Tips and Tricks

Rent Text Books from Online

2010-08-25T08:38:00.000-07:00

Buying a text book is very expensive. If the text book is useful for a stipulated period i.e., two or three months you be active in buying it, at that situation you will take the Xerox copy of the text book or you will rent the text book. In this website you can rent the text book by paying some amount and you can return after your usage.

HOMEPAGE

First search the Text book with certain ISBN number. The International Standard Book Number is known to you and if it is available pay the certain amount for the book and book it. After completing the duration then return it to the specified address as they mentioned. By this way you can save lots of money by buying the unwanted text books.

Recharge your mobile through Online (From Internet) or by sending SMS

2010-08-09T11:43:00.000-07:00

Normally for recharging to mobile we generally follow the scratch card or Easy charge for that we have to go to certain retailer and we have to do the recharge. We can recharge our mobile through online also.

MobiKwik is a online tool for recharging the mobile

MobiKwik – Homepage - http://www.mobikwik.com/

First of all create an account by verifying your mobile number and then recharge your mobile and pay the money through net banking or credit card or debit card.

And there is another feature in the website we can recharge from your mobile simply by sending the sms. But only register user can use this service.

Scrybe a Good Application for Synaptics Pointing Device which is used in Laptop’s

2010-08-02T20:46:00.000-07:00

Are you using a Laptop and for that laptop are you using Synaptics Pointing Device driver for the movement of the cursor, here is a good application for easy operations.

If you have to go to google.com in ur browser means, first you have to open the Browser and type the google website there. But with the scrybe application just buy entering the G letter we can enter into google website.

And not only the google website we can do the yahoo search and but entering the letter M we can launch the default media player also. You can customize the options according to your usage by using the Control Panel menu.

To check out the application

Home page | Download

Watch Video Tutorials and how the application works here

Windows Task Manager Shortcut

2010-07-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

Normally if the system is hanged and any program doesn’t work you will generally open the Task manager by clicking the ctrl+alt+del buttons. Here there is another shortcut for the same operation and CTRL+SHIFT+ESC when we press this button directly the Windows task manger is opened.

Shorten the Links (URL’s)

2010-07-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

If you want to send a address link or the url to any of your friends, the link might be very longer so that it cannot be able to send due to bigger size of the link.

Here are some websites to shorten the url’s or address links.

Shutdown your computer by command prompt

2010-07-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

Normally if u want to shut down your computer you will go to the start in taskbar and then you will press the shut down button but this is normal one. If you want to shut down to a specific time and by without using auto shut down software’s, with the small command we can shut down the computer easily.

Open Start - - Run

In the Command Prompt type code at 9.10 shutdown –s

To cancel or Abort the shutdown type code shutdown –a

Easy Accessing of Twitter From PC / Laptops and Mobiles

2010-06-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

Twitter – So many people are using this social networking site. A very small messages upto 140 characters can message.

For using the twitter, we generally use the Browsers in the Computers or Mobile Phones. For every time we have to enter the site address and so on.

There is application for PC/Laptops where we can easily access the tweets sending by our followers and the person whom we are following and we can reply to the messages also.

TweetDeck [HomePage] : A simpler and fast way to experience Twitter.

Mobiles

SNAPTU [HomePage] : This application gives to access twitter. This application is free for downloading.

Read Magazines for Free (Online)

2010-05-29T22:40:00.000-07:00

Read Magazines for Free (Online)
If you have the habit of reading Magazines online, here is a free website(s) to access and read the magazines online.
http://issuu.com/
http://www.maggwire.com/

Changing a computer from a static Internet Protocol (IP) address to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

2010-05-02T21:07:00.000-07:00

Hey, a Problem will occur to ur internet connection, it may not connect and it shows some errors like connecting failed. At that time u suppose to contact the certain customer care, with this trick u can do by ur own to resolve the problem.

This error is particularly useful for laptops that move from one environment to another, when it is necessary to use statically assigned IP addresses at one location and DHCP assigned IP addresses at another.

You can try this if you are having following Internet access or networking problems but still failing to resolve the problem after trying all other suggestions.

- Internet or network problem after removing the adware, spyware, virus, worm, trojan horse, etc
- Loss network connection after installing/uninstalling adware, spyware, antispam, vpn, firewall or other networking programs
- Unable to access any webpage or can only access some webpages
- Pop-up error window with network related problem description
- No network connectivity due to registry errors
- DNS lookup problem
- Fail to renew the network adapter’s IP address or other DHCP errors
- Network connectivity issue with limited or no connections message
- Other networking problems.

I tried for the windows XP mostly this tip will work for all the windows operating system.

1. Go to START click RUN

2. Type CMD hit ENTER

3. Type netsh winsock reset in command prompt and hit ENTER button.

4. RESTART the Computer, in order to reset and now u can able to access the internet.

Google Chrome bollywood some movies themes

2010-04-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

Here did u know abt the google chrome browser,

wanna check out the themes of some bollywood movies like 3Idiots, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Newyork, Love Aaj Kal, Pyaar Impossible, Dil Bole Hadippa, Dil To Pagal Hai.

click the below link and check out

https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en-IN/themes/p/at_chrome.html#at_3idiots

after movies the left and right button u can get other movies themes also.

Avoiding Pen Drive/ Flash Drive Viruses

2010-03-05T20:26:00.000-08:00

Now a days Virus is common in almost all Pen drives/Flash Drives/USB's/Memory Cards

Here there is a small trick to overcome some of the Virus, not 100% virus can be removed.
This is just a tip for protecting these Drives.

After Buying the Pen drives/Flash Drives/USB's/Memory Cards Format it, by left Click
on the icon and select Format, then u will appear a window, in that u tick on the option
QUICK FORMAT button and press start.

Now open the Pen drives/Flash Drives/USB's/Memory Cards by normal opening.

Create a Folder with name AUTORUN.INF and press enter.

Why u are creating the AUTORUN.INF folder means, the virus mainly contains a notepad file with the name autorun.inf

so if u create the folder with autorun.inf , the virus notepad file cannot enter into the Flash drive/Pendrive because already
with that name a file is existed as created in the Flash Drive/ Pen Drive.

