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Four Easy Steps to enable hibernate in windows XP

Today I show you how to enable the hibernate option in Windows XP. Just follow the easy steps below;  and your on your way to set your Windows XP to hibernate.

HP Hibernate Option:

Whenever you want to logoff, shut down or reboot your Windows XP machine you have only 3 choices
(1) Standby ONLY IF the ACPI/APM function is properly enabled BOTH in your motherboard's BIOS AND in Windows XP!
(2) Restart
(3) Shutdown.

To properly enable Hibernation in Windows XP:

Start button -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Hibernate tab -> check Enable hibernate support box -> Apply/OK -> reboot.

NOTE: If  for some reason the Hibernate tab is unavailable your computer does NOT support it! 
The reality here is that Microsoft did NOT enable the 4th option:
(4) Hibernate, which should be available on power saving (ACPI) enabled PCs and laptops.
But you CAN bring it back: just hold the Shift key while the Shut down menu is displayed on your screen, and notice the Standby button being replaced by a new, fully functional Hibernate button, which can be clicked with the left button of your mouse.

If you release the Shift key, the Hibernate option will disappear once again, to be replaced by Standby.

How To Restore The Volume Icon In The Taskbar Of Win

Today I will show you how to restore the volume icon in the taskbar of Windows XP.

It's really handy to have access to the Volume Control panel in the event you quickly need to move the volume slider up or down. In its default state, XP ships with almost a clean slate for both the desktop and taskbar. So, if you'd like to place the volume control icon in the taskbar, you're going to need to make a little adjustment.

Just follow the easy steps:

1. Single-click the Start menu.
2. Single-click Control Panel.
3. Single-click Sound, Speech, and Audio Devices.
4. Single-click Sounds and Audio Devices to launch the Sound and Audio Devices properties.
5. On the Volume tab, locate the text labelled "Device Volume" and place a check mark next to the text labelled "Place volume icon in the taskbar."
   Single-click Apply.

You should now have the volume icon in the taskbar. Now all you need to do is double-click this icon to bring up your Volume Control panel.

How To Create An AutoRun CD

Have you noticed that the CDs that you buy or the CDs that comes with books runs automatically when you insert the CD into your CD drive. This is because of the ‘Autorun’ facility in the CDs.

But using this Auto Run feature you can only execute executable programs. Therefore the webpages and any other files cannot be opened automatically using Autorun.

Imagine that you want to copy the powerpoint presentation that you created or the Word document into a CD and pass it to your friend. Will it not be nice if the powerpoint presentation or the document opens automatically when the friend inserts the the CD into his computer?

Now every computer comes with a CD writer. You may wonder whether the CDs that you create using your CD writer can use the Autorun facility. Yes you can.

You have to create a file named ‘autorun.inf’. You can create this file using a normal notepad. You have to copy this file in the root folder of the CD. If you want to use any icon then you can also copy an icon file into the root folder.

How to execute an executable file in a CD automatically.

For example assume that you have a myprogram.exe file and myicon.ico file. And you want to run myprogram.exe file automatically when the CD is inserted

Keep both these files in the same folder.

Open a notepad and type these three lines in the notepad

(autorun)
open=myprogram.exe
icon=myicon.ico
save this file as ‘autorun.inf’.
If your executable file is not in the root folder then you have to specify the full path. (eg. open=myfoler/myprogram.exe)

To create autorun cds for non executable files

If your file is not an executable file like .xls, .doc, .htm, .html, .mp3, .wma, .wav, .mpg, .avi, .jpg, .bmp, .zip or any other file then how to write the autorun.inf file.

Let us assume that you have index.htm file as the autorun file. Then the autorun.inf file will be as follows:

(autorun)
open=start index.htm
icon=myicon.ico

In this case when you insert the CD, a small black window will open and close very fast and then you will see the index.htm file in Internet Explorer.

If you do not want the dos window to open then create the autorun.inf file as below:

(autorun)
shellexecute=index.htm
icon=myicon.ico

However the shellexecute will not work in Windows 98 or older versions. It will work in Windows XP and the newer versions of Windows. In earlier versions you can use the DOS batch file. So you will have one more file autorun.bat in addition to autorun.inf

(autorun)
open=autorun.bat index.htm
icon=myicon.ico

and the autorun.bat file will as follows:

echo off
“start % 1
“exit

How to use autorun.exe

In the above example we used two files autorun.bat and autorun.inf. However the use of autorun.bat is not a wise option. Because a batch files cannot handle errors.

Therefore you can use the free autorun.exe instead of autorun.bat

autorun.exe file is provided by Tarma software research freely. Anybody can use this software. You can download autorun.exe from Here.  After downloading this file Extract/Copy it to the root folder of the copied CD.

