Windows XP free software,tips,tricks

How To Use Windows 7 Manager

2009-12-15T01:54:00.000-08:00

The Windows 7 manager provides utilities to optimize and cleanup Windows 7. You can tweak your OS to improve speed or system security.

This software tool puts together over 30 different utilities into one location for systematic use. There are seven categories that organize the tools: Information, Optimizer, Cleaner, Customization, Security, Network and Miscellaneous Utilities.

The installation process begins as follows:

Then come the setup manager.

Accept license agreement to install.

Select the folder where you want to install

Ready to Install

Starting installation process

This is 15 days trail software accept it or purchase it

Create the Restore Point

System restore point is getting created.

After creating System Restore Point

Windows 7 Manager

The Optimization tab screenshot

The Cleaner tab screenshot

Customization feature screenshot

Security for Windows 7

The Network Tools screenshot

Other Miscellaneous Tools

The downloaded version comes in a 16 day trial version or in a purchase and register version.

Download from: http://www.yamicsoft.com/windows7manager/index.html

How to disable Superfetch in Windows 7?

2009-12-14T22:38:00.000-08:00

I don't know why would you disable Superfetch in Windows 7 as Superfetch is a smart technology and it greatly speeds up your system.

But, if you want to disable it, then follow the below st “How to disable Superfetch in Windows 7“.

1. Open the Start menu and enter “services.msc” into the search field. Click on “services.msc” and a new window will open:

2. Scroll down and find the service “Superfetch” (Tip: Hit S and it will automatically jump there)
3. Double-click on it and and select “Disabled” from the dropdown field:

There you go, you just disabled Superfetch in Windows 7!

Windows 7 new shortcut keys

2009-12-14T09:05:00.001-08:00

A variety of new keyboard shortcuts have been introduced in Windows 7. Some of them are:

>> Win+Space operates as a keyboard shortcut for Aero Peek.

>> Win+Up and Win+Down are new shortcuts for Maximize and Restore/Minimize.

>> Win+Shift+Up vertically maximises the current window

>> Win+Left and Win+Right snap the current window to the left or right half of the current display; successive keypresses will move the window to other monitors in a multi-monitor configuration.

>> Win+Shift+Left and Win+Shift+Right move the current window to the left or right display.

>> Win+ + and Win+ − (minus sign) zoom the desktop in and out.

>> Win+Home operates as a keyboard shortcut for Aero Shake.

>> Win+P shows an "external display options" selector that gives the user the choice of showing the desktop on only the computer's screen, only the external display, with the same output on both (clone), or on both displays with independent desktops (extend).

>> Shift + Click, or Middle click starts a new instance of the application, regardless of whether it's already running.

>> Ctrl + Shift + Click starts a new instance with Administrator privileges; by default, a User Account Control prompt will be displayed.

>> Shift + Right-click shows the classic Window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc); right-clicking on the application's thumbnail image will also show this menu. If the icon being clicked on is a grouped icon, the classic menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All menu is shown.

>> Ctrl + Click on a grouped icon cycles between the windows (or tabs) in the group.

Runnig turbo C++ in Windows 7

2009-12-07T21:19:00.000-08:00

Install the software DOSBox ver 0.72 ( 1.2 MB ) (Freeware) from the link below (Direct Link)

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dosbox/DOSBox0.72-win32-installer.exe?download

Before going to the details u have to create a folder (any name will do). Here we name it as Turbo

Copy the TC into the Turbo folder

Run the DOSBox 0.72 from the icon located on the desktop or from the location of the installation folder

Then u are presented with two screens which look like the command prompt in Windows

Now u are presented with two screens. One with a Z prompt. U can ignore the other screen.

There type the following commands at the command prompt [Z]:

Mount [Type in any alphabet that u wish except z] [Type the source of the turbo C] press enter

Now , Type in the following commands after the Z prompt:

Z: mount d c:\Turbo\ [The folder TC is present inside the folder Turbo]

* Now u should get a message which says: Drive D is mounted as a local directory c:\Turbo\ ***

Now type d: to shift to d: prompt .

D: cd TC [The contents inside the folder Turbo gets mounted as a virtual drive (Here D drive)

D: cd Bin

D: TC or Tc.exe [This presents u the Turbo C++3.0 screen]

On the Turbo C++ goto Options>Directories>Change the source of TC to the source directory [D] ( i.e. virtual D: refers to original c:\Turbo\ . So make the path change to something like D:\TC\include and D:\TC\lib respectively )

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In order to get the full screen use the key combination of Alt and Enter

When u exit from the DosBox [precisely when u unmount the virtual drive where Turbo C++ 3.0 has been mounted] all the files u have saved or made changes in Turbo C++ 3.0 will be copied into the source directory(The directory which contains TC folder)

It is a good idea to backup your files in the source directory prior to running DOSBox 0.72

For additional help go through the readme file located in the installation folder or look on the website of the DOSBox forum.

The above procedure has been successfully implemented on Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit

IMP : Don't use shortcut keys to perform operations in TC because they might be a shortuct key for DOSBOX also . Eg : Ctrl+F9 will exit DOSBOX rather running the code .

Set Default Programs in Windows 7 and Vista

2009-12-07T20:59:00.000-08:00

The Problem

You’re finally figuring out Windows 7 and listening to your favorite songs on Windows Media Player and everything is great. You then decide to install iTunes because you just got an iPod as a gift. After installation, you realize the icons in your music folder look different and they’re opening with iTunes by default instead of WMP…what happened?

While you were installing iTunes you may not have noticed that it installs itself as the default player for all audio files unless you uncheck the option. This situation can happen a lot with all different programs and file types. Using the Set Default Programs feature in Windows 7 and Vista you can gain control over which applications are associated with each file type.

Set Default Programs

To access the Set Default Programs feature, click on Start and click Default Programs.

Click on Set your default programs.

Go through each program and decide if you want to set it up for the default program to open all of the file types it’s capable of opening.

Or you can choose which file types to associate each program with. Like in this example we’re selecting Foobar2000 as the default programs for just certain types of audio files while VLC and WMP open others.

You can also go in and associate file types with different programs, like in this example VLC is opening WMV files and we want to change it to Windows Media Player. You can highlight the file type and click the Change program button or simply double click on it.

Select a program from the list under Recommended or Other Programs or you can browse to the location of a specific app if it’s not listed. Notice the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file box is checked and grayed out because we’re going through the Set Default Programs to get to the Open with screen. Windows assumes changes are permanent because of the route we took to get here and grays it out.

If you right-click on a file and go to Open with by way of the context menu…

The box is not grayed out and you can decide if it will always open that type of program or not.

In Set Default Programs you can also change AutoPlay settings for when you insert media or devices like a flash drive. For example you can set DVDs to always open in Media Player and music CDs to ask you every time. You can also turn it off by unchecking Use AutoPlay for all media and devices.

If you have it set to ask you when you put in say a DVD…AutoPlay opens and you can choose what to open it with. You can also access the above setting by clicking View more AutoPlay options in Control Panel.

Another cool utility for controlling file associations is Default Programs Editor which we previously covered. This will give you all of the options we just took a look at and a lot more.

This should help you get started in deciding what programs you want to feature with different file types. In this tutorial we focused on music and movie files, but it works the same for any file type.

How to Fix Iexplore.exe Errors

2009-12-06T01:40:00.000-08:00

Iexplore.exe error messages can be caused by a number of software conflicts and Internet Explorer add-on issues. These error messages tend to appear soon after installing a new program or add-on. This article is split into two sections---the first instructs you how to disable an add-on and the second deals with uninstalling a program. Although you may experience this problem with any version of Windows, we've used Windows Vista instructions for this article. If you have another version of Windows, you can follow the broad instructions but may have to alter specific steps to achieve the same task.

Step 1
Click on the "Start" button, then choose "Control Panel."

Step 2
In the left column of the Control Panel, click on "Classic View." Find "Internet Options" and double-click on it.

Step 3
Select the "Programs" tab, then click on the "Manage Add-ons" button.

Step 4
Microsoft categorizes the add-ons by type. Locate the add-on you recently installed, and highlight it by clicking it. Right-click, and select "Disable."

Step 5
If the problem persists, disable each add-on until the error message no longer appears.

Uninstalling a Program

Step 1
Click on the "Start" button, then choose "Control Panel."

Step 2
In the left column of the Control Panel, click on "Classic View." Double-click on "Programs and Features."

Step 3
Select the program you recently installed. Click on "Uninstall" or "Uninstall/Change." Confirm your decision to uninstall when prompted.