Generic host process for win 32 services

2009-09-13T05:19:00.000-07:00

If u are getting the error which shown in the image above. here is a easy method to solve it follow the procedure

1. Copy the code which is in bold given below

@ECHO off

Echo Coded by http://hubpages.com/profile/rancidTaste

reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\netbt\parameters /v TransportBindName /t REG_SZ /d "" /f

reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\OLE /v EnableDCOM /t REG_SZ /d "N" /f

Echo Coded by http://hubpages.com/profile/rancidTaste

Echo Generic Host Error Problem Is Fixed, Press any key to continue

2. Now Open the notepad by clicking run --> notepad and press enter. Then u will find the notepad.

3. Paste the Code which u have copied.

4. Save the file as GenericHostErrorProblem.bat and close it.

5. Now u will find an MS DOS icon command with the file name GenericHostErrorProblem.

6. Double-click on GenericHostErrorProblem.bat and run it.

7. After Fixing or removing the errors, it will ask u to press any key to finish..... now press any key. The problem is sloved.

cannot delete lpt3. Folder deleting error

2009-08-31T09:21:00.000-07:00

"cannot delete lpt3. This folder was created by Flash Disinfector : cannot find the specified file. make sure you specify the correct path and file name."

see the image below for the error.

elow. if u are ocuuring this problem follow the procedure to overcome this error.

This error mainly creates with the Flash Disinfector tool. And in the My computer in all drives a folder was created as "autorun.inf" and this folder cannot be delted....

Follow these steps:

1. First Open the Notepad by clicking Start button --> All Programs --> Accesories --> Notepad.

2. Copy the text as shown bold in the below to your Notepad.

set drv=C:\

attrib -A -H -S -R %drv%\autorun.inf

del \\.\%drv%\autorun.inf\"lpt3.Folder is locked Inspired by Flash_Disinfector"

rd %drv%\autorun.inf

3. Now Save this File as remove_fd.bat to your Desktop {For saving the File --> click File menu --> Save as Option as file type : All files in Notepad}.

4. Then close the Notepad.

5. Then u will see a remove_fd.bat file as Dos file in Desktop.

6. Double Click on the remove_fd. wait for the window appears.

7. Now u can delete the autorun.inf easily, buy normal delete. it can be successfully delete from your system.

In the above the file is saving in desktop because the autorun.inf folder was located in C: Drive.

so Desktop refers to C drive.

If u want to Remove the folder in the other drives save the file in the specified drive which u have to remove.

and change the letter as D: or E: or F: and soo on in the starting of the file.

I am posting the recover of this error because recently this error has attacked my PC also. I had easily sloved it by follwing the procedure.

If the file is not deleting mail to me the solution i will clarify it.

How to remove Blue Background Color in Desktop Icons

2009-08-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

Some of the Windows XP users might have facing the trouble of having a blue background color in their desktop icons. As shown in the image.

By having this blue background color it looks ugly to see the desktop.
It can be sloved by following the below procedure.

1. Right-click My Computer icon on your desktop or in the Start menu
2. Select Properties --> Advanced --> and click Settings [under Performance section].
3. Then under Visual Effects --> choose Custom and just check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"
4. Click OK.....
That's all! The 'Ugly' blue background color will not be there

How to make GIF images or Pictures

2009-07-24T02:28:00.001-07:00

1. First open the internet explorer or any browser u have.
2. In the address bar enter the site www.gifninja.com and press enter.
3.Now you should be at gifninja's home page. From here either click on the green "Create a GIF from pictures" or the pink "Create a GIF from video" button depending on they type of .GIF file you want to make.
4. On the following page there will be simple directions to follow for uploading your media file. After you select your media click the "make my GIF" button and hang tight for a few seconds.
5. And click on the upload files, then u will get the one page and ur gif image preview will be displayed
6. then click next to save it.

How To Show Current Windows Media Player Song As Your Status Message Of GTalk

2009-07-11T19:55:00.000-07:00

For getting the Song in GTALk follow the procedure

1. Open your Windows Media Player

2. Select Tools

3. Plugin

4. Options

5. Background Plugins

6. Enable Google Talk Music Plugin

Convert the file which ever u required

2009-06-10T19:41:00.000-07:00

This website converts the file which ever u want into one format to another.
video, doucument, images etc.,
http://www.convertfiles.com

Folder lock with out any software

2009-05-18T10:07:00.000-07:00

1.copy and Paste the code given below in to notepad and 'Save' it as batch file (with extension '.bat').

2.Any name will do.

for example :- ajay.bat

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

3.Then you see a batch file. Double click on this batch file to create a folder locker.

4.New folder named 'Locker' would be formed at the same location.

5.Now bring all the files you want to hide in the 'Locker' folder. Double click on the batch file to lock the folder namely 'Locker'.

If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password.

Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.

Insertng ur name on the bottom right taskbar

2009-05-18T10:05:00.000-07:00

Follow the instructions bellow:

Open Control Panel -> Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options -> Regional and Language Options -> Customize ->Time
here u can see A.M. and P.M. change it with ur name.

A Trick To Check Ur Antivirus Is Working Properly

2009-05-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

1. Open notepad
2. Copy this code in the text file....

"X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*"

3. without qutoes....

4. Then save it with the name fakevirus.exe
5. If this file got deleted immediately ....that means ur antivirus is working n updated.

Tetris Game with utorrent

2009-05-18T09:57:00.000-07:00

1. open utorrent--->help-->about utorrent.

2. when it shows a version screen hit the 't' button

3. without quotes on ur keyboard,Now ull see a tetris game.

4. Just Hit The "t" on Ur KeyBoard and U Shud Be Able To

5. Play The Hidden TETRIS Game.

Notepad Trick

2009-03-16T08:52:00.000-07:00

* Open a blank Notepad file

* Write .LOG as the first line of the file, press enter.

* Save the file and close it.

* Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after.

* Type your notes and then save and close the file.

* Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process, appending the time and date to the end of the file and placing the cursor below it.

ERROR: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer

2009-03-01T02:43:00.000-08:00

Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.

This problem happens when you have SATA hard drive and you have RAID/SATA mode configured in BIOS.

If u occur this Error the method is to change the SATA Mode to IDE in BIOS. My computer BIOS is Phoenix AwardBIOS 6.00PG and I can change the SATA Mode to IDE by going to Integrated Peripherals > SATA Devices Configuration > SATA Mode [RAID] and change to [IDE]

Now I am able to install Windows XP as normal.

How to Remove "resycled\ntldr.com"

2009-02-06T08:24:00.000-08:00

When i try to click on the shortcut for my directory, it says Windows cannot find 'resycled\ntldr.com'. make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click search. Or it says 'resycled\ntldr.com' is not a valid win32 application. To overcome this error A flash disinfector software is needed.

Threat Removal Procedure:

1. Download Flash Disinfector and save it ot your Desktop.2
2. After downloading, double-click on Flash_Disinfector to run it.
3. Just follow the prompts and continue until it begin scanning.
4. Then just restart ur sytem that’s it, if it asked to insert your flash drive or any removable device including USB Pen Drive and Memory Stick, please do so.

5. It will scan removable drives, wait for the scan to finish. Done

Download Flash Disinfector Here

Win XP clear page file on Shutdown

2009-01-30T09:15:00.001-08:00

Follow these steps

1. Go to Control panel --> Administrative tools --> Local security policy.

2. Then goto Local policies --> Security Options.

3. Then change the option for “Shutdown : Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile”

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

2009-01-30T09:10:00.000-08:00

Follow the Steps

1. go to control panel

2. System -->Advanced --> Performance area. click it

3. Settings button visual Effects

4. use drop shadows for icons labels on the Desktop

CHANGING THE DEFAULT WEB BROWSER

2009-01-07T07:53:00.000-08:00

Making Firefox the Default Web Browser

1. Start Firefox

2. Tools > Options, this will open the Options dialog box.

3. Switch to the Advanced tab

4. In the section System Defaults, click the Check Now button.

o If Firefox is not the default, you'll get the option to make it the default

5. If you want, put a checkmark in the box that says "Always check to see if Firefox is the default web browser on startup"

6. Click OK

Making Internet Explorer the Default Web Browser

1. Start IE7

2. Tools > Internet Options. This will open the Internet Options dialog box.

3. Switch to the Programs tab

4. Just below the middle of the dialog box, where it says "Defalt web browser", click on the Make Default button

5. If you want, put a checkmark in the box that says "Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser"

o click Apply

6. Click OK

7. Exit Internet Explorer and open it again, which will make it check to see that it's the default

Making Opera the Default Web Browser

1. Start Opera

2. Tools > Preferences, this will open the Preferences dialog box.

3. Switch to the Advanced tab

4. In the column on the left, click the Programs button.

5. If you want, put a checkmark in the box that says "Check if Opera is default web browser on startup""

o Click the "Details..." button to see all the choices of file types (e.g., jpg, gif, bmp) and protocols (e.g., http, https, ftp) that Opera can handle as defaults in addition to HTML documents.

6. Click OK

7. Exit Opera and open it again, which will make it check to see that it's the default

How to add a show desktop icon to the Quick Launch toolbar in the taskbar

2009-01-07T07:46:00.000-08:00

1. Open Notepad and type the following text. (or copy and paste it)

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

2. Save the text you typed as file name Show Desktop.scf to your desktop.

3. Now the show desktop icon will be on your desktop and you can drag it to the quick launch toolbar.

Applies to Windows XP and Windows Vista

How to save your favorite Web Pages on Your PC?

2009-01-07T07:33:00.001-08:00

1. First open your favorite web page then go to File menu in web browser to save that page. In File menu choose Save as option here. You should browse to any folder where you want to save that webpage and choose the proper format to save it in

2. This option saves the webpage in its regular HTML format. With this format, Internet Explorer saves all the graphics of that webpage only in one folder.

Web Archive, Single file (*.mht)

Using this option, the explorer saves the webpage in a single file in a zipped format which is known as Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension HTML. There are no folders creating with this technique and it save all the graphics of webpage in only one file. If you don't want to use the code of HTML, this format is better to save any file because this option saves all the files in a single file.

Webpage, HTML only (*.htm, *. html)

With this option you can save only the HTML portion of the webpage, with this option you can save webpage without any graphics.

For the next time when you will try to open the page which you have saved though it might be difficult to read because graphics are normally use to hold the pieces of webpage together.

If you want to reuse the HTML in a webpage you want to create then choose this option.

Text File (*.txt)

You can save a webpage as text format (text only) with using this option. If you want to save only text from a page and you do not want about the pictures then this is good option for you.

When you want to read that saved page, open your browser and go to File menu and then browse to that folder where you have saved that pages.

Defragment your hard drives and speed up your Windows XP

2008-11-11T09:03:00.000-08:00

If your Windows XP or Vista is getting slow, a wise thing to do is to defragment your hard drives! defragment

There are many programs but one of the best is Auslogics Disk Defragmenter.Just download the defragmenter, install it and run defragment. It should take approximately 1 hour and it says how much faster your computer went (for example 30%).

When the program has completed defragmenting you should immediately feel the difference (if the percent was over 30). Your computer should now be much faster than it used to be. Programs start up in a glance!

Yes, I know Windows XP also has a built-in defragmenting tool, but it sucks.

Cool DOS Commands

2008-11-11T09:01:00.000-08:00

Command #1: By typing in 'tree' into Dos, you can view all of the folders (not files) on the computer or User. Pretty cool but then again pretty worthless. Just a cool thing to know.

Command #2: By typing in 'ipconfig' you can view your default gateway ip adress for your router. This is really only useful if you are good with the computer and are trying to fix your internet connection, you can look at what's wrong.

Command #3: By typing in 'format c:' you can delete all the information on your hard drive, if you want to start new or something, but dont do that just to be an idiot.

Command #4: By typing in 'netstat' or 'nbtstat' (both similar) you can view the TCP/IP network of your computer.

Command #5: By typing in 'title whatever' the blue bar at the top where it is command prompt will be replaced with whatever you typed after title.

Cool Google trick

2008-11-10T18:39:00.000-08:00

1. Go to address bar and type

http://www.google.com

2. Click "images"

3. Fill in "Cars, Computers, Flowers, Animals " or any other word.

4. You will get a page with a lot of images thumbnailed.

5. Now delete the URL on the address bar

Example PHP Code:

Code:-

http://images.google.nl/images?hl=nl&q=flowers&btnG=Afbeeldingen+zoeken&gbv=2

6. Copy the script down here, and paste it in your adressbar

copy the code which is in blue color into the NOTEPAD and then copy to the address bar

Code:

javascript:R= 0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI= document.images ; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i

Just wanna share... here's another script

Code:

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.tan(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.tan(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0);

Code:

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.images; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i

Code:

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',50); void(0);

Code:

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*1+i*x2+x3)*x1+x2)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',50); void(0);

Get Free 100 minutes Airtel to Airtel Using BEEP

2008-10-28T09:33:00.000-07:00

Beep is the latest cool product to hit the mobile phone market.

Sending ads through SMSs is passe’. Welcome to the world of Ads directly on mobile screens. Welcome to Beep. Welcome to a world first.

Now Position has tied up with Airtel and offers Rs 100 FREE talktime to Airtel subscribers for downloading the Ad software onto their mobile phones.

Get BEEP on ur mobile phone , sms BEEP to 52288(Hyderabad Airtel Subscribers only). Then follow the instructions to download.

For More information Click on the site

http://www.beepindia.com/

Airtel Live for Free

2008-10-03T18:26:00.000-07:00

airtel Live for free in ur mobile u just need to install one browser named "UCWEb" and Browse the net for free. It is free

SPEED UP UR "RAM".. PLAY BETTER GAMES...

2008-09-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

To speed up your windows or to increase RAM virtually.

Right click on My Computer --> Properties --> Advanced --> Performance -> Settings-> Advanced -->V irtual Memory.

ChangeKeep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it then restart your system.It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher RAM.

When a window is active, press the F11 key of the keyboard to get the biggest window possible and press F11 again to restore it.

HIDE UR FOLDERS IN JUST FEW STEPS WITHOUT USING SOFTWARES

2008-09-22T09:35:00.000-07:00

Hide ur folders without the usage of folder lock :

suppose u want to hide a folder named XYZ which is in E: drive of ur computer or laptop
go to command promptstart -->RUN --> cmd --> E:
after changing it from C: to E:

type E:/>attrib +h +s XYZ
"The above command is to hide the folder"

To show the folder
type E:/>attrib -h -s abc
in this type of hidding the folder cannot be viewed even if we make advance search or even changing the folders menu to (show all hidden files).

Enjoy the Trick.

FOLDER OPTIONS ARE MISSING

2008-09-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

When the Virus is attacked the PC or Laptop first the Folder options will be missing in the Windows explorer. Here is a solution for it
Go to Start Menu
Open Run
And then type "gpedit.msc".
Now gotoUser Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.
Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen"Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu".
Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured. That's all now u will find Folder Options

How to Download Movies from the Torrents (Mew-torrent and Bit torrent)

2008-09-20T20:09:00.001-07:00

First download the Torrent setup file From the website

http://www.filehippo.com/download_utorrent/

Install it.

And run the installed file. It will appear in the system tray icon as shown below

Click double click on the icon, then it appears like below

Click on the image to view larger

Now Download the Torrents from the sites

www.isohunt.com

www.mininova.org

For more torrents websites see www.ajaystuff.co.cc

Click on the image to view larger

Search the movie name and download the torrent file to PC (it will be in KB size).

Click on the downloaded torrent file then it displays like this

Click on the image to view larger

then the after clicking the ok button u can see like this

The more peers u get it can download fast.,,

Use the On-Screen Keyboard

2008-09-02T02:50:00.000-07:00

An on screen keyboard is built into Windows XP. It can be useful if you have mobility impairments, if you are using a tablet PC, or if your keyboard goes down. To access the keyboard, go to Start, then click Run, and type osk. Now the keyboard opens on your computer screen, featuring three typing modes you can use to type data:
Clicking mode, you click the on screen keys Scanning mode, you press a hot key or use a switch input device to type highlighted characters Hovering mode, you use a mouse or joystick to point to a key, which is then typed To make a shortcut icon on your desktop to the on screen keyboard:

1. Right click the desktop.
2. Point to New, and then click Shortcut.
3. Type osk, click Next.
4. Type a name for the shortcut, and then click Finish.
5. That’s it! When you need it, the shortcut to the on screen keyboard utility is right on your desktop.

How To: Disable Error Reporting

2008-09-02T02:47:00.000-07:00

You can get rid of the Windows XP error report messages if you don’t want to send another one in. Start the System Configuration Utility:
1.Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type msconfig to open the System Configuration Utility.
3. Click the Services tab. Clear the Error Reporting Service check box, and then click OK.
4. Hit Restart to reboot your system.
5. Your computer will now start without loading the error reporting service.

Microsoft: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Locks Windows XP SP3

2008-09-02T02:44:00.000-07:00

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 looks very promising, but it is very obvious why it is and will be for some time in beta phase. Apart from several annoying bugs reported by those who downloaded the early next-generation browser from the Redmond company, there are some problems with Windows XP's Service Pack 3 as well.
Microsoft Corp. warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 that they won't be able to uninstall either SP3 or Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 under some circumstances. The actual problem appears only in users who downloaded and installed IE8 Beta 1 prior to updating Windows XP to SP3, Microsoft said, which triggers a special installation message which reads:
If you chose to continue, Windows XP SP3 and IE8 Beta 2 will become permanent.
Internet Explorer 8 will feature a full-fledged privacy mode which will prevent the browser from saving any browsing or search history, will delete your IE8 browser cache at the end of every session and will also disable saving of cookies, data, passwords and other offline data. The tools share the "InPrivate" name, which Microsoft registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office several weeks ago.
Internet Explorer 8.0 includes three rendering modes: one that is using the current web standards, a second one that reflects Microsoft’s implementation of Web standards at the time of the release of Internet Explorer 7 in 2006 and a third one based on rendering methods dating back to the early Web. By default, the first mode of rendering will be enabled in Internet Explorer.

