Right click tips

Lets say you have a bout 4-5 very useful applications which you use always. By placing them all on the first level menu will eventually crowd your start menu. Now why not utilize the right-click option instead? The right-click option gives you the ability to Open, Explore and Find. If you can add a shortcut to your application to that menu, it would be great.

To do this, crank up your registry editor and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell. Right-click on Shell and create a new key. Type in an appropriate name for the key. On the right pane, double-click on the Default value, and add a title with a & character in front of the letter as an accelerator key. Right-click on the key you just created and create another key under it called command . For the Default value of command, enter the full path and program you want to execute in the Value data box.

For example, if you wanted Notepad, you would add that as the first key, the default in the right panel would be &Notepad so when you right click on the Start Button, the N would be underlined and you could just press that key. The command would be something like C:\Windows\notepad.exe. Now when you right click on the Start Button, your new program will show up

Refresh Your Windows (SPEED UP)


Does your PC seem to be inexplicably slowing down? If you?ve scanned your PC and ruled out viruses and malware, then it is the invisible, undetectable detritus that has collected on your hard drive which is mucking up the works. Incompletely removed software, unnecessary background tasks, malfunctioning device drivers and other such pesky problems can seriously slow down your machine. Let?s look at how to get your Windows back to its quick and reliable self?and solve an unfixable Windows setup.

A Windows Treatment

If windows stumbles but doesn?t fall, your PC likely needs only refurbishing, not a full operating system makeover. In fact, machines with startup problems can usually be repaired without a last gasp reinstallation. (Of course, if your PC experiences problems before Windows loads, chances are they have nothing to do with the OS). Follow these steps to reinvigorate your current Windows setup.


CUT BACK ON AUTOLOADS

You may be amazed at just how many programs load automatically at Windows boot-up and then run in the background as you work (not all of them appear as icons in the system tray, either). Each of these programs uses memory and other resources, which might even cause a conflict with another program.
To view your list of autostart apps, select Start, Run, type msconfig, and press Enter to open the System Configuration Utility. (Windows 2000 lacks this utility, download Mike Lin?s free Startup Control Panel alternative for that OS from www. mlin.net). Click the Startup tab Uncheck items in this list to keep them from autoloading.

Windows 2000 needs no autoload programs, and Windows XP requires only one?sort of. If you don?t use Microsoft Messenger, you may want to uncheck ?msmsgs?, but doing so can cause problems with Outlook, Internet Explorer, or other Microsoft programs. Windows 98 and Me have several autoloading applications. In these versions, keep LoadPowerProfile, SystemTray, ScanRegistry, PCHealth, and TaskMonitor selected (including both instances of the first one if it?s listed twice, which can occur as part of Windows? boot process). If you use Windows? Task Scheduler, don?t uncheck SchedulingAgent (to find out whether a program is using the applet, select Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scheduled Tasks and see if anything is listed).

For Windows Me, keep StateMgr. Determining whether you need your other autoload apps requires a bit of detective work. You can usually figure out what application put the entry in your startup list by reading the information in the Startup tab?s Command column. For instance, if you see that the loading file is located in the Roxio folder, it?s a good bet that the entry is a Roxio program. Keep checked any listing related to your firewall or your antivirus program to make sure they?re always running in the background. On the other hand, some autoloaders put an icon in the system tray for launching an application that you could just as easily launch from the Start menu. Having these programs autoload is a waste of resources, so uncheck away.

Sometimes it?s a judgment call: If a utility enhances Windows in a way you like, running it at all times could be worthwhile. But even then, if Windows gives you trouble, consider disabling such a program?at least temporarily?to see whether it?s the culprit; life may be better without it.

Unfortunately some unchecked programs have a way of reappearing checked and autoloaded, even though you just unchecked them. Why? The application that installed the autoloading program sees what you?ve done, and responds by ?correcting? your mistake. If this happens to you, unchecking the option will just create a cycle of frustration. Instead, launch the application and explore its menus, looking for a ?load at startup? option. When you find it, uncheck it. If you don?t find such an option, check the vendor?s Web site. If you discover that there?s no way to turn off the autoloader, and you have no good reason to leave it on, ask yourself how badly you want that program on your PC. And uninstall it.


