windows tricks


-: Folder Lock Without Any Software :-


Folder Lock With Password Without Any Software-
Paste the code given below in notepad and 'Save' it as batch file (with extension '.bat').
Any name will do.
Then you see a batch file. Double click on this batch file to create a folder locker.
New folder named 'Locker' would be formed at the same location.
Now bring all the files you want to hide in the 'Locker' folder. Double click on the batch file to lock the folder namely 'Locker'.
If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password.
Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.


if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End


-: Calculations On Command Prompt :-


The command processor CMD.EXE comes with a mini-calculator that can perform simple arithmetic on 32-bit signed integers: C:\>set /a 2+2
4
C:\>set /a 2*(9/2)
8
C:\>set /a (2*9)/2
9
C:\>set /a "31>>2"
7
Note that we had to quote the shift operator since it would otherwise be misinterpreted as a "redirect stdout and append" operator.
For more information, type set /? at the command prompt.




-: Increase Broadband Speed Using Simple Tweak :-


A Simple Tweak (XP Pro only) which will increase your Broadband Speed.

Make sure you Log on as Administrator, not as a user with Administrator privileges.

Follow the steps as given below-

1) Click on Start Button.

2) Select Run From Start Menu.

3) Type gpedit.msc

4) Expand the [Administrative Templates] branch.

5) Then Expand the [Network] branch.

6) Highlight(Select by Single Click) [QoS Packet Scheduler]

7) Double-click [Limit Reservable Bandwidth] (Available in Right Side Panel)

8) Check(Select By Single Click on it) [Enabled]

9) Change [Bandwidth limit %] to 0 %

10) Click [OK] Button.

11) Restart Your PC.

12) Now Check Your Broadband Speed.


-: Hide EXE File into JPG :-


This is a good trick to hide your exe files into a jpg file..!

How about sending a trojan or a keylogger into your victim using this trick..??

1) Firstly, create a new folder and make sure that the options 'show hidden files and folders' is checked and ‘hide extensions for known file types’ is unchecked.
Basically what you need is to see hidden files and see the extension of all your files on your pc.

2) Paste a copy of your server on the new created folder. let's say it's called 'server.exe' (that's why you need the extension of files showing, cause you need to see it to change it)

3) Now you’re going to rename this 'server.exe' to whatever you want, let’s say for example 'picture.jpeg'

4) Windows is going to warn you if you really want to change this extension from exe to jpeg, click YES.

5) Now create a shortcut of this 'picture.jpeg' in the same folder.

6) Now that you have a shortcut, rename it to whatever you want, for example, 'me.jpeg'.

7) Go to properties (on file me.jpeg) and now you need to do some changes there.

8) First of all delete all the text on field 'Start In' and leave it empty.

9) Then on field 'Target' you need to write the path to open the other file (the server renamed 'picture.jpeg') so you have to write this :-
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c picture.jpeg'

10) The last field, 'c picture.jpeg' is always the name of the first file. If you called the first file 'soccer.avi' you gotta write 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c soccer.avi'.

11) So what you’re doing is when someone clicks on 'me.jpeg', a cmd will execute the other file 'picture.jpeg' and the server will run.

12) On that file 'me.jpeg' (shortcut), go to properties and you have an option to change the icon. Click that and a new window will pop up and you have to write this :-
%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll . Then press OK.

13) You can set the properties 'Hidden' for the first file 'picture.jpeg' if you think it’s better to get a connection from someone.

14) But don’t forget one thing, these 2 files must always be together in the same folder and to get connected to someone they must click on the shortcut created not on the first file. So rename the files to whatever you want considering the person and the knowledge they have on this matter.

15) For me for example I always want the shortcut showing first so can be the first file to be opened. So I rename the server to 'picture2.jpeg' and the shortcut to 'picture1.jpeg'.
This way the shortcut will show up first. If you set hidden properties to the server 'picture.jpeg' then you don’t have to bother with this detail but I’m warning you, the hidden file will always show up inside of a Zip or a Rar file.

16) So the best way to send these files together to someone is compress them into Zip or Rar.

17) inside the Rar or Zip file you can see the files properties and even after all this work you can see that the shortcut is recognized like a shortcut but hopefully the person you sent this too doesn’t know that and is going to open it.



