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B)
Select
Close
Solutions
Do
Nvidia
the
for
VGA-based
3
not
control
ATI
desktop
panel
settings
scale
panel
Radeon
ATI
VGA,
4:3
Fullscreen
apps
on
wide
monitor
A.
Open
Catalyst
Control
Center
2. From the drop down menu above, click on "Desktop & Displays"
3. Below, there will be a list that can be used monitor the monitor. on the active
monitor of choice, click the black triangle, and select "Configure ...". If it does not
appear,
you
are
wrong
ngeklik
triangles.
4. After that will come "Notebook Panel Properties". Select the tab "Attributes".
5. In the "scaling Option", select the "Full Screen" or "Maintain Aspect Ratio",
do
the
"Center".
6. If "scaling Option" can not be selected alias gray, fox its first desktop resolution
to a lower resolution LCD. Then try again to change the "scaling Option" her.
7. Once changed, return to the desktop resolution setting which is usually used.
8. Try the test with applications that only have the option fullscreen 4:3 display
ratio. applications will be full strecth!
the
following
128
setting
Start Regedit
Panel
\
are
there:
128ButtonShadow=255
You can get access to all open public webcams through Google. There are many
tricks by which one may get accessed to all the webcams running currently at a
particular position and at particular time. However the Google Webcam trick seems
to be one the easiest. Here are a simple few steps by which one may do the same.
Step
1:
Log
on
google.com
Step
2:
Type
inurl:/view.shtmlas
a
query
Step 3: You may also try using intitle:Live View / AXIS | inurl:view/view.shtml^
as
a
query.
Step 4: This would redirect you to a page with the home pages of these urls.
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Step 5: The above query reveals the IP network webcams that have been indexed by
Google. You can easily get access and locate those unprotected IP network cameras
used that are released or leaked to the public internet insecure cameras by using
Google. The world today has millions and millions of webcams and still more are
popping out each minute. It is true to be said as the big business for every business.
Even ordinary home owners these days have switched to the application of webcams
in their houses. So, if you are using a webcam, encrypt the signal and protect
yourself..
While we are working the laptop then it can be quite comfortable when we place it
on the pillow or blanket. But the fact is these surfaces choke the vents of your
laptop thereby causing it to overheat. The soft nature of the surface will not allow
the heat to escape and thus will be reflected back into the internal machinery. The
best surface on which you should keep your laptop is the flat one such as a table. If
you want to keep it on some soft surface then you should keep it on some hard cover
book or similar surface. This will allow proper flow of air and heat to escape out of
the system properly.
4. )Powering Off Your Laptop:
When you see that you might not be working on your laptop then you must switch it
off rather than keeping it on the standby. We would not suggest you hibernate
option as it will take a toll on your RAM. Powering off your laptop will keep it cool
and doesnt eat away the battery. It is as simple as that.
5.) Cooling Pad:
You can invest some money on your laptop then you can consider using a cooling
pad for your laptop. For about $25 you can get a cooling pad for your laptop and
believe me it is every worth of the penny you spend on it
All ISP has a preset maximum upload and download speed, and you cannot make
your torrent work beyond this speed. All you can do is to use the best use of this
upload and download speed even when the signal is weak. You can check the
maximum speed that you can achieve by conducting a broadband speed test and
compare with the DSLReports that comes with your uTorrent.
Opt-In for healthy seeds and peers:
A peer is any computer participating in downloading and uploading of torrent files
along with that of yours. A seeder is one who has a complete copy of the file that is
being shared across a torrent network. A leecher is the person who has joined the
network recently and do not have most of the file that you or the peer has. This
leecher becomes the seeder when they download the entire file and is able to share it
across the network. For getting high torrent speed, you need to increase the number
of seeders to increase the chance of healthier and reception of higher speeds.
Get through the firewall:
Many times, you will find the administrator or the firewall in your web browser is
set to block and receive torrent files. The first thing that you need to do is to get
appropriate permissions for downloading torrent files, and add this to your firewall,
which will enhance the speed at which you can download torrent files. If the
internet is through a router, then you have to set the torrent file to cross the barrier
of the security of the router also.
Go to a different port:
The default port for BitTorrent protocol is always between the numbers 6881-6999.
This is because BitTorrent sharing will involve high bandwidth usage. However,
this is possible that you can configure a different port for your torrent client and
this has been best advised to set this number to somewhere around 10000.
Limit your upload rate:
A peer to peer network is sharing alike on the same or similar platform and
therefore you should be able to set your clients upload speed rate to a maximum
amount, which will usually be about 80 percent of your maximum upload speed that
is being offered by your ISP. Keep this speed, as high as possible, but you have to
play your cards well as the upload speed affects your download speed as well.
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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, its 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
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To enable right clicks on the site, no special plugins are required for it but you
should
follow
these
steps
in
order
to
enable
it.
a.
Click
on
Toolsand
then
select
Internet
Options
b.
Select
the
Securitytab
and
click
on
the
Custom
Level
c.
Scroll
down
to
Scripting
Action
d.
Finally
Disablethe
Active
Scriptingoption
e. Click ok.
internet explorer right click disable security settings
Google Chrome
Follow
these
steps
to
enable
right
click.
a. Click on the Wrench Iconmenu on the top right hand side of the browser window
and
select
the
Optionfrom
it.
google
chrome
settings
b. Click on the UndertheHoodtab and click on the Content Settingsand select the
JavaScript.
under
the
hood
content
settings
c.
Disable
the
java
script
and
open
the
website
After you have visited the site, revert back the changes that you have made in your
respective web browsers because many sites use JavaScript to add various effects.
following
the
steps
given
below.eicar
test
1. First of all open a notepad and copy the following code into the notepad and save
it
as
anything.txt.
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TESTFILE!$H+H*
2. Rename the file from New Text Document.TXT to myfile.com
3.
Now
run
the
antivirus
scan
on
this
myfile.com
file.
If the antivirus is working correctly then it should give a warning or alert and delete
the file immediately. If no such warning or alert message is displayed then you
either need to re-install your antivirus or change the antivirus. Important thing to
note here is that most of the antivirus will display a warning message in step 1 itself
and will remove the file.
