Hibernation basically writes your current system state to a non-volatile memory source, such as your primary HDD or SSD, allowing you to turn off your system and restore your progress at a later date.

This feature of the calculator is beneficial in the sense that when you start the computer in a state of hibernation, the latter starts faster than normal when you start.

How to Disable Hibernation in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Step 1: Go to Start, then type cmd in the Start menu;

Step 2: Type powercfg.exe -h off and the press Enter key;

How to Disable Hibernation in Windows XP

In Windows XP you cannot disable the hibernation from cmd, and to disable the hibernation you should follow the next steps:

Step 1: Go to Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Power Options -> Hibernate;

Step 2: Uncheck ‘Enable hibernation‘;

In this article I explain how you use Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to transfer files from a Windows XP-based computer to another Windows XP-based computer.

Step 1: Go to Start-> click All Programs -> click Accessories -> click System Tools -> and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard;

Step 2: Click Next, click Old computer, and then click Next;

Step 3: Select how you want to transfer your files. If you select Other, you can save to a network location or to removable media so that you can keep a backup for your records;

Step 4: Select what you want to back up, and then click Next;

Not all applications save their files to the user folder, you should make sure that you check other third-party applications and the location of their saved files, and then copy those files to the network location or to the removable media.

How to manually make a copy of files

Step 1: Click Start, click Computer, and then double-click the drive where you currently have Windows installed;

Step 2: Open the Users folder, and then open the user folder from which you want to back up the files;

Step 3: Copy the necessary folders from the user folder to a network location or to removable media, and to copy data for all users, repeat steps 2 through 3.

Info To determine the size of all the files in the user folder, select all the folders, right-click those selected folders, and then click Properties.

The saved files can be copied to any computer. However, you must have related applications installed on that computer to open those individual files.

Fix error 0×80070490 in Windows XP

To fix this error you should verify with System File Checker that the correct versions of the system files are present.

Step 1: Go to Start -> and click Run;

Step 2: Type cmd and then press ENTER;

Step 3: At the command prompt, type sfc /scannow, and then press ENTER;

Step 4: After the System File Checker has finished, try to install updates again;

In the case that the System File Checker does not resolve the issue, you must perform a repair installation of Windows XP.

Fix error 0×80070490 in Windows Vista

Step 1: First you should restart your computer;

Step 2: Insert the Windows Vista DVD;

Step 3: In the Setup window, click Install Now;

Step 4: Click Go online to obtain the latest updates for installation (recommended);

Step 5: Type the CD key if you are prompted to do this;

Step 6: Click Yes to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms;

Step 7: On the Which kind of installation do you want? screen, click Upgrade;

Step 8: When the installation is complete, restart your computer, and then try to install the updates;

You can use this feature of Windows in two situations, one of these is when the Windows doesn’t start and the second situation is when the Windows starts.

Method 1: Restore your computer when Windows doesn’t start

Step 1: Restore your computer, and when the screen become blank, press F8 several times, until the Windows Advanced Options Menu displays;

Step 2: Use your arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Command Prompt, and then press ENTER;

Step 3: At this step you can be prompted to select a version of your Windows, and you will select the correct version, and then press ENTER;

Step 4: Log on to the computer using an Administrator account;

Step 5: Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
[systemroot]\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
(Where [systemroot] is the drive and directory where your Windows system files are located — for example, “C:\Windows”)

Step 6: Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore the computer to an earlier state;

Method 1: Restore your computer when Windows starts

Step 1: Log on to Windows with an Administrator account;

Step 2: Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore;

Step 3: On the Welcome to System Restore page, select Restore my computer to an earlier time, and then click Next;

Step 4: On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system checkpoint in the On this list, click a restore point list, and then click Next. You might receive a message that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Review this list, and then click OK;

Step 5: On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows configuration, and then restarts the computer;

Step 6: Log on to the computer as an administrator;

Step 7: When the System Restore Restoration Complete page appears, click OK;

“Clipart cannot complete the operation.
Interface not registered. Error code 0×80040155.”

This error messages appear because the Ole32.dll file that is on the computer is not correctly registered, or if your installation of Microsoft Windows is damaged.

