Whenever I start my computer, My Documents/My Computer opens automatically at windows

startup.

Solution: Open regedit and goto:

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

In right-side pane, change value of "Userinit" to:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,

NOTE: If you have windows installed in other drives, then change C:\ to that drive label.

Now go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced

In right-side pane, change value of "PersistBrowsers" to 0

Now log off windows and it should solve the problem

Whenever I double-click on any drive/folder in My Computer, a Search window opens.

Sol: Open regedit and goto following keys one by one:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
In right-side pane, delete the “Default” key. If it doesnt work then delete the key “find” under
both.
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2. Whenever I double-click on any drive in My Computer, I get following error message:
Cannot find copy.exe. Make sure you have typed the name correctly and then try again.
Sol: Enable “Show hidden files” option in “Tools -> Folder Options” and then search for
“Autorun.inf” file in all drivers and if you get them in root of any drive (e.g. in C:\, D:\ and so
on), delete them.
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3. Whenever I double-click on any folder in My Computer, it opens in a new window even I
have selected the option “Always open folders in same window” in “Tools -> Folder Options”.
Sol: Copy following code and paste it in Notepad then save the file with name “vishal.reg”
(including quotes). After it run the file and confirm the action:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore]
“BrowserFlags”=dword:00000022
“ExplorerFlags”=dword:00000021
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,20,00,2f,00,65,00,2c,00,2f,00,69,00,64,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2c,\
00,25,00,49,00,2c,00,25,00,4c,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec]
@=”[ExploreFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]”
“NoActivateHandler”=”"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\application]
@=”Folders”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\ifexec]
@=”[]”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec\topic]
@=”AppProperties”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open]
“BrowserFlags”=dword:00000010
“ExplorerFlags”=dword:00000012
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,20,00,2f,00,69,00,64,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2c,00,25,00,49,00,2c,\
00,25,00,4c,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec]
@=”[ViewFolder(\"%l\", %I, %S)]”
“NoActivateHandler”=”"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\application]
@=”Folders”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\ifexec]
@=”[]”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\ddeexec\topic]
@=”AppProperties”
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\explore]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell]
@=”none”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@=”none”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell]
@=-
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4. Whenever I open a folder, another folder with the same name is created under it.
Sol: Your system is infected by a variant of Indonesian virus called Brontok/Rontokbro. It
creates a sub-folder in a folder with same name. Most of the times it comes from mobile memory
cards. Scan with a good anti-virus and remove the virus. Also download HijackThis and scan
your system with it in Safe Mode, then fix following entries:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SSVICHOSST.exe
F2 – REG:system.ini: Shell=Explorer.exe SSVICHOSST.exe
O4 – HKCU\.\Run: [Yahoo Messengger] C:\WINDOWS\system32\SSVICHOSST.exe
O7 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1
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5. Whenever I start my computer, My Documents/My Computer opens automatically at windows
startup.
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
In right-side pane, change value of “Userinit” to:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
NOTE: If you have windows installed in other drives, then change C:\ to that drive label.
Now goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In right-side pane, change value of “PersistBrowsers” to 0
Now log off windows and it should solve the problem.
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6. When I start my computer, I get error message:
NTLDR is missing
or
Boot: Couldn’t find NTLDR
Sol: Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R”. Now
Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at
prompt:
copy x:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
Where “x” is your CD drive, change it acc. to your system.
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7. When I start my computer, I get error message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
Sol: Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R”. Now
Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at
prompt:
Attrib -H -R -S C:\Boot.ini
Del C:\Boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild
Fixboot
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8. When I start my computer, I get error message:
“Windows\System32\config\system” file missing or corrupt
Sol: Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R”. Now
Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at
prompt:
copy %windir%\Repair\system %windir%\System32\Config
If it doesnt work, then again boot into “Recovery Console” and give following commands:
fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot
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9. I have Windows 2000/XP/2003 installed in my system and yesterday I installed Windows 98
over it, after that I’m not able to boot into Windows 2000/XP.2003. I’m not getting option to
select the OS.
Sol: Windows 98 has overwritten the boot loader. Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into
“Recovery Console” by pressing “R”. Now Log into windows installation and enter admin
password. Now give following commands at prompt:
fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot
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10. When I start my system, I’m getting 2 entries for windows XP in the boot loader. How can I
remove the duplicate entry?
OR
How can I change the default OS in windows boot loader?
OR
How can I change the entry labels in windows boot loader?
OR
How can I change the boot loader time? Its set to 30 seconds and I want to change it.
Sol: There are several way. You can follow any of following:
A. Type “sysdm.cpl” in RUN dialog box and press <Enter>. Now goto “Advanced” tab and click
on “Settings” button in “Startup & Recovery” section. Now click on “Edit” button and then you
can edit the boot loader time, labels, etc.
B. Type “msconfig” in RUN dialog box and goto “Boot.ini” tab and then you can change the
desired thing. If you want to remove the corrupt/non-working entries, then click on “Check all
boot paths” button.
C. Enable “Show hidden files/folders” and disable “Hide protected system files” options in
“Tools -> Folder Options”. Now open C:\ drive and remove the READ-ONLY attribute of
