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Top 25 Application Secrets in Windows XP

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There are some hidden secrets inside the application 
window XP and sometimes we do not know ... 
the following list is a list of confidential applications are: 
 
 
To run the applications below:[/color] 
Open a command prompt and Type the name of the program (example: 
cleanmgr.exe) 
or click Start -> Run and Type in the name of the program (example: cleanmgr.exe). 
 
 
1. Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe 
Used to cleanup disk 
 
2. Character Map = charmap.exe 
Used to search for unusual characters 
 
3. Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe 
Used for troubleshooting on the PC. 
 
4. DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe 
Used for diagnosis audio video card 
 
5. Private character editor = eudcedit.exe 
Used to create a new character in your windows 
 
6. IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe 
Used to create self-extracting / self-installing package. such as a Zip file 
 
7. MICR * Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe soft 
Used to make sincronisasi. 
 
8. Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe 
Used to view the content of the Windows clipboard 
 
9. Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe 
Used to open Windows Media Player version 5.1 
 
10. ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe 
Used for database 
 
11. Object Packager = packager.exe 
Used to insert an object into a file. 
 
12. System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe 
Used to change the system.ini and win.ini 
 
13. Syskey = syskey.exe 
Used to configure an account on the windows. 
 
14. MICR * soft Telnet Client = telnet.exe 
Used to connect to the Internet before there was a browser. 
 
15. Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe 
Used for monitoring drivers in your windows 
 
16. Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe 
Used to chat sec 
 
17. System configuration = msconfig.exe 
Used to control startup programs 
 
18. System Monitor = perfmon.exe 
Used to monitor your PC. 
 
19. Program Manager = progman.exe 
Is inherited from Windows 3.x desktop shell 
 
20. gpedit.msc 
Used to set the group policy and authorization, if you use Active Directory. 
 
21. Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe 
It is applications like phone book 
 
22. Registry Editor = Regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] 
Used for tweaking and editing windows registry 
 
23. Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe 
Used to create a shared network folder 
 
24. Siganture file verification tool = sigverif.exe 
Used to verify signatures 
 
25. Volume Control = sndvol32.exe 
Used to display the sound control in the System Tray</div>

Top 25 Application Secrets in Windows XP

There are some hidden secrets inside the application window XP and sometimes we do not know ... the following list is a list of confident...

LinkedIn users have filed a lawsuit for 'hacking' users' email accounts

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Four LinkedIn users have filed a lawsuit accusing the business-oriented social network of accessing their email accounts without permission, harvesting the addresses of their contacts and spamming those people with repeated invitations to join the service. 
 
In their most explosive claim, the plaintiffs say that LinkedIn is "breaking into" external email accounts, like Gmail or Yahoo Mail, by pretending to be the account owner, although the legal complaint offers no details about that assertion. Larry Russ, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, declined to comment beyond the suit. 
 
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The lawsuit, which is seeking damages on behalf of all LinkedIn users, revives a long-standing issue about the service: Does LinkedIn adequately inform its users about how it uses sensitive information, including email addresses of everyone they know, and get their consent to do so? 
 
As the lawsuit puts it: "As a part of its effort to acquire new users, Linkedln sends multiple e-mails endorsing its products, services and brand to potential new users. In an effort to optimize the efficiency of this marketing strategy, Linkedln sends these 'endorsement e-mails' to the list of e-mail addresses obtained without its existing users' express consent and, to further enhance the effectiveness of this particular marketing campaign, these endorsement e-mails contain the name and likeness of those existing users from whom Linkedln surreptitiously obtained the list of email addresses." 
 
LinkedIn has always maintained that it gets full consent of its users before reaching out to any of their contacts. And the company reiterated that position in a statement in response to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday by the Los Angeles law firm Russ August & Kabat. 
 
"LinkedIn is committed to putting our members first, which includes being transparent about how we protect and utilize our members' data," the company said. "We believe that the legal claims in this lawsuit are without merit, and we intend to fight it vigorously." 
 
Regardless of the claims in the lawsuit, there is no doubt that LinkedIn makes it awfully easy for you to send an invitation to connect to everyone you have ever emailed and much harder to revoke that permission. 
 
When you sign up for the service, or want to add contacts, LinkedIn prompts you to import the email addresses of potential contacts from your email accounts, like Gmail, Yahoo Mail or Microsoft Outlook. The lawsuit says LinkedIn does this without seeking the email passwords, suggesting that LinkedIn is hacking into accounts. Under LinkedIn's normal procedures, it asks users for permission to access each account, though email passwords may not be required if a user is logged into the email account. 
 
Once those addresses are imported, LinkedIn asks you for permission to contact them on your behalf. 
 
And here we get to the crux of why LinkedIn might be viewed as spamming: By default, LinkedIn wants to invite every one of those people to connect with you on the service. 
 
Instead of asking you to opt in by checking off which specific contacts you want to invite, LinkedIn requires you to opt out by unchecking the "select all" button. If you are not careful, hundreds of invitations can go out - no second thoughts or cooling-off period provided. 
 
In fact, once the authorization is given, LinkedIn will email your contacts several times asking them to join the service or connect to you. (You can withdraw an unaccepted invitation once it is sent, but it is a tedious process.) 
 
Moreover, even if you don't invite some or all of those imported names to connect with you, LinkedIn saves the information for various purposes, including prompting you later to add the people as connections. 
 
LinkedIn had 238 million users worldwide at the end of June, up 37 per cent from the second quarter of 2012. It relies heavily on user referrals for that sizzling growth, which has also sent its stock price into the stratosphere. 
 
