TIPs and TRICKS Browsing dan Download Tanpa Batas

Bayangkan anda sedang browsing dengan santai, eh ketika mau browsing kesitus tertentu tiba2 ada message bahwa administrator anda memblok situs tersebut. Atau ketika anda tiba2 mendadak perlu mendownload software/dokumen/ musik eh tiba2 administrator anda memblokir akses download anda.

Jengkel dengan ulah administrator anda ?
Ingin browsing dengan bebas ?
Ingin download tanpa batas ?
Simak terus trik berikut ini :

Persiapan :
1. Software 3rd party yaitu http-tunnel bisa didownload gratis dari h++p://http-tunnel.com atau banyak alternatif lagi anda tinggal search digoogle dengan key “http proxy”.
2. Kacang goreng atau kopi hangat untuk menemani anda download software diatas.

Langkah2 yang harus dilakukan :
1. Install software http-tunnel biarkan installasi berjalan dengan option defaultnya.
2. Setelah selesai install, jalankan program tsb. Ketika menjalankan anda akan ditanya serial key, akan tetapi anda masih bisa menggunakan use free service.
3a. Jika anda mau browsing dengan bebas, konfigurasi browser anda.
*. Firefox 2.xx : Tools -> Option -> Advanced -> Network -> Settings.
pilih Manual proxy configuration, isi field sbb :
HTTP Proxy = localhost
Port = 1080
Centang option “Use this proxy server for all protocols”
Pilih “SOCKS v5?
No Proxy for = jangan diisi
*. Opera 9.xx : Tools -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Proxy Server
Centang protokol http, isi field sbb :
HTTP = localhost
Port = 1080
*. IE 7.xx : Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN settings
Centang “Use a proxy server for your LAN”
Isi field sbb :
Address = localhost
Port = 1080
Centang “Bypass proxy server for local address”

3b. Jika anda mau download tanpa batas, konfigurasi download manager anda.
*. Getright 5.xx : GetRight Configuration -> Internet -> Proxy
ditab HTTP Proxy :
Centang “Use PASV mode”
Centang “Use proxy servers”
Isi field sbb :
server : port = localhost : 1080
centang option “use HTTP Proxy for FTP address”
centang option “Tell HTTP Proxy server to not use caches”
ditab SOCKS Proxy :
Centang “Use PASV mode”
Centang “Use proxy servers”
Isi field sbb :
server : port = localhost : 1080
pilih SOCKS Proxy type = SOCKS 5
centang option “use SOCKS Proxy with HTTP connection”
centang option “use SOCKS Proxy with FTP connection”

Report: N'castle 1 United 5

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice as United closed the gap on Arsenal at the top with an emphatic victory at St James’ Park.

Buoyed by news of the Gunners’ 2-2 draw at Birmingham earlier in the day, the Reds dominated from start to finish to record their second convincing win over Newcastle in as many months.

Ronaldo set up Rooney for the opener before the Portugal winger bagged his 28th and 29th goals of the season to put United out of sight.

Abdoulaye Faye pulled one back but Rooney’s superb second and a late strike from substitute Louis Saha left Newcastle still searching for their first win since Kevin Keegan returned to the club.

Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson, mindful of the need to keep his squad fresh as they chase three trophies, made four changes to his starting line-up after the midweek draw in Lyon.

In came Nani, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Carlos Tevez for Anderson, Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves and Ryan Giggs, with the latter two not even on the bench.

Keegan’s men had conceded 11 goals in four games coming into the match and United threatened to open them up at will early on.

Carrick made a marauding run through the middle and played in Rooney on the right of the box, but the striker failed to pick out one of his team-mates with his pulled-back cross.

Password Recovery Disk

Take preventive measures against losing user-level passwords.

It doesn't matter if you never again remember a Windows user password. Thanks to XP's Forgotten Password Wizard, your conscience will be free and clear -- should your mind happen to accidentally misplace your user password.

I highly suggest you create a password recovery disk the minute you create your user account. Why? In order to create a password recovery disk you're going to need your password. Write it down the minute you create your user account and then proceed to creating your very own password recovery disk.

Here's how to launch the Forgotten Password Wizard:

Single-click Start menu, Control Panel, and User Accounts.
Click your user account name.
Under Related Tasks on the left, click "Prevent forgotten password" to launch the wizard.

Now that you've launched the wizard, let it walk you through creating the recovery disk. Make sure the disk you use is formatted and in the drive. After it's finished creating the disk, label it and stash it away for an emergency.


If you happen to forget your password, all you need to do is click your user icon at the logon screen. Even though you don't have your password, go ahead and click the green arrow just like you would to finish logging on to your computer. This will launch a little yellow dialog box directing you to use your password recovery disk.

Keyboard Shortcuts

When speed counts, the keyboard is still king. Almost all the actions and commands you can perform with a mouse you can perform faster using combinations of keys on your keyboard. These simple keyboard shortcuts can get you where you want to go faster than several clicks of a mouse. You'll work faster on spreadsheets and similar documents, too, because you won't lose your place switching back and forth between mouse and keys.

Here are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts:

Copy. CTRL+C
Cut. CTRL+X
Paste. CTRL+V
Undo. CTRL+Z
Delete. DELETE

Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE
Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item. F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3
View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4
Switch between open items. ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.


Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:

Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE

If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

Display or hide the Start menu.
Display the System Properties dialog box. +BREAK
Show the desktop. +D
Minimize all windows. +M
Restores minimized windows. +Shift+M
Open My Computer. +E
Search for a file or folder. +F
Search for computers. CTRL+ +F
Display Windows Help. +F1
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. + L
Open the Run dialog box. +R
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Open Utility Manager. +U


Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts:

Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds
Open Utility Manager. +U

Keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows Explorer:

Display the bottom of the active window. END
Display the top of the active window. HOME
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW

Fix your Slow XP and 98 Network

You can run "wmiprvse.exe" as a process for quick shared network access to Win98/ME machines. Stick it in Startup or make it a service.

"On the PC running XP, log in as you normally would, go to users, manage network passwords.
Here is where the problem lies. In this dialog box remove any win98 passwords or computer-assigned names for the win98 PCs. In my case , I had two computer-assigned win98 pc names in this box (example G4k8e6). I deleted these names (you may have passwords instead). Then go to My Network Places and -- there you go! -- no more delay!

Now, after I did this and went to My Network Places to browse the first Win98 PC, I was presented with a password/logon box that looked like this: logon: G4k8e6/guest (lightly grayed out) and a place to enter a password. I entered the password that I had previously used to share drives on the Win98 PCs long before I installed XP. I have the guest account enabled in XP.

This solves the problem for Win98 & XP machines on a LAN; I can't guarantee it will work for Win2K/ME machines as well, but the whole secret lies in the passwords. If this doesn't solve your slow WinXP>Win98 access problems, then you probably have other things wrong. Don't forget to uncheck 'simple file sharing,' turn off your ICS firewall, enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP and install proper protocols, services & permissions."

Access is denied when opening the Shared Documents folder ?

Symptom

When you double-click the Documents (Shared Documents) folder in My Computer, you may be denied access to the folder.

Resolution

This happens if one of the administrators in your system has taken ownership of the Shared Documents folder, or due to incorrect Permissions assigned to the Shared Documents folder. You can resolve the problem by assigning the following Permission levels for the Documents folder, which is located here:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents

User / Group Permissions
Owner Full Control
Administrators Full Control
Users Read
System Full Control
Power Users Modify

Method 1: Using command-line tool to assign Permissions

Open a Command Prompt window (CMD.EXE) and execute these commands one by one. Alternately, you can copy the contents and run as a batch file.

cacls.exe "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" /T /G BUILTIN\Administrators:F
cacls.exe "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" /T /E /G System:F
cacls.exe "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" /T /E /G BUILTIN\Users:R
cacls.exe "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" /T /E /G Everyone:R

For Windows XP Professional, type the additional command below: (Power Users group is not available in Windows XP Home Edition)

cacls.exe "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents" /T /E /G "BUILTIN\Power Users":C

Message: "The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator"

When you attempt to run CMD.exe or a batch file, you may receive the message "The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator". This is caused by restrictions placed in Registry. DisableCMD value is set to 1 or via Group Policy. To enable Task Manager, try any of these methods:

Method 1: Using the console registry tool

* Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)

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

Method 2: Edit the registry directly

* Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]

* In the right-pane, double-click DisableCMD and set it's data to 0

Method 3: Using Group Policy Editor in Windows XP Professional.

* Click Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and click OK.
* Navigate to User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ System
* Double-click the Prevent access to the command prompt

You can then disable or set the policy to Not Configured. Disabling or setting this policy to Not Configured should solve the problem.

Error "Tweak UI has been disabled by your administrator" while launching Tweak UI

Symptom

When you run the Tweak UI PowerToy for Windows XP, the following message may be displayed:

Tweak UI has been disabled by your administrator.

More information

This error occurs if the DisableRegistryTools Policy is enabled. With this policy enabled, you receive the following error message when you start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe):

Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator

IMPORTANT: If this policy was enabled in your system (not connected to a corporate network) without you doing anything or without your knowledge, then it's highly likely that a Virus has blocked the usage of Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) in your system by enabling the DisableRegistryTools policy via the registry. It's highly recommended that you perform a thorough checkup of your system immediately. Steps listed in this article will help you unblock the Registry Editor, but that does not remove the Virus (if any) from your system.

Removing the DisableRegistryTools restriction

For standalone Windows XP systems, perform the steps below to remove the registry editing restrictions.
Method 1: Using the REG.EXE console tool

1. Click Start, Run and type this command:

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

You should be able to launch Tweak UI, as well as the Registry Editor.

Method 2: Using the Group Policy Editor (Windows XP Professional only)

* Click Start, Run and type gpedit.msc and press ENTER
* Go to the following location:

User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System

* Double-click Disable registry editing tools and set it to Not Configured
* Exit the Group Policy Editor

Note: If the setting already reads Not Configured, set it to Enabled, and click Apply. Then revert it back to Not Configured. This ensures that the DisableRegistryTools registry value is removed successfully.

What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?

Introduction

When you open Task Manager, you may see Rundll32.exe entry in the Processes tab. Or, you may also encounter a rundll32.exe error at shutdown. Rundll32.exe is a valid system file which executes a DLL. The actual command may be Rundll32.exe filename.xxx, , whereas Task Manager reports only the command name and not it's parameter.

To know the module which is executed by Rundll32, proceed further. Without any third-party tools, here is a neat way to track down what the Rundll32 is executing. Open a Command Prompt window and type the following command:

tasklist /m /fi "IMAGENAME eq rundll32.exe" >C:\rundll32.txt

Now, open the file C:\rundll32.txt file and identify the "odd" modules. (filter out the system files and dependencies used by Rundll32.exe. The odd one (in this example) is the timedate.cpl file. Yes. I had the Date/Time dialog open and this is what Rundll32.exe was executing.

Windows XP Home Edition does not have Tasklist.exe

The above is just an example and you may use this method to find out the module loaded by the rundll32.exe process. If an unknown module was found, it may be a Malware. In that case, it's a good idea to:

1.Inspect the startup applications
2.Scan the system using these tools:

* Ad-Aware
* SpyBot S&D
* CWShredder
* Online Virus scanners

How to login as Administrator in Windows XP?

The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled. In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only. For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen and input your Administrator password in the classic logon window that appears.

To have the Administrator account displayed in the Welcome Screen, try one of these methods:

Method 1: Using TweakUI Power Toy for Windows XP

v2.00 for Windows XP | v2.10 for XP SP1 and above

Open TweakUI and click "Logon" option in the left pane. Put a checkmark against the option "Show Administrator on Welcome Screen". Click OK to close TweakUI. Logoff and see if Welcome Screen lists Administrator login. Changes are immediate and you can use the Winkey + L to switch back to Welcome Screen to see Administrator account is listed.

Use this procedure to hide/unhide any user account from the Welcome Screen. Please remember, you can still login to a hidden account using CTRL+ALT+DEL classic logon method, but cannot Fast User Switch to a hidden user account.

Method 2 - Manual registry edit

* Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
* Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList

* Use the File, Export option to backup the key
* Create a new DWORD Value named Administrator
* Double-click Administrator, and set 1 as its data
* Exit the Registry Editor.

For Windows XP Home Edition

While you can configure Windows XP Home Edition to show Administrator account in the Welcome Screen, you cannot login as Administrator in Normal mode. Visit the following link for more information:

Error Message: Unable to Log You on Because of an Account Restriction

10 Tips to Get to the Top of Google

Here are 10 tips that can help get your website to the top of Google Search very quickly (under a week if you try).



Here are the tips:



1. Start out slowly. If possible, begin with a new site that has never been submitted to the search engines or directories. Choose an appropriate domain name, and start out by optimizing just the home page.



1. Learn basic HTML. Many search engine optimization techniques involve editing the behind the scenes HTML code. Your high rankings can depend on knowing which codes are necessary, and which aren’t.

2. Choose keywords wisely. The keywords you think might be perfect for your site may not be what people are actually searching for. To find the optimal keywords for your site, use tools such as WordTracker. Choose two or three highly targeted phrases for each page of your site. Never shoot for general keywords such as “travel” or “vacation.”

3. Write at least 200 - 250 words of visible text copy based on your chosen keywords. This is a crucial component to high rankings and a successful Web site. The search engines need to “read” keyword rich copy on your pages so they can successfully classify your site. Use each keyword phrase numerous times within your copy for best results.

4. Create a killer Title tag. HTML title tags are critical because they’re given a lot of weight with all of the search engines. You must put your keywords into this tag and not waste space with extra words. Do not use the Title tag to display your company name or to say “Home Page.” Think of it more as a “Title Keyword Tag” and create it accordingly. Add your company name to the end of this tag, if you must use it.

5. Create Meaty Meta tags. Meta tags can be valuable, but they are not a magic bullet. Create a Meta Description tag that uses your keywords and also describes your site. The information in this tag often appears under your Title in the search engine results pages. The Meta Keyword tag isn’t quite as important as the Meta Description tag. Contrary to popular belief, what you place in the keyword tag will have very little bearing on what keywords your site is actually found under, and it’s not given any consideration whatsoever by Google. Use this tag, but do not obsess over.

6. Use extra “goodies” to boost rankings. Things like headlines, image alt tags, header tags

, etc.), links from other pages, keywords in file names, and keywords in hyperlinks can cumulatively boost search engine rankings. Use any or all of these where they make sense for your site.

7. Be careful when submitting to directories such as Yahoo and the Open Directory Project (DMOZ). Having directory listings are a key component to getting your site spidered and listed by Google. Making mistakes in the submission process could cost you dearly as directory listings are difficult to change later in the game. Therefore, it’s important to read Yahoo’s How to Suggest Your Site and How to add a site to the Open Directory before submitting.

