PC Tips

Registry Disabled - How to correct it ?

2009-03-09T14:24:00.004+05:30

If you get the following error message in Windows XP,

Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator

use the following steps to solve it.

open Notepad and copy / paste the following with out any change;

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Save it as Yourfilename.REG and run it.

Your problem will be solved.

PC Tips: Check your Windows XP / Vista Activation Status

2008-11-13T16:06:00.003+05:30

Following are the steps to check your Windows XP / Vista's Activation Status :

Windows XP :

Goto Start Menu and Select Run

Type oobe/msoobe /a and press Enter

There will be a dialog window will appear and let you know the activation status.

Windows Vista:

Goto Start Menu and Select Run

Type slmgr.vbs -dli and press Enter

There will be a dialog window will appear and let you know the activation status.

PC Tips : Learn Linux through Windows

2008-10-07T15:21:00.003+05:30

Instead of installing Linux OS separately, you can install the following software in windows, and learn Linux.

You can download software from http://cygwin.com.

This is not a complete Linux, this is simulator package, and will give experience like Linux. While installing you can select the required services, and through setup program you can install the new packages whenever needed.

This is very useful for students.

Try and give your feedback.

PC Tips : Increase your Laptop's battery backup

2008-09-26T11:13:00.005+05:30

Do you want to increase your Laptop's Battery backup time ? then try the below link, Software Name is TurnOffLCD.

Instead of using screen saver, you can use this software to switch off your LCD monitor instantly to save battery power.

Download from http://www.ziddu.com/download/2247333/TurnOffLCD.zip.html

This Software will work for desktop PCs too.

PC Tips : Repair your Mobile Phone Locally with help of Service Manual

2008-09-23T10:58:00.005+05:30

Are you looking for repairing your mobile phone locally ?

Then you need a service manual of your mobile model to refer.

You can try the following site to get the Service Manual of any mobile phone model.

Site Name : http://www.ipmart-forum.com

You have to register as a user and login to search for any service manual. Registration is free.

Try and give your feedback.

PC Tips : Mute Windows XP Sound Instantly using Shortcut

2008-09-13T13:26:00.003+05:30

Normally we all use windows sound settings / tray icon to mute sound if needed, Instead of that we can create a shortcut on desktop and use it whenever needed.

Use the following steps to create a small shortcut on desktop to mute the sound instantly :

Open Notepad

Just copy and paste the below mentioned codes :

set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.run"Sndvol32"
WScript.Sleep 1500
oShell.SendKeys"{TAB 2} "
oShell.SendKeys"%{F4}"

Save it to mute.vbs

Now double click on that to mute sound instantly.

PC Tips : Stop Internet Explorer opens by default

2008-09-10T11:31:00.003+05:30

Your default browser is something like XXXX, but some web pages opens only in Internet Explorer. If you want to disable IE, here is the solution :

In Start Menu select Set program access and defaults (you can get this from
Control panel -> Add or Remove Programs also)

Select Custom

In Choose a default web browser :

Select your Browser and in right side Click on Enable Access to this Program check box
And Disable Access to Internet Explorer by unchecking the check box

Close all the windows and restart you default browser.

Now all your web pages will open in your default browser only.

PC Tips: Disable Thumbnails (Windows XP)

2008-09-08T17:38:00.003+05:30

Thumbs.db is the cache file of the current picture which is available in the directory. To remove this, you can use the following steps :

Open any folder then goto Tools menu and select Folder Options

In folder options, select View Tab

in Under Files and Folders, Deselect Do Not Cache Thumbnails

Else

Open Registry Editor using Regedit, then goto

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

In Right side pane, double click on DisableThumbnailCache and change the value to 1

Close Registry Editor and Logoff / Restart your PC.

PC Tips: Sollution for Windows Update Error

2008-09-02T15:05:00.003+05:30

Are you getting any error like "The following updates were not installed" while windows automatic updatation ?

