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Linux Ubuntu Command Cheat Sheet Part II

2009-10-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

As I promised before, let's move on ubuntu cheat sheet part II

Network
ifconfig –> show network information
iwconfig –> show wireless information
sudo iwlist scan –> scan for wireless networks
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart –> reset network for manual configurations
(file) /etc/network/interfaces –> manual configuration
ifup interface –> bring interface online
ifdown interface –> disable interface

Special Packages
ubuntu-desktop –> standard Ubuntu environment
kubuntu-desktop –> KDE desktop
xubuntu-desktop –> XFCE desktop
ubuntu-minimal –> core Ubuntu utilities
ubuntu-standard –> standard Ubuntu utilities
ubuntu-restricted-extras –> non-free, but useful
kubuntu-restricted-extras –> KDE of the above
xubuntu-restricted-extras –> XFCE of the above
build-essential –> packages used to compile programs
linux-image-generic –> latest generic kernel image
linux-headers-generic –> latest build headers

Firewall ( Prefix commands with sudo to run )
ufw enable –> turn on the firewall
ufw disable –> turn off the firewall
ufw default allow –> allow all connections by default
ufw default deny –> drop all connections by default
ufw status –> current status and rules
ufw allow port –> allow traffic on port
ufw deny port –> block port
ufw deny from ip –> block ip adress

Application Names
nautilus –> file manager (GNOME)
dolphin –> file manager (KDE)
konqueror –> web browser (KDE)
kate –> text editor (KDE)
gedit –> text editor (GNOME)

System
Recovery -> Type the phrase “REISUB” while holding down Alt and SysRq (PrintScrn) with about 1 second between each letter. Your system will reboot.
lsb_release -a –> get Ubuntu version
uname -r –> get kernel version
uname -a –> get all kernel information

refference: FOSSwire

Simple Way To Edit Background Folder

2009-10-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

Setelah beberapa kali membuat artikel dalam bahasa inggris, ternyata lama2 terasa kurang sreg dan ga bisa leluasa kl mo share tips dan trik disini soalnya memang bahasa inggris saya masih kurang jauh dari sempurna dibanding orang inggris hehe.. :D
ini pertama kali artikel coba saya tulis dalam bahasa Indonesia, untuk pengunjung dari negara lain bisa menggunakan fasilitas translate toolbar yang sudah ada di samping blog ini ( for visitors from other countries you can use translate toolbar existing alongside this blog )
Langsung aja ke pokok materi yah

Untuk membuat Background pada folder atau personal USB Flash disk kamu, bisa kamu gunakan 2 cara, yaitu memakai software atau cara manual

1. Cara pertama yaitu dengan memakai software IESHWIZ
Software ini sangat kecil, cuma sekitar 50 Kb dapat didownload disini

2. Cara yang kedua yaitu dengan cara manual
cara sebenarnya cukup simple yaitu:
- Buka Notepad ( Start -> All Program -> Accesoriess -> Notepad )
Start -> Run -> setelah muncul Run Comand ketik "notepad" (tanpa tanda petik)
- lalu copy paste script dibawah ini :

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=Your_Images.jpg
iconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF

- ganti Your_Images.jpg dengan nama file gambar yang akan kamu jadikan backgroud folder kamu
- kemudian simpan file ini dengan nama desktop.ini
(pada notepad pilih menu save as lalu pada save as typenya kamu ganti all file, simpan dengan file name: desktop.ini)
- Sekedar catatan, file gambar yang akan kamu jadikan background kamu letakkan di root folder kamu/di folder paling utama di USB Flashdisk kamu, jangan didalam folder lain, kalau didalam folder lain jg bisa tapi lokasi pad scriptnya harus kamu ganti juga
-"iconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF" : 0x00FFFFFF adalah wkode warna untuk font
contoh kode warna :
FF00FF = Jingga / ungu
FF33FF = ungu terang
FF91FF = Ungu muda
FF62EE = Ungu sedang
d800e6 = Ungu gelap
FFFF4B = Biru muda
FFFF81 = bIRU muda
33FF = Merah
33FFF4 = Kuning
00FFFF = Kuning sedang
51B11B = Hijau gelap
10BB61 = Hijau gelap2
80FCA4 = Hijau muda
00FF00 = Hijau terang
DF280F = Biru tua
ff4321 = Biru terang
FF0000 = Biru
FFOOOO = Merah terang (O = BUKAN NOL)
8CCBDD = Coklat muda
dan masih banyak lagi...

Oreilly Firefox Hacks

2009-10-26T20:46:00.000-07:00

Firefox Hacks is ideal for power users who want to maximize the effectiveness of Firefox, the next-generation web browser that is quickly gaining in popularity. This highly-focused book offers all the valuable tips and tools you need to enjoy a superior and safer browsing experience. Learn how to customize its deployment, appearance, features, and functionality.

Firefox Hacks is ideal for power users who want to take full advantage of Firefox from Mozilla, the next-generation web browser that is rapidly subverting Internet Explorer's once-dominant audience. It's also the first book that specifically dedicates itself to this technology. Firefox is winning such widespread approval for a number of reasons, including the fact that it lets users browse faster and more efficiently. Perhaps its most appealing strength, though, is its increased security something that is covered in great detail in Firefox Hacks. Clearly the web browser of the future, Firefox includes most of the features that browser users are familiar with, along with several new features, such as a bookmarks toolbar and tabbed pages that allow users to quickly switch among several web sites. Firefox Hacks offers all the valuable tips and tools you need to maximize the effectiveness of this hot web application. It's all covered, including how to customize its deployment, appearance, features, and functionality. You'll even learn how to install, use, and alter extensions and plug-ins. Aimed at clever people who may or may not be capable of basic programming tasks, this convenient resource describes 100 techniques for 100 strategies that effectively exploit Firefox. Or, put another way, readers of every stripe will find all the user-friendly tips, tools, and tricks they need to make a productive switch to Firefox. With Firefox Hacks, a superior and safer browsing experience is truly only pages away. The latest in O'Reilly's celebrated Hacks series, Firefox Hacks smartly complements other web-application titles such as Google Hacks and PayPal Hacks.

