Services You Can Disable
There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.
They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services
and that you turn them off one at a time.
Some possibilities are:
Alerter
Application Management
Clipbook
Fast UserSwitching
Human Interface Devices
Indexing Service
Messenger
Net Logon
NetMeeting
QOS RSVP
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Routing & Remote Access
SSDP Discovery Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Web Client
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Cleaning the Prefetch Directory
WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.
To clean this periodically go to:
Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the shorcuts
Delete them
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Not Displaying Logon, Logoff, Startup and Shutdown Status Messages
To turn these off:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciessystem
If it is not already there, create a DWORD value named DisableStatusMessages
Give it a value of 1
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Clearing the Page File on Shutdown
Click on the Start button
Go to the Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Local Security Policy
Local Policies
Click on Security Options
Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
Select "Enable"
Reboot
For regedit users.....
If you want to clear the page file on each shutdown:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementClearPageFileAtShutdown
Set the value to 1
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No GUI Boot
If you don't need to see the XP boot logo,
Run MSCONFIG
Click on the BOOT.INI tab
Check the box for /NOGUIBOOT
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Speeding the Startup of Some CD Burner Programs
If you use program other than the native WindowsXP CD Burner software,
you might be able to increase the speed that it loads.
Go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
Double-click on IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
For the Startup Type, select Disabled
Click on the OK button and then close the Services window
If you dont You should notice
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Getting Rid of Unread Email Messages
To remove the Unread Email message by user's login names:
Start Regedit
For a single user: Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail
For all users: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail
Create a DWORD key called MessageExpiryDays
Give it a value of 0
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Decreasing Boot Time
Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXP
The program is called BootVis
Uncompress the file.
Run BOOTVIS.EXE
For a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver Delays
This will reboot your computer and provide a benchmark
After the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.
Note how much time it takes for your system to load (click on the red vertical line)
Then run Trace / Optimize System
Re-Run the Next Boot + Drive Delays
Note how much the time has decreased
Mine went from approximately 33 to 25 seconds.
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Increasing Graphics Performance
By default, WindowsXP turns on a lot of shadows, fades, slides etc to menu items.
Most simply slow down their display.
To turn these off selectively:
Right click on the My Computer icon
Select Properties
Click on the Advanced tab
Under Performance, click on the Settings button
To turn them all of, select Adjust for best performance
My preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging
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Increasing System Performance
If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance
by having the core system kept in memory.
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementDisablePagingExecutive
Set the value to be 1
Reboot the computer
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Increasing File System Caching
To increase the amount of memory Windows will locked for I/O operations:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory Management
Edit the key IoPageLockLimit
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Resolving Inability to Add or Remove Programs
If a particular user cannot add or remove programs, there might be a simple registry edit neeed.
Go to HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesUninstall
Change the DWORD NoAddRemovePrograms to 0 disable it
4096 - 32megs of memory or less
8192 - 32+ megs of memory
16384 - 64+ megs of memory
32768 - 128+ megs of memory
65536 - 256+ megs of memory
Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tutorials. Show all posts
5/1/09
Proper shutdown of PC
Auto End Tasks to Enable a Proper Shutdown
This reg file automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit.
1. Copy the following (everything in the box) into notepad.
QUOTEWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]"AutoEndTasks"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"
2. Save the file as shutdown.reg3. Double click the file to import into your registry.
NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of a "malicious" script, this is normal if you have "Script Safe" or similar technology enabled.
This reg file automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit.
1. Copy the following (everything in the box) into notepad.
QUOTEWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]"AutoEndTasks"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"
2. Save the file as shutdown.reg3. Double click the file to import into your registry.
NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of a "malicious" script, this is normal if you have "Script Safe" or similar technology enabled.
4/30/09
23 Ways to Speed up XP
23 Ways to Speed up XP
1.) To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software — the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine — and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.
2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.
3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you’re not sure, here’s how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it’s important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.
4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a “searchable keyword index.” As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.
The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP’s built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.
Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you’re a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it.
Here’s how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck “Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching.” Next, apply changes to “C: subfolders and files,” and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as “Access is denied”), click the Ignore All button.
5.) Update the PC’s video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site.
6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can “prefetch” portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That’s fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete.
7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here’s how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button — it’s just to the right of the Capacity pie graph — and delete all temporary files.
8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to “DMA if available” for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.
9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support “cable select,” the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear.
10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.
11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here’s how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don’t want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine.
12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.
13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here’s how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer — only its responsiveness.
14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP.
15.) Visit Microsoft’s Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.
