Hide and Lock your drives in Windows XP, Vista & 7 0

Hide and Lock your drives in Windows XP, Vista & 7


Doing some simple Registry editing, you can hide or lock your drive in My Computer.

Here is the trick:

1. Open RUN dialog box, type regedit and hit enter.

2. Navigate to the following key:

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

3. Now right click in right side pane and create a new DWORD Value.

4. Rename it as "NoViewOnDrive" (for locking drive) or "NoDrives" (for Hiding drive), without quote.

5. Double click on it and put some numbers from the list below to lock or hide your desired Drive and click OK.

Code:

Drive Letter A : Decimal Value : 1
Drive Letter B : Decimal Value : 2
Drive Letter C : Decimal Value : 4
Drive Letter D : Decimal Value : 8
Drive Letter E : Decimal Value : 16
Drive Letter F : Decimal Value : 32
Drive Letter G : Decimal Value : 64
Drive Letter H : Decimal Value : 128

6. Finally restart or log-off the computer for changed to take effect.

7. Keep in mind that "0" is Default Value to Disable or remove this setting. Or simply delete the "NoViewOnDrive" or "NoDrives" key.

8. After locking the drive when you try to open it, you will see a message box like this:

"This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator".

Note:

1. You can hide or lock more than one drive. Just add the numbers given to lock or hide multiple drives. For example if you want to lock or hide drive D: and E: then the required value will be 8+16=24 and so on.

2. Do not hide or lock your system drive, usually C:

Simple Script to Close and Restart Explorer Automatically in Windows XP, Vista and 7 0

Simple Script to Close and Restart Explorer Automatically in Windows XP, Vista and 7

I have discussed in my previous post how to Restart Explorer in the safest way. Now I will discuss about how to create a batch file to close and restart Explorer in one click.

Just copy and paste the code below in notepad and save it as "Restart_Explorer.bat" (including quote).

Code:

@ECHO OFF
echo.
echo.
echo STEP 1: Closing Explorer . . .
echo.
TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe
echo.
echo.
echo STEP 2: Starting Explorer . . .
start explorer.exe
echo.
echo SUCCESS: Explorer is running.
echo.
echo.
PAUSE

Now Place the file in some location in your hard disk like desktop or quick launch or create a shortcut. This is the simplest way to restart Windows Explorer.

Hidden Trick to Safely Restart Windows Explorer in Windows XP, Vista & 7 0

Hidden Trick to Safely Restart Windows Explorer in Windows XP, Vista & 7


Sometimes we notice that installing some software or shell extension, we require to restart our system. But log off or end task of explorer does the job perfectly without restarting the whole system. We usually end task of Explorer from Task Manager. But this method of forcibly restart Explorer is not recommended by Microsoft.

But there is a hidden option in Windows XP, Vista and 7 by which we can restart Explorer more safely.

Windows XP:

Code:

1. Click on Turn Off Computer button in Start Menu.

2. It will open Turn Off Computer dialog box.

3. Now press Ctrl + Alt + Shift Keys and click on Cancel Button.

4. It will close the Explorer.

5. Now to get Explorer back again, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys.

6. It will open Task Manager.

7. Now click on File > New Task (RUN).

8. Type Explorer in the text box and click OK.

9. Now Windows Explorer is back again.

Windows Vista and 7:

Code:

1. Open Start Menu. Now press Ctrl + Shift and right click on any empty area in start menu.

2. You will see a new option Exit Explorer.

3. Click on Exit Explorer and Windows Explorer will be closed.

4. Now to get Explorer back again, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys.

5. It will open Task Manager.

6. Now click on File > New Task (RUN).

7. Type Explorer in the text box and click OK.

8. Windows Explorer is back again.

This method is much safe and has been recommended by Microsoft itself.

Easily Show / Hide Hidden Files and Folders in Windows XP, Vista and 7 0

Easily Show / Hide Hidden Files and Folders in Windows XP, Vista and 7

In my previous post, I discussed how to generate a simple script to show/hide file extensions in Windows. In this post, I am going to discuss how to create a VB script to easily show/hide hidden files and folder in Windows without going to Tools > Folder Option > View > Show/Do not show hidden files and folders.

Just copy and paste the following script in notepad and save it as "ShowHiddenFilesOnOff.vbs" (including quotes).

