How to Recover Your Data When Your Windows Not Running ?

If you have a computer with a corrupted Windows/Other OS or you having a hard disk which you wants to recover your old important data, then in this tutorial I’m gonna help you out With this problem. You can only need a running computer, your old hard disk and bootable software which I’m going to show you.

This tutorial only works when only your windows got corrupted and you wants to recover your data but if your computer got dead or it doesn’t get starts then go with our given tutorial below according to your problem and we gonna help you out from your dead computer first.

In case your computer got really dead and doesn’t able to get start then you can try to attach your hard disk to another running computer and then try to do this tutorial to recover you data from your corrupted OS hard disk.

Recovering data from old or corrupted windows hard disk is such an easy task to do even a kid can do that. You’ll just have to do the one thing, read the article carefully, repeat the steps what I do and that’s it.

So, let’s get start

Step 1 – Download the Live OS

In this step you’re gonna download the live OS from the downloading link given below, scroll down the web page and you will find it.

Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip Download link >>>>> http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

We are using Hirens Boot CD because it’s a bootable software which contains numbers of diagnostic tools and live operating system called Mini Windows XP. Mini windows XP is a plug & play software. It doesn’t need be installed to your hard disk. Just write a bootable disc and you can use it just like a normal Windows XP.

Step 2 – Extract Zip File & Burn bootable disk

After your download completes you’ve got a Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip file in your download folder. Extract that file and write a bootable disk or an usb pen drive with the iso file in it. If you don’t know how to make it then we have another tutorial below to show you how to do it.

After you’ve successfully written your Hirens Bootable Cd then it’s time to boot it. To boot the disk or usb you’ll need to set the boot order first according to your boot device. So, set the boot device and insert the disk or usb to boot it.

Step 4 – Boot Your Disc or usb

When you successfully change the boot orders to CD-ROM or USB, then restart your system insert the disc/USB and you will get the menu like this:

Step 4.1 – Select the Mini Windows XP and Press Enter. Now, your windows get starts to load. When the loading completes you’ll see the windows is open.

Now your Windows is open completely and you can do whatever you want with it. Connect an external hard drive or another usb drive to take a backup of your data from the hard disk. Open the “My Computer” to get list of your hard drive partitions and copy all the files to your external drive just like your normal computer windows.

Sometimes external hard disk won’t work , in that case attach the hard disk, restart the computer and then boot the mini windows XP again.

Enjoy..........NCTTS

How to clear or reset your Desktop Computer BIOS or CMOS Password ?

We use bios password to add up some extra security in our desktop and laptop and they prevent other users to changing the setting or it can also prevent system booting without any permission. Just like all our passwords we forgot one of them or sometimes it can be the bios password. In that case most people sending the computer to the IT department or sent back to the manufacture to reset the bios, I know it can be expensive because it will not covered in the computer’s warranty. So, don’t worry about that in this tutorial we show you “How to clear or break your Desktop computer BIOS or CMOS password?” by some backdoor tricks or passwords.

This tutorial is intended for experience computer hardware engineer, if you are a home user don’t try to do it by alone get some help of an engineer otherwise contact us and we demonstrate you how to do it. Deskdecode.com is not responsible for the any kind of use or misuse of this material, including loss of data, damage to hardware, or personal injury. Before attempting this tutorial, please take some time and call your laptop customer care support and ask the recommended methods of resetting the bios password, if they will not help’s you then read this tutorial and try to do it by your own.

