While uninstalling Adobe Reader (ERROR:-Windows installer is not running after restarting the service also)

Problem:

While uninstalling Adobe Reader it displays error dialog box

Error:

 ”Windows installer is not running”

(Note: Tried after by restarting the windows installer service in “services.msc” also)

Resolution:

1. Quit all Windows programs.

2. Click Start, type Run in the Search box and then press Enter, type msiexec /unregister in the Open box, and then click OK.

3. Click Start, type Run in the Search box and then press Enter, type msiexec /regserver in the Open box, and then click OK.

4. Restart your computer.

After these steps tried to uninstall Adobe, Now the problem solved .

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Find Detailed Hardware Information with Speccy

Want to know exactly what your computer is made of?  Speccy is a new free tool from the developers of CCleaner that gives you detailed information about your computer hardware.

Note: Speccy is currently a public beta, so if you’d rather not use beta software, wait to use it until it’s fully released. 

Speccy is available both in an exe installer and a portable version.  Choose the one that works best for your needs, and download.  The portable version is especially useful for checking hardware on others’ computers, such as one your considering purchasing at a store.  If you use the portable one, simply run it; otherwise, run the installer and set it up on your computer.

Get your hardware info

Once setup is out of the way, you can see all of your system’s hardware information.  Speccy needs to run in administrative mode, and brings up a UAC prompt by default.  If it doesn’t, you may see this warning.

It will still run the program, but will not have all the information.  Just exit the program and run it again in administrative mode.  To do this, right click on the program and select “Run as Administrator.”

Now you can see a detailed overview of all of your computer’s hardware.

You can view more detailed information by clicking each of the sections.  The CPU panel gives you advanced information about the technologies your processor supports, its code name and family, bus speeds, temperature, and more.

Clicking on one of the graph indicators shows you the temp or speed over time while Speccy was running.

It shows you the brand, part number, frequency, latency, and more, which is really great information to have if you’re considering upgrading or adding more RAM.

The motherboard page even tells you what chipset and BIOS you have.

Speccy gives you very detailed information about your hardware, and this can be very useful information when troubleshooting problems.  It lets you save a snapshot of your computer’s current hardware information so you can view your current information later, or could even send it to a support team so they could also see what is in your computer.

Speccy will run on XP, Vista, 2000, 2003, and Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit versions). Remember once again, Speccy is still a beta program, so only use it now if you feel comfortable running unreleased programs.  Otherwise, wait and try it in a couple weeks, as Priform says it should be finished at that time.

Microsoft Download Manager Available for Free Download

The Microsoft Download Manager enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone. Using the Download Manager makes it easier to download large files such as an application or multimedia files. Also, it has resume support so that you can continue downloading files from where it left off the last time.

I tested it with a couple of sites and I managed to get very good download speeds using Microsoft Download Manager, than using IE.

  

Tip: Increasing the maximum number of connections improves the download speed.

By default it’s set to "Use browser settings", which caused the following error when downloading a file. I had to enable the No proxy option to make the download work.

Overall it’s a nice little download manager, and it would be great if future builds include browser integration (with IE, at least) support.

=> Microsoft Download Manager [from Microsoft Downloads]

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When trying to power on a Windows virtual machine, you see the error: The VMware Authorization Service is not running.

Symptoms

•     Powering on a Windows virtual machine fails

•     When trying to power on a Windows virtual machine, you see the error:
  

      The VMware Authorization Service is not running.


Resolution


This issue occurs when the VMware Authorization service does not have
administrator rights.

Note: This issue typically occurs with Windows Vista hosts, but can
occur with other versions of Windows operating systems.


To provide the VMware Authorization service with Administrator rights:

   1. If using Windows Vista or higher, disable User Account Control
(UAC).
   2.Add administrator rights to the Windows user account that runs
the VMware Authorization service:
         1.Right-click (My) Computer and select Manage.

         2.Click Local Users and Groups > Users.

         3.Right-click the __vmware_user__ user account and click
Properties.