-: Running Multiple Instances of Yahoo Messenger :-


If you are using Yahoo! Messenger v8.0 or above, YahooMulti.reg will let you run multiple copies of Yahoo Messenger.
At the same time which will allow you to login multiple ID’s at the same time.

1) Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
Click Start > Run and then type 'regedit' press enter.

2) Then Look For-
HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\yahoo\ pager\Test.

3) Then change this value of plural to like this-
“Plural”=dword: 00000001

Add a Background Image To the Drives Window



Isn’t It cool when You Add a Background in the AttachedDrives and Give Your Explorer a dashing Look.
Dont Waste time Just follow these Simple Steps :

    Create a Notepad fileand Change Its Extension to .ini File
    Copy and Paste These Command Lines
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\Radiance.jpg
iconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF
**You can change the image path to your desired image path
Note : The Radiance File that you will choose I know will not fit properly so make the image larger by using ACD See or by editing the image by enlargement in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. For Optimal fitting the size should be 1024×768!






















  • Copy That .ini file into Your C Directory and Enjoy The New Look.


  • How to avoid hard drive crashes | Recover your data if worst happens

    There are numerous reasons for your hard drive crashes. Some of the reasons are:
        Scratched Platters
        Broken read/write arm
        Hard drive motor failed
        Humidity or moisture
        Master Boot record failure
        Drive not recognised by BIOS
        OS Malfunction and so on.
    So here are the tips that can
    help you avoid crashes and recover valuable data.
    Backup utility
    Prepare for the worst and install the Windows XP backup utility from your installation CD. It’s found in \VALUEADD\MSFT\ NTBACKUP\NTBACKUP.MSI
    Older applications
    If an older application is crashing your system, try running it in Compatibility Mode.
    Support tools
    You can get some extra help with diagnosing problems by using the Windows Support Tools on your installation disc. Browse to support\tools\setup.exe to use it.
    Update your BIOS
    Check your motherboard or your PC manufacturer’s website for a BIOS update as these may iron out recognised bugs that are causing your system’s problems.
    Floppy boot
    If necessary, you can boot your PC up from the installation CD. If you need to use a floppy disk then make sure you take a look online at article Q310994 on the Microsoft Knowledge Base first.
    Is it compatible?
    Problems can often be caused by hardware that’s not compatible with Windows XP – check your devices in case of trouble.
    Read the logs
    If you have a problem, the Application and System Logs in Event Viewer may explain why your system crashed.
    Overclock with care
    Exercise caution if you’re overclocking essential components like your CPU and video card as this is a very risky process that can cause massive instability and even permanent damage to your setup.
    You can also go to Microsoft Support Center Online for better expert guidance and safeguarding you pc.


    Enable Faster Reboot In XP / Vista

    If your Windows is getting a very slower reboot, then you can boost it up.
    Many Users Get really irritated as they have to wait for long just to restart The PC.
    You can Really Boost up the reboot time.
    You can do this not only by increasing Your computers Memory or spending few Bugs.
    Just Utilize Your Computer Sources Fully.
    Follow these Simple Steps.
       Create a Notepad File.

       Copy and paste the given data

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown]
    “FastReboot”=”1″
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Shutdown]
    “FastReboot”=”1″
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Shutdown]
    “FastReboot”=”1″
      Now save that file with the Extension of .reg file
        After Saving Click on Merge
    Enjoy the Faster Reboot time.
    Note : Please don’t Modify the other critical registry files as it will let down the System to Crash.


    Add Uninstall Option In Right Click Context Menu

    Now you can add Uninstall option in your right click menu with
    a freeware utility Menu Uninstaller
    Using Menu Uninstaller you can uninstall any program with a single right click on its shortcut.It is compatible with windows xp,Vista and windows 7.


    How To Add Uninstall Option In Right Click Context Menu:-

    • Download Menu Uninstaller by clicking here
    • Click on the setup to install it in your PC.Installation process is fairly simple (Just Follow Guidelines)
    • Now Uninstall option will available in right click menu.
    To remove any program simply right click on its shortcut and select Uninstall Option


    How to remove viruses from pendrives or USB drives ?

