Windows
Hiding information:
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Submitted by: Dimon
Want to hide your secret document?Use the following steps to make a protected
folder that cannot be accessed from the Windows Explorer: Open MS-DOS prompt,
type mkdir followed by a space, then hold ALT key and type 251. Then release
ALT. Now you can save there anything you want to hide. Windows Explorer cannot
display the content of this folder. You can use these numbers instead of 251:
158, 159, 169, 176 to 224, 226 to 229, 231 to 240, 242 to 245, 247, 249, 252,
254 and 255.
For me, only 176, 249, 251 and 254 worked. To access this folder from windows,
just rename it into a normal name. To do so, open MS-DOS, enter the directory,
where your folder is placed and type ren followed by a space, then hold alt and
type the number, that you used when you created your folder. Press space again
and then type the new name of your folder. Press enter.
Hint:
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Submitted by: S.ORANGZEB
Can u stop unwanted users to use windows 9x without
any software? May be not but now you can do it.
Just few steps...
Open registry editor by typing regedit in run box now go to:
Hkey_Local_machingNetworkLogon
And then edit the binary value named "MustBeValidated" by
double clicking on it now change the value 0 to 1 and close it.
Now log off and then when logon box appears press the cancel button.
You'll see you can't enter without entering your windows password.
Privacy Help
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by: Onellan Govender = gonellan@hotmail.com
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If you don't want people to be able to trace your computer
you may do the following
Run Registry Editor 'regedit'. Then navigate your way to
HKEY_local_machineSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion
Find a key called RegDone
Change the value from "" to "1"
Then restart your computer. Now you don't have to worry about
anyone tracking your computer.
In the same directory you may find a lot of other private
information such as the key-code you enter when you install Windows
Sorcut without arrow:
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Submitted by: S.ORANGZEB
I think you also don't like the shortcut arrows like me,
But here is the solution to make them invisible. First
creat a blank icon using paint.( How : Open paint brush
and then click image attributes type 32 in both boxes and
click o.k then save the file as blank.ico ) Then open
registry editor by typing regedit in run box and go to
Hkey_Local_Machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversion
explorershell icons right click anywhere in the right pane
and from the new menu select string value type "29" (without
quotes) as the name of the value and then double click on it
and now fill it with the path of that icon for exp "c:my
dcoumentsbalnk.ico" with quotes. Now you've done but you'll
see nothing happens actually you need to refresh icons (How :
right click on desktop select properties and then go to
appearance tab and from the drop down item list select icon
and then reduce there size by 32 to 30 and then back to 32 now
you've finished. No shortcut arrow haan!
(Note : for windows 98, Me, 2000 and may be Nt, 95 but not for
windows xp)
To change start button's text:
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Submitted by: S.ORANGZEB
Backup the file explorer.exe first, and then edit it in dos
mode (click start click shutdown clcik restart in dos mode)
for windows 98. Note : If you don't have windows 98 you can
either boot from a floppy, cd or do this from another operating
system's dos. At the Dos change to the directory where is the
explorer file usually c:windows and type the following command
Edit /70 explorer.exe:
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Submitted by: S.ORANGZEB
Then Search for Text (start) it will be written like this
( S t a r t ) Then press the insert key on your keyboard and
take the cursor to word (S) And type your desired word and
press the right arrow key and then type next word and repeat
this procedure till the last word..... Note : You can't write
more than 5 letters but if you want to write less than 5 letters
then when you have finished your work take the cursors on the
last word(s) which you want to remove and then press space bar.
If you can't search for the word (start) here is the description
of lines and columns of some windows !
Windows 2000 (Line 3236 Col 56)
Windows Xp (Line 3814 Col 25)
Windows 98 (Line 2390 Col 49)
Windows
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Submitted by Horachek Pavlo
E-mail: hpavlo@ukr.net
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Just for fun :
Try this naughty trick on your friends PC. Close all
the open applications. While you are on the Desktop,
press Print Sceen key. Open Paint and then paste the
captured image. Save it as BMP, right - click on the
desktop and change the wallpaper to the newly saved image.
