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Top 10 Secrets Of Windows XP

2012-07-30T14:06:00.000+05:00

Today Iam Going To Tell You Top 10 Secrets Of Wndows XP.

1.16 Useful key shortcuts available:

Windows key + D - shows the desktop.
Windows key + M - minimizes all open windows.
Windows key + Shift + M - maximizes all open windows.
Windows key + E - Runs Windows Explorer.
Windows key + R - shows the RUN dialog.
Windows key + F - shows Search window.
Windows key + Break - shows System Properties box.
Windows key + TAB - Go through taskbar applications.
Windows key + PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows key + U Open Utility Manager.
ALT + TAB - Cycle through opened applications.
Hold down CTRL while dragging an item to Copy it.
CTRL + ESC Display the Start menu.
ALT + ENTER View the properties for the selected item.
F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or NUM LOCK + Asterisk (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder.

2.Lock Windows to protect computer :

You can lock Windows to protect the computer when leaving the station easily by creating a shortcut with the path rundll32.exeuser32.dll, LockWorkStation. The Windows key + L is also a shortcut to this feature.

3.Edit sysoc.inf to list all software :

To show all software that can be removed from your computer (including protected Windows services), you can manually edit (using notepad for example) the sysoc.inf file located in Windows\inf\. Just remove the word hide next to the software pack. Note - use this at your own risk. Removing critical components of the system will make Windows instable.

4.Windows XP comes with IPv4 and IPv6 :

Windows XP comes both IPv4 and IPv6 support. To enable IPv6, you can install the protocols needed with the command "ipv6 install" in the command-prompt. Then type ipv6 /? to see the options. The installation will not remove the IPv4 protocols so your current configuration will still work.

5.Access Task Manager with shortcut :

To access the Task Manager easier, you can make a shortcut that points to %windir%\system32\taskmgr.exe.

6.Stop treating ZIP files like Folders :

If you don't want your Windows XP to treat ZIP files like folders, you can disable this component by running regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll at the command prompt or Run dialog. If you start missing it, you can enable it by typing regsvr32 zipfldr.dll.

7.Switch users leaving applications opened :

You can switch users leaving the applications opened too (*NOTE* use this only when needed since it could lead to system instability). Go to Task Manager - processes and end the process explorer.exe. This will end only your session and not all applications. Then go to Applications tab, click New task and type runas /user:domainname\username explorer.exe. A password prompt will appear to login to the desired username. The user's session will start, with all your previously applications running. I recommend to open first a command-line prompt and type runas /? to see all the options available.

8.Rename multiple files in Windows at once :

Rename multiple files in Windows at once. Select them all, right click and select Rename. Enter the desired name. They will be renamed using what you specified, with a number in brackets to distinguish them.

9.Task kill feature in Windows :

Windows has a task kill feature similar to Linux. Go to a command prompt and run the command tasklist to see running processes with PID numbers. Then type tskill to end the specific task. This forces an instant closing of the task.

10.Edit features with GPEDIT.MSC :

You can edit many features by running gpedit.msc. You can add log on/log off scripts here and many features.

Best 5 Utilites For Windows XP

2012-07-29T14:14:00.000+05:00

1.Mozilla Firefox 3:

Firefox is one of the best browser for windows xp , it is most secure , fast and realiable. You can get lot of extra features by adding Firefox plugins. It also has Tabbed browsing , pop-blocking and integrated search engine features.

Free Download Mozilla firefox 3

2.Adobe Reader 9:

Adobe Reader 9 provides secure view , printing , sign , search on PDF documents. You can view your documents online and offline whether you are in home or office. Adobe Reader 9 is now integrated with most demanding Adobe Connect software which allows users to communicate and approvals with virtually any one anywhere at anytime.

Download Adobe Reader 9

3. IrfanView:

IrfanView is a graphic software that allows you e.g Image editing and image conversion from one format to another. IrfanView is a professional graphic utlity with lot of features which include , Thumbnail option, , batch conversion/editing, multipage editing, slide show and smulti-language support.

Download IrfanView

4. Winamp:

If you are a computer freak then you cant live without listening music while working, To Listen music your best choice would be Winamp, Winamp is one of the best free media player and music management. You can select your favourite skin for this player and you can create skin yourself, It has many features like multi format supported, powerful media library , Music Mixing and CD Burning support.

Download Winamp

5. FreeRAM XP Pro:

FreeRam XP Pro is a utility that supports memory monitoring and optimization and provide real time memory information, It also provides advance tray support GUI , memory reporting and diagnostic logging. It is totally free for use.