So let’s get started

You can reset the bios password by different backdoor tricks. Here’s a list of backdoor tricks:

1. Reset by backdoor passwords
2. Reset by software
3. Reset by bios jumper
4. Reset by C-MOS battery

Reset by backdoor password –

There are some of backdoor passwords which the bios manufacture company creates to open the bios menu in case of customer forgets our own password. Here are some passwords according by Bios Company

1. Award BIOS backdoor passwords:

AWARD_SW, Award SW, HLT, Condo, CONCAT, TTPTHA, aPAf, HLT, KDD, ZBAAACA, ZAAADA, ZJAAADC, djonet, ALFAROME, ALLy, _award, AWARD_SW, AWARD?SW, AWARD SW, AWARD PW, AWKWARD, awkward, 01322222, J64, j256, j262, j332, j322, 01322222, 589589, 589721, 595595, 598598

2. AMI BIOS backdoor passwords:

AMI, AAAMMMIII, BIOS, PASSWORD, HEWITT, RAND, AMI?SW, AMI_SW, LKWPETER, A.M.I. CONDO

3. PHOENIX BIOS backdoor passwords:

phoenix, PHOENIX, CMOS, BIOS, ALFAROME, BIOSTAR, biostar, biosstar, CMOS, cmos, LKWPETER

4. BIOS PASSWORDS BY MANUFACTURER:

• VOBIS & IBM – merlin
• Dell – Dell
• Biostar – Biostar
• Compaq – Compaq
• IBM – APTIVA BIOS

Resting by password cracking software –

We can also reset the bios password by the cracking software’s like “Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip”. We also use Hirens Boot CD because it’s bootable software which contains numbers of diagnostic tools and a live operating system.

Download link >>>>> http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

Step 1 – Boot the “Hirens.BootCD”

Open the boot menu by pressing F9, F10, F11, F12 whatever your motherboard support’s and Select the DVD-RW to Boot Up the CD.

Step 2 – Select the Dos Programs.

After booting the cd you will see the Hirens boot cd menu. Select the Dos Program.

Step 3 – Select the “Next…” on the 9^th No.

Select Next and find the “BIOS/CMOS tools” and open it.

Step 4 – Select the Bios Cracker 5.0 tool in the BIOS/CMOS tools.

After selecting the “Bios Cracker 5.0 (cmospwd)” your screen got fluctuate and you see some software gets auto start and ask you some of questions like language or something, you’ll just have to click enter and that’s it. After some of questions you will see, the program asks you to “Press enter key to continue”. Just press the enter key and your bios password got reset. Restart your computer and check the password is removes or not. If the password is still remains try ours another solution listed below.

Resting by bios jumper and solder bread –

You can also reset the bios by CMOS jumper. Shorting the jumper till 20 sec can reset your bios password. Mostly the bios jumper Is located nearest by the ram slot or the CMOS battery. The CMOS jumper is looks like this:

Step 1 – Open Your computer case.

Step 2 – Find the jumper.

Step 3 – Move the metal cover from 1-2 to 2-3 for 10 sec and after that move back the metal cover to 1-2 again.

Step 4 – Assemble back your computer case and test it.

After shorting the password has been cleared. If it has, screw back the cover and load the default setting in the bios to make bios on its original position. If the password is still remains try ours another solution listed below.

Resting by C-MOS battery – 

All the cmos and bios setting is saved in the bios chip which was attached on the motherboard. The main work of cmos battery is giving a continuous power supply to the bios chip to save all the settings. If you unplug or remove the battery for above 5 sec, the bios setting will be reset.

Step 1 – Unplug all the power supply which is connected to your computer. Means power cable.

Step 2 – Open your computer case.

Step 3 – Disconnect the CMOS battery.

After finding the battery, just disconnect it or remove the battery for 5 sec.

Step 4 – Short the CMOS battery connector by the use of metal wire because in some of motherboard manufacturers backup the power to the Bios Chipset by using of some capacitor that’s why we short them to remove the remains power supply.

Step 5 – Reinstall the CMOS battery and assemble back your computer case and that’s it. Power up your computer and the bios got reset.

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 Note – Sometimes these solutions doesn’t work. In that case you’ll have to re-install your bios software or replacing the bios chip.

Enjoy..........NCTTS

How To Fix Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working ?

Questions:

1. My computer starts showing Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working on every windows login ?
2. Explorer or expoler.exe appcrash while working or on startup of computer?
3. Need to start explore.exe by run command in task manager manually every time when Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working arrives on the computer screen?