Go to the "Web" tab of the Display propeties dialog and
turn on Active Desktop. Make sure that the "Hide icons
when desktop is viewed as Web-page" is turned on. From
now on, your friend wont be clicking an application icon
on the desktop, just a picture of it. See their face when
thet happened! :-)
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Just for fun 2 :
Open MS DOS Promt and then go to the C:WindowsDesktop
directory. Normally you only need to type CD DESKTOP and
press enter. Type (for exemple): MD 2002 VIRUS .Use the
space bar between MD and 2002, but between 2002 and VIRUS,
hold down ALT key and enter the number 255 on your numeric
keypad. This will create the space character that cannot be
removed from Windows shell (Explorer). Thats it. Now wait
until you see your friends face when they cannot remove that
"Virus" folder from desktop.
Just in case your friend panic and ask you for help to
remove that "Virus", here are the steps: repeate the
above steps but use the RMDIR (Remove Directory) command
instead of MD [ Mke Directory ] :-]
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Restart link on your Desktop:
To create the Restart link on your Desktop do this:
Right click on Desktop and create link for
C:WindowsRUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexec.
Use the space between RUNDLL.exe and user.exe,exitwindowsexec.
Now you can restart you PC not from start menu...
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Shut Down link on your Desktop:
To create the Shut Down link on your Desktop do this:
Right click on Desktop and create link for
C:WindowsRUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows.
Use the space between RUNDLL.exe and user.exe,exitwindows.
Now you can Shut Down you PC not from start menu...
Windows cheat:
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Email: s_ruchit@hotmail.com
Submitted by: Ruchit Surati
this is a system cheat.
now follow this steps
first create new shortcut.
C:WINDOWSRUNDLL32.EXE
& at the end of the line add this
' user,exitwindows'
so it will look like this
C:WINDOWSRUNDLL32.EXE user,exitwindows
when you run this file your computer will be
shutdown without asking you.
Windows cheat:
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every time when you are asked for restarting your
computer or when you want to reboot or restart your
computer{opearating system must be windows:any version]
just keep 'shift' key pressed & click on restart option
& then press 'ok'.
only windows will be restarted.
you won't get any startup options.
but you must keep pressed 'shift' key..
Tips:
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Submitted by: Danish Naseem
Change Default Audio CD Player:
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To change your default cD player simply change its
association to match the program you want to use.To
do so, inside any explorer window, select view [win9x] or
tools [WinMe], Folder option.Click the File Types Tab,
select Audio CD in the list of Rgistered File Types, and
then click the edit button. Select the play action and
click the edit button. Under Application used to preform
action,type the path of the program you would like to use
to play Audio CD,s followed by a space and "/play". In WinMe
just click the change button in the Folder Option Windows,and
then select your new program.
In WinXp in any explorer window select Tools then Folder
Option then click on File Types then select Audio CD in the
list of Rgistered File Types then click on change Tab and select
your desired program as your default CD Player.
Change Default Audio Cd Player:
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To change your default cd player simply change its association
to match the program you want to use.T
If you want to make volume controler dialog box small just press
CTRL+S.Press this combination key once again to return it to the
normal size.
Hint:
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Submitted by: Immad Attique
Dont palce to much icons on your desktop. Your computer will start late.
Windows 95 Help:
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Submitted by: Jeansy (jrl@yebo.co.za)
NOTE: Follow these instructions EXACTLY!
(1) Press [F1] (to get to HELP)
(2) Choose Search from the button bar
(3) Click the tab marked Find
-- if there is no Find Tab your software is too old
(4) At his point you may get a Wizard asking you to set up Find. Use the
defaults. (This only happens once).
(5) In the Find Dialog Box click Options.
(6) Top section: Select All the words you typed in any order
(7) Next Section: Choose begin with the characters you type.
(8) Click OK to return to the main Dialog Box
(9) At the cursor in the top box enter: Who knows who built this tool?
(10) Hold down [Shift]+[Ctrl] and click the Clear button.
(11) Click Options again.
(12) Top section: Select At least one of the words you typed
(13) Next Section: Choose contain the characters you type.
(14) Click OK to return to the main Dialog Box
(15) At the cursor in the top box enter exactly: The Shadow knows!
(16) Hold down [Shift]+[Ctrl] and click the Clear button
And if you did all that right you will get some action!
