Windows basically execute run commands from within command prompt.
Every time you execute a command from windows run dialogue box
the command prompt just disappears. This method has it’s own
advantage & disadvantage.

But, sometime we need to see the command output in command prompt window. But run dialouge box just don’t allow us to do so.

Say, You have executed a command like ipconfig or systeminfo into run
dialogue box. But after executing this command the command prompt
will just quit without showing you any result.

But if you need to see the output of that command that you give in
run dialogue box you have to refrain command prompt from disappearing.

So, Here is the trick for Refrain Command Prompt from Disappearing

Just add cmd /k before you type in any command into run dialogue box.
For example :

cmd /k ipconfig
cmd /k systeminfo

By default windows format pen drive with fat file system
which has it’s own limitation. One big issue with fat file system is
you cannot store a file larger than 4GB. But nowadays we have to transfer file
more than 4GB such as DVD or dual layer DVD image. But NTFS file system is more
reliable & don’t have this kind of limitations. So you can tranfer a file
which is more than 4GB big.

Warning : Backup all data from your pen drive before following this procedure.

Plug in your pen drive. Click start & Right click on My Computer.
Select Properties > Hardware > Device Manager.

Expand Disk Drives & Click on your Pen Drive Name. ( In my case it’s : Jetflash )
Now Right click on your pen drive name & select Properties.
Go to Polocies Tab & Select Optimize for Performance.

Settings

Click OK. Close device Manager.

Now open My Computer & Select Your Pen Drive ( ie Removable Disk ).
Right click on it & select Format. Click on File system box.
& Voila! You see the NTFS option.

Now select NTFS & fromat your pen drive.

Another Method :

You can also convert your pen drive’s fat file system to ntfs as you use to convert
fat partion to nfts.

Open command prompt. In the command prompt window, type :

convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

In my case my pen drive’s letter is N so it will be :

convert N: /fs:ntfs

Note : You can’t use this pen drive with under win 9x & me.
To use this pen drive under 9x & me format it using fat file system.

I’ve used Windows Xp With Sp3 as my Os.
Plz test on on Other os like vista & tell me if it works.
Also do inform me after formatting the pen drive is it usable under
linux .( I think it will work though not sure )

This hack will enable you to show your name or any desired text
beside windows taskbar ( system tray ) clock.

Follow these steps :

1. Go to Cntrol Panel > Regonal & Language Options.

2. In the Regional Otions tab click on Customize & Go to Time Tab.
For Vista : In the bottom of the Format tab click on Customize this format button.

. Select the AM Symbol box & enter your name or any
desired text. ( This Will Show up Intead of AM )

4. Select PM Symbol box & enter your name or any
desired text. ( This Will Show up Intead of PM )

5. Click on Apply & OK. Click on Apply & OK.

Note : Tried it on Xp Sp2 & Vista Ultimate 64 bit

How to Use Older Extensions and Themes With Newer Versions of Firefox

If you want to use Extensions & themes that are not insatalling on newer versions of

firefox then follow these steps :

> Open Firefox.

> on the address bar type “about:config” without the quotes.

> create a new Boolean key aka preference & name it “extensions.checkCompatibility”

without the quotes.

> set the value of this newly created key aka preference at false.

Restart Firefox.

After this tweak your Firefox Addon Manager window should look like this.

> Now use any old Extensions and themes that was not installing before.

Note I’ve used Firefox 2.0.0.12 & Firefox Beta 3.0.b3 for this purpose. Have not tested

it on
latest firefox 3 beta. So guys please test it on that & let me know since my priority

target
of this tute is firefox 3 :D.

Note : All plugins & themes will not work flawlessly in this way since the browser
change it’s functionality with every major releases. But they will install.
Give them a shot if you’re interested.

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I was looking for a alternative way of make a playlist without media players
like winamp or windows media player & discovered this hack
This tute is just for fun & try something new in geeky way

1. Open notepad & type :
#EXTM3U
at the first line.
2. On the second Line type :
#EXTINF:101,Eagles - Hotel California
(you can enter any desired song name intead of “Eagles - Hotel California” )
3. On the third line typr :
Eagles - Hotel California.mp3
(this is real file name of the song )
4. To add more songs repeat the step 2 & 3.
Just change the “#EXTINF:” Number, Song Name & File Name as approprite
5. Save the file with a .m3u extension ( eg. lovedsongs.m3u ) into the
same folder where the original song files exist.

