Tips 'N' Tricks

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT FROM HACKERS

2014-09-20T16:01:00.000+05:30

Imagine you wake up early in the morning, just to find that you couldn’t log on to your Facebook account. While you are just wondering about the reason for this lockout problem, your friend calls you to check if you are fine seeing your weird Facebook status. At times like these, how do you say your account is secure enough? How do you protect your Facebook account from hackers?

Never share your passwords with anyone including your friends and family. Browsing through a secure connection is always advisable.

Don’t get your news feed flooded with suspicious links. Ensure that you don’t click on any links of games, apps, and others that you are not sure of. Avoid permitting third party apps accessing your information. If you are not using any apps, it’s better to disable or remove those apps.

Add a secondary email ID to your account. In case your profile is hacked, Facebook will send account recovery information to the secondary email ID also. Before these steps, understand the privacy policy of Facebook.

Ensure that you accept only persons you know as your friends as when you accept strangers, you allow them to access your personal information. It’s always better to avoid posting any financial or personal details.

Change your passwords regularly and use unique passwords. Don’t forget to activate your login notifications.

Keep Your PC Security Updated. Nowadays one of the easiest processes to hack a Facebook account is phishing attacks. That's why always use a trusted antivirus program to detect those phishing sites. Besides it will help you to keep harmful keyloggers off your computer. And most importantly never forget to update its database. Ever. In addition to updating antivirus, keep your Firewall switched on and updated, use latest version of your favorite browser and download OS security updates regularly.
Keep it secure at all times. Facebook is like a best buddy, a chronicle of your life, your diary of sorts and an outlet for your creativity. You can’t risk your Facebook account at any cost and should certainly try all the possible ways to keep it as personal and secure as you can.

WATCH ASCII STAR WARS IN WINDOWS XP, WINDOWS 7 AND WINDOWS 8

2013-08-12T22:31:00.002+05:30

Most of us has watched Star Wars on television, computer or in a theater. It is the same movie in which different type of creatures fight with each other across the galaxy. But, have you watched an code version of Star Wars in windows using telnet. . Well if you don't know how to watch it follow the steps that are provided below.To watch this movie one should have internet connection,it works good with slow connections too.

STEPS:

Go to Start, Run.
Now type "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl" without the quotes and press Enter.
Users of Mac OS X and Linux can directly execute this code in the terminal window.
In the latest versions of windows telenet is turned off by default.In order to enable it go to

Control Panel › Programs › Turn Windows Feature On or Off and ticking both the telnet check boxes.

After doing that follow the steps:

Go to Start, Run and type cmd (windows Vista and Windows 7). On Windows 8, open the main Start page.

Type telnet and press Enter.

After pressing enter,you will see this.

In the following command prompt window, type "o" without quotes and press Enter.

Now type "towel.blinkenlights.nl" without the quotes and press Enter.

After that you will see this on the ms dos prompt window:

After watching the movie if you don't need telnet any more you can turn off it by going in to the control panel.

HOW TO CREATE A PASSWORD PROTECTED FOLDER IN WINDOWS 7

2013-08-03T22:09:00.000+05:30

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to create a locked folder in Windows 7 – without installing any additional 3rd party software.
While the steps below will guide you in creating a hidden and password protected folder, this method is not 100% secure. It will deter the average computer user enough, but an advanced user will be able to access the contents of this folder. If you want to create a truly secure and encrypted place to store files and folders that absolutely nobody will ever be able to access, see the tutorial How to Securely Store Files in Windows.

Create a new folder and name it whatever you would like.

Open the folder, right-click on a blank area in it, then select New -> Text Document from the pop-up menu.

Open the text file you just created by double-clicking it and copy/paste in the following text:

cls

@ECHO OFFtitle Folder Privateif EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCKif NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER:CONFIRMecho Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)set/p "cho=>"if %cho%==Y goto LOCKif %cho%==y goto LOCKif %cho%==n goto ENDif %cho%==N goto ENDecho Invalid choice.goto CONFIRM:LOCKren Private "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"echo Folder lockedgoto End:UNLOCKecho Enter password to unlock folderset/p "pass=>"if NOT %pass%== PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAILattrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Privateecho Folder Unlocked successfullygoto End:FAILecho Invalid passwordgoto end:MDLOCKERmd Privateecho Private created successfullygoto End:End

In the above code, replace the key PASSWORD_GOES_HERE with the password you want to use to unlock the folder. For example if you want the password to be 123456, the line should look like:

if NOT %pass%== 123456 goto FAIL

Save your new file in the .bat format with the complete file name being locker.bat. To do this, make sure to change the Save as type: to All Files (*.*).

In the folder you created back in Step #1, double click the locker.bat file and there will now be a new folder named Private where you can put anything you want.

Upon exiting, double click the locker.bat file again. It will prompt you to answer whether you want to lock your folder or not. Press Y and the private folder will disappear.

In order to retrieve the Private folder, all you have to do is double click the locker.bat file and enter the password which you set in Step #4 and the folder will appear again for you to access.

That’s it!

HOW TO HACK WINDOWS

2013-08-01T22:41:00.003+05:30

Steps

Method One: Hack from the Start Screen

1. When the computer starts up, hold down F8 before you see the "Windows Starting" screen. This will bring you to a screen with choices. Your best bet will be "Safe Mode with Command Prompt". You can then do as you want.

2. Go down to the bottom and select "All Files".

3. Name the file: Batch.bat.

4. Go to where you saved the file, and open it. This will open up Command Prompt.

5. If the computer has Notepad blocked, you can use edit. Access this by opening command prompt or command.com and typing edit. Also, you can even use Microsoft Office or something if you can save it right.

6. Do as you wish inside command prompt. Here is how to add or delete accounts:

Add Account: C:>net user USERNAME /add

Change Accounts password: C:>net user USERNAME * then you'll be able to enter a new password for the account. If you just press enter without typing anything, the account password will be reset.

