Run System Apps via Run Command

Access The Control Panel :

Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl
Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
Display Properties control desk.cpl
FindFast control findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder control fonts
Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard
Mouse Properties control main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control password.cpl
Printers Folder control printers
Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control sysdm.cpl





System Apps :

compmgmt.msc - Computer management
devmgmt.msc - Device manager
diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
gpedit.msc - Group policies
lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
secpol.msc - Local security settings
services.msc - Various Services
msconfig - System Configuration Utility
regedit - Registry Editor
msinfo32 - System Information
sysedit - System Edit
win.ini - windows loading information(also system.ini)
winver - Shows current version of windows
mailto: - Opens default email client
command - Opens command prompt

Speed Up Share Viewing: Registry Hack

This is a great tweak. Before I found it, I was always smashing my head against the table waiting to view shares on other computers.
Basically, when you connect to another computer with Windows XP, it checks for any scheduled tasks on that computer - a fairly useless task, but one that can add up to 30 seconds of waiting on the other end - not good!

Fortunately, it's fairly easy to disable this process.

First, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace in the Registry.

Below that, there should be a key called {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}.

Just delete this, and after a restart, Windows will no longer check for scheduled tasks - mucho performance improvement!

How to Hack your Windows Experience Index

The results of the Windows Experience Index are stored in an XML file that you can modify to spoof your score.

Who wants to show off a 2.1 system?

Let’s make that a 9.9 powerhouse.


Navigate to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore.
Open up the most recent file in that folder. Make sure that your account has write access to that file. If not change the file permissions.
Parse the file looking for the WinSPR entry. These are the items you want to edit. The maximum value you can use is 9.9.
Save the file and you just turned your 2.1 system into a supercomputer.

Search MegaUpload and Rapidshare Using Google: a Google Hack

We can search for anything we want fastly and accurately with a little tricks with Google.
Ok here’s the trick.

For MegaUpload, put the following in Google:


Video files:
avi|mpg|mpeg|wmv|rmvb site:megaupload.com
Music files:
mp3|ogg|wma site:megaupload.com
Programs/Applications files:
zip|rar|exe site:megaupload.com
eBooks files:
pdf|rar|zip|doc|lit site:megaupload.com
For Rapidshare, put the following in Google: Video files:
avi|mpg|mpeg|wmv|rmvb site:rapidshare.de
Music files:
mp3|ogg|wma site:rapidshare.de
Programs/Applications files:
zip|rar|exe site:rapidshare.de
eBooks files:
pdf|rar|zip|doc|lit site:rapidshare.de
Note: For MegaUpload and Rapidshare searching, narrow down you search for what you want by putting your query at the first part.

Say if you want to search for Windows XP tutorials in Rapidshare use the query: Windows XP tutorials pdf|doc|lit|rar|zip site:rapidshare.de

Adding "INSERT" Option in CD Drive Context Menu: Registry Hack

Here goes the step-by-step procedure:


Download this file, extract it and copy the DLL file to "%windir%\System32" folder.
Then copy following code in notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{02A07E80-EFA2-11D4-8306-A7EBD4C50C7C}]
@="CDEject Context Menu Shell Extension"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{02A07E80-EFA2-11D4-8306-A7EBD4C50C7C}\InprocServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cdeject.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{02a07e80-efa2-11d4-8306-a7ebd4c50c7c}]
@="{02a07e80-efa2-11d4-8306-a7ebd4c50c7c}"


Save the file with any name but the extension must be .REG
Now double click the file, it'll ask ur permission, accept it.
Now u'll get an Insert option in the CD Drive context menu.

How to show your name after time in Windows Taskbar

Here is a trick to add up youur name in place of AM and PM beside time in Windows taskbar. Its simple. Here the steps for do that:

*Start -> Control Pannel -> 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
*Hit OK

Is it changed ??? Might be not ...
 *Now go to time in taskbar 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 you
 *Apply and OK.

Enjoy!

Use your Flash Disk as a Temporary RAM in Vista

Till this date, Microsoft’s windows had two options for the memory requirement of the computer, so that the computing can be done at cheaper rates and that too without installing the physical memory.
1)Physical Memory (RAM)
2)Page File (A virtual memory file, stored on hard disk).

The page file is used by the Windows OS to cater the needs of various applications when the physical memory is fully used up. The reason for that is, that Virtual memory is slower as compared to the physical memory and thus Phyical memory takes the first priority.

However, with the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has introduced a new technology called ReadyBoost. With the help of this technology one can use any Flash drive, SD Cards, CF Cards as the third memory option for the computer.

Now, the benefits of Flash Drive or Cards as a source of Memory :

1)It is faster than the virtual memory which is accessed through the hard disk drive.
2)It is cheaper as compared to the actually Physical Memory.

How can it be activated ?

In order to activate the ReadyBoost technology on your FlashDrive or Memory Cards, you have to follow these steps:

*Open My Computer.
*Right Click on the Removable Disk Drive and select Properties.
*Click on ReadyBoost Tab.
*Enable the feature by selecting the option and allocate the amount of space you want to use as memory.

Note:
*Regardless of the fact that you use Readyboost or not, you need at least 512 Mb of memory to run      Windows Vista decently.
*If your device is not giving the option of ReadyBoost then it means that it doesn’t clear up the minimum data trasfer rate required by ReadBoost technology.

Change the Registered User Information: Registry Hack

How Change the Registered User Information? Its simple ..
You can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed.

1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.
3.Change the value of "RegisteredOrganization" or "RegisteredOwner", to what ever you want

Thats it!. And you need to reboot your Windows for see the result.

How to access your friends Machine remotely !

If you have physical access to your friends machine then you can access his machine remotely using telnet server. All you have to do is to create a user account there then hide that user from logon screen and then start telnet server and finally mark telnet as a exception in firewall.

These steps can be carried out simply and faster using a simple batch file (instal.bat). Here the source of batch file:

Speed up your Mozilla Firefox

Speed up FireFox with this hack:

Generally, typing about:config in adress bar of Firefox.
Goto line network.http.pipelining and network.http.proxy.pipelining. As default, this is false.
Double click in this key, select Toggle change to true.
Change key network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to 30.
Right click, select New > Integer, name the new key is nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set value is 0

According to your computer you can adjust like this:

Tips for make XP as easier as never before

Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2's Firewall
1.Click on Start / Run
2.Enter in firewall.cpl
3.Click on the Exceptions tab

Adding a Port for Internet Access
1.Click on the Add Port button
2.Name it whatever you want
3.Enter in the ports you want to open

Adding a Program for Internet Access
1.Click on Add Program... button
2.A list of all installed programs will be displayed
3.Highlight the one you want to include for Internet access
4.Click on the OK button



Autoexec.nt or Config.nt Errors
If you are getting errors similar to:
The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

Try copying the file from \windows\repair directory to the one that is in the \windows\system32 directory.


Common Control Panel Applets
The follow are some common Control Panel Applets that are located in the \windows\system32 directory.
If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop.

Forget XP SP3, and Vista SP1, Have a Taste of Windows 7

The third service pack for Windows XP and the first major refresh for Windows Vista, are not even out in final form, as Vista SP1 moved from pre-beta to fully fledged beta, followed by a preview of XP SP3, but the releases are already old news.

In parallel with the development of Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, Vista SP1 and XP SP3, Microsoft is also focusing on building Windows 7, formerly codenamed Vienna. Windows 7 is designed to be the successor of Windows Vista, and is currently planned for 2010. Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Eric Traut gave a presentation of the kernel of Windows 7, the operating system's core, which is designed to have a minimal footprint.
MiniWin "is the core of Windows 7. It is a collection of components that we've taken out. A lot of people think of Windows as this really large, bloated operating system, that's maybe a fair characterization, I could admit. It is large, it contains a lot of stuff in it, but at its core, the kernel and the components that make up the very core of the operating system, actually its pretty streamlined. It's still bigger than I'd like it to be but we've taken a shot recently at really stripping out all of the layers above and making sure that we have a very clean architectural layer", Traut revealed.

