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Enabling Right Click On Sites That Disable It

2007-05-13T03:07:00.000-07:00

"Lots of web sites have disabled the right click function of the mouse button… it’s really, really annoying. This is done so that you don’t steal (via right-click->save picture) their photos or images or any other goodies. Unfortunately, it disables ALL right-click functionality: copy, paste, open in new window."

It’s easy to change, assuming your using IE 6:
Click “Tools”->”Internet Options”
Click the “Security” tab
Click “Custom Level”
Scroll down to the “Scripting” section
Set “Active Scripting” to “disable”
Click “Ok” a couple of times.
You’ll probably want to turn this back to “enable” when your done… ’cause generally the javascript enhances a website.
Cheers!!

Usefull DOS Commands

2007-05-09T23:31:00.000-07:00

MS-DOS OVERVIEW

Below is a listing of each of the MS-DOS commands currently listed on Computer Hope and a brief explanation of what each of the commands do. The below commands are all MS-DOS commands, which means not all the below commands will work in your version of MS-DOS / Windows.

COMMAND	DESCRIPTION
ANSI.SYS	Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
APPEND	Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
ARP	Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
ASSIGN	Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
ASSOC	View the file associations.
AT	Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
ATMADM	Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
ATTRIB	Display and change file attributes.
BATCH	Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
BOOTCFG	Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
BREAK	Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
CACLS	View and modify file ACL's.
CALL	Calls a batch file from another batch file.
CD	Changes directories.
CHCP	Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
CHDIR	Changes directories.
CHKDSK	Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
CHKNTFS	Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
CHOICE	Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
CLS	Clears the screen.
CMD	Opens the command interpreter.
COLOR	Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
COMMAND	Opens the command interpreter.
COMP	Compares files.
COMPACT	Compresses and uncompress files.
CONTROL	Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
CONVERT	Convert FAT to NTFS.
COPY	Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
CTTY	Change the computers input/output devices.
DATE	View or change the systems date.
DEBUG	Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
DEFRAG	Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
DEL	Deletes one or more files.
DELETE	Recovery console command that deletes a file.
DELTREE	Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
DIR	List the contents of one or more directory.
DISABLE	Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
DISKCOMP	Compare a disk with another disk.
DISKCOPY	Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
DOSKEY	Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
DOSSHELL	A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
DRIVPARM	Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
ECHO	Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
EDIT	View and edit files.
EDLIN	View and edit files.
EMM386	Load extended Memory Manager.
ENABLE	Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
ENDLOCAL	Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
ERASE	Erase files from computer.
EXIT	Exit from the command interpreter.
EXPAND	Expand a Microsoft Windows file back to it's original format.
EXTRACT	Extract files from the Microsoft Windows cabinets.
FASTHELP	Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
FC	Compare files.
FDISK	Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
FIND	Search for text within a file.
FINDSTR	Searches for a string of text within a file.
FIXBOOT	Writes a new boot sector.
FIXMBR	Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
FOR	Boolean used in batch files.
FORMAT	Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
FTP	Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
FTYPE	Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO	Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
GRAFTABL	Show extended characters in graphics mode.
HELP	Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
IF	Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
IFSHLP.SYS	32-bit file manager.
IPCONFIG	Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
KEYB	Change layout of keyboard.
LABEL	Change the label of a disk drive.
LH	Load a device driver in to high memory.
LISTSVC	Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
LOADFIX	Load a program above the first 64k.
LOADHIGH	Load a device driver in to high memory.
LOCK	Lock the hard disk drive.
LOGON	Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
MAP	Displays the device name of a drive.
MD	Command to create a new directory.
MEM	Display memory on system.
MKDIR	Command to create a new directory.
MODE	Modify the port or display settings.
MORE	Display one page at a time.
MOVE	Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
MSAV	Early Microsoft Virus scanner.
MSD	Diagnostics utility.
MSCDEX	Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
NBTSTAT	Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
NET	Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
NETSH	Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
NETSTAT	Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
NLSFUNC	Load country specific information.
NSLOOKUP	Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
PATH	View and modify the computers path location.
PATHPING	View and locate locations of network latency.
PAUSE	Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
PING	Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
POPD	Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
POWER	Conserve power with computer portables.
PRINT	Prints data to a printer port.
PROMPT	View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
PUSHD	Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
QBASIC	Open the QBasic.
RD	Removes an empty directory.
REN	Renames a file or directory.
RENAME	Renames a file or directory.
RMDIR	Removes an empty directory.
ROUTE	View and configure windows network route tables.
RUNAS	Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
SCANDISK	Run the scandisk utility.
SCANREG	Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
SET	Change one variable or string to another.
SETLOCAL	Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
SETVER	Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
SHARE	Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
SHIFT	Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
SHUTDOWN	Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
SMARTDRV	Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
SORT	Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
START	Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
SUBST	Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
SWITCHES	Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
SYS	Transfer system files to disk drive.
TELNET	Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
TIME	View or modify the system time.
TITLE	Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
TRACERT	Visually view a network packets route across a network.
TREE	View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
TYPE	Display the contents of a file.
UNDELETE	Undelete a file that has been deleted.
UNFORMAT	Unformat a hard disk drive.
UNLOCK	Unlock a disk drive.
VER	Display the version information.
VERIFY	Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
VOL	Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
XCOPY	Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.

