Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Make your xp talk ....
Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox("Enter your text","Talk it")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak msg
Save the file with a (*.vbs) extension, it will create a VBScript File.
It will prompt you for a text while opening the file, input the text and press ok it will speak whtaever u type in..........................enjoyyyyyyyyyyyy
XP Game secrets.......
Secret 1. - Instant Win
Instructions - Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 during game play. Then you will be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or Ignore. Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win.
Secret 2. - Hidden Game Modes
Instructions - In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.
Hearts
Secret - Show All Cards
Instructions - Edit this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts and create a new String value named ZB with a Data value of 42. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards.
Minesweeper
Secret - Reveal Mines
Instructions - Minimize or close all running applications. Launch Minesweeper, then type xyzzy. Next hold down either shift key for one second. Now when you move the mouse cursor over a Minesweeper square you will see a tiny white pixel in the top left corner of your desktop screen. This pixel will change to black when your mouse moves over a mine. You may need to change you desktop background to a solid color other then white or black to see the pixel.
Secret - Stop Timer
Instructions - Launch Minesweeper and start a game so the timer starts counting, then press the Windows Key + D to show the desktop. Now when you select minesweeper from the taskbar you can continue playing with the timer stopped.
Pinball
Secret - Extra Balls
Instructions - Type 1max at the start of a new ball to get extra balls.
Secret - Gravity Well
Instructions - Type gmax at the start of a new game to activate the Gravity Well.
Secret - Instant Promotion
Instructions - Type rmax at the start of a new game to go up in ranks.
Enjoyyyyyyy gaming but do leave ur comments...
Hidden XP programms !!!
Do Comment If U Like IT
Programs :
1. Private Character Editor :
Used for editing fonts,etc.
** start>>Run
** Now, type eudcedit
2. Dr. Watson :
This an inbuilt windows repairing software !
** start>>Run
** Now, type drwtsn32
3. Media Player 5.1 :
Even if you upgrade your Media Player, you can still access your old player in case the new one fails !!!
** start>>Run
** Now, type mplay32
4. iExpress :
Used to create SetupsYou can create your own installers !
** start>>Run
** Now, type iexpress
Boost the browser speed
Open up the Registry and go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Wi
Under that branch, select the key :
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
>and delete it.
This is key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary.
This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.
Restarting system automaticaly in dumb state
* Right click on My Computer and Click Properties
* Click on settings of System and Recovery.
* Remember this place is you can configure what the system will do when it gets into system failure.
* Just check the check box which says Automatically restart
Now the next time your computer goes for a system failure it will auto restart. But You will have to wait for the dumb to get created. Moreover you can also check for Overwriting the old dump file in case you want to save some space.
Change XP password
just open CMD PROMPT and type as shown below
C:/ net user username newpassword <----|
for example...
If your friend's username is Gaurav, and you want to change itz password to Bhatia
Type as shown below:
C:/net user Gaurav Bhatia <====
tats all u have successfully changed ur friendz password to "Bhatia"
If you are the admin of pc then go to CMD prompt and type
"""""control userpasswords2""""""
here you can change the password
Hard drive cleanup
The temporary files can be just some text files or images. Yes, images! whenever you visit a website, almost everything you see on the page is downloaded to your local hard drive, stored into the temporary storage as "temporary internet files". You might notice the next time you revisit the same page, the loading speed is somehow faster. This is because Windows reuses the temporary files which it found unchanged comparing to the page content. (no wonder why you've been told to refresh the page?)
Now these files can be large! since a file can be one big file that you downloaded off the internet. Then you've used it and thought you have deleted it... but in many cases, a copy of it is still there, as a temporary file.
Follow the instructions below to perform a disk cleanup for your hard drives, especially the one that has Windows systems files (normally "C" drive).
1. Launch the Disk Cleanup utility by either:
- "Start" >> "Programs" >> "Accessories" >> "System Tools" >> "Disk Cleanup", or:
- "Start" >> "Run", enter "cleanmgr" then press Enter.
2. Select the disk you want to clean up from the drop-down box (i.e. "Local Disk C") and click "OK":
3. Windows will calculate the space on your selected hard drive. This might take a few minutes depending on the size of your hard drive:
4. Once Windows is done with the calculation, Disk Cleanup Utility displays. Here you can select which storages you want to clean up (under "Files to delete"). It doesn't hurt if you select them all when you really need free spaces on your hard drive. Notice the usage size on some of these storages might be huge:
5. Click "OK" after your selections, then click "Yes" on the prompt.
6. Disk Cleanup Utility starts to clean up your hard drive. This might take a while depending on the current usage level on the storage. During the cleanup process, your computer might be very slow, so give it some time. After cleanup your hard disks, perform a disk defragmentation would really help your pc run faster.