“BOOT.INI” file from its Properties. Now open this file and then you can make your desired
changes.
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11. Whenever I start my computer, Scandisk starts running even I proper shut down the PC last
time.
Sol: Do as following:
A. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
In right-side pane, change the value of BootExecute to:
autocheck autochk *
B. If the above trick doesnt help then give following commands in Command Prompt:
chkntfs /x drive_name
for e.g., if ScanDisk runs automatically for C: and D: drives, then give following commands one
by one:
chkntfs /x C:
chkntfs /x D:
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12. When I start my computer, I get following error message:
CMOS checksum error, defaults loaded.
Sol: Open the cabinet and look for a coin-sized battery in motherboard. Remove it and attach a
new one. The new battery will cost approx. 15-20 Rs.
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13. I forgot my system BIOS password. How can I reset it?
Sol: Open the cabinet and look for a coin-sized battery in motherboard. Remove it and attach it
again after a few minutes. All BIOS settings will set to default and the password will also reset.
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14. I re-installed my windows and now “Stand By” option is greyed out in shutdown dialog box
and I can’t use it.
Sol: Install VGA drivers from your motherboard CD and the option will be enabled. If you don’t
have the motherboard CD, then goto the manufacturer site and downlaod the required drivers.
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15. My Windows Login Screen has changed to “Classic Logon Box”. I want the new Welcome
Screen back.
Sol: Type “control userpasswords” in RUN dialog box or Open “User Accounts” in Control
Panel. Then click on “Change the way Users log on and off”. Now check the option “Use
Welcome Screen”. If you get following error:
Uninstall client services for netware.
Then Open “Network Connections” and open Properties of your Internet Connection. Now goto
“Networking” tab and select “Client services on Netware” option and click on the”Uninstall”
button.
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16. A strange process “ctfmon.exe” always runs in background and if I click on “End Process”
button, it restarts automatically.
Sol: Open Control Panel and goto Add/Remove Programs list. Now click on the Microsoft Office
entry and then click on “Change” button. Now select “Add/Remove Features” and click on
“Next”. Now expand “Office Shared Features” and click on “Alternative User Input” and then
select “Not Available” and finally click on Update. It’ll permanently remove that ctfmon.exe and
your problem will be solved.
You can also use 3rd party utility “CTFMON-Remover” to get rid of ctfmon.exe easily and
quickly:
CTFMON-Remover
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17. I just noticed that all my Firefox Bookmarks have gone. The bookmarks list is empty. How
can I get them back?
Sol: Type “%appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles” in RUN dialog box and then open the
“xxxx.default” folder (where xxxx will be random numbers and characters). Now open
“bookmarkbackups” folder and you’ll get your bookmarks there. Now you can import them in
Firefox again.
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18. My Windows is showing some wrong icons of files. How can I reset the corrupted icons?
Sol: You can use any of following methods:
A. Download TweakUI from here and then click on “Repair Icons” in “Repair” section.
B. Open My Computer and goto:
C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\Local Settings\Application Data
Replace C:\ with your system drive and “user_Name” with your username.
Now there’ll be a HIDDEN file “iconcache.db”, delete it and restart your system.
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19. I’m using Windows XP and the desktop icons suddenly started showing an ugly background
rectangle behind the text. How can I make the text transparent?
Sol: Type “sysdm.cpl” in RUN dialog box and press <Enter>. Now goto “Advanced” tab, click
on “Setting” button in “Performance” section and enable the option “Use drop shadows for icon
labels on the desktop”.
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20. I’m using Windows XP and suddenly the Common tasks stopped showing in left-side pane.
Sol: Open “Tools -> Folder Options” and enable the option “Show Common Tasks in folders”.
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21. Whenever I right-click on Start button and select “Open”, a “Copy To”/”Move To” dialog
box opens automatically.
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
Now under this key, delete following 2 keys:
Copy To
Move To
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22. I can’t see Hidden files/folders in my computer. Even I enable the option “Show hidden
files/folders” in “Tools -> Folder Options”, its automtically disabled again.
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In right-side pane, change value of “Hidden” to as following:
1 – To show hidden files
2 – To not show hidden files
If it doesnt work, then scan your computer with an anti-virus software.
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23. I accidentally deleted my “mspaint.exe”/”notepad.exe”/etc. file, how can I get it back?
Sol: You can use any of following methods:
A. Goto “%windir%\System32\DLLCache” folder and look for the file, if its there then copy it to
“%windir%\System32\” folder.
B. Insert your Windows Setup CD and goto “I386″ folder. Now look for the same file, it’ll
present there but the last letter of extension will be “_”. e.g., u’ll get
“mspaint.ex_”/”notepad.ex_”/etc. Now open Command Prompt and goto “I386″ folder and give
following command:
expand mspaint.ex_ mspaint.exe
expand notepad.ex_ notepad.exe
etc.
Now u can copy the file to “%windir%\System32″ folder.
C. Give following command in Command Prompt:
sfc /SCANNOW
It’ll automatically restore the files.
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24. Suddenly my taskbar is showing only icons in all opened application buttons. I can’t see any
text. How can I get back the full taskbar buttons?
Sol: Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
In right-side pane, change the value of “MinWidth” to -2300
Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet, designed to
power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server
2008 you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications, provide a
highly secure network infrastructure, and increase technological efficiency and value within your
organization.
Windows Server 2008 builds on the success and strengths of its Windows Server predecessors
while delivering valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the base operating
system. New Web tools, virtualization technologies, security enhancements, and management
utilities help save time, reduce costs, and provide a solid foundation for your information
technology (IT) infrastructure.
This tutorial will show you how to install windows server 2008
You need to boot from Windows server 2008 CD/DVD first screen as follows here you need to
select langusge and keyboard input click next

