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Thursday, August 21, 2008

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

Go to control Panel > System, > Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop".

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

Go to control Panel > System, > Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop".

Turn off Welcome screen

Click on start>setting>control panel.
Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click Change the way users log on or off.
Enjoy
Funter_TT

Display Wallpaper Right from Log On

To display wallpaper during the logon itself, navigate to the following registry key :
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. In the right pane, change the path to
Wallpaper. It will be useful if you are looking for ways to display your company logo during all user log in sessions
Enjoy With FunterZ

Disabling Display of Drives in My Computer

This is yet another trick you can play on your geek friend.
To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer go to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives. Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) Now press F5 to refresh.
When you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown. To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item. It's .reg file is as follows: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore r] "NoDrives"=dword:03fffff
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Hacking windows SEND TO MENU

I know this is a very simple thing but the problem, as like many other issues, is the ignorance about it.How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C.
Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU.
This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds.You can create your own BASKET.
First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible. Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders. go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send toOpen up my computer and locate your most used folders.
Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER.You can do this in a number of ways.Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to potos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same later.
Funterz

Show hidden files

In any folder that contains files. Click on the tools menu and select folder options.
Then click on the view tab.
Locate where it lists Hidden files and folders and select Show hidden files and folders.
Click OK.
Now u Done it man.
FunterZ

Remove user name from Start Menu

START > RUN > GPEDIT.MSC > USER CONFIGURATION > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > START MENU AND TASKBAR > FIND REMOVE USER NAME FROM START MENU > RIGHT CLICK PROPERTIES > CHECK ENABLED > OK

NOTE: The group policy editor (gpedit) is only available in XP Proffesional Only.
Take Care FunteRz

Remove Login Password!!!

I didn't want to enter the password at the welcome menu everytime I boot up my computer so I tried to disable it in the user accounts located in the Control Panel. When I clicked on my account and clicked on remove my password, it didn't allow me. Follow this step to remove it.
1. Go to Control panel
2. Click administrative tools
3. Local Security Settings
4. Click Minimum password length
5. Reduce it to 0, No password required
6. Go to user account in control panel click your account and remove password.This will disable the password feature. Have fun. Any Problem Contact at rasheed.nokia@gmail.com

Log on as Administrator in Normal Mode

When you install Windows XP an Administrator Account is created (you are asked to supply an administrator password), but the "Welcome Screen" does not give you the option to log on as Administrator unless you boot up in Safe Mode.First you must ensure that the Administrator Account is enabled:
1 open Control Panel
2 open Administrative Tools
3 open Local Security Policy
4 expand Local Policies
5 click on Security Options
6 ensure that Accounts: Administrator account status is enabled
Then follow the instructions from the "Win2000 Logon Screen Tweak" ie.
1 open Control Panel
2 open User Accounts
3 click Change the way users log on or log off
4 untick Use the Welcome Screen
5 click Apply Options
You will now be able to log on to Windows XP as Administrator in Normal Mode

Monday, August 18, 2008

Improve the quality of help and support in XP

Improve the quality of help and support in XP

The Help and Support Center in Windows XP has never been the greatest resource for trying to troubleshoot complicated issues.
First Open Help and Support by clicking on Start >> Help and Support.

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The Help and Support Center window will open up. From here under the Pick a task header click on Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems.
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Next under the Tools section on the left side select “My Computer Information”.
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Then on the right hand side under the My Computer Information section click on any of the shown topics. For this example I will select ‘View system information about this computer’.
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This opens up a graphical report of your system which can really help as it is easy to read and determine what is going on with your machine.
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There are other programs that can help with these types of reports, but if you can get by with this trick, no reason to install the extra software!

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Change Your Drives Icons And Background Image

Change Your Drives Icons And Background Image

Drives Background Image 2.0 is a nice little free utility to set custom Windows Drives Icons and Windows explorer Background image, the software lets you easily select and set your favorite image as background image and Drives Icon at your will.

Drive Wallpaper
You can have different backgrounds and icons for each drive and get relived from the same old plain explorer white background and default Windows drive icons.
Change Drive Icons
Features List
* Autodetect Available Drives
* Set Background To Multiple Drives
* Remove Background From Multiple Drives
* Set Icons To Multiple Drives
* Remove Icon From Multiple Drives
* Auto Recover Default Icons
* Events Log
* Drive Preview
* Icon Preview
* Easy Clean GUI
More Information & Download >>
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Send Anonymous Emails with Note2Email

Send Anonymous Emails with Note2Email

Note2Email is a very simple web service that allows you to send quick notes to any email address you want. You don’t need to signup for any usernames. You can simple write down and send!
You can also use this service to send emails anonymously to anyone and on any email address you want. When you send a note at someone’s email address, your IP address is not sent in the message header because Note2Email routes all the messages from its own servers, thus completely hiding your identity (IP address).
This service was never meant to use it for sending anonymous emails, but Amit from Digital Inspiration discovered this exploit.
This service lets you send as many messages as you want but limits abuse and spam by allowing to send only one email at a time.
Note2Email

Send email anonymously with Note2email
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Send Anonymous Emails with Note2Email

Send Anonymous Emails with Note2Email

Note2Email is a very simple web service that allows you to send quick notes to any email address you want. You don’t need to signup for any usernames. You can simple write down and send!
You can also use this service to send emails anonymously to anyone and on any email address you want. When you send a note at someone’s email address, your IP address is not sent in the message header because Note2Email routes all the messages from its own servers, thus completely hiding your identity (IP address).
This service was never meant to use it for sending anonymous emails, but Amit from Digital Inspiration discovered this exploit.
This service lets you send as many messages as you want but limits abuse and spam by allowing to send only one email at a time.
Note2Email