8. Don’t expect quick results. Getting high rankings takes time; there’s no getting around that fact. Once your site is added to a search engine or directory, its ranking may start out low and then slowly work its way up the ladder. Some search engines measure “click-through popularity,” i.e., the more people that click on a particular site, the higher its ranking will go. Be patient and give your site time to mature.

9. Don’t constantly “tweak” your site for better results. It’s best not to make changes to your optimization for at least three-to-six months after submission. It often takes the engines at least that long to add your optimized pages to their databases. Submit it, and then forget about it for a while!.

10. Don’t constantly “tweak” your site for better results. It’s best not to make changes to your optimization for at least three-to-six months after submission. It often takes the engines at least that long to add your optimized pages to their databases. Submit it, and then forget about it for a while!



Source: Ten Tips to the Top of Google

Trick

Memproteksi folder dengan password (Pengirim : Hatta Setiabudhi)



Anda punya data penting dalam suatu folder dan ingin folder tersebut diproteksi

dengan password ? Ini caranya :



1.Klik-kanan pada tempat kosong disamping folder yang akan diproteksi,

kemudian pilih CUSOMIZE THIS FOLDER ,kemudian pilih CREATE HTML

DOCUMENT FOR THIS FOLDER.

2.Kemudian anda akan masuk ke Notepad, Gulung layar sampai melihat

script

<script language="JavaScript">

setelah itu tekan [ENTER]

untuk menyisipkan baris setelah string. Sekarang masukkan perintah

ini :

var pass = prompt("Enter the password") [tekan ENTER]

if(pass != "PASSWORDANDA")[ Tekan ENTER]

{window.location="C:"} [Tekan ENTER]



Catatan:Tulis Password Anda



3.Simpan dokumen anda

4.Refresh atau tekan F5 Explorer

5.Selesai dan lihat hasilnya.....:-)



Menembus Proteksi PC Security TM (Pengirim : Webby)



Kalau kamu penggemar software-software proteksi buat windows, kamu pasti kenal dengan software yang satu ini.

PC Security adalah software proteksi untuk file-file, sistem, boot dan lain-lain yang dilengkapi dengan

fiture-fiture proteksi yang menarik. Untuk dapat masuk dan merubah setting proteksinya,

kamu harus ident sebagai administrator PC security dan untuk ini akan dimintai password.

Agar kamu bisa login tanpa melewati password, caranya cari file yang namanya sdeamon.exe

dan winwd.exe yang merupakan file bawaan PC Security TM, file ini dihidden dari windows,

jadi masuk lewat DOS. Biasanya letaknya di direktori c:\windows atau c:\windows\system.

Delete kedua file ini dan kamu akan bisa masuk ke PC Security TM dengan mudah dan

merubah settingnya tanpa dimintai password.

Selamat mencoba ....



Memperkecil ukuran icon desktop (Pengirim : Liza)



Anda mungkin senang meletakkan berbagai icon pada desktop bahkan mungkin hampir semua

aplikasi punya icon pada desktop. Tetapi jumlah icon yang terlalu banyak tentunya akan

membuat desktop kita kurang enak dipandang, apalagi kalau sampai menutupi gambar pd

background. Ada satu solusi untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, yaitu dengan cara memperkecil

ukuran iconnya. Caranya klik kanan pada desktop, pilih Properties.

Pindah ke tab Appearance. Pindah ke kolom item dan pilih Icon.

Ubah nilainya yang terletak di sebalah kanan yaitu pada bagian size.

Kalau sudah klik OK dan restart Windows kamu.



Protect File & Folder (Pengirim : h4nsen)



Anda menginginkan folder yang benar benar pribadi dan tidak dapat diakses o

leh orang yang tidak berhak? di windows9x anda? masuklah ke lingkungan dos,

masuklah ke direktori tempat folder yang ingin anda "kunci"

misal: folder yang ingin anda kunci bernama "test" (tanpa tanda kutip)

dan diletakkan di direktori C: maka masuklah terlebih dahulu ke direktori C,

pada dos prompt anda, selanjutnya ketikkan perintah: ren test.* test(alt-255).*

keterangan: alt-255 maksudnya, tekan tombol alt,

sambil menekan angka 255 pada angka angka di bagian numlock. ingat,

bukan angka angka di bawah tombol F1 - F12 bawah numlock,

trik ini juga dapat dilakukan terhadap file. dengan trik ini,

folder / file yang telah anda kunci tidak akan dapat dimodifikasi dalam lingkungan windows

(baik dibuka, rename, maupun delete) untuk mengembalikan folder/ file menjadi normal,

ketik: ren test(alt-255).* test.*



Variasi bagi prompt DOS (Pengirim : Felix)



Pengen prompt DOS yang lebih bervariasi ? Caranya mudah saja.

Pertama klik Start - Run. Ketikkan sysedit, enter. Buka file config.sys.

Tambahkan baris Device=c:\windows\command\ansi.sys. Buka file autoexec.bat dan

tambahkan Prompt $e[s $e[1;1h$e[36m$d $e[K$e[7m$e[1;34H Path $p $e[1;67H$e[0m$t$e [u$e[1mPerintahku:$e[0m.

Restart dulu untuk melihat perubahannya.



Koleksi icon pada Windows (Pengirim : Tyo)



Pengen mencari icon-icon baru buat shortcut ?

Coba cari pada file PIGMGR.DLL, SYNCUI.DLL, SYSTRAY.EXE, AWFEX32.EXE, PROGRAM.EXE dan

MORICONS.DLL.

Masing-masing file menyimpan beberapa icon yang mungkin menarik menurut kamu.



Easter egg pada Solitaire dan Minesweeper (Pengirim : Tyo)



Tulisan ini gue dapet entah dari mana, gue lupa.

Yang jelas ini adalah tips buat mendapatkan easter egg pd Solitaire dan Minesweeper,

game bawaan Windows.



MS Solitaire

In turn 3 cards over mode, you can turn over only one card at a time by holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift



MS Minesweeper

1. Hold down the Shift key and type XYZZY

2. Release Shift and then press it again. Now whenever your cursor is over the top of a mine,

the top left pixel on your screen shows as a black dot.



Mengcopy dari Dos Prompt



Suatu saat kamu mungkin ingin melakukan copy tampilan text yang ada pada Dos Prompt.

Untuk itu ikuti tips berikut :



1. Klik icon Mark yang terletak pada toolbar Dos Prompt.

2. Pilih area yang ingin Anda copy dengan melakukan drag.

3. Tekan icon Copy.

4. Setelah itu Anda dapat melakukan Paste, misalnya pada Notepad, MS Word, dll.



Mengganti icon dari kursor



Ternyata kursor mouse pun bisa kita gunakan sebagai icon sehingga kita mempunyai variasi

icon yang banyak. Caranya, klik kanan pada shortcut yang ingin diganti icon-nya dan pilih

Properties. Pindah ke tab Shortcut dan klik tombol Change Icon. Lalu cari ke directory yang

terdapat kursor Anda. Kalau Anda meng-install MS Plus!, Anda bisa menggunakan kursor yang

terletak di sana.



Pesan di awal start up



Tambahkan tulisan berikut pada file autoexec.bat :



Echo off

Cls

Echo Komputer ini milik Rossi

Echo.

Echo Jadi jangan diobok-obok ya...

Echo.

For %%C in(A B C D E F G H I J K L) do Dir C:\Windows >Null

Echo.

Echo Kalau macem-macem, AWAS..!!!



Maka tiap kali komputer anda di-boot, akan muncul pesan tersebut.

Tulisan yang diawali dengan Echo bisa anda ganti dengan pesan anda sendiri.