Increase your system speed
1) Wallpaper slows down your system speed. Try to use the plain desktop.
2) If you are working with multiple windows at at a time, minimize the remaining windows so that ram can work with max speed.
3) Updates your installed drivers. Especially graphic card driver's updating help to improve the speed.
Block websites without any software
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.orkut.com , and that site will no longer be accessable.
5] Done!
example :
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.orkut.com-
www.orkut.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.yahoo.com127.0.0.4 www.msn.com127.0.0.5 www.google.com
This also works with banner sites, just find the host name of the server with the banners and do the same thing with that addy.
Hope this small tutorial could keep you going in simple way of blocking websites.
Hide drives using registry
This is a great trick you can play on your friends. To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer.
1.Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Win
dows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives(it is case sensitive). Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .Now restart your computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown(all gone...). To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created.Again restart your computer. You can now see all the drives again.
Create a Hidden User Account
To log on using the account it's necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in Windows 2000 i.e. press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice.
1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
Modify/Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Type Name of Account to be Hidden]
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]
3. Exit Registry / Reboot
While the account is hidden on the Welcome screen, note that the account profile will be visible in C:\Documents and Settings or wherever user profiles are stored as well as in Local Users and Groups.
Open Folder with Key Combination
For that, right-click the folder > Send To > Desktop. (Works only with desktop shortcuts)
2. Now, on your desktop, right-click the new shortcut, and then view its Properties.
3. Click On the "Shortcut" Tab and then on "Shortcut Key" box.
4 .By Default it will be "None" .So press the letter in the box…..on your keyboard that you want to use to open the folder. (Note: In the Shortcut key box CTRL+ALT is automatically added before the key you press)
5. Click Ok
Now u can press ctrl+Alt+ur selected letter........And folder will be opened....
Risk Of Using "Ctrl+C"
Its risky online.... To know this do following...
1.Copy any text by pressing Ctrl+C.
2.go to http://www.sourcecodesworld.com/special
3.You will see ur text their. This was accessed by this page.
Do Comment....
Unload Unused DLLs
Follow the trick to change it.
1. Type regedit in run.
2. Navigate to, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\current version\AlwaysUnloadDll.
3. Double Click it. Set the value to 1.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Make Your Windows Truly personalized Part -I
Shortcut to restarting xp..
You can restart a Windows XP Pro and Home machine easily by creating a shortcut with following path. (Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition) “c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00″ -r is for restarting the computer. -f is to force close all programs without saving. -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you D.Click on the shortcut. You can log off from a Windows XP Professional or Home edition by running “C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -l -f -t 00″. Also you can shutdown a Windows XP Home or Professional edition by running “c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00″. You always have to turn from the CPU after running this command. (Same with AT and ATX powered machines.) If you want to turn down power of ATX machine automatically, run “c:\windows\system32\tsshutdn.exe 00 /POWERDOWN /DELAY:00″ This is used to turn off a server. Even though your computer will be shutdown completely, this whole operation will take 30 seconds to finish. Even though you don’t have networked computers attached to your computer, this works.
1) Disabling Display of Drives in My Computer :
This is yet another trick you can play on your geek friend. To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer go to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives. Now modify it’s value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) Now press F5 to refresh. When you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown. To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item. It’s .reg file is as follows: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore r] “NoDrives”=dword:03ffffff
2) Pop a banner each time Windows Boots :
To pop a banner which can contain any message you want to display just before a user is going to log on, go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon Now create a new string Value in the right pane named LegalNoticeCaption and enter the value that you want to see in the Menu Bar. Now create yet another new string value and name it: LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to display each time Windows boots. This can be effectively used to display the company’s private policy each time the user logs on to his NT box. It’s .reg file would be: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] “LegalNoticeCaption”=”Caption here.”
3) Great trick Lock ur PC yourself
lock ur pc.. open notepad copy and paste the script below and save it .VBS extentionThis wil create a shortcut.. run(click) it
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(”WScript.Shell”)set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(wshShell.SpecialFolders(”Desktop”) & “\LockWorkstation.lnk”)oShellLink.TargetPath = “%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe”oShellLink.Arguments = “user32.dll,LockWorkStation”oShellLink.Save
first select a folder for example i’ll use a folder name movies in D drive D:\movies\
in the same drive u create a text file and type
ren movies movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
and save it as loc.bat
again u type in a notepad as
ren movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} movies
and save it as key.bat
now in D drive u can see two batch files loc and key.. when u double click loc the movie folder will change to control panel and when u double click key the control panel will change to normal folder..
there are two more different tricks in this site to lock your pc down in a unique ways.. don’t know where i have typed it.. !!!
