Now we download stuff almost daily. New products pop out so often. You can use any software forever you want. You can download trial version, right. Trial version expires after some days. You can stop that expiration. You can tell trial version of the software to not count days or do not bother about time. [...]

Task manager is a powerful Windows tool for managing system services, processes, monitoring system activity and starting or closing applications. It is basically extended version of run box and it comes very handy to operate within Windows system. That’s way many system administrators prefer to disable task manager on public computers to restrict access to [...]

This post is all about Enabling Multiple Concurrent Remote Desktop Connections in Windows XP SP2.

Allowing Network Access with Blank Passwords (XP and Vista) Although you can log in locally without a password, by default, WindowsXP Pro does not allow network users to access the computer without a password. Typically you will receive an Unknown error 31 if this is the case. To change this setting: Run gpedit.msc Go to [...]

Here are some useful hacks for Windows Vista. As usual, back up your registry before you try them. To change the name of the registered user or company,browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion and look for RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization. Double click on them and change the values. Slow down animations If you have a sufficiently powerful [...]

As an added security precaution it is possible to clear all data that has been written to the page file so it cannot be retrieved. The downside to this tweak is that it may substantially increase shutdown time depending on the amount of data in the page file. [Start] –> [Run] –> Type Regedit –> [...]

If you dont like the shortcuts on your multimedia keyboard jsut because they launch the default programs given by windows then here is a way to change them. Internet key Open the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\7 Right-click in the right column and create a new String called ShellExecute Set the value as the [...]

Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your comp! If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here’s a recipe for a desktop shortcut [...]

I don’t see any reason for there to be a delay when I click on the Start Menu. Effects are pretty, but I wouldn’t click on it if I didn’t have business inside, so lets get it open and get moving. The default speed can be adjusted with a quick registry entry. The default value [...]

Would you prefer to display your shortcuts without the arrow in the bottom left hand corner? This tip will show you how to change the arrow icon or remove it completely To remove the shortcut arrows: Method 1: 1. Open your notepad or any script editor 2. Copy and paste the script below into you [...]

Just a little thing if you are really bored and have nothing better to do, and want to customize your pc a bit. It’s not particularly useful, To change the name of recycle bin or rename recycle bin in Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Me, Windows 98 or Windows 95, just edit a [...]

I am sure all of you must have heard of similar topics which promise to avail you the benefits of a genuine Windows Xp…..but even after you try all those methods you are probably disappointed.I wont disappoint you. I promise that I will make you reap the benefits of a Genuine windows operating system.All I [...]

When you shut down Windows XP, the OS tries its best to make sure that all services (they help run things like graphics, printers etc) are shut down. But there are times when they don’t close, thus Windows XP tries to give it the chance to shut down itself. This amount of time that windows [...]

With this simple registry hack you can display any fake configuration you wish for your computer. Please note that this hack will not improve the performance of your computer.

Follow this Top Tricks for Windows XP but always make back up of your registry Disabling Scandisk When Windows is not shut down correctly, it will perform an Auto Check using CHKDSK on the next restart. Auto Check is executed after a short time delay. AutoCheck can be disabled or delayed by tweaking a few [...]

Shortcut to restarting xp.. You can restart a Windows XP Pro and Home machine easily by creating a shortcut with following path. (Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition) “c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00″ -r is for restarting the computer. -f is to force close all programs without saving. -t 00 is used [...]