To change Drive Letters:

To change Drive Letters:

Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths."

From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition

Locking the desktop

Locking the desktop

If you are leaving your computer for a while and do not wish to turn it off, but want to assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away, locking the desktop is the best option.

By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L, you password protect your system just as if you had logged out or restarted the computer. The advantage is that any programs or processes that were running when you locked the desktop will stay open and running in the background, ready for you to resume work or play

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.

Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"

SHUTDOWN -s -t 01

If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.

Deleting System Softwares

Deleting System Softwares

XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your computer

Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your computer

If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here's a recipe for a desktop shortcut that will lock your computer in two easy clicks:

Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create shortcut wizard will open; in the first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next page, and hit 'finish.'

You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click the 'change icon' button.

In the 'look for icons in this file' box, type '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' then click 'ok' to see a range of icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your desktop locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out.

Shut Down Windows In 3 Seconds (Win XP)

Shut Down Windows In 3 Seconds (Win XP)

Look out for a new and safe method to shut down your pc in just 3 SECONDS......

All you need to do is open task manager ( ctrl+alt+del ) in that u'll see a option of shutdown in the upper right corner,press this option.now press and hold ctrl key and then select turn off option from the shut down menu.you shud have hold the ctrl key in order to perform the desired task.

in 3-4 seconds your system will safely turn off.

NJOY and leave your comments

Yours Bhanu Chawla......

TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS

TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS

I do not take any responsibility f anything happening wrong to ur system.

make backup of you regestry before manupulating it

TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS(may vary)

TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS

so u wanna know how to turn the pc on in 10 seconds (may vary) heres what u have to do to turn ur pc on in 10 seconds

Click on the start button then -->>go to run

then type Regedit

press enter

this will open Registery Editor

now look for the key

HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

now there find the Key Called

"Startup Delay"

Double Click On It

Now where its Base

Click Decimal

Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)

Change The Value To 40000

here u go u have done it

now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer

You'll See The Result

Stopping Unneeded Startup Services and makin windows faster

Stopping Unneeded Startup Services and makin windows faster

To reduce the number of services that start on bootup, you can access two different

areas of Windows XP.

The first is the System Configuration Utility. You can do that by entering the

command “msconfig” in the run menu.

Start  Run  “msconfig” (without quotes) || Hit Enter

The Services tab shows you the services that start when the computer

boots. You can stop a service from starting by simply clearing the check box

next to the service and clicking OK.

However, before you do so, there is another way to disable services that you

may prefer because the interface gives you more information about the service

in question.

Open Control Panel  Administrative Tools Services or

Start  Run  “services.msc” || Hit Enter

Take a quick look at common services you may want to live without:

Automatic Updates: This service enables Windows XP to check the Web

automatically for updates. If you don't want to use Automatic Updates, you can

disable the service.

Computer Browser: If your computer is not on a network, you don't need this service.

If you are on a network, leave it alone.

DHCP Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are on

a small workgroup, you can still increase boot time by configuring manual IP.

DNS Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service.

Error Reporting and Event Log: You don't have to use these services but they can be

very helpful, so I would leave them configured as automatic.

Fax: If you don't use your computer for fax services, you can disable this one.

Help and Support: Disable if you never use the Windows XP Help and Support

Center.

IMAPI CD-Burning COM: This service enables you to burn CDs on your computer.

If you never burn CDs, you can disable the service without any second thoughts.

Indexing Service: Your computer keeps an index of all the files. But if you rarely

search for files, the service is just a resource hog. You can stop it

Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing: If you do not use these features, plz

disable.

Infrared Monitor: If you do not use infrared devices, you can disable this service.

Messenger: This service sends alert messages on a local area network (it is not the

same as Windows Messenger). If you are not on a network, you can disable this

service.

Print Spooler: If you do not do any printing from the computer, you can disable this

service. If you print, make sure you leave it as automatic.

Remote Registry: This service allows remote users to modify the Registry on your

computer. If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

System Restore Service: This service allows you to use System Restore. If you have

turned off System Restore anyway, you do not need to turn off the service.

Themes: If you do not use themes, you can disable this service.

Windows Image Acquisition: If you do not use scanners or digital cameras, you can

disable.

