Stereo Mix option not available in VISTA

If you have Windows Vista and Sigmatel Audio Card and not getting the stereo mix option under recording settings.

Please modify following settings.

1 Uninstall the previous drivers

2 Disable UAC

3 Download these drivers http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R171789.exe

4 Restart and right click on drivers and click on compatibility tab and make sure its selected to (Run in Windows xp Mode).

5 Install Audio Drivers

6 Restart again and in control panel now you should have Stereo mix options under recording.

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How to record from online radio / streaming audio

In this article I will explain how easy it is to record anything from online radio or whatever you hear on computer.

The first thing that you need is Audacity which is a free software available and you can download from here.

Install the application and click on Edit and Preferences and check the playback and recording options.

Default would be set to Microsoft Sound Mapper you can change it to Sigmatel /Creative depending upon the Sound Card that is installed in computer.

Now go to any online radio eg: AOL  or play any music / video file in computer and click on record button it will be recorded.

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Unable to Play Flash Videos in Mozilla / IE.

This Article explains on how to fix Adobe Flash Player when you are not able to play videos in any browser

1 Download the standalone installer from here

2 Uninstall Adobe flash player from control panel or go to this location C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil9d.exe

Run the FlashUtil9d.exe and restart the computer

Install again from Flash Player Download Center.

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Speed up computer using MSCONFIG

This Article explains how to speed up system using the MSCONFIG command and works on Windows XP /Vista and Windows Seven

Click on Start and Run (in Vista you need to type in Start Search right above the start menu)

Type in MSCONFIG and click on ok

You should see System Configuration window

Click on STARTUP and then DISABLE ALL which is on the bottom right corner

The only service I would recommend you to enable is the antivirus which could be Mcafee /Norton/Trend Micro depending upon the application that you are using on your computer.

The second would be the Wireless which could be Dell wireless / Intel Wireless.

Just put a check mark in front of these and click on apply

Now Click on Services right in front of Startup

Click on Hide all microsoft services (make sure its done)

Then disable all and enable only anti virus / wireless services

Now Click on Apply and then Close and Restart

You will note a great change in Loading of Windows.

Here’s a Video

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Control Windows 7/Vista Flip 3D Via Mouse Using Vista Flip 3D Activator

If you have installed Windows 7 already, you know that the Aero Flip 3D feature is also present in Windows 7. With Aero Flip 3D, one can easily preview all open Windows without clicking on the taskbar icons. In other words, this is an alternative to the good old Alt + Tab feature.

Read Here

Download Vista Flip 3D Activator

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How To: Install Windows 7/Vista From USB Drive [Detailed 100% Working Guide]

This Guide explains in detail how to install windows 7/vista from USB drive

Requirements

USB Drive

Vista Installation files

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Windows 7 features

HomeGroup

Jump Lists

Snap

Windows Live Essentials

Windows Search

Windows Taskbar

Full 64-bit support

More personal

Performance improvements

Play To

Remote Media Streaming

Windows Touch

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Windows 7 PC Restore / Restore the computer’s software to original condition.

1    Turn on the computer.

2   As the computer starts, press <F8> on the keyboard until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.

3    Press the <Down Arrow> on the keyboard to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press <Enter>.

4    Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next.

5    Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK.

6    Click Factory Image Restore.

7    In the Factory Image Restore window, click Next.

8    Click to select the Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition check box.

9    Click Next.The computer is restored to the default factory configuration.

10    When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.

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Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta

Get the Microsoft Application that will find out the compatibility of your system for Windows Seven

www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B544E90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&displaylang=en

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System Requirements Of Windows 7

	Minimum for 32-bit operating system	Minimum for 64-bit operating system
System Memory	1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM or above
Processor	1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) processor	1 GHz or faster 64-bit (x64) processor
Hard Drive Space	16 GB available disk space	20 GB available disk space
Graphics	DirectX® 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver	DirectX® 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

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