Detect invisible users on yahoomessenger

This tool will help you detect invisible yahoo users but also view and download the avatar of any yahoo id.

It's not nice to spy on someone, especially on your friends. And if they are on Yahoo Messenger invisible, they probably have good reasons, so use our yahoo status checker at your own risc.
Our invisible detector works for all versions of Yahoo Messenger, webmessenger, e-mail and our detecting services are free.




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http://detectinvisible.com/

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Useful Mozilla Firefox shortcuts keys

In Mozilla Firefox, you can use the combination of different keyboard keys to accomplish your routine task. With shortcut keys, you can speed up your surfing without lifting your hands from the keys; otherwise require a conventional mouse to select menus and buttons options. Basically keyboard shortcuts keys help you to save time and you can perform any tasks without leaving the keyboard keys.

Shortcut keys Action



CTRL+A Selects the all items on active page

CTRL+B Display the "Organize Bookmarks" dialog box

CTRL+D Include the active page to your Bookmarks list

CTRL+F Display the "Find" dialog box to search text

CTRL+I Display the Bookmarks pane

CTRL+H Display the History sidebar of Mozilla Firefox

CTRL+N Use to open new Mozilla Firefox page

CTRL+P Use to print the active web page

CTRL+R Use to reload the active web page

CTRL+T Display a new Tab in active Firefox window

CTRL+U View the source code of active web page

CTRL+W Closes the active Mozilla Firefox window

CTRL++ Use to increase the font size of active page

CTRL+ - Use to decrease the font size of active page

CTRL+Tab Move to next Tab in Mozilla Firefox

ALT+Home Use to open the home page of internet explorer

ALT+Left Arrow Go to previous page of active page

ALT+Right Arrow Go to next page of active page

ALT+B Go to Mozilla Firefox Favorites Menu

ALT+D Go to address bar of current Firefox page

ALT+E Go to Mozilla Firefox Edit Menu

ALT+F Go to Mozilla Firefox File Menu

ALT+S Go to Mozilla Firefox History Menu

ALT+T Go to Mozilla Firefox Tools Menu

ALT+V Go to Mozilla Firefox View Menu

Tab Move forward between all items on active web page

F5 Refresh the active web page

F7 F7 activate the cursor to move with keyboard

CTRL+SHIFT+DEL Use to clear all Private Data history

CTRL+SHIFT+D Use to Bookmarks all Firefox Tabs

F11 Press F11 key to view any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view.

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SPEED UP FIREFOX

How to Speed-Up Your FireFox Browser's Loading Time

Step 1:

Open FireFox and in the address bar type "about:config" and hit enter (of course, don't use the ""). Now you will see a huge list of items.

Step 2:
You can either scroll down to the n's or just hit "n" on your keyboard and you should be taken to the first listed "n" item. Look for these three items:
a) network.http.pipelining
b) network.http.proxy.pipelining
c) network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Step 3:
a) Set "network.http.pipelining" to True instead of False. You can do this by having it highlighted and hitting "Enter" on your keyboard.

b) Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to a number between 1 and 8, preferably 8. This will make the number you chose of requests at once instead of the default 4.

c) Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to True instead of False. You can do this also by having it highlighted and hitting "Enter" on your keyboard.

Your screen should now look similar to this:



Step 4:
a) Right-click anywhere on the page and select "New" then to "Integer" from the context menu.



b) Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to 0. This number is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on the information it receives.

Step 5:
YOU ARE DONE! Just start browsing and you'll see the difference! A secret step you can also take is to set "browser.turbo.enabled" to True instead of False.



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Boosting your computer sky high!

Boosting your computer sky high!

Okay, in this part, I will try to explain what's the main problem if your computer is slow and has even slower performance. Most people don't check their computer once a week or month for possible spyware and viruses. But if you do, read further.

1. Try RAM Booster.

2. Boost your registry.

3. Yet another registry doctor.

4. Defrag your computer with free and ubercool Defraggler.

5. It was about time to delete your crap with CCleaner

6. Burn your movies on CDs / DVDs and delete it from your computer.

7. Delete unnecessary stuff.

That's about it. I hope you liked it!
DistractioN

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Spyware Infections: A Step-by-Step Instructions Removal Guide

Spyware Infections: A Step-by-Step Instructions Removal Guide



Read more about Spyware, Adware and Malware in Wikipedia. We'll focus mainly on the removal guide. So, here we go.