The autorun.inf file should be as follows:

(autorun)
open=autorun.exe index.htm
icon=myicon.ico

How To Make Older Programs Run In Windows 7

If you're having trouble running older programs originally developed for previous versions of Windows, you're not out of luck.

Luckily for consumers, Microsoft built Compatibility Mode into Windows 7. Compatibility Mode allows you to run a program using the shell of the original program it was developed for.

Here's how to access a program's Compatibility Mode in Windows 7:

1. Find the executable or program shortcut icon you'd like to run.
2. Right-click the icon and select Properties.
3. Click the Compatibility tab and place a checkmark next to the text labeled "Run this program in compatibility mode."
4. Select the operating system that the program was originally intended to run on. You may need to fine-tune the three fields under "Display Settings" if an older program requires 640×480 resolution or 256 colors.
5. Click Apply.

Try starting the program after making these changes. If it still gives you trouble, try to switch to another compatibility mode.

How To Make Older Programs Run In Windows 7

If you're having trouble running older programs originally developed for previous versions of Windows, you're not out of luck.

Luckily for consumers, Microsoft built Compatibility Mode into Windows 7. Compatibility Mode allows you to run a program using the shell of the original program it was developed for.

Here's how to access a program's Compatibility Mode in Windows 7:

1. Find the executable or program shortcut icon you'd like to run.
2. Right-click the icon and select Properties.
3. Click the Compatibility tab and place a checkmark next to the text labeled "Run this program in compatibility mode."
4. Select the operating system that the program was originally intended to run on. You may need to fine-tune the three fields under "Display Settings" if an older program requires 640×480 resolution or 256 colors.
5. Click Apply.

Try starting the program after making these changes. If it still gives you trouble, try to switch to another compatibility mode.

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How To Secure A Small Network Using The Inbuilt Firewall

A firewall is a security system that acts as a protective boundary between a network and the outside world.

Windows XP includes Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) software you can use to restrict what information is communicated between the Internet and your home or small office network. ICF also protects a single computer connected to the Internet with a cable modem, a DSL modem, or a dial–up modem.

If your network uses Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to provide Internet access to multiple computers, you should use ICF on the shared Internet connection. However, ICS and ICF can be enabled separately. You should not enable the firewall on any connection that does not directly connect to the Internet, and ICF is not needed if your network already has a firewall or proxy server.

You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure. You should not enable Internet Connection Firewall on virtual private networking (VPN) connections or on client computers because ICF will interfere with file and printer sharing. ICF cannot be enabled on the private connections of the Internet Connection Sharing host computer.

To enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall:

Open Network Connections (Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double–click Network Connections.)

Click the Dial–up, LAN or High–Speed Internet connection that you want to protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.

On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select one of the following:

To enable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), select the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box.

To disable Internet Connection Firewall, clear the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box. This disables the firewall, your computer and network are then vulnerable to intrusions.

How To Setup Internet Connection Sharing In Windows XP

To use Internet Connection Sharing to share your Internet connection, the host computer must have one network adapter that is configured to connect to the internal network, and one network adapter or modem that is configured to connect to the Internet.

On the host computer:

On the host computer, follow these steps to share the Internet connection:

1. Log on to the host computer as Administrator or as Owner.

2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3. Click Network and Internet Connections.

4. Click Network Connections.

5. Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the Internet. For example, if you connect to the Internet by using a modem, right-click the connection that you want under Dial-up.

6. Click Properties.

7. Click the Advanced tab.

8. Under Internet Connection Sharing, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection check box.

9. If you are sharing a dial-up Internet connection, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box if you want to permit your computer to automatically connect to the Internet.

10. Click OK. You receive the following message:

When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set to use IP

address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other computers on
your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses, it is a good idea to set them
to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are you sure you want to enable Internet
Connection Sharing?

11. Click Yes.

The connection to the Internet is shared to other computers on the local area network (LAN). The network adapter that is connected to the LAN is configured with a static IP address of 192.168.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

On the client computer:

To connect to the Internet by using the shared connection, you must confirm the LAN adapter IP configuration, and then configure the client computer. To confirm the LAN adapter IP configuration, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the client computer as Administrator or as Owner.

2.  Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3.  Click Network and Internet Connections.

4.  Click Network Connections.

5.  Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.

6.  Click the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list, and then click Properties.

7. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.

Note: You can also assign a unique static IP address in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254. For example, you can assign the following static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway:

   IP Address      192.168.0.2
   Subnet mask     255.255.255.0
   Default gateway 192.168.0.1

8. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.

9. Quit Control Panel.

To configure the client computer to use the shared Internet connection, follow these steps:

1. lick Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Network and Internet Connections.