Delete Account: C:>net local group Administrators# # Another way is to open up notepad, (if it's not blocked), and type in "command.com". Then go to File->Save As. A USERNAME /ADD

Method Two: Hack from the Windows 7 CD

1. Boot the system from the Windows 7 CD.

2. Click on Next.

3. Choose “Repair your computer”.

4. Click Next in the System Recovery window.

5. Choose the Command Prompt option below.

6. In the command prompt window, copy the Seth file to C drive. Enter this command: “C:\windows\system32\Seth.exe c:” (without quotation marks).

7. Replace the Seth.exe file with cmd.exe file with following command, and type “yes” to replace the file: "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\syetem32\Seth.exe" (without quotation marks).

8. Type "exit” to restart the Windows setup.

9. Press the shift key 5 times, rapidly, when you're in the username screen. In the Sticky Keys window, click Yes.

10. In the command prompt window type the “net user,” “user name” and “password”. For example: net user administrator 123

CHANGE YOUR WINDOWS 7 LOGON SCREEN

2013-07-25T22:07:00.000+05:30

It enables you to change the background of the windows logon screen. You can have any size of background, this tool automatically resizes and recompresses the image to the highest quality possible being the original image untouched and unmodified.

If you want the default Windows 7 logon screen back just click Revert to Default Logon Screen and the application will automatically uninstall any customized screens.

To change the logon screen, download Tweaks.com Logon changer for Windows 7.

Unzip the 250 KB zip file and run the program. When the program loads up, Click on Change Logon Screen button.

Browse the background image you want in your logon screen. Don’t worry about 245KB image limit as logon changer tool automatically compress and resizes the image. So you can choose any large file.

If the file size is too large, then it will ask to create copy of it and resize it. Click Yes to proceed.

If it detects old logon backgrounds then click OK. Now you’ll have new logon screen ready. To have a live preview of it click on Test button.

If you don’t like the current screen and want to switch back you can always click on Revert to Default Logon Screen.

Send photos from your PC to your TV

2013-07-21T16:44:00.001+05:30

I have a lot of pictures, but when friends and family come over it’s no fun having everyone crowd around my computer screen.

That’s why I love this feature in Windows 7 called Play To. You can take photos and videos that are on your PC and view them on another device on your network. We have an Xbox in our house, so I’m going to show how I got my favorite photos from my PC onto our big screen.

What you'll need:

A PC running Windows 7
An Xbox 360 or other compatible device

Getting started

Windows Media Player is the easiest way to share photos and videos with other people and devices on your home network. The first thing to do is to enable streaming:

To open Windows Media Player, click the Start button . Then type Windows Media Player into the search box and click Windows Media Player.

You can share photos and videos with Windows Media Player
Inside the Player, click Stream. If you’ve already set up streaming, choose Media Streaming Options. If this is your first time, click Turn on Media Streaming. Then verify that you want to turn it on.

It's easy to turn on media streaming or choose streaming options with Windows Media Player

Set up media streaming

After you choose Turn on media streaming, enter a name for your media library and click OK.

Once you've turned on media streaming, you can name your media library

Set up your Xbox 360

Now you’ll need to make sure your Xbox 360 is set up as an Extender so it can talk to your PC. Read a step-by-step on how to do this. You won’t be asked to download any new software. Once you’ve set it up, leave yourXbox 360 showing the Windows Media Center screen.

You can set up your Xbox 360 as an extender in Windows Media Center

Choose the pictures

Now, on to the fun stuff—picking out the shots you want to show off! Here's how:

On your PC, open Windows Media Player and then click Pictures to view your photos.
Select the photos you want to send. To select multiple photos, hold down the Ctrl key and then click the photos.

You can select multiple photos in Windows Media Player
Right-click the selected photos, click Play To, and then click Xbox 360 Media Extender (or whatever device you want to use).

You can use the Play To command to send the selected photos to your TV

And now you're done—unless (like me) you still need to go burn the popcorn.

When you're done, your selected photos will appear on your TV

MISSING SEND TO OPTIONS IN RIGHT CLICK CONTEXT MENU OF WINDOWS 8

2013-07-21T13:55:00.000+05:30

By default in Windows, whenever we do a right click on an item in the Explorer, then in the context menu we got “Send to” option. Using this option we’re able to send the highlighted content to desired place with some of the predefined entries. Here is the Send to option inside right click context menu which I’m talking about:

As you can see in the image above, the Send to option when highlighted, it gives us variety of option to send the current selection. Basically, the Send To option is managed by string entries inside Registry Editor. Recently, I came around an issue related to options provided next Send to as shown above. I was unable to get all the options available. Here is the screenshot of the situation so faced by me:

If you’re also the victim of this issue, then in this article, I’m going to provide the working solution to this. As I mentioned earlier, Send to entries are managed by string in the Registry Editor, so fix can be done via modifying registry. Here is how to do that:

1. Press Windows Key + R and put regedit in Run dialog box, click OK to open Registry Editor.

2. Navigate here:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

3. In the right pane of this location, look for the string named SendTo. If you don’t find it, then create one using Right click -> New -> String Value. The Value data for this string is the root cause of the issue. Since you’re facing the issue, then this string may be non-existence or having corrupted data. Double click on it to modify it, you’ll got this:

4. Put the following Value data:

C:\Users\<USER NAME HERE>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Replace the appropriates user name with <USER NAME HERE>. Click OK.

5. Now locate this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

6. Similar to step 3, make sure the SendTo string exists here, if not then create one. Modify the string with following Value data and click OK:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

That’s it! The issue should be fixed by now. You may close the Registry Editor and reboot to see the results.

Hope you enjoyed the article and find it useful…:)

Top 6 Working Methods To Bypass Surveys

2013-07-17T22:05:00.004+05:30

Hey buddy's today we gonna Discuss about How to Bypass Survey.Now at the Current the time there are many Fake/Scam software's and website which Claim for Bypassing the surreys but after paying also they don't work.So,here are some genuine ways to Bypass Surveys.