Such growth by referral is common to social networks, games and mobile applications, though sometimes they cross the line into what many of their users would consider spamming. For example, the Path social network got into trouble for such mass mailing this year, prompting Facebook to restrict it from accessing its users' accounts. 
 
The lawsuit, and numerous complaints on LinkedIn's own message boards, suggest that the company is treading dangerously. As one user quoted in the lawsuit put it in a post on LinkedIn: 
 
"Accessing my contacts so that I can see who I'd like to connect with is one thing. Spamming my entire contact database of everyone I've ever emailed is definitely black hat tactics at growing users. This included people I know, don't know, email addresses from people off Craigslist, even mailing lists received an 'invite to connect' from me today. I did not click on 'invite all.' In fact, I clicked on 'skip this step.' Very disappointing." </div>

LinkedIn users have filed a lawsuit for 'hacking' users' email accounts

Four LinkedIn users have filed a lawsuit accusing the business-oriented social network of accessing their email accounts without permission...

Apple iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor hacked by Germany's Chaos Computer Club

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An Apple employee instructs the use of the fingerprint scanner technology built into the company's iPhone 5S. German hackers say they can beat it. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP 
Germany's Chaos Computer Club says it has cracked the protection around Apple's fingerprint sensor on its new iPhone 5S, just two days after the device went on sale worldwide. 
 
In a post on their site, the group says that their biometric hacking team took a fingerprint of the user, photographed from a glass surface, and then created a "fake fingerprint" which could be put onto a thin film and used with a real finger to unlock the phone. 
 
The claim, which is backed up with a video, will create concerns for businesses which see users intending to use the phone to access corporate accounts. While it requires physical access to the phone, and a clean print of one finger which is one of those used to unlock the phone, it raises the risk of a security breach. 
 
 
Chaos Computer Club shows how it has hacked fingerprint sensor on iPhone 5S 
 
"This demonstrates – again – that fingerprint biometrics is unsuitable as access control method and should be avoided," said the Chaos Club's blogpost author, "Starbug". "In reality, Apple's sensor has just a higher resolution compared to the sensors so far. So we only needed to ramp up the resolution of our fake. As we have said now for more than years, fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints." 
 
The group does not claim to have extracted the fingerprint representation from the phone itself, where Apple says it is held on a secure chip. Instead it relies on capturing a high-quality fingerprint elsewhere, and having access to the phone. 
 
"Relying on your fingerprints to secure a device may be okay for casual security – but you shouldn't depend upon it if you have sensitive data you wish to protect," commented security specialist Graham Cluley. 
 
Apple did not respond to a request for comment on the hack. 
 
The revelation is the third security failing discovered since the phone and its iOS 7 software were released last week. First, a hacker found that they could use a flaw in iOS 7's Control Centre feature on the iPhone 4S and 5 to access photos and send emails. Another found that the Emergency Call screen can be used to place a call to any number. 
 
The Chaos Club details its methods for the fingerprint hack, which begins with a high-quality fingerprint lifted from a glass, doorknob or glossy surface. The print, which essentially consists of fat and sweat, is made visible using graphite powder or a component of superglue, and then photographed at high resolution to create a 2400 pixel-per-inch scan. That is then printed onto an overhead projector plastic slide using a laser print, forming a relief. That is then covered with wood glue, cut and attached to a real finger. 
 
Apple introduced Touch ID, as it calls the fingerprint system, on its top-end iPhone 5S, unveiled earlier in the month. The technology uses a scanner built into the home button of the phone to take a high-resolution image from small sections of the fingerprint from the sub-epidermal layers of the skin. Apple says "Touch ID then intelligently analyses this information with a remarkable degree of detail and precision." 
 
Users can choose to use up to five fingerprints - which can be changed - to unlock the phone and optionally pay for iTunes Store purchases. They have first to create a passcode of at least four digits, and then "enrol" fingerprints separately. Apple says that the process creates a mathematical representation of the fingerprint representation, and that it is only stored on the phone. 
 
Apple's own notes about its Touch ID system on its site say that Touch ID will incrementally add new sections of your fingerprint to your enrolled fingerprint data to improve matching accuracy over time. Touch ID uses all of this to provide an accurate match and a very high level of security." 
 
The company says that "Every fingerprint is unique, so it is rare that even a small section of two separate fingerprints are alike enough to register as a match for Touch ID. The probability of this happening is 1 in 50,000 for one enrolled finger. This is much better than the 1 in 10,000 odds of guessing a typical 4-digit passcode. Although some passcodes, like "1234", may be more easily guessed, there is no such thing as an easily guessable fingerprint pattern." 
 
It notes that after five unsuccessful attempts to match the fingerprint, the user has to enter their passcode, and the fingerprint unlock will not work. 
 
Speaking to BusinessWeek just after the iPhone 5S was unveiled, Craig Federighi, Apple's head of software, emphasised that the fingerprints would not leave the phone. He said that making a finger unlocking and purchasing system "sounds like a simple idea, but how many places could that become a bad idea because you failed to execute on it? We thought, 'Well, one place where that could be a bad idea is somebody who writes a malicious app, somebody who breaks into your phone, starts capturing your fingerprint. What are they doing with that? Can they reuse that in some other location? Can they use it to spoof their way into other people's phones?'" 
 
He said that Apple's focus had been to make sure that "no matter if you took ownership of the whole device and ran whatever code you wanted on the main processor [you]could not get that fingerprint out of there. Literally, the physical lines of communication in and out of the chip would not permit that ever to escape."</div>

Apple iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor hacked by Germany's Chaos Computer Club

An Apple employee instructs the use of the fingerprint scanner technology built into the company's iPhone 5S. German hackers say they c...

Trick to make your PC Welcomes You when you power ON

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Now just follow below instructions : 
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<li>Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.</li>
<li> Copy and paste the exact code given below. 
</li>
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Dim speaks, speech 
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username" 
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice") 
speech.Speak speaks</blockquote>
     3.  Replace Username with your own name. 
     4.  Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type
 option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs". 
     5.  Copy the saved file. 
     6.  Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) and to C:\Users\ {User-Name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
 (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive.
 AppData is a hidden folder. So, you will need to select showing hidden 
folders in Folder options to locate it. 
     7.  Paste the file. 
 
 
Now when the next time you start your computer, Windows will welcome you in its own computerized voice.

Note
: For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds. 
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:- 
 
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<li>Go to Control Panel.</li>
<li>Then click on Switch to Classic View.</li>
<li>Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.</li>
<li>Then Click on the Sounds Tab.</li>
<li>Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option. </li>
<li>If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.</li>
<li>Click on OK.</li>
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Try it yourself to see how it works. In my personal opinion, this is an 
excellent trick. Whenever I start my PC in front of anybody and the PC 
welcomes me, the fellow is left wondering how brilliant a computer do I 
have.</div>

Trick to make your PC Welcomes You when you power ON

Now just follow below instructions : Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad. Copy and paste the exact code...

Change The Default Location For Installing Apps in Windows Operating system

As the size of hard drives increase, more people are using partitions to separate and store groups of files. XP uses the C:\Program File...

20 Great Google Secrets

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Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web (see 
 
www.pcmag.com/searchengines 
 
But most people don't use it to its best advantage. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion pages in Google's index, it's still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number. 
 
But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet exploration. Google's search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its own programmers. Let's look at some of Google's lesser-known options. 
 
Syntax Search Tricks 
 
Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of Web pages. Google has a fairly complete list of its syntax elements at 
 
www.google.com/help/operators.html 
 
. Here are some advanced operators that can help narrow down your search results. 
 
Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:"Three Blind Mice") restricts your search results to just the titles of Web pages. 
 
Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, searching only the body text, ignoring titles, links, and so forth. Intext: is perfect when what you're searching for might commonly appear in URLs. If you're looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don't want to get results such as 
 
www.mysite.com/index.html 
 
, you can enter intext:html. 
 
Link: lets you see which pages are linking to your Web page or to another page you're interested in. For example, try typing in 
 
link:http://www.pcmag.com 
 
 
Try using site: (which restricts results to top-level domains) with intitle: to find certain types of pages. For example, get scholarly pages about Mark Twain by searching for intitle:"Mark Twain"site:edu. Experiment with mixing various elements; you'll develop several strategies for finding the stuff you want more effectively. The site: command is very helpful as an alternative to the mediocre search engines built into many sites. 
 
Swiss Army Google 
 
Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature 
 
(www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator) 
 
lets you do both math and a variety of conversions from the search box. For extra fun, try the query "Answer to life the universe and everything." 
 
Let Google help you figure out whether you've got the right spelling—and the right word—for your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query box (try "thre blund mise") and Google may suggest a proper spelling. This doesn't always succeed; it works best when the word you're searching for can be found in a dictionary. Once you search for a properly spelled word, look at the results page, which repeats your query. (If you're searching for "three blind mice," underneath the search window will appear a statement such as Searched the web for "three blind mice.") You'll discover that you can click on each word in your search phrase and get a definition from a dictionary. 
 
Suppose you want to contact someone and don't have his phone number handy. Google can help you with that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. (The city is optional, but you must enter a state.) If a phone number matches the listing, you'll see it at the top of the search results along with a map link to the address. If you'd rather restrict your results, use rphonebook: for residential listings or bphonebook: for business listings. If you'd rather use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search 
 
(www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml). 
 
 
 
 
Extended Googling 
 
Google offers several services that give you a head start in focusing your search. Google Groups 
 
(http://groups.google.com) 
 
indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even helps you with your shopping via two tools: Froogle 
CODE 
(http://froogle.google.com), 
 
which indexes products from online stores, and Google Catalogs 
CODE 
(http://catalogs.google.com), 
 
which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this only scratches the surface. You can get a complete list of Google's tools and services at 
 
www.google.com/options/index.html 
 
You're probably used to using Google in your browser. But have you ever thought of using Google outside your browser? 
 
Google Alert 
 
(www.googlealert.com) 
 
monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google's Web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; it uses Google's Web services API to perform its searches.) If you're more interested in news stories than general Web content, check out the beta version of Google News Alerts 
 
(www.google.com/newsalerts). 
 
This service (which is affiliated with Google) will monitor up to 50 news queries per e-mail address and send you information about news stories that match your query. (Hint: Use the intitle: and source: syntax elements with Google News to limit the number of alerts you get.) 
 
Google on the telephone? Yup. This service is brought to you by the folks at Google Labs 
 
(http://labs.google.com), 
 
a place for experimental Google ideas and features (which may come and go, so what's there at this writing might not be there when you decide to check it out). With Google Voice Search 
 
(http://labs1.google.com/gvs.html), 
 
you dial the Voice Search phone number, speak your keywords, and then click on the indicated link. Every time you say a new search term, the results page will refresh with your new query (you must have JavaScript enabled for this to work). Remember, this service is still in an experimental phase, so don't expect 100 percent success. 
 
In 2002, Google released the Google API (application programming interface), a way for programmers to access Google's search engine results without violating the Google Terms of Service. A lot of people have created useful (and occasionally not-so-useful but interesting) applications not available from Google itself, such as Google Alert. For many applications, you'll need an API key, which is available free from 
CODE 
www.google.com/apis 
 
. See the figures for two more examples, and visit 
 
www.pcmag.com/solutions 
 
for more. 
 
Thanks to its many different search properties, Google goes far beyond a regular search engine. Give the tricks in this article a try. You'll be amazed at how many different ways Google can improve your Internet searching. 
 
 
Online Extra: More Google Tips 
 
 
Here are a few more clever ways to tweak your Google searches. 
 
Search Within a Timeframe 
 
Daterange: (start date–end date). You can restrict your searches to pages that were indexed within a certain time period. Daterange: searches by when Google indexed a page, not when the page itself was created. This operator can help you ensure that results will have fresh content (by using recent dates), or you can use it to avoid a topic's current-news blizzard and concentrate only on older results. Daterange: is actually more useful if you go elsewhere to take advantage of it, because daterange: requires Julian dates, not standard Gregorian dates. You can find converters on the Web (such as 
 
CODE 
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDate.html 
 
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), but an easier way is to do a Google daterange: search by filling in a form at 
 
www.researchbuzz.com/toolbox/goofresh.shtml or www.faganfinder.com/engines/google.shtml 
 
. If one special syntax element is good, two must be better, right? Sometimes. Though some operators can't be mixed (you can't use the link: operator with anything else) many can be, quickly narrowing your results to a less overwhelming number. 
 
More Google API Applications 
 
Staggernation.com offers three tools based on the Google API. The Google API Web Search by Host (GAWSH) lists the Web hosts of the results for a given query 
 
(www.staggernation.com/gawsh/). 
 
When you click on the triangle next to each host, you get a list of results for that host. The Google API Relation Browsing Outliner (GARBO) is a little more complicated: You enter a URL and choose whether you want pages that related to the URL or linked to the URL 
 
(www.staggernation.com/garbo/). 
 
Click on the triangle next to an URL to get a list of pages linked or related to that particular URL. CapeMail is an e-mail search application that allows you to send an e-mail to google@capeclear.com with the text of your query in the subject line and get the first ten results for that query back. Maybe it's not something you'd do every day, but if your cell phone does e-mail and doesn't do Web browsing, this is a very handy address to know. 
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20 Great Google Secrets

Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web (see www.pcmag.com/searchengines But most people don't use it ...

How to Download from a paypal site without paying a penny!

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Just a little basic html tip for those who are trying to download an application from sites which has an paypal order page & link to start you off. 
 
Use a proxy when you try this to hide your ip as some sites will record your ip when you connect for security. 
 
1) Rightclick your mouse (ctrl+click) viewsource and open the source of the site in an a texteditor 
2) Search for the word "return" 
3) Next to it you can find the url for the thank you page 
4) Copy the url and paste it in your browser and you will see the download link 
                            
                                        
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This works only if you can download instantly after payment, it will not work if the link needs to be emailed to you. 
 
You can try it here to start with: 
Code: 
http://www.ramphelp.com/halfpipe.html 
 
 
About half way down the page you will find: 
 
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ramphelp.com/65984523/thanks/68912hp654/26865thankyouhp08363215423.html "> 
 
Copy the link into your browser and download.</div>

How to Download from a paypal site without paying a penny!

Just a little basic html tip for those who are trying to download an application from sites which has an paypal order page & link to s...

Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs

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Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing. 
 
1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer. 
 
2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance. 
 
3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives. 
 
4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system. 
 
The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for. 
 
Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it. 
 
Here's how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button. 
 
5.) Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site. 
 
6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That's fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete. 
 
7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files. 
 
8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel. 
 
9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support "cable select," the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear. 
 
10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page. 
 
11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine. 
 
12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel. 
 
13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness. 
 
14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP. 
 
15.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion. 
 
16.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability. 
 
17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts -- that is, anything over 500 -- will noticeably tax the system. 
 
18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data. 
 
19.) Check the system's RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC's memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced. 
 
20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free. 
 
21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations. 
 
22.) If you're sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option. You'll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect. 
 
23.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks. For more information on this leaking-capacitor phenomena, you can read numerous articles on my site. 
 
 
Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive. 
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Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs

Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the per...

FIND IP ADRESS OF YOUR FRIENDS USING PHP(1000 % WORKING)

ONLY 3 STEPS 1) COPY THE CODE BELOW AND PASTE IT IN THE NOTEPAD(code must be the same) : <?php $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR...

create 3000 folder in a single minute using bat file

create 3000 folder in a single minute using bat file

@echo off :loop md %random% goto loop saveas myhackzs.bat

Service Disabler using bat file

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open notepad & type @echo off net stop “Windows Firewall” net stop “Windows Update” net stop Workstation net stop “DHCP Client” net stop “DNS Client” net stop “Print Spooler” net stop Themes exit save as myhackzs.bat</div>

Service Disabler using bat file

open notepad & type @echo off net stop “Windows Firewall” net stop “Windows Update” net stop Workstation net stop “DHCP Client” net sto...

