For all you know the unknown file could be a virus, spyware or a trojan just waiting to cause destruction on your Computer. Then again, it could be a normal Operating System file.

Before you take any chances, you can run a check against whatisthatfile.com database and see if the file is actually safe or just trouble waiting to happen.

Whatisthatfile has a simple interface and is easy to use. Just type the unknown file name in the search field and results will be displayed immediately as you type.

For example, I typed the file name hpqtra081.exe, which I know what the file is, but want to see if it would return an accurate description.

Sure enough, Whatisthatfile identified the source of the file as an Hewlett Packard driver.

Although the description is brief, (it did give me a clue to what the file was, which allowed me to visit HP’s website and search their site for more information) other searches for file types did produce more information:

Whatisthatfile also gives you the option to update or correct information on a file by clicking the Edit This button on the right (which needs approval by the site before changes are made), or add a new file to their database if nothing if found.

While whatisthatfile.com has been around for a couple of years, it should only be used as one part of your search when trying to identify unknown files.

Remember, when identifing files that you do not recognize, your research should always lead you to the vendor web site if it is a valid file. If it does not, that’s a good sign it may be a virus or spyware on your Computer.

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Here’s what I noticed on my laptop, it is only sixteen months. Just does not work the way I live, as did several months ago. So I have all the usual cleaning tips you will find anywhere on the Internet, hoping to speed up the PC with Windows.

Ran CCleaner, remove programs, defrag your hard drive, clean my desk, and user profiles, and so on.

Just the same problem. Slow computer.

He was ready to format the hard disk and reinstall Windows, when I decided that perhaps I would look around and see things before they began to march.

Now, to my surprise, I found the cause of performance …. A dirty.
I could not believe that the amount of dust present. Now it makes sense that the performance problems of the poor.

Over time, your fans to catch the dust, which, obviously, in the components of a computer. Finally, this leads to cooling problems and make your computer run hot, while the decrease in efficiency. As the fan operates continuously and can not be cool, more heat is produced, the more electricity to operate the facilities, thus reducing overall efficiency.

Worse, it could lead to overheating components, turn off the computer, or any component is not left with large repair bills.

So it was time to see the inside of a cleaning company. And after it was completed, my laptop was back to its speedy self again. Without reinstalling Windows, or spending money.
Well, before you go ahead and try to TP cleans your computer, here are some tips on how I set the computer to clean without damage to components inside:

First of all the precautions …

- Turn off the computer and disconnect it – and not to do so could damage your computer and your car. Be assured that there is no shock that can occur when your computer is connected to another

- Go Away – When cleaning (keep reading for details), will be surprised at the amount of dust will be a mess. If you can not stop, try a different area that you do not mind to get an anachronism.

- Keep a vacuum cleaner – vacuum cleaner with the static electricity can damage the motherboard. Further damage can occur if the fans do not let the vacuum suction of the rotating fan blades to

- Do not use liquid – in order to prevent any components inside your computer or other circuit board damp or wet.

.. and now it is time for cleaning.

- Use a can of compressed air – it is the right path to your computer. A can of compressed air can be found at any electronics store O.

- Make sure you are – as Kryptonite power electronic components. Everything was done to prevent power

NOTE: Make sure the fan in order to avoid the spinning blades.

Start with a lid. You can hold compressed air in a vertical position, and start at the top of the computer, and then down. Thus, you can sweep all the dust that may affect the components in a shorter time. Again, not a blade fan (CPU fan, power supply fan, etc.) for discussion.

However, if you do not press on the cables and components. Also keep your air source of a moderate distance between the components of the work.

Gunk on the fan blade (compressed air is not clean), with a dry Q-Tip, and each worker, but as I can.

Make sure to clean food, and fly through the internal openings in the interior of housing, with the aim of such a way that the outflow of dust from the back.

Then hit the fan for the host (if any) to the dust away.

When you are finished, place the panel back into the computer and connect the mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc. Llug the power cord back in and restart your computer.

In accordance with these simple rules and using common sense, you can significantly increase the productivity of your computer …. Without spending a fortune.

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Most errors are minor problems that could have been avoided. Often enough electricity, ventilation and cleaning dust from all that is needed.
What could be considered? What is most important?