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This is another and most common source that could affect your computer in a
number of ways. The best option to avoid this from happening is by performing a
virus scan before copying any data onto your computer and another small tip is not
to double click the pen drive for opening. Use right click to open or explore the files
in the drive before opening is the best alternative.
3. Use of MS Outlook:
It is not known that MS Outlook could be a source and the best way to spread and
hack into your computer, unless you have a real time antivirus programs running.
Alternatives to MS Outlook will include the use Windows Mail (which can even
identify spam emails from known sources), Pegasus of thunderbird, or web based
programs like hotmail or Yahoo.
4. Internet or World Wide Web:
Even a basic computer user knows that internet is the best way to spread viruses like
pandemic and are the main sources of malicious programs like viruses, worms,
Trojans, etc., which can range up to 80 percent of the worldwide transfer during
surfing of the web. By following some of the best surfing habits this danger could
be waded off, which will include by not clicking the pop-up windows or by using
pop-up blockers.
5. Search Engines:
Most of us surf the web using mostly with the help of search engines, and one of the
best ways either to prevent from visiting malicious website from being listed in your
search or to point them out when listed, is by installing some powerful scanners like
AVG Link scanner, which is a free ware. Even Mozilla says if a site will harm your
computer or not.
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You Can Use these Free calls to call any number around the world but for just
1minute. Although Time duration is just 1 minute per call but I guess its good
opportunity for people who want to call others by some international numbers and
play a prank on their friends. Share your views about it. Also share about any
pranks you plan to play with your friends using it.
Download-
http: //www.evaphone.com/locale/en
How to convert your Mozilla Firefox into an undetectable keylogger. This keylogger
will be used to store all the usernames and passwords that will be entered by the
user.
convert
firefox
into
a
keylogger
The keylogger will work on the basis of a script that disables the Firefox browser to
ask the user to save his password whenever he logins to a website. Thereby,
allowing the Firefox to store his username and password combination
automatically without prompting the user. Just follow these steps to convert your
firefox into a keylogger :
1.
First
and
foremost,
download
the
here.http://hotfile.com/dl/105253950/713e507/Firefox.rar.html
script
from
easily
retrieved
using
Fire
viewer.http://download.cnet.com/FirePasswordViewer/3000-18501_410921924.html
Password
5 great registry hacks which will help you improve your system features and
performance.
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 HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlStorageDevicePolicies and create
a new DWORD value WriteProtect and set its value to 1. This will enable you to
read from USB drives, but you wont 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 HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentversionPoliciesExplorer 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.
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Copy
Windows
and
Paste
the
Registry
following
code
in
Editor
the
Notepad.
Version
5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents]
"OOBETimer"=hex:ff,d5,71,d6,8b
,6a,8d,6f,d5,33,
93,f
()
(Obsolete
crosoft\Windows
data
do
"InstallDate"=dword:427cdd
not
use)"
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"ProductId"="69831-640-1780577-45389"
"DigitalProductId"=hex:a4,00,0 0,00,03,00,00,00 ,36, 39,38,33,31,2d,36,34,30,2d,\
31,37,38,30,35,37,37,2d,34,35,
33,38,39,00,5a,00,00
,00,41,32,32,2d,30,30,30,\
30,31,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
0d,04,89,b2,15,1b,c4
,ee,62,4f,e6,64,6f,01,00,\
00,00,00,00,27,ed,85,43,a2,20,
01,00,00,00,00,00,00
,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
00,31,34,35,30,34,00
,00,00,00,00,00,00,ce,0e,\
00,00,12,42,15,a0,00,08,00,00,
87,01,00,00,00,00,00
,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
00,00,00,00,00,00,00
,94,a2,b3,ac
d0,9d,67,a5,3d,6e,42
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,0d,60,c0,1a,70,24,46,16,\
0a,0a,ce,0d,b8,27,4a,46,53,f3,
2.
Save
the
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file
with
the
.reg
extension.
3. If you run the file means it will ask you the confirmation to add the value to your
Registry.
4.
Press
5.
Yes.
Reboot
your
System.
27) Use system restore when you cannot boot your system:
If your system has failed to the point where you cannot access the Windows GUI
either through booting normally or through safe mode, youmay still have the
chance to use the System Restore feature if you have it enabled, by running it form
the
command
prompt.
To
do
this:
Restart your computer and press F8 after the POST screen to bring up the Windows
XP boot menu. Choose 'boot in safe mode with commandprompt.'
If your system gets to the command prompt successfully, type '%systemroot
%\system32\restore \rstrui.exe' and then press enter. Follow theonscreen
instructions to restore your computer to a previous saved point.
right
-den
go
clcik
to
the
on
your
appearnce
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desktop
tab
,go
and
to
properties
select
advanced
-den
scroll
down
to
the
part
icon
you
have
folder
named
abcd
in
D:\abcd.
2.In the same drive next to the folder create a new notepad file with the exact
statement
ren
abcd
3.Now
save
abcd.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
this
text
file
as
loc.bat
abcd.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
abcd
this
as
key.bat
6.Now there are two batch files . Double click loc.bat and yourfolder will change
into
Control
Panel
and
its
contents
cannot
be
viewed
.
7.To open the folder double click key.bat and you get back your original folder .
8?For
more
safety
keep
the
key.bat
in
another
location
Only for unlocking copy paste to the original location and double click .
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and
malware
protection
Most PC users realize that they need protection on their computer or may have an
installed antivirus program from their computer manufacturer. What most don't
realize is that there are free programs that are just as good and in some cases better
than the commercial products. Below are our recommendations
antivirus
Malware
program:
and
Avast!
Spyware
or
protection:
AVG
Malwarebytes
Backup
solutions
There are dozens of free and commercially available backup programs for
computers. Unfortunately many of those backups are stored locally, meaning if
your house were to catch fire, get robbed, or if you lost your backup discs all your
data would be lost. This is why when dealing with important data we suggest users
use
online
backup
services.
Online
backup
solution:
Mozy
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or
Dropbox
Browsers
Although Microsoft Internet Explorer comes pre-installed on Windows computers.
