How to restore deleted files and data

It's recommended to make a full HDD backup before attempt, and use that image to make a try, so the original HDD and data won't demage.

Some useful tools with links:

MiniTool® Partition Wizard
Restore demaged or deleted partition, MBR with MiniTool® Partition Wizard Bootable CD

Recuva
https://www.piriform.com/recuva
Using Recuva

Testdisk and Photorec
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
Regain a lost drive using Test Disk - An Illustrated Guide

R-Linux
http://www.r-tt.com/free_linux_recovery/Download.shtml
R-Linux User's Manual

Clonezilla
http://clonezilla.org/
How to use Clonezilla live

GetDataBack (It's not full free, but one of the best.)
https://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm
Step by Step: Doing a Data Recovery with GetDataBack

Email includes a Winmail.dat attachment

Reason and solution of "email received from a sender using Outlook includes a Winmail.dat attachment" on Microsoft Knowledge Base here.

If there is no possibility to ask for resending email, you can open winmail.dat attachment with these softwares:

Winmail.dat Reader

Winmail Opener

Thunderbird Add-on: LookOut

And an online solution: http://www.winmaildat.com/

Powerpoint 2010 crashes when you play embedded video files

Problem:
Powerpoint 2010 crash when you play embedded video files

Solution:
Save file as 97-2003 .ppt format
(Of course in this case special .pptx effects, etc. lost.)

Source: Microsoft

Outlook error message: "Cannot start Microsoft Outlook" and "You need more memory or system resources. Please close some Windows and try again."

Outlook error message:
"Cannot start Microsoft Outlook"

These attempts were innefective:
Repair
Safe mode: outlook.exe /safe
Outlook /resetnavpane
Turn off Aero mode

Last I tried to make a new profile to start Mail in Control panel, but I got another error message:
"You need more memory or system resources. Please close some Windows and try again."

Solution:
Rename this registry key:

Outlook 2010 and older:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem


Outlook 2013:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles

Rename it ProfilesOLD (Right click, rename.)
Then you can start Mail, and make new Outlook profile.

Warning:
Your settings in former Outlook profile will be deleted...
It's recommended to make a backup from all .pst file before you do anything.

Source: slipstick.com

HP Scanjet 4370 Photo Scanner Windows 8.1 driver (workaround)

Download  HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner driver (HP Scanjet Full Feature Software and Driver, Windows 7 32/64 bit).
Right click on the downloaded file,
Properties
Compatibility
Compatibility mode: Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for" Windows 7
Install the software.
When installer indicates it, connect scanner to PC.

Tablet tests and reviews

These links (test and review) will help you to choose the right tablet for you:

Test Freaks
http://www.testfreaks.com/tablet-computers/

PCWorld Australia
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/section/tablets/products/

The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/reviews/categories/tablets/8

Stuff
http://www.stuff.tv/tablets/reviews

NDTV Gadgets
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/reviews

TechSpot
http://www.techspot.com/products/tablets/

Digital Trends
http://www.digitaltrends.com/tablet-reviews/

Wired
http://www.wired.co.uk/reviews/tablets

PC Advisor
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/tablets/191/

Trusted Reviews
http://www.trustedreviews.com/tablets

PCMag
http://www.pcmag.com/reviews/tablets

TechRadar
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets

CNET
http://www.cnet.com/topics/tablets/products/

Laptop (Tom's GUIDE)
http://www.laptopmag.com/t/tablets

How to play Youtube video without lagging on slow or older PCs?

Solution:
SMPlayer - http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/
After installing start SMPlayer, anyd use F11 to open Youtube explorer.

Microsoft Office Picture Manager vs. Office 2013

Microsoft Office Picture Manager is no part of Office 2013 anymore.
If you need this software, you have to download the free Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2010 (Frontpage) program, then install it..

Download Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2010 (32-bit)

Download Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2010 (64-bit)

After starting Setup, choose "Customize", then disable all components of Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2010, except Office Tools / "Microsoft Picture Manager".
When you disable these components, choose "Install now".

Thats it.

Source: askvg.com

How to setup the default OS in GRUB dual boot system (eg. Ubuntu and Windows)?

Of course it works with Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Debian Edition, or other Ubuntu based linux distro.

When system starts write down exactly each rows of GRUB menu (e.g.: Linux, recovery mode, memtest86+, Windows).
Or type in Terminal:
# fgrep menuentry /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Choose which OS you want to start as default.
Write down the line number of the Operating System you want to boot first.
The first line starts from 0

eg:

Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic
Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)
memory test (memtest86+)
memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)

Where
"Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" is 0 (zero row ) and
"Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" is 4 (4th row)

Open a Terminal, and type:

# sudo nano /etc/default/grub

(of course you can use other editor as well)

Search *GRUB_DEFAULT* row, change the default value (which is 0) to the value you wrote down before.

GRUB_DEFAULT=0

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true

GRUB_TIMEOUT=10

In grub config file, you can also change the GRUB default time out length.
Then save the GRUB file.

Don't forget to update GRUB.
Run a command in the terminal:

# sudo update-grub

If you want to do these steps with GUI, you can use GRUB customizer software.
Read more about it here.

Source: NAM HUY LINUX

Remove or reset BIOS password from Windows

This method works with Acer TravelMate 2490 laptop with Windows 7, but by the included cmospwd.txt works other BIOS versions and PCs or laptops.

Download and extract to a folder this software:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/cmospwd-5.0.zip
( Info: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/CmosPwd )

Log on to Windows as Administrator priviledges, or run an command prompt with administrating priviledges (Click Start-->Run: type CMD hit Ctr+Shift+Enter)
cd to the extracted directory (e.g. cmospwd-5.0)
then in cmospwd-5.0 cd to windows directory

To work on cmos memory, ioperm need to be installed and running. ioperm gives direct port I/O access for specified ports to user-mode process.

when you are already in e.g. \cmospwd-5.0\windows directory: type “ioperm.exe –i” hit enter.
to start ioperm service: type “net start ioperm” hit enter.
type: “Cmospwd_win.exe /k” hit enter, we will see:

1 - Kill cmos
2 - Kill cmos (try to keep date and time)
0 - Abort
Choice :

Type 1 and hit Enter to clear cmos or 2 to keep date and time.

Reboot computer and former BIOS password gone.

WARNING: You should disable or uninstall ioperm

with "ioperm.exe -u" if you don't want to decrease

your security!

Source: forums.mydigitallife.info

About more BIOS remover methods (default BIOS password and hardware reset) see:
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-reset-remove-bypass-a-bios-or-cmos-password/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY0wZMqNzmw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aslVZsiYdw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Dzl3cB_6k