Trouble:

It happens many time when we try to delete a file on the hard disk, and file does not get deleted. It gives the error message saying “Cannot delete, file is being used by some other program” when we are actually not using the same file.

This problem occurs because windows does not release the handle to the file. Let us see the way to delete such files.

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Trouble:

We have been constantly receiving mails from readers about the troubles regarding transfer of files via nokia PC suite using bluetooth connection.

The most common problems are :

• Not able to send/receive files or songs from PC to phone and vice-e-versa.
• The connection to phone is lost abruptly.
• Bluetooth connection not detected by nokia PC suite.

Fix:

Lets us see how the transfer really takes place and where can be the possible troubles and the fixes. The communication between the phone and the PC takes place in the manner as shown in picture below:

• Phone talks to bluetooth dongle on interface 1.
• Bluetooth dongle/module talks to the PC/laptop on interface 2.
• PC talks to nokia PC-suite internally using certain services.

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Trouble:

Some times we turn on the computer and it does not turn on. There is no beep (sometimes many beeps in a pattern), or any kind of display and the computer does not boot. This happens when POST (power on self test) for the computer fails. Lets see why this happens and what to do in such cases.

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Trouble:

Are facing troubles in running latest application software or games that demand a lot of RAM?

You may be feeling the need to upgrade your RAM?

But If you are going to add another RAM module to increase the RAM size without removing the old module, it may cause more troubles than good. Let us see the troubles that you may face:

• Poor performance even after increasing the RAM.
• System becomes unstable and restarts abruptly.
• Only one of the two RAM modules is detected.
• New RAM module is not detected.

Now lets us have a look at the precautions that you should take to avoid the above mentioned problems.

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Trouble:

We recently received a trouble from one of our readers Adam, that whenever he plays movies or play games on his computer, it starts to flicker. Let us have a look at this trouble and see how this can be fixed.

Some common reasons for this trouble can be:

• Slow performance of hardware.
• Old or incompatible graphics drivers.
• Old or un-supported version of DirectX

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