UNINSTALL UNUSED APPS


A program doesn?t have to be running to mess up Windows? performance. Getting rid of all the applications on your PC that you no longer use is a good idea. Doing so isn?t always easy, however. Most programs have their own uninstall routine.

Unfortunately, these routines seldom remove everything. All too often installing a program gives you both benefits and problems, and uninstalling it removes only the benefits. Nevertheless, the program?s own uninstall routine is the best place to start the removal process. You might find a shortcut to the uninstaller on the program?s Start menu entry. If not, select Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs (in Windows XP) or Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs (in all other Windows versions). Find the program you want on the ?Currently installed programs? list (under the Install/Uninstall tab in Windows 9, click the Add/Remove or Change/Remove button and follow the prompts.

You haven?t really gotten rid of the program yet. Reopen the System Configuration utility to see whether the uninstalled application still autoloads anything; if it does, follow the steps in ?Cut Back on Autoloads? above. Next, open Windows Explorer and delete the program?s folder inside the C:\Program Files directory (if it?s still there). And if a shortcut to the program is still on the Start menu, right-click the item and then select Delete.


PARE THE REGISTRY



There?s no bigger rat?s nest on a well used Windows system than the Registry. Whenever you install software, change hardware, or download something from the Web, you pour gunk into this vast, loosely constructed database that Windows relies on to work properly. Cleaning it out can make a world of difference in Windows? performance. Before you start, make sure you can restore the Registry to its previous state should you delete the wrong key.

Windows 98, Me, and XP (but not 2000) back up the Registry automatically, but it doesn?t hurt to make an extra backup before doing something that could hose your PC. With your personal data, it makes sense to store the backup at another location, but that?s not the case with the Registry backup. If your hard drive goes bad, it?s pointless to restore this Registry backup in another Windows setup. In Windows XP and Me, you can use System Restore to back up the Registry. Select Start, All Programs (Programs in Me), Accessories, System Tools, System Restore, Create a restore point, and then follow the prompts. To back up the Windows 98 Registry, select Start, Run, type scanreg, and press Enter. When you see no more errors, click Yes and then OK. Windows 2000 offers no reliable way to back up your Registry, so you have to use third-party software. I recommend Lars Hederer?s free Emergency Recovery Utility NT (ERUNT) that you can download from
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Start Anew in Windows


Sometimes windows is beyond recovery, and there?s nothing left to do but reinstall it. If all goes well, you?ll be done in only a couple of hours?but be ready to survive without the machine?s services for a day or two if you need to troubleshoot the reinstall.

Before you do anything, back up: Make a copy of all your data files and place it on a CD or other removable medium. For optimal results, use a disk-imaging program like Norton Save & Restore or Acronis True Image, which duplicates your hard drive so that it can be quickly and easily restored if necessary. Next, locate your Windows installation CD (or the restore CD that came with your computer), plus the discs for every application that you want to keep. If you don?t have a restore CD, look for a restore utility on your PC, which likely has an option to create a restore CD.

If you downloaded a shareware program and don?t have a CD, make sure to track down the registration code needed to turn the free trial into the fully functional, unlimited-use version. With luck, you won?t need the CDs that came with your hardware, which are neither easy to access nor up-to-date. Put all of your current device drivers in a separate folder, away from C:\Windows, before the reinstall. But be forewarned: If a set-aside driver doesn?t work, you may still need the outdated one from the vendor?s CD.


GET SWEEPING


Take a deep breath, insert your Windows or restore CD, and reboot your PC. Restore CDs vary from vendor to vendor, so we can?t give you specific instructions. At their best, the discs are fully functional Windows CDs holding all the drivers you need. But at their worst, they only allow you to return your hard drive to its factory condition?with Windows but without any of your data and programs. If the only option on your restore CD is a fresh factory installation, make doubly sure you have your data backed up before you reinstall. After the reinstall, you?ll have to restore your data from this backup.

