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Thursday, March 29, 2012

How To Update Samsung S5570 Galaxy Mini Firmware

Here is the Procedure for the firmware update for Samsung S5570 Galaxy Mini.
Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 03 Samsung S5570 Galaxy Mini Firmware update [How to]
  • Run Samsung S5570 Galaxy Mini Down-loader. (click here to download)
  • Select OPS file: TASS_v1.0.ops
  • Click BOOT button and select: APBOOT_S5570xxxxx_xxx…_user_mid_false.tar.md5
  • Click Phone button and select: MODEM_S5570xxxxx_xxx…._REV02.tar.md5
  • Click PDA button and select: CODE_S5570xxxxx_xxx…_REV02_user_mid_false.tar.md5
  • Click CSC button and select: CSC_S5570xxxxxx_xxx…_REV02_user_mid_false.tar.md5
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  • Connect USB cable to your phone and the program must read the Com number it takes.
  • Click Start button and the update process will start.
  • Do not touch or remove anything till the device rebooted and you can see PASS word on the program.

Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570XXKPK Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Firmware (Official KIES Update Stock ROM )

Here's the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Stock ROM for Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 with build number S5570XXKPK with CSC_SERKPK and build July 21st 2011. This is an update firmware for Europe version of Galaxy Mini and recently officially released from Samsung KIES server over Russia users.

 If you want to try it out on your Galaxy Mini and see what features and improvements or bug fixes that has it might be, you can grab a copy of it at samfirmware.com, for they have managed to ripped it and packed as stock and can be flash by using ODIN.


Here's a guide on how to manually flash it via ODIN multi-downloader tool.

1) Download the file from the above page including the OPS file and ODIN downloader tool.
2) Extract to a folder using the password provided by samfirmware.com. Don't rename it or extract again.

3) Run ODIN multi downloader, and load up the TASS.OPS file for your phone.
4) Select "One file package" from ODIN and in look way down, there's the one package selector, click it and browse to the S5570XXKPK_S5570XXKPK_S5570SERKPK_HOME.Tar file you got earlier, and click it.

 samsung galaxy mini s5570 android 2.3.4 xxkpk odin flashing
5) Connect your Phone to PC in "Download" Mode (By turning off the phone, clicking the Power Button + Home button + Volume down button).
Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 Download mode picture

6) Once all set and everything is in place, click "START" button and it should take no longer than 3-5 minutes and you're done
7) When the flashing successfully completes, the phone will restart and may take a while to start up, this is normal. Then go to settings, change the default language which is in Russian to your Region.

8) Boot into recovery mode, clear the cache partition. To have a clean and fresh firmware installed.

That's it! and your done, enjoy..

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Installing and reinstalling Windows

In this article you will find instructions for:
  • Upgrading to Windows 7. Choose Upgrade to keep your files, settings, and programs from your current version of Windows, and if your current version of Windows can be upgraded. If your version of Windows can't be upgraded, you need to choose Custom.
  • Installing a custom version of Windows. Choose Custom to completely replace your current operating system, or to install Windows on a specific drive or partition that you select. You can also use Custom if your computer does not have an operating system, or if you want to set up a multiboot system on your computer. For more information about setting up a multiboot system, see Install more than one operating system (multiboot).
  • Reinstalling Windows 7. Choose this option if you want to restore default Windows settings or if you are having trouble with Windows and need to reinstall it by performing a custom installation.

What's new in Windows 7

Here's a look at some of the new features in Windows 7. For more information about new features, go to What's new in Windows 7 on the Windows website.

How to Remove a Trojan Virus From Your PC

A Trojan horse is somewhat different than other viruses. Rather than infecting files on your computer with malevolent code, a Trojan is an independent file, usually pretending to be a harmless application until it is opened. Symptoms vary, depending on its purpose. It may hijack your Web browser or slow down your computer as it runs in the background. When at all possible, use reliable and updated anti-virus software to remove a Trojan. Trying to manually delete it should be used only as a last resort. Some Trojans may interfere with your your Internet connection, preventing you from

Computer Freezing:Ways To Fix It

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How to Protect Your Smartphone From Viruses

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How to Get BlackBerry Internet Access without Data Plan

I read may be a dozen
felt like millions
articles about BlackBerry Internet access in China and all suggested to get a BlackBerry data plan in Hong Kong SAR and use the free roaming to get Internet access in China mainland. This guide does not need such a plan. You just need a GPRS enabled SIM card for your BlackBerry.
Finally I figured out how to get access to the Internet on my BlackBerry without a data plan. This howto is based on the following configuration: