Can not delete file from windows?
You can face this type of problem now and then.So here is the process to delete undetectable files from your windows xp, windows vista, windows 7:-
Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab
and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete. Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell. Close Task Manager.
Showing posts with label Windows Vista. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows Vista. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Can not delete file from windows?
Some security Tips:-
Some security Tips:-
How to protect yourself online. There are four major areas that I'm going to cover here:-
1. Updating Windows
2. Firewalls
3. Antivirus Software
4. Email
Updating Windows is the first suggestion that I would have for you. When you installed your brand new Windows operating system they didn't have all the bugs worked out of it and they issue updates for your operating system. These updates will fix many of the security holes that were found in the original operating system. So, how do you go about updating your Windows? Go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
Next suggestion is a firewall, with the ever increasing number of people with a broadband connection and 24/7 connectivity it becomes even more important that you put a firewall on you computer. Your computer has a series of ports that are either opened or closed to receive and send information onto the net. If someone attacks these ports with D.O.S. (Denial of Service) attack they can shut your connection to the net off, but that's not that bad, but they can also look at these open ports and find openings in your computer. This is serious because they can gather information on you, can look into you hard drive, and do all sorts of malicious activities. Go to the Firewall section of the website to download one of the free software programs there. They will make your computer even more safe then it was with the security updates you just completed.
The third and final suggestion is Antivirus software. Viruses can range in severity from something simple and annoying to viruses that will wipe your hard drive clean. So you need to get an Antivirus software program. AVG is a free virus scanner that works excellently at protecting your computer. Read more about the antivirus software at the Antivirus section of this website. Antivirus software will also help prevent Trojans from getting on you computer. Trojans allows a user to have remote access to your computer, yes, just like the trojan horse it sits on your computer waiting for the person that put it there to use it...so antivirus software will work wonders on your computer. Make sure you keep the virus definitions up to date! Also avoid downloading email attachments, downloading files from an untrustworthy site, and make sure you frequently scan you hard drive.
Email - No reputable place will ask for you to fill in your credit card information in an email, delete it or sending it to your ISP to point out this danger. If you get an email from EBAY or AOL or any other big company and there is this link in the email asking you to update your credit card info, don't do it, it's a scam, don't do it, they just make a webpage that looks like Ebay or AOL. This is a quick way to get your credit information stolen...so basically use some commonsense when you're reading your emails.
10 steps for your computer security
10 steps for your computer security:-
1.Use good antivirus software and keep it updated daily.
You can use Quick Heal.
2.Apply software updates regularly and consistently.
3.Use a desktop firewall whenever possible- check with your local desktop support team first.
4.Use strong passwords with a minimum of 6 characters- uppercase, lowercase letters, symbols and numbers.
5.Change all of your passwords regularly.
6.Make routine backups of your critical files
7.Do not open emails that you don't recognize the author or that look suspicious to you- you can call your local support team for more information
8.Don't post passwords or usernames in plain sight- post it notes on your monitor with passwords and usernames break most security processes
9.Turn off your computer at night and on weekends- check with your local desktop support team first if this will break nightly updates or backup procedures
10.Don't leave old computers online- disconnect them or turn them off
Monday, August 31, 2009
Hack Vista's Blinking Cursor
Hack Vista's Blinking Cursor:-
Windows Vista’s blinking cursor can be razor thin, and sometimes it can be very hard to find it, especially if you’re using a laptop. But it’s easy to make the cursor thicker—pretty much as thick as you want. Select Control Panel->Ease of Access->Optimize visual display. Scroll toward the bottom of the screen, until you come to “Make things on the screen easier to see.” In the box next to “Set the thickness of the blinking cursor,” select a number. The larger the number, the fatter the cursor. You’ll see a preview of the cursor in the box next to the box.
Click Save. The cursor throughout Windows Vista will now be fatter and easier to see.
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How to move partitions around on Vista without destroying it?
Move partitions around on Vista without destroying it:-
Resizing partitions in Vista can lead to a meltdown—you may not be able to boot. Here’s how to resize and still boot up, problem free.
One of the cool things about Vista is its ability to resize partitions using diskmgmt.msc. This trick works great for those times when you need to shrink or grow a partition. Unfortunately, if you need to move things around as I did this weekend; you won’t be able to use the built-in tool.