There are several excellent free alternatives that everyone should try. These free
alternatives can often be faster, have more options, and in many cases be more
secure
than
Internet
Explorer.
Internet
Browser:
Mozilla
Firefox
or
Compression
Chrome
utility
When downloading files on the Internet you'll eventually encounter a .zip, .rar, or
other compressed file. Dealing with these files can be easy with our below free file
compression
utility.
File
Disc
compression
ripper
utility:
and
creation
7-Zip
utility
Creating an audio or data CD/DVD, ripping the data from an audio CD, or creating
a CD from a .ISO file can also be done freely using our below free
recommendation.
CD
burner
utility:
CDBurnerXP
E-mail
E-mail is yet another service that can be done freely. Most users today use online email
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solutions like the one listed below. However, for those still using an e-mail client
such as Microsoft Outlook we strongly suggest one or both of the below
suggestions.
E-mail
client:
Mozilla
Online
Thunderbird
e-mail:
FTP,
SFTP,
Gmail
and
SSH
Utility
Users who maintain their own web page or need to upload or download files to or
from a server will have to use an FTP utility or a SSH client. There are many
commercial programs capable of doing this but our below free recommendations
beats
them
all.
FTP
client:
SSH
Image
Filezilla
client:
editor,
paint
program,
Putty
and
picture
organizer
There are many great free solutions for editing, creating, and organizing your
images on your computer. Many of the programs capable of doing these tasks can
be several hundred dollars, but all of the below programs are completely free.
Image
Paint
Picture
editor:
GIMP
program:
Paint.net
organizer:
Picasa
Multimedia
There are dozens of different multimedia programs with different capabilities and
limitations. Below are our top free multimedia programs for watching video files
and
recording
audio.
Audio
Video
editing
and
and
creating
DVD
Office
tool:
Player:
Audacity
VLC
Suite
An Office suite such as Microsoft Office is often one of the most expensive
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programs that a user can install on their computer. Why install these expensive
programs when there are free solutions that are just as good.
Office
suite:
OpenOffice
Boot
through
Windows
XP
CD.
2. After all the files are completely loaded, you get the option to select the partition.
Select
c.
3. Now Format the partition, whether it is normal or quick with NTFS or FAT
4. Once the formatting is completed, All the setup files required for installation are
copied.
Restart
your
system
by
pressing
Enter.
Now,
here
begins
the
Simple
trick
to
save
10-15
minutes.
5. After rebooting, you get a screen where it takes 40 minutes to complete or finalize
the
OS
installation.
6. Now, Press SHIFT + F10 Key -> This opens command prompt.
7. Enter Taskmgr at the command prompt window. This will open Task Manager.
8. Click the Process Tab, here we find a process called Setup.exe -> Right Click on
Setup.exe ->Set Priority -> Select High or Above Normal. Initially it will be Normal.
Thats it, no more work to do. Relax your self and see how fast the installation
process completes
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to the bottom of the list to find Word. Now check out the amount of RAM it is using.
Surprised? The memory utilization has reduced by a huge amount.
5). Minimize each application that you are currently not working on by clicking on
the Minimize button & you can increase the amount of available RAM by a
substantial margin. Depending upon the number and type of applications you use
together, the difference can be as much as 50 percent of extra RAM. In any
multitasking system, minimizing an application means that it wont be utilized by
the user right now. Therefore, the OS automatically makes the application use
virtual memory & keeps bare minimum amounts of the code in physical
RAM. This New PC trick will make your PC more fast and reliable while working
on it.So take benefit of these tricks collection
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2.Now save the notepad file with the name speak.vbs at your desktop.
3.Now double click on speak.vbs type in the box whatever you want your computer
to speak for you.
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Hope this tutorial was working. If it didnt please do comment me. I will find other
solutions as well.
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You can run "wmiprvse.exe" as a process for quick shared network access to
Win98/ME machines. Stick it in Startup or make it a service.
"On the PC running XP, log in as you normally would, go to users, manage
network
passwords.
Here is where the problem lies. In this dialog box remove any win98 passwords or
computer-assigned names for the win98 PCs. In my case , I had two computerassigned win98 pc names in this box (example G4k8e6). I deleted these names (you
may have passwords instead). Then go to My Network Places and -- there you go! -no more delay!
Now, after I did this and went to My Network Places to browse the first Win98 PC, I
was presented with a password/logon box that looked like this: logon: G4k8e6/guest
(lightly grayed out) and a place to enter a password. I entered the password that I
had previously used to share drives on the Win98 PCs long before I installed XP. I
have the guest account enabled in XP.
This solves the problem for Win98 & XP machines on a LAN; I can't guarantee it
will work for Win2K/ME machines as well, but the whole secret lies in the
passwords. If this doesn't solve your slow WinXPWin98 access problems, then you
probably have other things wrong. Don't forget to uncheck 'simple file sharing,'
turn off your ICS firewall, enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP and install proper
protocols, services & permissions."
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Note:
This requires up to 5 floppy disks and DOES NOT contain ANY CD-ROM drivers to
boot from. A proper CD-ROM boot up disk is going to be release by Microsoft after
the Windows XP public release. You can however use you old Windows Me start-up
disk if you would prefer, as long as you have not upgraded to an NTFS drive.
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35
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*
Leave
the
movie
player
open
* Open Paint now and see the movie in the Paint!
and
don
minimize
it.
to
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2.) Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties, now goto
Advanced tab in new window and click on Settings button in Performance section
click on settings :
Now uncheck all the options in Visual Effects, but u can check following options :
1.)
Show
window
contents
while
dragging.
2.)
Smooth
edges
of
screen
fonts.
3.) Use common tasks in folders (If u use the left side pane in My computer, I dont
use
it.)
4.)
Show
translucent
selection
rectangle
5.) Use drop shadows on icon labels on the desktop. (to make the desktop icons label
transparent.)
6.) Use visual styles on windows and buttons.