    I have seen many people using pendrives or USB drives, suffering from viruses in their pendrives. One of the most poplular isAUTORUN.INF.
    What is autorun.inf ?
    AUTORUN.INF Viruses are virus that uses the Autorun feature of Windows to spread itself on computers. This virus makes a copy of the autorun.inf file to the root or main directory
    of all the drives on your PC, internal and / or external disks, to make the virus runs every time the external disks like pendrives or USB drives were inserted or every time you double-click the drives through the Windows Explorer.
    How to remove or block autorun.inf virus ?
    For this purpose, you can download a software called “USB Disk Security”. This will automatically detecc virus whenever you insert pendrive and more importantly it will remove your virus as well.
    Preventing AUTORUN.INF virus manually
    The following are just generic instructions and some of the steps might not be applicable to some virus infections that uses autorun.inf.
    The method is to create an AUTORUN.INF folder on the root directories (main directory usually represented by backslash symbol \ ) . You can do this via Windows Explorer or Command Prompt but I will recommend the method via Command Prompt.

        To run command prompt, click Start then Run or press the key combination: Winkey + R

        Type CMD then press enter. This will open the black and white environment.

        On the prompt, type MD C:\AUTORUN.INF then press enter key.

        Repeat this procedure to other hard drives and USB drives. Just replace the C letter from the command with the appropriate drive letter of each storage device.

    If you liked this post and if it helped you, please do comment.:)

    Windows 8 downloads | Direct link

    Windows 8 Developer Preview downloads

     

    The Windows Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. These downloads include prerelease software that may change without notice. The software is provided as is, and you bear the risk of using it. It may not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be used in a production environment. The features and functionality in the prerelease software may not appear in the final version. Some product features and functionality may require advanced or additional hardware, or installation of other software.
    Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)
    Sha 1 hash - 6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF

    All of the following come on a disk image file (.iso). See below for installation instructions.

    • 64-bit Windows Developer Preview
    • Windows SDK for Metro style apps
    • Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
    • Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
    • 28 Metro style apps including the BUILD Conference app
     Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)
    Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9

    Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 64-bit PC.
    Windows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86)
    Sha 1 hash - 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC

    Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 32-bit PC.
    You can use Developer version till March 2012.....
    So enjoy Windows 8 reimagined...


    How to Save money with Online Programming



    Those that are looking for ways to cut outrageous cable costs may be able to do just that and simultaneously give their fancy (and expensive) television sets the boot thanks to the ever-growing popularity of online streaming programming. Last week Amazon was added to the likes of Hulu and Netflix—companies that offers customers an alternative to traditional cable-viewing. If you already own
    a lab top/desktop and are looking to save a few bucks, look at what these different online streaming companies have to offer:
    Hulu
    The online programming offered through Hulu is completely free.  While there are a variety of different shows offered, a good chunk of them are from ABC, NBC, and Fox. Typically TV shows aren’t posted until a day after its regular programming air date and only stays online for about a week or so, but it’s an easy and cheap way to catch your favorite shows on the weekend, for example. There is also a database for free movies—be warned that these movies are typically outdated. In addition, since programming and movies are free, viewers must watch 30-second commercials throughout the programming. If you want to have access to past seasons and episodes, viewers can pay a $7.99 monthly fee and upgrade to HuluPlus. The downside? Commercials and ads will still flood your programming.
    Netflix
    While Netflix is well-known for movie rentals, it is also another great way for viewers to catch up on their shows. For $9.99 a month viewers can have unlimited access to old and new recently released movies and shows and can have some on instant streaming—no 1 to 2 day wait required. Instant streaming programming is commercial and ad free.
    Amazon On-Demand
    Unlike its competitors, Amazon’s online “free” video streaming is only offered to its “Prime” costumers, which technically makes the “free” part non-existent.  This is because in order to gain access to about 4,000 TV episodes and 1,600 movies and become a prime member, you need to pay a $79 membership fee. This may seem a little steep, but compare it to the average cable bill which can be as much as a whopping $150, and this deal seems like a steal.  If you aren’t particularly an entertainment junkie but just want to get your fix every now and then, you can also opt to purchase or rent recently released movies and TV show seasons individually. With this option, prices will vary depending on whether you are buying or renting and how new the show/movie is. But just for measure, prices usually range anywhere from $3.99 to $14.99 per download. There are no commercials.