For example :

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:101,Eagles - Hotel California
Eagles - Hotel California.mp3
#EXTINF:102,Bridge over troubled water
Bridge over troubled water.wma
#EXTINF:103,Love You
Love You.ogg

Windows Movie Maker is a great piece of software that comes bundled
with Windows xp. To capture videos with windows movie maker follow
these steps :

1. Go to Start > All Programs & click on Windows Movie Maker
to open movie maker.

2. Press Ctrl+R or or select File > Capture Video & click on it.

3. This will open a windows . Under Available Devices choose your
desired video capture device & under Audio Devices choose your desired
audio capture device. Under Audio capture source choose desired audio
capture source such as mic in, line in etc.

4. You can configure more advanced options of your camera or
TV tuner card by clicking on configure button.

5. When you are done click next.

6. On box number 1 enter a name for your captured video file &
box number 2 chhose where do you want to save your captured video file
by clicking on browse button if you don’t like the default location.
Click Next.

7. In this window you can configure settings about captured videos quality
if you don’t like the default setting
” Best quality on playback on my computer ” . You can choose from DV-AVI
( but I think you’ll need a DV camera to enable this feature ) or
Other Settings. Under Other Settings you’ll find many more options to
capture your video. Under Settings details & Video File Size you can
find important infos such as video format, resolution, file size etc.

8. Turn on your camera recor mode if it it not already turnded on. Click
next.

9. In this window you can see a preview of the video you’re going
to capture. Click on Start Capture to strat the Video capture.
If you want to edit the captured video check the box
“Create clips when the wizard finishes “
If you want to capture the video for limited period of time check
the box of capture time limit & put in your desired duration.

10. If you want to pause while capturing click on Stop Capture. Then
click on Start Capture again to capture Video. When you’re done click on Finish.

This will open your captured video as an clip or several clips
( Depends on what you’ve choosen on Step No.9 under
“”Create clips when the wizard finishes “” )

You can edit the clip or clips as you wish or you can just
exit movie maker without any changes.

Play the video file from the location where you’ve saved
it on Step No.6 Option No.2.

Enjoy

Note : I’ve used winxp sp2, a usb web cam for this tutorial

Ok. I’am going to start this tutorial from scratch.
I’ll present this tute as a workshop in front of you
so that you don’t have to suffer in confusions.

Here I go :

1. login as root. Create a folder under root and name
it freebsd (eg./freebsd). create a folder under freebsd
and name it mnt (eg./freebsd/mnt)

2. Copy all 4 bsd disc images from digit dvd
(or download from http://www.freebsd.org) to /freebsd folder.

3. open terminal window & type
cd /freebsd & press enter.

4. Now type
mount -o loop -t iso9660 7.0-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso /freebsd/mnt
& press enter.

5. Now go to the /freebsd/mnt folder & copy paste the
cdrom.inf file on desktop.

6. in terminal window type :
tar -C /freebsd/mnt -cf - . | tar -xf -
& press enter.

7. Then issue this command :
umount /freebsd/mnt
& press enter.

8. Now on the terminal repeat this step
for all remaining three images. eg.

[root@localhost freebsd]# mount -o loop -t iso9660 7.0-RELEASE-i386-disc2.iso /freebsd/mnt
[root@localhost freebsd]# tar -C /freebsd/mnt -cf - . | tar -xf -
[root@localhost freebsd]# umount /freebsd/mnt

[root@localhost freebsd]# mount -o loop -t iso9660 7.0-RELEASE-i386-disc3.iso /freebsd/mnt
[root@localhost freebsd]# tar -C /freebsd/mnt -cf - . | tar -xf -
[root@localhost freebsd]# umount /freebsd/mnt

[root@localhost freebsd]# mount -o loop -t iso9660 7.0-RELEASE-i386-docs.iso /freebsd/mnt
[root@localhost freebsd]# tar -C /freebsd/mnt -cf - . | tar -xf -
[root@localhost freebsd]# umount /freebsd/mnt

9. Now go to the /freebsd folder and delete
the mnt & rr_moved folder. Also delete the four iso images.

10. Now copy the cdrom.inf file from desktop
& paste it into the /freebsd folder.

11. In terminal window type :
cd /freebsd/packages
& press enter.

12. Type in : for eg:
[root@localhost packages]# sed -ie ’s/|2/|1/g’ INDEX
[root@localhost packages]# sed -ie ’s/|3/|1/g’ INDEX

13. Go to /freebsd/packages folder & delet a file called INDEXe

14. On the terminal issue this command to get a bootable dvd iso image of freebsd:
mkisofs -V FreeBSD-7-dvd -J -R -b boot/cdboot -no-emul-boot -o /FreeBSD-7.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd.iso /freebsd

This will create FreeBSD-7.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd.iso under /.