I needed to delete a partition I wasn’t using and also give more space to my Vista partition. So I turned to the trusty Gparted (gparted.sourceforge.net), a free alternative to tools like Partition Magic. (Partition Magic doesn’t work in Vista, by the way.) It performed the partitioning flawlessly, but Vista refused to boot after that. I was prepared for that, thanks to the Gparted Vista HOWTO (gparted.free.fr/screenshots/VISTA/Howto_move_VISTA.html), and had my Vista boot DVD ready to perform the post-Gparted operation: Boot up the installation DVD Choose the repair option Let the installation DVD repair the disk automatically when prompted to do so.
This process let Vista boot, but there was still a problem . . . one that I remember from messing up drive letter assignments in previous versions of Windows: Vista booted up and took me to the login screen, but wouldn’t show my desktop. (In theory, the HOWTO should have worked perfectly, but I have a dual-boot Vista/XP system, and things got confused.)
So I had to do one more set of tasks:-
1. Log in
2. Hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to get Task Manager to appear (the desktop will not appear normally when the drive letter is messed up)
3. Use Task Manager to run Regedit and make my way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ MountedDevices and fix the drive letter assignments.
The drive letter assignments can be tricky, because you probably need to do something like rename \DosDevices\C: to \DosDevices\D: and vice versa, but you can’t have duplicate names, so you’ll need to change one of them to something temporary, like:
\DosDevices\C: to \DosDevices\X:
\DosDevices\D: to \DosDevices\C:
\DosDevices\X: to \DosDevices\D:
Once I did that, I rebooted, and all was right with the world!
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
How to solve 'task manger has been disabled by ur administrator' Problem?
"task manger has been disabled by ur administrator"
You can face this annoying problem any time.
so here is the solution of your problem:-
1: Close the IE browser. Log out messenger / Remove Internet Cable.
2: To enable Regedit
Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
3: To enable task manager : (To kill the process we need to enable task manager)
Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
4: Now we need to change the default page of IE though regedit.
Start>Run>Regedit
From the below locations in Regedit chage your default home page to google.com or other.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Just replace the attacker site with google.com or set it to blank page.
5: Now we need to kill the process from back end. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del
Kill the process svhost32.exe . ( may be more than one process is running.. check properly)
6: Delete svhost32.exe , svhost.exe files from Windows/ & temp/ directories. Or just search for svhost in your comp.. delete those files.
7: Go to regedit search for svhost and delete all the results you get.
Start menu > Run > Regedit >
8: Restart the computer. That’s it now you are virus free.
it works !!
2)I don't have IIS( Internet Information Services) windows componet on my system
As far as I know one can't have IIS running on XP Home. I think u will have to upgrade it to XP Pro in xp pro That's simple get the Win XP CD, go to control panel-->add/remove programs and then to add/remove windows components. There u will find the option for adding IIS, just check the checkbox and follow the instructions
The Secrets of Windows Vista’s BCDEDIT
The Secrets of Windows Vista’s BCDEDIT:-
Baffled by Windows Vista’s BCDEDIT command-line tool for customizing multiboot startups? Who isn’t? Here’s an easy guide to its basics.
If you’re only looking to customize the basics of your Windows Vista multiboot system, there’s no need to download and install VistaBootPRO .You can, instead, directly hack the BCD store using BCDEDIT.
Before you get started, you need a little introduction to the BCD store, and how BCDEDIT lets you edit it. The BCD is made up of a series of objects, each of which is a boot environment application, such as a boot manager. Each object, in turn, is made up of a series of elements. And each element has an attribute that tells how it will be used.
For example, the Windows Boot Manager in the BCD handles the initial startup of the PC, and displays a multiboot menu. One of the elements in the Windows Boot Manager is timeout, which determines how long to display the multiboot menu before loading the default operating system. The timeout element’s option is a number, such as 30, which determines how long (in seconds) to display the screen.
There’s one more thing you need to know about the BCD. When you use BCDEDIT to edit the BCD, you often need to use a GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) of an object of some kind. For example, a partition on a PC has its own GUID, which looks something like this: {b37c75ca-dd09-11d8-9a7e-
1030581395c7}.