Download here

Internet Explorer 8 Final Stand Alone installer (Offline)

2009-10-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

Fast, safe, and easy. Internet Explorer 8 takes the web experience beyond the page for quicker and more reliable browsing with peace of mind.
InPrivate Browsing
Browse the web without saving your history.

Accelerators
let you map directions, translate words, email and more in just few clicks.You’re just a few mouse clicks away from driving directions, word translation, sharing your web discoveries with friends and more. Accelerators help you do the things you do all the time without having to open up a new window. So you can speed through everyday browsing tasks, like getting a map to a business address or forwarding a link to a friend.
Web Slices
let you keep up with frequently updated sites directly from the new Favorites Bar.
Automatic Crash Recovery – let you restore all the open windows after a crash
Search smarter with detailed suggestions from your favorite search providers and browsing history.
New security features help to protect you against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy and identity.
Browse with more confidence knowing Internet Explorer 8 helps protect you from evolving online threats right out of the box. The new SmartScreen filter and other built-in security features help you stay safe by protecting against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy, and identity.

Below are Standalone links to download IE8 Final Installer (offline) :
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008

Internet Speed Test Sites

2009-10-23T22:24:00.000-07:00

If your Internet connection seems slow, the first step is to benchmark it using an Internet speed test site. An Internet speed test can give you an accurate indication of how much bandwidth is available to you at the current time.

Whether you have high speed broadband or a dial-up Internet connection, an Internet speed test can help determine if you're speeding along the Information Superhighway as fast as you should be.

Check out Internet Speed Test Sites listed below:

Speedtest.net Internet Speed Test
Of all the Internet speed test sites out there, this one is the winner by a landslide! It's fast, free and graphically appealing with a speedometer-like display. A huge list of worldwide test locations are available making for very accurate results. The nearest one is automatically calculated based on your IP address which is very handy.

Speedtest.net also keeps a log of all the Internet speed tests that you perform and creates an attractive results graphic you can send to your friends or post online.

Speedtest.net is operated by Ookla, a major provider of speed test technology to many sites, like Speakeasy.

AuditMyPC.com Internet Speed Test
Another great Internet speed test site is this one hosted at AuditMyPC.com. While there are no multiple server locations to choose from, the results are very easy to read and have been fairly accurate based in my tests.

Like most other bandwidth speed test sites available, this site tests both download bandwidth and upload bandwidth.

CNET Bandwidth Meter Speed Test

The CNET Bandwidth Meter Speed Test is an Internet speed test like most others and I've found it to be fairly accurate.

This site differs in its ability to rank your connection next to others from the same ISP. I highly recommend this Internet speed test in addition to the others on this page based on this feature.

One important thing to note about this Internet speed test is that it only tests the download bandwidth for your connection. Most internet speed test sites test both the download and upload bandwidth for your Internet connection. Still, this is a great tool considering the comparison features.

Speedtest indosatm2
The bandwidth test ("test") measures the connection speed between your computer and the Internet. Determined by taking various samples of upload and download data streams, the results are then statistically analyzed to calculate the speed bandwidth. These findings show how fast you can transfer data at the time the test was run.

SIJIWAE Speedtest
Indonesian ISP speedtest site

Detect invisible users in yahoo messenger

2009-10-23T21:54:00.000-07:00

All invisible yahoo id's can be checked with yahoo scan service, this web tool will help you detect the status of yahoo users...
Lets find out if someone who appears offline in Yahoo messenger is actually offline
this site that help you find out which yahoo messenger friends are invisible, office or online

go to one of this link,just enter the target yahoo id and watch..

Ydetector :Detect Invisible users on Yahoo Messenger. With our invisible scanner you can check if your buddy is online, offline or invisible

Invisible Scanner : This is one of the best site to find the status of yahoo user. It is very fast and accurate. Also, displays the cached display picture.

Detectinvisible : All invisible yahoo id's can be checked with this yahoo scan service

YDetector : This is another very good web site to detect invisible yahoo friend. It is very fast, accurate and is continuously improving service. Displays the profile pic.

Vizgin : This has a very simple interface. Works accurate but slow compared to above two sites. Definitely a try, if the above servers are busy.

Buddy Spy : Unlike the above, this is a software application and needs to be installed. This is definitely worth. It has lot more options. Download here.

Invisible : This has a clean interface. But the server is always busy and might give some inaccurate information.

2oost : This does not have a nice interface as above. It works. It does not show the display pic.

Ymspy : This has a very different interface. Let me know if this works for you.

Buddycheck : This is again a software program. This is not recommended as it requires the friend must accept to be added into this program, so you can keep monitoring later. This also has a paid version.

Vngrabber : This is a very early site to allow detect invisible users. This is undergoing some major server changes and is expected to come back.
imvisible :Detect Invisible users on Yahoo Messenger with our invisible Yahoo scanner

Google Translate Desktop

2009-10-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

Google Translate Desktop is Desktop based google translate.
It is a common sight when I come across certain website or text which is written in some other language than English. Then to understand what is written I go to google.com and search for the google translate webpage and enter the text there.

Now translate text easily from one language to another, in a simple way this free application doesn't require installation, so you can use it from your USB drive and can be run from Windows or Linux Operating System.

