Xiaomi Air 12 and 13 Laptops Challenges Dell XPS Series

Xiaomi is all set to release its air Series Laptops into the retail market soon, Both Xiaomi Air 12 and air 13 will feature Windows 10 as default operating system that comes pre installed.air 12 and air 13 are also featuring with high performance dedicated Nvidia graphics card with dual SSD expansion slot, in-addition to full-sized keyboard with backlit keys, and the USB c-Type port.

Xiaomi Mi Air 13 Full Specifications - Priced $908

Basic Information Brand: XiaoMi Model: Xiaomi Air 13 Type: Notebook OS: Windows 10 CPU Brand: Intel CPU Series: Intel Core CPU: i5 6200u Core: 2.3GHz,Dual Core Caching: 3MB L3 Cache Graphics Type: Graphics Card Graphics Chipset: GeForce GT 940MX Graphics Capacity: 1G Process Technology: 14nm Power Consumption: 15W Threading: 4	Storage RAM: 8GB RAM Type: DDR4 RAM Slot Quantity: One Hard Disk Memory: 256GB SSD Hard Disk Interface Type: SATA
Network WIFI: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wireless internet Bluetooth: Yes WLAN Card: Yes LAN Card: Yes	Display Screen size: 13.3 inch Display Ratio: 16:9 Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FHD) Screen type: IPS
CD Driver CD Driver Type: No Supported	Camera Camera type: Single camera Front camera: 1.3MP
Connectivity USB Host: Yes (2x USB 3.0 Host) Standard HDMI Slot: Yes 3.5mm Headphone Jack: Yes Type-C: Yes	General Battery Type: 7.4V/5400mAh Battery / Run Time (up to): 6 hours video playing time AC adapter: 110-240V 5V 2A Skype: Supported Youtube: Supported Speaker: Supported MIC: Supported
Media Formats Picture format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,PNG Music format: AAC,MP3,WAV Video format: 3GP,AVI,H.264,MKV,MP4 MS Office format: Excel,PPT,Word E-book format: PDF,TXT	Languages Languages: Windows OS is built-in Chinese and English, and other languages need to be downloaded by WiFi
Package Contents Charger: 1 Notebook: 1 Power Adapter: 1	Dimensions Product size: 30.96 x 21.09 x 1.48 cm / 12.19 x 8.3 x 0.58 inches Package size: 39.50 x 30.50 x 12.50 cm / 15.55 x 12.01 x 4.92 inches Product weight: 1.280 kg Package weight: 2.600 kg

Xiaomi Mi Air 12 Full Specifications - Priced $608 in china Commerce Store

Basic Information Brand: XiaoMi Model: Xiaomi Air 12 Type: Notebook OS: Windows 10 CPU Brand: Intel CPU Series: Intel Core CPU: Intel Core m3-6Y30 Core: Dual Core GPU: Intel HD Graphics 515 Caching: 4MB L3 Cache Graphics Type: Integrated Graphics Process Technology: 14nm Power Consumption: 4.5W Threading: 4	Storage RAM: 4GB RAM Type: DDR3 RAM Slot Quantity: One Hard Disk Memory: 128G SSD
Network WIFI: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wireless internet Bluetooth: Yes WLAN Card: Yes LAN Card: Yes	Display Screen size: 12.5 inch Display Ratio: 16:9 Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FHD) Screen type: IPS
CD Driver CD Driver Type: No Supported	Camera Camera type: Single camera Front camera: 1.0MP
Connectivity USB Host: Yes (USB 3.0) Standard HDMI Slot: Yes 3.5mm Headphone Jack: Yes Type-C: Yes	General Battery Type: 7.4V/5000mAh Battery / Run Time (up to): 6 hours video playing time AC adapter: 110-240V 5V 2A Skype: Supported Youtube: Supported Speaker: Supported MIC: Supported
Media Formats Picture format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,PNG Music format: AAC,MP3,WAV Video format: 3GP,AVI,H.264,MKV,MP4 MS Office format: Excel,PPT,Word E-book format: PDF,TXT	Languages Languages: Windows OS is built-in Chinese and English, and other languages need to be downloaded by WiFi
Package Contents Charger: 1 Notebook: 1 Power Adapter: 1	Dimensions Product size: 29.20 x 20.20 x 1.29 cm / 11.5 x 7.95 x 0.51 inches Package size: 36.70 x 30.50 x 12.70 cm / 14.45 x 12.01 x 5 inches Product weight: 1.070 kg Package weight: 2.300 kg

