FAQs on Windows reboot bypaas

• How to get on top of Windows restart

With each new version of Windows, Microsoft promises that you'll have to restart your computer less often. However, the promise never seems to materialise. Restarting a Windows PC is not only a dreaded task -- thanks to the amount of time required to load Windows -- but always seems to be required when you least desire it.

Wondering if there could be a magic want for a faster reboot, and also one that can cut down on the number of times you need to restart? Here's why your Windows asks for those 'restarts' and also how you can speed up the process.

• Why those restarts?

Typically, the reason you're asked to restart your computer after you install a programme is because the programme you installed requires some file or driver that is loaded automatically when you start Windows. Or it's possible that the programme changes a setting in Windows that necessitates restarting your PC.

Keep in mind that a programme will usually seek your permission before restarting Windows. If offered the opportunity to "restart later," choose that, and see whether the programme you just installed will run without restarting.

Often it will, as the component that requires a restart of the PC may not actually have anything to do with the running of the application -- it could be a scheduling utility that runs in the background, for instance.

Also, if you ever find yourself installing several applications at one time, as and when you first boot the computer, save any restarts till everything is installed.

• What if you do not restart?

Generally nothing. If you choose not to restart your PC after being asked to do so, the component or application that was just installed may not either work properly or at all. But there are very few installations that absolutely require a restart of your PC to run properly.

One exception is an installation that makes changes to a hardware component -- BIOS updates are a good example. Typically, however, if a restart is absolutely required, you will not be given an option not to.

• Is there a faster way to restart?

No, not in recent versions. In Windows 98, you could (and still can) hold down the Shift key while clicking Restart, and the PC would skip the initial hardware boot-up screens.

But Microsoft has removed that capability from XP and Vista.

• Will shutting down PC help?

Yes. In fact, when restarting your computer in an effort to troubleshoot some problem, many technicians advise turning off the computer and leaving it off for 30 seconds or so.

The reason: completely clearing memory of all running processes and applications is thought to take approximately this long.

Free online radio service from Froopper.com

Fropper.com, the social networking site from the People Group (Shaadi.com) has launched a free online radio service. They have around 15,000 songs available online, sourced from labels like Venus, Saregama and Tips, as well as regional content providers like Aditya Music, Krunal Music and Sagarika Audio.

According to Navin Mittal, head of Fropper.com,

1. The content will be from PPL and IPRS and around 60 percent of the industry is covered.
2. If they’re able to sell 60 percent of the display inventory at around Rs. 50 or Rs. 60 CPM, they’ll break even in the first couple of years. Also, Mauj (the group’s mobile content company) will fit for this.
3. Over 95 percent players are running, while others have had to install Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) Flash 9.
4. They’re trying to build engagement for their users and improve the User Interface.

I feel that this is a very good step from Fropper team & are waiting for people's response as it is not a popular idea in India.

Does Microsoft Completes Danger Acquisition?

Microsoft hinted that it might keep the software and hosted architecture built by Danger, the mobile company that designed the software behind the Sidekick. The software giant announced the completion of its acquisition of the mobile developer on Tuesday.

Danger's operating system and applications work in tandem with back-end servers to deliver services such as games, social networking, Internet access, Web e-mail and instant messaging. T-Mobile's Sidekick, manufactured by Sharp, is perhaps the best-known Danger device.

Workers at Danger, including co-founders Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt, will join Microsoft in a new group, the Premium Mobile Experiences team, within the Mobile Communications Business.
Danger employees will continue to work from their current offices, which are in Palo Alto, California; Duluth, Georgia; Billerica, Massachusetts; and Reading, U.K.

We think using Danger's consumer software could help Microsoft better compete with other popular new consumer mobile offerings, such as the iPhone.

Google distorting 'historical facts'

Iran has slammed popular web search engine Google, charging it with distorting "historical facts" by referring to the 'Persian Gulf' as 'Arabic Gulf'.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mr Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said "Raising such issues about a historically-documented and undeniable term is illegal".

The official characterized Google's move as a "political ambition" while commending Iranians living in the country and overseas for sending protest e-mails to the Web portal, Iranian media reports said.

We think this is a "insulting the intelligence of the international community" & "knowingly or unknowingly" following the lead of external powers aiming to provoke conflict in the region.

Nokia's new phones

The mobile giant Nokia recently padded up its portfolio by adding up four new low-end cell phones. The handsets targeted at the developing countries are expected to hit the market in the third quarter of this year. The Finnish company, which makes four out of every 10 phones sold globally, has been fiercely defending its dominant position in the emerging markets. The new phones target cheapest offerings from its main rivals. The company expects replacement sales to consumers who already own a phone to grow to more than 60 per cent of sales volumes in emerging markets this year from around 50 per cent last year.