This is a Java desktop based Google Translate application, It use google-api-translate-java library for the main engine so you must have java plugin in your computer to open this aplication
Google Translate Desktop Client that can be downloaded and made to run right at your desktop. Google Translate Desktop can be set to basic and advace translator

07/07/2009 Update service pack 1
added some feature :
- line wrap for the text area
- Auto Detect for the from language
- support two mode in setting menu simple and advance. simply click for switch
(for advance feature)
- paste from clipboard button
- paste(from clipboard) and translate button
- copy to clipboard button
- More See-able text : Enter text and Translation with bold
- come with single jar. The library (google-api-translate.jar) added to the project

The next feature of this application is :
- Caching translate data. Like Google Earth, it save data which ever search and accessible without internet connection. It use HSQLDB to save the persistence data.

Download beta with service pack 1
Download Google Translate Desktop Application (java beta)

Re Enable System Restore

2009-10-23T20:49:00.000-07:00

System Restore which is a good feature in Windows to revert our system to some earlier better state when the system was working fine, shows up many problems.
sometimes we got problem that his System Restore has been disabled may be due to some Virus activity or due to some changes made by software
How solve this problem and enable the System Restore again?
here this step

1. Click Start, Run and type regedit.exe and press Enter

2. Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ SystemRestore

In the right-pane:
Delete the value DisableConfig
Delete the value DisableSR

3. Exit the Registry Editor.

In Windows XP Professional, you can accomplish the above using Group Policy Editor as well.

1. Click Start, Run and type GPEDIT.MSC

2. Navigate to this path:

-> Computer Configuration
--> Administrative Templates
---> System
----> System Restore

3. Set Turn off System Restore to Not Configured

4. Set Turn off Configuration to Not Configured

Refresh your desktop (press F5)then The System Restore feature will be enabled again

How to change your Blogger template

2009-10-23T20:26:00.000-07:00

It is not that hard to change the template of your Blogger blog, just go to your Blogger dashboard and follow the steps told here.

1. Log in to Blogger (You are at dashboard)
2. Click on the Layout link, for the appropriate blog.
3. Now you will see a page similar to this:

4. Click on the "Edit" links on the widgets, and back up their content in text/note pads in your computer (Because when you change the template, you will lose all the widgets content)
5. Now click on the "Edit HTML" link (top menu).
6. Now in this new page, click on "Download Template" (This is done to back up the template, in case you want to revert back to your present template)

7. Now upload the new template, in case a message is displayed to remove any widget then click Remove and Save, as you have already saved the content in step 4.

that's it, now you have the same blog, with no change in content but a complete new look

Linux Ubuntu Command Cheat Sheet Part I

2009-10-23T20:03:00.000-07:00

Here is some usefull command list for your linux Ubuntu, to run this command you can start in terminal windows
In Gnome (Ubuntu)
The terminal can be found at Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal.

In Xfce (Xubuntu)
The terminal can be found at Applications menu -> System -> Terminal.

In KDE (Kubuntu)
The terminal can be found at KMenu -> System -> Terminal Program (Konsole).
here is that cheat :

Ubuntu Reference Privileges
sudo command –> run command as root
sudo -s -> open a root shell
sudo -s -u user –> open a shell as user
sudo -k –> forget sudo passwords
gksudo command –> visual sudo dialog (GNOME)
kdesudo command –> visual sudo dialog (KDE)
sudo visudo –> edit /etc/sudoers
gksudo nautilus –> root file manager (GNOME)
kdesudo konqueror –> root file manager (KDE)
passwd –> change your password

Display
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart –> restart X and return to login (GNOME)
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart –> restart X and return to login (KDE)
(file) /etc/X11/xorg.conf –> display configuration
sudo dexconf –> reset xorg.conf configuration
Ctrl+Alt+Bksp –> restart X display if frozen
Ctrl+Alt+FN –> switch to tty N
Ctrl+Alt+F7 –> switch back to X display

System Services ( Prefix commands with sudo to run )
start service –> start job service (Upstart)
stop service –> stop job service (Upstart)
status service –> check if service is running (Upstart)
/etc/init.d/service start –> start service (SysV)
/etc/init.d/service stop –> stop service (SysV)
/etc/init.d/service status –> check service (SysV)
/etc/init.d/service restart –> restart service (SysV)
runlevel –> get current runlevel

Package Management ( Prefix commands with sudo to run )
apt-get update –> refresh available updates
apt-get upgrade –> upgrade all packages
apt-get dist-upgrade –> upgrade with package replacements; upgrade Ubuntu version
apt-get install pkg –> install pkg
apt-get purge pkg –> uninstall pkg
apt-get autoremove –> remove obsolete packages
apt-get -f install –> try to fix broken packages
dpkg --configure -a –> try to fix broken packages
dpkg -i pkg.deb –> install file pkg.deb
(file) /etc/apt/sources.list –> APT repository list

* Prefix commands with sudo to run thats mean most of the following commands will need to be prefaced with the sudo command if you will be working with directories or files not owned by your account. This is a special command which temporarily gives you access to change computer settings. The terminal will ask you for your password

This article is going to continue
please return here for next part of this...

Useful Run COMMANDS

2009-10-05T22:45:00.000-07:00

Run Command below Work in the Windows XP Operating System Some do Require that you have the application installed.
To open run dialogue box you can click start and then select Run or hold down the Windows key and press 'R' then enter your command.

