tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66467793260700738752024-02-19T21:13:18.323-08:00Windows Tips & TricksDushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-12974398859471680712009-12-07T12:58:00.000-08:002009-12-09T02:56:28.658-08:00See you Restart time<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Click on the download button below to download the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Time.zip</span> file.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/1099d1227815166-restart-time-restart-time.zip"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO-6lPvi6pjUaZ1LAjRTLIWhrA-vxUbycZnutY0Ki6dy-k9L_jgd5bMODX0ixzWg4qmxlshJuqW-XUR4Mol5exxV371F8-ECFyADGd1Eu3roOISxcqruKyEwHCPghBbEcOM8sRLLPkcXR/s400/downloadbutton.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412603397661173122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span> Click on Save, and save the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Tim</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">e.zip</span> file to the desktop.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> Open the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Time.zip</span> file and extract the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Time.vbs</span> file to the desktop.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDyjd2YICfTVWjvIf0BSj9fh_8rrR2ecqHAp_3f-uauXwXWCskgDRBmRjVliwt3JE5d9iQp9a16H9ph1kVP3erWR2ddxxmu3rO87S_Q4leigV6Zw5OmehtzrlFZUZMvRqWokhItt_w7CI/s1600-h/untitled.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDyjd2YICfTVWjvIf0BSj9fh_8rrR2ecqHAp_3f-uauXwXWCskgDRBmRjVliwt3JE5d9iQp9a16H9ph1kVP3erWR2ddxxmu3rO87S_Q4leigV6Zw5OmehtzrlFZUZMvRqWokhItt_w7CI/s400/untitled.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412603173968351474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:78%;" >(click on image to see larger image view)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.</span> Right click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Time.vbs</span> file, and click on Properties.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. </span>Under the General tab, click on the Unblock button to unblock the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Time.vbs</span> file.<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">NOTE</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">If you do not have a Unblock button, then it is already unblocked. Continue to step 6.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6.</span> Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Restart-Time.vbs</span> file to run it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7.</span> Click on OK to restart the computer.<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">WARNING</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Close and save all windows first. This will immediately restart your computer.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8.</span> When the computer finishes restarting, you will see your Windows 7 restart time. Click on OK when done.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">9.</span> You can now delete the downloaded .zip and .vbs files on the desktop if you like, or save them somewhere to use again later.</div></div>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-85340587994159173712009-12-07T12:31:00.000-08:002009-12-07T12:56:50.626-08:00Windows 7 Trick Video<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxEUoBdoiyO2xE5OyLNfcUM4r-ny-o6Tm8X1vm60ZgGfWwYGNBaw-oapFUHIqYruYLjAMMLI8M1oAT5_mXwhQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-18358214120012906822009-11-18T22:42:00.000-08:002009-11-18T23:00:59.251-08:00Remove Windows XP system softwareXP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-49369766254229223782009-11-16T01:26:00.000-08:002009-11-16T02:03:24.511-08:00Make your XP Look like Mac OS<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Step 1: Get a transformation pack.</span><br /><br />The best Mac OSX transformation pack for Windows XP is probably <a href="http://osx.portraitofakite.com/">FlyakiteOSX</a>. The creator’s website itself is worth the visit, but if it doesn’t load in your browser, get Firefox, and here’s a <a href="http://flyakiteosx.en.softonic.com/download">download link</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2: Install</span></span><br /><br />Run the installer and when you get to the following screen, MAKE SURE you check the box Create System <a href="http://www.xptricks.net/2008/04/how-to-restore-your-computer-to-a-previous-point/">Restore</a> Point. The transformation pack will change a lot of system files and settings and although you should be able to uninstall easily later, you might find yourself in a mess if something goes wrong. This way you can always do a System Restore. Check any other options you want and you’re ready!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDjOL6riN1VmlzgZmlIy3DBGZUx37BNCKYIowHMpPK57YLfGx3MA6AlNELIScK9TsyhG6irwXMEr-6zq7V5M_dxb5dHh7IQwsmpX14eaFZhwBSV7CcKsYmv0P1Wk5YXEH5nBNxZnp3Tam/s1600/1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDjOL6riN1VmlzgZmlIy3DBGZUx37BNCKYIowHMpPK57YLfGx3MA6AlNELIScK9TsyhG6irwXMEr-6zq7V5M_dxb5dHh7IQwsmpX14eaFZhwBSV7CcKsYmv0P1Wk5YXEH5nBNxZnp3Tam/s400/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404631553753355346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3: Enjoy!</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>After the restart, you should be able to convince all, but the most die-hard Mac lovers that you have an OSX. This is what your desktop should look like now:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjpdbdgN0jiIEfRJc1jtrweDduVt7vfoxVNEyqcumZz-6YY8FeUiI1uZNGQTcSriROvLXiQu4YyXxgPvFAcmfgb_E4Mv5BZ3SL8LheiTPjqDfjW8gbNJmFZ-5-tVEWo9_Wqzd4P_LJION/s1600/2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjpdbdgN0jiIEfRJc1jtrweDduVt7vfoxVNEyqcumZz-6YY8FeUiI1uZNGQTcSriROvLXiQu4YyXxgPvFAcmfgb_E4Mv5BZ3SL8LheiTPjqDfjW8gbNJmFZ-5-tVEWo9_Wqzd4P_LJION/s400/2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404632951431806930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Like other good <a href="http://www.xptricks.net/2008/02/how-to-make-your-xp-look-like-vista-transformation-packs-update/">transformation</a> packs, this also leaves you a nice Mac OSX shutdown screen:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDc3BYvPJtubsbqYcM0eta8r7O9agcEWnSZE5wCO7Abs5zJUBaVvorDcK9Yg0Cp8hbCFNt9uYk_bAtYzf-99gjn27woMhjb_FRo7OuWOb3DolfizPFYzbjLiGhJyksBwT1E-no5Ifwl-D/s1600/3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDc3BYvPJtubsbqYcM0eta8r7O9agcEWnSZE5wCO7Abs5zJUBaVvorDcK9Yg0Cp8hbCFNt9uYk_bAtYzf-99gjn27woMhjb_FRo7OuWOb3DolfizPFYzbjLiGhJyksBwT1E-no5Ifwl-D/s400/3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404633891747623010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>…And a Mac OSX logon screen:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAiu6TNRz_b4KZdo5NfOmeroF13iLYdKOFcEHjzjlnjZRa7KgzMq5rYBHICBChouLkOGx4g9SSExCVB-uPeyAeeCR7oxYe4gAsQOU7SPnwUm3H9VuWmg0l-PEKo6I-a010i5Z27WNZ3EJ/s1600/4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAiu6TNRz_b4KZdo5NfOmeroF13iLYdKOFcEHjzjlnjZRa7KgzMq5rYBHICBChouLkOGx4g9SSExCVB-uPeyAeeCR7oxYe4gAsQOU7SPnwUm3H9VuWmg0l-PEKo6I-a010i5Z27WNZ3EJ/s400/4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404634986587320754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Note:</span> </strong>The transformation pack might trigger your anti-virus protection as it changes some system files, but this is probably a false positive. Be careful though, and remember to back up!</div>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-30498549339760720052009-11-12T09:19:00.000-08:002009-11-12T09:49:54.119-08:00Media Counts<object id="Garys Social Media Count" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="450" height="488" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="src" value="http://www.personalizemedia.com/media/socmedcounter.swf" /><param name="name" value="myMovieName" /><embed id="Garys Social Media Count" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="488" src="http://www.personalizemedia.com/media/socmedcounter.swf" name="myMovieName" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" quality="high"></embed></object>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-18217127970738682652009-11-12T08:35:00.000-08:002009-11-12T08:58:03.136-08:00Speed Up Windows 7<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1. Use a Solid State Drive (SSD)</span><br /><br /> Installing Windows 7 onto a solid state hard drive (SSD) instead of a normal SATA or IDE hard drive will dramatically increase your computer's performance.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >2. Install the Latest BIOS and Device Drivers</span><br /><br /> Make sure that you have the latest available drivers installed for all of your devices and BIOS version for your motherboard. Check at the device's website for them. Be sure to have the correct versions for your 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7. If you do not have Windows 7 drivers available, then you can often times use Vista drivers instead with sometimes having to use Compatibility Mode on the driver installation file with Vista selected.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >3. Install More RAM</span><br /><br /> The more you have the better your performance can be up to a point. Usually 3 GB (32-bit) or 4 GB (64-bit) will be the most that you will need though unless you do memory intensive actions such as video editing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >4. Turn Transparency Off</span><br /><br /> The glass transparency effect uses the most resources from the Aero feature. You can disable it without disabling Aero.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >5. Turn Off Unneeded Visual Effects</span><br /><br /> Uncheck the visual effect options that you do not want or need, or select the Adjust for best performance option, to increase the speed. You can optimize performance by changing how menus and windows appear. The most common visual effects to uncheck are:<br /><br /> * Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing<br /> * Animations in the taskbar and Start Menu<br /> * Enable transparent glass<br /> * Fade or slide menus into view<br /> * Fade or slide ToolTips into view<br /> * Fade out menu items after clicking<br /> * Show shadows under windows<br /> * Slide open combo boxes<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >6. Enable Write Caching for Storage Devices</span><br /><br /> This option is usually the best choice for storage devices that must provide the highest possible performance and that you intend to not remove from the system frequently, such as internal hard disk drives.