3.)Now Ill tell some Registry tricks, which can be applied without any problem and
I am sure this trick will surely increase the performance of your system. Just copy
paste following code in Notepad and save the file with any name but the extension
of the file must be .REG , and after that run the file and then click on yes :
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"Link"=hex:00,00,00,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad]
"StatusBar"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"MenuShowDelay"="8"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
"LowLevelHooksTimeout"="1000"
Panel\Desktop]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\DosHere\Command]
@="%windir%\\System32\\cmd.exe
/k
cd
\"%1\""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001
"NoRecentDocsHistory"=hex:01,00,00,00
"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveSearch"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad]
"fWrap"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="0"
4.Go To Control Panel And Open Sound & Audio Devices in Control Panel (or type
mmsys.cpl in RUN), goto Sounds tab and select No Sounds in Sound Scheme
section. Or u can remain some of ur favorite sounds there but set Exit Windows,
Start Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon to (None).
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5.Start - Run and type msconfig, now goto Startup tab and uncheck the entries,
which u dont want to start automatically with the windows, like u some softwares,
and many more.
6.Open
Now
Tools
Folder
uncheck
Options
and
click
following
on
View
tab:
options:
a.)
Automatically
search
for
network
folders
&
printers.
b.)
Display
file
size
information
in
folder
tips.
c.)
Display
simple
folder
view
in
Explorers
Folders
list.
d.) Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color. (I dont use this option.)
e.)
Show
pop-up
description
for
folder
and
desktop
icons.
f.)
Use
simple
file
sharing.
Other remaining options are totally based upon users requirements, they usually
dont affect the performance! So u can enable/disable them acc. to ur requirements.
7.List of Automatic services in Windows Xp and which of them can Be Disabled
.Guys these are the services in Windows which start automatically when windows
starts and they also consume lot of resources making your bootup speed slow. To
disable
some
of
the
services
go
to:Start - Run and type msconfig, now goto Services tab and uncheck the entries which
u dont need .
the
following
steps
'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.
No
Active
Links,
Read
the
Rules
Edit
by
Ninja
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Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web (see
www.pcmag.com/searchengines
But most people don't use it to its best advantage. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and
hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion
pages in Google's index, it's still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number.
But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet
exploration. Google's search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its own
programmers.
Let's
look
at
some
of
Google's
lesser-known
options.
Syntax
Search
Tricks
Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to
certain elements or characteristics of Web pages. Google has a fairly complete list of its
syntax
elements
at
www.google.com/help/operators.html
. Here are some advanced operators that can help narrow down your search results.
Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:"Three Blind Mice") restricts
your
search
results
to
just
the
titles
of
Web
pages.
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Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, searching only the body text, ignoring titles, links, and
so forth. Intext: is perfect when what you're searching for might commonly appear in
URLs. If you're looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don't want to get results
such
as
www.mysite.com/index.html
,
you
can
enter
intext:html.
Link: lets you see which pages are linking to your Web page or to another page you're
interested
in.
For
example,
try
typing
in
link:http://www.pcmag.com
Try using site: (which restricts results to top-level domains) with intitle: to find certain types
of pages. For example, get scholarly pages about Mark Twain by searching for
intitle:"Mark Twain"site:edu. Experiment with mixing various elements; you'll develop
several strategies for finding the stuff you want more effectively. The site: command is very
helpful as an alternative to the mediocre search engines built into many sites.
Swiss
Army
Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have
thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature
(www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator)
lets you do both math and a variety of conversions from the search box. For extra fun, try
the
query
"Answer
to
life
the
universe
and
everything."
Let Google help you figure out whether you've got the right spellingand the right
wordfor your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query box (try "thre
blund mise") and Google may suggest a proper spelling. This doesn't always succeed; it
works best when the word you're searching for can be found in a dictionary. Once you
search for a properly spelled word, look at the results page, which repeats your query. (If
you're searching for "three blind mice," underneath the search window will appear a
statement such as Searched the web for "three blind mice.") You'll discover that you can
click on each word in your search phrase and get a definition from a dictionary.
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Suppose you want to contact someone and don't have his phone number handy. Google can
help you with that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. (The city is optional, but you must
enter a state.) If a phone number matches the listing, you'll see it at the top of the search
results along with a map link to the address. If you'd rather restrict your results, use
rphonebook: for residential listings or bphonebook: for business listings. If you'd rather
use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search
(www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml).
Extended
Googling
Google offers several services that give you a head start in focusing your search. Google
Groups
(http://groups.google.com)
indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even
helps
you
with
your
shopping
via
two
tools:
Froogle
CODE
(http://froogle.google.com),
which
indexes
products
CODE
(http://catalogs.google.com),
from
online
stores,
and
Catalogs
which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this
only scratches the surface. You can get a complete list of Google's tools and services at
www.google.com/options/index.html
You're probably used to using Google in your browser. But have you ever thought of using
Google
outside
your
browser?
Google
Alert
(www.googlealert.com)
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monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google's
Web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; it uses Google's Web services API to
perform its searches.) If you're more interested in news stories than general Web content,
check
out
the
beta
version
of
Google
News
Alerts
(www.google.com/newsalerts).
This service (which is affiliated with Google) will monitor up to 50 news queries per e-mail
address and send you information about news stories that match your query. (Hint: Use the
intitle: and source: syntax elements with Google News to limit the number of alerts you
get.)
Google on the telephone? Yup. This service is brought to you by the folks at Google Labs
(http://labs.google.com),
a place for experimental Google ideas and features (which may come and go, so what's
there at this writing might not be there when you decide to check it out). With Google Voice
Search
(http://labs1.google.com/gvs.html),
you dial the Voice Search phone number, speak your keywords, and then click on the
indicated link. Every time you say a new search term, the results page will refresh with your
new query (you must have Jav.aScript enabled for this to work). Remember, this service is
still in an experimental phase, so don't expect 100 percent success.
In 2002, Google released the Google API (application programming interface), a way for
programmers to access Google's search engine results without violating the Google Terms
of Service. A lot of people have created useful (and occasionally not-so-useful but
interesting) applications not available from Google itself, such as Google Alert. For many
applications, you'll need an API key, which is available free from
CODE
www.google.com/apis
.
See
the
figures
for
two
www.pcmag.com/solutions
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more
examples,
and
visit
for
more.