Method 1:-

So Guys here is the first method to do it by simply Login to a site called as Surveybypass .Just Login to this and copy the survey link which you want to Bypass and the just hit the Go !!! Button after that you get then you get a new link from which you can download the file without any problem.

Note:-This method sometimes not work on some site but don't worry you can try the other Methods.

Method 2:-

So guys here is the second one it is also an online website named as HowtobypassSurveys. Just Open the website and there would be a 1mb Software just download it and run it and then just enter the link you want to bypass the survey and just hit enter you will get a new download link of that file and you can download it without any survey.

Method 3:-

Google Chrome user you can easily Bypass surveys with just a Chrome Plugin.You can download it from here.Just Download it and install it and it will in the upper right Corner and click it whenever you want to bypass a survey.

Method 4:-

Or you can Disable JavaScript on the browser which will never let the surveys appear.

Google Chrome users:-
1) Click on Settings’ Wrench on the top right of Google Chrome.
2) Click Options.
3) Scroll down, and Click Advanced system Settings
4) Click on Content Settings to show options of Google Chrome web page content.
5) Under JavaScript section check the box: Do not allow any site to run JavaScript
6) Done! Now just go the website that asks for surveys and you’ll bypass them.

Method 5 :-

1) When you are prompted to take a survey, Right Click the title and Click Inspect Element

2) Now keep pressing Delete button to delete scripts on Inspect Element tab, until Complete a Survey disappear

3) After the bar disappear, keep deleting until the Page go lighter (whiten) with no dark area.

4) Done! Now you’ll see your full content or download on Sharecash.

If you Like our Effort,please write a word of Thanks in Comments or If you find any Problem or Difficulty while Performing the above method you can ask in Comments !!!!

How to refresh or reset your PC

2013-07-04T19:05:00.004+05:30

If you're having problems with your PC, you can try to refresh or reset it. Refreshing your PC reinstalls Windows and keeps your personal files, settings, and any apps that came with your PC and apps that you installed from Windows Store. Resetting your PC reinstalls Windows but deletes your files, settings, and apps—except for the apps that came with your PC.

Note

You might be prompted to insert discs or recovery media that came with your PC.

Refresh your PC without affecting your files

If your PC isn't performing as well as it once did, and you suspect that an app you recently installed is causing the problem, you can refresh your PC without deleting any of your personal files or changing your settings.

Warning

The apps that came with your PC or you installed from Windows Store will be reinstalled, but any apps you installed from other websites and DVDs will be removed. You'll find a list of the removed apps on your desktop after refreshing your PC.

To refresh your PC

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)

2. Under PC settings, tap or click General.

3. Under Refresh your PC without affecting your files, tap or click Get started.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Remove everything and reinstall Windows

If you want to recycle your PC, give it away, or just start over, you can reset it completely.

Warning

All of your personal files will be deleted and your settings will be reset. Any apps the came with your PC will be reinstalled, but all other apps will be removed.

To reset your PC

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)

2. Under PC settings, tap or click General.

3. Under Remove everything and reinstall Windows, tap or click Get started.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Note

You'll be prompted to choose whether you want to erase data quickly or thoroughly. If you choose to erase data quickly, some data might be recoverable using special software. If you choose to erase data thoroughly, this will take longer but it makes recovering data far less likely.

My computer hangs or freezes at the Starting Windows screen [Solution FOR WINDOWS 7]

2013-06-01T15:49:00.000+05:30

Troubleshooting startup problems can be difficult because every PC is set up differently. Drivers, conflicts with other programs, malware, and memory can all cause startup problems. Startup repair can detect and fix problems that prevent your PC from starting.

Startup repair should automatically start on its own and try to fix the problem. If Startup Repair doesn’t start on its own, here’s how to open the System Recovery Options menu:

1.Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then restart your computer by using the computer's power button.

2.Do one of the following:

If your computer has a single operating system, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.
If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to repair, and then press and hold F8.

3.On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Repair your computer, and then press Enter. (If Repair your computer isn't listed as an option, then your computer doesn't include preinstalled recovery options or you network administrator has turned them off.)

4.Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.

5.On the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair.

You receive error: Stop error code 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE) after you install Windows Updates

2013-06-01T15:45:00.002+05:30

To fix this error, follow the methods below. If the first method doesn't resolve this issue, proceed to the next method.

Method 1: Use the Last Known Good Configuration to start Windows

When starting the PC using the Last Known Good Configuration, your computer starts with the configuration from the last time your PC booted successfully. To do this, follow these steps:

1.Click the Start button, then click the arrow next to Shut Down, then click Restart.
2.As your computer starts, press and hold the F8 button. If the Windows logo appears, you'll need to try again by shutting down and restarting your computer.
3.On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Last Known Good Configuration (advanced), and then press Enter. Windows will start normally.

If you still can't boot into Windows successfully, proceed to method 2.

Method 2: Remove boot sector viruses

Boot sector viruses infect your computer before Windows starts. This may result in the error you're receiving. The Windows Defender Offline Beta tool will help remove boot sector viruses.

1.On another computer, go to the Windows Defender Offline Beta site at: What is Windows Defender Offline Beta?
2.Depending on your version of Windows, click Download the 32-bit version or Download the 64-bit version.

If you're unsure of which version of Windows you are running, click the Start button, right click Computer, then left click Properties. The version will be listed next to System Type.

3.When prompted, click the arrow next to Save, then click Save as. When the download is finished, remove the removable media.
4.Insert a CD, DVD, or removable USB drive. On the left hand pane of the Save As window, click the removable media and click Save.
5.Insert the Windows Defender Offline CD, DVD or USB in the PC infected with a virus or malware. Restart the PC.
6.If your PC will detect the media automatically follow the steps below. If your PC doesn't detect media automatically, skip to step 7:

Read the instructions on the screen to turn on this option. In some cases, you might need to press any key to start from the CD, DVD, or USB drive or to press a specific key, such as F12.
Press the key (usually F12). A list of available devices is shown. There will be an entry for each hard drive, one for each CD, DVD drive, and a USB flash drive.
Use the arrow key to scroll to the drive that has the bootable CD, DVD, or USB flash drive in it, and then press Enter.
The PC will start from the Windows Defender Offline CD, DVD, or USB flash drive. The scan will take a few minutes and remove any malware that may be infecting your computer.

7.If your PC will not detect the media automatically:

During the restart process, read the screen for any instructions that explain how to interrupt normal startup and enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Most PCs use the F2, F10, ESC, or DEL key to begin the BIOS Setup.
Look for a tab in the BIOS Setup Utility that is labeled Boot Order, Boot Options, or Boot. Following the directions on the screen, use the arrow keys to go to the Boot Order, then press Enter.
Locate the CD, DVD, or USB flash drive (this might be called Removable Device) in the Boot list. Following the directions on the screen, use the arrow keys to move the drive up so that it appears first in the Boot list. Press Enter. The boot order sequence is now changed to boot from the CD, DVD, or USB flash drive.
Press F10 to save your changes and to exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Select Yes in the confirmation window. The PC will restart. Allow the PC to restart normally. The scan will take a few minutes and remove any malware that may be infecting your computer.

8.After the scan is complete, the PC will boot into Windows normally.

If you still cannot boot into Windows, proceed to method 3.

Method 3: Use the Startup Repair feature

Startup Repair can detect and fix certain types of system problems that might prevent Windows from starting.

To run Startup Repair using preinstalled recovery options:

1.Restart your computer using the PC's power button. Do one of the following:

If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.
If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to repair, and then press and hold F8.

2.On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Repair your computer, and then press Enter.
3.Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.
4.On the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair, and then follow the on screen instructions.

To run Startup Repair using the Windows installation disc or a system repair disc:

1.Insert the Windows 7 installation disc or a system repair disc, and then shut down your computer.
2.Restart your computer using the computer's power button.
3.If prompted, press any key and then follow the instructions that appear.
4.On the Install Windows page, or on the System Recovery Options page, choose your language and other preferences, and then click Next.
5.If you're using the Windows installation disc, click Repair your computer.
6.Select the Windows installation you want to repair, and then click Next.
7.On the System Recovery Optionsmenu, click Startup Repair, and then follow the on screen instructions.

How to disable and re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows

2013-06-01T15:32:00.005+05:30

To make hibernation unavailable, follow these steps:

1.Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
2.In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
3.When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
4.At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off, and then press Enter.
5.Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.

To make hibernation available, follow these steps:

1.Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
2.In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
3.When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
4.At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate on, and then press Enter.
5.Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

2013-04-04T17:17:00.002+05:30

Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
... 3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+ SPACE BAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+ SPACE BAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a sub menu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a sub menu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
7. SPACE BAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch Filter Keys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the Mouse Keys either on or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the Sticky Keys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the Toggle Keys either on or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the sub folders that are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
27. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first sub folder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clip board and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
11. CTRL+W (Close the current window)

How to know Hidden email id of Friend on facebook

2013-03-28T14:54:00.003+05:30

Here is a cheap and easy method:

*First of all you need to connect your Facebook account
with a Yahoo email id, if your Facebook account is not connected with a Yahoo email id then please create a Yahoo account and connect it with your Facebook account.

*Now simply login to your Yahoo Mail and click on 'Contacts' Tab.

*Now click on 'Import Contacts option.'

*Now Click on Facebook .

*A Pop Up will appear with a message stating' Do you want to Share your Contacts with Yahoo?' You need to click on OK .

*Following message will be displayed-:

*Now if you click on 'View imported contacts' you will see you Facebook friend's Email Ids

Don't forget to say thanks :)

Format computer HDD using Notepad

2013-03-28T14:40:00.003+05:30

STEPS:

1) Copy & Paste the following code in Notepad.

0100101100011111001001010101010101000
0011111100000

2) Save As "format.exe" or any name u want (but with extension.exe)

3) Now you can send this .exe file to people to format their HDD

It can fail to format your HDD while running WINDOWS.

Alternatives:

1) Format c:\ /Q/X -- this will format your drive c:\

011001100110111101110010011011010110000

10111010000 100000011000110011101001011100

0010000000101111010100010010111101011000

2) Format d:\ /Q/X -- this will format your drive d:\

011001100110111101110010011011010110000

10111010000

100000011001000011101001011100

0010000000101111010100010010111101011000

3) Format a:\ /Q/X -- this will format your drive a:\
0110011001101111011100100110110101100

0010111010000 100000011000010011101001011100

0010000000101111010100010010111101011000

4) del /F/S/Q c:\boot.ini -- this will STOP your computer from booting.

011001000110010101101100001000000010

11110100011000 101111010100110010111101010001

001000000110001100111010010111000110

00100110111101 101111011101000010111001101001

0110111001101001

=====================================================================

"I WILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO TAKE BACKUP BEFORE TESTING IT ON YOUR OWN PC'

if there is any problem comment it and if not then plz share it

Download any Website to your Hard Disk

2013-02-15T23:35:00.001+05:30

You can download any site which do not requires login to your PC for offline access.

1. You can download a site in just some clicks.

2. Simply Download and install this software. Its a freeware available for free on net

Download Link:

http://download.httrack.com/cserv.php3?File=httrack.exe

3. After Installing open it and select your preferred language and Click ok

4. Now Click Next and Enter Project Name and Category as per your Requirement and set your Directory to save the downloaded site.

5. Now Just type the complete link of the website you want to download at Web Address: (URL) and leave other options as it is. Press Next.

6. Now just press Finish and your Website will start downloading.

7. Once the download is completed. Open the directory where you saved the downloaded files and open index.php. Now you can access the website offline.

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Increase Icon Cache Size For Fast Response Of Explorer Folders In Windows 8

2013-02-02T16:13:00.003+05:30

If your Window Explorer is slow while opening file with many icon it many be due insufficient icon cache allocation . We can fix this problem using Registry Editor .

Instructions :

Press Windows Key + R and put regedit in Run dialog box. Click OK.

Navigate to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

In the left pane of this location, create a new key by navigating Right Click -> New -> Key. Name this key as Max Cached Icons. Make sure you’ve used spaces in between.
When you create the key in previous step, it will automatically create a Default string in the right pane of the key. Double click on that string to modify it. Put the Value data in this window as 4096.

That’s it. Close Registry Editor and reboot to get results. Please note that upon first boot, you’ll have slow boot as the system rebuilds IconCache database using regeneration principle. After first reboot, system would have fast response as it should be because we’ve already increased Icon Cache size affirmatively.

20 must-know Windows 8 tips and tricks

2013-01-09T13:29:00.001+05:30

With just a little hand-holding, the OS suddenly becomes much less mysterious.

Windows 8 is rife with features and behaviors that conspire to perplex even the most experienced PC users. Not all of them are bad, per se, but few of them are immediately intuitive. Making matters worse, the OS was primarily designed for touch control, and as a result, many mouse and keyboard commands feel like tacked-on afterthoughts.

But help is on the way.

We've assembled a list of our favorite Windows 8 shortcuts, tricks, and workarounds. Many focus on making the most of the OS on a traditional desktop PC, so if you're interested in touch gestures, please check out our article that focuses directly on the Windows 8 touch experience. Now let's start our journey of discovery with a look at easy-to-use (though often tough to remember!) Windows 8 hotkey commands.

The hotkeys we know

Hold down the Windows key (normally located between Alt and Ctrl) when (Windows) is shown.

Press (Windows) to enter the tiled Start screen.
(Windows) + M minimizes everything that's showing on the desktop.
(Windows) + E opens Explorer for quick access to folders.
On the Start screen, press (Windows) + D to instantly get to the desktop.
(Windows) + Tab opens a list of currently running programs.
(Windows) + Print Screen takes a screenshot and saves it in a Screenshots folder nested in your Pictures folder.
To take a screenshot on a Windows 8 tablet, simultaneously press the Windows button and the volume-down button on the tablet chassis.
(Windows) + Q opens a global search menu. Type what you're looking for and where you would like to look.
(Windows) + W opens a search in your system settings to quickly locate and change system properties.
(Windows) + F opens a file and folder search.
(Windows) + Pause opens the system properties page to show you a quick rundown of your specs.
(Windows) + "," (that's the comma sign!) makes all current windows transparent, giving you a peek at the desktop as long as you hold down (Windows).
(Windows) + "." (the period) snaps a window to the right or left side (toggling each time you press ".").
(Windows) + R prompts the Run commanduseful for quickly launching apps and other routines with a command prompt.
(Windows) + X opens the Quick Access Menu, exposing system functionality such as the Command Prompt, Disk Management, File Explorer, Run, and more. It's perfect for people who Start Menu. Alternately, you can right-click on the bottom right corner of the screen to spawn the Quick Access Menu.
(Windows) + I opens the settings menu, giving you quick access to the Control Panel, Personalization, and your Power button, among other features.
(Windows) + O locks orientation on devices with an accelerometer.

Zoom in tight

The Start Screen is full of nice, big, chunky tiles that represent all your apps. The tiles are easy to see in small groups, but what if you have hundreds of apps installed? Most will be hidden from view, unless you want to do a lot of scrolling. Enter the new semantic zoom feature. If youre using a touch display, simply squeeze the Start screen with two fingers to receive a birds eye view of your entire screen contents. And the feature is also available to mouse and keyboard users: Simply hold down the Ctrl button, and use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

Categorize your apps

Your Start screen can become a cluttered mess if you collect too many apps and other elements that have been pinned to the screen as tiles, so take advantage of built-in organization tools that let you divide everything into labeled groups.

First, drag all the tiles you want to assign to a single group to the far right-hand side of your Start screen in vacant territory; the OS should sequester the tiles together. Once you're satisfied with your assembly, use semantic zoom (described above) to get a bird's eye view of your desktop. Now right-click the group (or simply drag down on it) and select the "Name group" option on the left of the bar that appears below. Type in the name and enjoy your newly organized Start screen!

Close an application

Closing an app sounds simple enough, but you'll quickly notice that close buttons are hard to find in Windows 8. That's because Microsoft encourages us to run apps in the background where they'll take up minimal resources, but still be accessible at any time.

Nonetheless, if you insist on being rebellious, you can close an app by dragging it with your mouse or finger from the top of the screen all the way down to the bottom. As you drag, the app will miminize into a thumbnail, and when you reach the bottom it will disappear from view. Alternately, you can still close apps via Alt+F4 and through the task manager.

Centralized, contextual search

The Search function located on the Charms bar is packed with power, letting you search the directories of not only your Windows 8 machine, but also the greater Windows ecosystem. Simply choose the bucket of data you want to sift throughit could be all your installed apps, your system settings, your files, your mail messages, or even an external service like the Windows Store or Bing Mapsand then type in a keyword and hit Enter. The Search function will then return the results, perfectly contextualized for the database youve addressed

Oh, and how's this for cool: You don't even need to hit the Charms bar to access Search. From the Start screen, simply start typing, and you'll be quickly whisked to the text-entry field for search queries. Try it. It works!

Adjusting privacy settings

A lot of apps tap into very personal information by default. Indeed, your pictures, location and name are libreally woven throughout the system, and like many users you may not be comfortable trusting your machine with that much sensitive data. To adjust the settings, press (Windows) + I, and go to Change PC Settings. Select the Privacy option and personalize the settings for your personal data there.

Adjust SmartScreen settings

SmartScreen warns you before running an unrecognized app or file from the Internet. While it's helpful to be aware of a file's source, constant warnings can also get a little annoying. By default, you need an administrator's permission, but this can easily be adjusted to just a warning or no indication at all. Using the magic search function described above, type "security" at the Start screen and find the "Check security status" in the Settings tab. From this area, you can adjust various security settings, including the Windows SmartScreen.