16.) Update the customer’s anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.
17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts — that is, anything over 500 — will noticeably tax the system.
18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP’s NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called “D drive.” You’ll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won’t be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won’t need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.
19.) Check the system’s RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC’s memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced.
20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer’s Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you’ll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it’s free.
21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations.
22.) If you’re sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to “Launch folder windows in a separate process,” and enable this option. You’ll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect.
23.) At least once a year, open the computer’s cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you’re in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks.
1.) To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software — the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine — and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.
2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.
3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you’re not sure, here’s how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it’s important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.
4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a “searchable keyword index.” As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.
The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP’s built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.
Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you’re a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it.
Here’s how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck “Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching.” Next, apply changes to “C: subfolders and files,” and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as “Access is denied”), click the Ignore All button.
5.) Update the PC’s video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site.
6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can “prefetch” portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That’s fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete.
7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here’s how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button — it’s just to the right of the Capacity pie graph — and delete all temporary files.
8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to “DMA if available” for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.
9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support “cable select,” the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear.
10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.
11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here’s how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don’t want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine.
12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.
13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here’s how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer — only its responsiveness.
14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP.
15.) Visit Microsoft’s Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.
16.) Update the customer’s anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.
17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts — that is, anything over 500 — will noticeably tax the system.
18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP’s NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called “D drive.” You’ll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won’t be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won’t need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.
19.) Check the system’s RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC’s memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced.
20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer’s Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you’ll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it’s free.
21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations.
22.) If you’re sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to “Launch folder windows in a separate process,” and enable this option. You’ll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect.
23.) At least once a year, open the computer’s cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you’re in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks.
Restart Windows without restarting the Computer
When you click on the SHUTDOWN button, make sure to simultaneous press SHIFT Button. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would restart without restarting the Computer. This is equivalent to term "HOT REBOOT".
Flash advantages and disadvantages
Flash advantages:
High quality.
Include the playback controls. (SWF only)
Satisfying file size.
Both PC and Mac accept the flash player as the browser plug-in.
Easy to stream over the internet.
Flash disadvantages:
SWF has the limit for 16000 frames.
FLV can not contain the player controls.
High quality.
Include the playback controls. (SWF only)
Satisfying file size.
Both PC and Mac accept the flash player as the browser plug-in.
Easy to stream over the internet.
Flash disadvantages:
SWF has the limit for 16000 frames.
FLV can not contain the player controls.
Make Firefox 70% Faster ! (Easy Way)
1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows: (by double clicking them)
Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once. (I changed mine to 100, works great.)
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
Enjoy
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows: (by double clicking them)
Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once. (I changed mine to 100, works great.)
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
Enjoy
Copying a path to command prompt in vista
In Xp it is very easy to copy a path of a file to a command prompt window by just dragging the item directly onto the cmd window and you have the full path. However this technic is not available in vista. No need to worry there is a short cut to achieve this.
1) Just go to the file you want to copy the path. Position the cursor on the file you want to create the path, then Press shift and whilst you hold shift right click.
2) Click where it says "copy as path."
3) Go to the cmd window, right click and click paste and you are done.
I have not yet tried this in windows 7, I hope its the same.
1) Just go to the file you want to copy the path. Position the cursor on the file you want to create the path, then Press shift and whilst you hold shift right click.
2) Click where it says "copy as path."
3) Go to the cmd window, right click and click paste and you are done.
I have not yet tried this in windows 7, I hope its the same.
How to convert F4V to AVI
Learn more about F4V:
F4V is a new type of FLV file. Compared with the traditional FLV, it owns better quality under the same situations. Thus many people regard this kind of FLV as HD FLV (High Definition FLV). Due to this feature, nowadays most of people think it a development trend for FLV file. Of course, the video-sharing web sites also accept this type of FLV to upload and download, especially YouTube.
F4V is encoded with H.264 video codec which is the reason for better video quality. Not all the FLV converters can process it successfully. Therefore, choosing a suitable program is very important. Otherwise, you will complain to buy a useless YouTube converter as this type of FLV can not be recognized by some FLV converters.
Why need AVI:
AVI video format is a typical and traditional container format which can be compatible with multiple video and audio streaming. It is famous as its outstanding video quality and its wide compatibilities. Generally speaking, people will convert other video format to AVI then input them into the editing software like Adobe Premiere, Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas and more. Moreover, most media players can play AVI.