3. Click Internet Options.

4. In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Connections tab.

5. Click the Setup button.

The New Connection Wizard starts.

6. On the Welcome to the New Connection Wizard page, click Next.

7. Click Connect to the Internet, and then click Next.

8. Click Set up my connection manually, and then click Next.

9. Click Connect using a broadband connection that is always on, and then click Next.

10. On the Completing the New Connection Wizard page, click Finish.

11. Quit Control Panel.

When you now start Microsoft Internet Explorer, the client computer will try to connect to the Internet by using the host computer’s shared Internet connection.

Troubleshooting:

When you turn on Internet Connection Sharing on the host computer, the host computer’s LAN adapter is automatically assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.1. Therefore, one of the following situations may occur:

• IP address conflict: Each computer on the LAN must have a unique IP address. If more than one computer has the same IP address, an IP conflict occurs, and one of the network adapters turns off until the conflict is resolved. To resolve this conflict, configure the client computer to automatically obtain an IP address, or assign it a unique IP address.
• Loss of network connectivity: If your network is configured with a different IP address range than Internet Connection Sharing uses, you will lose network connectivity with the host computer. To resolve this issue, configure the client computers to automatically obtain an IP address, or assign each client computer a unique IP address in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254.

How To Take Ownership of Files And Folders

This tutorial is useful for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The owner of a file or a folder has the right to allow or deny access to that resource.

Although members of the Administrators group and other authorized users also have the right to allow or deny access, the owner has the authority to lock out non-administrator users, and then the only way to regain access to the resource is for an administrator or a member of the Restore Operators group to take ownership of it. This makes the file or folder owner important with respect to what permissions are allowed or denied for a given resource.

The default owner of a file or folder is the person who creates the resource. Ownership can be taken or transferred in several ways. The current owner of a file or folder can transfer ownership to another user or group. A member of the Administrators group can take ownership of a file or folder or transfer ownership to another user or group—even if administrators are locked out of the resource according to the permissions. Any user with the Take Ownership permission on the file or folder can take ownership, as can any member of the Backup Operators group (or anyone else with the Restore Files And Directories user right, for that matter).

Taking Ownership of Files and Folders
If you are an administrator, an authorized user, or a backup operator, you can take ownership of a file or folder by completing the following steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, open the file or folder’s Properties dialog box by right-clicking the file or folder and then clicking Properties.
2. On the Security tab, click Advanced to display the Advanced Security Settings dialog box.
3. On the Owner tab, click Edit.This opens the Advanced Security Settings dialog box for editing.
4. In the Change Owner To list, select the new owner.If you’re taking ownership of a folder, you can take ownership of all subfolders and files within the folder by selecting the Replace Owner On Subcontainers And Objects option.
5. Click OK twice when you have finished.

Assigning Ownership
If you are an administrator or the current owner of a file, you can assign ownership of a file or a folder to another user or group by completing these steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, open the file or folder’s Properties dialog box by right-clicking the file or folder and then clicking Properties.
2. On the Security tab, click Advanced to display the Advanced Security Settings dialog box.
3. On the Owner tab, click Edit. This opens the Advanced Security Settings dialog box for editing.
4. Click Other Users Or Groups to display the Select User, Computer, Service Account, Or Group dialog box.
5. Type the name of a user or a group, and then click Check Names. If multiple names match the value you entered, you’ll see a list of names and can choose the one you want to use. Otherwise, the name will be filled in for you, and you can click OK to close the Select User, Computer, Service Account, Or Group dialog box.
6. In the Change Owner To list, select the new owner. If you’re assigning ownership of a folder, you can assign ownership of all subfolders and files within the folder by selecting the Replace Owner On Subcontainers And Objects option.
7. Click OK twice when you have finished.

How do I add or remove new fonts in Windows XP?

The font represents the physical characteristics of the letters typed into the document.

By default Microsoft windows XP has different types of font, for example:

• Verdana (TrueType)
  
• MS Serif
  
• MS Sans Serif
  
• Arial (TrueType)
  
• Times New Roman (TrueType)
  
• Symbol (TrueType)
  
• Wingdings (TrueType)
  

If you want to add new fonts in windows XP, then first make sure, these new fonts must be TrueType fonts (Font Standard) or particularly designed for windows.

To install new fonts in your computer

• Follow the easy steps to add new fonts in windows default font folder:
  
• To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
  

• First click on Start button and type %windir%\fonts in Run option then press Ok button.
  

• Go to File menu and click on Install New Font option, in the drives box, select the drives (hard drive, CD-drive or Floppy drive) that contains the new fonts. Here you can also select the Network option to install the font from network location.

• Select the new fonts and check the option "Copy fonts to Fonts folder" then press Ok button to finish the process.