That GUID for the partition is unique. But there are also GUIDs that are predefined, and are exactly the same from PC to PC. For example, the Windows Legacy OS Loader, used to load Windows XP and Windows 2000, always has the GUID {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}. To make it somewhat easier to use BCD, aliases represent these universal, predefined GUIDs. So instead of using {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}, you can use the alias {ntldr}.
With that background behind us, it’s time to actually use BCDEDIT. It’s a command-line tool, and you need to run it as an administrator. Type cmd at the Search box on the Start menu, right-click the cmd icon that appears at the top of the Start menu, and select Run as administrator.
Before doing any editing, it’s a good idea to back up the BCD store, so that you can late restore it, if you do any kind of damage. Create a folder for the BCD store on another drive or a removable disk.
In our example, we’ll say that you’re going to back it up to your D: drive. So create a folder called \BCD Backup on your D: drive. Once you’ve done that, type this command and press Enter to back up the BCD store to it:
bcdedit /export "D:\BCD Backup\Bcd Backup"
If you later need to restore the BCD store, type this command:
bcdedit /import "D:\BCD Backup\Bcd Backup"
Next, take a look at how your multiboot system is set up. At the command line, type bcdedit and press Enter. You’ll see a listing like this:
We’re not going to edit most of this. We’re going to change only the basics, because a full explanation of how to use BCDEDIT is well beyond the scope of this book. And besides, there are much easier ways to work with the BCD store.
Note all the listings with curly braces { } around them. These are GUIDs. Most are aliases, such as
{ntldr}.
The first main listing is Windows Boot Manager, which handles the initial startup. The elements underneath it detail its path, the language it’s in, and so on. It’s mainly self-explanatory. The next listing, Windows Legacy OS Loader, is the loader used to load Windows XP or Windows 2000. The final listing, Windows Boot Loader, is used to load Windows Vista.
So what does this entire listing tell us? The multiboot window will be displayed for 30 seconds, as you can see in the timeout listing of 30 under Windows Boot Manager. Windows Vista is the default operating system that loads after 30 seconds if no action is taken. You can tell that because the default listing in Windows Boot Manager is {current}—and as you can see, the identifier directly under Windows Boot Loader is {current} and its description is Microsoft Windows Vista.
On the multiboot menu that appears when the PC starts, the first listing will be for the previous version of Windows, and the text will read Earlier Version of Windows. The second listing will be for Windows Vista, and the text will read Microsoft Windows Vista.
You can tell that because the displayorder under Windows Boot Manager is {ntldr} fi rst, and {current} second. And if you look in the description of Windows Legacy OS Loader, you’ll see Earlier Version of Windows, and in the description of Windows Boot Loader, you’ll see Microsoft Windows Vista.
To make changes with BCDEDIT, you use a variety of switches. For details, type bcdedit /?, and you’ll get a list of switches, and how to use them. You need to use the switches in concert with GUIDs and attributes. For example, if you wanted to change the boot menu so that instead of displaying Earlier Version of Windows, it displayed Windows XP, you’d issue this command and press Enter.
bcdedit /set {ntldr} description "Windows XP" Similarly, if you wanted to change the menu so that it displayed Windows Vista Ultimate instead of
Microsoft Windows Vista, you’d issue this command and press Enter:
bcdedit /set {current} description "Windows Vista Ultimate".
To change the amount of time the menu appears before booting into the default operating system to 20 seconds, type this command and press Enter:
bcdedit /timeout 15 To have your PC boot into Windows XP instead of Windows Vista as the default operating system, type this command and press Enter:
bcdedit /default {ntldr} To change the display order of the multiboot menu, so that the Windows Vista entry appears first, and the Windows XP entry appears
second, type this command and press Enter: bcdedit /displayorder {current} {ntldr}
After you make your changes, they’ll take effect the next time you reboot.
How to boot into a different version of windows quickly?
Boot into a different version of windows quickly
If you run multiple versions of Windows on your PC—for example, Windows XP and Windows 98—you know how annoying it is to go through the reboot routine when you want to boot into a different operating system than the one you’re currently using. Restart (www.gabrieleponti.com/software/index.html#restart) comes to the rescue. It appears as a green icon in your system tray..Click it to see all your available operating systems, choose the one you want to boot into, and the program reboots your PC into the operating system that you chose. It works with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP and 2003 Server, but not yet with Windows Vista.
