Delete IE7 Browsing History From the Command Line

At times we need to delete IE history, cookies, saved passwords etc. Its a lengthy process if we do it from desktop internet explorer icon or IE tools menu. What if we can clear everything or a selected one or two from command prompt or using batch file.

Here are the commands that relates to the different buttons. You can use these command directly from command prompt, run box or can use in combination in a batch file.

Temporary Internet Files
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
Cookies
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
History
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
Form Data
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
Passwords
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
Delete All
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Delete All - "Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons"
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
These commands should work in Internet Explorer 7 on XP or on Windows Vista.

Add Disk Cleanup to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive

Over a period of time after using our PC it gathers a lot of junk file of no use in various temp folders. When we want to clean these files we have to go through Start Menu to Disk Clean up or opening up Drive Properties Window. Both are lengthy process. How it would be if we can get it on the Right Click Menu for a drive. A simple registry hack will do the job for you. Backup your registry before making any change.

Click start -> run and type Regedit, press enter. Navigate to the following registry key.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

Create a new key called "diskcleanup" and set the default value to "Disk Cleanup". Then create another key under it called "command" and set the value to the following.

cleanmgr.exe /d %1

Close registry editor and restart the PC. Now right click on any drive you should see the option.

Add Copy To / Move To to the Windows Explorer Right Click Menu

We often need to copy / move files between various locations. It would be helpful for us if we can just right click on the file and select Copy to or Move to. We can do that work with a little Ragistry Hacking. Before making any changes to the Windows Registry you must take a backup.

Make Copy To

Navigate to the following key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Once you are at that key, right click and choose the New Key option:
Now you will double-click on the (Default) value and enter the following:
{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
Click OK and continue.

Make Move To

Navigate to the following key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Once you are at that key, right click and choose the New Key option:
Now you will double-click on the (Default) value and enter the following:
{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
Close Registry Editor. Restart the PC and you are done.
Now when you right click on a file or folder, you should see the Copy To / Move To options on the right click shortcut menu.
This works both in Windows Xp and Vista

How to add an Application to the Quick Launch Menu in Vista

The Quick Launch menu is one of the most useful features in Windows, and Vista makes it even easier to add a program to the menu.

For those of you that are total new users, the quick launch menu is the little icons located near the start button:

You can drag an application to the quick launch bar, or you can right click, and choose Add to Quick Launch

If the option for "Add to Quick Launch" does not show up, you can hold down the Shift key while right-clicking on it to make the option show up.  

Add "My Computer" to Your Vista / XP Taskbar

At times we want to have the quickest access to the folders located in different drives or directly to a drive. We can do that by putting it onto the taskbar. We can even put My Computer onto the taskbar

To add a Folder or My Computer to the taskbar, just right-click on the taskbar and choose the Toolbars menu, and then click on New Toolbar.

Now find the folder that you want, in this case we will select the My Computer icon and then click on OK./Select.


Now you can see the My Computer folder right there on the taskbar. If you click the little arrows it will pop up and let you browse through all your drives.


You can add the Desktop to the toolbar as well.

Formating USB Pen / Flash Drive with NTFS : A Guide

By default windows allows to format pen drive with fat or fat32 file system which can not store files larger than 4 GB. But nowadays we have larger USB drives as well as transfer files more than 4GB such as DVD or dual layer DVD image. NTFS does not have such issues, more reliable and can store files larger than 4 GB.

Follow the procedure stated below to format your pen drive with NTFS. Make sure you take backup of all your files before proceeding.

Plug in your pen drive.
Right click on My Computer.

Click on Properties > Hardware > Device Manager.

Expand Disk Drives & Click on your Pen Drive Name.

Now Right click on your pen drive name & select Properties.

Go to Polocies Tab & Select Optimize for Performance.

Click OK. Close device Manager.

Now open My Computer & Select Your USB / Pen Drive. Right click on it & select Format. Click on File system box. You see the NTFS option.
Now select NTFS & fromat your pen drive.

You can also convert your pen drive’s fat file system to ntfs as you use to convert fat partion to nfts.
Open command prompt and type the following command and press Enter Key.
convert x: /fs:ntfs
x is the drive letter of your USB Drive

Recover / Reset Windows XP Administrator Password

Somtimes we forget our windows password. We don't have any way other than to install everything fresh, or do we have a few methods to recover or reset. Yes we do, follow the three process explained below ...

