HP Pavilion DV6000 charger repair

Many of my friends have issue with their laptop adapters (charger) including myself, the wire of the adapter gets damaged and it does not supply the required electric power to the laptop. Usually, we try to bend/move the adapters wire to make it work. Sometimes it works but anyway the wire is damaged so you have to buy a new adapter for your laptop. I was also thinking to buy a new adapter for my laptop but then I thought I should try to repair the adapter and I repaired it. Below is the same procedure as I did, the only difference is I repaired both sides of the wire, the connector and the other end which connects to adapter. Continue to the original post Here to see how I fixed my laptops adapter. 

Fix Windows Error NTLDR is Missing

Issue:

NTLDR is Missing.

Related errors:

Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.

• NTLDR is Missing
  Press any key to restart
• Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
  Please insert another disk
• NTLDR is missing
  Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart

 Solutions:

1. Computer is booting from a non-bootable source

Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting to boot from a non-bootable floppy disk or CD-ROM. First verify that no floppy diskette or CD is in the computer, unless you are attempting to boot from a diskette.

Note: This error has also been known to occur when a memory stick is in a card reader and the computer is attempting to boot from it. If you have any card reader or flash reader make sure that no memory stick is inside the computer. Additionally disconnect all USB drives, cameras, ipods, iphones, etc. from the computer.

2. Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS

Verify that your computer hard disk drive is properly setup in the CMOS setup. Improper settings can cause this error.

3. Corrupt NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM file

 Windows 2000 users:

If your computer is using Microsoft Windows 2000 and you are encountering the NTLDR error. Create the below boot.ini file on the floppy diskette drive.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

Copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files from another computer using the same operating system. Both of these files are located in the root directory of the primary hard disk drive. For example, C:\NTLDR and C:\NTDETECT.COM should be the locations of these files on many computers.

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Once these files have been copied to a floppy diskette reboot the computer and copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files to the root directory of the primary hard disk drive. Below is an example of what commonly should be performed from the A:\> drive.

copy ntldr c:
copy ntdetect.com c:

After the above two files have been copied, remove the floppy diskette and reboot the computer.

Windows XP users:

1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter, which in this case is "e." This letter may be different on your computer.
   
   copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
   copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ 

7. Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.
8. You can do this to check your new boot ini file if you wish but this step can be skipped if you are confident that all is good.
   
   Type: type c:\Boot.ini
   You should see something like this:
   
   [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect.
9. If the system does not show the above result as in #8, run these commands one by one:

Chkdsk

Chkdsk /p

Chkdsk /r

After finishing restart the system, Windows XP should boot up properly this time.

That’s all…….!

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TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR ALL

'The time that is ours is only the Present time'. But many of us realize this when already a lot of time is wasted. A lot of people try to be busy without business and such people who pretend to be busy are the worst offenders of time. Time is the most precious asset that all of us have so it is very important that we utilize it efficiently.

Time Management is one thing that can help you lead a successful life. Time plays a crucial role in our work life and personal life. Therefore it becomes all the more important to know how to manage it effectively.

Here are some tips on time management:

1. Set SMART goals- Always set Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Rewarding and Timely goals i.e. SMART goals.

2. Know your priorities- If you are aware of your priorities, you shall do them first and the trivial shall follow. You can make a To Do List and then see which tasks should be given priority.

3. Plan your actions- Planning stimulates your brain and thus it comes up with more efficient ideas so it becomes necessary to plans the actions for your goals.

4. Lesser the time, greater is the work done- Always set a predefined time for achieving your goals because when you have a time constraint, you tend to better and more work.

5. Analyze how you spent your time- After a week or some time, just analyse how you spent your time and you would be able to make the necessary change in utilizing your time in a better way next week.

6. Multi-tasking- It is an age of multi-tasking so whenever or wherever possible try to do multi tasks at a time. (Like while traveling plan, read or make calls).

7. Organize yourself- If you have a well organized workplace, lesser time would be wasted in looking out for things or searching the documents and files.

8. Delegation- Learn the art of delegating the trivial tasks to the sub-ordinates so that you get ample time to be devoted to more important tasks.

9. Learn to say NO- If you have your work pending as per the pre defined time then just say no to all other activities which are of lesser importance.

10. Urgent or Important- Know the difference between urgent and important. Important tasks are those that give you long term progress. Urgent tasks are those that should be done right away.

Follow these tips and you would be more productive.