If your CD has a full copy of Windows XP or 2000, you?ll be prompted to ?Press any key to boot from CD?. Do so. In the setup program, pick the options that will leave the previous file system in place while deleting (as opposed to repairing) the old operating-system files. Follow the other prompts. You?ll eventually be asked for your user name, as well as for the names of other users. Enter just one name?not your real name (problems can arise if Windows tries to make new folders with the same names as existing ones). Instead, enter the name ?fake?, which you?ll delete later.

MATCH USERS TO DATA


When you?re back in Windows logged on as someone named ?fake,? open Windows Explorer to C:\Documents and Settings, select Tools, Folder Options, View, Show hidden files and folders, and make sure ?Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)? is unchecked. Click Yes, and then OK.

Now you?ll see six or more folders, among which will likely be ones named All Users, All Users. WINDOWS, Default User, Default User.WINDOWS, and ?fake?. There will also be a folder for each of the old installation?s log-in names. Open the Default User folder and look for one or more files named ?NTUSER? (they may have different file extensions). Delete these files, press Ctrl-A to select all the remaining files and folders, and then drag them all to the Default User.WINDOWS folder. At any dialog box, select Yes or, better yet, Yes to All. When you?re done, delete the empty Default User folder. Repeat the process with the All Users folder, copying everything except the ?NTUSER? files (if they exist) to the All Users.WINDOWS folder. Return to the Documents and Settings folder and rename each of the folders for an actual user (rather than the All Users, Default User, and ?fake? folders) by adding the extension .old to the name.

For instance, rename the folder ?Lincoln? to Lincoln.old (click the folder name once or use the F2 key to rename folders). To create the real accounts, select Start, Control Panel, User Accounts in Windows XP or Start, Settings, Control Panel, Users and Passwords in Windows 2000. Create an account for each user from the previous install. At least one of the accounts must have administrator privileges. In Windows 2000 you may have to check ?Users must enter user name and password to use this computer to create users?.

Once all of the users are in place, log off ?fake? and log on to each new account one at a time. In XP, select Start, Log Off, Log Off; in 2000, click Start, Shut Down, Log off fake, OK. If you are the only user, log on as yourself, log off, and log on again as ?fake.? If there are multiple users, first log on as one user, then log off and log on again as the next user, then log off again, and so on, until you?ve logged on and off as each user before logging back on as ?fake.? XP users:

Resist the temptation to use the Switch User option (which does not exist in 2000); you need to completely log off each user, not just switch users. Once you?re logged back on as ?fake,? your Documents and Settings folder should have two folders for each real user: ?login name? and ?login name.old?. Delete the ?NTUSER? files and move the others as described above for Default User, but this time from the ?login name. old? folder to the ?login name? folder. In other words, if the user?s name is ?Lincoln,? you would enter the ?Lincoln. old? folder, delete all the ?NTUSER? files, and drag the remaining files and folders to the ?Lincoln? folder. When you?re done, log off ?fake,? and then log on to one of the system?s real accounts with administrator privileges. Finally, return to Control Panel?s User Accounts applet and delete the ?fake? account, using the option to delete files.


FINISH THE JOB

The last step is to reinstall your drivers. Listings with a yellow question mark need an update. But other drivers may be out of date as well. To reinstall a driver, double-click its listing in Device Manager and choose Driver, Update Driver. Select the option in the Hardware Update Wizard that lets you choose the location of the search and select the driver (the wording varies). Uncheck the option to search floppies, CDs, and other removable media, and direct the wizard to look in the folder c:\olddrivers. Click Next, and follow the prompts.

If you are prompted to insert a particular CD, click OK and point to c:\olddrivers, which is where your drivers are stored. If that doesn?t work, simply tell the installer to skip that file. The driver will likely install properly despite Windows? inability to find that specific file. However, if the device doesn?t work, dig out the CD that came with it and load the driver from it. When all the drivers are in place, delete the c:\olddrivers folder, or move it to a removable medium for safekeeping.

Your applications are still on your hard drive and listed on your Start menu (that is, unless your restore CD reformatted your hard drive), but most of them won?t work because Windows can?t see them yet. Reinstall the applications that don?t open when you try them. If you no longer want a program, delete its shortcut from the Start menu and remove its folder from the Program Files folder. You don?t have to properly uninstall the app this time.

