-PF is set to 5 ms, while w1953T has 2 ms, this is the main factor that can drop the price of W1953S below W1953T. For W1953S, it is 18.5″ and W1953T is 19″.

This LCD has a touch sensor menu, this feature can make your friend to be jealous that with the price about USD 125, it brings beautiful design and feature. Also with contrast ratio of 50000:1 (DFC), it also brings nice color to your desktop. It also has a SMART function and FUN, it has an auto-bright feature that can measure and set the brightness depend of your room environment.

I’ve bought this about 1 month ago and what disappoint me are the connector available is just only analog-RGB port. Well, I just want LCD like this has a DVI port. Beware of the accessories they give to you. Check the warranty card and also the ’sticker’. This sticker is needed to be placed with the card and has the serial number if your LCD. For the first time I buy an LCD, I don’t know a thing about sticker that is needed to replacement warranty. I didn’t find any sticker when I was checking the box. Unfortunately, when I was checking the LCD at home, I found a dead pixel. How come at the store I couldn’t find it? Always check the sticker if you are planning to buy this LCD.

Well well, but at last, I can replace it, but without the sticker, the process is very frustrating me. I have to talk to the distributor itself and their superior of course. Just for info, they will replace the LCD that has dead pixel for 3 months only without any requirement of dead pixel count. I have only 1 dead pixel and they replace my panel.

Conclusion, this LCD is nice and has great feature for the price. With only 22 watt output max brings you an energy-saving monitor and money-saving monitor. 3 months zero dead pixel warranty is also good one, but if you want to replace it with more than 3 months usage, I’m afraid it will use ISO policy or their policy with dead pixel problem. My friend talk to the distributor itself and says that if your LCD has 1 or more dead pixel, before 3 months, they will replace it.

If you have more information about this product, you can share it below.

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We use computers. We use it together, with your parents, families and your friends. We thought it would be safe if we let them use your PC, but oopppss, they do delete your files and say sorry to you. Sorry didn’t make your files back to you. If you don’t want this disaster happen to you again, here’s a way to make it not happen again. Open folder options in control panel section and with View tab, you will see many options ahead. Find use simple file sharing option (XP), uncheck this and click OK.

simple file sharing XP

After you did like above on XP, you can see the different now. Everytime you see the properties of every files or folders or drives (right-click and click Properties), see the tab, there will be a new tab called Security. Now we can start playing, choose a file, folder or drive that you want to be blocked so other users can’t access it. Click edit and you will see a new window to set permission. XP is the same either, I know these picture below are on Vista, I’m running Vista, so there is no picture for XP, but it’s should be easy since it’s not so different (so long XP =)). In this new window, you can edit permissions of each users in your computer. You can add a new user if their username isn’t there yet. Just remember do not restrict yourself, you must be idiotic silly, but since you’re admin, you can set the permissions again and again, God Bless You.

Security tab

So, let’s set the permission then. Check under ‘Deny’ if you those users can’t access your files etc and check under ‘Allow’ if you want users can do in that file. You can check Deny ‘Full Control’ if you want users can do nothing with your selected file or you may choose what actions a user can do and can’t do with that file. Click OK and now the other users that try to access or delete your priceless files again will find another way instead of Shift+DEL Enter and double-click.

Set permission window

Final words, may this post can help you and works fine. It works fine with my PC and my friend. So, it must be fine on your PC with Windows XP or above.

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