4) Deleting System Options from the Start menu :
You can actually remove the Find and Run options from the start menu by performing a simple registry hack. Again like always Launch the registry editor and scroll down to the below key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Right-click on the right pane and select New, DWORD Value. Name it NoFind.(To remove the RUN option name it NoRun). Double-click the newly create DWORD to edit it’s value and enter 1 as its value. This will disable the FIND option of the Start Menu and will also disable the default Shortcut key(F3 for Find.) To restore the Run or find command modify the value of the DWORD to 0 or simply Delete the DWORD value.
5) Cleaning Recent Docs Menu and the RUN MRU :
The Recent Docs menu can be easily disabled by editing the Registry. To do this go to the following Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane, create a new DWORD value by the name: NoRecentDocsMenu and set it’s value to 1. Restart Explorer to save the changes. You can also clear the RUN MRU history. All the listings are stored in the key: HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMR U You can delete individual listings or the entire listing. To delete History of Find listings go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU and delete
6) Can u Delete Recycle Bin?
1 thing is 4 sure, delete option can be added 2 recycle bin…the old registry thing will work out…..* launch d registry…* open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder* to add a rename and delete option, change the Dword attribute to 70 01 00 20* refresh and reboot the system….. u r done.
PS: always backup y ur data as well as registry b4 attempting 2 work on it if u r a newbie….
7) To change the icons used for specific drives in explorer
Open regedit by typing regedit into start->run
then navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer
now create a key(KEY not VALUE!!) called DriveIcons under Explorer…now within DriveIcons, create another key with the drive letter you want to change (e.g.,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\K)…create another key within the drive letter key called DefaultIcon… now set the default String value equal to the icon you want to use. if you have a file that has more than one icon in it, such as a DLL file, use the standard C:\full_path\icon_file.dll,n
~ c h e e r s! ~
More
change drive icons…..
first of all copy a icon file to the root of the drive.example: c:\icon.ico
then create a file called: autorun.inf in c:\autorun.infthen open that file and type the following:
[autorun]icon=icon.ico
save and close the file.
now open my computer and refresh.. and woh! icon changed….you can apply to other drives too.
be carefull
“autorun.inf” and “ico.ico” must be in the root of the drive.example: c:\autorun.inf and c:\icon.ico.same on the root.
ENJOY, this works on 98 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8) Hacking windows SEND TO MENU
I know this is a very simple thing but the problem, as like many other issues, is the ignorance about it.
How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?
What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C. Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU.
This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds. You can create your own BASKET.
First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible. Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders. go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send to
Open up my computer and locate your most used folders.
Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER. You can do this in a number of ways.
Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER
Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.
Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to photos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same later.
5. DONE
~ c h e e r s! ~
9) How to remove the shortcut arrow from the desktop ?
Open Regedit and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Shell IconsBackup the key. More information. In the right-pane, create a new String value named “29″Double-click 29 and set its data to:
C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,50 (an empty icon) Close Registry Editor.
Now,
Right-click Desktop, choose Properties Click the Appearance Tab.
Click Advanced button.
Choose Icon from the drop-down list
Set it’s size to 31 and press OK, OK.
The changes will be applied now. Repeat the above steps and then set the Icon size back to 32 (defaults). The above steps are required to force Windows to redraw the icons
10) The Complete list ! Can u Do it!
Try to create a folder in Windows with either of these names–”con” or “nul” or “Aux” or “Lpt1″.Windows will not let u create ….
This s coz these refer 2 some well known ports….-con corresponds to the console-Lpt1 corresponds to printer and so on….
well that was common but hw but this ? Try these more
CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.
11) TURN NUMLOCK ON AT LOGON.!!
NumLock does not toggle on by default (system-wide), even if you have it set in your PC’s BIOS, because of XP’s multi-user functionality. Guess Microsoft doesn’t know everyone actually turns it on, which should be reason enough for what acts as “default”…Anyway, you can hack the Windows Registry to change this behavior, or run a script at logon to turn NumLock on.1. To enable NumLock through the Registry:* Open Windows’ Registry Editor (START > RUN, type “REGEDIT”).*. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.*. Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.2. To enable NumLock using a script, see this MS Knowledgebase article for complete instructions:CODEhttp://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q262625Option 1 is the quicker method, but if you have more than one user on your system and one or more don’t want NumLock on (stranger things have been known of), then option 2 is the way to go since it allows you to only attach the script to specific users.