Next screen shows you welcome screen click install now

If you have the product key enter and click next

Click yes in the following screen if don’t enter the product key in above step

Select your windows server 2008 product version and check box at the bottom of the screen click
next
Accept the license click next

You need to click on custom installation

Now you need to create you hard drive partitions

If you click on the Drive options (advanced) link on the above screen you should see similar to
the following screen after creating your partitions click next

This will start the installation process

Windows server 2008 installation process completed now it will automatically reboot your server

After rebooting you should see similar to the following screen here you need to click on ok

Enter administrator password two times and click on arrow mark –>
Password changed sucessfully and you can login now.

That’s it this part of the tutorial completed we will see how to configure network,firewall, remote
desktop,domain controller in coming articles stay tuned

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/how-to-create-an-invisible-hidden-drive-in-
windows/
Start, Run and typing in regedit.

Now navigate to the following registry hive shown below:

Now navigate to the following registry hive shown below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer
Right-click on Explorer and choose New and then DWORD Value.
Name the new value NoDrives and then double click on it to open the properties dialog box.
Click on Decimal for the Base unit.

A: 1B: F: 32G: K: 1024L: P: 32768Q: U: 1048576V: Z: 33554432All:

2C: 64H: 2048M: 65536R: 2097152W: 67108863
4D: 8 128I: 256 4096N: 8192 131072S: 4194304X: 8388608
E: 16 J: 512 O: 16384 262144 Y: 16777216
T: 524288