These are those questions what I’m getting once in a week so i think to create a tutorial about this topic to help and understand you people better about this problem.

Actually Explorer.exe is program which your windows operating system starts automatically on every windows startup to use your computer in a normal way. If your windows explorer might bit in problem that means its 100% possible you’ve seeing this “Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working” app crash while working on your computer or maybe on system’s startup. Explorer is just a program like others and it’s also possible it gets corrupted and that’s normal because when a virus hits your computer the first thing it will do to corrupts your windows explorer file to make your computer abnormal. Sometimes it’s easy to fix this problem but sometimes it won’t so, let’s see how quickly you fix your problem by following our solution guide below.

Solution Guide

Note: Try to run your computer on safe mode if your computer is not able to opens up normally.

Note: Try to run your explorer by run command feature on task manager if your windows explore still won’t able to opens on safe mode either. To open task manager on blank screen you’ll need to press“Ctrl+Aly+Del” key at the same time and the menu screen will opens up in front of you and after that click on file at the first right top option on task manager.

File >> New Task (Run…) >> Type “explorer.exe” and hit enter.

Virus Scan & Registry Cleaning

Now you know this “Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working” problem is normally created by viruses and the best solution is to try is, install a good antivirus and do full system viruses scan and after that run windows registry cleaner software to repair and clean your windows registry from viruses. I’m only suggest these recommendation because viruses makes your windows registry infected and change it with the fake values in order to make your computer unable to use.

1. Download and install a good antivirus and after that fully scan your computer. >>DOWNLOAD – Avast! Free Antivirus<<
2. Download and install a good windows registry cleaner and after that scan and fix your computer’s registry.  >>DOWNLOAD_CCleaner_Free_Registry_Cleaner_tool<

Drivers Update

Normally this problem comes with corrupted video drivers of your computer and reinstalling drivers is the only option you have if the problem is generating from a corrupted drivers.

Repair Your Windows

If the above solution wont works for you that mean your computers windows got corrupted and it needs to get repair. To repair your windows there are 3 things you can do to fix your computer and those are:

1. “Sfc /Scannow” Cmd Command – “Sfc /Scannow” is a system scan command to repair and fix your windows by command prompt automatically. It’s a best way to fix your windows by just typing single command on your computer and most of this problem got quickly fix by just using it. To use this command you’ll need to open your window command prompt ‘as an administrator’ and then type the “Sfc /Scannow” command on it like the picture shown below.

2. Manually Registry Repair – Most of times these above given solutions wont works because of windows bad corruption then the second option you have is to repair your windows registry by your own. Repairing registry for your explore is very easy you’ll just have to follow the instruction given below.

   A. Press Windows key + R to open run command and after that type “Regedit” and hit enter to get into windows registry folder.

   B. Now go to the given path on your windows registry editor by on folding registry folders  “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows” and after that you will find your registry look like this:

As you can see on listed picture above there are 2 types of possible “load” file you’ll find on your computer screen, one with virus corrupted and second one is normal which don’t have any data value on it.  On my computer my “load” string file having a value data path to “xfvcww.exe” because of virus corruption and that means my windows is having problem with explorer. If your load file looks normal to you that means you have this load registry file problem just move to our next registry repair step No. “D:” below.

   C. If you find your load file is corrupted then the best thing you can do to modify your registry and makes it normal as it was before. Just right click on your “Load” registry and after click on modify. After when the “edit string” windows pop out just edit the valve and make it blank and click ‘ok’ to save your file. After saving the file make a reboot (restart) your computer and test it. If the problem still exists move to our next step below.

   D. If the above registry repair wont works for you or maybe you didn’t find any corrupted load file then it’s possible you having a problem with another registry file. To identify you’ll need to go to this path and search for a registry named “shell”. Path “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

If you find a registry named “shell” with some virus file path attached to it than its 100% possible this is a main root of your problem. In that case you can delete or edit the shell registry to blank and then restart your computer to make it normal as it was before. If you can’t find any file named shell that means your windows is fully corrupted and you can fix it by resorting or reinstallation of your computer windows.

