Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Kingston 32 GB Data Traveler Pen Drive not working or Data getting corrupt

Hello friends,
Some days back i purchased a Kingston 32 GB Data Traveler Pen Drive for mere Rs. 500 only.
But actually i faced lot of Problems since it was fake 32 GB Pen,
1. Data Getting corrupt stored in Pendrive since this is Fake pendrive.
2. Size of Pen Drive shown as 32 GB but actually data not getting copied correctly.
3. Folders containg Folders and files not getting saved corretly on the Pen Stick.

Solution:-
Actually the issue is with Size of Pen Drive.
Even if it is shown as 32 GB on System,actually data saved more than 1 GB or 2 GB was getting corrupt.
There is one solution to this issue.
1. Download mkdosfs utility from "http://www1.mager.org/mkdosfs/".
2. Type the following command on cmd,
mkdosfs -v -f 32 -n CLEAN1GB H: 2060000
3. Check the Pen Drive Size now. It should be 1 GB. (0.97 GB)
4. Copy the files ,folders,media files etc. in Pen Drive.
5. Check the feasibility of Pen Drive for Use.

After following mentioned step i recovery a 32 GB PenDrive has only 1 GB Size and it can be used without any issues.
You can use some tools available at http://www1.mager.org/mkdosfs/
(Really thankful to creator of above mentioned Web Page which contains the remedy for Fake Pen sticks).
Start using your waste,Fake pen Drive and Enjoy......................

Types of Testing

Types of Testing
Following are the types of testing since all metioned are the Quality Dimensions for any Software as mentioned in Rational Unified Process,
1. Functional Testing
2. Reliability Testing
3. Usability Testing
4. Performance Testing
5. Supportability testing
These are quality dimensions tested for any AUT (Application Under Test) as per Rational Unified Process.
These quality dimensions return the respective type of testing to test that Quality Dimension.

Some Important CMD commands

Following are the few important commands,

Note:- Open a command Prompt and then enter the command on cmd.

1. ipconfig :- To know IP Address of your PC.
2. Ping :- To verify that your PC is on Network.
3. tracert :- To trace a route to the server
4. netstat :- Provides the information of available open ports on system.
5. tasklist :- Provides a list of all processes running

Commands for opening Applications

Here are some commands those are helpful while opening specified Application from Run menu.

Note:- Enter Command in "Run" and Click on OK to open.

1. winword :- To open Microsoft Office Word
2. excel :- To open Microsoft Office Excel
3. notepad :- To open a NotePad
4. wordpad :- To open WordPad.
5. write :- To open WordPad.
6. conf :- To open Net Meeting
7. winchat :- To open windows Chat Application
8. iexplore :- To open Internet Explorer
9. calc :- To open Windows Calculator
10. mrt :- To open MS malicious s/w Removal Tool

Commands for Using Utilities of Operating System

Here are the Commands used for invoking different programs on your Operating System.

Note:- Go to "Run" menu and type the command to invoke the utility,

1. services.msc :- To Open Services.
2. mstsc :- To open Remote Desktop Connection.
3. appwiz.cpl :- To open Windows Add/Remove Programs.
4. inetmgr :- To Open IIS Manager
5. winmsd :- To open System configuration
6. compmgmt.msc :- To open computer Management Window
7. devmgmt.msc :- To open Device Manager
8. taskmgr :- To open Task Manager
9. regedit :- To open Windows Registry
10. desk.cpl :- To open Desktp Settings
11. inetcpl.cpl :- To open Internet properties
12. intl.cpl :- To open Regional and Language Settings

How to hide any folder on Your PC

Hidding a Folder:-
You can hide any folder available on your PC by doing following,

Note:- This command is used from Command Prompt for hidding the folder.
Click on "Run",enter "cmd" and click on OK button.

To HIDE:
attrib +h +s FolderName

To UnHide:

attrib -h -s FolderName