How to convert F4V to AVI:
I recommend a program called Moyea FLV to Video Converter Pro 2. It can be compatible with all types of FLV including F4V. You can get the desired output video formats like AVI, MPEG, MP4, MP3, WMV, MOV, 3GP, VOB and FLV with this powerful conversion tool. In addition, it provides simple editing functions like trim and crop the video, add the image watermark and text watermark and adjust the video effects like brightness, contrast or volume.
The simple steps to convert F4V to AVI:
2. Click “Add FLV” button to input F4V files.
When you import F4V into the software, the program will pop up a window to tell you that the file you input is F4V and it needs converting to an FLV for conversion. Choose a path to save the FLV on your PC. Then the F4V files will be input successfully.
Set the output settings.
In “Export to…” box, configure the output path to save the files on your PC. Meanwhile select AVI as the output video format in “Export format” box.Edit the output files.
You can trim and crop the video, add image watermark and text watermark as well as adjust the video effects like brightness, contrast and so on.
- Convert F4V to AVI.
Click “Convert” tab and hit “Start” button. The conversion will be processed. After finishing the encoding AVI, you can find the output AVI in specified folder.
Now AVI file is ready. You can freely input them into your favorite editing software to make own videos. Do not forget, you can use the adding-watermark function to protect your videos.
flash knowledges
As we know, Flash is the most suitable format to play animated video, particularly over the internet. This is mainly because the Flash player plug-in is used widely and almost installed in all internet browsers like IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome, etc. As a browser plug-in, it owns the advantage to be compatible with your PC or Macs.
The Flash files can stream to the users’ browser when embedded into a webpage. That indicates you do not have to download the entire video before viewing. The video begins playing when some parts have been downloaded.
Two types for Flash movies: SWF and FLV (Flash Video)
SWF includes the interactive objects like the playback button, process bar or some textboxes. However, this kind of Flash file has a limit for the frames. They can only contain 16000 frames. That means the movie length will be limited. Therefore it is not suitable for longer movies.
FLV (Flash Video) is just the video content. It doesn’t contain any playback controls. It can only be played in local PC if it is not embedded into a player. However, it has no limit for the movie length. So many people will adopt this method to play the movies online that the SWF file, namely the player calls the video content, FLV file.
The Flash files can stream to the users’ browser when embedded into a webpage. That indicates you do not have to download the entire video before viewing. The video begins playing when some parts have been downloaded.
Two types for Flash movies: SWF and FLV (Flash Video)
SWF includes the interactive objects like the playback button, process bar or some textboxes. However, this kind of Flash file has a limit for the frames. They can only contain 16000 frames. That means the movie length will be limited. Therefore it is not suitable for longer movies.
FLV (Flash Video) is just the video content. It doesn’t contain any playback controls. It can only be played in local PC if it is not embedded into a player. However, it has no limit for the movie length. So many people will adopt this method to play the movies online that the SWF file, namely the player calls the video content, FLV file.
How to : Detecting a USB drive virus/worm without opening the USB drive
Nowadays, most of the viruses/worms spread via USB drives. So, now if your USB drive is infected and if you double-click it to open it... BOOM the virus enters your drive. Unless your AntiVirus is updated till date, you don't have any means to identify whether there exists an infection in your USB drive. Even if your AntiVirus IS updated, chances are that the virus/worm is a new one and your AntiVirus doesn't have any record of it. So how do you decide whether your USB drive's infected or not without relying on your AntiVirus?? Read on...
1. Download/create/extract an icon (*.ico) file. One nice site for getting cool icons is : 2. Open notepad and write the following code in it :
where, "XXX" is your icon file's name.
3. Save it as "autorun.inf"
4. Copy the icon (from step 1) and the autorun file (from step 2) in your USB drive (assuming it is not infected).
5. Set their attributes to ReadOnly and Hidden so that you don't accidentally delete them.
6. Disconnect and reconnect your USB and check whether the icon appears or not. If it doesn't, the icon names in the code and of the file probably don't match or you haven't saved the code as a ".inf" file.
Now, when your USB gets infected, the icon will disappear (or will be changed). This is because for the virus/worm to spread itself into the hard drive, it has to create an "autorun.inf" file. This file modifies the existing one.. thus preventing the icon and telling you about the infection. So, now instead of double-clicking to open the drive, open it by View --> Explorer bar --> Folders option in the menu after scanning it. Also make sure to put the original autorun file back in the file.
Hope this helps.....
