COMPUTER AND MOBILE OCEAN

What do Various Areo Performance Settings do?

2008-12-18T22:04:00.000-08:00

Animate controls and elements inside windows:
Activate windows when minimizing and maximizing: Controls animation effect when min/max a window
Enable Desktop composition: Seems to only effect whether transparency is used on the desktop
Enable transparent glass: Requires desktop composition to be enabled as well, but handles transparency
Fade or slide menus into view: Menu animation effect enable/disable
Fade or slide ToolTips into view:same as above with tooltips
Fade out menu items after clicking:
Show preview and filters in folder:
Show shadows under menus:
Show shadows under mouse pointer:
Show thumbnails instead of icons:
Show translucent selection rectangle: When selecting a group of files, whether there will be a shaded box or just a plain box.
Show window contents while dragging:
Slide open combo boxes:
Slide taskbar buttons:
Smooth edges of screen fonts:
Use background image for each folder type:
Use drop shadows for icon labels on desktop:
Use visual styles on windows and buttons: Without this, you will be left with the 'classic' windows theme.. and then.. why use vista? I would say leave this alone unless you are on a very old computer or dont like the new visual styles

Change Owner of Computer

2008-12-18T22:03:00.001-08:00

Are you going to sell your computer to someone else, and do not want to have your personal information stored on it? Well, you have plenty of other steps, but here is how you change the registered owner of the computer.
open the registry edit (start, run, regedit)
navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT] and then to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CurrentVersion]
Change the keys for RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganizationIt's that simple!

Allow other file extensions to be included in indexing search

2008-12-18T21:59:00.000-08:00

It is often that I do searches for text in files, like a method use in a PHP file, or maybe something in a java file. Regardless of the situation, Windows Vista has a very limited number of file extensions flagged for full text searching, which causes you to get 'no results' when you know there are some.
Open Control panel and type in 'indexing' into the search box (or you can do this from your start menu, but many people turn it off).
Select 'Indexing Options'
Select Advanced Button
Select 'File Types' Tab
In this list you will see a list of extensions. When you click on most of them, the bottom radio button will change from 'index properties only' or 'index properties and file contents'
Honestly, index properties only is pretty useless for what most people will use search for (i.e. really only search by date).
Uncheck a box to have it removed from search. This can be done for a variety of extensions that honestly, you dont want in search anyway. It will actually help your results.
Change the radio button to 'index properties and file contents' to have these file types included in your searches (should be set for word docs, etc and any other text-based files you search for)

Tweak Indexing Options for Better Performance

2008-12-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

The indexing service is responsible for two things really: Making search boxes run super quickly (like under the control panel, and your program files) which is a blessing, as it does run very fast. It is also responsible for doing the same thing over all your files that you choose to let it index. This can be good if you do a lot of searches, or bad if you have a lot of files in these areas, but don't ever search them. Or even if you do search them, it can cause your indexing service to cause a lot of strain on your hard drive (or at least slow you down as it is hard drive intensive). I personnaly would not turn *off* Indexing services, but I would recommend disabling for everything else but the start menu/control panel, etc.You can change the indexing locations:
Open Control panel and type in 'indexing' into the search box (or you can do this from your start menu, but many people turn it off).
Select 'Indexing Options'
Select Modify Button
Expand the trees, and uncheck any areas you do not want indexed. It is a pain, as you get no indication which trees have subtrees checked, but the best place to start is Users/*your user name*/ and Users/Public.

Frequently Asked Problems with Solutions

2008-12-18T05:44:00.000-08:00

1. Task Manager / Registry Editor / Tools -> Folder Options disabled.2. Search window opens while double-clicking on drives.3. "Open with" box or "Cannot find copy.exe" message appears while double-clicking on drives.4. Folder opens in a new window?5. A sub-folder with the same name is created under parent folder.6. My Documents/My Computer opens automatically at windows startup.7. "NTLDR missing" Error at system startup.8. "Hal.dll is corrupt or missing" Error at system startup.9. "Windows\System32\config\system file missing or corrupt" Error at system startup.10. Not able to boot into Windows 2000/XP/2003 after installing Windows 98.11. Windows XP Boot loader related problems, like adding/removing entries.12. ScanDisk starts running at windows startup.13. "CMOS checksum error. Defaults loaded." Error at system startup.14. How to reset system BIOS password?15. "Stand By" option is greyed out in shutdown dialog box and I can't use it.16. Windows Login Screen has changed to "Classic Logon Box" automatically.17. A strange process "ctfmon.exe" running in background.18. How to recover lost Firefox bookmarks?19. How to reset the corrupted windows icons?20. How to make Desktop icons text background transparent?21. How to get Windows XP Common tasks (Left-side pane in explorer) back?22. "Copy To"/"Move To" dialog box opens automatically while right-clicking on Start -> Open.23. Can't set "Show Hidden files/folders" option in "Tools -> Folder Options".24. Accidentally deleted "mspaint.exe"/"notepad.exe"/etc. file, how to get it back?25. Taskbar is showing only icons in opened application buttons not showing text.26. Orkut.com, Youtube.com and Firefox is blocked in the system.27. I have forgotten my Windows Administrator password. How can I reset / recover it?28. I can't see any message in chat window of Yahoo! Messenger?29. All User folders are showing default yellow icon instead of Glass icons in Windows Vista.30. How can I change Power button in Windows Vista to Shutdown Windows instead of Sleep?31. Hibernate option suddenly disappeared from Startmenu in Windows Vista.32. Why menus appear on lest side of cursor in my Windows Vista?33. EXE files are not opening in my Windows.
So here we start:
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1. In my windows Task Manager / Registry Editor / Tools -> Folder Options has been disabled. I'm getting warning message that "It has been disabled by Administrator". How can I enable it again?
Sol: Please visit following articles:
How to Fix "Task Manager has been Disabled by Your Administrator"?
How to Enable Tools -> Folder Options and Registry Editor in Windows
If any other Windows component like RUN, Desktop Properties, System Properties, etc has been disabled, then you can check following link:
All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista
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2. Whenever I double-click on any drive/folder in My Computer, a Search window opens.
Sol: Open regedit and goto following keys one by one:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
In right-side pane, delete the "Default" key. If it doesnt work then delete the key "find" under both.
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3. Whenever I double-click on any drive in My Computer, "Open with" dialog box opens OR I get following error message:
Cannot find copy.exe. Make sure you have typed the name correctly and then try again.
Sol: Enable "Show hidden files" option in "Tools -> Folder Options" and then search for "Autorun.inf" file in all drives and if you get them in root of any drive (e.g. in C:\, D:\ and so on), delete them.
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4. Whenever I double-click on any folder in My Computer, it opens in a new window even I have selected the option "Always open folders in same window" in "Tools -> Folder Options".
Sol: Download following zip file, extract it and then run .REG file and confirm the action:
new_window.zip
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5. Whenever I open a folder, another folder with the same name is created under it.
Sol: Your system is infected by a variant of Indonesian virus called Brontok/Rontokbro. It creates a sub-folder in a folder with same name. Most of the times it comes from mobile memory cards. Scan with a good anti-virus and remove the virus. Also download HijackThis and scan your system with it in Safe Mode, then fix following entries:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SSVICHOSST.exeF2 - REG:system.ini: Shell=Explorer.exe SSVICHOSST.exeO4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo Messengger] C:\WINDOWS\system32\SSVICHOSST.exeO7 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1
You can also post the log file contents here and I'll tell you which entries should be fixed.
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6. Whenever I start my computer, My Documents/My Computer opens automatically at windows startup.
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
In right-side pane, change value of "Userinit" to:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
NOTE: If you have windows installed in other drives, then change C:\ to that drive label.
Now goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced
In right-side pane, change value of "PersistBrowsers" to 0
Now log off windows and it should solve the problem.
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7. When I start my computer, I get error message:
NTLDR is missingorBoot: Couldn't find NTLDR
Sol: Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into "Recovery Console" by pressing "R". Now Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at prompt:
copy x:\i386\ntldr c:\copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
Where "x" is your CD drive, change it acc. to your system.
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8. When I start my computer, I get error message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:\system32\hal.dll.Please re-install a copy of the above file.
Sol: Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into "Recovery Console" by pressing "R". Now Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at prompt:
Attrib -H -R -S C:\Boot.iniDel C:\Boot.iniBootCfg /RebuildFixboot
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9. When I start my computer, I get error message:
"Windows\System32\config\system" file missing or corrupt.
Sol: Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into "Recovery Console" by pressing "R". Now Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at prompt:
copy %windir%\Repair\system %windir%\System32\Config
If it doesnt work, then again boot into "Recovery Console" and give following commands:
fixmbrbootcfg /scanbootcfg /rebuildfixboot
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10. I have Windows 2000/XP/2003 installed in my system and yesterday I installed Windows 98 over it, after that I'm not able to boot into Windows 2000/XP.2003. I'm not getting option to select the OS.
Sol: Windows 98 has overwritten the boot loader. Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into "Recovery Console" by pressing "R". Now Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at prompt:
fixmbrbootcfg /scanbootcfg /rebuildfixboot
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11. When I start my system, I'm getting 2 entries for windows XP in the boot loader. How can I remove the duplicate entry?
OR
How can I change the default OS in windows boot loader?
OR
How can I change the entry labels in windows boot loader?
OR
How can I change the boot loader time? Its set to 30 seconds and I want to change it.
Sol: There are several way. You can follow any of following:
A. Type "sysdm.cpl" in RUN dialog box and press . Now goto "Advanced" tab and click on "Settings" button in "Startup & Recovery" section. Now click on "Edit" button and then you can edit the boot loader time, labels, etc.
B. Type "msconfig" in RUN dialog box and goto "Boot.ini" tab and then you can change the desired thing. If you want to remove the corrupt/non-working entries, then click on "Check all boot paths" button.
C. Enable "Show hidden files/folders" and disable "Hide protected system files" options in "Tools -> Folder Options". Now open C:\ drive and remove the READ-ONLY attribute of "BOOT.INI" file from its Properties. Now open this file and then you can make your desired changes.
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12. Whenever I start my computer, Scandisk starts running even I proper shut down the PC last time.
Sol: Do as following:
A. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
In right-side pane, change the value of BootExecute to:
autocheck autochk *
B. If the above trick doesnt help then give following commands in Command Prompt:
chkntfs /x drive_name
for e.g., if ScanDisk runs automatically for C: and D: drives, then give following commands one by one:
chkntfs /x C:chkntfs /x D:
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13. When I start my computer, I get following error message:
CMOS checksum error, defaults loaded.
Sol: Open your computer cabinet and look for a coin-sized battery attached in motherboard. Remove it and attach a new one. The new battery will cost approx. 15-20 Rs.
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14. I forgot my system BIOS password. How can I reset it?
Sol: Open the cabinet and look for a coin-sized battery in motherboard. Remove it and attach it again after a few minutes. All BIOS settings will set to default and the password will also reset.
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15. I re-installed my windows and now "Stand By" option is greyed out in shutdown dialog box and I can't use it.
Sol: Install VGA drivers from your motherboard CD and the option will be enabled. If you don't have the motherboard CD, then goto the manufacturer site and download the required drivers.
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16. My Windows Login Screen has changed to "Classic Logon Box". I want the new Welcome Screen back.
Sol: Type "control userpasswords" in RUN dialog box or Open "User Accounts" in Control Panel. Then click on "Change the way Users log on and off". Now check the option "Use Welcome Screen". If you get following error:
Uninstall client services for netware.
Then Open "Network Connections" and open Properties of your Internet Connection. Now goto "Networking" tab and select "Client services on Netware" option and click on the"Uninstall" button.
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17. A strange process "ctfmon.exe" always runs in background and if I click on "End Process" button, it restarts automatically.
Sol: Open Control Panel and goto Add/Remove Programs list. Now click on the Microsoft Office entry and then click on "Change" button. Now select "Add/Remove Features" and click on "Next". Now expand "Office Shared Features" and click on "Alternative User Input" and then select "Not Available" and finally click on Update. It'll permanently remove that ctfmon.exe and your problem will be solved.
You can also use 3rd party utility "CTFMON-Remover" to get rid of ctfmon.exe easily and quickly:
CTFMON-Remover
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18. I just noticed that all my Firefox Bookmarks have gone. The bookmarks list is empty. How can I get them back?
Sol: Type "%appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles" in RUN dialog box and then open the "xxxx.default" folder (where xxxx will be random numbers and characters). Now open "bookmarkbackups" folder and you'll get your bookmarks there. Now you can import them in Firefox again.
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19. My Windows is showing some wrong icons of files. How can I reset the corrupted icons?
Sol: You can use any of following methods:
A. Download TweakUI from here and then click on "Repair Icons" in "Repair" section.
B. Open My Computer and goto:
C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\Local Settings\Application Data
Replace C:\ with your system drive and "user_Name" with your username.Now there'll be a HIDDEN file "iconcache.db", delete it and restart your system.
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20. I'm using Windows XP and the desktop icons suddenly started showing an ugly background rectangle behind the text. How can I make the text transparent?
Sol: Type "sysdm.cpl" in RUN dialog box and press . Now goto "Advanced" tab, click on "Setting" button in "Performance" section and enable the option "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".
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21. I'm using Windows XP and suddenly the Common tasks stopped showing in left-side pane.
Sol: Open "Tools -> Folder Options" and enable the option "Show Common Tasks in folders".
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22. Whenever I right-click on Start button and select "Open", a "Copy To"/"Move To" dialog box opens automatically.
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ ContextMenuHandlers\
Now under this key, delete following 2 keys:
Copy ToMove To
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23. I can't see Hidden files/folders in my computer. Even I enable the option "Show hidden files/folders" in "Tools -> Folder Options", its automatically disabled again.
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden
Under this key, you'll see 2 more keys "NOHIDDEN" and "SHOWALL". Make sure that the values of "CheckedValue" and "DefaultValue" in right-side pane are "2" and "2" for "NOHIDDEN" and "1" and "2" for "SHOWALL" respectively. If its not so, then change them and you'll be able to enable/disable these options in "Folder Options".
You can also alter Hide/unhide settings using registry as following:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced
In right-side pane, change value of "Hidden" to:
1 - To show hidden files2 - To not show hidden files
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24. I accidentally deleted my "mspaint.exe"/"notepad.exe"/etc. file, how can I get it back?
Sol: You can use any of following methods:
A. Goto "%windir%\System32\DLLCache" folder and look for the file, if its there then copy it to "%windir%\System32\" folder.
B. Insert your Windows Setup CD and goto "I386" folder. Now look for the same file, it'll present there but the last letter of extension will be "_". e.g., u'll get "mspaint.ex_"/"notepad.ex_"/etc. Now open Command Prompt and goto "I386" folder and give following command:
expand mspaint.ex_ mspaint.exeexpand notepad.ex_ notepad.exeetc.
Now u can copy the file to "%windir%\System32" folder.
C. Give following command in Command Prompt:
sfc /SCANNOW
It'll automatically restore the files.
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25. Suddenly my taskbar is showing only icons in all opened application buttons. I can't see any text. How can I get back the full taskbar buttons?
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
In right-side pane, delete "MinWidth" value.
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26. Whenever I open "www.orkut.com" or any folder with the name "orkut", I get following error with a scary laugh:
Orkut IS BANNED, orkut is banned you fool The administrators didnt write this program guess who did?? r r MUHAHAHA!!
Sol: Please visit following link:
[Solution] Orkut.com, Youtube.com and Firefox is Banned in System
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27. I have forgotten my Windows Administrator password. How can I reset / recover it?
Sol: Please visit following link:
How to Reset / Recover Forgotten Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Administrator Password?
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28. In Yahoo! Messenger, whenever I send a message or get a message I can't see the contents in chat window. All I can see is a blank window.
Sol: Please download Windows Script using any of following links and then install it:
Download Windows Script - Link 1 Download Windows Script - Link 2
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29. Why all User folders in my Windows Vista show default yellow icon instead of the new glass icons?
Sol: Please follow the steps mentioned in following tutorial:
How to Fix User Folders Showing Simple Folder Icon in Windows Vista?
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30. Whenever I click on power button in Vista startmenu, it put my system in Sleep state. How can I change it to shut down the system?
Sol: In Windows Vista the default action of power button is set to Sleep. But you can change it to shut down like previous Windows versions. Please follow the instructions given in this tutorial:
How to Change Power Button in Windows Vista to Shut Down the System instead of Sleep?
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31. Suddenly Hibernate option is missing in my Windows Vista. How can I enable it again?
Sol: You must have run "Disk Cleanup". Its a known issue in Vista. There is a solution to re-enable Hibernate option:
How to Re-enable Missing Hibernate Option in Windows Vista?
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32. Why in Windows Vista menus appear on left side of mouse cursor? In previous Windows versions, menus used to show on right-side. How can I change it in Vista?
Sol: Its a problem which many Vista users are facing. Don't worry, follow the following link:
How to Change Menu Position from Left to Right in Windows Vista?
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33. Whenever I try to open any EXE file, it opens in Notepad or Windows asks for the application to open it.
Sol: Its a common problem. It occurs when EXE file settings are corrupted in Registry. Please download following file and run it. It'll fix the issue:
Download EXE File Fixer
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All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7