Accessibility Controls
access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools
control admintools

Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
fsquirt

Calculator
calc

Certificate Manager
certmgr.msc

Character Map
charmap

Check Disk Utility
chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer
clipbrd

Command Prompt
cmd

Component Services
dcomcnfg

Computer Management
compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties
timedate.cpl

DDE Shares
ddeshare

Device Manager
devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*
directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter
dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility
cleanmgr

Disk Defragment
dfrg.msc

Disk Management
diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager
diskpart

Display Properties
control desktop

Display Properties
desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)
control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility
verifier

Event Viewer
eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool
sigverif

Findfast
findfast.cpl

Folders Properties
control folders

Fonts
control fonts

Fonts Folder
fonts

Free Cell Card Game
freecell

Game Controllers
joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)
gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game
mshearts

Iexpress Wizard
iexpress

Indexing Service
ciadv.msc

Internet Properties
inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)
jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)
javaws

Keyboard Properties
control keyboard

Local Security Settings
secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups
lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows
logoff

Microsoft Chat
winchat

Minesweeper Game
winmine

Mouse Properties
control mouse

Mouse Properties
main.cpl

Network Connections
control netconnections

Network Connections
ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl

Notepad
notepad

Desktop Manager (If Installed)
nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager
packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator
odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard
osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)
ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties
password.cpl

Performance Monitor
perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor
perfmon

Phone and Modem Options
telephon.cpl

Power Configuration
powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes
control printers

Printers Folder
printers

Private Character Editor
eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)
QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings
intl.cpl

Registry Editor
regedit

Registry Editor
regedit32

Remote Desktop
mstsc

Removable Storage
ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests
ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)
rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras
sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks
control schedtasks

Security Center
wscui.cpl

Services
services.msc

Shared Folders
fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows
shutdown

Sounds and Audio
mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game
spider

SQL Client Configuration
cliconfg

System Configuration Editor
sysedit

System Configuration Utility
msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)
sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties
sysdm.cpl

Task Manager
taskmgr

Telnet Client
telnet

User Account Management
nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager
utilman

Windows Firewall
firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier
magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure
wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool
syskey

Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard
tourstart

Wordpad
write

Anti Virus Database Update download location

2009-10-05T22:25:00.000-07:00

Here is some antivirus database link location that you can use to download and update your favourite antivirus

AVG 7.5

AVG 8.0

Kaspersky

Avast

Trend Micro

Norton Anti Virus

McAfee

F-Secure

Avira Antivir

BitDefender

The Anti-Virus or Anti-Malware test file

2009-10-05T22:15:00.000-07:00

If you are active in the anti-virus research field, then you will regularly receive requests for virus samples. Some requests are easy to deal with: they come from fellow-researchers whom you know well, and whom you trust. Using strong encryption, you can send them what they have asked for by almost any medium (including across the Internet) without any real risk.

Other requests come from people you have never heard from before. There are relatively few laws (though some countries do have them) preventing the secure exchange of viruses between consenting individuals, though it is clearly irresponsible for you simply to make viruses available to anyone who asks. Your best response to a request from an unknown person is simply to decline politely.

A third set of requests come from exactly the people you might think would be least likely to want viruses "users of anti-virus software".

They want some way of checking that they have deployed their software correctly, or of deliberately generating a "virus incident in order to test their corporate procedures, or of showing others in the organisation what they would see if they were hit by a virus".

Obviously, there is considerable intellectual justification for testing anti-virus software against real viruses. If you are an anti-virus vendor, then you do this (or should do it!) before every release of your product, in order to ensure that it really works. However, you do not (or should not!) perform your tests in a "real" environment. You use (or should use!) a secure, controlled and independent laboratory environment within which your virus collection is maintained.

Using real viruses for testing in the real world is rather like setting fire to the dustbin in your office to see whether the smoke detector is working. Such a test will give meaningful results, but with unappealing, unacceptable risks.

Since it is unacceptable for you to send out real viruses for test or demonstration purposes, you need a file that can safely be passed around and which is obviously non-viral, but which your anti-virus software will react to as if it were a virus.

If your test file is a program, then it should also produce sensible results if it is executed. Also, because you probably want to avoid shipping a pseudo-viral file along with your anti-virus product, your test file should be short and simple, so that your customers can easily create copies of it for themselves.

The good news is that such a test file already exists. A number of anti-virus researchers have already worked together to produce a file that their (and many other) products "detect" as if it were a virus.

Agreeing on one file for such purposes simplifies matters for users: in the past, most vendors had their own pseudo-viral test files which their product would react to, but which other products would ignore.

This test file has been provided to EICAR for distribution as the "EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File", and it satisfies all the criteria listed above. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").

The file is a legitimate DOS program, and produces sensible results when run (it prints the message "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!").

It is also short and simple - in fact, it consists entirely of printable ASCII characters, so that it can easily be created with a regular text editor. Any anti-virus product that supports the EICAR test file should detect it in any file providing that the file starts with the following 68 characters, and is exactly 68 bytes long.
copy and paste text below in notepad and save with extension .com exp: eicar.com (“Save as type” with “All Files” then change extension with .com)

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

The first 68 characters is the known string. It may be optionally appended by any combination of whitespace characters with the total file length not exceeding 128 characters. The only whitespace characters allowed are the space character, tab, LF, CR, CTRL-Z. To keep things simple the file uses only upper case letters, digits and punctuation marks, and does not include spaces. The only thing to watch out for when typing in the test file is that the third character is the capital letter "O", not the digit zero.

You are encouraged to make use of the EICAR test file. If you are aware of people who are looking for real viruses "for test purposes", bring the test file to their attention. If you are aware of people who are discussing the possibility of an industry-standard test file, tell them about www.eicar.org, and point them at this article.

In order to facilitate various scenarios, we provide 4 files for download. The first, eicar.com, contains the ASCII string as described above. The second file, eicar.com.txt, is a copy of this file with a different filename. Some readers reported problems when downloading the first file, which can be circumvented when using the second version. Just download and rename the file to "eicar.com". That will do the trick. The third version contains the test file inside a zip ARCHIVEe. A good anti-virus scanner will spot a 'virus' inside an ARCHIVEe. The last version is a zip ARCHIVEes containing the third file. This file can be used to see whether the virus scanner checks ARCHIVEes more than only one level deep.