Process 1:
Whenever we install Windows, it automatically creates an account “Administrator” by default and sets its password to blank. So Start your system and press ctrl+alt+del keys together twice when you see Windows Welcome screen or Login screen, and it’ll show Classic Login box. Once the Logon box is displayed type Administrator in Username and leaving the Password field blank press Enter. You should be able to log in to Windows.
Now reset your account password from Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts.

Process 2 :
Windows XP and next versions also allow another process to recover/reset forgotten password by using “Reset Disk“. always create a Password Reset Disk while installing windows or later in a convenient time. You can use that disk to reset the password. Please visit following links to know more ...

How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer in a domain in Windows XP

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires

If the two process mentioned above doesnot work the try the next process. It is a bit lengthy process but wothwhile if you can recover/reset your password without a complete fresh install.

Process 3:
If the above mentioned tricks doesnt work, then try following trick which is actually a loophole in Windows XP Setup and a big security hole:
1. Boot using Windows XP Setup CD and continue.
2. Accept and press “R” to run the repair when it asks to repair your existing Windows installation,
3. Setup will start repairing your Windows and will start copying files, etc. After a few minutes setup will restart your system.
4. Now it will start doing other tasks and will show a small progressbar with a few details in left side.
5. When it shows “Installing devices“, press Shift+F10 keys together in your keyboard.
6. It will open a Command Prompt window. Now type nusrmgr.cpl and press Enter.
7. It will open the same “User Accounts” window which you see in Control Panel. You can reset your password now.

Seagate releases 1.5 TB Hard Disk Drive

The 7200.4, as the name suggests, targets the high-performance end of the magnetic drive market, and ships with 16MB of cache. As for the 7200.11, it'll slot in at the top of that product family. The main difference between the new 1.5TB drive and the 1TB ST31000340AS already available is their platter density. Both disks are four-platter designs, but the 1TB drive uses four 250GB platters, while the new 1.5TB is apparently using four 375GB platters. 375GB seems a bit odd for a platter size, Samsung's new 1TB Speedpoint F1 drives now use three 333GB platters instead of the original 4x250GB configuration the drive first shipped with. The Seagate Barracude 7200.11 will spin at 7,200RPM, and connects via the SATA I interface to achieve 3Gb/s transfer rate as well as a sustained data rate of up to 120MB/s.which is why Seagate has other choices for the budget conscious in the form of 1TB, 750GB, 640GB, 500GB, 320GB, and 160GB varieties, accompanied by cache options of 32MB and 16MB.

Well, the Barracuda hard drive will target desktop users, so where does that leave us notebook totters? Thankfully Seagate engineers also have this group in mind, introducing a couple of 2.5 500GB hard drives under the Momentus line. These will be available in 5,400RPM and 7,200RPM variations, accompanied by 8MB of cache and 16MB of cache respectively. Both drives will feature free-fall sensor technology to prevent data damage when dropped by parking the heads off the disk whenever it detects any changes in acceleration equal to the force of gravity, all within 3/10ths of a second.

How to delete Internet Explorer browsing history ...

We often surf some of the unmentionable sites in our office computers or while using a friends / relatives computer which we do not want to let them know. In that situation we want to remove the History stored on the computer but do not know how to do that. The solution is elaborated below for Internet Explorer 7.
Step 1 : Click on the Tools menu or Tools Button on the toolbar or ALT+O and then click on Internet Options to invoke internet options dialogue box.

Step 2 : Now on the dialogue box click on Delete under Browsing History.

Step 3 : Now click on Delete History located under History section.

Step 4 : Now another dialogue box comes up for confirmation on which click on Yes to confirm.

You are done with your job. The history which appears on the address bar drop down list is deleted. You can do a lot more things like deleting Temporary internet files, cookies, saved passwords and form data using the same process.

Change the logon background colour

1.Use a registry editing tool to navigate to the following tool:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors\Background

2. Change the following value:
Data Type:
REG_SZ
Value Name:
Background
Value:
Decimal RGB value for the colour you wish to set, for example:
Red: 255 0 0
Green: 0 255 0
Blue: 0 0 255
Black: 0 0 0
White: 255 255 255

Manual steps to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar

Sometimes by mistake we delete the Show Desktop icon from the Quick Launch Toolbar. The Show Desktop icon is not an ordinary program shortcut. If the icon is deleted, the procedure for re-creating the icon is not obvious. To manually re-create the Show Desktop icon, follow these steps:

1. In Notepad, type the following text on individual lines:
[Shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop
2. Save the file giving filename as Show Desktop.scf.

Note: Notepad automatically takes .txt as extension to the file name. write as "Show Desktop.scf" with the quotes to prevent notepad taking .txt as extension.
Now move the shortcut to the correct folder in the user profile to appear in the Quick Launch toolbar. To manually do this, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
1. Use the mouse to drag the Show Desktop.scf icon to the Quick Launch toolbar or another location where you want the shortcut to appear.
2. Click Move Here.

Method 2
1. Use Windows Explorer to locate the following folders:
Microsoft Windows 95/98 Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XPC:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
Note Username refers to the account name where you want to put the icon.
2. Use the mouse to drag the Show Desktop.scf file to the Quick Launch folder.
3. Click Move Here.

Alternately you can also press Windows Logo +D key to toggle between desktop.

How To Make A Shutdown Timer !

Do you know that you can make your PC shutdown at a time u wish to? We all may have used software to shutdown / restart our PC at times. But we can do this without using any software. Three methods are explained below with which we can automate shutdown our PC.

METHOD 1
Step 1:
Right click on your desktop and choose "New=>shortcuts".
Step 2:
In the box that says "Type the location of the shortcut",type in "shutdown -s -t 3600" without the quotation marks and click next.
Note: 3600 are the amount of seconds before your computer shuts down. So , 60secs*60mins=3600secs.
Step 3:
Make up a name for the shortcut and you're done.You can change the icon by right clicking=>properities=>change icon=>browse.
To abort:
To make an abort key to stop the shutdown timer just create another shortcut and makethe "location of the shortcut" to " shutdown -a" without the quotes.

METHOD 2
Here is another trick to shutdown at a specific time, for example you wish to shutdown at 11:35am. Type this instart=>Run
Type Code: at 11:35 shutdown -s
to abort
Code:
shutdown -a
take note: all time are in 24hr, example u would like to shutdown at 8:30pm, you should type
"at 20:30 shutdown -s" without quote

METHOD 3
you can use a batch for that as well it makes it easier to usejust run the batch and enter the time you want it to shutdown
shutdown.bat

Type Code:

@echo off

title Scheduled Shutdown Batch Example by Cafe Digital

Color A

echo Enter Time To Shutdown (example 19:30)

set /p stime=

cls

at %stime% ""shutdown -s -t 00"" >nul

echo Your PC Will Auto Shutdown At %stime%

echo Press Any Key To Exit

pause >nul

exit

also you can add -c "desired message" at the end of the shutdown commandfor exampleshutdown -s -t 60 -c "Shutdown Pc"
using this command u can also schedule ur pc to restartfor exampleshutdown -r -t 60 -c "Restarting Pc"

Taking proper care of a Pen Drive / USB Drive

well guys now a days pen drives are really cheap and have become most sought after ways of data transfer. below are some points to just have a look at

1. life
only thing(apart from normal wear and tear) the affects life of a usb drive is write cycles.
u can read data from a drive any no of times u want but writing a data to it will decrease its life by a bit.writing includes deleting/defragmenting etc.thus unless sufficient space is not left in ur drive for ur new file , DONOT delete old data from it , just insert more new data.