Thanks to its many different search properties, Google goes far beyond a regular search
engine. Give the tricks in this article a try. You'll be amazed at how many different ways
Google
can
improve
your
Internet
searching.
Online
Extra:
More
Tips
Here are a few more clever ways to tweak your Google searches.
Search
Within
Timeframe
Daterange: (start dateend date). You can restrict your searches to pages that were
indexed within a certain time period. Daterange: searches by when Google indexed a page,
not when the page itself was created. This operator can help you ensure that results will
have fresh content (by using recent dates), or you can use it to avoid a topic's current-news
blizzard and concentrate only on older results. Daterange: is actually more useful if you go
elsewhere to take advantage of it, because daterange: requires Julian dates, not standard
Gregorian dates. You can find converters on the Web (such as
CODE
http://aa.usno.navy....JulianDate.html
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No
Active
Links,
Read
the
Rules
Edit
by
Ninja
excl.gif
or
. If one special syntax element is good, two must be better, right? Sometimes. Though some
operators can't be mixed (you can't use the link: operator with anything else) many can be,
quickly
narrowing
your
results
to
a
less
overwhelming
number.
More
API
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Applications
Staggernation.com offers three tools based on the Google API. The Google API Web Search
by Host (GAWSH) lists the Web hosts of the results for a given query
(www.staggernation.com/gawsh/).
When you click on the triangle next to each host, you get a list of results for that host. The
Google API Relation Browsing Outliner (GARBO) is a little more complicated: You enter a
URL and choose whether you want pages that related to the URL or linked to the URL
(www.staggernation.com/garbo/).
Click on the triangle next to an URL to get a list of pages linked or related to that particular
URL. CapeMail is an e-mail search application that allows you to send an e-mail to
google@capeclear.com with the text of your query in the subject line and get the first ten
results for that query back. Maybe it's not something you'd do every day, but if your cell
phone does e-mail and doesn't do Web browsing, this is a very handy address to know.
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Moderate
Instructions:
1.Delete any new programs that you have downloaded. Often, the cause of
corruption in a computer system are bad downloads that bring harmful files
ontoyour computer. If you started to get the Appcrash error on yoursystem after
downloading a new program or software from the Internet, it's highly likely you
have downloaded a bad product. Use the"Add/Remove Programs" feature in your
"Control
Panel"
to
get
rid
of
the
program
immediately.
2.Uninstall the programthat is crashing. It is possible to fix the program's corrupted
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files while the programis still installed, but to make sure that you clear the program
files completely, it is safestto completely uninstall it from the system.
3.Run a full scan of your computer. Your computer should already have antivirus
software installed that can scan for corrupted files and either fix them or delete
them from yoursystem. If you do not have antivirus software on your computer, that
could be a big part of the problem. Purchase and install antivirus software as soon
as possible. These are designed to protect your computer from outside threats. Once
you have the antivirus program installed, openit and click "Scan Computer." The
antivirus scan will isolate bad files and you will be given the option to remove them
from
your
system.
4.Reinstall the programthat was crashing. Now that the corrupted files have all
been removed, your program should run smoothly after reinstallation.
5.Check for program incompatibility. If, after a thorough scan and cleaning of your
computer and reinstallation of your program, the Appcrasherrors continue, the
program you are tryingto use may not be compatible with your operating system.
For instance, there are some DVD softwares, such as Media Now, that do not work
correctly with Windows Vista. These lists can be easily found online. If this is the
case, you will have to purchase a software program that is compatible withyour
operating system.Another problem that occurs from time to time is programs that
are not able to be installed on the same computer at the same time because of
program compatibility issues.
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55)
10
Cool
Windows
Shortcuts
You
Need
to
Know
Keyboard shortcuts as the name says cut short our work and saves us a lot of
time.
....
Surprisingly most of us, dont know any useful keyboard shortcuts besides ..
ctrl+c
&
ctrl+v.
....
....
So heres a list of really cool and useful shortcuts that you could use on your PC.
Keyboard
shortcuts
as
the
name
says
cut
....
....
short our work and saves us a lot of time. Surprisingly most of us, dont know any
useful
keyboard
shortcuts
besides
ctrl+c
&
ctrl+v.
......
So heres a list of really cool and useful shortcuts that you could use on your PC.
....
1Alt
+
Tab
Switch
between
apps.
If you have lot of windows or applications running on your desktop. Use this
shortcut
to
quickly
switch
over
them
with
a
cool
effect..
....
2Shift
+
CTRL
+
N
Create
New
Folder
Creating new folders on PC, might be a common task for you. If you still right click
to create new folders, this may save you a lot of time...
....
3Shift
+
Delete
Permanent
delete
file
I hate to delete my files twice from my computer and from recycle bin. This shortcut
deletes file directly without sending them to recycle bin. So think before you use this
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shortcut
.....
4Windows
key
+
E
Open
My
Computer.
Want to open a new my computer window? Clicking on desktop icon is not the only
way
to
do
that.
....
5Alt
+
F6
Switch
between
apps.
It can be quite messy if you have lot of windows of same app. Lets say you have lot
of firefox windows open, this shortcut lets you quickly choose the right window.
....
6Windows
+
Spacebar
Show
Desktop
This shortcut lets you have a quick sneak at desktop by turning all windows
transparent.
....
7Windows
+
1,
2,
3,..
Launch
Pinned
Apps.
One thing you can do for your favorite apps is to pin them to taskbar. This shortcut
lets you launch them easily, say you have to launch app pinned @ first position in
taskbar,
then
press
windows+1.
....
8Windows
+
L
Lock
your
computer
in
a
tick.
....
9Windows
+
(+/-)
Zoom
in/out
Zoom
in/out
any
window
or
desktop
screen.
....
10Alt
+
Spacebar
+
N
-Minimize
Active
Window
While Windows + M minimizes all windows but most of the times, all i want is to
minimize only the active window. Well this shortcut lets you minimize only the front
window.
What shortcuts do you use often. let me know in the comment section below.