To Removing Fonts in your computer:

• Follow the easy steps to add new fonts in windows default font folder:
  
• To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
  
• First click on Start button and type %windir%\fonts in Run option then press Ok button.
• First select the font that you want to remove, Press CTRL key to select more than one font. Now go to File menu and click on Delete option.

• Here a prompt will appear "Are you sure you want to delete these fonts?", then press Ok button to finish the process.

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How to Increase Your Internet Speed

By default, windows reserves 20% of your bandwidth for network background services. By changing this setting you get to utilize 100% of the bandwidth that you are paying for.

Follow the easy steps below to increase your internet speed.

Step 1
Go to Start and Select Run
Step 2
Type gpedit.msc (this will work for XP Professional, if home XP then you have to access mmc and go to local computer policy)
Step 3
Click the plus next to the Administrative Templates under computer configuration.
Step 4
Click the plus next to Network
Step 5
Click ON-QoS Packet Scheduler.
Step 6
Over in the window DOUBLE CLICK Limit Reservable Bandwidth.
Step 7
It should say NOT CONFIGURED. Change this by selecting the box ENABLED. Then change the 20 to 0. Now select OK.

Tips For Wireless Internet

If you plan on sharing your wireless internet access, you will need to have that option turned on in your settings. However, if you do not have other computers hooked up to the network at this time, for security purposes, you should leave the setting turned off until the need arises to share the wireless internet access.

Wireless Internet Speeds:

Coming in at the slowest is Bluetooth, followed by 802.11b, 802.11a and topping the charts currently is 802.11g. 802.11b is roughly equivalent to the traditional wired 10BaseT Wired Ethernet networks. Therefore, switching to Wi-Fi should not considerably slow down your wireless internet connection.

Wireless Network Equipment While Traveling:

You will need to have a wireless network card, either an adapter or integrated in your laptop. If you do not have an available slot on your PC, there are adapters you can purchase that plug into a USB port on the computer.

Finding a Wireless Internet Hot Spot:

There are several stores and restaurants that offer wireless internet access, such as Starbucks. If you have a particular destination in mind, you can call the hotels to see if they offer the service. There are also hot spot directories that you can search to find wireless internet access.

Wireless internet – WiFi Standards:

802.11 is the Wi-Fi standard, however there are other standards which are variations of the 802.11.

These include:

• 802.11a.
• 802.11b.
• 802.11g.
• 802.11i.

The differences among these standards includes speed, transmission frequency, and price. 802.11g is backwards compatible with previous products, but that is not the case with 802.11a. Make sure you check on compatibility issues prior to purchasing products.

Wireless Internet and Dial up:

It is possible to share a wireless internet connection with dial up, but it is not a very good idea. Some access points, such as the airport extreme base station from Apple, will allow this. However, there is some slow down time with sharing a wireless internet connection, and if you decide to share a dial up connection, you won't be surfing anything fast.

Finding a Wireless Internet Hot Spot in a Chain:

If you are traveling and know that you will be stopping at Starbucks, for example, and want to access the internet, you can check out their website to see what specific franchises offer wireless internet access.

Paying for Wireless Internet Access:

Most likely, you will need to pay for the high speed wireless internet access when you travel. Starbucks for example uses T-mobile as their wireless internet provider. You will need to have a t-mobile account in order to access wi-fi at Starbucks. There are some restaurants that may advertise free Wi-Fi, but in general, you should expect to pay a fee.

Nationwide Wireless Internet Service:

There are a plethora of national wireless high speed internet services available. AT&T, Sprint PCS, T-mobile, and Verizon are a few which offer nationwide service. You will want to check out various pricing, roaming policies and fees for the various networks.

Mixing Apples and PC's to Share Wireless Internet Connection:

You can mix apple and PC on a wireless network and share a wireless internet access. For example, Apple makes an access point called the AirPort Extreme Base station. Even though it is made by Apple, it still uses the Wi-Fi standard, and PC computers with a wireless adapter on the network will be able to share the wireless internet connection.

Mixing Wireless Internet and Wired Internet:

You can easily share a wireless internet access while still maintaining a wired network. There are many wireless routers on the market which offer both wired and wireless network capabilities. It is also possible to add on an access point after a wired router for wireless access.

Configuring Wireless Access Point to Share Wireless Internet Connection:

Once you install the drivers on your computer for the access point, you will be able to open up the configuration software that comes with the router. The IP address 192.168.0.0 is the lowest in the network and should be dedicated to the router. Make sure to follow the specific configuration instructions that come with your wireless router, as each product will be slightly different from one another.

Wireless Internet Equipment:

The beauty of the WI-FI is that it set a standard for wireless networking. Because of this, you do not need to have equipment from all the same venders in order to run a successful wireless network. You will be able to share wireless internet access as well without having equipment from all the same venders.