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How To Connect Two Computers with LAN

2012-07-28T16:46:00.000+05:00

You Have To Take some steps through which You can connect Two pc with LAN

For Windows XP:

1. Goto Start Menu.

2.Then Click on Control Panel.

3.Click on Network Connection.

4.search Local Area Network icon and right click and select properties.

5.Select Internet protocol (TCP/IP) and click on properties button.

6.Set IP address for both the computers. Remember they must be unique for both of them. For eg if you choose "192.168.1.1" for your first computer then choose "192.168.1.2" for other computer. IP address is address of computer from which it is recognized in networks.

7.Below the IP Address there is box called Subnet Mask, put 255.255.255.0 in it and click ok.

How To Change Mouse Pointer In Windows XP

2012-07-27T10:01:00.000+05:00

To change the appearance of your mouse pointer:

1.First Click the Start menu and goto Control Panel.

2.Then Click on "MOUSE" in Control Panel.

3.Goto To pointer tab

4.To change all of your pointers at one time, select a new scheme under Scheme.

5.To change one pointer, select it in the Customize list. Click Browse, and then double-click the name of the new pointer you want to use for that task.

7.Then select the pointer

8.Now you done.

How To Make An Account On YouTube

2012-07-25T16:05:00.000+05:00

Creating a YouTube account is free, quick, and painless. To create a YouTube account, just submit a few bits of basic information and create a username and password.Just Follow 10 Steps:

1.Go to YouTube.com and click the Sign Up link.

2.Enter your e-mail address and a password.

3.Fill in the Re type Password and Username fields.

4.In the Location drop down list, select the country where you live.

5.Enter your postal code.

6.Click to select your gender and enter your date of birth.

7.Type the characters (letters and numbers) from the colored box into the Word Verification field.

8.Check or uncheck the next box with the unwieldy name: Let others find my channel on YouTube if they have my email address.

9.Check the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy box after you read all the legalese.

10.Click the Create My Account button.

How To Make An Account On Facebook

2012-07-22T11:38:00.000+05:00

Today I am going to tell you "How you can make an account on Facebook " It is very simple.

Basically Facebook is a largest Social networking website. Thousand of People using Facebook. The users on Facebook increases day by day but many people do not know "How to make an account on Facebook ".Many Friends are asking me that how can we make account on Facebook So, today I am going to tell you" How to make an account on Facebook "If you want make an account on Facebook just follow my steps :

1.Goto Facebook.com and find the Sign up Form.

2. First write your"First name ".

3.Then press tab and write your "Last Name "

4.Press tab and write your Email.

5.Press tab and Type Password.

6.Select Gender male or female.

7.Then enter your Date of Birth.

8.Then click the "Sign up "

9.Then upload a photo.

10.And then confrim you Email.

11.Now you Done.

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How To Download Videos From You tube By Using IDM

2012-07-20T08:00:00.000+05:00

Internet Download Manager 6.11 Build 7 (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance.

If You Want To Download Videos From YouTube Using IDM. Just Take These Steps:

1.Just Download IDM on Your PC.

2.Then Restart Your Internet Browser.

3.Then Open You Tube and Play video.

4.You see some text bar at the end of videos "Download Videos form this page".

5.Then click on it .After click on it new Dilog box appear.

6.Click on "start downloading".

7.Now You Are Done.

How To Create Back UP Your iPhone or ipod

2012-07-15T08:00:00.000+05:00

By default your iPhone will automatically sync and create a backup each time your iPhone is connected to your computer. If you want to manually create an iPhone backup though, it is very easy.

There Are some steps Through which can Create a back up Of iPhone:

1. Open iTunes In your Pc.

2. Plug in Your iPhone Through Data Cable.

3.Right click on Your Device Name.

4.Then select backup.

5. Wait till the backup completed.

This will create a backup of your iPhone that you will be able to restore from later, and the procedure is the same in Windows.

[How to fix] If Your Apple IPhone Stuck On Apple Logo

2012-07-12T08:20:00.000+05:00

If Your IPhone Suddenly Stuck On Apple logo.Then what You can do?

Just Follow my steps it is very simple and very easy:

1.First you want to hold the buttons two buttons for some time.

2.Hold the "Turn off/on" and "HOME" buttons.

3.Hold it till when the logo again appear.

4.For for sometime your IPhone ready for use.