Last Options

If you still having this Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working appcrash on your computer after trying all the solution given above in this tutorial then you have only two options left and those are”

1. Restore your windows to the earlier stage and make it back to normal.
2. Reinstall your windows and make everything back to new.

Enjoy...........NCTTS

Replace or change a broken laptop display screen

How to replace or change a broken laptop display screen ?

Whether you have a broken, cracked, dead or burned pixel display screen you will think about to change it or rather be by yourself and that’s why i make this tutorial to show you how you can easily change your broken or dead display screen by yourself with just using a screw driver.

If your laptop’s display doesn’t show you anything that doesn’t mean your display got dead you’ll have to make sure about your screen by connecting it to another external monitor.

So let’s see

Either you have a LCD or LED display in your laptop, the procedure is same for every type or screen. So watch and read this tutorial carefully and repeat the steps which we shows you.

Step 1- Switch OFF Power

The first thing is to do is turn off your laptop, remove the power adaptor cable and battery also.

Step 2 – Removing Rubber Protector

Remove the rubber cover by the help of your nails which was pasted on screws.

Step 3 – Remove the Screws

Remove the screws by using screwdriver. If you don’t find any of screws on the display cover then  you can skip this step and move on to next.

Step 4 – Open the Casing

Open the display case by the use of your finger nails and a flat screwdriver.

And after that unmatched the base cover.

Step 5 – Remove the Frame Screws.

Step 6 – Remove The Hinge Screws From The Left And Right Side, Both.

Step 7 – Remove the Video Connecter

Laydown the screen on the keyboard and remove the video connecter

 

Step 8 – Remove the CCFL Power Connector

Disconnect the CCFL power connector from the bottom of your LCD screen. If you having a LED screen then you’ll never able to find that power connect because the led doesn’t need it and it’s also not possible to install LED in the place of LCD.

Step 9 – Install the New LCD/LED

Now install the new LCD or LED and reconnect the video cable and CCFL power connector.

Step 10 – Install the Screws Back to the Hinge and the Frame

Step 11 – Reattach the Display Case and Install Back the Screws

Step 12 – Testing

Now you’ve done with the installation of your display screen. Plug back the battery and turn on your laptop.

Enjoy........NCTTS

How To Find And Download Our Computer, Laptop, Printer & Pc Hardware Drivers?

If you are searching for your laptops, desktop’s, printer’s scanner’s, webcam’s and bla bla bla drivers whatever the computer accessories you having then I’m pretty sure going to help you out by this tutorial.

I know pretty sure you are wondering about why we need to install our computer’s drivers or what are those drivers do in our computer? The answer is just a car needs a driver to move, your computer hardware also needs a driver to run itself properly. Some of hardware comes with automatic drivers installation like your pen drive, hard drive etc. but some of hardware requires to install there drivers to perform better. I think now you should know well about why we need drivers to install in our computer.

In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can easily find your computer’s hardware drivers to install or update them quickly. There are only two ways to install your computer driver, which are –

1. Download from manufacture website.
2. Use 3rd party software

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1. Download From Manufacture Website – By searching your hardware’s model no. into manufacturer’s website support center can easily find your latest driver to download. Some of companies also provide you automatic driver installation, they give you a software to run in your computer which will auto-detect your product and gives you a list of driver what you’ve need. Here are list of some company’s driver support portal to show you an example how your manufacture’s website looks like.

HP (Hewlett-Packard) Drivers – http://www8.hp.com/in/en/drivers.html  

Compaq Drivers – http://www.compaq.com/cpq-country/cpq_support.html

Dell Drivers – http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Products/?app=drivers

Sony Drivers –http://www.sony.co.in/support/productcategory/it+personal+computer

2. Use 3^rd Party Software – Sometimes it’s very hard to find our computer’s drivers on manufacture’s website because mostly those companies stops supporting their old products or sometimes we got confused to know, what to do or where to click on their website, that’s why we are using 3^rd party software to find and install our hardware’s supported drivers easily and I’m going to show you a great software which can helps you a lot with your driver problem and the best part is you don’t need to go visit the manufacturer website or pay money to download the supports drivers.