At some point, you may have to reactivate XP. Since your hardware hasn?t changed, this should be no problem. And last but definitely not least, you should update Windows and your applications.

Hardware Fixes

Conventional wisdom urges us to frequently update our drivers?the programs that tell Windows what to do with hardware. If your PC is running well, there?s no reason to update your drivers. But if you?re having trouble, a driver update might help. First, open Windows? Device Manager by right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties. In Windows XP and 2000, click Hardware, Device Manager. In Windows 98 or Me, click Device Manager.

Look for entries with yellow question marks or red exclamation points: The question mark indicates that Windows is using a generic driver for that device instead of one designed for it, and an exclamation point means that the device is not working. The drivers for graphics boards, sound cards, and printers are most likely to need an update. Drivers under ?Computer?, ?Disk drives?, and ?Keyboards? rarely require updating.

To update a driver, double-click the component listing and choose Driver, Update Driver in the product?s Properties dialog box. The Hardware Update Wizard will search for an updated driver on your local drives as well as on Microsoft?s Windows Update site, and it will install the driver if it finds one.

Even if the wizard doesn?t find one, a driver update may be available. Search for a new version on the vendor?s Web site, or enter the full product name plus the word driver in a search engine. When you find an update, make sure it works with your version of Windows. Either the new driver will install automatically after you download and run it or it will provide you with installation instructions.
It is possible that updating a driver could make things worse. In Windows XP, click Roll Back Driver under the Driver tab in the Properties dialog box to return to the previous version. If you regret updating a driver in 98, Me, or 2000, your only option is to replace it with a generic driver (at least until the vendor releases a bug fix)

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GREATLY INCREASE YOUR VIRTUAL RAM
This makes your computer faster by using part of your HD space as virtual RAM. ( Takes around a gigabyte of space,when initialized. but still speeds up your computer greatly!)

If your HD has less than 20GB of free space left then don't do this.

Alright, this is how you do it:


Instructions:
1. Right Click on "My Computer" icon and select "Properties".
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. Under Performance, click Settings.
4. Then click the Advanced tab on the button that pops up.
5. Under Virtual Memory at the bottom, click Change.
6. Click the Custom Size button.
7. For the initial size (depending on your HD space), type in anywhere from 1000-1500 (although i use 4000), and for the Maximum size type in anywhere from 2000-2500 (although i use 6000).

8. Click Set, and then exit out of all of the Windows.
9. Finally, restart your computer.
10. You now have a faster computer and 1-2gb of virtual RAM!
I did this personally and it worked great for me.

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MAKE YOUR PROCESSOR FASTER..

This trick work with AMD and Intel

first go to start and then Run
and go to regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management

in the right side you will see SecondLevelDataCache clik modifier and change it to .....

writ 256 if your processeur is
Intel pentium 3 E
Pentium 4
AMD k6-3
AMD Thunderbird
Cyrix 3
Pentium 2 Mobile

writ 64 if your processeur
AMD Duron

writ 512 if your processeur is
AMD K6-2
Pentium 2
Pentium 3 Katmai
AMD Athlon

writ 1024 if your processeur is :
Pentium 2 Xeon
Pentium 3 Xeon

and 128 for processeur
Pentium Celeron
Pentium Celeron 2

THIS IS FOR NEW COMPUTER!
Actually this tweak is completely useless on newer computers, all it does is set the L2 cache size. Here's a better explanation of it:

Myth - "Adjusting the SecondLevelDataCache Registry value to match your CPU's L2 Cache size will improve performance."

Reality - "If you do not set this registry value, Windows will use the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) for retrieval of the L2 cache size automatically on boot up. If this fails, a default value of 256KB is used. This is where the myth that XP can only use 256KB of L2 cache comes from. But it's false. The SecondLevelDataCache is designed as a secondary source of cache size information for computers on which the HAL cannot detect the L2 cache. The HAL is able to retrieve the L2 cache size from any CPU using the set-associative cache design (Pentium II or newer), it's only the relatively few older processors with direct-mapped L2 caches that the HAL will not recognize. This tweak only applies to older computers (Pentium I or older) with over 64MB of memory. On these older systems, this tweak can improve performance by about 0.4%. Pentium II and later CPUs are not affected."

