Welcome screen and Fast user switching disabled in Windows Xp

when you try to enable fast user switching in windows XP ,you may get this error message saying “client services for netware has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching”

To enable welcome screen login, you need to disable the netware client services.

Follow the steps below to disable Netware client services:

How to disable netware client services?

1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connection . This will open up the network connections available on your computer.

2. Right click on the connection and select Properties.

3. In general tab, uncheck the option for Client Services for NetWare and press OK.

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 for all the connections shown in network connections.

5. Restart your computer.

6. To enable welcome screen now, go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users login and select the option Use Welcome Screen. We hope following the above procedure you will be able to fix the trouble.

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Google Chrome - Error 310 - There were too many redirects - net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS

You may get this error while accessing some websites. In google chrome, it shows error 310.

The reasons for the issue might be different

Following are the solutions

1. If it is caused due to third party cookies, Delete all the cookies and restart the browser.

2. It may be due to the time sycronization between the website and your system. For this check whether your system time is correct or not. Also you can syncronise your system time with internet trime. Try the following procedure.

1. Right-click your clock, and then click Adjust Date/Time.

2. Click the Internet Time tab. Click the Server down arrow, and then click time.nist.gov. Notice that Internet time synchronization is enabled by default.

3. Click Update Now. Windows XP contacts the Internet time server and sets your clock. Click OK.

Now, your PC is connected to the Internet time server.

Restart your Browser and try again

If your issue is not been solved yet. post as a comment.

If it gets sloved, comment which method did u use.

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Log in into hidden built-in Administrator account in Windows XP

The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled.

In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only.

For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen and input your Administrator password (sometimes there will not be any password) in the classic logon window that appears.

To have the Administrator account displayed in the Welcome Screen, try following method:  

Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList

(Use the File - Export option to backup the key - for safety :-))

Create a new DWORD Value named Administrator

Double-click Administrator, and set 1 as its data

Exit the Registry Editor.



If you have any questions post a comment

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Tips to keep your PC free from virus.

1. Email
Email is the most common way of getting infected. While you can safely open any mail, NEVER EVER click on a link in email that you are not positive is from a trusted source! Here are two common scenarios:
You get an email from someone you DON'T know. You open it. It tells you (or, persuades you) to click on a link in the email. You do so. Bingo, that is when you get infected. Frequently, the email appears to be from your bank, a company you know, etc. Don't fall for it! It was actually malicious code executed in your browser that allowed it to look like it is coming from an actual business. A good way to avoid this is to use Mozilla Firefox, since it is known to be more secure. Businesses (almost) never send unsolicited email.
    You get (what appears to be) an email from someone you DO know. But, unknown to you, a virus or worm generated that email (and not your friend). It could be, your friend's PC is infected, but, not always. Obviously, the actual email writer doesn't know you and cannot say anything personal to you, so, typically, it says something like "Click on this link for some important information..." etc. Bingo! Infected!


2. Pop-ups
Don't click on pop-up windows that announce a sudden disaster in your city! A cracker (Crackers hack people with evil intent, hackers don't do things to damage your property, or steal data on it in any way. To confuse the terms will make many angry). has used your IP (Internet Protocol) address to determine your location. He then displays a headline that you will be very tempted to click on, in order to learn more about "the tornado that just struck your city" (or similar). You click...bingo...infected!


3. Outlook
Be careful about using MS Outlook. Outlook is more susceptible to worms than other e-mail programs, unless you have efficient Anti-Virus programs running. Use Pegasus or Thunderbird (by Mozilla), or a web-based program such as Hotmail or Yahoo (In Firefox). You may also try Outlook anti-spam addons freely available on Microsoft's Web site.

4. Anti Virus
Install an Anti-Virus program(ex. Norton, F-Secure, Sophos, McAfee, or AVG.) Also available is the free AntiVir virus scanner. Make sure you keep your virus definitions updated and run a full system scan weekly.


5. Anti Spyware
Install an Anti-Spyware program(ex. Ad Aware SE, Windows Defender), that operates against internet malware and spyware. Just like Anti-Virus, keep it updated, and do a full system scan weekly.

6. Email Attachments
If someone sends you an attachment in e-mail or instant messaging, do not open it. If it is a picture, text or sound file (these attachments end in the extensions .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .mp3, .htm, .html, and .avi), you are probably safe, but still do a scan before opening. Many crackers know that people trust documents like those and the go out of there way to make you regret opening them. High risk file extensions include .exe, .bat, and .vbs, for their main purposes are to execute code, so the file openly admits that something will happen. You can negate the risk by preforming scans with your antimalware AND antivirus. If someone you know very well sends you a Word attachment or other type of file, e-mail them to ask them if they meant to send it to you. If they say yes, you can open it, but you might still be at risk if they are not good about running Anti-Virus scans or careful about what they download. Be wary of attachments with a double extension, such as .txt.vb or .jpg.exe, as the system will only recognize the extension to the extreme right, and run the file as such. Double extensions exploit an option in Windows to hide known file extensions thus hiding the second dangerous extension and showing only the first safe extension. Ensure that this options is disabled to more easily identify these files. Double extensions are often a good indicator that the file is malicious.