Folder Options Dissapeared Don't Worry

2008-06-17T02:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Now-a-days virus is very effecting the system due to this the in MyComputer - Tools- Flder options is Dissaperaing.

Don't Worry about it here is a trick to access to the Hidden files

1. First open the Drive in which Hidden files are there.

2. Then Click the Search button in the Menu bar

3. After that Click All files and Folders

4. Next in the More Advanced Options click the Search Hidden files and Folders

5. Then Click Search u will find the files that's it

Free Rapid Share Account

2008-06-17T02:30:00.000-07:00

This is to get u a free Rapidshare Premium account for free

U have to do just Refer 5 members and get an account for free

Click here to Access

25 Hidden Applications in Windows XP

2008-06-07T00:16:00.000-07:00

To ruu these applications, all you need to do is go to Start > Run and type any of the following commands:
1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)
2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe
3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)
4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)
5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)
6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)
7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)
Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).
9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).
10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)
11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).
12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )
13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).
14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).
15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).
16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).
17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe
18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I’ve included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).
19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).
20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it’s virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I’m not sure of the full implications).
21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe
22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).
23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).
24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)
25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions

How to Set Your Desired Wallpaper as Folder Background Image in Windows Only Bitmap format

2008-06-06T00:35:00.000-07:00

How to Set Your Desired Wallpaper as Folder Background Image in Windows (File Format Should be BITMAP i.e .bmp)

1. Open Notepad and paste following code:

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image=path_of_the_wallpaper

Now change “path_of_the_wallpaper” to the exact path of the wallpaper which you want to set as background. Suppose the wallpaper is stored in “F:\Wallpaper\Nature1.bmp”, then the code will be as following:

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image= F:\Wallpaper\Nature1.bmp

NOTE: If you copy the wallpaper in the same folder which you are editing, then you can simply put the wallpaper name in the file. e.g. if you copy the “Nature1.bmp”

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC} = {BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image= Nature1.bmp

2. Now save the file with name “desktop.ini” (including quotes) and copy the file in the desired folder which is you want to set the folder background.

3. Thats it. Close the folder and re-open it or click Refresh in it. Now it should show the wallpaper as background.

Before The Folder looks like

After copying the Desktop.ini file into the Folder looks like

How to Convert JPEG format to BITMAP format

2008-06-06T00:29:00.000-07:00

1. Open the Jpeg file in MS paint
2. In paint File Menu click Save As , then a dialog box appears
3. Give the file name and Click Save as type 24-bit Bitmap(*.bmp,*.dib) and hit Save
4. Now the file will save as Bitmap or .bmp format

Internet Error Codes and Meaning

2008-06-04T00:47:00.000-07:00

Sometime you are browsing the internet and trying to open any website, your e-mail and any FTP sites , but you see different error codes there. You should be familiar with these error codes. You can solve these problems if you are well-known with the meaning of error codes.

400 - This is bad request error, First check you may be typing wrong URL name and server could not understand your request.
401 - You are trying to open any unauthorized access site or page. Check your username and password if you are trying to open any webpage.
402 - Payment Required Error
403 - You are trying to open any forbidden page and you are blocked by that domain.
404 - Here you are trying to open the webpage that was removed or re-named, also check the URL spelling.
408 - This is time out error. you should send the request with in time that the server set for you.

Protecting Mobile From Viruses

2008-06-04T00:42:00.000-07:00

1. Switch to Bluetooth hidden mode. If your phone has Bluetooth capability, ensure that the Bluetooth capability is switched to hidden or invisible mode unless you specifically need it to be visible. This will help prevent other Bluetooth-enabled devices from finding your phone (unless you grant them the necessary permission) and will therefore help protect your phone from worms that spread using the Bluetooth wireless technology.

2. Exercise caution before opening attachments. When accepting applications sent via Bluetooth, or opening MMS attachments, exercise caution, just as you would when opening an email attachment on your PC, because they may include harmful software. Ensure the application or attachment comes from a known source, and is wary of opening files that have unfamiliar text attached to them, even if they come from someone you know.

3. Only download content from a trusted source. Trusted sources may include operator portals and other well-known brands that offer adequate protection against viruses and other harmful software. Be aware though that, as with emails, malicious or fraudulent users may be able to fake the appearance of a trusted source.

4. Consider anti-virus software. Some software is available to prevent phone viruses. You may wish to consider downloading this software.

5. Contact your phone manufacturer if concerned. If you think you have a virus, call the phone manufacturer’s care line. They can assist you confirm if it is a virus, and help fix the problem.

Nokia Secret Codes

2008-05-31T01:52:00.000-07:00

On the main screen type in:
1. *#06# - for checking the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity).
2. *#7780# - reset to factory settings.

3. *#0000# - To know the Mobile model number and manufacture date

4. *#92702689# - shows the warranty

7. #746025625# - To check weather your SIM Card supports clock stopping type

China mobile GPRS Settings

2008-05-31T01:46:00.000-07:00

For GPRS Data Account:

Account Name: GPRS

APN: smart1

User Name: leave it blank

Password: leave it blank

Auth. Type: Normal

The following profile is tried in the Airtel network it is successfully worked

For GPRS Profile:

Rename Profile: GPRS

Homepage: http://wap.google.com

Data Account: GPRS (this data account is the one you have created)

Connection Type: HTTP

Proxy Address: 010.102.061.046

Proxy Port: 8080

Username: leave it blank

Password: leave it blank

Save the Profile.

Activate the Profile.