How to Shutting Off Services that Run at Startup?
Shutting Off Services that Run at Startup:-
Constantly running in the background of Windows are services—processes that help the operating system run or that provide support to applications. Many of these services launch automatically at startup. Although you need many of them, many aren’t required and can slow down your system when they run in the background. You can prevent services from running at startup by using the System Configuration Utility, similar to how you halt programs from running at startup, but using the Services tab instead of the Startup tab. When you go to that tab, you’ll see a very long list of services, most of which Windows requires running. A good way to weed out unnecessary services is to see which services weren’t created by Microsoft, which aren’t required by Windows, and which have been installed by a third party. You can then decide which to stop and which to run. To see non-Microsoft services, click “Hide all Microsoft services.” You’ll see a list like the one shown picture.
The System Configuration Utility is useful, but it doesn’t necessarily list every service that launches on startup. A bigger problem is that turning off services is more of a shot in the dark than disabling programs. When you disable a program, you can get a sense of what the program does. But when you turn off a service through the System Configuration Utility, there’s often no way to know what it does (or did).
A better way of turning off services at startup is via the Services Computer Management Console, shown in Figure 1-13. Run it by typing services.msc at the command prompt or Search box. The Services Computer Management Console includes a description of all services so that you can know ahead of time whether a particular service is one you want to turn off. It also lets you pause the service so that you can test out your machine with the service off to see whether it’s needed.
After you run the console, click the Extended tab. This view shows you a description of each service in the left pane when you highlight the service. The Startup Type column shows you which services launch upon startup—any services with “Automatic” in that column. Click the top of that column to sort together all the services that automatically launch on startup. Then highlight each service and read the descriptions.
When you find a service that you want to turn off, right-click it and choose Properties. In the Properties dialog box that appears, choose Manual from the “Startup type” drop-down list. The service won’t start automatically from now on (unless another service requires it in order to start), but you can start it manually via the console. If you want the service disabled so that it can’t be run, choose Disabled. (If you disable a service that a critical Windows service depends on, that service won’t be able to start either, which could cause problems.)
To test the effects of turning off the service, turn off any services you don’t want to run by clicking “Stop the service” in the left pane, or by right-clicking the service and choosing Stop. Note that some services can’t be stopped while the system is running. You’ll have to set them to “manual” and reboot to see the effect of turning them off. Table 1-1 lists some common services you might want to halt from running at startup. Note that some run on Windows XP, some on Windows Vista, and some on both.
The Services Computer Management Console
Some services and their functions:-
How to Speed Up Startup by Halting Startup Programs?
Increase your PC’s performance and speed up startup times by shutting off applications and services that you don’t need. One of the best ways to speed up your PC without having to spend money on extra RAM is to stop unnecessary programs and services from running whenever you start your PC.
When too many programs and services run automatically every time you start up your system, startup itself takes a long time—and too many programs and services running simultaneously can bog down your CPU and hog your memory.
Some programs, such as antivirus software, should run automatically at startup and always run on your computer. But many other programs, such as instant messenger software, serve no purpose by being run at startup. And while you need a variety of background services running on your PC for Windows to function, there are many unnecessary services that run on startup. For example, on many Windows XP systems, the Wireless Zero Configuration Service runs to automatically configure a wifi (802.11) network card, even though no such card is present in the system. (Windows Vista does away with the Wireless Zero Configuration Service entirely.)
Eliminating Programs that Run at Startup:-
The task of stopping programs from running at startup is particularly daunting because there is no single place you can go to stop them all. Some run because they’re put in the Startup folder, others because they’re part of logon scripts, still others because of Registry settings, and so on. But with a little bit of perseverance, you should be able to stop them from running.
Cleaning Out the Startup Folder:-
Start by cleaning out your Startup folder.
In Windows XP, it is in
C:\Documents and Settings\
In Windows Vista, find it in
C:\Users\
Delete the shortcuts of any programs you don’t want to run on startup. As with any shortcuts, when you delete them, you’re deleting only the shortcut, not the program itself. (You can also clear out the startup items in Windows XP by going to Start->Programs->Startup and deleting items you want to remove. In Windows Vista, go to Start->All Programs->Startup.
