TECHNOLOGY UNBOUND!!

Disable Security Center Alert (Your computer might be at risk)

2010-08-09T10:02:00.000+06:00

There are some features in Windows XP which are really annoying. One of these features is Security Center Alert. If Windows Update or Firewall or Antivirus is disabled,Security Center Alert activates in the System tray. Everytime Windows starts,it displays a horrifying message that Your computer might be at risk.

Now there is no direct way to disable Security Center Alerts. But its not imposible and the indirect way is really easy.

1. Start>Run type services.msc and press Enter. Services Window will open.

2. From the Right Pane find Security Center and double click on it.

3. In the Security Center Properties Dialog Box, Press the Stop Button and select Startup Type: Disabled.

4. Now Press OK and close the Services Window.

Your computer might be at risk-such kind of message will not dare to horrify you again.

Animated Wallpapers for Mobile-1

2010-02-08T15:05:00.000+06:00

Here are some animated Wallpapers for your mobile. They are all 320*240 resolution.
These wallpapers can be used with Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG or any other mobile sets.

Hope you will enjoy these wallpapers.

Enable Show Hidden Files Option

2009-05-01T15:37:00.000+06:00

If you can’t enable Show Hidden Files from folder options (due to virus attack or for any other reason), you can do it by editing the registry. Just follow the following steps:

Start --> Run , type regedit then press OK. The registry editor will open. Go to the following key:

HKEY_LOLCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden.

Expand Hidden and select NOHIDDEN. In the right hand pane, see if there is a value called: CheckedValue and delete it. Right click in the right side pane and select New--> DWORD VALUE. Name it exactly as CheckedValue. Double click on it and put 2 as its value data.
Again at the left panel select SHOWALL, look for the key: CheckedValue and delete it also. Like the previous make a new DWORD, Name: CheckedValue . Double click on it and put 1 as its value data.

After doing these steps Open My Computer and from the upper panel and choose Tools>Folder Options. Then put a mark on Show Hidden Files.
Hopefully you will see your Hidden Files.

But you have to remember one thing. If you have virus running in your system then you should remove them first. Otherwise there is every chance that after restarting your system the virus will Hide your Hidden Files again.

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Optical Illusion:Can you Say the Colors?

2009-04-21T16:43:00.003+06:00

From the following picture, try to say the Colours not the Words.

You can't,isn't it??

Your right brain tries to say the colours but your left Brain insists on reading the word.

Source

Optical Illusion

CPU-Z : Get Every Single Information about Your CPU

2009-04-19T08:17:00.000+06:00

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

CPU

Name and number.
Core stepping and process.
Package.
Core voltage.
Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
Supported instructions sets.
Cache information.

Mainboard

Vendor, model and revision.
BIOS model and date.
Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
Graphic interface.

Memory

Frequency and timings.
Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.

System

Windows and DirectX version.

Install and Remove

CPU-Z does not need to be installed. Just unzip the files in a directory and run the .exe file. In order to remove CPU-Z , just delete the files.
CPU-Z does not copy any file in any directory, neither writes in the registry.

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Revo Uninstaller : Uninstall Programs Efficiently.

2009-04-11T17:54:00.000+06:00

Revo Uninstaller helps you to uninstall software and remove unwanted programs installed on your computer even if you have problems uninstalling and cannot uninstall them from "Windows Add or Remove Programs" control panel applet.

Revo Uninstaller is a much faster and more powerful alternative to "Windows Add or Remove Programs" applet!

With its advanced and fast algorithm, Revo Uninstaller analyzes an application's data before uninstall and scans after you uninstall an application. After the program's regular uninstaller runs, you can remove additional unnecessary files, folders and registry keys that are usually left over on your computer. Even if you have a broken installation, Revo Uninstaller scans for an application's data on your hard disk drives and in the Windows registry and shows all found files, folders and registry keys so you can delete them.

With its unique "Hunter mode", Revo Uninstaller offers you some simple, easy to use, but effective and powerful methods for uninstalling software. You can use it to manage your installed and/or running software programs.

Revo Uninstaller gives you another 8 handy and powerful tools to clean up your system:

Auto Start Manager

Windows Tools Manager

Junk Files Cleaner

Browsers History Cleaner

Office History Cleaner

Windows History Cleaner

Unrecoverable Delete Tool

Evidence Remover

Benefits of Revo Uninstaller :

* Revo Uninstaller is completely free - no cost, no adware, no spyware;

* You can uninstall programs easily and correctly;

* You can uninstall a program and scan after its built-in uninstaller for leftover registry keys, files and folders;

* You can uninstall programs even when their built-in uninstaller is corrupted and cannot be uninstalled;

* You can search as you type for installed programs; The search is much faster than "Windows Add or Remove Programs" control panel applet!

