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Adsense: How to Compare your different websites earnings

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:20:43 PDT

Google AdSense gives online publishers an opportunity to earn money through relevant ads on a wide variety of online content such as site search results and websites.

Through the new Adsense Sites Menu option, you’ll be able to compare each websites earnings. Here’s how…

At the first page, Click “View full reports” options…

Once the next page is loaded, you’ll be able to see the Sites Menu option located at the left pane as shown:

The feature let’s you dig all your top websites earnings, summarizes them together and you’ll be able to analyze and create more steps for adjustments.

Overall, Google Adsense let’s you earn money through valid clicks and impressions based on readers interest. Comparing each websites earnings is really important and it gives a room for improvement.

Thanks for reading the article!

(Quick Tip) Speed up Windows Startup using Hybrid Shutdown

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:53:17 PDT

Windows 8 performs a shutdown of the computer and prepares it for faster startup.

Here’s the command that windows uses upon shutdown:

C:\Users\hp>shutdown /hybrid /f /t 00

The Faster startup of Windows 8 helps your computer boot faster after shutdown. Windows 8 makes this happen by saving the information to a file upon shutdown. This is called a Hybrid Shutdown. When you login to your PC again, Windows uses the save information to resume your computer.

Thanks! Keep on Reading!

More References

http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2012/10/turn-onoff-windows-8-faster-startup.html

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/08/delivering-fast-boot-times-in-windows-8.aspx

Command Line to Restart Windows 8 with Advanced Boot options Menu

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:04:30 PDT

Windows 8 advanced boot option menu provides a quick configuration option and additional major features that overall give great options for users and administrators.

Here’s how to get into the advanced options after restart:

C:\Windows\system32>shutdown /r /o /f /t 00

Choose an option Menu lets you select to Continue to use Windows 8, Use another operating system, Troubleshoot your computer with advanced options and just Turning Off your PC.

The Troubleshoot Menu has the Refresh and Reset options:

Refresh your PC – If your PC isn’t running well you can refresh it without losing your files.

Reset your PC – If you want to remove all your files, you can reset your PC completely.

With the Advanced options from troubleshooting page, you’ll be able to access these Tools:

System Restore – Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows.

System Image Recovery – Recover Windows using a specific system image file.

Automatic Repair – Fix problems that keep Windows from loading.

Command Prompt – Use the Command Prompt for advanced troubleshooting.

Startup Settings – Change Windows Startup behavior.

That’s it! Keep on reading!

(Quick Information) How to Restore and Reset Internet Explorer configuration options

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:16:07 PDT

What does Restore Advanced Settings at Internet Explorer do?

The feature resets Internet Explorer configurations to their initial settings as they were when you first installed the default options of Internet Explorer.

What does Reset IE settings do?

You should only use this if your Internet browser is in unusable state. This feature resets Internet Explorer to the condition it was in when you first installed the web browser. Although this setting will restore nearly every user setting made in Internet Explorer, it doesn't remove your favorites, feeds, registry patches or Group Policy settings.

Where to open and Restore the Advanced Settings or Reset Internet Explorer

Open your Web browser and Go to your Tools Icon

Click to launch Internet options and at the advanced tab, the Restore advanced settings and Reset Button is located at the bottom part of the configuration window as shown.

Thanks for reading the article!

How to launch Internet Properties through command line window

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:01:03 PDT

Internet options lets you configure your Internet display and connection settings of Internet Explorer. Here’s how to access the configuration window through command prompt, run window and Search.

Command Prompt

C:\Users\hp>inetcpl.cpl

C:\Users\hp>control inetcpl.cpl

Run Window (Win + R)

Search

General Tab

The general tab lets you configure home pages, Internet Explorer Temporary files and Browsing History.

Security and Privacy Tab

The Internet Explorer Security tab is used to set and change configurations that can help protect your computer from potentially harmful malicious online codes.

Content Tab

The Content Tab includes AutoComplete and Feeds. AutoComplete stores previous entries on webpages and suggests matches for you. The Feeds and Web Slices provide updated content from websites that can be read in Internet Explorer and other programs.

Connections Tab

The Connections tab lets you setup internet connections and local area network settings (automatic configuration and proxy server).

Programs Tab

The programs tab includes Managing add-ons, HTML editing, Internet programs and File associations.

