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Many current motherboards come with a RAID controller (RAID = Redundant Array of Independent Disks, dt = redundant array of independent disks) equipped. But lurking in practice, considerable danger to all users that use RAID in the RAID 0 configuration to improve performance of data transfer rate:

1. A RAID system consists of at least 2 hard drives. If two physical disks are coupled to a data network, doubling the theoretical danger of a total defect of the composite.

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The printing is done via the Windows Print Spooler (Print Spooler Service).This service must be activated when Windows starts up, otherwise the will not print and you get the error message that the service is not started.

1.Under XP / Vista in the Control Panel and Administrative Services. For Windows 7, you click Control Panel, click System and Safety - management - services.

2. Open the Print Spooler service, or on Windows 7/Vista the Print Spooler service.

3. Set startup type to Automatic for the service and start the new, it should be terminated.

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Analyze problems connecting with the network diagnostics of Windows 7 To do this, the new Network Diagnostics in Windows 7.

For problems with the network or the Internet, you should install the new Network Diagnostics in Windows use 7th Using a Wizard So you can analyze problems and eliminate serious connection.

To analyze network and Internet problems

To analyze in Windows 7 network errors automatically by the system and resolve to let go as follows.

1. Click Start and Control Panel.

2. Select Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center.

3. When you click “fix problems” on the link, you as the next, which would like to resolve network problem, you:

*No access to the Internet? Then click on Internet Connections.

*You do not have access to other PCs on the network? Then click on HOME NETWORK GROUP.

*Problems with the network card and its configuration can be solved with a click on network adapters.

4. Depending on the selected problem type appear in the next step a few questions that specify the problem in more detail.

5. Select the appropriate responses and then click Next.

6. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

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Incorrect printer property settings can have a bad or incomplete print the result or make sure your printer does not print. Check correspond in this case, if the settings of your printer to the manufacturer (note the information in the manual):

1.Click Start - Control Panel - Printers and Faxes or Vista Printer. In Windows 7 Start - Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Equipment and Printers.

2. Click the right mouse button on the printer to scan and select the shortcut menu select Properties.

3.Verify that all printer properties correspond to the recommendations of the manufacturer. Read the manual for the printer to or browse for relevant information on the Internet.

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A complicated troubleshooting can be avoided if you take the built-in Windows Print Advisor to complete. It can be found in the Help and Support Center for Windows XP / Vista. If this can not help in solving a problem, please use the online support services, in which many well-known printer manufacturers are listed.

Start following the DVD Troubleshooter in the Windows Help and Support Center to:

1. Click Start and then Help and Support.

2. Select the link under Pick a Help Topic Fixing a problem.

3. Highlight in the left pane, select pressure problems and click the right window to fix a printer problem.

4. Select the option that describes the printer problem best.

5.Click Next and follow the instructions of the Advisor to isolate the problem. You can always click back to repeat the last step or alternative to choose.

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Modern notebooks indeed achieve run times of four hours or more, but with a little effort can often still obtain much higher running times.Even in older notebook, you can easily pick out a long lead-times, without sacrificing comfort.

One of the most efficient power-saving tips can also be simultaneously implemented most easily: Even a slightly darkened screen saves a tremendous amount of power, without that you might see less of the screen. Between the second and third brightest brightness level on the display and the highest brightness level is often only minimal differences can be seen, but the battery life can be increased in this manner by up to 30-35 percent. Depending on the ambient lighting is already sufficient, only minor lighting to still work without problems.

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Users are constantly telling you that your USB stick can not be controlled via the Windows Explorer, as the drive letter has disappeared.  About the Device Manager and disk management, he can still find, so that a defect of the USB stick excluded.

To overcome this problem by uninstalling the USB stick and then install it once again:

1.Connect the USB flash drive with your PC.

2.Then click on Start / Control Panel / System / Device Manager.

3.Then click on “Drives”, right click on your USB stick.From the context menu select the command “Uninstall”.

4.Now remove the USB drive of your computer and then plug it back immediately into the USB port. Now he is re-installed and will appear again with a drive letter in Windows Explorer.

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The system files are stored on the Windows installation CD in CAB files.If you need files stored in it, you can use the EXTRACT command to display.

Windows stores the original files in compressed CAB files on the Windows installation CD. one of these file is corrupted or accidentally deleted, the big search.Which CAB file is the file you are looking?The EXTRACT command helps further here.Because then you can read the contents of the CAB files and save to a text file.Proceed as follows.

Read from the CAB files with the command EXTRACT

CAB files, you can decompress with the EXTRACT command and look at the contents of the Sun CAB file:

1.Call on START and RUN CMD <Return> with the MS-DOS command prompt.

2.Once there, type the following command: EXTRACT / A [FOLDER] [FILE]> CAB List.txt <Return>.

3.The folder you specify the path to the location in which there are the CAB files.

4.As file type to the CAB file to be searched.

5.The output is in the file cabinet List.txt that you can open with any text editor.For example: EXTRACT / AF: \ WIN98 \ CATALOG3.CAB> C: \ cab-list.txt

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When a new printer will be installed and the installation fails, then the first piece of advice is often the manufacturer’s hotline: “Have you also uninstalled the driver of the previous printer?”

Certainly a well-meant advice, which is implemented in practice, however, is anything but simple:

Windows will only display active devices in Device Manager and the old printer is often sold or has been replaced by a new printer because it is simply defective. But you can have Windows Vista and Windows 7’s also a trick with the devices that are not currently active:

1.Simultaneously press the WINDOWS + BREAK key combination.Then click on “Advanced System Settings, then click Environment Variables”.

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For error analysis, you can use the Event Viewer in Windows XP.  So you see the errors of applications and Windows XP itself.

If Windows takes a long time until it is fully started, it can have several reasons.  In any case, you should check if there are any known problems boot.  The same is true in other system disorders.  Then analyze possible errors with Event Viewer in Windows XP.

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