WAP/GPRS/Internet services now ready to use. In case you encounter errors, double check the Data Account and Profile created. In some cases you need to restart the phone.

Turn off Autoplay for Program CDs

2008-05-31T01:41:00.000-07:00

How can you stop Windows XP from launching program CDs?

1. Click Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.

2. Double-click Computer Configuration, double-click Administrative templates, double-click System, and then click Turn off autoplay.

3. The instructions on your screen describe how to configure this setting. Click Properties to display the setting dialog.

4. Click Enabled, and choose CD-ROM drives, then click OK, to stop CD autoplay.

5. This setting does not prevent Autoplay for music CDs.

Getting Screen Shots

2008-05-25T20:40:00.000-07:00

If you need to get a screen shot, and you do not have a screen capture program, try this:
· Hit the Print Screen key. This copies a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. Start up a graphics editor and paste it in.
· Alt + Print Screen will capture only the active window.

Removing Shortcut Arrows

2008-05-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

An easy way to remove those irritating arrows from your desktop shortcut icons and not change their properties
1. Right click the Desktop / Properties / Appearance tab
2. Select Item
3. Scroll for Icon
4. The default size is 32
5. Change this to 30
6. Clicking Apply

Easy Capture

2008-05-08T10:31:00.000-07:00

If u want to capture an image in the Desktop just click PRINT SCREEN option and then the image is copied to Clipboard

But it is difficult to capture when it is running a program another type on the Desktop

So download this software it can capture the images and save as Image file

http://xydownload.com/easycapture/down/easycapture_setup.exe

Try to Create a folder with these Names in WINDOWS

2008-05-07T10:21:00.000-07:00

Try to Create a folder with these Names in WINDOWS,

"con"

"nul"

"Aux"

"Lpt1"

WINDOWS will not let u to create the Folders with the above names

Creating a FOLDER without NAME

2008-04-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

This is a simple prank that you can play to hide your folder from stupid users.simply try it out,
1. create a new folder anywhere you want.
2. Enter ancii code 0160 ( hold down "Alt-key" and press "0160" this will create an invisible space so it will apper as if it has no name. )
3. Press Enter u will see the effect.

Movie in MS Paint

2008-04-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

I was not knowing that Painting area in MS paint utility works as Video screen!!!!!!!!!!
lovely trick.

1. First start a movie in any player.
2. Then open Paint.
3. Now, in the player when the movie is being played, press "Print screen" button on your key board.
4. Now, Press ctrl+v in Paint.
5. Leave the movie player open and don't minimize it.
6. Open Paint now and see the movie in the Paint!

Keyboard Shortcuts

2008-04-17T12:16:00.000-07:00

F10 : Activate the menu bar in programs

ALT+underlined letter in Menu : carry out the corresponding command on the menu

CTRL+F4 : close the current window in middle of the programs

ALT+F4 : close the Current window or quit a program

F1 : Displays Help on the selected dialog box item

ALT+SPACEBAR : Displays the current system window’s menu

SHIFT+F10 : Displays the shortcut menu for the selected item

CTRL+ESC : Displays the START menu

ALT + HYPHEN(-) or SPACEBAR : Displays the system menu for MDI programs

ALT+TAB : Switch to the window you last used (OR) Switch to another window by holding down ALT while repeatedly pressing TAB

SHIFT : Bypass Autoplay when inserting a compact disc while inserting the CD-ROM

CTRL+SHIFT : Create a shortcut file while dragging the file

SHIFT+DELETE : delete an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

F3 : Display Find all Files

F5 : Refresh the Contents of a Window

ESC : Cancel the Current task

WINDOWS KEY or WIN key

Win Key + L shows the Welcome screen, or locks the machine if Fast User Switching is disabled

Win key + PRINT SCREEN : Copy the screen to the Clipboard, including the mouse cursor.

If u donot want the Start menu toolbar for PRINTSCREEN just Hold on ALT+PRINTSCREEN button then it will copies to Clipboard

Win key + SCROLL LOCK : Copy the screen to the Clipboard, without mouse cursor.

Win key +D : Shows the Desktop

Win key + E : Windows Explorer

Win key + F : Find files

Win key + R : Run Command in Start menu

CTRL+A : Select all the items

CTRL+B : Organise Favorites

CTRL+C : Copy all Files

CTRL+D : Confirmation of Delete

CTRL+V : Cut

CTRL+Z : Undo

CTRL+S : Saves the Current File

THIS key is the Shortcut key for the RIGHT CLICK IN MOUSE

CONVERT A 512 MB duo/produo/MMC CARD TO 640 MB

2008-04-17T12:12:00.000-07:00

Guys, i think this post will be very useful to your computer.

CONVERT A 512 MB duo/produo/MMC CARD TO 640 MBI guess it works for duo/produo/mmc cards.

PrinCiple:--Your files in duo/produo/MMC is stored in multiple (disk) blocks.So if you format using 16K block, the space used will be 16K eventhough your file is just 1K.
If you buy DUO/PRO-DUO, it is usually preformatted with 16K block. Therefore a lot of space is wasted as most installed program files are usually less than 2K.

ProCeDure:-- You will need a card reader to do this
edit:u can also do it by connecting u r phone via USB be better to do it in Card reader only
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)
3. Copy back all files to memory card.

For those who have problem with command line format:
Just use the Disk Managament to format
1. Goto Start->control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer management->Disk management
2. Select your memory card/usb drive. Right-click and select "Format"

Different ways to shutdown ur Personal Computer or Laptop

2008-04-17T12:10:00.000-07:00

Among these ways check one of the way to shutdown the Pc or Laptop

1. Press the WIN key and press “u” letter two times this will approach very fast
2. Click the Start Button with your mouse, then select the Turn off menu and click the Turn off icon on the dialogue box which appears on the Computer

3. Press the Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 00. [s means shutdown while t means the duration after which you want to initiate the shutdown process].

NOTE: If some open processes or application won't let you turn off, append a -f switch to force a shut down by closing all active processes.