* You can see the list of installed programs much faster than with "Windows Add or Remove Programs" control panel applet!

* You can view a lot of details of the programs installed on your computer and uninstall programs you don't need (for example uninstall programs depending on their size to free disk space);

* You can use an innovative "Hunter mode" to uninstall, kill and delete programs. Uninstall unwanted programs just by aiming on their window or icon;

* You can use a "Drag and Drop" mode to uninstall, kill and delete programs;

* You can view and manage programs loaded on Windows startup;

* You can clean any junk, temporary and unnecessary files from your drives;

* You can have fast access to the most useful built-in Windows tools;

* You can erase all your browser history in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Netscape browsers;

* You can erase the recent document history of Microsoft Office products from version Microsoft Office 2000 till Microsoft Office 2007;

* You can erase most of the important traces you have left behind after working with Windows;

* You can permanently delete all of your already deleted files so they become completely unrecoverable by any software;

* You can securely delete any existing file or folder so it becomes unrecoverable by any software;

* You can use Revo Uninstaller and never have to solve uninstall problems;

Download Revo Uninstaller

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Disable Open With Web Service Dialog Box

2009-04-08T09:11:00.000+06:00

When we want to open an unknown file type windows xp shows dialog box with two options. One is to search the internet to find the appropriate program and the other is to select the program from a list. But I think most of us don’t want to search the internet if we have the program in our computer rather we like to just select it. Its really annoying to see this type of lame message every time running an unknown file type.

This message can be disabled and the open with dialog box can be shown directly by applying a simple registry tweak.

* Start >Run, type REGEDIT and press Enter
* Navigate to the following branch

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Right click in the right side pane and select New--> DWORD VALUE. Name it exactly as InternetOpenWith. Double click on it and put 0 as its value data. This will disable the Open With Web Service Dialog box. You can any time enable the Open With Web service Option by simply changing the value data to 1.

I think Open with Web Service dialog box will not disturb you again.

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Restore Missing Folder Options.

2009-04-07T23:53:00.000+06:00

Folder options missing is a common phenomenon due to virus attack. It is really annoying when the folder option is missing. But we can very easily get this missing folder option back.

Go to Start --> Run type gpedit.msc then press OK. The Group Policy Editor window will open.

Navigate to:

User Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Windows Components-->Windows Explorer

In the right hand pane Double click on “Removes Folder Options menu from Tools menu” and select the Disabled option.

Close all windows explorer windows and then open again. Your Folder Options should back.

If the method does not work then you can enable the folder options by editing the Registry.
[You have to be careful and precise while editing the registry]
Start --> Run type regedit then press OK. The registry editor will open. Go to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

In the right hand pane, see if there is a value called NoFolderOptions
If yes then double click on it and change its value data to 0.

If you don’t see any NoFolderOptions then Right click in the right side pane and select New--> DWORD VALUE. Name it as NoFolderOptions. Double click on it and put 0 as its value data. That means you’re forcing the explorer to show folder options.

I think by this time you have got your missing folder options back. And also in future you will not face any problem regarding missing folder options.

But you have to remember one thing. If you have virus running in your system then you should remove them first. Otherwise there is every chance that after restarting your system the virus will disable your Folder Options again.

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2.Enable Show Hidden Files Option
3.Enable Task Manager
4.Manually remove Funny Ust Scandal Virus

Disable "Registry Editing Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator" Message

2009-04-07T13:52:00.000+06:00

In case of virus attack, if you want to run the Registry editor you may see the message:

Registry Editing Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator

If you can't open Registry editor, removing virus become more difficult as you will not be able to delete the Registry Keys created by the virus. Here are some simple methods which will help you to enable Registry Editing again.

1st Method: Using the Group Policy Editor

* Start >Run type gpedit.msc and click OK.
* Navigate to: User Configuration > Administrative Templates> System
* In the right-hand pane, find Prevent Acess to Registry editing Tools and double click on it
* Choose the option “Disabled” and click Ok.
* Close the Group Policy Window

2nd Method: Using Run Command

1. Start >Run and type the following command exactly and press Enter

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

I think you have got rid of Freaking Registry Editing Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator message.

Parallel or Slope? : Optical Illusion-7

2009-04-06T21:59:00.001+06:00

What do you think about the following lines?? Are they parallel or not?

Actually they are all parallel. if you dont believe me then observe any two lines individually.

Source
Illusion World

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How Can it Shrink?? :Optical Illusion-8

2009-04-05T22:00:00.001+06:00

Concentrate on the black dot at the middle.

After a while the Gray area will appear to shrink.

Source
Illusion World

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Unlocker : Delete anything.

2009-03-31T04:36:00.006+06:00

Unlocker is an application which enables you to delete, move or rename files or folders that are locked by other processes. There is hardly any Computer user who never faced the following annoying message.

Unlocker is the solution.Unlocker is designed to be a very useful Windows Explorer extension allowing users with a simple right-click on a file or folder to easily get rid of error message like this.The application removes file-access restrictions that prevents a user from moving, deleting, or renaming a file.

Unlocker integrates into the Windows right-click menu.

When you click Unlocker, a dialog box is opened that shows you the processes that are currently locking the file and thereby preventing it from being deleted.

You can choose to terminate and unlock the processes, or otherwise delete the file on the next reboot.

In some cases, files cannot be accessed due to Windows file-access bugs, for which Windows informs the user the file is currently in use--even when it's not. Unlocker can effectively bypass this bug's restrictions. It unlocks or disables whatever is preventing the user to access that file.

Unlocker is very much important to remove a virus. You can't delete a virus if it is active. But with unlocker,you can easily terminate the virus process allowing you to Delete the virus file.

Which soldier has the highest height?

2009-03-31T04:30:00.003+06:00

Watch at the following Illusion.

Which soldier has the highest height?

The third one??

No,all of them are of the same height.
If you don't believe me,then measure their height in your screen with a ruler.

Actually you are misguided by the Horizontal lines.
Your brain compared their heights with the lines which are actually sloping.

Source
Illusions!!

Manually Remove Safemass.exe Virus.

2009-03-27T16:24:00.002+06:00

A recent addition in the virus world is Safemass.exe virus. Most of the Anti virus programs failed to detect or remove Safemass.exe as it exists in limited subcontinental areas, mainly in Bangladesh. But you can easily remove Safemass.exe from your PC manually.

To remove safemass.exe manually, you have to follow the following procedure:

1. At first restart the Computer in safe mode. You can do so by repeatedly pressing F8 in the boot menu. There will be an screen with various Boot options. Choose "Safe Mode".

2. If the virus is still active, then it will stay on the system tray. Right click on it and select close or exit.(If the virus is not active,skip this step )

3. Now from Start menu, select Search.Type "safemass.exe" in the search box and start search. You will find the file in all of your drives. Delete all of them.

4. You have to clean the registry entries created by the Safemass.exe To do so, go to Start menu and select Run. Type Regedit. Registry editor will open. navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\

In the right pane you will see Safemass.exe. Delete the entry.

5. Now check the root of all your drives for any autorun.ini files created by safemass.exe. If you find any, just delete them.

6. Restart your Computer.

I think you have got rid of Safemass.exe virus.

Prevent Loosing Your My Document's Files by Changing Location.

2009-03-23T11:00:00.006+06:00

My Documents folder is one of the vital folders in Windows XP. Many users store their most important files in this folder. The default location for My Documents Folder is C:\Documents and Settings\User. But because of Windows crash or Installing fresh copy of XP, those files stored in My Documents folder are lost.

Now we can avoid this mishap by changing the location of My Documents Folder to another drive except the system drive and the process is simple enough.

Create a folder in the location where you want to store your Documents (except the system drive ) In the Start Menu, Right click on My Documents (This option is not present in classic start menu) and select Properties.

In the Target Tab, click Move and select the folder you created previously. So your My Documents Folder is moved to that location.

Now if Windows crashes, any time you can get your important files from that folder.

Enable Task Manager

2009-03-15T16:55:00.000+06:00

In case of virus attack, this message is quite common: Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator.
If you can't open Task Manager, removing virus becomes more difficult as you will not be able to stop the process run by the virus. Here are some simple methods which will help you enable the task manager again.

1st Method: Using the Group Policy Editor

* Start -->Run type gpedit.msc and click OK.
* Navigate to: User Configuration --> Administrative Templates--> System--> Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options
* In the right-hand pane, find “Remove Task Manager” and double click on it
* Choose the option “Disabled” and click Ok.
* Close the Group Policy Window

2nd Method: Using Run Command

1. Start -->Run and type the following command exactly(or Just Copy-Paste) and press Enter

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

3rd Method: Creating a Registry REG file

* Open Notepad
* Copy and paste the command between the lines into Notepad and save as taskmanager.reg

————————————
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System] “DisableTaskMgr”=dword:00000000
————————————-
* Double click on the taskmanager.reg file to enter the information into the Windows registry

4th Method: Editing the registry manually

* Start >Run , type REGEDIT and press Enter
* Navigate to the following branch

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System

* In the right pane, find and delete the value named DisableTaskMgr
* Close the registry editor

I think you have got rid of Freaking Task Manager has been disabled by your Administrator message.