7. Unknown disks and drives
Do not use disks that other people gave you, even from work. The disk could be infected with a virus. Of course, you can run a virus scan on it first to check it out, but AV programs are not 100% effective. If the disk (especially if its a hard disk) can be wiped using a bootable CD like DBAN (Google DBAN and you will see the page) and then the drive will be completely safe. Disable any autorun options so that you can scan contents of the disk before executing them.

8. Download programs
Do not download software from just any old website. If it is a reputable site that you trust, you are probably safe. The threat is not only from software; don't download Word documents or other non-HTML files that have something other than one of the extensions listed above, either.

9. Windows update
Set up your Windows Update to automatically download patches and upgrades. This will allow your computer to automatically download any updates to both the operating system (I.E Windows) and Internet Explorer. These updates fix security holes in both pieces of software.

10. Browsers
Consider switching to a different web browser. Other web browsers (such as Firefox or Opera) are considered to have better security than Internet Explorer; some people also see them as more flexible and extensible browsers.

11. Surfing
Be careful when surfing. You can get a malicious script from a webpage and not know it. If you have your IE set up for the maximum security settings, you are probably safe. You can try disabling javascript, but it may also break benign functionality on reputable websites. If you ever get a window asking if you want to allow an automatic install, say "No" unless you know the site requesting the install. Also, don't go to any porn sites. Those are almost always viruses.

12. Stay vigilant
Read about the latest virus threats so you are aware of the potential danger. Go to Symantec's page to read about them daily.

13. Common sense
Try to balance paranoia with common sense. Some people get really weird about viruses, spyware, etc. It's just a computer! Back up your data and follow these steps, and it shouldn't be a big problem. Some people would suggest that you make sure you have a firewall and run anti-spyware programs as well. I'm not sure either of those will protect you from viruses, but they will protect you from cracking and from spyware. Microsoft's Antispyware and Ad-Aware are the best anti-spyware/virus programs I have found. Good luck!

14. Firewall
Use a software firewall! Even if you have a hardware firewall, always use a software firewall (ex. Norton, Mcafee, there's also free ones- ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm).

15. Scan everything
Scan things you download! Be a total nut with this. Scanning new files is cheap, fast, and easy. Even if the file came from a trusted source, their computer might have been compromised without their knowledge. Anything you get from P2P software you should scan, as you are getting it from a stranger.

16. No to file sharing sites
Stay away from file-sharing sites. Sites that distribute illegal versions of software (sometimes referred to as cracks), music, or "free movies" are known to be riddled with virii and trojans. This include torrents or other forms of P2P activities. Staying away from these sites is in your computer's health's best interest, as well as a good way to avoid being sued for copyright violation.

17. Say no to piracy
Most important, never use pirated softwares. They are the main source of computer viruses! There are very few honest IT people producing freewares, and sharewares.

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Pen drive, USB drive, Flash drive, Memory cards not gets detected in your PC

This is one of the most common problem nowadays. Your flash drive fails to detect when connected to the USB port.


This can happen due to two problems.


Problem 1 : Pendrive not detected

1. First of all check wheter the pen drive is working by plugging it in some other computer. If it works well there then it means that the drive is not faulty.

2. Go to start menu - run -type “devmgmt.msc” - cilick ok

   a. Device manager will open up

   b. click on the plus sign before “Universal Serial Bus Controllers”

   c. Find your devce in the list (sometime it will be shown as USB Mass Storage Device)

   d. Right click and update the drivers by uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers.

3. But if the Pen Drive comes up faulty then just get it replaced.



Problem 2: Pendrive detected, but not showing up in the drive list

This problem is caused when Windows fails to assign a new drive letter to the Portable Drive inserted for the first time.

1. Open Run, type “compmgmt.msc” and hit enter.

2. Now click “Disk Management” on the left side.

3. On the right side, right click on your USB Drive that appears in the disk management window and click change drive letter and paths.

4. Assign a new drive letter to the USB Drive which is not assigned to any other drive.

5. Now the Pen Drive will get displayed in My Computer.

This fix can also useful for people who just wish to change the drive letter of their USB Drive.

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How to search in Google effectively ?

Search is simple: just type whatever comes to mind in the search box, hit Enter or click the Search button, and Google will search the web for content that's relevant to your search.

Most of the time, you'll find exactly what you're looking for with just a basic query (the word or phrase you search for). However, the following tips can help you make the most of your searches. Throughout the article, we'll use square brackets [ ] to signal a search query, so [ black and white ] is one query, while [ black ] and [ white ] are two separate queries.
Some basic facts

    Every word matters. Generally, all the words you put in the query will be used.
    Search is always case insensitive. A search for [ new york times ] is the same as a search for [ New York Times ].
    Generally, punctuation is ignored, including @#$%^&*()=+[]\ and other special characters.

    To make sure that your Google searches return the most relevant results, there are some exceptions to the rules above.


Tips for better searches

    Keep it simple. If you're looking for a particular company, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you can recall. If you're looking for a particular concept, place, or product, start with its name. If you're looking for a pizza restaurant, just enter pizza and the name of your town or your zip code. Most queries do not require advanced operators or unusual syntax. Simple is good.

    Think how the page you are looking for will be written. A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web. Use the words that are most likely to appear on the page. For example, instead of saying [ my head hurts ], say [ headache ], because that's the term a medical page will use. The query [ in what country are bats considered an omen of good luck? ] is very clear to a person, but the document that gives the answer may not have those words. Instead, use the query [ bats are considered good luck in ] or even just [ bats good luck ], because that is probably what the right page will say.

    Describe what you need with as few terms as possible. The goal of each word in a query is to focus it further. Since all words are used, each additional word limits the results. If you limit too much, you will miss a lot of useful information. The main advantage to starting with fewer keywords is that, if you don't get what you need, the results will likely give you a good indication of what additional words are needed to refine your results on the next search. For example, [ weather cancun ] is a simple way to find the weather and it is likely to give better results than the longer [ weather report for cancun mexico ].

    Choose descriptive words. The more unique the word is the more likely you are to get relevant results. Words that are not very descriptive, like 'document,' 'website,' 'company,' or 'info,' are usually not needed. Keep in mind, however, that even if the word has the correct meaning but it is not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need. For example, [ celebrity ringtones ] is more descriptive and specific than [ celebrity sounds ].

Here's some advanced tips


Explicit Phrase:
    Lets say you are looking for content about internet marketing.  Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase.  To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes.

        Example: "internet marketing"
 
Exclude Words:
    Lets say you want to search for content about internet marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising.  To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude.

        Example Search: internet marketing -advertising

    Site Specific Search:
    Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase.  Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the "site:somesite.com" modifier.

        Example: "internet marketing" site:www.smallbusinesshub.com

Similar Words and Synonyms:
    Let’s say you are want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms.  To do this, use the "~" in front of the word.

        Example: "internet marketing" ~professional

Specific Document Types:
    If you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:".  For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.

        Example: "internet marketing" filetype:ppt

This OR That:
    By default, when you do a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search.  If you are looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator.  (Note:  The OR has to be capitalized).

        Example: internet marketing OR advertising

Phone Listing:
    Let’s say someone calls you on your mobile number and you don’t know how it is.  If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature.

        Example: phonebook:617-555-1212 (note:  the provided number does not work – you’ll have to use a real number to get any results).

Area Code Lookup:
    If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you where it’s from.

        Example: 617

Numeric Ranges:
    This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip.  Let’s say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers.  You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what’s between the X and Y are two periods.  This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers.

        Example: president 1940..1950

Stock (Ticker Symbol):
    Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail chart for the stock.

        Example: GOOG 

Calculator:
    The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.

        Example: 48512 * 1.02

Word Definitions:
    If you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the "define:" command.

        Example: define:plethora

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Show hidden files option not working ??

Click Start  > Run… (or press Windows key + R)

Type regedit and click Ok. (if registry editor is also blocked, find the below lnk - http://mycompuhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/enable-registry-editor-regeditexe-in.html)

Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL

Look at the CheckedValue key. This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.

Now open My Computer, on the toolbar go to Tools > Folder Option and click on the View tab.

The Show hidden files & folders check box should now work normally.

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Enable Hidden Folder Options.

Some malware intentionally disable or hide Folder Options to prevent users from deleting files related to it.

To show/enable hidden Folfer Options please do the following:

1. Click on the Start > Run
2. Type “regedit” on the field and click on OK.
(if registry editor is also blocked - find the below link
http://mycompuhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/enable-registry-editor-regeditexe-in.html )

3. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

4. In the right pane, delete the entry “NoFolderOption”.

If  “NoFolderOption” is visible:
1.  Right click on the right pane
2. Click New > DWORD Value
3. Name it “NoFolderOption” (without the quotes)
4. Set the value to 0 (zero) or double click on the “NoFolderOption” type 0 at “Value data” field

You may reboot your computer to see the effect of this registry modification.

