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5 Great Registry Hacks

1. Security:

USB Drives are one of the major tool through which data transfer takes place. In order to protect your data from getting stolen from you computer with the help of a USB drive you can make the USB drives read only.

Go to ‘HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies‘ and create a new DWORD value ‘WriteProtect‘ and set its value to 1. This will enable you to read from USB drives, but you won’t be able to copy data to it.

2. Sorting Files:

Quite often you want the files to appear according to their names in explorer. In order to restore the ASCII file ordering, perform the following hack :

Go to ‘HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Policies\Explorer’ and create a new DWORD value called as ‘NoStrCmpLogical’ and set its value to 1.

3. Speeding Up Menu loading time:

In order to make your menus load faster, perform the following tweak.

Go to ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control Panel\Desktop‘ and right click ‘MenuShowDelay’ and click ‘Modify’. Change the string value to some nearby 100 value.

4. Reducing Folder Accessibility Time:

To speed up the access to any folder that is pinned to start menu, perform the following hack

Go to ‘HKCR\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers’ and right click ‘ContextMenuHandlers‘ and click ‘New|Key‘. Type ” (blank space and no quotation marks) and press Enter. Select any folder and right click on it to select ‘Pin to Start Menu’ while holding Shift key.

5. Multiple Logins in Messenger:

By default you are allowed only a single login at a time on Live Windows Messenger. You can override this by

Go to ‘HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsLive\Messenger’ and create a new DWORD value ‘Multiple Instances’ and its values as 1.

How to Recover Important Data after your System is Crashed

Suppose your computer commits suicide by inviting the latest virus and you are not able to get it back up and running. As a last resort you decide to backup your important documents, photos that you took of your girl friend and the ASCII text file containing your passwords. Today I will show how to do this very easily.

Create a System Rescue CD

Use an uninfected computer and download the System Rescue CD ISO file (latest version) fromsysresccd.org. Now burn this ISO to a blank CD.

Start the rescue

After the ISO is written to CD, take it out, pop the CD into the drive of the computer that’s busted. Set the BIOS to boot through the CD first, hard disk next. And allow it to reboot.

You should see this beautiful System Rescue startup screen. Type these options after the boot: prompt and press ENTER.

rescuecd docache dostartx dodhcp

The docache option allows you to remove the System Rescue CD after it boots up, so you can enter another blank CD/DVD and take backups.

The dostartx option starts GUI automatically.

The dodhcp opiton automatically configures the network and connects you automatically to the Internet after booting.

Load the appropriate keymap when prompted (or just select the default US keymap).

It should start GUI automatically. In case it doesn’t, type startx at the command line and press ENTER.

Your desktop should have a terminal with a yellow background. We need to mount the partition and then do the backup.

Your Windows partition will most likely be located in /mnt/sda1 or /mnt/sda2. To check the partitions, run this:

fdisk -l /dev/sda

It should show you the partition names.

Then, to mount partition 1, run this:

ntfs-3g /mnt/sda1 /mnt/windows

If it mounts correctly, you should be able to see the files in your C:\ directory when you type:

ls -al /mnt/windows

Backing up your data to a CD/DVD

Now, to begin backing up your data, type this:

xfburn

The Xfburn program will show you a list of your partitions. Browse to the Windows partition(s) using theFilesystem menu option on the top-left and select all the files you need. Click on New Data Composition. Insert a blank CD or DVD and allow to burn all your data to the CD/DVD.

Backing up your data to a remote location

This is easier if you love using the command line. First, make sure the network is up by pinging to google.com

ping google.com

If it throws up an error, you have to run this to configure your network interface:

net-setup eth0

If you want to transfer the files in the directory C:\work to your remote server myremoteserver.com as userhungryhackers

The directory C:\work would be located in /mnt/windows/work. This command will transfer the directory:

scp -r /mnt/windows/work hungryhackers@myremoteserver.com

Enter the password for user hungryhackers and the file transfer will begin.

Free Software to Make your Windows Look 3D: T3Desk

T3Desk is a cool application where you can minimize or ’3Dmize’ your computer applications on your desktop where they would appear as semi- transparent windows in a 3D view. You can minimize any application window to appear as 3D window on your desktop. So, even though lot of windows might be open at the same time, they won’t take a lot of space because of this ingenious layout.

