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Guys sometimes we want to restrict access to some particular website from our PC but we dont know how to do it without

using some software for it. Here i m sharing with you a method to do it without using any software...

1]Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc 2] Find the file named "HOSTS" 3] Open it in notepad 4] Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" Add 127.0.0.2 www.sitenameyouwantblocked.com , an d that site will no longer be accessable. 5] Done! misc xp tricks Hidden comands in XP..... 1- Private Character Editor This program is for designing icons and Characters( Alphapet) Click :start Then :run type :EUDCEDIT ............................ ...................... 2- iExpress This Program is for conerting your files to EXCUTABLE files Click : start Then : run type : iexpress .......................................... ........

3-Disk Cleanup This program used for cleaning harddisk to offer space Click : start Then : run type : cleanmgr ............................................ ...... 4-Dr Watson This program Is for repairing problems in Windows Click : start T hen : run type : drwtsn32 .................................................. 5-Windows Media Player 5.1 Opens the old media player Click : start Then : ru n type : mplay32 .................................................. Program ............. CODE __________ __________ Character Map = charmap DirectX diag nosis = dxdiag Object Packager = packager System Monitor = perfmon Program Ma nager = progman Remote Access phone book = rasphone Registry Editor = regedt32 File siganture verification tool = sigverif Volume Contro = sndvol32 System Configuration Editor = sysedit Syskey = syskey Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet Email This BlogThis! Share To Twitter Share To Facebook

20 things you dont know in xp 20 things you didn't know about Windows XP You've read the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operationa l changes. Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets.

1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamin a. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of us eful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > i nfo.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad . (Professional Edition only). 2. 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 U ser Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explore r and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Pok ing 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 Edi tion only). 3. You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new s hortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe user3 2.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if t hat's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same. 4. XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messe nger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Ed it, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and re move it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, sel ect Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulne rable. 5. For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesti ng new commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' for creating an d watching system events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsy stems, and 'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by /? will give a list of options -- they're all far too baroque to go into here. 6. XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Typ e 'ipv6 install' into Run... (it's OK, it won't ruin your existing network setup ) and then 'ipv6 /?' at the command line to find out more. If you don't know wha t IPv6 is, don't worry and don't bother. 7. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by usi ng 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system. 8. XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a fast mach

ine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'r egsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can put things back as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'. 9. XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display technology -- but doesn't have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if you we re there for DOS and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the e yes of an astigmatic bat. To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, selec t Properties, Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down me nu and enable the selection. Expect best results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as well, set the registry entry HK EY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop/FontSmoothingType to 2. 10. You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network address t ranslation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attrib ute will be a NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's r eal IP address -- they can find this out by going to www.whatismyip.com -- and g et them to make sure that they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwa rded to the errant computer. 11. You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in ag ain. Right click the icon, select Run As... and enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly usef ul if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program, which ma ny require. Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times o n the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects. 12. Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, regi stering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the naggin g goes away, but if you feel you might slip the bonds of sanity before that poin t, run Regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Versi on/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with a va lue of 0. 13. You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Ru n... from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use. 14. Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if y ou tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options... and Advance d, go down to the Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Fi les folder when browser is closed. 15. XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can't see the LEDs twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the deskt op, then select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dialup connection, select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box. You'll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely during network traffic. 16. The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Des ktop/MenuShowDelay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0. 17. You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set o f files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files

will be renamed to that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, A rrange Icon By... Show In Groups. 18. Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the t racks -- if it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put y our own copy of the cover art in the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will pick it up and display it. 19. Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows ke y + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons . 20. The next release of Windows XP, codenamed Longhorn, is due and won't be m uch to write home about. The next big release is codenamed Blackcomb.

LAPPY TRICKS Make Your Own Power Plan Windows laptops include a few preset power plans for m aximizing battery life, but you can also customize your operating system's power -management features (in Windows XP, under Power Options in the Control Panel; i n Vista, under Mobile PC in the Control Panel). Setting aggressive targets for w hen the display turns off and when the machine goes into sleep or hibernate mode will help your battery last longer.