Then use the below mentioned steps to solve your issue :

Download WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe from Microsoft using following link :

http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

Copy that file into C:\WUAGENT directory, then goto command prompt using cmd and type :

cd\
cd\wuagent
WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce

The above mentioned steps will help you to reinstall your Windows Update Agent. After installation you will not face any problem in updates.

PC Tips: Search Rapidshare through Google

2008-09-01T21:42:00.003+05:30

Use the following search strings to search RAPIDSHARE thro Google search engine :

site:rapidshare.com inurl:users "*"
site:rapidshare.de inurl:users "*"
site:rapidshare.com inurl:files "*"
site:rapidshare.de inurl:files "*"

Ex. : If you need any Antivirus Software like Mcafee, then you can try following keywords to get all rapidshare folders or files related to Macfee :

site:rapidshare.com inurl:users "mcafee"
site:rapidshare.de inurl:users "mcafee"

PC Tips: Top 10 Torrent Search Engine Sites, Search Torrent Files Thro Google

2008-09-01T20:45:00.005+05:30

Following are the top 10 Torrent Search Engine Sites :

Bitsoup
BiteNova
Isohunt.com
Demonoid.com
YouTorrent.com
Torrentscan.com
Torrentspy.com
Torrentz.com
Torrentmatrix.com
TorrentTyphoon.com

You can search Torrnet Files through google using following search string :

yourfilename filetype:torrent

PC Tips : Reinstall your XP without Data Loss

2008-08-25T15:24:00.007+05:30

Following steps will help you to reinstall your Windows XP without data loss :

Start Windows XP
Goto Command Prompt using CMD
Then, open your Windows CD Setup source files
Type WINNT32 /unattend

Example : D:\I386\winnt32 /unattend (D:\ - assume that your CD Drive is D:)

PC Tips : Best Excel Shortcuts

2008-08-23T14:41:00.005+05:30

Following are one of the best shortcuts of MS Excel :

1. Outline border to the selected cells - Ctrl Shift &
2. Change Date format with day, month, and year - Ctrl Shift #
3. Change Time format with hour and minute, AM or PM - Ctrl Shift @
4. For the current time - Ctrl Shift :
5. For current date - Ctrl ;
6. Hide selected rows - Ctrl 9
7. Hide selected columns - Ctrl 0
8. Display Farmulas / Alternate in the worksheet - Ctrl `
9. Display the Find / Replace dialog box - Ctrl H
10.To insert Hyperlink - Ctrl K

PC Tips : Disable Registry Editor (Windows XP Pro)

2008-08-19T21:48:00.004+05:30

As you know that, Registry Editor is a very powerful tool of Windows XP Pro. To use this you can control your XP completely.

If you need you can Disable Registry Editor and protect your computer from unwanted changes being made. Use the below steps to do that :

Start Group Policy Editor using gpedit.msc
In Left Panel Select User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
Then, In Right Panel Select Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools and enable it

Now you can't access Registry Editor.

Note : This is not for Windows XP Home

PC Tips : Spelling Checker for any Win Application

2008-08-19T21:27:00.005+05:30

If you need to use spelling checker utility other then Word Application, you can try the following application. That is TINYSPELL, this is handy application and it allows you to check and correct in any windows application quickly / easily.

TINYSPELL installs in system try for easy access and it comes with an American English Dictionary, contains more than 110,000 words. It works fine with notepad too.

Download link : EXE File - http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/tisp17012.exe
Download link : ZIP File - http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/tisp17012.zip

PC Tips : Shortcut for Removing USB Devices Safely

2008-08-10T08:44:00.004+05:30

Normally we use tray icon Safely Remove Hardware to remove our USB devices from PC. But if we have more tray icons, then we probably need some time to find Safely Remove Hardware icon. So, we can create a desktop icon for removing USB devices Safely and Quickly.

Use the below steps to create a desktop icon for removing USB devices :

Right Click on Desktop and select New and then select Shortcut
Type RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll and press Next
Then Type the name of the shortcut like Remove USB

Your shortcut is ready now, you can double click to easily and safely remove your USB Devices.