How you can fix this issue

To solve this issue, you should register the Ole32.dll file, and for his you should follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to Start -> Run, type regsvr32 ole32.dll in the opened box, and then press Enter;
Step 2: Click OK when you receive the following messages:

“DllRegisterServer in OLE32.DLL succeeded”

To upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 it’s a little bit hard than to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7, and to make this upgradation you’ll need to select the Custom option during Windows 7 installation. To make this upgrade of software, you need an external hard disk to move your files off of your PC before you install Windows 7(for more detail read step 2), and the original installation discs or setup files for the programs that you want to use with Windows 7, because you’ll need to reinstall your programs by hand after installing Windows 7.

Before to install the Windows 7, you should be sure what of the versions of Windows 7 you will install: 32-bit or 64-bit. On the Windows 7 CD exists the both versions of Windows 7(32-bit and 64-bit).

To be sure what version of Windows you are running on your computer, follow these steps:

A: Right click on My Computer;

B: Then click Properties;

C: If you don’t see x64 Edition under System, that mean you running a 32-bit version of Windows XP, else if you see x64 Edition under System that mean you running a 64-bit version of Windows XP;

Next I will present the steps that you should follow to have a clean installation of Windows 7 over Windows XP.

Step 1: Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

To be sure that your computer is compatible with Windows 7, to see that your hardware, devices, or programs are compatibles with Windows 7 requirements, you should download and run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. To make this, follow these steps:

1. Click here to download Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor;

2. Double-click the installation file saved to your PC;

3. If you agree the license terms, click Install;

4. Click Close;

5. Double-click the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor shortcut on your PC’s desktop;

6. If appear a security warning, click Yes;

7: Click Start check – the program will scanning your computer hardware, devices, and installed software;

8: Read the report carefully, and make note of any issues that the Upgrade Advisor finds and what the recommended steps are to fix these issues;

Info: Microsoft recommendation is to running twice the program before to start the upgradation.

Step 2: Moving files and settings, and gathering your program discs

Before to start your upgradation system to Windows 7, you can use a free tool from Windows, that help you to move your files and settings to another location before you install Windows 7.

Windows Easy Transfer creates a single file containing your files and settings, and the size of the file depending on the amount of data you have, and this is the reason that the Microsoft recommended to use an external hard disk.

Windows Easy Transfer doesn’t move your programs, only your files and settings, and after you upgrade your system to Windows 7 (you’ll need to reinstall your programs by hand), the program also can’t transfer files from a 64-bit version of Windows to a 32-bit version of Windows, and the program moves your music and video files, but doesn’t migrate the licenses for content protected by digital rights management.

How you can use Windows Easy Transfer

1. Download the file from here (choose the right version for your Windows – 32-bit or 64-bit);

2. At this step you should be sure that your external hard-disk or other storage device is connected to your computer;

3. Go to Start -> All Programs -> and then and then click Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 7;

4. Click Next;

5: Select An external hard disk or USB flash drive;

6. Click This is my old computer, and then wait while Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer;

7. Clear the check boxes next to any user accounts that you don’t want to transfer data from, and then click Next;

8. Enter and retype a password, and then write it down and keep it in a safe place; or leave the boxes blank, and then click Save;

9. Browse to the external hard disk or other storage device where you want to save your Easy Transfer file, and then click Save.(Don’t save the file in My Computer, you should save the file on your external hard-disk or other storage device );

10. Windows Easy Transfer will begin saving your files and settings. Do not use your computer during this time;

11. When you see the message These files and settings have been saved for your transfer, click Next;

12. Click Next, and then click Close;

13. Ensure that the file is saved to your external hard disk or storage device, and then disconnect the device from your computer;

Step 3: Installing Windows 7

When you choose the Custom option during installation, you install a new copy of Windows on your PC.

If you have an antivirus software installed on your computer, turn it off  before the installation, and also remember after you finish the installation to turn it on. Select either the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 installation disc, depending on whether you want to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7.

