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Enable / Disable - Highlight Newly Installed Programs 2008-08-04 23:41:32 After installation of new software, in start menu you will get a small pop up which will highlight that new software is installed.We can disable / enable this option using the following way :Right Click on Taskbar and select propertiesGoto Startmenu Tab and click CustomiseAnd in Advance Tab, Clear Highlight
Newly installed programs check box and press OK
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Search Option - Windows XP 2008-08-04 23:22:34 Normally, Search
option in XP will not display hidden files / unknown extension files. But, the following steps will help to find all the files in your PC.Goto Registry Editor using Regedit and findHKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndexIn right side Panel select FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensionsChange the value from 0 to 1Press F5 to refresh and close your Registry Editor. Read more:Windows
Add Command Prompt in right click context menu (XP) 2008-07-28 02:35:35 Following steps will help you to add Command Prompt
option to the default right click context menu in Windows Explorer :Open Registry Editor using REGEDITfind entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/Shell create a key called Command Prompt and create a new key in command prompt named command and set the default string to cmd.exe /k pushd %1Close your registry editor check
Stop Dialog Box asking you to restart after an update (Windows XP) 2008-07-24 23:18:54 After windows updation, the OS needs to be restarted. Normally a dialog box will appear with no close button! We can avoid this dialog box if you plan to restart your pc later.Use the below steps:Start -> Run type CMD and press Enterin command prompt, Type sc stop wuauserv and press enterThis command will stop the dialog box asks if you want to restart now or later.
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Download Youtube Videos without using any Software 2008-07-23 00:24:43 Below mentioned link will help you to download youtube videos without using any software :www.kissyoutube.comIf you know your youtube video's download link, then just add kiss before link and press enter.example:your link is like : sfjlsfjlsfjslsn then change it to sfjlsfjlsfjslsn and press enter.The video will be downloaded in FLV format, you can use FLV Player to watch.To download Read more:Download
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, Download Youtube
, Download Youtube Videos
Taking Ownership of Access Denied Folder(s) 2008-07-22 11:48:43 If you reinstall Windows XP, sometimes you can get an error of Access
Denied when trying to open a previous user's files / directory. Use the below steps to take ownership of that :Log on to Administrator OR user with admin rightsRight click on specific folder and select PropertiesGoto Security tab and click the Advanced buttonClick on Owner tab and in the list of Names, click on your nameThen, cl Read more:Taking
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, Folder
Talking PDF 2008-07-20 06:57:40 There is a facility, where we can listen to any PDF document instead of reading. Yes, with Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or above we can.Use the below shortcuts :Ctrl+Shift+B to listen the full document (View-> Read out Loud -> Read to the End of Document)Ctrl+Shift+V to listen current page (View -> Read out Loud ->Read This Page)Ctrl+Shift+E to Stop Speech (View -> Read out Loud -> Stop)But the voice Read more:Talking
Speed Up your Windows XP by Closing Idle Services 2008-07-19 07:09:14 This trick will help you to increase your system speed by closing all idle services. To enable this feature, just follow the below steps :Start -> Run then type : Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks and press enter.Your system will take some time to kill idle process.
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How to Increase your PC's Booting Speed / RAM Cleaner 2008-07-17 06:36:07 In Notepad, type :FreeMem=Space(6400000)Save it as ramcleaner.vbs and run it whenever your pc became slow. If you have a bigger RAM, you can change value from 6400000 to more. One more option is, remove your ram and clean the metal portion (which part is going inside slot) with normal pencil rubber and install it again.
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How to Format USB Drive with NTFS File System 2008-07-17 06:35:40 The advantage of NTFS file system is more security options and fast. Normally USB drive capacity is very small enough that NTFS is not recommended. But, nowadays USB drives are coming with larger capacity also. So we can format USB drive with NTFS to have more security options.NTFS enabled USB Drives are write-able only on one PC and becomes read only on all other PCs. Hence, we can read and write Read more:System
View Hidden Files 2008-07-17 06:33:25 If you are unable to view hidden files even if you change the setting in folder options, you can try below mentioned steps solve your issue :Goto Start --> Run, then type RegeditThen gotoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden
\SHOWALLFind a key called CheckedValueChange the key value to to 1. This will allows you to show all the hidden filesNote
Increase your DVD Drive's Life 2008-07-17 06:32:59 There is a software named dvdidlepro which will really increase your dvd drive's life. This DVDIdlepro saves DVD data into the hard disk cache or RAM cache, and then feeds into DVD player, this allows the DVD Drive to take rest.Hence, a 8X-speed DVD drive will work for maximum 15 minutes only when you are playing a 90 minutes movie.The download like is hereTry and give your feedback
Change your Yahoo Messenger's Title 2008-07-17 06:32:30 Use the below steps to change your yahoo messenger's Title
:Close your YahooMessenger
and Open C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger folderOpen the file ymsgr with Notepad, and goto end then type the following text :[APP TITLE]CAPTION=Enter your text hereSave and close "ymsgr" fileRun your Yahoo Messenger
and check now
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Create a new secondary id under your exisintg Yahoo ID 2008-07-17 06:32:07 Use the below mentioned step to create a new secondary yahoo id under the existing yahoo id :Just copy and paste and below link to the address bar after opened your yahoo account page, after verifying your password yahoo will allow you to create a new secondary email id under existing id, and give your feedback.
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Make Bootable Pendrive using Makebootable 2008-07-17 06:31:33 When critical windows problem comes, we need bootable CD to repair windows, instead of CD we can use our pendrive as bootable, for that we can use MakeBootable software. MakeBootable is a freeware and it helps to convert pen drive into a bootable media,But only problem is pendrive will work only with FAT file system, hence take backup of your pendrive before start.After convert your pen drive boo
Find Win XP Key From Installation CD 2008-07-17 06:31:09 We can get the Win XP's Product key from CD,Open XP Installation
CD, Explore i386 folder and find UNATTEND.txt file and open it. Goto end and find the CD Key.This works in corporate edition installation CDs. Need to check for other CDs, if you have any idea please post your comments here for future reference.
Solution for Dial-up Connection Disconnects while LOGOFF / Fast User Switching 2008-07-17 05:21:55 This method is very old but still usable for dial-up internet users.Use the below method to resume internet connection while LogOff / Fast User Switching
,Start -> Run then type regedit and press enterLocate the following entry,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinlogonRight-click within the right pane, select New and then select String Value, and give name asKeepRas Read more:Solution
Enable Auto Login - Windows XP 2008-07-15 07:08:00 Below are the procedure for XP Auto login :Start -> Run type regedit then click OKLocate the following registry entry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogondouble-click on DefaultUserName entry, type your user name and then press OK.Double-click on DefaultPassword entry, type your password and then click OK.If there is no DefaultPassword value, create it using the Read more:Login
View Folder Size - Windows Explorer 2008-07-14 05:22:26 We can customize WindowsExplorer
to show file details and also its size. But, view the folder size is not possible. Below software will solve that issue, it can show size of files and folders in same column. This software will work as a plugin for windows explorer.Download link is HereAfter installation, open windows explorer then right click on header and choose folder size to view the folder si Read more:Folder
, Windows Explorer
Hi-Speed Online Dictionary 2008-07-12 23:59:28 This is Hi-Speed
online dictionary, get results within 14 micro seconds. Its back end is Ruby powered by Rails with MySQL Server.Link is here :Hi-Speed Online Dictionary
Try and give your feedback.
Some XP Tricks 2008-07-11 06:57:47 Hide your XP Based PC from Network Neighborhood :Goto Command Prompt or RUN then type : Net config server /hidden:yesNetwork Neighborhood can't see your pc now.Simple Way to Share Multiple Folders :Goto Run and Type SHRPUBW.EXE then press EnterSelect the folder you want to share and Set permissions, your share folder is ready now
Fast Defraggler 2008-07-07 01:05:30 Below mentioned software is the best defrag software, performance is very good and working very fast :Piriform DefragglerThis has facility to defrag a single file. Works with 64bit system too.Try and give your feedback.
Download Torrent Files Without Using Torrent Client 2008-07-05 04:24:51 You can download Torrent
Files Without Using Torrent Client
if you use the following website :www.bitlet.orgJust copy and paste your torrent file link and press download torrent, you can now download torrent file without using torrent client.Try and give your feedback.
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How to change the Location of Default Folders in Win XP? 2008-07-03 04:40:41 Normally Windows XP won't allows you to change default location of its important folders like desktop etc..But, use the below steps to change that if you wish...install TweakUi and run, in that select My Computer section and then Special Folders
, now you have a more options to change the default folder's path.TweakUi is belongs to Microsoft and called as PowerToys. And from here you can get more p Read more:Location
, Default
Cool Firefox Tricks 2008-07-02 05:53:17 Below are some Cool Firefox
Tricks, just copy and paste it in your firefox browser's address bar :chrome://browser/content/browser.xul- Opens another Firefox inside a tab in the the existing Firefox windowchrome://browser/content/preferences/preferences.xul- Opens Options dialog box inside the tabchrome://browser/content/bookmarks/bookmarksPanel.xul :- Opens BookMarks Manager inside the tabchrome:
Best Excel Shortcuts 2008-08-23 04:21:02 Following are one of the best shortcuts of MS Excel
:1. Outline border to the selected cells - Ctrl Shift &2. Change Date format with day, month, and year - Ctrl Shift #3. Change Time format with hour and minute, AM or PM - Ctrl Shift @4. For the current time - Ctrl Shift :5. For current date - Ctrl ;6. Hide selected rows - Ctrl 97. Hide selected columns - Ctrl 08. Display Farmulas / Alter Read more:Shortcuts
PC Tips : Disable Registry Editor (Windows XP Pro) 2008-08-19 11:33:02 As you know that, RegistryEditor
is a very powerful tool of Windows
XP Pro. To use this you can control your XP completely.If you need you can Disable
Registry Editor and protect your computer from unwanted changes being made. Use the below steps to do that :Start Group Policy Editor using gpedit.mscIn Left Panel Select User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> SystemThen, In Right Panel
PC Tips : Spelling Checker for any Win Application 2008-08-19 11:10:52 If you need to use spelling checker utility other then Word Application
, you can try the following application. That is TINYSPELL, this is handy application and it allows you to check and correct in any windows application quickly / easily.TINYSPELL installs in system try for easy access and it comes with an American English Dictionary, contains more than 110,000 words. It works fine with notepad Read more:Checker
PC Tips : Shortcut for Removing USB Devices Safely 2008-08-10 08:41:22 Normally we use tray icon Safely
Remove Hardware to remove our USB devices from PC. But if we have more tray icons, then we probably need some time to find Safely Remove Hardware icon. So, we can create a desktop icon for removing USB devices Safely and Quickly.Use the below steps to create a desktop icon for removing USB devices :Right Click on Desktop and select New and then select ShortcutType Read more:Devices
PC Tips : More Registry Tips - Windows XP 2008-08-09 22:32:38 More Registry
Tips :Automatically Kill Non-Responsive Tasks Goto Registry Editor using Regedit Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks Set the value to 1 In the same section, select WaitToKillAppTimeout and change its vlue to milliseconds you want.Change Internet Explorer Title Goto Registry Editor using Regedit Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Read more:Windows
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