How To: Easily relocate your applications

14 Nov, 2011, 10:15 am IST | Francis D'sa

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Learn how you can safely relocate your installed programs from drive C to drive D or E without worrying about uninstalling and reinstalling.

Well you partitioned your hard drive initially and loaded the operating system and now realize that your C drive is running low on space while your D drive is a huge empty playground? You are now left with two options—first one is uninstalling huge and space-hogging applications and reinstalling them on the other drive and the second one is to resize your existing partitions using a partition management utility. The latter option is better in a way as you can allocate the space permanently to drive C, but the threat of losing all your data in one go is high in case you accidentally reset your PC or witness a power failure. The first option is a faster one and would only affect the particular program it moves in case of any errors. No doubt, reinstalling the software on another location is the best option, but it is painstakingly slow, and what if you don’t find your installation disk? We shall show you a simple utility which can relocate the programs from one drive to another in a few minutes in three steps. Download the utility ‘Application mover’ from ‘http://www.funduc.com/app_mover.htm’ and install it. Run the program after installing. Step 1 On the main screen, you need to specify the two paths to the programs which need to be moved. Choose the current and new path accordingly. Leave all other check boxes untouched. Click ‘OK’. Setp 1 Step 2 The next screen will confirm the files that will be moved. Confirm with ‘OK’ and the file operations will begin. Step 2 Step 3 A new window will open and you will be asked to finally confirm the replacement of the program locations. Confirm with the ‘Replace’ button for every file or simply check the ‘Do not ask me again’ box. Step 3 Application Mover moves all files from the old path (and any subdirectories under that path) to the new path. The program then uses these strings to make changes to the Windows registry, Windows shortcuts, .ini and Install.log files in the program path. The application performs its operations in the following order: - Files are copied to the new path>Registry Changes are made>Shortcuts are changed>Files are deleted from the old path>.ini and Install.log files are changed. The utility is a shareware and can be purchased for around Rs. 750. Another alternative utility is 'Steammover', but the cons are—it runs under Windows Vista and 7 only, works on NTFS and not fat32, leaves shortcuts on C drive and if deleted then the relocated program won’t work. Just sit back and let it all happen Do’s and Don’tsDo not move main important directories (For e.g. C:Program Files to D:Program Files). The utility must be run with Administrator privileges. Do not move ‘My Documents’. Do not move ‘C:Program FilesCommon Files’. Programs must be shut down before moving. Backup must be done to avoid mishaps. Moving MS office is unsafe—Do it at your own risk. Do not move antivirus applications. Do not move programs from one PC to another. Do not move programs over the network unless the shared drives are mapped to the PC. Do not install a new hard drive or USB drive which tends to replace the drive letter of the drive where the applications are relocated. source:      http://tech2.in.com/how-to/software/how-to-easily-relocate-your-applications/257212

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Top 5 gaming notebooks

While a good gaming rig will always trump the highest-end gaming notebook, there are many who would still prefer the latter simply because it’s easier to

While a good gaming rig will always trump the highest-end gaming notebook, there are many who would still prefer the latter, simply because it’s easier to setup and you can carry it around. If you’re someone who hates dealing with messy cabling or simply don’t have that kind of space in your house, then a notebook is your only real choice. You have to remember one thing though, you won’t be able to max out every single game on a notebook, no matter how powerful it maybe. So long as you’re willing to live with those compromises carry on reading. We understand not everyone has a pile of money lying around so we’ve thrown in a mix of both mainstream multimedia notebooks that can handle their fair share of games as well as has high-end notebooks engineered for gaming.  HP DV6-6165TX - Rs.59,000 If there’s one thing you can be assured with HP’s DV lineup is their build quality. The DV6 may be marketed as a multimedia notebook, but the specifications say otherwise. A Core i7 and an AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory should easily tame even the most demanding games. Good specs for the price Sound is taken care of by Beats audio and the cooling is handled by HP’s CoolSense technology that adjusts the cooling based on the activity being performed. Overall, a good package for the price. Dell Alienware M14x - Rs.82,900 (View Stores) Alienware has been synonymous with gaming from its inception and Dell’s new M14x finds a sweet spot between raw performance and portability. Aside from the good gaming performance and fancy, customizable lighting, the one thing that has made these notebooks stand out are their keyboards. Customizations galore The keys have a very nice feedback which make them extremely comfortable to type on. Also, the higher resolution 14-inch screen makes images and video pop. The notebook does demands a slight premium but in return you get huge bragging rights. Acer Aspire TimeLineX 5830TG - Rs.41,000 (View Stores) Who said you can’t enjoy gaming on a budget? Acer’s TimeLineX 5830TG packs in a decent powerhouse in a really slim form factor and at a killer price. Other than the build quality, which takes a bit of a backseat, it makes a tidy little gaming machine for those on the move. Slim yet powerful Armed with an Nvidia GT 540M, you should be able to play older games like Dirt 2 and FarCry 2 on reasonably high settings. Overall, the 5830TG offers really good value for money in terms of features and performance.  source:     http://tech2.in.com/features/notebooks/top-5-gaming-notebooks/257292

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Salman Rushdie booted off Facebook because of name

Salman Rushdie, the award winning author of Midnight's Children, has had a bit of a social networking issue. Facebook had deleted his account this past weekend and in response, he sent the social network a copy of his passport to prove he was who he was. He got the boot again from Facebook saying that he could not use his name 'Salman' (his full legal name is Ahmed Salman Rushdie). Even though Rushdie kept requesting Facebook to reinstate his account, the social network did not comply with the author. So then he pitted one social network against another. That which we call a rose by any other name... Rushdie posted on his Twitter account, "Amazing. 2 days ago FB deactivated my page saying they didn't believe I was me. I had to send a photo of my passport page... Then they said yes I was me, but insisted I use the name Ahmed which I have never used. NOW they have ractivated my page as "Ahmed Rushdie", in spite of the world knowing me as Salman". He said all of this over the course of three tweets of course. Gaining support from Twitter ensured that Facebook would finally behave itself. He tweeted that Facebook finally complied and added that an identity crisis at his age is no fun. He mentioned other famous people that use their middle names as their given names like Paul McCartney and Brad Pitt. Facebook later even apologized to Rushdie to which he responded saying, "All is sweetness and light." source:      http://tech2.in.com/news/social-networking/salman-rushdie-booted-off-facebook-because-of-name/257592

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