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Can You Count?? : Optical Illusion-6

2009-03-14T21:44:00.002+06:00

Can you count the Black Dots.
I think you can't.

Wanna Bet????

Source:
Optical Illusion

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How Long Has Your Computer Been Running?

2009-03-09T17:00:00.000+06:00

Want to know How Long Has Your System Been Running? or When your the Operating system was Installed?

Here's how you verify system up time and many other important information:

Go to Start > Run and type cmd to open command prompt.

At the command prompt window, type systeminfo

This command only works in XP Pro, not in XP Home. You can, however, type net statistics workstation at the command prompt in Home Edition. The first line will tell you the day and time that the system came online.

Here's what I found in My PC:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Host Name: PENTIUM

OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional

OS Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600

OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation

OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free

Registered Owner: *******

Registered Organization: *******

Product ID: 55274-640-2545084-23717

Original Install Date: 14-Jun-08, 5:58:26 PM

System Up Time: 0 Days, 3 Hours, 1 Minutes, 12 Seconds

System Manufacturer: ATI___

System Model: AWRDACPI

System type: X86-based PC

Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.

[01]: x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~

3000 Mhz

BIOS Version: ATi - 42302e31

Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS

System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32

Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1

System Locale: en-us;English (United States)

Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)

Time Zone:

Total Physical Memory: 1,278 MB

Available Physical Memory: 815 MB

Virtual Memory: Max Size: 2,048 MB

Virtual Memory: Available: 2,008 MB

Virtual Memory: In Use: 40 MB

Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys

Domain: WORKGROUP

Logon Server: \\PENTIUM

Hotfix(s): 2 Hotfix(s) Installed.

[01]: Q147222

[02]: KB936929 - Service Pack

NetWork Card(s): 1 NIC(s) Installed.

[01]: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC

Connection Name: Local Area Connection

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

GPU-Z: Anything about your graphics card.

2009-03-02T16:18:00.000+06:00

GPU-Z is a Video card GPU Information Utility. GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

Main Features

Support NVIDIA and ATI cards
Displays adapter, GPU and display information
Displays overclock, default clocks and 3D clocks (if available)
Validation of results
No installation required
Support for Windows2000/ XP / Vista (both 32 and 64 bit versions are supported)

It's so simple to use, you don't need to install GPU-Z. Just download and run GPU-Z.

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Manually remove Funny Ust Scandal Virus

2009-03-02T10:13:00.000+06:00

Funny ust scandal is the most common Virus I have ever seen. I found many of my friends'
computers affected by Funny ust scandal virus. This Funny ust scandal is also a really dangerous virus . It creates Funny ust scandal.avi.exe, SMSS.exe and Killer.exe - these three files,
disables folder options, starts new processes, task Manager automatically disappears after few seconds and system becomes deadly slow. If a Funny ust scandal virus is active in your system and your anti virus does not detect or delete it, then you have to manually remove it.

To Remove Funny ust scandal.avi.exe, SMSS.exe and Killer.exe virus, follow the following process

1. Start --> Run and type cmd

2.In the Command Prompt Window Type

taskkill /f /im smss.exe

taskkill /f /im killer.exe

3. The virus placed some files at the root of every drive so you need to clean them.

del /a:h /f c:\autorun.inf

del /a:h /f c:\smss.exe

del /a:h /f c:\funny ust scandal.avi.exe

Repeat the above commands on the Command Prompt Window for all your drives (Just replace C with the drive letter.)

4. Now you need to delete files in windows folder. So type:

del /a:h /f c:\windows\killer.exe

del /a:h /f c:\windows\autorun.inf

del /a:h /f c:\windows\smss.exe

del /a:h /f c:\windows\funny ust scandal.exe

5. Now you need to delete one more file :

del /a:h /f %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\lsass.exe

I think you will be able to remove Funny ust scandal , SMSS.exe and Killer.exe virus from your system successfully.

Caution: While the manual process is going on, do not open any My Computer drive.

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Amazing, Isn't it? : Optical illusion-5

2009-03-02T00:34:00.002+06:00

Is there anything rotating in the picture??