Next, clean out any tasks that has been automatically scheduled to run. In Windows XP, you’ll find them in your Scheduled Tasks folder. Go to C:\WINDOWS\Tasks, and delete the shortcuts of any programs that you don’t want to run.
In Windows Vista, you’ll have to run the Task Scheduler, and delete tasks from there. Go to the Control PanelSystem and MaintenanceSchedule Tasks. The Task Scheduler appears. Click “Task Scheduler Library” to display the tasks that have been scheduled, as shown in Picture.
Look for any tasks that you don’t want to run. In particular, look at the Triggers column and see whether any tasks are listed “At system startup.” Such tasks start every time you run your PC. To see details about the task, including what it does, the executable file, how often it is scheduled, and so on, double-click it and look through the various tabs.
Look for any tasks that are scheduled to run at startup in
Windows Vista’s Task Scheduler, and deletes them if they’re unnecessary
When you’ve identified a task you don’t want to run on startup, highlight it, click Delete, and click OK when you’re prompted.
Using the System Configuration Utility:-
Taking the previous steps will stop the obvious programs from running at startup, but it won’t kill them all. The best tool for disabling hidden programs that run on startup is the Startup tab in the System Configuration Utility, shown in Figure 1-11. To run it in either Windows XP or Windows Vista, type msconfig at the Search box in the Start menu, in a command prompt or in the Run box and
press Enter. (If that doesn’t work, first do a search for msconfi g.exe, and then when you find the file, double-click it.)
To stop a program from running at startup, go to the Startup tab in this utility and uncheck the box next to the program. It can sometimes be difficult to understand what programs are listed on the Startup tab. Some, such as America Online, are clearly labeled. But often, you’ll see a phrase or collection of letters, such as fs20. That’s the name of the running file—in this case, fs20.exe, which is
Free Surfer Companion, a pop-up killer, cache manager, and surfing utility.
To get more information about a listing, expand the width of the Command column near the top of the Startup tab. Expand it enough and you’ll see the startup command that the program issues, including its location, such as
C:\Program Files\Free Surfer\fs20.exe. The directory location should be another hint to help you know the name of the program. When stopping programs from running at startup, it’s best to stop them one at a time rather than in groups. You want to make sure that you’re not causing any system problems by stopping them. So, stop one and restart your PC. If it runs fine, stop another and restart. Continue doing this until you’ve cleared all the programs you don’t want to run automatically.
The Startup tab of the System Configuration Utility
Each time you uncheck a box and restart your PC, you’ll get a warning stating that you’ve used the System Configuration Utility to disable a program from starting automatically. If you don’t want to see that warning, disable it by checking the box in the dialog box itself.
After you’ve used the System Configuration Utility to identify programs that run upon startup, you might want to try disabling them from within the programs themselves. Run each program that starts automatically, and see if you can find a setting that allows you to prevent it from running on startup. For example, to get rid of Apple QuickTime’s startup item, right-click the QuickTime icon in the notification area, select QuickTime Preferences, go to the Advanced tab, and uncheck the box labeled “Install QuickTime icon in system tray.”
Using the Registry to Halt Programs Running on Startup:-
Even the System Configuration Utility won’t necessarily let you identify and kill all programs that run on startup. You might also need to hack the Registry to disable them. To do so, Launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit at the Start Search box or a command prompt (see Chapter 13 for details) and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. The right pane will contain a list of some of the programs that run automatically at startup. The Data field tells you the path and name of the executable so that you can determine what each program is. Right-click any program you don’t want to run, and choose Delete. That will kill any programs that run and are specific to your account. To kill programs that run for every user of the system, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and follow the same instructions for deleting other programs that you don’t want to run at startup.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
How to bypass the Windows Vista Logon screen on multiaccount PCs?
Bypass the Windows Vista Logon screen on multiaccount PCs:-
Having to type in your logon information on a system with two or more user accounts can be a pain. This hack shows you how to tell Windows Vista to log on to your primary account immediately.
