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Monday, October 18, 2010

View Hidden Files in Windows

The server was unable to process the request due to an internal error. For more information about the error, either turn on IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults (either from ServiceBehaviorAttribute or from the configuration behavior) on the server in order to send the exception information back to the client, or turn on tracing as per the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SDK documentation and inspect the server trace logs.
The server was unable to process the request due to an internal error. For more information about the error, either turn on IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults (either from ServiceBehaviorAttribute or from the configuration behavior) on the server in order to send the exception information back to the client, or turn on tracing as per the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SDK documentation and inspect the server trace logs.

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It is often required to view the hidden files and folders on your computer. The following guides show you how to enable viewing of these hidden files. There is a prescribed procedure for viewing hidden files in Windows 7. First, you need to close all the programs on the desktop. Second, click the start button, then click on the control panel icon to open the control panel. In the control panel, click on the "Appearance and Personalization" link. When you click on this, you will see the option to show Hidden files and folders. Now, click on this option. Again, there will be an option for Hidden files and folders. Select the button that is labeled "show Hidden files, folders and drives". You also have to remove the check mark labeled "Hide extensions for known file types". After this, you also need to remove the checkmark labeled "Hide protected operating system files (Recommdended)". Once this is completed, click the Apply button and then click OK. After completion of this, your system will be configured to show all hidden files. The following contain the steps to view hidden files in Windows Vista. First, you need to close all programs so that you are at the desktop. Next, go to the start menu and click on it. Select the control panel. Click on the Control Panel and you will see two options here. The first is classic view and the second is control panel home view. If you are in classic view, double click on the folder options icon and click on the view tab and skip the next step. If you are in the Control Panel Home view, click on the "appearance and personalization" link and click on "show hidden files or folders". Under the Hidden files and folders you can select a radio button labeled as show hidden files and folders. Remove the checkmark from the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types". Remove the checkmark from the box labeled "Hide protected operating system files". Next, click the Apply button and then press OK. Finally, close the My Computer. At this point Windows Vista has been configured to show all hidden files and folders. In order to view hidden files in Windows XP, you need to follow these steps. First, you need to close all programs and come back to the desktop. Next, click on the My Computer icon on the desktop. Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options. Now, check the checkbox labeled "Display the contents of system folders". Under the Hidden files and folders section, select the radio button labeled "Show hidden files and folders". Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled "Hide file extensions for known file types". Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled "Hide protecting operating system files". Next, click the Apply button and then press the OK button. At this point your computer is now configured to show all hidden files. Web site and all contents ? Copyright ComputerTooSlow.com 2008, All rights reserved.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Permanently Delete Personal Files

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Research has shown that a great percentage of used computers usually contain valuable information of previous users. It is funny how much confidential information like files, emails, and site login passwords of old owners are found on such computers. What is worse is the threat of leaving bank information like credit and bank account numbers.

Next time you want to give up your machine to someone or you decide to donate it to a charity organization, do consider erasing all your personal data on it. Think about those passwords you stored on your browser that automatically log into your favourite sites. Have you checked your messengers to see that they are not on "remember me" or "remember password"? Did you at any time send anything to your bank that contains all your personal information? Check My Documents for it.

Your windows document is where your files are stored each time you save a work. It would surprise you as to what information this area of your computer holds. Comb through the files and delete anyone with sensitive information. If you do not want to delete all the files, do consider deleting any file that pertains to school, work, bank, business deals, queries, and applications. Open the My Video and delete all homemade videos. Next, check for such sensitive files on your desktop and delete them too. Remember to empty the recycle bin after. Also, make sure you check your pictures to see if there is anything worth deleting. Although there are ways to manually delete all vital information from your computer without uninstalling a single piece of software. It is advisable to uninstall all the Internet browsers on your computer. Note: Do not leave any of them running as browsers usually import and share things like passwords and settings. In fact, you can never be too sure as to which Brower contains your credit card information.

Some people prefer uninstalling their old operating system before giving out or selling their used computer. However not everyone has all the time in the world to carry out the procedure. The importance of making sure you have completely wiped out all personal information there are on your computer before handing it down to a new owner or donating it for a good course cannot be overemphasized. No matter whom the receiver is, you can never guarantee where next that computer of yours would be the minute it leaves your sight for good.

If you want to be very thorough about deleting your personal information, I would recommend wiping your hard drive. Hard-drive wiping software such as WipeDrive, Active@KillDisk and DP Wiper let you overwrite your personal files with zeros and random ones, thereby making your personal data difficult to recover. But note that these software packages do not completely, without any trace, delete personal files. Some few skilled programmers or hackers may be able to access, read, and make print out copies of your files like you never used hard-drive wiping software in the first place. If you want to be sure that you wipe your hard drive, you will need to zero fill your whole hard drive. There is software available to do this as well. However, it should be noted that the process of zero filling a large hard drive can take a bit of time.

It is a good idea to use hard-drive wiping software that runs more than twice to ensure that it inflicts as much damage to the files as possible. While the use of such software to erase data on a hard-drive is the best standard to protect one's identity; a very skilled programmer or hacker, with third party software, may still be able to access that long-forgotten personal information you once deleted. Therefore, the best thing to do is to avoid donating or disposing your computer when your old hard-drive is still in it. You can always replace the old one with a new hard-drive if you must donate your old computer system.

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