How to Burn Songs Onto a Blank CD

2009-12-05T23:37:00.000-08:00

Burning your music files onto a CD gives your songs portability to be played in your car, another computer or a CD player. Many computers come with a built-in CD burner, but you can also buy an external burner if your computer does not have such a drive. To burn your music onto a CD, you will need media-playing software such as iTunes or Windows Media Player. You can create a play list of songs to burn onto a blank CD.

Step 1
Open the iTunes program on your computer. Select the "New Playlist" option from the "File" menu at the top of the window. Name your play list.

Step 2
Click on the "Music" button underneath the "Library" section on the left side of the window. Browse your music library to locate the songs you want to burn. If your songs are not already in iTunes, import the files by using the "Add File to Library" option in the "File" menu.

Step 3
Add songs to your play list by clicking on the file and dragging it into the play list name on the left side of the window. Continue this process until your play list includes all of the songs you want to burn onto a CD.

Step 4
Insert a blank CD-R for music into your CD burner. Right-click on the play list name and select the "Burn Playlist to Disc" option. Click "Burn" to begin copying the songs onto the blank CD. Wait for iTunes to finish burning the songs onto the CD before you remove the disc.

Windows Media Player

Step 1
Open the Windows Media Player program on your computer. If the songs you want to burn are not in your Windows Media Player library, add them by pressing the "F3" key and locating the files on your computer.

Step 2
Click on the "Burn" tab at the top of the window. Browse your music library to locate the songs you want to copy to a CD. Drag the files into the pane on the right side that reads "Drag items here to create a burn list." Continue dragging files into the play list until it includes all of the songs you want to burn.

Step 3
Insert a blank CD-R for music into your CD burner. Press the "Start Burn" button located beneath your play list. Wait for Windows Media Player to finish burning the songs to the CD before ejecting the disc.

Strange USB problem..Help!

2009-11-24T03:28:00.001-08:00

I have Ati 200 xpress chipset on my desktop PC. I am having a strange problem. Its coming on xp/vista both. The problem is, when i connect my pen drive(transcend 2GB which is working fine on my laptop) to the desktop PC, it recognizes nicely, we can transfer data from pen drive to HDD but when I am transferring from HDD to Pen drive the light on pendreive goes off and system stops working on that coping. This is notthe case with Ubantu,it works fine on ubantu. Can any1 suggest any solution for such problem?
I have tried reinstalling drivers, reinstalling windows (both xp/vista).nothing could help me.
Please can any1 help me out????

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Virus that hangs nero and my System?

2009-11-24T03:27:00.003-08:00

Hey my system hangs when i open nero software...
For about 5 minute......
This happens every time when i install operating system....
when i delete system volume information in every drive the problem gets solved.....
problem occurs again when i install Operating system......
So wat type of virus doing this.....
None of the anti-virus software does not detect this virus....
Does any 1 know how 2 solve the problem.......

AUTOLT error

2009-11-24T03:27:00.001-08:00

guyz whenever im working on windows a message box appears saying AUTOLT error..
and it says something like "line -1"

ive googled it , but in the net they say it's cuz of "svichosst.exe".. they told to go to

run->msconfig->startup tools and then remove tht exe.. but i cant find it.. can anyone help me out.. ? pls i think it's a malware.. and it also disabled my taskmanager

WIN XP 64 BIT bootin problem

2009-11-24T03:26:00.001-08:00

i hav win xp 64 bit edition and cant boot from cd !!!! wat to do ?plz help anyone...]

Dude,
first u have power iso or magic iso then u creat the *.iso file
creat iso file for ur all xp 64 files and then burn this file (*.iso) as like nero cd rom
u need image burner check sure u burn as "dvd image or cd image" means ur succed to creat bootable dvd or cd.
hope this solve ur problem

windows/system32/winload.exe corrupt or missing...

2009-11-24T03:24:00.000-08:00

While I was working on my laptop(HP Pavilion dv 6767tx HDD:250 GB Seagate) the system turned off abruptly. Then turned on my PC and it just prompted me a error screen. "windows/system32/winload.exe is corrupted or missing. To recover repair OS." Then I used vista installation DVD to boot and then choose repair option, once it processed it automatically said some problem with windows and prompted for auto repair. Then repair action took place and system restarted. Then system booted in windows (grub loader didn't appear prompting OS selection either windows or fedora) automatically. Then I opened my computer and found only C Drive with 119GB and with its contents. Now other partitions are missing(D, E and other ext3 linux partitions). I have some important data stored in my D drive how do I recover it back. Please help with this problem.

Partition Details:
C Drive: 119GB (Windows Vista 32-bit, NTFS)
D Drive: 80GB (NTFS)
E Drive: 10GB (HP Recovery, NTFS)
F, G Drive: 10GB (Fedora 10,ext3)
Also I opened storage management by right clicking my computer->manage where I found entire 250 GB as C drive.

try sys restore through safe mode command prompt

1.Restart your computer and press F8 after the POST screen to bring up the Windows XP boot menu.
2.Choose ‘boot in safe mode with command prompt.’
3.If your system gets to the command prompt successfully, type “‘%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe’ “ without quote and then press enter.
4.Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your computer to a previous saved point.

Need Windows 7 Key

2009-11-24T03:23:00.000-08:00

Use this crack to activate windows 7.
http://www.techtainmentforums.co.cc/showthread.php?tid=155

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Problem

2009-11-24T03:22:00.000-08:00

Oi gente, estou querendo atualizar meu windows xp to view.
Diz not upgrade advisor that requires 512MB RAM minimum requirements to shoot you .....
So q minha tem 256mb ram ....
posso-the increases as necessary to buy pentes novos sem ...

Trojan Killer is a malicious computer software (malware) removal application

2009-03-27T03:10:00.001-07:00

Samples of malware include various types of adware (displays unwanted advertising); spyware (may keep and send logs of your keyboard and mouse activity, such as credit card or personal identity information); hidden dialers (may initiate unsolicited phone call which then shows on your bill), and more.

If you are an active internet user, you should take steps to protect your sensitive personal information from possible cyber exposure. Trojan Killer will help you to timely identify and safely remove dangerous applications before it is too late.

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Fairstars Audio Converter 1.80

2009-03-27T03:09:00.007-07:00

FairStars Audio Converter is a media file conversion tool to convert WAV,
RealMedia(RM, RA, RMJ, RAM, RMJ, RMVB), AIF, AIFF, AIFC, AU, Creative VOC, PVF,
PAF, IFF, SVX, APE, FLAC, OGG, VQF, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, M4A, M4B, AAC, AMR,
AWB, WMA, WMV, ASF To WMA, MP3, AAC, AMR, AWB, VQF, OGG, FLAC, APE, WAV
formats. You can convert multiple files in a single batch, regardless of their source
and target formats. In addition, the program includes a built-in player. The audio
format conversions are performed without any temporary files, allowing high
conversion speeds. Other features include normalization (adjust volume),
support for ID3 tags and more.

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Magic DVD Ripper v5.4.1 Beta

2009-03-27T03:09:00.005-07:00

Magic DVD Ripper is a very easy and powerful DVD ripping software, which can convert DVD to VCD, SVCD,
AVI(DivX), WMV, MP3, iPod and PSP formats or backup DVD to hard drive without any loss of quality. You can
then enjoy them anytime without DVD discs or burn them to blank DVD or CD discs using burning software.

Key Features of Magic DVD Ripper:

* Convert DVD to DivX or other AVI formats
* Convert DVD to WMV
* Convert DVD to MP4 (iPod and PSP formats)
* Convert DVD to MP3
* Convert DVD to VCD or SVCD
* Copy DVD movie to hard drive without any loss of quality
* Remove all the restrictions of DVD (CSS, Region, RCE, Sony ARccOS, PuppetLock)
* Copy main movie only or split DVD-9 into 2 DVD-5
* Compress DVD to fit on a 4.7 GB disc
* Very easy to use, just by one click
* High ripping speed and wonderful output quality

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CopyToDVD 4.2.2.17

2009-03-27T03:09:00.003-07:00

CopyToDVD is the ultimate CD and DVD backup software and burning software! You can backup DVD movies and videos, music, games, photos and data files in one click! Archive all your essential data with this "all-in-one" disc-burning suite that combines performance, speed and simplicity! CopyToDVD provides you with a variety of ways to create CD(s) or DVD(s), such as Windows shell integration or FileDepot technology. It provides voice notifications to make your burning tasks easy and fun! The program uses a smart data analyser that suggests the best output format (burn audio CD, burn to DVD, burn DVD Video...) according to your needs, and supports all CD and DVD formats. With CopytoDVD CD/DVD backup software, save your files as a hard copy, schedule backups for specific days and time, burn audio files (MP3, Ogg, Vorbis, WMA) to CD to play on any CD Player and more!

