2010/08/31

What Is Windows 98?

Windows 98 is a widely-installed product in Microsoft's evolution of the Windows operating system for personal computers. It is an improved version for Microsoft Windows 95, and was codenamed Memphis and named after the year it was released (1998).

Compared with previous versions of Windows, Windows 98 offers numerous new features, including:
Provide a 32-bit file allocation table (FAT) that allows users to have a single-partition disk drive larger than 2 Gbytes
Came with support for USB (Universal Serial Bus) built-in, which makes it easy to plug in new devices
Support Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
Support a new industry-standard form of power management called Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
Integrate Internet Explorer 4.0 into the desktop shell


There are two releases of Windows 98: the first edition and second edition. From a version standpoint, both are considered version 4.1 (with all Windows 95 releases considered v4.0). Second edition, referred by Microsoft as Windows 98SE, is a paid upgrade from the first edition released in 1999. It includes fixes for many minor issues, improved USB support, and the replacement of Internet Explorer 4.0 with Internet Explorer 5.0.

2010/08/26

Recover Lost Picture in Data Transferring from Camera to Computer


Have you ever been troubled by this? You were cautiously transferring your picture from camera to computer, but somehow the picture “disappeared”. You wondered how it could happen and wanted to recover lost picture, while sometimes you successfully recover lost picture, sometimes you just failed.
Here I’d like to tell you some scenarios which may cause picture loss and how to recover lost picture in data transferring from camera to computer.

Some scenarios cause picture loss

1. After connecting the camera to computer, you start transferring your picture. Accidentally you touch the data wire, causing the USB disconnected. Not all the pictures are successfully transferred and some are lost.

2. The sudden power-off of the camera or computer could lead the picture lost too. Once that happens, the transferring process would be interrupted forcibly, and some of your pictures might be lost.

3. If your computer doesn’t have enough space to store more pictures, the data transferring would not be finished until some space is released. If you “cut”-“paste” the picture and keep on transferring it, the picture would be lost.

4.The virus! If your picture is affected with virus, when you transfer it from camera to computer, the anti-virus software in your computer may kill the virus by deleting the picture automatically. The virus is erased but your picture is also erased.

How to recover lost picture after picture loss

After you lost picture in data transferring from camera to computer, search it immediately in both the camera and the computer. If you previously chose to “cut” the picture but failed to “paste” it on the computer, you may try pasting it again (paste in a place where there is enough space). If the picture can be pasted again, congratulations, your picture is back.

If the picture is still lost, you may try some photo recovery software. After the picture was lost, the data are not always lost, just not visible or readable because the entry index of the system makes a special mark on those data hinting this area can be written over by other new data. So keep in mind: do not put more pictures or other data in the same place where your lost picture was stored, since once you put other new files in it, this free space will be overwritten by others, which makes it difficult to recover lost picture.

One recommended software is Wondershare photo recovery. It can recover lost picture from digital cameras and computers. As one professional and risk-free photo recovery software, it helps you recover lost picture with good quality. The supported formats include JPG, BMP, TIF, PNG, PSD GIF, ZIP, RAR, and so on. At the same time, the trial version can let you preview the effects in the thumbnail to see whether your pictures are recoverable or not. Here my suggestion is to scan the camera and computer both, improving the success rate of recovering lost picture.

Tips:

If possible, “copy” but not “cut” picture if you want to “paste” it in another place. Since we cannot always guarantee that everything works well while transferring picture from camera to computer. And if possible, do backup, a very good way to protect our data.

2010/08/25

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2010/08/20

How to recovery photos,?

I was transferring my photos from my laptop to USB, and the laptop crashed, and now in the folder, all I can see his shortcut of the pictures, and nothing on the USB. But when I click on the short cut link, it can’t locate the required photo.
I used the software Recover my files, which located the files, and created a Thumbs.dm file, and then I used the DM Thumbs software to get the photos back, but the size and quality of the photos is really bad…
Any way to get the original photo backs; the folder is located within the C: drive.

Help! Trying to recover some lost files!?

Not too long ago I copied about 166 photos of my parents' Europe trip from a CF card to the computer and placed it in a folder called 'Photos'. I looked at the desktop; there was nothing on the desktop and no programs in the toolbar so I assumed that everything was copied over, and proceeded to shutdown. Now it is gone, and I don't recall anybody in the family to have deleted that folder. I tried using Recuva but I could only get back less than 8 photos... So my question(s) are: was it really accidentally deleted? How come I could only salvage so little photos when originally there was a lot? Could I still recover them?

Intell said:
I didn't read all of your description because its long lol, but there are a lot of programs that can recover lost files. I've listed one in the sources. Make sure you put the CF card in the computer and scan it for the pictures. Good luck.
Source(s):
http://download.cnet.com/Glary-Utilities/3000-2094_4-10508531.html?tag=contentMain;contentAux

2010/08/16

What Is Windows 95?

Windows 95 is a graphical user interface-based operating system designed for workstations at home or business. It was released in 1995 by Microsoft to be intended to integrate Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products.

Windows 95 represents a significant advance over its precursor, Windows 3.1, most visibly in the graphical user interface (GUI). Following are some of the new features that Windows 95 is a widely-installed product in Microsoft's evolution of the Windows operating system for personal computers not.

Plug and Play: Allow hardware devices to be automatically installed into the computer with the proper software. Do not require jumpers to be played with jumpers to be played with.

32 Bit: 32-Bit operating system allows the computer to run faster and more efficiently.

Registry: Combine the power of multiple configuration files into two files, allowing the system configurations to be located easier.

Memory: Windows 95 has an improved memory handling processes compared to Windows 3.11

Right mouse click: Allow you new access and text manipulation by utilizing both buttons instead of one.

CD-Player: Enhanced CD-Player with improved usability and AutoPlay feature.

Although Windows 95 can run older Windows and DOS applications, it has essentially removed DOS as the underlying platform. This has meant removal of many of the old DOS limitations, such as 640K of main memory and 8-character filenames.