Advanced Tab

The Advanced tab contains settings for various Internet Explorer options and organized by category from this central location.

How to disable Activation notices and balloons

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:14:52 PDT

Turning Off activation notices and message balloons.

Although this registry option is not recommended, software licensing notices can be remove by adding a new DWORD value at Windows Registry named NotificationDisabled with a value of 1 to the registry.

The value name disallow all program licensing notifications, including balloons, wizards, and task dialog boxes.

Registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\Activation

Value Name: NotificationDisabled

0 = Activation notifications, wizards and balloons will be shown (by default activation notifications are enabled)

1 = All activation-related messages will be hidden (Not recommended)

Using Windows Registry Data for Regdevelop

Let’s create our own Tweakui-function application using the Windows Registry data above:

Drag and drop the checkbox control and configure the settings as shown:

RegKeyPath1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\Activation

Value_Name1

NotificationDisabled

ValueData1

ValueType1

DWORD

DeleteWhenUnchecked

False

RegKeyPath2

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\Activation

Value_Name2

NotificationDisabled

ValueData2

ValueType2

DWORD

Once your done, you can test the program by clicking the Start button and Build Now button to compile the program.

You’ll notice that it is normally checked or by default notification for activation is enabled.

That’s it! Enjoy!

Open a specific page, set of web pages or home page tabs on Browser Startup (Registry included)

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:39:35 PDT

Want to automate opening of your favorite websites everyday? Here’s how to open a specific page once your favorite web browser starts.

Google Chrome

Go on to your chrome settings and On Startup options, click to choose “Open a specific page or set of pages”.

chrome://chrome/settings/

For the startup pages, you can create and add one or many depending on you as shown:

Internet Explorer – internet options

For IE, its equivalent are creating home page tabs at Internet options, you just need to type each addresses on its own line as shown below:

Digging Windows Registry for Internet Explorer Patches

If you’ll examine each situation, IE patches the following registry folder so that when Internet explorer starts, It will just open each websites.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Start Page = http://www.google.com/

Secondary Start Pages = http://www.yahoo.com/

Create your own application that patches the Registry

Using the Windows Registry patches given above, we’ll be able to create our own application using RegDevelop that will patch the registry for the web address then afterwards, Internet Explorer will open the website once the browser starts.

Drag and drop one textbox and label control as shown and set the configuration options:

Registry settings for Textbox Control

RegKeyPath

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

ValueName

Start Page

ValueType

String

Label Control Settings

Caption

Internet Explorer - start your Browser with this specific address

Finally, press the Build Now button to use the software – That’s it!

RegDevelop is a development platform that let’s you create your own Tweakui-like software and applications for Windows Registry and other command-line utilities. Try the application – It’s fun!

Mozilla Firefox

With Firefox, starting the application with specific address on browser startup provides a similar user interface. Go to the options window by pressing Alt+TO and you’ll be able to set the startup page or home page as shown:

Cool? Thanks for reading the article!

(Continuous Browsing) Start with tabs from the last session

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:09:43 PDT

What if your working with your web browser and you want to continue what you are doing next day or after your web browser exits. How will you save and reopen again your last browsing web-pages?

This quick tip is related to the previous article with Google Chrome to continue browsing of recently opened websites after the web browser exits.

Let’s launch the Internet Options by pressing Alt + TO while IE10 is open.

As shown, at the Startup group click to choose “Start with tabs from the last session” – That’s it! you have activated re-opening of the last browsing session after your web browser exits next day.

The web browser will automatically save and re-launch or re-open the last session from your browsing history.

Digging Windows Registry

Upon studying the registry values for the said option, Internet explorer patches Windows registry by default of 0 (It means the option for Continuous browsing is by default not functioning)

To enable, you can go to the following registry folder and put a data value of one (1) for the registry name Enabled.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ContinuousBrowsing

Enabled = 1 or 0 (0 is default)

According to Microsoft and Google, Continuous Browsing: The setting re-opens the website pages that were open at the end of your last browsing session. Internet Explorer will also put back your browsing history session cookies and data.

Works with IE10 and above!

Show Status Bar for Files and Folder using Folder Options, the Registry and RegDevelop

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:29:38 PDT

The status bar displays the number of items at the current folder, number of selected files in Windows explorer and its overall file size.