    How to: Recover MOST of scratched CD data disks

    How to recover MOST of scratched CD data discs
    I,today, learn an old technique to how to recover a damaged or scratched cd disks with very minute loss of data. In this case i have a game  with a chunck of 4 mb lost with a scratch in CD1 Install. Here we cover some special techniques of how to create a full working CD from the scratched one.
    First some tools will be needed:

    1. Alcohol 120%
    2. UltraISO
    3. Windows XP/2000 (not tested on 95/98/me)
    3. Small piece of cotton
    4. Dry cleaner paper
    5. Finally, oil for cooking.
    First step – preparing the CD
    Get the cotton and drop some water, start cleaning vertically the surface of CD.
    Do it 3 times and dry the water with a piece of dry cleaner paper. With a new piece of cotton, drop some oil for cooking and start to wet the surface like you are washing the CD with the oil. Dry carefully now. Some particles of oil will stay on the microsurface of the scrath. It’s okay.
    Seems the oil helps the laser of the CD/DVD driver to read the surface again. Sure this will work with small unreadable scratchs – some hard scratchs loose parts of the surface of the CD where we have data and it’s lost forever.
    But if it is loosed try anyway. Whith this tip 80% of the small scratched CD’s coud be recovered.
    Second Step – testing the CD
    With Alcohol 120% make an ISO – image making wizard – and lets see if the app can read the loosed surface. In my case Alcohol 120% had recovered 60% of the data.
    This is not enough. Have tryed other appz, they do not recover all the data. But the CD/DVD driver laser CAN recover all data in this case. the data is still there, what we do?
    Third step – making the new CD
    With the main copy system of windows explorer you can do it. Just create one folder with the same name of the CD label for future burn reference, and copy the CD content to the folder.
    When the CD copy process find the scratch, in majority of the cases, it’s slow down the reading and will recover ALL loosed data.If not, it just tell you there’s an unreadable sector.
    In this case your CD is lost. But it’s not my case, finally windows explorer got all the data from the scratch and made a copy in the folder with the ultraISO, wrote the original CD label, drop the content of the folder and save as Iso. You can Test the new CD just mounting the iso in the Alcohol 120%.
    In my case i did ISO of the two discs from MAX PAYNE 2 and tested installing from the mounted ISO. Works like a charm. I got the 4 mb lost again. So, I have burned the CD and now i have a working copy from the scratched one.
    Sounds too bizzarre, but works. Course you can jump the cleaning process and try to copy the content with Windows explorer. But in my case did not work without oil.
    Try it and have fun.
    * Note: This is not a new trick. It is a very old trick. I,today, just came to know about this that’s why i wrote it so that you may come to know about this too.
    If problem persists, contact me.


    KGB Archiver: Compress 1GB File to 10MB

    KGB Archiver is free and open source software which compresses 1GB file to 10MB file.
    Data compression utility of this software is based on PAQ6 algorithm which has AES-256 powerful encryption. KGB archiver works on both Windows and Linux operating system. Compression ratio of this software is very high. Due to high compression levels, time to compress a file goes high as the size of the file increases and compression ratio may vary depending on the format of the file.When a file is compressed with KGB Archiver it saves it with own extension and at the time of decompression it automatically recognizes the file format. The only limitation of KGB archiver is, decompressed file cannot be open or extract with other compression softwares. You can also choose any compression level (high, maximum, normal, low, very weak) to compress a file but the compression time  will vary according to your selected compression level.
    Note: If you are compressing any file with KGB archiver and sending the comprssed file to your friends then he must have KBG archiver installed on his computer to decompress the file.

    System Requirements:

    Due to high compression ratio of KGB archiver, you need to have a decent system hardware configuration
    • 256 MB RAM
    • 1.5 GHz Processor

    Features of KGB Archiver

    • Supports native .kgb files and .zip files
    • AES-256 Encryption
    • Able to create self-extracting archives.
    • Multilanguage supports like Arabic, German, Greek, Japanese, Spanish many more.
    • Unicode is supported in both User Interface and File Systems.
    • An Explorer shell extension is available for the windows version.
    • Make Password protected compressed file.
     

