Tips and TRICKS1. Create file in MSDOS
open command prompt
type COPY CONfilename.ext
press enter.
press ctrl+z
press enter
for eg:
C:\COPY CON desktop.ini^z
it will appear like this abuv.
go to that folder n u find the file u juz created.
2. GET IMAGE IN YOUR DRIVE
Get background image in ur drive ---
open notepad-->paste this:
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]iconarea_image=C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\Bliss.bmpiconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF
then save this file as desktop.ini.
NOW save this file in starting of drive -- for eg:C:\
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
to change the pic , change the path in 3rd line....of the file u made.....
3 FASTER FILE TRANSFER
Send Files to a folder in a single clickSend Files to a folder in a single clicksuppose ders a file xyz.jpg on your desktop and you want to send this file to my documents u right click on the file and goto " send to > My documents....
now if u want tat d "send to" option to display a folder "songs"(D:\songs) were u store all your songs do dis
goto this folder C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\SendTo
and paste d shortcut of the folder (D:\songs)
now ull see d folder in d send to options
enjoy
4. INCREASE NET SPEED
Increase ur netspeed upto 20%Xp reserves 20% bandwith,to unreserve it,follow following steps:------------------------------------>>
1. Click Start
2. Run:"gpedit.msc"
3. Goto:>Local Computer Policy-------–>Computer Configuration-------–>Administrative Templates-------–>Network–>QOS Packet Scheduler-------–>Limit Reservable Bandwidth
4. Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth
5. Select Enable
6. Change 20% to 0%
7. Click Apply
8. Close! and done
5. CREATE A SCARY VIRUS
Open notepad and type this:
lol=msgbox ("Warning a virus has been detected on your PC. Press YES to format your hard disk now or press NO to format your hard disk after system reboot",20,"Warning")
Then save it as Virus.VBS
and go to the folder that contains it and open it if a window pops out saying a virus has been detected it's working. Press yes or no to close the window and put it in the startup folder of the victim's account.On startup the window should appear.Note: This does not harm your computer as it does not contain virus.
6. Remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop
How to remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop
If using XP Pro
Go to START > RUN
Type GPEDIT.MSC
Navagate to USER CONFIGURATION >ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES >Click on DESKTOP,
On the right hand pane find ” Remove Recycle Bin icon on the desktop ” , double left click on it to ENABLE it.
Sorted!
If using XP Home
Create or modify the following registry entry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
REG_DWORD
0×00000001
7. Reg Hack to Change the IE Title Forever
Change the following registry entry-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
“Window Title”=”Insecure”
Replace the “Insecure” with what ever text you would like to have displayed in the Title bar of the Internet Explorer Windows.
8. DISABLING SCANDISK CHECK
When Windows is not shut down correctly, it will perform an AutoCheck
using CHKDSK on the next restart.
AutoCheck is executed after a short time delay. AutoCheck can be
disabled or delayed by tweaking a few Registry settings.
Run ‘Regedit’ from ‘Start Menu|Run...’
Go to ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|SYSTE
M|CurrentControlSet|Control|Session
Manager’.
Create a new DWORD value, or
modify the existing value, called
“AutoChkTimeOut” and set it according
to the value data below.
Value Name: AutoChkTimeOut.
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value).
Value Data: Time in Seconds or 0 to disable
(default = 10).
Exit your registry, you may need to
restart or log out of Windows for the
change to take effect.
9. REMOVE SHARED DOCUMENTS
Want to remove shared documents folder from My Computer window tip:
Some don't like my shared documents folder option. If you are one of that, here is a trick to remove it.Open registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit.
Once in registry, navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.
10 AUTO DELETE TEMPORARY FOLDER
First go into gpedit.msc
Next select -> Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Terminal Services/Temporary Folder
Then right click "Do Not Delete Temp Folder Upon Exit"
Go to properties and hit disable. Now next time Windows puts a temp file in that folder it will automatically delete it when its done! Note from Forum Admin: Remember, GPEDIT (Group Policy Editor) is only available in XP Pro.