Here’s how it works at Windows Registry and Folder options.

When the option is checked and unchecked at Folder options window, Windows registry changes its value. Here’s the registry folder located and what value is affected:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

ShowStatusBar = 1 or 0

The default value is 1 and when the option is checked – the status bar is shown or enabled and it gives a value of 1. When unchecked the ShowStatusBar registry value is set to 0 for the option and the Status Bar is hidden.

Creating the tweak option using Regdevelop

If your familiar with the program Tweakui, Regdevelop lets you create the same configuration options using Windows Registry.

Drag and drop the checkbox control into the form designer and use the details and pattern them to the registry information below.

Caption

Show the Status Bar

RegKeyPath1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value_Name1

ShowStatusBar

ValueData1

ValueType1

DWORD

DeleteWhenUnchecked

False

RegKeyPath2

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value_Name2

ShowStatusBar

ValueData2

ValueType2

DWORD

Click the Start Button to test the program and afterwards, the Build Now Button to compile the application.

That’s it! Enjoy!

How do I access Control Panel Items of my Windows 8 PC?

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:43:34 PDT

At Control Panel, you’ll be able to change settings and customize the functionality of your computer.

In this topic we’ll discuss different ways to access the Control Panel from old times to new ways. First, adding right-click menu items of Control Panel to your desktop as shown above is a great tip. Accessing everything to your control panel is very easy.

Just like old times

If you love the idea of just making sure the Control Panel icon is located or can be reach through your desktop, add the functionality by going to the Right-Click Menu of Desktop –> Personalization Menu –> and Change desktop icons as shown below:

Next, if you want to access Control Panel through your Run Window, type: control.exe and press enter.

New ways to access Control Panel

New ways to access the Control Panel begin by pressing Win + E and clicking the icon as shown above.

Another way is to move your cursor the right portion of the desktop or slide your menu, tap “Search” and type: “control panel”

Finally, you’ll be able to reach and touch the control panel through the “settings” menu as shown above.

That’s it! Reaching the Control Panel from old ways to new ways. Thanks for reading the article!

Display the file size information in Folder Tips using Folder Options, the Registry and Regdevelop

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:01:03 PDT

When you move the mouse cursor to a certain folder, by default, windows displays the file size information as shown below:

Let’s study how its made using the folder option and Windows registry.

We’ll unchecked the option at Folder Options window and you’ll see the results that the folders file size information was remove at the Info Tip.

Windows Registry Location

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Registry Value Name: FolderContentsInfoTip

The default value is 1 and when the option was unchecked, it gives a value of 0 and 1 for the option is enabled.

Next, Let’s recreate the said tweak using Regdevelop for our own application using the values above:

Drag and drop the checkbox control into the form and change the configuration details and pattern them to the registry information above.

Caption

Display the File Size Information for Folders

RegKeyPath1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value_Name1

FolderContentsInfoTip

ValueData1

ValueType1

DWORD

DeleteWhenUnchecked

False

RegKeyPath2

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value_Name2

FolderContentsInfoTip

ValueData2

ValueType2

DWORD

Click the Start Button to test the program and afterwards, the Build Now Button to finish creating the application using RegDevelop.

From the tip above, Regdevelop lets you create program in minutes using Windows Registry information. Create your own TweakUI program – Using the development tool Regdevelop Tweakui functions can be duplicated and enhance.

Thanks for reading the tip!

Turn on/off Windows 8 Faster Startup

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:24:35 PDT

Windows Fast startup is a configuration setting that helps your computer start up faster after shutdown. Windows 8 does this by saving system information to a file upon shutdown. When you start your computer again, Windows uses that system information to resume your computer instead of restarting it.

Notes
•The faster startup configuration setting doesn’t apply to Restart. You need to shutdown and then start your computer again for Windows faster startup to take effect.

•Windows Faster startup is turned on by default in Windows.

The Faster Startup Checkbox option can be found at Power option System settings. Here’s how to access the option via a User Interface.

Go to your power option by clicking the Power Plug icon and then Click More power options. Or use your Run Window (Win+R) and type: control /name microsoft.poweroptions

Once inside the power option window, at the left pane click “Choose what the power buttons do”

System settings of power option window will be launch and you need to click or go for UAC verification inorder to edit the power settings: Change settings that are currently available as shown below

Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\System Settings

At the bottom part, you’ll be able to enable and disable “Turn on fast startup” option

The Fast startup helps start your PC faster after shutdown. Restart is not affected.

