Blank Desktop after Logon (NoTaskbar No Desktop Icon at all)

When you log on to Windows XP, you may see a blank desktop without taskbar/icons. The issue of blank desktop is because of virus infection, which is changing registry key and terminating explorer to normal start-up. to get rid from it follow the best and simple method as mentioned below:
1. Download shell fix from this link. extract the zip file then double click / right click on SHELLFIX.Reg then select Merge from safe mode. or  Press CTRL-ALT-DEL

2. Select 'Task Manager'

3. Select 'File' menu

4. Select 'New Task'

5. In the opened dialog window input the path to the SHELLFIX.REG file.

6. Windows will ask you if you want to add information from the REG file to the Registry, answer 'Yes'

7. Restart your system and the problem will be solved.

Upgrade HDD without formatting/losing data and wasting your valuable time.

I would like to share an open source application/utility with you, which has not only get rid me from backup of entire data on old HDD, but has saved lot of times, OS installation, all other applications installations, my settings and data those I have on my old HDD to new HDD. All credit goes to “Clonezilla”. Thanks for the free open source application which has done a lot which sometimes doesn’t with purchased softwares.
What is Clonezilla?

Clonezilla is a free open source disk cloning application based on Debian. Like other disk cloning applications, Clonezilla copies the contents of a hard drive for transfer to another storage medium, such as another computer's hard drive or a removable medium, such as a DVD or a USB drive. Clonezilla is compatible with Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.

There are two versions of Clonezilla, for single- or multiple-machine cloning. Clonezilla Live and Clonezilla SE (Server Edition). Here I am sharing you about Clonezilla Live. Clonezilla live is a small bootable GNU/Linux distribution for x86/amd64 (x86-64) based computers. It allows us to use CD/DVD or USB flash drive to boot and run clonezilla (Unicast only) (for complete details you can check Clonezilla Site.

How to install Clonezilla Live ?

Basic steps are to download pre-build Clonezilla Live then put it in a boot media (CD, USB drive).

· FOR CD/DVD:
a) Download an ISO file for CD/DVD and burn the iso file to a CD/DVD with any
burning program.
b) Attach your new HDD with system and Boot system from CD-ROM.
c) Follow the onscreen instcution.

· FOR USB DRIVE: (USB drive must 200mb free space with FAT formatted)

a) Download the Clonezilla Live zip file.

b) If you already have a partition of at least 200 MB in size on your USB flash drive formatted with a FAT file system then skip to the next step

c) Extract all the contents of the zip file to FAT16/FAT32 partition on your USB flash drive. Keep the directory architecture, for example, file "COPYING" should be in the USB flash drive's top directory (e.g. G:\COPYING).

d) Browse to your USB flash drive and as an administrator; click the makeboot.bat in the dir utils\win32\. WARNING! Makeboot.bat must be run from your USB flash drive. Otherwise on running from local hard drive can cause your MS windows not to boot!!!

e) Attach your new HDD with system and Boot system from USB Drive

f) Follow the on-screen instructions.

Its simple and easy na!!!!!!!!!!