2008-12-18T05:33:00.001-08:00

WARNING :- REGISTRY EDITING MAY HARM YOUR OS PLZ DO A BACKUP BEFORE EDITING
Following is a list of some interesting restrictions, which can be made in Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7. Like you can restrict Display properties, taskbar properties, folder options, etc. All tricks are based on Registry editing. So I'll tell the key name and the value, that you have to create for the restriction. If the key is not present, then simply create it.
NOTE: If you want to remove the restriction, then simply delete the DWORD value or set its value to 0
So here we start:
1.) Restrict Display Properties:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\System
create DWORD value NoDispCPL and set its value to 1
2.) Restrict Taskbar Properties:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoSetTaskbar and set its value to 1
3.) Restrict Folder Options:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoFolderOptions and set its value to 1
4.) Restrict Locking/Unlocking the taskbar:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value LockTaskbar and set its value to 1
5.) Restrict Active Desktop:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoActiveDesktop and set its value to 1
6.) Restrict adding/deleting items from Toolbars:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoToolbarCustomize and set its value to 1
7.) Restrict adding/deleting toolbars:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoBandCustomize and set its value to 1
8.) Restrict right-click in Start Menu:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoChangeStartMenu and set its value to 1
9.) Restrict Desktop Cleanup Wizard:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoDesktopCleanupWizard and set its value to 1
10.) Restrict notification at low disk space:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoLowDiskSpaceChecks and set its value to 1
11.) Restrict Taskbar Context Menu:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
create DWORD value NoTrayContextMenu and set its value to 1
12.) Restrict Programs to run:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
create String value with any name, like 1 and set its value to the program's EXE file.
e.g., If you want to restrict msconfig, then create a String value 1 and set its value to msconfig.exe. If you want to restrict more programs, then simply create more String values with names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to the program's exe.
13.) Restrict Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\System
create DWORD value DisableRegistryTools and set its value to 1
14.) Restrict Task Manager:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\System
create DWORD value DisableTaskMgr and set its value to 1
15.) Restrict Writing to USB Drives:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Control Set\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Create DWORD value WriteProtect and set its value to 1
16.) Restrict New option in context menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenu Handlers\New
And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.
17.) Restrict Send To in context menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenu Handlers\Send To
And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.
18.) Restrict Balloon Tips:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced
Create DWORD value EnableBalloonTips and set its value to 0
19.) Restrict Users to enable New XP StartMenu:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
Create DWORD value NoSimpleStartMenu and set its value to 1
20.) Restrict Command Prompt:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Create DWORD value DisableCMD and set its value to 2
21.) Restrict Drives in My Computer:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value NoViewOnDrive and change its value as following:
3 : To Restrict A and B drives only.4 : To Restrict C drive only.7 : To Restrict A, B, and C drives only.8 : To Restrict D drive only.F : To Restrict A, B, C, and D drives only.03FFFFFF : To Restrict all drives.
And if you want more specific restrictions, like you want to restrict a combination of other drives, then you can use decimal no. instead of hexadecimal no. Following is a list for all drives decimal no.:
A: 1B: 2C: 4D: 8E: 16F: 32G: 64H: 128I: 256J: 512K: 1024L: 2048M: 4096N: 8192O: 16384P: 32768Q: 65536R: 131072S: 262144T: 524288U: 1048576V: 2097152W: 4194304X: 8388608Y: 16777216Z: 33554432ALL: 67108863
So if you want to disable a combination of drives, just sum their numbers and give the same value to NoViewOnDrive. e.g., for restricting C, D, E and F drives, give the value: 4+8+16+32 = 60
NOTE: You can also hide the drives using NoDrives DWORD value. The location and its value remain same as the above trick.
22.) Restrict RUN in New XP StartMenu:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
Create DWORD value NoRun and set its value to 1
23.) Restrict Control Panel:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
Create DWORD value NoControlPanel and set its value to 1
Above all are some common restrictions, if you want to know any specific restriction, then please post it. I'll try my best to give the registry code.

[Linux Guides Collection] Everything You Want to Know About Linux

2008-12-18T05:30:00.000-08:00

If you are new to Linux and want to learn about Linux like its installation, configuration, tweaking, troubleshooting, etc, then this topic will help you.
Following are a few links to download various e-books which will help you in learning A to Z of Linux. All e-books are in PDF format.
So here we start
Fundamentals:
This course includes the history of Linux and what distinguishes Open Source Software from proprietary software. On the practical side students learn the fundamental commands and approach needed to start using Linux.
Download PDF
System Administration:
This courses teaches students how to install GNU/Linux. The courses uses the Debian distro as an example. Students install, create and manage user accounts, install new hardware, make backups and many other mission critical tasks a System Administrator would need to know.
Download PDF
Network Administration:
This course teaches the fundamentals of networking, what the TCP/IP protocol stack consists of and how the different layers of the network stack influence communication on a network. You will learn how Linux can be used as a router and the basic principles of digital encryption and digital signatures used to keep email secure. As well as how to set up secure connections between different Linux machines by using SSH.
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Shell Scripting:
This course teaches students how to create shell scripts, the use of Regular expressions, file manipulation with sed, grep and awk and how to tie all this new knowledge into scripts that make using Linux so simple.
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Internals:
This course is designed to help the student understand the inner workings of the Linux kernel. Often a good understanding of how the operating system manages hardware and other resources to do its work, will helps people solve problems and appreciate the work that goes into making a computer work.
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Electives:
This course teaches students how to configure server services such as the Apache web server, the Squid Proxy server, the Bind name server ,Sendmail and Exim Mail servers are discussed. For those who want to know a little more than the average user.
Download PDF
Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide:
Many people still believe that learning Linux is difficult, or that only experts can understand how a Linux system works. Though there is a lot of free documentation available, the documentation is widely scattered on the Web, and often confusing, since it is usually oriented toward experienced UNIX or Linux users. Today, thanks to the advancements in development, Linux has grown in popularity both at home and at work. The goal of this guide is to show people of all ages that Linux can be simple and fun, and used for all kinds of purposes.
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The Easiest Linux Guide You'll Ever Read - an Introduction to Linux for Windows Users:
This is a 160-page book geared towards people who are competent with using Windows, who have never attempted to use Linux but are interested in giving it a try.
Download PDF
Getting Started With Fedora:
An Guide for a fedora newbie
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Basic Steps to Running a Secure Fedora Linux Machine:
This guide helps to run fedora as smooth as silk.
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Pocket Linux Guide:
A Guide to Pocket Linux... This is very interesting, must read!
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Fedora 7 Installation Guide:
Fedora 7 Installation Guide ...for dummies
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GNOME 2.14 Desktop System Administration Guide:
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Minimize Windows as Thumbnails on Desktop Instead of Taskbar using miniMIZE

2008-12-18T05:27:00.000-08:00

"miniMIZE" is a small utility which puts all minimized applications on Desktop as thumbnails. So whenever you minimize a window, it gets minimized on Desktop as a small thumbnail.
You can double-click on the thumbnail to restore the window. Its a cool desktop enhancement utility.
You can also change various options using its settings like:
Start miniMIZE at Windows startup
Show icon in system tray
Hide or unhide taskbar buttons
Desktop Thumbnails size
Opacity level
Thumbnails position on Desktop
Hotkeys
Exclusions List
You can download this small utility from following link:
Download miniMIZE

PS: Although the site says it only works for Windows XP but we have checked and it works on Vista as well.

How To Retain Transparency even after maximizing a window

2008-12-18T05:24:00.000-08:00

When you maximize a window in Vista, the transparency gets lost in the window as well as in taskbar. At the AeroXP forum a hacked aero.msstyles file has been posted, which can enable the transparency in maximized windows also. Here are the instructions :

You have to patch 3 files to allow windows to use 3rd party themes. Download this file from Anti-TGTSoft . And follow the instructions mentioned therein.

Now download this file, and replace your existing C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\ Aero\aero.msstyles file with the downloaded file. Thats it ! It might be a nice idea, however, to preserve your original aero.msstyles file on another location.

You can also try True Transparency from CrystalXP.

Get Windows 7 look-a-like Windows Media Player in Windows XP and Vista

2008-12-18T05:21:00.000-08:00

As you know Windows 7 contains Windows Media Player 12 which looks like as above

Now if you want to enjoy the same media player in Windows XP or Vista, then this article will help you.
We are going to share 2 skins with you: one for WMP11 in XP and other for WMP 11 in Vista. These skins can make the WMP 11 under XP and Vista to look like WMP12 of Windows 7.
You can download the required skins using following links:
Download Windows 7 Skin for WMP11 under Windows XP
Download Windows 7 Skin for WMP11 under Windows Vista
All required instructions are mentioned in the downloaded ZIP files.

How to kill Vista's explorer.exe in 3 clicks.

2008-12-18T05:20:00.000-08:00

The usual way of terminating the explorer process is through the Task manager. Rt-Click taskbar > Task manager > Process Tab > Rt Click explorer.exe > End Process.

But Vista actually offers you a faster way to do it ... in 3 clicks !

Click Start button > Hold down Ctrl+Shift & Right Click on empty area in the Start Menu > Click "Exit Explorer".

To re-start it, you will have to do so as usual through the Task Manager. Click Ctrl+Alt+Delete and select Star Task Manager or press Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Then launch explorer.exe manually.

How To Show Window Titles in Vista's Explorer.

2008-12-18T05:14:00.000-08:00

In XP, one had the Explorer and also IE showing the Window titles. However, this feature has been done away with, probably due to redundancy. But you still get to see it in IE7....
...But not in Vista's Explorer...
But you can if you wish, show such title's in Vista's Explorer too. Download and use AeroBar. Its a small utility which does the job. Just make sure that your Aero is 'on'.
To install it and have it startup with your Vista, place the file AeroBar.exe in your StartUp folder and reboot.To uninstall it, just remove this file AeroBar.exe from your StartUp folder and reboot.

Re-Size Explorers Icons easily In Vista.

2008-12-18T05:10:00.001-08:00

In Windows Vista Explorer, you can use the Views button on the toolbar to change the size of icons, from small to extra large, by clicking on the specified options, or by scrolling on the up / down arrow in the slider.

Alternatively, you can simply hold down the Ctrl key and use your mouse scroll wheel to resize the icons from small to extra large.

How To access the hidden classic menu bar in Vista's Explorer in a click.

2008-12-18T05:08:00.000-08:00

You can always make Windows Vista Explorer show the Menu Bar as follows:
Organize > Layout > Check Menu Bar.

But should you have it as unchecked, and should you wish to temporarily show this classic menu bar, you can do so by simply clicking the 'Alt' key to make it appear !

Dead Links Of System Folders On Vista Start Menu.

2008-12-18T05:07:00.000-08:00

If you find that the links to Pictures or Music or Documents in the Windows Vista Start Menu, are dead or not working , do the following to correct the problem:

If your Music link is not working,

Rt click on the Start Menu Pictures link > Properties > Location > Put C:\Users\Owner\Pictures > Apply > OK.

Here C is the System Drive and Owner is User Name

Similarly, if your Music link is not working, insertC:\Users\Owner\Music

And if your Documents link is not working, insertC:\Users\Owner\Documents.

Windows Explorer Error: "Class Not Registered"

2008-12-18T05:06:00.000-08:00

If when you try to start Explorer you get the error message Windows Explorer Error: "Class not registered" then you may need to re-register ExplorerFrame.dll .

To do so, Start > Click Run & type:
regsvr32 ExplorerFrame.dll
Click OK.

If it doesn't help, then its quite possible that your ExplorerFrame.dll may have been corrupted and that you may have to be replace it with a 'good' one.

System Restore would be an option to consider or else search for its 'Previous Versions' through the Files Properties Box.
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Make Taskbar Appear ONLY when Win Key is pressed.

2008-12-18T05:04:00.000-08:00

If you don't like the Taskbar to appear on your desktop all the time, you have probably set it to auto hide, through the taskbar properties box.

And to make it appear, when you want it to, you then have to move your cursor to the bottom of the screen or to your taskbar area.

But you can set it so, that it will appear ONLY when you press the Win Key.

To do so, download and use this 202 KB nifty utility called PushToShow.

Doesn't require an install.

All windows in Vista have thick borders. Transparency shows off quite well on them.

2008-12-18T05:03:00.000-08:00

Windows has several dialog boxes and windows which cannot be resized, unlike most, which can be, by simply, moving the cursor to the edge or corner of the window. However some cannot be resized !
But you can use ResizeEnable to do it. It sits in the background and attaches itself into Windows via three 'Hooks'. The first hook is so that it can see which windows are created/destroyed, in which it attempts to alter the window's style so that it can be resized. The second hook intercepts all messages for every single window to see if it is a message associated with resizing a window that it has previously altered the style of. The third hook spots whether the mouse has been pressed in the 'sizing area' of a window and takes care of doing all the work of resizing the window.

An un-resizable window:

After resizing an otherwise un-resizable window :

How To Reduce Thick Borders of Explorer in Vista.

2008-12-18T05:00:00.000-08:00

All windows in Vista have thick borders. Transparency shows off quite well on them.
But if you don't like such thick borders, and would like to reduce or trim them, rt-click on Desktop and open select Personalize. Click on Windows Color & Appearance. Here click on Open Classic Appearance Properties.
In the new dialog box select Advanced. Again a new dialog box will open.

Here from the "Item' drop down menu, select Border Padding. Change the default value from 4 to say, 1.

Make use of BreadCrumb Bars 'Copy Address' to Create Shortcuts of 'Buried Folders'.

2008-12-18T03:41:00.000-08:00

In the BreadCrumb Trail Bar of Vista's Explorer, if you rt click in the Address bar on a folder name, a context menu appears which includes:
Copy AddressCopy Address As TextEdit Address command
The last one, viz 'Edit Address' command, just duplicates the effect of clicking in an unoccupied part of the Address bar, and is thus, in a way, well, redundant

The next one is of some use !

'Copy Address As Text' creates a text string of the path. You can use it to paste it into any text receiving application like Notepad, Word, etc.

However the first one is rather useful.
The 'Copy Address' also does the same thing by allowing you to paste the path in such documents or emails.
But it does more !

First, it also lets you copy the entire contents of the current folder into another location, such as the Desktop !
It even lets you create a shortcut of that folder, anywhere, easily ! In fact with it, you can create shortcuts of deeply buried 'folders', that are not part of the Windows file system, like the Control Panel applets !

Rt click on the folder and select 'Copy Address. Then go to Desktop. To Copy entire contents of the folder, select Paste. To create just its shortcut, select 'Paste Shortcut'

Sure you can also Rt click on the applets to create shortcuts too ! But this one lets you create shortcuts of some, which you otherwise could not have !

Lets take an example. To create a shortcut of say, 'Manage Network Connections'.
Open Control Panel > Network And Internet > Network And Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections

A window will open which will have the path as Control Panel\Network And Internet\Network Connections Rt click on it > Copy Address. Next rt click on the desktop, and choose Paste Shortcut.

And you will have created its shortcut on the desktop. You can do so for several such more !

Windows Vista Explorer Crashes Or Freezes Frequently.

2008-12-18T03:35:00.000-08:00

If your Explorer.exe crashes / restarts frequently, and / or if you get the message:
Windows Explorer has stopped working
Windows Explorer is restarting
Here are some troubleshooting steps you may want to try. Quite possibly its one of your installed programs which may be interfering with the smooth functioning of explorer.exe. You may have to try them all. Hopefully one should help you. If an option doesn't help you, don't forget to restore it back to its default, where applicable & possible.

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Windows Vista Explorer Crashes Or Freezes Frequently.
If your Explorer.exe crashes / restarts frequently, and / or if you get the message:
Windows Explorer has stopped working
Windows Explorer is restarting
Here are some troubleshooting steps you may want to try. Quite possibly its one of your installed programs which may be interfering with the smooth functioning of explorer.exe. You may have to try them all. Hopefully one should help you. If an option doesn't help you, don't forget to restore it back to its default, where applicable & possible.
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1) First and foremost ensure that your Vista is updated and scan your computer for virus and spyware. Follow it up with a Registry Cleaner run. CCleaner is a safe and good freeware.

2) Run ChkDsk.

3) See if you a System Restore makes the problem go away.

4) Disable the Preview Pane in Explorer and see if it helps. To disable the Preview Pane, click Organize > Layout > Preview Pane.

5) Disable UAC and see if it helps.

6) Disable DEP or NoExecute Protection. Do note that Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature that can help prevent damage to your computer from viruses and other security threats. Harmful programs can try to attack Windows by attempting to run (also known as execute) code from system memory locations reserved for Windows and other authorized programs. These types of attacks can harm your programs and files. DEP can help protect your computer by monitoring your programs to make sure that they use system memory safely. If DEP notices a program on your computer using memory incorrectly, it closes the program and notifies you. It is as such a security feature. Type cmd in Vista's search bar. Rt click on search results 'cmd' and click on Run as Administrator. Then copy paste
bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff
and hit enter. Reboot. This has been known to help in some earlier versions of Vista.

7) Open Explorer. Click Organize > Folder & Search Options > View > Advanced Settings > check 'Launch folder windows in a separate process' > Apply > OK.

8) Check if you have installed any helpers or add-ons to your explorer. Uninstall them. Often, even 3rd party shell extensions can cause Explorer to crash on particular actions. Several programs add items to the right click context menu. Download freeware utility ShellExView.

It will let you view & disable suspect 3rd party shell extensions. Using Trial & Error method, you may to disable / enable the extensions to try and identify if any of them are causing a problem. ShellExView can be also be used for solving contextmenu problems in Explorer, like, say, if the Right-click is slow.
9) Type wercon in your Start Menu Search bar and hit enter to open the Problem Reports & Solutions Center. In RHS panel click on View Problem History and navigate to where the problems for Explorer.exe may be mentioned. Double click on the report to open it and see if anything there helps you.
Also see if KB930092 and KB931702 pertaining to Vista Explorer crashes apply to you. You may also wish to open a Support Request at Microsoft.

How to display your Preferred Folders in Vista's Start Menu.

2008-12-18T03:33:00.000-08:00

On the RHS part of the Windows Vista Start Menu, you have the option of displaying User, Documents, Games, Music & Pictures Folders. While the first 3 are commonly use, most find little use for the last two folders; and would instead like to replace them with their oft accessed folders like Downloads or any other.

Well, in Vista too, you can replace the Music & Pictures Folders with the folders of your choice.

To do so, first, disable showing of, of the Pictures Folder & Music Folder, through Properties > Start Menu > Customize > Don't display this item/s.

Next download the following vbs scripts FOR XP from Kellys-Korner. These scripts are for XP, but can be made to work for Vista too.

Replace Pictures Folder Replace Music Folder
Click on the script and Run it.

Now, enter the path of the desired folder in the space provided. Click OK. Reboot.
Now click open the Start Menu > Rt Click > Properties > Start menu > Customize > Display this item/s > Apply > OK

Your Vista Start Menu will display the desired folders for easy access !
This way you can change the paths of these two positions to show any folders; including, back, the Default folders, should you wish to reverse the changes.
To manually make the changes, open Registry Editor. Be careful when you touch the registry & do create a system restore point first.
Log in as Administrator. In Vista start menu search type regedit and hit enter and navigate to following key/s:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\My MusicHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\My Music
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\My PicturesHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\My Pictures
Against it, in RHS col, you will see, NOT their default paths, but the new one's you have inserted.Double click on, say, My Music to open its Edit String box. Here replace the new (existing) path, as string in Value Data box, with the old (your) default folder path. Work similarly for Pictures folder. Click OK, Reboot. This way you will have reversed the changes.

How To Add Your Own Folders To The Places Bar Or Favorite Links.

2008-12-18T03:22:00.000-08:00

Whenever you create a new file, open a new file or save a new file, you are presented with a File Dialog Box, where you can save the files. On its LHS are mentioned standard locations or places like Desktop, Computers, Pictures, etc, which are easily accessible. This is called as the Places Bar or the Favourites Links in Vista.
You can with this tip, add your desired custom shortcuts to Open and Save dialog boxes in Vista.
Open Explorer and navigate to folder C:\Users\Owner\Links, where, Owner is Your Name. Rt click in the window pane and choose New > Create Shortcut. Paste the path of the folder, which you are desirous of adding > Next > Give Shortcut a Name > Finish. Your Places Box will now show the custom desired places ! WinVistaClub / Downloads have been added this way, below.

There are other ways too for doing this.
1) Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar
Rt click on the Place0 in RHS pane and click on Modify. Add the desired folder path in Value Data and click OK. Do so similarly for other places.
2) The places bar can also be changed using Group Policy. To do so, Type gpedit.msc in Start
Search Bar and hit enter. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer > Common Open File Dialog > Items Displayed In Places Bar.
Click on Display Properties, to open its Dialog Box. Select Configured, and add the folder paths in the boxes provided. Click Apply > OK.

In Vista, this policy change setting will apply only to applications that are using the XP style common dialog box and not to the new Vista common dialog box style!
Alternatively, there are various small applications which are also available, the PlacesBar Editor being one where you can customize Vista as well as Office Dialog Places. Some other freeware are Shell Places Bar Editor, PlaceBar Constructor, & PlacesBar Tweaker.

How To Customize The Vista Explorer Send To Menu.

2008-12-18T02:53:00.000-08:00

If you like to send your files to a particular destination folder regularly, or if you find that your Vista has added too many places to 'Send To' of your rt click context menu, you might just want to add or delete a few items from this Send To menu.

Here is how you can add or remove items from the Send To menu easily.

Copy the following path in your Explorers address bar and click on the Go arrow.

C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

You can see here, the contents or destinations where you can Send To.

Here you can add a particular folder. For example, I have a folder E:\Downloads which I use frequently to Send To. So, I open E Drive, rt click on this folder and select Create Shortcut, then cut-paste this shortcut in this SendTo folder.

The Downloads folder will now appear in the SendTo menu. In case there are some items you don't use at all, you might want to consider removing them.

This way if you find your Send To menu opens slow, or your cursor hangs at the Send To menu, you will now see that after reducing the number of items, this menu opens up faster.

Vista TWEAKS

2008-12-16T20:11:00.000-08:00

· Disable auto reboot in windows XP and Home editions
Posted: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:14:28 +0000
Are you annoyed by the restart prompt which appears every time you update windows.
In order to configure no auto reboot settings for windows XP Professional and Home your windows must have service pack2 installed.
But the to remove auto reboot for windows XP home and Professional are different.
For Windows XP Professional
1. Open Start >> Run and type gpedit.msc (group policy editor) and press Enter
2. Navigate to the following path
Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\Windows Update
3. Double click "No auto-restart for schedule Automatic Updates installations" and select to enable this setting.
4. Restart windows.
For Windows XP Home Edition
Procedure for windows XP Home edition is quite different as it doesn’t have group policy editor.
1. Open Start >>Run and type regedit (registry editor )
2. Navigate to the following path[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
\WindowsUpdate\AU]
3. Locate the following keys:
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled" and "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" and set their values as 0 and 1
4. if these registry key doesn’t exist create them with type as dword values in this registry location.
5. Exit registry and restart.
Tip: You can also disable windows update by typing the following command at run prompt.
net stop wuauserv
But before running this command, make sure to stop all the instances of wuauclt.exe from task manager right click end process for all wuauclt.exe.

· Enable aero effect on unsupported Graphic cards in windows vista with Tweak Vista
Posted: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:51:50 +0000
Aero effect is one of the amazing effect in windows vista , if you have desktop window manager clubbed with your windows vista edition you can enjoy the aero effect in vista.
What is DWM?
DWM (Desktop Window Manager ) previously known as Desktop Compositing Engine or DCE) is a compositing window manager, introduced with Windows Vista, that enables the Windows Aero user interface. DWM requires graphics cards supporting DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 2.0.
But if your graphic card does not support directX 9.0 and Shader Model Technology, you may not be able to run aero effect.
But you can still run aero with your unsupported graphic card with TweakVista
Let’s see how can you run aero effect then.
1. Download Tweak Vista from here
2. Run Tweak Vista.
3. Enable the option under DWM tab, check the option which says Enable DWM Effects on Unsupported Cards (as shown in the image below)
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I hope this will help you to run aero with your unsupported graphic card in vista.

· Enable or Disable the Build in Administrator Account In Vista
Posted: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:30:53 +0000
May be you are very much annoyed by UAC but still does not want UAC to be turned off in your user account in vista but want to perform some task without user account control elevation prompts.
You can do these tasks by using default build in administrator account but you will have to enable it first.
Follow the procedure below to enable default admin account in Vista
1. Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box. 2. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.

3. When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes, and then press ENTER. 5. Type net user administrator , and then press ENTER. Note: Please replace the tag with your passwords which you want to set to administrator account. 6. Type exit, and then press ENTER. 7. Log off the current user account.
To disable the admin account repeat the above procedure again type the command net user administrator /active:no in step 4
Tip: Default Administrator account in windows vista and Windows Xp posses all the rights but they are disabled by default.
If you have any questions regarding windows account or anything to say please leave a comment.

Bike Personal Again

2008-12-16T20:06:00.000-08:00

"My Documents" folder automatically opens every time that you log on to a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer

2008-12-16T20:02:00.000-08:00

a. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
b. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
c. In the right pane, right-click Userinit, and then click Modify.
d. In the Edit String dialog box, type Windows installation drive letter:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe under Value data, and then click OK.
e. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
f. In the right pane, right-click PersistBrowsers, and then click Modify.
g. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 0 under Value data, and then click OK.
h. Close Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.
REMEMBER PLZ DO THE CHANGES CAREFULLY OTHERWISE YOU'LL NOT BE ABLE TO LOGON FROM ANY ACCOUNT

HOW TO ENABLE OR DISABLE THE HIBERNATE OPTION IN WINDOW VISTA

2008-12-15T21:59:00.000-08:00

Hibernation is made unavailable when you set the value of the Hibernate after setting to Never by using the Power Options item in Control Panel. To
make hibernation unavailable, follow these steps:

To make hibernation available, follow these steps:
1.
Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
2.
In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
3.
When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
4.
At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate on, and then press ENTER. .(You must be at the c:\> by using the cd\)
5.
Type exit and then press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window. .(and restart the pc)

Reg Setting to resolve the late opening of word document

2008-12-15T21:33:00.000-08:00

2.
Click Start, and then click Run.
3.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
4.
Locate, and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters.
5.
With the key selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD.
6.
Type ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec, and then press ENTER.
7.
Right-click ServerNotFoundCacheLifeTimeInSec, and then click Modify.
8.
In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, click Decimal.
9.
In the Value data box, type the number of seconds that Windows should spend looking for the template, the folder, or the share that is missing, moved, or renamed. For example, type 180 for 180 seconds. Then, click OK.
10.
On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

How to resolve the Error "client services for netware has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching"

2008-12-15T21:16:00.000-08:00

when we try to enable fast user switching in windows XP ,he got this error message saying “client services for netware has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching”
Lets see what is netware ?
NetWare is a network operating system (NOS) that provides transparent remote file access and numerous other distributed network services, including printer sharing and support for various applications such as e-mail transfer and database access.
Fix:
To enable welcome screen login, you need to disable the netware client services.
Follow the steps below to disable Netware client services:
How to disable netware client services?
1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connection . This will open up the network connections available on your computer.
2. Right click on the connection and select Properties.
3. In general tab, uncheck the option for Client Services for NetWare and press OK.
As shown in the picture ABOVE.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 for all the connections shown in network connections.
5. Restart your computer.
6. To enable welcome screen now, go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users login and select the option Use Welcome Screen. We hope following the above procedure you will be able to fix the trouble.

Show Hidden Files and Folders not working?

2008-12-15T21:06:00.000-08:00

Method 1:

Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.
Go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

In the right hand area, double click hidden and change the value to 1.

Now you’re all set to go. Check it in your tools menu if the changes have taken effect.

Method 2:

1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!

Method 3:

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How To: Fix "NTLDR is missing

2008-12-15T20:56:00.000-08:00

SOLUTION: Using the Windows Recovery Console :
The Windows 2000 and Windows XP CDs supplied by Microsoft has a tool called the Recovery Console which can be used to repair errors that prevent Windows XP from starting using the command line. OEM versions of Windows XP, including computers that were supplied with Windows XP preinstalled, may not have this utility.
·Insert the Windows CD and start the computer.
·When the Welcome to Setup screen appears, press R.
·Type a number corresponding to the Windows installation you wish to repair (usually 1) and press Enter.
·When prompted, type the administrator password and press Enter.
·From the command prompt, copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from the i386 folder of the CD to the root folder of the hard drive. In the example commands given below, C: is the hard drive and D: is the CD-ROM drive. You will need to change the drive letters if appropriate:COPY D:\I386\NTLDR C:\COPY D:\I386\NTDETECT.COM C:\
·Remove the Windows XP CD from the drive and restart the computer.

System Restarts After installing SP-3

2008-12-15T20:43:00.000-08:00

Fix for Restart Bug after installing Windows XP SP3

SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED. The computer restarts and the bluescreen error is displayed again
Service Pack 3 for Windows XP apparently copies an Intel power management driver to the computer that was not there before ,which is the cause for the restart bug.

solution for XP SP3 Restart Bug:
Boot Computer in Safe Mode
Use Windows Explorer to browse to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers
Right-click intelppm.sys and rename it to XXXintelppm.syx
Restart Windows
If the computer is unable to boot into safe mode do the following:
Press F8 during startup and load the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console
Type the number that corresponds to your Windows installation
Log in as an administrator
Type cd c:\windows\system32\drivers at the command prompt
Type rename intelppm.sys XXXintelppm.syx
Restart Windows
he Microsoft fix for the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Restart Bug:
Boot the Computer into Safe Mode
Press Windows R, type regedit, hit enter
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Intelppm
right-click the Start entry in the right pane and select modify
Enter in th4e Value Data box
Close regedit, restart the computer

EhExtHost / Ehshell.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services

2008-12-15T20:42:00.000-08:00

Problem : While starting media center, it pops up with an error of ehexthost / ehshell.exe – common language runtime debugging services.

Resolution : Open registry editor through run and delete the following keys but make sure to backup registry editor first.
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Extensibility\Applications\{4874559d-e801-4f21-a580-6f5f0b87017c}"
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Extensibility\Categories\Background\{51537886-fe58-4b67-9fbc-567013c765f6}"
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Extensibility\Entry Points\{51537886-fe58-4b67-9fbc-567013c765f6}"
Restart the system and get the solution.

General Failure while pinging any IP

2008-12-15T20:36:00.000-08:00

To fix this problem in Windows XP and Vista, you need to edit the registry. Go to Start > Run > type regedit and click OK. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec. At the right pane, double click the (Default) name to bring up the Edit String window. You should see the data value “%1″,,0,0,,,,. Just clear off and leave the value data blank. Click OK to close the Edit String window.

or

Go to start>run type regedit click ok
Now you need to navigate the following key from left pane
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec
Now you need to Double click on the Default REG_SZ registry value from right hand side, which should have a value of “”%1″,,0,0,,,,”. Delete that value and leave it blank.
Close and exit registry editor

or

Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer).
Go to Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types
Select Extension: “(NONE)” File Type: “URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol”
Click “Advanced”. In the “Edit File Type” window, select “open” and click “Edit”
Uncheck “Use DDE” (the dialog should then hide the lower part).
Click OK for that dialog and the next one (afterwards, the “Use DDE” box is still checked but the “DDE Message” box will be cleared)
Repeat for Extension: “(NONE)” File Type: “URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy” (and any other protocols you want to fix)
Repeat for Extension: “(NONE)” File Type: “Firefox URL”
Repeat for Extension: “HTM” (or “HTML”) File Type: “Firefox Document”

Step Methods for Fixing Registry Editor AND Generic Host For Win32 and Svchost.exe Error

2008-12-15T20:27:00.000-08:00

Solution 1:
§ Go to Run and type regedit
§ Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SYSTEM >> CurrentControlSet >> Services >> Browser >> Parameters
§ Find the key IsDomainMaster
§ Set its value to False
§ Restart the computer

Solution 2:
§ Go to Run and type cmd
§ Type ‘netsh’ in command console then press enter
§ Then type ‘winsock’ and press enter and then type reset
§ Restart the computer

Also you can try updating the following patch:--
Update for Windows XP (KB894391) for “Generic Host Process”

Resolution Method
Perform the following steps to resolve the problem:
1. Open Start menu, select Run, type the following command and then click OK.
net stop wuauserv
2. Next, open My Computer and then locate and delete the following folders:
C:\WuTempC:\Windows\System32\Catroot2 folder.
3. Next, open the C:\Windows folder.
4. Here, rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to SoftwareDistributionOLD.
5. Next, open the C:\Windows\system32 folder, and then rename the following files by changing their extensions from .dll to .old.
o Wuweb.dll
o Wuapi.dll
o Wuauclt.exe
o Wuaucpl.cpl
o Wuaueng1.dll
o Wuaueng.dll
o Wuauserv.dll
o Wucltui.dll
o Wups2.dll
o Wups.dll
Note: Here, C: represents the system drive in which operating system files are located.
6. Restart the computer.

In the end you can try for disabliing automatic updates & go for manual updating of windows from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Method : Windows XP Professional and Group Policy EditorIf you have Windows XP Professional and access to an administrative user account, you could change the registry editor options in the Group Policy Editor.
Click Start, Run
Type GPEDIT.MSC and Press Enter
Go to the following location
User Configuration
Administrative Templates
System
In the Settings Window, find the option for "Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools" and double-click on it to change.
Select Disabled or Not Configured and choose OK
Close the Group Policy Editor and restart your computer
Try opening REGEDIT again

Method Generic Host For Win32 and Svchost.exe Error

1. Start Registry Editor

(Regedit.exe) by clicking Start menu, and then click the Run icon.
2. In the small box that Opens, type: regedit then click the OK button. The Registry Editor will now have opened.3. Locate the following key in the registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\ParametersIn the right-hand side of the window find an option called TransportBindName.Double click that value, and then delete the default value, thus giving it a blank value.

1. Then you must now navigate to the following registry key

:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OLE2. You will see there is a String Value called: EnableDCOMSet the value to: N (it should currently be Y)
3. Close the Registry Editor. Shutdown and Restart your computer.
Well thats all but if you want you can disable NETbios.

Restoring Internet Explorer Icon on Desktop in Vista

2008-12-15T20:18:00.000-08:00

Please follow these steps to get it done.
1. Start registry editor by clicking on Start button, then select “Run”. Type in “regedit” in the Open text box and hit “OK” or press “Enter”.
2. Navigate to the following registry key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel If you’re using classic theme or scheme, browse to the following registry location instead: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu If the above key doesn’t exist, create a new key.
3. Edit or create a DWORD (32-bit) value named {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} and set it with value of 0 (dword:00000000).
4. Refresh Windows Vista desktop by pressing F5 or right click on desktop and click “Refresh”. You will see the IE or IE7 icon has been put back on Vista desktop.

Hidden Files Won't Unhide

2008-12-15T20:15:00.000-08:00

Open Regedit.exe and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN.

There should be two registry entries there:

- CheckedValue : Type: DWORD Value: 2
- DefaultValue : Type: DWORD Value: 2

(Correct them if necessary.)

Now open the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL .

- CheckedValue : Type: DWORD Value: 1
- DefaultValue : Type: DWORD Value: 2

(Correct them if necessary.)

If the problem persists, open Start, Run, type "regsvr32 /i shell32.dll" and
click OK.

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2008-06-19T00:23:00.000-07:00

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2008-06-17T10:51:00.000-07:00

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2008-06-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

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SOME SHORCUTS FOR WINDOWS

2008-06-05T03:38:00.000-07:00

Accessibility Controls : access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard : hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools : control admintools Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard : fsquirt

Calculator : calc

Certificate Manager : certmgr.msc

Character Map : charmap

Check Disk Utility : chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer : clipbrd

Command Prompt : cmd

Component Services : dcomcnfg

Computer Management : compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties : timedate.cpl

DDE Shares : ddeshare

Device Manager : devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* : directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter : dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility : cleanmgr

Disk Defragment : dfrg.msc

Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager : diskpart

Display Properties : control desktop

Display Properties : desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) : control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility : drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility : verifier

Event Viewer : eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool : sigverif

Findfast : findfast.cpl

Folders Properties : control folders

Fonts : control fonts

Fonts Folder : fonts

Free Cell Card Game : freecell

Game Controllers : joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) : gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game : mshearts

Iexpress Wizard : iexpress

Indexing Service : ciadv.msc

Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) : ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) : ipconfig /displaydns IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) : ipconfig /flushdns IP Configuration (Release All Connections) : ipconfig /release IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) : ipconfig /renew IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) : ipconfig /registerdns IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) : ipconfig /showclassid IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) : ipconfig /setclassid Java Control Panel (If Installed) : jpicpl32.cpl Java Control Panel (If Installed) : javaws Keyboard Properties : control keyboard Local Security Settings : secpol.msc Local Users and Groups : lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out Of Windows : logoff Microsoft Chat : winchat Minesweeper Game : winmine Mouse Properties : control mouse Mouse Properties : main.cpl Network Connections : control netconnections Network Connections : ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard : netsetup.cpl Notepad : notepad Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) : nvtuicpl.cpl Object Packager : packager ODBC Data Source Administrator : odbccp32.cpl On Screen Keyboard : osk Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) : ac3filter.cpl Password Properties : password.cpl Performance Monitor : perfmon.msc Performance Monitor : perfmon Phone and Modem Options : telephon.cpl Power Configuration : powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes : control printers Printers Folder : printers Private Character Editor : eudcedit Quicktime (If Installed) : QuickTime.cpl Regional Settings : intl.cpl Registry Editor : regedit Registry Editor : regedit32 Remote Desktop : mstsc Removable Storage : ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests : ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) : rsop.msc Scanners and Cameras : sticpl.cpl Scheduled Tasks : control schedtasks Security Center : wscui.cpl Services : services.msc Shared Folders : fsmgmt.msc Shuts Down Windows : shutdown Sounds and Audio : mmsys.cpl Spider Solitare Card Game : spider SQL Client Configuration : cliconfg System Configuration Editor : sysedit System Configuration Utility : msconfig System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) : sfc /scannow System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) : sfc /scanonce System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) : sfc /scanboot System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) : sfc /revert System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) : sfc /purgecache System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) : sfc /cachesize=x System Properties : sysdm.cpl Task Manager : taskmgr Telnet Client : telnet User Account Management : nusrmgr.cpl Utility Manager : utilman Windows Firewall : firewall.cpl Windows Magnifier : magnify Windows Management Infrastructure : wmimgmt.msc Windows System Security Tool : syskey Windows Update Launches : wupdmgr Windows XP Tour Wizard : tourstart Wordpad : write