2 defragment
unlike normal hard disks wid moving spidles , pen drives do not have slow and fast zones.data kept anywhere will be read at same speed in a pen drive.thus NEVER defrag ur pen drive as it introduces one more write cycle and reduce life of ur pen drive (by just a little bit).
also usb drives don't have any head that needs to move its position (thus wasting time to read a fragmented file on an a hard drive drive)
so no need whatsoever to defrag ur usb(or any other solid state drives)

Guide To Copy DVD Movies

Copying Movies from DVD has always been a lick but we keep facing different kinds of problem. There are various software's like DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter etc with which we can actually copy our DVD's to our HDD even if there is a copy protection lock. There are software's like AnyDVD which are specifically developed just to break the copy protection in DVD's.
But even then we do face problems some times in copying DVD as we get errors like "Un-recovered Read Error" or "Data cannot be read" etc. This is because companies making DVD movies insert many Dummy Sectors in their DVD's which do not cause any problem while watching the movie but creates a hell lot of problem while copying them. As these areas are blank, you don't miss any part of the movie when you just want to watch the them.
After giving a lot of time to this and trying a huge lot of software's, I finally found a combination of 4 software's with which one can copy EACH & EVERY DVD-MOVIE to their HDD, WITHOUT FAIL... Now, don't panic seeing that you will have to use four software's... They all work as a team and you don't have to worry to launch each one individually.
I know it pains when you have to pay for even one software from your pocket and here we are talking about 4 software's. Don't worry, the best part of this is that all these four software's are FREEWARE, so you wont have to shed a single paise from your pocket.
Before starting, its my duty to tell you that backing up your DVD Movies for storage is legal but distribution of a copied DVD is illegal and I am not responsible for any such thing.
Software's Needed :
1. DVD Decrypter2. DVD Shrink3. FixVTS4. RipIt4Me
Procedure :
1. Install DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter. The rest two software's do not need an installation as you can work with them directly. Mind you that you will need all the four software's to successfully copy DVD's.
2. Insert the DVD that you want to copy to you HDD (needless to mention that you should have optimum space in your HDD to accommodate your movies). Start DVD Shrink and let it analyze your DVD to check if there are any blank cells on the DVD which it cant read. If it finds any, it will give you an error saying that "Data error (cyclic redundancycheck)" and if it doesn't find any, find yourself to be very lucky as you wont have to use any other software. Simply copy the movie with DVD Shrink. Incase if you are not aware how to work with DVD- Shrink, please visit http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/ for a detailed guide on the same.
3. Incase if you are unlucky and face a data error, Start RipIt4Me and click on Wizard Mode...
4. Select your DVD Drive in which you have placed the Movie disk and then select the target where you want to copy the movie. Lastly, press "Next"
5. Click on "Create PSL"
6. Check the "Rip Just The Movie" and then click on "Rip DVD"
7. As soon as you press "Rip DVD", DVD Decrypter automatically starts. Select all the files shown in the list if you want to copy the whole disk. Incase if you have a multi movie DVD and you don't want to copy the whole disk but a particular movie, select "VIDEO_TS.IFO", "VIDEO_TS.VOB", "VIDEO_TS.BUP" followed by selecting all "IFO" files. Now select the "vob" and "bup" files of the movie that you want to copy (To select multiple files, keep "Ctrl" pressed while selecting those files). Lastly press the "Decrypt" button to start the copying/decrypting process...
Note: Although we are using DVD Decrypter to copy the movie, it cannot detect the dummy sectors of its own. Here comes the role of RipIt4Me. So incase if you are thinking of using DVD Decrypter directly without RipIt4Me, be sure that you will get a Data Read Error.
8. As you can see in the log below, DVD Decryptor along with RipIt4Me has found many Dummy Sectors where other software's used to fail.
9. After the extraction process is complete, press "Do It" to remove the protected cells...
10. Pressing "Do It" will remove the protected cells and open the next dialog for you. Here all you have to do is open try to open the extracted movie through DVD Shrink by pressing the button "Open With DVD Shrink". As soon as you press this button, the analysis process in DVD Shrink starts automatically. If the analysis process is successful, you are through. Follow the DVD Shrink guide to copy or shrink the movie to some other location. Incase if the analysis fails again, press the "Process With FixVTS" button which will process your movie again and remove all the unwanted dummy sectors that the movie contains. After this, press "Open With DVD Shrink" again and be sure that the analysis process will be successful this time.
Note: Do not press "Done" till the time you have copied the movie with DVD Shrink to some other location. Doing so will again make the movie unreadable as the dummy sectors those were marked by this software will be unmarked again.
THAT'S IT... WE ARE THROUGH...