Configuring Wireless Internet Card:

You will need to use the configuration software that comes with your network card to configure your computer to work at various hot spots. Simply type in the hotspot network name (various depending on the service you are using) and state the type of network, such as access point. You can also scan available wireless broadband internet access in the area and choose which network you wish to connect with.

Wireless Internet WIFI:

WI-FI, the 802.11 standard, is important for a variety of reasons. Having a standard in the industry ensures that anyone using wi-fi will be using the same standard, therefore equipment and connections are interchangeable. Having a set standard makes setting up wireless networks, sharing wireless internet access and working with wireless equipment more users friendly.

How to Bypass or Remove a BIOS Password

A BIOS password is a protection measure that can be used to stop someone powering up a computer system or making changes in some of the computers most sensitive areas.

Many big name computer manufacturers such as Dell and HP lock the customers out of this area because they don’t want the customer changing anything and potentially damaging the machine (which the manufacturer may have to warranty). However, when someone like a computer technician or hardware enthusiast needs to make some hardware changes to the computer, they will need to access the BIOS. Here are some methods to bypass or remove a BIOS password.

NOTE: Do not try to guess the password on a passworded Hard Drive. 3 wrong guesses will often result in the information on the hard drive being lost forever.

How to Bypass or Remove a BIOS Password by Removing the CMOS Battery:
The simplest way to remove a BIOS password is to simply remove the CMOS battery. A computer will remember its settings and keep the time even when it is turned off and unplugged because these parts are powered by small battery inside the computer called a CMOS battery. If we pull out this battery, the computer will forget alot of its hardware settings, including its BIOS password. This should not be performed on Laptops if you are not experienced working with laptop hardware.

Anyway, open up the computer case using a screw driver and locate the flat, circular and metallic CMOS battery. It should look something like the picture to the right. Some computers have this part standing upright.

Once you have located it, observe how the latches are holding it. There are many different ways to remove a CMOS battery but the most common way on newer computers can be seen in the picture below.
Removing the CMOS Battery

Make sure to power down the computer, unplug the power cables and unplug any USB devices if they are powered. The computer must not be able to get power from anywhere for this to work. Take out the CMOS battery and wait 10 – 25 minutes before putting it back in. The reason for this wait is because the computer can still store power in its capacitors even though everything is unplugged. The waiting period allows enough time for them to discharge.

Plug everything back in, power up the computer and enter the BIOS again. If everything went well there should be no more password. In some cases, if you get weird error messages during bootup now, you will need to goto “Load BIOS Defaults” in BIOS and save the changes to fix them.

If this method didn’t work, try one of the methods below.

How to Bypass or Remove a BIOS Password using Software: !BIOS is a freeware utility which is designed to be a whole BIOS and security suite. It has the ability to decrypt the passwords used in some of the most common BIOS makes such as Award, Phoenix, American Megatrends, IMB etc..
It also has the ability to brute force the password (known as “blasters”). However, this method is dangerous and can result in some unexpected and unwanted results.

Note: Because of this applications password cracking abilities, some antivirus software may report it as a virus/trojan. This is a false positive.

To start using !BIOS, reboot your computer and take note of the BIOS type and version you are running. For example, If your motherboard uses Award BIOS you should look for the text “Award Medallion BIOS 6.0″ or something similar.

Download !BIOS from here and save it to your desktop. Then, open a DOS command windows by going to Start > Run and type: cmd

Once you see a black screen in front of you, type: cd desktop
You should now see something like: C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Desktop>

Now type the name of the file you just downloaded, if you haven’t changed the name just type in: bios320.exe

!BIOS – Decrypting a BIOS Password
Use the down arrow and choose “Crackers” and then press the right arrow. Using the up and down arrows, select the BIOS that the motherboard is using and press Enter.

You should now see a menu asking what you want to crack, in most cases its the Supervisor or System Passwords you want to crack, so press the 1 key on your keyboard. It will then show you another menu asking how you want it to be cracked. Option 1 is pretty good so try that first by pressing the 1 key on your keyboard. You should now have your BIOS password.

Reboot the computer, enter the BIOS and try it out.