I don't think so! What do you think??

Observe each object individually, you will get the answer.

Source

Optical illusion

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Most Amazing Illusion

2009-03-01T21:44:00.006+06:00

1. Concentrate on the 4 little dots at the middle of the picture for about 30 seconds
2. Then look at a wall near you
3. A bright spot will appear
4. Twinkle your eyes a few times and you'll see a figure
What do you see? Or even WHO do you see?

Source:
Illusion World

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Remove "Log Off" from the Start Menu

2009-03-01T13:55:00.000+06:00

Many of us don't use the "Log Off" item of the Stat Menu.You can easily remove "Log Off" from your Start menu. You can follow any one of the two following methods.

1st Method: Using the Group Policy Editor

* Start >Run type gpedit.msc and click OK.
* Navigate to: User Configuration>Administrative Templates> Start Menu and Taskbar
* In the right-hand pane, find “Remove Logoff on the Start Menu” and double click on it
* Choose the option “Enabled” and click Ok.
* Close the Group Policy Window

2nd Method: Editing the registry manually

* Start>Run , type REGEDIT and press Enter
* Navigate to the following branch

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Create a new DWORD value and name it NoLogOff. Now add the value 1 to the key.

You may need to reboot for the settings to take effect.

I think this tip will help the users (who don't use the Log Off ) to remove "Log Off" from Start Menu Items.

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Remove Shared Documents Folder From My Computer Window

2009-03-01T12:09:00.000+06:00

Many users don't need the Shared Documents Folder in My Computer Window.You can easily remove the Shared Documents Folder.

1st Method: Using the Group Policy Editor

* Start >Run type gpedit.msc and click OK.
* Navigate to: User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Windows Explorer
* In the right-hand pane, find Remove Shared Documents From my Computer and double click on it
* Choose the option “Enabled” and click OK.
* Close the Group Policy Window

2nd Method: Editing the registry manually

* Start>Run , type REGEDIT and press Enter
* Navigate to the following branch

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders

You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the My Shared Documents folder.

I think this tip will help the users (who don't use the Shared Documents Folder) to remove Shared Documents from My Computer Window.

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Can Your Strange Brain Read this?????

2009-02-28T11:26:00.001+06:00

I know the followings look weird. But concentrate a little and try to read, I think you can do it. Once you read, You will understand what this post is about.

If yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny
55% of plepoe can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I
was rdanieg. The pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the
ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat
ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll
raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I
awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Source:
Illusion World

Which One is Bigger? : Optical Illusion-4

2009-02-27T21:10:00.002+06:00

Is the left center circle bigger than the right center circle?

No!! Actually they are of the same size. You are misguided by the circles around them.

Source
Illusion!!!

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Change the Default directory for Installing New Application.

2009-02-25T16:10:00.000+06:00

In WindowsXP C:\Program Files directory is the default base directory for installing new programs. But you may want a different location into which new programs will be installed. This is very much possible.You can change the default installation directory by editing the Registry .

Go to Start > Run. Then type regedit and press OK. The registry editor window will open. Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Click on CurrentVersion and in the right pan find the value ProgramFilesDir. This value is selected as C:\Program Files by default.

Double click on ProgramFilesDir and change the value data to the location of any valid drive or folder of your choice.

From now on Windows will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.

Cool Mobile Wallpapers-2

2009-02-25T10:41:00.000+06:00

These are some more cool wallpapers. They are also 320*240 size. Right click on them and select save as.

HWMonitor : A Tool that will Monitor your Hardware.

2009-02-24T09:36:00.001+06:00

HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, fans speed.

The program handles the most common sensor chips, like ITE® IT87 series, most Winbond® ICs, and others. In addition, it can read modern CPU s on-die core thermal sensors, as well has hard drives temperature via S.M.A.R.T, and video card GPU temperature.
Special hardware monitors such as abit® uGuru and Gigabyte® ODIN™ power supplies serie are supported too.

HWMonitor does not need to be installed. Just unzip the files in a directory and run the .exe. In order to remove the program, just delete the files.The program does not copy any file in any directory, neither writes in the registry.

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Coil or Circle?:Optical Illusion-3

2009-02-23T17:47:00.003+06:00

Look at the following picture. Are they Coil ?? or Circles???

Watch carefully. you will find all of them as circles.

Source:
Illusions

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Remove Unwanted Items From Add or Remove Programs Menu

2009-02-20T18:31:00.005+06:00

Sometimes it is seen that due to improper uninstall or for any problem, some uninstalled programs are shown in the Add or Remove Programs list. To remove that program from the list, follow the step:

Go to Start> Run, type regedit. Registry Editor will open:

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall

Remove any unwanted subkeys under "Uninstall."