So kamu bisa ngusilin teman yang masih awam dalam komputer dengan tulisan-tulisan aneh,

seperti "Komputer ini terserang virus DIE HARD.." Pasti temen anda bingung.



Shortcut dan folder tanpa nama



Anda pengen punya folder atau shortcut pada Windows 95/98/NT/2000/NE,

tapi tidak terlihat namanya ? Caranya klik kanan lalu Rename pada folder atau

shortcut yang ingin Anda ganti namanya. Kemudian ketikkan [Alt] + [0160] (ini adalah

karakter spasi yang tak terlihat). Pada penulisan 0160 tersebut, Anda harus menggunakan

angka-angka yang ada di keypad numerik (bagian kanan keyboard).



Menuliskan nama di Taskbar



Pengen nama Anda tertulis pada Taskbar Windows ? Anda bisa melakukannya !

Pertama, klik menu Start/Settings/Control Panel. Setelah berada pada Control Panel,

klik ganda icon Regional Settings. Pindah ke tab Time. Pada kolom AM symbol dan PM symbol,

ketikkan nama Anda, tapi maksimal 8 karakter termasuk spasi.



Membuat folder yang tersembunyi



Anda bisa membuat sebuah folder yang tersembunyi, baik di dalam DOS prompt maupun

dalam Windows Explorer. Caranya, pindah ke MS-DOS prompt, lalu ketikkan mkdir yang diikuti

dengan spasi. Tekan dan tahan tombol [Alt], ketikkan 0255, lalu lepaskan [Alt]. Pengetikan

0255 dilakukan dengan menggunakan keypad numerik.

ngehapus folder nya : pake deltree c:\deltree (nama forder)



Membuat icon dari .bmp



Kalau Anda sudah bosan dengan icon-icon yang Anda miliki Anda bisa mencoba icon yang

lain yaitu dari file .bmp. Caranya, gantilah file .bmp tersebut menjadi .ico

(misalnya gambar.bmp menjadi gambar.ico. Cara yang lain : misalnya Anda ingin mengganti

icon dari suatu shortcut. Pertama klik kanan pada shortcut dan pilih Properties. Pindah

pada tab Shortcut dan pilih Change Icon. Setelah itu browse ke folder yang menyimpan file

.bmp Anda.



Menghapus isi disket dengan cepat



Untuk menghapus semua file yang ada pada disket dengan cepat gunakan cara berikut :



- Klik kanan pada desktop, pilih New Shortcut

- Ketikkan deltree /y a: pada Command Line, klik next, beri nama (misalnya)

Hapus A:. Jangan lupa pilih iconnya. Terakhir klik Finish.

- Klik kanan shortcut tersebut, pilih Properties. Pindah ke tab Programs dan

tandai Close on exit.



Untuk menghapus file pada drive A cukup klik pada icon.



Cara cepat menghapus recent document



Untuk menghindari orang lain mengetahui file-file apa saja yang barus saja kita buka,

salah satu caranya adalah dengan menghapus recent document. Caranya sebagai berikut :

1. Buka Notepad.

2. Ketikkan : echo y| del C:\windows\recent\*.*

3. Simpan file pada sembarang folder, beri nama (misalnya) hapus.bat. Ingat,

ekstensi harus bat.

4. Bikin shortcut file tersebut pada dekstop.

5. Klik kanan shortcut tersebut, pilih Properties.

6. Pindah ke tab Program.

7. Pada bagian Run, pilih Minimized.

8. Beri tanda check pada Close on Exit.

9. Klik OK.



Nah sekarang Anda bisa menghapus recent document dengan cepat, yaitu dengan

mengklik shortcut yang telah Anda buat pada desktop.



Melewatkan serial number pada MS Office 2000



Setiap kali Anda menginstall MS Office 2000 maka Anda harus selalu mengisikan

serial numbernya yang terdiri dari belasan karakter. Nah, daripada repot-repot

mengapa tidak dibikin otomatis saja?



Caranya buka file setup.ini dengan Notepad, cari pada bagian [Options] dan hilangkan

tanda # pada USERNAME.



[Options]

; If a value is present, the [Options] section gives the values of properties

To apply to

; this installation. Specify them in the format:

; PropName=PropValue

; Remember to uncomment both the section name and the value names.

;

USERNAME=Nama_Anda

PIDKEY=ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY



Tulis nama Anda pada bagian USERNAME dan tulis serial number pada bagian PIDKEY.



Simpan file tersebut. Mulai sekarang Anda tidak perlu mengisikan serial number

lagi saat Anda menginstall MS Office 2000



bagi yang punya trik2 lain share ya ......

Find what you looking for

1. Mencari di situs bebas.
- masukkan query berikut di kolom search google
?intitle:index.of? mp3 [artist] [title]
- contoh:
?intitle:index.of? mp3 tukul
?intitle:index.of? mp3 “tukul arwana”
?intitle:index.of? mp3 “tukul arwana” untitled
?intitle:index.of? mp3 “wong ndeso”

2. Mencari di multiply.
- masukkan query berikut di kolom search google
?inurl:multiply.com/music? [artist] [title]
- contoh:
?inurl:multiply.com/music? tukul
?inurl:multiply.com/music? tukul wong deso
?inurl:multiply.com/music? “tukul arwana” “wong ndeso”

Iwan Fals mp3 OR wma OR ogg OR anonymous "parent directory=" -module -modules

Short cut On Command form

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools control - admintools
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
Calculator - calc
Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
Command Prompt - cmd
Component Services - dcomcnfg
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
timedate.cpl - ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* - directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
Display Properties - control desktop
Display Properties - desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) - control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
Findfast - findfast.cpl
Folders Properties - control folders
Fonts - control fonts
Fonts - Folder fonts
Free Cell Card Game - freecell
Game Controllers - joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) - gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game - mshearts
Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) - ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - javaws
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Network Connections - control netconnections
Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) - nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager - packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard - osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor - perfmon
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder - printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
Security Center - wscui.cpl
Services - services.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game spider
SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) - sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) - sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) - sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) - sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) - sfc /cachesize=x
System Properties - sysdm.cpl
Task Manager - taskmgr
Telnet Client - telnet
User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager - utilman
Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier - magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool - syskey
Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
Wordpad - write

Speed Up your Internet Browsing

When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that TCP/IP really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site... location each and every time you visit the site. Although Windows XP and Windows XP have a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
Dnscache\Parameters]

"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

Make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Merge it into the registry.

Speed Up Windows XP on easy way

Windows XP looks very nice. Opening of Start menu and other windows are very interesting. But all those things are slowing down Windows XP. Lots of users did complain that Windows XP is very slow. Setup few things and you will get XP look and speed almost like in Windows98. Do next:

1. Right mouse click on My Computer and choose Properties,

2. Go to "Advanced" and under "Performance" click on "Settings",

3. Click on "Visual Effects" and setup settings by turning off some options.

4. We did turned off these options:

* Fade or slide menu into view
* Fade or slide tool tips into view
* Fade out menu items after clicking
* Show shadows under menus
* Slide open combo boxes
* Slide taskbar buttons
* Smooth-scroll list boxes
* Use a background image for each folder type
* Use common tasks in folders

5. Click on Apply than on OK,

6. Close all windows and enjoy.

Recover the lost administrators password in Windows XP

Slightly more work needed if you lose or forget the Windows XP administrator password.

1. First reboot Windows XP in safe mode by re-starting the computer and pressing F8 repeated as the computer starts up.
2. Then (in safe mode) click Start and then click Run. In the open box type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes - I have just used quotes to differentiate what you have to type.
3. You will now have access to all the user accounts, including the administrators account and will be able to reset the lost password.
4. Just click the administrators user account, and then click Reset Password.
5. You will need to add a new password in the New password and the Confirm new password boxes, and confirm by clicking OK.

All done, you have recovered the lost adminitrators password!

Block Websites Without Software

Many people want to Block some websites that are harmfull to our PC or/and our life.
Like some parents take care of our children by blocking porn websites and some offices blocks some special websites that may harm there network.

You may need a costly (or even free) software to block such websites.
Why to spend money and time and why give HDD space to such useless softwares.
Just do this and block unwanted softwares from accesing .

Steps:

1] Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
2] Find the file named "HOSTS"
3] Open it in notepad
4] Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" Add 127.0.0.2 www.thesitenamethatyouwantblock.com , and that site will no longer be accessable.
5] Done!

-So-

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.blockedsite.com

-->www.blockedsite.com is now unaccessable<--


For every site after that you want to add, just add "1" to the last number in the internal ip (127.0.0.2) and then the addy like before.

IE: 127.0.0.3 www.blablabla.com
127.0.0.4 www.blablabla.com
127.0.0.5 www.blablabla.com

etc

Related Keywords - Block websites, Stop users, block portal.

How To Access Blocked Sites At School or College

I was screwing around with the command prompt one day in school, and realized I could access blocked sites, I decided to share because I like you guys.

1. Start>Run and type in cmd, if you don't have run on your start menu, read another school hacking tutorial to tell you how to access it.

2. Once your command prompt box opens, type "ping www.yoururlhere.com" (of course without the quotes.)

3.Press enter and you should see some numbers that looks like an IP address pop up, copy those numbers.

4. Open up your school internet browser, and type in those numbers that you copied in the command prompt. Now you can access your website!

Increase the internet speed or bandwidth

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth Here's how to Get it back

A nice little tweak for XP. Microsoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)

Here's how to get it back:


Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:


Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth


Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO.

This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.

I have tested on XP Pro, and 2000
other o/s not tested.

Add Social Bookmarking link after each blog post

Now a days traffic to the Blog is very important thing from where ever you are taking that .
Social Bookmarks are one of the best source of the traffic to your blog.
But many of us doesnt know How to add Social Bookmarking to our blog



Now here is the trick or say hack to "Add Social Bookmarking link after each blog post"

1.log in to your Blogger account (This is Most IMP step ;) )
2.Then Go to Blogger Template>Edit Html
3.Make sure that you are using Blogger Beta template
4.Backup your template Code
5.Then see for

""

and replace it with

"________"

Now search the following code

"____

____"

and replace it with the code from this text file

and save the template. Now if everything is properly done then you can see the Bookmarking icons after each post that will help you for getting better traffic

How to download from rapid share without timelimits

Rapid Share one of the Best File sharing website that allows you to share your files with anyone .As the name suggest "Rapid" its the Rapid way of sharing the files.But If you want multiple file to download from Rapid share then you need a Premium Rapid share account and it costs a lot , So what to do ?

Here are some of the tips about "How to download from rapid share without time limits"

The main idea behind the tricks is that Rapidshare traces the users IP address who downloads anything from there servers and assigns some limits to specific IP adress . To get around this, you need to show the rapidshare server a different IP address.

Here are some methods for doing this:

1. Short-Out the JavaScript:

1. Goto the page you want to download
2. Select FREE button
3. In the address bar put the following:

javascript:alert(c=0)

4. Click OK
5. Click OK to the pop-up box
6. Enter the captcha
7. Download Your File


2. Request a new IP address from your ISP server.

Here's how to do it in windows:
1. Click Start
2. Click run
3. In the run box type cmd.exe and click OK
4. When the command prompt opens type the following. ENTER after each new line.

ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
exit

5. Erase your cookies in whatever browser you are using.
6. Try the rapidshare download again.

Frequently you will be assigned a new IP address when this happens. Sometime you will, sometimes you will not. If you are on a fixed IP address, this method will not work. To be honest, I do not know how to do this in linux/unix/etc. If this works for you, you may want to save the above commands into a batch file, and just run it when you need it.


3. Use a proxy with SwitchProxy and Firefox:

1. Download and install Firefox if you have not already
2. Download and install SwitchProxy
3. Google for free proxies
4. When you hit your download limit, clean your cookies and change your proxy



4. You can use a bookmarklet to stop your wait times:

1. Open IE
2. Right Click On This Link
3. Select Add to Favorites
4. Select Yes to the warning that the bookmark may be unsafe.
5. Name it "RapidShare No Wait"
6. Click on the Links folder (if you want to display it in your IE toolbar)
7. Click OK
8. You may need to close and reopen IE to see it
9. Goto rapidshare and click the bookmarklet when you are forced to wait

5.For Dynamic IP users (Updated)

For the BroadBand users it is very easy to download from Rapid share if they have Dynamic IP.
1.Download the file which you want
2.after completing the first download disconnect the internet connection.
3.Wait for 3-5 sec and reconnect it.
4.Again follow the normal steps of downloading the file from Rapid share.



If you find additional rapidshare hints, please post them in the comments below !
I will post them here with your name.
Rapid share is continuously working on these drawbacks so this may happen that these tricks will not work in some places .

Reset WinXP Admin Pass with ONLY DOS

note : quotes (") are just for highlighting the word

1. click on start, enter "cmd" and press enter

2. enter "net user" or "net users"

you will see the list of users that are created on current running os

3. type "net user" "user name" "*"

you will see that windows will now ask you to enter new password for that particular account!

magic! no any type of super user privileges needed!

see the commands below:

If the administrator account user name is "admn" then command to change it's password will be...


net user admn *

How to Stop Hackers (How To Catch A Hacker)

Some one wrote this great Post at orkut about Catching Hackers

I don't know who exactly the writer of this great post is...
Here is what he had to write :

"just wrote this guide to give you some tips of which you may not have heard yet. Hopefully, it won't come to a hacker getting in, but if it does...

Tip 1: Hackers cover their tracks. Experienced hackers cover them more thorougly, but amateur hackers sometimes leave things behind. Don't expect them to leave any really big evidence behind; expect more of little things here and there you might find surprising. For example, if you're writing a term paper and a black hat hacker accidently saved it when he took a paragraph out- that's suspicious. Where did that paragraph go? Well, for one thing, now you know he was in that area. Check the folders surrounding the file- you might find something.

Tip 2: Decipher between the type of hackers that are attacking you. Experienced hackers will have a more in depth look around when they penetrate your system. They won't touch much because they know that that won't add too much to their knowledge. But if you know a hacker's been in, and some files are messed with, and you have a log of someone guessing passwords to a file or something of that sort, its probably some newbie who's just starting out. These are the easiest hackers to catch. They usually get so caught up in thoughts like "I'm in!" that they forget the basics, such as work behind a proxy.

Tip to protect yourself
My friend was setting up a webserver once. His first time too, and he wasn't to anxious to set up some good software to protect against hackers and viruses. He didn't put up one IDS, and before you know it, the obvious happened. But this time, a newbie had struck. The nice log files showed, bluntly across the screen, multiple instances of a foreign IP address that stood out. Some stupid newbie had tried to login as "uucp" on my friend's XP computer, with a password of "uucp." Well, that's great, but he also had tried the same user/pass combination three times, enough to get himself logged nicely. Even a semi-brainless user with some form of neurological system knows that uucp isn't a default XP account. Again, excitement toiled this hacker's brain, and maybe if he hadn't done that, along with a few other stupid things, he wouldn't have gotten caught. What other things did he do? Well, lets see. He openned 35 instances of MS-DOS. He tried to clean the printer's heads, and he edited a .gif in notepad. Then he uninstalled a few programs and installed some html editor, and replaced four files with the words "14P." he might as well have posted his phone number. In a few days, we had tracked him down to a
suburban town in Ohio. We let him go, not pressing any charges, because he had done nothing really damaging and had provided me with an example of a moron for this guide.