If you want to hide drive E, just type in the value 16. The really cool thing about this trick is the
fact that you can hide multiple drives by adding the numbers of the particular drives together.
For example, if you want to hide drive E and drive G, you would type in the number 80, which is
64 + 16.
Restart your computer and your drive will now be hidden! Trying to hide your system drive (C)
will not work as Windows has to use this drive to run correctly, so don’t store your secret files
there!
When you want to get your drives back, change the value of NoDrives to 0 or simply delete the
value altogether. Of course, having to do this everyday can be a pain, so if you’re up for it, you
can try and write a registry file that will allow you to insert and delete the value by just double-
clicking a file.
This trick also works for mapped drives, so if you want to hide mapped drives, you can do it this
way (though it might just be easier to disconnect a mapped drive).
Here are the steps to create the protected folder in Windows XP:
• First create a folder that you will use to store your confidential data. For example, I have
created a folder called Fonts at the root of my D drive. Since the hidden folder will bring
you to the Control Panel, it’s best to name the folder as one of the programs inside there.
• In the same location where you created the new folder, create a new file in Notepad, copy
the following below into it, replace Fonts with the name of your folder and save it as
loc.bat.
ren Fonts Fonts.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
• To save the file as a .bat file in Notepad, just put the whole thing in quotes, like “loc.bat”
and then click Save.

• Now you should have a bat file named loc in the same directory as your Fonts folder, not
inside the Fonts folder.

• Create another NotePad file and type in the following listed below and save it as
“key.bat”.
ren Fonts.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Fonts
• Now you’ll have loc.bat and key.bat along with your folder. Go ahead and double-click
on loc.bat and your folder will turn into the Control Panel and nothing inside can be
viewed. Clicking on it will simply bring you to the Control Panel. You’ll notice the icon
should have changed also.
 • To view the data inside your folder again, click on key.bat and your folder will return to
normal! Pretty simple!
Of course, keeping the key.bat file in the same folder will defeat the purpose of securing the
folder, so it’s best to move the key.bat file somewhere else, or even better, put it on a USB stick
or CD that only you can access.
Most people will be probably look at the folder and simply ignore it since it has the control panel
icon and it links directly there. Of course, if someone knows this trick also, they can create their
own key.bat file, etc and open it back up. However, if you’re dealing with someone who can do
all of that, it’s best you check out more advanced 3rd party software to lock down a folder.
How to access blocked web sites from school, office, or
work using JAP
Looking for a way to access blocked websites like Orkut, YouTube, MySpace, FaceBook, etc
from school or work? Most people end up trying out the million or so proxy servers out there,
but those are usually dead ends. Also, those proxy servers are very slow and it can take a year for
a single web page to load sometimes! There’s luckily an easier way to access blocked websites
that doesn’t rely on proxy servers!
JAP is a free open-source software tool that can be used to browse the web anonymously and
unobservably. Whenever you browse the Internet, your IP uniquely identifies your computer and
your location to the requesting servers, thereby reducing your privacy. JAP uses a single static IP
address for many JAP users, thereby making it impossible for the visited website or any sniffer
to determine which user visited.

The extra benefit that we can also get out of using JAP other than anonymous browsing is the
fact that it can be used to access blocked web sites! That’s because all requests are first passed to
JAP servers, then the requested sites are retrieved from their servers. Basically, for the local
servers that control your access, it looks as if you’re always requesting something from the JAP
web site, not FaceBook or MySpace, etc.
Here’s how to setup JAP: first download the JAP app from the link above. Install it and make
sure it’s up and running. Then all you have to do is change some of the settings in Internet
Explorer or Firefox. You have to change the LAN Settings so that the Default Gateway is
127.0.0.1 and the port is 4001.
In IE, click on Tools, then Internet Options, and click on the Connections tab.

If you’re connecting to the Internet using a dial-up, modem, or ISDN connection, choose your
connection and then click on the Settings button at the top. If you’re connected permanently
using a LAN, Cable or DSL connection, click on the Settings button under Local Area Network
(LAN) settings heading.

