How to Fix USB Device Not Recognized in Windows

Are you getting a “USB device not recognized” error whenever you plug in a USB mouse, keyboard, or other USB device? I love USB and have 5 ports on my computer so that I can connect my mouse, keyboard, camera, phone, and printer to it all at once!
However, last weekend, my computer stopped recognizing my USB devices! The strange thing about it was that the USB ports were not bad because all of my devices were still getting power to them. I could still charge my cell phone without a problem!

So I started with the normal fixing methods, including uninstalling the drivers for my devices and reinstalling them. That didn’t work! Next I tried System Restore thinking that maybe I had installed something and it caused a conflict with the USB system drivers. That didn’t work!

I read online that in order to fix this problem I should go to Device Manager and uninstall all of the devices under USB Controllers. Restarted the computer, reinstalled the USB drivers, but the problem STILL did not go away!

You may also see in Device Manager that the device shows up as an “Unknown Device”.

So how did I finally fix the problem? Well, apparently it’s a super simple solution! No need to edit the registry, uninstall drivers, or anything of that sort.

Simply UNPLUG YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE POWER SUPPLY. Yes that’s it! Note that this does not mean just turning off your computer because modern computers don’t really turn off when you press the power button as the motherboard still gets power.

First to explain, the motherboard is where all of hardware of the computer is connected to, including the USB ports. Sometimes the motherboard needs to be “rebooted” also because something can go wrong, i.e. all your USB ports suddenly stop working. The small microprocessor on the motherboard will reload the drivers and your USB ports should be back to recognizing all devices!

So first turn off your computer using Shut Down or pressing the power button and then UNPLUG it from the wall outlet. Let it sit for about a minute and then plug it back in.

Hope this helps someone fix that pesky “USB device not recognized” Windows error!

Adobe Flash Player Full Standalone Offline Installer

Mostly users don’t install this like other software and when it is notified by the browser that required Flash Player plugin is missing, then they click on given link to install this plugin. Its all OK. But it takes more time and users don’t like waiting. So an offline plugin can solve this problem. So here is Offline Standalone Installer.Here Is The Download Links -

DOWNLOAD ADOBE FLASH PLAYER FULL STANDALONE OFFLINE INSTALLER

(For Internet Explorer)

Official Server

DOWNLOAD ADOBE FLASH PLAYER FULL STANDALONE OFFLINE INSTALLER

(For Firefox, Chrome And Other Browsers)

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The good thing about these links is that you can always Download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player Full Standalone Offline Installer. Enjoy.......

Windows OS and Softwares File extensions Full Forms

Sound :

MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3 (.mp3)
Ogg Vorbis (.ogg)
ASF Audio (.asf,.wma)
Wave form audio format (.wav)
RealAudio (.ra,.rm)
Free Lossless Audio codec(.flac)
Advanced Audio coding (.aac)
MPEG-4 advanced audio coding (.m4a,.mp4)
Musepack (.mpc)
TwinVQ(.vqf)
3GP Music (.3gp)
AC3 Audio File (.ac3)
Adaptive Multi-Rate (.amr)
Adaptive Multi-Rate WB (.awb)
Sun Mircrosystem's audio format (.au,.snd)
Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff)
Purevoice File (.qcp)
AMIGA 8bit sound file (.8svx)
PSION sound file (.prc)
IRCAM sound file (.sf)
soundTool (.sndt)
PSION 8bit sound file (.wve)
soundtracker module (.mod)
FastTracker II module (.xm)
ImpulseTracker module (.it)
ScreamTracker module (.s3m)

Ringtone (Monophonic/Polyphonic) :

MIDI-0 (.mid,.midi)
SP-MIDI (.mid,.midi)
Midi Karaoke (.kar)
MMF/SMAF-1 (.mmf,.smaf)
Qualcomm CMX 3.0 (.pmd)
Motorola Ringtone (.mot)
Sagem Ringtone (.sagem)
Sagem Ringtone (.sagem21)
Ericsson emelody (.emy)
iMelody Ringtone Format (.imv)
Ringtones text transfer language (.rttl,.rtx)
Nokia phone Ring Tone (.nokia,.ott)
Nokia Phone Ring Tone (.noktxt)


Image :

Joint photographic experts group (.jfif,.jif,.jpe,.jpeg,.jpg)
Windows bitmap (.bmp)
Graphics interchange format (.gif)
Truevision TGA (.tga)
Portable network graphics (.pgm)
AVS X image (.avs)
Kodak Cineon Image Format (.cin)
ZSoft IBM PC multi-page paintbrush (.dcx)
Windows device independent bitmap (.dib)
SMPTE digital moving picture exchange (.dpx)
Microsoft icon (.ico)
Magick image file format (.miff)
On-the-air-Bitmap (.otb)
Palm pixmap (.palm)
Portable bitmap format black/white (.pbm)
Xv's Visual Schnauzer thumbnail (.p7)
Photo CD (.pcd)
Zsoft IBM PC Paintbrush file (.pcx)
Apple Mcintosh QuickDraw (.pict)
Portable Pixmap format - color (.ppm)
Adobe Photoshop bitmap file (.psd)
Photo CD - sRGB color (.pcds)
Irix RGB image (.sgi)
SUN Raster Image (.ras,.sun)
X Windows system bitmap black/white (.xbm)
X Windows system pixmap (.xpm)
CCIR 601 4:1:1 (.yuv)


Vector Document :

