When your download mirror goes down

It is a common issue that some of the download mirrors may be down or be hit by traffic, this method suggests a way to continue downloading the file that you had paused from a alternate mirror (or) url. I use Internet Download Manager and it’s one of the best in the business. To continue your paused download from a different mirror , just get the address to your alternate mirror from the from the source , (AFAIK most of the websites these days provide links for alternate mirrors especially for downloading massive files). Go to IDM , right click the file that was paused, click on Properties and change the address to the address of the new mirror url, now you can resume your download at a higher speed. Choose the mirror that is relatively close to you for better speeds.

HTH

Combofix

I was encountering some problems with trojans in my laptop recently and i found that a program of realplayer was getting duplicated and spamming my process table, then i discovered that it’s due to some trojan trying to slow down my system, then i came across this tool called combofix that scans your system for vulnerabilities in your registry and other parts of the file system that are prone to attacks. Anyways worked well for me , before using Combofix remember to shutdown your virus scan and firewalls so that they dont mess up the process.

Setting right your Windows boot loader after you have deleted the linux installation in your box!!

Well I have always had a difficulty correcting my grub after the linux installation has been removed, this howto tells you ways to get back your windows boot manager after your linux installation has been removed

Insert your recovery disc, in my case Windows 7, recovery.

Boot the disc and select command prompt in repair options , this option may vary , i have a HP laptop and i go into “Boot from disc ” in the first menu and then select ” Run checkup to detect problems”, and then select “Open command prompt”.

1. Run bootrec /nt60 c: /force /mbr

2. In laptops your manufacturer may provide a SYS partition where the MBR recides, in that case replace c: with SYS.

3. also try bootsect /nt60 c:/ if the former doesnt work.