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >7. Disable or Remove Unwanted or Unneeded Startup Programs</span><br /><br /> Double check through your startup programs and disable or remove the ones you do not want to have start when Windows 7 starts. It is a good idea to check these every once in awhile to help make sure that some unknown program or malware has not placed itself to startup with Windows 7.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >8. Disable Unused Services</span><br /><br /> Services use processes that run in the background using part of your computer's resources. Check through your services with the help of the guide provided in this link, and disable the services that you do not use or need.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >9. Turn Off Unneeded Windows Features</span><br /><br /> Windows 7 includes many features. You can review the list of features and turn off the ones that you do not want or need.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >10. Turn Off Disk Defragmenter Schedule</span><br /><br /> By default Disk Defragmenter is scheduled to run in the background automatically every so often in Windows 7. Having this running in the background can cause a slight slow down and extra hard drive activity. You should either set the schedule to run at a time when you are not using the computer while it is on, or turn it off and run Disk Defragmenter manually when it is convenient for you instead.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >11. Defragment Your Hard Disk</span><br /><br /> Fragmentation makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your computer. This will show you how to open and use Disk Defragmenter to manually analyze and defragment your disks and drives in Windows 7.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >12. Disable Hibernate</span><br /><br /> If you do not use hibernate, then disabling it will save you a GB size file from being saved on your hard drive when you put the computer into hibernation mode.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >13. Turn Off System Protection</span><br /><br /> If hard drive space is at a high premium for you, then turning System Restore off will save you a good bit of hard drive space. When disabled it will also not run in the background anymore while it creates restore points. However, disabling System Restore will mean that there will be no restore points available to go back to in the event of a problem with your Windows 7 system files. You will need to create backups or system images if you disable System Restore instead incase you need to reinstall.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >14. Speed Up the Menu Show Time</span><br /><br /> This will allow you to reduce the amount of time it takes for a menu in Windows 7 to pop, fade, or slide open when you run the mouse pointer over it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >15. Enable High Performance in the Power Plan</span><br /><br /> This power plan maximizes system performance and responsiveness. However, if you use a mobile PC running on battery power, then you will notice that your battery doesn't last as long when using this plan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >16. Speed Up Mouse Hover Time</span><br /><br /> This will show you how to change the delay time, in milliseconds, that the mouse pointer has to stay hovered on a item before it is selected or opens a pop-up in Windows 7.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >17. Reduce Time to Display Operating Systems at Boot</span><br /><br /> This will show you how to change the amount of time to display a list of operating systems in the Windows Boot Manager screen at boot and wait for you to select a OS to start before the default OS starts automatically. If you do not dual boot with another operating sytem on your computer, then you can uncheck, or reduce the time as low as it will go, to save on how long it takes to boot your computer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >18. Add or Remove Gadgets</span><br /><br /> Gadgets can be handy to offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools from your dekstop. However, since each gadget added will take up some of your system resources. You can see how much memory is being used by the gadgets in Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) under the Processes tab with the sidebar.exe process.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >19. Run Disk Cleanup</span><br /><br /> Running Disk Cleanup every so often will help find and remove unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up disk space and help your computer run faster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >20. Speed Up Shut Down Time</span><br /><br /> This will allow you how to set the Wait to Kill time Windows 7 waits for programs to save data and close before shutting down.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />21. Add COPY TO FOLDER and MOVE TO FOLDER to Context Menu</span><br /><br /> This will allow you how to add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder to the context menu to make copying and moving files faster and easier in Windows 7.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >22. Log On Automatically to a User Account</span><br /><br /> This will show you how to select a user account to have Windows 7 automatically log on to at startup so that you do not have to spend time manually logging on to the user account everytime you start or restart the computer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >23. Disable Require a Password on Wakeup</span><br /><br /> If you use sleep, hybrid, or hibernate mode, then you may wish to disable the option to have your computer require you to enter a password everytime you wakeup the computer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >24. Use Sleep Mode</span><br /><br /> If your computer does not run primarily off of a battery, then using sleep mode will allow you to put your computer to sleep and wake it up quickly instead of completely shutting down and starting the computer.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />25. Decrease How Long Windows 7 Notifications Stay Open</span><br /><br /> This will allow you to change how long notifications or messages are displayed in the Windows 7 taskbar notification area before they close automatically.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >26. Disable Thumbnail Previews in Windows Explorer</span><br /><br /> If there are a lot of thumbnails in a Windows Explorer window, then it can slow down your computer while you wait for the thumbnails to load. If this happens or you prefer icons instead of thumbnails, then disabling thumbnails will speed up how fast a Windows Explorer window will open by displaying only icons instead of thumbnails.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >27. Turn On ReadyBoost</span><br /><br /> You can use ReadyBoost in Windows 7 with USB flash drives and flash memory cards to help speed up your computer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >28. Uninstall the Bloatware Programs from Your Computer</span><br /><br /> Most computers that you buy, at a retail store (OEM), have a ton of software installed on it. Some of these can take up a lot of resources. Uninstall the programs that you do not want to use from Programs and Features.Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-9971785572462217322009-11-02T22:13:00.000-08:002009-11-02T22:37:29.656-08:00RUN Commands (including new 1s)<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Windows logo key + R</span><br /><br />Add/Remove Programs = <span style="font-weight: bold;">appwiz.cpl</span><br />Administrative Tools = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control admintools</span><br />Authorization Manager= <span style="font-weight: bold;">azman.msc</span> "New"<br /><br />Calculator = <span style="font-weight: bold;">calc</span><br />Certificate Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">certmgr.msc</span><br />Character Map = <span style="font-weight: bold;">charmap</span><br />Check Disk Utility = <span style="font-weight: bold;">chkdsk</span><br />Control Panel = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control</span> "New"<br />Command Prompt = <span style="font-weight: bold;">cmd.exe</span><br />Component Services = <span style="font-weight: bold;">dcomcnfg</span><br />Computer Management = <span style="font-weight: bold;">compmgmt.msc</span> = <span style="font-weight: bold;">CompMgmtLauncher</span> "New"<br /><br />Date and Time Properties =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> timedate.cpl</span><br />Downloads =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Downloads</span> "New"<br />Device Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">devmgmt.msc</span><br />Direct X Troubleshooter =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> dxdiag</span><br />Disk Cleanup Utility =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> cleanmgr</span><br />Defragment User Interface =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> dfrgui</span> "New"<br />Ditilizer Calibration Tool =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> tabcal</span> "New"<br />Disk Management =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> diskmgmt.msc</span><br />Disk Parmelonion Manager =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> diskpart</span><br />Display Properties =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> control desktop</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">desk.cpl</span><br />DPI Scaling =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> dpiscaling</span> "New"<br />Driver Package Installer = <span style="font-weight: bold;">dpinst</span> "New"<br />Driver Verifier Utility = <span style="font-weight: bold;">verifier</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">/reset</span><br />DVD Player =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> dvdplay</span> "New"<br /><br />Encryption File System =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> rekeywiz</span> "New"<br />Event Viewer = <span style="font-weight: bold;">eventvwr.msc</span><br /><br />Fax Cover Sheet Editor =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> fxscover</span> "New"<br />File Signature Verification Tool =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sigverif</span><br />Folders Properties = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control folders</span><br />Fonts =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> control fonts</span><br />Free Cell Card Game =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> freecell</span><br /><br />Group Policy Editor = <span style="font-weight: bold;">gpedit.msc</span><br /><br />Internet Explorer = <span style="font-weight: bold;">iexplore</span><br />Iexpress Wizard =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> iexpress</span><br />Internet Properties = <span style="font-weight: bold;">inetcpl.cpl</span><br />IP Configuration = <span style="font-weight: bold;">ipconfig.exe</span><br />iSCSI Initiator =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> iscsicpl</span> "New"<br /><br />Keyboard Properties = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control keyboard</span><br /><br />Libraries =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> explorer</span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Windows key + E</span><br />Local Security Settings =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> secpol.msc</span><br />Local Users and Groups = <span style="font-weight: bold;">lusrmgr.msc</span><br />Logs You Out Of Windows =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> logoff</span><br /><br />Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool = <span style="font-weight: bold;">msdt</span> "New"<br />Microsoft Paint = <span style="font-weight: bold;">mspaint.exe</span><br />Mouse Properties = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control mouse</span><br />Mouse Properties =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> main.cpl</span><br />Mobility Center (only on mobile) =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> mblctr</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows key + X</span><br />Network Connections = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control netconnections</span><br />Network Connections = <span style="font-weight: bold;">ncpa.cpl</span><br />Notepad =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> notepad</span><br /><br />ODBC Data Source Administrator =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> odbcad32</span> "New"<br />Optional Features Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">optionalfeatures</span> "New"<br />On Screen Keyboard =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> osk</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows key + U</span><br /><br />Performance Monitor =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> perfmon.msc</span><br />Phone and Modem Options = <span style="font-weight: bold;">telephon.cpl</span><br />Power Configuration = <span style="font-weight: bold;">powercfg.cpl</span><br />Printers and Faxes =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> control printers</span><br />Printer Migration = <span style="font-weight: bold;">PrintBrmUi</span> "New"<br />Private Character Editor = <span style="font-weight: bold;">eudcedit</span><br /><br />Regional Settings =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> intl.cpl</span><br />Registry Editor = <span style="font-weight: bold;">regedit.exe</span><br />Remote Assistance =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> msra</span> "New"<br />Remote Desktop = <span style="font-weight: bold;">mstsc</span><br />Resultant Set of Policy =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> rsop.msc</span><br /><br />Scheduled Tasks = <span style="font-weight: bold;">control schedtasks</span><br />Security Center = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wscui.cpl</span><br />Services = <span style="font-weight: bold;">services.msc</span><br />Shared Folders/MMC = <span style="font-weight: bold;">fsmgmt.msc</span><br />Shuts Down Windows =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> shutdown</span><br />Snipping Tool = <span style="font-weight: bold;">snippingtool </span>"New"<br />Sounds and Audio = <span style="font-weight: bold;">mmsys.cpl</span><br />Sound Recorder = <span style="font-weight: bold;">soundrecorder</span> "New"<br />Sound Volume =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sndvol</span> "New"<br />Spider Solitare Card Game =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> spider</span><br />SQL Client Configuration =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> cliconfg</span><br />Stored User Names and Passwords =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> credwiz</span> "New"<br />Sticky Note = <span style="font-weight: bold;">StikyNot</span> "New"<br />System Configuration Editor =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sysedit</span><br />System Configuration Utility = <span style="font-weight: bold;">msconfig</span><br />System File Checker Utility =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sfc</span><br />System Information = <span style="font-weight: bold;">msinfo32</span><br />System Properties = <span style="font-weight: bold;">sysdm.cpl</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windows key + Pause/Break</span><br /><br />Task Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">taskmgr</span><br />Trusted Platform Module = <span style="font-weight: bold;">TpmInit</span> "New"<br /><br />Utility Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">utilman</span><br />User Accounts = <span style="font-weight: bold;">netplwiz</span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"> control userpasswords2</span><br /><br />Windows Activation =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> slui</span> "New"<br />Windows Backup Utility =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sdclt</span> "New"<br />Windows Fax and Scan = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wfs</span> "New"<br />Windows Firewall = <span style="font-weight: bold;">firewall.cpl</span><br />Windows Firewall with Advanced Security = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wf.msc</span> "New"<br />Windows Image Acquisition =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> wiaacmgr</span> "New"<br />Windows Media Player = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wmplayer</span><br />Windows Magnifier =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> magnify</span><br />Windows Management Infrastructure = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wmimgmt.msc</span><br />Windows Update App Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wuapp</span> "New"<br />Windows Standalong Update Manager = <span style="font-weight: bold;">wusa</span> "New'<br />Windows System Security Tool =<span style="font-weight: bold;"> syskey</span><br />Windows Share Creation Wizard = <span style="font-weight: bold;">shrpubw</span> "New"<br />Wordpad = <span style="font-weight: bold;">write<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Note :-</span><br /></span>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-43837204751725027462009-10-29T21:26:00.000-07:002009-10-29T22:33:27.346-07:00Change Bubbles Screen Saver<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Zvv181sTGUS7SViMwwDZfWlN3mCKEhWKUx_2Yi3jeGyd7RdBbr41gNKmYGdUUEgyh4bvnmoDX1vmFv9ZBx_9vLmeX6p2eEATMiPm4x60WAD3H-uhSf4gPv_ykkMqIPNHT_4NoIBgo6E/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Zvv181sTGUS7SViMwwDZfWlN3mCKEhWKUx_2Yi3jeGyd7RdBbr41gNKmYGdUUEgyh4bvnmoDX1vmFv9ZBx_9vLmeX6p2eEATMiPm4x60WAD3H-uhSf4gPv_ykkMqIPNHT_4NoIBgo6E/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398247105999095058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Change From Above <span style="font-style: italic;">Screen Saver</span> to Below :- ...........<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyNVZld58XszEBqM9BIUPfBvJDVLP0AMkUCztlydx-W4br6Dpy8RfuD6z51ymhZOyAJCO_FKvhTfsbLDi6RST_yAEEGLARFvM9_MgsNtmg8sOd90kAbllDWDuvm9GW5QvqPwxsfFl0NQt/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyNVZld58XszEBqM9BIUPfBvJDVLP0AMkUCztlydx-W4br6Dpy8RfuD6z51ymhZOyAJCO_FKvhTfsbLDi6RST_yAEEGLARFvM9_MgsNtmg8sOd90kAbllDWDuvm9GW5QvqPwxsfFl0NQt/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398248558771109682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >How to do this ?</span><br /><br />There is no settings available for changing this Screen Saver in Win Vista & Win 7<br />Just follow following STEPS<br /><br />1. Open the Start Menu.<br /><br />2. In the search line, type<span style="font-weight: bold;"> regedit</span> and press <span style="font-weight: bold;">Enter</span>. (See screenshot below)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Kjc7JEvfISQsZvq6hVygeiBQfKlE_2N3AVPxqurNVicEY8Lcne8FTxyjv0B2COF_atpza2GOUIgOKzTfQmF3UzBN1AcxUu_WVlSMYL-xnB15tlXe5u7Kc-Jr11h7N9-NtRDrFFRoGsgj/s1600-h/Start_Menu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Kjc7JEvfISQsZvq6hVygeiBQfKlE_2N3AVPxqurNVicEY8Lcne8FTxyjv0B2COF_atpza2GOUIgOKzTfQmF3UzBN1AcxUu_WVlSMYL-xnB15tlXe5u7Kc-Jr11h7N9-NtRDrFFRoGsgj/s400/Start_Menu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398250601585139458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. If prompted, click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Continue</span> in the UAC prompt.<br /><br />4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Bubbles</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD66c3uWtSohEifyMbUb3roqOMJlPflMzEaAdUhV6_GELHhDl90Xbh6W3KpB4DKSm9FB76WgrMaiFzV8XBOo16WoE399DO6nSOUBdvtTy5It00a4umgS7WlgnGxcHLOFNKwrFGzzeNgxs4/s1600-h/Reg_Bubbles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD66c3uWtSohEifyMbUb3roqOMJlPflMzEaAdUhV6_GELHhDl90Xbh6W3KpB4DKSm9FB76WgrMaiFzV8XBOo16WoE399DO6nSOUBdvtTy5It00a4umgS7WlgnGxcHLOFNKwrFGzzeNgxs4/s400/Reg_Bubbles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398251269976842770" border="0" /></a><br />5. In the right pane, right click on a empty area and click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">New</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">DWORD (32-bit) Value</span>. (See screenshot above)<br /><br />6. Type in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">DWORD</span> Name from the table below that you want to change and press <span style="font-weight: bold;">Enter</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsXl6YgO8Hy2oitIrOaeLgStMdaGdOzA-ePrqdKtDI1nlSPWDAlFSr75VrabG4CWKy-TH5DtPy7NWwOD11vgbRSkIepV4-xf9432CYEkuMCLuirrknLvXLtMVMwm2czSXURddoGafi25X/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsXl6YgO8Hy2oitIrOaeLgStMdaGdOzA-ePrqdKtDI1nlSPWDAlFSr75VrabG4CWKy-TH5DtPy7NWwOD11vgbRSkIepV4-xf9432CYEkuMCLuirrknLvXLtMVMwm2czSXURddoGafi25X/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398253374477487538" border="0" /></a><br />7. Right click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">DWORD Name</span> (from step 6) and click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Modify</span>.