How you can make your custom installation

1. If you have a CD with Windows 7, insert the disc into your computer. Setup should start automatically, if the setup not starting automatically, go to My Computer, open the disk and then click on setup.exe file, else if you purchased and downloaded Windows 7 online, open the installation file;

2. On the Install Windows page, click Install now;

3. On the Get important updates for installation page, Microsoft recommended to get the latest updates to help ensure a successful installation, and to help protect your computer against security threats. Your computer will need to be connected to the Internet during Windows 7 installation to get these updates;

4. On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms, and then click Next;

5. On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Custom;

6. Choose the partition containing Windows XP (this is often the computer’s C: drive), and then click Next. (Do not select your external USB hard drive.);

7. In the Windows.old dialog box, click OK;

8. Continue to follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 7, including naming your computer and setting up an initial user account. You can use the same names that you used in Windows XP, or choose new ones;

Step 4: Moving your files and settings back to your computer

After the installation is finished, you can run Windows Easy Transfer again, to move your files and settings back to your computer.

1. Make sure your external hard disk or other storage device that contains your Windows Easy Transfer migration file is connected to your computer;

2. Go to Start -> Computer -> and under Hard Disk Drives, double-click your storage device;

3. Browse to the location where you saved the Easy Transfer file, called Windows Easy Transfer – Items from old computer or if you gave the file a different name when you originally created it, and double click the file;

4. If you entered a password when creating the Easy Transfer file, type the password, and then click Next;

5. On the Choose what to transfer to this computer page, you can decide how the user accounts from Windows XP are transferred to Windows 7.

• To accept the current account mapping, click Transfer.
• To change how the Windows XP accounts are mapped in Windows 7, click Advanced Options.

6. On the Your transfer is complete page, click See what was transferred to view a list of the user accounts and files that were moved from Windows XP to Windows 7. Click See a list of programs you might want to install on your new computer to view what was previously installed on Windows XP;

7. Click Close. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Restart now;

Install Windows 7 over XP via Microsoft support

You can have problem with connectivity because the wireless network connection is dropped or you don’t have too much experiences with this kind of connectivity.

This issue occurs if the Wi-Fi hot spot uses wireless APs or routers that do not support the 802.11 power save protocol.
The explanations for this issue is that the power saving features that are included in Windows Vista and Windows 7, default power plan is Balanced, will turn off 802.11 power safe mode, because the wireless network adapter is configured to use Maximum Performance mode. This case it’s happened when you when the mobile PC is plugged into a power source.
Other case is when the mobile PC is running on battery power, the wireless network adapter is configured to use Medium Power Save mode. This uses the 802.11 power save mode.

To fix this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: When connect the mobile PC to a power source

When you plug the mobile PC into a power source, Windows Vista or Windows 7 switches the wireless network adapter power setting in the default power plan from the Medium Power Save setting to the Maximum Performance setting. This turns off the 802.11 power save mode.

Method 2: Modify the default power saving power plan

Because Windows Vista or Windows 7 is configured to use the Balanced power plan or the Power saver power plan when the mobile PC is running on battery power, you should modify the default on-battery power setting for the wireless network adapter to use the Maximum Performance.

Step 1: Go to Start -> in Start Search box type Power Options, and then click Power Options in the Programs list;
Step 2: Click on Change plan settings;
Step 3: Click Change advanced power settings;
Step 4: Expand Wireless Adapter Settings in the Power Options dialog box, and then expand Power Saving Mode;
Step 5: In the list that appears next to On battery, click Maximum Performance, and then click OK;

Method 3: Change the power plan to High performance

Step 1: Go to Start -> in Start Search box type Power Options, and then click Power Options in the Programs list;
Step 2: Click High performance;

“The document ‘Filename’ caused a serious error the last time it was opened. Would you like to continue opening it?”

The messages can appear everytime when you try to open the document.

The error messages appear because the file appears on the list of disabled files for the Microsoft Office program and the program adds a file to this list if the file causes a serious error. One of the errors that can make to appear this error messages is when the program close unexpectedly (crash) during two or more attempts to open it.