If show hidden files option is also disabled, find the below link
http://mycompuhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/show-hidden-files-option-not-working.html

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Enable Registry editor (regedit.exe) in windows.

Given below are the steps to enable the registry editor using Group policy editor if it has been disabled by a virus
Log on your PC using windows built-in Administrator account.(not on an account with just administrative privileges.)
(Normally the built-in administrator will be hidden - click here to know how to enable it)

1. Click on Start - Run (or Start Search in Windows Vista).

2. Enter GPEdit.msc and then press Enter.

3. Navigate to the following location:
User Configuration - Administrative Templates - System ("System" will not be displayed if you are not in administrator account))

4. In the Settings pane, locate the Prevent access to registry editing tools option, and then double-click on it to open the settings dialog.

Select Disabled or Not Configured.

Click on OK button.

Try to run RegEdit.exe, and if required (still blocking yet), restart the computer.

If you want more information on this please post a comment.

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Enable / Disable Task manager in Windows.

Given below are the steps to enable the task manager using Group policy editor if it has been disabled by a virus
Log on your PC using windows built-in Administrator account.(not on an account with just administrative privileges.)
(Normally the built-in administrator will be hidden - click here to know how to enable it)

Click Start
Click Run
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window
Select User Configuration
Select Administrative Templates
Select System
Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
Select Remove Task Manager
Double-click the Remove Task Manager option

1. Choose disabled - if you want to enable Task Manager
2. Choose enabled - if you want to disable Task Manager

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Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

The General Shortcuts

* CTRL+C (Copy)

* CTRL+X (Cut)

* CTRL+V (Paste)

* CTRL+Z (Undo)

* Delete (Delete)

* Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

* CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

* CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

* F2 key (Rename the selected item)

* CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

* CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

* CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

* CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

* CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

* Shift with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

* CTRL+A (Select all)

* F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

* Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item)

* Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

* Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object)

* Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

* CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

* Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items)

* Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

* F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

* F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

* Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

* Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window)

* CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

* Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)

* Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

* F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

* RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

* LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

* F5 key (Update the active window)

* Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

* ESC (Cancel the current task)

* Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)



Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

* CTRL+Tab (Move forward through the tabs)

* CTRL+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs)

* Tab (Move forward through the options)

* Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)

* Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)

* Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button)

* Spacebar (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)

* Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)

* F1 key (Display Help)

* F4 key (Display the items in the active list)

* Backspace (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)



Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

* Win (Display or hide the Start menu)

* Win+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)

* Win+D (Display the desktop)

* Win+M (Minimize all of the windows)

* Win+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows)

* Win+E (Open My Computer)

* Win+F (Search for a file or a folder)

* CTRL+Win+F (Search for computers)

* Win+F1 (Display Windows Help)

* Win+ L (Lock the keyboard)

* Win+R (Open the Run dialog box)

* Win+U (Open Utility Manager)



Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

* Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)

* Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)

* Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)

* Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)

* NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)

* Win +U (Open Utility Manager)



Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

* END (Display the bottom of the active window)

* HOME (Display the top of the active window)

* NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)

* NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder)

* NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder)

* LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)

* RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)



Shortcut Keys for Character Map

* After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:

* RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)

* LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)

* UP ARROW (Move up one row)

* DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)

* PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)

* PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)

* HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)

* END (Move to the end of the line)

* CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)

* CTRL+END (Move to the last character)

* Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)



Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts

* CTRL+O (Open a saved console)

* CTRL+N (Open a new console)

* CTRL+S (Save the open console)

* CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)

* CTRL+W (Open a new window)

* F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)

* Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu)

* Alt+F4 (Close the console)

* Alt+A (Display the Action menu)

* Alt+V (Display the View menu)

* Alt+F (Display the File menu)

* Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu)



MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts

* CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)

* Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active console window)

* Shift+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)

* F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)

* F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)

* CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)

* CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)

* Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)

* F2 key (Rename the selected item)

* CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)



Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

* CTRL+Alt+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)

* Alt+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)

* Alt+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)

* Alt+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)

* Alt+HOME (Display the Start menu)

* CTRL+Alt+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)

* Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)

* CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

* CTRL+Alt++ (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)



Internet Explorer navigation

* CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)

* CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)

* CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)

* CTRL+H (Open the History bar)

* CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)

* CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)

* CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)

* CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)

* CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)

* CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)

* CTRL+W (Close the current window)

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Fun: Change the default windows XP start up and logoff sounds with your custom music.