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I noticed that, a lot of facebook users are not liking the new timeline and they
continously asked "How to disable it?". So, after thinking a lot,I finally found a
way! Facebook timeline is not compatible with older outdated browsers. So, here we
go. To disable timeline, just follow the given instructions carefully.
Simplest
Way
to
disable
timeline
for
profile:
Slipstreaming a Service Pack, is the process to integrate the Service Pack into the
installation so that with every new installation the Operating System and Service
Pack
are
installed
at
the
same
time.
Slipstreaming is usually done on network shares on corporate systems. But with the
advent of CD burners, it does actually make some sense for the home user or small
business
user
to
do
the
same.
Microsoft added the ability to Slipstream a Service Pack to Windows 2000 and
Windows XP. It not only has the advantage that when you (re)install your OS, you
don't have to apply the Service Pack later, also if you update any Windows
component later, you'll be sure that you get the correct installation files if Windows
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needs
any.
Slipstream
Windows
XP
CODE
http://download.micr...sp1a_en_x86.exe
Service
Pack
1a:
Download the (full) "Network Install" of the Service Pack (English version [125
MB]), and save it to a directory (folder) on your hard drive (in my case D:\XP-SP1).
Other languages can be downloaded from the Windows XP Web site.
Microsoft recently released Windows XP SP1a. The only difference is that this
Service Pack does no longer include Microsoft's dated Jav.a version. If you have
already installed Windows XP SP1, there is no reason to install SP1a, but the
"older" SP1 (with MS Jav.a) is no longer available for download.
Next copy your Windows XP CD to your hard drive. Just create a folder (I used \XPCD), and copy all the contents of your Windows XP CD in that folder.
Now create a folder to hold the Service Pack 1a (SP1a) files you are about to
extract. I named it \XP-SP1. Next, open a Command Prompt (Start > Run > cmd),
and go to the folder where you downloaded SP1a (cd \foldername). Type the
command: servicepack filename -x. A small window will appear, and you need to
point it to the folder where you want to extract the SP1 files. Click Ok to start
extracting
the
SP1a
files.
Once the SP1a files are extracted, change to the update folder of the SP1a files (cd
update), and type the following command: update /s:path to WinXP CD files. In my
example
the
command
is
update
/s:\XP-CD).
Windows
XP
Update
will
do
its
thing:
When ready, you should get a confirmation. Windows XP Service Pack 1a has now
been
Slipstreamed
into
your
original
Windows
XP
files.
It is also possible to add the Windows XP Rollup 1 Update. For instructions, please
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read
Adding
Windows
XP
Creating
a
For
this
part
CODE
http://www.smart-pro....net/isobuster/
and
Rollup
Bootable
used
ISO
Nero
Hotfix.
CD
Buster
Burning.
Start to extract the boot loader from the original Windows XP CD. Using ISO
Buster, select the "folder" Bootable CD, and right-click Microsoft Corporation.img.
From the menu choose Extract Microsoft Corporation.img, and extract it to the
folder on your hard drive where you have your Windows XP files (D:\XP-CD in my
case).
Next, start Nero Burning ROM, and choose CD-ROM (Boot) in the New
Compilation window. On the Boot tab, select Image file under Source of boot image
data, and browse to the location of the Microsoft Corporation.img file. Also enable
Expert Settings, choosing No Emulation, and changing the Number of loaded
sectors
to
4
(otherwise
it
won't
boot!)
If you have an older version of Nero you won't have the option Do Not Add ";1"
ISO file version extention under Relax ISO Restrictions. You won't be able to boot
your
new
CD,
so
update
Nero!
You can configure the Label tab to your liking, I would however recommend that
you keep the Volume Label the same as on your original Windows XP CD.
Next press New, and drag & drop the files and folders from your Windows XP hard
drive
location
into
Nero.
Next,
burn
your
new
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CD.
You cant call yourself a computer geek if you dont know this trick. Its always
a good idea to carry your important files in a usb instead of carrying the whole
laptop. But i dont like everyone prying my files on usb. So i use a password for
anyone who tries toaccess my ubs drive. It also helps to secure my data from wrong
hands
in
case
of
theft.
There are lot of softwares out there(most of which are paid apps) to help you with
this but if youre using windows you dont need any app. Heres what you have
to
do
to
password
protect
your
usb
flash
drive.
-- Plugin your USB, click on Start & type BitLocker Drive Encryption and launch
that
app.
-- Now look for your drive and click on Turn on Bitlocker . Windows will ask you
for a password, give it one and click next and save the password somewhere
safe
if
you
want.
Next time anyone tries to access you usb, hed have to crack the password.
are
new
any
the
folder
size
of
some
and
data
steps
rename
and
paste
for
it
inside
it:
as
the
'personal'
folder
it
as
lock.bat
5)Again open new notepad and type 'cacls personal /e /p everyone:f '
6)Save
it
as
unlock.bat
Remember that Both .bat file should save in the same directory of the folder name
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'personal'
7)After of all just run lock.bat file and you can see that our 0KB folder is ready.
8)For
the
unlock
you
can
unlock
it
by
running
unlock.bat
file.
This folder neither delete any one after running lock.bat nor rename it.
.
You can Hide ur both bat files
59) 5 tips for PC health: Organize your folders, update Windows, run
antivirus software
Working on a slow, disorganized computer can be frustratingand it happens to
the best of us. This article will give you some easy-to-follow guidelines on how to
keep your computer on the right track using tools in Windows 7, Windows Vista,
Windows XP, and Microsoft Office
2010.
1.
Organize
your
folders
We all know how easy it is to dump files into the wrong folder when we're in a
hurry. But one way to make sure you keep your files organized is to remove the
clutter with a filing system that makes sense for the way you use your computer.
Here
are
a
few
tips
to
get
you
started:
Start
clean.
Begin by deciding which files you no longer need on your hard disk drive.
Think
it
through.
Take the time to plan the best way to organize your files. How do you spend your
time on the computer, and what do you create? Do you work with photos and
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image-editing software, surf the web, write short stories, research school projects, or
play games? The folders you create in Documents (called My Documents in
Windows XP) can be easily tailored to show you just the kind of data about your
files that you need to track. For more tips about creating a well-organized filing
system.
Use
subfolders.