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How To Reduce Your Monthly Expenses

Everyone has fixed expenses which are the basic of needs for our daily living. There is no way to eliminate the fixed expenses but with some innovative budgeting, you could save some good money from this practice. If you have debt problem, a good practice in expense control and budgeting can help you to free up enough money to pay down your debt and may prevent you from bankruptcy. Of course, to accomplish your goal, you might have to live a very austere existence and scarification.

This article will list down some ideas on how to lower your expenses. While reading this article, you can make a list of you own ideas to cutting down your expenses.

Ways To Save Money

1. Reduce the Number Of Credit Cards

For many people, owning a credit card is the style of life and there are people holding 5 to 10 credit cards. It's so convenient to make payment with credit cards and you many overlook your budget. Although to terminate all credit cards are not possible for many people, you could reduce the number of credit cards in hand.

Update: This is not applicable to many people as there are many around the world who even does not know what a credit card is, but many others, who own credit cards can think about this if they are worried about the expenses.

2. Ask for a Lower Credit Card Interest Rate

A major consumer group conducted a study to find out how easy it is to get a lower credit card interest rate. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of those who simply telephoned their credit card company and asked for a lower interest rate got one instantly. Getting your credit card interest rate lowered depends on various factors. Normally the bank will approve your request if you meet the following conditions:

* You have a good credit rating -- meaning no late pay notations on your credit report and a good credit score;
* You do not have a high debt-to-income ratio and you do not carry a big balance on your credit card;
* You do not send in just the minimum payment required each month;
* You have an excellent payment record with that particular creditor;
* The credit card is not one that is categorized as "sub-prime", meaning it is not a secured credit card or one marketed exclusively to those with bad credit.

When you call and ask for a lower interest rate, your reasoning should be based on the argument that you deserve it because you're an excellent customer or you're getting better offers from other credit card banks.

3. Always Buy Classic Style on Clothing

Clothing fads come and go so quickly and it will become out of fashion after a season. Instead, buy only good quality classic clothing that you can wear five years from now if you haven't worn it out by then. This will help you to reduce the frequency of buy new cloths.

Update: Clothing for 5 years…..

4. Know Your Budget on Food

According to some survey; people who do not know how much they spend on groceries each month are twenty times more likely to be over their heads in debt than those who know exactly how much they spend on food each month. A lot of money can be saved with below practices:

* Stop eating outside - Dinners you prepare at home is significantly less expensive than meals you pay someone else to prepare.
* Don't buy what you don't really need - Good examples are soft drinks, sugary snacks and other sweets. Giving them up will improve your health, reduce your medical and dental-related expenses and fatten your wallet.
* Get the best price by comparing supermarkets -- Don't shop at the closest supermarket just because it's more convenient. Driving a mile or two down the road can save you as much as $50 per week on groceries.

5. Car pool with your neighbors

If you have neighbors who work close to your company, you can car pooling with them to save gasoline and transportation cost.

Summary

Above are just a few ideas to reduce your monthly expense, sit down and list down your own list. You will surprise that by listing down all your monthly expenses, your will realize that actually there are a lot of expenses which can be reduced or eliminated. And you can use the saved money to pay down your debts.

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Solve Printer spooler problem

Many times you face problems with your printers, one of them is, "some print jobs are stuck in printer spooler". you tried but could not cancel or delete the print jobs, whatever the reason behind it, you can solve it by running a command script as shown below. 

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type notepad, and then click OK or goto Start>Programs>Accessories>Notepad. Notice that a blank Notepad document opens.

3. Carefully select (highlight) the following text:

net stop spooler

del %systemroot%\system32\spool\printers\*.shd

del %systemroot%\system32\spool\printers\*.spl

net start spooler

4. Right-click the text that you have selected above, and then click Copy or press Ctrl+c. 

5. In Notepad, right-click in the blank document, and then click Paste or press Ctrl+v.

6. Now, save the file to a location from where you can access it easily (e.g. desktop, drive C, drive D, etc) with any name you want but with ext ".cmd". In this example we will save it as "DeletePrintJobs.cmd".

Note this file name differs from most other file names that you might have seen. That is because this file is a command script file.

7. Now that you have created the command script file, you have to run it, to solve printer spooler problem. Goto the file where you have saved it earlier and double click on it.

6. Notice that a Command Prompt window opens to run the command script file that you created. Notice also that this window automatically closes when the command script file finish running.  If you do not see the Command Prompt window open, check that you saved the command script file with correct name.

After running the command script file successfully, print something on your printer, it should be working fine now.

Note: If this method does not work the first time, or if you cannot print anything after you use this method, restart your computer, and then try again.


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