*Please note that some commands maybe cannnot be used on latest version of windows.

source computerhope.com

2007-05-09T23:22:00.000-07:00

Specify the Classic Look and Behavior for the Start Menu:
By Raymond

If you are more comfortable with the look and behavior of the Start menu used in earlier versions of Windows, you can specify the Classic Start menu as your default. This procedure tells you how to select this option through Taskbar and Start Menu Properties in Control Panel.

1. On the Start menu: Select Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel: Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing). If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View. Select Taskbar and Start Menu.

3. In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box: Select the Start Menu tab.

4. On the Start Menu tab: Select Classic Start Menu. Select OK. Now To close Control Panel:
Select the Close button.

Keep the Taskbar on Top of Other Windows:

If you want to make sure that the Windows XP taskbar is always visible, even when you run a program in a maximized (full–screen) window, select the Keep taskbar on top of other windows option. This procedure tells you how to select this option through Taskbar and Start Menu Properties in Control Panel.

1. On the Start menu: Select Control Panel.

3. In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, on the Taskbar tab: Select (or clear) the Keep the taskbar on top of other windows check box. Select OK.

4. To close Control Panel: Select the Close button.

Display the Quick Launch Bar

2007-05-09T23:19:00.000-07:00

By Raymond

If you have opened more than one program, you might like to display and use the Quick Launch bar. The Quick Launch bar makes it easy to access frequently used programs like Windows Media Player and your e-mail, and to open an Internet Explorer window. Windows XP loads several programs in the Quick Launch, including Show Desktop. One click on Show Desktop minimizes all the programs on your desktop. Another click restores them just as you'd left them.

To display Quick Launch on the taskbar

1. If the Quick Launch bar is not displayed, right-click an empty area on the taskbar and click Properties.
2. On the Taskbar tab, under Taskbar appearance, select the Show Quick Launch check box and click OK.
After Quick Launch is displayed, click Show Desktop to minimize all open programs.

source winxpfix.com

Perform a Clean Boot in Windows

2007-05-09T23:12:00.000-07:00

How To - Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
By Raymond

This disable common startup programs, settings, and drivers to troubleshoot issues in Windows XP. This procedure is known as The "clean booting."

You should use this procedure only to troubleshoot error messages or behaviors when you have been unable to determine the cause of the issue. Following these steps results in a temporary loss of some functionality. Restoring the settings restores the functionality, but it may result in the return of the original error message or behavior.

How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
NOTE :You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. WinXpFix.com

1. In Windows click on Start , click Run , type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK .

2. On the General tab, click Selective Startup , and then clear all of the subsequent check boxes. You will not be able to clear the Use Original BOOT.INI check box.

3. Click OK , and then you need to click Restart to restart your computer.

4. After Windows starts, you need to determine whether the symptoms are still present. Click Start , click Run , type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK .

NOTE: It is important for you to look closely at the General tab to ensure that the check boxes you cleared are still cleared. Go to step 6 if none of the check boxes are selected. If you see a disabled or dimmed check box, your computer is not truly "clean-booted" and you may need assistance from the manufacturer of the program that places a check mark back into Msconfig.

5. On the General tab, click Selective Startup , and then clear all of the subsequent check boxes. You will not be able to clear the Use Original Boot.ini check box.

6. Starting with the first available check box (Process System.ini File), select each check box one at a time, and restart the computer as prompted until the problem is reproduced.

7. Once the problem reappears, click the tab that corresponds to the selected file. For example, if the problem reappears after selecting the Win.ini file, click the WIN.INI tab in System Configuration Utility.

NOTE : Microsoft strongly recommends that you do not use System Configuration Utility to modify the Boot.ini file on your computer without the direction of a Microsoft support professional. Doing so may render your computer unusable:-(

How to Start the Windows Installer Service:

NOTE : The Windows Installer service does not start throughout a clean boot. In order to use the Windows Installer throughout a clean boot, you must start the service manually.

1. In Windows click Start , and then right-click on My Computer .
2. On the shortcut menu, click on Manage.
3. In the left pane of the Computer Management window, click Services and Applications , and then click Services .
4. In the right pane, scroll down to Windows Installer, and then right-click on Windows Installer .
5. On the shortcut menu, click on Start .

How to Return from a Clean Boot State:

1. Click on Start , then click Run , type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK .
2. On the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services .
3. Click on OK . Click Restart when you are prompted to restart your computer.

source winxpfix.com

Speed Up Your Windows "START" Menu

2007-05-08T13:51:00.000-07:00

"Change the Menu Show Delay (All Windows) Popular
Windows normally delays 'Start' menus before they are displayed. For regular users this delay can become annoying, with this setting you to change the delay time or remove it altogether."

Modify the existing value, named 'MenuShowDelay' and set it to '0'.

Registry Settings

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
Value Name: MenuShowDelay
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: 0-999 (milliseconds) set this to '0'

Free Upload Servers -Mega List

2007-05-08T13:38:00.000-07:00

Here comes a huge list of upload servers.
(that i've gathered around the net)

http://www.jdempsey.com/2005/12/08/free-online-file-storagesending
http://66.39.67.38/rs/ rapid share file search
http://d01.megashares.com/?d01=d85235a8e53a4fb673b4d74c33648c74
http://files.filefront.com
http://freespace.filefront.com/1
http://hidetext.net/index.php
http://getfile.biz/14281
http://home.arcor.de/wpgtrugc/1.5/quick1.5.html upload center for file sharing
http://s3.youshareit.com/
http://s5.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/422d4502a7ee5029/
http://s19.yousendit.com/
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3EQVUWV4JD9WZ1P1R0F8YTS90V
http://sharefiles.ru
http://srv9.qfile.de/operator.php
http://storeandserve.com
http://uploader.s3n.org
http://uploadhut.com
http://uploads.veselaj.com *****************
http://yousendit.com/howdoesitwork.aspx
http://z11.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=2863
http://z15.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=8046
http://z23.zupload.com/download.php?
http://zshare.net
http://www.35mb.com/ Store/send/recieve files
http://www.4shared.com/
http://www.computerknacks.com/ shareware
http://www.DataPickUp.com
http://www.dropload.com/
http://www.easy-sharing.com/97815/iconedit2keygentmg.zip.html
http://www.filefactory.com
http://www.filefarmer.com/
http://www.files.to/
http://www.flipdrive.com/sharejoin.php?refid=29
http://megaupload.forumw.org/
http://www.megauploaded.org/index.php show all files on site
http://www.mytempdir.com/
http://www.plexxa.com/s/file_storage
http://www.putfile.com
http://www.quickdump.com/files/2120829273.html
http://www.ripway.com
http://www.savefile.com/
http://sendspace.forumw.org/
http://www.sexuploader.com
http://www.sharebigfile.com
http://www.spread-it.com/
http://www.streamload.com/ file storage
http://www.turboupload.com
http://www.updownloadserver.de/
http://www.upload2.net/
http://www.Upload.emforums.com
http://www.uploading.com/?get=9DMP2AE6
http://www.uploadr.com/
http://www.webfilehost.com
http://www.webfile.ru in russian
http://www.yourfile.net
http://www.yousendit.com
http://www.yousendit.com/default.uplx
http://www.youshareit.com/ megaupload
http://www.zippyvideos.com
http://www.zshare.net/download/pc_tools_aio-zip.html
http://ww3.sharebigfile.com/
http://www4.rapidupload.com/
http://www4.spread-it.com
http://www5.spread-it.com/dl.php?id=e77a5665071af25b3d311ba5100b492cb3844dcc
file sharing on the web
Here's a updated list of all web sites you can use to sharewarez, enjoy.

http://storeandserve.com
*Maximum free file size=100MB
*Files remain online=forever, long as one download per month

http://uploadhut.com
*Maximum free file size=50 MB
*Files remain online=30 days

http://megaupload.forumw.org
*Maximum free file size=250 MB
*Files remain online=30 days since last download

http://file.uploadr.com/
*Maximum free file size=300 MB weekends/150 MB weekdays
*Files remain online=7 days since last download

http://www.sharebigfile.com
*Maximum free file size=1 GB
*Files remain online=unknown

http://www.sendmefile.com
*Maximum free file size=100 MB
*Files remain online=14 days

http://yousendit.com/
*Maximum free file size=1 GB
*Files remain online=7 days

http://www.transferbigfiles.com
*Maximum free file size=1 GB
*Files remain online=5 days or 20 days since last download

http://www.spread-it.com
*Maximum free file size=500MB
*Files remain online=30 days since last download

http://www.mytempdir.com/
*Maximum free file size=30MB
*Files remain online=14 days

http://www.ultrashare.net/
*Maximum free file size=30MB
*Files remain online=30 days since last download

http://www.upload2.net/
*Maximum free file size=25MB
*Files remain online=1 year

http://www.sexuploader.com/
*Maximum free file size=250MB
*Files remain online=90 days since last download

http://www.rapidupload.com/
*Maximum free file size=300MB
*Files remain online=30 days since last download

New FTP Tool (v0.21):
http://www.updownloadserver.com/US-FTP_v0.2.1.exe
http://www.updownloadserver.com/US-FTP_v0.2.1.zip

Last but not least,this list put together by some good people:

http://www.easy-sharing.com
Max Filesize: 75 Mb
Remain on servers for 1 month after the last time it was downloaded

http://www.hyperupload.com
Max Filesize: 10mb
Limits : ???

!!!!!!http://www.cyberupload.com
Max Filesize : 500Mb
Deleted after 15 days of inactivity
Download unlimited files/hour, 1 file at a time

http://www.zupload.com
Max Filesize : 500Mb
Deleted after 30 days of inactivity

http://www.zshare.net
Max Filesize : 100Mb
Deleted after 10 days of inactivity

!!!!!!http://www.gigashare.com
Max Filesize for Images : 2Mb
Max Filesize for any other File : 50mb

http://megaupload.forumw.org
Max Filesize : 250Mb
Deleted after 30 days of inactivity
Limits : Free Users - Slow Download Speeds

http://www.ultrashare.net
Max Filesize : 30Mb
Deleted after 30 days of inactivity

http://www.dropload.com
Max Filesize : 100Mb
Limit : 7 Days

http://www.yousendit.com
Max Filesize : 1Gb, (Download can be resumed, special download manager needed)
Limit: 25 Downloads or 7 Days
Encrypted HTTPS session

!!!!!!http://www.sharebigfile.com
Max Filesize : 1Gb
Limit : 7 Days

http://www.mytempdir.com
Max Filesize : 40Mb
Limit : 21 Days

http://www.putfile.com
Max Filesize :
-Images : .jpg, .jpeg .gif, .png - 2MB
-Video : .wmv .avi .mpg .mpeg .mov .asf .asx .mp4 .3g2 - 25MB
-Audio : .mp3 .mid .wav .midi - 25MB
-Flash : .swf - 25MB

Duration of its activity plus six months.

http://eng.webfile.ru/
Max Filesize : 20Mb
Limits: 7 Days, Max 500 Downloads
For each IP-address (Internet User) free of charge it is placed and is stored not
more than 20 files with the total size of files not more than 50 Mb. In order to
upload more, it is necessary to remove some previous uploaded file or files or to
wait for the time expiration of files arrangement.

http://www.zippyvideos.com
Max Filesize : 20Mb
Limits: avi,mpg,wmv,asf,3gp,mov,rm,swf

http://www.come2store.com
Max Filesize : 10Mb

http://www.yourfile.net
Max Filesize : 1Mb

http://www.filecache.de
Max Filesize : 125Mb
Split Archives : Allowed

http://11mbit.in (11MBit.de)
Max Filesize : 40Mb

http://www.freefilehosting.net
Max Filesize : 3Mb
Limit : 30 Days

http://www.updownloadserver.de
Max Filesize : 250Mb

http://www.uploadtemple.com
Max Filesize : 30Mb
File Limits : jpg, jpeg, gif, png, ace, avi, dmg, doc, gz, gzr, htm, html, iso, mid,
midi, mov, mpeg, mpg, ogg, pdf, qtv, ra, ram, rar, rm, rmj, sit, sitx, swf, txt, ut2,
wav, wma, wmv, xls, zip

http://www.pushfile.net
Max Filesize : 100Mb
Temporary Down

http://www.uploadyourfiles.de
Max Filesize
Data : 100Mb
Images : 512kb

http://www.webfilehost.com
Maximum file size: 500 Mb
Allowed Files: zip, rar, doc, pdf, txt
Media Files: mp3, wmv, rm
Limits : 30 Days
Split-archives: Allowed

http://www.ultrashare.net/
file size : 30mb
inactive link deleted after 30 days.

*Please note that some links maybe dead because of their popularity was not so good. ^_^
& Please drop me a comments if you find these usefull ^_^

113 Usefull "RUN" Commands

2007-05-08T13:21:00.000-07:00

Press 'Win'+'R' button on your keyboard & get started!

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

Date and Time Properties
timedate.cpl

DDE Shares
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
wordpad

Enable/Disable Low Disk Space Notification

2007-05-08T12:37:00.000-07:00

When free disk space reaches 200 megabytes (MB), you receive
the following message for 10 seconds, once per session:

You are running out of disk space on [drive]. To free
space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary
files, click here.

When free disk space reaches 80 MB, you receive the following
message for 30 seconds, every four hours, twice per
session:

You are running very low on disk space on [drive]. To
free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary
files, click here.

When free disk reaches 50 MB, you receive the following message
for 30 seconds, every five minutes, until free space is
above 50 MB:

You are running very low on disk space on [drive]. To
free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary
files, click here.

"By default, on a Windows XP system the following messages are displayed. This tweak will prevent the messages being displayed."

Solution:-
Go to-[Start]->[Run]->[Regedit]

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value]
// Value Name: NoLowDiskSpaceChecks
Modify/Create the Value Name [NoLowDiskSpaceChecks] according to the Value Data listed above.

Value Data: [0 = NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Disabled / 1 = NoLowDiskSpaceChecks Enabled]

Exit Registry and Reboot
Mod From Eldergeek

5 useful Windows XP tricks

2007-05-08T05:19:00.001-07:00

By Kleber Stephenson

You know that feeling you get when your friends or family see you do something on your computer that they've never seen before?

If you haven't had this opportunity, here's where you start.

If you have, then you know that you're feeling like the world's coolest power-user when this happens. Knowledge is power! Here are five Windows XP tips that will get you/keep you schoolin' your friends and family.

Don't just maximize your windows—go full screen

When you need a really big window, don't just maximize it: go full screen! To view a window full screen, hold down the Ctrl key and double-click the window's title bar—or when the window is active, press the F11 key at the top of your keyboard—to get the biggest window possible.

Add the Links toolbar to My Computer

You know what would make a great toolbar? One where you could put your favorite applications and documents so that you could open them from any window at any time. Guess what? You can and here's how: click Start, then My Computer. Now right-click the toolbar and then click Links. You now have the Links toolbar on your windows, just like in Internet Explorer. Note: Make sure that Lock the Toolbars is not checked. Click on it to deselect it if it is.

The really cool thing about the Links toolbar is that it's completely customizable. Try this: Navigate to your favorite application and drag and drop its icon to the Links toolbar. You just created a shortcut. Do this again and again for as many applications as you want to appear on the toolbar.

Arrange windows on your desktop

You can display any two windows side by side on the desktop by first clicking a window's button on the Taskbar. Next, press and hold the Ctrl key and right-click the second window that you want to open, then click Tile Vertically. This works great when you want to view two Microsoft Word or Microsoft Internet Explorer windows at the same time.

Organize your files into groups

Organize your files by grouping them. Try this: Open a folder containing several different subfolders and file types. Right-click any empty space on the window's contents pane, click Arrange Icons By, and then click Show in Groups. To arrange the window's contents, right-click again in any empty space on the window's contents pane, point to Arrange Icons By, and click Name, Size, Type, or Modified.

Make your own icons

It's shockingly easy to create your own icons in Windows XP. Let's do it: Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Paint. On the Image menu, click Attributes. Type 32 for both the Width and Height of the document, and make sure that Pixels is selected under Units. Click OK to create a new 32x32-pixel document: the size of an icon.

Now add type, color, or do whatever you'd like to your image. I like to shrink photos (headshots work best) to 32x32 and simply paste them into my Paint document. When you're finished, open the File menu and click Save As. Use the dialog box to choose where you want to save your file, then give it a name followed by ".ico" (without the quotes), and click Save. (The extension ".ico" tells Windows that it's an icon file.) You just created an icon! Now you can change any shortcut or folder to your own icon—just browse to it on your hard drive.

These tips are from the book, Windows XP Killer Tips by Kleber Stephenson, ISBN 073571357X. Published here with the permission of Pearson Education, Inc.

Taken from Microsoft

Do You Know What Process Running On Your PC ?

2007-05-07T13:27:00.000-07:00

"Uniblue's free and comprehensive online Process Library resource is for anyone who immediately wants to know the exact nature and purpose of any and every single process that is - or should not be - running on your PC."

"Uniblue launched ProcessLibrary.com in 2004. Written in plain English, it provides a unique and detailed online database that lists everything that should, and should not be running on your computer. In just over two years it has already attracted five million hits every month and this service is free to all PC users."

"Deep in the recesses of any computer, innumerable processes are running silently in the background. Some hog system resources, drastically slowing computers down; others are a haven for Spyware and Trojans, violating privacy and giving hackers free access to compromised systems.

ProcessLibrary.com has grown to become the definitive reference point for anyone who needs comprehensive information on these processes. The explanations are accompanied by exhaustive advice on whether these processes are important for the stable and secure running of your system. It also recommends if you should terminate processes or leave them untouched.

ProcessLibrary already offers users its very own Quick Access Infobar that installs as a plug-in to the existing Windows Task Manager. It provides users with an information button next to all the processes running on their computer. The button activates a direct "quick link" to the Process Library that provides all the relevant information specific to the process instantly in a browser window. Now, from September 2006, ProcessLibrary.com will be even better with substantial improvements added to its already impressive features. These include:

Thousands more processes added to the Library
More frequent Process updates
Intelligent search to help users find what they want quickly
A new Security threat Rating System
More informative page content in an improved layout format for easier reference

With these improvements, ProcessLibrary.com will continue to remain the definitive industry reference point for all PC Users."

Solutions: Forgot The Administrator's Password

2007-05-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

"How can I gain access to a Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 computer if I forgot the administrator's password? How can I reset the administrator's password if i forgot it?"

Ok, so you say you forgot your Windows administrator's password, huh? Oh well, it doesn't really matter if you did or you just say you did. The fact is that you need to gain access to a computer and you cannot "remember" the administrator's password.

How can you get out of this situation without formatting and re-installing the operating system?

One method of gaining access to the system is by trying hard to remember the forgotten password, or a password of another user which has the same level of administrative rights. However I don't think this approach will help you, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here reading article, would you?)

Another method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password. The problem with doing so is that you'll probably lose all of the recently add users and groups, and all the changed passwords for all of your users since the last backup was made.

A third method might be to install a parallel operating system on a different partition on the same computer, then use a simple trick to gain access to the old system. Read more about it on my Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Alternate Logon Trick article.

Note: If you are looking for password cracking tools that can be used for miscellaneous objectives such as password-protected PDF documents, zipped archives, Office documents, BIOS protection and so on then this pages is NOT for you. See some links at the bottom of this page for hints on where to find such tools, but I can tell you right away that Google might be a better choice for you.

The fourth option is by using 3rd party tools that will enable you to reset the lost password and logon with a blank password.

Update: You can also discuss these topics on the dedicated Petri.co.il Forgot Admin Password Forum.

Translations of this article

There are some translations made of this article. Here are the ones I am aware of (do tell me if you know of another, or if you want to create one in your language):

Portuguese - HERE is an excellent translation of this article into Portuguese (by Bruno Koga - Thanks!)
Serbian - HERE (by Aleksandar Stojilkovic - thanks!)
Spanish - HERE (by Victor Pereyra - thanks!)

Freeware Password Recovery Tools

Here are some of these tools:

Free Windows password-cracking tools are usually Linux boot disks that have NT file system (NTFS) drivers and software that will read the registry and rewrite the password hashes for any account including the Administrators. This process requires physical access to the console and an available floppy drive but it works like a charm! I've done it myself several times with no glitch or problem whatsoever.

Beware!!! Resetting a user's or administrator's password on some systems (like Windows XP) might cause data loss, especially EFS-encrypted files and saved passwords from within Internet Explorer. To protect yourself against EFS-encrypted files loss you should always export your Private and Public key, along with the keys for the Recovery Agent user. Please read more about EFS on my What's EFS? page. Out of the following list, the only tool that will no cause any harm to EFS-encrypted files on your hard disk is the Windows Password recovery system.

Here are 5 of these free tools:

Windows Password recovery - Can retrieve forgotten admin and users' passwords in minutes. Safest possible option, does not write anything to hard drive.
Petter Nordahl-Hagen's Offline NT Password & Registry Editor - A great boot CD/Floppy that can reset the local administrator's password.
Openwall's John the Ripper - Good boot floppy with cracking capabilities.
EBCD – Emergency Boot CD - Bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults.

If you happen to know about other free tools please let me know .

Important note for Windows Vista users: At this time there is only one solution for Window Vista and that is Petter Nordahl-Hagen's Offline NT Password & Registry Editor

Note: These password resetting tools are usually good for local users on a stand alone computer. For Domain Admin password resetting procedures please see the Related Articles section at the bottom of this page.

Note: I'd like to put together all the info you have about these issues. If you have any tips, recommended links or any ideas about how to figure out a lost password - please e-mail me and I'll get back to you .

Windows Password recovery

http://www.loginrecovery.com

This site provides a tool to recover lost Windows XP passwords. It works for administrator and user accounts, it doesn't change the password just tells you the old one. It works with encrypted files (EFS) and password hashes. It even works if no passwords at all are known for the machine (as long as you have another computer with internet access to view this website with).

Author claims it also works with Windows NT and Windows Server 2003 and Windows Longhorn, but the BEST thing about it is the fact that it won't reset your passwords, but simply reveal them for you to remember and then use.

Give it a try. The author would like to receive feedback. There is a free service as well as a priority service that will retrieve your passwords within minutes. The fee for the priority service is very cheap, and is really just to cover server costs.

Note: You'll need a blank floppy to run the process.

Update: Author now offers the same tool as a CD image for those of you who do not have a floppy in their computer.

Usage, instructions and additional information can be found at

http://www.loginrecovery.com

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor (v060213 - February 2006)

Petter Nordahl-Hagen has written a Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista offline password editor:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd

This is a utility to (re)set the password of any user that has a valid (local) account on your Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista system, by modifying the encrypted password in the registry's SAM file.
You do not need to know the old password to set a new one.
It works offline, that is, you have to shutdown your computer and boot off a floppy disk or CD. The boot-disk includes stuff to access NTFS partitions and scripts to glue the whole thing together.
Works with syskey (no need to turn it off, but you can if you have lost the key)
Will detect and offer to unlock locked or disabled out user accounts!

Caution: If used on users that have EFS encrypted files, and the system is XP or later service packs on W2K, all encrypted files for that user will be UNREADABLE! and cannot be recovered unless you remember the old password again!

Download links:

cd060213.zip (~3MB) - Bootable CD image with newer drivers
bd050303.zip (~1.1MB) - Bootdisk image, date 050303.
sc050303.zip(~1.4MB) - SCSI-drivers (050303) (only use newest drivers with newest bootdisk, this one works with bd050303)

To write these images to a floppy disk you'll need RawWrite2 which is included in the Bootdisk image download. To create the CD you just need to use your favorite CD burning program and burn the .ISO file to CD.

Support and Problems? Don't call me! Talk to the creator of this great tool. He also has a good FAQ set up covering most of the day-to-day questions. Read it right HERE

Author claims that this tool was successfully tested on NT 3.51, NT 4, Windows 2000 (except datacenter), Windows XP (all versions) and Window Server 2003. Notice that it is NOT compatible with Active Directory.

Need to change Windows NT/2000 Domain Admin password? This tool, however useful, will only reset the local administrator's password (e.g. the one found in the local computer's SAM). To reset a password of a domain administrator (or any other user for that matter) you must perform the routine that is described in the following page: Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Reset Domain Admin Password in Windows 2000 AD.

Note: The above trick will probably not work under Windows Server 2003 due to service account security changes. To work around these limitations please read the Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Reset Domain Admin Password in Windows Server 2003 AD page.

John the Ripper (v1.7.0.1)

John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix (11 are officially supported, not counting different architectures), DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix flavors, supported out of the box are Kerberos AFS and Windows NT/2000/XP LM hashes, plus several more with contributed patches.

Read more at http://www.openwall.com/john

Download links:

John the Ripper 1.7.0.1 (1.32mb)

A Pro version also exists on the author's site, however that one costs money.

EBCD – Emergency Boot CD (v0.61 - October 2004)

EBCD is a bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults. It is able to create backup copies of normally working system and restore system to saved state. It contains the best system software ever created, properly compiled and configured for the maximum efficient use.

EBCD will be very useful when you need to:

Copy/move files (with long names, not necessary in CP437 encoding) from/to the disk but OS which can handle them (windows, Linux...) cannot boot. In particular, you may create a backup copy of normally installed and configured Windows and later restore Windows from such backup copy. So, in the case of fault OS itself and all software and its settings can be restored in 5-10 minutes.
Perform emergency boot of Windows NT / 2000 / XP. When the loader of this OS on the hard disk is damaged or misconfigured, you are able to load OS using another, standalone loader from this CD.
Recover master boot record of HDD. This allows to boot OS after incorrect uninstallation of custom loader (LILO, for example), which made all OS on your PC not bootable.
Delete, move, copy to file (image) and re-create partition from file. Image transfer over network is also supported: so you may configure one PC and then make contents of hard disks of other PCs same as contents of the hard disk of the first one.
Change password of any user, including administrator of Windows NT/2000/XP OS. You do not need to know the old password.
Recover deleted file, even file re-deleted from Windows Recycle Bin, and, in contrast, wipe single file or a whole disk so that it will be impossible to recover it in any way.
Recover data from accidentally formatted disk. Sometimes it helps to recover data from the disk, damaged by a virus.
Recover data from a floppy disk, which is not readable by OS. Format 3.5" disk for 1.7 Mb size.

Also the disk includes full set of external DOS commands, console versions of the most popular archivers/compressors.

Moreover, emergency boot CD includes minimal Linux distribution (Rescue Linux distribution) which may be very useful to a professional user.

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Translations of this article

Freeware Password Recovery Tools

Windows Password recovery

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor (v060213 - February 2006)

John the Ripper (v1.7.0.1)

EBCD – Emergency Boot CD (v0.61 - October 2004)