1. The first step you need to do is to try determining when your computer became infected. Was your computer infected after you installed some software? Did you visit adult websites with porn content, that are infected with trojans or backdoors? Did your kids played with your computer and visited unknown sites with games? If you don't know what may caused computer infection, try to view history in your browser. Write down suspicious websites and then post it in this topic. "Infections" may be bundled with software, so before installing new software always visit Softpedia and view the ratings. You will notice if there are any red marks or warnings.

2. Second, you need to install or run some software, that scans for infections. Download SpyBot S&D. When you successfully installed SpyBot, update your detection rules by clicking Search for Updates. Scan your computer and delete any spyware / adware entry.

3. Download and run AdAware. Check for updates. Scan and remove possible adware entries.

4. Download a small but useful tool called HijackThis. BE CAREFUL with this program. Save and upload your scan log to HijackThis.de. Destroy possible bad entries.

5. It's time to run up AntiMalware program. Download and run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and kill the infections.

6. Scan your computer with AntiVirus! (I prefer NOD32. This process may take a few hours, if you have a lot of files on your disk. Go watch TV or something).

7. Well, I just can't remove spyware / malware on my computer. What shall I do? This may sound noobish and cheap, but you can copy and paste the malware's name into Google. Click Search. I'm sure that you will locate loads of removal guides out there.

8. It's still not enough to scan just with antispyware programs. You have to scan your computer with some AntiVirus software. Check out NOD32 or Kaspersky antivirus

HOW TO AVOID INFECTIONS: Don't visit many porn sites or porn galleries. Don't download cracks or other similiar tools, if you're not sure, if they contain malware. Scan them with AntiVirus software before you use them. Don't click on Ads and don't visit URLs, that you have in your email folder. Scan your computer at least once a month and update protections / scanning software. Avoid *.BAT files. Download releases only from trusted sources! If you can, don't use key generators or cracks. Try to use serials instead in plain text files or in NFOs.

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Simple hack to disable USB drives in Windows XP

There is a simple registry change that will keep the USB storage drivers from starting when the system boots. Keeps people from walking up to a PC and copying data off with a USB key, but allows you to keep your scanner, keyboard, and mouse working. Just open regedit and browse to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor Notice the value 'Start' Switch this value to 4, and USB storage devices are disabled. Switch this value to 3, and USB storage devices are enabled.

"There are no foolish questions, only foolish answers"

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How to delete the "Recycle Bin" in the Desktop

For XP/2003
1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to this registry.

Code: ‹ Select ›

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

3. Delete this key

Code: ‹ Select ›

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.

4. Close Registry Editor. You don't need to restart/reboot your PC, just go to the desktop and refresh!
5. In order to restore the Recycle Bin icon to the desktop just import it back to the registry in case you've exported it earlier.

For Vista
The Recycle Bin icon is horrible and I hate it. Windows Vista has an even simpler way to hide the icon than XP does, but why couldn't they have disabled it by default?

Right-click and delete. It's as simple as that.
Enjoy!

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Secret Game sa MS Excel..

Excel 2002 (Excel 10) The word on the street is that Excel 2002 does not contain an easter egg. Apparently, Microsoft has received complaints about the waste of resources and file bloat. Microsoft Web Components Now this one is very cool! Technically, it's the easter egg for the Microsoft Web Components, but you access it from an Excel workbook saved as an interactive web page. Requires Excel 2000, the Microsoft Web components, and DirectX. Open a new Excel workbook. Select File * Save as Web Page In the Save As dialog, select 'Publish Sheet' and 'Add Interactivity' Save to an htm file on your hard drive (any file name). Open the htm file with Internet Explorer 5. Select cell WC2000 and scroll the sheet such that cell WC2000 is the first cell on the left. Highlight the entire row. Press Shift+Crtl+Alt and click the Office logo in the upper-left. Your screen will be transformed into an auto racing game, with developer credits (and other things) visible on the roadway. Use the following keys: Arrow keys: to steer and accelerate Space bar: To fire at other cars O: To drop an oil slicks H: To turn on your headlights

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Computer Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
ALI - Acer Labs, Incorporated
ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices
APC - American Power Conversion
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASIC - Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASPI - Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
AT - Advanced Technology
ATI - ATI Technologies Inc.
ATX - Advanced Technology Extended