    Note: This KBG Archiver software cannot compress video
    format files.
    Trim it down to size with a light bulb



    Increase your Utorrent speed by 80%


    Lets get started. If you dont have Utorrent, Download it from here


    Remember to increase torrent speed please disable firewall before you use it. Now Open it up and follow these screenshots tutorial:
     

     

     
     For connection setting I Here checked enable upnp port mapping, enable NAT-PMP port mapping and i use 45682 for random port.

     Checked use additional upload slots if upload speed <90% and follow the value setting like screenshot.
     Checked for enable dht network, enable dht for new torrent, enable local peer discovery, ask tracker for scrape information, enable peer change, allow incoming legacy connections and enable outgoing protocol encryption.

     Setup net.max_halfopen to 90

     That is it, You have just tweaked the speed of Utorrent by 80%
    Remember, If the torrent has no seeds, This will not work!

    Boost and increase internet speed


    By Default, XP reserves 20% of your bandwidth for it’s own use. This is a crying shame and should be undone immediately. To do this, you will not require any additional software, just follow the steps below.

    Access the Group Policy Editor. This can be done by typing gpedit.msc in the Run box (Start, and then Run). You will now be looking at something like this.

    Navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/QOS Packet Scheduler using the pane on the left side.
    In the left pane, there should be a Setting with the name Limit reservable bandwidth, right-click this and select properties.
    Now this might seem a bit weird, as the State will say “Not Configured” but Windows by default will reserve 20%. So the trick is to set it to reserve 0%. You can do this by clicking enabled and then setting the Bandwidth Limit % to 0.

    Hit OK then close the Group Policy Editor.
    That’s it! You’re done with the first tweak. Just a quick side note here, there are lots of other little things you can change easily using the policy editor. Feel free to wander around!
    Tweak 2: Optimizing TCP/IP settings
    This next tweak is going to require a piece of freeware called SG TCP Optimizer. This nifty little utility will optimize the manner in which your PC sends and receives data packets, which will as a result speed up your connection. Though It is most effective for broadband connections, it works for just about any type of connection.
     Download SG TCP Optimizer. You don’t need to install it, just double-click and it will run.

    That is quite an intimidating interface, but we won’t be touching most of it. Under the General Settings tab, just drag the slider to match your connection’s download speed. Then, at the bottom of the same window, select the “Optimal Settings” radio button and click “Apply Changes”.
    You will now be looking at a window.

    Make sure that the “Backup” tick box is ticked and then click OK.
    All that’s left is to reboot your system, in order to apply the changes. You will be prompted to do so.
    Once your system has rebooted, surf around for a while. If for whatever reason you feel your connection has been affected negatively, then fear not, for the changes you made can be undone. Start SG TCP Optimizer, click File and choose restore backed up settings. This will bring up a dialog box where you can navigate to where you downloaded the program. There, you will find a file with the extension .spg with a filename containing the date.
    For example If you applied the changes on the 21st of February “sg_backup_2008-02-21-xxxx.spg” would be the filename, where the xxxx is any number. Once you find this file select it and press open. This should bring to a dialog box similar to the one shown above. Click OK and reboot. Your original settings are now restored.

    How to make your system work faster– Increase Virtual Ram

    If you want to use your system at much faster speed, you can now do it by increasing its virtual memory.

    Here are the steps!!

    Hold down the ‘Windows‘ Key and Press the ‘Pause/Break’ button at the top right of your keyboard. Another way is Right-Clicking ‘My Computer’ and then Select ‘Properties’.
    Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab.
    Under ‘Performance’, click ‘Settings’.
    Then click the ‘Advanced’ tab on the button that pops up.
    Under ‘Virtual Memory‘ at the bottom, click ‘Change’.
    Click the ‘Custom Size’ button.
    For the initial size (depending on your HD space), type in anywhere from 1000-1500 (although I use 4000), and for the Maximum size type in anywhere from 2000-2500 (although I use 6000).
    Click ‘Set’, and then exit out of all of the windows.
    Finally, Restart your computer.
    You now have a faster computer and 1-2GB of Virtual RAM..!
    If it worked, do let me know through your comments.!!
    Enjoy :)


    Add the “Open Command Prompt” to Folder context menu




    If you want to add the “OpenCommand Prompt” to Folder context menu, then you should  try the following steps:
    • Write the following code in a text document.
    CODE
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
    @=”Command Prompt”
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
    @=”cmd.exe /k \”cd %L\”"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
    @=”Command Prompt”
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
    @=”cmd.exe /k \”cd %L\”"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\cmd]
    @=”Command Prompt”
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\cmd\command]
    @=”cmd.exe /k \”cd %L\”"
        Now Save this text document as cmd here.reg
        After doing this, click on the saved file and run this registry file.
        After this, you will see a “Open Command Prompt” to Folder context menu.