Restore Disabled Startup Programs After Win95/98/Me Upgrade XP

2008-06-05T03:32:00.000-07:00

Reinstall the values to the registry and the programs from the Startup folders:1. Click Start, click Run, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.2. Click the Startup tab.3. Click the Restore Startup Programs option.4. Select the programs that you want to restore, and then click OK.5. Restart the computer.NOTE: This option is not available if Windows XP Setup did not disable any programs from loading during the startup process.If you enabled all of the programs that are listed in "Startup Programs Removed During Setup," the next time that the System Configuration Utility starts, the Restore Startup Programs option is unavailable, and the programs are migrated tothe Startup tab.NOTE: Many of these programs can cause problems when you start the computer in Windows XP. After you have restored the programs, you can use the System Configuration Utility to disable these programs on the Startup tab if you havedifficulty starting Windows XP.After you have restored the programs, if you cannot restart your computer in Windows, follow these steps:1. Restart the computer, and then press the F8 key to display the Windows Advanced Options menu.2. Click Safe Mode.3. Follow the prompts to start the computer in Windows XP by running in Safe mode as an administrator (for Windows XP Home Edition).4. Click Start, click Run, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.5. Click the Startup tab, and then click to clear the programs that you added.6. Click OK, and then follow the prompts to restart in Normal mode.7. In Normal mode, start the System Configuration Utility, and then add one program at a time to determine which program has prevented you from being able to restart your computer normally.
Extract a New Copy of Msconfig.exe Open a command prompt window. Insert your XP CD into the drive and enter the following command:EXPAND -R X:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_Z:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIESTo Remove Entries: How to clear all the Un-Used items in MSCONFIGStart/Run/RegeditFor items that were in the Start menu, Programs, Startup folder:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. You'll find a subkey for each disabled item.For items loaded from the Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg. You'll find a subkey for each disabled item.
Another Option:Start/Run/RegeditHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. In the right pane, delete the value for MSConfig.Alternatively, you can use a small VB Script file to do this for you as well. Copy the following three lines to a Notepad file and save as No_MSCONFIG.VBSOn Error Resume NextSet WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSConfig". After running MSConfig, run the VBS file and this entry will be removed automatically

Long delay before files appear in My Computer in Windows XP

2008-06-05T03:30:00.000-07:00

When you click Start and then click My Computer, or when you double-click My Computer on your Windows desktop, Windows may search (a flashlight may appear) for a long time (for example, 5 minutes) before files appear. To resolve the problem, try this:
· Click Start, Run and type Services.msc
· In the Services (Local) list, right-click Windows Image Acquisition (WIA), and then click Stop
To accomplish this via command-line:
· Click Start, Run and type CMD and press Enter
· Run these commands one by one and press Enter:
NET STOP STISVC (This stops the service)
SC CONFIG STISVC START= DISABLED (This sets the Service startup type to disabled)

NOKIA N 73 SMART MOVIE 100% WORKING

2008-06-04T10:57:00.001-07:00

TASK MANAGER HAS BEEN DISABLED BY UR ADMINSTRATOR

2008-06-04T01:24:00.000-07:00

Method 1
Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Method 2
· Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
· Navigate to the following branch:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System
· In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableTaskMgr
· Close Regedit.exe
Method 3: Using Group Policy Editor - for Windows XP Professional
· Click Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and click OK.
· Navigate to this branch:
User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options / Remove Task Manager
· Double-click the Remove Task Manager option.
· Set the policy to Not Configured.
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HOW TO IMPROVE LAN SPEED AND INTERNET SPEED IN XP MACHINE

2008-06-03T23:25:00.000-07:00

1. Open up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start Menu and selecting Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click the OK button.
2. Once the Registry Editor has loaded, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.
3. Next, expand Software and then Microsoft.
4. Locate Windows and expand that as well.
5. You will want to be editing the main system files, so expand CurrentVersion.
6. Because this feature is a feature of the Windows component known as Explorer, expand the Explorer key.
7. Next, you will want to modify the remote computer settings, so expand the RemoteComputer key and then expand the NameSpace key to show all of the features that are enabled when you browse to a remote computer.
8. In the NameSpace folder you will find two entries. One is "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}" which tells Explorer to show printers shared on the remote machine. The other, "{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}," tells Explorer to show remote scheduled tasks. This is the one that you should delete. This can be done by right-clicking the name of the key and selecting Delete.

Tip:
If you have no use for viewing remote shared printers and are really only interested in shared files, consider deleting the printers key, "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}", as well. This will also boost your browsing speed.

Once you have deleted the key, you just need to restart and the changes will be in effect. Now your network computer browsing will be without needless delays.

Disabling unneeded protocols
With every computer comes programs installed that you do not need. As with extra programs taking up space, extra protocols are just wasting your network connection and can actually slow it down. How is this possible? By default, a few different protocols are installed on your computer to allow for maximum compatibility with other computers on a network; these protocols each require bandwidth to operate. Most users will not use too many protocols, and their computers will use up a portion of their connection as they respond and transmit information for these protocols.
Additionally, with extra protocols installed on your network adapter connected to the Internet, you increase your risk of security-related problems. One of the most common risks for broadband users is that they have the Client for Microsoft Networks networking protocol enabled on their connection. This protocol allows everyone in their neighborhood to connect to the users' computers and view any files that they may be sharing. This fact alone should be a good enough reason for you to turn off the extra protocols. But with them disabled, you will also save a little bandwidth as well.
Viewing protocols on your network adapters Viewing the protocols installed and active on your various network adapters is easy. Just follow these quick steps and you will be viewing them in no time:
Right-click the My Network Places icon on the desktop or in the Start Menu and select Properties. If the My Network Places icon is not in either of those locations, then go to the Control Panel and click the Network Connections icon that is shown under the Classic view.
Next, right-click the network adapter with which you want to view the network protocols and select Properties.
This will bring up a list of the protocols installed as well as active on your adapter, as Figure 11-11 shows. The protocols that are installed but not active are indicated by the absence of a check in the checkbox.
Disabling a specific protocol Now that you have the list of installed and active protocols on your screen, you are ready to disable a protocol. To do so, just click the check box to remove the check. Then click the OK button and the protocol is no longer active on the network adapter.
I highly recommend that you disable all protocols except for the TCP/IP protocol (also referred to as the Internet Protocol). Doing so will optimize your adapter for speed and security.

click on image for full view
Be aware that if you remove the Client for Microsoft Networks protocol and the file-sharing protocol, you will no longer be able to share your files. Additionally, you will no longer be able to connect to remote computers to view their shared files.
Also keep in mind that if you have multiple adapters in your machines, such as a wireless adapter, a wired network adapter, and a dialup modem, you will have to repeat the preceding instructions for each adapter.

Caution: Before going any further, you are strongly advised to create a system restore point, so that if things go wrong, which is not very likely, you will have a backup.

Enable or Disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE Sequence for Logon

2008-06-03T23:16:00.000-07:00

This describes how to enable or disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence for logging on in Windows XP.You can require users to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on to a Windows XP-based computer, or you can eliminate this requirement for a faster logon process. Note that you must be logged on with Administrator rights to perform this task.
To Enable or Disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE Sequence1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.2. Click the Advanced tab.3. In the "Secure logon" section, select or clear the "Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete" check box.Troubleshooting- Disabling the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence creates a "security hole." The CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence can be read only by Windows, ensuring that the information in the ensuing logon dialog box can be read only by Windows. This can prevent rogue programs from gaining access to the computer.- If a Windows XP-based computer is part of a domain, domain-wide policies may have been set that override the settings you make on the local computer.- On MS-DOS-based computers (and some older UNIX-based systems), pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE gains the attention of the BIOS, causing a "warm" reboot. You can use the keyboard to shut down the operating system. On Windows-based computers (starting with Microsoft Windows NT), the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence is intercepted by Windows. The advantage of the keystroke-intercept technique is to help prevent Windows from being shut down by someone who does not have access to do so.
Lock Your Computer and Use Other Windows Logo Shortcut Keys
This describes how to quickly lock your computer as well as the other Windows logo shortcut keys that you can use.Windows XP includes a new Microsoft Natural Keyboard shortcut to lock your computer. Any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key can also perform this task.To use this shortcut, press the Windows logo key+L. The following list has different computer lock-up scenarios that are available to you, as well as other ways to lock the computer:Fast User Switching EnabledIf the Fast User Switching feature is enabled and you lock the computer, you can observe the same behavior as if you switched users: The computer returns to the Welcome screen and other users can log on to the computer.Fast User Switching DisabledIf the Fast User Switching feature is disabled and you lock the computer, the Unlock Computer dialog box is displayed that requires the current logged-on user to enter a password to unlock the computer.Welcome Screen EnabledIf the Welcome screen is enabled, the computer can also be locked if you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE (to open Task Manager), and then click Lock Computer or click Switch User on the Shut Down menu.NOTE: The ability to observe "Lock Computer" or "Switch User" on the Shut Down menu is dependent upon whether or not the Fast User Switching feature is enabled.Welcome Screen DisabledIf the Welcome screen is disabled, you can lock the computer if you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Lock Computer in the Windows Security dialog box.In all of the preceding scenarios, the "Windows logo key+L" shortcut can lock the computer. If you do not have a password that is set for your user account, anyone can unlock your computer. To set a password for your user account: InControl Panel, double-click User accounts, select your user account, and then click "Create a password".
Windows logo key - Display or hide the Start menu
Windows logo key+L - Lock the computer
Windows logo key+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows logo key+D Show the desktop
Windows logo key+M Minimize all windows
Windows logo key+SHIFT+M Restore minimized windows
Windows logo key+E Open My Computer
Windows logo key+F Search for a file or folder
CTRL+Windows logo key+F Search for computers
Windows logo key+F1 Display Windows Help
Windows logo key+R Open the Run dialog box
Windows logo key+U Open Utility Manager
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL & Cancel Appears to Disconnect Session
While you are using Terminal Services Advanced Client in Full-Screen mode, if you use the CTRL+ALT+DELETE key combination to lock the session, and then you click Cancel, this appears to disconnect the Terminal Services session.This problem is caused by the behavior of Terminal Services Advanced Client, which is an ActiveX control. The control becomes independent of the Microsoft Internet Explorer shell during full-screen activation. In some scenarios (such as ALT+TAB, CTRL+ALT+DELETE, or in a multiple-monitor environment), if you switch to the Internet Explorer window that is hosting the control, it appears to host a blank control.To resolve this problem, you can restore the session by clicking the Full-Screen icon at the bottom of the screen, or press ALT+TAB to switch back to the Terminal Services session. When you press ALT+TAB, you can switch between active programs.Here is sample scenario of when this problem may occur:1. Start a Terminal Services Advanced Client session.2. Press CTRL+ALT+BREAK to put the session in Full-Screen mode.3. Press CTRL+ALT+END to lock the session.4. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.5. Click Cancel.6. The Internet Explorer page appears blank.7. The session appears to be disconnected.In this scenario, the session is not actually lost. You can restore it by using the methods described in the "Resolution" section in this article.
Administrator Unable to Unlock a "Locked" Computer
After you restart a computer running Windows and no one has logged on, you may be unable to log on to the computer either locally or to the domain.The following error message may be displayed at logon:This computer is in use and has been locked. Only or an administrator can unlock this computer. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to unlock this computer.If you try to unlock the computer, the following error message may be displayed:This computer is locked. Only or an administrator can unlock this computer.If a user has logged on and logged off, you may be unable to log on to the computer (locally or to the domain) and the following error message may be displayed:This computer is in use and has been locked. Only \ or an administrator can unlock thiscomputer. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to unlock this computer.If you try to unlock the computer, the following error message may be displayed:This computer is locked. Only \ or an administrator can unlock this computer.
NOTE: In the error messages above, is the domain name of the last user who logged on to the server and is the name of the user who last logged on to the server.
This behavior can occur for either of the following reasons: When the default screen saver is set to use a non-existent screen saver program. When you use a corrupted screen saver that is password protected.
To resolve this problem, use another screen saver program (such as Logon.scr) that is installed locally on the system or that is not corrupted.1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).2. Locate the Scrnsave.exe value under the following registry key: HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop3. On the Edit menu, click String, type "logon.scr" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.4. Locate the ScreenSaverIsSecure value.5. On the Edit menu, click String, type "0" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.6. Quit Registry Editor.WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use the appropriate method.Method 1: When the Error Message States the Computer Is Locked by \1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to unlock the computer.2. Type the logon information for the last logged on user, and then click OK.3. When the Unlock Computer dialog box disappears, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and log on normally.Method 2: When the Error Message Does Not State Who Locked the Computer1. Use the Shutdown tool in the Microsoft Windows Resource Kit and attempt to shut down the locked computer. The System Shutdown dialog box is displayed on the locked computer, but the computer does not restart.2. When the shutdown timer expires, the "Welcome to Windows" dialog box is displayed.3. Before the screen saver becomes active, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and log on normally.NOTE: If you do not use one of these methods to log on, you must restart the computer and log on before the screen saver program starts.