Check the Proxy Server box and type in the IP address and port number shown above.
For Firefox, you click on Tools, then Options, and then click on the Advanced tab. Under
Connection, click on Settings.
Click on Manual Proxy Configuration and enter in the same information. Check the box to use
this proxy for all protocols. You can also download a cool plugin in Firefox called SwitchProxy
that will allow you to quickly switch between JAP and normal browsing.
You should now be able to access blocked web sites while JAP is running. However, if you are
at the office or at school and the only ports that are open are port 80, and 443, then JAP won’t
work without a little more tweaking.
• In JAP under “Config/InfoService“, change the port from 6543 to 80
• Go to the “Config/Anonymity” page. Click on the “Fetch” button and
choose the “Dresden-Dresden” cascade from the drop down menu.
• Select the “Manual Configuration” radio button and change the Anon-Port
from 6544 to 443
Now try to activate the anonymous web access. If you’re able to connect, you’ll now be able to
browse web sites using the normal web access ports so even if your company or school blocks all
other ports, you’ll still be able to access JAP.
Also, if your company forces you to access the web through a proxy server, then you’ll need to
configure that in JAP. You can see if you have to go through a proxy server by checking out the
values in the above LAN settings section. If it’s greyed out with something already in there when
you tried to change it to 127.0.0.1, that means you’re going through a proxy server.
In that case, in JAP you need to do the following:
• Activate the checkbox under “Config/Proxy-Firewall” and enter the
address of the required proxy. Some proxies require a user authorization. If
this is the case, activate the appropriate checkbox and enter the User ID.
(First try it without authorization and only do this step if it doesn’t work.)
• Under “Config/InfoService“, change the port number from 6543 to “80″.
• Go to the “Config/Anonymity” page. Click on the “Fetch” button and
choose the “Dresden-Dresden” cascade from the drop down menu.
You should now be able to connect to the JAP service and access any web site that you like! If
that was too technical or something was not explained clearly, please post a comment and I will
try to help as much as possible! Enjoy!
Internet Explorer disabled or blocked at the office? Bypass restrictions
Is Internet Explorer disabled by an Administrator? Depending on the corporation you work
for, your level of Internet access can vary from completely blocked to full access. One common
restriction that many corporations place on computers is disabling Internet Explorer.
This basically prevents you from opening Internet Explorer at all and just gives you a message
that it has been disabled by an Administrator. On top of that, if you try to install a different
browser, such as Firefox, Safari, etc, you might not have install privileges.
So is there any way to bypass this if Internet Explorer is disabled on your computer? Yes! It’s
actually a pretty sneaky way to use Internet Explorer without ever opening it! Here’s how.
The workaround for this problem is to use Windows Help Files. Yes, oddly enough, you can use
the help files that are available in most Windows applications to surf the web without using
Internet Explorer directly.
First, let’s open up a Windows application like Notepad or Wordpad or MS Paint. Then go to
Help and click on Help Topics or press F1 to bring up the Help section.

Now in the Help section, right-click anywhere on the main window bar (the blue bar) and click
on Jump to URL.

A new window pops up and there is a line for you to enter in a URL of a website you would like
to view. Go ahead and type in any website that you want to visit! Remember to type in the full
URL, like http://www.online-tech-tips.com, not just www.abc.com.
Go ahead and click OK and you’re now browsing the web again inside of the Help window!
Sweet eh!

Note that this only solves the problem of Internet Explorer being disabled on your computer. It
does not mean that the company does not have other security measures in place like proxy
servers or a firewall that could prevent browsing of the Internet.
How to fix access is denied, file may be in use, or sharing violation
errors in Windows
Ever try to delete a file and get an Access is denied error? Or maybe you’re trying to copy or
move a file or folder and you get a message stating the source file may be in use? This type of
error can occur for several reasons: you do not have ownership of the file or folder and therefore
cannot perform any actions on it or the operating system or another program is currently using it.
You can usually figure out which situation you’re involved with by taking a look at what exactly
you’re trying to do. If you get the Access is Denied error message when trying to open a
folder in Windows XP, then you’re looking at a permission problem. If you’re not an
Administrator on the computer, you’re probably not going to be able to fix this issue!
However, if you are the Administrator and you’re getting this message, you can fix
it by following the simple procedure in this Microsoft KB article that basically resets
the file or folder permissions. To resolve this issue, you must turn off Simple File Sharing, and then
take ownership of the folder:

1. Turn off Simple File Sharing:

a. Click Start, and then click My Computer.

 b. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.

c. Under Advanced Settings, click to clear the Use simple file sharing

(Recommended) check box, and then click OK.

Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.

Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message, if one appears.

Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.

In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click

the Administrators group.

If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the Replace owner

on subcontainers and objects check box.

Click OK.