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Open Regedit by clicking Start>Run and type in regedit.
Once Regedit is open, click the plus symbol next to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder, the plus symbol next to Control Panel, and then click the Desktop folder icon to display its contents. In the right pane, double-click MenuShowDelay to change its value. (This Registry location is referred to as HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL\PANEL\DESKTOP\MENUSHOWDE LAY.) The default Value Data is 400, or 4/10 of a second. Change the Value Data to 0 for the least delay, and click OK. This will make menus appear instantly on your computer instead of having a delay.

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Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTRO L\FILESYSTEM. Right-click Filesystem, select New, and DWORD Value. Rename NewValue#1 on the right-side pane to DisableNTFSLast-AccessUpdate. Double-click this new entry, change the Value Data field from 0 to 1, and then click OK. This disables the constant updating of the dates when a file or folder were last updated. This will speed up the system.

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Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRE NTVERSION\EXPLORER. Create a new DWORD Value called DesktopProcess, and set its Value Data to 1.
Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Control Panel, and click Desktop. Double-click the AutoEndTasks string and change the value to 1. This causes all of the components of the explorer to run in one process, making your computer faster.
There is a caveat for some users here. Do not make this change if you are not running at least a Pentium processor and 16 MB of physical memory.

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Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, expand SOFTWARE, expand Microsoft, expand Windows, and expand CurrentVersion. Right-click Explorer, expand New, click Key, and name the new key AlwaysUnloadDLL. Click AlwaysUnloadDLL, double-click the Default string, and change the value to 1. Windows tries to keep some DLL's in memory when the program uses them. If a user has low memory, this can cause performance issues.

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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Control Panel, and click Desktop. Double-click the HungAppTimeout string and change the value to 1000. Now, double-click the WaitToKillAppTimeout, string and change the value to 2000. This sets your system up to more efficiently handle application hangups. It also will optimize the amount of time a system takes to close a program when you try to end Windows.

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Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, expand System, expand CurrentControlSet, and click Control. Double-click the WaitToKillServiceTimeout string and change the value to 2000. This optimizes the time that it will take for Windows Services to close when the system is set to shut down.

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Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Control Panel, click Desktop, and double-click the MenuShowDelay string in the right-hand pane. Change the value to 100. This will cause Desktop menus to appear almost instantly.


Set Recycle Bin to 1-3 percent of the hard drive space. To do this, right click on the Recycle Bin. Select properties. Move the slider down to the desired amount and click Ok. By default, the Recycle bin takes up too much of your space.

Tips & Warnings

Source:

Code:
http://www.howtodothings.com/compute...er-faster.html

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Usefull RUN commands

Start -> Run | or Winkey+R

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools - control admintools
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
Calculator - calc
Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
Command Prompt - cmd
Component Services - dcomcnfg
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
DDE Shares - ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* - directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
Display Properties - control desktop
Display Properties - desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) - control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
Findfast - findfast.cpl
Folders Properties - control folders
Fonts - control fonts
Fonts Folder - fonts
Free Cell Card Game - freecell
Game Controllers - joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) - gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game - mshearts
Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re - Registers DNS) - ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - javaws
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Network Connections - control netconnections
Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) - nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager - packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard - osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor - perfmon
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder - printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
Security Center - wscui.cpl
Services - services.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
****s Down Windows - ****down
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) - sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) - sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) - sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) - sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) - sfc /cachesize=x
System Properties - sysdm.cpl
Task Manager - taskmgr
Telnet Client - telnet
User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager - utilman
Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier - magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool - syskey
Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
Wordpad - write

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@waseemtabish
Please tell more about this how can i install xp in just 10 min. i do't know what is ghost and how its work. my windows alway corrupted by virus, net etc.

thanks
amber

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I am using service pack 3.what to do with??

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@amberen_kanval & masahal khan

here is the solution of your problem. here is norton ghost programme you can down it from

http://rs32.rapidshare.com/files/111...Ghost_14.0.rar

Install it and use it manullay it will solve your all problem. for manullay using here is the helping stuff for you.

