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Uninstall Microsft Instant Messenger

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Internet, System Basics
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Maybe you don’t use Microstfts Instant Messenger (MSN) like many people but you will notice that it loads into memory when you fire up your operating system. It sits in the task bar stares at you. This is annoying to me at least, specially when i don’t need any service from it. Well in this kinda situation, you better choose to read on [:-D]….. This worked in WinXP, but may work on others….

So, go to START–>RUN copy and paste the following:

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Click ok. No more msn process.

Brand windows wit UR Name

Posted: August 18, 2009 in System Basics, System Tricks
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open notepad dump the following lines into it and save it with the name OEMINFO.INI in the c:\windows\system32 directory:
————————————————————————————-
[General]
Manufacturer=Your Name Here
Model=Your Model Here
[Support Information]
Line1=Your Name Here
Line2=Your Address Here
Line3=Your Email Address Here

————————————————————————————-

1. Save the file.

2. Then make a right click on my computer select properties, in the general tab a button will be highlighted (support information) make a click on it, you will be able to see the changes.

3. Now if you want to display some more information then simply increase the line in the file.

ex: Line4=Your Working Hours Here

Add a Windows XP Logon Wallpaper

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Registry, System Tricks, Windows XP
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1) Navigate to:

HKEY USERS\ .DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

2) Double click the wallpaper value, and type in the full path of your image and the filename.

3) To tile the image set “TileWallPaper” to 1

4) To Stretch the wallpaper set “WallPaperStyle” to 2

5) Close the registry editor and the changes will take place when you Log off.

This could be your favourite image or picture as long as it is a .bmp or .jpg.

Try it at your own Risk.

It works for me !! Not sure about your computer ..

Add a website to start up menu

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
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This is a simple registry tweak which adds a website link to your Start Menu…..its very handy for quick access to your favourite website.

To Install : Copy the code below to notepad and save it as link.reg then just right click on it and choose “merge”.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@=”nidokidos.org”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@=”%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-47″

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
“CLSID”=”{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}”
“method”=”ShellExecute”
“Command”=”nidokidos.org”
“Param1″=”http://www.nidokidos.org”

To uninstall : Copy the code below to notepad and save as rem.reg and right click and choose merge.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@=””

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@=””

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
“CLSID”=”{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}”
“method”=”ShellExecute”
“command”=””
“Param1″=””

Registry Basics

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Registry
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Registry: it is hierarchical database which contains information of software /hardware and user profile setting .

Files responsible for making registry:

1)user.dat

2)system.dat

User.dat:this file is responsible for updating user information in registry.

System.dat: this file is responsible for updating hardware /software information in the registry.

How to open registry:

Start—run—regedit.

Registry structure:
Registry is made up of hives.

There are six hives:
1)HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
2)HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
4)HKEY_USERS
5)HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
6)HKEY_DYN_DATA.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT:—THIS HIVE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH FILE TO OPEN.

HKEY_CURRENT _USER:–THIS FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT USER WHO IS CURRENTLY LOGGED ON .

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:—THIS HIVE CONTAINS INFORMATION OF ALL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.

HKEY_CURRENT_ CONFIG:–THIS FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION CURRENT HARDWARE PROFILE LOADED

HKEY_USERS:–THIS FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT DEFAULT USERS.

HKEY_DYN_DATA:–THIS FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAMS WHICH ARE LOADED INTO MEMORY ALWAYS.

how to restore registry:

scanreg:this is a registry tool which is used to restore registry
of previous dates

how to use this command:

1)open the computer in dos mode:

2)scanreg /restore.

3)select the date.

how to export or import registry:

start–run –regedit—registry—export/import.

Block USB in Windows XP

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Registry, System Basics, System Information, System Tricks
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1. Start -> Run -> regedit ->Find the Hkey_Local_Machine>System>Current Control set>Services>USBStor.

2. Look at the right pain and find out the Start where value of the start would be 0000000(3) edit the value by double mouse click and type 4 and save.

3. Restart your computer.

Add your Name in the system Time

Posted: August 18, 2009 in System Basics
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It works for XP and Yes it also Works in Windows Vista
Do the Following
• Control Panel.

• Regional and Language Options.
• Click the Customize button.
• Select Time
• Highlight AM and type the name you want to display . Repeat with PM.
• click apply and than ok

Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Registry, System Basics, System Tricks
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Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown

don’t you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap. Simply navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop directory in the Registry, then alter the key AutoEndTasks to the value 1.

Policies Editor for Autoplay

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Registry, System Basics, System Tricks
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GPEDIT.MSC And Autoplay

A great tweaking file that comes with XP is gpedit.msc. Go to Start -> Run… and then type in ‘gpedit.msc’ and press enter. This is effectively the Policies Editor, and it comes in handy often. For example, if you hate CD autoplay like I do and want to permanently disable it, you can use this tool to do so. Just run gpedit.msc, then go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System. In here you can see the value ‘Turn Off Autoplay’. Right-click on it and then click ‘Properties’.

Speed the Startup

Posted: August 18, 2009 in Registry, System Basics, System Tricks
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Menu Delays

Another minor and easy tweak to remove any delay from menus sliding out. For this you will need to use regedit (open regedit by going to Start -> Run…, then typing ‘regedit’ and pressing enter). The key you need to change is located in HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop. The actual key is called MenuShowDelay – all you have to do is change the value to 0. Remember, you will have to re-boot your computer for this tweak to take effect.

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