<br /><br />8. Dot <span style="font-weight: bold;">Decimal</span>, and type in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Value Data</span> you want in the table above and click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">OK</span>. (See example screenshot below)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-84HJ41IWBSyctKApl4akmQWeCY7gEioVkeKrAbHXBVLrEr80zH1LC0yiWNjEZGWKQZMS7p-d5c31-r7E5QLXldINQL1P4DHsB0ECl-SYE0JXW76sMTSQ4LRrV2L-4emMKQAhRKkz8nE/s1600-h/Modify.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-84HJ41IWBSyctKApl4akmQWeCY7gEioVkeKrAbHXBVLrEr80zH1LC0yiWNjEZGWKQZMS7p-d5c31-r7E5QLXldINQL1P4DHsB0ECl-SYE0JXW76sMTSQ4LRrV2L-4emMKQAhRKkz8nE/s400/Modify.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398256682260880210" border="0" /></a><br />9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 to change another available <span style="font-weight: bold;">DWORD Name</span> option.<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NOTE</span>: You can add and customize one, a few, or all of the available options if you like (see table below step 6), but only add one instance of each <span style="font-weight: bold;">DWORD Name</span> in step 5 to prevent problems.<br /><br />10. Close Regedit when done.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NOTE</span> :- If not Happy with the Changes then delete all new reg file. And leave Default to remove changes. [<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">imp</span>- always create registry backup before making any changes]</span>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-86531240169127578212009-10-20T11:35:00.000-07:002009-10-20T11:44:07.658-07:00Change Text of START button in XP<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Step 1 - Modify Explorer.exe File</span><br /><br />In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems.<br /><br />get this from<a href="http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip"> http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip</a><br /><br />The first step is to make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe.<br /><br />The category we are going to be using is "String Table". Expand it by clicking the plus sign then navigate down to and expand string 37 followed by highlighting 1033. If you are using the Classic Layout rather than the XP Layout, use number 38. The right hand pane will display the stringtable. We’re going to modify item 578, currently showing the word “start” just as it displays on the current Start button.<br /><br />There is no magic here. Just double click on the word “start” so that it’s highlighted, making sure the quotation marks are not part of the highlight. They need to remain in place, surrounding the new text that you’ll type. Go ahead and type your new entry. In my case I used Click Me!<br /><br />You’ll notice that after the new text string has been entered the Compile Script button that was grayed out is now active. I won’t get into what’s involved in compiling a script, but suffice it to say it’s going to make this exercise worthwhile. Click Compile Script and then save the altered file using the Save As command on the File Menu. Do not use the Save command – Make sure to use the Save As command and choose a name for the file. Save the newly named file to C:\Windows.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Step 2 – Modify the Registry</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />!!!make a backup of your registry before making changes!!!</span><br /><br />Now that the modified explorer.exe has been created it’s necessary to modify the registry so the file will be recognized when the user logs on to the system. If you don’t know how to access the registry I’m not sure this article is for you, but just in case it’s a temporary memory lapse, go to Start (soon to be something else) Run and type regedit in the Open field. Navigate to:<br /><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon<br /><br />In the right pane, double click the "Shell" entry to open the Edit String dialog box. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK.<br /><br />Close Registry Editor and either log off the system and log back in, or reboot the entire system if that’s your preference. If all went as planned you should see your new Start button with the revised text.[/b]Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-51492261025075385692009-10-10T01:31:00.000-07:002009-10-10T01:42:56.266-07:00[Add/Edit] Right Click Menu<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >How To Remove and Add Right-Click Menu Items from Files and Folders</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">REMOVING ITEMS</span><br /><br /></div>A lot of programs you install will add themselves to the right-click menu of your files and/or folders. And most times, you have no choice in the matter and, as a result, your right-click menu can get very long with added items you don't even use. The last person I was helping with this had a right context menu so long that the Rename option was no longer visible!<br />Fortunately, you can easily remove those unwanted menu items, if you know the registry values to edit. And it's not at all difficult once you know the keys responsible for the additions.<br /><br />For Files, the secret lies in the "context menu handlers" under the shellex subkey for "All Files" which, in the registry, is nothing but an asterisk - like a dos wildcard, which means the values entered apply to all files. It is at the very top of the Root key, right here:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers</span><br /></div><br />Click the the + sign next to the ContextMenuHandlers key, to expand it.<br />Now you will see some of the programs that have added items to your right-click menu. Simply delete the program keys you don't want.<br />Yup! It's that simple. If deleting makes you uneasy, just export the key before deleting it. Or, instead of deleting the values, disable them. Simply double click the default value for the program on the right hand pane and rename the clsid value by placing a period or dash in front of it.<br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">ie; - {b5eedee0-c06e-11cf-8c56-444553540000}<br /></div>Then exit the registry, refresh, and right click a file to see if the item was removed from the menu.<br />Some programs - like WinZip or WinRar - will add several items to your right click menu but all of them will be removed by deleting or disabling their one context menu handler.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span></span>:- that the above key only applies to the right click menu of files.<br /><br />To remove entries from the right click context menu of folders, you need to navigate to the Folder and Drive keys:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers<br />HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers<br /></div><br />All you have to do is follow the same procedure as for Files - either disable or delete items you wish to remove.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Adding Items<br /><br /></span></div>Adding Items to the right click menu of Files and Folders is also fairly simple using the Registry. It just involves the creation of a few new keys for each item you wish to add. You edit the same keys used for removing items. Let's use Notepad as an example of an item you'd like to add to the right click menu of all your files or folders.<br /><br />For folders, go to this key:<br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder<br /></div>Click the + sign next to Folder and expand it so that the Shell key is visible. Right click the Shell key and choose New>Key and name the key Notepad or whatever else you'd prefer (whatever the key is named is what will appear in the right-click menu). Now right click the new key you made and create another key named Command. Then, in the right hand pane, double click "Default" and enter Notepad.exe as the value.<br />Exit the registry, refresh, and right click any folder. Notepad should now be on the context menu.<br /><br /><br />For files, go here again:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*<br /></div>Expand the * key and see if a Shell key exists. If it does exist, follow the same procedure as for folders. If it does not exist, you'll have to create a new Shell first. Just right click the * key and choose New>Key and name it Shell. Then right click the Shell key and continue on the same way you did for adding items to the right click menu of folders.<br />Once done, Notepad should appear as an option in the right click menu of all your files.Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-88087134369946405812009-10-05T23:56:00.000-07:002009-10-05T23:57:59.212-07:00Rapidshare Unlimited Free DownloadsRapidshare Hacked, unlimited upload, no countdown<br /><br />UNLIMITED download/upload<br />Its very easy to fool Rapid Share server if your IP address is assigned by your ISP. Just follow these simple steps:<br /><br />clean up IE or netscape or Firefox cookie( In this case the one that belong to rapidshare website)<br />On Command prompt (open MS-DOS)<br />type -----> ipconfig /flushdns <---Enter<br />type -----> ipconfig /release <---Enter<br />type -----> ipconfig /renew <---Enter<br />type -----> exit <--------Enter<br /><br />Or save these commands in a bat file and run it everytime you need to fool Rapidshare server. Remember to clean up rapidshare cookie in your temp Internet files folder.<br /><br />Now you should be ready to download/upload as many files as you want from their server.<br /><br />another way, get proxies from the internet and apply to the browser.<br />some of proxies might not work though...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span><br />If you are on a LAN and behind a router (using NAT, for example)---this will not work.<br />If you use a fixed proxy--- this will not work.<br />If you have a fixed IP address from your ISP or college or employer or whatever -- this will not work.<br />If you happen to get the same IP address from your DHCP server because it's assigned to you -- this will not work<br /><br />NO waiting<br />THIS "cheat" for RAPIDSHARE DOWNLOADS eliminates the "WAITING" for the file. No more COUNTDOWNS. So heres what you do:<br /><br />1. First, Find a rapidshare download.<br />2. Hit the FREE BUTTON, like always.