You will not find those unwanted programs in the Add or Remove Programs list.

Process Explorer : Find out running processes of your computer.

2009-02-20T17:57:00.007+06:00

Process Explorer is an alternative for Windows Task Manager. Actually it is much more efficient than the Task Manager. It displays all the active processes in your system. Process Explorer has some unique options like Tracing the Process handler .dlls which is essential for removing virus.

The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.

The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.

Process Explorer is a freeware. Its a very small program- only 1.6mb(zip file). Process Explorer need not to be installed,just extract the zip file and thats it.

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Open Directly With Notepad.

2009-02-20T16:39:00.003+06:00

Many apply a registry tweak to have notepad as an option for unknown file types. We frequently see such files which are actually just text, but named with some odd file-extension. And then, some suspicious files which we want to make sure what the contents are. Well, in such cases where the registry tweak is applied, the downside happens to be that even some known files get associated with notepad - but no, all we want is to be able to open a file with notepad - the association part in such cases is unwanted interference. Also, notepad becomes a permanent fixture on the right-click menu - which is again an annoyance.

So what we do, is to have notepad as an option in the Send-To options, of the right-click menu in explorer. It fulfills the purpose to perfection (atleast, in my case). Here's what we do:

1. right-click desktop, choose "New >> Shortcut"
2. Type the location of the item - "notepad" - (that's all, no need to give path)
3. Next >> type name for shortcut - "Edit with Notepad"(or anything you want)
4. Click finish
5. Now right-click this shortcut on the desktop, and choose properties.
6. Confirm that the "target" and "start in" fields are using variables - "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe" - (absolute paths will be problematic if you use this .LNK on machines other than your own)
7. Now, browse to "%UserProfile%\SendTo" in explorer (which means "C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\SendTo\" folder)
8. And copy the "Edit with Notepad.lnk" file which you already created, to that folder.
9. Right-click on ANY file-type and you will be offered an option to open with notepad, from the SendTo sub-menu.

So now, you just right-click on an .nfo or .eml or .diz file (which are associated with other programs, and are sometimes just plain-text files), and choose "Send To >> Edit with Notepad" and it will open in notepad!

No more botheration of applying registry tweaks for something as simple as this.

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Anything Rotating??:Optical Illusion-2

2009-02-20T14:14:00.004+06:00

Look at the following picture. Are the circles rotating???

No they are not though they seem to.

Don't believe me? observe each circle individually, you will get the answer.

Source:
Optical Illusions

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Cool Mobile Wallpapers-1

2009-02-20T10:13:00.007+06:00

These are some cool wallpapers for your mobile. The resolution of these wallpapers is 320*240.
Right click on the wallpapers and select save as. I think you will enjoy them.

A Little Fun:Create a file of any size.

2009-02-20T00:34:00.004+06:00

Its really Funny. You can create a file whose size will be exactly what you want.

You have to Start by converting the desired file size into hexadecimal notation. You can use the Windows Calculator in Scientific mode do to this. Suppose you want a file of 1 million bytes. Enter 1000000 in the calculator and click on the Hex option to convert it (1 million in hex is F4240.) Pad the result with zeroes at the left until the file size reaches eight digits i.e. 000F4240.

Now open a command prompt window. In Windows 95, 98, or Me, you can do this by entering COMMAND in the Start menu's Run dialog; in Windows NT or XP enter CMD instead. Enter the command DEBUG BIGFILE.DAT and ignore the File not found message. Type RCX and press Enter. Debug will display a colon prompt. Enter the last four digits of the hexadecimal number you calculated (4240, in our example). Type RBX and press Enter, then enter the first four digits of the hexadecimal size (000F, in our example). Enter W for Write and Q for Quit.

You've just created a 1-million-byte file using Debug. Of course you can create a file of any desired size using the same technique.

PC WIZARD: Know Your Copmputer Information.

2009-02-18T22:31:00.007+06:00

PC WIZARD 2008 is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.

PC WIZARD 2008 is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.

