Enable Hibernate from Command Prompt

Some times you have notice that Hibernate Mode is refusing to function in many Laptop’s & Desktops.
If the hibernation mode refuses to function, you can reactivate it by typing the command
“powercfg / hibernate on” in a command prompt window.
You can check it from Desktop> Right Click> Properties> Screensaver> Power> Hibernate.

Install Windows XP from Pen Drive

Install Windows XP from a Pen drive
Netbooks and ultra-portable laptops gaining popularity today have no optical drives. What do you do when there is no optical drive in your PC and you want to install a new operating system on it?

Before you invest in an external drive, I will tell you about a more cost-effective solution.
Why not install Windows XP from a USB flash drive instead? All you need are the following items to make it initially : Desktop or Laptop with Windows
XP, an optical drive in the PC. Windows XP installation disk. 1 GB to 4 GB USB flash drive.

A software called ‘Komku-SP-usb.exe’ which can be downloaded from……….

http://download179.mediafire.com/b3tjl6ds2gfg/zlvkwwzmjmt/Komku-SP-usb.exe

Step 1: Download the software ‘Komku-SP-usb.exe’ from the websites and execute it. The executable file will extract the necessary utilities to a folder called ‘C:\komku’.

Step 2: Once the package has been extracted, go to the folder ‘C:\komku\PeToUSB’ using Windows Explorer. Double Click on the file ‘PeToUSB.exe’. Plug in the USB flash drive and make sure you choose the following before clicking the start button. Select
1.USB removable.
2. Enable Disk Format.
3. Quick format
4. Enable LBA (Fat 16x)’ and
5. Give the drive a name under ‘Drive Label’.
Once it’s done, click start to let the utility format the drive.

Step 3: Next you will need to start the command prompt. Click ‘Start | Run, type cmd and press [Enter]. Then go to the ‘bootsect’ directory by typing the
command cd C:\komku\bootsect’ and press [Enter]. Now type the command ‘bootsect /nt52 F:’ and press [Enter] (The ‘F:’ is the USB flash drive letter
represented in ‘My Computer’. Check to verify the drive letter used by your USB flash drive). Let the utility do the needful. Do not exit the Command Prompt yet.

Step 4: Now you will need to change to the directory ‘Usb_Prep8’ by using the command ‘cd C:\komku\usb _ prep8’ and pressing [Enter]. Here execute the command ‘usb _ prep8’ and press [Enter]. Press any key to continue and you will see a welcome screen with a menu appear in the Command Prompt.

Step 5: Now at this stage, you will have to insert the Windows XP installation disk into your optical drive. At the Command Prompt menu,
type ‘1’ and press [Enter]. A new popup will appear asking you to choose the location (path)of the Windows installation disk. Select the optical drive and click ‘OK’. Next
choose ‘2’ from the menu and change the drive letter to any drive letter which has not been taken. It is drive ‘T:’ by default and you can ignore this step
unless you do have a ‘T:’ drive on your computer.
After this, choose ‘3’ from the menu and enter the drive letter of your USB flash drive (in this case it would be ‘F’).
Finally choose ‘4’ from the menu and press [Enter]. Wait for a few seconds for the process to complete and you will see a prompt to allow the utility to
format the USB flash drive. Type ‘Y’ and then press [Enter] at this stage to let the utility proceed and install the necessary files from the Windows XP installation disk to the USB flash drive. This process will take a few minutes and depends on the speed of the flash drive.

Step 6: After the files are copied, you will see a popup window asking you for permission to copy files from the temp drive to the USB flash drive. Select ‘Yes’.

Step 7: Next there will be another popup window asking you to allow the utility to change the boot drive letter of the USB flash drive from ‘F:’ to ‘U:’.
Select ‘Yes’.

Step 8: Finally, after all the processes are complete, you will see yet another popup window asking if you want to un mount the virtual drive. Select ‘Yes’.
Exit the Command Prompt now and you will see that your flash drive is ready to install Windows XP to another computer. To install Windows XP to the computer, you will have to go to the BIOS and enable the option of booting from a USB removable device. This option is usually found under the boot sequence menu of the BIOS. Plug in the USB drive to the computer before you turn it on. Now your computer will boot from the USB flash drive and will be ready to install Windows XP, First select  
Option-1 .. after completion of file copy process select  
Option-2,. Follow the necessary steps to install Windows XP and your computer will be ready to run.

Increase Internet Bandwidth

Here is a trick to increase your internet bandwidth.....
By default, most systems have some bandwidth reserved for nothing. You can change this the following way: (Note: It will only works in Windows XP Professional)
Start – Run type Gpedit.msc.
Navigate to: Local Computer Policy > Computer configuration > Administrative templates > Network > QoS Packet Scheduler
Open Limit Reservable Bandwidth
Check the enabled box and change the Bandwidth Limit to 0%.
Close Group Policy Editor and restart your pc to take effect…..

Avoiding PC Rebooting

Always your new software installations require you to reboot the computer.

Most of the time, it is sufficient to restart only the Explorer.exe file. This process is much faster and is easy to perform. Restarting Explorer.exe ensures that the registry is re-read so that most of the newly installed programs accept it.

Actually PC restart is required only for changes to hardware or system-level software like drivers and service packs for Windows.

To restart the Windows interface, open the task manager using [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc], select the "explorer.exe" entry in the "Processes" tab and press [Del]—the program is stopped and automatically restarted. It is even easier if you store the required commands in a batch file, thus making it easily accessible. To do this, create a new text file and type……………………..

@echo off

taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe

explorer.exe

Save the file with filename “Killxp.bat” in the Windows folder and create a shortcut to it on the desktop. The script ends the “explorer.exe” process with the “taskkill” system command and “f” parameter, and restarts it immediately.