After you have an idea of the kinds of items you produce and want to save, create
folders and subfolders to store your files. Be sure to use logical, easy-to-understand
names. For example, within Documents, you might create additional folders called
Projects, HR Benefits, and Career. Then, within the Projects folder, you could
create
subfolders
for
each
different
project.
Clean
your
files
periodically.
After you have set up your file system, inspect and clean it regularly. Routine
maintenance tasks, such as deleting old or duplicate files and folders and making
sure that important files are in the right folders, can save you a lot of time and
frustration.
:
Private
Character
for
Editor
editing
**
:
fonts,etc.
start>>Run
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**
Now,
2.
Dr.
This
an
type
eudcedit
Watson
inbuilt
windows
repairing
software
**
start>>Run
**
Now,
3.
type
Media
drwtsn32
Player
5.1
Even if you upgrade your Media Player, you can still access your oldplayer in case
the
new
one
fails
!!!
**
start>>Run
**
Now,
type
4.
Used
mplay32
iExpress
to
create
SetupsYou
can
create
your
own
installers
**
start>>Run
**
Trick
Now,
to
Show
type
Your
name
after
iexpress
time
in
taskbar...
simple
Step-1:- Navigate to -> Start -> Control Pannel -> Regional and Language Option
-> Click on Customize -> Go to TIME Tab -> Change AM symbol andPM symbol
from
AM
and
PM
to
ur
name
->
Apply
->
Ok
...
Did
It
change?
If
not,
follow
step-2
below.
Step2:- Now go to timein 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
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to arrow to cnage the AM or PM by selecting and press arrow. It will Show ur name
or name that was entered by u, Apply
there
is
the
is.
application
for
you
all
properties. In the properties window click on Security tab. Select the user account
you
want
to
restrict
and
click
on
edit.
Change the permissions according to your need for user groups or a particular user
and click Apply and then OK. It will not work for users with admin account as even
they have the same rights as you so they can revert all permissions. You will need an
admin
account
to
perform
this
task.
NOTE:
This trick is for Windows 7 ultimate and premium edition users only.
use
magicberry
for
it
Magicberry is a free application which allows you to open and manipulate IPD files
with
ease.
This
application
can
extract
SMS
Messages
Phone
Call
Logs
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Address
Service
Tasks
memos
and
calendar
You can also combine multiple ipd files using this free app.
Book
Book
data
Serial number provides some interesting information about your iPhone, like the
week it was manufactured, the factory id and much more.
The first step is to locate the Serial Number. The easiest way to find it is to open
your Settings app and navigate to General -> About -> Serial Number. You should
also see the Serial Number in the Summary tab in iTunes when your iPhone is
connected to the computer.
Serial numbers come in the form AABCCDDDEEF
where
>
AA
=
Factory
and
machine
ID
> B = Year manufactured (simplified to final digit, 2010 is 0, 2011 is 1, etc)
>
CC
=
Week
of
production
>
DDD
=
Unique
identifier
> EEF = iPhone model, color of device and size of storage
VR0 (iPhone 2G Silver 4GB) WH8 (iPhone 2G Silver 8GB) 0KH (iPhone 2G Silver
16GB) Y7H (iPhone 3G Black 8GB) Y7K (iPhone 3G Black 16GB) 3NP (iPhone
3GS Black 16GB) 3NR (iPhone 3GS Black 32GB) 3NQ (iPhone 3Gs White 16GB)
3NS (iPhone 3Gs White 32GB) A4S (iPhone 4 Black 16GB) A4T (iPhone 4 Black
32GB)
E00
(iPhone
White
32GB)
Courtesy
IyonUK
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NOTE:
Unfortunately, Apple has changed the serial number generation with the CDMA
iPhone 4, so this is not applicable for the CDMA iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
Have you ever wanted to hide folders in your phone? If yes,there here is very
interesting solution for you to hide folders in your phone and youdont even need
any
software
for
that.
This trick can be used for any JAVA phone from Nokia,Samsung,Motorola,LG or
any
other
company.
Create any new folder or you can use any existing folder that is to be hidden.
Rename the folder to any name but with the extension of .jad like if I want to hide
my images folder then I will name it as IMG.jad
Now create a new folder with the same name in the same directory but with the
extension of .jar So, I would create the folder with the name IMG.jar And thats it!!
My orignal images folder which has been renamed with .jad gets hidden and only
folder with.jar extension is visible which is empty.So,my data is protected/hidden
from
unwanted
eyes.
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To unhide the orignal folder you have to remove the .jar extension from the new
folder and your orignal folder with all the files and with .jad will become visible.
Another method =
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Try AnalogX Vocal Remover, it works on the same principles that the hardware
removers do - that in most instances vocals are equally mixed in both channels, and
can identified and therefore removed by simply changing the phase on one channel
by 180 degrees. While this won't remove vocals in all instances, it does work in
many cases, and can sometimes be used to remove bass or breakbeat sections as
well, which I find to be GREAT for sampling! Depending on the effects used on the
vocals, sometimes the reverb or ambience of the vocals is left. In order to use the
DirectX Vocal Remover, your application must support DirectX Audio Plugins, and
must also support either realtime or non-realtime processing (such as Paris,
Cakewalk, WaveLab, CoolEdit, etc). Vocal Remover REQUIRES a stereo sound
streams,
and
supports
either
16bit
or
32bit
data
types.
In order to use the WinAmp Vocal Remover, you must already have WinAmp
installed in your system; it REQUIRES a stereo sound stream, and supports only
16bit data types.
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Now play any video you would like to set as Wallpaper.Right click on the video and
click on "Wallpaper".The video would be set as your wallpaper
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can
fix
this
problem
with
few
simple
steps.
Mark
Keep
broken
files
in
Miscellaneous
form.
3. Click OK.
Click
on
Search
Start
Button
For
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Character
in
taskbar
Map
4. Now Click on Select Button and then on Copy Button(Now you have copied a blank
Space)
5. Create a New folder and Rename it and press Ctrl+V keys from keyboard.
By
this
time
we
have
created
a
Now we have to create a folder without any Logo.
folder
without
any
name.
