Steps For Disabling Autorun In XP And Vista

Windows operating systems are equipped with a default feature called autorun or autoplay. This feature enables your system to detect any external device with data or files when it is connected to the PC. Thereupon, the system will read and boot the files in the device. Experts say that autorun causes the spread of viruses to the PC as the data in the device is automatically accessed by the system, prior to running a virus scan. If you do not want the autorun feature in your PC, you can disable it. In this article, we review the steps of disabling autorun in Windows Vista and XP operating systems respectively. More information on this can be derived from Windows help page.

Instructions (Windows Vista)

• Turn on your PC and navigate to the Start button.
• Enter gpedit.msc in the search box, and hit the Enter button to proceed. If you do not have administrator privileges, you may be prompted to provide the administrator password to proceed. Enter the password and press the Allow button to continue.
• You will now be taken to the Group Policy Editor settings. Go the section titled Computer Configuration and click Administrative Templates and Windows Components to expand them.
• Select the option titled Autoplay Policies.
• After that, go to the pane labelled Details and locate Default Behaviour for Autorun. Double-click it to continue.
• Press the Enable button and choose the option that says Do not execute any autorun commands in the default autorun behaviour box to disable Autorun on all drives. Press the OK button to save the changes you have made in the Group Policy Editor settings.
• Restart your computer to let the changes take effect.

The steps for disabling Autorun in XP are slightly different. Follow the below steps.

• Go to the Start button and select Run.
• Enter Gpedit.msc in the type field and press the OK button to continue.
• Go to Computer Configuration tab and press Administrative Templates to expand it.
• Choose System and go to settings.
• Locate the option titled Turn Off Autoplay and right-click it.
• Select Properties from the dropdown menu and press the Enabled button.
• After that, choose the option that says All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on "All drives.
• Press OK to save the changes you have made and restart your PC.

You have learnt how to disable autorun in Windows Vista and XP. To know how to disable autorun in Windows 7 or any other operating systems, contact Windows help line.

How To Enable Administrator Access For A Windows Account

Security protection is one of the highlights of the Windows operating system. Without proper security, you will be doomed and Windows ensures that you are well protected. In the Windows operating system, you have the option to change the account level. This can be done in the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. In order to change the account level, you need to follow the below provided Windows help guidelines.

Changing The Account Level In Windows 7 And Vista

• If you are using the Windows 7 operating system, access the Start button that is present in the taskbar and the Start menu will appear.
• From the menu, click on the Control Panel option.
• Now the Control Panel window will appear on screen. Among the different options, choose the User Accounts And Family Safety and then click on User Accounts.
• If the operating system is Windows Vista, access the Start button that is present in the taskbar and the Start menu will appear.
• From the menu, click on the Control Panel option.
• Now the Control Panel window will appear on screen. Among the different options, choose the User Accounts and then click on User Accounts.
• The option Change Your Account Type has to be clicked.
• You are required to input the administrator password.
• Select Administrator.
• The Change Account Type option has to be clicked. Change the account level as preferred.

Changing The Account Level In Windows XP

• Click the Start button and choose Control Panel from the Start menu.
• Now the Control Panel window will appear on screen.
• Choose the User Accounts icon.
• Towards the end of the window, you can see your account icon. Click it.
• Information regarding your account can be seen.
• The Change My Account Type option has to be clicked.
• Computer Administrator has to be selected.
• The Change Account Type option has to be clicked.

Running the system as the standard or limited user is what the company advises. If only a single person is using the system, then that is not required. Complications can arise when making use of limited accounts in Windows Vista operating system.

By following the above mentioned Windows help guidelines, you can easily change the account level in the different Windows operating systems. You may contact our customer support center if you require any additional support or help.

Steps To Save And Restore The Desktop Icon Layout

One of the major advantages of the Windows operating system is that it provides the user with capabilities to change the layout of the desktop screen as required. Some of you may have the habit of changing the icons for some tasks and then re arranging them to how it was before, which proves to be a tiresome task. However, Windows has some in-built tools to arrange icons and then revert to the previous layout of the icons. This tool can be used when you accidentally sort the icons by their name or size and want to go back to the default layout.

Instructions:

• Double click on the web browser, go to the Windows help web site, and then download the Layout.zip file to your computer. When asked where to save the file, select Desktop as the destination for ease of access.
• When the download is completed, right click on the Layout.zip file and then select the option that reads Extract from the right click menu. Now a new folder will be created in your desktop containing the two files of the Layouts.zip file extracted.
• Open the folder by double clicking on it and then select the Layout.dll file and right click on the file and select copy option to copy the file.
• Now after copying the file, go to the path specified, C:\Windows\System32\ and paste the file there.
• Now come back to the folder extracted in the desktop and double click on the other file named Layout.reg to add that file to the system registry.
• Now, open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon located at the left bottom corner of the desktop.
• In the right side pane of the Start menu, you see an icon labeled Computer, right click on it to open a menu to show various options including Save Desktop Icon Layout and the Restore Desktop Icon Layout options.
• Now, to re arrange the icons in your desktop as required, click on the Save Desktop Icon Layout option and then rearrange icons in any order.
• If you wish to go back to the previous arrangement of the desktop, go to the same menu and then click on the Restore Desktop Icon Layout option to revert to old settings.

If you follow these simple steps from the Windows help team, you will be able to easily save and restore the desktop icon layouts with ease.

Tips to display the Hidden files in your computer

Windows operating system by default hides the files with the “H” and “S” attribute, as these files are important in various aspects of perfect functioning of Windows. Among these files “H” attributes can be marked by a user or an application where as files with “S” attributes are marked by Windows itself. However these files can be displayed using an alternative setting inside Windows. Windows help centers have developed this solution to ease up your issue, following these steps will guide you to display the hidden files.
Instructions
• Sort out the tools menu from the Windows Explore and go for the tab named as “Folder options” and click on it. Once you have clicked on that tab a menu will crop down. You can also bring this window up by clicking twice on the “Folder options” tab from the “Control panel” window located in the startup menu on your desktop.
• From the folder options click on the View tab and go for the “Show hidden files and folder” which lies inside the “Hidden files and folder”. These are the files that have “H” attributes. Now click on the “Hide protected operating system files (recommended)” box to uncheck it. This will enable the Windows to display the files with “S” attributes.
• Click on the “OK” button to finalize the status of the files with “S” attributes.
• Another option is to right click on the file which you hope to modify the attributes. Hitting on the right button will bring up the context menu. Now go for the “Properties command” and click on it to creep in the properties box. At this time uptick to eliminate the “H” attributes. Hit on the “OK” and “Apply” to finish off. But this method isn’t applicable for files with “S” attributes.
• Using the attribute command is another proved option, type in “attrib/?” on the run box and hit on the “Enter” button. Now type in “attrib – s filename” from the run box and press on “OK” to modify the files having “S” attributes.
Windows help centers provide proficient assistance via internet, telephone and through remote assistance. There are many technical assistants to help you during the scenarios in which you will be troubled with certain issues. Make a call or contact the Microsoft tech support centers to solve your issue.