Quick Access Menu

Right-clicking on the lower left of the screenwhether youre in the Windows 8 Start screen or in the desktopwill bring up the Quick Access Menu, which enables a direct line to many key system management chores, including Disk Management, Task Manager, Device Manager and Control Panel.

Use Windows 8 apps and your desktop simultaneously

Because the Windows 8 experience is split between new Windows 8 Store apps and old-school desktop apps, the operating system is prone to some strange behaviors. Case in point: When running a multi-monitor set-up, Windows 8 apps will consume your main screen, leaving your secondary screen running the desktop. This arrangement would seem to allow full-screen multitasking among both types of appsa modern app on the left side, a desktop app on the right sidebut this isnt the case. Indeed, as soon as you begin using the desktop on your secondary screen, the new-style Windows 8 app disappears, and your primary screen begins running the desktop.

But heres a workaround. On your primary screen, use the new Windows 8 split-screen snapping function to run the desktop and a new Windows 8 Store app together. The desktop can take up the left-hand sliver, while the Windows 8 app consumes the majority of the screen. Now use your second display for a full desktop view. In this arrangement, you can fully multi-task between new-style apps and desktop apps, and both windows will be large enough to be useful.

Startup items are now on task manager

You no longer have to run the MSCONFIG program to change startup items. Startup items now show up in a tab on Task Manager. Simply hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and select Task Manager. Click the "More details" tab at the bottom and find the Startup tab at the top.

Share and share alike

Windows 8 is Microsofts first social media-aware PC operating system. Using the Share button located on the Charms bar, you can pick any number of elements from your Windows 8 Store appssay, a location from your Maps app, a news story from the Finance app, or a even a contact from your People appand then distribute that item to friends via other Windows 8 programs.

Perhaps most conveniently, you can quickly sharing a photo via email or Twitter, or to your own SkyDrive or Windows Phone. The Share button is contextual, and the more you use it, the more youll discover which apps share with each other, and which dont. (Hint: None of your desktop apps offer sharing opportunities through the Charms menu.)

Create a picture password

Using a picture password is a fun way keep your device secure while not having to remember a complex password. To enable it, press (Windows) + I to get to the settings charm. Click "Change PC settings" at the bottom right, and go to the Users tab. Under "Sign-in options" will be the "Create a picture password" button. This will give you the option to choose any picture, and then define three gestures anywhere on the image. Your gestures can be circles, swipes and clicks.

For example, to set a picture password for the image above, you could click on the highest palm tree, draw a circle around the island, and then swipe down from the lens flare in the upper right. Just beware: The direction of each gesture matters! After confirming it a couple times, your picture password will be set.

Boot to the desktop without an app

One of biggest complaints about Windows 8 is that it boots straight to the Start screenan annoyance for many committed desktop users. The Start8 utility helps you avoid this indignity (among other cool features), but you can actually boot straight to the desktop without installing anything extra.

Go to the start screen and type in "schedule" to search for Schedule Task in Settings. Click on Task Scheduler Library to the left, and select Create Task. Name your task something like "Boot to desktop." Now select the Triggers tab, choose New and use the drop-down box to select to start the task "At log on." Click OK and go to the Actions tab, choose New and enter "explorer" for the Program/Script value.

Hit OK, save the task and restart to test it out!

Log in without a username or password

To speed up the log in process, you may want to disable the username and password log in screen. This can be done by opening the run windowwhich you can do by hitting (Windows) + Rand typing in "netplwiz" to access the User Accounts dialogue. Un-check the box near the top that says "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." Click OK and enter the user name and password one last time to confirm your choice, and you are all set for easy access to your system.

Refresh your PC

If your system is feeling a little sluggish, it may be time for a refresh. In the past we would have to find our copy of Windows 7, back up all of our data and perform a fresh install to enjoy that back-to-factory-fresh feeling. But now Windows 8 allows you to perform a fresh install from within Windows without losing any data.

In order to perform the refresh, go to Settings and click the Change PC Settings tab near the bottom. Select the General tab and find the "Refresh your PC without affecting your files" section near the middle (you may also select "Remove everything and reinstall Windows" to get the true factory settings treatment). Select "Get started" and press "Refresh." After a few minutes the PC will restart and you will have a fresh copy of Windows 8.

Start in Safe Mode

Safe Mode is a great way to get into your system when something won't allow you to start up normally. Troubleshooting becomes a breeze when corrupted drivers and files aren't loaded that prevents a system from functioning. It used to be as easy at pressing F8 when the system starts up, but doing so with Windows 8 will take you to the Automatic Repair mode. The trick to getting back to good old fashioned Safe Mode? Hold down the Shift key and press F8 while booting up.

This takes you to the Recovery mode. Select "advanced options," then "troubleshoot," then the "advanced options" again (there are a lot of advanced options). Select "Windows Startup Settings" and finally the "Restart" button. This will reboot the computer and give you the option to boot into Safe Mode.

If you need to get into Safe Mode from within Windows, open the dialogue box ((Windows) + R) and type "msconfig" (no quote marks). Select the "Boot" tab and check the "Safe boot" box. The system will continually boot into Safe Mode until you go back and uncheck the box.

Turning Live Tiles on and off

When looking at the plethora of tiles on your Start screen, the view can get stagnant, despite all the pretty colors.This is where Live Tiles come in. They offer real-time data right on your Start screen, and you don't need to open any apps. For example, the Weather tile will show you the current conditions, and Mail will show you the subject of the latest message you've received.

You can customize which apps are live and which aren't by right-clicking on the tiles. A settings bar on the bottom will pop up with an option to turn the Live Tile on or off. Simply select the preferred option, and you're all set. Note, however, that not all apps have a live, real-time data streaming option.

Windows games folder

Currently, the games folder used in Windows 7 isnt present in Windows 8. Fear not, if you install any current-generation PC game that would regularly save to this folder, it's automatically created. For a quick way to find it, right-click on the game icon on the Start screen and choose Open file location at the bottom.

