WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPLICATIONS:

Windows XP Tips and Tricks



To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name, for example: charmap

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPLICATIONS:

1. Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

2. Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

3. Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

4. Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

5. DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

6. Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

7. IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

8. Mcft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).

9. Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

10. ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

11. Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

12. System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

13. Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

14. Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

15. Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

16. Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

17. File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

18. Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

19. System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

20. Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).

21. Mcft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

22. Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).

23. Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).

24. System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

25. gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions
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Program ............. CODE

Character Map = charmap

DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag

Object Packager = packager

System Monitor = perfmon

Program Manager = progman

Remote Access phone book = rasphone

Registry Editor = regedt32

File siganture verification tool = sigverif

Volume Contro = sndvol32

System Configuration Editor = sysedit

Syskey = syskey

Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet
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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 suggest 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 - Sends alert messages to specified users that are connected to the server computer.

Application Management - Allows software to tap directly into the Add/Remove Programs feature via the Windows Installer technology.

Background Intelligent Transfer Service - The Background Intelligent Transfer service is used by programs (such as Windows AutoUpdate) to download files by using spare bandwidth.

Clipbook - ClipBook permits you to cut and paste text and graphics over the network.

Error Reporting Service - Allows applications to send error reports to Microsoft in the event of an application fault.

Fast User Switching - Windows XP allows users to switch quickly between accounts, without requiring them to log off.

Help and Support - Allows the XP Built-in Help and Support Center to run.

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service - You don't need this if you have other software to create CDs.

Indexing Service - Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.

IP SEC - Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver. If you are not on a domain, you likely don't need this running.

Messenger - Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This is how a lot of pop-up windows start appearing on your desktop.

Net Logon - Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. If you are not on a domain, you don't need this running

Network DDE - Provides network transport and security for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers.
NT LM Security Support Provider - Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes.

Performance Logs and Alerts - Collects performance data from local or remote computers based on preconfigured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert. If you don't need to monitor your performance logs, then you don't need this service.
Portable Media Serial Number - Retrieves the serial number of any portable music player connected to your computer

QOS RSVP - Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets.

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If you are not using Remote Desktop you don't need this service.

Remote Registry - Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer.

Routing & Remote Access - Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments. Allows dial-in access.

Secondary Login - Enables starting processes under alternate credentials. This is what allows you to run an application as another user.

Smart Card - Manages access to smart cards read by this computer.

Smart Card Helper - Enables support for legacy non-plug and play smart-card readers used by this computer.

SSDP Discovery Service - Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network.

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution. This should not be needed in today's network environment.

Telnet - Enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients.

Uninterruptible Power Supply Service - Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer.

Universal Plug and Play Device Host - Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices

Upload Manager - Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network.

Volume Shadow Copy Service - Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes.

Web Client - Enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify non-local files across the Internet.

Wireless Zero Configuration - Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapters
WMI Performance Adapter - Provides performance library information from WMI HiPerf providers.
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Stopping the Messenger Service

To remove the ability for anyone in the world to pop up messages on your computer, you can disable the Messenger service.

Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services
Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties
Click the STOP button
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar Click OK
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Faster DOS Printing

If you are experiencing slow printing for DOS programs with Windows2000
Go Start | Run | Regedit
Click Hkey_Local_Machine
Click on System
Click CurrentControlSet
Click Control
Go to the bottom of this part of the list and click WOW
Click LPT timeout and change it to a 3
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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.
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To clean this periodically go to:
Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the files
Delete them

Not Displaying Logon, Logoff, Startup and Shutdown Status Messages

To turn these off:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
If it is not already there, create a DWORD value named DisableStatusMessages
Give it a value of 1
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Increasing the Folder Cache

The default setting for WindowsXP is to cache the Explorer settings for 400 folders.
To increase it:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
Change the vaule of BagMRU to whatever size you want (hex)

1000 - 3e8
2000 - 7d0
3000 - bb8
4000 - fa0
5000 - 1388

You can Dowload a reg file that will set it for 5000

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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Speeding Up the Display of Start Menu Items

An easy way to speed up the display of the Start Menu Items is to turn off the menu shadow.

Right click on an open area of the Desktop

Select Properties

Click on the Appearance tab

Click on the Effects button

Uncheck Show shadows under menus

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_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
Set the value to be 1
Reboot the computer

Download Reg File
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Opening Shared Folders Snap-In

To manage all your shared folders, you can run the snap-in directly

Start / Run / fsmgmt.msc

This will show you all your shared folders in a single window

You can also see what other computers are connected and what files they have open

Viewing Your IP Address Information

There are several ways you can determine your IP address information:

IPCONFIG

Start / Run / cmd

IPCONFIG /ALL

This opens a command window. One advantage is that you can send the information to a text file (IPCONFIG /ALL > c:\ip.txt)
But sometimes the window shows show much information you need to scroll around to fine it.
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VIEW STATUS
Control Panel / Network Connections / Double click the icons for your network (If the network has an icon in the system tray you can also just double click on that icon)
Click on the Support tab
Click on the Details button
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Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2's Firewall

Click on Start / Run
Enter in firewall.cpl
Click on the Exceptions tab
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Adding a Port for Internet Access:

Click on the Add Port button

Name it whatever you want

Enter in the ports you want to open
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Adding a Program for Internet Access

Click on Add Program... button

A list of all installed programs will be displayed

Highlight the one you want to include for Internet access

Click on the OK button
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Repairing Damaged Winsock2

The symptoms when Winsock2 is damaged show when you try to release and renew the IP address using IPCONFIG.

And you get the following error message:
An error occurred while renewing interface 'Internet': An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket.

Also Internet Explorer may give the following error message:
The page cannot be displayed Additionally, you may have no IP address or no Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, and you may be receiving IP packets but not sending them.
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There are two easy ways to determine if Winsock2 is damaged:

From the XP source files, go to the Support / Tools directory

Winsock Test Method 1
Run netdiag /test:winsock

The end should say Winsock test ..... passed

Winsock Test Method 2

Run Msinfo32

Click on the + by Components

Click on the by Network

Click on Protocol
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There should be 10 sections if the Winsock2 key is ok

MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]

MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]

RSVP UDP Service Provider

RSVP TCP Service Provider

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

If the names are anything different from those in this list, then likely Winsock2 is corrupted and needs to be repaired. If you have any 3rd party software installed, the name MSAFD may be changed. There should be no fewer than 10 sections.
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To repair Winsock2
Run Regedit

Delete the following two registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2

Restart the computer

Go to Network Connections

Right click and select Properties

Click on the Install button

Select Protocol

Click on the Add button

Click on the Have Disk button

Browse to the \Windows\inf directory

Click on the Open button

Click on the OK button

Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Click on the OK button

Reboot
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Uninstall hidden XP apps

1. Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf

2. Open the sysoc.inf file in Notepad or another plain text editor. If you can't find the inf directory, it's probably hidden. Unhide it. Click Tools and choose Folder Options. Under View, enable Show Hidden Files & Folders.