12) REMOVING SERVICES DEPENDENCIES.!!
This will allow you to disable a service or uninstall it from your system without effecting another service that depends on it. Here’s how you do it1. After you have set your services the way you want them and you have disabled/uninstalled something that another services depends on, run “regedit”2. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\find the service that will not function, do to another service being disabled/uninstall (found in ControlSet001\Services, ControlSet002\Services, and CurrentControlSet\Services)3. Once you have found the service right-click on the string value, “DependOnService,”and modify4. You should now see a list of services that it is dependent on. Simply delete the service that you have disabled/uninstalled5. Restart your computer and your ready to go Disclaimer REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOU REGISTRY FIRST I’m not totally sure if this will have any negative effects on your system. I used this method after uninstalling “Netbios over Tcpip” from my system completely, so that my Dhcp service would function and I have had NO negative effects on my system.
13) TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS
Alight so u want to know how to turn the pc on in 10 seconds (may vary). Alright here’s what u have to do to turn your pc on in 10 seconds
Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run type Regeditpress enterthis will open Registry Edit or now look for the key
HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex
now there find the Key Called “Startup Delay”Double Click On It Now where its BaseClick Decimal Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)Change The Value To 40000here u go u have done it now close the Registry Editor and Restart Your Computer
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
OPTIMIZE WINDOWS START UP BY EDITING STARTOP UP PROGRAMS
To Open the MSCONFIG window click on Start Button, then Run, and then enter msconfig in the Run dialog box. Hit enter and you will be greeted with the window shown in the image above.
The tab which is of your importance in the Services Tab and the Startup Tab. Now it depends on you as to which service you need to disable and which shouldn’t be disabled. I will recommend not to touch Windows Services if you are not aware of what exactly you are up to.
You will have to restart your computer for the settings to take effect and after the restart you will be told once by Windows that you have disabled some services. Just click Ok and you are all set to use the quicker version of your Windows.
QUALITY OF SERVICE( QoS) CAN EAT UP YOUR BANDHWIDTH
Browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Now look for the DWORD value named NoInstrumentation and if it isn’t available then create it. You need to set this to 1 and hence all the user tracking will be disabled.
It will surely save some space and time of yours in the long run.
To open QoS you first need to open up Group Policy Editor.
- Click on Start button.
- Click on Run.
- Enter gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box.
- Now in the left pane you need to follow this path. Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > QoS Packet Scheduler.
- Once you reach here then in the right pane you will find Limit Reservable Bandwidth. Double Click on this and you will see a window.
- All you need to do is Enable the service and then set the Bandwidth Limit to 0%. Click Apply and then OK. Congrats! You now have 20% extra bandwidth for use.
DISABLE USER TRACKING IN WINDOWS XP TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
This won’t jump start your XP installation by many minutes but for sure it will make a difference in the long run. Windows XP has a User Tracking feature which keeps track of every activity of users and this data is available to the admin for use. This data is totally useless and hence it is always recommended to disable this service.
Browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Now look for the DWORD value named NoInstrumentation and if it isn’t available then create it. You need to set this to 1 and hence all the user tracking will be disabled.
It will surely save some space and time of yours in the long run.
AUTO DELETE DLLs AND OVERCAOME SILLY ERRORS
You must be very well aware that Windows XP has the habit of creating Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL files) whenever it is about to start a new program and during installation. These DLL files hog the useful space and many times make the system unstable even when they are of no use. Thus it is always recommended that you delete these DLL files and hence save your system from behaving awkwardly.
Browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer
You will have to look for the DWORD value AlwaysUnloadDLL in the right pane and create the same if it isn’t already present. Assign 1 to this DWORD value and from now on your OS will willingly unload all DLLs when the application which was responsible for these DLLs is no longer in use.
VISTA LOOK IN XP
Not exactly Windows Vista but FlyKiteOSX will give your Windows XP the look of MAC OS X. If you are one of those who wanted to enjoy Windows XP for ever but also love the interface of Mac OS X (or Windows Vista, both are almost similar ) then this application is a must try for you.
Some of the features are:
- Object Dock.
- WinRoll programs for extra elements of Mac OSX.
- Changes the icons in the Start Menu.
- New boot / login screen for Windows.
- Converts the font and icons for Windows.