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/.../ghost/14/...user_guide.pdf

hope your problem will solve.


Regards.
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malik wassim

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***>__ Increase internet bandwith Speed ___<***


first go on run tab type "gpedit.msc" and hit enter
2nd go on Computer Configration then AdministrativeTepmpletes then Network
now in the right side there are many folders go on "QoS packets Scheduler" and double click
3rd go on Limit reservable bandwidth and double click
here you will see three obtion
1 Not Configured
2 Enable
3 Disable
check on Enable
and change the value Band width % 20 to 00
this is the bandwidth which reserve for Microsoft for their work for e.g eror reporting

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Secure Your Vista PC in 10 Easy Steps

By making a few judicious changes using the security tools within Windows Vista--and in some cases by adding a few pieces of free software--you can lock down your operating system.

1. Use Windows Security Center as a Starting Point

For a quick overview of your security settings, the Windows Security Center is where you'll find the status of your system firewall, auto update, malware protection, and other security settings. Click Start, Control Panel, Security Center, or you can simply click the shield icon in the task tray. If you see any red or yellow, you are not fully protected. For example, if you have not yet installed an antivirus product on your machine, or if your current antivirus product is out-of-date, the Malware section of the Security Center should be yellow. Windows does not offer a built-in antivirus utility, so you'll want to install your own. For free antivirus, I recommend AVG Anti-Virus 8.

2. Use Windows Defender as a Diagnostic Tool

The Malware section also covers antispyware protection, and for that Windows Vista includes Windows Defender. The antispyware protection in your antivirus program usually trumps the protection Microsoft provides, but there are several good reasons to keep Windows Defender enabled. One is that every antispyware program uses a different definition of what is and what is not spyware, so redundant protection can actually offer some benefit.

Another reason to keep Windows Defender enabled: diagnostics. Click Tools, and choose Software Explorer from the resulting pane. You can display lists of applications from several categories such as Currently Running Programs, Network Connected Programs, and Winsock Service Providers, but Startup Programs is perhaps the most useful. Click on any name in the left window, and full details will appear in the right pane. By highlighting, you can remove, disable, or enable any of the programs listed.

3. Disable the Start Up menu

Windows Vista keeps track of all the documents and programs you launch in the Start Up menu. This can be convenient for some users, but it can also compromise your privacy if you share a computer within an office or household. Fortunately Windows Vista provides an easy way to tweak this setting. To protect your privacy, follow these steps:

Right click on the taskbar and select Properties.
Click on the Start Menu tab.
Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened files.
Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened programs.
Click OK.

4. Get Two-Way Firewall Protection

No desktop should be without a personal firewall, but even if the Security Center says you're protected, you may not be. The Windows Firewall within Vista blocks all incoming traffic that might be malicious or suspicious--and that's good. But outbound protection is not enabled by default. That's a dangerous situation if some new malicious software finds its way onto your PC. Microsoft did include the tools for Windows Vista to have a true two-way firewall, but finding the setting is a little complicated. (Hint: Don't go looking the Windows Firewall settings dialog box.)

To get two-way protection in Windows Vista, click on the Start button; in the search space, type wf.msc and press Enter. Click on the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security icon. This management interface displays the inbound and outbound rules. Click on Windows Firewalls Properties. You should now see a dialog box with several tabs. For each profile--Domain, Private, and Public--change the setting to Block, and then click OK.


5. Lock Out Unwanted Guests

If you share your computer with others (and even if you don't), Windows Vista includes a neat way to keep unwanted guests from guessing your system administrator password. When you set up users and declare one user as administrator (with full privileges), Windows Vista allows outsiders unlimited guesses at the password you chose. Here's how to limit the guesses.

Click Start, type Local Security Policy.
Click Account Lockout Policy.
Choose Account Lockout Threshold.
At the prompt, enter the number of invalid log-ins you'll accept (say, 3).
Click OK and close.