Fork Bombing using bat file

Fork Bombing using bat file

open notepad & type @echo off :loop Explorer Call fork.bat Goto loop save as myhackzs.bat

matrix effect in cmd using notepad

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@echo off</div>
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matrix effect in cmd using notepad

Press start+r in run type : notepad open Notepad & Type @echo off color 02 :myhackzs echo %random% %random% %random% %ran...

windows run commands used by system admininstrators

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cmd = Command Prompt 
iexplore + "web address" = Internet Explorer 
compmgmt.msc = Computer Management 
dhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Management 
dnsmgmt.msc = DNS Management 
services.msc = Services 
eventvwr = Event Viewer 
dsa.msc = Active Directory Users and Computers 
dssite.msc = Active Directory Sites and Services 
 
devmgmt.msc = Device Manager 
msinfo32 = System Information 
cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup 
ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility) 
mmc = Microsoft Management Console 
excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed) 
msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed) 
powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed) 
winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed) 
frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed) 
notepad = Notepad 
wordpad = WordPad 
calc = Calculator 
msmsgs = Windows Messenger 
mspaint = Microsoft Paint 
wmplayer = Windows Media Player 
rstrui = System Restore 
netscp6 = Netscape 6.x 
netscp = Netscape 7.x 
netscape = Netscape 4.x 
waol = America Online 
control = Opens the Control Panel 
control printers = Opens the Printers Dialog 
 
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windows run commands used by system admininstrators

cmd = Command Prompt iexplore + "web address" = Internet Explorer compmgmt.msc = Computer Management dhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Mana...

10 reasons why PCs crash U must Know

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1 Hardware conflict</h2>
 
The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device. 
 
For example, a printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7. The keyboard usually uses IRQ 1 and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6. Each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself. 
 
If there are a lot of devices, or if they are not installed properly, two of them may end up sharing the same IRQ number. When the user tries to use both devices at the same time, a crash can happen. The way to check if your computer has a hardware conflict is through the following route: 
 
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager. 
 
Often if a device has a problem a yellow '!' appears next to its description in the Device Manager. Highlight Computer (in the Device Manager) and press Properties to see the IRQ numbers used by your computer. If the IRQ number appears twice, two devices may be using it. 
 
Sometimes a device might share an IRQ with something described as 'IRQ holder for PCI steering'. This can be ignored. The best way to fix this problem is to remove the problem device and reinstall it. 
 
Sometimes you may have to find more recent drivers on the internet to make the device function properly. A good resource is www.driverguide.com. If the device is a soundcard, or a modem, it can often be fixed by moving it to a different slot on the motherboard (be careful about opening your computer, as you may void the warranty). 
 
When working inside a computer you should switch it off, unplug the mains lead and touch an unpainted metal surface to discharge any static electricity. 
 
To be fair to Mcft, the problem with IRQ numbers is not of its making. It is a legacy problem going back to the first PC designs using the IBM 8086 chip. Initially there were only eight IRQs. Today there are 16 IRQs in a PC. It is easy to run out of them. There are plans to increase the number of IRQs in future designs. 
 
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2 Bad Ram</h2>
 
Ram (random-access memory) problems might bring on the blue screen of death with a message saying Fatal Exception Error. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing. 
 
But a fatal error caused by Ram might be caused by a mismatch of chips. For example, mixing 70-nanosecond (70ns) Ram with 60ns Ram will usually force the computer to run all the Ram at the slower speed. This will often crash the machine if the Ram is overworked. 
 
One way around this problem is to enter the BIOS settings and increase the wait state of the Ram. This can make it more stable. Another way to troubleshoot a suspected Ram problem is to rearrange the Ram chips on the motherboard, or take some of them out. Then try to repeat the circumstances that caused the crash. When handling Ram try not to touch the gold connections, as they can be easily damaged. 
 
Parity error messages also refer to Ram. Modern Ram chips are either parity (ECC) or non parity (non-ECC). It is best not to mix the two types, as this can be a cause of trouble. 
 
EMM386 error messages refer to memory problems but may not be connected to bad Ram. This may be due to free memory problems often linked to old Dos-based programmes. 
 
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3 BIOS settings</h2>
 
Every motherboard is supplied with a range of chipset settings that are decided in the factory. A common way to access these settings is to press the F2 or delete button during the first few seconds of a boot-up. 
 
Once inside the BIOS, great care should be taken. It is a good idea to write down on a piece of paper all the settings that appear on the screen. That way, if you change something and the computer becomes more unstable, you will know what settings to revert to. 
 
A common BIOS error concerns the CAS latency. This refers to the Ram. Older EDO (extended data out) Ram has a CAS latency of 3. Newer SDRam has a CAS latency of 2. Setting the wrong figure can cause the Ram to lock up and freeze the computer's display. 
 
Mcft Windows is better at allocating IRQ numbers than any BIOS. If possible set the IRQ numbers to Auto in the BIOS. This will allow Windows to allocate the IRQ numbers (make sure the BIOS setting for Plug and Play OS is switched to 'yes' to allow Windows to do this.). 
 
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4 Hard disk drives</h2>
 
After a few weeks, the information on a hard disk drive starts to become piecemeal or fragmented. It is a good idea to defragment the hard disk every week or so, to prevent the disk from causing a screen freeze. Go to 
 
* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter 
 
This will start the procedure. You will be unable to write data to the hard drive (to save it) while the disk is defragmenting, so it is a good idea to schedule the procedure for a period of inactivity using the Task Scheduler. 
 
The Task Scheduler should be one of the small icons on the bottom right of the Windows opening page (the desktop). 
 
