Many times the printer queue gets stuck and then it does not completes the print job. Many people have faced this problem and solving it can be a headache. Troubleshooting this problem is really not that easy. Sometimes even after repeatedly deleting the print task, it does not clears the print queue. The status may just show as “deleting” but it never ends and your document is just stuck in the print queue and thereby wasting your precious time. But don’t worry, here’s a small, portable and free utility that can help you clear the print queue in Windows.

Clearing/Deleting Print Queue in Windows

Restarting the computer can solve the problem but what if you need that print urgently? Restarting is not the right answer to solve this nagging problem. That’s where Print Queue Cleaner, a windows utility steps in. This is a portable, small utility and no installation is required. Just download, run and click on Fix it button to fix your printer related issues. This would instantly clear the print queue.

Note that this utility requires .NET Framework 2.0 and you’ll need to run it with administrator privileges. You would be surprised to know that this utility is just 32 KB in size. Its small but it can really save your time by deleting the print task instantly with just a single click.

The “Fix it” button clears the print queue that is stuck. The “Send a test page” button can send a testing page to a single printer and the “Test all printers” button can send a test page to every printer that is attached to your computer. This can help you know that the printer has started working and the issue is solved.

Of course after clearing out all print jobs with this tool, you’ll again need to hit the “Print” button in your program.

Download Print Queue Cleaner from below link.

Get Print Queue Cleaner

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Those who use Google Chrome browser may have encountered this “Aw, Snap” error page. This error is very well-known to make Chrome users life difficult and solving it can become very tricky. Sometimes the web page just hangs and when you try to kill the page, you’re displayed with this error “Aw, Snap! Something went wrong while displaying this webpage. To continue, press Reload or go to another page”. In you’re constantly seeing this Aw, snap on every single page, then try out below tips to fix this issue.

How to Fix Aw, Snap Error in Chrome

If a web page closes/crashes unexpectedly, first thing that you can do is to just reload the page. If this doesn’t solve the problem, then try below tips.

1. From the system tray, right-click on Google Chrome icon and then click on “Exit” to exit the application. 
   Now start Chrome again. This will solve the issue in many cases and if not, then go to step2.
2. Sometimes anti-virus and firewall applications can also prevent Chrome from working properly. Try closing such programs temporarily and then check if the issue has been solved or not. If everything starts working, then you’ll need to make an exception in your anti-virus or firewall settings for Google Chrome. These applications are known to cause such problems:
   - Spyware Doctor
   - Comodo firewall
   - McAfee Virus Scan
   - McAfee Enterprise
3. Check your computer for malware. If you’re using antivirus or internet security suite, then do a full system scan.
4. Disable Chrome extensions one by one. Check if a particular extension is causing the problem. To do this, click on the wrench icon (shortcut key to open wrench menu is: Alt+F). Go to Tools > Extensions. From here, disable the extension that you’d like to temporarily remove. Check for the problem again. If the problem is solved then you can assume that the extension is the root of the problem. And if this doesn’t solve the problem then you can re-enable the extension from the same screen.
5. If you’ve tried all the above steps and still the problem is not solved, then here’s the last thing that you can try doing. If the browser continues to display the “Aw, Snap” message, then your user profile may be corrupted. In such a case, you can create a new user profile by following the below steps:
   1. Exit Chrome.
   2. Find the “Default” folder located in the following locations:
      - Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\
      - Windows Vista and Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\
      - Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default
      - Linux: ~/.config/google-chrome/Default
      (Tip: Windows XP users can paste this path directly in “run” dialog box and Windows Vista and Windows 7 users can paste this path on search box by clicking on Start button)
   3. Rename the folder as “Backup default.”
   4. Start Chrome and check how it works.

Try following all the above steps in their exact order as mentioned. These steps should definitely help you solve this Aw, Snap! error message in Chrome.

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When installing certain programs like uTorrent (which is a Bittorent client), they may install a toolbar. The toolbar is branded as “Bittorent toolbar” but the company besides this is Conduit. Many people are facing problems in uninstalling this Conduit search engine and toolbar. Conduit is the company that makes configurable toolbars that can be integrated by such applications.

When searching on the web, it seems that Conduit community toolbar is the root of all problems. This toolbar gets installed when we install some program and then even after uninstalling conduit toolbar, the search engine does not gets removed. For e.g. there’s a search bar placed next to address bar in Firefox. When we search on this search bar, Google search engine is used. But after installing this Conduit toolbar, the search is performed using Conduit. Now this is really a strange and nagging problem. Why would anyone want to search with this Conduit engine, when we can use Google, right?

Lets remove this Conduit Community Toolbar. Click the “Start” button and then select “Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs”. From here, try to find the toolbar name and uninstall it. The toolbar name may depend on programs name for e.g. Bittorent toolbar. Find and remove the toolbar.

Now check your browser again. Is that nagging software removed? If not, then read on.

For Chrome Users
Start Chrome and enter this in address bar: chrome://extensions/. Find the toolbar name and click on “remove”.

For Firefox Users
Start Firefox. Click on Tools > Options. From the General tab and under Home Page, make sure that Conduit is not set as your home page. If so, remove it and set some other website as home page.

To set your default search engine, click on small down arrow in search bar. This should open a small drop down menu. Click on “Manage Search Engines”. If you find Conduit there, then select it and click on “Remove” button. Set a new default search engine and click on OK. Does this solve your problem? If not, then continue with below steps.