Limit Your Connection When you aren't actively using your notebook's Wi-Fi, Blue tooth, WWAN, or other wireless connections, turn the radios off (via the hard sw itch, if your PC has one, or using the appropriate utility), so they don't run d own the battery while they keep searching for a signal. Also, use USB-attached d evices sparingly while you're mobile. Track it down Thousands of laptops are reported stolen every year. Our advice? P repare for the worst by investing in tracking software like Absolute Software's Lojack for Laptops, CyberAngel Security, or the free TheLaptopLock. These utilit ies can pinpoint a registered notebook's location once it connects to the Web, i ncreasing your chances of recovering your system. Dim the display A laptop's biggest battery-life-sucking component is its LCD dis play. To eke out more juice when you're off the plug, turn down your panel's bri ghtness to the lowest level your eyes can stand. Most notebooks have a Function key combo or even a dedicated hot key for a quick crank-down. (You can also adjust b

rightness in Display Settings under Control Panel.) Keep It Cool Thanks to their small, cramped cases and tiny vents, laptops are p rone to overheating. Unfortunately, using your notebook on your lap or on top of a blanket that protects your lap from your scalding-hot notebook can seriously stif le ventilation and make matters worse. To help keep temperatures in check, opt f or a lap desk or a laptop cooling pad that won't conduct heat or block your lapt op's vents. Back Up Everything Constant movement puts computer components at risk, and becau se of their portability, laptops suffer a lot more wear and tear than desktops. All of that on-the-go use increases the risk of hard drive failure, so make sure you back up the data on your laptop to an external hard drive, thumb drive, or home server on a regular basis. Portable hard drives like the Western Digital Pa ssport Elite make it easy to back up your data on the road. Cover Your Keyboard Keep liquids away from laptops at all times. That rule often gets broken, of course, and accidents happen. Should that accident end up on yo ur laptop's keyboard, however, you could end up with more than just a mess: Liqu ids that seep through your notebook's keys can fry its components. Protect your notebook from spills with a custom-built, plastic keyboard cover from ProtecT La ptop Covers. Buy a Bag If you plan to carry your notebook with you, the most useful accessor y you can buy is a laptop bag. They're available in a number of styles and price s; for maximum protection, we recommend investing in a model with a built-in pad ded sleeve. If you want something less conspicuous (thieves have been known to t arget obvious-looking laptop bags), cover your laptop in stand-alone sleeve and stow it in your backpack or briefcase. Let It Accumulate When you move your laptop from a cold to a warm environment, and vice versa, don't boot up until your system reaches room temperature. Sudden temperature changes can cause condensation to build up inside the notebook case ; turn it on too quickly, and the moisture could damage your system's inner comp onents.

HOW TO HIDE FOLDER INFO Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer. Here's the solution--> Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc". Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Win dows Explorer. Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of scre en "Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"

Compress Your 1 GB data/movie in Just 10 MB It is Amazing to say compress ur 1GB data/move into 10MB. Really it is possible with the KGB Freeware (Open source) software. U can Down load the software from kgb offcial website.it's free Its simple..Heres the procedure.. U can compress that data in two formats.. 1) KGB format 2) ZIP format .. Everyone knows the ZIP format..I tell u which is better & why..If u do it in KGB format it takes 5-6 hours on a 256 mb RAM, to compress 1 GB data/movie in less than 10 MB , but (this is not which i prefer) coz to decompress u take the same time.. So its useless..& u need KGB archiver only only for this format to decompress..B ut if u do it in ZIP format it takes 6-7 hours on a 256 MB ram, but i tell u its worth coz WINRAR & WINZIP both can decompress it in seconds.. OK now its clear that which format to use & which is better.. Now we'll go how to use that software..Run the application>> It asks for which f ile u wanna compress>> select the file>> after u select>> U get two options in w hich format u want to compress it>> select ZIP format ( I prefer ) >> and then s et compression level to maximum (maximum the compression level , small the size of it will be compressed)>> Just ignore the time given below it coz its just use less....... There is option that u can auto shutdown ur computer after the compr ession is over..SO u can got school/college/office & keep it to get compressed.. Note:- It take some time to compress

Multilogin in Yahoo! without any Software. Here my tutorial for mutli-yahoo without any software Multilogin in Yahoo! witho ut any Software. You can login with multiple id's on the same yahoo messenger wi thout any download or patch . Follow this steps 1. Go to Start then Run . Type regedit, then enter . 2.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER then Software then yahoo then pagerthenTest 3.On the right pane , right-click and choose new Dword value . 4.Rename it as Plural. 5.Double click and assign a decimal value of 1. Now open as many yahoo-messenger s.

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