Once downloaded run your AV scanner. It should detect at least the file "eicar.com". Good scanners will detect the 'virus' in the single zip ARCHIVEe and may be even in the double zip ARCHIVEe. Once detected the scanner might not allow you any access to the file(s) anymore. You might not even be allowed by the scanner to delete these files. This is caused by the scanner which puts the file into quarantaine. The test file will be treated just like any other real virus infected file. Read the user's manual of your AV scanner what to do or contact the vendor/manufacturer of your AV scanner.

How to delete the test file from your PC

We understand (from the many emails we receive) that it might be difficult for you to delete the test file from your PC. After all, your scanner believes it is a virus infected file and does not allow you to access it anymore. At this point we must refer to our standard answer concerning support for the test file. We are sorry to tell you that EICAR cannot and will not provide AV scanner specific support. The best source to get such information from is the vendor of the tool which you purchased.

Please contact the support people of your vendor. They have the required expertise to help you in the usage of the tool. Needless to say that you should have read the user's manual first before contacting them.

source : Eicar

Searching Files Uploaded on Rapidshare or Megaupload with Google

2009-10-05T00:54:00.000-07:00

Make easy for Search with Google for files on Rapidshare or Megaupload servers
The uploaded filename is contained in the Rapidshare and megaupload URLs. This will help us find what is posted on rapidshare/megaupload for download.

write these words in google search form.

Code:
To search for ebooks and documents in PDF format on Rapidshare:
pdf "rapidshare.de/files" site:rapidshare.de

To download movies and video files:
+inurl:avi|mpg|wmv site:rapidshare.de

To download mp3 files from rapidshare:
+inurl:wma|mp3 site:rapidshare.de

To download software, zipped files, programs from rapidshare:
+inurl:exe|rar|zip site:rapidshare.de

add a space after the rapidshare.de and then add a keyword.
example:
pdf "rapidshare.de/files" site:rapidshare.de microsoft

Replace rapidshare.de with megaupload.com to search for files available on MegaUpload.com servers.

Fast Way To Edit Your Favourite Photo

2009-10-05T00:37:00.001-07:00

Editing your favourite photo is difficult if we do not have basic about photo editing and if we can not able to use photo editing software like photoshop or some image/photo editing software or sometimes we are too lazy for linger in front of a computer just for photo editing
Now it does not become a problem, you can use online photo editing...ist very simple, fast and fun
You can go to one of this link
Photofunia
Funphotobox
Photo505
Loonapix
Montagraph
Imagechef
Funny Photo
Blingee
Fakemagazinecover
Money Photo
Yearbookyourself
Poster

How to Back Up your Desktop and IE Favorites

2009-10-03T01:38:00.000-07:00

If you're using Vista, most of your Favorites are probably in C:\Users\yourlogon\Favorites, where yourlogon is the name you pick when you log onto the computer. Other Favorites might be in C:\Users\Public\Favorites. Your desktop files are in C:\Users\yourlogon\Destop and C:\Users\Public\Public Desktop.

If you're using XP, the Favorite files are at C:\Documents and Settings\yourlogon\Favorites and C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites. And the desktop at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop and C:\Documents and Settings\yourlogon\Desktop.

Find out where the Earth Quake occurred today

2009-10-03T01:13:00.000-07:00

Have you ever thought of getting alerts on land disasters like earth quake, right on your desktop. eQuake is the solution for that...

With small add on in your Firefox browser you can find out where earth quake is happening right now in hours and seconds are also
Here you can download eQuake Alert for Mozilla Firefox

Make a flip text in seconds

2009-10-03T00:53:00.000-07:00

How to write upside down like this?

sbo|q ǝʇıɹʍ oʇ pǝʇıɔxǝ ǝɹoɯ ǝɯ ǝʞɐɯ oʇ ǝɯ d|ǝɥ ǝsɐǝ|d ¿ʞɹoʍ ǝsuǝspɐ ʍoɥ ʍouʞ noʎ op..bo|q ʎɯ ʇısıʌ ɹoɟ sʞuɐɥʇ

is't very easy and cool,you just go to one of the links below and type in your text on the original text area/form area and copy the flipped text
Flip text generator is free online tool to write upside down, with flip text generator you can make a flip text in seconds. You can use it on Facebook, Twitter, friendster, Myspace, forum, email or your Blog.

Here the link :
flipmytext
fliptextgenerator
fliptext
Revfad Flip text

Tips For Buying Laptop/Notebook

2009-10-02T02:03:00.000-07:00

Why notebook became so popular? It has been estimated that notebook sales has increased an average of 20% per year in the United States alone. Among the many advantages it offers, portability is one of the main reason people end up making a purchase of it. However before any purchase is made, other features should be considered as well.

Notebook was first made available in the early eighties. Although much heavier and bulkier than today's notebooks, it had the unique portability feature that put this innovative product in a class by itself. Although not much of a commercial success then, it gave the computer industry a goal to pursue in manufacturing this item with better weight, size and performance ratio and making one of today's most wanted computer hardware.

Notebook size has got much smaller, however big enough to make one feel very comfortable in handling and operating computer related tasks. One can find it in sizes best categorized as: 1 - Tablet Pc has the size of paper tablet and weighs no more than 4 pounds; 2 - Ultra Portable is a little bigger than Tablet Pc and weighs around 4 pounds, no internal CD or DVD drive, display of 12 inches or smaller; 3 - Thin and Light is a mid-size notebook, 10-14" x 10", 1 to 1.5 thick, and weighs around 7 pounds, wireless network capability, 14-inch displays, combo CD-RW/DVD; 4 - Desktop replacement is the largest category of notebooks, more than 12 x 10" and weighs more than 7 pounds, 15-17 inches displays or larger, wireless network capability, combo CD-RW/DV.