Key Features

- Audio: Create Audio CDs from MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack and APE file formats.
- Data: Create CDs and DVDs using ISO/Joliet/UDF. Multi session feature allows you to add to your media in stages.
- Video: Create high quality DVD Video backups to be played on your PC or home DVD player. Copy DVD video with high playability.
- Settings: Customize the way you wish to use the software by the large number of settings available.
- Hardware support for CD, DVD, Blu-ray writers.
- CopyToDVD supports all CD,DVD and Blu-ray disc formats (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, BD-R, BD-RE).
- burn and create .iso image files in 1 click
- Developers: Add a CD or DVD burning feature to your application using the batch/command line mode of CopyToDVD (complete SDK on request)
- Latest technologies including Double Layer and HD-Burn
- Multilingual support
- Burn DVDShrink projects and more...
- Optimized for Windows XP and Vista & 32 and 64bit

Size : 13.2 MB

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0.0.506

2009-03-27T03:09:00.001-07:00

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 is an essentially new approach to data security. The main feature of the application is restricting the programs' rights to access the system resources. It helps prevent unwanted actions by suspicious and hazardous programs. The application's capabilities in the protection of user's confidential data have been considerably enhanced. The application now includes wizards and tools which substantially facilitate execution of specific computer protection tasks

The new features in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009:

New Protection Features:
- Scanning of operating system and software for vulnerabilities with their subsequent elimination maintains a high system security level and prevents sneaking of hazardous programs into your system.
- New wizards ? Security Analyzer and Browser Configuration facilitate the scanning for and elimination of security threats and vulnerabilities in the applications installed on your computer, operating system's and browser settings.
- Kaspersky Lab now reacts faster to the new threats due to the use of Kaspersky Security Network technology that gathers data about infection of users' computers and sends it to Kaspersky Lab's servers.
New System Restore wizard helps fix system damages after malware attacks.

New confidential data protection features:
- Security of confidential data entered from the keyboard is ensured by a new tool Virtual keyboard.

New protection features for internet use:
- Protection against internet intruders has been upgraded due to the extended databases of phishing sites.
- Security of working with instant messengers is provided by ICQ and MSN traffic scan.

New program's interface features:
- The new program's interface reflects the comprehensive approach to information protection.
- High information capacity of dialog boxes helps user quickly make decisions.
- The functionality of reports and statistics information about the application's operation has been extended. The possibility of using filters allowing flexible setup when working with reports makes this product irreplaceable for professionals.

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OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista

Size : 37 MB

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Trojan corrupted all the .exe and system files in all drives

2009-03-27T01:07:00.001-07:00

has got a Trojan in his PC .. it has corrupted all the .exe and system files in all drives ... including c:.
during anti-virus checkin' he just bypassed the file which had been detected by kasperskey(the anti virus he got installed in his machine) instead of deleting as those were important files.
He never clicked on any of those infected files. but some how the virus spread out and it has even corrupted Kasperskey. now as it is all over in his HDD, he installed a fresh copy of windows he is having same problems (like shutting down automatically)
as he has installed another anti-virus .. it has detected tons of viruses and now he is just unable to install any of the new software.
And the OS is always asking for the windows cd - so he has to insert the cd of xp every-time and whenever ejected it's asking again that cd.
It has made an impossible task for him to work with his pc [as he got 250GB drive and 50 gb is free only] because if he install another fresh copy of windows the problem will not change.
best option is to format the entire hard drive and recreate the partitions.... or if you have important data then try removing the hard drive out of the system and connect it to another system that have an updated antivirus and scan the hard drive... this should solve the problem.....

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Windows not booting

2009-03-27T01:05:00.001-07:00

have genuine windows Xp Professional.
After every 10-15 days my windows fails to boot..... sometimes i get blank screen... sometimes i get NTLDR missing....there is no blue screen or anything...
This happens when we try to boot the comp in the morning ....Ealier night the comp was shut down properly.

after boot failure i restore my system to a C drive image taken earlier..
but again after few days the same problem occurs.
system performance otherwise is excellent...no hangups or slowdowns

better repair ur os using recovery console. once check ur BIOS settings are proper or not.

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.506 Final | 42 Mb

2009-03-27T00:57:00.001-07:00

Kaspersky 2009 – the backbone of your PC's security system, offering protection from a range of IT threats. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 provides the basic tools needed to protect your PC.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 – the all-in-one security solution that offers a worry-free computing environment for you and your family. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 has everything you need for a safe and secure Internet experience.
Kaspersky Internet Security 8.0 – is a new line of Kaspersky Labs products, which is designed for the multi-tiered protection of personal computers. This product is based on in-house protection components, which are based on variety of technologies for maximum levels of user protection regardless of technical competencies. This product utilizes several technologies, which were jointly developed by Kaspersky Labs and other companies; part of them is implemented via online-services.
Our products for home and home office are specifically designed to provide hassle-free and quality protection against viruses, worms and other malicious programs, as well as hacker attacks, spam and spyware.

During product preparation several competitor offerings were considered and analyzed - firewalls, security suites systems, which position themselves as proactive in defence and HIPS systems. Combination of in-hosue innovative developments and results from analysis gathered through the industry allowed to jump onto a new level of protection for personal users, whereby offering even more hardened and less annoying computer protection from all types of electronic threats – malicious programs of different types, hacker attacks, spam mailings, program-root kits, phishing emails, advertisement popup windows etc.

Features:

Essential Protection:
* Protects from viruses, Trojans and worms
* Blocks spyware and adware
* Scans files in real time (on access) and on demand
* Scans email messages (regardless of email client)
* Scans Internet traffic (regardless of browser)
* Protects instant messengers (ICQ, MSN)
* Provides proactive protection from unknown threats
* Scans Java and Visual Basic scripts

Extended Protection:
* Two-way personal firewall
* Safe Wi-Fi and VPN connections
* Intrusion prevention system
* Intelligent application management and control
o automatically configured application rules
o security rating is assigned to unknown applications
o access to the user's resources and data is restricted for unknown applications

Preventive Protection:
* Scans operating system and installed applications for vulnerabilities
* Analyzes and closes Internet Explorer vulnerabilities
* Disables links to malware sites
* Detects viruses based on the packers used to compress code
* Global threat monitoring (Kaspersky Security Network)

Advanced Protection & Recovery:
* The program can be installed on infected computers
* Self-protection from being disabled or stopped
* Restores correct system settings after removing malicious software
* Tools for creating a rescue disk

Data & Identity Theft Protection:
* Disables links to fake (phishing) websites
* Blocks all types of keyloggers
* Virtual keyboard is provided for safely entering logins and passwords
* Prevents the theft of data exchanged via secure connections (HTTPS / SSL)
* Blocks unauthorized dial-up connections
* Cleans up any traces of user activity (deletes temporary files, cookies etc.)

Content Filtering:
* Parental control
* Improved antispam protection (plugins for Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, The Bat!, Thunderbird)
* Blocks banners on web pages

Usability:
* Automatic configuration during installation
* Wizards for common tasks
* Visual reports with charts and diagrams
* Alerts provide all the information necessary for informed user decisions
* Automatic or interactive mode
* Round-the-clock technical support
* Automatic database updates

Interface Language: English
OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista

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Nokia Security Code Resetter 1.0

2009-03-27T00:44:00.001-07:00

You need your IMEI
to find out what IMEI u have press: (*#06#)
and type it in the first field
if entered correctly ur code should appear.