How To Remove MSN Messenger From Outlook Express

2008-06-03T23:15:00.000-07:00

Whenever you open Outlook Express MSN messenger always opens and attempts to log on to the Internet. To prevent this from happening proceed as follows:
1/ Click the Start button
2/ Next click Run
3/ In the Run dialog box type: regedit
4/ The registry editor window will open
5/ Click on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to expand the contents of this folder.
6/ Repeat the process by clicking on the plus sign of the following folders Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
7/ On the right hand side of the screen in the Outlook Express folder you will see a list of Options.
8/ Look for the Value Name: Hide Messenger
9/ If this doesn't exist then right click on the Outlook Express folder and select New
10/ From the drop down menu select DWORD value
11/ A New Value box will appear in the right hand screen. Right click on this and select Rename.
12/ Rename the value to Hide Messenger
13 Now double click on the option Hide Messenger
14/ In the Edit DWORD value window change the Value Data from 0 to 2 to remove messenger
15/ The screen should look something like this:
· Value Name: Hide Messenger
· Data Type: REG_DWORD
· Value Data: 0x00000002 (2)
16/ Exit the registry editor. Your PC may need to restart before the changes take effect.
17/You may find that Hotmail becomes rather slow after disabling Messenger.

How to Remove the Amvo.exe Virus Manually AMVO IS AN VIRUS

2008-06-03T23:11:00.000-07:00

First of all you we must know what is the amvo.exe is? what the symptoms when we have amvo.exe in our PC and how to remove it manually without using any software. Ok here we go!
What is Amvo.exe?
Amvo.exe is Trojan/Backdoor
Symptoms
Folder Option is not working - you cannot enable the Folder Option or show the hidden files running into you computer.
Hidden file problem
Always open new windows in all drives
Error occur of the memory reference (Low Disk Space)
How to solve this?This is the solution on how to remove the amvo.exe and to fix the folder option problem. Just follow this steps:
1. Uncheck amvo.exe from msconfig>> startup (type msconfig in run and click on the startup tab) also and restart your system
1. Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > Advanced
3. On the right side, double click the hidden value and give it a value of 1.
4. Same for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > Advanced > Folder > Hidden > SHOW ALL Change the value of Checked Value to 1.
5. Check if your Folder Option if its working now. If it works! OK you are now ready to delete the Amvo.exe virus now.
Go to your Folder Option and enable the show all the hidden files and you remove the following files if they are exist in the exact location or directory:
c:\autorun.infc:\u.batc:\amvo.exec:\awda2.exec:\d.comc:\mvo.dllc:\amvo1.dllc:\windows\system32\ amvo.exec:\windows\system32\ awda2.exec:\windows\system32\ d.comc:\windows\system32\ mvo.dllc:\windows\system32\ amvo1.dllc:\windows\system32\u.bat

Lastly go to Run and type cmd then type regedit, press Ctrl + F to find the files amvo.exe and delete it. After that, reboot your PC. OK that's it.

How to Earn Rs.25000 every month in internet without Investment?

2008-06-03T11:54:00.000-07:00

You can earn Rs.25000 very month from internet. This is easy form filling jobs. Work less than 1 hr daily. No investment. Please visit the website http://www.netjobs4all.com?id=493908

HOW TO UPLOAD SINGTONE IN UR NOKIA 1600

2008-06-03T11:41:00.001-07:00

CONNECT URS MOBILE THROUGH DATA CABLE AND THEN

delete the file

C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.exe

and then

u can type

*#5513#

then a message will appear on urs mobile that
function activated and then restart urs mobile

now urs 1600 is ready with a virtual memory of 710 kb..

urs amr singtone file limit is 41-42 kb

HOW TO CHANGE WIN PASSWORD

2008-06-03T11:38:00.000-07:00

Click on START-->RUN.
Type compmgmt.msc & press enter.
In the left pane, select COMPUTER MANAGEMENT--> SYSTEM TOOLS--> LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS--> USERS.
Then in the right pane, select the user name whose account you want to hack. RIGHT CLICK and then click on SET PASSWORD from the pop-up menu.
Enter the new password. Click on OK.
There you have it. You have changed the user's password.

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INTERNET SPEED UP

2008-06-03T11:36:00.000-07:00

Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:
Local Computer Policy
then Computer Configuration
then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth.

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.

How did you like it.please comment.

Fix DNS Problems

2008-06-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when you can't connect to a web site, the cause is a DNS problem. There are things you can do to solve these problems, though. If you're having trouble connecting, to find out if DNS is a potential culprit first ping the site to which you can't connect, by issuing the ping command like this at the command prompt or Run box, like this:
ping www.zdnet.com
If the site is live, you'll get an answer like this:
Pinging www.zdnet.com [206.16.6.252] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 206.16.6.252: bytes=32 time=119ms TTL=242
Reply from 206.16.6.252: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=242
Reply from 206.16.6.252: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=242
Reply from 206.16.6.252: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=242

Ping statistics for 206.16.6.252:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 79ms, Maximum = 119ms, Average = 94ms
If it's not, you'll get a response like this:
Ping request could not find host. Please check the name and try again.
If you ping a site and it's live, but you can't connect to it with your browser, a DNS problem might be the reason. If you suspect you're having a DNS problem, take the following actions:
Check your HOSTS file. If your HOSTS file contains an incorrect or outdated listing, you won't be able to connect. Even if you don't recall adding listings to a HOSTS file, it still may contain listings, because some Internet accelerator utilities edit them without telling you. Open your HOSTS file with Notepad and see if the site you can't connect to is listed there. If it is, delete the entry, and you should be able to connect.
Check your DNS settings. Make sure your DNS settings are correct for your ISP or network. Find out from your ISP or network administrator what yours are supposed to be. Then, to find out your current DNS settings, double-click on the problem connection in the Network Connections folder, choose Support → Details, look at the bottom of the tab to find your DNS servers. If they don't match what they're supposed to be, right-click on the problem connection and choose Properties. Then, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and choose Properties. Change the DNS servers to the proper ones, or choose "Obtain DNS server address automatically" if your ISP or network administrator tells you to.
Flush your DNS cache. The problem may be related to your DNS cache, so flush it out. To flush the cache, type ipconfig /flushdns at a command prompt.
Find out if your ISP is having DNS problems. The cause may be your ISP. One possibility is that one of its DNS servers is down, and you're trying to access the down server. Ping each of your ISP's DNS servers and, if any of them don't respond, remove them from your DNS list, as outlined earlier in this POST

Adjust XP's DNS Cache Settings

2008-06-03T11:33:00.000-07:00

As a way of speeding up DNS, when you visit a site, XP puts the DNS information into a local DNS cache on your PC. So, when you want to go to a site, XP first looks in its local DNS cache, called the resolve cache, to see whether the DNS information is contained there. That way, if it finds the information locally, it doesn't have to query a remote DNS server to find IP information. The cache is made up of recently queried names and entries taken from your HOSTS file.
The cache contains both negative and positive entries. Positive entries are those in which the DNS lookup succeeded, and you were able to connect to the web site. When XP looks in the cache, if it finds a positive entry, it immediately uses that DNS information and sends you to the requested web site.
Negative entries are those in which no match was found, and you end up getting a "Cannot find server or DNS Error" in your browser. Similarly, when XP looks in the cache and finds a negative entry, it gives you the error message without bothering to go out to the site.
Negative entries can lead to problems. When you try to make a connection to a site that has a negative entry in your cache, you'll get an error message, even if the site's problems have been resolved and it's now reachable.
You can solve this problem, though, using a Registry hack. By default, XP caches negative entries for five minutes. After five minutes, they're cleared from your cache. But if you'd like, you can force XP not to cache these negative entries, so that you'll never run into this problem. Run the Registry Editor [Hack #68] and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters. Create a new DWORD value with the name NegativeCacheTime and give it a value of 0. (The value may already exist. If it does, edit its value to 0.) The DWORD determines how much time, in seconds, to keep negative entries in the DNS cache. If you like, you can have the entries stay alive for one second by giving it a value of 1.
After you're done editing, exit the Registry. To make the change take effect, restart your computer, or flush your cache by issuing the command ipconfig /flushdns at a command prompt.
TIP: For more information about using ipconfig, see [Hack #52].
That command will flush your DNS cache-all the entries, both positive and negative, will be flushed, and it will be empty until you start visiting web sites. Negative entries, however, will not be added to the cache if you've given the DWORD a value of 0.
You can also use the Registry to control the amount of time that positive entries are kept in the DNS cache. By default, they are kept for 24 hours. To change the default, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters again and create a DWORD value called MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit. (If it's already present, just edit the value.) For the value, enter the amount of time you want the entry to remain, in seconds, making sure to use Decimal as the base.