Warning :: Please Remember its illegal to Backup Movies on DVD... unless you Legally Own Them!!!

A Guide To Cleaning Ur PC Inside-Out

Cleaning ur PC is essential today. Got ur new hardware and Windows? Happy with the power and features? LLet a month past and ull start seeing all the dust it got on it.So how do u get rid of it? This thread is aimed at healthily cleaning ur PC while getting it back in one piece.
When and when u shud clean? Well it maybe once in a month or two. It could be boring and IT WILL TAKE TIME but its essential.
Why Do It? Well dust tends o kill the ellegence of ur PC and more if it stays stationary, it may cause malfunctioning in fans and other components.
What things to use for the job? The things i tend to use is a cloth(dry and smooth) and a blower(hot or cold air dont matter.) And u need to have a brush (tooth or painting one) handy for small places. And as usuall all the stuff to open ur cabinet.
How to do it? Well the main part. Gentally start by unplugging ur wires(remeber them i u still havent to as to where to plug them!)Open the cabinet and be sure to place on it on sturdy table-top or something. Use ur wares or directly open if u have thumb screws. Gently clean the panels inside and out with the cloth and blow air afterwards. Use the brush for small places. keep the panels in a clean place so all ur work dosent go in vain. Well now moving inside, first clean the base of the inside with the cloth and use brushes again for small places between connectors and stuuf. Clean each fin of each fan with the brush in one hand while using the other to hold the fan steady. did it? Now moving to components. Take the HDD first. Its minimal effort to clean it as its a considerably large component. Use the cloth and brush as for now.Than take the optical drives. Now it needs care as u MAY damage it. Only use gentle brush strokes and be sure to get each crevass(hehe). Moving to ur GPU(if u have a dedicated. Its farely easy, dont use the cloth as to ensure safety. use long vertical strokes on the PCB and be sure to clean between each heatsink stick. Use the fan method on the GPU's fan. CPU is not as easy to clean as they have a big fan. Dont get frustated. Call another person if u like. Dont use the blower as that will just move the fan(actually,try it as its fun to see) use the cloth on the non-occupied parts of the mobo. Be careful while cleaning the RAM. its delicate. U need to plug it out. refer the manual of ur mobo to learn how to unplug it. Just use brush strokes and cloth on the heat-sink. Than blow it with the blower and plug it again. Give each compnent some blowing using the blower. Fit the case as it was and keep it there. We'll clean the wires. Its common sense. Use the brush(Its the best tool aint it?) to do it. U may use cloth for big connectors. No need to use the blower. Keep them aside and YES BE SURE TO CLEAN THAT PART OF THE DESK. Moving on to the monitor. If u have a LCD than its hassale free. Just use the cloth and give it a finishing touch with the blower. If its a CRT than duh! Work again Use the cloth to wipe the screen. Go gentelly all over the body with strokes from the cloth. Use the brush for areas near the stand as they tend to have samll places which are a hot-spot for dust(This point applies to LCDs too). Speakers are fairly easy. Woofers are mainly flat and the sattelites dont have much small places. The cloth will take care of it. Ah! the good old keyboard is a pain. U will have to use the brush to clean the space around each key. YES ALL 4 SIDES OF EACH KEY. but that is if u want a clean keyboard, otherwise just use the cloth and blower. Mouse is easy.
So now? Now? Now enjoy healthy computing. Not only it will give ur system more life, but will also save u from disease.
Caution - Dont do if u have a dust allergy. Just ask for help than. AND take care of ur components. They are expensive and delicate.
This shud be done at a regular time interval although it could be boring and very tiresome. BUT IT does not mean u make it a hobby and keep on doing it everyday but i know no one will do it
Hope u got sumthing from this thread and it will help
Happy Computing friends

Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3

The much awaited Windows XP SP3 is finally released for the Windows users. It can be downloaded using Windows Update, and the direct link to the standalone version of SP3 for x86 XP systems (32 bit).

All previously released updates for the operating system Windows XP is included in Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Link: Service Pack 3 for Windows XP via Windows Update (Size varies)

Download: Stand-alone installer for Windows XP SP3 English, 32 Bit (316 MB)

Increase Battery Life of Your Laptop PC !!