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Error: *** fatal error - couldn't allocate heap, Win32 error 487

2009-03-19T00:40:00.004-07:00

Windows CYGWIN Problems
Wrong make
There are some versions of CYGWIN make (/usr/bin/make.exe) that do not work with the drive letter paths. You need to get an older make.exe from say, http://www.cmake.org/files/cygwin/make.ex e ( join ex e = exe) and displace the /usr/bin/make.exe with this version.
CYGWIN can conflict with other windows software:
From time to time, people have reported strange failures and problems in Cygwin and Cygwin packages that seem to have no rational explanation. Among the most common symptoms they report are fork failures, memory leaks, and file access denied problems. These problems, when they have been traced, often appear to be caused by interference from other software installed on the same PC. Security software, in particular, such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall applications, often implements its functions by installing hooks into various parts of the system, including both the Explorer shell and the underlying kernel. Sometimes these hooks are not implemented in an entirely transparent fashion, and cause changes in the behaviour which affect the operation of other programs, such as Cygwin.
Among the software that has been found to cause difficulties are:
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Sonic Solutions burning software containing DLA component
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Norton/MacAffee/Symantec antivirus or antispyware
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Logitech webcam software with "Logitech process monitor" service
*
Kerio, Agnitum or ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall
*
Iolo System Mechanic/AntiVirus/Firewall
*
LanDesk
*
Windows Defender
*
Embassy Trust Suite fingerprint reader software wxvault.dll
*
NOD32 Antivirus
*
ByteMobile laptop optimization client

Sometimes these problems can be worked around, by temporarily or partially disabling the offending software. For instance, it may be possible to disable on-access scanning in your antivirus, or configure it to ignore files under the Cygwin installation root. Often, unfortunately, this is not possible; even disabling the software may not work, since many applications that hook the operating system leave their hooks installed when disabled, and simply set them into what is intended to be a completely transparent pass-through mode. Sometimes this pass-through is not as transparent as all that, and the hooks still interfere with Cygwin; in these cases, it may be necessary to uninstall the software altogether to restore normal operation.

Explorer has stopped working

2009-03-19T00:40:00.003-07:00

work in vista or windows 7 there is a big issue in vista or windows 7 " Expolrer has stopped working" Display & all the application close ( there is nothing issue in software , Antivirus or hardware ) all the machine behave like this

Method 1:
To temporarily disable all add-ons
• Click the Start button , click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).
Now check if problem is solved or not.
Method 2:
Disable all add-ons :
1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.
2. Click the Tools button, click Manage Add-ons, and then click Enable or Disable Add-ons.
3. In the Show list, click Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer to display all add-ons.
4. Click the add-on you want to disable, and then click Disable.
5. Repeat step 4 for every add-on. When you are finished, click OK.
6. Close IE.
7. Now open IE and check.
If issue persists, then perform steps as per below links:
Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts
1.Verify that you are logged on to Windows with a user account that is a computer administrator.
2.Verify that you have the error reporting feature in Windows turned on.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_verifyrequirements1000
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_methodthree1000
Advanced troubleshooting
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_advtroubleshooting1000
Note: Above steps can be used for most of IE7 related issues.

windows 7 activation

2009-03-19T00:40:00.002-07:00

According to Microsoft:- Windows 7 Beta software expires on August 1, 2009. To continue using your PC, be prepared to reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 before the expiration date. As new bugs are fixed, new beta versions will be released and setting your PC to automatically check for updates through Windows Update, will help to keep your version current and bug free

Here is the link for getting the windows 7 product key from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx

Windows 7 RC 32-bit 7057 Product Key (Retail_Ultimate-GB1CULFRER_EN_DVD)
32-Bit:
6JKV2-QPB8H-RQ893-FW7TM-PBJ73
TQ32R-WFBDM-GFHD2-QGVMH-3P9GC
GG4MQ-MGK72-HVXFW-KHCRF-KW6KY
4HJRK-X6Q28-HWRFY-WDYHJ-K8HDH
QXV7B-K78W2-QGPR6-9FWH9-KGMM7

Windows 7 RC 64-bit 7057 Product Key (also works with 32 bit RC 1 7057)
64-Bit: (Retail_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRER_EN_DVD)

7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3
RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH
482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M
JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4
D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9

Automatic switching from "Hibernate" to "Sleep"

2009-03-19T00:40:00.001-07:00

This could happen if there are any scheduled tasks assigned to the system that is making the system to go to sleep mode, also the Microsoft automatic updates run at 3AM every day if they are set to automatic...

try the below troubleshooting steps that may work:

1)turn off automatic updates
2)clear all the scheduled tasks assigned to the system( to check the scheduled tasks -> click on start in the search field type task scheduler)
3)Disconnect all external devices connected to your notebook (USB mouse, kb, pen drives ect)

windows vista startup help

2009-03-19T00:40:00.000-07:00

error says....registry editing has been diabled by your administrator

Click start, type 'regedit' and hit to open the registry editor.
Expand the keys at left to reach:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Click on this key, then locate the 'shell' string in the right pane. Double
click it, replace the contents with just:

explorer.exe

Click ok, then close the registry editor and reboot.

1st get rid of that virus first all problmz(explorer, registry editor) will be solved... scan your system with a good antivirus.

ATTENTION! NEW DANGER FROM RECYCLER VIRUS

2009-03-18T03:21:00.000-07:00

i use an XP PC.... i used KAV 8.0.0.454... wen i was searching the internet 4 its key file, i downloaded some softs that promised to giv the keygen... but after installing i face a new problem.....

now i cannot open my windows drives (C:,D: etc) by clicking on the drive icon in MY COMPUTER... it says . and i can see a folder called RECYCLER in drive D: (the recovery drive for my PC) which appears even after deleting it.......
also most of my installed softwares crashed, especially the antivirus software....

then i recovered the OS by running PC RECOVERY and changed my antivirus to AVG 8.0.81, along with a SUPERantispyware remover.... but the dolder recycler is still there and i cannot open the drives by clicking....also i cannot update or start scanning in AVG... also i cannot update SUPERantispyware remover, but other softwares are working after reinstalling....

Install Bitdefender Internet Security 2009 trial and run a deep system scan.

If u are not able to open ur drives, then follow the instructions-:

Right click on drive -> Open with-> Choose program or Browse.

Navigate to C: -> Windows -> Explorer (It will be an icon like Computer).

Click on it and check the box-> Always use the selected program....

Network attack intrusion.Win.MSSQL.worm.Helkern

2009-03-18T03:07:00.005-07:00

Network attack intrusion.Win.MSSQL.worm.Helkern:UDP from 58.20.154.23 to local port 1434.Blocked.attacking computer has not been blocked. its address is possibly spoofed.

Kaspersky Labs, an international data security software developer, is warning users to look our for the new Internet-worm "Helkern" (also known as "Slammer" or "Sapphire") that infects servers running under the popular Web-enabled database Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
here are the relatead links:
http://www.viruslist.com/en/news?id=59188
http://www.viruslist.com/en/news?id=59385

Hiberbate option

2009-03-18T03:07:00.004-07:00

I’ve got vista home
I performed disk clean up...n i lost my hibernate option!
How shall I get it back?

click "WINDOWS KEY+R"
and there type "powercfg /hibernate on"
and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
a command prompt will appear and disappear
and so u r done!

or

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928897

Logoff or shutdowns the computer the temp files get automatically deleted

2009-03-18T03:07:00.003-07:00

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\

2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".

3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.

4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file &
click "Open".

5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.

Can’t defrag in XP!!

2009-03-18T03:07:00.002-07:00

Try to defrag using XP, it says: c:\windows\sysyem32\dfrg.msc... Access is denied
Try setting the security setting to default:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222

Problem in using RAM with two different speeds

2009-03-18T03:07:00.001-07:00

You should use same frequency ram

Because your both ram might not work
Or may not work properly and if u use two different frequency ram might both work but
For e.g. u use a 600mhz and 800mhz ram

The least frequency of ram would be shown that is both ram would work at 600mhz

Expanding Primary Partition on Vista

2009-03-18T03:07:00.000-07:00

My Vista Partition (boot partition) is 24 GB and I want to extend it to 35 GB. My HDD is 152 GB and I formatted it into 3 partitions. The partitions are C(Vista), D(62 gb empty), E(62 gb empty). Below are my attempts to extend the C partition to 35 GB.

1. Vista Disk Management tool
- I deleted the D partition and then try to extend the C partition but the extend option is grayed out. Other partitions can be extended except C.

2. GParted live iso
- I burned the iso to a CD and booted it. I deleted the D partition and try to extend C but it says not enough free space. (I try to drag the slider to increase the size of the partition but the slider wont move because it is at the end of the column bar). Other partition can be extended.

3. I tried DiskPart command line utility tool that come with Vista. Again i deleted the D partition and try extend the size by typing the command -extend size=80000. It displays the message "There is not enough free space to perform the operation".

Those were my failed attempts. I even tried reinstalling vista but primary partition didn’t change

Change boot order

2009-03-18T03:06:00.000-07:00

Check if you are getting the boot options in 'System configuration utility'

To open it goto Run and type msconfig and press enter.

Click on the boot.ini tab on the top and check if you are getting 3 os choices....

When I click alt+ctrl+del to open task manager a message comes service is disable .

2009-03-18T03:03:00.000-07:00

Try this...
If u have XP Professional than...

Go to start> run > type gpedit.msc
Once in the Group Policy Editor, expand in turn:

User Configuration
Administrative Templates
System
Ctrl+Alt+Del Options
In the right side u will see remove task manager enabled
Double click on it and make it not configured..
Refresh the computer..

Or u can do this

Click Start, then click Run, type in regedit, and click on OK.

Expand these registry keys in turn:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Policies
System

There is a value disable task manager delete that..

If above trick dosent seems working

Then try this

Click Start, then click Run, type in regedit, and click on OK.

Expand these registry keys

HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Policies>System>

And at right side there should be "DisableTaskMgr" right click on it and click delete

You should delete this value

If DisableTaskMgr is not shown at right side then search in whole registry key

Just type ctrl+f and in that paste "DisableTaskMgr" and search for it and if found delete that

DOWNLOAD Recuva 1.22.384

2008-12-30T22:00:00.000-08:00

A new file recovery tool that will unerase files that you have mistakenly deleted from your computer

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a new file recovery tool that will unerase files that you have mistakenly deleted from your computer.

Recuva is fast, small and will even run from a USB drive.

DOWNLOAD

EuMAX Sev7n Inspirat pack

2008-12-26T23:21:00.000-08:00

DOWNLOAD EuMAX Sev7n Inspirat pack

Make your XP look like Windows7

iPod Plug-in for Winamp 3.07

2008-12-26T23:08:00.000-08:00

download iPod Plug-in for Winamp 3.07

Adds an iPod device listing to your Winamp Media Library
This plug-in will add an iPod device listing to your Winamp Media Library.

DOWNLOAD

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:1

2008-07-03T04:42:00.005-07:00

STOP NOISE IN COPYING AUDIO CD
When using 3rd party burning software (eg, Nero Burning Rom) to copy audio CD,some noise may be heard at the end of each track. To prevent this,try the following method:
1. Enter System Properties\device manager
2. Select IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
3. Double click on thee CD writer IDE channel
4. Select advance setting
5. Change the transfer mode to 'PIO Only'
6. Restart Computer

DISABLING THE 'UNSIGNED DRIVER' DIALOGS
This option wll disable the screen wich keeps popping up when you try to install 'digitally unsigned drivers'. Normally you can choose to continue the install anyways, but I have had situations where you cannot continue the install.. very annoying.. This is how to fix it:
Click Start - Run
then type: gpedit.msc
then hit enter.
Browse the folder tree to the following location:
User Configuration - Administrative Templates - System
now right-click Code signing for Device drivers and select Properties.
On the Settings tab, either select
- enable, and then select ignore from the appearing listbox..
- or click the disable option. Click apply and Ok and your set!
Alternatively especially for XP Home users:
Open "System" properties (Windows key + pause or Right click 'My Computer' - properties or Control Panel - System).On the Hardware tab click the "Driver Signing" button. In the dialogue that comes up choose "Ignore" to install the new driver anyway.

DMA MODE ON IDE DEVICES VIEWS
Just like Windows 2000, Windows XP still fails to set the DMA mode correctly for the IDE device designated as the slaves on the primary IDE and secondary IDE channels. Most CD-ROMS are capable of supporting DMA mode, but the default in XP is still PIO. Setting it to DMA won't make your CD-ROM faster, but it will consume less CPU cycles. Here's how:
1. Open the Device Manager. One way to do that is to right click on "My Computer", select the Hardware tab, and Select Device Manager.
2. Expand "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and double-click on "Primary IDE Channel"
3. Under the "Advanced Settings" tab, check the "Device 1" setting. More than likely, your current transfer mode is set to PIO.
4. Set it to "DMA if available".
Repeat the step for the "Secondary IDE Channel" if you have devices attached to it. Reboot.

RESTORING MEDIA PLAYER
To restore Windows Media Player insert the the XP CD into the CD drive (if it autostarts click exit). Open a command window and type the following :
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection InstallWMP7 132 c:\windows\inf\wmp.inf

RESTORING ACCESS TO CD ROM'S
If you removed CD Burning software, or for some other mystical reason, can not longer access your CD ROM's, in most cases following registry keys needs to be deleted: Locate and delete the UpperFilters and LowerFilters values under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

DELETING THE INDEX.DAT
Del "C:\Documents and Settings\aeon\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat"

CONTROL PANEL ON THE DESKTOP.
On The Desktop, Right Click Your Mouse Then Choose "New | Folder". Name The Folder As "ControlPanel. {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Without The "Quote Things. And Now You Can Access The Control Panel More Faster Then Before.

CHANGING INTERNET EXPLORER ICON NAME.
Open Registry Editor Then Go To : "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID". You Can See A Few Key Below It.

Now Go To This Key {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}, Double Click At The Default Value On The Right, Enter Whatever Name You Like.

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:2

2008-07-03T04:42:00.003-07:00

REGISTRY METHOD FOR REMOVING STARTUP ITEMS.
I prefer to use MSCONFIG selective startup to troubleshoot. To remove entries for good, open the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN
Delete entries of unwanted startup daemons and tray procedures.

DISPLAY MESSAGE ON STARTUP.
Start regedit, if you are unfamiliar with regedit please see our FAQ.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Modify the key legalnoticecaption with what you want to name the window.
Modify the key legalnoticetext with what you want the window to say. Restart.

REMOVE THE DEFAULT IMAGE VIEWER IN WINDOWS ME/XP.
This tweak works in Windows Me/XP, I have not try it in Windows NT/2000 yet, because i don't have that OS, you can try it if you have.
*This tweak does not work in Windows 95/98
To remove the Windows default Image Viewer, first:
Click Start Menu
Select Run menu
Type "cmd", (for Windows Me, type "command")
Then type "regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll" to unregister this dll. This will stop it from previewing any picture that it support, e.g. JPEG, Bitmap, GIF....
* Before perform this tweak, make sure that you have the alternative Image Viewer installed in you windows e.g. ACDsee, FireGraphics... because once you do this tweak without that application, you can't open and view your image anymore! So, to undo it, type "regsvr32 shimgvw.dll" in command prompt.

SPEED UP BOOT BY DISABLING UNUSED PORTS.
You may have tried many tweaks like modifying windowsXP start-up applications, prefetches, unload DLLs method,etc. And yes those methods do work for me.
I have just accidentally found out another way to give you an extra boost in windowsXP's boot performance. This is done by disabling your unused devices in
Device Manager. for example, if you don't have input devices that are connected to one of your USBs or COM ports, disabling them will give you an extra perfromance boost in booting. Go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> device manager Disable devices that you don't use for your PC and then restart.

CLEAR UNWANTED ENTRIES FROM ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS.
Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT).
Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall Remove any unwanted keys under "Uninstall."

CLICKING * .AVI FILES ON EXPLORER CAUSING 100% CPU USAGE.
Well windows seem to have a REALLY big problem when it comes to reading AVI files. It seems that when you click on an AVI file in explorer, it'll try to read the entire AVI file to determine the width,height, etc. of the AVI file (this is displayed in the Properties window). Now the problem with Windows is that if you have a broken/not fully downloaded AVI file that doesnt contain this info, Windows will scan the entire AVI file trying to figure out all these properties which in the process will probably cause 100% CPU usage and heavy memory usage. To solve this problem all you have to do is the following:
1. Open up regedit
2. Goto HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler
3. Delete the "Default" value which should be "{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}"
Voila! Please not that this will no longer provide you with the windows properties displaying the AVI file information such as width, height, bitrate etc. But its a small price to pay for saving you resources.
NOTE: Please use caution when using regedit. Improper usage may cause windows to behave imcorrectly. Also, I cannot be held resposible. Backup your registry first.

CD ROM STOPS AUTOPLAYING/AUTORUN.
And the AutoPlay Tab has disappeared in My Computer, Devices With Removable Storage, Right Click on CDROM, Properties.
Solution: The service: "Shell Hardware Detection" has been set to Manual or Disabled. Go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. Return this service to "Automatic".

SHUTDOWN XP FASTER 1.
Like previous versions of windows, it takes long time to restart or shutdown windows xp when the "Exit Windows" sound is enabled. to solve this problem you
must disable this useless sound. click start button then go to settings -> control panel -> Sound,Speech and Audio devices -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Sounds, then under program events and windows menu click on "Exit Windows" sub-menu and highlight it.now from sounds you can select,choose "none" and then click apply and ok. now you can see some improvements when shutting down your system.

SHUTDOWN XP FASTER 2.
Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control.
Click on the "Control" Folder.
Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
Right click on it and select Modify.
Set it a value lower than 2000 (Mine is set to 200).