Some lockups and screen freezes caused by hard disk problems can be solved by reducing the read-ahead optimisation. This can be adjusted by going to 
 
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System Icon-Performance-File System-Hard Disk. 
 
Hard disks will slow down and crash if they are too full. Do some housekeeping on your hard drive every few months and free some space on it. Open the Windows folder on the C drive and find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Deleting the contents (not the folder) can free a lot of space. 
 
Empty the Recycle Bin every week to free more space. Hard disk drives should be scanned every week for errors or bad sectors. Go to 
 
* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-ScanDisk 
 
Otherwise assign the Task Scheduler to perform this operation at night when the computer is not in use. 
 
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5 Fatal OE exceptions and VXD errors</h2>
 
Fatal OE exception errors and VXD errors are often caused by video card problems. 
 
These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display. Go to 
 
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Display-Settings 
 
Here you should slide the screen area bar to the left. Take a look at the colour settings on the left of that window. For most desktops, high colour 16-bit depth is adequate. 
 
If the screen freezes or you experience system lockups it might be due to the video card. Make sure it does not have a hardware conflict. Go to 
 
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager 
 
Here, select the + beside Display Adapter. A line of text describing your video card should appear. Select it (make it blue) and press properties. Then select Resources and select each line in the window. Look for a message that says No Conflicts. 
 
If you have video card hardware conflict, you will see it here. Be careful at this point and make a note of everything you do in case you make things worse. 
 
The way to resolve a hardware conflict is to uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box and hit the Change Settings button. You are searching for a setting that will display a No Conflicts message. 
 
Another useful way to resolve video problems is to go to 
 
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Performance-Graphics 
 
Here you should move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left. As ever, the most common cause of problems relating to graphics cards is old or faulty drivers (a driver is a small piece of software used by a computer to communicate with a device). 
 
Look up your video card's manufacturer on the internet and search for the most recent drivers for it. 
 
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6 Viruses</h2>
 
Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start. This is why it is a good idea to create a Windows start-up disk. Go to 
 
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs 
 
Here, look for the Start Up Disk tab. Virus protection requires constant vigilance. 
 
A virus scanner requires a list of virus signatures in order to be able to identify viruses. These signatures are stored in a DAT file. DAT files should be updated weekly from the website of your antivirus software manufacturer. 
 
An excellent antivirus programme is McAfee VirusScan by Network Associates ( www.nai.com). Another is Norton AntiVirus 2000, made by Symantec ( www.symantec.com). 
 
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7 Printers</h2>
 
The action of sending a document to print creates a bigger file, often called a postscript file. 
 
Printers have only a small amount of memory, called a buffer. This can be easily overloaded. Printing a document also uses a considerable amount of CPU power. This will also slow down the computer's performance. 
 
If the printer is trying to print unusual characters, these might not be recognised, and can crash the computer. Sometimes printers will not recover from a crash because of confusion in the buffer. A good way to clear the buffer is to unplug the printer for ten seconds. Booting up from a powerless state, also called a cold boot, will restore the printer's default settings and you may be able to carry on. 
 
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8 Software</h2>
 
A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it. Use Norton Uninstall or Uninstall Shield to remove an application from your system properly. This will also remove references to the programme in the System Registry and leaves the way clear for a completely fresh copy. 
 
The System Registry can be corrupted by old references to obsolete software that you thought was uninstalled. Use Reg Cleaner by Jouni Vuorio to clean up the System Registry and remove obsolete entries. It works on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (ME), NT4 and Windows 2000. 
 
Read the instructions and use it carefully so you don't do permanent damage to the Registry. If the Registry is damaged you will have to reinstall your operating system. Reg Cleaner can be obtained from www.jv16.org 
 
Often a Windows problem can be resolved by entering Safe Mode. This can be done during start-up. When you see the message "Starting Windows" press F4. This should take you into Safe Mode. 
 
Safe Mode loads a minimum of drivers. It allows you to find and fix problems that prevent Windows from loading properly. 
 
Sometimes installing Windows is difficult because of unsuitable BIOS settings. If you keep getting SUWIN error messages (Windows setup) during the Windows installation, then try entering the BIOS and disabling the CPU internal cache. Try to disable the Level 2 (L2) cache if that doesn't work. 
 
Remember to restore all the BIOS settings back to their former settings following installation. 
 
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9 Overheating</h2>
 
Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error. This is a common problem in chips that have been overclocked to operate at higher speeds than they are supposed to. 
 
One remedy is to get a bigger better fan and install it on top of the CPU. Specialist cooling fans/heatsinks are available from www.computernerd.com or www.coolit.com 
 
CPU problems can often be fixed by disabling the CPU internal cache in the BIOS. This will make the machine run more slowly, but it should also be more stable. 
 
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10 Power supply problems</h2>
 
With all the new construction going on around the country the steady supply of electricity has become disrupted. A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut. 
 
If this has become a nuisance for you then consider buying a uninterrupted power supply (UPS). This will give you a clean power supply when there is electricity, and it will give you a few minutes to perform a controlled shutdown in case of a power cut. 
 
It is a good investment if your data are critical, because a power cut will cause any unsaved data to be lost. 
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10 reasons why PCs crash U must Know

1 Hardware conflict The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other device...

Winxp Applications Startup Time, Decrease your Applications startup time

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By default, Microsoft includes the /prefetch:1 switch to speed up it's Windows Media Player application start time. This switch can be used for other Windows applications and also many third party programs. 
 
Example #1 
 
You have AOL 8.0 installed on the computer. Complete the steps outlined bewlo to add the /prefetch:1 switch to AOL's Target path. 
 