You may receive the following error message, where Folder is the name of the folder that you

want to take ownership of:

You do not have permission to read the contents of directory Folder. Do you want to replace the

directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be

replaced if you press Yes.

Click Yes.

Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the

folder contents.

How to fix Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs

to close
Have you ever been browsing the Internet using IE happily until all of a sudden you get this
horrid “Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close” error message,
after which IE completely shuts down and you lose all of your tabs along with any forms you
might have been filling out? Now that I use Firefox religiously, this has not happened to be even
once, but it happened all the time with Internet Explorer.
So for those poor souls still using IE 6 or 7, here’s a quick list of steps you can take to try and fix
the underlying problem. The cause of this error can be any number of things, so you may have to
try a few things before it actually fixes the problem. Your error may look something like this:
Error sign
AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer. 7.0.5730.11 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 61eb77e0
So what the heck to do if you get this error? Try each one of these steps and see if the problem
goes away:
• Open IE, go to Tools, Internet Options, and clear out the temporary Internet
files. Click Delete All and choose the option to delete all offline content also.
In case you downloaded some executable file that is causing the problem,
this will remove it.
• Run anti-spyware and anti-virus software on the computer. Download
Adware and Spybot and run each to remove any malware. Also, download
CCleaner and HiJackThis and run both applications. Remove unwanted
entries that you see when you run HiJackThis (you’ll have to read the docs to
know what to remove).
• Go to Start, Run and then type in MSCONFIG. Click on the Startup tab and
uncheck all items and then re-start the computer. This disables all startup
programs from running. If you still get the error, go ahead and turn them
back on the same way.
• Disable Smarts Tags in Internet Explorer by going to Tools, Internet
Options, Advanced tab, and then clearing the Enable Smart Tags check
box.
• Install the latest updates from Microsoft Update web site. If you started
receiving this error AFTER installing the latest updates, you will have to
perform a System Restore to the point before you installed the updates. You
can access the System Restore feature by going to Start, All Programs,
Accessories, and then System Tools.
• Use System File Checker to scan for changes or modifications to Windows
protected files. If any files were overwritten or deleted, etc, SFC will
automatically retrieve the correct version of the file and replace it. You can
run SFC by going to Start, and then Run, typing in CMD and then typing
sfc /scannow in the command window.
• Re-register Internet Explorer DLL files. Click on Start, then Run, type in CMD
and then type the following lines and press Enter after each one:
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 dssenh.dll
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 sccbase.dll
regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll
 • Disable all third party addons to Internet Explorer by going to Start, Control
Panel, Internet Options, Advanced tab and then un-checking the “Enable
third party browser extensions” check box. You will have to scroll down a
couple of lines.
Hopefully if you’ve been getting this error, one of these methods mentioned above will fix the
problem. If you have questions about how to perform a step, please post a comment and I will try
to help you out! Enjoy!
Fix Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator error
and were presented with the message” “Registry editing has been disabled by your
administrator”, then you’re not alone! You can get this message for several reasons and
sometimes will not be able to run regedit unless you are an Administrator.
Most of the time you will see this in corporate environments where the IT staff has locked down
the computer by disbaling Windows settings and services. If it’s a policy pushed out by the main
servers, it’ll be pretty hard to bypass, however you can still try!
In order to re-enable access to edit the registry, you can try to edit the group policy settings and
see if that works. If you know the local admin password for the computer, log in under that
account. If not, you can still give it a shot.
Method 1
Step 1: Click on Start, choose Run and type in gpedit.msc.

Step 2: Navigate to User Configuration – Administrative Templates – System

Step 3: In the right hand pane, double click on “Prevent access to registry editing tools”