Steps to Remove Conduit Search Engine

Please follow the below steps only if you’re using Mozilla Firefox.

1. Start Firefox, and go to Tools > Add-ons (shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+A). From the plugins and extensions section, remove anything related to Conduit. Restart Firefox and check if the toolbar and conduit search engine has been removed. If not, then proceed to step 2.
2. Now in the address bar, type about:config. You’ll be presented with a notification box.



3. Click on “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button.
4. In the filter bar, type “conduit“.
5. From the preference name field, locate this: CT1060933.TBHomePageUrl and double click on it to modify the value. Change it to:

   http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=

6. Now locate another preference name field, keyword.URL , double click on it and change the value to:

   http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=

7. After making these changes, restart Firefox.

How to protect yourself from these toolbars? A simple solution would be to be careful when installing programs. Make sure you “uncheck” the option to install the toolbar. They don’t just install toolbar, but also change default search engine and also change the home page.

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Necessary resource is unavailable on the activation server

Yes, this error is really frustrating. It is senseless and does not give you any idea why this error occurs and what exactly is the problem. So if you’re also facing any similar problem, then here is the solution:

To resolve your issue with the Kaspersky Activation please follow the below steps:

1. Click on Activate Trial version.
2. Click on Next and finish.
3. Click on Update and Run Update(100%).
4. Click on Manage License.
5. Click on Enter Activation Code.
6. Enter 20 digit Activation Code.
7. Click on Next and finish.

So basically to trouble shoot this problem, you have to first install the trial version and then run complete update. After updating your Kaspersky product, go ahead and enter the “Activation code”. This should definitely solve your activation problem. After the activation is complete you will be presented with a message about your license period for one year. License is valid for one year.

If still you are facing problem, then you will need to contact Kaspersky Support.

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Here is the solution for this problem:

1. Windows XP users, click on Start > Run and type regedit and press Enter.
   Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, click on start and directly type regedit
2. Navigate (Expand) to the following registry key (Please take utmost care here, as the changes made cannot be undone, until and unless you have taken a backup of registry files) :
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE – Software – Microsoft – MSLicensing

   Right click on MSLicensing folder and click on Delete. The problem should now be solved.

Now restart the computer and try again to connect to the remote server. If you again get an error such as “The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol”, then don’t worry, here’s the solution again.

Right click the “Remote Desktop Connection” icon and click on “Run as administrator”. That’s it. The issue should now be fixed.

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There can be different solutions when computer time and date keeps changing, but it depends upon the cause:

Changing CMOS Battery:

One possible solution to solve this issue is to replace the CMOS battery on the motherboard (mainboard). This battery maybe in its last stages or may be dying. That’s why it needs replacement. This CMOS battery is a small battery mounted on the motherboard. It looks like a watch battery, and about the size of dime.

If you’ve ever opened your PC before then this may not be a hard task for you. Just carefully remove that battery, insert a new one and voila, its done.

Note: Do this carefully, as you may also damage some other critical components of motherboard. If you think that this may give a hard time, then you can take the help of your friendly neighborhood computer guy.

Synchronize Computer Time:
Another possible solution is to synchronizing Computer Clock over the internet. The time can automatically be synchronized over the internet at regular intervals or it can be done manually also. The only problem with this solution is that computer must be connected to the internet. So if you’re connected to internet, then follow the below steps:

Click on Date from the Desktop and then click on “Change Date and Time Settings”. Date and Time options will open (You can open date and time options from Control Panel also). Now click on Internet Time and then on “Change settings”.

In the server settings, type down time.wondows.com, press Update Now and click on OK. Windows will automatically sync with the server and date and time would be corrected.

So thats it. Hope this helps you to solve time not saving issue in PC.

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The Scenario:

The whole hard disk had a lot of viruses. So the last thing I could think is to format it. So I inserted Windows XP’s CD in it, deleted all the partitions and then selected “Format and install Windows on C:” The problems became worse from here. During the formatting process, the PC automatically shut down. I didn’t know the reason why this happened, but I knew that now I am in deep trouble.

The PC just powered OFF automatically because of voltage fluctuation, I think. Now after switching it ON again, I am unable to see any screen after booting from CD. It was just pure black. All I can do is, I was just pressing any key to boot from CD and then the screen just went’s black. So let’s learn how to trouble shoot this problem.

Even after trying for some 5 times, I was not able to see any screen. I kept on restarting the PC, and in the stage where it was written that “Press any key to boot from CD”, I pressed some key and then again the black screen. I was worried very much, as I thought that the Hard disk went kaput, because of the abrupt shutting down of the PC. Then I thought of this new “innovative” idea.

Solution:

I connected this Hard disk to another working Computer. I connected this drive as SLAVE. That working Computer already had a MASTER Hard disk with installed OS. So I connected this Hard disk as SLAVE and then formatted it. After connecting that faulty Hard disk, I could see all it’s partitions, so I right clicked it and then clicked on “Format“. After the formatting is complete, I took that Hard disk out and then installed it on that PC and then I was able to install Windows XP. That black screen problem’s now gone.

So sometimes we have to think of some new ideas to make things work. I hope if you ever face this problem, you apply this method. If you are unable to install Windows even after booting from CD/DVD, then simply take out this faulty hard disk, connect to other working PC and format it. The problem’s now gone.

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