Script:

Code:

Hidden = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden"

SHidden = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden"

Set Sh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

St = Sh.RegRead(Hidden)

If St = 2 Then

Sh.RegWrite Hidden, 1, "REG_DWORD"

Sh.RegWrite SHidden, 1, "REG_DWORD"

Else

Sh.RegWrite Hidden, 2, "REG_DWORD"

Sh.RegWrite SHidden, 0, "REG_DWORD"

End If

Sh.SendKeys("{F5}")

That's it! Now place it in some place in hard disk and create a shortcut in desktop or quick launch. The show/hide files and folder option will be toggled whenever you click on this shortcut.

Now if you want to create a context menu entry in folder, supposing you saved the script file in C:, create a reg file and save it as "ShowHiddenFilesOnOff.reg" without quote and merge it to registry.

Windows Vista and 7:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Show / Hide Hidden Files]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Show / Hide Hidden Files\command]
@="cmd.exe /c start C:\\ShowHiddenFilesOnOff.vbs"

Windows XP:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Show / Hide Hidden Files]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Show / Hide Hidden Files\command]
@="cmd.exe /c start C:\\ShowHiddenFilesOnOff.vbs"

Modify the registry file if you saved the script file to any other location. To remove this entry from folder context menu just navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell (in Vista and 7) or HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell (in XP) and remove Show / Hide Hidden Files entry.

Easily Show / Hide File Extensions in Windows XP, Vista and 7. 0

Easily Show / Hide File Extensions in Windows XP, Vista and 7.

We know that when we want to show or hide file extension in Windows Explorer, we follow these steps:
In Windows explorer Tools > Folder Option > View > Check or Uncheck Hide Extensions for known file types.

It is a tedious job to open all this again and again. Instead we can create a simple script to do all the job, in a single click.

Just create a VB Script and save it as "ShowHideFileExtensions.vbs" including quote. Here is the script:

Code:

FileExt = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\HideFileExt"
Set Sh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
St = Sh.RegRead(FileExt)
If St = 1 Then
Sh.RegWrite FileExt, 0, "REG_DWORD"
Else
Sh.RegWrite FileExt, 1, "REG_DWORD"
End If
Sh.SendKeys("{F5}")

Now save it in some location in your hard drive and create a desktop or quick launch shortcut. Whenever you need to toggle the show hide file extension option simply run the script.

You can also add a folder context menu option to run the script. Suppose you have saved the script in C: drive. Then make the following Registry File and name it as "ShowHideFileExtensions.reg" without quote and merge it to registry. If you change the file location, change the reg file according to your need.

Windows Vista and 7:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Show / Hide File Extensions]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Show / Hide File Extensions\command]
@="cmd.exe /c start C:\\ShowHideFileExtension.vbs"

Windows XP:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Show / Hide File Extensions]
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Show / Hide File Extensions\command]
@="cmd.exe /c start C:\\ShowHideFileExtension.vbs"

If you want to delete the entry from context menu, then just go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell (in Vista and 7) or HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell (in XP) and delete Show / Hide File Extensions entry.

Add Recycle Bin, Run, Search and Many Other Useful Shortcuts in My Computer. 0

Add Recycle Bin, Run, Search and Many Other Useful Shortcuts in My Computer.

You can add useful shortcuts to My Computer for easy access. Here is the trick:

1. Type regedit in RUN to open Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the following key:

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

3. Now right click on NameSpace and create a new key. Assign a name for this key as per your requirement from the following list (only the indicated red part) :

Code:

Recycle Bin - {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Control Panel - {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Run - {2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}
Search - {2559A1F0-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}
Internet Explorer - {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Administrative Tools - {D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Network Connections - {7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Printers - {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

4. Changes will take effect immediately.

5. To block these entry to appear in My Computer, simply delete the key that you have created in Registry.

Reset Hosts File to Default in Windows XP, Vista and 7 0

Reset Hosts File to Default in Windows XP, Vista and 7

In Windows, hosts file is an important file which maps hostnames to IP addresses. It is an simple text file that contains text lines containing IP address followed by the hostname. It is usually found in "%windir%\System32\drivers\etc\" folder. In 64-bit editions, it might be also stored in "%windir%\SysWOW64\drivers\etc\" folder.

It is sometimes hijacked by malware to redirect to website that contains malicious code. Sometimes malware block security website or Windows Update to install security update or virus definition using this file.

