WLXQuickTimeControlHost.exe is taking up all your CPU Memory

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April 30, 2008 at 2:28 pm · Filed under General Support

This is in an interesting one, and can be a real killer for your computer. No, this isn’t a virus, and no, it’s not spyware. It’s an official Microsoft process that is part of the Windows Live Photo Gallery that they recently released. Apparently it still has some bugs in it such that some people will find that this process loads up mysteriously and simply hogs the CPU and chokes out any other process you want to run.

It acts like a virus, kind of, because it brings your computer to a virtual stand-still. But it’s just a buggy part of their program. And they know about it, too.

Here is an article on their knowledgebase on how to resolve this problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944563/en-us

Disable support for QuickTime

The following batch file will automatically perform all the steps that are required to disable support for QuickTime.
To create and run the batch file that will disable support for QuickTime, follow these steps:

1. Copy the text the next section, “Batch file to disable QT support.”
2. Paste the text into Notepad.
3. Save the document to your desktop as “DisableWLPGQT.cmd,” and then exit Notepad.
4. Run the batch file. To do this, follow the appropriate step:
   1. In Windows Vista, right-click the DisableWLPGQT.cmd file, and then click Run as administrator.
   2. In Windows XP, make sure that you are logged in as a user who has administrator credentials. Then, double-click the DisableWLPGQT.cmdfile.
5. Restart the computer.

QuickTime content is now disabled in the Windows Live Photo Gallery.

Fixing "BOOTMGR is missing" Error While Trying to Boot Windows Vista

If your Windows Vista computer has encountered the dreaded “BOOTMGR is missing” error, you aren’t alone. If the problem isn’t hardware related you can fix it with relative ease as long as you have a Windows Vista DVD handy.

If you don’t have one, you can create a Windows Vista repair disk using our guide.

Boot off the Windows Vista DVD and then click Next at the first prompt:

You should see a link in the lower left-hand side for “Repair your computer”

The installation process will attempt to find your Vista installation directory. If there’s more than one in the list, select the correct one and then use the Next button again.

Click the first link for “Startup Repair”

The installation process will repair the system, and then prompt for you to reboot.

Alternatively you could have chosen the Command Prompt option instead, and use the following command to fix the boot options only:

bootrec /fixboot

At this point you should be able to reboot your computer, remove the DVD and everything should be working. If not, then head over to the online forums and ask your question there. We’ve got some top-notch geeks over there!

Famous Kuttappan - Malayalee Joke

Kuttappan was bragging to his boss one day, “You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.”

Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff,

“OK, Kuttappan how about Tom Cruise?”
“Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it.”

So Kuttappan and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise’s door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, “Babu! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!”

Although impressed, Kuttappan’s boss is still skeptical.

After they leave Cruise’s house, he tells Kuttappan that he thinks Kuttappan’s knowing Cruise was just lucky.

“No, no, just name anyone else”, Kuttappan says.
“President Bush,” his boss quickly retorts.
“Yes,” Kuttappan says, “I know him, let’s fly out to Washington.”

And off they go. At the White House, Bush spots Kuttappan on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, “Babu, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let’s have a cup of coffee first and catch up.”

Well, the boss is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced.

After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his doubts to Kuttappan who again implores him to name anyone else.

“The Pope,” his boss replies.
“Sure!” says Kuttappan. “I have a lot of friends in Vatican, and I’ve known the Pope a long time.”

So off they fly to Rome. Kuttappan and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Kuttappan says, “This will never work. I can’t catch the Pope’s eye among all these people. Tell you what, I will just go upstairs and I’ll come out on the balcony with the Pope.

So he disappears into the crowd, headed toward the Vatican.
Sure enough, half an hour later Kuttappan emerges with the Pope on the balcony. But by the time Kuttappan returns, he finds that his boss has heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.

Working his way to his boss’ side, Kuttappan asks him, what happened?”

His boss looks up and says, “I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said, “Who’s that on the balcony with Kuttappan?

MORAL : NEVER UNDER-ESTIMATE A MALAYALEE!!

How to Check If My Processor is x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) in Windows?

By Mr.Byte • August 4, 2009

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Up until this point you might not have wondered to check if your processor isx86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) as almost no one used 64-bit in Windows XP and when Vista came, most were cautious about the drivers and compatibility with 64-bit processor including me but I think its time everybody moves to 64-bit processing for Windows 7.

Windows 7 is here and you have to make a decision to go for 32-bit or 64-bit before you upgrade from XP or Vista to Windows 7 and I recommend you going for 64-bit.

But why? First let’s see what exactly these numbers 32 and 64 represent. These numbers 32-bit and 64-bit represent the Data Bus width that are between the Memory (RAM) and the Processor. Obviously you can see that 64-bit has the capability of carrying data twice the width of 32-bit. If you were using 32-bit Vista so far, you would have seen the maximum memory it can realize is 3 GB (though you have 4GB) but with 64-bit Windows you can realize much higher (It was 128 GB with 64-bit Vista). Also, in days to come having more than 4 GB will become a standard and developers and service providers will have to give support and drivers for 64-bit processors. So it’s wise to invest in 64-bit processor and OS at this point in time!

So you have an old Windows XP or Vista computer and now how do you find if your processor is 64-bit capable?

There are different ways to find if your computer processor is 64-bit capable:

Method 1: Easy Method!

Go to Start -> Right click on Computer -> Click Properties. Click on Windows Experience Index.

Now click on View and Print detailed performance and system information.

Here you will be able to see the current system type, number of processor core and if it is 64-bit capable. Note: If you are already running 64-bit processor, it will show in the current system type and you will not see if it is 64-bit capable or not.

If you feel a bit geeky then you can use the following methods to find if your processor is 64-bit:

Method 2: Using Regedit

Go to Start -> Type regedit

Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0

From ProcessorNameString you will be able to see the name of your processor and fromIdentifier you will see the family of the processor and if it has 64 then it is 64-bit capable.

Method 3: Using MSINFO32

Go to Start -> Type msinfo32.exe

From the System Information page under System Type you will find as x64-based PC.

Method 4: Using CPUZ

Download CPUZ

CPUZ is a small utility which gives all information about your CPU (Processor), Cache, Mainboard, Memory, SPD etc.

Under Instructions from CPU tab, if you see EM64T (if its Intel) or AMD64 (if its AMD) then your processor is 64-bit capable.

So are you using 32-bit or 64-bit processor and which OS are you using. If you are having 32-bit Windows, will you consider going for 64-bit OS, let us know in the comments.