--- B ---
BFG - BFG Technologies
BIOS - Basic Input Output System
BNC - Barrel Nut Connector

--- C ---
CAS - Column Address Signal
CD - Compact Disk
CDR - Compact Disk Recorder
CDRW - Compact Disk Re-Writer
CD-ROM - Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
CFM - Cubic Feet per Minute (ft�/min)
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CTX - CTX Technology Corporation (Commited to Excellence)

--- D ---

DDR - Double Data Rate
DDR-SDRAM - Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
DFI - DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module
DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory
DPI - Dots Per Inch
DSL - See ASDL
DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-RAM - Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access Memory

--- E ---
ECC - Error Correction Code
ECS - Elitegroup Computer Systems
EDO - Extended Data Out
EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EVGA - EVGA Corporation

--- F ---
FC-PGA - Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
FDC - Floppy Disk Controller
FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
FPS - Frame Per Second
FPU - Floating Point Unit
FSAA - Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
FS - For Sale
FSB - Front Side Bus

--- G ---
GB - Gigabytes
GBps - Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second
GDI - Graphical Device Interface
GHz - GigaHertz

--- H ---
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HIS - Hightech Information System Limited
HP - Hewlett-Packard Development Company
HSF - Heatsink-Fan

--- I ---
IBM - International Business Machines Corporation
IC - Integrated Circuit
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IFS- Item for Sale
IRQ - Interrupt Request
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
ISO - International Standards Organization

--- J ---
JBL - JBL (Jame B. Lansing) Speakers
JVC - JVC Company of America

- K ---
Kbps - Kilobits Per Second
KBps - KiloBytes per second

--- L ---
LG - LG Electronics
LAN - Local Are Network
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LDT - Lightning Data Transport
LED - Light Emitting Diode

--- M ---
MAC - Media Access Control
MB � MotherBoard or Megabyte
MBps - Megabytes Per Second
Mbps - Megabits Per Second or Megabits Per Second
MHz - MegaHertz
MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second
MMX - Multi-Media Extensions
MSI - Micro Star International

--- N ---
NAS - Network Attached Storage
NAT - Network Address Translation
NEC - NEC Corporation
NIC - Network Interface Card

--- O ---
OC - Overclock (Over Clock)
OCZ - OCZ Technology
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

--- P ---
PC - Personal Computer
PCB - Printed Circuit Board
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
PCMCIA - Peripheral Component Microchannel Interconnect Architecture
PGA - Professional Graphics Array
PLD - Programmable Logic Device
PM - Private Message / Private Messaging
PnP - Plug 'n Play
PNY - PNY Technology
POST - Power On Self Test
PPPoA - Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PQI - PQI Corporation
PSU - Power Supply Unit

--- R ---
RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM - Random Access Memory
RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor
RDRAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
ROM - Read Only Memory
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute

--- S ---
SASID - Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
SCA - SCSI Configured Automatically
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECC - Single Edge Contact Connector
SODIMM - Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SPARC - Scalable Processor ArChitecture
SOHO - Small Office Home Office
SRAM - Static Random Access Memory
SSE - Streaming SIMD Extensions
SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array
S/PDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Interface

--- T ---
TB - Terabytes
TBps - Terabytes per second
Tbps - Terabits per second
TDK - TDK Electronics
TEC - Thermoelectric Cooler
TPC - TipidPC
TWAIN - Technology Without An Important Name

--- U ---
UART - Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB - Universal Serial Bus
UTP - Unshieled Twisted Pair

--- V ---
VCD - Video CD
VPN - Virtual Private Network

--- W ---
WAN - Wide Area Network
WTB - Want to Buy
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

--- X ---
XGA - Extended Graphics Array
XFX - XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
XMS - Extended Memory Specification
XT - Extended Technology

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Make your IE works fast like Firefox

1. click start > run
2. type regedit > enter

3. browse folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\m*cro$oft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\InternetSettings
4. right click @ windows right > New > DWORD
5. type MaxConnectionsPerServer > u can set value (the more higher the no, the more good speed u get, eg : 99)
6. create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
7. then put a high value as mentioned above
8. then, restart IE ... ur finished.

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A Trick To Check Your Antivirus Is Working Properly

Open notepad
Copy this code in the text file....

"X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*"

without qutoes....

then save it with the name fanything.exe

If this file got deleted immediately..that means ur antivirus is working n updated..

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How to Enable Right Click on Sites that Disable it-OLD TRICK

There are lots of web sites that have disabled the right click function
of the mouse button... which it's really, really annoying!!

This is done so that you don't steal (via right-click->save picture) their photos
or images or any other goodies.

Unfortunately, it disables ALL right-click functionality:
copy, paste, open in new window.

But It's easy to change, assuming your using IE 6 or higher:

Click "Tools"->"Internet Options"
Click the "Security" tab
Click "Custom Level"
Scroll down to the "Scripting" section
Set "Active Scripting" to "disable"
Click "Ok" a couple of times.

You'll probably want to turn this back to "enable" when your done,
'cause generally the java script enhances a website

or in firefox..
tools->options->content..
turn off java and javascript, then reload the site.

ALTERNATIVELY:

Before you change settings try holding down the Ctrl key and right clicking.
This also works in a lot of cases....

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How to Block or Unblock a Website?

Just Follow this step..
Open C:\Windows\system32\drivers

There you will find a file named"HOSTS"..
Right-click on it
Select open
then choose Notepad then ok.

Now,in the file under the line 127.0.0.1 localhost
Add another line as 127.0.0.2 www.friendster.com (the website that i want to block)
Then save your work..
And visit the site that you blocked!!

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138 Commands of Command Prompt ( DOS ) with description