You can always set it to default using following trick:

1. Press "Windows + r" to open RUN dialog box.

2. Type following line of text and hit enter:

Code:

%windir%\System32\drivers\etc\

3. In etc folder, you will find hosts file.

4. Open the file with notepad and replace its contents with the following text:

For Windows 7:

Code:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
 # localhost name resolution is handle within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost

For Windows Vista and Server 2008:

Code:

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
 127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost

For Windows XP and Server 2003:

Code:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
 127.0.0.1 localhost

5. Save the file and it is set to default.

Create Date Based Folder Names 0

Create Date Based Folder Names

If you create files on regular basis then it is good to arrange them in date based format. That will make your data well organized. For example, if you shoot photos regularly, then it will be a good idea to archive them in a folder and manually renaming the folder with the current date.

But it will be much easier for you if you can add a shortcut to context menu to create date based folder, so that you don't have to rename them manually.

Here are the steps by which you can add a "Create Date Based Folder" Shortcut to folder context menu:

First choose your Date Format:

1. Open Control Panel and double-click Regional and Language Options.

2. Open Regional and Language dialog box.

3. Click the Customize button on the Regional Options tab.

4. Select the Date tab.

5. Choose your Short Date Format type from Drop down menu. You can manually write your option in Short Date Format combo box (In my case it is "dd-MM-yyyy").

6. In Date Separator, select dash (-), because Windows does not support slash (/) in folder name.

7. Click Apply and OK twice.

Now create special command in the folder context menu:

1. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.

2. Select Tools | Folder Options.

3. In the Folder Options dialog box, select File Types tab.

4. In the Registered File Types list, select Folder, and click the “Advanced" button.

5. In the Edit File Type dialog box, click the “New" button.

6. In the New Action dialog box, type New Date-Based Folder in the Action text box.

7. In the Application Used To Perform Action text box type the following code:

Code:

CMD.EXE /C MD "%1\%%DATE%%"

8. Click OK twice. Click Close to close the three dialog boxes.

Now whenever you want to create Date Base Folder just right click on the folder and choose New Date Based Folder from context menu. A new folder with the current date will be created automatically inside the folder.

Pin Your Favorite Folders to Start Menu 0

Pin Your Favorite Folders to Start Menu

All we know that, we can pin any application to Windows Start Menu. But it will be nice if we can pin our favorite and most used folders to Start Menu so that they can be accessed right from desktop.

Here is a way by which we can pin your most used folders to start menu:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box.

2. In regedit look for the following key:

Code:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\

3. Under this key create a new key with the name:

Code:

{a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}

4. Now press SHIFT key and right click on any folder, you will find "Pin to Start Menu" option.

5. To remove this option just delete the key you have created.

6. To remove any entry from Start Menu just right click on the entry and select "Remove from this list".

This trick works in all versions of Windows.

Add Useful Items to My Computer Context Menu 1

Add Useful Items to My Computer Context Menu

You can add Different items to My Computer context menu just for ready access of your frequently used system utilities right from Windows desktop.

Copy the following codes in notepad and save it as any name with .reg extension, for example "ControlPanel.reg" without quotes. Then double click on that file and merge it to System Registry.

Add Control Panel option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ControlPanel]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,\
68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,\
00,30,00,34,00,38,00,38,00,00,00
"Icon"=hex(2):63,00,6f,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,6f,00,6c,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ControlPanel\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"

Add Device Manager option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,\
65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,34,00,00,\
00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"=hex(2):64,00,65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,\
63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,\
00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,\
74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,\
00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

Add Disk Cleaner option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Cleanup]
@="Disk Cleaner"
"Icon"=hex(2):63,00,6c,00,65,00,61,00,6e,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,\
00,65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Cleanup\Command]
@="cleanmgr.exe"

Add Event Viewer option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\eventvwr]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,65,00,\
6c,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,30,00,00,00
"Icon"=hex(2):65,00,76,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,76,00,77,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,\
00,65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\eventvwr\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,\
63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,\
00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,\
74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,65,00,76,00,65,00,6e,00,74,00,76,00,77,\
00,72,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

Add MSConfig option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\MSConfig]
"Icon"=hex(2):6d,00,73,00,63,00,6f,00,6e,00,66,00,69,00,67,00,2e,00,65,00,78,\
00,65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\MSConfig\command]
@="msconfig.exe"

Add Remove Programs option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\appwizcpl]
@=hex(2):50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,73,00,00,00
"Icon"=hex(2):77,00,65,00,78,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,63,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,\
00,65,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\appwizcpl\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,0"

Add Registry Editor option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,36,00,00,00
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"=hex(2):72,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
00,00

Add Services option:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,\
68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,\
00,32,00,30,00,35,00,39,00,00,00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"=hex(2):66,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,\
00,6c,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,\
63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,\
00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,\
74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,\
00,73,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

Add Task Manager option:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Task Manager]
"Icon"=hex(2):74,00,61,00,73,00,6b,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Task Manager\command]
@="taskmgr.exe"

Create New Folder Using Keyboard Shortcut 0

Create New Folder Using Keyboard Shortcut

When creating a New Folder in Widows we usually right click in an empty space and select New Folder.