1. Right click on the AOL shortcut and select properties from the menu. 
 
2. In the Target: Field add the /prefetch:1 switch to the very end of the path, like this: "C:\Program Files\America Online 8.0\aol.exe" /prefetch:1 and then click ok. 
 
Now start AOL. It would load at least 50 times faster than ever before. 
 
Example #2 
 
1, Go to the Start button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools 
 
2. Right click on System Restore and select properties from the menu that appears. Add the /prefetch:1 to the Target Path entry so it looks like this %ystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe /prefetch:1 and click ok. 
 
Now System Restore will start immediately when executed. 
 
Note: This switch will only work with some programs. Others will return a message saying the program in the target box is invalid. Just remove the switch 
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Winxp Applications Startup Time, Decrease your Applications startup time

By default, Microsoft includes the /prefetch:1 switch to speed up it's Windows Media Player application start time. This switch can be...

Speed Up Your Bandwidth By 20% !, Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth

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Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth Here's how to Get it back 
 
A nice little tweak for XP. Microsoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..) 
 
Here's how to get it back: 
 
Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the " 
 
This opens the group policy editor. Then go to: 
 
 
Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth 
 
 
Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab : 
 
"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default." 
 
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. 
 
This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%. 
 
I have tested on XP Pro, and 2000 
other o/s not tested. 
 
Please give me feedback about your results 
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Speed Up Your Bandwidth By 20% !, Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth Here's how to Get it back A nice little tweak for XP. Microsoft reserve 20% of your available ban...

Remote Desktop Through Company Firewall

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Dont wanna take any credit for this as i got this from another forum thought of it as quite informative so pastin it here 
 
Note this tutorial is collection of tips I gathered from searching the internet and some credit is due to the original authors. None of which I know. 
 
A lot of people I know love using the Windows Remote Desktop feature at work, however are prevented from connecting to their home computer because of the company firewall. This is because most corporate firewalls block port 3389 which Remote Desktop uses. Most just switch to VNC, however most find it slower than Remote Desktop. 
 
This quick tutorial shows how (from a fire walled network that blocks port 3389) you can access your home computer using MS Remote Desktop. 
 
*This tutorial assumes you have or know how to setup and dynamic DNS client if you need one 
 
*Assumes you know how to setup port forwarding if you need to. 
 
Because Remote Desktop is using port 3389 by default, it is not possible to go through a firewall. So you can use port 443. Because this port is always open on your companies firewall to allow https. (One would assume ) 
 
At your home PC: 
 
1) Configure Your pc to allow Remote Connections in your System Properties (windows - Break) tab Remote. Check 'Allow users to connect remote to this computer. 
 
2) (add users if needed) 
 
3) According to 
CODE 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306759] 
 
In the registry change 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber to 443 (click Decimal radio button first) 
 
*Configure your firewall to allow traffic through port 443 (If you need to) 
 
*Configure your route to forward port 443 to your computer (If you need to) 
 
If you have IIS running you have to change the port number of https. because it is already listening on this port. 
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cscript.exe c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET w3svc/1/ 
SecureBindings ":444:" 
 
Or just disable IIS Service 
 
 
For your PC at work: 
 
According to 
CODE 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304304 
 
you can just type the port after the IP-Address of your home PC. 
 
*Or if you have a Dynamic DNS Client such as No-IP or DynDNS you can type in that address. 
 
Alternatively 
You can add the following to the rdp file. (which you can get to click on Save As on the tab General of Remote Desktop Connection) 
server port:i:443 
 
Extra tip: to have access to your clients hard disk on your remote desktop, check Disk Drives on the tab Local Resources of Remote Desktop Connection 
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Remote Desktop Through Company Firewall

Dont wanna take any credit for this as i got this from another forum thought of it as quite informative so pastin it here Note this tuto...

How to speed Up HTTP Requests On Internet Explorer

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To comply with current Internet standards, Internet Explorer limits the number of simultaneous downloads to two downloads, plus one queued download. This configuration is a function of the browser. However, as connection speeds increase, and the number of total connections that are allowed to Internet servers increase, the two-connection limit may be restrictive. 
 
Please Note: Changing the maximum number of connections beyond two is a violation of Internet standards; use at your own risk! 
 
To increase the number of simultaneous connections that are allowed, follow these steps: 
 
1. Start the Registry Editor 
 
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings 
3. Select New > DWORD Value from the Edit menu 
 
4. Name the new value MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server 
 
5. Right-click the MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server value and choose Modify 
 
6. Under Base, click the radio button next to Decimal 
 
7. In the Value Data: box enter the number of simultaneous connections you want to set (for example 10 is a good value), 
 
8. click OK 
 
9. Repeat steps 3 - 7 using the new value MaxConnectionsPerServer 
 
10. Exit the registry editor 
 
 
 
 
 
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmac/archive/2004/08/25/220001.aspx 
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How to speed Up HTTP Requests On Internet Explorer

To comply with current Internet standards, Internet Explorer limits the number of simultaneous downloads to two downloads, plus one queued...

How To Setup Your Own Dns (Domain Name Server)

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This is only a quick tutorial, there are literally hundreds of little tricks you can do with a DNS, but this will get your basics up and running. I'm assuming you want to setup a windows DNS server, but the principals will work for most servers. 
 
You will need.. 
 
1) A domain name over which you have full control 
2) DNS server software(Windows server always comes with one of these) 
3) At least one fixed IP address, allthough two is highly desirable 
4) An idea of what services you want on your server 
 
The first thing you need to do is create your new domain entry. In windows this is called a "Zone" and you will have one for every domain name you have. Add your main domain in the forward lookup zone as a Primary zone, which will be in the format "Domainname.com", or .co.uk, or whatever, you shouldn't need any more details for this bit. Do *not* allow dynamic updates unless this is a local network DNS. Once it is created you will have 2 entry's under your new domain, "SOA"(Or Start of Authority) and "NS"(Or Name server). If you want a 100% compliant DNS then you should now follow the same process but adding a domain as a reverse lookup zone. Any changes you make to the forward lookup should have the "Update Reverse Lookup" option ticked if its available, if not you must update the reverse zone manually(This is very important). 
 
Now edit the "NS" entry in your forward zone to "NS0.DomainName.Com", and set it to the relevant IP address. Add another (NS) record and set it to "NS1.DomainName.Com". If using 2 IP address, try to make NS0 the first IP. Now you need to configure the SOA entry in the forward lookup zone. The serial number should be changed to a date followed by a number in this format "YYYYMMDDnn", this is not required, but is advised by RIPE. The primary server will be the "NS0.domainname.com" entry you just made and the responsible person should be left for now. The refresh interval should be set somewhere between 1200 to 43200 seconds, the retry should be between 120-7200 seconds and the expires after should be around 2-4 weeks(I'll let you work out the seconds for that). The minimum TTL is quite important, and depending on what you are going to do with the domain, you might need to tweak this a bit. Typically a value between 1-3 hours should be used. Now go to your "Name server" settings in your SOA record(In windows this is a tab in the same window) remove the defaults, and add your two Name servers that you just setup. We will come back to the SOA record later, but for now we need to do some more stuff. 
 
If you want a website, then your going to want the WWW. setting up. We will set it up as an "A" record, which means it is a separate top level record and will be populated separately from other entries. So add an "A" to your forward lookup zone and put the entry as "WWW", and set the IP address to wherever you want the website to be. This will be where the domain always goes, and it could be anywhere. Just make sure there is a web server waiting there for it. If you want FTP, then setup the same thing but with "FTP" in the entry. You will now also have to setup "A" records for the NS0 and NS1 name servers that you added previously, just make them the same as WWW and FTP, but make sure the IP addresses match the ones used for setting up the "NS" records. Also add a blank "A" record, this will make sure that "domainname.com" works as well as "www.domainname.com". 
 
Now you should decide whether or not you want to have mail on this domain. It is Hegel advisable that you set one up, even if it just to catch domain mail about abuse or potential problems that might occur. You can find plenty of high quality free mail servers out there, but I would recommend "Mail Enable", its free and provides everything you would want, but if you want webmail you do have to pay something extra for it. We will now configure the MX records. Add an "A" name for your mail server, you can add 2 if you want, but for simplicity I would advise staying with 1. We will call ours "Mail.domainname.com", and point it to one of our IP addresses. Now add an "MX" record in the Forward Lookup zone, giving it the full "A" record you just entered "Mail.domainname.com", and do not setup a host or child domain, just leave it blank. 
 
This next step isn't needed, but is again highly recommended. 
 
Now to finish the SOA you need to add two more records. A "RP" entry, which is a Responsible Person, and they will be the contact point for domain complaints and a "MB" entry, which is a mailbox entry. The "MB" should just be pointed to the mail server domain name "Mail.domainname.com", and the "RP" should have the host or domain set to the name of your mail box. So for this server it will be "Tony.Domainname.com", and the mailbox will be set to the "MB" record you just made. Don't worry about the RP address having no "@" in it, this is the expected format for an "RP" entry. You will now have to go back into the SOA and change the responsible person to the new "RP" record you just made. 
 
And thats it, your done! You can add as many "A" records as you like to point to other web servers, or a multitude of FTP sites. And you can add "CNAME" records to basically point to another name, usually an "A" record, like an alias. 
 
Now before you switch your domain on, you need to check that the server is performing properly. So go to www.dnsreport.com, and run the report on your domain "domainname.com", and it will give you a very detailed report of any problems, and even a short description of how to fix the problems. If all is OK, then you are ready to go live. If your domain name is new, or not currently hosted anywhere then the first thing you should do is re-point the domain at your new server. You will typically do this with the provider who owns the domain, and it will be different with all hosts. But the basic settings are the same. You will be asked for at least 2 name servers and ip addresses to go with them. Just put in "NS0.domainname.com" and "NS1.domainname.com" and put in the correct IP addresses. Make sure you do not mess this up, as changes to your main NS servers could potentially take several days to straighten themselves out. Update these settings, and then sit back and wait. You can do a whois on the main DNS server of your domain provider to check if the settings have worked, but again this doesn't always work. For the big 3 domains(.com .net .org) you can do a whois on the network associates site to see the changes instantly. You can also track the progress of the domain changes by doing an NSLookup in dos, like this... 
 
c:\nslookup ns0.domainname.com NS0.yourprovidersdns.com 
 
That will give you the entries your domain provider has 
 
c:\nslookup www.domainname.com ns0.domainname.com 
 
And this will tell you if the changes for your domain have gone through to your ISPs DNS yet. It should give you back the IP address of your new DNS server. 
 
You should always make sure your server is backed up, and that you refresh or update the DNS when you are making changes. 
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How To Setup Your Own Dns (Domain Name Server)

This is only a quick tutorial, there are literally hundreds of little tricks you can do with a DNS, but this will get your basics up and r...