Also an important feature one should look for is performance. Notebooks provide very close performance in comparison with traditional desktop computers, and should handle all computer related tasks with great ease. Whenever purchasing a notebook, make sure it has the latest cpu model, large ram memory and hard disk space. Notebook performance is directly related with cpu clock, ram memory and hard disk space. For these items, big is never enough.

Another feature one should look for is the dvd player. It can come in handy for entertainment purposes, enabling one to watch movies while traveling. Wireless connection is also a feature to look for in a notebook. Some notebooks feature an infrared port, which can be used to connect a mobile phone. Also there are other wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, which allows mobile phone, printers and PDA to be connected at certified public and private network. The ability to have a mobile connection is definitely a plus in today's connected world.

Expansion capability for notebooks can be done thru the use of plug-in pc cards. Although there is a new standard called ExpressCard, which is smaller and faster plug-in card that provides more features for multimedia tasks.

Notebooks have certainly become an item required for one's mobile computer related tasks, whether it is used for public, private, personal or professional purposes. Its portability and small size make an attractive all around computer hardware item. For those looking for mobile computer hardware, notebooks can certainly become a good solution at affordable prices.

This article is under GNU FDL license and can be distributed without any previous authorization from the author. However the author´s name and all the URL´s (links) mentioned in the article and biography must be kept.

article by: Roberto Sedycias

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 4

2009-10-01T02:03:00.000-07:00

This tweak for Internet Explorer & Outlook Express

Speed Up Browsing (Windows Explorer and IE)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace In the left pane find: {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} Value and delete it.

Configure Internet Downloads
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings. To increase the number of simultaneous connections that are allowed to 10, follow these steps: On the Edit menu, click Add Value , and then add the following registry values: "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=Dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=Dword:0000000a.

Auto Disconnect for Internet Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters In the right pane, find Autodisconnect and change the time accordingly.

Disable the Custom Search Page in Internet Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value Name: Use Custom Search URL, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'Use Custom Search URL' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Change the Text in Internet Explorers Title Bar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. In the right pane, change the value of the string, "WindowTitle".
Change default Internet Explorer Download Directory
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

In the right pane, double click on the Download Directory value. Enter the path to the folder you want as your download location.

Next, right click on the Internet Explorer subkey and select Permissions. Then click the Advanced button on the Security tab. In turn, Highlight Administrators, your user account and System. For each one, click the Edit button. In the Deny column, put the check mark in Set Value. Then click OK. Repeat for each of the remaining user accounts. Once done, click the Apply button on the Advanced Security Settings dialog.

This removes the "permissions" for anything or anyone to write to the Download Directory value. It also prevents changes to any of the other values listed directly under the Internet Explorer sub-key, so you may wind up preventing something else from being changed as well. Unfortunately, its not possible to remove permissions from individual values.

Run Explorer Full Screen
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console. In the right pane find FullScreen and modify the value to 1. Then go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main. In the right pane find FullScreen and modify the value to yes. Exit/Reboot.

Control the Internet Explorer Script Debugger
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] Value Name: Disable Script Debugger Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value) Value Data: yes or no. Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Disable Script Debugger" and set it to either "yes" to disable the debugger or "no" to enable it. Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

Control Internet Explorer Error Reporting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value Name: IEWatsonDisabled, IEWatsonEnabled, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value). Create a new DWORD value called "IEWatsonDisabled" and set it to "1". Create another DWORD value called "IEWatsonEnabled" and set it to "0". Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

Prevent Account Changes in Outlook Express
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express, Value Name: No Modify Accts, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (1 = enable restriction). Create new DWORD value called "No Modify Accts" and set it to "1" to enable the restriction or "0" to allow users to modify accounts. Restart Outlook Express for the change to take effect.

Change the Default Internet Explorer Search Page
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value Name: Search Bar, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: Search URL. Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'Search Bar' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. Note: This tweak can also be applied on a per-user basis under the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER] hive.

Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole. Value Name: EnableRemoteConnect, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "Y" = enable automatic connections, "N" = disabled. Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'EnableRemoteConnect' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Disable the "Log on using dial-up connection" Check Box
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Value Name: RasDisable, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (0 = restriction disabled, 1 = restriction enabled). Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'RasDisable' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Modify the Internet Auto-Dial Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Internet Settings Value Name: EnableAutodial Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value) Value Data: (00 00 00 00 = disabled, 01 00 00 00 = enabled) Create a new binary value named "EnableAutodial", and set the new value to equal "01 00 00 00" to enable autodial or "00 00 00 00" to disable it. Note: This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Remove MSN Messenger from Outlook Express
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express. Value Name: Hide Messenger, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (2 = remove messenger). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'Hide Messenger' and set the value to 2.

Control the Auto Complete Mode
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\AutoComplete Value Name: Append Completion Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value) Value Data: yes or no Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Append Completion" and set it to "yes" to append the suggested text as you are typing or "no" to only show a drop-down list. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Change the Search Assistant in Internet Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ Search Value Name: SearchAssistant Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value) Value Data: Search URL Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'SearchAssistant' and edit the value according to the settings above.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. Note: To use the Google search assistant page enter "http://www.google.com/ie" as the URL.

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 1
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 2
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 3

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 3

2009-10-01T01:49:00.000-07:00

Change Source Path
Copy /i386 to your hard drive. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion. In the right pane, change SourcePath to reflect your settings.

Show Hidden Operating System Files
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Value Name: ShowSuperHidden, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: ( 0 = Hide Files, 1 = Show Files). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'ShowSuperHidden' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Unload DLL's
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer. Create a new sub-key named 'AlwaysUnloadDLL' and set the default value to equal '1' to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Stop Error Messages When Booting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows. Value Name: NoPopupsOnBoot, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (1 = disable messages). Stops the annoying Windows pop-up messages notifying you a device is not functioning when you boot-up Windows. Create a REG_DWORD value of 'NoPopupsOnBoot' in the key below (if it doesn't already exist). Set the value to '1' to disable pop-up messages from appearing.