Speed Up Web Access with a HOSTS File

2008-06-03T11:32:00.000-07:00

It takes time to send your request to a DNS server, have the server look up the proper IP address to resolve the name, and then send the IP address back to your PC. You can eliminate that delay by creating or editing a local HOSTS file on your own PC that contains hostnames and their corresponding IP addresses. When you create one, XP will first look into the HOSTS file to see if there's an entry for the hostname, and, if it finds it, it will resolve the address itself. That way, you won't have to go out to a DNS server and wait for the response before visiting a web site. The HOSTS file is a plain text file you can create or edit with a text editor like Notepad.
You'll find an existing HOSTS file in C:\System32\Drivers\Etc\HOSTS. The file has no extension; it is named only HOSTS. Open it in Notepad and enter the IP addresses and hostnames of your commonly visited web sites, like this:
208.201.239.37 oreilly.com
216.92131.107 simtel.net
Each entry in the file should be on one line. The IP address should be in the first column, and the corresponding hostname in the next column. At least one space should separate the two columns. You can add comments to the file by preceding the line with a #, in which case the entire line will be ignored by the file, or by putting a # after the hostname, in which case only the comment after will be ignored. You might want to comment on individual entries-for example:
130.94.155.164 gralla.com #still in beta
When you're finished editing the file, save it to its existing location.
WARNING: Make sure to check your HOSTS file regularly and keep it up to date, or else you may deny yourself access to certain web sites. For example, if the http://www.gralla.com/ web site were to change its IP address, but your HOSTS file kept the old, incorrect address, your browser would not be able to find the site, because it would be given the wrong addressing information.

Tweak DNS Settings for Faster Internet Access

2008-06-03T11:31:00.000-07:00

handful of DNS hacks for speeding up access to web sites.
You use the Web by typing in hostnames such as www.oreilly.com, but web servers and Internet routers can't understand plain English words, so they need those letters translated into numeric IP addresses. Whenever you type in a hostname, such as www.oreilly.com, it needs to be resolved to its IP address, such as 208.201.239.37. DNS servers provide that name resolution automatically and behind the scenes as you surf the Web.
There are several ways you can hack your DNS settings so that you can get faster web access.

SPEED UP UR BOOT

2008-06-03T11:29:00.002-07:00

click start
run "msconfig"

under "startup" disable all

under "services" disable all except:{
application managmt
com+ system application
crytographic services
dhcp client
logical disk manager damin service
logical disk manager
event log
windows installer
network connections
plug and play
the 2 compulsory rpc services
windows managmt instrumentation
windows manamt instrumentation driver
}
thats all save and restart

Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown

2008-06-03T11:29:00.001-07:00

Don't you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap. Simply navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop directory in the Registry, then alter the key AutoEndTasks to the value 1.

Speeding Up Share Viewing:

2008-06-03T11:28:00.001-07:00

This is a great tweak. Before I found it, I was always smashing my head against the table waiting to view shares on other computers. Basically, when you connect to another computer with Windows XP, it checks for any Scheduled tasks on that computer - a fairly useless task, but one that can add up to 30 seconds of waiting on the other end - not good! Fortunately, it's fairly easy to disable this process. First, navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

in the Registry. Below that, there should be a key called

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}.

Just delete this, and after a restart, Windows will no longer check for scheduled tasks - mucho performance improvement!

Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer

2008-06-03T11:25:00.000-07:00

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 screen saver. To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer: Right-click the desktop. Point to New, and then click Shortcut. The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation Click Next. Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like. Click Finish. You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll). To change the icon: Right click the shortcut and then select Properties. Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button. In the Look for icons in this file text box, type: Shell32.dll. Click OK. Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK 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.

Speed up Internet Explorer 6 Favorites

2008-06-03T11:24:00.000-07:00

For some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes--I've noticed this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed up the Start menu. But here's a fix for the problem that does work, though it's unclear why: Just open a command line window (Start button -> Run -> cmd) and type sfc, then hit ENTER. This command line runs the System File Checker, which performs a number of services, all of which are completely unrelated to IE 6. But there you go: It works.

Clean Up the "Open With" Option

2008-06-03T11:23:00.001-07:00

When you right-click on a file, one of the menu options is Open With, which provides a list of programs for you to open the file with. This list changes according to the type of file you're clicking. Depending on the file type, the lists can get long, because programs frequently add themselves to this list when you install them. Making things worse, there are times when the listed programs aren't applicable. For example, do you really want to open a .bmp bitmap graphics file with Microsoft Word? I think not.
You can clean up the Open With list by using a Registry hack. Run the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts. Look for the file extension whose Open With list you want to edit and find its OpenWithList subkey-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.bmp\OpenWithList, for example. The subkey will have an alphabetical list of String values. Open each value and examine the value data. It will be the name of one of the programs on the Open With list (Winword.exe, for example). Delete any entry you don't want to appear. Don't delete the value data; delete the String value listing. In other words, if the value data for the a String value is Winword.exe, delete the entire string rather than just the value data. Exit the Registry.

Open the Command Prompt from the Right-Click Menu

2008-06-03T11:22:00.000-07:00

I began computing in the days of DOS, and I still can't give up the command prompt. When it comes to doing down-and-dirty tasks like mass deleting or renaming of files, nothing beats it. I find myself frequently switching back and forth between Windows Explorer and the command prompt.
Often, when using Windows Explorer, I want to open the command prompt at the folder that's my current location. That takes too many steps: opening a command prompt and then navigating to my current folder. However, there's a quicker way: add an option to the right-click context menu that will open a command prompt at your current folder. For example, if you were to right-click on the C:\My Stuff folder, you could then choose to open a command prompt at C:\My Stuff.
To add the option, run the Registry Editor [Hack #68], then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/Shell. Create a new key called Command Prompt. For the default value, enter whatever text you want to appear when you right-click on a folder-for example, Open Command Prompt. Create a new key beneath the Command Prompt key called Command. Set the default value to Cmd.exe /k pushd %L. That value will launch Cmd.exe, which is the XP command prompt. The /k switch puts the prompt into interactive mode. That is, it lets you issue commands from the command prompt; the command prompt isn't being used to issue only a single command and then exit. The pushd command stores the name of the current directory, and %L uses that name to start the command prompt at it. Exit the Registry. The new menu option will show up immediately. Note that it won't appear when you right-click on a file; it shows up only when you right-click on a folder.
TIP: While many of us like fussing around with the Registry rather than doing things the easy way, there's also a way to add this option to your right-click context menu without editing the Registry. Download and install a free copy of Microsoft's "Open Command Window Here" PowerToy from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp. There are many other PowerToys on that page as well, and we cover them in other places in the book.

Add and Remove Destinations for the "Send To" Option

2008-06-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

The right-click context menu does have one useful option, Send To, which allows you to send the file to any one of a list of programs or locations-for example, to a drive, program, or folder.
It would be nice to edit that list, adding new locations and programs and taking away existing ones that you never use. How locations and programs show up on the menu appears to be somewhat of a mystery, but, in fact, it's easy to hack. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\\SendTo, where is your user name. The folder will be filled with shortcuts to all the locations you find on your Send To context menu. To remove an item from the Send To menu, delete the shortcut from the folder. To add an item to the menu, add a shortcut to the folder by highlighting the folder, choosing File → New → Shortcut, and following the instructions for creating a shortcut. The new setting will take effect immediately; you don't have to exit Windows Explorer for it to go into effect.

IMPROVE THE CONTEXT MENU IN XP MACHINE

2008-06-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

A Power User's Hidden Weapon: Improve the Context Menu
The context menu is an often underused tool. But with these four additions and edits to the menu, it'll turn into a powerhouse that you'll use every day.
Windows Explorer's right-click context menu is one of the most basic of all XP tools; it provides many shortcuts for whenever you want to take action on a file or a folder. But the right-click menu is missing several basic options, such as choosing a specific folder to which you want to move or copy the file you've highlighted, rather than just cutting or copying the file. And when you install new applications, they have a nasty habit of adding their own options that you'll rarely use in the right-click menu.
The end result: a right-click context menu cluttered with options and lacking several basic useful ones. But you can extend the power of the menu with these four hacks.
Add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" Context Menu Options
I spend a lot of time copying and moving files between folders. More often than not, when I click on a file in Explorer, I want to copy or move it to another folder. That means I spend a good deal of time dragging files around or copying and pasting them.
But with a Registry hack, you can save yourself time: you can add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder options to the right-click context menu. When you choose one of the options from the menu, you browse to any place on your hard disk to copy or move the file to, and then send the file there. To add the option, run the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers. shellex tells you it's a shell extension key that lets you customize the user shell or the interface. Create a new key called Copy To. Set the value to {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}. Create another new key called Move To. Set the value to {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}. Exit the Registry. The changes should take effect immediately. The Copy To Folder and Move To Folder options will appear. When you right-click on a file and choose one of the options

SPEED UP UR BROWSING IN XP & 2000 MACHINE

2008-06-03T11:16:00.000-07:00

Speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 & XP machin
Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that the actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :

Open up the Registry and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

This is key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary.

This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.

MAKE UR PC MORE FASTER

2008-06-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

Some slight changes can do wonders for your system:

1.Press start->run then type msconfig and press enter.

Go to the startup tab.Here you will see a list of startup items.These are all the programs that automatically start when you boot your PC.It is these that slow down the boot up process.

So uncheck all the unwanted items(like msoffice,messengers other utilities that u may not need at startup).Dont uncheck your antivirus software.

Restart your Pc to and see for yourself, your pc will now boot faster....

2.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:

Go to Start Menu and Click Run
Type in regedit then click ok
Find "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction"
Select "Enable" from the list on the right
Right on it and select "Modify"
Change the value to Y .

Go to Start Menu and Click Run AND TYPE REGEDIT
AND FIND THE KEY
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

THEN DOUBLE CLICK ON AUTO END TASKS
CHANGE THE VALUE TO 1
THEN COME TO HUNG APP TIMEOUT
CHANGE THE VALUE TO 10
NOW COME TO MENU SHOW DELAY
CHANGE THE VALUE TO 10
NOW COME TO WAIT TO KILL APP TIMEOUT
CHANGE THE VALUE TO 10

NOW FIND THE KEY
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
AND MAKE THE ABOVE CHANGES HERE ALSO

HERE YOU'LL FIND THE PC MORE FASTER
ENJOY!!!!!

LOCK YOUR PERSONAL FOLDERS WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE

2008-06-03T11:00:00.001-07:00

Lock folder without any software
Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:\Games.In the same drive create a text file and type
ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as loc.bat

create another text file and type in it
ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
Now save this text file as key.bat

Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.Press key and you will get back your original folder.

HOW TO RUN FREE INTERNET THROUGH AIRTEL

2008-06-03T10:57:00.000-07:00

Upps sorry for late coming back here guys, never mind, ok if u want to access free airtel gprs then follow this procedure…
1. Activate ur airtel live & mms services which is free.

2. Create new profile or modify airtel live profile which is exist in ur connection-> access point options or whtevr or wherevr i dont use all urs hansets ha ha ha.
Ok then
3. connection name=airtel free
data bearer= gprs or packet data
access point name = airtelmms.com
authentication= secure
then goto in advanced settings and then
proxy server address= 100.1.200.99
proxy port number=8080
thts all

Now use “airtel free‿ as default connection.
Open home page, when its opening… go to “connect > conn. Manager >‿ and Terminate displayed connection.‿ Then open homepage or any site as u like….Now you are connected to Internet
This trick is tested on 6600, 7610, 6630, All Nseries Mobiles and Eseries Mobiles. and I hope I will work great in sony erricson mobile also….
Enjoy…..