Send email anonymously with Note2email
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Security and Protection For Your PC After It Has Been Infected and Cleaned

Security and Protection For Your PC After It Has Been Infected and Cleaned

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You say to yourself "Now what can I do to Prevent this happening again??" Here are some general instructions to Protect your System from another attack. Please take note of the tools that may prevent the fix from working. Please familiarize yourself with each instruction and when your PC is clean make sure you are protected by following these instructions:

  1. Clean out temporary files:
    • Start | Run | type cleanmgr | OK
    • Let it scan your system for files to remove.
    • Make sure Temporary Files, Temporary Internet Files, and Recycle Bin are the only things checked.
    • Click "OK" to remove them.
    • Click "Yes" to confirm the deletion.
  2. Clean out System Restore points for Windows ME and Windows XP:
    You need to reset and re-enable your System Restore to remove infected files that have been backed up by Windows. The files in System Restore are protected to prevent any programs changing those files. This is the only way to clean these files (You will lose all previous restore points which are likely to be infected):
    • For Windows ME:
      • Right-click My Computer and then click Properties.
      • On the Performance tab, click File System
      • On the Troubleshooting tab, click to select Disable System Restore
      • Click OK twice.
      • Restart your computer.
      • Repeat steps 1-2.
      • Clear the check mark in Disable System Restore check box.
      • System Restore is now be active again.
    • For Windows XP:
      • On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.
      • Click Properties.
      • Click the System Restore tab.
      • Check "Turn off System Restore".
      • Click Apply, and then click OK.
      • Reboot your PC.
      • Repeat steps 1-3.
      • UN-Check "Turn off System Restore".
      • Click Apply, and then click OK.
  3. Remember to keep your PC up-to-date:
    • You Need to keep Windows and Internet Explorer up to date even if you are using another browser for surfing the Internet. Internet Explorer is an integral part of Windows and therefore if it is not updated, you are at a much greater risk of infection from Malware.
    • If you are running Microsoft Office, or any portion thereof, go to the Microsoft Office Update site and make sure you have all the cirtical updates installed
    • Microsoft responds with patches when it becomes aware of an insecurity in any software it markets, so please check the Microsoft Update Site for patches that have been posted for any Microsoft Software you have on your PC.
  4. Do you have an anti-virus program? Is it up-to-date with this week's virus definitions? If it isn't, then it is essentially useless. If you don't have an anti-virus program, there are two anti-virus Programs available for free that give good basic AV protection:
  5. In this day and age having a Firewall is an absolute necessity. There are two free Firewalls that are available:
  6. The following tools & programs should be installed after your computer is completely clean. All of these tools and programs can interfere with the tools we use to fix your computer. If installed, it may take much longer for your computer to be repaired and these tools and programs will have to be disabled before your computer is fixed.
  7. Three free programs which we recommend for running on a weekly basis to find any bad files or cookies that you may have downloaded inadvertently are:
    • Ad-Aware SE Personal by Lavasoft.
      • Install Ad-Aware SE Personal according to the instructions found here.
    • Windows Defender by Microsoft - One of the best new programs out there to kill Spyware. (requires Genuine Windows Check).
    • Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 by Patrick Kolla.
      • Install Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 according to the instructions found here.
        Note: There are many settings in the Advanced Section of Spybot S&D that, if activated before your computer is fixed can prevent the fix from working, leaving the Malware on your PC.
For More Real Time Protection You Can Install The Following Tools after your PC is Clean ,What is Real Time?
Real Time protection means that the tool scans for spyware in every file you open and then prevents Malware from being executed if it is detected on your computer. Some also have download and Active X protection.Some of these tools make identical entries in your Registry, but they do not conflict when run together.
  • Please consider using an alternate browser. Mozilla's Firefox browser is fantastic; it is much more secure than Internet Explorer, immune to almost all known browser hijackers, and also has the best built-in popup blocker (as an added benefit!) . If you are interested, Firefox may be downloaded from here: http://www.getfirefox.com/
  • The Google Toolbar blocks many unwanted pop-ups in Internet Explorer. (install in non-sponsored mode to prevent tracking for statistical purposes)
  • Download Spyware Blaster to prevent the installation of Spyware in the first place. A tutorial for Spyware Blaster can be found here.
  • Another excellent program is SpywareGuard. It provides a degree of real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to SpywareBlaster's protection method. A tutorial for SpywareGuard can be found here.
  • IE-Spyad puts over 5000 sites in your restricted zone so you'll be protected when you visit innocent-looking sites that aren't actually innocent at all and prefer to download it.
  • Use the MVPS Hosts file which replaces your current HOSTS file with one that can block ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs, and even most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the Server that supplies these little gems.
  • Use WinPatrol by BillP Studios for multiple Spyware file detection and deletion.

Firefox Ultimate Optimizer

Firefox Ultimate Optimizer

Firefox is everyone’s favourite browser! I love the tabbing feature. I can open as many tabs as I want. The only thing I don’t like about Firefox is its memory hogging habit. My Firefox eats about 70MB of RAM with only two or three tabs opened. Sick, isn’t it?

Would you like it, if your Firefox memory usage becomes to only 100-200K? No, I’m certainly not joking! It’s seems like a miracle, but I have no idea how Firefox Ultimate Optimizer drastically reduces the browser’s craving for memory and CPU. This little app doesn’t have any configuration options and sits in your system tray all the time.

Once you launch this app, you can open your Task Manager and see the difference. My 70MB of CPU consumption was reduced to about 400K! It is available in three languages, English, Spanish and French.

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Minimum Requirements

* Operating System: Windows 2000/XP
* .NET Framework 2.0

Download:

You can download Firefox Ultimate Optimizer from here.

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