Xiaomi known for its budget friendly products, priced air 13 laptop at $908 and the air 12 note book at $608, these prices may vary depending on the region and the country once officially launched

You can pre-order the Xiaomi Air 12 and Air 13 laptops from china here, definitely a challenge to Dell XPS slim series laptops.

HP Print and Scan Doctor 4.4 Supports Windows 8.1

HP Released Print and Scan Doctor Version 4.4 (HPPSdr.exe), which adds Support for Windows 8.1. This Improved and updated version is now available for Download at HP site. Quickly, HP Print and Scan tool is a very good utility to fix Commons problems  for your HP Printers and  scanners,including the connectivity errors between your HP products and your PC and laptops , check out my earlier post on three useful HP Tools.

HP_Print_Scan_Doctor

If you are using a HP Diagnostic Utility, i recommend to download HP Print and Scan doctor (4.4) as this is a complete replacement of HP Diagnostic Utility for Printer and scanners as quoted below from HP.

The HP Print and Scan Doctor completely replaces the HP Print Diagnostic Utility, the HP Network Diagnostic Utility, and the HP Scan Diagnostic Utility by packaging all functionality previously available in those utilities into one easy-to-use diagnostic and troubleshooting tool.

 This New version supports almost all versions of Windows Operating Systems except Windows RT for ARM processor Based computers.Check Here for Complete guide on HP Print and Scan doctor Utility

Check the Below video on How to Download and Install HP Print and Scan Doctor in Windows7

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HP Service Center Locations in India

In my Earlier Post, I explained how to check Warranty status for HP Products. In addition to that, if you encounter any issues with your HP Products and If you are a HP Home and Home Office product users (Printer, Scanners and Digital Imaging products )or a HP Commercial product owner, it is always recommended to to have the service center information handy.

HP Has wide range of Authorized Service Center's and Service Partners in India categorized as South, East, West and North Regions.The List below is categorized as Commercial and Consumer types, Visit the following links(Will take you to the HP Site) to know the HP service center location for your regions across India. It Includes the Location and the contact information.


HP Service Center and Service partners Information for commercial products
            

• HP India Service Center West Region (Commercial Products)    
• HP India Service Center North Region (Commercial Products)
• HP India Service Center East Region (Commercial Products)            
• HP India Service Center South Region (Commercial Products)
                    

HP Service Center and Partners for Home and Home Office Peripherals

• HP India Service Center West Region (Consumer Products)
• HP India Service Center North Region (Consumer Products)
• HP India Service Center East Region (Consumer Products)
• HP India Service Center South Region (Consumer Products)

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How To Check Your HP Product Warranty Status

HP Launched Consumer Support Page to check the Warranty Status of the HP Products. If you would like to check the warranty status, all you need is the Serial No and the Product Number of your HP Product


Usually The S/N and P/N numbers can be viewed on label of bar code of the product which is presented on the bottom /side of the product.

The Serial Number (s/n) is a ten-digit alpha-numeric number that is unique to your product.
The Product Number (p/n) is a six or seven-digit alpha-numeric number that identifies your product. as shown below.

If you are unsure to find the Product and Serial Number,then use the Automatic product detection and warranty check tool, this will install a small application which automatically detects your HP Products and display the Warranty Information.

Click Here to Visit the HP Warranty Check Portal 

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Three Most Useful Tools Your HP Printer Products

Right from installing the best driver for your HP Printer products on any windows operating 

system to diagnosing the scanning ,printing and network connectivity errors, the below three tools from HP which are most important and handy to have with your HP Products.