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:3

2008-07-03T04:42:00.001-07:00

TURN NUMLOCK ON AT LOGON.
NumLock does not toggle on by default (system-wide), even if you have it set in your PC's BIOS, because of XP's multi-user functionality. Guess Microsoft doesn't know everyone actually turns it on, which should be reason enough for what acts as "default"...
Anyway, you can hack the Windows Registry to change this behavior, or run a script at logon to turn NumLock on.
1. To enable NumLock through the Registry:
* Open Windows' Registry Editor (START > RUN, type "REGEDIT").
*. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.
*. Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.
2. To enable NumLock using a script, see this MS Knowledgebase article for complete instructions:
CODE
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q262625

Option 1 is the quicker method, but if you have more than one user on your system and one or more don't want NumLock on (stranger things have been known of), then option 2 is the way to go since it allows you to only attach the script to specific users.

FREE DISK SPACE BY DELETING RESTORE POINTS.
Start button-all programs-accessories-system tools-cleanup-more options. You will have the option of deleting your restore points.When your done creat one
restore point as a back up.

HOW TO REAL GET RID OF UNNECESSARY SOFTWARE
to uninstall things like msn messenger and other hidden installs thru add remove programs, do this: find sysoc.inf (you might have to enable "show hidden files" and "show hidden/protected system folders" in explorer) and open it in notepad replace all ",hide" with "," (both with out quotes) which is easiest to do with the replace all command under edit then in add/remove programs under add/remove windows compnents and whole new list of things to uninstall and add are now listed (such as internet explorer)

HAVING PROGRAMS RUN WHEN WINDOWS LOADS SLOWS DOWN YOUR STARTUP.
There are two ways do disable programs that may be in your startup (like icq, messanger,) The easiest is to do the following:
1. start --> run --> msconfig
2. Click on the "startup" tab (furthest right)\
3. Unclick any items you don't want to load when windows starts.
The second is by deleting registry entrys, this can be done the following way:
1. Start --> run --> regedit
2. Navigate to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. Delete any entry's that you don't want to load up

TURN OFF INDEXING TO SPEED UP XP.
Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc. If you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then I suggest turnning this feature off:
1. Control Panel
2. Administrative Tools
3. Services
4. Disable Indexing Services

HALF LIFE AND WINDOWS XP.
1. How to recover from incompatible drivers
Before you install new drivers set a system restore point. Start>All programs>Accessories>system tools>system restore
After your new drivers don't work reset your computer. Press F8 repeatedly as soon as the BIOS screen disappears, and before the Windows XP screen appears. Select safe mode. Use system restore again to undo your mess.
2. Video Drivers
The NVidia drivers that come with XP do not allow you to run Half Life in OpenGL. Update to the newest drivers.
Despite the fact that they are not official drivers, 22.50 was the only set which worked
3. Sound Drivers
Use windows update to update Creative drivers.
4. Fixing screen flicker
Windows XP defaults to 60Hz for games. A fix is available here:
CODE
http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetquake/ztn/nvreffix-setup.exe

Select "set: ev ery resolution to monitor's maximum supported rate"
5. Fixing lag
If you are having trouble with lag, try disabling the windows XP firewall. Go to control panel>network connections. Select connection, right click, properties, advanced, untick the firewall.
6. Mouse
You can improve your mouse smoothness for games.
Control panel>mouse>hardware>properties>advanced
Change the sample rate to a higher one, eg. 200

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:4

2008-07-03T04:41:00.007-07:00

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9.
When installing WMP 9 it leaves a watersign on your desktop. You can easily remove this with: regedit:
HKey_Local_Machine\SOFTWARE\microsoft\system certificates\CA\certificates\FEE449EE0E3965A5246F00E87FDE2A065FD89D4
HKey_Local_Machine\software\microsoft\system certificates\ROOT\certificates\2BD63D28D7BCD0E251195AEB519243C13142EBC3
Remove both lines and restart computer.

CHANGING THE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER TITLEBAR.
This is a per-user tweak. Open RegEdit.
Browse to the following key:
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxx\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer
(the x's will vary from computer to computer , it's the key without the "_Classes" at the end) Create the following String, "TitleBar" , the value of this will now become the TitleBar of Windows Media Player.

AUTO DELETE TEMPORARY FOLDER.
First go into gpedit.msc
Next select -> Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Terminal Services/Temporary Folder
Then right click "Do Not Delete Temp Folder Upon Exit"
Go to properties and hit disable. Now next time Windows puts a temp file in that folder it will automatically delete it when its done! Note from Forum Admin: Remember, GPEDIT (Group Policy Editor) is only available in XP Pro.

CLEANUP STARTUP ITEMS IN MSCONFIG.
Do you ever uninstall programs and they are still listed under startup items in msconfig? Personally, I found myself with 30 such items from old installs. Microsoft leaves you no way to clean up this list, but have no fear, I have figured it out for you.
1. Open MSconfig and click on the startup items tab
2. Open Regedit and naviate to HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Sharedtools/MSconfig/startupreg
3. Compare the list of registry keys under startup reg with their counterparts in msconfig.
4. Delete the keys which are no longer valid.
5. Voila! You've cleaned up msconfig.

REMOVING SERVICES DEPENDENCIES.
This will allow you to disable a service or uninstall it from your system without effecting another service that depends on it. Here's how you do it
1. After you have set your services the way you want them and you have disabled/uninstalled something that another services depends on, run "regedit"
2. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\find the service that will not function, do to another service being disabled/uninstall (found in ControlSet001\Services, ControlSet002\Services, and CurrentControlSet\Services)
3. Once you have found the service right-click on the string value, "DependOnService,"and modify
4. You should now see a list of services that it is dependent on. Simply delete the service that you have disabled/uninstalled
5. Restart your computer and your ready to go Disclaimer REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOU REGISTRY FIRST I'm not totaly sure if this will have any negative effects on your system. I used this method after uninstalling "Netbios over Tcpip" from my system completely, so that my Dhcp service would function and I have had NO negative effects on my system.

ANOTHER WAY TO DELETE HIDDEN DEVICES.
You can view and delete or modify hidden devices by:
1. Openning Device Manager. (I usually right-click on My Computer, select Properties, select the Hardware tab, then select Device Manager.)
2. Select View and check "Show hidden devices"
3. Hidden devices will appear below with the others and can be modified.

HOW TO GET "My Briefcase" IN WINDOWS XP.
go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache. look for a file named "syncapp".
double click it. an icon should appear on your desktop that says "My Briefcase". double click it. it will come up with this window that tells you how to use it.

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:5

2008-07-03T04:41:00.005-07:00

MOUSE POINTERS.
It seems that even without pointer precision disabled, the mouse under XP is still influenced by an acceleration curve. This is especially noticeable in games. To

completely remove mouse acceleration from XP, you will need to go into the registry and adjust the SmoothmouseXYCurve values. Here is how its done.
1. Click Start button
2. Select Run
3. Type 'regedit' in the open textbox
4. Open the tree 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER', select control panel, then select mouse
5. Right clicking, modify the SmoothMouseXCurve and SmoothMouseYCurve hexidecimal values to the following:
SmoothMouseXCurve:
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
00,a0,00,00,00,00,00,00
00,40,01,00,00,00,00,00
00,80,02,00,00,00,00,00
00,00,05,00,00,00,00,00
SmoothMouseYCurve:
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
66,a6,02,00,00,00,00,00
cd,4c,05,00,00,00,00,00
a0,99,0a,00,00,00,00,00
38,33,15,00,00,00,00,00
If done correctly, you will notice you are holding a markedly more responsive mouse.

HIDDEN WINDOWS XP ICONS.
Windows XP Pro and Home contains icons for folders and files that cannot normally be seen, you can select to view hidden files from the folder options menu, but there are still some that remain hidden.
You can set windows to view these files as normal hidden files, so that when you use the view hidden files and folders toggle from the folder options menu that these will be turned on/off along with the normal hidden files.
These files are usually system files and should not be altered/deleted unless you really know what you are doing, if you don't yet still wish to change them I might suggest that you create back-ups of your system first.
I will personally accept no responsibility for any damage caused by using this tweak. To view the hidden files you need to open up regedit, if you are not sure how to do this, select run from the start menu and type in 'regedit' without the apostrophe's. In the regedit window, expand out the groups by clicking on the '+' next to the name in the left hand column of regedit, and navigate to the below address.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \SOFTWARE \MICROSOFT \WINDOWS \CURRENTVERSION \EXPLORER \ADVANCED
when you have clicked the advanced folder on the left pane, look down the list at the titles in the right hand pane, one of those titles is 'ShowSuperHidden'
double click the title and in the window that appears set the value to equal 1 to show the super hidden files and 0 to hide them.

