COPY WINDOWS ERROR MESSAGES

COPY WINDOWS ERROR MESSAGES

     Tired of re-typing long error messages just to search the solution for it using google?? Here is the tip to make your life easy. Whenever you get some error just press ctrl+c to copy the error message to your clipboard. Now paste this in the notepad and then select the desired error message and then search in google.

    You can try this now only. Go to run and type any invalid drive name e.g J: and press enter. You will see some error message on your screen. Now pree ctrl+c and then open notepad and press ctrl+v. There you see  the whole error message in the notepad. Now copy the error message part and paste it in your search bar.

USE MEDIA FILE WHEN UNCOMPLETED RAR SET

USE MEDIA FILE WHEN UNCOMPLETED RAR SET    
         Many times it happens that we download all the pieces in multiple rar files and one of the part is damaged or missing.There is no way to extract all remaining parts without that missing portion. But if it is any media file inside then you can try the trick given below.

     First extract part1.rar. Suppose it is from part1.rar to part9.rar and part6.rar is missing then copy part1.rar and rename it to part6.rar. Now extract the rar files. Your file will be extracted and now you can play the file, it will play part1 again in place of part6 while playing. But if you want to see the remaining portion you have to do this.

REMOVE USER NAME IN START MENU

REMOVE USER NAME ON START MENU IN WINDOWS XP 
     If you feel you no need to use your user name on start up menu screen then follow the steps below to remove your user name on start menu....

Open Registry Editor (Start>Run>regedit) Then Go To :


1. "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
2. On The Right, Make A New Entry With Right Click On Your Mouse Then Choose "New DWORD Value"
3. Change The Entry's Name Into NoUserNameInStartMenu, Double Click In The New Entry And Fill The Value Data With 1.
4. Press OK, Exit From The Registry Editor.
5. Restart Your Computer.

AUTOMATICALLY END PROCESS OF A NON RESPONSIVE PROGRAM

AUTOMATICALLY END PROCESS OF A NON- RESPONSIVE PROGRAM IN WINDOWS XP

     While working on system.. In some times the system will hang due to many programs running on same time.. These type of error will occured when the RAM memory is full... At those situation we can run the task manager and end the program process which we will not need..And free up our RAM memory..

      At some times the task manager also hangs due to access of memory load to RAM.. By these situations We can use the inbuilt configuaration to automatically turn off non-responsive programs.. 

      

To avail this process on your system... Just follow the steps below...

ROTATE YOUR DESKTOP SCREEN

ROTATE YOUR DESKTOP SCREEN IN WIN XP

   Do you know this you can rotate your desktop screen as you wish as you like....here I have done this trick for google web page...see the images below...like

MAKE HARD DISK PARTITION INVISIBLE (HIDDEN)

MAKE HARD DISK PARTITION INVISIBLE (HIDDEN)

Here is an interesting hack .You can hide, assign, disk partition in few steps.

1.Select Start , then Run , in Run option type cmd. (or  start->All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt)

2.In Command Prompt (cmd) type DISKPART

3. Then type LIST VOLUME, after this you will get an partition  overview, as shown below

TRICK TO REDIRECT ANOTHER WEBSITE

TRICK TO REDIRECT ANOTHER WEBSITE
     A simple text file edit makes sites redirect to another. When you type
address in address bar in any browser and enter it then it will display
another web page, for example:- when you type Google.com you will be redirected to yahoo.com

Instructions to do:

1) Go to this directory [c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc], directory may change according to drive used for os installation
2) then hit enter
3) find a file named "hosts"
4) Right click on it and open with word pad.
5) In the last link of the document type the IP* address of yahoo space www.Google.com (Vice versa for other sites)
6) now save it
7) restart the browser if its already running
8) Now try it, It works perfect

To Know IP address of website:

  To find IP address of that website Goto start >>Run >> type cmd
>> enter.    Now you have a new window on desktop On that type this
without qotes "ping www. yahoo.com"
replace yahoo.com with your preferred site and then enter it   Recover Option: Repeat the first four steps and remove the last line
that you have inserted and save it and restart browser. Now its back to
normal

Disable XP login prompt

Disable Windows XP login prompt for password  
     This trick will show you how to bypass the login prompt in Windows XP with your "local account". Yes, it's only applied for local user accounts.