Neither the program nor the man by the time the plans for the outbreak. Nothing can be an average of 20 million volts of direct rays of the victims. During thunderstorms, shut down all components and unplug the power outlet strips.

Several utilities guards at each exit, and the room to prevent damage from lightning, and the skyrocketing on the route. Surges also occur when a large drop in inductive (motor) loads, such as a washing machine or air conditioner. Protection can deploy small spikes on a permanent or more of its rated power only once before they will be ineffective. The part that makes the defense cheap. If you have more than $ 10 for one sign that your insurance pays. Capacitor as a defender in the parts of Radio Shack.

If the bow is too weak or too light, or, as the flicker, the company has the right to check its tension. In some cases, you can use the tape to authorities. We can say that if the cables and connectors are grounded. It has long been a third round spot at the time of the sale should go to one aspect of copper or galvanized stock moist places, but not cold water. Electricity in the electrolysis tube causes the dissolution of metal pipes and joints. Then, lead poison in drinking water.

While not a perfect solution, uninterruptible power supply may be enough time to save and close the file on the network correctly. In the energy produced in each of the batteries should be added to explosive loading. Remember that you may be busy or dinner, when the power outage and … suddenly dark.

Use Scandisk and Defrag regularly. If ScanDisk found errors, which can hang for up to 10 minutes. When you try to import data from bad sectors.

When the plates are always looking for a silver dead battery in your computer can “forget” something more than the date and time.
On older computers, the CMOS settings, you can forget what you drive.
Even worse, the “thing” that only “scientific” Make sure to know that sometimes the settings are stored in CMOS.

Make a record of the content in the CMOS settings for the future. To do this, restart, or run button and follow the instructions in the “Preferences”. Once the setup CMOS, most of “Print” to display their contents will be reviewed. If it is not a “Print Screen”, then type (all) the number of cylinders, heads, sectors, landing zone, and the overall size of the disk is very important. Writing in the index card and tape on the bottom of the computer in the future. Quit without running the Setup program or the replacement of obsolete data. After the error, this information may be at the plant.

What Pentium2 MMX motherboards, and more recently, it’s not a problem because it has a CMOS auto-detect HD function, which may be included in the configuration for the current HD.

Batteries and holders ACK radio company in Atlanta. The deal could also include a battery replaced.

Be prepared for the worst, it will not happen. Backup is easier to reinstall everything. Especially with the “front loaded” software can be used by Msbackup. Incremental Msbackup may require additional work and changes that you do not want to miss. Removable disks and backup disks can also have multiple computers. You can drag and drop files at all or use the CDRW FREE xxcopy common clone a partition or hard disk.

Make emergency floppy disk or a bootable disk Windows.

Win95/98 + on a bootable floppy … Start button | Control Panel | Add / Remove Programs Properties | Startup Disk tab |
Click Create Disk
To manually enter the boot disk for older systems, follow the instructions below.
If your computer does not boot from a floppy disk to boot. “In the DOS command” in the format: / S “. The boot disk can also be a copy of the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for comfort. They can be obtained by pressing F8 at boot.

In the event of an accident on the hard drive is good, all you need on a floppy disk to backup to a new or freshly formatted hard drive. * Please note: if you have a backup tape drive or other removable media device, which will be returned. Verify that the device drivers, which are also available on diskette. Verify that the path (S) in the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat for drivers on the A: drive.

The most useful for restoring files from DOS (files), a disk containing Win3.1; SYS.COM; Fdisk.exe; .* Msbackup all files (except *. HLP); Chkdsk.exe; Expand.exe; FORMAT. COM; UNFORMAT.COM; UNDELETE.EXE; EDIT.COM: QBASIC.EXE; QBASIC.INI and xcopy.exe. SCANDISK program on a floppy disk, floppy disk can correct errors on your hard drive. To view the CD-ROM in DOS or Safe mode, you must download MSCDEX.EXE. Or from a floppy disk or watch on-line store Windows MSCDEX.EXE in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
The practice of writing “edit autoexec.bat” in the command line, and start again. Then you can transfer files from bad CD for that purpose, or run the installation program.