How To Hide A Drive Letter In Window XP

2012-07-09T09:41:00.000+05:00

In the following tutorial, I explain how to hide a drive or drive letter from being displayed in My Computer. This is useful if you don't want just any average user to be able to easily detect, access and navigate a hard disk that is attached to your system.

How I Do This?

1.Click Start and goto Run type regedit in the box and click OK.

2.Navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer

3. From the menu, navigate to Edit goto New and goto DWORD Value.

4.Name the New Value NoDrives.

5.Next, Right click NoDrives and select Modify, now check the Decimal option and under Value Data enter a decimal value for the drive you would like to hide. For example to hide C you would enter.

6. See the list below for more values:

A=1
B=2
C=4
D=8
E=16
F=32
G=64
H=128
I=256

7.Click OK once finished and restart your PC to verify the drive letter is no longer displayed.

How To Connect an iPhone to a Computer With a Bluetooth

2012-07-08T10:55:00.000+05:00

You can connect your iPhone to your computer with the USB cable. If you do not want to use a cable, you can also connect with Bluetooth. After you connect your iPhone with Bluetooth, you can then synchronize iTunes. You can also tether your computer's Internet access to your phone, essentially using the iPhone as a modem for your computer.

1.Tap "Settings" on your iPhone. Tap "General," followed by "Bluetooth."

2.Push the "Bluetooth" slider to "On."

3.Click your computer's Windows "Start" button.

4.Click "Control Panel," then "Hardware and Sound."

5.Click "Bluetooth Devices," then "Add." Windows will search for nearby Bluetooth devices and generate a list.

6.Click on your iPhone's icon in the list, then click "OK." Your computer will display a code. Type that code into your iPhone, then tap "Connect."

How Rename The Computer Administrator Name

2012-07-07T11:49:00.002+05:00

The Administrator account exists on all computers. If You Want To Change Just follow My Steps:

1.Go to Control Panel and open Administrative Tools. Double click the Local Security Policy.

2.When the Local Security Settings snap in appears, open the Local Policies\Security Options branch and double click the Accounts: Rename Administrator Account policy.

3.When the Accounts: Rename Administrator Account Properties dialog box appears, type a new name in the text box, and click OK.

SECOND METHOD

1.Press (Windows)R to access the Run dialog box.

2.In the Open text box, type Control userpasswords2 and click OK to access the User Accounts dialog box.

3.Select the Administrator Account from the list and click the Properties button.

4.In the User Name text box, type a new name, and click OK.

Change the Font of Windows XP displays in Windows Explorer

2012-07-06T19:04:00.001+05:00

Windows Explorer and My Computer display the same font that Windows XP uses for icon titles on your desktop: Tahoma, 8 point. If you want to change the font or font size used in Windows Explorer, follow these steps:

1.First Access the Display Properties dialog box by right clicking the desktop and selecting the Properties.

2.Select the Appearance tab and click the Advanced button.

3.Select Icon from the Item drop roll list.

4.Use the Font drop roll arrow to select a font from the list.

5.Click OK twice once to close the Advanced Appearance dialog box and once to close the Display Properties dialog box.

6.You can see the new font by launching Windows Explorer or My Computer.

7.If you don't like what you see, repeat these steps and select a different font.

8.These Steps Are Only for Windows XP Home and Professional.

How To Change Facebook Password

2012-07-05T09:59:00.000+05:00

If You Want To Change Your Facebook Password Then Just Follow My Steps:

1.Log Into Your Facebook Account.

2.Then Click on “Settings” from the menu.

3.Now you will be in your account (My Account) “Settings” page.

4.Scroll down to “Password” and click on the “change” link on the right.

5.Enter the password that you’re currently using and then enter your “New Password” twice and click “Change Password” to finish the job.

How To Change Display Name Of Your Facebook Account

2012-07-02T17:49:00.000+05:00

Do You Want To Change The Name Of Your Facebook Profile:

1. Goto Facebook.com & login into your account.

2.Then goto Account

3.Account Settings option at top right part.

4.This will open Account Settings page with ‘General’ tab highlighted.

5.Then click ‘Edit’ button next to your displayed name at the top.

6.Then click to type and update your First name, Middle name and Last name for display on the Facebook profile.

7.Once you make changes to your Name details, Click Save Changes button to submit new information.

How To Use Mouse With Keyboard With Numpad

2012-07-01T09:41:00.001+05:00

If Your mouse is not Working Properly .Then use mouse with Keyboard Numpad.

How I Can Do This?

You can do this by following steps:

1.Press Alt+Shift+NumLock keys. Then you will receive a small MouseKey box.