Tip 3: Don't go crazy if you lose data. Chances are, if it was that important, you would have backed it up anyway. Most hackers nowadays wish they were back in 1989 when they could use a Black Box and having a Rainbow Book actually meant something. Most hackers aren't blackhat, they are whitehat, and some even greyhat. But in the end, most hackers that are in systems aren't satisfied by looking around. From past experiences, I have concluded that many hackers like to remember where've they been. So, what do they do? They either press delete here and there, or copy some files onto their systems. Stupid hackers (yes, there are plenty of stupid hackers) send files to e-mail addresses. Some free email companies will give you the IP of a certain e-mail address's user if you can prove that user has been notoriously hacking you. But most of the time, by the time you get the e-mail addy it's been unused for weeks if not months or years, and services like hotmail have already deleted it.

Tip 4: Save information! Any information that you get from a log file (proxy server IP, things like "14P", e-mail addresses that things were sent to, etc.) should be saved to a floppy disk (they're not floppy anymore, I wish I could get out of the habit of calling them that) incase there's a next time. If you get another attack, from the same proxy, or with similar e-mail addresses (e.g: one says Blackjack 123@something.whatever and the other says Black_jack_45@something.znn.com) you can make an assumption that these hackers are the same people. In that case, it would probably be worth the effort to resolve the IP using the proxy and do a traceroute. Pressing charges is recommended if this is a repeat offender.

Tip 5: Don't be stupid. If you've been hacked, take security to the next level. Hackers do talk about people they've hacked and they do post IPs and e-mail addresses. Proof? Take a look at Defcon Conventions. I've never gone to one, but I've seen the photos. The "Wall of Shame"-type of boards I've seen have IPs and e-mail addresses written all over them in fat red, dry-erase ink. Don't be the one to go searching the Defcon website and find your e-mail address posted on the Wall of Shame board!

Tip 6: Don't rely on luck. Chances are, sometime or another, you're going to be targeted for an attack. Here you can rely on luck. Maybe they'll forget? Maybe they don't know how to do it? If you think this way, a surprise is going to hit your face very hard. Another way you could stupidly rely on luck is by saying this: It's probably just a whitehat. On the contrary, my friend, it's probably just a blackhat. A blackhat with knowledge stored in his head, ready to be used as an ax. It's your data. You take the chance.

How to fasten up Windows XP..??

1. DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES:-
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next


2. OPTIMISE DISPLAY SETTINGS

Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise:

1.Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced tab
6. In the Performance tab click Settings
7. Leave only the following ticked:
- Show shadows under menus
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
- Use visual styles on windows and buttons


3. SPEEDUP FOLDER BROWSING:-

You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:

1. Open My Computer
2. Click on Tools menu
3. Click on Folder Options
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
6. Click Apply
7. Click Ok
8. Reboot your computer


4. IMPROVE MEMORY USAGE:-

Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.
NOTE: This program is shareware and some features require activation.
Once Installed:

1.Go to Show Wizard and select All
2.Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing.
3.Exit and Save Cacheman
4.Restart Windows



5. OPTIMISE YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION:-

There are lots of ways to do this but by far the easiest is to run TCP/IP Optimizer.

1. Download and install
2. Click the General Settings tab and select your Connection Speed (Kbps)
3. Click Network Adapter and choose the interface you use to connect to the Internet
4. Check Optimal Settings then Apply
5. Reboot



6. OPTIMISE YOUR PAGEFILE:-

If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file.

1. Right click on My Computer and select Properties
2. Select the Advanced tab
3. Under Performance choose the Settings button
4. Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
5. Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.

Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.



7. SPEEDUP FOLDER ACCESS - DISABLE LAST ACCESS UPDATE:-

If you have a lot of folders and subdirectories on your computer, when you access a directory XP wastes a lot of time updating the time stamp showing the last access time for that directory and for ALL sub directories. To stop XP doing this you need to edit the registry. If you are uncomfortable doing this then please do not attempt.

1. Go to Start and then Run and type “regedit”
2. Click through the file system until you get to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSys
tem”
3. Right-click in a blank area of the window on the right and select ‘DWORD Value’
4. Create a new DWORD Value called ‘NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate’
5. Then Right click on the new value and select ‘Modify’
6. Change the Value Data to ‘1′
7. Click ‘OK’



8. MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER:-

This is one of my favourite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will ‘feel’. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.

1. Go to Start then Run
2. Type ‘Regedit’ then click ‘Ok’
3. Find “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\”
4. Select “MenuShowDelay”
5. Right click and select “Modify’
6. Reduce the number to around “100″
7. This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to “0″ but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood.


9. IMPROVE XP SHUTDOWN SPEED:-

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.

1. Go to Start then select Run
2. Type ‘Regedit’ and click ok
3. Find ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control Panel\Desktop\’
4. Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’
5. Right click and select ‘Modify’
6. Change the value to ‘1000′
7. Click ‘OK’
8. Now select ‘HungAppTimeout’
9. Right click and select ‘Modify’
10. Change the value to ‘1000′
11. Click ‘OK’
12. Now find ‘HKEY_USERS\ .DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop’
13. Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’
14. Right click and select ‘Modify’
15. Change the value to ‘1000′
16. Click ‘OK’
17. Now find ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\CurrentControlSet\Control\’
18. Select ‘WaitToKillServiceTimeout’
19. Right click and select ‘Modify’
20. Change the value to ‘1000′
21. Click ‘OK’


10. IMPROVE SWAPFILE PERFORMANCE:-

If you have more than 256MB of RAM this tweak will considerably improve your performance. It basically makes sure that your PC uses every last drop of memory (faster than swap file) before it starts using the swap file.

1. Go to Start then Run
2. Type “msconfig.exe” then ok
3. Click on the System.ini tab
4. Expand the 386enh tab by clicking on the plus sign
5. Click on new then in the blank box type”ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1″
6. Click OK
7. Restart PC


11. ENSURE XP IS USING DMA MODE:-

XP enables DMA for Hard-Drives and CD-Roms by default on most ATA or ATAPI (IDE) devices. However, sometimes computers switch to PIO mode which is slower for data transfer - a typical reason is because of a virus. To ensure that your machine is using DMA:

1. Open ‘Device Manager’
2. Double-click ‘IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers’
3. Right-click ‘Primary Channel’ and select ‘Properties’ and then ‘Advanced Settings’
4. In the ‘Current Transfer Mode’ drop-down box, select ‘DMA if Available’ if the current setting is ‘PIO Only’

Speed up Firefox

If you have a broadband connection (and most of us do), you can use pipelining to speed up your page loads. This allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time (by default, it’s optimized for dialup connections). Here’s how:

* Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Type “network.http” in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):
* Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
* Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
* Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.
* Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

Stop Websites From Resizing Firefox When you Visit Them.

Today’s Tip and Trick might seem what unusual for someone who writes about Microsoft Software. The readers that are a bit longer around have read in the articles about creating a transparent text field for your desktop icons and in the article with the quick trick for when you need a math calculator that I don’t use Internet Explorer but that I use Firefox. What can I say: Firefox rules!

There is one thing though about Firefox that I didn’t like and that was that some websites resized my browser when I visited them. I presume that IE had the same problem, I didn’t check this.