1 ANSI.SYS -- Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys. 2 APPEND -- Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command. 3 ARP -- Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices 4 ASSIGN -- Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter 5 ASSOC -- View the file associations 6 AT -- Schedule a time to execute commands or programs. 7 ATMADM -- Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager. 8 ATTRIB -- Display and change file attributes. 9 BATCH -- NRecovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file. 10 BOOTCFG -- Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini 11 BREAK -- Enable / disable CTRL + C feature. 12 CACLS -- View and modify file ACL's. 13 CALL -- Calls a batch file from another batch file. 14 CD -- Changes directories. 15 CHCP -- Supplement the International keyboard and character set information. 16 CHDIR -- Changes directories. 17 CHKDSK -- Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors. 18 CHKNTFS -- Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors. 19 CHOICE -- Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file. 20 CLS -- Clears the screen. 21 CMD -- Opens the command interpreter. 22 COLOR -- Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window. 23 COMP -- Compares files. 24 COMPACT -- Compresses and uncompress files. 25 CONTROL -- Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt. 26 CONVERT Convert FAT to NTFS. 27 COPY -- Copy one or more files to an alternate location. 28 CTTY -- Change the computers input/output devices. 29 DATE -- View or change the systems date. 30 DEBUG -- Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings. 31 DEFRAG -- Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs. 32 DEL -- Deletes one or more files. 33 DELETE -- Recovery console command that deletes a file. 34 DELTREE -- Deletes one or more files and/or directories. 35 DIR -- List the contents of one or more directory. 36 DISABLE -- Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers. 37 DISKCOMP -- Compare a disk with another disk. 38 DISKCOPY -- Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk. 39 DOSKEY -- Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past. 40 DOSSHELL -- A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users. 41 DRIVPARM -- Enables overwrite of original device drivers. 42 ECHO -- Displays messages and enables and disables echo. 43 EDIT -- View and edit files. 44 EDLIN -- View and edit files. 45 EMM386 -- Load extended Memory Manager. 46 ENABLE -- Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver. 47 ENDLOCAL -- Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command. 48 ERASE -- Erase files from computer. 49 EXPAND -- Expand a Microsoft Windows file back to it's original format. 50 EXIT -- Exit from the command interpreter. 51 EXTRACT -- Extract files from the Microsoft Windows cabinets. 52 FASTHELP -- Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them 53 FC -- Compare files. 54 FDISK -- Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive. 55 FIND -- Search for text within a file. 56 FINDSTR -- Searches for a string of text within a file. 57 FIXBOOT -- Writes a new boot sector. 59 FIXMBR -- Writes a new boot record to a disk drive. 60 FOR -- Boolean used in batch files. 61 FORMAT -- Command to erase and prepare a disk drive. 62 FTP -- Command to connect and operate on a FTP server. 63 FTYPE -- Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations. 64 GOTO -- Moves a batch file to a specific label or location. 65 GRAFTABL -- Show extended characters in graphics mode. 66 HELP -- Display a listing of commands and brief explanation. 67 IF -- Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing. 68 IFSHLP.SYS -- 32-bit file manager. 69 IPCONFIG -- Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values. 70 KEYB -- Change layout of keyboard. 71 LABEL -- Change the label of a disk drive. 72 LH -- Load a device driver in to high memory. 73 LISTSVC -- Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers. 74 LOADFIX -- Load a program above the first 64k. 75 LOADHIGH -- Load a device driver in to high memory. 76 LOCK -- Lock the hard disk drive. 77 LOGON -- Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login. 78 MAP -- Displays the device name of a drive. 79 MD -- Command to create a new directory. 80 MEM -- Display memory on system. 81 MKDIR -- Command to create a new directory. 82 MODE -- Modify the port or display settings. 83 MORE -- Display one page at a time. 84 MOVE -- Move one or more files from one directory to another DIRECTORY 85 MSAV -- Early Microsoft Virus scanner. 86 MSD -- Diagnostics utility. 87 MSCDEX -- Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM. 88 NBTSTAT -- Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT 89 NET -- Update, fix, or view the network or network settings 90 NETSH -- Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS. 91 NETSTAT -- Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information. 92 NLSFUNC -- Load country specific information. 93 NSLOOKUP -- Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network. 94 PATH -- View and modify the computers path location 95 PATHPING -- View and locate locations of network latency 96 PAUSE -- command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command. 97 PING -- Test / send information to another network computer or network device . 98 POPD -- Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command. 99 POWER -- Conserve power with computer portables. 100 PRINT -- Prints data to a printer port. 101 PROMPT -- View and change the MS-DOS prompt. 102 PUSHD -- Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time. 103 QBASIC -- Open the QBasic. 104 RD -- Removes an empty directory. 105 REN -- Renames a file or directory. 106 RENAME -- Renames a file or directory. 107 RMDIR -- Removes an empty directory. 108 ROUTE -- View and configure windows network route tables. 109 RUNAS -- Enables a user to execute a program on another computer. 110 SCANDISK -- Run the scandisk utility. 111 SCANREG -- Scan registry and recover registry from errors. 112 SET -- Change one variable or string to another. 113 SETLOCAL -- Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else. 114 SHARE -- Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities. 115 SETVER -- Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs. 116 SHIFT -- Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program. 117 SHUTDOWN -- Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt. 118 SMARTDRV -- Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory. 119 SORT -- Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen. 120 START -- Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt. 121 SUBST -- Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter. 122 SWITCHES -- Remove add functions from MS-DOS. 123 SYS -- Transfer system files to disk drive. 124 TELNET -- Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt. 125 TIME -- View or modify the system time. 126 TITLE -- Change the title of their MS-DOS window. 127 TRACERT -- Visually view a network packets route across a network. 128 TREE -- View a visual tree of the hard disk drive. 129 TYPE -- Display the contents of a file. 130 UNDELETE -- Undelete a file that has been deleted. 131 UNFORMAT -- Unformat a hard disk drive. 132 UNLOCK -- Unlock a disk drive. 133 VER -- Display the version information. 134 VERIFY -- Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly. 135 VOL -- Displays the volume information about the designated drive. 136 XCOPY -- Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another. 137 TRUENAME -- When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists 138 TASKKILL -- It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications

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Common Troubleshooting Techniques & Strategies

Here are five common-sense techniques and strategies to solve common computer hardware problems.

(1) Trial-and-error

Personal computers are highly modular by design. The most powerful trouble-shooting technique is to isolate the problem to a specific component by trial-and-error. Swap compatible components and see if the system still works. Try different peripherals on different machines and see if the same problem occurs. Make one change at a time.

(2) "It's the cable, s-----."

More than 70% of all computer problems are related to cabling and connections. Ensure all cables are connected firmly. IDE and floppy ribbon cables and power cables can often go loose. Ensure microprocessor, memory modules, and adapters such as video card and sound card are inserted correctly and didn't "pop-up" during transportation.

(3) Don't be frustrated!

Don't be afraid of computer problems. It is often the best opportunity to learn. Trouble-shooting is part of the fun of owning a computer. Imagine the satisfaction you could get by solving a problem yourself.

Of course the fun could ran out quickly once you are frustrated and have spent too much time on the same problem. If you feel frustrated, it's time to leave it for a while and go back with some new ideas or call someone who can help. Rule of thumb: You shouldn't spend more than three hours on the same problem at one time.

(4) Take notes!

Take notes of what you have done and all the error messages. You may need to use them later. For instance, when you see an unusual blue screen with an error message, copy the entire message onto a piece of paper. In many situations, that message may point to the right direction in getting the problem solved quickly.

(5) Take a look?

It's OK to open a computer case and take a look inside. There is only 5V and 12V DC voltage supplied to the components outside the power supply. Those who have never seen the inside of a computer are often amazed by how simple it looks. Of course, still always power down and unplug the power cord first.

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Few steps to make your firefox run at lightining speed

These are few steps to make your firefox run at lightining speed.

1. First in the URL bar, Type “about:config”. This will bring up a list of commands and variables you can edit.

2. The second step is to put “network.http.pipelining” in the filter and change the value to “true”.

3. After that you will want to put “network.http.proxy.pipelining” in the filter.
Like the last one, make that value set to “true” also.

4. Next, locate “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” and change the value to some number higher, say 10,20 or even 30, it would make up to 10,20 or 30 requests at once.

5. The last step is to right click anywhere and select “New” then “Integer”. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and make its value “0″. This will make the browser respond faster on the information of the websites it receives.

6. Close out FireFox (make sure FireFox is closed by viewing the Task Manager) and restart it and enjoy the new mega spee.

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How to stop deepfreeze!

Download This Prog : Procexp
1. Download it
2. run
3.you see Deepfreze
4.make it Suspend
5 and then deepfreeze will stop
6. have Fun
7.this program work and also stop the minute in Tinasoft etc... in cafe softwares..

Download:
here is the link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/159692267/ProcessExplorer_2_.zip

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How to Remove the "Run" Command from the Start Menu. In windows Xp.

Configuring a computer for a tech novice and don't want them accidentally poking around the internals? One way to help prevent them from trying to run software they weren't meant to execute is to disable the "Run" command from the Windows XP Start Menu.

1. Right-click the "Start" button, selecting "Properties".

2. When the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "Start Menu" tab if it is not already selected.

3. Click the "Start Menu" radio button (if it is not already selected) and click "Customize".

4. When the "Customize Start Menu" dialog box appears, click the "Advanced" tab.

5. Underneath "Start menu items", scroll down to "Run command" and uncheck it.

6. Click "OK" on the dialog boxes to close them.

Note that this will not completely secure a system from those who know what they are doing. Making this change will not prevent users from going through the above steps and re-adding the "Run" command, nor will it prevent them from running software via the Windows Task Manager's "File" - "New Task (Run") option. However, this may prevent some computer neophytes from executing software that could damage their system.

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How to disable the "right click" of the mouse using regedit in windows XP

You can disable the right-click feature on your mouse in only a few minutes. Once the following steps are completed, your mouse will no longer be able to access the context menu for desktop or Windows Explorer in the usual way. This method will disable the right-click function for your desktop and Explorer only.

Instructions:

Step1
Click on "Start" and select "Run." Type "regedit" into the textbox and hit "OK." This command will open the "Registry Editor" window.
Step2

Select "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer."
Step3
Open the "Edit" menu and choose "New" then "DWORD Value." A new file will appear on the right side of your screen with the file name highlighted. Type in "NoViewContextMenu" for the new file name.
Step4
Double click to open and type in "0" into the Value data box. Hit the "OK" button.
Step5
Close the Registry Editor by selecting "Exit" from the "File" menu. Restart your computer for the change to go into effect and you have now disabled your right-click feature.

Tips & Warnings

* The change will affect only the current user. To disable for all users instead of selecting "HKEY_CURRENT_USER," choose "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" and continue with the above path.
* If you wish to re-enable the right-click feature, return to the "NoViewContextMenu" and change the Value data box to "1". Restart your computer.
* This change should only be performed by individuals familiar with the registry editor.