Just to give an overview of these three handy tools, HP has developed a set of free diagnostic tools that can be used to diagnosis the common errors and help you with resolving those.

Follow the Table below to download the free diagnostic tools to troubleshoot the scanning and printing issues with HP Products.

	HP Print and Scan Doctor : Quickly diagnose and resolve many printing and scanning errors, network connection problems, and driver issues. Supports Windows XP and later.
	Download utility (3.5 MB) Released: 2013-01-22 File name: HPPSdr.exe [1/1, 4.88M] Version: 3.1 Compatibility:	Learn more about this utility
	HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows : Automatically find the best available print driver for your new printer, or after upgrading your operating system. Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.
	Download utility Released: 2012-10-24 File name: hppiw.exe [1/1, 2.2M] Version: 3.0	Learn more about this utility
	HP Hardware Diagnostic Utility : Helps resolve jams, carriage stalls, and copy or scan mechanism issues. Checks ink levels and troubleshoots print quality issues. Supports Windows XP and later.
	Download utility (Approximately 6 MB) Released: 2013-01-09 File name: HPHDU.exe [1/1, 6.27M] Version: 4.1	Learn more about this utility

I assure this is the easiest way to find and fix common problems yourself, when you have a trouble with your HP Printer and Scanner Products. Note that these diagnostic tools are not compatible with MAC but works with any version of windows including 7 and windows 8.

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HP Photo Creations For Windows 8

Start with a Photo and End with a Masterpiece, this is a tag line of the HP Photo Creations Software by HP which will allow you to Design, Print and share amazing Photo Keepsakes. 

Quickly, HP Photo Creations is free software by HP that lets you easily create photo books, calendars, collages, greeting cards that you can print at home with some basic computer skills.Know more about HP Photo Creations by watching the below video. Definitely, this is not the replacement for the awesome legacy HP Photosmart Essential software

 

HP Photo Creations is compatible with Windows 8 operating system, check the below links to download HP Photo Creations for Windows 8

For Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, and Windows® 8 (39.6MB)
Free Download v3.4
For Mac OS X (38.8MB)
Free Download v3.4

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HP Connection Manager Version 4.1.25.1 Download

HP Released HP Connection Manager Version 4.1.25.1 which is available for Download through the below web link HP Connection Manager Version 4.1.25.1 (sp54945.exe (23 MB) Download  .To Give a Quick overview of HP Connection Manager,its just an awesome tool by HP, to Manage your Wireless, Broadband and Mobile Connections.Read more about HP Connection Manager here by downloading the PDF Version

 HP Connection Manager Version 4.1.22.1 Release Fixes the Following Errors

1. Fixes an issue where two errors consistently appear in the event viewer after dashing or unbundling the image. The errors relate to Bluetooth and WLAN refresh policies.
2. Fixes an issue where the “Enter PIN” dialog box persists after the Pin-locked SIM card is removed from the notebook. Additionally, the screen continues to display “Validating PIN” if user inputs PIN code. - Fixes an issue where removing the module from the notebook, restarting the notebook, powering on the notebook, and loading HP Connection Manager causes “Fatal Error Dispatcher” error. This issue occurs after HP Connection Manager and associated drivers have been installed.
3. Fixes an issue where the Bluetooth status appears to be ON after disabling Bluetooth in the Device Manager, and then performing a power cycle in HP Connection Manager.
4. Fixes an issue regarding a fatal dispatcher error with Error Code 0x800706BA that is encountered immediately after installing and running the HP Connection Manager.
5. Fixes an issue with HP DataPass where the quota amount and expiration date that are displayed on the client user interface do not match the data that is displayed in the DataPass web portal. -
6. Fixes an issue where the Windows Installer generates a pop-up window indicating that the Windows installer has stopped working.
7. Fixes an issue with HP DataPass where the update configuration and PRL exhibits an “Unsupported provider” error dialog box. 

 

 If you encounter any of the above listed errors or issues, try updating your HP Connection Manager to 4.1.25.1 or later.

If you are encountering Fatal Error With the HP Connection Manager, try following three below steps as posted in HP Support forums

1. Click Here Download and Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 -Service Pack 1, Reboot your Machine after installation of .Net Frame work 
2. Click Here to Download and Install HP Software, Reboot Your system after installation
3. Click Here To Download and Install HP Connection Manager Version 4.1.25.1 (sp54945.exe (23 MB)

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HP Photo Creations Replaces HP Photosmart Essential

HP Photo Creations(HPPC) replaces the HP Photosmart Essential a Free software to design, print, and share amazing photo keepsakes. HP Photosmart Essential 3.5 Was One of My Favorite Free Photo Editing Software, As HP replaced this with HP Photo Creations, I am quite interested in Exploring Photo Creations.

From My First Glance of HP Photo Creations, It looks Like It got more things To Discover, There are loads of Themes , Layouts, Design Structures and we can't ask Much from HP For Free Photo Designing and Editing Software.

Check Out the Below Video of HP Photo Creations(HPPC).

The Following are the Quick Things that you can do With HP Photo Creations

• Monthly Calendar
• Collage Poster
• Photo and Scrapbook Pages
• Photo Books
• Greeting Cards
• Photo Collage Mug

You Can Download the HP Photo Creations from the below Links, HP Photo Creations is available for Both MAC and Windows based Operating Systems

Free Download v2.6 - Download Photo Creations For Windows® XP, Windows® Vista and Windows® 7 (27 MB)

Free Download v2.6- For Mac OS X (26.3 MB)

Inaddition, the following are the minimum system requirements to Install HP Photo Creations

Minimum System Requirements

PC

· 1 GHz Pentium 4 processor
· 256 MB RAM
· 15 MB hard drive space
· Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
· Broadband Internet connection

Mac

· Intel processor
· 1 GB RAM
· 15 MB hard drive space
· Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) or higher
· Broadband Internet connection

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Clearing the Printer Queue Print Jobs For HP Printer Products

The printer software will not operate the printer if there are other print jobs waiting to print. Therefore any jobs waiting to be printed must be cleared. The software can automatically clear print jobs on MS Windows XP and 2000. Clearing print jobs on Windows 98se and ME must be manually done. The following instructions, included in the kit, explain how to clear print jobs.

When print jobs are initiated they are stored in a print job list, also called a print queue. If the printer does not complete the print job (because the printer is off-line, or the print spooler failed), the print job will remain in the print queue causing it to become backed up. Follow the steps below to clear out the print queue.

Clearing out the print queue

1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers.
2. Double-click the Printer to open the print queue.
3. Click the Printer menu.
4. Select Pause Printing if it is not already selected. This will stop all printing to the printer.
5. Click the Printer menu again, select Purge Print Documents or Cancel All Documents, and then click Yes to confirm the action.
6. If there are any documents left in the queue, un-pause the print queue by clicking the Printer menu, and then selecting Pause Printing to resume printing.
7. Click the Printer menu again, and then click Purge Print Documents or Cancel All Documents.
8. If there are still documents in the queue, restart the computer.
9. Once the computer has restarted, check the print queue to ensure that it is clear.

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Critical Update For HP Missing Scanned Files (Save To File)

HP Released a Critical Update/ Patch to fix the missing scanned files Issue. This Critical Update Corrects a scan file configuration problem which causes scan files to be sent to a nonexistent folder and When scanning with HP Solution Center, you can scan a photo , picture or a document, but HP Solution Center does not save the scan to your designated folder.

This issue could probably occur When scanning after installing or upgrading your current HP Solution Center to version 13, scanning appears to complete correctly, but amazingly, scanned images or documents cannot be found on the computer on the give save location.

The root cause of the problem seems to be improper install of the files to the directory while installing/updating to HP Solution Center 13.

