How to Remove a Virtual Girl on a Computer

Deleting the Files

1. Open the 'Start' menu and click the 'Search' icon in the menu.

2. Type 'virtuagirl2.exe' into the Search bar and press 'Enter.'

3. Right-click on the file that appears in the window and select 'Delete' from the menu that appears.

4. Search for and delete each of these files:%ProgramFiles%\vg\windowsex.dll%ProgramFiles%\vg\windows.dll%ProgramFiles%\vg\vg2.dat%ProgramFiles%\vg\vg1.dat%ProgramFiles%\vg\update.dll%ProgramFiles%\vg\upd.exe%ProgramFiles%\vg\unwise.exe%ProgramFiles%\vg\system.dll%ProgramFiles%\vg\samples.dat%ProgramFiles%\vg\network.dll%ProgramFiles%\vg\music.dll%ProgramFiles%\vg\msvcr70.dll

Deleting the Registry Keys

5. Open the 'Start' menu and click the 'Run' box. Type 'regedit' into the Run box and then press 'Enter.' This will open the Registry Editor.

6. Click the 'HKEY_LOCAL-MACHINE' icon from the left side of the screen, then click the 'SOFTWARE' icon. Click the 'Microsoft' icon and then click 'Windows.' Click the 'CurrentVersion' icon.

7. Click the 'Uninstall' option and then right-click 'VirtuaGirl 2' from the menu. Click the 'Delete' button.

8. Repeat this process for these registry keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TotemHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Totem\VirtuaGirlHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InstUf\uf1033HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InstUfHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Vg.DocumentHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VGIRLHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.VGDEMOHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.BK3HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.BK2HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.BK1

9. Restart the computer to complete the uninstall.

How to Get Android 2.2 on an Alltel Milestone

1. Charge your Milestone until the battery is at 100 percent. The device must be fully charged battery to prevent potential software corruption during the update.

2. Tap the “Menu” button on your Milestone and tap the “Settings” icon.

3. Scroll down tap the “About Phone” icon.

4. Tap “System Updates” and select “Search for Updates.”

5. Touch “Download and Install” to download Android 2.2 to your Milestone. Wait for the installation process to complete. This may take between five and 60 minutes. Your phone will restart at least once during the process. When your Milestone’s lock screen appears, the update is complete.

How to Recover a Toshiba Satellite A100 With No Recovery Discs

1. Transfer the personal files you need from the Toshiba Satellite A100's hard drive to a storage device such as a rewritable DVD or USB memory stick. Restart the A100's operating system.

2. Press down and hold the '0' key until the 'Toshiba Hard Drive Recovery Utility' menu appears on the screen. Press the '1' key to access the 'Restore Original Factory Image' option.

3. Click 'Yes' to begin the recovery process on your Toshiba Satellite A100. Wait for the process to finish and then press 'Enter' to restart the laptop's operating system.

4. Use the prompts that appear to set up a new user name for your operating system's profile. Click the drop-down menus and select the time zone and date information.

5. Follow the prompts on the screen to set up your Internet connection and finish recovering the Toshiba Satellite A100 laptop.

How to Beta Test an Android App

1. Visit the Web site of the app's developer, or check the 'Alpha & Beta Testing' section of the Android Forums at Androidforums.com/alpha-beta-testing/ for a list of apps in development that currently require beta testers.

2. Download the APK file containing the beta version of the app and copy this file to your phone's memory card. Download the free Apps Installer application from the Android Market, if you haven't already. When you run this application, you'll be able to choose from a list of the APK files on your phone's memory card. Choose the one you downloaded to install it.

3. Run the beta app as you would any other app. Use it in as many ways as you can think of, and continue to check the developer's site or the Android forums for information on what particular aspects of the app still need to be tested. If the app crashes or otherwise malfunctions, carefully note as many details about the failure as you can, including what you were doing with the app when it happened, and report them to the developer using whatever system they describe on their site or the forums.

How to Reset an Android Devour

1. Touch “Menu” on your Android Devour while viewing the home screen.

2. Touch “Settings,” and then touch “SD Card and Storage.”

3. Touch “Factory Data Reset,” and then touch “Reset Phone.”

4. Wait for the phone to restart. After the phone restarts, the setup wizard will automatically begin.

How to Run the Android Emulator on Your PC

1. Download the Android SDK, or Software Development Kit. Choose the appropriate option for your operating system from the SDK section on the official Android Developers website, including the installer for Windows, if appropriate. The SDK is supplied as a zipped file, so unzip it to a location of your choice. You may want to create a directory especially for it, then unzip it into that directory.

2. Run the Windows installer. The Windows installer is an executable file with the '.exe' extension. Run it by double-clicking it. The installer automatically checks whether your system has the requirements to use the SDK resources. This includes the Java and JDK resources you have installed, if any. If you do not have these tools, the installer prompts you to download and install them, automating the process, so all you have to do is follow the instructions. This process can take some time as the installer downloads the necessary files.

3. Run the SDK emulator tool by locating it in your SDK files. The Android SDK and AVD Manager starts up automatically during the installation process, but to run the tool at any later date, you have to start it up manually. Browse to the location you unzipped your SDK tools into. Open the directory containing the SDK files and navigate to the 'tools' folder. Run the file named 'android' whenever you want to use the emulator tool, as it opens the Android SDK and AVD Manager.

4. Create a new instance of the Android emulator. Choose 'Virtual Devices' from the menu on the left of the Android SDK and AVD Manager. A list of currently running emulators shows up; it should be empty at first. Click the 'New' button to be presented with a window with various options. Here you can choose aspects of the emulator you want to run, including hardware, the version of the Android operating system being targeted and optional details such as SD cards. Select your chosen settings and click 'Create AVD.'

5. Run your emulator. Back in the Android SDK and AVD Manager, your new instance of the emulator should be displayed within the list, although there may be a short delay before this happens. Once you can see it, click to select it, then click the 'Start' button. You may be prompted with an additional options window depending on your choice of emulator settings. If this happens, choose any options you like and click 'Launch.' A new window appears with your emulator in it. The emulator may take a few minutes to start up, in the same way that an Android device does when it is switched on. Once it starts up, you can explore and use the device emulated as you require, including the touchscreen, buttons and keypad, controlled using the mouse.

How to Flash Your G1

1. Download the AndRoot program to your personal computer. A link to AndRoot is in the Resources section of this article.

2. Download the Linda File Manager application from the Android Market on the G1. This free file management utility is required for the rooting process.

3. Attach the G1 to the computer with the USB cable. When prompted, click the 'Mount' button that appears on the G1's touch screen. This will mount the G1 to the computer as a removable drive.

4. Copy the AndRoot program file to the G1's SD card root directory. Click 'Unmount' from the G1's notification bar on the main screen, and unplug the USB cable.

5. Launch the Linda File Manager on the G1, browse to the AndRoot.apk file copied earlier to the G1's SD card and follow the prompts to install it.

6. Run the AndRoot program from the G1. Select 'Root' from the options. Restart the G1 when finished. Root access is available after the restart.