1. Download/create/extract an icon (*.ico) file. One nice site for getting cool icons is :
Code:
www.iconspedia.com Code:
[autorun]
icon=XXX.ico 3. Save it as "autorun.inf"
4. Copy the icon (from step 1) and the autorun file (from step 2) in your USB drive (assuming it is not infected).
5. Set their attributes to ReadOnly and Hidden so that you don't accidentally delete them.
6. Disconnect and reconnect your USB and check whether the icon appears or not. If it doesn't, the icon names in the code and of the file probably don't match or you haven't saved the code as a ".inf" file.
Now, when your USB gets infected, the icon will disappear (or will be changed). This is because for the virus/worm to spread itself into the hard drive, it has to create an "autorun.inf" file. This file modifies the existing one.. thus preventing the icon and telling you about the infection. So, now instead of double-clicking to open the drive, open it by View --> Explorer bar --> Folders option in the menu after scanning it. Also make sure to put the original autorun file back in the file.
Hope this helps.....
Make ur PC Pentium 9!!!!!!!!!!!
This is just fake think this is not for real but i will learn you how to do this
go on start than go run write regedit and go here
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - HARDWARE - DESCRIPTION - SYSTEM - CentralProcessor - and type this ProcessorNameString there is your name of pc change it how ever you like
Depositfiles Hack - No More "Wait 60 Seconds"!!!
Firstly, you need to be using a Firefox/Mozilla browser.
Copy the Depositfiles download URL and paste it on your Browsers Address Bar, press Enter..
Now click on "Free Downloading".
Next, as soon as the COUNTDOWN Begins...
goto your browsers menu bar and click on VIEW >>PAGE STYLE>> NO STYLE
Now the Download Button will appear... click on it and start downloading....
Copy the Depositfiles download URL and paste it on your Browsers Address Bar, press Enter..
Now click on "Free Downloading".
Next, as soon as the COUNTDOWN Begins...
goto your browsers menu bar and click on VIEW >>PAGE STYLE>> NO STYLE
Now the Download Button will appear... click on it and start downloading....
4/29/09
Windows Hot shortcut keys
Windows Hot shortcut keys
Shortcut keys Action
Win ....................... Press windows key to open start menu
Win+R ....................... Apply to open Run dialog box
Win+M ....................... Apply to minimize all opened windows
Win+Shift+M ....................... Apply to maximize all opened windows
Win+L ....................... Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP
Win+E ....................... Press keys to open My Computer
Win+F ....................... Apply to open search options
Win+U ....................... Apply keys to open Utility Manager
Win+D ....................... To view desktop/minimize all windows
Win+F1 ....................... To view the detail windows help page
Win+Pause ....................... To view the System Properties dialog box
Win+Tab ....................... Move through taskbar programs
Win+F+Ctrl ....................... Apply to open search for computers
Alt+Tab ....................... Move through opened windows programs
Alt+F4 ....................... Press keys to close active windows program
Alt+Enter ....................... Apply to open properties of selected item
Alt+ SPACEBAR ....................... Open the system menu of active window
Alt+ SPACEBAR +N ....................... Press keys to minimize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR +R ....................... Press keys to restore the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+C ....................... Press keys to close the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+X ....................... Press keys to maximize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+M ....................... Press keys to move the active program
Ctrl+Alt+Delete ....................... Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Shift+Esc ....................... Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Esc ....................... Press keys to open start menu
Shift ....................... Shift key to prevent CD from automatically playing
Shift+Delete ....................... To delete items permanently
Shortcut keys Action
Win ....................... Press windows key to open start menu
Win+R ....................... Apply to open Run dialog box
Win+M ....................... Apply to minimize all opened windows
Win+Shift+M ....................... Apply to maximize all opened windows
Win+L ....................... Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP
Win+E ....................... Press keys to open My Computer
Win+F ....................... Apply to open search options
Win+U ....................... Apply keys to open Utility Manager
Win+D ....................... To view desktop/minimize all windows
Win+F1 ....................... To view the detail windows help page
Win+Pause ....................... To view the System Properties dialog box
Win+Tab ....................... Move through taskbar programs
Win+F+Ctrl ....................... Apply to open search for computers
Alt+Tab ....................... Move through opened windows programs
Alt+F4 ....................... Press keys to close active windows program
Alt+Enter ....................... Apply to open properties of selected item
Alt+ SPACEBAR ....................... Open the system menu of active window
Alt+ SPACEBAR +N ....................... Press keys to minimize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR +R ....................... Press keys to restore the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+C ....................... Press keys to close the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+X ....................... Press keys to maximize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+M ....................... Press keys to move the active program
Ctrl+Alt+Delete ....................... Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Shift+Esc ....................... Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Esc ....................... Press keys to open start menu
Shift ....................... Shift key to prevent CD from automatically playing
Shift+Delete ....................... To delete items permanently
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