4. Win+M to minimize all windows and then Alt+F4 to bring the Turn Off computer dialog.

5. Click CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open Task manage then click on shutdown then hold the CTRL key and click on Turn off Computer will be turned off .

Shutdown XP Faster

Like previous versions of windows, it takes long time to restart or shutdown windows XP when the "Exit Windows" sound is enabled. To solve this problem you must disable this useless sound.

Click Start button.
Go to settings > Control Panel > Sound, Speech and Audio devices > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds.
Then under program events and windows menu click on "Exit Windows" sub-menu and highlight it. Now from sounds you can select, choose "none" and then click Apply and OK.
Now you should see some improvements when shutting down your system.

Convert FAT drive System to NTFS drive system

2008-04-17T12:07:00.001-07:00

It Can be done any drives Except the drive in which Operating system is loaded
NOTE: For converting this to NTFS the drive should be clean all the Data will be erased

1. Right Click on the Drive to which u have to convert in to NTFS
2. Point to Format.
3. On the format dialogue box choose file system as NTFS
4. Click the Tick mark on the Quick format
5.click ok
6. displays Format Will clear all the disk information clean . click ok
7. Format Complete ok

Changing the Recycle Bin Size

2008-04-02T10:41:00.000-07:00

You can change the size of the recycle bin for any drive.Just right click the recycle bin icon on the desktop.Make sure that the 'configure each drive independently' option is on.Then move to the tab for the drive that you want to configure and specify the size as the percentage of the drives space.

Deleting Files Without Sending Them to the Recycle Bin

2008-04-02T10:40:00.000-07:00

You can delete your files without sending them to the recycle binJust shift-right click the file icon and choose delete from the menu that comes up.The file when deleted will not go to the recycle bin.
BEWARE: The deleted file can not be restored

Renaming CD ROM Drive Letter

2008-04-02T10:38:00.000-07:00

Rename the drive letters of your CD drive(s) from the back of the alphabet, eg, Z, Y. This way, if you add extra hard disks, your CD drives do not get re-lettered.
1. You can do this from the Device Manager.
2. Open up the CD ROM section
3. Open the CD ROM you want to change
4. Under Settings, change the Start Drive Letter to higher in the alphabet

GUIDELINES

2008-04-02T10:29:00.000-07:00

In this Guide you will learn:
1. Important files on your system.
2. My first program.
3. Getting help.
4. Finding out about programs.
5. What can I do with an Internet connection?
******************************************************

Well, you're in luck, the answer is a resounding YES!! However, there is a very basic step that must first be taken, and that is to define what is meant by "hacking." We'll start with what hacking is not...it's not denial of service (DoS) attacks, nuking, mail bombing, IRC, or ICQ. Anyone can run a program, but a hacker learns how things work, and tries to push them to their limits. Exposing vulnerabilities is only part of what a hacker does, and when he finds them, the hacker has the maturity and sense of responsibility to not use the vulnerability for his own gain.
The Hacker Manifesto clearly states "thou shalt do no harm."
**Historical Note: If you want a role model for becoming a hacker, try these names: Dennis Ritchie, Bob Metcalfe, Steve Wozniak, and yes, Bill Gates.
With that aside, on with the show. Past editions of the Guides to (mostly) Harmless Hacking have talked about how to make modifications to a Win95 system to WOW your friends. The point of those articles was that you can begin hacking by learning all there is to know about your system. I know a lot of text files out there talk about using Linux and FreeBSD, shell accounts, Un*x tools, and telnet, but if you don't have any of these available to you, not to worry. You can still learn, which is the whole point.

