Telnet lessons – Part 2

The simplest use of telnet is to log into a remote computer. Give the command: C:/>telnet targetcomputer.com (substituting the name of the computer you want to telnet into for targetcomputer.com) If this computer is set up to let people log into accounts, you may get the message: login: Type your user name here, making sure Continue reading

Telnet lessons – Part 1

The Magic of DOS In this guide you will learn how to telnet, forge email, and use nslookup with Windows XP. The key to doing amazing things with XP is as simple as D O S. Yes, that’s right, DOS as in MS-DOS, as in MicroSoft Disk Operating System. Windows XP (as well as NT Continue reading

Project proposal for GSoC 2008

A Plugin to publish the posts in wordpress blog as an e-Book Personal Profile Full name: Satish Gandham Email: g.satish@iitg.ernet.in Gtalk ID: satish.iitg@gmail.com Project idea information Project Title: Develop a plugin for wordpress which enables the blogger to publish his blog posts in the form of an e-Book. Project Description The main functions of the Continue reading

Linux | Terminal as the desktop background

Smile The objective is to have a gnome terminal running as the desktop background, right above the actual background image, that won’t be displayed by the statusbar or ticker. It should look something like this: Full transparency or Semi-transparent with shadows (using Xgl) Ok, lets get started… 1) Download devilspie Code: sudo apt-get install devilspie 2) Continue reading

Recover Windows MBR using Ubuntu LIVE CD

Ubuntu & WIN7 logo If you want to restore Windows Bootloader and for some reason cannot use the windows installation cd, there is a simple way to do it: NOTE: make sure you have internet working. 1) Boot with Ubuntu Live CD or Linux Mint Live CD 2) On the terminal: sudo apt-get install ms-sys then ms-sys –mbr /dev/hdX Continue reading

Basic computer security tips

Computer security is something everyone who uses the internet should learn about and use to protect themselves while they use the internet. Physical security This type of security is overlooked as not being a risk but it is. Anyone that has access to the machine can interrupt the boot process to get to a command Continue reading

Make Your Windows Truly personalized Part -I

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 Continue reading

All about Windows Registry

What is the Registry? The Registry is a database used to store settings and options for the 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 95, 98, ME and NT/2000. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. Whenever a user makes changes to a Control Panel Continue reading

Some common but important Downloads

Download Windows one care Antivirus From Microsoft onecare.live.com/ Download google pack from pack.google.com Download yahoo messenger messenger.yahoo.com Download internet download manager www.internetdownloadmanager.com Download Kaspersky antivirus -(ftp://ftp.downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com/zips/av-i386&ids-daily.zip) Download Norton Antivirus http://definitions.symantec.com/defs/20070831-019-i32.exe Download macafee antivirus http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/superdat/english/intel/sdat5110.exe Download F secure antivirus ftp://ftp.europe.f-secure.com/anti-virus/updates/fsupdate.exe Enjoy downloading……..

ExplorerXP – Windows Explorer Alternative

Hate Windows Explorer? Count me on that list too. There were off a lot of features missing in the standard Windows Explorer. I’ve tried quite a few alternatives like Explorer2, Frigate File Manager etc. But nothing made me comfortable until I found this…ExplorerXP. This is a nice little tool that has pretty much of what Continue reading

Speed Up Network Browsing

When you use My Network Places to browse for other machines on your network, it usually takes a long time to display the list of shared resources for the target machine. This is because Windows XP first checks for the scheduled tasks on the target machine before listing the shared resources present on the computer. Continue reading

Important tips to maintain your computer

tools Here are some of the important tips to maintain your computer: 1) Install antivirus: download antivirus from the official sites only………. because there are some site which says that they have the best anitivirus but when we download and install them then it is found to be a virus….. so do install them from the Continue reading

hardware troubleshooting PART 1

TROUBLE SHOOTING 1) There is no power light, and you cannot hear any cooling fan. Check SMPS power, main power connection, and check connection on Motherboard from SMPS, check front panel connections. 2) There is no power light, but you hear the cooling fan running. Check front panel connections. 3) The power light is on, Continue reading

g-OS: A new operating system is born

Hi friends did any of you try this new operating system? The screen shots look great. They say that 2000 people downloaded it within the 2 hours of release :O. I’m Going to try it this week and post a review. You can download it here. Download If any of you are already using it Continue reading

Did you know that……

Did you know that the flight number of the plane that had hit WTC …on 9/11 was Q33N ….Open your Notepad in ur computer and type the flight number i.e Q33N… Increase the Font Size to 72, Change the Font to Wingdings. U will be amazed by the findings

Remove Brontok Virus Urself

Here is the method to remove brontok virus manually though avg can remove it very easily Start ur computer in safe mode with command prompt and type the followinf command to enable registry editor:- reg delete HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\system /v “DisableRegistryTools” and run HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\system /v “DisableRegistryTools” after this ur registry editor is enable type explorer go to Continue reading

Some cool run commands part-2

windows-run-command IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)- ipconfig /registerdns IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /showclassid IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws Keyboard Properties- control keyboard Local Security Settings- secpol.msc Local Users and Groups- lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out Of Windows- Continue reading

Some cool run commands part-1

Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes – control printers Printers Folder – printers Private Character Editor – eudcedit Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl Quicktime Player (if installed)- quicktimeplayer Real Player (if installed)- realplay Regional Settings – intl.cpl Registry Editor – regedit Registry Editor – regedit32 Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone Remote Desktop – mstsc Removable Continue reading

Converting .exe files to .jpg

Firstly, create a new folder and make sure that the options ‘show hidden files’ is checked and ‘hide extensions for known file types’ is unchecked in folder options. Basically what you need is to see hidden files and the extension of all files on your pc. Paste a copy of your server in the new Continue reading

Batch Programming Basics

This tutorial explains you what batch file programming is and how to create batch files. The Basics of Batch File Programming Batch file programming is nothing but a batch of DOS ( Disk Operating System ) commands, hence the name Batch. If you code a lot and know many languages you are sure to notice Continue reading

Automate The Installation Of Windows XP

WINXP Pro Booklet cvr w_CD You can create a CD that can install Windows XP automatically, putting in all the details and answering all the dialog boxes. The secret behind this is the answer file, which tells Windows what to do while it’s installing. The answer file can be created using Windows setup manager. Using this tool, you can make Continue reading
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