When you have more than one user account on a Windows Vista PC, every time you restart your PC, you’ll be presented with a welcome screen listing all the accounts on the machine, forcing you to click one and type in your logon information.
But what if, like many people, you use one primary account nearly all the time, and use others only on occasion—and you’d like to bypass the screen listing all the user accounts and be logged in automatically? You’re apparently out of luck; Windows Vista can’t seem to do it.
Actually, though, it can, as you’ll see in this simple hack. Follow it, and you’ll automatically log in to your primary account, and then be able to switch to any other account when you wish:
1. At the Search box or a command prompt, type control userpasswords2. The User Accounts screen, shown in Figure 1-8, appears.
2. On the User Accounts tab, highlight the account that you want to automatically log on with, and then uncheck the box next to “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
3. The Automatically Log On dialog box appears, as seen in Figure 1-9. Type in the password for the account that you want to log on automatically. If the account shown isn’t the one that you want to log on automatically, type in the username and password for the account that you want to use. Click OK.
4. From now on, you’ll automatically log in using that account. When you’re logged in, if you want to switch to another account, use Fast User Switching by clicking the Start button, then clicking the arrow in the lower right hand corner of the Start menu, and selecting “Switch User”. You’ll come to a screen listing all users on your PC, where you can log in as any other user.
How to Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times?
Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times:-
Shorten the time it takes for your desktop to appear when you turn on your PC—and make Windows shut down faster.
No matter how fast your PC boots, it’s not fast enough. Here are several hacks to get you right to your desktop as quickly as possible after start-up, whether you use Windows XP or Windows Vista.
1. Confirm that boot defragmentation is enabled:-
There’s a simple way to speed up Windows startup: make your system do a boot defragment, which puts all the boot files next to one another on your hard disk. When boot files are in close proximity to one another, your system will start faster.
On most systems, boot defragments should be enabled by default, but it might not be on yours, or it might have been changed inadvertently. To make sure that boot defrayments is enabled on your system, launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit at the Start Search box or a command prompt
and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
Edit the Enable string value to Y if it is not already set to Y. Exit the Registry and reboot. The next time you reboot, your computer will perform a boot defragment. I’ve found many web sites recommending a way of speeding up boot times for Windows XP that might in fact slow down the amount of time it takes to boot up and probably slow down launching applications as well.
The tip recommends going to your C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch directory and emptying it every week. Windows uses this directory to speed up launching applications. It analyzes the files you use during startup and the applications you launch, and it creates an index to where those files and applications are located on your hard disk. By using this index, Windows can launch files and applications faster. So, by emptying the directory, you are most likely slowing down launching applications. In my tests, I’ve also found that after emptying the directory, it takes my PC a few seconds longer to get to my desktop after bootup. You’ll also slow down launching files and opening applications, and interfere with Windows Vista ReadyBoost.
2. Hack Your BIOS for Faster Start ups:-
When you turn on your PC, it goes through a set of start up procedures in its BIOS before it gets to starting Windows. So, if you speed up those initial start up procedures, you’ll make your system start faster.
You can speed up your start up 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 either the Delete, F1, or F10 key during start up. You’ll come to a menu with a variety of choices. Here are the choices to
3. Make for faster system startups:
Quick Power On Self Test (POST)
When you choose this option, your system runs an abbreviated POST rather than the normal, lengthy one.
4. Change Your Boot Order
If you change the boot order so that your BIOS check the hard disk first for booting, it won’t check any other devices, and will speed up your startup time.
Boot up Floppy seek Disable this option. When it’s enabled, your system spends a few extra seconds looking for your
Floppy drive—a relatively pointless procedure, especially considering how infrequently you use your floppy drive.
5. Boot Delay:-
Some systems let you delay booting after you turn on your PC so that your hard drive gets a chance to start spinning before bootup. Most likely, you don’t need to have this boot delay, so turn it off. If you run into problems, however, you can turn it back on.
6. Fine-Tune Your Registry for Faster Startups
Over time, your Registry can become bloated with unused entries, slowing down your system startup because your system loads them every time you start up your PC. Get a Registry cleanup tool to delete unneeded Registry entries and speed up startup times.
Go to Download Category from there you can download Registry Repair Wizard 2009.
