How to fix your Windows Vista / Windows XP after it shows a blank screen after login.

A few days ago, I was referred by a friend of a friend, who had another friend who was having some problems with her PCs (pretty far huh?). She said that she can’t use her PCs anymore as both show a blank screen after Windows boot-up. It was weird that both PCs were showing the same problem that I had to see it myself. It got even weirder as one PC had Windows Vista, and the other had Windows XP.

The problem: Windows Vista or Windows XP displays a blank screen showing only the mouse pointer after booting-up (after the login screen which is usually after clicking the username).

Solution for Windows Vista / Windows XP Blank Screen after Login

Make sure first that the Task Manager is working by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL, and choosing Task Manager. If Task Manager doesn’t work, then this guide cannot help you.

Moreover, unless specified, the steps below are both applicable for Windows Vista and Windows XP.

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By simply installing a freeware application you could already play QuickTime Movies/Videos (.MOV) using Windows’ Media Player Classic.

I recently wrote about how you can play almost any video file using the K-Lite Codec Pack. By just installing this codec pack, you would already be able to play almost any kind of video file in the small Windows application Media Player Classic. However, the one thing it lacked is the capability to play QuickTime Videos/Movies.

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Let’s convert movies and videos for your Nokia 5800 under the MAC OS operating system.

There are various video converters which are compatible for Windows operating system but a few only for the MAC OS. Once you’ve found a video converter for the MAC OS, you’d find out that it’s not free. (If your looking to Convert Videos for Nokia 5800 under Windows with Super Video Convert click here)

With MPEG Streamclip Video Converter for MAC OS X, you get a free and fast video converter for the MAC OS. Although it does not support as many video formats as the Super Video Converter that we use for Windows, it is still easy to use, and still supports various video formats.

The Nokia 5800 in Batman – The Dark Knight Movie

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Here is a list of the best free Nokia 5800 themes available today. The themes listed here are all tested and are all working.

The Free Nokia 5800 themes listed here are all working and tested using the Nokia 5800. The screenshots were also taken from the Nokia 5800 itself. Special thanks of course are due to the authors of these themes for their wonderful work!

If the themes you are downloading contain two (2) or more files, just install the ones which contain “s60v5” in their filenames. If the files do not have an “s60v5” in the filename just try any of the themes as they only differ in the icons used ( The one with “DI” in the filename uses the Default Icons, while the other has a different set of icons).

Once you’ve successfully installed a theme you would need to set the theme at your Nokia 5800. You can set your theme by going to Settings -> Personal -> Themes. Under Themes you can:

1. Go to General to set the theme you have installed.

2. Go to Wallpaper and then set to Default if you want to use the wallpaper of the theme you selected.

3. Go to Home Screen Theme and set to Shortcuts Bar so you would be able to use the home screen icons of the theme.

While installing the theme to your phone, you might encounter a warning saying that the theme/application you are installing is not compatible with your phone. Just ignore it and choose yes to install it.

Without further adieu here are the best free Nokia 5800 themes!
 

Blue Haze by PiZero

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Using the best free video conversion software and the right settings, you’ll have the best movies and videos for your Nokia E66.

Compared to the Nokia E71 and Nokia E63 which has a natural landscape view, the Nokia E66 may not seem to be ideal for videos and movies. However, the Nokia E66 still carries the same size of approximately 2.4 inches of display like the E71 and E63. So the user’s experience of watching videos is the same, they only have to tilt the screen.

Thus, what we’re going to use are the same settings and steps we’ve used for the Nokia E71 and Nokia E63.

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With the PhotoFast CR-5400 you can save on memory stick costs by putting 2 micro SD memory cards in just one MS Pro Duo Adaptor.

We all know that the MS Pro Duo is quite expensive compared to the other memory cards in the market. This is the reason why many are making fake memory sticks and selling them cheap. These fake memory sticks have several disadvantages that I really don’t recommend using them.

A cheap alternative has come out to the market – the PhotoFast CR-5400. It is an MS Pro Duo adaptor which has two slots for Micro SD where you can put in two memory cards at the same time.

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Here is an easy way to merge or join multiple videos of various formats (MPEG, MPG, AVI, RM, RAM, ASF).

Many of us have videos which we want to join or merge into one file. One of my friends, for example, has 24 short video clips which he wants to join or merge to form 8 video clips (3 videos joined or merged into 1 video). Merging or joining our videos makes watching them simply more enjoyable.

Using Easy Video Joiner of doeasier.org we can easily join MPEG files (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, m2v), AVI files (.avi), Real Media files (.rm, .ram), and Windows Media files (.wmv, .asf).

With only three easy steps we can already merge or join multiple videos

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Here are two applications which could password protect your USB flash disk or portable hard drive with and without administrator rights.

USB flash disks and portable hard drives are already a part of our modern lives. Almost everyone has a USB flash disk and most people are thinking of buying a portable hard drive nowadays. With that, the question I often get about them is how do you password protect a USB flash disk or portable hard drive?

Why is It Important to Password Protect your USB Flash Disk or Portable Hard Disk?

You carry your USB flash drive or portable hard disk with you all the time. Most of us put sensitive information and files in there that can be used against us or that we simply don’t want others to see. If you lose the flash disk, you risk other people seeing or accessing your sensitive files.

How to Password Protect a USB Flash Disk or Portable Hard Disk?

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These two applications for Windows easily emulate the dock feature of the MAC OS X by simply installing them.

I have always viewed Apple as an expert in selling products with an excellent user interface. When I got my first iPod (the iPod Video – 60GB) I was really amazed at the beauty, simplicity, and ease of use of the device. It was all of these without losing its primary purpose – great music.

Undoubtedly, the MAC OS X is also visually compelling, and easy to use like the iPod. One of the reasons for this is the dock feature of the MAC OS X. The dock is not just a great tool because of its many uses (shortcuts for commonly used programs, etc.), but also because of the beautiful user interface (smooth and fast scrolling, zooming feature, great looking icons, etc.).

I was a bit surprised though when I saw that there are already many applications for Windows which emulate the dock feature of MAC OS X. The best I’ve seen are:

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Using the best free video conversion software and the right settings, you’ll have the best movies and videos for your Nokia E63.

The economy version of the Nokia E71 has arrived in the form of the Nokia E63. With the exception of the looks (metal vs. plastic), some features (camera, GPS, and audio quality), and sales package (no USB and memory card included) the Nokia E63 has the same specifications as the Nokia E71. Our question now is – could the Nokia E63 play videos and movies as well as the Nokia E71?

To the delight of the Nokia E63 users, it plays videos and movies almost as well as the Nokia E71. The Nokia E63 may be a cheaper but it carries the same processor and RAM as the E71. Both also have the same display size of 2.36 inches; 16M color display (320×240 pixels). It also has the same player (Realplayer) as the the E71. The reason I said almost is that the audio quality of the Nokia E71 is noticeably better than the E63.

Let’s now convert videos and movies for the Nokia E63!

Nokia E63 oh my. [trial] by philcampbell

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