Most home users would love this trick. It allows you to bypass the login prompt on Windows startup and go straight to your desktop without a login.
This Windows XP feature is pretty cool in case the machine is mostly used by a single user. Is's kindda annoying when you're the only one using the pc and you have to login everytime, isn't it?
          
              1. From Desktop, click on "Start">> "Run"
              2. Then type in "control userpasswords2" and press Enter.

              3. Uncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer"

              4. Click "Apply" and  "Ok"

How to Make Free International Calls from Anywhere ?

How to Make Free International Calls from Anywhere ?
It easy to make free international calls from your country even, just you need is to download Yahoo Messenger only.

• Download and Install Yahoo Messenger 10 final (download link 1, download link 2)
• Login using your username and password
• Configure Your Headphone and Mic
• Now Dial 18003733411 using your Keyboard or On-screen Yahoo Number Pad.
• Now you will get a greeting message and a digital operator will ask you to select a free service. That operator will say many service and in Last, the option will be of Free Call.
• Now Just Say FREE CALL from you receiver
• You have given a command of making free call, you will have to wait for 5 seconds to convey their advertiser's message.
• After that Advertisement, Just Dial your desired number to whom you want to talk for free. (country code+telephone number)
• You can only make free call of 5 minutes and then you will be disconnected.
•  I am not sure about this trick...any way try ... weather its working of not

Save Flash Files on Your PC from Websites

Save Flash Files on Your PC from Websites    

Many of like beautiful flash animations, flash games or other flash movies and videos which we watch on websites. We also see many flash presentations on websites and wish to download those swf flash files from websites to our computer but those websites do not allow us to download those swf flash files. Normally, you can only enjoy those swf files on internet but Here is a way to download or store swf flash files on your computer.

SWF Opener is a mini utility application to download flash files on your computer from websites. With SWF Opener you can store any flash video, presentation or flash game on your computer and can play any time without using internet or browsing website.

SWF Cache Viewer saves flash files from internet browser's cache and SWF Opener let you play SWF Files so you do not need to download any player to play download flash files. As SWF Cache viewer download the videos from cache so the bandwidth of the host/server is not consumed. Once the File is downloaded, you can play flash videos with SWF Opener with many controls given in utility application such as full screen, changing background color and scale modes etc.
So, Just Download SWF Opener for downloading and playing flash files from websites even they don't allow.

Place Your Desired Name On Internet Explorer Title Bar

Place Your Desired Name On Internet Explorer Title Bar 

Go to Group Policy Editor [ Type gpedit.msc in Run ]

1. Then Local Computer Policy(right side)
2. User Configuration
3. Window settings

On the right pane,

1. Internet Explorer Maintenance
2. Browser User Interface
3. Browser Title

Check Customize Title Bar.
Now type the desired nameThen Ok.


Now open Internet Explorer to see the name in the title bar.

USING THIS TRICK I GOT MY NAME ON INTERNET EXPLORER TITLE BAR

TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS

TURN ON UR PC IN JUST 10 SECONDS
Aight so u wanna know how to turn the pc on in 10 seconds (may vary)Aight heres what u have to do to turn ur pc on in 10 seconds

Aite Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run
n type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key

HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

now there find the Key Called
"Startup Delay"
Double Click On It
Now where its Base
Click Decimal
Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it
now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer

Disable drives in My Computer from unknown user.

Disable drives in My Computer from unknown user.  

If you want to prevent any users to access your computer or network shared drives using My Computer then you can hide the all drives for example C:/, D:/ and save your data from any unknown user. But next time you can turn on the display of these drives using registry editor. Now edit the computer registry to turn off the display of drives, but be careful to work with computer registry.

Follow the given steps to hide computer drives:

• First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.
  
• Here locate the location to:
  

        HKey_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows

        \ Current Version \ Policies \ Explorer

• Here right click on right side of Registry editor panel and add new DWORD then put its value 3FFFFFF.
  
• Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
  

How to disable the "Turn Off Computer" button in windows XP?

How to disable the "Turn Off Computer" button in windows XP? 

 Today tip is very useful particularly for those users who want to restrict the common users to shutdown public computer in common areas.  You can disable the "Turn off Computer" button on the start menu and a common user will not "Turn Off, Restart and Stand By" a computer. Using registry editor, you can implement this task in all windows XP versions with minimum effort. 

Follow the given steps to disable Turn off Computer" button on the start menu:

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 NoClose. 