But there is a combination of shortcut available by which we can create New Folder instantly. Here are the steps:

1. First press Alt + F.
2. Now release Alt key.
3. Then press W + F.
4. A New Folder will be created instantly.

This trick works in all versions of Windows.

In Windows 7, there is another easier way to create a New Folder:
Just press Ctrl + Shift + N to create a New Folder.

Protect Your Firefox Bookmarks with Password. 0

Protect Your Firefox Bookmarks with Password.

Regular Firefox users have real habits of saving several bookmarks for their favorite webpages. I often bookmark pages so that I can view it later. But the problem is that when some one else use this computer when I am not at home, the bookmarks are really accessible to him, that I don't want.

So I come across to a Firefox Add-on that really does the job that I wanted. It is Link Password which may be found in Mozilla Add-on repository.

This Add-on adds to new context menu items in Firefox bookmarks. Encrypt this Link and Decrypt this Link. Just right click on any bookmark and select encrypt this link and set a password. Now whenever others try to open this bookmark the following dialog box will be displayed:

Add Http Prefix Back in Firefox 7 0

Add Http Prefix Back in Firefox 7

Firefox 7 users may notice that the http:// prefix is no longer shown in address bar for any URL.

To re-enable http prefix in address bar you may follow these steps:

1. Enter about:config in the address bar of Firefox 7.
2. Click on “I’ll be careful, I promise!” in the warning message.
3. Now write browser.urlbar.trimURLs in the filter box.
4. Set the parameter to false.

That's it! Now you will see http prefix back in Address bar of Firefox 7.

How to Disable The Winrar Notification Popup 0

 

 

Note: You will need to download the following program for this tweak: Resource Hacker
I also don't know if this goes under hacking

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Open resource hacker. Select file –> open.

Under “look in” select the C drive and browse to program files –> winrar –> winrar.exe. Select open.

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On the left hand side of recourse hacker, select the plus sign next to “dialogue.”

Scroll down and click the plus sign next to “Reminder.”

Right click 1033 and select “Delete Resource”

You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the resource. Select yes.

Select file –> save.

Make USB storage devices totally useless without your permission. 0

Make USB storage devices totally useless without your permission.

I am going to show you how you can make USB storage devices totally useless without your permission.


To block all the storage device in your Windows, run registry editor by typing regedit in RUN command.
In the registry editor, at left side navigation pane, navigate to following location:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > USBSTOR

Now at the right side double click on START.

To block USB storage Medias, change the value data to 4.

If you want to unblock USB storage Medias just navigate to the same location and change th value data to 3.

that's all....make ur PC safe

KNOW THE DATE N TIME OF INSTALLATION OF YOUR WINDOWS 0

KNOW THE DATE N TIME OF INSTALLATION OF YOUR WINDOWS

VERY SIMPLE PROCEDURE...
1) Open command prompt window by going to Run and type “cmd” (without quotes).

2) Input “systeminfo” command to it.

3) Wait for information to get loaded..

4) Lookout for "original installation date" ......simple...enjoy

ATTENTION!!! Must check if you are going on Cyber cafe 0

Dear friends, If you visit a cyber cafe and find find any black pi...n attached to your CPU as shown in the picture, kindly do not use that system. This pin is actually a connection which save all your data you enter in the system.
Thus it is a risk to your privacy over net. Risk to passwords, banking or any data you entered.
Itz a hardware keylogger very powerful it records each and every action ur system.

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4 Ways to Get Faster Boot Up Times 0