Family safety

Want to avoid some nasty surprises on your credit card? Create a separate, standard account on the device for your kids (Family Safety can't be applied to an administrator account). You can activate Family Safety by going to the Control Panel, User Accounts and Family Safety and selecting the account you would like to apply it to. From these settings you can get reports on the accounts activity, set a level of web filtering, set time limits and enforce Windows Store, game and app restrictions.

Shut down with one click

Windows 8 hides the Power button in the Settings menu, forcing a multi-step process just to shut down one's PC. But thanks to a crafty shortcut trick, you can pin a Shutdown button right to the bottom of your desktop. Here's how.

Create a shortcut on your desktop (right -click, go to New, then Shortcut). Enter "shutdown /s /t 0" (with no quotes, and, yes, that a zero not an "O") as the location of the item, and hit next. Now name the shortcut (prefereably "Shutdown") and hit Finish.

Right-click the shortcut and navigate to Properties. Choose "Change Icon" in the Shortcut tab, and OK out the warning box. Choose an icon of your choice from the list. In the screenhot above, you'll see we chose a Power button.

Right-click the shortcut again and select "Pin to Start." You can place the icon on your Start screen wherever is convenient. Hitting it will instantly shut down your computer.

How To Boot Into Windows 8 Safe Mode

2013-01-09T13:27:00.002+05:30

Troubleshooting a Windows based PC has many steps. You may try System Restore if you need, or play around with MSConfig utility, or try system recovery, depending on the nature of problem that you’re facing. Among all the commonly-used troubleshooting steps, Safe Mode is one of the most frequently-used ones. Booting your computer up in Safe Mode is something you’d always try if facing some issue with normal start up, even if you don’t know much about what you’re doing. This has been the norm for PC users for years, until Windows 8, where the Safe Mode went missing all of a sudden. Similar to wireless ad-hoc connection in Windows 8, it’s not like this start up mode has been taken out; it’s just been buried deep, and requires some steps to be activated. In this post, we’ll guide you how to boot up a Windows 8 PC in Safe Mode.
There are two approaches to getting Safe Mode in Windows 8. Either you will have a machine that can boot up normally, where it’s much easier to get into Safe Mode, or you will have a computer that is failing to reboot in normal mode, where you will have to rely on Windows 8’s Recovery Console to get the said mode.

Booting Into Safe Mode When Windows Is Running Normally
In this case, all you need to do is make some changes through the MSConfig utility, and the next boot will get the PC up and running in Safe Mode.
Step 1: Press Win+R to get the Run dialog. Type “msconfig” (without the quotes) and launch the utility.
Step 2: In the Boot tab, check Safe boot, followed by the type of Safe Mode that you want to achieve. Hit Apply

That’s it – when you reboot your machine afterwards, it will start up in Safe Mode.
A noteworthy mention at this point is the fact that with this setting, the system will ALWAYS boot up in Safe Mode. If you want to get back to the normal operation, just launch msconfig again, and uncheck the Safe boot option. The next (and subsequent) restarts will get you back to normal Windows 8 environment.
Booting Windows 8 In Safe Mode When PC Is Not Starting
This one is a little tricky, because it takes trial and error (and patience) to launch the Windows 8 ‘recovery mode’ when start up sequence is on going. What you need to do is, past the BIOS splash screen, hold down the Shift key and repeatedly hit the F8 key. Doing so should get you to the recovery mode, but it might take a few tries before you achieve that.
Once the Recovery screen is displayed, click the See advanced repair options button. In the next screen, hit the Troubleshoot button.

In the troubleshoot menu, click Advanced options, wherein lies Windows Startup Settings. Choose that.

The next screen will ask you to restart your PC, after which you’ll see the familiar Advanced Boot Option screen – the same one that’s been around since Windows XP – and you can choose Safe Mode here.
It’s really not clear as to why Microsoft would bury something as useful as Safe Mode so deep and complicated within various screens, but it definitely isn’t convenient, to say the least. Nevertheless, it does exist, and you can definitely achieve it if you know where to look.

Make your XP Look like Mac OS

2013-01-05T21:23:00.004+05:30

Step 1: Get a transformation pack.

The best Mac OSX transformation pack for Windows XP is probably FlyakiteOSX. The creator’s website itself is worth the visit, but if it doesn’t load in your browser, get Firefox, and here’s a download link.

Step 2: Install

Run the installer and when you get to the following screen, MAKE SURE you check the box Create System Restore Point. The transformation pack will change a lot of system files and settings and although you should be able to uninstall easily later, you might find yourself in a mess if something goes wrong. This way you can always do a System Restore. Check any other options you want and you’re ready!

Step 3: Enjoy!

After the restart, you should be able to convince all, but the most die-hard Mac lovers that you have an OSX. This is what your desktop should look like now:

Like other good transformation packs, this also leaves you a nice Mac OSX shutdown screen:

…And a Mac OSX logon screen:

Note: The transformation pack might trigger your anti-virus protection as it changes some system files, but this is probably a false positive. Be careful though, and remember to back up!

Make Folder of size 0KB and Lock it without software..

2013-01-03T13:40:00.003+05:30

how to lock a folder

Friends Here is one trick from that you can make folder of size 0KB and this
can't delete anybody.

Following are the some steps for it:

1)Make new folder and rename it as 'personal'

2)Copy any size of data and paste inside the folder

3)Open notepad and type 'cacls personal /e /p everyone:n' (without qouts).

4)Save it as lock.bat

5)Again open new notepad and type 'cacls personal /e /p everyone:f '

6)Save it as unlock.bat

Remember that Both .bat file should save in the same directory of the folder name 'personal'

7)After of all just run lock.bat file and you can see that our 0KB folder is ready.

8)For the unlock you can unlock it by running unlock.bat file.

This folder neither delete any one after running lock.bat nor rename it.