Hardware Information
* Mainboard / Bios (Connectors, ID String, MP Support ...)
* Chipset (FSB Frequency, Norhtbridge, Hub, Direct Media Interface, XMB, NSI, ...)
* Main Memory (FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR, DDR-2,DDR-3, RDRAM, FB_DIMM, Timings)
* Memory Profiles : EPP (SLi Ready), Intel XMP.
* Cache Memory (L1, L2, L3, Size, Frequency ...)
* Processors(Type,Speed,Multiplier coeff.,Features,Model Number)
* Coprocessor
* APM & ACPI
* Busses : ISA, PCI, AGP (2x, 4x,8x), SMBus/ i2c, CardBus, Firewire, Hyper-Transport)
* DMI / SMBIOS
* Mainboard Sensors, Processor, Hard Disk & Battery (Voltage, Temperature, Fans)
* Video (Monitor, Card, Bios, Capabilities, Memory, Integrated Memory, Frequencies ...)
* OpenGL & 3Dfx
* DirectX(DirectDraw,Direct3D,DirectSound,DirectMusic,DirectPlay,DirectInput)
* Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick
* Drives (Hard Disk, Removable, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD ...)
* SCSI (Card, Controller, Adapter, Devices ...)
* ATA/ATAPI & S-ATA (Devices, Type, Capabilities, S.M.A.R.T. Features, RAID)
* Ports (Serial, Parallel, USB, IEEE-1394)
* IDE & SCSI Devices
* Twain & WIA Devices
* PCMCIA (PC Card) Devices
* Bluetooth Devices
* Sound Card (wave, midi, aux, mix, AC'97 codec, High Definition Audio)
* Printers (Local & Network)
* Modem (Features, Speed ...)
* Network (Server, Connexion, Firewall ...)
* Security (Scan Ports ...)
* PocketPC & SmartPhone Devices

System Information
* MCI Devices (mpeg, avi, seq, vcr, video-disc, wave) & ACM
* SAPI
* Passwords (Outlook, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Dialup ...)
* DOS Memory (base, HMA, UMB, XMS, EMS, DPMI, VCPI)
* Windows Memory
* Windows (Version, Product Key, Environment, Desktop, XP Themes ...)
* Windows UpTime (Boot, Shutdown, BlueScreen, System Restore Points ...)
* TrueType & OpenType Fonts
* WinSock (Internet), Telephony et Remote Access
* OLE (Objects, Servers ...)
* Microsoft Applications
* Activity (Process, Tasks, Threads)
* Modules (DLL, DRV, 32 & 16-bits) & NT Services
* Internet Navigator (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, FireFox)
* ODBC
* CMOS/RTC
* Resources (IRQ, DMA, E/S, Memory)
* System files (.ini, .log, .bat, .nt, .dos ...)

Special Extras
PC Wizard supports the Logitech G-Series keyboard LCD screen. To activate this function go to menu Options (Monitoring Tab )and check it. When you minimize PC Wizard window, CPU information will be displayed into the keyboard LCD screen.

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PerfMonitor: Monitor Your Processor Performance

2009-02-18T22:18:00.004+06:00

PerfMonitor is a processor performance monitoring tool. It allows to track the frequency of 4 events choosen in a set of model-specific list.

PerfMonitor can be used to identify the performance bottlenecks of a system, or to monitor a program for cache-miss rate or mis-predicted branches. But PerfMonitor can also be used as a hardware-level CPU comparison tool, comparing the key parameters of different CPUs runnning the same benchmark.

Install PerfMonitor

Unzip all files in the same directory and run perfmonitor.exe. You can run as many instances of PerfMonitor as there are physical CPUs in your system (see below for the particular case of CPUs that use HyperThreading technology). The first instance will be attached to CPU #0, the next one to CPU#1, and so on. The application settings will be saved in a file named PerfMonX.ini (where X refers to the CPU number) stored in your temporary account path (typically : C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp).

Select monitored events

PerfMonitor allows to track up to 4 events, depending on the CPU model. Each event is attached to a graph. In order to change the monitored event, put the mouse cursor on a graph then click on the left button to make the events menu selection appear (note that the currently monitored event is checked in the menu).

Because of hardware limitations (namely the number of available counters), it is possible that all the desired events can't be monitored in the same time than other events. If a requested event is not available for monitoring, the graph will appear in grey color. Note that the events are created from the top to the bottom, consequently the events on the top graphes have more chance to be allocated. Note also that some events need two counters, especailly the ones that tracks a cache level success rate.
If the change of an event frees a counter that allows a non-available event to be monitored, it will be started automatically.

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Real Temp:Monitor Your Processor Temperature

2009-02-18T14:01:00.010+06:00

Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors. Each core on these processors has a digital thermal sensor (DTS) that reports temperature data relative to TJMax which is the safe maximum operating core temperature for the CPU. As your CPU heats up, your Distance to TJMax will decrease. If it reaches zero, your processor will start to thermal throttle or slow down so maximizing your distance away from TJMax will help your computer run at full speed and more reliably too.