3. In sysoc.inf, look for the section called "components" in XP or "old base components" in 2000. What looks like a bunch of gibberish is actually pretty easy to read. You'll see a component name, followed by an equals sign, followed by a list of parameters separated by commas.
For example: Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7 The deal: the "HIDE" between the two last commas indicates a hidden component. Remove "HIDE" to unhide the component.
For example: Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7

4. Unhide any component you want.

5. Save the file.

6. Reopen the Windows Component Wizard to see your new Add/Remove options!
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additional info lang po...

to access the computer management console in WinXP>>

Start/Run/then type in "compmgmt.msc" (without the quote marks)

this will show you the computer management console for WinXP Pro (also works in Win2000 Pro)
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Memory Conservation:

Type msconfig on RUN.

On SYSTEM.INI highlight 386EN then click on New.

Type in: ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1 then click on Apply and OK.

Only those applications that are being used would be the ones that your RAM would allocate memory to.

Memory saved!!!! :thumbsupsmiley:
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Hiding ur user account on XP

Hopefully someone will find this useful. Ive done this on my machine as well.

To a hide an account to display on the welcome screen of xp here is a nifty way:

1. Open regedit

2. Browse to Hkey_local_machine> software>microsoft>windows nt>winlogon>special Accounts>Userlist

Here you will see a list of all accounts on XP which are hidden and dont display on welcome screen. Yes XP does create useless accounts as you see there.

3. Go on the right pane, right click, create a new dword value with its name as the exact username you want to hide and its value as "0" without the quotes.

Now if you have only one account on XP and you want to hide it, DO NOT DO THE ABOVE! READ BELOW AND FOLLOW A NEW PROCEDURE

If you do this accidently, it will make an infinite restart loop in your computer. If you accidently do it, then just login in safe mode and remove the value you just set in the regedit.
If you only have one account and want to do this, you will have to disable welcome screen & fast user switching in USERS in control panel.

What I did was: create a dummy limited account for people who want to access my machine sometimes. And I hided my own account using the proceedure mentioned.

To access this hidden account from the welcome screen press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice and you can enter your username and password.
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Have you forgotten your password and you don't want to re-format your computer ? Well here's what you do..
Please note that this only works on Windows XP !

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY !

1. Restart you computer

2. When booting, press F8 and select "Safe Mode"

3. After getting to the user menu. Click on a user and this time it will not ask you for a password

4. Go to Start>Run and type CMD

5. At command prompt type in cd C:\Windows\System32, I am assuming C is your System/Windows Drive

6. For safety purposes first make a backup of your Logon.Scr file.. You can do this by typing in Copy to Logon.scr to Logon.bak

7. Then type copy CMD.EXE Logon.scr

8. Then type this command, I will assume that you want to set Administrator's password to MyNewPass

9. Now, type this in (I am assuming that you are still in the directory C:\Windows\System32): , net user administrator MyNewPass

10. You will get a message saying that it was successful, this means Administrator's new password is MyNewPass

11. Restart the PC and you will login as Administrator (or whatever you chose to reset) with your chosen password and Enjoy!
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ReInstalling WindowsXP

If you need to reinstall WindowsXP and want to keep all your current installed applications and settings:

Start WindowsXP

Go to the location of your source files

Run WINNT32 /unattend

I've often need to do this to repair something that had gotten corrupted and didn't want to do a clean install.
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Stop Password Expiration

If you want to do this for all users, enter:

Start / Run / net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited

If you are getting an error message that your password is about to expire:

Right click on the My Computer icon

Select Manage

Go to Local Users and Groups / Users

Right-click on the user you want to change

Select Properties

On the General tab, check Password never expires

Click OK
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Repair Install

If XP is corrupted to the point where none of the previous solutions get it to boot, you can do a Repair Install that might work as well as keep the current settings. Make sure you have your valid WindowsXP key. The whole process takes about half an hour depending on your computer. If you are being prompted for the administrator's password, you need to choose the 2nd repair option, not the first.

Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD

At the second R=Repair option, press the R key

This will start the repair

Press F8 for I Agree at the Licensing Agreement

Press R when the directory where WindowsXP is installed is shown. Typically this is C:\WINDOWS

It will then check the C: drive and start copying files

It will automatically reboot when needed. Keep the CD in the drive.

You will then see the graphic part of the repair that is like during a normal install of XP (Collecting Information, Dynamic Update, Preparing Installation, Installing Windows, Finalizing Installation)

When prompted, click on the Next button

When prompted, enter your XP key
Normally you will want to keep the same Workgroup or Domain name

The computer will reboot

Then you will have the same screens as a normal XP Install

Activate if you want (usually a good idea)

Register if you want (but not necessary)

Finish

At this point you should be able to log in with any existing accounts.

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Stop Noise In Copying Audio Cd

When using 3rd party burning software (eg, Nero Burning Rom) to copy audio CD,some noise may be heard at the end of each track. To prevent this,try the following method:

01. Enter System Properties\device manager

02. Select IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers

03. Double click on thee CD writer IDE channel

04. Select advance setting

05. Change the transfer mode to 'PIO Only'

06. Restart Computer
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REPAIR IN WIN2K

(WIN 2K) You will need the OS reinstallation CD for this. Insert the OS reinstallation CD and reboot the computer.