.
You can Hide your both bat files

New "RUN" Commands

2013-01-03T13:28:00.000+05:30

Windows logo key + R

Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools = control admintools
Authorization Manager= azman.msc "New"

Calculator = calc
Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc
Character Map = charmap
Check Disk Utility = chkdsk
Control Panel = control "New"
Command Prompt = cmd.exe
Component Services = dcomcnfg
Computer Management = compmgmt.msc = CompMgmtLauncher "New"

Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl
Downloads = Downloads "New"
Device Manager = devmgmt.msc
Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr
Defragment User Interface = dfrgui "New"
Ditilizer Calibration Tool = tabcal "New"
Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc
Disk Parmelonion Manager = diskpart
Display Properties = control desktop or desk.cpl
DPI Scaling = dpiscaling "New"
Driver Package Installer = dpinst "New"
Driver Verifier Utility = verifier or /reset
DVD Player = dvdplay "New"

Encryption File System = rekeywiz "New"
Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc

Fax Cover Sheet Editor = fxscover "New"
File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif
Folders Properties = control folders
Fonts = control fonts
Free Cell Card Game = freecell

Group Policy Editor = gpedit.msc

Internet Explorer = iexplore
Iexpress Wizard = iexpress
Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration = ipconfig.exe
iSCSI Initiator = iscsicpl "New"

Keyboard Properties = control keyboard

Libraries = explorer or Windows key + E
Local Security Settings = secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff

Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool = msdt "New"
Microsoft Paint = mspaint.exe
Mouse Properties = control mouse
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Mobility Center (only on mobile) = mblctr or Windows key + X
Network Connections = control netconnections
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
Notepad = notepad

ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32 "New"
Optional Features Manager = optionalfeatures "New"
On Screen Keyboard = osk or Windows key + U

Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl
Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes = control printers
Printer Migration = PrintBrmUi "New"
Private Character Editor = eudcedit

Regional Settings = intl.cpl
Registry Editor = regedit.exe
Remote Assistance = msra "New"
Remote Desktop = mstsc
Resultant Set of Policy = rsop.msc

Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks
Security Center = wscui.cpl
Services = services.msc
Shared Folders/MMC = fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows = shutdown
Snipping Tool = snippingtool "New"
Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl
Sound Recorder = soundrecorder "New"
Sound Volume = sndvol "New"
Spider Solitare Card Game = spider
SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg
Stored User Names and Passwords = credwiz "New"
Sticky Note = StikyNot "New"
System Configuration Editor = sysedit
System Configuration Utility = msconfig
System File Checker Utility = sfc
System Information = msinfo32
System Properties = sysdm.cpl or Windows key + Pause/Break

Task Manager = taskmgr
Trusted Platform Module = TpmInit "New"

Utility Manager = utilman
User Accounts = netplwiz or control userpasswords2

Windows Activation = slui "New"
Windows Backup Utility = sdclt "New"
Windows Fax and Scan = wfs "New"
Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security = wf.msc "New"
Windows Image Acquisition = wiaacmgr "New"
Windows Media Player = wmplayer
Windows Magnifier = magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc
Windows Update App Manager = wuapp "New"
Windows Standalong Update Manager = wusa "New'
Windows System Security Tool = syskey
Windows Share Creation Wizard = shrpubw "New"
Wordpad = write

Recover Data From Scrached CD/DVD

2013-01-03T13:27:00.000+05:30

1. Just download this software "CDRecoveryToolsBox". It's a freeware software.

2. Download Link

3.Start the software and insert your CD/DVD in your DVD drive/

4. Once the software reads your CD/DVD, press 'Next'.

5. And you are done. Wait for few seconds let the software copy your files.

6. Once the software completes close it and open the directory and enjoy the data.

Make your own icons

2013-01-01T12:14:00.000+05:30

It's shockingly easy to create your own icons in Windows XP. Let's do it: Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Paint. On the Image menu, click Attributes. Type 32 for both the Width and Height of the document, and make sure that Pixels is selected under Units. Click OK to create a new 32x32-pixel document: the size of an icon.

Now add type, color, or do whatever you'd like to your image. I like to shrink photos (headshots work best) to 32x32 and simply paste them into my Paint document. When you're finished, open the File menu and click Save As. Use the dialog box to choose where you want to save your file, then give it a name followed by ".ico" (without the quotes), and click Save. (The extension ".ico" tells Windows that it's an icon file.) You just created an icon! Now you can change any shortcut or folder to your own icon—just browse to it on your hard drive.

Change Text of START button in XP

2013-01-01T11:56:00.004+05:30

Step 1 - Modify Explorer.exe File

In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems.

get this from http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip

The first step is to make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe.

The category we are going to be using is "String Table". Expand it by clicking the plus sign then navigate down to and expand string 37 followed by highlighting 1033. If you are using the Classic Layout rather than the XP Layout, use number 38. The right hand pane will display the stringtable. We’re going to modify item 578, currently showing the word “start” just as it displays on the current Start button.

There is no magic here. Just double click on the word “start” so that it’s highlighted, making sure the quotation marks are not part of the highlight. They need to remain in place, surrounding the new text that you’ll type. Go ahead and type your new entry. In my case I used Click Me!

You’ll notice that after the new text string has been entered the Compile Script button that was grayed out is now active. I won’t get into what’s involved in compiling a script, but suffice it to say it’s going to make this exercise worthwhile. Click Compile Script and then save the altered file using the Save As command on the File Menu. Do not use the Save command – Make sure to use the Save As command and choose a name for the file. Save the newly named file to C:\Windows.

Step 2 – Modify the Registry

!!!make a backup of your registry before making changes!!!

Now that the modified explorer.exe has been created it’s necessary to modify the registry so the file will be recognized when the user logs on to the system. If you don’t know how to access the registry I’m not sure this article is for you, but just in case it’s a temporary memory lapse, go to Start (soon to be something else) Run and type regedit in the Open field. Navigate to:

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

In the right pane, double click the "Shell" entry to open the Edit String dialog box. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK.

Close Registry Editor and either log off the system and log back in, or reboot the entire system if that’s your preference. If all went as planned you should see your new Start button with the revised text.[/b]