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Bluehacks · #1 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:40 PM

Hello friends.. i am starting this thread in order to share the things which i came thru with computers..
here u can get tips and tricks of computers... and some freely available softwares..

NOTE: No Warez things

I also request u people to share whatever tips u have...

Bluehacks · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:43 PM

Starting with

To know ur present IP address,click START/RUN and then type winipcfg.exe now u will be shown ur IP address ur using

Bluehacks · #3 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:44 PM

2)
To stop hijacking problem in IE use "PROCESSGUARD" software which is available freely on
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Bluehacks · #4 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:46 PM

Some keyboard shortcuts(Windows XP)

Start key + Break opens the Control Panel System applet.
Start key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons
Start key + D shows the Desktop
Start key + L shows the Welcome screen, or locks the machine if Fast User Switching is disabled.
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You can change the icon of your folder in windows XP. Do the following for that:

#Right click on the target folder.
#Select 'properties'
#Select the tab named 'customize'
#Click on the button called "Change Icon"
#Click on browse
#Select the icon you had created
#Click open
#Click OK
#Click OK

And the icon of the folder will change immediately.
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Stop a progrm from running at startup

Click Start, Run and enter MSCONFIG. Go to the Startup tab, and uncheck the item there.
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Win XP Shutdown

Sometimes WIN XP dows not shutdown properly and this is a very common problem. Here is the solution:

# Goto Control Panel, then goto Power Options.
# Click on the APM Tab, then check the "Enable Advanced Power management support."
# Shut down your PC. It should now successfully complete the Shut Down process.

Bluehacks · #5 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:48 PM

To avoid slow restarting of ur PC use 'warmboot '
to do this click shutdown by pressing shift key on desktop
so the PC only restarts only windows not any other software running

in windowsXP click shift and give restart

Bluehacks · #6 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:52 PM

HDDERASE is the free sw by which u can erase ur personel details without deleting the operating system
get that on www. download .com

this will reduce ur work while u selling ur HDD or sending it for service

To know about full details of the particular country like countries economy ,
history, maps and people check this site

www. odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook

this site run by CIA

and another one is http:// infoplease/alamanacs.html

Bluehacks · #7 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:54 PM

click start > run > msconfig press enter.
it will provide you configuration settings for your xp.
you can customize the applications and services to start for you and stop unwanted services to start to ease your system.
it will help you speed up your slowed down machine without reinstalling operating system.

if you are using the pirated windows xp just turn off automatic updates by selecting to ask you first and then download the updates for you. it will give you opertunity to maintain your speedy operating system.

M*cro$oft released xp service pack 2 to get hold of pirated cds. your newly installed operating system works great without updating it. when you select automatic update, it uploads info about pirated os and then your system will download junk updates to mess your system by slowing it down to dead.

just use an anti virus for your online safety.
disable automatic updates
disable windows firewall for you internet connection
try using firefox, opera browser instead of internet explorer to prevent your system
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Bluehacks · #8 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:55 PM

GHOST n System Restore are the the softwares we use normally to copy a
full harddisk to another...bt they are costly to purchase.Robocopy is
free s/w available and doing the same work get it on

www. ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html

To reduce the size of the mp3 files use 'mp3trim' freely available on

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Bluehacks · #9 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:57 PM

Ad-Aware & spybot r the free softwares available to eradicate spywares.

7 crore 30lakh times people downloaded Ad-aware get that on

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spybot downloaded by peoples for 3 crore 40 lakhs times get that on

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selecting in these is ur option. but i recommend both to be installedon ur system. updating and cleaning ur system with this sw every week will more safer. to kinow more abt spywares visit

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for macintosh users try anti-spyware available on

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Bluehacks · #10 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 01:59 PM

Ad-Aware & spybot r the free softwares available to eradicate spywares.

7 crore 30lakh times people downloaded Ad-aware get that on

[Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

spybot downloaded by peoples for 3 crore 40 lakhs times get that on

[Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

selecting in these is ur option. but i recommend both to be installedon ur system. updating and cleaning ur system with this sw every week will more safer. to kinow more abt spywares visit

[Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

for macintosh users try anti-spyware available on

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Bluehacks · #11 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 02:01 PM

Some shortcut keys frm me

winkey + R gives u runbox at startmenu

winkey + F gives u findmenu at start menu

winkey + E gives u explorer

winkey + pause/break shows u system properties

winkey + M all opened windows minimized

winkey + shift + m will open all minimized

Icons on the desktop will slow down the booting speed of windows to avoid this, we have to increase cache memory of the icons.
iconcache.db is the file managing the icon cache..

follow this steps to do that

start =>run in that type regedit

in regedit window HKEY-LOCAL-MACHINE =>SOFTWARE=>M*cro$oft=>WINDOWS=>CURRENT VERSION=>EXPLORER=>MAX CACHED ICONS

in that 500 will be the existing value to edit that double click that, now u can see edit string on value section type 2000 instead of 500.
close regedit and now reboot windows now u can see the difference..

for people who dont find max chached icons on regedit post a request here then i will give u details to create it

Bluehacks · #12 (**permalink**) 07-11-2006, 02:02 PM

How to Disable Automatic Restart So that we Can Read Blue Screen Messages

Sometimes an error occurs on your machine and you are immediately hit by a BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death). The only problem is the screen flashes by so quickly you rarely get to see what may have caused the error in the first place. To the layman the information on the screen may as well be in a foreign language but, in a number of cases, to a technician the all important 'gobbledegook' can mean the difference between locating your problem or complete disaster. By disabling the automatically restart on system failure feature, you are able to read what messages appear on the blue screen and can, if necessary, pass the information on to your technical support person.

1/ Click Start Button

2/ On the Start Menu click Control Panel

3/ When the Control Panel window opens click on the System icon

4/ The system properties window opens

5/ Click the Advanced tab

6/ In the Advanced tab window locate the Start and Recovery section and press the Settings button

7/When the settings window opens look for the System failure section

8/ Remove the check mark from the Automatically Restart option

9/ Click OK to Exit

btgceria · #13 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 12:41 PM

Its not working ...winipcfg.exe