Here is the sequence of restoration of all DOS and Win3.1, after all, “extermination” of the disc.
If the configuration information is not correct in the BIOS to the number of cylinders, heads and sectors on the hard disk, which is / correct in the first place. Most of the computer screen in the BIOS Setup. Keep the pressure somewhere. Only as a last resort before formatting the hard drive …. The information in the section on the HD you can see and do with FDISK option # 4 .. Any election that does not have a picture of the new HD again! Warning This erases all data on the disk.
Change without-papiers, “FDISK / MBR”, write the CMOS boot information on disk. This is useful for some viruses, destroy or modify the boot record. Example: AntiCMOS-A.

# 1 Bootdisk that the system files on your hard drive.
# 2 Type SYS A: C:.

# 3 Then type “C” is currently in C:, MD, is a DOS directory and two. Then, type “A” to return to the A: drive.

# 4 O XCOPY copies all the files on the drive to restore the folder C: \ DOS directory to the “white” hard drive. This is so that it can not Msbackup diskete.

# 5 from C: \ DOS Msbackup, and select “Restore.” Inserting many floppies are [again].

Keep in mind that some programs do not work correctly after you restore. One reason is that certain combinations of characters can not be compressed and decompressed. Some programs may also be a form of copy protection. The program can not be an empty directory, which can not be restored.

Before installing the new adapter card in DOS and Win3.1, take notes, how the system is configured. You can use the “day” trial and error work later.
Click the box inside the front of the computer on every flight loads. Do not wear bulky sweaters, or to walk on the carpet, of a fee. Fiber may be the team sweater.

Dust can be removed with vacuum and small brush. In bright light, magnifying glass, and dental mirror can be a bridge positions on the motherboard and the cards, rather than hinder. Note the interruption of the applications’ IRQs “means any device (card) is used. Take note on the controller card and the information that in the instructions.

Mysterious or intermittent problems with computers, often the result of loose cards, cables and connectors. Many cycles of heating and cooling, you can map “back on its feet” to the right of withdrawal, if it is not guaranteed.

If this is a problem with memory, it may be safe, the SIMM memory modules in any place during the test. The exchange may be a curve, small pins, which hold and connect.

Computer Fans Blowing hot air on the network. Unfortunately, the fans suck air into the computer using floppy disks and CD-ROM. Dust may cause its rejection. Clean the fan with a brush and vacuum. The least used hard drive should be cleaned more often. Floppy disks and CD-ROM lens cleaning kits are available in computer stores.

Personally I am tired of the dust accumulation on the computer. This is one way to reduce dust and cooling. If you have a free drive bay to write about it. The lid can be removed and replaced by a piece of filter material, when the air conditioner. * A reflector and / or additional fans, you can breathe fresh air, where it is necessary
In addition to reducing the dust from the floppy and CD-ROM, in addition to the increase in the total volume of air movement for cooling.

To improve air circulation, a fan can be added near the filter reception. A small fan CPU cooler on the CPU and move more air to the other cards and chips in this area. Some fans are a little calmer. Bono, some of the processor is up to 5% faster with a fan.

There is no sign of monitoring, which does not burn. Get an extended warranty. Because of the high-voltage, observers do not have any parts that the user (no backup).

Monitors do not have any fans. But many dissipate more heat than with a computer. Keep the slots in the top and bottom of the screen free of disability. Turn off the monitor when not in use or left unattended for more than one hour.

In order to prevent chemicals in the monitor and keyboard, spraying cleaning solution on the glass, paper towels, then clean the screen.

To clean the keyboard, first on the head, and Pat all the keys. Do not use harsh chlorine based on the “fat” cleaning the keyboard. Simply Moisten cotton or Q-Tip with mild soap and water or glass cleaner prior to cleaning.

Cables, connectors and systems.
Try to create a common framework for the installation of all equipment. Keep pulling the cable and connector bending constant. Lightning can be defined for each “wire”, such as cable or an antenna outside the building. Isolating transformers and lightning ground-based combat for most situations, the distance between lines is not required. Suppresses the growth of telephone lines can protect your modem. In a telephone outlet strip can be used to turn off the telephone line to a computer during a lightning storm.

Printers with micro-processors are becoming more complex. Most of them are in the form of its own. ” Some are so good, you forgot to look in the manual of good advice for the care, cleaning and lubrication. Some combinations of non-switch / button is pressed, so that you can use the factory technical errors.

In conclusion, these care and maintenance can be important in saving time and problems later.

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