XP HOME ADVANCED FILE PERMISSIONS.
This is actually an addition to my previous post entitled "Get XP Pro file security with XP Home". In the aforementioned post I outlined how to access
*Advance file Permissions* on NTFS file systems for XP Home simply by booting into *Safe Mode*, rt-clicking any file or folder, and navigating to the *Security tab*. This gives the user the ability to allow or deny read, write, execute, read & write, display contents, full-control, iheritance, and take ownership permissions, with many more options available to apply to different users and groups stored on the computer. Well, you don't have to do this in *Safe Mode* (XP Home). Although it is a little less intuitive, you can simply go to your command prompt - Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt. Now type "cacls" in the window (without the quotes). This gives you the ability to add, remove or modify file permissions on files and folders through the command prompt. Type "cacls /?" for help on different options and variables. You do not need to be in safe mode to use this so it makes it a little quicker than using the safe mode security tab GUI. Remember - this only applies to NTFS. Here also is a very useful link to find a lot of extras and tweaks straight from the horse's mouth - the Microsoft Resource Center. You will find a lot of very useful web-based extra's here, most of them left unknowing to the general public - such as, "Online Crash Analysis" - a site that looks like Windows Update but you can upload your crash "dump logs" (when you get those system or application crash error reports). Microsoft will then analyze the log file and tell you some more info about WHY the system crashed (ie. faulty hardware/software/conflicts, etc).

FLASHGET :BYPASSING 8 MAX SIMULTANEOUS JOBS.
Users of Flash get will notice that the maximum number of file splits is 8. This number can be increased by the tweak below:
1. Run regedit.
2. Navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JetCar\JetCar\General\]
3. Right Click -> Add String Value.
4. Name as MaxSimJobs -> Set the value as what ever number you want.
After a restart you should be able to download with more file splits.

OUTLOOK EXPRESS WINDOWS TITLE TWEAKS.
Change the window title of Outlook Express to anything you want!
In regedt32 and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{EE383506-901D-43C6-8E40-9A61901DF7CC}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0. Add a new string key called WindowTitle and make its value the desired window title. Then close the registry editor, and restart Outlook Express (if it's running.) Your new title now shows up in the title bar!

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:6

2008-07-03T04:41:00.003-07:00

ORIGINAL WALLPAPERS.
This is more of a fun tweak than it is useful. Go to run, type regedit press ok. when that comes up go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Desktop
Now find the orginalwallpaper, right click and select modify.In the text box type the path to the file you want to be your orginal desktop wallpaper.

DELETING My eBooks AND SPECIALS FOLDER IN MY DOCUMENTS.
Click Start, then Run and type: regsvr32 /u mydocs.dll
then delete them.

DISABLE WINDOWS PICTURE AND FAX VIEWER.
By default, Windows XP opens all picture files (gif,jpg,...) with the included Windows Picture and Fax Viewer no matter what other picture viewers you have installed. To disable the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, unregister shimgvw.dll. This can be done from command prompt: regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll

REMOVE PAST ITEMS ICONS IN TASKBAR.
Some times When you check your TasKbar properties or when you hide or unhide icons you can see old icons from Uninstalled or old programs you dont have anymore. This Tweak will help you how to get rid of this problem Thanks to leobull of Xperience.or How To clear the Past Items or Icons list in the TaskBar, perform the following steps:
1.Open Regedit Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify
2.Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values
3.Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe , and then click End Process .
4.In Task Manager, click File , click New Task , type explorer , and then click OK .

LOCKING COMPUTERS.
To lock a computer in XP, as you probably know, you press "L" while holding down "Windows Logo" key on your keyboard. However, if you would like to lock a computer remotely, for example via "Remote Administrator", you don't have this ability. What you can do instead, is to create a shortcut on remote computer's desktop where Target %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation Start In %windir%

ADMINISTRATOR IN WELCOME SCREEN.
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.

BUGFIXES.
This is a strange bug in Windows XP Pro but it can and does happen to everyone. When you open the My Computer screen and your Documents folder is missing but all the other users folders are there try this tweak.
STEP 1:
START > RUN > REGEDIT > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / Current Version / Explorer / DocFolderPaths
Once you click the DocFolderPaths folder you should see all the user's folders.
STEP 2:
Add a new string value
Value Name: your user name
Value Data: the path to your docs folder ( ex. C:\Documents and Settings\your docs folder )
Exit Registry editor and open my computer, your docs folder should now be visable.

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:7

2008-07-03T04:41:00.001-07:00

EASY WAY TO ADD THE ADMINISTRATOR USER TO THE WELCOME SCREEN.
Start the Registry Editor Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList \
Right-click an empty space in the right pane and select New > DWORD Value Name the new value Administrator. Double-click this new value, and enter 1 as it's Value data. Close the registry editor and restart.

DRIVE ICONS.
To set the icon of any drive (hard disk, cd rom or anything else) with a letter (C:\ etc.), run REGEDIT (Start -> Run -> regedit)
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
If one doesn't already exist, create a new KEY called "DriveIcons". Under this key, create a new key with the letter of your drive. I.e. C for your C:\ drive.
To change the icon for that drive, create a key inside that one called DefaultIcon and set the path of (Default) to the location of your icon
eg C\DefaultIcon\ then (Default) = D:\Documents\C Drive Icon.ico
To change the name of that drive, create a key in the drive letter one (eg C\) called DefaultLabel and set the (Default) to what you want the drive to be called. This is useful if you want to assign a long name to the floppy drive.

CHANGING OEM REGISTRATIONS.
Have you used someone's new Hewlet Packard with their OEM version of Windows XP? You've seen that HP has their own icon in the Start Menu, underneath Run, that goes to their Help Site. Now, you can have your icon that does anything you want (website, program, etc) and says anything you want. Basically, you are "branding" Windows XP (Home or Pro), great for if you are a computer builder and sell them, or you just want to make Windows XP your own. It involves Regedit.
1. Start up Notepad and creat a new registry file (*.reg) and copy and paste the following into it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@="YOUR COMPANY NAME"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@="YOUR ICON HERE"
00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,68,00,70,00,6c,00,69,00,\
6e,00,6b,00,2e,00,69,00,63,00,6f,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
64,00,6f,00,63,00,76,00,77,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance]
"CLSID"="{3f454f0e-42ae-4d7c-8ea3-328250d6e272}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
"method"="ShellExecute"
"Command"="YOUR TITLE HERE"
"Param1"="YOUR FUNCTION HERE"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000
2. Edit where it says YOUR ICON HERE to a path to an icon (ex. c:\\icon.ico), it must be 24x24 pixels and in *.ico format. Use double back slash for path names.
3. Edit both places where it says YOUR TITLE HERE to what you want it to say in the Start Menu (ex. Elranzer Homepage).
4. Edit where it says YOUR FUNCTION here to what you want it to do when you click it, it can be anything... your website, a local HTML document, a program, a Windows funtion, whatever your imagination can provide (ex. http://www.shareordie.com).
5. Save this file as brand.reg, double-click it to enterin your information, and refresh Explorer (log off/on) to see it in the Start Menu!! This works in both Home and Professional (and probably 64-Bit Professional) Editions!

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:8

2008-07-03T04:40:00.002-07:00

8REMOVING USERNAME IN THE STARTMENU
Open Registry Editor Then Go To : "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer".
On The Right, Make A New Entry With Right Click On Your Mouse Then Choose "New | DWORD Value" Change The Entry's Name Into "NoUserNameInStartMenu", Double Click In The New Entry And Fill The "Value Data" With "1". Press OK, Exit From The Registry Editor. Restart Your Computer.

INTERNET EXPLORER LIGHTING-FAST STARTUP.
Isn't it annoying when you want to go to a new website, or any other site but your homepage, and you have to wait for your 'home' to load? This tweak tells Internet Explorer to simply 'run', without loading any webpages. (If you use a 'blank' page, that is still a page, and slows access. Notice the 'about:blank' in the address bar. The blank html page must still be loaded..). To load IE with 'nothing' [nothing is different than blank]:
1. Right-click on any shortcut you have to IE
[You should create a shortcut out of your desktop IE icon, and delete the original icon]
2. Click Properties
3. Add ' -nohome' [with a space before the dash] after the endquotes in the Target field.
4. Click OK
Fire up IE from your modified shortcut, and be amazed by how fast you are able to use IE!