Now assign number 1 in value data box and close the registry editor.

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

But next time, if you want to enable "Turn Off Computer" button on start menu then simply change the value of data box to 0 or delete NoClose DWORD item.

How to disable the right click functionality on the desktop

How to disable the right click functionality on the desktop

 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 data box.

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

But next time, if you want to enable right click functionality on desktop then simply change the value of data box or delete the NoViewContextMenu DWORD item.

How to increase the processor power of your computer?

How to increase the processor power of your computer?

Today tip is very useful for those users who are still using computer with minimum processor speed. To increase the performance of slow computer, you can force your system to free up the idle tasks that are running in the background and sharing processor power. This end tasks method force the computer to devote its full processor resource to what you want it to do.

Follow the given steps to end the idle tasks:

• To enable this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
  
• Click Start button and click on Run option.
  
• In the Run box, type the command Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks  command and press Ok button.
  
• 
  

• Here system will take some time to end the background idle tasks.
  

How to block any installed application from lunching on your computer?

How to block any installed application from lunching on your computer?

Today tip will help you to block any windows built-in applications or other third party programs from being executed on a target computer. If you want to restrict an application from running your family members and co-workers then AppLocker provides a simple solution to do so. However this tip is very useful for you, if you are sharing your computer with others or you do not want that other persons run all installed applications. This trick will work in nearly all of the windows versions like windows 2000, XP, 2003 and 2008.

AppLocker provides us a complete solution to block any programs from being executed on a target computer. You can download this tool for any windows version using AppLocker link. Download it and run the easy setup.

After installation, double click on AppLocker icon on your desktop to start the Application Locker software.  Now this application will display the list of computer software programs like Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and many others.

Here click on any application checkbox and then click on Save button to block any software. For example, if you want to block Internet Explorer then select the checkbox of internet explorer and now after saving the change click on Internet Explorer to start it. Here you will get following message:

Now here you can add other application other than the default lock application list, you can lock other programs by clicking the “Configure” button to open the configuration window. Type the caption you want displayed on the ‘Lock application list’. Then, type the programs executable file name and click the ‘Add’ button to add new applications.

How to change the windows default identity?

How to change the windows default identity?

In windows XP, you can change the windows default identity (Computer Manufacturer Logo and other information's) and share your own private identity there. First you right click on My Computer then click on Properties, here may be you will see computer manufacture logo or empty area. So add your own logo there to make your computer more private.

Follow the given steps to change the system default Properties identity:

First click on Start button and type notepad in Run option then press Enter.

Now type the following text in notepad. 

[General]
Manufacturer="www.ComputerFreeTips.com"
Model=" Computer Free Tips and Tricks!"
[Support Information]
Line1="We offer various help topics including A to Z Computer Free Tips and Help."
Line2="Visit daily for new tips www.ComputerFreeTips.com"

There are some standard keywords, for example Manufacturer, Model, Line 1, Line 2; you can not change these keywords. Now save this notepad file in c:/windows/system32 folder with file name, OEMINFO.INI.

Now choose your favorite picture to set as logo, using any picture editor resize the picture size approx. 150X150 pixels then save it in c:/windows/system32 folder with file name OEMLOGO.BMP.

Now close the all files and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect. To verify these changes, right click on My Computer and open Properties.

Under General tab, verify the system properties with new settings.

Now click on Support Information for more detail.

DELETE WIHTOUT SENDING TO RECYCLE BIN

DELETE WIHTOUT SENDING TO RECYCLE BIN

You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first.

Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).

How to Format USB Drive with NTFS File System

How to Format USB Drive with NTFS File System
The advantage of NTFS file system is more security options and fast. Normally USB drivecapacity is very small enough that NTFS is not recommended. But, nowadays USB drives are coming with larger capacity also. So we can format USB drive with NTFS to have more security options.

NTFS enabled USB Drives are write-able only on one PC and becomes read only on all other PCs. Hence, we can read and write on our own PC and transfer files to elsewhere without any fear of virus.

In XP, only FAT and FAT32 file systems are available in format options, use the below steps to format in NTFS File System.

a. Insert USB drive in your PC
b. Goto Device Manager
c. Select Disk Drives and expand
d. Right Click on USB drive and select Properties
e. Goto policies tab and select Optimize for performance and press OK
f. Open My Computer, Click on USB Drive and select Format Opton

Now you can have NTFS option there