How to create Windows 10 Flash drive Installer

To create Windows 10 installer in USB Flash drive  without additional tool/software:

1. Insert Windows 10 Disc installer to DVD drive, or if you use ISO image, please mount to be a  drive.
2. Insert/connect  8GB USB Flash drive  to the USB port.
3. Open the File Explorer to know the drive letters for DVD containing Windows installer and for the flash drive.
For example in My laptop, the drive letter for DVD installer is F, and for the USB Flash drive is H.

4. Run the Command line/ Command prompt as administrator.

5. In the command prompt type diskpart hit Enter.

>diskpart

6. Write:  list disk then hit Enter.

DISKPART>list disk

In the example/capture above, my flash drive is Disk 1. (with 8GB /7710MB).

7. Type:  select disk 1 then hit Enter.

DISKPART>select disk 1

There will be a note:  disk 1 is now selected disk.

8. Type:  Clean then hit enter.

DISKPART>clean

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Toshiba Portege R500 Boot is too Slow

I have old Toshiba Portege R500 Laptop, every time the laptop was turned On, it would take a long time in booting process, about 15 minutes.  I could go for dinner while waiting until computer was ready for use :).

Now the laptop is already in normal condition again, but doesn't have the CD/DVD drive, because it is disable by disconnecting the data cable from/to the CD/DVD drive.

What I did is unplug/removing the socket to the CD/DVD drive.

• Prepare the small screw driver (plus type screw driver).
• Remove the laptop battery.
• Open the bottom cover by opening all screws first.

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Laptop's Card reader sometime not work

In my laptop, when I connected a memory card to the card reader of the laptop, sometime it was detected. sometime not detected.
I tried other memory card, it was still the same problem. I thought the  laptops's memory card reader was damaged.
It turns out the memory card is not damaged

The problem is solved. In the BIOS setting of my laptop, there is an option named Card Reader Power Saving, I changed it from Enable to Disable.

The memory card is always detected now.

Maybe you have the same problem, and has card reader power saving setting in the computer/laptop's BIOS setting, you can try.

How to remove PDF password without editor

How to remove password protected PDF document without PDF Editor software such as Adobe Professional, PDF Pro, etc.

We can do removing the PDF password only by using Google Chrome browser.

• Run/open  Google Chrome browser
• Open the PDF Protected file that you want to remove its password, (press Ctrl+O for open file menu).
• Enter the password for opening the PDF document
• After the PDf document opened, now is the trick to remove the password :
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How to copy files from Harddrive without its OS

When the OS (Operating System) of the computer can't work or has a problem, how to copy the data, documents, and files we need from that computer ?.

The first way, by taking out the hard drive in order to be connected to other computer for copying the files.
The second way is : by using live CD file explorer.

I will talk about the second way, by using the Live CD file explorer.
The live CD has Operating system on itself. then we can do copying the files from internal hard drive of the computer to the USB flash drive or USB external hard drive.

I use Lucid Puppy 5.2.8 live CD from Puppylinux.org
• Download the Lucid Puppy 5.2.8 ISO file from puppylinux.org, or you can search from the internet with keyword: download Lucid Puppy 5.2.8.

• After downloaded, burn the ISO file to the CDR.
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Error #2046 in Browser

Error #2046 appears when I open a page that contains flash component. I try to reinstall the Adobe Flash but the problem still occur. I need the flash to access my HP SAN storage Eva 6000 using browser.

The temporary way to solve the problem is by changing the date of my computer to 5 May.

Yes it is work now, while waiting for final solution. No problem for me to adjust the date, it is easy.

How to Scan QR code or barcode using Smartphone

How to read QR code or barcode using smartphone Android or iOS (iphone)?.
Have you ever bought a product and it said for the more manual information and for the software you have to scan the QR Code. How to do it?

Example QR Code for h0w2.blogspot.com

• First you have to have the App named QRcode reader/scanner in you Smartphone.
• Go to Android Google Play or App Store for iOS.
• Search App with keyword: QR code reader or QR code scanner
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How to know saved Wifi Password in Windows

In a Windows computer that has already connected to the wifi network, the SSID (wifi name) and the password will be saved in the Windows system to make easy connection in next time, no need to enter the password again.

When you forget the password and you have other device that needs to connect tho the same wi-fi. How to know the wi-fi password that already saved in the Windows?

To see the wi-fi password already saved in Windows computer :
• Run Command line /command prompt with administrator rights.
• Write the command:
netsh wlan show profile SSID/wifi name key=clear 
Change SSID/wifi name (red character) to your SSID for example my wifi SSID is kakara:
netsh wlan show profile kakara key=clear 
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Disable or enable network using Command line in Windows

Using command line / command prompt to disable or enable network interface in Windows :

• Run Command line as Administrator

• Command to disable the network:

netsh interface set interface name="Ethernet" admin=disabled

Change the label Ethernet with the label/name of your network interface,

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Download Picture From iPhone Without iTunes

Usually to access data on an iPhone (and others iOS) you need iTunes installed on the computer. But you can also use other ways (not use iTunes) to access or download data from iPhone/iPad.

There are many Apps can be used for accessing the iPhone/iPad data, one is Wifi Photo Transfer special app for downloading photo/picture from iPhone/iPad to other devices, to computer, Android device, etc those have  internet browser and wifi connection.

Connect iPhone/iPad and the computer or other devices to the same wifi (same SSID/name)
Install Wifi Photo Transfer App on the iPhone/iPad
Access the iPhone/iPad using browser from other devices (computer, Android, iOS, etc )
Browse and download the Pictures.

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Solve Not eligible for monetization in Youtube

When you have your own video in Youtube that mark Not eligible for monetization, and you want to enable it for monetization.

One of the reasons that the video is not eligible for monetization, because it has a music background on it. music has the copyright, we cannot use it without permission.

The solution. Youtube has provided a lot of musics for our videos, they are free and of course Eligible for monetization.

To change  music for your video, you can do it online. just choose a song that has been provided by youtube, you don't need to re-upload the video.
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Backup and create System Image Windows 10

In Windows 10, with easy You can create system image of the OS (operating system) and the Applications, so if in the future Windows and applications have problem, you can restore using the image already created.

You can create system image and save  to the flashdisk, DVD R/RW, or harddisk.

To create system image in Windows 10 :

1. Go to Control Panel

One of the ways to go to the Control Panel is using Run command, Press windows logo+R, then write control, then click OK or press Enter .

The Control Panel page will appear.

2. Change View by to the small icon/large icon

3. Choose File History

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How to Work Offline in Chrome

Offline Browsing in Google Chrome 

You can re-open the pages of a website or blog that have been previously opened without an internet connection using work offline mode. This is very helpful when your internet connection is limited (not always available), by way of opening pages of the website when the computer / laptop connected to the internet, and then re-open/read when not connected to the Internet.

In the Google Chrome browser to enable offline work mode :
Write (or copy & paste) the following code to the address bar
chrome://flags/#enable-offline-mode
then press Enter.

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Cannot connect to the real www.google

If your browser couldn't open the Google page, and get the warning like this : Cannot connect to the real www.google.com. That means the SSL has an error

One of the reasons is maybe the time of your computer is not correct, you can check the time located in the right side of the taskbar (for Windows), it usually gets the old/past year, then you can  correct the year, month, date, hour, min to  solve the problem.

The time is not correct maybe because of CMOS battery is low,  so if you shutdown your computer, it will not be able to store the data (in the BIOS). Change the battery with new one.