HIREN's Boot CD - One step solution to all major boot problems!

By Siddharth

Boot-up problems are sometimes really confusing and we usually end up messing the programs or system codes. Most of the times we just format our PC or Reinstall Windows operating system because we don't really have any other solution.
HIREN's Boot CD is one of such powerful tool which gives you an alternative to format your PC. This ultimate boot-able CD which contains almost all necessary softwares to recover or troubleshoot your Windows operating System.
It is that invaluable tool which you should always store in your USB drives or CD Bag.

Link to Official Webpage - http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd

Download Link - http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip
Filesize: 592.5 MB (621283886 bytes)

Restore Default Desktop Icons

You can restore the all windows default desktop icons, if you accidentally deleted them from your computer desktop.

List of windows default icons.

• My Computer
• Internet Explorer
• My Documents
• My Network Places
• Recycle Bin

Fellow the given steps to restore the windows default icons:

• Go to Start Button and open Run
• Type the given command to open windows Desktop items dialog box.
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• Click OK
• Now Select Items that you want on your Desktop
• Click Ok

Reduce the Shutdown time of Windows 2000 and XP

You can reduce the shutdown time of windows 2000 and XP using some tricks. Actually windows XP take time to close all running programs and applications before shutdown, but you can minimize this time if you have little knowledge about editing windows registry.

Follow the given steps to reduce the shutdown time:

· First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option. Here locate the location to:
HKEY_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop

· Here in right side panel, double click on AutoEndTasks and here its default value is 0. Now change it to 1.

· Now in same side panel double click on value name WaitToKillAppTimeout. Its default value data is 20000; now change this value of WaitToKillAppTimeout to 3500.

· Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

CD/DVD Drive Not Detected?

Before Windows can see your Drive, it first has to appear in the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). When getting error messages from Windows that state the CD or DVD drive is not detected, check to make sure it appears in the BIOS. Here's how:

1. Boot up your PC.

2. At the first logo screen, press F1 repeatedly until you see the BIOS setup screen.

3. Using the left and right arrows to navigate, select Main (usually at the top left).

4. The CD or DVD Drive name should be listed next to Primary Slave, Secondary Slave or Secondary Master.

5. Navigate to Exit and exit without saving changes.

CD/DVD Drive Not Detected?

If it is listed in the BIOS but the CD/DVD Drive no longer functions, then a ribbon cable could have come loose. If that is not the case either, try uninstalling the device in Device Manager. Here's how:

1. Go to Start; Control Panel; System; Hardware tab; Device Manager button.

2. In Device Manager, locate and expand the entry titled "DVD/CD-ROM drives".

3. Right click the appropriate drive and select "Uninstall" from the resulting menu.

4. When prompted, confirm that you would like to remove the selected device.

5. At the "Action" menu, select "Scan for hardware changes".

6. Click out of the Device Manager and the Control Panel.

If none of the above has worked, it is likely that your CD or DVD Drive no longer functions. Replace the drive with a compatible drive. See your manufactures web site for details.