15.  Issue this command to burn the created iso file :
growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/cdrw=/FreeBSD-7.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd.iso

or Burn this with your your desired burning app like k3b, brasero etc.

Note : You need a linux box to create this dvd. I’ve used fc8.
Also login as root to avoid stay hassle free

General keyboard shortcuts :

Press:CTRL+C
To:Copy

Press:CTRL+X
To:Cut

Press:CTRL+V
To:Paste

Press:CTRL+Z
To:Undo

Press:DELETE
To:Delete

Press:SHIFT+DELETE
To:Delete selected item permanently without placing the
item in the Recycle Bin

Press:CTRL while dragging an item
To:Copy selected item.

Press:CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
To:Create shortcut to selected item.

Press:F2
To:Rename selected item.

Press:CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To:Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.

Press:CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To:Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.

Press:CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To:Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.

Press:CTRL+UP ARROW
To:Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.

Press:CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
To:Highlight a block of text.

Press:SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
To:Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop
or select text within a document.

Press:CTRL+A
To:Select all.

Press:F3
To:Search for a file or folder.

Press:ALT+ENTER
To:View properties for the selected item.

Press:ALT+F4
To:Close the active item, or quit the active program.

Press:ALT+Enter
To:Displays the properties of the selected object.

Press:ALT+SPACEBAR
To:Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.

Press:CTRL+F4
To:Close the active document in programs that allow you
to have multiple documents open simultaneously.

Press:ALT+TAB
To:Switch between open items.

Press:ALT+ESC
To:Cycle through items in the order they were opened.

Press:F6
To:Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.

Press:F4
To:Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

Press:SHIFT+F10
To:Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

Press:ALT+SPACEBAR
To:Display the System menu for the active window.

Press:CTRL+ESC
To:Display the Start menu.

Press:ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name or Underlined letter
in a command name on an open menu Carry out the corresponding command.
To:Display the corresponding menu.

Press:F10
To:Activate the menu bar in the active program.

Press:RIGHT ARROW
To:Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.

Press:LEFT ARROW
To:Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.

Press:F5
To:Refresh the active window.

Press:BACKSPAC
To:View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

Press:ESC
To:Cancel the current task.

Press:SHIFT
To:when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent
the CD from automatically playing.

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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts :

Press:CTRL+TAB
To:Move forward through tabs.

Press:CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
To:Move backward through tabs.

Press:TAB
To:Move forward through options.

Press:SHIFT+TAB
To:Move backward through options.

Press:ALT+Underlined letter
To:Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.

Press:ENTER
To:Carry out the command for the active option or button.

Press:SPACEBAR
To:Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.

Press:Arrow keys
To:Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.

Press:F1
To:Display Help.

Press:F4
To:Display the items in the active list.

Press:BACKSPACE
To:Open a folder one level up if a folder
is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.

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Windows Key Related keyboard shortcuts :

Press:Windows Key
To:Display or hide the Start menu.

Press:Windows Key+BREAK
To:Display the System Properties dialog box.

Press:Windows Key+D
To:Show the desktop.

Press:Windows Key+M
To:Minimize all windows.

Press:Windows Key+Shift+M
To:Restores minimized windows.

Press:Windows Key+E
To:Open My Computer.

Press:Windows Key+F
To:Search for a file or folder.

Press:CTRL+Windows Key+F
To:Search for computers.

Press:Windows Key+F1
To:Display Windows Help.

Press:Windows Key+L
To:Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain,
or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.

Press:Windows Key+R
To:Open the Run dialog box.

Press:Windows Key+U
To:Open Utility Manager.

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Accessibility keyboard shortcuts :

Press:Right SHIFT for eight seconds
To:Switch FilterKeys on and off.

Press:Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To:Switch High Contrast on and off.

Press:Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To:Switch MouseKeys on and off.

Press:SHIFT five times
To:Switch StickyKeys on and off.

Press:NUM LOCK for five seconds
To:Switch ToggleKeys on and off.

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Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts :

Press:END
To:Display the bottom of the active window.

Press:HOME
To:Display the top of the active window.

Press:NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
To:Display all subfolders under the selected folder.

Press:NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
To:Display the contents of the selected folder.

Press:NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
To:Collapse the selected folder.

Press:LEFT ARROW
To:Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder.

Press:RIGHT ARROW
To:Display current selection if it’s collapsed, or select first subfolder.

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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

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.

For the leechers only - Don’t just Copy & Paste my Hard Work Without my Permission & Claim it as Yours. In Simple Word - STAY AWAY

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