Windows Tips & Tricks

I Dont hate Mozilla but use IE or Else virus

2008-01-11T23:36:00.001-08:00

The malware is known as w32.USBWorm
1)Go to Task Manager (Press Ctrl+Alt+Del)
2)Goto Processes Tab
3)End all processes with the name svchost.exe (only those with your user name to its right)
4)Note that you shouldn't end the system process svchost.exe(the SYSTEM process)
5)Goto Start>Run
6)Type in regedit and click OK
7)Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL and on the right pane doubleclick CheckedValue and change it back to 1
8)Now navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run and delete the winlogon key on the right pane
9)Now close regedit and searh your computer for a file named svchost.exe (enable Search hidden files and folders)
10)You will see a file with a green H icon in the search result(There will be another svchost.exe file in system32. Ignore it.Its a system file.)
11)Open that file location and delete the the folder that contained this file.

Remove The Virus Orkut is Banned

2008-01-11T23:07:00.000-08:00

Name of the virus is W32/AHKHeap
Step 1:Press CTRL+ALT+DEL (Task Manager Opens up) and go to the processes taboo . Search for svchost.exe under the Image name. There will be many svchost.exe processes but look for the ones which has your username under the username. Press DEL to kill these process. Keep repeating the process for similar processes

Step 2: Now open My Computer in the address bar, type C:\heap41a and press enter. It is a hidden folder, and is not visible by default. Delete all the files here

Step 3: Now go to Start –> Run and type Regedit Go to the menu Edit –> FindType “heap41a” here and press enter. You will get something like this “[winlogon] C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap(some number)\std.txt”Select that and Press DEL. It will ask “Are you sure you wanna delete this value”, click Yes.

Multiple Login In GMAIL

2008-01-10T11:32:00.000-08:00

Create a shortcut of your Google talk.
Right click the shortcut ----> choose Properties.
In the "Target" you will find this
Code:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe"
Assuming you have installed in C:
Now at the end of target add this "/nomutex" without the quotes.
It should be like this
Code:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /nomutex
There is a space after googletalk.exe"

Thats it .Click OK and you can open more than one Google talk

USB Device not Recognized

2008-01-10T11:21:00.000-08:00

Firstly, it's recommended that you make sure every one of your motherboard drivers are completely up-to-date
Run regedt32.exe and navigate to;

HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Usb

Create the Usb key if it doesn't already exist. Under this key, create a new DWORD value called DisableSelectiveSuspend

A long shot perhaps, but I recall having similar problems with a USB hub built into my Microsoft keyboard and adding this key seemed to solve it. and give it a value of 1. Then restart the PC.

Alternatively, removing all entries relating to USB in Device Manager and all associated USB drivers will force XP into refreshing the USB driver stack.

Begin by unplugging all USB devices, then use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel to uninstall any USB driver software. Next, boot up into safe mode and go to Device Manager. Once in device manager make sure 'Show hidden devices' is checked under the View menu. Uninstall all device entries in this order;

1.USB peripheral devices (printers etc.)

2. HID and/or Composite USB (Human Interface Devices) You're using PS/2 input devices so you may not have this entry.

3. USB Root Hub(s)

4. USB Host Controller(s) (Universal or Enhanced Host Controllers)

Then boot back into Windows (not safe mode) and it should populate the Root Hubs & Host controllers again. Proceed to plug your USB devices back in, starting with your powered hub. Be aware that most USB printers and scanners need to have their drivers installed first before you plug them in.

Hopefully some of this may be of help.

Basic trouble shooting tips for new monitors:

2008-01-10T11:16:00.000-08:00

The picture does not appear

Check to make sure the signal cable is firmly connected in the socket.
Check to see if the computer system's power is ON.
Check that the Brightness Control is at the appropriate position, not at the minimum.

The Screen is not synchronized

Check to make sure the signal cable is firmly connected in the socket.
Check that the output level matches the input level of your computer.
Make sure the signal timing of the computer system is within the specification of the monitor.

The position of the screen is not in the center

Adjust the H-Size, H-Phase or V-Size, V-Center controls.
Check if the signal timing of the computer system is within the specification of the monitor.

The screen is too bright or too dark

Check if the Brightness or contrast control is at the appropriate position, not at the maximum or minimum.
Check if the specified voltage is applied
Check if the signal timing of the computer system is within the specification of the monitor.
Especially, check the horizontal frequency.

The screen is shaking

Move all objects that emit a magnetic field, such as a motor or transformer, away from the monitor.
Check if the specified voltage is applied.
Check if the signal timing of the computer system is within the specification of the monitor.

Disable Microsoft Error Reporting

2008-01-10T10:30:00.000-08:00

Method #1 Using Control Panel

Open Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click System
Click Advance Tab
Click Error Reporting button at the bottom
Select Disable Error Reporting
Click the "But notify me when a critical error occurs" (This is user's choice, personally I would leave this disabled too)

Method #2 Using The Registry

Click Start
Click Run
Type in

regedit.exe

Find the following Registry Key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Highlight the Main Key
Create a new DWORD and name it IEWatsonEnabled
Double click the IEWatsonEnabled name and give it a value of "0" to Disable, "1' to Enable

How to fix Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close

2008-01-07T10:27:00.000-08:00

Error sign
AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer. 7.0.5730.11 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 61eb77e0
• 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.
• Disable Smarts Tags in Internet Explorer by going to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced tab, and then clearing the Enable Smart Tags check box.
• 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.