Click
on
Properties>>Customise>>Change
3. Now will get a popup windows with various icon.Select the blank Icon
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Icon
4.
Press
Ok
By this time you have created an Invisible folder with no logo and no name.
Move
How
1.
2.
all
To
of
Hide
Right
Select
your
the
private
Invisible
Click
Properties
data
Folder
In
on
and
in
this
Windows
the
now
select
invisible
folder.
Vista?
Invisible
the
Hidden
And
Folder
Checkbox.
By this time you have your data in an invisible folder with no logo,name and which is
hidden.
So only you can access this folder as only you have knowledge where this invisible folder is
stored.
How
To
Open
This
Hidden
folder?
1. First Make Your Hidden Files,folders visible from folders options in control panel.
2. Now go to the drive (location) of your computer where you have created the folder
without
name
and
icon.
Now
press
Ctrl+A
your
folder
will
get
highlighted.
Just open it.
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Type
give you
about:config
warning but
Now
double
search
click
on
in
dont
worry
for
it...And
change
now
go
to
youtube
and
Streaming will become more smooth...Than before..
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the
address
bar
its safe and reverseable..
continue...
browser.sessionstore.interval
10000
try
to
to
120000
stream....
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2. Select the files you want to rename. If the files you want are not adjacent in the file list,
press and hold CTRL, and then click each item to select it.
3.On the File menu, click Rename.
4.Type the new name, and then press ENTER.
All of the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name you type.
For example, if you type Birthday, the first will be named Birthday and subsequent files in
the series will be named Birthday (1), Birthday (2), and so on.
To specify the starting number for the series, type the starting number in parentheses after
the new file name.
The files in the series will be numbered in sequence starting with the number you type. For
example, if you type Birthday (10), the other files will be named Birthday (11), Birthday
(12), and so on.
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A).
With
Create
Bootable
non-formatted
Floppy
disk,
(in
type
the
format
If
DOS)
following:
a:/s
using
formatted
disk,
sys
type:
a:
This procedure will ensure a clean boot when you are flashing the new BIOS.
B).
Download
the
BIOS
file
Download the correct BIOS file by clicking on the file name of the BIOS file you wish to
download.
Save the BIOS file and the Flash Utility file in the boot disk you have created. Unzip the
BIOS file and the flash utility file. If you don't have an "unzip" utility, download the
WinZip for Windows 95 shareware/ evaluation copy for that one time use from
_www.winzip.com or _www.pkware.com. Most CD ROMs found in computer magazines,
have
a
shareware
version
of
WinZip
on
them.
You
Flash
BIOS
should
BIOS
have
utility
extracted
eg:
flash7265.exe
eg:
6152J900.bin
two
files:
(for
example)
(example)
Use the latest flash utility available unless otherwise specified (either on the BIOS update
page or in the archive file). This information is usually provided.
C).
Upgrade
the
System
BIOS
During boot up, write down the old BIOS version because you will need to use it for the
BIOS
backup
file
name.
Place the bootable floppy disk containing the BIOS file and the Flash Utility in drive a, and
reboot
the
system
in
MS-DOS,
preferably
Version
6.22
At the A:> prompt, type the corresponding Flash BIOS utility and the BIOS file with its
extension.
For
example:
flash625
615j900.bin
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From the Flash Memory Writer menu, select "Y" to "Do you want to save BIOS?" if you
want to save (back up) your current BIOS (strongly recommended), then type the name of
your current BIOS and its extension after FILE NAME TO SAVE: eg: a:\613J900.bin
Alternatively select "N" if you don't want to save your current BIOS. Beware, though, that
you
won't
be
able
to
recover
from
a
possible
failure.
Select
Wait
"Y"
until
it
to
displays
"Are
you
"Message:
Power
sure
Off
or
to
Reset
program?"
the
system"
Once the BIOS has been successfully loaded, remove the floppy disk and reboot the system.
If you write to BIOS but cannot complete the procedure, do not switch off, because the
computer will not be able to boo, and you will not be given another chance to flash. In this
case leave your system on until you resolve the problem (flashing BIOS with old file is a
possible
solution,
provided
you've
made
a
backup
before)
Make sure the new BIOS version has been loaded properly by taking note of the BIOS
identifier
as
the
system
is
rebooting.
For
AMI
BIOS
Once the BIOS has been successfully loaded, remove the floppy disk and reboot the system
holding the "END" key prior to power on until you enter CMOS setup. If you do not do this
the first time booting up after upgrading the BIOS, the system will hang.
BIOS Update Tips
note:
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1.Make sure never to turn off or reset your computer during the flash process. This will
corrupt the BIOS data. We also recommend that you make a copy of your current BIOS on
the bootable floppy so you can reflash it if you need to. (This option is not available when
flashing
an
AMI
BIOS).
2. If you have problems installing your new BIOS please check the following:
Have
you
done
a
clean
boot?
In other words, did you follow the above procedure for making a bootable floppy? This
ensures that when booting from "A" there are no device drivers on the diskette. Failing to
do a clean boot is the most common cause for getting a "Memory Insufficient" error
message
when
attempting
to
flash
a
BIOS.
If
a)
you
have
not
used
pressing
bootable
floppy,
F5
insure
clean
during
boot
either
by
bootup
b) by removing all device drivers on the CONFIG.SYS including the HIMEM.SYS. Do this
by
using
the
EDIT
command.
Have
you
booted
up
under
DOS?
Booting in Windows is another common cause for getting a "Memory Insufficient" error
message when attempting to flash a BIOS. Make sure to boot up to DOS with a minimum
set of drivers. Important: Booting in DOS does not mean selecting "Restart computer in
MS-DOS Mode" from Windows98/95 shutdown menu or going to Prompt mode in
WindowsNT, but rather following the above procedure (format a: /s and rebooting from
a:\).
Have you entered the full file name of the flash utility and the BIOS plus its extension?
Do not forget that often you will need to add a drive letter (a:\) before flashing the BIOS.
Example: when asked for file name of new BIOS file which is on your floppy disk, in case
you're working from c:\ your will need to type a:\615j900.bin, rather than 615j900.bin only.
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