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Run commands

RUN COMMANDS
/*You can Access these commands from run option in the start menu or just press window key+r(WIndow key is Generally between Alt & ctrl key on the keyboard) & there you go to unleash these commands
Commands have been seperated by "~"*/

TO Open… Commands

Accessibility Controls "access.cpl"
Add Hardware Wizard "hdwwiz.cpl"
Add/Remove Programs "ppwiz.cpl "
Administrative Tools "control admintools"
Automatic Updates "wuaucpl.cp"
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard "fsquirt"
Calculator "calc"
Certificate Manager "certmgr.msc"
Character Map "charmap"
Check Disk Utility "chkdsk"
Clipboard Viewer "clipbrd"
Command Prompt "cmd"
Component Services "dcomcnfg"
Computer Management "compmgmt.msc"
Date and Time Properties "timedate.cpl"
DDE Shares "ddeshare"
Device Manager "devmgmt.msc"
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* "directx.cpl"
Direct X Troubleshooter "dxdiag"
Disk Cleanup Utility "cleanmgr"
Disk Defragment "dfrg.msc"
Disk Management "diskmgmt.msc"
Disk Partition Manager "diskpart"
Display Properties "control desktop"
Display Properties "desk.cpl"
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) "control color"
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility "drwtsn32"
Driver Verifier Utility "verifier"
Event Viewer "eventvwr.msc"
File Signature Verification Tool "sigverif"
Findfast "findfast.cpl"
Folders Properties "control folders"
Fonts "control fonts"
Fonts Folder "fonts"
Free Cell Card Game "freecell"
Game Controllers "joy.cpl"
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) "gpedit.msc"
Hearts Card Game "mshearts"
Iexpress Wizard "iexpress"
Indexing Service "ciadv.msc"
Internet Properties "inetcpl.cpl"
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) "ipconfig /all"
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) "ipconfig /displaydns"
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) "ipconfig /flushdns"
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) "ipconfig /release"
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) "ipconfig /renew"
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) "ipconfig /registerdns"
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) "ipconfig /showclassid"
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) "ipconfig /setclassid"
Java Control Panel (If Installed) "jpicpl32.cpl"
Java Control Panel (If Installed) "javaws"
Keyboard Properties "control keyboard"
Local Security Settings "secpol.msc"
Local Users and Groups "lusrmgr.msc"
Logs You Out Of W*NDOW$ "logoff"
Mic*ft Chat "winchat"
Minesweeper Game "winmine"
Mouse Properties "control mouse"
Mouse Properties "main.cpl"
Network Connections "control netconnections"
Network Connections "ncpa.cpl"
Network Setup Wizard "netsetup.cpl"
Notepad "notepad"
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) "nvtuicpl.cpl"
Object Packager "packager"
ODBC Data Source Administrator "odbccp32.cpl"
On Screen Keyboard "osk"
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) "ac3filter.cpl"
Password Properties "password.cpl"
Performance Monitor "perfmon.msc"
Performance Monitor "perfmon"
Phone and Modem Options "telephon.cpl"
Power Configuration "powercfg.cpl"
Printers and Faxes "control printers"
Printers Folder "printers"
Private Character Editor "eudcedit"
Quicktime (If Installed) "QuickTime.cpl"
Regional Settings "intl.cpl"
Registry Editor "regedit"
Registry Editor "regedit32"
Remote Desktop "mstsc"
Removable Storage "ntmsmgr.msc"
Removable Storage Operator Requests "ntmsoprq.msc"
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) "rsop.msc"
Scanners and Cameras "sticpl.cpl"
Scheduled Tasks "control schedtasks"
Security Center "wscui.cpl"
Services "services.msc"
Shared Folders "fsmgmt.msc"
Shuts Down W*NDOW$ "shutdown"
Sounds and Audio "mmsys.cpl"
Spider Solitare Card Game "spider"
SQL Client Configuration "cliconfg"
System Configuration Editor "sysedit"
System Configuration Utility "sconfig"
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) "sfc /scannow"
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) "sfc /scanonce"
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) "sfc /scanboot"
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) "sfc /revert"
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) "sfc /purgecache"
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) "sfc /cachesize=x"
System Properties "sysdm.cpl"
Task Manager "taskmgr"
Telnet Client "telnet"
User Account Management "nusrmgr.cpl"
Utility Manager "utilman"
W*NDOW$ Firewall "firewall.cpl"
W*NDOW$ Magnifier "magnify"
W*NDOW$ Management Infrastructure "wmimgmt.msc"
W*NDOW$ System Security Tool "syskey"
W*NDOW$ Update Launches "wupdmgr"
W*NDOW$ XP Tour Wizard "tourstart"
Wordpad "write"

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