A faster boot up seems to be an elusive goal more than a reality. However, you can decrease the time it takes to start up your computer in Windows by minutes in some cases. With just a few tweaks, you can get your boot up time down to 30 seconds and not 20 minutes. This article will give some quick and easy tips for faster boot up times.
Step 1: Hard Disk Check Up
Over time, your hard drives gets degraded both physically and digitally. It’s important to monitor your drives health. An error or damaged sector can throw software loading into an infinite loop causing long load times. To check your drive health:
1. Click Start
2. Choose Computer
3. Right Click your Hard Drive
4. Choose Properties
5. Click Check Drives Health. After, the check up gives you repair options or a clean bill of health.
6. Restart to get a faster boot up.
Step 2: Eliminate Startup Delay
To get faster boot up speeds, you can cut the boot delay to 0. The delay is in place to allow your startup processes some breathing room during loading. Your default delay is 30 seconds. So, you can eliminate it for faster boot up times.
1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click Run
3. In the command screen, type msconfig
4. In the system configuration utility, click either BOOT tab.
5. In the boot menu, change the default setting for the Time Out from 30 to 5 seconds.
Step 3: Organize your Hard Drive
If you are looking for something in a messy room, naturally, it’s going to take you longer to find something. This is a good metaphor for a hard drive. Over time, filing system gets disorganized. Periodically, you need to reorganize this filing system on your hard drive. Luckily, Windows has a good utility called Defrag that will put your system in order.
1.Open the Start Menu
2. Click on My Computer
3. Right Click your C: drive or your hard drive image.
4. Scroll down to the Click Properties
5. In the Properties Menus, Open the “Tools” menu.
6. Choose Defragment.
7. In the Disk Deframenter menu. Click on Defragment
Step 4: Remove Excess Startup Programs
Most programs you add to your computer will opt to load when you startup your computer. Eventually you will rack up a load of programs that kill faster boot times. You need to reduce the startup programs. You can easily disable unnecessary startup programs. Here is how:
1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click Run
3. Type msconfig, click Enter
4. In the system configuration utility,click either services or startup tab.
5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer want to run in the background.
6. Click OK

Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access 0

Hi friends, today I am going to tell on how to speed up you internet or network speed I have a dial up connection and it improve my speeds about 25% in surfing the internet. give it a try. Im IT , only do it if you feel comfortable with changing registry.

Increasing network browsing speed

Does your computer slow down when you browse your local area network and connect to other computers that are sharing data? One of the most common causes of this slowdown is a feature of Windows Explorer that looks for scheduled tasks on remote computers. This effort can take some time on some computers and can really slow down your browsing. The window with which you are browsing the network may appear to freeze momentarily, as the system is waiting for a response from the remote computer.

Windows XP: Speeding Disk Access

Although this problem is a complex one, the solution is very simple. Instead of having to wait for the remote scheduled tasks, which is useless information to anyone who is not a system administrator remotely configuring scheduled tasks, you can disable this feature.

In order to do this, you will have to change the System Registry and delete a reference to a key so that this feature will not be loaded. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start Menu and selecting Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click the OK button.

2. Once the Registry Editor has loaded, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.

3. Next, expand Software and then Microsoft.

4. Locate Windows and expand that as well.

5. You will want to be editing the main system files, so expand CurrentVersion.

6. Because this feature is a feature of the Windows component known as Explorer, expand the Explorer key.

7. Next, you will want to modify the remote computer settings, so expand the RemoteComputer key and then expand the NameSpace key to show all of the features that are enabled when you browse to a remote computer.

8. In the NameSpace folder you will find two entries. One is "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}" which tells Explorer to show printers shared on the remote machine. The other, "{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}," tells Explorer to show remote scheduled tasks. This is the one that you should delete. This can be done by right-clicking the name of the key and selecting Delete.

Tip:
If you have no use for viewing remote shared printers and are really only interested in shared files, consider deleting the printers key, "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}", as well. This will also boost your browsing speed.

Once you have deleted the key, you just need to restart and the changes will be in effect. Now your network computer browsing will be without needless delays.

Speed up windows start time. 0

This is going to be my first tutorial, I searched for "windows start up" and I didn't find anything related to this so I decided to make a new post for it. sorry if this is already posted somewhere I honestly didn't know.

Okay so basically what this will do is utilize every piece of memory and cpu cores when windows boots thus making your start up faster.

First what you need to do is hold down the windows key and press "R" and type "msconfig" without the quotes.

windows key looks like this on your keyboard

 

After you open "msconfig" you will need to click the "Boot.ini" tab

 

After that change "Timeout" to something lower, I use 5 seconds. Once you have that changed click "Advanced Options"

 

 

Once your in Advanced Options make sure the first two boxes are checked and make sure they are set to the max amount of RAM you have
and max amount of CPU cores you have.

 

 

 

After you have done the above switch to the "Start up" Tab and un-check any programs you don't absolutely need upon start up.

For example, any type of messenger, any type of toolbar, limewire (if you have it) basically any program that doesn't affect the stability of your operating system.

 

After you have done all of this you will need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

If anybody sees anything I did wrong or if I forgot something please point them out so I can fix them as fast as possible.