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.
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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:
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. Related Posts:
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.
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;
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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
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.
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:
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.
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
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.
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:
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.
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
* 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.
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.