· Start computer with CD Rom support, then start windows set-up in CD Rom

· Just follow the prompt until you see the windows 2000 professional set-up screen

· Press R, to repair a windows 2000 installation

· Press R again to repair a windows 2000 installation using the emergency repair process

· Press F, to do a fast repair

· Press L if they don't have the emergency repair disk, press ENTER if they do

· Press ENTER to continue the repair
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Remove Shutdown button from Logon Screen

To remove the shutdown button from the logon screen in WinXP and 2K, use regedit and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
change the value of the dword 'shutdownwithoutlogon' to '0'. exit regedit. that's it! :cool:
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Hiding the Last User Logged On

If you use the standard NT style of login and want to hide the last user:

Start the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

Go to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options

Scroll down to Interactive logon: Do not display last user name

Set it to Enable
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for the Windows XP gurus out there....

how do you remove or disable the control panel in WinXP for a user profile??
(but not for the administrator)

@ HimuraButosay

for control panel gpedit.msc will also do

go to start, run gpedit.msc


then go to user configuration, administrative templates, control panel

on the right window double click Hide Specified ontrol Panel applets

click Enable then Ok.

Control Panel button will be disabled at the Start menu.

hope this helps...
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Change your Welcome (login) Screen

This tweak will only work if you have the "Use welcome screen" option activated in Control Panel>Users Accounts>Logon and Logoff Options.

1. Make a backup copy of C:\windows\system32\logonui.exe

2. Overwrite the file with your new login screen. (be sure to use the same file name as the old logonui.exe)

3. If you ever want to revert back to the old login screen, just overwrite C:\windows\system32\logonui.exe with your backup.

Enjoy!

Some edits and supplements

Windows System File Protection will not allow to override the file unless you follow these steps:

1. Rename the logonui.exe file in either C:\Windows\system32\dllcache or in C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 (depends on if and how you installed the servicepack).

2. Copy your custom logonui.exe to this folder.

3. Boot into safe mode and do exactly the same (rename the original file and copy in your new one) in C:\Windows\system32. System File Protection will pop up two windows. Answer them with "cancel" and "yes".

Note: It is always better to rename the original file and not override it.

Alternatively you can use this method to change the Welcome screen :
1. Copy your custom logon file under another name, let's say logonuiA.exe, to C:\Windows\system32.
2. Open regedit (Always backup before changing anything in the registry) to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
and change the value for UIHost to logonuiA.exe.

if you want a no-hassle replacement of Login Screens.. just download the free logonstudio by stardock..

hope this helps.. B)
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Change XP Boot Screen

If you would like to change your boot up screen follow the directions below. These instructions assume that you have a place to download the boot screen from the net. If you would like to download a boot screen, visit http://www.themexp.org

1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe - the boot screen)

2. Download the .zip to your computer (important: make sure to get the right version, XP or XP SP1)

3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32 (most likely C:\windows\system32)

4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk)

5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe

6. Reboot your computer as you normally would
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Removing Thumbs.db Files

When viewing a folder with the Thumbnail view, WindowsXP creates a thumbs.db file. This is a cache of the current pictures in that directory. If you want to turn this feature off and save a little disk space

Start the Windows Explorer

Go to Tools / Folder Options / View

In the first section under Files and Folders, check Do not cache thumbnails

Now you can search for the thumbs.db file on your computer and remove them. No more should be created.
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Faster WinXP Shutdown Options

When you shut down Windows XP, the OS tries its best to make sure that all services (they help run things like graphics, printers etc) are shut down. But there are times when they don't close, thus Windows XP tries to give it the chance to shut down itself. This amount of time that windows waits for the service to close is stored in the system registry. If you modify this setting, then windows will shut down the service earlier. To modify the setting, follow the directions below:

1. Start Regedit.

2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control.

3. Click on the "Control" Folder.

4. Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"

5. Right click on it and select Modify.

6. Set it to a value lower than 2000, say 1000 as a test.

enjoy! B)
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Changing the Picture Displayed for a User

You can change the picture that gets displayed for a particular user

Go to the Control Panel

Select User Accounts

Click on the Account to change

Click on Change my picture

You can then browse to the picture you want to use
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Disabling Error Reporting

By default, WindowsXP will request to report application errors to Microsoft.

To turn this off:

Right click on the My Computer icon on the desktop

Select Properties / Advanced

Click on the Error Reporting tab

Check Disable error reporting
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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_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Edit the key IoPageLockLimit

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

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thanks at dami kong natutunan

anyway.. ask ko lang bakit ganun, kapag gumawa or nag-rename ako ng folder na name ang con .. ayaw.. any explanation?

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dude lemme explain why..

"reserved device name" ung lumalabas pag nag-create ka ng file or folder named "con"

"con" has been one of the reserved filenames ever since MSDOS days (tsk tsk, halata tuloy yung edad ko, at alam ko pa 'to). It represents the console, i.e., output to monitor. Other examples are "prn" (the default printer, which you're probably a lot more familiar with) and "nul" (the null file). E.g., if you have a text file named "readme.txt" and you type the command "copy readme.txt con" it will have the same effect as "type readme.txt". This is similar to using "copy readme.txt prn" to print the file.

"Con" is the console, so it is reserved. You can include this on the list too:
AUX, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, PRN, NUL..

hope this helps.. B)
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Auto Hide/Show System Tray Contents

Have you ever wanted to just get rid of a system tray item, but not wanting to completely get rid of it? Or have you ever wanted to always see a certin icon in the System Tray? Well Its simple, and dosnt require any major editing on your part, and its completely safe. Just Do the Following:

1. Right Click on start, and select 'Properties'

2. Once in Properties, Select 'Taskbar'

3. Find the 'Customize...' Button, and press it.

4. Once the next screen comes up, find the icons you want/dont want. Click them, and click the drop down box. Here, you have two Options, Always Hide ( Hides It from the moment you start up, the the moment you shut down ) and Always Show ( Shows it even when it is inactive, will never "disapear" behind the arrow ). Select the option you want, and click ok. Do this to as many as you want.

And thats it. It is that simple. Have fun, and happy tweaking! B)
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add ko lang

if u want to speed up ur windows
just type msconfig in run then click the start up tab
and then disable all then restart

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better way would be to download any linux distro, restart your pc
run the linux installer to load linux, that would make your pc run faster..

hehehehe
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I hope your making a joke, cause this way you can also disable some of the applications people have running which make their pc experience safer (for example a virusscan) or more enjoyable. Its a good way to make windows startup faster, but just be careful with what you disable.
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I think this is the best way. :hypocritesmiley:

1.click on START

2.click on RUN

3.on the box next to OPEN:, type in MSCONFIG

4.click on the STARTUP tab

5.uncheck items that are not needed by verifying them under
a. http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
b. http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
c. http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/start_ups.exe
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Changing Text On your XP start button
Step 1 - Modify Explorer.exe File

In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems.

get this from h**p://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip

The first step is to make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe.