Before we buy a laptop / notebook, we must take into account the following factors which determine maximising the battery life of a laptop / notebook.

1. Screen size of the PC. Bigger the screen size less you get as backup from battery. Small size screens such as 13" or 12" give you better back as compared to 15" or 17" screens.
2. A 9 cell battery will provide you with more backup time than a standard 6 cell battery.
3. Opt for Splid State darh Disk Drives as they comsume less power compared to PATA / SATA Hard drives which has moving parts so consumes more power.

Gudelines for Obtaining Optimal Battery Backup

• Always use up to date device drivers as they will run your PC more smoothly using all the hardwares to their optimal performance. Older drivers may consume more power compared to new device drivers.
• The Operating System you choose is also an important factor while obtaining optimal performance from your PC. There will be clear notification ( you will see sticker / label written as designed for Windows XP / Vista etc) for a particular operating system on your laptop / notebook. That means that particular OS will give you optimal performance and better battery backup. Other OS may not have proper driver support to maximise the system performance resulting poor backup. So, use only certified OS for your PC. Remember to update your OS from time to time from their website.

• Use Certified hardware by manufacturer while upgrading the PC like RAM, HDD etc. Uncertified hardware will definitely consume more power.
• You may also tweak Windows Power Management properly according to your needs to get maximum battery life.

All-in-One PC: Inside a Keyboard

How do you like a PC inside a keyboard. You just need to plug in a Monitor and here you get a zero footprint PC (ZPC - GX 31) from Cybernet with a Intel Core 2 Quad CPU, 4 GB DDR2 / 667 MHz Ram, 4 USB ports, Audio In/Out, Ethernet, PS/2 inputs, DVD Writer, HDD and more than 1 fans to keep the whole system cool and running. ZPC is a perfact choice for places where you can not place a full system unit with monitor, keyboard, mouse. Place is anywhere and just plug in power cable and a Monitor... you are ready to roll.

Web Site : http://www.cybernetman.com/

How to load applications faster by editing Windows Registry

The windows has a pre-fetch cache. It helps windows to load application faster by Pre-Fetching the application which is stored in the pre-fetch cache. we can speed up application loading by changing the default value of the followinf key.
Navigate to the following key :-

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

The default value of the EnablePrefetcher setting is 3. We can increase this value upto 9 to improve the performance. We need to restart the machine for the changes to take effect.

Local Area Network: How to Make CROSS & STRAIGHT cable

STEP 1: Choose the right cable…1. To Connect PC to PC à Cross Cable.
2. To Connect PC to HUB/SWITCH/ROUTER à Straight Cable.
3. To Connect HUB/SWITCH/ROUTER to HUB/SWITCH/ROUTER àStraightCable
STEP 2: Understanding CAT 5 Cables…
Wires: CAT 5 Cable has 4 pairs of copper wire inside it.
Colors: Standard cables has BROWN, BROWN WHITE, GREEN, GREEN-WHITE, BLUE, BLUE WHITE, ORANGE, ORANGE WHITE.
STEP 3: Making Straight Cable…
Nomenclature: let us first give a number scheme for cabling which we willfollow throughout this tuto. BROWN (8), BROWN WHITE (7),GREEN (6), GREEN WHITE (3), BLUE (4), BLUE WHITE (5),ORANGE (2), ORANGE WHITE (1)
Requirements: Two RJ45 Connectors, Crimping tool & CAT 5 cable of desiredlength(less than 250 meters).
STEP 3.1:
There are two standards adopted for Cabling EIA/TIA 568A & EIA/TIA 568B.
When you use single standard (either EIA/TIA 568A or EIA/TIA 568B) on both the end of cable then the resulting cable is STRAIGHT CABLE.
On the other hand if you use different cabling standard on the ends of cable then the resulting cable is CROSS CABLE
I’ll use EIA/TIA 568B standard for creating cross and straight cable
The figure below very well define the EIA/TIA 568B standard…

1. Remove the covering of CAT 5 cable.2. Straighten the eight wires of the cable.3. Using Crimping tool’s cutter cut the end of wires so that they are of same length4. Arrange the wire in order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 respectively as I have mention or as shown in the diagram.5. Insert the arranged cable in the RJ45 connector with clip pointing down exactly as shown in the figure.6. In crimping tool insert the head of RJ45 connector and crimp (press) it hardly.7. Follow same step with same color order for the other end of cable too.8. The wire you made by following these steps is a STRAIGHT cable.
STEP 4: Making CROSS Cable…
Of the Eight wires in Cat 5 not all are used for data transfer when using 100Mbps Ethernet card. Only 2 pairs of cable are used i.e. 2 wire for transmitting signal and two wires for receiving signal.