Change the startup, shutdown, and any system sounds on your Windows computer.
Steps
Go to the Control Panel.
1. Click the Sounds and Audio Devices icon.
2. Click on the sounds tab.
3. Click on the sound you wish to change, the sounds are available and labeled in the box on the lower half of the Sounds control box. (Choose windows logon or windows logoff)
4. Click the Browse button in the bottom right corner of the box.
5. Select your custom sound.
6. Press the play button next to the Browse button to confirm your sound.
7. Save the Sound Scheme by clicking Save As and setting a unique name.
8. Make sure your sound scheme is selected.
9. Click Apply and exit out the box.
Tips
• While any sound can be used, it is typically best to use WAV sound files.
Warnings
• Cannot change startup sound in Windows Vista using the method given. The startup sound is played immediately after Windows has loaded, due to a system file that is not editable without additional programs to edit the system files controlling the startup.

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Transfer user setting and files to another computer: Windows 7

Windows 7 comes with an inbuilt utility, Windows Easy Transfer, which allows you to transfer Files, users, Settings, documents, emails, Internet Favorites, videos, shared documents etc from one computer to another without removal from your old computer. This will help you migrate users and their settings to a new system. The Settings include
You can find this utility under All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. This utility should be helpful and must be used by system admin either in office or a nerd at home to either transfer profile or recreate it again on the same machine. You can use an external hard drive, USB drive, Network or Easy transfer Cable which directly sends data to your new computer.

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Log On Windows 7 as Administrator - Enable hidden Administrator account

1. Open the command prompt with elevated privileges by clicking the Start orb, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and then select Run as administrator.
2. Type net user administrator /active:yes and then press Enter.
3. Restart or log off your computer and log in as Administrator.

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Format You Hard Drive or Flash drive or Pen Drive or Memory card using MS - DOS

Sometimes you may not be able to format your drive using normal windows format option.
This may be due to some background process running in the drive. This may be due to viruses.
Here’s a simple method to Format ur drive.

This will be useful when you get following types of errors.
"Unable to format"
"Windows was unable to complete format"
Note that the format of drive will be FAT32 if u do by this method. So not recommended for internal hard discs

• Goto Start -> Run.
• Type Cmd & press Enter.
• Type the following command line

Format X:
(Here X: refers to your removable disk drive letter. It can be any letter depends on ur drive letter)
• Press Enter.
You may also need to specify name for flash drive (Volume Label). Its not always nessesary to give a label. So u can also just click enter.
You will get a warning like below
“
WARNING: ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE: E WILL BE LOST?
Proceed with Format? ? y
Verifying …
“
Then it will continue the formatting.

If there is any running process in the flash drive. It may be due to some viruses
You may need to face few more steps like below shown
Format cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first.
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.
Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? ?
Type “Y” and enter
That’s it.
Again Sometimes you may get an error like below
“
invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable
“
Then the problem may be with hardware.

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Unable to open .exe files or programs ??

Are you getting some thing like this "Choose the program you want to use to open this file" when trying to open an .exe file.

This problem occurs if the .exe file association in the registry is corrupt. This behavior is generally caused by viruses.

Given below are the steps to correct the registry entry.

Click Start, Run and type regedit.exe (To open registry editor)

If Registry Editor opens successfully, then navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ exefile \ shell \ open \ command

Double-click the (Default) value in the right pane

Delete the current value data, and then type:

"%1" %*

(ie., quote-percent-one-quote-space-percent-asterisk.)

Navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe

In the right-pane, set (default) to exefile

Exit the Registry Editor.


Now try to open an .exe file. guess it helps..:-)

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How to start your Mac OS X in safe mode

To start up into Safe Mode (to Safe Boot), do this:

    Be sure your Mac is shut down.
    Press the power button.
    Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
    Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).

During startup in Mac OS X v10.4 or later, you will see "Safe Boot" on the login window, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. During startup in Mac OS X v10.2 through v10.3.9, you will see "Safe Boot" on the Mac OS X startup screen.

To leave Safe Mode, restart the computer normally, without holding any keys during startup.

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Sims 3 - Tips & Tricks (Not Cheats)

Instant Refreshment


Got a tired or cranky Sim? Give him a quick pick-me-up, literally! Use the "move_objects on" cheat listed above. Then save your game, go into Buy mode, click on the Sim who needs help, and delete him! Don't worry, he's only taking a quick breather. Go back into Live mode, and you'll see a crosshair symbol over the Sim's icon. Just click on the icon, and the Sim will reappear with all his motives maxed out!

Be sure to save your game before deleting the Sim, otherwise you'll lose any skill points you've gained since the last save!



Creating a Perfect 10

First, create a character with no personality points. Then buy the Concatenation Station chemistry set. Have your Sim work on it until he produces a Yellow potion. Have him drink it, and all his personality traits will go to 10! Blue, Brown, Red, and White potions are safe to drink, Chartreuse, Green, and Pink are not. If the Sim complains he's too tired to keep working, see "Instant Refreshment" above. See "Better Living Though Chemistry" below for explanations of exactly what the different potions do.