How to Bypass or Remove a BIOS Password using the manufacturer backdoor password:

On many computers (especially old ones), computer manufacturers build in backdoor passwords for their own technicians to use so they can access the BIOS when the hardware is being serviced. Here are some of the ones that have been reported. You may need to try quite a few passwords before you find one that works

These passwords are Case Sensitive;

AMI BIOS Backdoor Passwords:

• A.M.I.
• AAAMMMII
• AMI
• AMI?SW
• AMI_SW
• BIOS
• CONDO
• HEWITT RAND
• LKWPETER
• MI
• Oder
• PASSWORD

Award BIOS Backdoor Passwords:

• (eight spaces)
• 01322222
• 589589
• 589721
• 595595
• 598598
• ALFAROME
• ALLY
• ALLy
• aLLY
• aLLy
• aPAf
• award
• AWARD PW
• AWARD SW
• AWARD?SW
• AWARD_PW
• AWARD_SW
• AWKWARD
• awkward
• IOSTAR
• CONCAT
• CONDO
• Condo
• condo
• d8on
• djonet
• HLT
• J256
• J262
• j262
• j322
• j332
• J64
• KDD
• LKWPETER
• Lkwpeter
• PINT
• pint
• SER
• SKY_FOXSYXZ
• SKY_FOX
• syxz
• SYXZ
• TTPTHA
• ZAAAADA
• ZAAADA
• ZBAAACA
• ZJAAADC Russian Award BIOS Passwords:
  
• %øåñòü ïpîáåëîâ%
• %äåâÿòü ïpîáåëîâ%

Phoenix Backdoor BIOS Passwords:

• BIOS
• CMOS
• phoenix
• PHOENIX

Other Manufcaturers Backdoor Passwords: (manufacturer name – password)

• VOBIS and IBM – merlin
• Dell – Dell
• Biostar – Biostar
• Compaq – Compaq
• Enox – xo11nE
• Epox – central
• Freetech – Posterie
• IWill – iwill
• Jetway – spooml
• Packard Bell – bell9
• QDI – QDI
• Siemens – SKY_FOX
• SOYO – SY_MB
• TMC – BIGO
• Toshiba – Toshiba

Make typing fun for children with Tux Typing

Tux Typing has been designed to make typing as fun as possible for children. Tux Typing stars Tux who is actually the Linux penguin logo.

Basically, words fall from the sky and you have to type them to make them disappear before they fall to the ground and end up in Tux's belly!

The main menu asks you to choose a level ranging from Space Cadet to Commander. Within these difficulty levels are different challenges from typing the Alphabet to whole words. Alternatively, you can just choose to practice typing and Tux Typing will give you a phrase and then indicate how you should type it using which fingers in order to become a touch typists. Unfortunately, you can't edit the word lists yet but the developers promise it is coming soon.

The range of languages supported by Tux Typing Tutor is outstanding. The full list of languages includes Armenian, Bokmal, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Euskera, French, Spanish, Greek, Jamaican, Lithuanian, Nepalese, Russian, Swedish, Swahili and even a few more smaller languages you wouldn't expect to find in such a program.

What's great about Tux Typing is that every game is different with different backdrops, sounds and effects so it won't get boring quickly. However, it has to be said that the more difficult challenges and levels on Tux Typing would challenge even experienced touch typists never mind children! Words fall at a very rapid rate on the hardest levels and even I had trouble keeping up.

Features:

• Lots of different levels and challenges.
• Cute cartoon style effects and backdrops.
• Will definitely improve kids typing skills.
• Supports a huge number of languages.

OS Requirements:

Win 2000/Win XP/

Vista/Win 7

How to create your own screensaver in Win XP

If you have you have a lot of pictures on your computer and also like using a screen saver then you can create your own pictures slide show screen saver. You can use any third party application to run your picture as slide show.
But windows XP also supports this feature and takes any picture that stored in your computer “My Pictures” folder to run in random order as a screen saver.

Follow the easy steps bellow to create your pictures screen saver:

• First store all your pictures in your computer “My Pictures” folder.
• Right click on empty area of your desktop and then click on properties.
• Now select Screen saver tab on top of the dialog box.
• Here click on Screen saver list and choose My Pictures slideshow option.
• Now check its preview and press ok button.

How to configure the power management in Windows XP

Today I show you how easy it is to configure the power management in Windows XP.

Just follow the easy steps bellow:

To configure Power Management on Windows XP click on Start, Run and then Control Panel.

Control Panel has two views. If you are in Theme View double click on "Performance and Maintenance"…

….and then on Power Options.

If you are in Classic View, simply double click on "Power Options".

The Power Options Properties dialog box should now be displayed with the Power Schemes tab selected. Here you can set timeouts for your monitor, system standby, and hibernate. Notebook computer users can specify an alternative power scheme that will take effect when the PC is running on battery power.

EPA recommends setting computers to enter system standby or hibernate after 15 to 60 minutes of inactivity. To save even more, set monitors to enter sleep mode after 5 to 20 minutes of inactivity. The lower the setting, the more energy you save. The "Turn off hard disks" setting does not save much power, and can be ignored.