2.To keep MouseKeys on, click on Ok button.

3.Click on Settings button, if you want to adjust the mouse cursor settings.

4.A new dialog box will appear with the title Settings for MouseKeys, now you can manage all mouse settings for example mouse cursor speed, acceleration and some other features.

5.Now using Numeric keypad, you can move your mouse pointer.

Controls Keys

1.1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 keys are used to move the mouse cursor into 8-different directions.

2.Key 5 is used as mouse click button.

3.Ins[zero] key used to hold down mouse button.

4.+ Sign used to double click on any object.

5.Del button used to release the mouse.

How To Play Windows XP Welcome Music

2012-06-30T09:41:00.000+05:00

If you want to play Windows XP Secret Welcome Music.Then Just Follow My steps:

1.Goto Start Menu and click on "RUN"

2.Then Type in search box "%windir%\system32\oobe\images".

3.To play the Microsoft Windows Welcome music click on “title.wmv” file.

4.To set this music as the start up music in your Windows XP computer convert this file into “.wav” format.

5.Open “Control Panel and goto Sound and Audio Drives“.

6.Click on “Sound” tab.

7.Under the “Program events” section select “Start Windows“. Click on “Browse“.

8.Select the file from its location.

9.Click on “Apply” then “OK“.

How to Use On Screen Keyboard (When Your External Keyboard is not working)

2012-06-30T09:23:00.001+05:00

If you feel that your external keyboard is not working properly or some particular key is not functioning then you can use internal keyboard on your desktop screen. This property of keyboard is found in windows xp and seven. Just follow these steps:

1.Go to start menu and press “run”.

2.Type “osk” in search box.

3.Now press enter.

4.Now you will see keyboard on your desktop screen. Now use mouse to click on keys for operation.

How To Create Shutdown Shortcut in Windows XP

2012-06-29T15:38:00.000+05:00

IF You Want TO Shutdown Your Computer Quickly Just Follow My Steps

1.Right click on the Desktop.

2.Left click on "New".

3.Left Click on "Shortcut"

4.Then write in box these words

shutdown -s -t 00

5.Click on next.

6.Save it with name which you want give

7.Then open the shortcut and after some time your computer is turned Off.

How To Make Invisible Folders In Window XP

2012-06-28T17:24:00.000+05:00

Create an Invisible Folder

1.Create a New Folder.

2.Rename this folder holding on the “Alt” key and type “0000” with Numpad. Now your folder is saved without any name.

3.To change the icon right click on the folder and select “Properties”. A “Properties” window will pop up. Under the “Customize” tab click on “Change Icon”.

4.Scroll the icon list and select a blank icon. Click “Ok“. Click on “Apply” to save your setting.

5.Now the new Folder is invisible. To detect your invisible folder refresh the window/desktop, your invisible folder will blink.

How to make Fun with NotePad

2012-06-27T15:24:00.000+05:00

If you want make Fun with notepad Just see Below:

1. How To Make Fun Matrix With NotePad

See how i can make Cool Matrix by using notepad

Open NotePad and wrie

"@echo off

color 2

:start

echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% 
%random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%

goto start"

`Then Save it as "matrix.bat"`

Double click on Notepad file and it will open the matrix.

`2. How to fun with Log trick`

`Save it as ".LOG.txt"`

`This is simple, open Notepad and type in notePad ".LOG"`



Whenever you open the file with that text in the first line in the notepad, it will insert the current date and time at the end of the Line. You can start entering your text after that.

3.How to make Fun with Open console box

Open NotePad and type "Start"
write it many times as you wish

Save it as start.bat .

Depending on how many times you wrote start console boxes open.

How to Download Videos form YouTube

2012-06-26T21:25:00.000+05:00

Installing YouTube Downloader HD

There are some steps through which you can download Videos from Youtube

1.Download YouTube Downloader HD, then install and launch the program.

2.Select the quality of the video using the Download dropdown menu. Many YouTube videos are offered in multiple quality levels—from 240p to Full HD 1080p. Higher-quality videos look better but take up more hard-drive space and take longer to download.

3.Check one of the optional boxes if you want to convert an FLV video to AVI or MP4. The FLV format is not as widely supported as AVI and MP4, so you may find your media player won’t recognize FLV videos.

4.Insert the URL of the YouTube video you want to download in the Video URL field. Follow the format of the example provided below the field.

5.Enter a location where you want to save videos.

6.Click the "Download" button.

