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Archive for January, 2009

Customize Windows XP into a Vista Look

Posted by Nikolai On January - 25 - 2009

Personally, I have always been impressed with Windows XP rather than with Vista as far as performance and stability is concerned. Vista has a lot of incompatibility issues and a lot of people consider themselves unfortunate to have Vista and later realize that they need to downgrade back to Windows XP. However, as you can see the screenshot on the left, XP’s graphics and style is boring and I would prefer Vista’s looks and feel. If given the chance, anyone would love to have both Read More

Fix and Optimize Windows Speed with a Registry Cleaner

Posted by Nikolai On January - 20 - 2009

Is your Windows running slowly? Over time, your Windows operating system may run noticeably slower and slower every time you install, uninstall and install different softwares. Did you know that uninstalling a software does not really remove it completely from your system? Yes, some parts of it may still be present on your system and much of these unnecessary files are mostly registry entries! These unneeded file can mess up your registry and eventually cause a slow response of your system. Read More

Hp installation stuck at 96%

Posted by Nikolai On January - 20 - 2009

Sometimes Hp installation get stuck at 96%, at this point installation is configuring your product. When this happens first thing you need to check is your Digital Imaging Monitor. To do this, just go to your task manager by pressing (Ctrl-Alt-Del) – Processes Tab, and locate the process hpqtra08.exe and end/stop that process. After ending the DIM, restart it by double clicking on the file located at C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\Bin\hpqtra08.exe If the installation does not Read More

Shop for HP Supplies – Uninstall or Install?

Posted by Nikolai On January - 13 - 2009

I have been receiving a lot of search engine search asking on how to remove the Shop for HP Supplies application. So this post is really intended for those who are not technically savy who are searching the web for this information. You may ask yourself, “can I uninstall this ‘Shop for HP Supplies‘ software that is included with my Full-Feature HP application without affecting my products’ functionalities? Do I really need “Shop for HP Supplies?” Shop Read More

HP CUE Scanning Flow Component has encountered a problem

Posted by Nikolai On January - 13 - 2009

There is a known bug on HP Solution Center. In this post I will possible solution on this particular issue. ERROR MESSAGE: HP CUE Scanning Flow Component has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. CAUSE: Bad registry enrty – caused by some third party application such as registry cleaners or anti-virus. For some reason the registry below is created which then cause the scanning application to HPQSCNVW.exe to stop Read More

An error messages “No HP devices have been detected. HP Solution Center will close now.” appears every time you try to open the HP solution center. This problem basically is caused by an incomplete installation. What happen was, the basic software of your product is already installed however the device itself was not fully configured to integrate with the HP solution center. The solution for this problem is basically reinstalling the software. Instructions: Important Reminders Read More

Invalid Drive when Installing HP Software

Posted by Nikolai On January - 5 - 2009

This is a very complicated problem that may happen when installing your Hp software. This may happen when you installed the software previously on an external hard drive that has already been removed. The registry keys that point to the installation address may still be present that is why during installation it tries to find the non-existent drive. This would then give you and Invalid Drive error message when Installing HP Software. Solution: All you need to do is make a virtual drive with Read More