         4. Click the Member Of tab, then click Add.

         5.Add the Administrators group to the object names field and
click OK.

   3. Uninstall VMware Workstation

   4. Reboot the Host machine and login as a local administrator (not
as a domain administrator).

   5. Reinstall VMware Workstation.

Make Arobat Reader 6 load faster

Here's how to do it:

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader (replace the C if you installed on another drive).

2. Create a new folder called plug_ins_disabled.

3. Move all files from the plug_ins folder to the plug_ins_disabled
folder except EWH32.api,

printme.api, and search.api. There should only be these 3 files in the
plug_ins folder.

4. You're done.

Error, "The Temp folder is on a drive that is full..." when installing Acrobat 8 trial or Adobe Reader 8 (Windows Vista)

When you install Adobe Reader 8 on Windows Vista you see the error
message, "The Temp folder is on a drive that is full or is
inaccessible. Free up space on the drive or verify that you have write
permission on the Temp folder."
Reason
You have turned off User Account Control or you are logged in using
the default administrator account.
Solution 1: Enable User Account Control.
   1. In Control Panels, choose User Accounts.
   2. Click "Turn User Account Control on or off".
   3. Check the box to "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect
your computer" and then click OK.
   4. Restart your computer.
   5. Install Adobe Reader 8.
      Note: You can turn off User Account Control after you
successfully install Adobe Reader.
Solution 2: Run the installer in XP Compatibility Mode.
   1. Download the Adobe Reader installer from the Adobe website. When
you are prompted to run or save the file, choose save. Save the file
to your desktop.
   2. On the Desktop, right-click the AdbeRdr80_en_US file and
thenchoose Properties.
   3. Click the Compatibility tab.
   4. Under Compatibility Mode, check Run this program in
compatibility mode for: and choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2) from
the drop down list.
   5. Click Apply, then click OK to close the Properties window
   6. Double-click the AdbeRdr80_en_US file and continue with the
installation.

Windows Messenger Does Not Start

If you try to start Windows Messenger by using an account that does
not have administrator permissions on the local computer, any of the
following symptoms may occur:
    * Windows Messenger does not start.
    * The following event appears in Event Viewer:
      Event Type: Error
      Event Source: DCOM
      Event Category: None
      Event ID: 10010
      Date: 4/30/2002
      Time: 11:30:57 PM
      User: DOMAIN\Username
      Computer: Computername
      Description:
      The server {FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541} did not
register with DCOM within the required timeout.
cause;
Windows Messenger cannot identify the primary messaging service for
the current user and does not start.
1.Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2.Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then add the following
registry key:
     Key name: MessengerService
4 Open the MessengerService key.
5 On the Edit menu, click New, click String Value, and then add the
following registry value:
Value name: PrimaryService
Data type: REG_SZ
Value data: .NET Messenger Service
6.Quit Registry Editor.
7.restart the machine