Wireless Zero Configuration: If do not use wireless networking devices, you can

disable.

remove multi boot screen........

remove multi boot screen........

If you are getting unwanted multiple boot screen

Then Follow these Steps.

1> Right Click on My Computer

2>Select Properties

3>Select Advanced Tab

4>Select Settings In the Startup & Recovery Section(3rd grp)

5>Select the operating system which u want.

6>And Click OK.

7>Further again press the setting and click on Edit.

8>It will open boot.ini File.

9>Now u can delete those o/s which you don't want to be displayed.

Note: For deleting operating systems from boot.ini file, keep it mind that you can't

delete that o/s which is selected by default there. Before

making any changes make a copy of boot.ini file.

Rename START Button

Rename START Button

To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.

My preference is UltraEdit

Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)

With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6

You will see the word start with blanks between each letter

Edit it be any 5 characters or less

Save the file

Boot to DOS

Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org

Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe

You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one.

Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon.

Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Disable Boot logo

Disable Boot logo

You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start Windows XP. This little

tweak probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if you

are serious about trying to get Windows XP up and running as quickly as possible.

The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not see any boot

messages, such as check disk.

To remove the boot logo, follow these steps:

1. Select Start/Run, type msconfig, and click OK.

2. In the System Configuration Utility, click the BOOT.INI tab.

3. On the BOOT.INI tab, click the NOGUIBOOT check box option. Click OK

make system faster using BIOS

make system faster using BIOS

You can speed up your startup procedures by changing the BIOS with the built-in

setup utility. How you run this utility varies from PC to PC, but you typically get to it

by pressing the Delete, F1, or F10 keys during startup. You'll come to a menu with a

variety of choices. Here are the choices to make for faster system startups:

Quick Power On Self Test (POST)

When you choose this option, your system runs an abbreviated POST rather than the

normal, lengthy one.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Disable this option. When it's enabled, your system spends a few extra seconds

looking for your floppy drivea relatively pointless procedure, especially considering

how infrequently you use your floppy drive.

Boot Delay

Some systems let you delay booting after you turn on your PC so that your hard drive

gets a chance to start spinning before bootup. Most likely, you don't need to have this

boot delay, so turn it off. If you run into problems, however, you can turn it back on

Play around registry- More Options

Play around registry- More Options

Launch Regedit and go to the following Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER

/Software/Microsoft/CurrentVersion/Policies Under this key, there will definitely be a

key named explorer. Now under this explorer key we can create new DWORD values

and modify it's value to 1 in order to impose the restriction. If you want to remove the

Restriction, then you can simply delete the respective DWORD values or instead

change their values to 0. The following is a list of DWORD values that can be created

under the Explorer Key:

NoDeletePrinter: Disables Deletion of already installed Printers

NoAddPrinter: Disables Addition of new Printers

NoRun : Disables or hides the Run Command

NoSetFolders: Removes Folders from the Settings option on Start Menu (Control

Panel, Printers, Taskbar)

NoSetTaskbar: Removes Taskbar system folder from the Settings option on Start

Menu

NoFind: Removes the Find Tool (Start >Find)

NoDrives: Hides and does not display any Drives in My Computer

NoNetHood: Hides or removes the Network Neighborhood icon from the desktop

NoDesktop: Hides all items including, file, folders and system folders from the

Desktop

NoClose: Disables Shutdown and prevents the user from normally shutting down

Windows.

NoSaveSettings: Means to say, 'Don't save settings on exit'

DisableRegistryTools: Disable Registry Editing Tools (If you disable this option, the

Windows Registry Editor(regedit.exe) too will not work.)

NoRecentDocsHistory: Removes Recent Document system folder from the Start

Menu (IE 4 and above)

ClearRecentDocsOnExit: Clears the Recent Documents system folder on Exit.

Nolnternetlcon: Removes the Internet (system folder) icon from the Desktop

Now create a new key and name it System. Under this new key, system we can create

the following new DWORD values

NODispCPL: Hides Control Panel

NoDispBackgroundPage: Hides Background page.