INTERNET EXPLORER SPEED UP.
Edit your link to start Internet Explorer to have -nohome after it. For Example: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome
This will load internet explorer very fast because it does not load a webpage while it is loading. If you want to go to your homepage after it is loaded, just click on the home button.

SPEED UP BROWSING WITH DNS CATCH.
when you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although WinXP and win2000 has a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:
************begin copy and paste***********
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d
************end copy and paste***********
make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Then merge it into the registry.

START IEXPLORER WITH EMPTY BLUE SCREEN.
Set your default page to about:mozilla and IE will show a nice blue screen upon startup.

SPEED UP DETAILED VIEW IN WINDOWS EXPLORER.
If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" view here is a tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes: Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" mode shows various attributes associated with each file shown. Some of these must be retrieved from the individual files when you click on the directory for viewing. For a directory with numerous and relatively large files (such as a folder in which one stores media, eg: *.mp3's, *.avi's etc.)

Windows Explorer lags as it reads through each one. Here's how to disable viewing of unwanted attributes and speed up file browsing:
1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Navigate to the folder which you wish to optimize.
3. In "Details" mode right click the bar at the top which displays the names of the attribute columns.
4. Uncheck any that are unwanted/unneeded.
Explorer will apply your preferences immediately, and longs lists of unnecessary attributes will not be displayed. Likewise, one may choose to display any information which is regarded as needed, getting more out of Explorer.

WEB PAGES SLOWS DOWN, FIX.
The tweak is simple. Beside the QoS and others around the Internet for the new XP OS, I found out that native drivers sometimes slow you down (cable and xDSL users). So if you have applied all tweaks and you are still having slow downs try reinstalling your NICs drivers. The difference is noticeable. My web pages now load almost instantly where they used to take even a minute!

FIX IE 6 SLOWDOWNS AND HANGS.
1. Open a command prompt window on the desktop (Start/Run/command).
2. Exit IE and Windows Explorer (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe, respectively, in Task Manager, i.e - Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Processes/End Process for each).
3. Use the following command exactly from your command prompt window to delete the corrupt file:
C:\>del "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat"
4. Restart Windows Explorer with Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Applications/New Task/Browse/C:\Windows\explorer.exe[or your path]) or Shutdown/Restart the computer from Task Manager.

SPEED UP WEB BROWSING.
Iv'e personally found a dramatic increase in web browsing after clearing the Windows XP DNS cache. To clear it type the following in a command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns.

ALLOW MORE THAN 2 SIMULTANEOUS DOWNLOADS ON IEXPLORER 6.
This is to increase the the number of max downloads to 10.
1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value , and then add the following registry values:
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=Dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=Dword:0000000a
4. Quit Registry Editor.

IPV6 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP.
This protocol is distined to replace the Internet Protocal Version 4 used by Internet Explorer it uses hexadecimal ip addresses instead of decimal example (decimal ip 62.98.231.67) (hexadecimal IP 2001:6b8:0:400::70c)
To install To install the IPv6 Protocol for Windows XP:
Log on to the computer running Windows XP with a user account that has local administrator privileges. Open a command prompt. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 install
For more information on IPv6, visit the site below:
CODE
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/ipv6/default.asp

ANOTHER WAY TO FIX IEXPLORER 6 SLOW PAGES LOADED.
Here's an easier way to get to index.dat file as addresse in another tweak submitted here.
1. click on Internet Explorer
2. go to to your root dir (usually C:)
3. open Documents and Settings folder
4. open "your username folder"
5. open UserData
6. **close IE if you have it open**
rename index.dat to index.old
logoff and log back on (don't need to restart) open up IE and go to a web page or site that always seemed to load slowly. It should load a lot more quickly now. NOTE. Always rename or backup .dat or other system files before deleting.

Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP PART:9

2008-07-03T04:40:00.001-07:00

EASIEST WAY TO DELETE PREFETCH.
1. Open notepad.exe, type del c:\windows\prefetch\*.* /q (without the quotes) & save as "delprefetch.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Startup" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "delprefetch.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. Reboot your computer.

SPEED UP MENU DISPLAY.
When using the start menu the you will notice a delay between different tiers of the menu hierarchy. For the fastest computer experience possible I recommend changing this value to zero. This will allow the different tiers to appear instantly. Start Regedit. If you are unfamiliar with regedit please refer to our FAQ on how to get started.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Select MenuShowDelay from the list on the right.
Right on it and select Modify.
Change the value to 0.
Reboot your computer.

16 COLOUR ICONS.
If you select 16bit mode for graphics your icons will revert to using 8bit (16 color) icons. Yuck! Change the following registry setting to:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics] "Shell Icon BPP"="16" "Shell Icon Size"="32" Setting the BPP to 16bit will yield 65565 colors for icons.

DE-CRYPT ENCRYPTED FILES ON WINDOWS XP.
1. Login as Administrator
2. Go to Start/Run and type in cmd and click OK.
At the prompt type cipher /r:Eagent and press enter
This prompt will then display:
Please type in the password to protect your .PFX file:
Type in your Administrator password
Re-confirm your Administrator password
The prompt will then display
Your .CER file was created successfully.
Your .PFX file was created successfully.
The Eagent.cer and Eagent.pfx files will be saved in the current directory that is shown at the command prompt. Example: The command prompt displays
C:\Documents and Settings\admin> the two files are saved in the admin folder. (For security concerns, you should house the two files in your Administrator folder or on a floppy disk).
3. Go to Start/Run and type in certmgr.msc and click OK. This will launch the Certificates Manager. Navigate to Personal and right click on the folder and select All Tasks/Import. The Certificate Import Wizard will appear. Click Next. Browse to the C:\Documents and Settings\admin folder. In the Open dialog box, change the Files of Type (at the bottom) to personal Information Exchange (*.pfx,*.P12). Select the file Eagent.pfx and click Open. Click Next. Type in your Administrator password (leave the two checkboxes blank) and click Next. Make sure the Radio button is active for the first option (Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certifcate). Click Next. Click Finish. (You'll receive a message that the import was successful). To confirm the import, close Certificates Manager and re-open it. Expand the Personal folder and you will see a new subfolder labeled Certificates. Expand that folder and you will see the new entry in the right side column. Close Certificate Manager.
4. Go to Start/Run and type in secpol.msc and click OK. This will launch the Local Security Policy. Expand the Public Key Policies folder and then right click on the Encrypted File System subfolder and select Add Data Recovery Agent... The Wizard will then display. Click Next. Click the Browse Folders... button. Browse to the C:\Documents and Settings\admin folder. Select the Eagent.cer file and click Open. (The wizard will display the status User_Unknown. That's ok). Click Next. Click Finish. You will see a new entry in the right side column. Close the Local Security Policy.
You, the Administrator are now configured as the default Recovery Agent for All Encrypted files on the Local Machine.
To Recover Encrypted files: Scenario #1
If you have completed the above steps BEFORE an existing user encrypted his/her files, you can log in to your Administrator account and navigate to the encrypted file(s). Double click on the file(s) to view the contents.
Scenario #2
If you have completed the above steps AFTER an existing user has already encrypted his/her files, you must login to the applicable User's User Account and then immediately logout. Next, login to your Administrator account and navigate to the encrypted file(s). Double click on the file(s) to view the contents.
*Warning Do not Delete or Rename a User's account from which will want to Recover the Encrypted Files. You will not be able to de-crypt the files using the steps outlined above.

DUMP FILES TWEAK & DISABLE DR.WATSON.
"Dump file. A dump file stores data from memory during a system crash and can be helpful when diagnosing problems, but like a swap file, it can also expose a lot of sensitive, unencrypted data. To prevent Windows from creating the file, go to Control Panel | System. Click on the Advanced tab and then the Settings button on the Startup and Recovery pane. Set the drop-down menu under Write debugging information to (none). "Similarly, the debugging program Dr. Watson saves information when applications crash. To disable it, go to:
HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ AeDebug and set the Auto string to 0. Then use Windows Explorer to go to Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\DrWatson. Delete User.dmp and Drwtsn32.log, the insecure logs the program creates." Heed related advice from 'microsoft' regarding 'Disable Dr.Watson' first before the preceding Dr. Watson advice (go Google search.) Back up with System Restore, and go ahead. As cautious as I am, I have gladly applied these tweaks, and followed related microsot advice on Dr. Watson.

Precaution: Backups All Of Your Data Before Tweaking, Not All Of The Tips I've Mentioned Above Were Tested. I Don't Responsible For Any Damages. Happy Experiments