Disk management

Did you know that there is a inbuilt disk management software on your computer. If you want to create partition on your hard disk or you want to change the drive letter of your drives then you can use this program.

Steps to go to disk management

1.       Click start button and go to run

2.       Type diskmgmt.msc  and press enter ( for windows 7 users simply type diskmgmt.msc on the search box on start menu.)

3.       There you have your disj management program. Now you can change the partion or you can change the drive letters of different drives by clicking the right button on your mouse placing over the appropriate drive of your choice.

k P- � p �e `f E: if you are switched to the classic view then you donot have to follow step 2)

4.       In power option go to Hibernate tab and tick the enable hibernation option.

5.       Then click ok and now you are done. Check it by going to the turning off button on the start menu, now you can see the hibernation tab added, if you still cannot see the hibernate tab then try pressing shift key, there you will see the standby option changes to hibernation option.

Press it and try. Worked?? Bingo. 

How to enable Hibernation On Computer

Hibernation is a tool like standby where user can simply turn their computer off without saving their projects. In standby the computer goes to sleep mode where user’s work is as it is when turn on. But hibernation has got the same feature with the additional feature of completely turning the computer off with out saving their work. When they turn on the computer you will find your work as it was before. In hibernation computer simply saves the projects saved on RAM to the temporary folder of the computer and turns it off. Isn’t it more useful than sleep or standby option.

Now here is the step bystep procedure to enable hibernation

1.       Go to control panel by pressing start button and clicking the control panel link

2.       Go to performance and maintenance tab.

3.       Then click Power option (NOTE: if you are switched to the classic view then you donot have to follow step 2)

4.       In power option go to Hibernate tab and tick the enable hibernation option.

5.       Then click ok and now you are done. Check it by going to the turing off button on the start menu, now you can see the hibernation tab added, if you still cannot see the hibernate tab then try pressing shift key, there you will see the standby option changes to hibernation option.

Press it and try. Worked?? Bingo. 

How to Hide Folder Without changing its attributes

So if you want to completely hide the folder without changing its attributes to hidden, then heres a great trick for you.

1.       First make a folder which you want to hide.

2.       Right click on it and go to properties and go to Customize tabv and click change icon

3.       Now select the icon which is hidden and press ok.

4.       Now you will see that your folder’s icon is hidden. Now its time to make its name hidden as well

5.       So now rename the folder by selecting the folder and clicking F2,

6.       While renaming hold down the alt key and type 0160 from the Num Pad.

Now see the magic, your Folder is completely hidden. But it is still there where you have placed it. Now you can change your folder to hidden without changing its attributes.

Still have questions on How to know where the folder is?  :-P Hehe

Just go to the directory where you have your hidden folder and press  (ctrl + A) then you will see a Blue Highlight On the folder which you've made hidden. That’s it, Enjoy….