Step 4: If it is not configured, go ahead and enable it, click OK and then come back and disable
it. If it’s already set to Enabled, then simply disable it.
Now try to run the registry editor and see if that works. If not, go to the command prompt (Start,
Run, type cmd) and type in gpupdate. But if you are in a corporate environment, you may not
want to do this as it will update back to the restrictive setting.
In that case, restart the computer, but unplug the network cord so that the computer does not
refresh the group policy from the main server. You may also want to do the procedure above
while disconnected from the network completely in order to ensure that the policy does not get
overridden by the corporate policy.
If you have a home computer, then you don’t have to worry about all of
this, just restart your computer and you should be able to edit your
registry again. Method 2
Another method you can use is to go to Start, then Run and paste the following line into the run
box:
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v
DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Now try to open the registry editor and see if it works. You may have to restart your computer
for the effects to take place.
Note: Before making any changes to the registry, read my article on how to backup and restore
the registry in case something goes wrong.
Method 3
If you don’t like to mess with the registry, you can download a VBScript that will enable the
registry for you when you run it. The script is a little more advanced and will not harm your
computer, it’s actually written by a Microsoft MVP!
You can download the script here and then just double click on it to run it. After that, try the
registry should be enabled.
If none of the above methods work, you may have a virus or some other sort of malware installed
on your computer. In some cases, there is a file called regedit.com that gets created and you have
to either delete it or rename it to regedit.exe. Read this post on how to remove spyware and
malware from your computer. Enjoy!
How to increase Windows Explorer default thumbnail size for
pictures
Here’s something about Windows XP that really annoys me: why is it that the size for
thumbnails cannot be increased or decreased? If you’re going to have thumbnails in the first
place, is it that hard to put in a little slider bar whereby you can increase or decrease the size? I
hate going through a folder in Explorer and not being able to clearly see what a picture is about.
That size is simply not large enough for me! Luckily, there’s an easy way to modify these
settings so that the thumbnails can be any size you want and the best part is that you don’t have
to modify the registry or anything like that.
Previously, I had written about a cool little utility that you can get for free from Microsoft called
Tweak UI that lets you modify and “tweak” a bunch of Windows XP settings. Using this
program, we can quickly and easily change the default 96 pixels size of thumbnails to something
more visible.
Once you install the program, go to the Start Menu and click on All Programs – Powertoys for
Windows XP – Tweak UI. After you have opened the program, click on Explorer from the left
hand menu and then click on Thumbnails.

Change the default size from 96 to something higher. In my case, I chose 256. Also, make sure to
keep the Image Quality closer to high so that the thumbnails look nice. Of course, it will take
more resources when browsing pictures, but if you have a fairly new computer, it should not be a
problem.
Now when you browse through your photos in My Pictures or anywhere where you have
thumbnails turned on, you should see something like this: Now that is much better! I can
actually see what’s going on in a picture! Cheers!
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Add Open With to all files
You can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great
for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I
use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell
3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key
and selecting new
4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..."
5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith"
Key and selecting new
6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe
shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You
must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.
Lock Out Unwanted Users
Want to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user?
If you do not have a domain do not attempt this.
Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon
3. Create a dword value "MustBeValidated"
4. Set the value to 1
This forced logon can be bypassed in Safe Mode on Windows 9x
 Remove Open, Explore & Find from Start Button
When you right click on the Start Button, you can select Open, Explore or Find.
Open shows your Programs folder. Explore starts the Explorer and allows access
to all drives.
Find allows you to search and then run programs. In certain situations you
might want to disable this feature.
To remove them:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Find
3.Delete Find
4.Scroll down below Directory to Folder
5.Expand this section under shell
6.Delete Explore and Open
Caution: - When you remove Open, you cannot open any folders
Removing Programs from Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs Section
If you uninstalled a program by deleting the files, it may still show up in the
Add/Remove programs list in the Control Panel.
In order to remove it from the list.
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\
Uninstall
3.Delete any programs here.
If you have a problem locating the desired program open each key and view the
DisplayName value
• Select Tools | Address Book... from the menu in Outlook Express.
• Choose Help | About Address Book from the address book's menu.
• Highlight the path in the File: box, not including the file name.
• If the complete string under File: is "C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application
Data\Microsoft\Address Book\user_name.wab", for example, highlight "C:\and
Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\".
• If your "About Address Book" does not show a File: box, select Run... from the Start menu.
• Type "regedit".
• Click OK.
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name.
• Highlight the path of the Default key as above.
Press Ctrl-C.
Click OK.
Select Run... from the Start menu.
Press Ctrl-V.
Click OK.
Click on your address book file — the file name in the File: box above; it typically carries your user
name — with the right mouse button.
Select Copy from the context menu.
Open the folder where you want to put the backup copy in Windows Explorer.
Select Edit | Paste from the menu.