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SMFixer: Free Tool to Repair and Enable Corrupted Safe Mode in Windows

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"Safe Mode" is one of the best troubleshooting feature available in Windows. Whenever something goes wrong or we are unable to boot into Windows, we start our system in Safe Mode by pressing "F8" key and fix the problem.
Mostly we use Safe Mode to remove viruses from our system but many viruses disable or corrupt Safe Mode so that the user can't boot into Safe Mode to remove them.
In such situation, you can use "SMFixer" or "Windows Safe Mode Fixer" which is an absolutely free tool to use.
"SMFixer" helps you in fixing the corrupted Safe Mode and gives you back the full control over your computer.

Simply download the tool using following link:
Download Link
Click on FIX button and your computer will restart immediately. So we advise you to save any unsaved work before you click FIX button.
Now you can hit F8 key just before Windows boot screen to boot into Safe Mode

 

[Boniface Evarist]

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[webondo]

Mkuu thanks sana!

 

[Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu]

[Fix] Windows Search Crashes, Fails to Start or Doesn’t Show Search Results

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Windows Vista and 7 comes with instant search feature which allows you to search for files and programs quickly and easily within Windows Explorer or Start menu.
You just need to type the desired search keyword in search box and Windows Search starts showing the results instantly.
Sometimes Windows Search doesn't work as expected. It doesn't show proper result and sometimes doesn't show any result at all. Sometimes Windows Search crashes or fails to start as soon as you start searching for something. It might also show error messages. When Windows Search crashes or fails to start or doesn't show results, an event ID 7042, 100, 1000, 1006, 3024 or 7040 is also logged in Windows Event log.
It might be due to incorrect search settings or corrupted search index database. There are manual ways to repair the settings or index using search settings window or Control Panel.

Today we are going to share an automatic Fix It released by Microsoft which helps you in fixing almost all kind of issues related to Windows Search. It automatically repairs Windows Search problems, such as database corruption, crashes and startup failures.

This automatic Fix it fixes following issues:

• Windows Search doesn't show results
• Windows Search crashes or fails
• Windows Search doesn't start or gives error message
• Other general problems related with Windows Search

This Fix it automatically resets and repairs the search database and restarts Windows Search service in Windows. This enables Windows to re-index all files and resolve the problem.
You can download Windows Search Fix it using following direct download link:
Download Fix it for Windows Search

 

[Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu]

Ultimate Collection of Best Freeware to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows and Linux

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Many times we need to install fresh Windows or a Linux distro in a computer system but we don't have access to a working CD/DVD drive. Sometimes the computer system doesn't have any CD/DVD drive attached or sometimes the drive might be faulty or can't read your setup disc.

Then what to do in such situation? How to install Windows or Linux in the system without a working CD/DVD drive? Here comes bootable USB drive to the rescue!

You can create a bootable USB drive to install Windows or Linux in your computer system. It'll allow you to boot your system using it and then it'll run the OS setup just like you do with a CD or DVD.

There are also many other benefits in installing Windows or Linux using a bootable USB drive. It makes the OS installation faster as it takes less time in copying the files from USB to hard disk compared to a CD/DVD. Also there is no need to worry about scratches or "can't copy files" error messages in case of a USB drive which we always do while installing the OS using a CD or DVD.

But creating a bootable USB drive is not very easy task. You need to run a few commands and need to follow a few steps to make it working. That's why we have shared lots of free software in past to create bootable USB drives to install Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Server 2008 and many Linux distro like Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint, Mandriva, etc.

For your convenience, we are putting all these free tools together in this single place so that you don't need to waste your time in searching for them.

So without wasting time lets share all freeware which help you in creating bootable USB drives to install Windows and Linux:

A Bootable USB:​

"A Bootable USB" is an AskVG exclusive free tool which allows you to create bootable USB drive to install Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7.

Download A Bootable USB

WBI Creator:​

"WBI Creator" is another freeware released by us which allows you to create bootable ISO image file of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 setup which can be copied to a USB drive using other freeware mentioned in this topic.

Download WBI Creator

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool:​

"Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool" is an official freeware from Microsoft which allows you to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7 and Windows 8. It also allows you to create bootable DVD.

Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

WinToFlash:​

"WinToFlash" is a free software to create bootable USB drives for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and 7 setup. WinToFlash can also transfer your live CD or DVD to USB card.

Download WinToFlash

Setup from USB:​

"Setup from USB" is a free tool to convert your USB flash drive into Windows Vista or Windows 7 bootable setup disk. You can make your USB drive as bootable and setup Windows Vista or Windows 7 on any computer that supports booting from USB.

Download Setup from USB

XBoot:​

"XBoot" is a free utility for creating Multiboot USB drives or ISO image files. XBoot can combine ISO files in to one Multiboot ISO file or create Multiboot USB in just few clicks.

Download XBoot

Win32 Disk Imager:​

"Win32 Disk Imager" is a free utility available for Windows which can be used for writing and restoring images to/from removable drives (USB drives, SD Memory cards, etc). It can be used to write bootable images to a usb drive, making it bootable.

Download Win32 Disk Imager

UNetbootin:​

"UNetbootin" allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on both Windows and Linux.

Download UNetbootin

Rufus:​

"Rufus" is a small and portable tool which allows you to format and create bootable USB drives for Windows and Linux OS. The most impressive thing about this tool is its interface. It looks very close to default format window which is shown by Windows whenever you try to format a hard disk partition or a USB drive.

Download Rufus

That's all for now guys. If you know about any other good and free tool to create bootable USB drive for Windows or Linux, please feel free to share it in your comment. Also let us know your valuable feedback about the above mentioned freeware...

 

[Herbalist Dr MziziMkavu]

How to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows Vista?

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1. First format your USB drive in NTFS file system. You can do it by attaching your USB drive to your system and then format it from My Computer window.
2. Now open Command Prompt window from Start menu. Right-click on Command Prompt entry in start menu and select "Run as administrator" option.
3. Now type diskpart in Command Prompt window and press Enter. It'll launch DiskPart program:

4. Now provide following command:

list volume
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It'll show a list of all drives in your system. Look for your USB drive entry. As in the below screenshot, the USB drive is "G" which you can determine from its "Type" entry.
Now you have to select the USB drive volume by providing select volume no. command. Since in our case volume no. of USB drive is "Volume 4", the command would be:

select volume 4
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Now we have to make this drive active. So provide active command:

active
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Now exit from DiskPart using exit command.

5. Now we need to create Boot sector on USB drive. We'll use "bootsect.exe" utility for this task. You can find this utility in Windows Vista setup disk. It'll be present in "Boot" directory.
Now provide following command in Command Prompt:

bootsect /nt60 G:
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Here G is drive letter of USB drive. Replace it with the correct drive letter if your system has some other letter for USB drive.

6. At last, copy all files/folders from Vista Setup DVD to your USB drive and you have done.
Now you can boot using your USB drive and can install Windows Vista in any system.