**Note: Linux and FreeBSD are freeware or commercial (depending upon where you go) versions of Un*x that run on the Intel platform (a PC computer).
These systems have uses throughout academia and research facilities, but maybe a bit difficult to get running on your own system unless you know quite a bit about your system and the operating system. The word "Un*x" uses the star to refer to the various flavors of the Unix operating system.
1. IMPORTANT FILES ON YOUR SYSTEM.
The first thing we'll look at are the important files of the Win95 operating system. The autoexec.bat, config.sys, win.ini, and system.ini files are holdovers from DOS, but are also still used. The config.sys file is used to configure hardware on your system and the autoexec.bat file is used to load parameters and environment variables that are needed when your system first starts.
In the next section, we'll discuss how to load environment variables for specific purposes using batch files. We'll look specifically at the autoexec.bat file, as it will lead into batch file programming in the next section.
To take a look at this file, go to the DOS prompt and type:
c:\>edit autoexec.bat
Your screen will turn blue when the editor opens and the autoexec.bat file will be loaded automatically, because it's located in the current directory.
If you had typed:
c:\>notepad autoexec.bat
the file would've been opened in NotePad. Use whichever is easier.
**Note: This leads us to the subject of paths. Paths in DOS are areas where DOS will look on your hard drive for programs that you type in at the prompt. You may have the program on your hard drive but you won't be able to run it from the prompt unless it's in your path or you are in the directory where the program resides.
One command that should be visible in the autoexec.bat file is the PATH statement. It may look something like this:
SET PATH=.;c:\;c:\Windows;c:\windows\command
You don't need much more than this in your path, and you don't want it to get out of control, so it's best if you leave it like as it is. The "." (period) that is in the beginning of the line says to begin the search for the command in the current working directory.
You can add other tasks in the autoexec.bat file that you want run upon startup, and you can even include command line parameters, as necessary.
Now let's change directories at the DOS prompt:
c:\>cd windows
Now open the win.ini file in Notepad, and take a look at it. We're not going to make any changes to it, or go into a long explanation of it's contents. You can see that it contains different sections that pertain to different components and applications on your system.
*****************************************************
Evil Genius\Elite Hacker Tip: Go to the section of the win.ini file called "[Extensions]". One of the first lines should be:
txt=notepad.exe ^.txt
You can use this line to plant messages on your computer. Simply change the reference to a batch file that contains some commands and the line:
notepad %1 %2 %3 %4
...at the end.
*****************************************************
Now, open the system.ini file.
**Note: To avoid having to type the same commands over and over, type in "doskey" at the prompt, or edit the autoexec.bat file to include the command "doskey on". Then when you are in a DOS window, you can hit the up and down arrow keys to move amongst commands you've already typed in.
You'll see that the system.ini file contains sections similar to the win.ini file.
*******************************************************
Evil Genius\Elite Hacker Tip: Go to the "[boot]" section and locate the line that reads:
shell=Explorer.exe
This is the line that tells Win95 which shell to use for your system. The commands that control what colors to use are locatedin the win.ini file. However, you can change shells. Change the line to read:
shell=progman.exe
The next time you reboot the computer, the old Win3.1 Program Manager shell will be loaded.
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2. MY FIRST PROGRAM.
Most program languages that I have used have all started out with the ubiquitous "Hello, World" program, so we'll start there.
A batch file is really more of an interpreted file. The system reads the file, and executes the commands within the file one at a time. You can run into problems if the command you put into the file requires input from the user, but some useful tasks can be accomplished through the use of batch files.
So, for our first program, type:
@echo off
echo Hello, World!
Save the file as "hello.bat", and at the prompt, type:
c:\>hello
You have now written your first program! Now, open hello.bat again, and type change the second line to:
echo Hello, %1
Save this, and run the program again, but enter in an argument:
c:\>hello Dave
What the "%1" does is take the first argument ("Dave") and includes it inthe echo statement.
You can use batch file programming to load specific environment variables, as well. If you do Java programming, for instance, you can leave the autoexec.bat file the way it is, but you will need to load specific environment variables so that you can use your development environment, specifically the JDK from Sun. So type:
@echo off
SET PATH=%PATH%;c:\java\;c:\java\bin
SET CLASSPATH=c:\java\lib\classes.zip
SET JAVAHOME=c:\java
Save this file as "java.bat" and whenever you want to do some development, run the file. You can even include a reference to the batch file in the autoexec.bat file. Notice the "%PATH%" in the second line...this is an environment variable that exists for the DOS environment. It refers to the PATH variable, as it exists before you run the new batch file. To view the path, type:
c:\>path
3. GETTING HELP
It's actually pretty easy to find out about particular things on your Win95 computer. The first and easiest way to find anything is to use the Start ->Help (click on the Start button, then choose Help) feature. From there select a topic. Some of the entries are pretty detailed, with examples.
A resource that is very often overlooked by folks who are new to computing in general is your local public library. DOS has been available for quite a while, and you will likely find books about DOS and Windows at the library. Some books even cover the specifics of batch files or other aspects of DOS, and will prove to be very useful. Now, you won't be interested in sections on EDLIN, but you find lots of valuable information.
After libraries are used bookstores. Lots of folks would rather sell their old books rather than donate them to a library. You can find many useful books on a wide range of subjects.
Finally, new bookstores, such as Barnes and Noble, Borders, and especially Computer Literacy are excellent sources of information. If you can't afford some of the new books, don't worry. Just drop by the bookstore, look something up, and put the book back. Many of these bookstores also carry a wide variety of magazines, many of which are specific to computer systems. There are even magazines available for Atari and Amiga systems!
4. FINDING OUT ABOUT PROGRAMS.
While in DOS, if you want to get some quick information about a command on your computer and don't want to go through the steps of opening the online Help, just type the command, followed by "/?":
c:\>edit /?
This provides a quick explanation of the command and a list of arguments that can be used with it. Keep in mind that this technique works with DOS commands...programs written by folks outside of Microsoft don't have to provide this functionality.
5. WHAT CAN I DO WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION?
So you have an Internet connection, eh? Well, you already have a shell account, of sorts. It's your DOS window. Yes, you can run commands from your DOS window, as well as from the GUI. For example, once you have connected, try this:
c:\>telnet rs.internic.net (Sorry, this doesn't work anymore)
This will open up a telnet window directly to InterNIC. After the host, you can even specify a port:
c:\>telnet [host] [port]
This is useful if you want to see if a host has a particular port open.
Your system also has a command line FTP program. Just type:
c:\>ftp [host]
and it will attempt to connect you to the host. You can use this FTP client to connect to your own ftp sites, or to anonymous ftp sites such as ftp.microsoft.com.There are also other commands that you can use in a networked environment, but they will be covered in another article

To change the Startup and Logoff screens

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Startup Screen

1. Create a 320x400 bitmap in the root directory and name it LOGO.SYS
2. You can use LOGOW.SYS file in the Windows directory as a starter

Logoff Screens
1. There are several files called LOGOX.SYS
2. They are actually bitmaps 320x400 that just have a different extension
3. The hidden one in the root directory LOGO.SYS is the startup logo.
4. There are two files in the Windows directory.
5. LOGOW.SYS is the Wait while Shutting down ... screen
6. LOGOS.SYS is the You may now shut-off or Reboot screen
7. To edit them, rename them with a BMP extension and use your favorite graphic editor
8. You can edit these files or create you own.
9. They just need to be the same size

Changing Drive Icons

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To change a drive's icon when you open My Computer
1. Create a file called AUTORUN.INF on the root of your hard drive
2. Enter the lines
[autorun]
ICON=Name of the ICON file

For the name of the icon file you can either specify the path and name
(e.g. ICON=C:\WINDOWS\ICONS\MY_ICON.ICO) ora specific icon in a library (e.g. ICON=ICONFILE.DLL,2)

Having Icons with No Name

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Normally you have to have a name for an icon, just spaces are not allowed.To create an icon with no name attached:
1. Make sure NumLock is on
2. Highlight the Icon you want to change
3. Right-Mouse click and select Rename
4. While holding down the Alt key, type 0160
5. Now the icon will have no name below it.

Removing the Recycle Bin

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To remove Recycle Bin from the desktop:
1. Run REGEDIT.
2. Find NAMESPACE key in left pane (HKEY_Local_Macine \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows\ Current Version \ Explorer \ Desktop \ Namespace)
3. Expand NAMESPACE (click '+' box)
4. Delete the value RECYCLE BIN in right pane

Removing Shortcut Arrows

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