How to Check if Someone Else is Using Your Facebook Account ?

How to Check if Someone Else is Using Your Facebook Account ?

Have you noticed strange goings-on with your Facebook account? Maybe items being posted that you know you didn’t have anything to do with? Facebook does have a certain amount of security settings built-in to it – some of them are fairly new – that you can make use to detect if some-one else is using your account.

Steps to Detect Facebook Login Attempts :

Log in to your Facebook account

Select Account > Account Settings > Account Security from the drop down menu under your name.

Boost your Internet speed upto 20%

Boost your Internet speed upto 20%

Type "Gpedit.msc" in the Run box and Hit Enter.
Then goto Computer Config > Administrative Templates > Network > QoS Packet Scheduler.

Then on the right hand side window double click on "Limit Reservable Bandwidth".

In that window, enable this option and change the value of % from 20 (default) to 0.

Thats it.

This is the bandwidth Microsoft reserves for doing Windows Updates.
 

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How to Lock a folder and redirect it to Control Panel

We often keep some private materials which others should not see at the home PC. How can we hide it from others praying eyes. Its very simple and effective. We can redirect the folder to "Control Panel" of "My Documents" whenever any one clicks on them. 

Follow the procedure :

1. Lets assume you have a folder in drive D names Personal.
2. Now rename this folder to "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
3. Anyone clicking on this will be redirected to control panel instead of your folder. So the files remain invisible to others.
4. Some more options are given below which you can use according to your choice.

How to make My Computer' open in Explore mode with folder list

In My Computer click Tools menu, and then click Options.

Click the File Types tab.In the list of file types, highlight "(NONE) Folders"

Click Advanced button, In the Actions box, highlight "Explore"

Click "Set Default"

Bingo you are done. Now every time you open My Computer by double clicking it will open with the folder tree on the left side.

Hidden Programs in windows Xp

Hidden Programs in windows Xp. Type the following commands in RUN.




Programs :

1. Private Character Editor :
Used for editing fonts,etc.
** start>>Run
** Now, type eudcedit

2. Dr. Watson :
This an inbuilt windows repairing software !
** start>>Run
** Now, type drwtsn32

How to Add Command Prompt To Folder Context Menu in Windows XP

Some times we need to work with some files which is located in a particular folder from command prompt. But it’s too complicated to go into that particular folder with long names including spaces. It adds to the woes if the folder is located within 2-3 sub folders. So it will be very much convenient if we can launch command prompt from the folder which we want to work with. 

Vista has this feature. If you hold down the shift key while right clicking on a folder vista gives a option to Open Command Window Here.

But Windows xp does not comes with such option. In this tutorial we will  learn how to add vista like command prompt option to folder context menu. So when you right click on a folder you can directly open command prompt without changing the path from dos manually.

How Much Your Mouse Traveled So Far ?

Have you ever imagined how much you mouse traveled so far. Well this can be counted and you will be surprised to see the results. Two small utilities that can measure a lot of activities of your PC is mentioned below.

Win-o-Meter (Freeware)

This small utility measures your computer activity.

It counts the keyboard / mouse presses and computes trajectory that you have arrived by your mouse.

How to hide stuff in CDs and DVDs

Many a times you might have wished certain stuff on your CDs and DVDs were private and accessible only to you and no one else. While you could achieve this using WinRAR or any other archiving software that can encrypt your data, it doesn't allow for quick access to the data as you need to decrypt and extract the stuff first. While this might not be much of a problem for a small amount of data, you might get into trouble when you’ve got gigabytes of ones and zeroes to hide. Now I know that for all legitimate purposes your stash of hidden data would never really get this extensive, but the keyword here is ‘legit’. What about the skeletons in your closet? (Read: porn) They need to go somewhere too, right? And you need a much larger cache for them. You *could* just take a hike and encrypt those files anyway but since questionable content has a tendency to amass gigabytes of space, you might get into some serious trouble while extracting the stuff; not to mention about the overhead associated with decryption. Your processor wouldn't be so happy about it.

Operating System inside a browser

Have you ever seen a Operating System inside a browser? Have you ever seen a Internet Explorer inside a Firefox Browser? Maybe you have recently moved to Linux/Mac operating system from Windows but you are missing familiar interface and want to spend some time on Microsoft Windows but don’t have access to it, if this is scenario for you then here is windows4all.com. Windows4all.com is a Silverlight based online virtual operating system (sometimes called a Web OS or a Webtop or a cloud computer). It is is a website that simulates an operating system inside your web browser. Windows4all.com replicates the desktop environment of a modern operating system. It can give you a familiar work interface that looks the same whether you’re working at your home computer, or remotely from a borrowed or public computer. You can launch applications right away without installation. Windows4all.com is web-based and requires Silverlight 3 to operate. Application runs in Silverlight’s security sandbox. By default code is restricted from accessing your file system or doing anything that could hurt your machine. Besides desktop, taskbar, start menu and sidebar, currently it includes such applications:

Reset / Recover Your Forgotten Windows Administrator Password

What will you do if you or any friend of you forgot the windows administrator password. How would you recover or reset it? There are a few tricks you can try ...

First Method:

Windows always created an "Administrator" account by default and assigns no password to it. So if you have forget your user account password then try this:

Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press 'ctrl'+'alt'+'del' keys twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.

Now you can reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts“.

Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.

Use your USB Pen Drive as RAM in Windows Vista

Windows Vista provides us with a feature called ReadyBoost. This feature enables us to make use of our pendrive as RAM, so that we can increase the performance of our PC.

This is how we can use ReadyBoost:
1. Plug in your PenDrive.
2. Open Computer
3. Right-click on the removable storage device and select Properties.
4. Click on the ReadyBoost tab.
5. Select "Use This Device" and "set the amount of space u want to use as RAM"
6. Click OK.
7. Bingo !! You are done.

Use Your USB Pen Drive As RAM in Windows XP

We all know about using USB flash drive as RAM on Windows Vista. If somebody doesn't knows wait for my next post.

It would be great for us if we can use the same feature available on Windows XP? That would be a great alternative for most of the xp users who can not upgrade their old systems and running new softwares is not possible as they are equipped with a low RAM. So this nice software tool to use USB flash drives as RAM on Windows XP O/S is very useful.

This useful tool is developed by eBoostr and the trial version is available for free to download. This is an unlimited trial version, but you can only use it for 4 hours continuously. If you want to use for more than 4 hours, you need to restart your system. You can make your system run faster without making any further investment.

It is just 2.3MB to download. It supports Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 and is available in 39 languages. It requires USB 2.0 drive or memory card for operation and USB 1.1 is not supported as they tend to be very slow.

Download eBoostr
Source: www.eboostr.com

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.

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.