Windows Metafile (.wmf)
Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg)
Magick Vector Graphics (.mvg)
AutoCAD Interchange Format (.dxf)
Enhanced Metafile (.emf)
Encapsulated Postscript (.eps)
Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm)
OS/w Metafile (.met)
OpenOffice 2.0 Draw Document (.odg)
OpenOffice 2.0 Draw Template (.otg)
OpenOffice 1.0 Draw Document (.sxd)
OpenOffice 1.0 Draw Template (.std)


Document :

Text files (.txt)
Url address (web) (.url)
HyperTextMarkup Language (.htm,.html)
XHTML (.xhtml)
Rich Text Format/MS Word (.rtf)
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Adobe Postscript (.ps)
Microsoft Word (.doc)
MS Word template (.dot)
OpenOffice 2.0 Text Document (.odt)
OpenOffice 2.0 Text Template (.ott)
OpenOffice 1.0 Text Document (.sxw)
OpenOffice 1.0 Text Template (.stw)
AportisDoc Palm DB (.pdb)
Starwriter vorlage/Template (.vor)
PocketWord (.psw)
Wordperfect 6 (.wpd)
MS Word 2003 XML (.xml)

Data :


Data Interchange Format (.dif)
dBASE (.dbf)
Microsoft Excel (.xls)
MS Excel Vorlage/Template (.xlt)
Pocket Excel (.pxl)
SYLK (.slk)
Lotus 1-2-3 (.123,.wk1)
StarCalc (.sdc)
StarCalc Template (.vor)
OpenOffice 2.0 Spreadsheet (.ods)
OpenOffice 2.0 Calc template (.ots)
OpenOffice 1.0 spreadsheet (.sxc)
OpenOffice 1.0 calc template (.stc)


Mathematics :

MathML (.mml)
StarMath (.smf)
OpenOffice 2.0 Math (.odf)
OpenOffice 1.0 Math (.sxm)

Presentation :


Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)
Microsoft Powerpoint Template (.pot)
StarImpress 5.0 (.sdd)
StarImpress 5.0 Template (.vor)
StarImpress 4.0 (.sdd)
StarImpress 4.0 Template (.vor)
OpenOffice 2.0 Impress (.odp)
OpenOffice 2.0 Impress Template (.otp)
OpenOffice 1.0 Impress (.sxi)
OpenOffice 1.0 Impress Template (.sti)


Compressed archives:

Data compression (.zip)
7Z Archive (.7z)
LHA Archive (.lha,.lzh)
Roshal ArchiveArchive (.rar)
Tape ARchive (.tar)
TAR Gzip Compressed archive (.gz)
BZ2 compressed archive (.bza)
Deepfreezer YZ1 archive (.yz1)

Movie:

Windows Media Video (.wmv)
3GP/3G2 Video (.3gp)
Audio Video Interleave (.avi)
Matroska (.mkv)
Apple Quicktime (.mov)
Motion Picture Expert Group (.pg)
Ogg vorbis Compressed video (.ogm)
MPEG-4 (.mp4)
Flash Video (.flv)
DVD Video Object (.vob)
FLIC Animation (.fli)
Digital Video (.dv)
ASF Video (.asf)
Google Video File (.gvi)

Fasten your BroadBand Speed up to 20%

If you are using a BroadBand connection at your home and using Windows Xp/win 7 as your Operating System, and you feel that your BB speed is a bit less, then in that case you have the option to increase your Broadband speed upto 20%.


1. First of all make sure you are logged in as Administrator.
2. Go to Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc, press OK.
3. Then go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> QOS packet Scheduler.
4. On the right it will give you the option of Limit Reservable bandwidth, open and and select Enabled, and change the value to 0.

Tips to recover scratched CD

Don't you feel like crying every time you add another disc to your pile of scratched discs. Trashing that disc which contained your favorite songs, pics, files, games or videos is not easy.

Read-on, if you find yourself wishing for a miracle every time your fav CD is scratched:
 

Rub a small amount of toothpaste on the scratch and polish the CD with a soft cloth and any petroleum-based polishing solution (like clear shoe polish). Squirt a drop of Brasso and wipe it with a clean cloth.

Technology to the rescue
There are many softwares available on the net, which enable the recovery of the CD data. BadCopy Pro is one such software, which can be used to recover destroyed data and files from a range of media. 

Just a few clicks is all it requires to recover the disc from almost all kind of damage situation; be it corrupted, lost data, unreadable or defective.

DiskDoctors is another popular company, which offers both software and solutions to recover data from a scratched CDs and DVDs. 


General Tips:
* Always wipe the CD from the center outward with stratight spoke-like strokes. Wiping CDs in circles will create more scratches.

* Do not scratch the graphics layer as you cannot repair the disc. HINT: Hold the disc up to a light with the graphics layer facing the light source. If you can see light thru the scratches at any point then the disc may be irreparable and or exhibit loading or playing errors.

* Clean your Disc players lens regularly with a suitable product to ensure optimal viewing pleasure.

* Make sure to use a soft, lint-free cloth to clean both sides of the disc. Wipe in a straight line from the centre of the disc to the outer edge.

* If wiping with a cloth does not remove a fingerprint or smudge, use a specialized DVD disc polishing spray to clean the disc.

* Only handle the disc by its outer edge and the empty hole in the middle. This will help prevent fingerprints, smudges or scratches.

Statistics:
*Fingermarks/prints cause 43% of disc problems!
* General wear & tear causes 25% of disc problems!
* Player-related issues cause 15% of disc problems!
* User-related issues cause 12% of disc problems!
* PlayStation 2 machine scratches cause 3% of disc problems!
* Laser rot (a manufacturer error) causes 2% of disc problems!