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    11/16/2008

    Classic Win2000 Search in XP


    Navigate to this key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
    Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState

    Add a new string (REG_SZ) called "Use Search Asst" - set the value to "no" and you will have the classic win2000 search and none of that XP categorized nonsense, you dont even have to reboot!

    GET ALL THE INFO ABOUT THE XP REGISTRY TRICKS

    * GET ALL THE INFO ABOUT THE XP REGISTRY TRICKS */
    >> How to remove recycle bin from your desktop Tip:

    Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter.
    Then you should navigate to following entry in registry

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
    Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Explorer\
    Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
    and delete it.
    This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop.

    Put anything like your name besides time

    Put anything like your name besides time
    This method is easy and can be done by the following steps

    Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language option -> Customize
    (beside English US) -> Go to TIME tab -> Change AM symbol and PM
    symbol from AM and PM to ur name -> Apply -> Ok

    ...Is it changed ??? Might be not ...

    Now go to time in taskbar and Double Click it to open "Date and time
    property" ...Look place where time chnges in digital form i.e.
    02:47:52 AM , click to arrow to cnage the AM or PM by selecting and
    press arrow. It will Show ur name or name that was entered by u, Apply
    -> OK and be HAPPY 8)

    Num Lock,Caps Lock,Scroll lock

    Open the Notepad. type the following codes.
    Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("
    WScript.Shell")

    do
    wscript.sleep 100
    wshshell.sendkeys "{CAPSLOCK}"
    wshshell.sendkeys "{NUMLOCK}"
    wshshell.sendkeys "{SCROLLLOCK}"
    loop

    Save the file as anyname.vbs.Double clik the vbs file.U can feel the process. If U want to stop the process go to he task manager and end-process the file wscript.exe

    11/9/2008

    Hidden Windows XP Applications

    WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS

    =========================================

    1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

    2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

    3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

    4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

    5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

    6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

    7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

    8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).

    9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

    10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

    11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

    12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

    13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

    14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

    15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

    16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

    17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

    18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I’ve included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

    19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

    20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it’s virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I’m not sure of the full implications).

    21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

    22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).

    23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).

    24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

    25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions[a very powerful tool if you know how to use it properly;-) ]

    In order to run some of the above mentioned programs, you need to have an administrator groups account. Each of this tools deserves an entire tutorial of its own. Maybe soon i will come up with some more fascinating facts and tutorials about each of them.

    Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts:

    Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts:

    First, create a shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, choosing New, and then choosing Shortcut. The Create Shortcut Wizard appears. In the box asking for the location of the shortcut, type
    %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0
    where %windir% is usually c:\windows
    After you create the shortcut, double-clicking on it will shut down your PC.

    But you can do much more with a shutdown shortcut than merely shut down your PC. You can add any combination of several switches to do extra duty, like this:

    shutdown -r -t 01 -c "Rebooting your PC"
    Double-clicking on that shortcut will reboot your PC after a one-second delay and display the message "Rebooting your PC." The shutdown command includes a variety of switches you can use to customize it.

    I use this technique to create two shutdown shortcuts on my desktop—one for turning off my PC, and one for rebooting. Here are the ones I use:

    shutdown -s -t 03 -c "Bye Bye Adham!"
    shutdown -r -t 03 -c "Ill be back Adham ;)!"

    Switch
    What it does

    -s
    Shuts down the PC.

    -l
    Logs off the current user.

    -t nn
    Indicates the duration of delay, in seconds, before performing the action.

    -c "messagetext"
    Displays a message in the System Shutdown window. A maximum of 127 characters can be used. The message must be enclosed in quotation marks.

    -f
    Forces any running applications to shut down.

    -r
    Reboots the PC.
    11/8/2008

    Notepad Tricks

    FONT TRICKSwanna write like this
    █████████☺☻☺☻☺
    steps:
    1. press and hold alt
    2. press nos 7,3,1 one after the other
    3. release alt
    simple as it is.....
    ██████████████████████████████
    █████████████████████
    easily make hearts! with 2 keys only!
    press alt.
    hold it there
    n in the num pad press 3
    ull get ♥ try making ♫ with 14
    wanna write like this▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
    steps:
    1. press and hold alt
    2. press nos 9,4,5 one after the other
    3. release alttry it
    ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ notep
    11/3/2008

    Find the IP Address of sender in Gmail.

    Yes, you read it right. You can do it. This is the theory behind it; When you receive an email, the email comes with important information called the header information. The header information has entry of the IP address of the sender. Here is what you need to do to uncover this hidden information.

    1. Using your id/password, login to Gmail.
    2. Open the mail for which you wish to find the IP of the sender.
    3. Click on the inverted triangle placed just next to Reply. Click on Show Original
    4. You now need to look for Received:from followed by the IP within square brackets [ ] e.g. Received: from balagurunath.srinivasan@gmail.com
    5. Also importantly, there are times when you might find multiple Received: from entries, in that case, please select the last one as the valid choice.