Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Why Windows so many times wakes up by itself from sleep mode ? It is frustrating but we will teach you how to fix it
It has happened to me many times: I put Windows in Sleep Mode and when I return to my computer hours later, the computer is wide awake. Frustrating to say the least.
So I decided to find the reason why this happens. After investigating and investigating, I found out why it happens and how to fix this situation for good.
Has it happened to you? I am willing to bet that many of my readers have gone through this upsetting situation and still do not know how to fix it, or why it happens, so here goes:
There are several reasons, (I found out), why Windows may wake up by itself from Sleeping Mode. A program may be on updating auto mode, the mouse software may act up, and many other Windows internal mysteries also may act up.
However, the most likely culprit is your Network Card, but other issues can cause this problem. First of all we must find out what event or hardware device caused Windows to wake up.
Here is how to find out the culprit:
-Go to "Start", "All Programs", "Accessories", "Command Prompt".
-On the black window you'll see C:\users\(your name)>
-Type "powercfg/lastwake" after (your name). In my computer it would look like this:
-C:\users\george\powercfg/lastwake
-Press enter
There you are, next line will tell you what caused the wake up, and most likely it was your Network Card.
If that was the case. here is what to do:
-Right click "My Computer" and select "Properties".
-Click "Device Manager" on the left side of the Properties window.
-Go down the list of devices until you find "Network Adapters" and click on the little triangle to expand; this will show your network card name.
-Right click on the network card name and select "Properties".
-Click the "Power Management" tab to open it and then uncheck the box "allow this device to wake the computer".
That is all, from now on your Network Card will never again wake up your computer when it is on the Sleep Mode.
If the above does not resolve the problem, "Power Management" options may be the problem; do the following:
-Click "Start"/Control Panel/System and Security/Power Options.
-In "Power Options" click "change power options" then click "change advanced power settings".
-Go down the list of settings to "Multimedia Settings"; click "when sharing media" and set it to "allow the computer to sleep".
This should take care of it.
Have fun,
George Freire
Monday, July 16, 2012
Why some times, when dragging a window, only its rectangular border moves first?
I don't know about how you feel when dragging a window in your desktop from one place to another, only the window rectangular border bold line moves first to the new position. Then and only then the remainder of the window follows.
This drives me nuts, because it happens for no reason, but most times after some new program has been installed etc.
"Windows" is capricious and stuff like this just happens when you least expect. There are so many hidden features, commands, strange responses, (and the list goes on), that it is impossible for most of us to know how to handle such issues.
This issue happened in my main computer last week. I honestly do not know what caused it. I decided to investigate and after a couple of hours of hard tryouts and sniffing all kinds of help issues I found out a solution.
Here is what will get your computer to handle the dragging of a whole window, without moving the rectangular border bold line first:
-Open the "Start" menu and type "effects" into the bottom box.
-Choose "Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows" .
-In the "Performance Options" open window, select the "Visual Effects" tab.
-Go down the list of options in the box and MAKE SURE THAT THE OPTION : "Show Windows content while dragging" is turned on.
-Check "Apply" and "OK".
Next time you drag a window, everything will be back to normal!.
Have fun.
George Freire
This drives me nuts, because it happens for no reason, but most times after some new program has been installed etc.
"Windows" is capricious and stuff like this just happens when you least expect. There are so many hidden features, commands, strange responses, (and the list goes on), that it is impossible for most of us to know how to handle such issues.
This issue happened in my main computer last week. I honestly do not know what caused it. I decided to investigate and after a couple of hours of hard tryouts and sniffing all kinds of help issues I found out a solution.
Here is what will get your computer to handle the dragging of a whole window, without moving the rectangular border bold line first:
-Open the "Start" menu and type "effects" into the bottom box.
-Choose "Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows" .
-In the "Performance Options" open window, select the "Visual Effects" tab.
-Go down the list of options in the box and MAKE SURE THAT THE OPTION : "Show Windows content while dragging" is turned on.
-Check "Apply" and "OK".
Next time you drag a window, everything will be back to normal!.
Have fun.
George Freire
Saturday, July 7, 2012
300,000 Infected Computers to Go Offline Monday
Folks, I am sorry for alerting you so late, but I myself was unaware that this critical situation existed. shame on me i should say.
Anyway, for those of you checking this blog today and tomorrow there is still time to avoid the problem.
Please be aware and [relieved], that not all computers are in danger, but you never know.
The following explains the situation in detail:
The culprit is a virus called DNSChanger which at one point, infected as many as 4 million PCs and Macs . This malware, earned its makers as much as $14 million, U.S. federal authorities have said.
FBI has been warning people that a blackout of their access to the Internet could be coming. The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google, and Internet service providers have sent notices as well. But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
Infected machines will lose their link to the Internet at 12:01 a.m. ET Monday, July 9, when replacement DNS servers go dark. The servers, which have been maintained under a federal court order by Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), the non-profit group that maintains the popular BIND DNS open-source software, were deployed last year after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized more than 100 command-and-control (C&C) systems during the take-down of the hacker gang responsible for DNSChanger.
PCWorld has advised that Despite repeated alerts, the number of computers that probably are infected is more than 277,000 worldwide, down from about 360,000 in April. Of those still infected, the FBI believes that about 64,000 are in the United States. Users whose computers are still infected Monday will lose their ability to go online, and they will have to call their service providers for help deleting the malware and and reconnecting to the Internet.
There are steps available that will allow you to check if your computer is infected and if so how to safely clean it up:
To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI: http://www.dcwg.org. This link also provides resources for how to “disinfect” your computer should the malware be found on it.
Click on the following link, (if it does not work, just copy and paste to you browser):
http://www.dcwg.org
The other method which will tell you if your computer is infected is to go to:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/258843/300000_infected_computers_to_go_offline_monday.html#tk.nl_dnx_h_crawl
This will open a page where all of the above is explained in detail and also shows a color display under the title "DNS Changer Check Up". If the background color is green, your computer is OK, however if it is infected, the background color will be red.
The odds for your computer to be infected are relatively small, but you never know.
Good luck to you all. This is very urgent and please do the checking and if necessary the repair immediately. The Web page dcwg.org outlined above has all the tools to do the job quickly.
Sorry for being so late in warning you, but I (shame on me), did know this threat existed until late last night.
George Freire
Anyway, for those of you checking this blog today and tomorrow there is still time to avoid the problem.
Please be aware and [relieved], that not all computers are in danger, but you never know.
The following explains the situation in detail:
The culprit is a virus called DNSChanger which at one point, infected as many as 4 million PCs and Macs . This malware, earned its makers as much as $14 million, U.S. federal authorities have said.
FBI has been warning people that a blackout of their access to the Internet could be coming. The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google, and Internet service providers have sent notices as well. But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
Infected machines will lose their link to the Internet at 12:01 a.m. ET Monday, July 9, when replacement DNS servers go dark. The servers, which have been maintained under a federal court order by Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), the non-profit group that maintains the popular BIND DNS open-source software, were deployed last year after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized more than 100 command-and-control (C&C) systems during the take-down of the hacker gang responsible for DNSChanger.
PCWorld has advised that Despite repeated alerts, the number of computers that probably are infected is more than 277,000 worldwide, down from about 360,000 in April. Of those still infected, the FBI believes that about 64,000 are in the United States. Users whose computers are still infected Monday will lose their ability to go online, and they will have to call their service providers for help deleting the malware and and reconnecting to the Internet.
There are steps available that will allow you to check if your computer is infected and if so how to safely clean it up:
To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI: http://www.dcwg.org. This link also provides resources for how to “disinfect” your computer should the malware be found on it.
Click on the following link, (if it does not work, just copy and paste to you browser):
http://www.dcwg.org
The other method which will tell you if your computer is infected is to go to:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/258843/300000_infected_computers_to_go_offline_monday.html#tk.nl_dnx_h_crawl
This will open a page where all of the above is explained in detail and also shows a color display under the title "DNS Changer Check Up". If the background color is green, your computer is OK, however if it is infected, the background color will be red.
The odds for your computer to be infected are relatively small, but you never know.
Good luck to you all. This is very urgent and please do the checking and if necessary the repair immediately. The Web page dcwg.org outlined above has all the tools to do the job quickly.
Sorry for being so late in warning you, but I (shame on me), did know this threat existed until late last night.
George Freire
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