Hot to fix the error

The error can be fixed, and to fix it you should remove the file from the list of disabled files.
To fix the problem follow these steps:

Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, or Microsoft Word 2002

Step 1: Go to Help -> About Microsoft Program and then click on Disabled Items;
Step 2: Select the file, and then click Enable;

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 or Microsoft Office Word 2007

Step 1: Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Program Name Options, click the Add-Ins tab;
Step 2: Click to select Disabled Items in the Manage list, and then click Go;
Step 3: Select the file, and then click Enable;

• Compile error in hidden module: AutoExec
• Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew
• Compile error in hidden module: DistMon

Additionally, in Microsoft Windows XP:
“Application name has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”

To view the details of the error signature, click the link To see what data this error report contains, click here in the error dialog box.

The error can occur when the Microsoft Office Startup folder or the Microsoft Excel Startup folder contains either or both of the following Adobe Acrobat PDFMaker add-in template files: Pdfmaker.dot, Pdfmaker.xla or when Norton AntiVirus software is installed.

To fix this problem, follow one of these methods or follow both methods.

Method 1: Download the latest version of the add-in for Adobe Acrobat

Get the latest version of Adobe Reader which include Adobe Acrobat from here.

Method 2: Move the files

Move the Pdfmaker.dot file and, if present, the Pdfmaker.xla file from the Office or Excel Startup folder to a different folder on your hard disk. For example, you can move the files to the My Documents folder.

You can move the files automatically, and for this use this file. After download the file, double-click on file and click Run in the File Download dialog box, and follow the steps in this wizard.

To fix the error manually, follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to Start -> Search -> and click For Files or Folders;
Step 2: In the Search for file or folders named box, type pdfmaker.dot pdfmaker.xla;
Step 3: In the Look In box, click the disk drive where Windows is installed, such as C:, and then click Search Now;
The Pdfmaker.dot file is located in one of the following folders:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Startup (Word 2000)
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Startup (Word 2002)
• C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup

The Pdfmaker.xla file in located in one of the following folders:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Xlstart (Excel 2000)
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Xlstart (Excel 2002)
• C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\Xlstart

Step 4: In the Search Results window, right-click the file for each file that is found, and then click Cut;
Step 5: On your desktop, right-click the My Documents folder, and then click Paste;

Error:

“System error 1068 has occurred.
The dependency service or group failed to start.
Spooler SubSystem App has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not running.”

You can fix this problem automatically, and the steps are:

Step 1: Download this file

Step 2: Double click on file and then click Run

The file can be run in either Light mode or Full mode. Light mode makes changes to the spooler that should not require you to make any additional changes. Full mode will restore the print spooler to default settings and require that you reinstall your printers.

Fix manual the problem

Light Mode

Step 1: Sets the print spooler service back to its default settings;
Step 2: Removes any dependencies that the spooler may have on third-party services.
Step 3: Delete any print jobs (.shd and .spl files) from the %windir%\system32\spool\printers folders.
Step 4: Turns on event logging for print errors and warnings;
Step 5: Makes sure that the standard print monitors are present;
Step 6. Makes sure that the Winprint print processor is present for the architecture of the computer;
Example : HKLM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Print Processors\winprint
Step 7: Starts the print spooler service.
Step 8: Restores any missing core print spooler binaries (spoolsv.exe, spoolss.dll, localspl.dll, win32spl.dll) from the DLLCache folder.

Full Mode

Step 1: Performs all steps listed above from the Light Mode;
Step 2: Delete .spl and .shd files from any non-default spool folders;
Step 3: Delete all printer shares;
Step 4: Delete per-machine printers from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
Step 5: Delete per-machine connections from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Connections and the Connections key itself;
Step 6: Delete the Connections key under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers;
Step 7: Delete Monitors under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors. Does not delete Local Port;
Step 8: Delete each driver under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-3;
Step 9: On Windows Vista delete all files under system32\spool\drivers\<architecture>\3 except for driver files associated with “Microsoft XPS Document Writer” and “Microsoft Shared Fax Driver.”
Step 10: On Windows XP delete the system32\spool\drivers folder;
Step 11: Sets back the defaults in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers (AddPrinterDrivers=0);
Step 12: Deletes HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\Internet Print Provider\Ports;
Step 13: Adds back these default values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\USB Monitor
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port
• (XP) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\BJ Language Monitor
• (XP) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\PJL Language Monitor
• (Vista) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\WSD Port
• (If Fax driver was installed) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\Microsoft Shared Fax Monitor