PC Tips : Add Command Prompt in right click context menu (XP)

Following steps will help you to add Command Prompt option to the default right click context menu in Windows Explorer :

Open Registry Editor using REGEDIT

find entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Classes/Folder/Shell

create a key called Command Prompt and create a new key in command prompt named command and set the default string to

cmd.exe /k pushd %1

Close your registry editor check.

PC Tips : Stop Dialog Box asking you to restart after an update (Windows XP)

After windows updation, the OS needs to be restarted. Normally a dialog box will appear with no close button! We can avoid this dialog box if you plan to restart your PC later.

Use the below steps:

Start -> Run type CMD and press Enter
in command prompt, Type sc stop wuauserv and press enter

This command will stop the dialog box asks if you want to restart now or later.

PC Tips : Download Youtube Videos without using any Software

Below mentioned link will help you to download youtube videos without using any software :

www.kissyoutube.com

If you know your youtube video's download link, then just add kiss before link and press enter.

example:

your link is like : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 sfjlsfjlsfjslsn then change it to

http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=7 sfjlsfjlsfjslsn and press enter.

The video will be downloaded in FLV format, you can use FLV Player to watch.

To download FLV Player, you can click here

PC Tips : Taking Ownership of Access Denied Folder(s)

If you reinstall Windows XP, sometimes you can get an error of Access Denied when trying to open a previous user's files / directory. Use the below steps to take ownership of that :

Log on to Administrator OR user with admin rights
Right click on specific folder and select Properties
Goto Security tab and click the Advanced button
Click on Owner tab and in the list of Names, click on your name
Then, click on Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and press OK and Yes

Now you can open the folder and browse.

PC Tips : Talking PDF

There is a facility, where we can listen to any PDF document instead of reading. Yes, with Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or above we can.

Use the below shortcuts :

Ctrl+Shift+B to listen the full document (View-> Read out Loud -> Read to the End of Document)
Ctrl+Shift+V to listen current page (View -> Read out Loud ->Read This Page)
Ctrl+Shift+E to Stop Speech (View -> Read out Loud -> Stop)

But the voice is very fast, if it is not convenient to hear, we can adjust it by changing Voice Speed -> Slow Adjustment in Control Panel -> Speech.

PC Tips : Speed Up your Windows XP by Closing Idle Services

This trick will help you to increase your system speed by closing all idle services. To enable this feature, just follow the below steps :

Start -> Run then type : Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks and press enter.

Your system will take some time to kill idle process.

PC Tips : Solution for Dial-up Connection Disconnects while LOGOFF / Fast User Switching

This method is very old but still usable for dial-up internet users.

Use the below method to resume internet connection while LogOff / Fast User Switching,

Start -> Run then type regedit and press enter

Locate the following entry,

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

Right-click within the right pane, select New and then select String Value, and give name as

KeepRasConnections

and press enter, then double click on KeepRasConnections and set the value to 1. Close the Registry Editer and restart your PC. Now, your dial-up internet connection will resume after LogOff / Fast User Switching.

PC Tips : How to Format USB Drive with NTFS File System

The advantage of NTFS file system is more security options and fast. Normally USB drive capacity 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.

PC Tips : Enable Auto Login - Windows XP

Below are the procedure for XP Auto login :

Start -> Run type regedit then click OK

Locate the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In Right Side Pane :

Double-click on DefaultUserName then type your user name as value and click OK
Double-click on DefaultPassword then type your password as value and click OK

If there is no entry like DefaultPassword, then create it using the following steps:

Rightclick and select New, and then select String Value
Type DefaultPassword as value name and Press OK
Double click on newly created entry and type your password there as value

If DefaultPassword string is not specified then Windows XP automatically changes the value of AutoAdminLogon key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off AutoAdminLogon facility.

Double-click on AutoAdminLogon entry then type 1 as value and Press OK

If there is no entry like AutoAdminLogon, then create it using the following steps:

Rightclick and select New, and then select String Value
Type AutoAdminLogon as value name, and then Press OK
Double Click the newly created key and type 1 as value

Close Registry Editor

Restart your PC, now your XP can log in Automatically.

PC Tips : View Folder Size - Windows Explorer

We can customize Windows Explorer to show file details and also its size. But, view the folder size is not possible. Below software will solve that issue, it can show size of files and folders in same column. This software will work as a plugin for windows explorer.

Download link is Here


After installation, open windows explorer then right click on header and choose folder size to view the folder size on same window.

This is freewere and supports Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit versions. But not for Vista.

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PC Tips : Hi-Speed Online Dictionary

This is Hi-Speed online dictionary, get results within 14 micro seconds. Its back end is Ruby powered by Rails with MySQL Server.

Link is here :

Hi-Speed Online Dictionary


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PC Tips : Some XP Tricks

Hide your XP Based PC from Network Neighborhood :

Goto Command Prompt or RUN then type :

Net config server /hidden:yes

Network Neighborhood can't see your pc now.


Simple Way to Share Multiple Folders :

Goto Run and Type SHRPUBW.EXE then press Enter

Select the folder you want to share and Set permissions, your share folder is ready now

PC Tips : Find Win XP Key From Installation CD

We can get the Win XP's Product key from CD,

Open XP Installation CD, Explore i386 folder and find UNATTEND.txt file and open it. Goto end and find the CD Key.

This works in corporate edition installation CDs. Need to check for other CDs, if you have any idea please post your comments here for future reference.