But this weekend I found a solution for this.

If you want to stop websites from resizing your Firefox browser you’ll need to take the following steps.

* Go to Tools
* Select Options
* Go to the Content tab
* And click on the Advanced button



* Now uncheck the “Move or Resize existing Windows”.



* And click OK and you’re done.

The site where I found this solution is Soft District and it is a really cool site too, go check it out. They also provided a Tip for Mac user which is to go to Preferences instead of Tools and then options.

Create a Transparent Text Field for your Desktop Icons.

Okay it’s time for the next XP Tip and Trick. In the article on how to Change the Windows Explorer start directory I’ve told you that The World of Office Tips and Tricks is here for two reasons. Which are we want you to work faster with our Office Tips and Tricks and we want you to get the most out of your Microsoft Operating System. Well I have to come back to that because there are actually 3 reasons why you want to subscribe to The World of Office Tips and Tricks. The third reason is that we want you to personalize your XP or Vista Operating system.

This next XP Tip and Trick isn’t really for “pimping” your XP operating system but for cleaning it up.

XP-Tip-Trick-pic1The default settings for Windows XP are that XP is showing the text under a desktop icon in a small text field/label. This was for me personally really irritating since I love nice looking wallpapers.

To create a transparent text field for your desktop icons you need to follow the next steps.

*
Go to start.
*
Open your control panel.
*
Double click on your System Icon.
*
Open the advanced tab.
*
Click on the Settings button in the Performance area.
*
Scroll down and select “Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop”.
*
Click on apply and OK and your done.


BTW. It might have used the wrong icons on a site for Office, XP and Vista Tips and Tricks but what can I say; I love Firefox;).

I hope you all enjoyed this XP Tutorial, talk to you tomorrow.

Boot into Safe Mode

It is often recommended to boot into Safe Mode in order to run anti-spyware/virus/etc scans. You can do so by repeatedly hitting the F8 key while the computer is starting up.

However, since hitting the F8 key constantly to boot into safe mode is annoying (to me), and sometimes despite doing that I still sometimes miss my window of opportunity to get into safe mode & have to let the PC boot into standard mode & restart. On my computers I always set it to pause & show me the option of booting into safe mode or the regular mode (which would be the default) every time the computer starts. This is how you can do the same:

Right-Click "My Computer" -> Properties -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery -> Settings

On the new window, there is a bunch of settings at the top under "System Startup". For the Default Operating System, it will probably show something like "Microsoft Windows XP Home" /fastdetect OR Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect" ... leave that alone.

Please notice that for this example I'll use "Windows XP Professional" for my computer Operating System...Substitute "Windows XP Home" if that is the Operating System you use.

Make sure the option for "Time to display list of operating systems" is checked. The default time is 30 seconds, I usually set the time to 10 seconds (sometimes even just 5).

Check the "Time do display recovery options" too (it should already be checked), and I leave it at the default 30 seconds.

Click the "Edit" button, and the boot.ini file will open in Notepad. It'll look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

The last line is the OS boot option.

If there is only one option, then you will not see a menu on start up & your computer will just boot straight into Windows. Let's add a second option at the end of this file, like so:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Safe Mode with Network" /safeboot:network /sos /bootlog /noguiboot

(You can just Copy & Paste that line right into the boot.ini file.)

This will give you the option of starting in Safe Mode with Network Support (so you can still access the internet or local network if needed).

To add an option of having Safe Mode with No Networking, use this line:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Safe Mode" /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot

(Again, you can just Copy & Paste that line right into the boot.ini file.)

By the way, if the lines already in your boot.ini look different from the "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)" shown here, make sure that any new lines you add match what you've already got (ie. because you have Windows installed on a different drive/partition).

If you added both of these Safe Mode options, your file will now look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Safe Mode with Network" /safeboot:network /sos /bootlog /noguiboot
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Safe Mode" /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot

Save the file & close it & click Ok on any open dialogs. Next time you start the computer, you will see a little menu asking which boot option you want to use, with the default pre-selected (the default is the first one in the boot.ini file). If you don't make a choice (using cursor keys & Enter) before the timer counts down to zero, it'll use the default option.

As always, if you're nervous about manually changing settings for fear of messing things up, then leave things well enough alone and don't bother with this tweak. You can still get into Safe Mode by using the F8 key while starting the PC

Search the Web effectively with Google

When searching for information on the Web, you
can obtain comprehensive results by using Google to
perform your search. Google is the most popular search
Web site. You can visit Google at www.google.com.

Performing a Search
To perform a search, click the search area and then
type the word(s) that best describes the information
you want to find. Then press the Enter key or click
the Google Search button. Google will find only
Web pages that contain all the words you type. You
can use more words to narrow your search.
✓ Make sure the words you type are as specific as
possible. For example, type “Picasso” rather than
“painter.”
✓ To search for a phrase, type quotation marks (“ “)
around the phrase. For example, type “The Wizard
of Oz.”
✓ You do not need to capitalize words. For example,
typing “abraham lincoln” will return the same
results as “Abraham Lincoln.”

Google Main Page


I’m Feeling Lucky
Click this button to bypass the search results
and go directly to the first Web page that
matches the information you enter.

Web
Searches for Web pages that match the
information you enter.

Images
Searches for images that match the
information you enter.

Groups
Allows you to browse through discussion
groups and search for messages sent to
discussion groups. Discussion groups allow
people with similar interests to communicate.

News
Displays the top news headlines and allows
you to search for a news item of interest.

Froogle
Allows you to search for products you can purchase.

Local
Allows you to search the Web for stores and
businesses in your area


Google Features


Display a Definition
To display a definition for a word or phrase, type
“define:” followed by the word or phrase you want
defined. For example, type “define: Internet.”

Directory
You can browse through categories offered by Google
to find information of interest. You can visit Google’s
directory at directory.google.com.

Track a Parcel
To track a parcel, type the UPS, FedEx or USPS tracking
number for the parcel. For example, to track a FedEx
package, type “555555555555.”

Phonebook
To find the address and phone number for a business
in the United States, type the business name along
with the city and state or type the business name and
ZIP code. For example, type “Ford Detroit Michigan.”
To find the address and phone number of a person in
the United States, type the person’s first name, last
name and city.

Get Stock Quotes



To get stock or mutual fund information, type one
or more NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX or mutual fund
ticker symbols or the name of a corporation traded
on one of the stock indices. For example, to get
stock information about Microsoft, type “MSFT.”

Street Map Search
To find a street map of an address in the United States,
you can type the street address, including the city and
state or the ZIP code.

Get Airline Flight Information
To check the status of a United States flight, type the
name of the airline followed by the flight number. For
example, to check the status of United Airlines flight
number 162, type “United 162.”

Web Site Search
You can search for information within a specific Web
site. Type the word(s) you want to find and then type
“site:” followed by the address of the Web site. For
example, type “admissions site:www.harvard.edu.”

Who Links to You?
To display a list of Web pages that contain a link to your
Web page, type “link:” followed by your Web page
address. For example, type “link:www.maran.com.”

Perform a Calculation



Google can solve math problems, including basic
arithmetic and unit conversions. For example, you can
type “5+3*4,” “26 miles in kilometers” or “half a cup
Google Search: 1600... 12:00 PM in teaspoons.”

Advanced Search
Displays additional options you can use
to help narrow your search.

Preferences
Allows you to specify how you want Google to
work, such as specifying the number of results
displayed on each results page.

Statistics Bar
Displays the number of results and a description
of your search.

