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Delete the old OS boot option from the OS boot screen

For windows 7 and higher versions: 1.open the command promt with administrator privilege. (Goto C:\windows\system32 and right click on cmd.exe, run as administrator)    2.Type bcdedit command   (you will get a list of the OS boot files) 3.copy the IDENTIFIER of the OS you want to delete from the boot menu 4.Type bcdedit /delete IDENTIFIER  For windows XP and lower versions: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/

Guide to install wifi drivers for ubuntu 12.04

1. Download this file (b43) it includes the broadcom series drivers. 2. Extract the zip file b43 3. Copy the extracted file b43 to filesystem /lib/firmware unfortunately you wont be able to paste it and it will give an error permission denied. This is because you dont have the root privileges To grant root privileges through nautilus: 1.open the terminal and type sudo nautilus enter your password (it will open a folder through which you can modify the root contents) note:after this do not terminate the terminal running nautilus 2. Make a new folder in file system rename it to .config In .config make one more folder named nautilus path should look like filesystem/.config/nautilus 3.Copy the downloaded file b43 to the path filesystem/ lib/firmware it should be copied 4. open a new terminal window type sudo modprobe -V b43   (hit enter) enter your password (hit enter) (it will display module_init..............) this means you have successfully installed th...

How to calculate the battery standby time according to the load?

Things we should know:   P = V . I                     (ie. power in watts = volts x amps) Every battery has a amps/hr (Ah) rating which signifies for how many hours it can deliver that much amount of current? for eg. 2000mAh battery can deliver 2000mili Amps per hour  Eg.1 Inverter battery standby calculation 1.Calculating the total battery capacity in Watts/hr:  if our inverter battery has a rating of 150Ah and voltage 12V thus it can deliver 150Amps per hour. thus power delivered per hour will be 1800Watts/hr  (1800 = 12 x 150) .............................(  P = V . I  ) 2.battery threshold level : (actual battery capacity) now before proceeding take into consideration that the battery wont be fully discharged due to the internal protection circuit in the inverter so we have to first take 85% of our total battery ca...

Deleting a virus via DOS

1. l ocate the directory or drive: 2.  Find a file extension in a directory: 3. Delete files with a particular extension: 1. l ocate the directory or drive:   cd <path of the folder/drive> or   <drive letter>: for eg my virus is located in D drive, type: cd windows/system32 for eg my virus is located in D drive, type: D: 2.  Find a file extension in a directory:         dir *.<ext>  (restricted to a particular directory)          or         dir *.<ext> /s /p    (all files in folders and subfolders of a particular extension(drive): The  /s  option directs a search of all folders on the hard drive;  the  /p  option pauses the display   after each s creen  of text. Double-check everything <ext> extension for eg. you have to find all files(viruses) having extension .inf,  type: ...