LOCK YOUR DESKTOP IN A MODERN WAY

This is a interesting piece of info that you can use to lock your work-stations without using the combo key “CTRL- ALT- DEL ”

If CTRL-ALT-DELETE seems like too much of a hassle, try this instead:

• Right click an empty spot on the desktop, point to New and clickShortcut.
• In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type the following into the Typethe location of the item text box:“rundll32 user32.dll,LockWork Station” // remove quotes while typing.
• Click Next.
• In the Select a Title for the Program dialog box, type “LockDesktop” in the Type a name for this shortcut text box.
• Click Finish.

Now the desktop will lock when you click your new Lock the Desktop icon.

Add a program to the Right Click Menu

So as to Use it Everywhere by just doing a Right-Clicking
When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Sent To and New.
Open Registry Editor.
Navigate and choose:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell.

Add a new Key to the "Shell" Key and name it anything you like. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, i.e. NewKey (use an "&" without the quotes, in front of any character and it will allow you to use the keyboard).
Navigate and click on the registry key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\NewKey.

Now you have to add a New Key named Command and Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run. For example:

c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe

(Include the full path)

Disabling Recent Documents History

Many pplz have ask me hw to clear or disable recent document history. So here is a small little trick for them .

The bad thing about Recent Documents History is that Windows XP has to calculate
what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down.

• Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and click OK).
• Navigate to

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.

• Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key. Double-click the value to open itonce it is created.
• Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction.
• Click OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for thechange to take effect

U r Done :)

Change Logon Wallpaper-Windows XP

Logon wallpaper is the wallpaper or image that windows xp shows on screen when windows logs on (before it asks for username & password) .
It’s usually set to the image-logo of the brand (manufacturer) of our computer (e.g. in compaq laptops).
Now we can set it to our own image or any other image (any bmp file) by following trick

Open Startmenu
->Run type regedit and press ok to open registry editor. (shows a tree like structure of directories at left)

In that hierarchical structure in left, navigate to registry entry

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

In right side pane see a number of values placed in a table format.
choose the value named Wallpaper from there and double click it.
Now you see a box with value name as Wallpaper and value data as Path to the image file .
There give the full path of the image (bmp file) which you want to set as logon wallpaper by deleting previous path and writing path to your bmp file e.g.
C:\WINDOWS\lon.BMP (to set image lon.BMP file as log on wall paper).

Also double click on WallpaperStyle and change it’s value to 2 to get a stretched wallpaper at logon.

Put that bmp file in windows directory for better results.If that is a jpeg file, convert to bmp file by opening in Windows Image Viewer and save as bmp.

Hiding Drives in XP

• Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".(Without Quote)a dos window will appear with following prompt.

DISKPART>

• Then type "list volume" this will look like it

Volume### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
-------------- ---- ------ --- ----- ---- ------- --
Volume 0 F DC-ROM
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy
Volume 2 D soft NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
Volume 3 E ---- NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

• If u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3"then a message will appear in same winwods { Volume 3 is the selected volume}
• Now type " remove letter E" now a message will come { Diskpart Removed the Drive letter }sometime it requires the reboot the computer .
• Diskpart will remove the letter .Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Don afraid ur Data will remain same . To Come backe the Drive repeat the process . but in 4th step whish is shown in this post replace " remove" to "assign"i mean type " assign letter E"

if we hide the drives using this method then even administrator is not allowed to access that drive all the programs stored in that drive will not run so there is one more way to hide the drives for specific users
WINDOWS REGISTRY

go to Registry editor

HKEY_USERS or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

(in you want to hide drive for all users)

then go to ....

• Software
• >> Microsoft
• >> Windows
• >> CurrentVersion
• >> Policies
• >> Explorer

in right plane create new DWORD value and name it as NoViewOnDrive and set it's value to the number of drive you want to hide

A: 1
B: 2
C: 4
D: 8
E: 16
F: 32
G: 64
H: 128
n so on ...

to hide all drives type - 67108863

n enjoy :-D

1 of the 100 Xp hidden fact

Create a new folder with the name ABC
(of course you can give any name).
Open the command prompt and rename it to one of the following:

• .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} (= My Computer)
• .{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} (= My Documents)
• .{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} (= My Network Places)
• .{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} (= Recycle Bin)
• .{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} (= Internet Explorer)
• .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} (= Control Panel)
• .{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153} (= Administrative Tools)
• .{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Inbox)
• .{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524152} (= Fonts)
• .{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} (= Network Connections)
• .{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} (= Printers and Faxes)
• .{7BE9D83C-A729-4D97-b5A7-1B7313C39E0A} (= Programs Folder)
• .{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} (= Scanners and Cameras)
• .{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (= Scheduled Tasks)
• .{48E7CAAB-B918-4E58-A94D-505519C795DC} (= Start Menu Folder)
• .{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} (= Temporary Internet Files)
• .{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F} (= Web Folders)
• .{6DFD7C5C-2451-11D3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} (= Folder Options)
• .{00020801-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Folder)
• .{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Another Folder)

Important: include the point and nothing before that!

Example: "rename ABC .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"

Now wen you will see that the icon of tht folder has changed (No name) to My computer Icon.Now Make a shortcut to that folder, change the target and icon and you have a nameless shortcut.

I tested it on XP so i have no idea tht it will work on 98,ME....