12. DISPLAY MESSAGE ON STARTUP
Start regedit, if you are unfamiliar with regedit please see our FAQ.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Modify the key legalnoticecaption with what you want to name the window.
Modify the key legalnoticetext with what you want the window to say. Restart
13. REMOVING USERNAME N PIC 4M XP START MENU
Remove the Username and picture from Windows XP New Start Menu
The User account picture can be removed by turning off the Welcome Screen. Or, by switching to Windows Classic theme. Follow the method described in this article if you want to remove the username and picture from the Start Menu, without disabling the Welcome Screen and Windows XP Theme.
For those who want to remove the user name and user account picture from Start Menu, in order to have a blank blue panel at the top, try this:
Start Windows Explorer and go to this folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
From that folder, rename the BMP file which corresponds to your user account.
( For example, if your username is Robert, rename Robert.bmp to old_Robert.bmp )
Next, rename the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures
to something else, say...
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\No_Default Pictures
To remove the user name, follow these steps
Start regedit.exe and navigate to the this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft\ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
In the right-pane, set NoUserNameInStartMenu value-data to 1
Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.
You'll end up with a blue space at the top of the Start Menu.
To get back the username and the picture, reverse the above procedure.
For the New Start Menu, Windows XP looks for the .bmp file in the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
If the file is not found, it takes a picture from the "Default Pictures" sub-folder. By renaming the .bmp and the "Default Pictures" folder, you're giving no chance for Windows to fetch an image for the Start Menu
14. SPEED UP ACROBAT READER
SPEED UP UR ACROBAT READER (ALMOST LIKE NOTEPAD)
Do u get irritated when acrobat reader takes 5/10 seconds to load when you want to open a pdf document. There is a way to speed up the loading.
1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader
(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)
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..
15 SPEEDING UP SHUTDOWN
Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control.
Click on the "Control" Folder.
Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
Right click on it and select Modify.
Set it a value lower than 2000 (Mine is set to 200).
and !
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 then 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 can see some improvements when shutting down your system.
16. DELETE WIHTOUT SENDING TO RECYCLEBIN
You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first.
Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).
17. FORBIDDEN FOLDER NAMES
Try to create a folder in Windows with either of these names--
"con" or "nul" or "Aux" or "Lpt1".
Windows will not let u create ....
This s coz these refer 2 some well known ports....
-con corresponds to the console
-Lpt1 corresponds to printer and so on....
well dat was common but hw bt this ? Try these more
CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.
18. SHORTCUT TO RESTART COMPUTER
You can restart a Windows XP Pro and Home machine easily by creating a shortcut with following path. (Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition) "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00" -r is for restarting the computer. -f is to force close all programs without saving. -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you D.Click on the shortcut. You can log off from a Windows XP Professional or Home edition by running "C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -l -f -t 00". Also you can shutdown a Windows XP Home or Professional edition by running "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00". You always have to turn from the CPU after running this command. (Same with AT and ATX powered machines.) If you want to turn down power of ATX machine automatically, run "c:\windows\system32\tsshutdn.exe 00 /POWERDOWN /DELAY:00" This is used to turn off a server. Even though your computer will be shutdown completely, this whole operation will take 30 seconds to finish. Even though you don't have networked computers attached to your computer, this works.
19. ADD PHOTO TO MY COMPUTER PROPERTIES
To do this:
1. Open Notepad.
2. Type the following:
[General]Manufacturer="your_name
Model=HP d530 SFF(DC578AV)
[Support Information]
Line1= Your Ph No
Line2= Your Address.....
3. Save as "oeminfo.ini" in the System32 folder.(Without Quote)
4. Create a bmp file(Your Photo) and save it the System32 folder as "oemlogo.bmp"(Without Quote).
5. Now Check your My Computer Properties.
20 LOCK FOLDER WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE
Lock a folder without any software
Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:\Games.In the same drive create a text file and type
ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now save this text file as loc.bat
create another text file and type in it
ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
Now save this text file as key.bat
Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.Press key and you will get back your original folder.
21. REMOVE SHUTDOWN OPTION
Click on start>run(win key+r)
Then tpye “regedit” there, this opens up the registry editor, now goto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer
Then set “NoClose”=”DWORD:1?