Speed Up the Boot Menu

2008-01-07T10:05:00.000-08:00

* Select Start
* System
* Advanced tab.
* Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button.
* In the System startup portion you can adjust the time used to display the bootmenu

Watch Live TV

2008-01-05T23:52:00.000-08:00

Streming Link

Locking folder without Any Software

2008-01-05T21:09:00.000-08:00

Locking Folders:
Assume you want to lock a folder named XXXX in your E:\, whose path is E:\XXXX.
Now open the Notepad and type the following

ren xxxx xxxx.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Where xxxx is your folder name. Save the text file as loc.bat in the same drive.
Open another new notepad text file and type the following

ren xxxx.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} xxxx

Save the text file as key.bat in the same drive.
Steps to lock the folder:

To lock the xxxx folder, simply click the loc.bat and it will transform into control panel icon which is inaccessible.
To unlock the folder click the key.bat file. Thus the folder will be unlocked and the contents are accessible

Tips to boost your firefox speed IF your broadband is slow

2008-01-05T20:52:00.001-08:00

You need to go into firefox configuration by enter about:config in the address bar.

Tip 1:
Type network.http.pipelining in the filter bar and set it to true.

Tip 2:
Type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests in the filter bar. The default value is 4. Change it to 8.

Tip 3:
Type network.http.proxy.pipelining in the filter bar and set it to true.

Tip 4:
Type network.dns.disableIPv6 in the filter bar and set it to true.

Tip 5:
Type plugin.expose_full_path in the filter bar and set it to true.

Tip 6:
Create a new integer named nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0. This is the amount of waiting time for browser to wait before it process the information received. So, we set it to 0 means it acts immediately when receives informations.

Tip 7:
Create a new integer named content.notify.backoffcount and set its value to 5. This preference controls the maximum number of times the content will do timer-based reflows. After this number has been reached, the page will only reflow once it is finished downloading.

Tip 8:
Create a new integer named ui.submenuDelay and set its value to 0. This preference controls the time a menu takes to open a sub-menu.

Tip 9:
Create a new boolean named content.interrupt.parsing and set the value to true. This preference controls whether the application will interrupt parsing a page to respond to UI events.

Tip 10:
Create a new integer named content.max.tokenizing.time and set its value to 2250000.

Tip 11:
Create a new integer named content.notify.interval and set its value to 750000. This preference specifies the minimum amount of time to wait between reflows.

Tip 12:
Create a new boolean named content.notify.ontimer and set its value to true. This preference specifies whether to reflow pages at an interval any higher than that specified by content.notify.interval.

Tip 13:
Create a new integer named browser.cache.memory.capacity and set its value to 65536. This set the cache memory of firefox so that when firefox load a page, the image can be saved in cache memory so that firefox no need to rerender it to be redisplayed.

Removing Thumbs.db Files

2008-01-05T09:02:00.000-08:00

When viewing a folder with the Thumbnail view, WindowsXP creates a thumbs.db file.
This is a cache of the current pictures in that directory.
If you want to turn this feature off -
Start the Windows Explorer
Go to Tools / Folder Options / View
In the first section under Files and Folders, check Do not cache thumbnails
Now you can search for the thumbs.db file on your computer and remove them. No more should be created.

System has recoverd from serious error

2008-01-05T08:29:00.000-08:00

Whenever Windows XP encounters a problem (that it thinks is serious even if you did not do anything unusual) it creates a dump file. Next time you reboot, you most likely see this error message. Clicking on more information shows error signature and other clumsy details. Typically minidump would be stored in \WINDOWS\MINIDUMP directory. It is not so easy to decipher this information. Best thing to do is to go to Windows Online Crash Analysis site at http://oca.microsoft.com and submit report ( or check status if you have already submitted the report). You may need to signon with Microsoft .Net Passport and if you don't have you may need to create one by supply some basic information about yourself..
Following are some of actions that you can take to avoid this error from cropping up.

Temporarily disabling error reporting:
Right-clock on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, error reporting button - turn on the "no error reporting" check box and turn off the "but notify me" option.

Disable Virtual Memory:
Right-click on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, performance settings, advanced tab, virtual memory "change" button. Note down the current VM settings (system managed or any customized size. Turn on the "no paging file" bullet, and press the set tab.

Delete the paging file:
Reboot. Verify that the option reads 0 kb for page file. Use folder options on control panel or explorer "tools" pulldown menu & go to "view" tab. Turn off check box to permit viewing of system files. Now explorer on the root of C drive (or what ever drive letter you page file was set to use), should show a pagefile.sys entry. Delete this. You will get a warning message about this being a system file. Since you have disabled virtual memory, this entry is not being used. Delete it. Go empty the trash bin to make sure this entry is cleared.

Re-enable Virtual Memory:
Right-click on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, performance settings, advanced tab, virtual memory "change" button , turn on the system-managed or customized paging file with the same settings as you noted down earlier. Be sure to press the set button. Reboot and verify that the paging file is active. Re-enable error reporting that was disabled earlier. Reboot to verify that the repetitive error message has indeed "left the building"