If you are not able to select a hibernate timeout, you may need to enable the hibernate feature. To do so select the Hibernate tab in Power Options Properties, check "Enable hibernation" and click "Apply" or "OK".

Situations That Cause Windows XP to Not Sleep

You may find that your PC doesn't go to sleep after the allotted time. PCs may not enter sleep mode when they have a file open over the network. Additionally, certain software applications may be preventing the computer from sleeping. (Software applications can tell Windows not to enter sleep modes.) Graphics-intensive screen savers can prevent PCs from entering sleep mode as well, and should be disabled.

If System Standby is not available under Power Options, make sure you have the latest video driver from your monitor manufacturer. The default Windows driver may not support System Standby.

How To Make Windows XP Start-up Faster

We all at some point in the day have to turn on our computers. You flip the switch, are greeted by the nice Microsoft logo, and then log onto your computer and wait for your computer to give you the green light to start computing.

But what are you actually waiting for? A lot of the time, we are actually waiting for programs to start in the background of Windows that we neither want nor need. This can take up precious time not to mention valuable computer power. In this tutorial, I will show you how not only to speed up you start-up on your Windows XP computer but also how to speed up your computer all together! That's two birds with one stone! I never condone senseless bird murder by the way folks!

1 The first thing we want to do is click on start and then down below on the right, you want to click Run


2. Now we see a little white dialogue box. This is the run box. In here we want to type the following phrase "MSCONFIG" without the quotation marks and then press ok.

3. Now we have a somewhat bigger window. This is the System Configuration Window. Now, don't be scared, this window is your friend, trust me! Click on the services tab. Here is a list of why it takes your computer so long to start.

4. Now some items on the list you want to leave alone. Before you uncheck anything, make sure at the bottom left hand corner where I have the picture highlighter, MAKE SURE THAT HIDE ALL MICROSOFT SERVICES BOX IS CHECKED! I'm sorry I had to raise my voice like that. So anyways, good rule of thumb for me is, stay away from anything to do with printing and antivirus. Everything else you can uncheck. In my case, I have Windows media player running in the background, a DVD player program I won't need, MS Office I can start on my own, anything adobe you can uncheck, and yahoo toolbar which I don't know how it's even on my computer but I will show you how to remove unwanted programs in another tutorial.

5. Now that we have told windows not run these programs on start-up, all we need to now do is click on "Apply" as Highlighted

6. click "close" as highlighted.

7 Now a another Dialogue appears that will ask us to restart our computer. You can go ahead and click on restart.

After you restarted your computer you should noticed a somewhat improvement in the start-up speed. You'll see one more box, all you need to do is check "Keep Changes" and hit Ok. and there you have it!  A nice super charged copy of Windows with more horsepower. If you found this article helpful or you're still scratching your head, please feel free to ask me any questions by posting down below. I hope I've made your computer experience all the better.

10 Powerful Tips For Windows 7

All you power users must have been craving for some geeky ideas to make the most of the new OS. Well, most of you lack the time and patience to go thorough those complex user manuals.

Especially, following the step-by-step process in the manuals is an exhaustive task. To reduce your burden we listed the top 10 power tips for Windows 7 after an extensive research. Let's see what are the best things you can do to better your Windows 7 experience.

Follow the steps below:

step 1. Speed up your boot time:
Windows 7 has considerably downsized the boot time, but its still behind Ubuntu. Well, if you still crave for a faster boot up, try this Power tip.
1: Type msconfig into the Start menu search bar.
2: Click through to the System configuration screen.
3: Select the boot tab. Click on Advanced options and set the number of processors from 2 to 4, depending on whether you system is dual core or quad core.
Step 2.  Restore the Quick Launch Toolbar :
Windows 7 comes with a huge Quick Launch taskbar that can hold all the shortcuts. Those used to the old Quick Launch Toolbar, might find it somewhat cluttering.  Why not restore the old Quick Lunch toolbar? You can do this with an easy trick provided below;
1: Right click the taskbar
2: Choose Toolbars>New Toolbar
Type %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
3: In the Folder box and click Select Folder.
4: Right click the taskbar and clear the Lock the taskbar.
The Quick Launch toolbar will appear on the right.
Now to minimize its space right click the divider, clear the Show Text and Show Title.  Now right click on the toolbar and select View >Small Icons
Step 3. Open folder in new process:
In Windows 7 the folders are opened in the same process. This essentially saves the system's resources, but even one folder crash can bring down the entire shell. You might encounter system crashes whenever you do something in Explorer. There's an easy way to avoid this. Open the Computer, hold down the shift key, right click on your drive and select Open in New Process. Next time you open a folder it will be launched in seperate process and so a crash won't affect the other processes.
Step 4. Removing the clogs:

Windows 7 offers a far better performance than Vista. Still your PC might get sluggish due to some anomly.
Click on the Start and type RESMON and press Enter. This will launch the Resource Monitor. Click  on CPU, Memory, Disk or Network tabs. Windows 7 will immediately show,  which processes are engaging the highest system resources.