6. Now Audit Your Attackers

With the Account Lockout policy in place, you can now enable auditing to see any account attacks. To turn on auditing for failed log-on events, do the following:

Click the Start button, type secpol.msc, and click the secpol icon.
Click on Local Policies and then Audit Policy.
Right-click on Audit account logon events policy and select Properties.
Check the Failure box and click OK.
Right-click on Audit logon events policy and select Properties.
Check the Failure box and click OK.
Close the Local Security Policy window.
You can then use the Event Viewer (by running eventvwr.msc) to view the logs under Windows Logs and Security.

7. Secure Your Internet Explorer Settings

The Windows Security Center will also report whether your Internet Explorer 7 (or IE security settings are at their recommended levels. If the screen shows this section as red, you can adjust the settings within the browser itself.

Within Internet Explorer, click Tools in the menu bar.
From the drop-down menu, click Internet Options.
Choose the Security tab.
Within the Security tab, click Custom Level.
Here you'll see a window with all the security options for the browser. If any are below the recommended level (if, say, some kind of malware reconfigured your browser settings), these options will be highlighted in red. To change an individual setting, click the appropriate radio button. To reset them all, use the button near the bottom of the tab. You can also change the overall security setting for Internet Explorer from the default Medium-High setting to the recommended High or Medium, if you wish. Click OK to save and close.


8. Use OpenDNS

Domain Name System (DNS) servers act as a phone book. When you type "pcworld . com" in the address bar, for instance, Internet Explorer sends that common-name request to your Internet service provider's DNS servers to be converted into a series of numbers, or an IP address. Lately, DNS servers have come under attack, with criminals seeking to redirect common DNS preferences to servers that their interests control. One way to stop such abuse is to use OpenDNS.

Go to Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, and then click Network and Sharing Center. Under the tasks listed on the left, click Manage Network Connections. In the Manage Network Connections window, do the following.

Right-click on the icon representing your network card.
Click Properties.
Click Internet Protocol Version 4.
Click the Properties button.
Select the Use the following DNS server addresses radio button.
Click OK.

9. Live With User Account Control

One area where some people might want to see the Windows Security Center turn red is User Account Control (UAC), perhaps the most controversial security feature within Windows Vista. Designed to keep rogue remote software from automatically installing (among other things), UAC has a tendency to thwart legitimate software installations by interrupting the process several times with useless messages. In Windows 7 you'll be able to set UAC to the level you want. Until then, you do have some options.

One is to disable UAC. I would caution against that, since UAC is meant to warn you of potential danger. Instead, install TweakUAC, a free utility that offers the ability to turn UAC on or off as well as an intermediate "quiet" mode that keeps UAC on but suppresses administration elevation prompts. With TweakUAC in quiet mode, UAC will appear to be off to those running as administrator accounts, while people with standard user accounts will still be prompted.

10. Check Your Work

Now that you've tweaked Windows Vista, you can keep tabs on your system's security with the System Health Report. This diagnostic tool takes input from the Performance and Reliability Monitor and turns it into an information-packed report that can spotlight potential security problems.

Open Control Panel.
Click System.
In the Tasks list, click Performance (near the bottom).
In the resulting Tasks list, click Advanced tools (near the top).
Click the last item on the resulting list: Generate a system health report.
The report will list any missing drivers that might be causing error codes, tell you whether your antivirus protection is installed, and declare whether UAC is turned on. You may want to run this report once a month just to make sure everything's still good.

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~It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way.~

Install Xp From Dos

If XP will not install from the CD or if you have a new drive with no operating system on
it yet try these:

Install Windows XP from the hard drive with Windows 98 already installed:

Boot Windows 98
Insert the XP CD into your CD reader
Explore Windows XP through My Computer
Copy i386 folder to C:\
Go into C:\i386 folder and double click on winnt32.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive

Install Windows XP from DOS (ie. no OS on a new hard drive):

Boot with a Windows 98 Start Up disk
Insert the Windows 98 CD into the CD reader
Run smartdrv.exe from the Win98 directory on the windows 98 CD (file caching)
Type cd.. to back up to the root directory
Insert Windows XP CD into the CD reader
Copy the i386 folder to C:\
Go into C:\i386 folder on C: and type winnt.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive

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