7.Now you done

How To Hide Files and Folders in Windows XP

2012-06-25T13:57:00.003+05:00

If hidden files and folders are displaying next to your files and folders.Then you should have to configured Windows XP to hide files And folders.

How I can do this?

There are some steps through which you can hide your Files and Folders

1.First you have to right click on File or folder and then click on Properties.

2.After clicking on properties then click on hidden and click apply and ok.

3.Go into tools and click on Folder Option.

4.Then Select view.

5.Click on "Do not show hidden folders".

How I can see the Hidden Files and Folder?

1.First click the tools and goto Folder Option.

2.Then Select view.

3.Click on "Show Hidden Folder"

Secrets to increase computer 's hard disk space

2012-06-24T21:07:00.000+05:00

Today my hard disk is running out of space, i just need someways to clean it out and increase my hard space disk.

1. Disable System Restore:

System Restore is a function to let user restore whole Windows back to specified date and time. It’s useful when our Windows is encounter some critical problem that we have no ideas how to solve it. However , are we really need it? In my opinion, it’s just not worth to turn this function on. The system restore function will took your total 1%-12% (base on how many restore points) of your hard disk space.

How to turn off System Restore?

There are 4 steps to turn off your System Restore

1. First click Right my Computer and click properties.

2. System Properties dialog pop up, choose System Restore Tab

3. Check “turn off system restore on all drives option”

4. Apply

2. Disable Hibernation:

Windows Hibernate is a function that store whatever it has in memory into our hard disk and shuts down. When our computer come out from hibernation, it returns to its previous state. It can improvement a lot computer performance. but can also damage your hard disk.

How to turn off Hibernation?

There are 4 steps to trun of Hibernation

1. Access Control Panel

2. Click Power Options icon

3. Choose Hibernate Tab

4. Uncheck “Enable Hibernation”

5. Apply

3. Clean it up , delete all useless files automatically:

This is the most efficient ways to free up the hard disk space, we need to delete all the log files, temp files , internet explorer temp files and etc. We have to delete all those useless files. If you want to delete it manually, it’s fine to do it by hand, you just have to find out where is the file location.

How to Clean it up with CCleaner?

There are 4 steps to clean the log files with CC Cleaner

1. Access CCleaner website http://www.ccleaner.com/

2. Download and Installed

3. Run CCleaner

4. Click Analyze to analyze your computer useless file

5. Click Run to clean it up

4. Move paging file (Virtual Memory) to other drives:

Paging file also called as virtual memory. Windows used paging file from hard disk size as it were additional RAM. It can boost up the computer performance, I will not advice to turn this function off, It’s recommend to move it to other more space hard disk drive. It’s usually located at C drive, please move the paging file from low space hard disk drive to other more space hard disk drive.

How to Move paging file (Virtual Memory) to other drives

There are 6 steps to maove paging file (Virtual Memory) to other drives

1. Right My Computer icon, click properties to access “System Properties” dialog

2. Choose “Advanced” tab, under performance box, click “Setting” to access “Performance Options” dialog

3. Choose “Advance” tab, under Virtual Memory box, click change to access “Virtual Memory” dialog

4. Select the No paging and click set button

5. Select others drive and specify the paging size , click Set

6. Apply

My PC Is Very Slow - How To Increase Its Speed?

2012-06-24T19:01:00.000+05:00

Do you find that your computer is suddenly running very slow, and you wished you knew the reason why?

There are some reasons through which your computer can suddenly slow some are given below:

Reason #1:Errors In The Computer Registry Files:

It is found that almost every computer will run into speed problems if the computer registry is not cleaned regularly. The registry contains files that carry instructions for your computer to run correctly. If these files are not maintained, it is almost certain that there will be errors in them if the computer is used regularly.

How To Clean The Registry Files from your computer?

To keep your computer running optimally, it is important that you maintain your registry regularly. To do that, you should download cleaner software. This was what I did to restore my computer back to its original speed again

Reason#2: Virus Infection in your computer

Your computer might be infected with a virus, causing it to run slowly. In this case, you will need to scan your entire hard disk with an anti-virus software, especially targeting the files that you have downloaded from the internet. These files can include your email attachments as well.

Reason#3: Spyware & Adware Infection

Spyware and adware infections are common on computers, but it will take a lot of spyware to actually slow down your computer. Spyware are programs that track what you do online, and report back to the sites that they came from. Users whose computers are infected by spyware have no idea that they are being watched.

To clean out your computer's spyware, you can download a spyware cleaner, like Spybot Search And Destroy, from the internet, and run the software.