How To Reinstall Windows Without Losing Anything

Over time, Windows loses stability. If you keep a computer for more than two years, at some point you're going to have to bite the bullet and reinstall Windows from scratch. But contrary to popular belief, you won't have to reformat your hard drive (with one exception, discussed below). The bad stuff you need to get rid of is all in your Windows folder.
Before you begin, gather your Windows and application CD-ROMs. Back up your data files (just to be safe), and then clear two days off your calendar. If everything goes smoothly, you can reinstall Windows in a few hours. But you have to assume something will go wrong: You may not be able to find a necessary CD, or data won't be where you thought it was, or something will simply refuse to work.

Multiple and Share Your PC with BeTwin 2.43

BeTwin is a software that enables two to five users to share the computing power of a single computer, i.e. the Host PC. It creates a virtual PC station for each user to simultaneously and independently operate in each station, similar to the user operating on the Host PC. It makes use of the pre-emptive multitasking feature of the Windows operating system to fully utilize the unused processing power in processors and enables users to run the same or different applications simultaneously and independently to create and edit documents, and to share peripherals, for example, CD-ROM, printers and other hardware installed on the Host PC.
All users can also surf the Internet and access emails at the same time using only one modem, one telephone line, one ISP account and even share network access with unique customized desktop and network login.

BeTwin runs and displays information directly from DOS, Windows and Java applications of the Host PC without requiring any compression or decompression of the displayed information, thereby providing a multi-user platform for additional users to be added to a Host PC.

BeTwin provides cost benefits by reducing the user’s initial investment, cost of upgrading and cost of maintenance and service. The process of installation is quick and simple. By installing the video card into the Host PC, connecting the Universal Serial Bus keyboard, mouse, speaker and monitor and installing the BeTwin software, an additional user is added.

Best and fast way to Lock your computer

Lock My PC™ is an easy in use, powerful and compact tool to lock your computer from unauthorized use. When you leave your computer unattended, the program disables the hot keys (including Ctrl+Alt+Del), mouse, locks CD/DVD ROM doors and displays a lock screen. Nobody can access your system without providing the correct unlock password.

Unlike another similar computer lock software that cannot lock Ctrl+Alt+Del on a computer running Windows XP, our Lock My PC runs own keyboard driver to block such key combinations. Moreover, bulletproof startup lock guarantee that when your computer locaked at startup, this lock cannot be bypassed even in safe mode!

How To Make A Bootable Windows USB Flash Disk

1. Does your computer support booting from USB?

Usually, if its an option in your BIOS boot sequence menu, the answer to this is yes. If its not there, look for BIOS updates. If you are not sure, proceed and see what happens

2. Sorting out the "Bootability" of your USB-Drive

Connect your USB drive to your computer, directly, without a Hub. Then, shut down your computer, disconnect any other hard disk drives from it, and insert your original Windows XP CD into the drive. Start the installation, and proceed to the section where you are allowed to pick a hard drive. If it goes beyond the partition selection, your drive is already fine for booting Windows XP. If not (seems to be the cases with many of the Freecom USB HDDs for example), you will get an error like "Windows is unable to find your drive, partition, data etc bla". This is usually not a big problem.read more

Disabling Vista’s User Account Control (UAC)

User Account Control (UAC) is a feature in Windows Vista that can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer. UAC does this by asking you for permission or an administrator* password before performing actions that could potentially affect your computer's operation or that change settings that affect other users.

UAC will alert you with one of the following messages:

Windows needs your permission to continue

A Windows function or program that can affect other users of this computer needs your permission to start. Make sure to ensure that it's a function or program you want to run.read more