Earlier we had reviewed Fences, an interesting software to organize your desktop. T3Desk presents a completely different perspective. I am sure you don’t want to miss this new 3D experience on your desktop which lets you zoom, flip and move the applications the way you want to. You must have felt tired of opening up so many windows and then doing your work which consumes a lot of time. Here is this amazing utility which can be customized the way you want.

Here is a small video tutorial that explains how to use T3Desk.

It is a light weight resource where you can set your options for sound effects, zoom features, display, hot keys, transition effects, transparency effects, animation and the 3D initial angle.

Here are some of the features of this 3D Desktop

It works on windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP/VISTA and later versions
You can customize the effects the way you want to
The application appears in a 3Dmized window in 3 dimensions in a semi-transparent way
It is a light weight resource and works easily
The applications minimized appears in a T3 taskbar icon and are grouped together

Overall its an amazing software where all your applications appear in a thumbnail view. Its an amazing application with a 3D view. Moreover, it saves your efforts and increases productivity and focus and makes you more efficient. This is a very easy to use software to organize your desktop, and completely free

Improve XP shut down speed

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.

Go to Start then select Run

Type 'Regedit' and click ok

Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'

Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'

Right click and select 'Modify'

Change the value to '1000'

Click 'OK'

Now select 'HungAppTimeout'

Right click and select 'Modify'

Change the value to '1000'

Click 'OK'

Now find 'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop'

Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'

Right click and select 'Modify'

Change the value to '1000'

Click 'OK'

Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\'

Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout'

Right click and select 'Modify'

Change the value to '1000'

Click 'OK'

Delete Autorun.inf Virus Manually

Solution to Remove Autorun.inf Virus

Step 1: First Disable CD/DVD or USB Autorun in windows

Step 2: Open Winrar.exe (Start–>All Programs–>WinRar–>WinRar.exe)

Step 3: Now Browse to any drive that is infected with Autorun.inf virus using winrar explorer.

Step4: Here you will see all the hidden files under winrar for that particular drive.

Step 5: Look for the file Autorun.inf and open it using notepad.

Step 6: In that Autorun file, some .EXE file will be mentioned that will be executed along with the autorun file. This exe file is the main culprit.
Step 7: Note the exe file mentioned in the Autorun.inf file. Close this Autorun.inf file.

Step 8: Now look for that .Exe file in the drive (Ex: c:/), Delete that .exe file along with Autorun.inf

Step 9: Restart your Operating System. Now your system is free with Autorun.inf Virus.

Note: Repeat the same process if your Usb or Pendrives are infected with Autorun.inf virus.

Top 10 Tips To Improve System Speed

1.Let your PC boot up completely before opening any applications.
2.Refresh the desktop after closing any application. This will remove any unused files from the RAM.
3.Do not set very large file size images as your wallpaper. Do not keep a wallpaper at all if your PC is low on RAM (less than 64 MB).
4.Do not clutter your Desktop with a lot of shortcuts. Each shortcut on the desktop uses up to 500 bytes of RAM
5.Empty the recycle bin regularly. The files are not really deleted from your hard drive until you empty the recycle bin.
6.Delete the temporary internet files regularly.
7.Defragment your hard drive once every two months. This will free up a lot of space on your hard drive and rearrange the files so that your applications run faster.
8.Always make two partitions in your hard drive. Install all large Softwares (like PSP, Photoshop, 3DS Max etc) in the second partition. Windows uses all the available empty space in C drive as virtual memory when your Computer RAM is full. Keep the C Drive as empty as possible.
9.When installing new Softwares disable the option of having a tray icon. The tray icons use up available RAM, and also slow down the booting of your PC. Also disable the option of starting
the application automatically when the PC boots. You can disable these options later on also from the Tools or preferences menu in your application.
10. Protect your PC from dust. Dust causes the CPU cooling fan to jam and slow down thereby gradually heating your CPU and affecting the processing speed. Use compressed air to blow out any dust from the CPU. Never use vacuum. RAM IS THE WORKING AREA
(DESKTOP) OF THE CPU, KEEP IT AS EMPTY AND
UNCLUTTERED AS POSSIBLE!

Turn Num Lock On Forever !

You can set your Num Lock to stay on by default when you logon your system.

There are two different techniques to set Num Lock stay on by default.

If you can use Registry Editor correctly then Click on start button and type Regedt32.exe in Run command. Here Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard and change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.

You can do same by configuring the script to change the NUM LOCK state. Click Start button and then open Notepad. Copy the giving code and paste in Notepad.

set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}"

Now save this file with name "num.vbs" must including the quotes. At the end copy this file to user startup folder. The path for this folder is Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

Now restart the computer. Num Lock should come on and stay on.

Hide Shutdown Menu !!!

This tip is very interesting for home and some small office users, who wants to restrict user's ability to shutdown their computer. You can hide the Shutdown button from the Start menu using registry editor and also restrict access to shutdown, if a user clicks on Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Follow the given steps to hide system shutdown button from start menu:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with

administrative rights.

Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.

Here locate the location to:

Here in right side panel, right click to create a new DWORD value with name NoClose.

Now assign number 1 to its value data box.

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

But next time, if you want to unhide the shutdown button then simply change the value data box to 0 or delete this DWORD item.

Again close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

Win Any Freecall Game !

You Need : Windows XP

For this while playing the game :
Press Ctrl+Shift+F10
This will pop a message box , from it choose Abort and then double click any card !
You will Win The Game !!!!!!!!!!

Watch Star Wars !

You Don't need to Download IT !

Just :

Go to Start>>Run , type : telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

And Enjoy The Movie !

Hide all drives from My Computer

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
2. Now go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Now in the right pane, create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives (it is case sensitive).
4. Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .
5. Now restart your computer.
6. 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. Magic.......

Screen Capture or Print Screen

This is a simple trick to capture your screen shot.

This page shows you how to capture a screen shot of your desktop or a window. Although the print screen feature has been available on Windows machine for a long time, some people have never tried to use it and would want to find out how.

To capture a screen shot of your entire desktop:

Hit "Print Screen" key on your keyboard (or "Print Scrn", or similar).
Open an image editor (i.e. Photoshop, Paintshop, or the Windows built-in "Paint").
Press Ctrl-V to paste the image and save the file as Jpeg, Bitmap, etc..

To capture a screen shot of only a window, a popup, or an error dialog:

Make sure the window or popup which you want to capture is active (on the very front of your screen).
Hold the "Alt" button and press "Print Screen" key on your keyboard (or "Print Scrn", or similar).
Open an image editor and press Ctrl-V to paste the image and save the file as Jpeg, Bitmap, etc..

Make Microphone in 5 Seconds !

Do you know ?

There is an interesting fact about Headphones i.e. they can also be used as a microphone !
Technically :
There is not much difference between the circuits of a Microphone and a Headphone , just the headphone is designed to spread voice and an microphone to capture the voice !

Working :

So if you connect the headphone in the microphone slot of your computer, you could use it as a microphone.
Just speak in the ear buds of the microphone, but please speak a bit loudly to be audible at the other end !

** Remember it is just a temporary solution !

AutomatiC ShuTdowN Trick!

Scare Your Friend With Auto Shutdown !!!

Read the following :
[1] Right click on desktop>select New>shortcut
[2] In the shortcut window type : shutdown -s -t 60 -c "the message you want to display"
[3] Select Next
[4] Name it anything.

Now, double click it !

Scared ???

Nothing happened !

Remedy :
[1] Go to start>Run
[2] Type : shutdown -a
[3] Hit Enter

Oh! You are rescued :)

Access Your Folders as Drive !

Well, this is my EXCLUSIVE !!!
Trick is all About :
You can create Virtual Drives in your Computer. Now you can access your Favorite Folders as a drive in My Computer.

What you can do ?
** Access your folders as a Drive !
** Fool 'Computer Beginners' or your 'Friends' (Non-Expert) , as the drive will show Disk Space of the folder's drive so it seems that the disk space has increased !!!

Do The Follwing :
► Start >> Run
► Type cmd and hit Enter
► This will open "Command Prompt"
► Type subst Z: E:\folder and hit Enter key.
→ You can replace Z: with your desired New Drive Letter (Except existing Drive letters)!
→ You can replace E:\folder with the path of your favorite folder !
► Now, type exit

*** This creates a new drive ! When you open this , it will open your folder !!!
*** Isn't it Awesome ?
*** And this is Exclusive at earnandtips.blogspot.com !
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But a Problem !
۩ On Restart the Virtual Drive Disappears !!!
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Solution !
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۩ We can make a batch file which will make the drive everytime on startup !
Here is how ?
► Open Notepad
► Type :
@ECHO OFF
subst Z: E:\folder
exit
► File >> Save As...
► Name it : Virtual Drive Emulator.bat
► Start >> All Programs
► Right Click on Startup >> Open
► This open the Startup folder
► Paste the Virtual Drive Emulator.bat file here !
*** That's all , now the drive will automatically be created when ever you start your pc

Recover Windows XP Administrator Password

Have you forgotten Windows xp Administrator login password or do you want to hack or change the Administrator password of the windows system at your School, College or office, then this Trick is just for you.

Follow the steps below

1. Restart your computer

2. Press F8 key continuously until you get a black screen where you have many options to start you operating system

3. From the options “Select the Safe mode with Command Prompt”

4. When your computer starts in DOS mode, type the following commands

net user

This command displays the list of users on this OS in ROWS

5. Now type the following commands to reset the windows Administrator password

net user username password

Note: Enter your username above and space then password.

Then it asks the new password without the last password.
Now type your new password ******
Again retype your new password********
Note: When you type the password, it will not be displayed

Check If Your Antivirus Is Alive Or Dead

Check if your antivirus is alive or dead...!
Open notepad and paste this:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

Save it as eicar.com. The Anti-Virus should stop you (if it does that means its working).

Don't worry about it. European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR) have got people to program Anti-Virus to recognise this as a threat (even tough it's completely harmless)...

How To Show Your Name After Time In Taskbar?

How to Show your name after time in taskbar…
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 your name -> Apply -> OK …
IS it changed ??? Might be not …Now go to time in task bar and Double Click it to open “Date and time property” …Look place where time changes in digital form i.e. 02:47:52 AM , click to arrow to change the AM or PM by selecting and press arrow. It will Show your name or name that was entered by u, Apply -> OK

Install Windows Media Player 11 Without Genuine Validation

Windows Media Player 11.0 is the Best Media Player by Microsoft.With WMP 11 you can store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your home all from one place.Windows Media Player 11 is available for free download officially at Microsoft website, You must have Windows XP Service Pack-2 (SP2) in order to install Windows Media Player 11.0.

So guys if you are facing a problem while installing this new Windows Media Player if your copy of Windows XP is not a genuine , since WMP 11.0 installation requires genuine windows validation.

Here is how you can install Windows Media Player 11 bypassing the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation (WGA).
1.Download Windows Media Player 11.0 officially from the Microsoft Site.
2.Extract the downloaded Windows Media Player setup file (wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe) using WinRAR to a directory.
3.Now Download the patched LegitLibM.dll. Now Copy and paste the downloaded legitib.dll into the extracted WMP11 directory overwriting the exisiting file.
4.Double click on the file “wmfdist11.exe” and install the media player runtimes
5.After completing the process double-click on the file “wmp11.exe” and install the “Windows Media Player 11“.

Done!! In this way you can easily install the Windows Media Player 11 without genuine validation.
Note : All information are for or educational and informational purpose only. Tricks Machine is recommending to use the genuine validation by Microsoft. If you’re having problem with genuine windows validation then purchase a new lice

Pages

5 Great Registry Hacks

How to Recover Important Data after your System is Crashed

Create a System Rescue CD

Start the rescue

Backing up your data to a CD/DVD

Backing up your data to a remote location

Top 9 Hacking Articles BEST OF 2011

Free Software to Make your Windows Look 3D: T3Desk

Here are some of the features of this 3D Desktop

Improve XP shut down speed

Delete Autorun.inf Virus Manually

Top 10 Tips To Improve System Speed

Turn Num Lock On Forever !

Hide Shutdown Menu !!!

Win Any Freecall Game !

Watch Star Wars !

Hide all drives from My Computer

Screen Capture or Print Screen

Make Microphone in 5 Seconds !

AutomatiC ShuTdowN Trick!

Access Your Folders as Drive !

Recover Windows XP Administrator Password

Check If Your Antivirus Is Alive Or Dead

How To Show Your Name After Time In Taskbar?

Install Windows Media Player 11 Without Genuine Validation

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