<br />3. While your waiting for it to countdown, change the URL in the bar to:<br />Code:<br />java script:c(countdown = 0);<br />and hit ENTER or the GO button over and over. Eachtime you do so, it decreases 10-20 seconds. Few times and the link appears.<br />or you can simply do the code below ONCE<br />java script: for (i=0; i<30; i++) { c(); }Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-50587845732593327012009-10-05T23:39:00.000-07:002009-10-05T23:45:14.704-07:00Boot XP real FastFirst of all, this tweak only apply to those who only have one HDD on their primary IDE channel (nothing else on device 0 or 1) and a CD-ROM and/or DVD-ROM on the secondary IDE channel. Each time you boot Windows XP, there's an updated file called NTOSBOOT-*.pf who appears in your prefetch directory (%SystemRoot%Prefetch) and there's no need to erease any other files as the new prefetch option in XP really improves loading time of installed programs. We only want WindowsXP to boot faster and not decrease its performance. Thanks to Rod Cahoon (for the prefetch automation process...with a minor change of mine) and Zeb for the IDE Channel tweak as those two tricks, coupled together with a little modification, result in an EXTREMELY fast bootup:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Open notepad.exe, type "del c:windowsprefetch tosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span> From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.</span> Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.</span> In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5.</span> Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span>. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7</span>. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8.</span> Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9.</span> Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 0 or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10</span>. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11</span>. Reboot your computer.<br /><br />WindowsXP should now boot REALLY faster.Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-89303110939635972412009-09-29T22:37:00.000-07:002009-09-29T23:23:05.692-07:00Creating Your Own ShortcutsWith as many shortcut keys as Windows has, there are bound to be some functions you use on a daily basis that don’t have a convenient shortcut. Fortunately, you can create your own. Go to the Start orb and find an application for which you want to create the shortcut (let’s say Notepad, for example). Right-click the application and then select Properties. On the shortcut tab (shown in Figure), you can select the Shortcut key box and type the shortcut key you want to use to activate the application. You might, at times, have difficulties changing these shortcuts depending on how programs are installed on your system or whether you are on a network. This is because Vista’s User Account Control (UAC) might stop you from assigning shortcuts to items on the Start menu you didn’t personally create. The reason for this is that these items might exist in the All Users folders and you aren’t the owner of those programs; therefore, you don’t have the right to change the shortcuts for these applications. Granted, you could disable UAC if you knew how and had the rights. But if you do have the right, there’s also a less drastic measure you can take that doesn’t compromise your system’s security. Open Windows Explorer with your administrative account (click Start, Programs, Accessories, and then right-click Windows Explorer and select Run as Administrator). From here, you can find your way to the Start menu programs, right-click the program, go to Properties, and then change the shortcut from there. Another option if you are having problems with shortcuts is to find the executable for the application for which you want to establish the shortcut key. Right-click the application icon, select Send, and then choose the option to send it to the desktop as a shortcut. Because you created this specific shortcut, you can right-click, open its Properties, and then enter whatever shortcut key you like. It’s yours so you own it and can work with it without UAC getting involved.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCoRM7gzeVOYBaluU0FwzMcQNtXsM1NuKSgmBj5GEnahDDmFNbNCoxDNP-ADO3uAl7Q9TwanZfBZSNnjWKTvAAQ38S65crC6D3M9O71JTBLpVrFJ9LrRW6wOnPQ4yrH9320x9LVq4Ni6r/s1600-h/Untitled-1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCoRM7gzeVOYBaluU0FwzMcQNtXsM1NuKSgmBj5GEnahDDmFNbNCoxDNP-ADO3uAl7Q9TwanZfBZSNnjWKTvAAQ38S65crC6D3M9O71JTBLpVrFJ9LrRW6wOnPQ4yrH9320x9LVq4Ni6r/s400/Untitled-1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387140876918833010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:-</span></span> It might initially look like you aren’t able to change the shortcut because nothing happens when you put the cursor in the box, but after you type the keys you want to use for the shortcut, it should update the box.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:-</span></span> The Start menu for all users is located as C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu with the ProgramData folder being hidden by default as a system folder. For the current user you can look under c:\users\<username>\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\Start menu.Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-31230621369937649902009-09-25T23:31:00.000-07:002009-09-25T23:52:00.055-07:00Disc CleanUp in Windows Vista<div style="text-align: center;">Windows Vista includes a very useful "Disk Cleanup Tool" which does exactly as the name suggests, and allows you to remove a wide variety of temporary and cached files that you no longer need. Most applications will automatically remove the temporary files once you have closed the software down, but in some cases (such as crashes or bad programming), trails can be left behind. Removing these files will create extra diskspace and keep your system in good condition.<br /><br />To begin, load the Run box by pressing WINDOWS KEY + R, then type "cleanmgr" and click OK:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IX5x4bIOBFHIfE5Gq50_oT9CvWrZZeELZXMwXCHuxdHsjE8_RrelbNyMQYxwxUzX2cF1Z_00Xh7Mnp_SzyWTDFa2G8fVydsPaiHDoo0j2yk1pMTysAs6krf0-ZtJ2wEfbO0B_mM-07I/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IX5x4bIOBFHIfE5Gq50_oT9CvWrZZeELZXMwXCHuxdHsjE8_RrelbNyMQYxwxUzX2cF1Z_00Xh7Mnp_SzyWTDFa2G8fVydsPaiHDoo0j2yk1pMTysAs6krf0-ZtJ2wEfbO0B_mM-07I/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385661308331124130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, select the drive you wish to clean up. Normally the "C:" is your primary drive where temporary files will be located. Click OK once you have done this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s7E3FnhGFUR2zOglP3WJAavfYeQC1hS-uAUWVMSGb2QwYlk8wfRIZB_WrhIhUz-3AYXBIrzFfn7_Aa1D0GVepkNkFM5WcTVths0M4U6Qdy1w0iZWS_P5oN1S-4gxemoh1knT_LH__dAy/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s7E3FnhGFUR2zOglP3WJAavfYeQC1hS-uAUWVMSGb2QwYlk8wfRIZB_WrhIhUz-3AYXBIrzFfn7_Aa1D0GVepkNkFM5WcTVths0M4U6Qdy1w0iZWS_P5oN1S-4gxemoh1knT_LH__dAy/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385661785765460578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It may take a few moments while the cleanup software scans your drive for files that are safe to remove:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFcQRAu6CKnFnGCDvPRxuhDwUemdgnJbB0kPh-umiAP26AUOy5HZGvZUIO37MrCnaNd3zcl8jGya5v4ZHVvmBIm96r7b24myBIU9Vz5pRiiD5FifqkBb2ijhDhHX8tRddIwrSRqL1lu0i/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFcQRAu6CKnFnGCDvPRxuhDwUemdgnJbB0kPh-umiAP26AUOy5HZGvZUIO37MrCnaNd3zcl8jGya5v4ZHVvmBIm96r7b24myBIU9Vz5pRiiD5FifqkBb2ijhDhHX8tRddIwrSRqL1lu0i/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385662157378574338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />You can then select all of the temporary file types you wish to remove. It is not normally worth removing Image Thumbnail files as these will just be recreated next time you view a photo directory. Once you have selected the file types you want to remove, click OK:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCkd3MgAuYjI2NI_M5UoToHpWmQQlwErxycoQUbsEywy3oOXNDNiONZ7fdPIXOvd77XBSNHqbXuhFW1nPmTNBFI2tO4kOd4_F2khP9thIkDJXG5GLt08ZXpyIiyx1DsSNTkcMjM0AA8yC/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCkd3MgAuYjI2NI_M5UoToHpWmQQlwErxycoQUbsEywy3oOXNDNiONZ7fdPIXOvd77XBSNHqbXuhFW1nPmTNBFI2tO4kOd4_F2khP9thIkDJXG5GLt08ZXpyIiyx1DsSNTkcMjM0AA8yC/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385662767399022850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />You will be prompted to confirm you are sure about the deletion. If you are sure, click Delete Files:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qRm_14XOW5SYo_YQXA3kThvsw1XiBwXohazvHReIlarjqMtZ8le0H4s-apU5rTEOXfdUqYh5R0RATKlLQAHFtwihhu1udrYka_6QQl4H3MTx_U77PZ8QgPd49JYKNb2TslQsSPQ3UG9N/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qRm_14XOW5SYo_YQXA3kThvsw1XiBwXohazvHReIlarjqMtZ8le0H4s-apU5rTEOXfdUqYh5R0RATKlLQAHFtwihhu1udrYka_6QQl4H3MTx_U77PZ8QgPd49JYKNb2TslQsSPQ3UG9N/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385663313997834018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Disk Cleanup Tool will then remove the selected files and close, successfully reclaiming some diskspace:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBG9C91H0nu_ZwzQuhCYwClVePudh96v5WKb8Tk2nSaqFFqlKBSESWPpn3ArmN3HcVHgT5Igp6BlMUzthcZ4sVnR9y49zjGcydzdg04YCEThFNhuQwthLPqaywzSa5LEQW07DN1FwKqzJ/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBG9C91H0nu_ZwzQuhCYwClVePudh96v5WKb8Tk2nSaqFFqlKBSESWPpn3ArmN3HcVHgT5Igp6BlMUzthcZ4sVnR9y49zjGcydzdg04YCEThFNhuQwthLPqaywzSa5LEQW07DN1FwKqzJ/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385663839146209410" border="0" /></a></div>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-88257903777928178312009-09-22T00:00:00.000-07:002009-09-22T00:02:59.710-07:0015 FIRE FOX TRICKSEverybody’s favorite open-source browser, Firefox, is great right out of the box. And by adding some of the awesome extensions available out there, the browser just gets better and better.<br /><br />But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that will crank Firefox up and pimp your browser. Make it faster, cooler, more efficient. Get to be a Jedi master with the following cool Firefox tricks.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> More screen space. Make your icons small. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and check the “Use small icons” box<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Smart keywords. If there’s a search you use a lot (let’s say IMDB.com’s people search), this is an awesome tool that not many people use. Right-click on the search box, select “Add a Keyword for this search”, give the keyword a name and an easy-to-type and easy-to-remember shortcut name (let’s say “actor”) and save it. Now, when you want to do an actor search, go to Firefox’s address bar, type “actor” and the name of the actor and press return. Instant search! You can do this with any search box.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span> Keyboard shortcuts<br />This is where you become a real Jedi. It just takes a little while to learn these, but once you do, your browsing will be super fast. Here are some of the most common (and my personal favs):<br /><br />* Spacebar (page down)<br />* Shift-Spacebar (page up)<br />* Ctrl+F (find)<br />* Alt-N (find next)<br />* Ctrl+D (bookmark page)<br />* Ctrl+T (new tab)<br />* Ctrl+K (go to search box)<br />* Ctrl+L (go to address bar)<br />* Ctrl+= (increase text size)<br />* Ctrl+- (decrease text size)<br />* Ctrl-W (close tab)<br />* F5 (reload)<br />* Alt-Home (go to home page)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4)</span> Auto-complete<br />This is another keyboard shortcut, but it’s not commonly known and very useful. Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the “www” or the “.com”. Let’s say “google”. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the “www” and the “.com” and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5)</span> Tab navigation.<br />Instead of using the mouse to select different tabs that you have open, use the keyboard. Here are the shortcuts:<br /><br />* Ctrl+Tab (rotate forward among tabs)<br />* Ctrl+Shft+Tab (rotate to the previous tab)<br />* Ctrl+1-9 (choose a number to jump to a specific tab)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6)</span> Mouse shortcuts.<br />Sometimes you’re already using your mouse and it’s easier to use a mouse shortcut than to go back to the keyboard. Master these cool ones:<br /><br />* Middle click on link (opens in new tab)<br />* Shift-scroll down (previous page)<br />* Shift-scroll up (next page)<br />* Ctrl-scroll up (decrease text size)<br />* Ctrl-scroll down (increase text size)<br />* Middle click on a tab (closes tab)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) </span>Delete items from address bar history.<br />Firefox’s ability to automatically show previous URLs you’ve visited, as you type, in the address bar’s drop-down history menu is very cool. But sometimes you just don’t want those URLs to show up (I won’t ask why). Go to the address bar (Ctrl-L), start typing an address, and the drop-down menu will appear with the URLs of pages you’ve visited with those letters in them. Use the down-arrow to go down to an address you want to delete, and press the Delete key to make it disappear.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8)</span> User chrome.<br />If you really want to trick out your Firefox, you’ll want to create a UserChrome.css file and customize your browser. It’s a bit complicated to get into here, but check out this tutorial.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9)</span> Create a user.js file. Another way to customize Firefox, creating a user.js file can really speed up your browsing. You’ll need to create a text file named user.js in your profile folder (see this to find out where the profile folder is) and see this example user.js file that you can modify. Created bytechlifeweb.com, this example explains some of the things you can do in its comments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10)</span> about:config.<br />The true power user’s tool, about.config isn’t something to mess with if you don’t know what a setting does. You can get to the main configuration screen by putting about:config in the browser’s address bar. See Mozillazine’s about:config tips and screenshots.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11)</span> Add a keyword for a bookmark.<br />Go to your bookmarks much faster by giving them keywords. Right-click the bookmark and then select Properties. Put a short keyword in the keyword field, save it, and now you can type that keyword in the address bar and it will go to that bookmark.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12)</span> Speed up Firefox.<br />If you have a broadband connection (and most of us do), you can use pipelining to speed up your page loads. This allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time (by default, it’s optimized for dialup connections). Here’s how:<br /><br />* Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Type “network.http” in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):<br />* Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”<br />* Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”<br />* Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.<br />* Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0?. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13)</span> Limit RAM usage.<br />If Firefox takes up too much memory on your computer, you can limit the amount of RAM it is allowed to us. Again, go to about:config, filter “browser.cache” and select “browser.cache.disk.capacity”. It’s set to 50000, but you can lower it, depending on how much memory you have. Try 15000 if you have between 512MB and 1GB ram1<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14)</span> Reduce RAM usage further for when Firefox is minimized.<br />This setting will move Firefox to your hard drive when you minimize it, taking up much less memory. And there is no noticeable difference in speed when you restore Firefox, so it’s definitely worth a go. Again, go to about:config, right-click anywhere and select New-> Boolean. Name it “config.trim_on_minimize” and set it to TRUE. You have to restart Firefox for these settings to take effect.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15)</span> Move or remove the close tab button.<br />Do you accidentally click on the close button of Firefox’s tabs? You can move them or remove them, again through about:config. Edit the preference for “browser.tabs.closeButtons”. Here are the meanings of each value:<br /><br />* 0: Display a close button on the active tab only<br />* 1:(Default) Display close buttons on all tabs<br />* 2:Don’t display any close buttons<br />* 3:Display a single close button at the end of the tab bar (Firefox 1.x behavior)<br /><br />This tricks will improve the speed & load time of firefox. And you will be able to surf faster..<br /><br />Type about:config in the address bar, Then look for the following<br />entries, and make the corresponding changes.<br /><br />1.network.http.max-connections = 64<br />2.network.http.max-connections-per-server =32<br />3.network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy =16<br />4.network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server = 10<br />5.network.http.pipelining = true<br />6.network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 200<br />7.network.http.proxy.pipelining = true<br />8.network.http.proxy.version = 1.0<br />9.network.http.request.max-start-delay = 0<br /><br /><br /><br />Lastly right-click anywhere and select New- Integer. Name it<br />nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0. This value is<br />the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.Enjoy!!Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-86793953551512691212009-09-21T23:53:00.000-07:002009-09-21T23:54:16.309-07:00Funny Computer TrickCopy and paste the java script code to the address bar of your browser<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">javascript:function Shw(n) {if (self.moveBy) {for (i = 35; i > 0; i--) {for (j = n; j > 0; j--) {self.moveBy(1,i);self.moveBy(i,0);self.moveBy(0,-i);self.moveBy(-i,0); } } }} Shw(6)</span><br /><br />2: Press enter and watch your window's "shaking it". You can change the value of i if you wish :-)Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-90721614598894287232009-09-21T23:19:00.000-07:002009-09-21T23:21:32.293-07:00UNKNOWN TRICKS FOR WINDOWS XPTo run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap).<br /><br />WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS:<br /><br /><br />1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)<br /><br />2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe<br /><br />3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)<br /><br />4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)<br /><br />5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)<br /><br />6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)<br /><br />7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)<br /><br />8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).<br /><br />9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).<br /><br />10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)<br /><br />11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).<br /><br />12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )<br /><br />13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).<br /><br />14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).<br /><br />15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).<br /><br />16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).<br /><br />17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe<br /><br />18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).<br /><br />19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).<br /><br />20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).<br /><br />21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe<br /><br />22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).<br /><br />23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).<br /><br />24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)<br /><br />25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions[a very powerful tool if you know how to use it properly;-) ]<br /><br /><br />In order to run some of the above mentioned programs, you need to have an administrator groups account. Each of this tools deserves an entire tutorial of its own. Maybe soon i will come up with some more fascinating facts and tutorials about each of them.Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-36617909611298813692009-09-13T22:57:00.000-07:002009-09-13T23:13:17.303-07:00Windows Keyboard Shortcuts<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Run commands</span></span><br /><br />Calc - Calculator<br />Cfgwiz32 - ISDN Configuration Wizard<br />Charmap - Character Map<br />Chkdisk - Repair damaged files<br />Cleanmgr - Cleans up hard drives<br />Clipbrd - Windows Clipboard viewer<br />Cmd - Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)<br />Control - Displays Control Panel<br />Dcomcnfg - DCOM user security<br />Debug - Assembly language programming tool<br />Defrag - Defragmentation tool<br />Drwatson - Records programs crash & snapshots<br />Dxdiag - DirectX Diagnostic Utility<br />Explorer - Windows Explorer<br />Fontview - Graphical font viewer<br />Ftp - ftp.exe program<br />Hostname - Returns Computer's name<br />Ipconfig - Displays IP configuration for all network adapters<br />Jview - Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes<br />MMC - Microsoft Management Console<br />Msconfig - Configuration to edit startup files<br />Msinfo32 - Microsoft System Information Utility<br />Nbtstat - Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP<br />Netstat - Displays all active network connections<br />Nslookup- Returns your local DNS server<br />Ping - Sends data to a specified host/IP<br />Regedit - registry Editor<br />Regsvr32 - register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX<br />Regwiz - Reistration wizard<br />Sfc /scannow - Sytem File Checker<br />Sndrec32 - Sound Recorder<br />Sndvol32 - Volume control for soundcard<br />Sysedit - Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.)<br />Systeminfo - display various system information in text console<br />Taskmgr - Task manager<br />Telnet - Telnet program<br />Taskkill - kill processes using command line interface<br />Tskill - reduced version of Taskkill from Windows XP Home<br />Tracert - Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host<br />Winchat - simple chat program for Windows networks<br />Winipcfg - Displays IP configuration<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Management Consoles</span></span><br /><br />certmgr.msc - Certificate Manager<br />ciadv.msc - Indexing Service<br />compmgmt.msc - Computer management<br />devmgmt.msc - Device Manager<br />dfrg.msc - Defragment<br />diskmgmt.msc - Disk Management<br />fsmgmt.msc - Folder Sharing Management<br />eventvwr.msc - Event Viewer<br />gpedit.msc - Group Policy -XP Pro only<br />iis.msc - Internet Information Services<br />lusrmgr.msc - Local Users and Groups<br />mscorcfg.msc - Net configurations<br />ntmsmgr.msc - Removable Storage<br />perfmon.msc - Performance Manager<br />secpol.msc - Local Security Policy<br />services.msc - System Services<br />wmimgmt.msc - Windows Management<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Shortcuts</span></span><br /><br />access.cpl - Accessibility Options<br />hdwwiz.cpl - Add New Hardware Wizard<br />appwiz.cpl - dd/Remove Programs<br />timedate.cpl - Date and Time Properties<br />desk.cpl - Display Properties<br />inetcpl.cpl - Internet Properties<br />joy.cpl - Joystick Properties<br />main.cpl keboard - Keyboard Properties<br />main.cpl - Mouse Properties<br />ncpa.cpl - Network Connections<br />ncpl.cpl - Network Properties<br />telephon.cpl - Phone and Modem options<br />powercfg.cpl - Power Management<br />intl.cpl - Regional settings<br />mmsys.cpl sounds - Sound Properties<br />mmsys.cpl - Sounds and Audio Device Properties<br />sysdm.cpl - System Properties<br />nusrmgr.cpl - User settings<br />firewall.cpl - Firewall Settings (sp2)<br />wscui.cpl - Security Center (sp2)<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Windows Environment Commands</span></span><br /><br />%ALLUSERSPROFILE% - Open the All User's Profile<br />%HomeDrive% - Opens your home drive e.g. C:\<br />%UserProfile% - Opens you User's Profile<br />%temp% Opens - temporary file Folder<br />%systemroot% - Opens Windows folder<br /><br />Wupdmgr - Takes you to Microsoft Windows Update<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />General keyboard shortcuts</span></span><br /><br />CTRL+C(Copy)<br />CTRL+X (Cut)<br />CTRL+Z (Undo)<br />DELETE (Delete)<br />SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)<br />CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)<br />CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)<br />F2 key (Rename the selected item)<br />CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)<br />CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)<br />CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)<br />CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)<br />CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)<br />SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)<br />CTRL+A (Select all)<br />F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)<br />ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)<br />ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)<br />ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)<br />ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)<br />CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)<br />ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)<br />ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)<br />F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)<br />F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)<br />SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)<br />ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)<br />CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)<br />ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)<br />Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)<br />F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)<br />RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)<br />LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)<br />F5 key (Update the active window)<br />BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)<br />ESC (Cancel the current task)<br />SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)<br />CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager) Dialog box keyboard shortcuts<br /><br />If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.<br /><br />CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)<br />CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)<br />TAB (Move forward through the options)<br />SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)<br />ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)<br />ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)<br />SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)<br />Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)<br />F1 key (Display Help)<br />F4 key (Display the items in the active list)<br />BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts</span></span><br /><br />Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)<br />Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)<br />Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)<br />Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)<br />Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)<br />Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)<br />CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)<br />Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)<br />Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)<br />Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)<br />Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Accessibility keyboard shortcuts</span></span><br /><br />Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)<br />Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)<br />Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)<br />SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)<br />NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)<br />Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts</span></span><br /><br />END (Display the bottom of the active window)<br />HOME (Display the top of the active window)<br />NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)<br />NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)<br />NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)<br />LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)<br />RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Shortcut keys for Character Map</span></span><br /><br />After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts<br />RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)<br />LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)<br />UP ARROW (Move up one row)<br />DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)<br />PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)<br />PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)<br />HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)<br />END (Move to the end of the line)<br />CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)<br />CTRL+END (Move to the last character)<br />SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts </span></span><br /><br /> CTRL+O (Open a saved console)<br />CTRL+N (Open a new console)<br />CTRL+S (Save the open console)<br />CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)<br />CTRL+W (Open a new window)<br />F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)<br />ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)<br />ALT+F4 (Close the console) • ALT+A (Display the Action menu)<br />ALT+V (Display the View menu)<br />ALT+F (Display the File menu)<br />ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />MMC console window keyboard shortcuts</span></span><br /><br />CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)<br />ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)<br />SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)<br />F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)<br />F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)<br />CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)<br />CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)<br />ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)<br />F2 key (Rename the selected item)<br />CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Remote desktop connection navigation</span></span><br /><br />CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)<br />ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)<br />ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)<br />ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)<br />ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)<br />CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)<br />ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)<br />CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)<br />CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation</span></span><br /><br />CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)<br />CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)<br />CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)<br />CTRL+H (Open the History bar)<br />CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)<br />CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)<br />CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)<br />CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)<br />CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)<br />CTRL+ CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)<br />W (Close the current window)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Note :- Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options, Some of the Terminal Services client shortcuts that are similar to the shortcuts in Remote Desktop Sharing are not available when you use Remote Assistance in Windows XP Home Edition.