    How to Hide Entire Drives Partition Without Registry


    If you want to hide your entire drive partition, then you can use this cool trick which hides entire hard disk drives by a simple procedure.
    This is the best security tip to be employ against unauthorised users.

    Steps:


        Go to Start > Run > type “diskpart“.
        Then type “list volume“
        Suppose you want to hide drive E then type “select volume 3″
        Now type “remove letter E“
        Sometime it requires to reboot the computer.
        Diskpart will remove the letter.
    Note: Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unknown volume.
    Your Data is now safe from unauthorised users.
    To access the content of hidden Drive repeat the process mentioned above. But in 4th step replace ” remove” by “assign”.
    It means type “assign letter E”.



    Disable Error Report In Windows

    windows error
    Microsoft’s Error Reporting in windows sometimes is disturbing, most of us don’t want to send that error report because it’s of no use.
    There’s an easy way to disable Microsoft error report in windows.
    Disable Microsoft Error report in Windows XP :
    1) Open Control Panel (Start > Control Panel)
    2) Open the Problem Reports & Solutions applet Under advanced options and disable error reporting.
    Disable Microsoft Error report in Windows Vista :
    1) Right click on my computer (Desktop) and click properties
    2) Click the Advanced Tab
    3) You’ll see a “Error reporting” button at the bottom, click it
    4) Select Disable Error Reporting.
    And you’re done….!


    -: Increase Virtual RAM - To Make Your System Faster :-


    Follow the steps given below :-


    1) Hold down the 'Windows' Key and Press the 'Pause/Break' button at the top right of your keyboard.
    Another way is Right-Clicking 'My Computer' and then Select 'Properties'.

    2) Click on the 'Advanced' tab.

    3) Under 'Performance', click 'Settings'.

    4) Then click the 'Advanced' tab on the button that pops up.

    5) Under 'Virtual Memory' at the bottom, click 'Change'.

    6) Click the 'Custom Size' button.

    7) For the initial size (depending on your HD space), type in anywhere from 1000-1500 (although I use 4000), and for the Maximum size type in anywhere from 2000-2500 (although I use 6000).

    8) Click 'Set', and then exit out of all of the windows.

    9) Finally, Restart your computer.

    10) You now have a faster computer and 1-2GB of Virtual RAM..!


    -: Convert FAT - NTFS :-


    To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.

    1) Open 'Command Prompt'.

    2) At the command prompt, type the following-

    CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.

    'Convert.exe' will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.


    NOTE :- Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command.


    -: Shutdown Command Via Command Prompt :-


    The 'Shutdown' Command Becomes More Flexible and Automated when used from the Command Prompt.

    To Run the 'Shutdown' command from the command prompt, go to 'Start > Run', type 'cmd', and press 'Enter'.
    In the black box (the command prompt) type 'Shutdown' and the Switches you want to use with the 'Shutdown' command.
    You have to use at least one switch for the shutdown command to work.

    The Switches :-
    The 'Shutdown' command has a few options called Switches. You can always see them by typing 'shutdown -?' in the command prompt if you forget any of them.

    -i: Display GUI interface, must be the first option
    -l: Log off (cannot be used with -m option)
    -s: Shutdown the computer
    -r: Shutdown and restart the computer
    -a: Abort a system shutdown
    -m \\computername: Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort
    -t xx: Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
    -c “comment”: Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
    -f: Forces running applications to close without warning
    -d [u][p]:xx:yy: The reason code for the shutdown u is the user code p is a planned shutdown code xx is the major reason code (positive integer less than 256) yy is the minor reason code (positive integer less than 65536)

    Note :- I’ve noticed using a switch with a '-' sign doesn’t work sometimes.
    If you are having trouble try using a '/' in place of '-' in your switches.