Then have your Sim begin working to increase his skills. Reading and canning food can increase a Sim's Cooking skill, reading and using the woodworking table will increase a Sim's Mechanical skill, swimming or using the exercise machine will add Body points, practicing speech in front of a mirror will increase Charisma, painting or practicing the piano or guitar will increase Creativity, and chess, the chemistry lab, or the telescope will increase Logic. Make your Sim keep working at it until they tire, then save your game and follow the instructions under "Instant Refreshment" above. Then put them to work again! Keep doing this, and in no time you'll have a Sim with perfect personality and perfect skills.

All you need now are friends to shoot up the career ladder! Using the "Instant Refreshment" cheat above, you can throw all night parties and still be in a good mood the next morning! The maximum career level requires between 8 and 17 friends! Better get partying!



Better Living Through Chemistry

The Concatenation Station can be used to produce a variety of different colored potions. Here's a list of the potions and what they do:

BLUE: Motive Enhancer. This potion maxes out all motives. The odds are 40% that a blue potion will be created. There is a 1 in 3 chance that a Sim drinking a blue potion during the day will be visited by the Police and fined $500. Take that, druggie!

CHARTREUSE: Motive Subtractor. This potion causes all motives to drop to near zero, making the Sim feel terrible!

BROWN: Invisibility. The Sim becomes invisible for one hour, and can spy on other Sims taking baths or showers. The invisible Sim will be able to interact with other Sims, but other Sims will not initiate interactions (because they can't see him/her!)

RED: Love. The Sim and his worst enemy of the opposite gender immediately fall in love, and the new lover is teleported to the Sim's side.

GREEN: Evil Clone. It's a parthenogenesis party! An evil clone is created with an opposite personality. The clone hangs around for 6 hours, during which time he will insult, annoy, and even attack the Sim and his guests. The guests will assume the Sim is responsible, and his relationships will suffer accordingly.

YELLOW: Personality Inversion. The Sim's personality points are completely inverted. A neat Sim will become a slob, an outgoing Sim will become a hermit, a lazy Sim will become active. The inversion is permanent (unless you create another yellow potion).

PINK: Monster. The Sim becomes a Frankenstein's monster for 2 hours. During this time, you will be unable to control the Sim, and it will break everything in it's path.

WHITE: Cure. This potion can only be made by a Sim who is sick with the Guinea Pig Disease. Drinking it will completely cure the illness. The odds of producing a white potion are 1 in 11.



Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Me!

The easiest way to keep the Tragic Clown away, is don't buy the Tragic Clown painting. If you buy the painting, and the average Mood score in your household drops too low, the clown will pay you a visit.

Think you're clever and will just trap the clown in a room with no doors? Forget it, he'll drop a portable hole on the ground, and reappear outside the trap. You also can't drown him in the pool; he'll swim around for a while, then reappear on dry land. The clown has no motives, so he won't tire, become hungry, or need to use the toilet.

There are two ways to get rid of the clown. One is to raise everyone's Mood score. Not an easy thing to do with the clown bothering them all the time (The "Instant Refreshment" trick above can do the trick, as can drinking blue potions). The alternative is to hang the Tragic Clown painting over a fireplace, and keep lighting a fire. Be sure to remove any smoke detectors from the room. Once the fireplace catches fire, the painting will burn, and with it, the clown. Once the clown is gone, call the Fire Department to extinguish the blaze.

DO NOT install the Clown Catcher add-on available on the Sims website, especially if you have the Sims Unleashed. It can cause the game to crash!



The Boob Tube

Sims with different personalities will prefer different TV programs. Here's a quick list of preferences:

Playful Cartoon

Grouchy Horror

Active Action

Outgoing Romance



Now You're Cooking!

The satisfaction a Sim gets from a meal is based on the number of Hunger Motive Points that meal provides. Below is a series of charts that indicate the number of points that different meals have and how different appliances can modify these numbers.

The general formula is Type of Meal + Type of Fridge + Type of Prep Surface + Type of Cooking Method + (Cooking Skill x Modifier) = Hunger Motive Points

The candy box, fruitcake, pizza, and Robo-food have no modifiers, snacks have only the fridge modifiers, and quick meals have only the fridge, cooking method and cooking skill modifiers. A group meal is the same as a full meal, but with 6 servings. A pizza also offers six servings.