Hidden Star Wars Movie in 'Windows XP'

Hidden star wars movie in XP
Well, dis is an old trick...
juz info 4 those who don't know..
Microsoft has hidden a version of Star Wars done entirely with ASCII characters in the Windows XP operating system.
But you must be connected to internet to view it.
When online,
go to

• start
• ->run.....
• Now type 'telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl' without the single quotes.
• See it for yourself.

ENJOY!!!

Play Video On desktop !!

start any video on any player in full screen...
Then take print screen of video..
then GO

• start mean

  >>> all programs

  >>> Accessories

  >>> Paint

paste dat pic on paint...
go to save as & save dis pic in PNG format then save dis pic in ur desktop...
video wll play on ur desktop!!!

Trick to Show ur name after time in taskbar...

I m here to tell u a trick to add up ur name in place of AM and PM beside time and make urself to feel proud among ur group of frnds.
Its simple

• Start

  -> Control Pannel

  -> Regional and LAnguage option

  -> Customize (beside English US)

  -> Go to TIME tab

  -> Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to ur name

  -> Apply

  -> Ok ...

IS it changed ???
Might be not ...Now go to time in taskbar and Double Click it to open "Date and time property" ...Look place where time chnges in digital form i.e. 02:47:52 AM , click to arrow to cnage the AM or PM by selecting and press arrow. It will Show ur name or name that was entered by u, Apply -> OK
and be HAPPY 8-)

Double click opens search option

Double-clicking any drive opens search option

Solution 1:
That's a virus named as ravmon.exe and autorun.infScan first with a good antivirus [Nod32 Recommanded]then try this trick....
First show the hidden files and folders options then try this method

• Go to Start-->run and type cmd then click ok.
• If u want to remove the infected file from c drive then type C: in command prompt and press enter.
• Type autorun.inf and press enterautorun.inf file is opened.
• Now type "attrib autorun.inf -s -h -r" and press enter.
• Now delete the file by typing"del autorun.inf" and press enter.
• Now type autorun.inf and press enter now, u will find no infected autorun.inf file..
• same way do for all other drives then restart ur pc

Solution 2:

To resolve this problem, edit the registry to set the value data for the Default string value in the registry keys that are described in the "Cause" section of this article to none:

• Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
• Locate and then click the Default value under the following keys in the registry if this problem occurs with folders:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellIf this problem occurs with drives:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell.
• Click Modify on the Edit menu.
• Type none in the Value data box, and then click OK.
• Quit Registry Editor.

Thats all :)

Run is disabled by adminstrator

Following is the key which is responsible for it to work or not Work

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore

OR

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

Look for 'NoRun' its a DWORD with default value of 00000000 (0).In your case it
could have been changed.Change it to original default value...!

Steps:

• Open Run n type gpedit.msc n hit enter...!
• Go to the left pannel : "User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar > ".
• Towards ur right u'll find several options ....serach for.."Remove Run menu from Startmenu"...!
• Disable it and if it is already set as not configured , enable it and then disable it .. !
• U r now done....!

:-)

Folder Options Disabled

go to run
type "control folders"
if it doesnt work, try:

Solution 1:

• ->Run -> Type gpedit.msc Then
• ->User Configuration ->Administrative Templates --> Windows Components
• --> Windows Explorer-> Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu.
• Right click: -> Properties -> Disable ->Apply -> Again set it to not configured

Solution 2:

Go to Startmenu->Run and enter regedit there and press ok to execute regedit (registry editor). There you’ll see a tree like structure of folders like stuff in left. There navigate to registry entry

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

and on right side you’ll see many values.

Out of these values in right see a value (key) named “NoFolderOptions” .Double click after highlighting it, if there under value box it’s written 1 then change it to 0 and press enter. Exit the registry editor and close any folder and open again to see the settings.If you want to disable Folder Options then set the value of “NoFolderOptions” to 1 (and to retrieve it back change it to 0).

Game secrets in xp

FreeCellSecret

Instant WinInstructions -
Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 during game play. Then you will be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or Ignore. Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win.

Secret -
Game ModesInstructions -
In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.

Hearts

Secret -

Show All CardsInstructions -

Edit this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts and create a new String value named ZB with a Data value of 42. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards.

Background -

This secret is a reference to Douglas Adams' book the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 'ZB' is the initials of the character Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Galactic President. '42' is the answer to The Ultimate Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything.

Minesweeper

Secret -

Reveal MinesInstructions -

Minimize or close all running applications. Launch Minesweeper, then type xyzzy. Next hold down either shift key for one second. Now when you move the

mouse cursor over a Minesweeper square you will see a tiny white pixel in the top left corner of your desktop screen. This pixel will change to black when your mouse moves over a mine. You may need to change you desktop background to a solid color other then white or black to see the pixel.

Secret -

Stop TimerInstructions -

Minesweeper and start a game so the timer starts counting, then press the Windows Key + D to show the desktop. Now when you select minesweeper from the taskbar you can continue playing with the timer stopped.

Pinball

Secret - Extra BallsInstructions -

Type 1max at the start of a new ball to get extra balls.

Secret - Gravity WellInstructions -

Type gmax at the start of a new game to activate the Gravity Well.

Secret - Instant PromotionInstructions -

Type rmax at the start of a new game to go up in ranks.

:D