Disable Access to USB Mass Storage Drive

This hack will disable access to the usb flash drive
also known as usb mas storage drive ( also usb hard
disks but not sure as I don’t have one).

Goto start > run > and type in regedit and press enter.
This will open registry editor window. Now go to the
following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR

Right click on the key and select export and save a backup copy in case
anything goes wrong. Now on the right pan of the regedit window double
click on the value called Start & set it value to 4 & click OK.

When you need to use your USB mass storage drive just change the value of
Start to 3.

If you’re too lazy just copy & paste these codes into a notepad
file and save it with a .reg extension.

code for Disable access to the usb mass storage drive :

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]
“Start”=dword:00000004

code for enable access to the usb mass storage drive :

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]
“Start”=dword:00000003

How to Switch Among Different Networks

Say You have one laptop that needs to be connected both of your home & office network. But changing the the settings manually every time is a hassle. To get rid of this I am presenting you with this tutorial. Windows xp & 2000 ( probably vista also ) has a nifty command line utility that makes switching between network a cake-walk.

Create a folder on your laptop – say : c:\netsettings

While you’re on your home network, open the command prompt window and type in the following command :

netsh -c interface dump > c:\netsettings\home.txt

this will store a copy of your home network settings on the above location
aka c:\netsettings\home.txt

Now before turning off the the laptop change the following things as per your
office network config :

1. workgroup or domain name,
2. TCP/IP Settings of your NIC – such as manual or automatic ip settings.
3. Gateway & DNS server settings

in one word do all the necessary settings to you usually do to connect to your office network.

Now turn off your laptop & go to your workplace or office . Don’t be late

After you’ve successfully log on to your office network save the network settings using this command :

netsh -c interface dump > c:\netsettings\workplace.txt

this will store a copy of your office network settings on the above location
aka c:\netsettings\workplace.txt

Now after a long day or night doing your hardwork at your workplace
& just before turning off the laptop ( assuming you’re now going to home )
fire up your command prompt window & type in this command :

netsh -f c:\netsettings\home.txt

And voila ! This will prepare your laptop to log on to your home network.
you don’t have to change a bunch of settings manually anymore.

While you’re at home and before turning off your laptop just type in this command into a command prompt window :

netsh -f c:\netsettings\workplace.txt

This will load your appropriate network settings so that you can directly log on to your workplace network next time you boot your laptop
without the need of any kind of manual settings.

So, In short this workaround will save your time as you canswitch between networks using only simple commands.

Note : I’ve used windows xp with sp3 as the OS & my elder brother’s laptop for this purpose . That lappy is loaded with winxp sp2 – all updated.

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How to Play Winamp Within Winamp

First of all – you need winamp version 5.5.xxx and Bento or Big Bento Skin activated
for this hack to work. I haven’t tested it other winamp releases.
Please test with version prior to 5.5 and let me know.

Download AjaxAMP plugin from http://ajaxamp.com/download or http://ajaxamp.com/

Download the zip archive, unzip it & copy & paste the containing .dll file (eg. gen_AjaxAMP.dll) into your winamp’s plugin folder
usually C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins.

Now open winamp & choose view > web browser or press Alt+X.
This will show you the winamp web browser. On the address field type:
http://127.0.0.1:5151/ & click on the go button or press enter.

Voila! This will open a web based interface of winamp within winamp

Software Version : Winamp 5.52 Full not the pro , AjaxAMP v3.1, Winxp Sp3 RC2.

Note : Performance may be sluggish with this trick though I am not sure.
If your winamp is not responding but you can hear music right click outside
of winamp on the desktop & choose refresh or else minimize winamp window.