fix windows keys types numbers within virtual box / vmware

I am running windows 7 home on Lenove g450 laptop.
When Installed a new version of Virtual box , the keyboard started typing all numbers for all keys.
This problem happens only when I start a virtual box session and the keys are wrong only within virtual box or vmware sessions

Any help on how to fix this issue

ie 8 keeps crashing

I am getting loads of crashes with windows 7 64bit and ie8

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: iexplore.exe
Application Version: 8.0.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc69e
Fault Module Name: StackHash_a24a
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7600.16559
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ba9b29c
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000cdc9b
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: a24a
Additional Information 2: a24acbd1972eb270e872987156bef758
Additional Information 3: 37e5
Additional Information 4: 37e5bcf6a0fcda03c5ba3dd6a1a94d62

any ideas

Windows 7 Workstations slow to shutdown

Windows 7 Workstations are very slow (8 min) to shutdown. The problem occurs after the PCs are made members of the WINDOWS 2003 domain. Same issue for PCs on the local LAN or Laptops being shutdown off the network (remote).

Log files show standard items on the PC for a shutdown in the first 60-90 seconds. Then, there is a long 5-7 minute gap where nothing is written to the log files on the PC.

Domain controller(s) still windows 2003. Problem occurs with clean Windows 7 PCs, prior to adding software.

To check if a particular program is slowing the machine when you switch on or shut down, e.g. an antivirus program, go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Performance Information and Tools > Advanced Tools (in the left pane). On this screen the problem is sometimes shown. If not, click View Performance Details in Event Log (Event Viewer). Events in the 100 series are boot events and I believe those in the 200 series are shut down events. These can be followed up by double-clicking them, then clicking Event Log Online at the bottom.

Microsoft provides the coolest tricks that can be applied on windows xp without using any software to Save time, solve problems, and have more fun with Windows XP using these tried-and-true tips.

Check Out These Cool Tricks By Microsoft

1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader
(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)

2. Move all the files and folders from the “plugins” directory to the “Optional” directory. (I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste).

Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).

Now your acrobat reader will load very fast and almost as good as notepad.

First of all log in with your username and password and activate internet connection in your system
Next step is:-
1) Open http://10.240.43.216/webLogin.jsp in Internet Explorer ( Firefox not supported).IF THE ABOVE LINK IS NOT WORKING, Please try Check http://bsnl.co.in/service/dataone.htm
2) Enter you dataone username and password.
3) Click on “Service Records” link.
4) Select the month for period you are checking the usage.
5) Click ‘OK’
6) Value of ‘Total Volume’ is your total dataone usage of that particular month
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE USERS:-
Important : if you open this link in any browser other than Internet Explorer, you may get an error message like “{ Sorry, you cannot access portal because your explore is not Cookie-enabled.Please set your exploreCookie-enabled, and access portal again!”So Please try with internet Explorer Only. Also please note that the link is accessible only from DataOne internet connection.

Note: Installing ad blocking software / Pop Up & Ad Blocking Add Ons in your browser will help you to reduce the dataone usage.Remember Small Plans and Big Usage will increase your bill.

Here is the no.1 adblock software for net users:-
Super Ad Blocker blocks all forms of advertising, including Flash ads, rich media, fly-ins, slide-ins, pop-ups, pop-unders, spyware and adware ads, and messenger ads. The program blocks over 1,000,000 major spyware applications, sponsored search-engine ads, and Gmail-sponsored links, and it includes advanced privacy cleaning and automatic updates, so the product is never outdated. Super Ad Blocker provides detailed statistics for the number and type of ads blocked. The application plays a fun sound when an ad is blocked to celebrate your victory. The scanner features a kernel level driver designed to help detect and remove ‘rootkit’ style infections. The ad-blocking now blocks IntelliText ads that appear on Web pages as double underlined words that show a window when hovered over.
Version 4.6 adds additional Windows Vista support and ad-blocking and spyware definitions.

Often because of a virus attack the Show Hidden files and Folders option in Folder Options of Windows does not work creating a big problem for those who have to keep many files hidden on their computer. I faced this problem many a times and often I had to format my PC.But now you dont need to worry the problem can be solved by making simple registry changes as shown in the following methods:

Method 1:

Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.
Go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

In the right hand area, double click hidden and change the value to 1.
Now you’re all set to go. Check it in your tools menu if the changes have taken effect.