Error Code: 80048820 in live messenger

The error code 80048820 in Windows Live Messenger is triggered by a
number of causes. Listed below are the steps that can help you resolve
the error
1. Verify that the Date and Time Settings on the computer are
correct.
    1.1 Windows Vista:
       1.1.a.  Click Start , type date and time in the Start Search
box, and then click Date and Time in the Programs list.
       1.1.b.  Make sure that the date and time settings are
configured to use the current date, time, and year, and then click
OK.
    1.2. Windows XP:
       1.2.a.  Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
       1.2.b.  Click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options, and
then click Date and Time.
       1.2.c.  Click the Date & Time tab.
       1.2.d.  Make sure that the date and time settings are
configured to use the current date, time, and year, and then click
OK.
2.  Adjust your Microsoft Internet Explorer security settings:
    2.a.  Start Internet Explorer.
    2.b.  On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click
the Advanced tab.
    2.c.  In the Security section, make sure that the following check
boxes are set correctly:
        • Clear the Check for server certificate revocation check
box.
        • Select the Use SSL 2.0 check box.
        • Select the Use SSL 3.0 check box.
    2.d.  Click OK to close the window.
3.  Reregister the SSL security libraries.
Note: After each command is executed successfully, you will receive a
"DllRegisterServer succeeded" message. Wait until you receive this
message before you run the next command.
    3.1. To register the SSL security libraries, run the following
commands in Windows XP: Click Start, click run, type the following
commands, and then press OK.
    • REGSVR32 softpub.dll
    • REGSVR32 wintrust.dll
    • REGSVR32 initpki.dll
    • REGSVR32 Rsaenh.dll
    • REGSVR32 Mssip32.dll
    • REGSVR32 Cryptdlg.dll
    • REGSVR32 Dssenh.dll
    • REGSVR32 Gpkcsp.dll
    • REGSVR32 Slbcsp.dll
    • REGSVR32 Sccbase.dll
    3.2. To reregister the SSL security libraries in Windows Vista,
follow these steps:
    3.2.a.  Click Start , click All Programs, click Accessories, click
Run, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    %windir%\system32\regsvr32 softpub.dll
    3.2.b.  Click Start , click All Programs, click Accessories, click
Run, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    %windir%\system32\Regsvr32 wintrust.dll
    3.2.c.  Click Start , click All Programs, click Accessories, click
Run, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    %windir%\system32\REGSVR32 initpki.dll
4.  Scan for and remove any viruses on the computer:
    • If you have antivirus software installed, contact the
manufacturer for information about how to update the signature files
and remove viruses.
5.  Check your firewall and router settings to make sure that port 443
is open to give access to secure Web sites. If your firewall is set to
scan port 443, contact the firewall vendor. Or, verify that your
firewall documentation explains how to check this and disable if this
is happening.
6.  Clear the proxy settings in Windows Live Messenger to establish a
direct connection to the Messenger service. To do this, follow these
steps:
    a.  Start Windows Internet Explorer.
    b.  On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
    c.  Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings.
    d.  Click to clear the Automatically detect settings check box.
    e.  Click OK two times.
7.  If you are using a router, try to disconnect (bypass) the router
and connect directly to the Internet, and then try to sign in again.
8.  Verify that Internet Explorer is not set to Work Offline. To do
this, follow these steps:
    8.a.  Open Internet Explorer.
    8.b.  On the File menu, clear the Work Offline option.
9. Clear the entry in the Hosts file.
    9.a.  To clear the entry in the Hosts file, use one of the
following methods:
        • For Windows XP , click Start, click Run, type %windir%
\system32\drivers\etc , and then click OK.
        • For Windows Vista, click Start , click All Programs, click
Accessories, click Run, type %windir%\system32\drivers\etc , and then
click OK.
    9.b.  In the Microsoft Windows Explorer folder window that opens,
look for the Hosts file.
    9.c.  Right-click the Hosts file, click Open with, and then click
Notepad.
    9.d.  Delete any entries that relate to the passport.com domain,
such as Loginnet.passport.com, Messenger.Hotmail.com,
LoginMSNIA.passport.com, Login.passport.com, or
gateway.messenger.hotmail.com.
    9.e.  Save and then close the Hosts file.
    9.f.  Try to sign in to Windows Live Messenger.
10. Clear the DNS resolver cache.
    10.1. To resolve the DNS resolver cache on a Windows Vista-based
computer, follow these steps:
    10.1.a.  Click Start , click All Programs, click Accessories, and
then right-click Command Prompt.
    10.1.b.  Click Run as administrator.
    If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a
confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
    10.1.c.  At the command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns , and then
press ENTER. This command flushes all the DNS entries that have been
cached.
    10.1.d.  Try to sign in to MSN Messenger.
    10.2. To resolve the DNS resolver cache on a Windows XP-based
computer, follow these steps:
    10.2.a.  Click Start, click Run, type cmd , and then click OK.
    10.2.b.  At the command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns , and then
press ENTER. This command flushes all the DNS entries that have been
cached.
    10.2.c.  Try to sign in to Windows Live Messenger.