The information on CPU offers you something beyond what you use to get in Task Manager. Suppose a certain program has been blocked you can right-click on its name in the list and select Analyze process. It reveals why the program was halted. The reason might be that it had to wait for another process. This could be the clue to solve your problem.

Step 5. Get rid of the Send Feedback link:
In Windows 7 you Microsoft has incurred a feedback. It allows you to report about the bugs or provide any good idea that comes to your mind. Just by clicking the Send Feedback button you can send your feedback to Microsoft.
Now when you have completed sending feedback you might think of removing the Send feedback option. This would require you to apply a simple workaround on the registry.
1: Go for the regdit
2: Search for the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
3: Set the FeedbackToolEnabled value to zero and restart your PC
Note: In case, you would like to suspend the Send Feedback links temporarily set the value to 3.
Step 6. Add network support:
Windows Live MovieMaker doesn't allow you to import files over a network. There's a quick Registry tweak using which you can change this in two steps.
1:  Run REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Movie Maker
2: Add a DWORD value called AllowNetworkFiles and set it to 1 to add network support.
Step 7. Custom power switch:
In the default Windows 7 display you will be able to see the Shut down button on the Start menu. In case you are rebooting the system too often, it could be a better idea to set a default action. This can be easily accomplished in a jiffy.
1: Right click the Start orb
2: Select Properties
3: Set the Power boot action to Restart
Step 8. Multi-threaded Robocopies:
Are you in the habit of using the command-line robocopy tool? Windows 7 has introduced new switches that are really appreciable. The new multi-threaded operation can be called by a new switch that is supported by Robocopy. To enable the new multi-threaded copy feature use the following parameter
/MT[:n]
Here n denotes that multi-threaded copies with n threads. The value of n cannot exceed 128. Robocopy copies files and folders in multi-threaded operation by default.
Step 9. Search all:
Windows 7 allows you to search the contents of almost any type of file. This would be useful only if it is not finding the data you need. Although the search might be very slow you might try it in tight situation. For this you need to do this
1: Launch the Explorer
2: Click Tools > Folder Options > View
3: Check Try to search the content of unknown file types
Step 10.  Skip the log-on screen:
It's gets on your nerves when you have to reboot the system time and again, and the log-on screen keep you waiting. Just disable it by pressing WinKey+R and typing control userpasswords2 in the box that appears. Uncheck the Users must enter a username and password to use this computer.

VN:F [1.9.7_1111]

Disable File Indexing To Speedup Windows XP

File indexing is a Windows service that like many others, is totally useless – unless you do a lot of searching on your computer. As most users don’t, it’s a good idea to disable it to speed up actions like opening and closing files and folders on your Windows XP.

To disable the Indexing Service:

Go to “My Computer” and right click on your hard drive. At the bottom of the window that opens, you should see a check box titled “Allow Indexing Service to index the disk for fast file searching.”  Uncheck it.
Press OK and you’re done! Your computer should be a little faster after a restart.

The Difference Between Broadband Speeds

 ADSL (DSL) – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

This is the most common form of broadband. It is delivered from your phone network, through a modem or router but it won’t disturb your calls.

Chances are you’ll probably choose this, as it is the most common form of broadband used by the USA. These days it is mostly available all over Australia.

Cable:

A cable broadband connection could be a better option than ADSL if you already have an existing cable TV connection. As with ADSL, this won’t interfere with your TV signal in any way. I personally use a  ADSL broadband connection cause I have no other choice. but if it comes to it I would really recommend a cable broadband connection. The only thing I can complain about is the downtime which occurs sometimes (every few months) but it gets fixed within a few hours. This is one of the downsides of Internet Service Providers.

There are also other broadband connections such as Wireless and satellite, but they are less popular and we won’t discuss them here.

Broadband speeds:

Broadband speed is generally faster than other internet connections (such as wireless or dial-up), but speeds and prices vary between Internet Service Providers (ISP’s). Before getting a broadband internet connection, it is very important to choose the type of connection that is easiest to set up in your home, and choose the ISP with the best speed and price. Of course, if you just use the internet to read your email and news a couple of times a day, you don’t need the fastest and most expensive connection out there.

Australian Broadbandguide is a great website to search for Internet Service Providers and compare them, especially if you live in  Australia. It also has a handy broadband speed test feature that lets you check your current internet connection speed and see if it really is what your ISP promised you.

So if you are not satisfied with your current, slow internet connection, why not upgrade to a faster broadband connection instead?