Following diagram describes what I want to say:

So now you can guess why we have to make CROSS CABLE for connecting same kind of devices. Because if use same color coding on both the side than transmitter of one m/c will send data to transmitter of another and data packets will lost, so we have to change wiring code so that transmitter of one connects to reciver of other and vice-versa.Reference diagram:

Here are the Steps:Steps 1 to 6 are same as for STRAIGHT through cables7. Only difference is in color coding of other side of wire.8. Wire that is on 1st number on A-side (one end) should be on 3rd number on B-side (other side) & vice-versa.9. Wire that is on 2st number on A-side (one end) should be on 6rd number on B-side (other side) & vice versa.10. Now Crimp the RJ45 connector.11. Your CROSS wire is completed.

How to Switch Among Different Networks using your Laptop !!

Say You have one laptop that needs to be connected both of your home & office network. But changing the the settings manually every time is a hassle. To get rid of this I am presenting you with this tutorial. Windows xp & 2000 ( probably vista also ) has a nifty command line utility that makes switching between network a cake-walk.
Create a folder on your laptop - say : c:\netsettings
While you're on your home network, open the command prompt window and type in the following command :

Command: netsh -c interface dump > c:\netsettings\home.txt

This will store a copy of your home network settings on the above locationaka c:\netsettings\home.txt
Now before turning off the the laptop change the following things as per youroffice network config :
1. workgroup or domain name,2. TCP/IP Settings of your NIC - such as manual or automatic ip settings.3. Gateway & DNS server settings
in one word do all the necessary settings you usually do to connect to your office network.
Now turn off your laptop & go to your workplace or office . Don't be late
After you've successfully log on to your office network save the network settings using this command :

Command: netsh -c interface dump > c:\netsettings\workplace.txt

This will store a copy of your office network settings on the above locationaka c:\netsettings\workplace.txt
Now after a long day or night doing your hardwork at your workplace& just before turning off the laptop ( assuming you're now going to home )fire up your command prompt window & type in this command :

Command: netsh -f c:\netsettings\home.txt

And voila ! This will prepare your laptop to log on to your home network.you don't have to change a bunch of settings manually anymore.
While you're at home and before turning off your laptop just type in this command into a command prompt window

Command: netsh -f c:\netsettings\workplace.txt

This will load your appropriate network settings so that you can directly log on to your workplace network next time you boot your laptop without the need of any kind of manual settings.

Run Commands to access the control panel

Add/Remove Programs control - appwiz.cpl
Date/Time Properties control - timedate.cpl
Display Properties control - desk.cpl
FindFast control - findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder control - fonts
Internet Properties control - inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties control - main.cpl keyboard
Mouse Properties control - main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control - mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control - netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control - password.cpl
Printers Folder control - printers
Sound Properties control - mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control - sysdm.cpl

Run Commands for various windows settings

compmgmt.msc - Computer management
devmgmt.msc - Device manager
diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
gpedit.msc - Group policies
lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
secpol.msc - Local security settings
services.msc - Various Services
msconfig - System Configuration Utility
regedit - Registry Editor
msinfo32 - System Information
sysedit - System Edit
win.ini - windows loading information(also system.ini)
winver - Shows current version of windows
mailto: - Opens default email client
command - Opens command prompt

How to Delete your Yahoo Account !!

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Open MS-Office 2007 files in Older Ms-Office Suits !!

Microsoft Office 2007 applications has a new file format. Word has extension .docx unlike .doc in previous versions. Other applications also has an extra x in their extension which can not be opened using older version Office suit.

Microsoft has released a new Office Compatibility Pack for older version users who now can open the Office 2007 files using older Office suits.

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Using this Pack you can open Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPoint 2007 files in Older Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint.