Dell Webcam Central Problem - Windows 7, Inspiron N5110 (Solved)

Background

The model of my laptop is Inspiron N5110 with Windows 7 - 64bit. Initially, the "Settings" feature of my Dell Webcam Central was missing. Then, I decided to uninstall-re-install Dell Webcam Central. However, after that, I was unable to either remove or re-install my Dell Webcam Central. What a surprise!

 

What I did

The next thing I decided to do was to "force" delete the entire Dell Webcam Central from my Laptop by using an Uninstaller program. Despite the fact that I had successfully uninstalled (and removed) entire Dell Webcam Central from my Windows 7, I was unable re-install the software!

Windows Live Mail: Backup and Restore Emails in sub-folder files - a simple way

Sometimes we may create folders or sub-folders in our Windows Live Mail to store our important emails as records or references. Personally I have used more than 10 self-created folders to classify my important or interested received emails. Thus, it is very important for me to figure out a better way to backup these stored emails. 

 

In order to backup these emails in an extra hard disk, all we need is to simply find these folders and duplicate (Copy and Paste) them in another place.

 

BACK-UP

1. Firstly, you need to selection the option to view invisible folders.

Open 'my computer' -> Tools (type Alt if you did see it) -> Click 'folder options...' -> View -> select "Show hidden files, folders, and drivers".

Remove Ubuntu from Dual Boot Windows 7 without re-install the OS

Finally, I succeeded to remove Ubunte without re-install my Windows 7. The main reason I removed Ubuntu is lots things are needed to be settled up for me to make Ubuntu smooths my daily routine. Since I already spend more than one year to settle a personal system in my Windows 7 and I am quite satisfied its performance, I will only re-test Ubuntu when the time is allow in the future.

 

This post records some important steps for me to remove Ubuntu from dual boot Windows 7 64-bit.

Three Free Software from Microsoft to Protect your Computers

As genuine Microsoft Windows users, there are few useful and free securities software provided by Microsoft to protect our laptop or desktop computers. In this post, I am going to list out and mini-review all of them that I have used for years.

"Because computers can appear to function normally when infected, it's a good idea to run this tool regularly even if your computer seems to be fine. "

1. Microsoft Security Essentials
-to guard against viruses, spyware, and other evil software.
-provides real-time protection for your home or small business PCs.

Free Windows Antivirus Software: Microsoft Security Essentials

In this competitive world, providers try their best to fulfill and attract their customers in the market. Free side-products, such as free versions, free viewers and free scanners are used to promote their main software. Besides, it is also a good idea to provide some "free gift" to "reward"  their customers. If you are using Genuine Windows, congratulation, you have privilege to install Microsoft free anti-virus, Microsoft Security Essentials, in your Windows now. In this post, I am going to share some my experience after using this software several days.

Free Windows Xp Virtual Drives : Accessing ISO Images without Installation

Previously, I used to use Daemon Tools to assess ISO image files. However, it is not a free software. Therefore, I decided to put some afford to search a free software to do the same thing. Finally, I realized that, in fact, Microsoft has provided such free tool that called "Microsoft Virtual CD Control Tool". Without any hesitation, I download and test it immediately. Here is some sharing based on my experience toward this free tool.

Advanatages:
1. Green
You do not need to install it to your hard disk. In other words, you can use it directly after extract it to your desktop.

5 mythes to speed up Windows computer

There are too many myths in our Internet. Today, let's find out the fact behind these so-called tips to speed up Windows.

1. Go to Start -> Run -> type "prefetch", then delete all files in this folder...
Comment:
True or not? The answer is NO!!! Firstly, the question is, what is the function for "prefetch" folder in our Windows? According to Microsoft official webside,

"...Windows keeps track of the way your computer starts ... saves this information ... in the prefetch folder ... Windows refers to these files to help speed the start process. ... prefetch folder is self-maintaining ...no need to delete it .... If you empty the folder, Windows and your programs will take longer to open the next time you turn on your computer."

(Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-the-prefetch-folder)

PPStream: Display Chinese language at PPS in Windows 7

Due to default setting, PPStream might not be able to display in Chinese or Mandarin in our Windows 7. However, as Windows 7 users, it should be a peanut for you to show Chinese language at PPStream. All you need to do is to change the option of Region and Language in your Windows 7. In this post, I am going to show you how to change the option of Region and Language.

First of all, go to
Start
  Control Panel
    Clock, Language, and Regional
       Region and Language

Show, Record, Write Mandarin / Chinese in Notepad, Open Office, Microsoft Office

This is a trouble for me to copy and paste a mandarin sentence in a notepad as a record in some computer because most of them was became something like below:

After do some searching, finally, I got a solution for this problem.

Windows Tips: Display special symbols|characters by using keyboard 2

Using the key-broad short-cut to create or type special characters and symbols will always impress your friends. Although the last article has shown how to enter ♡ , ® , ♣ etc by using your keyboard, it may not work if HTML function is disable. Therefore, an alternative way to avoid this problem is using Alt key with specific code number. All you need to do is press the Alt key and hold it down, then type in the specific code number accordingly.

Registered trademark ® is Alt + 0174;

Copyright © is Alt + 0169;

Trademark Sign ™ is Alt + 0153;

Generic Currency ¤ is Alt + 0164;

Windows Tips: Enter special symbols|characters by using keyboard

It is awesome if you can type various special characters or symbols such as ♡, ®, ♣ etc, by using your keyboard to impress other people in forum, blogger, facebook etc. It may be an everyone's secret unless you willing to discover it yourself. This post will show how to using your keyboard to type several popular special characters or symbols to impress your friends.

The procedure to display ♡ is shown below:

Windows Solution: Windows Installer Service could not be accessed

What is a "surprise" today. My Windows Xp sp3 is crashed. The error message "Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" is appeared whether I am trying to install or uninstall a software. After doing some researches, such as reinstall the update package, check it registry etc, finally, the solution for my Windows Xp is just two steps with two command lines:

Change Hidden File to Visible File After Attacking by Virus (Windows Tips)

It is very troublesome when our pendrive or removable storage devices have been attacked by virus after plug-in to a "infected" computer. All files and documents in the removable storage device may seem "disappear" after all the virus has been removed by an anti-virus software. In fact, it is very rarely that "virus" will delete your file. Usually, "virus" will just hide your file or make it "invisible". In other words, the file is become a hidden file.

In order to get rid of this problem, this tutorial will show your how to convert a hidden file to a visible file, again, manually.

PPStream: Display Chinese language at PPS in Windows Xp

Due to default setting, PPStream might not be able to display in Chinese or Mandarin in our Windows Xp. But it should not be a big problem. All you need to do is to change the language display option in your Windows for non-Unicode program. In this post, I am going to show you how to change your Windows Xp language service for non-Unicode program.

First of all, go to
Start 
 Control Panel
   Regional And Language Options
     Advanced

Next, in the "Advanced" window, select any kind of Chinese language, e.g. Chinese (PRC), in the Language for non-Unicode Programs box as shown below.

Last but not least, don't forget to restart / reboot your computer so the setting of your system can be updated.

Windows Tips & Tricks: 10 useful mathematic symbols' shortcut

Laptop tips & tricks: Install Windows Xp in FreeDOS based laptop

Solution for Error 0x0000007B, 0xF7802524... while install Windows Xp in laptop with FreeDOS for MSI CR600, MS-1683 laptop. I just brought a MSI CR600, MS-1683, FreeDOS based laptop yesterday. Instead of spending another 100 dollar to have Windows7 startup OS(operation system), I believe I am quite satisfy to the performance of Windows Xp and there is no point for me to try another new version OS. However, reality is always unpredictable. I was stuck while trying to install Windows XP. After spending one hour for troubleshooting, in the end, the solution are stated as below:

Windows Tips & Trick: How to create an invisible file in Windows

An invisible file is a file which will never be seen but can be selected and opened it if and only if you know its location in your desktop. Actually it is quite impossible to create an invisible file in Windows. Invisible file is totally different to hidden file. In other words, the invisible file is not a hidden file. The hidden file is visible if someone turn on the "show hidden file" in file option settling. There are only two steps to do an invisible file in your Windows.

USB WriteProtector: Prevent USB disc from virus or spy-ware attack

How to prevent your USB disc from virus or spy-ware attack? Pendrive, external hard disc or any removable storage is the easy tool to spread virus nowadays. USB WriteProtector can be use to prevent it. No need to install and free for use now. http://www.gaijin.at/dlusbwp.php

However, I found many disadvantages after use this USB WriteProtector, that are, it cannot prevent virus from other computer to attack your pendrive as well as other pendrive attack your computer. In short, it is totally useless for me.