PC Tips : How To Make Bootable Pendrive using Makebootable

When critical windows problem comes, we need bootable CD to repair windows, instead of CD we can use our pendrive as bootable, for that we can use MakeBootable software. MakeBootable is a freeware and it helps to convert pen drive into a bootable media,

But only problem is pendrive will work only with FAT file system, hence take backup of your pendrive before start.

After convert your pen drive bootable, change your BIOS to select USB Device as First Boot device to boot from pendrive.

Download here

PC Tips : Fast Defraggler

Below mentioned software is the best defrag software, performance is very good and working very fast :

Piriform Defraggler


This has facility to defrag a single file. Works with 64bit system too.



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PC Tips : Download Torrent Files Without Using Torrent Client

You can download Torrent Files Without Using Torrent Client if you use the following website :

www.bitlet.org

Just copy and paste your torrent file link and press download torrent, you can now download torrent file without using torrent client.

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PC Tips : Create a new secondary id under your exisintg Yahoo ID

Use the below mentioned step to create a new secondary yahoo id under the existing yahoo id :

Just copy and paste and below link to the address bar after opened your yahoo account page, after verifying your password yahoo will allow you to create a new secondary email id under existing id,

https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.src=ym&.done=http%3A%2F%2Fedit.yahoo.com%2Fconfig%2Flist_alias%3F.src%3Dym%26.intl%3Dus

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PC Tips : Change your Yahoo Messenger's Title

Use the below steps to change your yahoo messenger's Title :

Close your Yahoo Messenger and Open C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger folder
Open the file ymsgr with Notepad, and goto end then type the following text :

[APP TITLE]
CAPTION=Enter your text here

Save and close "ymsgr" file

Run your Yahoo Messenger and check now

PC Tips : How to change the Location of Default Folders in Win XP?

Normally Windows XP won't allows you to change default location of its important folders like desktop etc..

But, use the below steps to change that if you wish...

install TweakUi and run, in that select My Computer section and then Special Folders, now you have a more options to change the default folder's path.

TweakUi is belongs to Microsoft and called as PowerToys. And from here you can get more powertoys.


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PC Tips : Increase your DVD Drive's Life

There is a software named dvdidlepro which will really increase your dvd drive's life. This DVDIdlepro saves DVD data into the hard disk cache or RAM cache, and then feeds into DVD player, this allows the DVD Drive to take rest.

Hence, a 8X-speed DVD drive will work for maximum 15 minutes only when you are playing a 90 minutes movie.

The download like is here

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PC Tips : How to Increase your PC's Booting Speed / RAM Cleaner

In Notepad, type :

FreeMem=Space(6400000)

Save it as ramcleaner.vbs and run it whenever your PC became slow. If you have a bigger RAM, you can change value from 6400000 to more.

One more option is, remove your ram and clean the metal portion (which part is going inside slot) with normal pencil rubber and install it again.

PC Tips : View Hidden Files

If you are unable to view hidden files even if you change the setting in folder options, you can try below mentioned steps solve your issue :

Goto Start --> Run, then type Regedit

Then goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL

Find a key called CheckedValue

Change the key value to to 1. This will allows you to show all the hidden files

Note : Before change any values, take backup of your registry

PC Tips : Cool Firefox Tricks

Below are some Cool Firefox Tricks, just copy and paste it in your firefox browser's address bar :

chrome://browser/content/browser.xul
- Opens another Firefox inside a tab in the the existing Firefox window

chrome://browser/content/preferences/preferences.xul
- Opens Options dialog box inside the tab

chrome://browser/content/bookmarks/bookmarksPanel.xul :
- Opens BookMarks Manager inside the tab

chrome://browser/content/history/history-panel.xul
- Opens History Panel inside the tab.

chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul?type=extensions
- Opens Extensions window in the current tab

chrome://browser/content/preferences/cookies.xul
- Opens cookies window inside the tab

chrome://browser/content/preferences/sanitize.xul
- Opens Clear Private Data window inside the current tab

chrome://browser/content/aboutDialog.xul
- Opens About Firefox Dialog box inside the tab

chrome://global/content/alerts/alert.xul
- Dancing Firefox


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PC Tips : Restore missing RUN Command to Start Menu - XP

Use the below steps to restore the missing 'RUN' command to the Start menu.


Right click Taskbar and select Properties, then

Select Start Menu and select Customize

Click on Advanced

Find a check box for Run command in the option window. Check the box and press OK.

RUN command is back now

PC Tips : Special shorcuts - Windows Xp

Try these special shortcuts,


Start -> Run then type . and Press Enter User Profile will open
Start -> Run then type .. and Press Enter Documents and Settings will open
Start -> Run then type ... and Press Enter My Computer will open


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PC Tips : Standby and Hibernate options (Win XP)

Standby

If your pc is idle for a some period of time, it goes into power-saving standby mode. Manual standby requires you to specify an action that puts your computer in standby mode or pressing the power button or the sleep button, and you can also select standby option when you shut down Windows, while in standby mode your PC will consume very less power and quickly returns when you power up your pc again.


Hibernate

If you select hibernate option, it saves all your open files and documents then it powers down your pc. And, when you press power button, your files and documents are open on your desktop exactly as you left them.

This is very useful utility for laptop users when their laptop battery power reaches a critically low level.


How to enable Hibernate option ?

open control panel, select power options and open it, select hibernate and enable it using check box. Then, select shutdown option using start menu, press Shift Key, you can see hibernate option there.

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PC Tips : Good Website for User Guides / Manuals

Check the below mentioned website, it has 80000 more user guides / manuals :

http://safemanuals.com