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  • How to get rid of the Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\joomla\libraries\pattemplate\patTemplate.php error in WAMP
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    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\joomla\libraries\pattemplate\patTemplate.php on line 1424






    Many people are getting this error on the top while installing any Joomla site in localhost , WAMP


    Well,its mainly because of PHP 5.3 , which comes in WAMP 2.0i package and not Joomla.




    You have two choices to fix this issue,


    either use WAMP 2h (previous version) or download PHP 5.2.9-2 addon from WAMP website.
    Link address:FIX
  • DVD regions, what are they ?

    DVD Regions Information

    The DVD region code identifies a DVD's compatibility with the players typically sold in a particular region.

    The following graphic shows the approximate location of each region.

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    Region 0 (or "region free") is compatible with DVD players from any region.

    The majority of all current titles play only in one specific region unless otherwise noted. DVDs sold by Amazon.co.uk are encoded for Region 2 or Region 0. Region 2 DVDs may not work on DVD players in other countries.

    Region 1 DVDs sold by Marketplace sellers

    Region 1 discs are intended for use with standard DVD players in North America (Canada and the USA). In most instances they can also be played on compatible "multi-region" DVD players (also known as "chipped" or "region-free" players).

    They also require an NTSC-compatible television. NTSC is the standard picture format in North America, and differs from the PAL format adopted in Britain and Europe. Region 1 DVDs are usually presented in NTSC format, so you should ensure that your TV is capable of reading the NTSC signal before purchasing Region 1 DVDs.

    Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE)

    Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE) has been added by some film studios (specifically Warner and Columbia) to selected Region 1 DVDs, with the intention of preventing these discs from playing on some multi-region DVD players. We are therefore unable to guarantee that all Region 1 discs will be compatible with all multi-region players.

    Global DVD region countries

    This is not a definitive list and is intended only as a guide.

    Region 1 - US, US Territories and Canada

          American Samoa, Canada, Guam, Palau, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico, Micronesia, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands


    Region 2 - UK, Europe, Japan, South Africa and Middle East

          Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yemen, Yugoslavia


    Region 3 - Southeast and East Asia

          Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Phillipines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam


    Region 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America

          Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, New Guinea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago, Uruguay


    Region 5 - Former Soviet Union, Indian sub-continent, Africa, North Korea and Mongolia

          Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe


    Region 6 - China

          China


    Region 7 - Reserved for future use

    Region 8 - International Territories (ships, planes, etc)
  • What is Directx ?
     DirectX explained


    Ever wondered just what that enigmatic name means?


    Gaming and multimedia applications are some of the most satisfying programs you can get for your PC, but getting them to run properly isn’t always as easy as it could be. First, the PC architecture was never designed as a gaming platform. Second, the wide-ranging nature of the PC means that one person’s machine can be different from another. While games consoles all contain the same hardware, PCs don’t: the massive range of difference can make gaming a headache.




    To alleviate as much of the pain as possible, Microsoft needed to introduce a common standard which all games and multimedia applications could follow – a common interface between the OS and whatever hardware is installed in the PC, if you like. This common interface is DirectX, something which can be the source of much confusion.


    DirectX is an interface designed to make certain programming tasks much easier, for both the game developer and the rest of us who just want to sit down and play the latest blockbuster. Before we can explain what DirectX is and how it works though, we need a little history lesson.


    DirectX history
    Any game needs to perform certain tasks again and again. It needs to watch for your input from mouse, joystick or keyboard, and it needs to be able to display screen images and play sounds or music. That’s pretty much any game at the most simplistic level.


    Imagine how incredibly complex this was for programmers developing on the early pre-Windows PC architecture, then. Each programmer needed to develop their own way of reading the keyboard or detecting whether a joystick was even attached, let alone being used to play the game. Specific routines were needed even to display the simplest of images on the screen or play a simple sound.


    Essentially, the game programmers were talking directly to your PC’s hardware at a fundamental level. When Microsoft introduced Windows, it was imperative for the stability and success of the PC platform that things were made easier for both the developer and the player. After all, who would bother writing games for a machine when they had to reinvent the wheel every time they began work on a new game? Microsoft’s idea was simple: stop programmers talking directly to the hardware, and build a common toolkit which they could use instead. DirectX was born.


    How it works
    At the most basic level, DirectX is an interface between the hardware in your PC and Windows itself, part of the Windows API or Application Programming Interface. Let’s look at a practical example. When a game developer wants to play a sound file, it’s simply a case of using the correct library function. When the game runs, this calls the DirectX API, which in turn plays the sound file. The developer doesn’t need to know what type of sound card he’s dealing with, what it’s capable of, or how to talk to it. Microsoft has provided DirectX, and the sound card manufacturer has provided a DirectX-capable driver. He asks for the sound to be played, and it is – whichever machine it runs on.


    From our point of view as gamers, DirectX also makes things incredibly easy – at least in theory. You install a new sound card in place of your old one, and it comes with a DirectX driver. Next time you play your favourite game you can still hear sounds and music, and you haven’t had to make any complex configuration changes.


    Originally, DirectX began life as a simple toolkit: early hardware was limited and only the most basic graphical functions were required. As hardware and software has evolved in complexity, so has DirectX. It’s now much more than a graphical toolkit, and the term has come to encompass a massive selection of routines which deal with all sorts of hardware communication. For example, the DirectInput routines can deal with all sorts of input devices, from simple two-button mice to complex flight joysticks. Other parts include DirectSound for audio devices and DirectPlay provides a toolkit for online or multiplayer gaming.


    DirectX versions
    The current version of DirectX at time of writing is DirectX 9.0. This runs on all versions of Windows from Windows 98 up to and including Windows Server 2003 along with every revision in between. It doesn’t run on Windows 95 though: if you have a machine with Windows 95 installed, you’re stuck with the older and less capable 8.0a. Windows NT 4 also requires a specific version – in this case, it’s DirectX 3.0a.


    With so many versions of DirectX available over the years, it becomes difficult to keep track of which version you need. In all but the most rare cases, all versions of DirectX are backwardly compatible – games which say they require DirectX 7 will happily run with more recent versions, but not with older copies. Many current titles explicitly state that they require DirectX 9, and won’t run without the latest version installed. This is because they make use of new features introduced with this version, although it has been known for lazy developers to specify the very latest version as a requirement when the game in question doesn’t use any of the new enhancements. Generally speaking though, if a title is version locked like this, you will need to upgrade before you can play. Improvements to the core DirectX code mean you may even see improvements in many titles when you upgrade to the latest build of DirectX. Downloading and installing DirectX need not be complex, either.


    Upgrading DirectX
    All available versions of Windows come with DirectX in one form or another as a core system component which cannot be removed, so you should always have at least a basic implementation of the system installed on your PC. However, many new games require the very latest version before they work properly, or even at all.


    Generally, the best place to install the latest version of DirectX from is the dedicated section of the Microsoft Web site, which is found at www.microsoft.com/windows/directx. As we went to press, the most recent build available for general download was DirectX 9.0b. You can download either a simple installer which will in turn download the components your system requires as it installs, or download the complete distribution package in one go for later offline installation.


    Another good source for DirectX is games themselves. If a game requires a specific version, it’ll be on the installation CD and may even be installed automatically by the game’s installer itself. You won’t find it on magazine cover discs though, thanks to Microsoft’s licensing terms.


    Diagnosing problems


    Diagnosing problems with a DirectX installation can be problematic, especially if you don’t know which one of the many components is causing your newly purchased game to fall over. Thankfully, Microsoft provides a useful utility called the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, although this isn’t made obvious. You won’t find this tool in the Start Menu with any version of Windows, and each tends to install it in a different place.


    The easiest way to use it is to open the Start Menu’s Run dialog, type in dxdiag and then click OK. When the application first loads, it takes a few seconds to interrogate your DirectX installation and find any problems. First, the DirectX Files tab displays version information on each one of the files your installation uses. The Notes section at the bottom is worth checking, as missing or corrupted files will be flagged here.


    The tabs marked Display, Sound, Music, Input and Network all relate to specific areas of DirectX, and all but the Input tab provide tools to test the correct functioning on your hardware. Finally, the More Help tab provides a useful way to start the DirectX Troubleshooter, Microsoft’s simple linear problem solving tool for many common DirectX issues.
  • File can not be deleted?
    How to delete an undeletable file:



    Delete An "undeletable" File


    Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open.
    Close all open programs.
    Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE
    Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe.
    Leave Task Manager open.
    Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in.
    At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.
    Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell.
    Close Task Manager.




    Or you can try this


    Open Notepad.exe


    Click File>Save As..>


    locate the folder where ur undeletable file is


    Choose 'All files' from the file type box


    click once on the file u wanna delete so its name appears in the 'filename' box


    put a " at the start and end of the filename
    (the filename should have the extension of the undeletable file so it will overwrite it)


    click save,


    It should ask u to overwrite the existing file, choose yes and u can delete it as normal




    Here's a manual way of doing it. I'll take this off once you put into your first post zain.


    1. Start
    2. Run
    3. Type: command
    4. To move into a directory type: cd c:\*** (The stars stand for your folder)
    5. If you cannot access the folder because it has spaces for example Program Files or Kazaa Lite folder you have to do the following. instead of typing in the full folder name only take the first 6 letters then put a ~ and then 1 without spaces. Example: cd c:\progra~1\kazaal~1
    6. Once your in the folder the non-deletable file it in type in dir - a list will come up with everything inside.
    7. Now to delete the file type in del ***.bmp, txt, jpg, avi, etc... And if the file name has spaces you would use the special 1st 6 letters followed by a ~ and a 1 rule. Example: if your file name was bad file.bmp you would type once in the specific folder thorugh command, del badfil~1.bmp and your file should be gone. Make sure to type in the correct extension.
  • How to create an empty large file
    You can create a file of any size using nothing more than what's supplied with Windows. Start by converting the desired file size into hexadecimal notation. You can use the Windows Calculator in Scientific mode do to this. Suppose you want a file of 1 million bytes. Enter 1000000 in the calculator and click on the Hex option to convert it (1 million in hex is F4240.) Pad the result with zeroes at the left until the file size reaches eight digits—000F4240.


    Now open a command prompt window. In Windows 95, 98, or Me, you can do this by entering COMMAND in the Start menu's Run dialog; in Windows NT 4.0, 2000, or XP enter CMD instead. Enter the command DEBUG BIGFILE.DAT and ignore the File not found message. Type RCX and press Enter. Debug will display a colon prompt. Enter the last four digits of the hexadecimal number you calculated (4240, in our example). Type RBX and press Enter, then enter the first four digits of the hexadecimal size (000F, in our example). Enter W for Write and Q for Quit. You've just created a 1-million-byte file using Debug. Of course you can create a file of any desired size using the same technique.
  • How to buy a domain name :
    Choosing a domain name for your site is one of the most important steps towards creating the perfect internet presence. If you run an on-line business, picking a name that will be marketable and achieve success in search engine placement is paramount. Many factors must be considered when choosing a good domain name. This article summarizes all the different things to consider before making that final registration step!




    Short and Sweet


    Domain names can be really long or really short (1 - 67 characters). In general, it is far better to choose a domain name that is short in length. The shorter your domain name, the easier it will be for people remember. Remembering a domain name is very important from a marketability perspective. As visitors reach your site and enjoy using it, they will likely tell people about it. And those people may tell others, etc. As with any business, word of mouth is the most powerful marketing tool to drive traffic to your site (and it's free too!). If your site is long and difficult to pronounce, people will not remember the name of the site and unless they bookmark the link, they may never return.




    Consider Alternatives


    Unless a visitor reaches your site through a bookmark or a link from another site, they have typed in your domain name. Most people on the internet are terrible typists and misspell words constantly. If your domain name is easy to misspell, you should think about alternate domain names to purchase. For example, if your site will be called "MikesTools.com", you should also consider buying "MikeTools.com" and "MikeTool.com". You should also secure the different top level domain names besides the one you will use for marketing purposes ("MikesTools.net", "MikesTools.org", etc.) You should also check to see if there are existing sites based on the misspelled version of the domain name you are considering. "MikesTools.com" may be available, but "MikesTool.com" may be home to a graphic pornography site. You would hate for a visitor to walk away thinking you were hosting something they did not expect.


    Also consider domain names that may not include the name of your company, but rather what your company provides. For example, if the name of your company is Mike's Tools, you may want to consider domain names that target what you sell. For example: "buyhammers.com" or "hammer-and-nail.com". Even though these example alternative domain names do not include the name of your company, it provides an avenue for visitors from your target markets. Remember that you can own multiple domain names, all of which can point to a single domain. For example, you could register "buyhammers.com", "hammer-and-nail.com", and "mikestools.com" and have "buyhammers.com" and "hammer-and-nail.com" point to "mikestools.com".




    Hyphens: Your Friend and Enemy


    Domain name availability has become more and more scant over the years. Many single word domain names have been scooped up which it makes it more and more difficult to find a domain name that you like and is available. When selecting a domain name, you have the option of including hyphens as part of the name. Hyphens help because it allows you to clearly separate multiple words in a domain name, making it less likely that a person will accidentally misspell the name. For example, people are more likely to misspell "domainnamecenter.com" than they are "domain-name-center.com". Having words crunched together makes it hard on the eyes, increasing the likelihood of a misspelling. On the other hand, hyphens make your domain name longer. The longer the domain name, the easier it is for people to forget it altogether. Also, if someone recommends a site to someone else, they may forget to mention that each word in the domain name is separated by a hyphen. If do you choose to leverage hyphens, limit the number of words between the hyphens to three. Another advantage to using hyphens is that search engines are able to pick up each unique word in the domain name as key words, thus helping to make your site more visible in search engine results.




    Dot What?


    There are many top level domain names available today including .com, .net, .org, and .biz. In most cases, the more unusual the top level domain, the more available domain names are available. However, the .com top level domain is far and away the most commonly used domain on the internet, driven by the fact that it was the first domain extension put to use commercially and has received incredible media attention. If you cannot lay your hands on a .com domain name, look for a .net domain name, which is the second most commercially popular domain name extension.




    Long Arm of the Law


    Be very careful not to register domain names that include trademarked names. Although internet domain name law disputes are tricky and have few cases in existence, the risk of a legal battle is not a risk worth taking. Even if you believe your domain name is untouchable by a business that has trademarked a name, do not take the chance: the cost of litigation is extremely high and unless you have deep pockets you will not likely have the resources to defend yourself in a court of law. Even stay away from domain names in which part of the name is trademarked: the risks are the same.




    Search Engines and Directories


    All search engines and directories are different. Each has a unique process for being part of the results or directory listing and each has a different way of sorting and listing domain names. Search engines and directories are the most important on-line marketing channel, so consider how your domain name choice affects site placement before you register the domain. Most directories simply list links to home pages in alphabetical order. If possible, choose a domain name with a letter of the alphabet near the beginning ("a" or "b"). For example, "aardvark-pest-control.com" will come way above "joes-pest-control.com". However, check the directories before you choose a domain name. You may find that the directories you would like be in are already cluttered with domain names beginning with the letter "a". Search engines scan websites and sort results based on key words. Key words are words that a person visiting a search engine actually search on. Having key words as part of your domain name can help you get better results.
  • Change default installation location in windows
    So, your computer has no space left in the C drive?
    By default, windows systems install any application in the location C > Program Files
    You can change the default installation directory, here's how



    You can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.
    Run the Registry Editor (Windows + R and enter regedit) and go to


    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion


    Look for the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files.
     Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and XP will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.
    Done!
  • Can't see secure sites ?
    Here's what you do:

    Cant See Secure Sites


    Just copy-paste these


    regsvr32 SOFTPUB.DLL
    regsvr32 WINTRUST.DLL
    regsvr32 INITPKI.DLL
    regsvr32 dssenh.dll
    regsvr32 Rsaenh.dll
    regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
    regsvr32 sccbase.dll
    regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
    regsvr32 Cryptdlg.dll


    and save  as > all file types, and make it something like securefix.bat.


    then just run the file and secure website will open just fine.
  • Computer Beep Codes
    When the computer beeps, mostly during some errors, here's what they mean...


    Beep Code Manual, Better Than Gold Techies, American Megatrends Int. & Phoenix




    BIOS Beep Codes


    When a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an error message; however, if the BIOS detects an error before it can access the video card, or if there is a problem with the video card, it will produce a series of beeps, and the pattern of the beeps indicates what kind of problem the BIOS has detected.
    Because there are many brands of BIOS, there are no standard beep codes for every BIOS.


    The two most-used brands are AMI (American Megatrends International) and Phoenix.


    Below are listed the beep codes for AMI systems, and here are the beep codes for Phoenix systems.




    AMI Beep Codes


    Beep Code Meaning
    1 beep DRAM refresh failure. There is a problem in the system memory or the motherboard.
    2 beeps Memory parity error. The parity circuit is not working properly.
    3 beeps Base 64K RAM failure. There is a problem with the first 64K of system memory.
    4 beeps System timer not operational. There is problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.
    5 beeps Processor failure. The system CPU has failed.
    6 beeps Gate A20/keyboard controller failure. The keyboard IC controller has failed, preventing gate A20 from switching the processor to protect mode.
    7 beeps Virtual mode exception error.
    8 beeps Video memory error. The BIOS cannot write to the frame buffer memory on the video card.
    9 beeps ROM checksum error. The BIOS ROM chip on the motherboard is likely faulty.
    10 beeps CMOS checksum error. Something on the motherboard is causing an error when trying to interact with the CMOS.
    11 beeps Bad cache memory. An error in the level 2 cache memory.
    1 long beep, 2 short Failure in the video system.
    1 long beep, 3 short A failure has been detected in memory above 64K.
    1 long beep, 8 short Display test failure.
    Continuous beeping A problem with the memory or video.
    BIOS Beep Codes




    Phoenix Beep Codes


    Phoenix uses sequences of beeps to indicate problems. The "-" between each number below indicates a pause between each beep sequence. For example, 1-2-3 indicates one beep, followed by a pause and two beeps, followed by a pause and three beeps. Phoenix version before 4.x use 3-beep codes, while Phoenix versions starting with 4.x use 4-beep codes. Click here for AMI BIOS beep codes.
    4-Beep Codes
    Beep Code Meaning
    1-1-1-3 Faulty CPU/motherboard. Verify real mode.
    1-1-2-1 Faulty CPU/motherboard.
    1-1-2-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    1-1-3-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.
    1-1-3-2 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    1-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize CPU registers.
    1-1-3-2
    1-1-3-3
    1-1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.
    1-1-4-1 Level 2 cache error.
    1-1-4-3 I/O port error.
    1-2-1-1 Power management error.
    1-2-1-2
    1-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    1-2-2-1 Keyboard controller failure.
    1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM error.
    1-2-3-1 System timer error.
    1-2-3-3 DMA error.
    1-2-4-1 IRQ controller error.
    1-3-1-1 DRAM refresh error.
    1-3-1-3 A20 gate failure.
    1-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    1-3-3-1 Extended memory error.
    1-3-3-3
    1-3-4-1
    1-3-4-3 Error in first 1MB of system memory.
    1-4-1-3
    1-4-2-4 CPU error.
    1-4-3-1
    2-1-4-1 BIOS ROM shadow error.
    1-4-3-2
    1-4-3-3 Level 2 cache error.
    1-4-4-1
    1-4-4-2
    2-1-1-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    2-1-1-3
    2-1-2-1 IRQ failure.
    2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.
    2-1-2-4
    2-1-3-2 I/O port failure.
    2-1-3-1
    2-1-3-3 Video system failure.
    2-1-1-3
    2-1-2-1 IRQ failure.
    2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.
    2-1-2-4 I/O port failure.
    2-1-4-3
    2-2-1-1 Video card failure.
    2-2-1-3
    2-2-2-1
    2-2-2-3 Keyboard controller failure.
    2-2-3-1 IRQ error.
    2-2-4-1 Error in first 1MB of system memory.
    2-3-1-1
    2-3-3-3 Extended memory failure.
    2-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    2-3-2-3
    2-3-3-1 Level 2 cache error.
    2-3-4-1
    2-3-4-3 Motherboard or video card failure.
    2-3-4-1
    2-3-4-3
    2-4-1-1 Motherboard or video card failure.
    2-4-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    2-4-2-1 RTC error.
    2-4-2-3 Keyboard controller error.
    2-4-4-1 IRQ error.
    3-1-1-1
    3-1-1-3
    3-1-2-1
    3-1-2-3 I/O port error.
    3-1-3-1
    3-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    3-1-4-1
    3-2-1-1
    3-2-1-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.
    3-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    3-2-2-1 Keyboard controller error.
    3-2-2-3
    3-2-3-1
    3-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    3-2-4-3 IRQ error.
    3-3-1-1 RTC error.
    3-3-1-3 Key lock error.
    3-3-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    3-3-3-3
    3-3-4-1
    3-3-4-3
    3-4-1-1
    3-4-1-3
    3-4-2-1
    3-4-2-3
    3-4-3-1
    3-4-4-1
    3-4-4-4 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    4-1-1-1 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.
    4-2-1-1
    4-2-1-3
    4-2-2-1 IRQ failure.
    4-2-2-3
    4-2-3-1
    4-2-3-3
    4-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    4-2-4-3 Keyboard controller error.
    4-3-1-3
    4-3-1-4
    4-3-2-1
    4-3-2-2
    4-3-3-1
    4-3-4-1
    4-3-4-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
    4-3-3-2
    4-3-3-4 IRQ failure.
    4-3-3-3
    4-3-4-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.
    3-Beep Codes
    Beep Code Meaning
    1-1-2 Faulty CPU/motherboard.
    1-1-3 Faulty motherboard/CMOS read-write failure.
    1-1-4 Faulty BIOS/BIOS ROM checksum error.
    1-2-1 System timer not operational. There is a problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.
    1-2-2
    1-2-3 Faulty motherboard/DMA failure.
    1-3-1 Memory refresh failure.
    1-3-2
    1-3-3
    1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.
    1-4-1 Address line failure.
    1-4-2 Parity RAM failure.
    1-4-3 Timer failure.
    1-4-4 NMI port failure.
    2-_-_ Any combination of beeps after 2 indicates a failure in the first 64K of memory.
    3-1-1 Master DMA failure.
    3-1-2 Slave DMA failure.
    3-1-3
    3-1-4 Interrupt controller failure.
    3-2-4 Keyboard controller failure.
    3-3-1
    3-3-2 CMOS error.
    3-3-4 Video card failure.
    3-4-1 Video card failure.
    4-2-1 Timer failure.
    4-2-2 CMOS shutdown failure.
    4-2-3 Gate A20 failure.
    4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode.
    4-3-1 RAM test failure.
    4-3-3 Timer failure.
    4-3-4 Time of day clock failure.
    4-4-1 Serial port failure.
    4-4-2 Parallel port failure.
    4-4-3 Math coprocessor.
  • 23 more ways to to effectively speed up Windows Xp
    Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.


    1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.


    2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.


    3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.


    4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.


    The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.


    Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it.


    Here's how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button.


    5.) Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site.


    6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That's fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete.


    7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files.


    8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.


    9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support "cable select," the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear.


    10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.


    11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine.


    12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.


    13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness.


    14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP.


    15.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.


    16.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.


    17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts -- that is, anything over 500 -- will noticeably tax the system.


    18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.


    19.) Check the system's RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC's memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced.


    20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free.


    21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations.


    22.) If you're sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option. You'll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect.


    23.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks. For more information on this leaking-capacitor phenomena, you can read numerous articles on my site.




    Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive.
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    In this experiment, we will study the effects of binaural beats in the brain. Binaural beats are beats perceived by the brain, these can be called as phantom or ghost beats, where let’s say through oscillators, the left ear is sent a sine wave of 440 Hertz and the right is given 434 Hertz, our brain would perceive beats inside the brain with the frequency of 6 hertz (440-434).
    For the experiment, the participants have to download a stereo audio file an listen to the same on stereo headphones, any headphones having separate left and right channels would do, this is important as the beats would not be perceived unless the left and right ear get two different stimuli.
    In the track provided, the left channel has a since wave of 50 hertz and the right has 54 hertz.
    Please download the file and leave your experience and feedback, it is highly appreciated.
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  • Fiddling around with the canon 550d and the 50mm II f1.8 prime lens
    Here's a short video i made with the 550d and the canon 50mm f1.8 II lens:

    The video location: Katta, Pune. (camp, on the terrace of the talwalkar's Gym in Pune)
    Time: Evening
    Post processing: Magic bullets Looks, custom settings.

    Regards
    SIdd
  • Pune to Mumbai : My travel
    That morning...I woke up this one morning and just decided out of a sudden, I'm going mumbai with the fam.
    So, i had to leave aside so much work, so much many things!

    Here are the things i did, in a 4 part Video VLOG:
    PART 1:

    May 22nd, I wake up and i take a hasty decision of going to mumbai with my cuz and the fam as she has her USA student Visa application in...
    Part 2:

    In This part, I wake up early, where i sleep late as well and i go out on a walk just for fun.
    I see things, things that hurt me a little was the garbage and the stink, ugh!
    Traffic was still crazy,
    Part 3:

    discuss a little about the people of Mumbai, the girls in mumbai.
    Then i find a shop open, i buy frooti, parle ...
    Part 4:

    Here, i discuss the imbalance between the rich and poor.
    There are huge high quality star buildings and there are old broken down stuff.
    THen i spend time with my little cuz stasha, she's the cutest little girl ever!
    I check out her room, and then she zips me inside!

    Then i get off to sleep, and i wake up unhappy, very unhappy.
    I missed the workstation, and i buyb me a apple keyboard...
    Oh so soft, oh so sweet!

    Then dinner at a hotel, Indian food Spicy! Ugh i hate spicy food.
    Then i do a long walk at night, then i try out the ke...


    Regards
    Sidd
  • Vlog about mumbai, Pune, macd and more!


    Hey people, I'm back with a new vlog and this one is a combination of the May 22, 23, 24 th of May!

    I woke up and simply my uncle asked whether i would like to join them, and even though i had so much incomplete work, I said YES, it was a relief from the Pune weather, which later was not so good but anyways.

    I had a nice tweetup with the folks in #mumbai, #paanipuri tweetup was what they called it.

    My cuz sis got her Visa! yay!
    Then one night stya at my aunt's place, I'm missing my little cuz Stasha! see vid here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2023396461227

    And finally :
    Higher, collab betweem USA And India! about that
    check out the older video.!
  • May 25th, update I was in mumbai, So much more is soming towards you!
    May 25th, where the hell have i been ! by fiazio
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  • VLOG: DEMON in my toilet! Feeding stray hurt little puppy on an Indian street in Pune


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    Woke up... may 21st 2011...
    Woke up to Electric static Zinngs due to the leaves touching the electric thingy.
    Power circiut unit
    Ziing!
    The demon hidden in my toilet...
    The flush makes demonic sounds!
    creepy!

    Photoshoot with Aditya Rathi at the corinthiens road...
    in a jungly place...

    Stray dogs on the streets,
    I fed a hurt, little bleeding puppy on the street
    5 Rs.
    Puppy was playing with its mother...
    they eat...
    Pune people, please please Try to do this once every day!
    Each and every person in pune should do this!

    End of the day...

    Regards
    Sidd
  • Woke up this morning with Zing Ziing Zinngs!
    ZZiing Zing Wha! this Saturday morning by fiazio
    This voice cast was stopped abruptly as i got a call from my designer head over at the dress up india company. She's updating me on the crazyness and un-professionalism that's been going on. But she is a perfectionist at what she does.
    Well, I'm glad i have her at my side.
    Here's Good morning to all you lovely folks and have a great day!
    This voice cast was stopped abruptly as i got a call from my designer head over at the dress up india company. She's updating me on the crazyness and un-professionalism that's been going on. But she is a perfectionist at what she does.
    Well, I'm glad i have her at my side.
    Here's Good morning to all you lovely folks and have a great day!

    Please subscribe thanks!
  • Airtel pune Is so BAD!
  • Voice Log of the night!
    GOt SLAPPED BY A GIRL! A busy day, May the 20th! Friday night by fiazio
    Comments are welcome!
    This is a voice log about Pune, India!
    This voice log is about what i did today, that's what logs are all about right?
  • A Girl in Pune Slapped me!
    No, no girl slapped this is just that a vlog for the day!
    Check it out...
    http://qik.com/video/40267353

    Meeting with Kish
    http://qik.com/video/40267922

    another:
    http://qik.com/video/40267953

    Please head over to http://www.sidd.biz and subscribe to get more fun!
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