NoDispScrsavPage: Hides Screen Saver Page

NoDispAppearancePage: Hides Appearance Page

NoDispSettingsPage: Hides Settings Page

NoSecCPL: Disables Password Control Panel

NoPwdPage: Hides Password Change Page

NoAdminPaqe: Hides Remote Administration Page

NoProfilePage: Hides User Profiles Page

NoDevMgrPage: Hides Device Manager Page

NoConfigPage: Hides Hardware Profiles Page

NoFileSysPage: Hides File System Button

NoVirtMemPage: Hides Virtual Memory Button

Similarly, if we create a new subkey named Network, we can add the following

DWORD values under it:

NoNetSetupSecurityPage: Hides Network Security Page

NoNelSetup: Hides or disables the Network option in the Control Panel

NoNetSetupIDPage: Hides the Identification Page

NoNetSetupSecurityPage: Hides the Access Control Page

NoFileSharingControl: Disables File Sharing Controls

NoPrintSharing: Disables Print Sharing Controls

Hiding Drive - Windows XP

Hiding Drive - Windows XP

1. Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".(Without Quote)a dos window will appear with following prompt.

DISKPART>

2. Then type "list volume" this will look like it

Volume### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info

-------------- ---- ------ --- ----- ---- ------- --

Volume 0 F DC-ROM

Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy

Volume 2 D soft NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

Volume 3 E ---- NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

3. If u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3"

then a message will appear in same winwods { Volume 3 is the selected volume}

4. Now type " remove letter E" now a message will come { Diskpart Removed the Drive letter }sometime it requires the reboot the computer .

5. Diskpart will remove the letter .Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Don afraid ur Data will ramin same . To Come backe the Drive repeat the process . but in 4th step whish is shown in this post replace " remove" to "assign"i mean type " assign letter E"

Add your Photos in My Computer Properties

Add your Photos in My Computer Properties

Todo this:

1. Open Notepad.

2. Type the following:

[General]

Manufacturer="Arjun Mehndiratta"

Model=HP d530 SFF(DC578AV)

[Support Information]

Line1= Your Ph No

Line2= Your Address

.....

3. Save as "oeminfo.ini" in the System32 folder.(Without Quote)

4. Create a bmp file(Your Photo) and save it the System32 folder as "oemlogo.bmp"(Without Quote).

5. Now Check your My Computer Properties.

Protect a Folder in Windows Xp

Protect a Folder in Windows Xp:

1. First select the folder which you want to protect: (For example D:\movies\)

2. In the same drive create a batch file and type the following

ren movies movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

3. Save it as lock.bat

4. To unlock the folder create a another batch file in the same directory as following

ren movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} movies

5. Save it as unlock.bat

6. Now in D drive u can see two batch files Lock and Unlock. When u double click Lock the movie folder will change to control panel and whn u double click Unlock the control panel will change to normal folder..

Missing Folder Option in Windows Xp - Solution

Missing Folder Option in Windows Xp - Solution:

1. Open Registry Editor

2. Navigate to the following Registry value:hkey current user-->software-->microsoft-->windows-->currentversion-->policies-->explorer

3. In the Right Pane there will be an entry "NoFolderOptions" and the value to the entry is set to 1.

4. To get back your Folder Option, change the DWORD value to 0 or delete the entry.

5. Restart the System and your problem will be solved.

Note:

Editing the Registry will cause the System unstable. Please take a Proper Back-Up before editing with Registries. Author will not be responsible for any liabilities.

Restoring a Lost Desktop in Windows XP

Restoring a Lost Desktop in Windows XP:

1. Goto Start --> Run

2. Type a Period " . " (Without Quote).

3. Press Enter.

Block WebSites in Windows XP

Block WebSites in Windows XP:

1. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

2. Find the file named "HOSTS" .

3. Open it with Notepad.

4. Add 127.0.0.2 www.sitenameyouwantblocked.com , below 127.0.0.1 localhost line and that site will no longer be accessible.

Hard Drive AutoPlay Solution

Hard Drive AutoPlay Solution:

1. Open Notepad and type anything you want.

2. Save the file as autorun.inf

3. Copy the file and paste in your Drive Which is affected.

4. Is asks for replace the exisiting file. Just give Yes.

5. Then delete the autorun.inf file and reboot your PC. Your problem solved.

Note:

Before doing the above steps please confirm that u cleaned all the viruses in your PC.