PC Tips : Check Your Age on Other Planets

2008-08-09T22:07:00.004+05:30

Every planet takes different time frame to rotate the sun. Our Earth takes 365 days or One year to do the same. In our solar system, some planets take less than one Earth year and others take many Earth years to rotate.

What would be our age if we were born on MERCURY, VENUS, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO ?

With the help the following website we can calculate our age in other planets

Check this website

Try this and give your comments.

PC Tips : More Registry Tips - Windows XP

2008-08-09T07:59:00.005+05:30

More Registry Tips :

Automatically Kill Non-Responsive Tasks

Goto Registry Editor using Regedit
Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks
Set the value to 1
In the same section, select WaitToKillAppTimeout and change its vlue to milliseconds you want.

Change Internet Explorer Title

Goto Registry Editor using Regedit
Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title
Change the value to what you want to appear in the title bar

PC Tips : Enable / Disable - Highlight Newly Installed Programs

2008-08-05T10:01:00.005+05:30

After installation of a new software, in start menu you will get a small pop up which will highlight that new software is installed.

We can disable / enable this option using the following way :

Right Click on Taskbar and select properties

Goto Startmenu Tab and click Customise

And in Advance Tab, Clear Highlight Newly installed programs check box and press OK

PC Tips : Search Option - Windows XP

2008-08-05T09:42:00.004+05:30

Normally, Search option in XP will not display hidden files / unknown extension files. But, the following steps will help to find all the files in your PC.

Goto Registry Editor using Regedit and find

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

In right side Panel select FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions

Change the value from 0 to 1

Press F5 to refresh and close your Registry Editor.

Now search option will display all the files in your PC.

PC Tips : Add Command Prompt in right click context menu (XP)

2008-07-28T12:58:00.004+05:30

Following steps will help you to add Command Prompt option to the default right click context menu in Windows Explorer :

Open Registry Editor using REGEDIT

find entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/Shell

create a key called Command Prompt and create a new key in command prompt named command and set the default string to

cmd.exe /k pushd %1

Close your registry editor check.

PC Tips : Stop Dialog Box asking you to restart after an update (Windows XP)

2008-07-25T09:41:00.005+05:30

After windows updation, the OS needs to be restarted. Normally a dialog box will appear with no close button! We can avoid this dialog box if you plan to restart your PC later.

Use the below steps:

Start -> Run type CMD and press Enter
in command prompt, Type sc stop wuauserv and press enter

This command will stop the dialog box asks if you want to restart now or later.

PC Tips : Download Youtube Videos without using any Software

2008-07-23T10:40:00.005+05:30

Below mentioned link will help you to download youtube videos without using any software :

www.kissyoutube.com

If you know your youtube video's download link, then just add kiss before link and press enter.

example:

your link is like : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 sfjlsfjlsfjslsn then change it to

http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=7 sfjlsfjlsfjslsn and press enter.

The video will be downloaded in FLV format, you can use FLV Player to watch.

To download FLV Player, you can click here

PC Tips : Taking Ownership of Access Denied Folder(s)

2008-07-22T22:03:00.004+05:30

If you reinstall Windows XP, sometimes you can get an error of Access Denied when trying to open a previous user's files / directory. Use the below steps to take ownership of that :

Log on to Administrator OR user with admin rights
Right click on specific folder and select Properties
Goto Security tab and click the Advanced button
Click on Owner tab and in the list of Names, click on your name
Then, click on Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and press OK and Yes

Now you can open the folder and browse.

PC Tips : Talking PDF

2008-07-20T17:15:00.003+05:30

There is a facility, where we can listen to any PDF document instead of reading. Yes, with Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or above we can.

Use the below shortcuts :

Ctrl+Shift+B to listen the full document (View-> Read out Loud -> Read to the End of Document)
Ctrl+Shift+V to listen current page (View -> Read out Loud ->Read This Page)
Ctrl+Shift+E to Stop Speech (View -> Read out Loud -> Stop)

But the voice is very fast, if it is not convenient to hear, we can adjust it by changing Voice Speed -> Slow Adjustment in Control Panel -> Speech.