Base Hunger Motive Points

Candy Box 3

Fruitcake 7

Snack 9

Quick Meal 16

Full Meal 16

Group Meal 16

Pizza (per slice) 33

Robo-Food 33

Fridge modifiers

Fridge (Llamark) 9

Fridge (Porcina) 12

Fridge (Freeze Secret) 16

Fridge (Old Thyme) 18

Prep surface modifiers

Dishwasher top 5

Trash compactor top 5

Countertop 16

Food Processor 32

Cooking method modifiers

Toaster Oven 9

Microwave 16

Stove (Dialectric) 32

Stove (Pyrotorre) 40

Stove (CiaoTime) 48

Stove (Old Thyme) 55

Cooking skill modifiers

Toaster Oven 1.0 x Cooking points

Microwave 1.0 x Cooking points

Stove (any) 1.5 x Cooking points

Thus, a Sim with 3 Cooking points (3 x 1.5), preparing a full meal (16) using a Porcina fridge (12), countertop (16), and a Pyrotorre Stove (40) results in a meal having a Hunger Motive value of 88.5 points. A fairly filling meal

A Sim with 10 Cooking points (10 x 1.5), preparing a group meal (16) using an Old Thyme fridge (18), a food processor (32) and an Old Thyme stove (55) will produce 6 servings with a Hunger Motive value of 136 points each!

A Sim with 0 Cooking points (0), preparing a quick meal (16), using a Llamark Fridge (9) and a Toaster Oven (9) results in a meal with a Hunger Motive Value of only 34 points. Might as well call out for pizza.



Time Savers & Other Tips

In the Sims, the more expensive an object is, the more effective it is in raising motives. Also, Sims will come to expect a certain lifestyle, if they are used to a big screen TV, they won't be satisfied if you replace it with a small B&W TV. In addition, more expensive items generally provide more motive points, which means the Sims need to use them less often or for less time. In general, you should try to buy the most expensive items possible.

Your Sims spend a huge chunk of time asleep, so you should buy the bed with the highest Energy rating possible (The Modern Mission Bed is the best choice, it offers a 10). This will allow your Sim to get by on less sleep.

Keep the toys out of the bedroom! Try to keep things like radios, TV's, computers, games, phones, etc. out of the bedroom, they will wake up anyone trying to sleep.

One of the first things you should do is have your Sims study cooking. A Sim with no skill points has a 15% chance of starting a fire when cooking. Having just one point reduces that to 5%, and two points drops it to 1%. 3 or more points reduces the risk of fire to zero. More points also a make for more satisfying meals, which means less money and time are spent cooking and eating. And finally, more cooking points means faster cooking.

Better appliances also produce better and faster meals. And be sure to buy a food processor, they add a LOT to the food satisfaction and greatly speed food prep.

Studying mechanical may also be worthwhile. With 0 Mechanical points, a Sim has a 100% chance of being electrocuted when trying to repair an broken appliance. With a single point, that risk drops to 25%. With 2 points, it's down to 10%, and with 3 points or more, it's 1%. More Mechanical points also means faster repairs. You could always call the repairman, but that's $50 per hour!

Don't buy a shower. Buy a bathtub. Sure, they take up more room, but they also help reduce Comfort motives, not just Hygiene.

If you have the money, buy Servo the robot. He's worth every penny!

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Mac OS X - Keyboard Shortcuts

To use a keyboard shortcut, or key combination, you press a modifier key with a character key. For example, pressing the Command key (the key with a symbol) and the "c" key at the same time copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. This is also known as the Command-C key combination (or keyboard shortcut).



A modifier key is a part of many key combinations. A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse clicks are interpreted by Mac OS X. Modifier keys include: Command, Control, Option, Shift, Caps Lock, and the fn key (if your keyboard has a fn key).


Startup:


Press X during startup - Force Mac OS X startup

Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup - Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk)

Press C during startup - Start up from a CD that has a system folder

Press N during startup - Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot)

Press T during startup - Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode

Press Shift during startup - Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later)

Press Command-V during startup - Start up in Verbose mode.

Press Command-S during startup - Start up in Single-User mode


Finder window:

Command-W - Close Window

Option-Command-W - Close all Windows

Command-Right Arrow - Expand folder (list view)

Option-Command-Right Arrow - Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)

Command-Left Arrow - Collapse Folder (list view)

Option-Command-Up Arrow - Open parent folder and close current window


Menu commands:

Shift-Command-Q (Apple Menu) - Log out

Shift-Option-Command-Q (Apple Menu) - Log out immediately

Shift-Command-Delete (Finder Menu) - Empty Trash

Option-Shift-Command-Delete (Finder Menu) - Empty Trash without dialog

Command-H (Finder Menu) - Hide Finder

Option-Command-H (Finder Menu) - Hide Others

Command-N (File Menu) - New Finder window

Shift-Command-N (File Menu) - New Folder

Command-O (File Menu) - Open

Command-S (File Menu) - Save

Shift-Command-S (File Menu) - Save as

Command-P (File Menu) - Print

Command-W (File Menu) - Close Window

Option-Command-W (File Menu) - Close all Windows

Command-I (File Menu) - Get Info

Option-Command-I (File Menu) - Show Attributes Inspector

Command-D (File Menu) - Duplicate

Command-L (File Menu) - Make Alias

Command-R (File Menu) - Show original

Command-T (File Menu) - Add to Favorites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier), Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or later—use Shift-Command-T for Add to Favorites)