The category we are going to be using is "String Table". Expand it by clicking the plus sign then navigate down to and expand string 37 followed by highlighting 1033. If you are using the Classic Layout rather than the XP Layout, use number 38. The right hand pane will display the stringtable. We're going to modify item 578, currently showing the word "start" just as it displays on the current Start button.

There is no magic here. Just double click on the word "start" so that it's highlighted, making sure the quotation marks are not part of the highlight. They need to remain in place, surrounding the new text that you'll type. Go ahead and type your new entry. In my case I used Click Me!

You'll notice that after the new text string has been entered the Compile Script button that was grayed out is now active. I won't get into what's involved in compiling a script, but suffice it to say it's going to make this exercise worthwhile. Click Compile Script and then save the altered file using the Save As command on the File Menu. Do not use the Save command - Make sure to use the Save As command and choose a name for the file. Save the newly named file to C:\Windows.


Step 2 - Modify the Registry

!!!make a backup of your registry before making changes!!!

Now that the modified explorer.exe has been created it's necessary to modify the registry so the file will be recognized when the user logs on to the system. If you don't know how to access the registry I'm not sure this article is for you, but just in case it's a temporary memory lapse, go to Start (soon to be something else) Run and type regedit in the Open field. Navigate to:

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

In the right pane, double click the "Shell" entry to open the Edit String dialog box. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK.

Close Registry Editor and either log off the system and log back in, or reboot the entire system if that's your preference. If all went as planned you should see your new Start button with the revised text.
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Internet Explorer lightning-fast startup

Isn't it annoying when you want to go to a new website, or any other site but your homepage, and you have to wait for your 'home' to load?

This tweak tells Internet Explorer to simply 'run', without loading any webpages. (If you use a 'blank' page, that is still a page, and slows access. Notice the 'about:blank' in the address bar. The blank html page must still be loaded..). To load IE with 'nothing' [nothing is different than blank]:

1. 1. Right-click on any shortcut you have to IE

[You should create a shortcut out of your desktop IE icon, and delete the original icon]

2. Click Properties

3. Add -nohome [with a space before the dash] after the endquotes in the Target field.

4. Click OK

Fire up IE from your modified shortcut, and be amazed by how fast you are able to use IE!

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an alternative way is to install firefox... hehehee

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..well of course if u installed firefox..
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Make FireFox Faster

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

and browser.turbo.enabled

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:

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. (Max can only be 8, but people report 30. The 30 open connections is incorrect)

Set "browser.turbo.enabled" to "true"

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.

4. FOR XP USERS SEEKING FASTER FIREFOX LOADTIMES: Within the Firefox "shortcut" icon properties add /Prefetch:1 (outside the quotation marks) of the 'target. For example: my target is "D:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" /Prefetch:1

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!
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...but then again for more features & security try OPERA Browser v8.5... it's FREE!

:thumbsupsmiley:

(IMG:http://promote.opera.com/buttons/official/120x60/png-8/120x60securered.png)
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NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found

If you get an error that NTLDR is not found during bootup,

If you have FAT32 partitions, it is much simpler than with NTFS.

Just boot with a Win98 floppy and copy the NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM files from the i386 directory to the root of the C:\ drive.
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For NTFS:

Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD.

At the first R=Repair option, press the R key

Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair.

Typically this will be #1

Enter in the administrator password when requested

Enter in the following commands (X: is replaced by the actual drive letter that is assigned to the CD ROM drive.

COPY X:\i386\NTLDR C\:

COPY X:\i386\NTDETECT.COM C:\

Take out the CD ROM and type exit
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Corrupted or Missing \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG

If you get the error:

Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE

Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD.

At the first R=Repair option, press the R key

Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair.

Typically this will be #1

Enter in the administrator password when requested

cd \windows\system32\config
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Depending on which section was corrupted:

ren software software.bad or ren system system.bad

Depending on which section was corrupted

copy \windows\repair\system

copy \windows\repair\software

Take out the CD ROM and type exit
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How to bypass Windows Genuine crap

Okey i didnt figure out this but its a good way:

1. Download Trixie and install http://www.bhelpuri.net/Trixie/Trixie.htm

2. Download this and put it in your scripts folder (where you installed Trixie) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZGEH6KYZ

3. Go to IE and click Tools -> Trixie Options -> check WGA workaround
There you go!

Another way is to paste this javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'; into IE before you click custom or express, but you have to do it everytime.
or another way
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You can disable the WGA check for Windows Update in IE.

1.) Click tools | Manage Add Ons.

2.) Click on WGA and then disable it.

This does not work with IE 7.
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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 39 to 30 seconds.
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Identify Faulty Device Drivers

If you are having problems with lockups, blue screens, or can only get to safe mode, often the problem is due to a faulty device driver.

One way to help identify them is through the use of the Verfier program

Start / Run / Verifier

Keep the default of Create Standard Settings

Select the type of drivers you want to confirm

A list of drivers to be verified on the next boot will be shown.

Reboot

If your computer stops with a blue screen, you should get an error message with the problem driver

To turn off the Verifier, run verifier /reset
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WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS

To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap).

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS:

1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).

9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).

21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).

23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).

24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions
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Hide Drives and Partitions

Do you have data on a partition or hard drive that you don't want tampered with or easily accessible to other users? Well, you can hide any drive/partition in Windows XP, NT, and 2000. That means that they won't show up in Explorer or My Computer.

If you want access to that drive from your user account you should create a desktop shortcut before proceeding. Once hidden, you can still access by typing the drive letter and a colon in Start/Run-for example, "D:" will bring up a folder of the contents on your D drive.

The easiest way with Win XP is to use the TweakUI power toy from Mcft. Go to Start/Run and type in "tweakui" (without the quotes).

Go to My Computer/Drives and uncheck the drive/partition(s) you want hidden. Click "Apply" or "OK" when finished.

If you have XP but not Tweak UI you can download it here...
http://www.Mcft.com/windowsxp/downloads/po...ppowertoys.mspx

For Win NT, 2000, and XP you can use the following Registry edit:

*Be sure to back up the Registry before proceeding
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/401

Open the Registry Editor by going to Start/Run and typing in "regedit" (without the quotes). Find your way to...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVer sion\Policies

Click on "Explorer".

Double-click the "NoDrives" key in the right column. If you don't find a "NoDrives" registry key, just right-click in the right pane and choose "New/DWORD Value" then name the key "NoDrives".

You'll see a value like "0000 00 00 00 00". This is where the fun starts. The four sets of double zeros (after the "0000") are where you'll enter the values for the drive/partitions. Now, stay with me on this-it's not as complicated as it sounds:

The first column is for drives A-H, the second for I-P, the third for Q-X, and the fourth for Y-Z.

The values for each drive are as follows:

1 - A I Q Y
2 - B J R Z
4 - C K S
8 - D L T
16 - E M U
32 - F N V
64 - G O W
80 - H P X

So, let's say you want to hide drive D. In the first column you would put "08". For drive K you would put "04" in the second column.

But what if you want to hide more than one drive in a column? Simply add the values together: D+E = 8+16 = 24. So in the first column you would put "24".

Still baffled? If you have XP then go get TweakUI and save yourself the math.

Whichever method you use, you can rest easy knowing that the files on that drive or partition are less accessible to other users.
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here's another good tip:

Turn off Indexing to speed up XP

Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc. If you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive then I suggest turnning this feature off:

1. Control Panel

2. Administrative Tools

3. Services

4. Disable Indexing Services

hope this hleps... :cool:
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Watch movies with 'AboveNormal' priority

This tweak will launch WindowsMediaPlayer with the 'AboveNormal' priority setting when opening a mediafile.

Having trouble watching a movie when you also have a lot of background processes going on?

Here's what to do:

1. Create a new textfile in the root of c:\, but instead of giving it the .txt extension you name it wmp_AboveNormal.bat

2. Right-click this file and choose 'Edit', you'll see it'll open notepad. Put this line in:
start /AboveNormal C:\"Program Files"\"Windows Media Player"\wmplayer.exe %1 %*

3. Save (make sure you save it as .bat, not as .txt) and close.

Now all you have to do is register your mediafiles to this batchfile. Here's how to do that:

4. In Windows Explorer choose Tools>Folder Options >File Types

5. Scroll down(press A) to the AVI filetype

6. Click 'Change' and point to c:\wmp_AboveNormal.bat . Click OK and Close.

Now everytime you dubbleclick an .avi WMP will open with the 'AboveNormal' -priority setting ! (Repeat steps 4-6 to register all mediatypes you want to be opened this way.)

These are all the settings: Realtime, High, AboveNormal, Normal, BelowNormal, Low.

*Realtime is not recommended unless you have a dual-CPU systems..;)
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Dude hope this tip helps... ;)

Protecting XP from intruders

There are several things one can do to protect against intruders. Of course the old adage applies here as well, 'locks keep honest people out'; in other words, if they want in, they will keep trying and eventually will be able to get in through some kind of exploit. The following are some tips that can greatly slow them down and make it nearly impossible for them to get in. If you use file sharing or remote connections, don't make the local policy changes.

1. As it was mentioned before, set the Guest and Administrator account passwords. By default, the Guest account password is blank. Make it something difficult, such as a combination of letters and numbers, preferably not based on dictionary words. Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Local Users and Groups\ Highlight User Account, right-click, 'set password'.

2. Remove/Delete any unused accounts, especially any 'remote assistance' accounts.

3. Disable the Guest account since you can't delete it.

4. Rename the Guest and Administrator accounts to unique names. Remove the description of these accounts (in local users and groups). Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Local Security Policy\Local Policies\Security Options Account: Rename Guest Account - Double click and rename the account Account: Rename Administrator Account

5. If you do not need to connect to your computer from a remote machine, be sure to turn off this functionality. Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Local Security Policy\Local Policies\User rights Assessment\ "Access this computer from the network" - remove all users and groups. This should be blank "Deny access to this computer from the network" - this should include all users and groups. Double click on the policy, click Add User or group, click Advanced, click Find Now, highlight all the accounts and click OK.

6. Turn off the Microsoft File sharing in Network Neighborhood if it is not going to be used.

7. Under System Properties\Remote, Turn off Remote Desktop and Remote invitations.

8. Run a software firewall program.

9. Be sure to visit WindowsUpdate to get the latest hotfixes and security patches. There are a lot of them.
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Performance Increase Through 'My Computer'

Easy enough tweak to usually find out about it on your own, but still, some of us still don't find it right away. So here it is:

Start > right-click on My Computer and select Properties.

Click on the "Advanced" tab.

See the "Performance" section? Click "Settings".

Disable the following:

Fade or slide menus into view

Fade or slide ToolTips into view

Fade out menu items after clicking

Show Shadows under menus

Slide open combo boxes

Slide taskbar buttons

Use a background image for each folder type

Use common tasks in folders

There, now Windows will still look nice and perform a lot faster
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Changing Window Xp Boot Screen
http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/

, a free program that works with Windows 2000/XP. Plus, you don't have to mess with the Windows kernel, which can really suck because you would have to reinstall windows. I recommend using StarDock's bootskin software because it is easy but if you want to mess around with the registry and do it the hard way then use the method below

So here is how to hack your WinXP boot screen by modifying the Windows kernel in Resource Hacker. Modifying the kernel is really risky because if you mess it up you would have to reinstall windows now you would need these tools.

http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/ <==== Resource Hacker , Any image editor (Paint) 1. Locate ntoskrnl.exe in your \Windows\System32 folder. You might have to unhide the folder. 2. Make a copy of your ntoskrnl.exe and rename it ntoskrnl.bak for backup safety. 3. Launch Resource Hacker and open ntoskrnl.exe. 4. In the left hand you will see a list of resources to edit. Open the first tree called Bitmaps and you'll see numbers 1 through 12. The Windows XP Pro bitmaps are numbers 1, 8, and 10. Windows XP Home bitmaps are numbered 1, 7, and 9. The bitmaps are slightly different shapes and sizes based on the graphics and text for each. In this tutorial we'll work with Windows XP Pro. If you use Home, substitute the numbers for your OS. 5. Select No. 1. The bitmap will appear completely black, but it really isn't. For some reason Microsoft removed the color palette from the logo to another location in Windows XP. We'll fix it later in our image editor. 6. Go to the Action Menu and choose "Save Bitmap." You can save the bitmap wherever you want, but remember where you put them for later. Repeat this process for numbers 8 and 10. 7. Open your image editor (my steps are for Paint Shop Pro 8, but those who love Photoshop can go that route). Open all three of your saved bitmap images. When opened, they should appear totally black. 8. We'll have to import the palette to see the actual images. Save the following file to Program Files\Jasc\Paintshoppro\Palettes. 9. In Paint Shop Pro, make sure the bitmap 1 window is active and press Shift + O to import your palette. If you have multiple palettes available, select your new one to import the colors used in the original boot screen. Important: Make sure to select Maintain Indexes in the bottom options before importing. If you've already got all three images open at once in your canvas, you will need to apply the palette to bitmaps 8 and 10 as well with the steps above to make the images visible. 10. Modify the bitmaps however you like and save them over the existing bitmaps 1,8, and 10. They will make up your new boot screen. 11. Open Resource Hacker again, and reopen the ntoskrnl.exe. Under the Action menu, choose "Replace Bitmap." Select Bitmap to Replace for bitmap 1, then click "Open file with new Bitmap" and find your edited image. Click replace. Follow the same steps with bitmap 8 and 10. 12. Once you replace all 3 bitmaps, choose Save As and save your new ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other then the system32 directory. You don't want to overwrite the original while it's in use. Saving it to your desktop is fine. 13. You have the option to test out your new boot screen before totally overwriting the original. First, name your new ntoskrnl.exe something different (like ntcaesar.exe). In boot.ini, locate this string: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect Add a line just above it with this string: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My new boot screen" /fastdetect\kernel=ntcaesar.exe (or whatever you named your new ntoskrnl.exe) Now, move your new and renamed ntoskrnl.exe back into your system32 folder. This will allow you to choose which kernel you boot into before Windows starts. Now go ahead and restart. When you get to the prompt, choose "My new boot screen" and see if you like it. If you're happy, go back into boot.ini and delete the string you added. 14. You don't want to keep multiple booting options in your boot.ini. When Windows has critical updates or other updates it needs to install on your system, it only updates what it considers the original kernel, the ntoskrl.exe. Basically, you want to overwrite the original ntoskrnl.exe file so you only have one copy in the System32 folder. Remember, you did make a backup of the true original before at the very start of this exercise, so you can always revert back if you absolutely have to. In order to overwrite properly, Windows File Protection makes you reboot into safe mode (reboot and hit F8 before the boot screen appears). You could also boot off a DOS bootdisk to overwrite the original ntoskrnl.exe in the System32 folder. Once you overwrite the file, reboot. Your new screen should appear! =============== Bro, My window xp is giving me a lot of problem. I want to download update from the window update but they always check my system and tells me that i have an invalid identification key and thus i can perform window up. To put it simply my window xp is not orignal but pirated. I believe if i download window update it can solve a lot of problem for my computer. Anyone here know how to go around this problem. To bypass the validation and cause them to perform a window update for me thanks ~~~ this might help you dude.. Bypass Windows Genuine crap 1. Download Trixie and install http://www.bhelpuri.net/Trixie/Trixie.htm 2. Download this and put it in your scripts folder (where you installed Trixie) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZGEH6KYZ 3. Go to IE and click Tools -> Trixie Options -> check WGA workaround
There you go!

Another way is to paste this javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all';
into IE before you click custom or express, but you have to do it everytime.

or

another way round the Genuine Advantage tool.

You can disable the WGA check for Windows Update in IE.
1.) Click tools | Manage Add Ons.
2.) Click on WGA and then disable it.

This does not work with IE 7.
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we have a pc in our accomodation here in abu dhabi, the problem is everytime we install a software at the computer it always saying "you don't have sufficient privilages to complete thjs installation for all users of this machine.log on as administarator and retry this installation".anyway im trying to install a bluetooth usb.anyone who can help?heto ba yung firewall na sinasabi nila?.madamot kasi yung technician palibhasa ibang lahi.mabuhay pinoy!!!!!

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download po nyo ERD Commander 2005 then reset the administrator password using locksmith tapos palitan nyo yung admin password, login as administrator tapos install nyo software nyo. Hayaan nyo yung Bumbay na magtaka at hindi sya makalogin sa admin account. :D
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patanong lang guys. :)

1. we set up our internet access thru our server in the office. what should i do to make sure they wouldnt know what sites im accessing? or which file in our server should i delete to erase any trace, if there is?


2. my pc at home can connect to the internet, however no data seems to go in or out. considering that im using dsl. i know its not my dsl connection coz it works well with other pc. both pc have the same settings and anti virus programs. i tried LSPFix but it didnt work. what should i do?

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tenkyu idol sa pag-pin ng thread... helpful talaga sya..

about ur question #1.. i suggest u use web proxy sites or the "circumventor" sites..
mga annonymous servers yun for private browsing.. sample po nito ay http://phproxy.org saka yung stupidcensorship.com limitation lng nito ay hindi supported ung scripts gaya ng sa RPS..

although removing the cache file from ur pc (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\{ur acct}\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files) will also work to leave some traces, better safe than sorry..

:thumbsupsmiley:
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Run IE7 without installing!!
Here are my steps that got IE7 running on XP SP2, without installing it.

First extract the IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe file . Then go to the folder you just extracted and delete the file SHLWAPI.DLL. Then open notepad and just save a blank file in notepad as IEXPLORE.exe.local . Then you will be able to run the iexplore.exe.
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guys question.. how do i setup my windows xp na limited access lang yung sa guest account. restrictions are, he can't access the control panel, when connected in the internet may certain sites na naka block like for example, balak ko black yung yahoo, google, etc. para maka pag trabaho sya .. mga tao ko keeps on chattin. hehe! thanks. no control panel, program files, drive c: limited access lang sya dapat. thanks!

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try run gpedit.msc ( group policy) to control user settings..
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Removing the MSN Messenger

If you want to remove the MSN Messenger from always starting in the system tray, do
Start / Run

Then enter in the following string: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

To remove it completely, see the section Adding / Removing Additional Programs

Remove the hide from the line:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

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ang galing! thank you dude!
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HOW ABOUT..... RESTRICTING OTHER USER FROM THE WINDOWS ON INSTALLING PROGRAMS..... :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

~~~

There is no fool proof way to prevent a user from installing programs however these steps will provide enough restriction:

1. Create admin user as Administrator type. Install all programs using this account.

2. Create user accounts for other users as General User type. Allow general users to use only this type of account.

3. Lock down or disable local floppy and CD-ROM drives. Allow only remote access drives.

4. Install firewall or proxy server which restricts download of .EXE, .COM, or any executables from other sources such as the Internet

5. Restrict write access to Program Files and Windows system directories to admin user type

Or, another way of dealing with it is to utilize a rollback process using native Windows backup/restore capability after each session in order to reinitialize system back to baseline install setup. For more advanced users, VMWare can be used in conjunction with Windows.

Actually, the best setup is to use all that I suggested above.

~~~

It actually works thanks keep it up hope to hear new tips and tricks :thumbsupsmiley:
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e pano alising yung auto chkdsk na 1 to 5?

~~~

Type at the command prompt:

chkntfs /t:0

To check it it worked, type:

chkntfs /t

You should see a value of 0. :headsetsmiley:
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ok back to tips..that is web surfing tips..

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth !

Microsoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes

(suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)


Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth !

Here's how to get it back:

Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:

Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.
Works on XP Pro and 2000.

Other OS not tested.

~~~
This option is only available on Win2k/XP systems so no use testing on other OS. :P

~~~
Will you look at that... tsk tsk tsk ang daya nila ah! :grr:

Astig! :cool: I'll be chekin' this out bro. Definitely a 20% increase in available bandwidth is one heck of a figure. I'm sure there will be a noticeable increase in performance. :thumbsupsmiley:
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Hello Geniuses,

I need advise on "Skins"...

what are they? hehehe...

I downloaded some themes, skins, etc. from the internet, unpacked them, but don't know how to load them on my computer?

can you guys help a simpleton like me?

thanks!

~~~

well dude that depends on what skins u've downloaded.. if ur pertaining for the WinXP skins..
there are two ways you can make use of the file u've downloaded.
-- the first one is to extract the files in your Windows\Resources\Themes folder, be sure that the one's you'll extract is a folder containg a shell subfolder and a file of an msstyle (*.msstyle) type.
(e.g. aero folder must contain a shell folder and aero.msstyle file) to use ur extracted theme, go to Start->Control Panel->Display Properties and at the appearance tab choose the color scheme that you want (like our example Aero). click Apply to checkout the skin you;ve just installed.

-- another way to do this (and i guess the simpler way) is to download StyleXP.. you can check out the program at the free stuff section -> http://manilatonight.com/index.php?showtop...140&p=3151672&#

hope this helps ;)

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The first step will not work, you need to install the stylexp 1st before doing it. It needs to patch the uxtheme.dll, the stylexp will do it for you.
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Any one has tried printing the FONTS?

Para pag gagamitin mo, di ka na titingin pa-isa isa? I wanted to printed all of my fonts in one page or so. Wala akong manahap na program to print it.

Thanks.

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well you can print those font's installed by going to Start>Settings->Control Panel
then choose fonts..a window will appear to show you the installed fonts in your system.

if you have enough paper on your printer (or enuf ink hehe) highlight all fonts (use Ctrl-A) then right-click and choose print. Voila! it will print the samples of the selected fonts in different sizes. 1 typeface per sheet.

you can also check-out the web for Font Managers/viewers there are alot of shareware programs available.
like MyFonts ver5.2 (http://www.mytools.com/myfonts.html)

hope this helps.. ;)

or you can try this one...

FontLook v3.7

FontLook is a utility to display and print samples of your Windows fonts, and to preview or install fonts from CD-ROMs or other sources. Screen displays include samples at selectable sizes and character maps.

CODE
http://rapidshare.de/files/15690315/FontLook.rar
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How to slipstream Windows XP SP2:

Step 1

Create 3 folders - C:\WINXPSP2, C:\SP2 and C:\XPBOOT

Step 2

Copy the entire Windows XP CD into folder C:\WINXPSP2

Step 3 ...... go to this link

CODE
http://www.free-webspace.biz/xaliasx/xpss2.html

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hhmmmm.... what exactly does this do?
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Optimize Broadband Cable Modem and DSL Connections

Use these settings with your Cable Modem or DSL broadband Internet connection, to boost network throughput performance with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Open your registry and find the key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic
es\Tcpip\Parameters

Create the following DWORD values, as most of these values will not already exist you will need to create them by clicking on 'Edit -> New -> DWORD Value' and then set the value as shown below.

DefaultTTL = "80" hex (or 128 decimal)
Specifies the default time to live (TTL) for TCP/IP packets. The default is 32.

EnablePMTUBHDetect = "0"
Specifies whether the stack will attempt to detect Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) routers that do not send back ICMP fragmentation-needed messages. The default is 0.

EnablePMTUDiscovery = "1"
Specifies whether the TCP/IP stack will attempt to perform path MTU discovery as specified in RFC 1191. The default is 1.

GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize = "7FFF" hex (or 32767 decimal)
Specifies the system maximum receive window size advertised by the TCP/IP stack.

TcpMaxDupAcks = "2"
Determines the number of duplicate ACKs that must be received for the same sequence number of sent data before "fast retransmit" is triggered.

SackOpts = "1"
Enables support for selective acknowledgements as documented by Request for Comment (RFC) 2018. Default is 0.

Tcp1323Opts = "1"
Controls RFC 1323 time stamps and window scaling options. Possible values are: "0" = disable RFC 1323 options, "1" = window scale enabled only, "2" = time stamps enabled only and "3" = both options enabled.

TcpWindowSize = "7FFF" hex (or 32767 decimal)
Specifies the receive window size advertised by the TCP/IP stack. If you have a latent network you can try increasing the value to 93440, 186880, or 372300.

Exit your registry and restart Windows for the change to take effect
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help

may WAY ba para mapalitan yung registered name & serialno. sa XP?

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Kung may hinde pa nakakaalam

1. Copy the serial number
2. Run regedit
3. Search or press F3 and paste the serialno
4. you can change the register name
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any tips para ma bypass ung product key. update ko sana SP2. kaya lang invalid product ang lumalabas.

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www.softwarepatch.com

download all your windows 98/me/xp/longhorn updates needs in this site... :cool: :cool:

This site is a big help to us pirated windows users.. :thumbsupsmiley: :thumbsupsmiley:

Andito rin lahat na updates for commonly use drivers, graphics, games, etc etc.. :D

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Tol there is no way to bypass the Product Key of Windows..and nde kn din mkakapag-run ng update ngyon if ur using a pirated cd..Mula ng nilabas ng windows yung WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) nila, almost all programs na idodownload mo from windows eh ichecheck jung genuine yung copy mo ng windows..
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Rip high-quality MP3s in Media Player for Windows XP (MPXP)

The relationship between Media Player for Windows XP (MPXP) and the MP3 audio format is widely misunderstood. Basically, MPXP is able to playback MP3 files out of the box, but encoding (or "ripping") CD audio into MP3 format will require an MP3 plug-in. During the Windows XP beta, Microsoft supplied a sample MP3 plug-in for testing purposes, but it was limited to 56 Kbps rips, which is pretty useless, leading some to report that Microsoft was purposefully hobbling MP3 to make its Windows Media Audio (WMA) format look better. This is not the case.

To enable MP3 encoding in Windows XP, you'll need to to purchase one of three MP3 Creation Add-on packs for Windows XP. For more information, please visit the Microsoft Web site.
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Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood

If you want to share files from a XP computer, yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood, Run net config server /hidden:yes

Easy Way to Share Multiple Folders

If you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:

Browse to the folder you want to share

Enter in a Share name

Ender in a Share description

Set permissions. Several choices are available

Restart the process from within the same program
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Not Viewing Zip Files as Folders

If you want to turn of WindowsXP showing Zip files as folders, just run:
regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll
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Setting Capslock, Numlock, Scroll Lock

If you want to set the startup state for any or all of these keys, you just need to edit the registry.

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Keyboard

Open InitialKeyboardIndicators

Change the value to one of the following numbers

0 - All Keys off

1 - Caps Lock on

2 - Num Lock on

4 - Scroll Lock on
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For multiple keys, add their values:

3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on

5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on

6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on

7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock on

Log off and back on again
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Restoring Desktop Icon to the Quicklaunch Bar

If you mistakenly deleted the icon for the Desktop on the Quicklaunch toolbar

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

(where user_name is replaced by your login name)

Create a Text file called ShowDesktop.SCF with the following contents:

[Shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop
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big problem here... pls help... my laptop shutsdown often and the message is this:

Window must now restart because the remote procedure call RPC service terminated unexpectedly.

thanks!
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blaster wurm po yan

Get the patch from http://microsoft.com/technet/treeview/defa...in/MS03-026.asp
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thanks, but this is the message that i got when i clicked the link:

We're sorry, but we were unable to service your request. You may wish to choose from the links below for information about Microsoft products and services.

help pls... tnx
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you were on the right track already. proceed here:

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
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tnx for the help... i did what you said, downloaded and ran the software... the result was, no malicious software found... but... my laptop still shutsdown often... still needs help...
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ok try this tool from symantec then: w32.blaster.worm removal tool

i've tried this before and it worked!

Ok kung meron lumalabas na timer click START - RUN - type cmd, type Shutdown -a (Iaabort ang shutdown process) then punt sa control panel - administrative tools - Services - Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - click recovery tab - select "take no action" dun san 1st and second failure. Then go to www.softwarepatch.com then download updates. U can also try panda site for online virus scan.
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Is there a way to clear the list of recently opened programs in Start > Run...?
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Set numlock, scroll lock, and/or capslock at startup

Want to set numlock, capslock or scroll-lock on when you logon? Use the following script, setkeys.vbs. Don't want capslock or scroll-lock set? Remove those lines. Also this is a toggle. Run it again and it reverses.:

set WshShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}"

WshShell.SendKeys "{SCROLLLOCK}"

WshShell.SendKeys "{CAPSLOCK}"

Place it in your startup folder.
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Remove Outlook Address Entries

I use the autofill option in Outlook 2000 all the time. Save lots of typing. What do you do if there is an address the Outlook remembers which you need to have Outlook NOT remember? Solution :

* Open a new message

* Click on the To: line. Use the down arrow or right-click to get a list of addresses.

* Highlight the address you want to remove.

* Press Del
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Put back QuickLaunch toolbar

I generally have the apps I use in the Quick Launch toolbar. Have a item you are run a lot and want to avoid the Program Menu or even the Start menu? Just drag and drop the programs icon onto the toolbar.

Your Quick Launch toolbar is missing from the taskbar? Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, click Toolbars, and then click Quick Launch.

Copy "Run" on desktop

Use the Run dialog a lot? Click Start and drag the Run option on to your desktop.

Run capability tidbit = XP's address bar can do anything that the run dialog can do. Want to start regedt32? Type regedt32. So an alternative is to enable the address bar on the taskbar.

XP clipboard

Can't find XP's clipboard? Click Start | Run | enter clipbrd . You will probably find that this starts the NetDDE services.
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Save custom colors and patterns

Getting a new computer and don't want to redo the work to get the same custom colors and patterns? Backup the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Custom Colors and Patterns registry keys and restore them to your new computer. This is a Windows 2000 and Windows XP tip.
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URL shortcut for .com sites

A very common URL is www.something.com. You can save a few keystrokes. Lets say you to surf to www.google.com. OK type google and press cntl-enter. This tip is for all versions of Windows.
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Clean up after IE

As you browse the net, IE is writing a large number of temporary files to your HD. This is particularly true if you have configured IE to allow offline browsing. You should clean them out periodically and defrag your HD. To clean them out and free up disk space :

* Open IE

* Click the Tools menu

* Select Internet Options

* Click the Delete Files button on the General tab

* Check Delete all offline content then click OK this will delete files used for offline content - if you have been doing that; if not, it doesn't matter

After the files temp files are deleted, and it can take quite a while, defrag your HD. This tip is for all versions of Windows.

PrintScreen

Pressing the PrtScn key copies the entire display to the clipboard. Pressing ALT +PrtScn copies only the active Window to the clipboard. To view the screen capture, open a graphics program, such as MS Paint, and press CTRL+V. This will paste the contents of the clipboard into the open file, and allow you to view it or save it as a file for later use.
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Source for missing DLLs

Download the most common DLLs that suddenly disappears from your computer :
www.dll-files.com
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Mga Bossing,

Mayron ba kayo alam na trusted site or free software on how to convert ..avi vcd dvd dat to mpeg mp3 wave converter?
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gamit kayo ng virtualdub..open-source po ito (IMG:style_emoticons/default/specool.gif)

http://www.virtualdub.org/