Web Page Title
Displays the title of a Web page Google found.
Web Page Description
An excerpt of text from a Web page Google
found appears below a Web page title. Your
search words appear in bold to show the context
in which the words were used on a Web page.

Cached
Displays the Web page as the page appeared
when it was indexed by Google. Viewing a
cached Web page is useful if a Web page is
no longer available.

Translate this page
If the search results contain a Web page
published in a language other than English, you
can view an English translation of the page.

Results Pages
Google displays ten Web pages on each results
page. To display additional results pages, click a
specific number or click Next to display the next
results page.

Stop Windows from reporting errors

If you encounter a problem in Windows, such as when
a program malfunctions, a message will usually appear
that asks if you want Windows to send an error report
to Microsoft. If you never want to send error reports,
you can prevent Windows from displaying this message.
An error report provides Microsoft with information
about the problem that occurred on your computer,
which can help them make improvements to Windows.
However, you may not want to send a report if you are
concerned about security or if it is inconvenient for you.
For example, if you do not have a constant connection
to the Internet, you may not want to connect each time
you need to send an error report. Instead of having to
choose not to send the error report each time
you are asked, it is more efficient to prevent
Windows from asking you at all.

After you stop Windows from sending error
reports to Microsoft, you can choose whether
you want Windows to notify you when a
critical error occurs on your computer.

You must be using a computer administrator
account to change the error reporting settings.

all you have to do is follow this instruction below :

- Click start.
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Performance and Maintenance
- Click System to view the settings for
your computer system.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click Error Reporting
- Click Disable error reporting to no longer
report any errors to Microsoft
- Click OK to save your changes.

Quickly shut down Windows with a double-click [WinXP]

You can create a shortcut on your desktop that allows
you to quickly shut down Windows with a double-click
instead of having to use the Start menu.
When you create a shortcut to shut down Windows,
you can have Windows count down a specific number
of seconds before shutting down or you can have
Windows shut down immediately. If you set Windows
to count down before.... shutting down, a warning dialog
box appears when you double-click the shortcut.
The warning dialog box counts down the number of
seconds left before the computer will shut down

If you set Windows to shut down immediately
instead of counting down, the warning dialog
box does not appear when you double-click the
shortcut and Windows shuts down immediately.
The shortcut you create for shutting down
Windows works just like any other shortcut.
You can rename or delete the shortcut the same
way you would rename or delete any file.
You must be logged on to Windows as a computer
administrator to use a shortcut to shut down
Windows.

follow this step by step:

- Right-click a blank area on your desktop
- Click New.
- Click Shortcut to create a shortcut on your desktop.
- The Create Shortcut dialog
- To have Windows shut down immediately when
you double-click the shortcut, and type shutdown -s -t 00

NOTE: To have Windows count down for a specific number of
seconds before shutting down, type the number of seconds
instead of 00 in step 4.

- Click Next to continue
- Type the name you want the shortcut to display on your desktop.
- Click Finish to create the shortcut

TRY THIS..!! You can create shortcuts on your desktop
that allow you to log off Windows or restart
your computer. Perform the steps below,
except in step 4, type “shutdown -l -t 00”
to have the shortcut log you off Windows
or type “shutdown -r -t 00” to have the
shortcut restart your computer.

A Faster Way to Encrypt Your Files

If your drives are formatted with NTFS, you have the option of using encryption. Windows XP uses the Encrypting File System (EFS) which lets you encrypt your folders and files for increased security. Normally to encrypt a folder or file, you would have to do so from the folder or file's properties window and access the advanced attributes. Wouldn't it be great though if you could just encrypt or decrypt a file or folder using the shortcut menu?

Well here's a nifty little tip that does just that... it adds the encrypt and decrypt options to the shortcut menu for a folder or file. Of course, a word of caution: the following steps do require you to modify the registry, so proceed carefully:

1. Click Start, point to run, and type regedit.
2. Within the Registry Editor, navigate to the following subkey:
3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
4. Click the Edit menu, point to New, and select Dword value.
5. Type in EncryptionContextMenu. Configure the value as 1.

You should now be able to encrypt or decrypt any of your folders and files using the shortcut menu

Rooney ready to lift Reds

Wayne Rooney will be back for the Reds this weekend against Arsenal in the FA Cup, and John O’Shea says the Reds forward is capable of giving United an injection of confidence.

The effect that Rooney’s suspension-enforced absence had on the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City was palpable. However, O’Shea refuses to use the lack of Rooney’s presence as an excuse for failing to make more of a fight of Sunday’s derby.

“Wayne can lift players around him,” he told MUTV. “He is infectious with his work rate. He gets the crowd buzzing.

“But we were missing other players as well. The team we had out was good enough to win that game. You can always say we’re missing this player, or that player. But we had the squad to cope. We’ve got so many talented players that you hoped one player would conjure something. It just didn’t happen at all for us.”

Whilst not wanting to gloss of one of the most disappointing results of the 2007/08 calendar, O’Shea insists the squad cannot afford to wallow in pity.

“We’re all just waiting for the next game to come around,” he added. “We’re still in a great position in three competitions. We can’t just forget a disappointing result, especially against our city rivals, but we do have a lot to be positive about. We’ve got to make sure we bounce back straight away and go on a long winning run.”

With Rooney back in the team, that seems a more achievable goal. But Sir Alex Ferguson would be keen to point out that United didn’t get to this position operating as a one-player team. And against an in-form Arsenal team at the weekend, the responsibility cannot fall solely on Rooney's shoulders.

Technical upsate on F1 vehicle

Renault R28 - sidepods
When compared with last year's car, the R28's new sidepods have been transformed. The vertical fins (larger red arrow) no longer support the rear-view mirrors, making for a cleaner design and better airflow management towards the rear of the car. In addition the bottom edge of the sidepod's air inlets are much higher than before (smaller red arrow) to provide the radiators with cleaner airflow and reduce the effect of turbulence generated by the front axle and suspension.

Renault R28 - front bridge wing

In comparison to its predecessor, the new Renault's nosecone has been dramatically lowered and now features an additional bridge profile (top arrow). While the front of the chassis has been minimised, the surface area of the wing's main profile has been increased. In addition the pillars (bottom arrow), which connect the nose to this profile, have been dramatically inclined to an almost horizontal position to reduce drag and improve the quality of airflow passing over and underneath the front of the car.

Papers: Reds eye Lyon duo?

Fergie eyes Lyon duo

Sir Alex Ferguson has targeted Lyon duo Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa in a sensational £40million swoop. Boss Fergie made his move just a week before Manchester United face the French side in a Champions League last-16 clash. He spoke to Lyon week. Aulas said: “I spoke to Sir Alex. I told him that Benzema and Ben Arfa will not leave in the next two years. We want to build our future on them. If he wants to exchange Cristiano Ronaldo.. for Ben Arfa we could talk about it but they would have to also give us a bit of money.” But Aulas’ remarks will not put off Fergie, who spoke to the Lyon president before Saturday’s game with Sochaux. French ace Benzema, 20, is one of the hottest strikers in Europe with 16 goals in 24 league games this season, while Fergie sees jet-heeled Ben Arfa, 20, as a long-term replacement for Ryan Giggs, 34. The pair are also summer targets for Arsenal and Chelsea.
Antony Kastrinakis, The Sun

In other news, Ryan Giggs says one more poor display and the title will slip from United's grasp. But Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the derby defeat has already wrecked United's title dream.

Arsenal took full advantage of the Reds' defeat with a 2-0 win over Blackburn. Emmanuel Adebayor scored for the ninth successive game as the Gunners roared five points ahead of United.
Round up by Gemma Thompson