    Examples :-
    shutdown –m \\computername –r –f
    This command will restart the computer named computername and force any programs that might still be running to stop.

    shutdown –m \\computername –r –f –c “I’m restarting your computer. Please save your work now.” –t 120
    This command will restart the computer named computername, force any programs that might still be running to stop, give to user on that computer a message, and countdown 120 seconds before it restarts.

    shutdown –m \\computername –a
    This command will abort a previous shutdown command that is in progress.

    Using A Batch File :-
    You can create a file that performs the shutdown command on many computers at one time.

    In this example I’m going to create a batch file that will use the shutdown command to shut down 3 computers on my home network before I go to bed.

    Open 'Notepad' and type the shutdown command to shut down a computer for each computer on the network.
    Make sure each shutdown command is on its own line.
    An example of what should be typed in notepad is given below-

    shutdown –m \\computer1 –s
    shutdown –m \\computer2 –s
    shutdown –m \\computer3 -s

    Now I’ll save it as a batch file by going to file, save as, change save as type to all files, give the file a name ending with '.bat'. I named mine 'shutdown.bat'.
    Pick the location to save the batch file in and save it.

    When you run the batch file it’ll shutdown computer 1, 2, and 3 for you.

    You can use any combination of shutdown commands in a batch file.

    -: Hacking Minesweeper by Dynamic DLL Injection :-


    You can hack Microsoft Minesweeper by Dynamic DLL Injection Technique.
    Dynamic DLL Injection is nothing but the injection that occurs after the program is executed. This technique is used by trojans & virus. When an attacker attempts to load code in process memory, then he is using Dynamic Injection.
    It is working in Windows XP Service Pack 2.

    Tools Required:
    1) Hack.dll [Download]
    2) Advanced Process Manipulation [Download]

    Steps to Hack Minesweeper:
    • Start Minesweeper (Start->All Programs->Games->Minesweeper)
    • Start APM (Advanced Process Manipulation)
    • Select "c:\windows\system32\winmine.exe"

    • Right click on the module window in the lower half

    • Then select "Load DLL" and select the Hack.dll, from where you have saved it in your computer.
    • If you have done every thing right, you will get this window "Dll Injection, Sucessfull" Click OK there.

    • After that you will get a window "Success, C:\Hack.dll has been loaded". Click OK.

    • Now, start playing Minesweeper.
    • Now you can close Advance Process Manipulation Software otherwise you can continue also.
    • Wow you have hacked minesweeper sucessfully. You will notice the timer has stopped after 01 seconds. Take as much time you need to complete the game.

    • After finishing your game . Select Hack.dll from the modules window and unload it. Otherwise close Advance Process Manipulation Software.
    • -: Cryptography :-


      Cryptography By definition cryptography is the process of converting recognisable data into an encrypted code for transmitting it over a network (either trusted or untrusted). Data is encrypted at the source, i.e. sender's end and decrypted at the destination, i.e. receiver's end.

      In all cases, the initial unencrypted data is referred to as plaintext. It is encrypted into ciphertext, which will in turn (usually) be decrypted into usable plaintext using different encryption algorithms.


      The Purpose :-
      * Authentication : The process of proving one's identity.
      * Privacy/confidentiality : Ensuring that no one can read the message except the intended receiver.
      * Integrity : Assuring the receiver that the received message has not been altered in any way from the original.
      * Non-repudiation : A mechanism to prove that the sender really sent this message.

      In general cryptographic algorithms are classified into three categories as follows :

      1) Secret Key Cryptography (SKC) : Uses a single key for both encryption and decryption.
      2) Public Key Cryptography (PKC) : Uses one key for encryption and another for decryption.
      3) Hash Functions : Uses a mathematical transformation to irreversibly "encrypt" information.

      Secret Key Cryptography :- With secret key cryptography, a single key is used for both encryption and decryption. Because a single key is used for both functions, secret key cryptography is also called symmetric encryption.

      Secret key cryptography algorithms that are in use today include :

      1) Data Encryption Standard (DES) : DES is a block-cipher employing a 56-bit key that operates on 64-bit blocks. DES uses a key of only 56 bits, and thus it is now susceptible to "brute force" attacks.
      Triple-DES (3DES) and DESX are the two important variants that strengthen DES.

      2) Advanced Encryption Standard (AES ) : The algorithm can use a variable block length and key length; the latest specification allowed any combination of keys lengths of 128, 192, or 256 bits and blocks of length 128, 192, or 256 bits.

