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Untold Windows Tips 2008-07-01 12:16:18 Important Note: Before you read on, you need to keep one thing in mind. Whenever you make changes to the Windows
Registry you need to Refresh it before the changes take place. Simply press F5 to refresh the registry and enable the changes. If this does not work Restart your system
Exiting Windows the Cool and [...] Read more:Untold
Some Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP 2008-07-01 11:00:16 STOP NOISE IN COPYING AUDIO CD
When using 3rd party burning software (eg, Nero Burning Rom) to copy audio CD,some noise may be heard at the end of each track. To prevent this,try the following method:
1. Enter System Properties\device manager
2. Select IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
3. Double click on thee CD writer IDE channel
4. Select advance setting
5. Change [...] Read more:Windows
Some Google Tricks 2008-07-01 11:00:08 A few things you might want to try with Google
:
Hand type the following prefixes and note their utility:
link:url Shows other pages with links to that url.
related:url same as “what’s related” on serps.
site:domain restricts search results to the given domain.
allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.
inurl: like allinurl, but only for the next [...]
Who’s Seeding the Net With Spyware? 2008-07-01 08:17:50 Young surfers pick up paychecks for posting misleading pitches armed with invasive programs.
It’s tough enough sometimes to figure out where you picked up that spyware, but have you ever wondered who planted that digital parasite?
It’s likely a young man, maybe a college student, just making a few bucks spreading pop-up ads that contain a package [...] Read more:Spyware
System Changes To Foil Hackers And Browser Hijacke 2008-07-01 08:13:16 Hackers and Browser Hijacking is one area of the Net that affects everyone at some stage.
In addition to having third party utilities such as SpyBot, Anti Virus scanners and firewalls installed there are some changes that can be made to Windows 2000/XP. Below are some details to make your system safer from hackers and hijackers.
Some [...] Read more:System
, Hackers
Install A New Hard-disk 2008-06-30 12:47:10 Running out of hard disk space, yet also want to keep all the files that are currently on the system in perfect order? Install an extra hard disk, and see your available space rise!
Firstly, make backups of your existing system files. You may never know when these may come in handy. If your current hard [...] Read more:New Hard
How To Speed Up A Slow Computer 2008-06-30 12:02:54 first off in the bottom right hand corner of your computer if you see alot of icons start up there when you first start your computer then this is for you if you dont know already how to get rid of em.
Press your Start Button (bottom left) and go to “run”
now type in: msconfig
now you [...] Read more:Speed
, Computer
WinRar Tutorial Compression profiles, passwords and more 2008-06-30 11:00:44 FIRST - Set Yer options correctly
Open WInRar
OPTIONS | SETTINGS | COMPRESSSION | CREATE DEFAULT
GENERAL | (ok now that we’re there, here’s what U do next)
But 1st -> realize that everything U set on the default profile will occur everytime U rar files. So if U only need a password occasionally, or other special settings, then [...] Read more:Tutorial
, Compression
, passwords
Secret Backdoor To Many Websites 2008-06-30 10:03:40 Ever experienced this? You ask Google to look something up; the engine returns with a number of finds, but if you try to open the ones with the most promising content, you are confronted with a registration page instead, and the stuff you were looking for will not be revealed to you unless you agree [...] Read more:Backdoor
, Websites
Winxp Tips And Tricks, Winsock 2 repair 2008-06-30 09:59:03 Repairing Damaged Winsock2
The symptoms when Winsock2 is damaged show when you try to release and renew the IP address using IPCONFIG…
And you get the following error message:
An error occurred while renewing interface ‘Internet’: An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket.
Also Internet Explorer may give the following error message:
The page cannot be [...]
Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 4 2008-07-15 11:00:20 In the early days of computers, there were relatively few PCs likely to contain “sensitive” information, such as credit card numbers or other financial data, and these were generally limited to large companies that had already incorporated computers into working processes.
In any event, information stored in computers was not likely to be compromised, unless the [...] Read more:Evolution
, Computer
, Viruses
, History
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Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 3 2008-07-14 11:00:01 This third installment of ‘The evolution of viruses’ will look at how the Internet and e-mail changed the propagation techniques used by computer viruses.
Internet and e-mail revolutionized communications. However, as expected, virus creators didn’t take long to realize that along with this new means of communication, an excellent way of spreading their creations far and [...] Read more:Evolution
, Computer
, Viruses
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Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 2 2008-07-13 11:00:21 This second installment of ‘The evolution of viruses’ will look at how malicious code used to spread before use of the Internet and e-mail became as commonplace as it is today, and the main objectives of the creators of those earlier viruses.
Until the worldwide web and e-mail were adopted as a standard means of communication [...] Read more:Evolution
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, Viruses
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Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 1 2008-07-12 11:00:57 Like any other field in computer science, viruses have evolved -a great deal indeed- over the years. In the series of press releases which start today, we will look at the origins and evolution of malicious code since it first appeared up to the present.
Going back to the origin of viruses, it was in 1949 [...] Read more:Evolution
, Computer
, Viruses
, History
, Computer Viruses
Partitioning Your Hard disk With Fdisk 2008-07-11 11:00:50 Partitioning involves creating logical units on your hard drive that are then addressed as different drive letters. Not only does it help to organize your data (program files on one drive, games on another, documents on another) but also to speed up your PC. This is so because the drive head has to move a [...]
How To Remove The Default Admin Shares 2008-07-10 11:00:30 By default Windows 2000, Windows XP and WinNT automatically setup hidden admin shares (admin$, c$ and d$), this registry key will disable these hidden shares.
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\ CurrentControlSet\ Services\ LanmanServer\ Parameters]
Value Name: AutoShareWks
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable shares, 1 = enable)
This registry key actually stops the rec Read more:Default
, Admin
How to remove the Links folder in IE Favorites 2008-07-09 11:00:00 If you’re one of the many people that NEVER use the “links” folder in your favorites and can’t keep windows for re-creating it. Here’s how:
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\ Toolbar
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name:
Lin
Increase XP Folder Settings 2008-07-08 11:00:57 Windows remembers 400 folder settings. When that number is reached some settings aren’t retained any longer. You can change this to 8000 by adding this edit to the registry. 1. Copy the following (everything in the box) into notepdad. QUOTE Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Sh Read more:Folder
, Settings
How To Remove Signin Details Of Msn Passport 2008-07-07 11:00:56 Question:
When I sign onto Messenger in Windows XP, there’s a drop-down menu of sign-addresses I can use. Is there a way to keep those addresses from appearing, so I have to type it in each time?
Answer:
Yes there is a way, although you will need to modify/create a key within the system registry. Open the Registry [...] Read more:Passport
Installing Apache on Windows 2008-07-07 03:56:23 Installing Apache
on Windows
, why? Because let’s face it Windows
is easy, and well Apache sure beats using IIS. This tutorial is meant for the person who would like to set up there own little
web server. It’s not meant for the IT Person running a fortune 500 company. But hey if you want go ahead.
Instalation:
First thing [...]
Make A Autorun File For Ur Cd 2008-07-26 11:00:36 If you wanna make a autorun file for that CD you are ready to burn just read this…
1) You open notepad
2) now you writ: [autorun]
OPEN=INSTALL\Setup_filename.EXE
ICON=INSTALL\Setup_filename.EXE
Now save it but not as a .txt file but as a .inf file.
But remember! The “Setup_filename.EXE” MUST be replaced with the name of the setup file. And you also need [...]
How to bypass web filters 2008-07-24 11:00:42 There are several occasions where you will be at a public te How to bypass web filters
rminal, and require access to a particular website that is blocked for some reason or another. How to bypass these restrictions is a very common question, and will be covered here.
Lets pretend for a moment that the Internet is [...]
Top 5 Myths About Safe Surfing, PC Magazine 2008-07-21 11:00:30 Recently PC Magazine
conducted a survey that asked participants to rate their broadband ISP services. We found out that many users don’t completely understand the seriousness of potential threats or how to protect their PCs. The following are responses to the top five security misconceptions we encountered.
I don’t keep important things on my PC, so [...] Read more:Myths
, Surfing
What Should I Do With Image Files? 2008-07-20 11:00:23 A Tutorial by pr0wn3r:
1. What’s a image file?
(>) A image file is a CD/DVD, but instead of insert it into your CD/DVD-Rom, you open it from inside your Hard Disk. So, it’s a file that replaces a normal CD/DVD. Inside the image are the CD/DVD files like if it were a CD/DVD.
2. What are the [...] Read more:Image
Some More Tips To Improve Your Winxp 2008-07-19 11:00:03 How to Install the Netbeui Protocol on a Windows XP-Based Computer
This article describes how to install the NetBEUI protocol on a Windows XP-based computer. This may be useful because the NetBEUI protocol is not included in the list of installable protocols in Windows XP even though the files that are needed to install the protocol [...] Read more:Improve
Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 7 2008-07-18 11:00:43 This seventh edition on the history of computer viruses will look at how the development of Windows and Visual Basic has influenced the evolution of viruses, as with the development of these, worldwide epidemics also evolved such as the first one caused by Melissa in 1999.
While Windows changed from being an application designed to make [...] Read more:Evolution
, Computer
, Viruses
, History
, Computer Viruses
Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 6 2008-07-17 11:00:14 Computer viruses evolve in much the same way as in other areas of IT. Two of the most important factors in understanding how viruses have reached their current level are the development of programming languages and the appearance of increasingly powerful hardware.
In 1981, almost at the same time as Elk Kloner (the first virus for [...] Read more:Evolution
, Computer
, Viruses
, History
, Computer Viruses
Evolution Of Computer Viruses History Of Viruses Part 5 2008-07-16 11:00:28 Even though none of them can be left aside, some particular fields of computer science have played a more determinant role than others with regard to the evolution of viruses. One of the most influential fields has been the development of programming languages.
These languages are basically a means of communication with computers in order to [...] Read more:Evolution
, Computer
, Viruses
, History
, Computer Viruses