Thanks for reading the optimization tip!

Restrict changing of Wallpapers using Windows Registry and WinBubbles-Lite

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:31:46 PDT

WinBubbles-lite is a light-weight and updatable version of WinBubbles. Any user can update the version easily using it’s development tool built-in into the application called regdevelop. The Registry editor (regedit.exe) is an application interface built-in editor at Windows use to edit keys at Windows Registry.

Here’s how to use the utility winbubbles-lite and the registry editor (regedit.exe) in preventing the changing of Windows Background or wallpaper.

Using WinBubbles-Lite

Open the application and scroll down until you see the option “Disable Changing of Wallpaper” at restriction group

Click to check the option and Press Alt-A to Apply or just click the Apply button. For effective outcome, Restart your computer to see the actual results afterwards.

If your an advance user and knows how Windows registry works, you can edit the tool and add more options by going to the IDE mode.

Using Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

Open your registry editor (regedit.exe) and proceed with the registry folder below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop

Once your inside the ActiveDesktop folder, find the NoChangingWallpaper and set the value to 1. If you can’t find the option just create the value using the DWORD option (Right-Click any vacant space and use the menu NEW then DWORD (32-bit) value and create the registry key as shown).

NoChangingWallPaper set to 1

Finally, you can restart your computer afterwards.

For Windows 8, just restart Windows explorer at the task manager – Read here.

Windows Registry is a database that stores configuration settings, values and options at Microsoft operating system.

Thanks for reading the article!

(Effective) How to easily Patch Registry entries and Group Policies to your computer at Windows 8

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:40:44 PDT

Windows 8 just got better in applying all the registry and Group Policies patches. There is now an option to effectively update all the tweaks easily via the task manager.

Normal Registry Patches: After changing something from group policy editor (gpedit.msc), patching some setting and adding value names and data for Windows registry - the registry settings doesn’t work in real-time.

Here’s how to access the said solution option:

Let’s launch the task manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+ESC. Find the “Windows Explorer.exe” application then right-click Restart the application as shown below:

It will automatically apply all the settings and patches after restart.

Thanks for reading the quick tip!

Prompt for a password when your computer wakes or resumes from sleep

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:43:53 PDT

Adding password protection is when your computer wakes from sleep, no one can access your data without entering the correct password key to unlock the computer. Not requiring a password option is when your computer wakes from sleep, anyone can access your data because your computer isn’t locked.

Windows XP

Right-Click the plug icon located at your notification bar and Click to choose “Adjust Power” Properties.

At the advanced Tab options group, you’ll be able to activate and deactivate the option “Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby”.

Windows Vista/7/8

Using command prompt to access the option easily

C:\Users\hp>powercfg.cpl,1

C:\Users\hp>

You’ll be able to set the option “Require a password on wakeup” directly through the advanced power options settings

Another option to disable and enable Password on Wakeup is access the option through Power Options\System Settings

The require a password on wake link is located through the left pane of Power options window.

Then, at the bottom part of the System Settings, you’ll be able to access the option to enable and disable Password Protection on wakeup.

That’s it!

(Quick Tip) Where to find the Temporary Files folder Location

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:24:26 PDT

Your encoding something, reading manuals at Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer then suddenly unexpected happens like, the power shuts down. Your saving all the files of the website your working and your backing up all the necessary files needed to keep the website information running.

Here’s how to find the temporary files folder location.

echo %temp% or echo %tmp%

C:\Users\hp>echo %tmp%
C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Temp

C:\Users\hp>

C:\Windows\Temp

Are you having some problem cleaning up your computer?

C:\Windows\Temp is the location of the Users temporary files combined with the temporary files being use by the system itself.

Internet Explorer

If you want to clear all the temporary files so that internet explorer will download and get the new website data instead of the previous one, here’s the location of the temporary internet files for IE:

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files

These are the stored files location needed to keep a website running with no problem (including cookies and other website information).

Google Chrome

For Google Chrome, Here’s a more detailed view of its temporary files:

http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-temporary-files-location.html

That’s it! Thanks for reading the article!

Just like old times - Switch user, sign out, sleep, shut down and restart Windows 8

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:15:58 PDT

Shutdown windows just like old times! here’s a quick tip to get back everything to Windows 8, by start menu or user interface? – sort of.

The trick is very simple, click any vacant space at the desktop and press Alt + F4… That’s it!

Switch user

- switch users without closing all the programs

Sign out

- Closes all programs and sign you out

Sleep

- The Personal Computer stays on but uses low power. Programs stay open so when the computer wakes up, you are instantly back to where you left off

Shutdown

- closes all programs and turns off the PC

Restart

- closes all apps, turns off the computer and then turns it on again

Thanks for reading the article!

How do I sleep, restart, turn off and shutdown my Windows 8 PC?

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:36:58 PDT

Having some problem locating the shutdown option at Windows 8?

When you finish using your Computer, it's a great idea to turn it off properly because it will save energy, and also will help you to keep it more secure just make sure your work is saved properly.

Go to the the right edge portion of the screen, and then touch and tap the Settings Menu.

If you are using the mouse, go to the upper-right corner of the screen, and then click Settings.

Then at the bottom part - Click Power, and then choose which option will you go – Sleep, Shutdown and Restart.

Another way to access the power icon with the other options related like Lock, Switch User and Sign Out is to press CTRL + ALT + DELETE and at the right most portion your can go to the following options – sleep, shutdown and restart.

Thanks for reading the quick tip!

How to customize and change the color of your taskbar and window borders at Windows 8

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:40:20 PDT

Calibrate and personalize the color of borders and windows taskbar.

By going to the Right-Click menu portion of your Windows 8 desktop, we can customize the color of taskbar easily.

If your fun of the sliding Metro UI menus, go to the settings option

and find the Personalization Menu

That's it!

Once, the visuals and sound of your computer configuration window are shown, click the “Color” option.

Next, the color and appearance window configuration will be shown.

Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Personalization\Color and Appearance

The color intensity can be calibrated and each color can be adjusted more by clicking the Color mixer options.

Cool isn’t it? Thanks for reading the quick tip!

Android: How to use the 24 Hour format or vice-versa

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:01:14 PDT

The term "military time" is usually given or synonym for the 24-hour clock. It is commonly used in areas specialize for military, aviation, astronomy, hospitals and tourism. The 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs and divided into 24 hours, indicated by the hours from 0 to 23.

Let’s configure android to 24 hour format.

Go to the Settings icon –> scroll down until you reach the Date and Time Menu

To run the android clock in 24-hr format

Once the date and time setting are shown, click to check the option “Use 24-hour format”.

To use the default 12 hour format, just unchecked the option.

That’s it!

Command prompt syntax to show Computer Name

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:15:17 PDT

Computers on a network have a unique names so they can be recognize, identify and communicate with each other. It is a label given to a device connected to a computer network and that is used to name a device in various forms of electronic communication.

Here’s how to determine and find the computer name using the command prompt:

echo %computername%

C:\Windows\system32>echo %computername%
HP-PC

C:\Windows\system32>

ipconfig /all

The command displays full configuration information.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hp-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

hostname

The command directly prints the name of the current host

C:\Windows\system32>hostname
hp-PC

C:\Windows\system32>

For easy recognizable names, it’s best to keep the computer name fifteen character or less. It is also recommend to use only internet standard characters.

That’s it! Thanks for reading the quick tip!

List of Environment Variable found on Windows

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:24:06 PDT

Environment variables are a set of named values that affects the way running processes will behave on a computer depending on the variable stored. The environment variable with a standard name can designate the particular location on a computer system - this may vary from one computer system to another.

Default Values on Microsoft Windows

Variable	Windows XP/Vista/7/8
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% and %PROGRAMDATA%	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users C:\ProgramData
%APPDATA%	C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data C:\Users\{username\AppData\Roaming
%COMPUTERNAME%	{computername}
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%	C:\Program Files\Common Files
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
%COMSPEC%	C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
%HOMEDRIVE%	c:
%HOMEPATH%	\Documents and Settings\{username}
%LOCALAPPDATA%	C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local
%LOGONSERVER%	\\{domain_logon_server}
%PATH%	C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;{plus program paths}
%PATHEXT%	.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.WSF;.WSH .com;.exe;.bat;.cmd;.vbs;.vbe;.js;.jse;.wsf;.wsh;.msc
%PROGRAMDATA%	%SystemDrive%\ProgramData
%PROGRAMFILES%	%SystemDrive%\Program Files
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%	%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86) (only in 64-bit version)
%PROMPT%	Code for current command prompt format. Code is usually $P$G
%PSModulePath%	%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
%PUBLIC%	%SystemDrive%\Users\Public
{Drive}:\$Recycle.Bin	C:\Recycle.Bin
%SystemDrive%	c:
%SystemRoot%	The Windows directory, usually C:\Windows, formerly C:\WINNT
%TEMP% and %TMP%	%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Temp %SystemDrive%\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Temp
%USERDOMAIN%	{userdomain}
%USERNAME%	{username}
%USERPROFILE%	%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\{username} %SystemDrive%\Users\{username}
%WINDIR%	C:\Windows

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable

(Quick Tip) How to access and use System Scan through command line

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 05:07:05 PDT

Scan.exe command line tool is an antivirus scanner that provides an alternative way to quickly perform checking for viruses using the command prompt. It is very effective and quick solution for solving problems against viruses and other types of potentially unwanted programs.

Let’s try launching the program and scan your computer using the System login through the Welcome Screen.

Go and Download WinBubble, the program let's you access all the hidden features of the OS easily using its user interface.

Once running, go to the Tips and tricks Tab and at the bottom you’ll see the Ease of Access center button. Click the option and continue by pressing Yes and entering the security password.

Launching through Welcome Screen

You can press Win+L to go to your Welcome Screen or Restart your computer and at the Welcome Screen find the little blue circle button as shown below.

Find the command prompt and use the following command for virus scanning:

SCAN /CLEAN /ALL /SUB /ANALYZE /STREAMS /WINMEM c:

To check what login information are you using, type:

C:\Windows\system32>whoami
nt authority\system

C:\Windows\system32>

Cool? Thanks for reading the article!

How to make a Windows 8 startup message

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:30:04 PDT

Here’s how to create a custom screen message before entering Windows.

VB Scripting

Go to the folder below

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Create a text file with extension .vbs e.g. msg.vbs

Once created, open the file in notepad and write the following command: msg “your message”

msg “Hi, don’t forget all the things that you need to submit…”

Restart your computer to see the results…

That’s it!

Using Windows Registry

Open your registry editor by pressing Win+R and type “regedit”.

Once the editor is open, go to the following folder

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

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

Find the two registry names or create them by using New –> String Value Menu at any vacant space of the tool.

LegalNoticeCaption

This is where the Title or Caption of the message located upon entering the Welcome Screen e.g. Disclaimer Notice

LegalNoticeText

This is where your message is being inputted.

Using a tweakui tool

WinBubbles-lite is a small program to access windows 7 and above customizations. You’ll be able to apply the tweak easily by entering the caption and message then afterwards press Alt-A. To see the results, see your message by clicking the View Button.

Thanks for reading the article!

Enable and disable the Task manager option in Windows 8 and 7 Taskbar

noreply@blogger.com (LawrenceAlbert) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:40:08 PDT

Do you want to perform some restrictions to your computer? Here your are, using WinBubbles-lite, you’ll be able to access the function “Disable Windows Task Manager” clearly.

You don’t need to know everything, just open the app and click to check the said option as shown and press Alt-A. That’s it!

Using Windows Registry Editor

If your a computer expert, a geek or just starting to learn everything in your Windows Computer, open the registry editor (regedit.exe) and go to the registry folder below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

If you can’t find the string DisableTaskMgr, create one by using your right-click menu function at any vacant space and make sure you’ll use the DWORD (32-bit) value. (New > DWORD (32-bit) Value)

DisableTaskMgr = 1

Once the Value Name is created, double-click the Name and put 1 as its value data.

Here’s the result:

I’m a Geek, I want to create my own tool:

Using RegDevelop to create your own tweaker

Drag and drop the checkbox to your form and configure the values as shown below:

CheckBox 1

Caption

Disable Windows Task Manager

RegKeyPath1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Value_Name1

DisableTaskMgr

ValueData1

ValueType1

DWORD

DeleteWhenUnchecked

True

Finally, Click the Start Button to test the program.

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