      3 ) International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA) : Secret-key cryptosystem written by Xuejia Lai and James Massey, in 1992 and patented by Ascom; a 64-bit SKC block cipher using a 128-bit key. Also available internationally.

      4) Rivest Ciphers : Named for Ron Rivest, a series of SKC algorithms.

      RC1 : Designed on paper but never implemented.
      RC2 : A 64-bit block cipher using variable-sized keys designed to replace DES. It's code has not been made public although many companies have licensed RC2 for use in their products. Described in RFC 2268.
      RC3 : Found to be breakable during development.
      RC4 : A stream cipher using variable-sized keys; it is widely used in commercial cryptography products, although it can only be exported using keys that are 40 bits or less in length.
      RC5 : A block-cipher supporting a variety of block sizes, key sizes, and number of encryption passes over the data. Described in RFC 2040.
      RC6 : An improvement over RC5, RC6 was one of the AES Round 2 algorithms.

      5) Blowfish : A symmetric 64-bit block cipher invented by Bruce Schneier; optimized for 32-bit processors with large data caches, it is significantly faster than DES on a Pentium/PowerPC-class machine. Key lengths can vary from 32 to 448 bits in length. Blowfish, available freely and intended as a substitute for DES or IDEA, is in use in over 80 products.

       
      Maintain your System healthy and error free
                              Maintaining your computer is the key to keeping it healthy and fully working and of course, fast. Windows 95 has most of the tools for maintaining your PC, but Windows 98 extends the possibilities and makes it even less of a hassle.  If you follow the list below and run the programs listed frequently, you will be guaranteed to have a maintained computer at no extra cost. There are, however, other programs in the market with stronger engines, but then again, they're not free (stop smiling...) 
      Most of these programs can be found under the Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools folder. 

      1. Disk Defrag: It is advisable to run Defrag under Windows 95 once a month or when you add/remove programs. However, under Windows 98, you can run it every week if you want because it has a new engine, which means that the more you run it, the faster your computer will get. What happens is that your programs are placed on your hard disk in a way so that the ones you use most often are easier for the hard disk to find and run.  Make sure that the 'make my programs run faster' is ticked in the 'Settings' window in Defrag.

      2. Scandisk: Running a thorough check is good once a month in both Windows 95 and 98. Run this once a month if you feel that your hard disk takes a long time to load programs.  A standard check is very fast and checks for basic disk problems concerning files and folders and lost fragments.  It takes an average 2 minutes to complete so try running it often.

      3. Disk cleanup: This one is good for seeing how much disk space is being used up by unnecessary files that are in the recycle bin, temp folder, or in temporary internet folders.  You can then remove them!
      4. RegClean: A simple but effective piece of software this is. You can download it for free from Microsoft's web site. It is also available on many magazine cover disks. Reg Clean takes about a minute to check the registry. Then it asks whether you want to clean out redundant or orphan file. This usually helps the computer to get rid of files that have been left behind by uninstalled programs.

      5. Windows update: It's a good idea to use Windows Update to make sure your computer has all the latest fixes, patches and updates.  You can do so by clicking on its icon in the Start Menu under Windows 98.
       
      6. Tweak ALL: A very handy program that allows to change settings, which cannot be changed using Windows alone!

      Multi Google Talk Login without any software
                    Just follow the simple steps Below:
      1) Right click on the Google Talk shortcut.
      2) click on Properties.
      3) Go to Shortcut tab on Google Talk Properties window.
      4) On the Target textbox, add in the /nomutex to the end of the line so that it looks like below (or you can simply copy and paste the below syntax and replace the original).
      “c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex
      5) Click on OK.
        I didn't have to do anything after this and clicking on the shortcut multiple times just gave me different Google talk window.

      Alternative

      To create a new shortcut for Google Talk:

      1) Right-click on the desktop or anywhere you want to place the GTalk shortcut.
      2) Select New on the right click context menu.
      3) Then select Shortcut.
      4) Copy and paste the following line to the text box when prompted to type the location of the item:
      “c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex

      5) Click on Next.
      6) Give the shortcut a proper name such as Google Talk or Google
      Talk Multiple or Google Talk Polygamy.
      7) Click OK until you are done.


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