Speed Up Shutdown Times
It’s not only startup times that you’d like to speed up; you can also adjust things so that your system shuts down faster. If shutting down XP takes what seems to be an inordinate amount of time, here are a couple of steps you can take to speed up the shutdown process:-
Don’t have Windows clear your paging file at shutdown:-
For security reasons, you can have Windows clear your paging file (pagefile.sys) of its contents whenever you shut down. Your paging file is used to store temporary files and data, but when your system shuts down, information stays in the file. Some people prefer to have the paging file cleared at shutdown, because sensitive information (such as unencrypted passwords) sometimes ends
up in the file. However, clearing the paging file can slow shutdown times significantly, so if extreme security isn’t a high priority, you might not want to clear it.
To shut down Windows without clearing your paging file, run the Registry Editor and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
Change the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0. (It may already be set to this.) Close the Registry and restart your computer. Whenever you turn off Windows from now on, the paging file won’t be cleared, and you should be able to shut down more quickly.
One simple way to speed up shutdown (and startup) times is to not ever actually shut down your PC. Instead, use sleep or hibernate modes. They use very little power, and shut down and start up your PC far more quickly than when you shut off the power completely. Sometimes it takes Windows a long time to shut down because it’s waiting to see whether a service will stop on its own before prompting you to manually shut it down. Windows, by default, waits 20 seconds before prompting you, which can sometimes seem interminable. You can hack the Registry to have Windows ask you sooner than 20 seconds. Run the Registry Editor and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Look for the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value. By default, it’s set to 20000 (20,000 milliseconds).
Change it to another number, in milliseconds—such as 15000, which would have Windows wait 15 seconds instead of 20 before prompting you. It’s a good idea to start off lowering the number in increments of not more than fi ve seconds, to see how your computer responds. And don’t set it to lower than 5000, or you might lose data or your PC might not shut down properly.
Turn off unnecessary services
Services take time to shut down, so the fewer you run, the faster you can shut down.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Boot your computer just in 10 seconds
Boot your computer just in 10 seconds:-
Hmmm belive me it is possible and you can do it by yourself.
You need to just follow this steps:-
1) Press Windows Key and "R" to launch the run command.
2) Type "regedit" inside the input space.
3) Navigate to the registry key
HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex
4) Locate the key"Startup Delay" and double click on it.
5) Select Decimal, and change the value to 40000.
It is done enjoy the fast world...
Sunday, August 23, 2009
How to add Items to the Start Button?
Adding Items to the Start Button:-
To add items when you right-click on the Start Button:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell
3.Right-click on Shell and select New Key
4.Type in the name of the key and press the Enter key
5.In the Default name that shows in the right hand panel, you can add a title with a "&" character in front of the letter for a shortcut
6.Right-click on the key you just created and create another key under it called command
7.For the value of this command, enter the full path and program you want to execute
8.Now when you right click on the Start Button, your new program will be there.
9.For example, if you want Word to be added, you would add that as the first key, the default in the right panel would be &Word so when you right click on the Start Button, the W would be the Hot Key on your keyboard. The value of the key would be C:\Program Files\Office\Winword\Winword.exe .
Friday, August 21, 2009
Accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon ?
Accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon ?
If you accidentally delete your show desktop icon which sits normally on the bottom left hand corner of the Taskbar then you need to restore it.
So here is the procedure to restore the show desktop icon:-
Click Start, Run and type the following command:
regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32.dll
The Show Desktop icon file should be available now.
Another process to restore your show desktop icon option:-
Click Start, Run, and type Notepad.exe. Copy the following contents to Notepad.
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save the file as:- Show Desktop.scf. Now, drag the file to the Quick Launch Toolbar. (Notepad might automatically append a .txt extension to the file name. Remove this extension if present.)
How To Remove NTDETEC1.exe Virus ?
How To Remove NTDETEC1.exe Virus?
If you are using the Windows Operating System, chances are that you might have already come across the ntdetec1.exe virus. Or you will, sooner or later.
Its official name is W32.Ceted and it is a worm that copies itself to all shared and removable drives and spreads when the user double clicks on it to open it. If a system is infected, it creates a folder called ntdetec1 in your System Drive which is NOT visible via Explorer or Command prompt.