Method 2:

1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!

Scientists have created a “kernel” – the basis of a computer’s operating system – that is proven reliable with mathematics, a milestone which they claim will pave the way for a new generation of software with unprecedented levels of reliability.

According to them, the Secure Embedded L4 microkernel has potential applications in defence and other safety and security industries where the flawless operation of complex embedded systems is of critical importance.

“Formal proofs for specific properties have been conducted for smaller kernels, but what we have done is a general, functional correctness proof which has never before been achieved for real-world, high-performance software of this complexity or size,” said Dr Gerwin Klein of NICTA in Australia, who led an international team.

According to the scientists, the proof also shows that many kinds of common attacks will not work on the seL4 kernel.

For instance, the microkernel is impervious to buffer overflows, a common form of software attack where hackers take control of programs by injecting malicious code. “Our kernel cannot be subverted by this kind of attack,” Klein said.

The scientists have successfully verified 7,500 lines of C code and proved over 10,000 intermediate theorems in over 200 000 lines of formal proof.

The proof is machine-checked using the interactive theorem-proving program Isabelle. It is one of the largest machine-checked proofs ever done.

“This is a remarkable achievement,” said co-scientist Yale University’s Zhong Shao. “It makes a significant advance toward building fully verified system software with meaningful dependability guarantees.”

Added co-scientist Lawrence C Paulson of Cambridge University: “It is hard to comment on this achievement without resorting to clichés.

“Proving the correctness of 7,500 lines of C code in an operating system’s kernel is a unique achievement, which should eventually lead to software that meets currently unimaginable standards of reliability.”

Researchers in Germany have devised a technology which activates the horns of parked cars in case of disaster.

The technology is based on the eCall emergency system which new cars will be equipped with from September 2010.

The eCall system was developed at the initiative of the EU Commission to help reduce the number of road traffic fatalities.

It consists of a GPS sensor and a mobile phone component, activated only in case of an accident (that is, when the airbags are triggered) and which can transmit data (for example, accident time, coordinates and driving direction of the vehicle) to an emergency call centre.

Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT researchers found that this infrastructure can also be used to warn the population. Once the cars are equipped with a radio receiver, their horns can be triggered in case of disaster.

Guido Huppertz from the INT has worked on the system and explains the advantages of honking cars.

“All hitherto suggested solutions such as mobile phones or smoke detectors only inform the respective device user. The entire population can only be informed if 100 per cent are equipped with these devices.”

The INT suggestion has a clear statistical advantage – a mere 14 per cent of the registered vehicles are sufficient to provide extensive alarming, says a release of the Fraunhofer Institute.

If all new vehicles are equipped with eCall from the end of next year, the warning system may be ready for use after an establishment phase of two to four years, Huppertz predicts.

Reports indicate that the Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible on August 11 and 12, would yield more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the best viewing time.

Meteors are bits of dust or rock that collide with earth’s atmosphere and heat up gas particles to produce a glowing trail.

A handful of meteors can be seen each hour on any clear night, but during a meteor shower dozens may be visible.

The Perseid shower occurs each year when the Earth passes through a stream of debris shed by the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 130 years or so and last passed through the inner solar system in 1992.

The meteors generally get incinerated before they can strike the ground, creating the streaks of superheated, glowing air we call ‘shooting stars’.

According to a report in National Geographic News, this year, from any vantage point in the world, you might see more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the best viewing time, when the moon’s glare will be weakest-late night on August 11and into the wee hours of August 12, local cloud and lighting conditions permitting.

The highest concentration of Perseid meteors hitting Earth’s atmosphere will occur during the afternoon of August 12, when they’ll be largely invisible.

The Perseid sky show is “always the best annual meteor shower,” said Bill Cooke, the lead for Nasa’s Meteoroid Environments Office in Alabama.

“Visually, the best are the Geminids. But December nights are cold, and people don’t want to freeze their rears off,” he added.

The Perseid meteors will appear to originate in the northeastern sky, near the constellation Perseus, and to shoot off in all directions, according to Brian Skiff, an astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.

“Since the radiant point is close to Perseus, it is common to see them streaking right along the Milky Way, even as far away as Sagittarius,” he said.

“After midnight, Perseus will have risen higher in the sky, and the meteors can be seen in just about any direction,” he added.