We are using driver identifier to show you how you can easily find your drivers. Actually we are using driver identifier because its freeware (which we all like) and this software will find all of your computer’s hardware drivers, like printers driver, scanner driver, webcam drivers and lots more. It will scan your computer and give you the list of what you’ve need or what your computer wants to update.

So let’s see how to use driver identifier

Step 1 – Download

First you’ll have to download the driver finder from the official website of driveridentifier, here’s a quick link to download  >>>>http://driveridentifier.com/download.php

Click on a save button to “Save File” on your computer.

Step 2 – Installation

After the download completes, double click on the file driveridentifier_setup.exe in your downloads folder. You’ll just have to do next, next and finish. That’s it.

Step 3 – Scanning

Now open your Driver Identifier and click on “Scan Drivers” to start the hardware scanning.

Step 4 – Download Drivers

Now you will see your browser is open to shows you the list of your hardware’s supported drivers. Click on download or update to download the particular driver.

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How To Completely Erase And Wipe A Hard Disk Drive ?

Note: Tutorial is also for corrupted hard disk repair solution.

Did you know deleting file isn’t enough to completely erase or shred a file from your hard disk (HDD)? When your operating system delete’s a file or folder, it is only remove and hide that file reference and header to make it unreadable and create a free space in your hard disk to store something else. That means your file is still live in your hard disk after deleting and you can recover it until you’ve overwrites something on the recent blank space of that file.

Why use disk wipe?

Yes! Deleted file can be recoverable if you don’t wipe your hard disk completely and that’s bad if you’re selling or given your computer or laptop to someone else, which you don’t want that person will access your private data in future. Other that selling sometimes deleting and overwriting data in Hard disk for long time may also cause of slow data transformation or corruption of your drive and then it needs to get wipe because of collected collection of data bad sector.

What does disk wipe do?

Disk wipe is a loop process of overwriting data on your hard disk which cause permanently removal of data.

How to use disk wipe?

Normally there are lots of software available on the internet which can provide disk wipe utility free or paid in order to fulfill customer’s needs but in this tutorial I’m going to show you a free and effective software called dban (Darik’s Boot And Nuke) which can erase and remove all your data and collect bad sector from your Hard disk and make it clean as new.

Note: Take a backup of all your data if needed or otherwise it will gone forever. 

Step 1 – Download dban latest version from official website link given below.

http://www.dban.org/download

Step 2 – Make a bootable disk of recently downloaded dban’s iso file

Step 3 – Boot dban cd (start your computer with dban’s cd) by quick boot menu or manually configured “Dvd-Drive” as first boot device.

Step 4 – Now you’ll able to see “Dban’s Main Screen” on your computer. Just press enter to continue.

After when some process done you’ll able to see your Harddisk listed in the disk & partition column. If your hard disk isn’t listed there that means you having a problem with your Hard disk or maybe this software wont supports your Hdd .

Step 5 – Press “M” key to show wipe methods.  You can also use my recommend method listed below according to your use.

Quick Erase – Select quick erase if you want to format and wipe your data quickly and this method will only perform a single wipe pass and I won’t recommend this because a single pass wont effects very much for you hard disk to be erased completely.

DoD Short – Mostly this method is most famous and also works great if you just want to erase data.

DoD 5220.22-M – This method is more effective that above one and also more time consuming so, only select this method if you needed because it will take hours to complete.

Step 6 – Now press “Space” to select your drive and after that press “F10” to start disk wiping.

After the wiping fully completes, remove the dban’s bootable cd and restart your computer and now all your data is gone.

 PHYSICAL DAMAGE

If you think your data is too important and you don’t want to make it leaked then it’s better to keep your drive with yourself or you can physical damage the Hdd if the data is also won’t safe with you. You can use a hammer or a drill machine to break your drive.

Enjoy.............NCTTS