</span>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-42050100829649454332009-09-04T02:34:00.000-07:002009-09-04T02:38:46.466-07:00Turn-Off Un-Needed FeaturesThere are many new features in Windows Vista that are installed by default that you may not need. These extra and un-needed features can slow down your computer and take up more storage space. Windows Features can be un-installed using the Windows Features utility. Follow these steps to uninstall applications such as the Windows Fax and Scan and many more.<br /><br />To Turn-Off Some Un-Needed Features:<br /><br />1. Click on the Start Button<br />2. Select Control Panel<br />3. Under Programs click Uninstall a program<br />4. On the left side menu, click on Turn Windows features on or off<br />5. Scroll through the list as shown below and uncheck from any feature you do not want installed.<br />6. Click OK when you are finished making your changes. The features will now be uninstalled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUAMgi0dxT6DQ9BI_vhfKp48ar8Z9iwLQCtJlbXeBwX0x2bL1KQwkkuyNMKNYsxjNTo-bf_vjBj6sJb45373RPRLM2WqKJf5_5TnWUYy32oaAD6T00r24tVKjTCuUd5ciDU62fDxVQNXV/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUAMgi0dxT6DQ9BI_vhfKp48ar8Z9iwLQCtJlbXeBwX0x2bL1KQwkkuyNMKNYsxjNTo-bf_vjBj6sJb45373RPRLM2WqKJf5_5TnWUYy32oaAD6T00r24tVKjTCuUd5ciDU62fDxVQNXV/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377543905024926450" border="0" /></a>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-51216676104751909492009-09-04T02:19:00.000-07:002009-09-04T02:29:28.005-07:00Disable Automatic Windows Defender OperationWindows Defender real-time protection against malware continues to run despite having Automatic operation disabled.<br /><br />In actuality, this built-in malware protector from Microsoft is very poor at protecting your computer from external threats. You are much better off using a 3rd-party software program like XoftSpy for total protection.<br /><br />To disable:<br /><br />1. Click the Start button<br />2. Type “services” into the Start Search box<br />3. Find Windows Defender in the list of programs<br />4. Double-click on Windows Defender<br />5. Choose Tools from the top menu<br />6. Select Options<br />7. Uncheck Auto Start at the bottom of the window<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwIEvD9uN7RasdgT9jML9hQTx1Pjpo0GIdmHN8yZdtS3C7RHhoLk6AEVdz3M3x4bdIiBcaEiY-bjSUEquWBD8a_G-AtoT5NrWZIxs4DB6zevQ8Z1YOLBsSfOv5qoN0GXFxxNzSNcWOqfa/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwIEvD9uN7RasdgT9jML9hQTx1Pjpo0GIdmHN8yZdtS3C7RHhoLk6AEVdz3M3x4bdIiBcaEiY-bjSUEquWBD8a_G-AtoT5NrWZIxs4DB6zevQ8Z1YOLBsSfOv5qoN0GXFxxNzSNcWOqfa/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377541114447109922" border="0" /></a>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-46608527469127119112009-09-02T07:31:00.000-07:002009-09-02T07:35:29.529-07:00Run Disk Clean-UpBoth Windows and application programs tend to leave temporary files lying around on your hard drive, taking up space. A hard drive that is close to being “full” can cause Windows to slow down or<br />interfere with efficient disk access and virtual memory operations.<br /><br />If you surf the web a lot, your temporary internet files folder can become quite large, causing Internet Explorer to slow down or malfunction. Cleaning up unneeded files, scanning for disk errors<br />and defragmenting the hard drive can help to restore some zip to your system. Try to run once a month for peak performance.<br /><br />1. Double-click the My Computer icon.<br />2. Right-click on the C: drive<br />3. Select Properties<br />4. Click the Disk Cleanup button (to the bottomright of the Capacity pie graph)<br />5. Select / check Temporary Internet Files and Recycle Bin<br />6. Click OK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zvQotxPPQ-LSyrkGAQGXQNIg6d0lASHHlzszH6n-BFdtns5-OGHidt7DQ2fS-xLCiZhmN6odGAZjYcLdfEaehIKARYvalAeMhTRuAv0xRyg7BTq4UWzOlYKpKdGQ6YRsVFB-rEt_qoUQ/s1600-h/Untitled-1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zvQotxPPQ-LSyrkGAQGXQNIg6d0lASHHlzszH6n-BFdtns5-OGHidt7DQ2fS-xLCiZhmN6odGAZjYcLdfEaehIKARYvalAeMhTRuAv0xRyg7BTq4UWzOlYKpKdGQ6YRsVFB-rEt_qoUQ/s400/Untitled-1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376878435343553234" border="0" /></a>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-31616726728384906092009-09-02T07:15:00.000-07:002009-09-02T07:29:46.938-07:00Reduce Page File SizePage file size is not constant by default. Due to this, the operating system has to resize the file each time more space is required. This is a performance overhead. All you have to do is to set the file size to a reasonable limit.<br /><br />Follow the steps:<br /><br />1. Right-click My Computer, Select Properties<br />2. Click the Advanced tab<br />3. Click the Settings button under the Performance section<br />4. Click the Advanced tab<br />5. Under the Virtual Memory section click the Change button<br />6. "Virtual Memory" dialogue box will appear (also shown in the figure below)<br />7. Highlight the C: drive containing page file<br />8. Select the Custom Size radio button and give same values in Initial size and Maximum size fields:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDfOi1NfONcJH96cfpcSkox_WgEQ_Q3ERY_9tdAnQj4LZMbV7WAMR0zcS3XfitR_49vP-m-05HOHQUC7C-FQc2grOCEnOPgPFVywjspKns1D5JShyphenhyphenBJmhlcDK38HzkMlykSOFPhKrgbUe/s1600-h/Untitled-1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDfOi1NfONcJH96cfpcSkox_WgEQ_Q3ERY_9tdAnQj4LZMbV7WAMR0zcS3XfitR_49vP-m-05HOHQUC7C-FQc2grOCEnOPgPFVywjspKns1D5JShyphenhyphenBJmhlcDK38HzkMlykSOFPhKrgbUe/s400/Untitled-1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376876414726234594" border="0" /></a><br />If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.<br /><br />9. Click Set, then OK buttons to apply the changesDushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-44657395200219385572009-08-31T09:49:00.000-07:002009-08-31T10:21:27.230-07:00Windows 7 Short Cuts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ373w28XXctZq4M8KBwgEGELRj9yimon2KHIUDvI0Fkhogm3jo-TiaZ6o8H_G0H8L9-qj-GWr6Li-1iZfp-EEvBK8cieLUybyb5SQPLtSmniEGPFBdkwH6J0P_ts2AzwfMiW4Kp5nd42z/s1600-h/Untitled-2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 443px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ373w28XXctZq4M8KBwgEGELRj9yimon2KHIUDvI0Fkhogm3jo-TiaZ6o8H_G0H8L9-qj-GWr6Li-1iZfp-EEvBK8cieLUybyb5SQPLtSmniEGPFBdkwH6J0P_ts2AzwfMiW4Kp5nd42z/s400/Untitled-2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376177887370011442" border="0" /></a>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-77220971451619210002009-08-30T23:22:00.000-07:002009-08-30T23:48:46.647-07:00Change "StandBy" Button to "ShutDown" Button in Vista<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrjR9ow5eF0onlSXiWgljPg2ts2sfzpiLCN-KMfHVpDUxlrOk4b_2IyRkuXnzWW83fDe-dMwB9QRT1XH0qns7_vnK0RHpvM54IF4DCn4ODqPO6RnX2SLttS0L_U2G_Sm1FUi9rhDIkQ59/s1600-h/Untitled-2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrjR9ow5eF0onlSXiWgljPg2ts2sfzpiLCN-KMfHVpDUxlrOk4b_2IyRkuXnzWW83fDe-dMwB9QRT1XH0qns7_vnK0RHpvM54IF4DCn4ODqPO6RnX2SLttS0L_U2G_Sm1FUi9rhDIkQ59/s400/Untitled-2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376012242105703394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />When you click the Windows 7 Start button you will see an actual "Shut Down" button rather than a cryptic icon- an icon that in Vista, puts your system to sleep instead of turning it off. But you can change the icon's function. Here's how.<br /><br />1. Click Start, type Power Options, and press [Enter]<br />2. Click <span style="font-style: italic;">Change plan settings for you selected power plan, and then click Change advanced power settings.</span><br />3. Expand, first, the "Power buttons and lid" tree, and then the "Start menu power button" tree.<br />4. Change the setting from Sleep to <span style="font-style: italic;">Shut Down</span>.<br />5. Click OK; close the remaining windows.<br /><br />Now, when you click Vista's little Power icon in the Start menu, it will truly Shut Down your Computer.<br /><br /></enter><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjV0E9HiOQLLZCYetuIIntS-EaBEHOL00sLGzI4TxNPX9LtUVz7nC-2UR_KytmufwO-vgGQu6GCd5VBWsM82Q4FBcuRY-PwYIKm223xIykmpLhjsDyyy0PansQoQAr72gxXa_FdhHmrcy/s1600-h/Untitled-5.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjV0E9HiOQLLZCYetuIIntS-EaBEHOL00sLGzI4TxNPX9LtUVz7nC-2UR_KytmufwO-vgGQu6GCd5VBWsM82Q4FBcuRY-PwYIKm223xIykmpLhjsDyyy0PansQoQAr72gxXa_FdhHmrcy/s400/Untitled-5.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376014106828849778" border="0" /></a><br /><enter>If the post was helpfull then please comment.<br /></enter>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646779326070073875.post-24725034606949403272009-08-30T22:12:00.000-07:002009-08-30T22:24:29.193-07:00Enable Direct Memory Access (DMA)1. Right-click on My Computer, select Properties<br />2. Select the Hardware tab<br />3. Click the Device Manager button<br />4. Double-click IDE/ATAPI controllers<br />5. Double-click on the Primary IDE Channel<br />6. Click on the Advanced Settings tab (as shown in figure) The tab may or may not be available for each option. It is only available in Primary and Secondary Channels.<br />7. Set the Transfer Mode to "DMA if Available" both for Device 1 and 0<br />8. Click OK<br />9. Perform the same operation for other items in the list, if applicable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9Xqy1nsL0DUhSOXzbnBDcG1P6hhNlPmpQQwzsMM0tgucdON0wWrgZvtSy28tPVuPl8kO07PAMY7SGJAcCYfVWfUdHN9C24Etm8hkawY_0WBqeshXlM-ZFXe9WUEjFWD7rz1ecu06VzF9/s1600-h/Untitled-1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9Xqy1nsL0DUhSOXzbnBDcG1P6hhNlPmpQQwzsMM0tgucdON0wWrgZvtSy28tPVuPl8kO07PAMY7SGJAcCYfVWfUdHN9C24Etm8hkawY_0WBqeshXlM-ZFXe9WUEjFWD7rz1ecu06VzF9/s400/Untitled-1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375993896162970610" border="0" /></a>Dushyant Kotadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755065139693976239noreply@blogger.com0