Command-Delete (File Menu) - Move to Trash

Command-E (File Menu) - Eject

Command-F (File Menu) - Find

Command-Z (Edit Menu) - Undo

Command-X (Edit Menu) - Cut

Command-C (Edit Menu) - Copy

Command-V (Edit Menu) - Paste

Command-A (Edit Menu) - Select All

Command-1 (View Menu) - View as Icons

Command-2 (View Menu) - View as List

Command-3 (View Menu) - View as Columns

Command-B (View Menu) - Hide Toolbar

Command-J (View Menu) - Show View Options

Command - [ (Go Menu) - Back

Command - ] (Go Menu) - Forward

Shift-Command-C (Go Menu) - Computer

Shift-Command-H (Go Menu) - Home

Shift-Command-I (Go Menu) - iDisk

Shift-Command-A (Go Menu) - Applications

Shift-Command-F (Go Menu) - Favorites

Shift-Command-G (Go Menu) - Goto Folder

Command-K (Go Menu) - Connect to Server

Command-M (Window Menu) - Minimize Window

Option-Command-M (Window Menu) - Minimize All Windows

Command-? (Help Menu) - Open Mac Help

Command-Space - Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Command-esc (Front Row) - Activates Front Row for certain Apple computers



Universal Access and VoiceOver:

Option-Command-8 - Turn on Zoom

Option-Command-+ (plus) - Zoom in

Option-Command-- (minus) - Zoom out

Control-Option-Command-8 - Switch to White on Black

Control-F1 - Turn on Full Keyboard Access



When Full Keyboard Access is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder:

Control-F2 (Full Keyboard Access) - Highlight Menu

Control-F3 (Full Keyboard Access) - Highlight Dock

Control-F4 (Full Keyboard Access) - Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it

Control-F5 (Full Keyboard Access) - Highlight Toolbar

Control-F6 (Full Keyboard Access) - Highlight Utility window (palette)

Command-F5 or fn-Command-F5 - Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Control-Option-F8 or fn-Control-Option-F8 - Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Control-Option-F7 or fn-Control-option-F7 - Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

Control-Option-; or fn-Control-option-; - Enable/disable VoiceOver Control-Option lock (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)



The Universal Access preference pane allows you to turn on Mouse Keys. When Mouse Keys is on, you can use the numeric keypad to move the mouse. If your computer doesn't have a numeric keypad, use the Fn (function) key.



Mouse Keys:

8 - Move Up

2 - Move Down

4 - Move Left

6 - Move Right

1, 3, 7, and 9 - Move Diagonally

5 - Press Mouse Button

0 - Hold Mouse Button

. (period on keypad) - Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0)





Other Commands:

Option-Command-D - Show/Hide Dock

Command-Tab - Switch application

tab - Highlight next item

Command-Up Arrow - Move up one directory

Command-Down Arrow - Move down one directory

Page Up or Control-Up Arrow - Move up one page

Page Down or Control-Down Arrow - Move down one page

Option-Drag - Copy to new location

Option-Command-Drag - Make alias in new location

Command-Drag - Move to new location without copying

Shift-Command-C - Show Colors palette in application

Command-T - Show Font palette in application

Command-Shift-3 - Take a picture of the screen

Command-Shift-4 - Take a picture of the selection

Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting - Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard

Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar - Take a picture of the selected window

Option-Command-esc - Force Quit

Control-Eject - Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box

Control-Command-Eject - Quit all applications and restart

Option-Command-Eject or Option-Command-Power - Sleep

Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner) - Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependant on the nature of the Finder or application window)

Command-` - Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open)

Function-Delete - (portables only--PowerBook, iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro) Forward Delete - (delete the character to the right of your cursor)

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Removal of Win32 Heur Virus

Step 1: End the windows Processes
1. Open "Task Manager." (By CTRL + ALT + DEL)
2. Click on the "Processes" tab.
3. Find and right-click on "Win32/Heur.exe," and select "End Process."

Step 2: Delete Registry entries
1. Go to "Start" menu and Click on "Run."
2. Type "regedit" into the dialog box and click "OK." The Registry Editor window will open.
3. Locate the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Win32/Heur" in the left pane of the Registry Editor window.
4. Right-click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Win32/Heur," and select "Delete."

Step 3: Delete Infected Files
1. Click on the "Start" menu and click on Click on "Search" or "Search Files and Folders."
2. Search for and delete any files named "Win32/Heur." These files may have different extensions. For example, you may fine Win32/Heur.exe or Win32/Heur.dll.

Now your PC will be free from this virus

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