Symptoms:-
1. Task Manager closes as soon as it launches.
2. RegEdit may be inaccesible
3. Folder Options may be inaccessible
When I scanned using some anti-virus software, Nod32, Symantec
AV Corporate, McAfee and AVG failed to detect the files, even in Safe Mode.
To remove it, run the following commands at the command prompt:
taskkill /im cmrss.exe
taskkill /im ntdetec1.exe
taskkill /im shell32.exe
Now, make sure you are in the root drive of your system. For example, if your Windows in installed in C:, make sure your prompt shows C:\>
Now, run the command..
attrib ntdetec1 -s -h -r /s /d
(s->system,h->hidden,r->read only)
This will make the folder visible in explorer. Now you can Shift+Delete the folder from explorer.
Also, you might need to delete the following registry key (if it is present)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\ Run\"winlogon" = "C:\ntdetec1\run.exe"
Congratulations, this will remove all known traces of the above worm.
And remember, next time you use someone’s PD, before you access it, goto your command prompt and delete the autorun.inf file if any.
How To Make Your Own Run Commands?
How To Make Your Own Run Commands?
Before moving further I feel to tell you what are Run Commands. As we know that when we will type IEXPLORE.EXE in the RUN, Internet Explorer will execute, in the same way when we will type pinball.exe and hit enter, Pinball game will execute. In the above two examples IEXPLORE.EXE and pinball.exe are the Run Commands that we use as a shortcut to execute desired programs.
Today I am going to tell you that how you can create your own Run Commands to open any program you want.
Below is a step by step procedure:-
1) Open Start Menu and click on RUN.
2) Now type regedit and hit Enter. (regedit means Registry Editor)
3) Now navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> Microsoft >> Windows >> CurrentVersion >> App Paths
Note : To explain you clearly, I take an example to make a Run Command to open Adobe Photoshop.
4) Now right click on App Paths and select New >> Key and name is as Gagan.exe
5) Now highlight ritesh.exe and have a look at the right hand side panel. You will see a String Value named default. Double click on it and in the value data field enter the path of the program that you want you want to execute. As an example I entered C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe as I want to open Adobe Photoshop.
You can enter the path of any executable file you want.
6) Now right click on right hand side panel and select New >> String Value and name is as Path.
7) ,Double click on Path and enter the path of the folder where the executable file is and put a semicolon at the end of the path. In my case it is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3;
8) Now click OK and close Registry Editor.
Restart your PC and in the RUN type ritesh.exe and hit enter. Hitting enter will result in opening in Adobe Photoshop.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
How to create folder without name ?
Creating folder without any name:-
Can you create any folder or file without any name, don't surprise this can be possible and here I will tell you this secret.....
First select any Folder or create a new folder.
Then Right-click the folder and click Rename or just press the F2 key to rename it.
After that Press and hold the ALT key. While still holding the Alt key, type the numbers 0160 from the keyboard.(Note: The numbers must be typed from the numpad of your keyboard. i.e the number keys present on the right side of the keyboard and NOT from the number keys present above the top of character keys.)
Explanation:-
The folder will be without a name what happens here is, the folder is named with a single space.If you want to create a second file without a name in the same directory as the first one, the above steps will not help you.So how do you create a second "nameless" folder?1. Follow the first 3 steps mentioned above.2. Release the ALT key. Again repeat the first 3 steps.3. Now the second file will be created with two spaces.
How to Change windows media player title bar text to your name ?
Change windows media player title bar text to your name:-
You can easily change your windows media player title bar text and put your name there.
It is a registry tweaking so take a backup of your registry before using this tweak.You can find my previous post to backup tour registry..... 1. Goto Run(Win+R)
2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the run dialogue box .
3. In the registry editor navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
4. Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer].
Modify/Create the Value Name [TitleBar] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: TitleBar
Value Data: [Enter the text to be displayed in the title bar.]
5. Exit Registry editor and reboot.
How to convert FAT to NTFS using DOS ?
Convert FAT to NTFS file system using DOS
We can convert our windows FAT file system to the NTFS file system easily using the MS-DOS commands.
Here is the process to convert your file system FAT to NTFS:-.....
Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
At the command prompt type:-
CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.
Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.
NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command..
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