ATTENTION: Save all data in running applications before using this command. The programs remain open during an Explorer restart; but you won't be able to access them in the event of a problem.

Why Mozilla and Opera are better than Internet Explorer

10 Reasons Why Mozilla Firefox and Opera Are Better Than Internet Explorer 

1. No more ads! IE doesn’t have a decent integrated ad-blocking device. Opera and Firefox, on the other hand, have the excellent Ad-Block plugin. Of course, if you like to support a site with a few clicks you can set it to show ads for that site. Bloggers are ever so happy when they get a click or two.
2. Fast security updates – Internet Explorer’s security updates come with Microsoft’s usual once-per-week schedule. By that time, Firefox has updated itself several times already. Fast updates are very important for security as they help to protect browsers from the newest security threats.
3. Reasonable tabbed browsing – Internet Explorer’s tabs are quite a mess. Can’t close them when they’re open and no way to bookmark any at the same time.
4. Accepting certificates – IE shows the finger to all security certificates it doesn’t trust for some reason. Using your company’s solutions can be quite difficult…
5. Web standards – Firefox’s and Opera’s support of web standards is better.
6. Portability – You can take Opera or Firefox with you anytime on a memory stick or flash memory device. Internet Explorer is stuck in your Windows.
7. Only for Windows – IE is only made for Windows. Firefox, Opera and even Safari are all made for several operating systems.
8. Customization – Opera has a heap of widgets to use. Firefox has tons of plugins and themes so you can make your favorite browser work and look any way you like. Try that on Internet Explorer! 
9. Password Management – Firefox and Opera let you choose to delete remembered passwords and Firefox even lets you set one master password to protect the others. IE remains unprotected.
10. Speed – On Windows XP, both Firefox and Opera are much faster than IE-8 when several pages are open. Internet Explorer’s speed is better on Vista, but come on – you need Vista for that !!!!!

Speed Up Internet Browsing

Do you want to Speed Up your Internet Browsing ? 

Apply the same..

When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that TCP/IP really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although Windows XP and Windows Vista have a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

Make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Double click on the file to merge it into the registry.

Disable CD Autorun

Disable CD Autorun
(WinXP Proffessional Only)

1.Click Start - Run - Gpedit.Msc
2. Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System
3. Locate the entry for turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire

Virtual Private Networking

Data sent across the public Internet is generally not protected from prying eyes, but you can make your Internet communications secure and extend your private network with a virtual private network (VPN) connection. VPN uses a technique known as tunneling to transfer data securely on the Internet to a remote access server on your workplace network. Using a VPN helps you save money by using the public Internet instead of making long–distance phone calls to connect securely with your private network.
The connection over the Internet is encrypted and secure. New authentication and encryption protocols are enforced by the remote access server. Sensitive data is hidden from the public, but it is securely accessible to appropriate users through a VPN.
There are two ways to create a VPN connection: By dialing an Internet service provider (ISP), or by connecting directly to the Internet.

• If you dial–in to an ISP, your ISP then makes another call to the private network’s remote access server to establish the PPTP or L2TP tunnel. After authentication, you can access the private network.
   
• If you are already connected to the Internet, on a local area network, a cable modem, or a digital subscriber line (DSL), you can make a tunnel through the Internet and connects directly to the remote access server. After authentication, you can access the corporate network.

To make a virtual private network (VPN) connection

1. Open Network Connections. (Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.)
    
2. Under Network Tasks, click Create a new connection, and then click Next.
    
3. Click Connect to the network at my workplace, and then click Next as shown below.
    
4. Click Virtual Private Network connection, click Next, and then follow the instructions in the wizard.

Notes:

• You can create multiple VPN connections by copying them in the Network Connections folder. You can then rename the connections and modify connection settings. By doing so, you can easily create different connections to accommodate multiple hosts, security options, and so on.
   
• If you have an active Winsock Proxy client, you cannot create a VPN. A Winsock Proxy client immediately redirects data to a configured proxy server before the data can be processed in the fashion required by a VPN. To establish a VPN, you should disable the Winsock Proxy

Remove MSN Messenger

Some of you would like to remove "MSN Messenger" from startup, follow under mentioned path to remove it.


Start->Run->"Gpedit.msc""
-Computer Configuration
-Administrative Templates
-Windows Components
-Windows Messenger
Here you can enable
"Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run"
and
"Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially"

Disable unnecessary services in XP

To disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the "Services" from Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services).
If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the following items, with no ill effect.

Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Fast User Switching
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down)
Messenger
Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain)
Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
Remote Procedure Call Locator
Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
Server
SSDP Discovery Service (this is for the utterly pointless "Universal P'n'P", & leaves TCP Port 5000 wide open)
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Telnet (disabled for extra security)
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Upload Manager
Windows Time
Wireless Zero Configuration (for wireless networks)
Workstation

Hack to access blocked websites

In many network you may face problem like "Website has been blocked by Administrator"

Here is the tips to break this restriction

Suppose you want to access www.orkut.com

Go to Start-Run- type cmd, now type ping www.orkut.com note down the IP Address

Now go to http://www.allredroster.com/iptodec.htm  Enter the ip in the enter ip address field and press calculate.You will get an address in Decimal field.This is it.Copy this address and type it in your browser,if lucky www.orkut.com or any other blocked site for which you do this should open.

Run restricted programmes from guest a/c

You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again. Right click the icon of the Program, select Run As...... and enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program in domain controlled network, which may require. 

BEWARE :Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects.

Speedy Network Browsing

Windows 2000 & XP machines delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Here's how to prevent this remote search for Scheduled Tasks:
Open up the Registry  with  Start Menu -> Run-> regedit and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary. 
This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.