Main Features

* Reads temperature information from all Intel Core based processors.
* Ability to individually calibrate Real Temp for each core of your CPU.
* Program is based on temperature data gathered using a Fluke 62 IR Thermometer.
* Test Sensors feature will check your DTS sensors for any sign of problems.
* Keeps track of Minimum and Maximum temperatures with full logging features.
* Reporting and logging of the Intel PROCHOT# thermal throttle activity bit.
* Quick, very accurate and repeatable benchmark.
* Displays MHz, TJMax, CPUID, APIC ID and Calibration settings.
* High temperature alarm and shutdown feature based on CPU or Nvidia GPU temperature.
* No installation or registry modifications required.
* Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 (32/64 bit)

N.B.:Pentium 4 processors are not supported.

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Moving or Stationary?:Optical Illusion-1

2009-02-18T12:03:00.004+06:00

Concentrate on the dot in the center and move your head backwards and forwards.

What do you see??????

Source
Optical Illusion

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Create Strong Password.

2009-02-18T11:35:00.002+06:00

The passwords are the keys we use to access personal information that we've stored on our computer and in our online accounts.But they often become vulnerable to password crackers. Here are some simple tips which will help you to create strong passwords.

Properties of a strong password

To an attacker, a strong password should appear to be a random string of characters. The following criteria can help our passwords do so:

Make it lengthy

Each character that we add to our password increases the protection that it provides many times over.

The passwords should be 8 or more characters in length; 14 characters or longer is ideal.

Many systems also support use of the space bar in passwords, so we can create a phrase made of many words (a "pass phrase"). A pass phrase is often easier to remember than a simple password, as well as longer and harder to guess.

Combine letters, numbers, and symbols

The greater variety of characters that we have in our password, the harder it is to guess. Other important specifics include:

Use words and phrases that are easy for you to remember, but difficult for others to guess.

The easiest way to remember our passwords and pass phrases is to write them down.

Contrary to popular belief, there is nothing wrong with writing passwords down, but they need to be adequately protected in order to remain secure and effective.

In general, passwords written on a piece of paper are more difficult to compromise across the Internet than a password manager, Web site, or other software-based storage tool, such as password managers.

Manually remove ckvo.exe virus.

2009-02-17T23:36:00.001+06:00

Ckvo.exe (or Kxvo.exe, kcvo, xkvo) is one of the most common Virus/Trojan. When a Ckvo.exe virus gets active in a system, most likely your antivirus will not detect or delete it. Then you have to manually remove it. Don’t think manually remove ckvo is a very tough task. You have to just follow some manual removal procedures.

Start the computer in safe mode (Repeatedly press F8 during booting)

1.Now you have to enable “Show hidden Files”. BUT you can’t do it from folder options as the virus will not allow you to do so. What you have to do is editing the registry and manually enable it.

Start --> Run type regedit then press OK. The registry editor will open. Go to the following key:

HKEY_LOLCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden.

Expand Hidden and select NOHIDDEN. In the right hand pane, see if there is a value called: CheckedValue Double click on it and put 2 as its value data.

Again at the left panel select SHOWALL, look for the key: CheckedValue Double click on it and put 1 as its value data.

2. Its very important that you don’t double click on any drive now. Open My Computer and from the upper panel choose Tools>Folder Options. Then put a mark on Show Hidden Files and remove the check from Hide Protected Operating System Files.

3. In My Computer from the upper panel choose Folders. In the Left pan Expand My Computer and Click on C: In the C drive delete autorun.inf File. Again using the left panel, go to every drive and delete the autorun.inf file.

4. After that, go to Start Menu-->Search and Select All Files and Folders. Click More Advance options and check all the boxes. Then search once for each of these files

ckvo.exe, ckvo.dll, ckvo0.dll, ckvo1.dll, kava.exe, kxvo.exe, kxvo0.dll.

Delete all the files you found. Then delete them permanently from recycle bin.

5. Now Open Registry Editor again

Delete the value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Kamsoft"=C:\windows\system32\ckvo.exe

Then Go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\

delete all the keys starting with {--------}

Example:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{05ef6149-5e60-11dd-8a88-0003254ecf1b}

In the above key delete {05ef6149-5e60-11dd-8a88-0003254ecf1b}

Finally turnoff the SystemRestore and turn it on again so the previous restore points will be deleted.

I think this manually removal procedure will help you get rid of the ckvo.exe virus.