So Folks, who are facing an Magical Missing Scan Documents Issue can install the below Critical Update Released By HP. Click On the Following Link To Download the Patch.

CPE_SCAN_DESTINATION_UPDATE_hpcom_001_003


Scanned Files Disappear after Scanning with HP Solution Center

Size of the Update is approximately 24 MB and should meet the following requirements to apply the above Update Patch. Should Have HP Solution Center Version 13 or 13.1 Installed on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.

Installation Instructions:

Just Download the Update using the above Link, Click On Run and follow the onscreen instructions, now try to scan a doc or a pic, you will see the scan in the Destination Folder.

Hoping, this update is much useful.

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HP Scanjet Scanners Windows 7 Drivers Download

HP Product users like me are scattering all around for the compatibility of their scanners and products with windows 7 and also for availability of windows 7 drivers. In order to give a quick one post information regarding compatibility of HP Scanjet Scanner products with Windows 7 and the availability of software and driver downloads for Scanjet scanners, I reformatted the below categorization table with the download link of windows 7 drivers For HP Scanjet Scanners.

Through the below chart you can check whether the windows 7 drivers for your scanner and also the compatibility with windows 7. As Per HP(Hewlett Packard) Software and drivers for below listed products will be available as part of the Windows 7 operating system, on Microsoft’s Windows® Update, or as a download from hp.com. If the Drivers and Software are available from HP Website, I enabled the link, which directs you to the drivers download page at HP.

To understand the below table better check mark indicates that the windows 7 drivers are available for your product, either they are In Windows 7 Operating System Or From Microsoft Windows 7 Update Or They are available from HP Official Product Drivers Download Page

And on the other hand cross mark indicates that the drivers are not available under the three categories as mentioned above.

HP Scanjet Scanner Products	Availability Of Software and Drivers
	In Windows 7 Operating System (1)	From Microsoft Windows 7 Update (2)	From HP.com (3) Download Windows 7Drivers
HP Network Scanjet 4 Scanner series
HP Network Scanjet 5 Scanner series
HP Scanjet IIc Scanner series
HP Scanjet IIcx Scanner series
HP Scanjet IIp Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4p Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4s Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5p Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5s Scanner
HP Scanjet 2100c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 2200c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 2300c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 2400 Digital Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 3200c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3300c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3400c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3500c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3530c Scanner
HP Scanjet 3570c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3670 Scanner series
HP Scanjet 3690 Digital Flatbed Scanner
HP Scanjet 3770 Digital Flatbed Scanner
HP Scanjet 3800 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 3970 Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4070 Photosmart Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4100c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4200c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4300c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4370 Photo Scanner
HP Scanjet 4400c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4470c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4500c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4570c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4600 Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4670 Scanner series
HP Scanjet 4850 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 4890 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 5000 Sheet-feed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 5100c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5200c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5300c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5370c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5400c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5470c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5490c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5500c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5530 Photosmart Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 5550c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 5590 Digital Flatbed Scanner series			Download
HP Scanjet 6100c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 6200c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 6250c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 6300c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 6350c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 6390c Scanner
HP Scanjet 7000 Sheet-feed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 7400c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 7450c Scanner series
HP Scanjet 7490c Scanner
HP Scanjet 7650 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 7650n Networked Document Flatbed Scanner series			Download
HP Scanjet 7800 Document Sheet-feed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 8200c Scanner series			Download
HP Scanjet 8270 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 8300 Digital Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 8300 Professional Image Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 8350 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet 8390 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet G2410 Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet G2710 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet G3110 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet G4010 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N6010 Document Sheet-feed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N6310 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N6350 Networked Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N7710 Document Sheet-feed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N8420 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N8460 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
HP Scanjet N9120 Document Flatbed Scanner			Download
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Windows 10 Drivers for HP Products.

As windows 10 is freely available till july 29th and most users upgraded  to the free edition, search for windows 10 drivers for HP products is significantly more.

Here is the complete Guide of Windows 10 drivers for HP Products, learn more here

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