End Task Time Out
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control Add a new string value called, "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" and change the Value to 2000. Exit, reboot.

Change Default Search Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer. Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = unselected, 1 = selected). Modify the following values, setting them to "1" to select the parameter as a default or "0" as unselected. CaseSensitive, IncludeSubFolders, SearchHidden, SearchSlowFiles, SearchSystemDirs. Restart or logoff Windows for the change to take effect.

Automatically Close Non-Responding Applications on Shutdown
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop, Value Name: AutoEndTasks, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled). Modify the value of 'AutoEndTasks' to equal '1' to automatically end tasks or '0' to prompt for action. Note: This change will affect all users but the value can also be changed on a user-by-user basis by modifying [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] with the same values.

Speed Up Menu Display
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop In the right pane select, "MenuShowDelay". Right click, modify and set the value to 100. Reboot.

Enable/Disable Boot Defrag
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DfrgBootOptimizeFunction Right click, modify and change to value to Y to enable, N to disable.
Force Exit

Auto End Tasks
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
In the right pane find, "AutoEndTasks" (Create if not present). Set the Value of 0 or delete it. No reboot needed.

Startup a Program Just Once then delete from the Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce. Data Type: REG_SZ. Value: path to the program.

Startup Programs Without the Startup Folder
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Data Type: REG_SZ. Value: path to program.

Speed up Share Viewing
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace. Delete the key called {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} and reboot.

Prioritizing IRQs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl. Create a new DWORD value called IRQ8PRiority and set the data to 1, reboot.

Remove Properties from My Computer
This restriction removes the properties option from My Computer and hides the "System Properties" screen.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoPropertiesMyComputer, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = Properties, 1 = No Properties) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoPropertiesMyComputer' and edit the value according to the settings above.

CD or DVD Disappeared After an Upgrade
Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Enable DVD Player in Media Player
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings. Value Name: EnableDVDUI, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: yes or no. Create a new string value called "EnableDVDUI" and set it to "yes" to enable DVD functionality.

How to Increase Shutdown Time For Services To Close Properly
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control. On the Edit menu, click Add Value. Value Name: WaitToKillServiceTimeout, Data Type: REG_SZ , String: In milli-seconds; default is 20,000. Ok/Exit/Reboot.

New Command Missing in Windows Explorer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ ContextMenuHandlers\New. Value Name: (Default), Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: {D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719} Open your registry and verify that the key listed below has the value listed, and if needed, edit the value to match the value listed.

Add Explore From Here to Every Folder
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore. Value Name: (Default), Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: explorer.exe /e,/root,"%1" Change the value of '(Default)' to equal 'E&xplore From Here'. Create a new key under the [Explore] key called command, and edit the (Default) value to equal explorer.exe /e,/root,"%1".

Change Default Search Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer. Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = unselected, 1 = selected). Modify the following values, setting them to "1" to select the parameter as a default or "0" as unselected. CaseSensitive, IncludeSubFolders, SearchHidden, SearchSlowFiles, SearchSystemDirs, Restart or logoff Windows for the change to take effect.

Control the Auto Complete Mode
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\AutoComplete. Value Name: Append Completion, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: yes or no. Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Append Completion" and set it to "yes" to append the suggested text as you are typing or "no" to only show a drop-down list. Restart Windows for the change to take effect. Note: This setting also changes the auto complete functionality of Internet Explorer.

Control Automatic Boot Disk Optimization
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\ BootOptimizeFunction. Value Name: Enable, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (Y = enabled, N = disabled). Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'Enable' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

View Which Hot Fix Patches Have Been Installed
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Hotfix. Periodically Microsoft releases Hot Fix's to patch bugs in Windows and other products, this key contains information about which Hot fix's have been installed.

Restrict Users from Running Specific Applications
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.Value Name: DisallowRun
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\Explorer] Create a new DWORD value and name it "DisallowRun" set the value to "1" to enable application restrictions or "0" to allow all applications to run.

Then create a new sub-key called [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun] and define the applications the are to be restricted. Creating a new string value for each application, named as consecutive numbers, and setting the value to the filename to be restriced (e.g. "regedit.exe"). Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

Restrict Applications Users Can Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Value Name: RestrictRun Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\Explorer] Create a new DWORD value and name it "RestrictRun" set the value to "1" to enable application restrictions or "0" to allow all applications to run.

Then create a new sub-key called [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\Explorer\RestrictRun] and define the applications that are allowed. Creating a new string value for each application, named as consecutive numbers, and setting the value to the filename to be allowed (e.g. "regedit.exe"). Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

Note: If you are the person who applies Group Policy, do not apply this policy to yourself. If applied too broadly, this policy can prevent administrators from running Group Policy or the registry editors. As a result, once applied, you cannot change this policy except by reinstalling Windows.

Enable Path Command Line Completion
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor] Value Name: PathCompletionChar Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: Hex Control Character Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'PathCompletionChar' and set it to equal the hex value of the required control character.

For example to use the TAB key set the value to '9', to use Ctrl-D set the value to '4' and for Ctrl-F set the value to '6'. Now when you are using a command prompt and type the first part of a directory name then press the specified key, Windows will complete the remainder for you. Pressing the key multiple times will scroll through the available options.

Automatic Window Refresh
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update. Value Name: UpdateMode, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: default = 1. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "UpdateMode" and set it to equal "0" for faster updates. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 1
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 2
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 4

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 2

2009-10-01T01:43:00.000-07:00

Change the Text in Internet Explorers Title Bar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. In the right pane, change the value of the string, "WindowTitle".

How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Win XP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under "Value data", type the name that you want, and then click OK. To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner. Under "Value data", type the name that you want, and then click OK/Exit.

Get Rid of the "Links" Folder in Favorites
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar. Set the String value of "LinksFolderName" to equal a blank string. Open IE and delete the Links folder from the Favorites menu. The next time you start Internet Explorer the Links folder will not be recreated.

Run Explorer Full Screen
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console. In the right pane find FullScreen and modify the value to 1. Then go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main. In the right pane find FullScreen and modify the value to yes. Exit/Reboot.

Change the Location of Special Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders. Note the current location of the folder you want to move, and then using explorer move the folder to the new location. Edit the value in the key above for the folder you moved to reflect the new directory location. Log off or restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

Remove My Documents from the Desktop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder Value Name: Attributes Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0xf0500174 = Hidden, 0xf0400174 = Default) Modify the value called "Attributes" and set it to either "0xf0500174" to hide or "0xf0400174" to display My Documents.

Click on a blank area of desktop and press F5 to refresh for the change to take effect. Note: This tweak can also by used on a system wide basis by entering the same values under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] hive.

Add Explore From Here to Every Folder
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore. Value Name: (Default), Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: explorer.exe /e,/root,"%1" Change the value of '(Default)' to equal 'E&xplore From Here'. Create a new key under the [Explore] key called command, and edit the (Default) value to equal explorer.exe /e,/root,"%1".

Customize the Windows Logon and Security Dialog Title
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Value Name: Welcome, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: Text to display. Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'Welcome' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Legal Notice Dialog Box Before Logon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Modify the value named 'LegalNoticeCaption' to represent the caption on the dialog box (e.g. 'WARNING!'). If this value doesn't already exist create it. Modify the value named 'LegalNoticeText' to represent the body of the dialog box (e.g. 'Do Not Attempt to Logon to this system unless you are an authorized user!') Exit your registry and restart Windows, and the next time you boot up you should be presented with the dialog box before logging on.

Change the Message Shown on the Logon Box
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Value Name: LogonPrompt, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value). Create a new string value named 'LogonPrompt' and enter the text you want to display. The default message is: 'Enter a user name and password that is valid for this system.' This feature can be used in conjunction with the Legal Notice Dialog Box Before Logon tweak.

Change the Title of Windows Media Player
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\ WindowsMediaPlayer. Value Name: TitleBar, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value). Create a new string value called "TitleBar" and set it to the text you would like display in the title. Restart Media Player for the change the take effect.

Display the Attributes Column in Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced. Value Name: ShowAttribCol, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = disable, 1 = enable). Create a new DWORD value called 'ShowAttribCol' and set the value to '1' to enable the attributes column.

Force the Use of the Classic Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer. Value Name: NoSimpleStartMenu, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (1 = force classic menu, 0 = default). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoSimpleStartMenu' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Remove Common Groups from the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Create a DWORD called NoCommonGroups and set the value to 1 to hide them, 0 to display them.

Create a Useful Name for My Computer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}. Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expanded String Value). Rename the value named "LocalizedString" to "LocalizedString.old". Create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "LocalizedString", and set the value to "%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%". Exit the registry editor, click on your desktop and press F5 (for refresh). The "My Computer" icon should now be rename to "Username on Computername".

Add Your Own Tips
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Tips. Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: Tip Text. Create a new string valued named by incrementing the existing value names and set it to the required tip text.

Change the Transition Effect for Menus and Tooltips
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] Value Name: UserPreferencesMask Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value) Double-click on the "UserPreferencesMask" value to open the Edit Binary Value screen. Press the right arrow to move over to the second set of digits. Press the delete key to remove the digits and type either '28' for the scroll effect or '3e' for the fade effect. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Preventing the Logon Screen Saver from Launching
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Value Name: ScreenSaveActive, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 =enabled). Change the value of 'ScreenSaveActive' to '0' to disable the screen saver. Restart Windows for the change to take effect. Note: Windows has a default screen saver called login.scr, which runs even if no screen saver has been selected.

Enable Start Menu Scrolling
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Value Name: StartMenuScrollPrograms, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "Yes" or "No". Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'StartMenuScrollPrograms' and edit the value according to the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. Note: This can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Change the Login Window
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon] Value Name: LogonType Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = Classic Mode, 1 = Welcome Screen) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'LogonType' and edit the value according to the settings below. Reboot.

Activate Clear Type on the Welcome Screen
HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop. In the right pane, right click "FontSmoothingType", modify, change the value to 2.

Clear the NetMeeting Call History
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Conferencing\UI\CallMRU. Open your registry and delete the key above. Restart Netmeeting for the change to take effect.

Clear Cached Command Lines from the Run Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU. Delete the value corresponding to the command you want to remove, or remove all the entries to clear the list completely.

Disable Show Last User Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\System Value Name: dontdisplaylastusername Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (1 = remove username) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'dontdisplaylastusername' and edit the value according to the settings above. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu
You may need to create the key if it does not already exist. Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList' and edit the value according to the settings below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction).

Note: This setting only applies to the Windows XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start Menu. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Remove Pinned Programs List from the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoStartMenuPinnedList Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1= enable restriction) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoStartMenuPinnedList' and edit the value according to the settings below.

Note: This setting only applies to the Windows XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start Menu. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Remove Username from the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer

Value Name: NoUserNameInStartMenu Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = display username, 1 = hide username) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoUserNameInStartMenu' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Remove "All Programs" Button from the Start Menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer

Value Name: NoStartMenuMorePrograms Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = disable button) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoStartMenuMorePrograms' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Hide the Keyboard Navigation Settings
This restriction disables the "Hide keyboard navigation indicators until I use the ALT key" option in the Display Control Panel.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Value Name: NoChangeKeyboardNavigationIndicators Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoChangeKeyboardNavigationIndicators' and edit the value according to the settings above.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 1
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 3
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 4

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 1

2009-10-01T01:29:00.001-07:00

Befor you edit your system Registry on your windows XP So you've made a backup of the entire Registry and a copy of the key name. Now you're ready to make that modification.
You can go to Start -> Run -> on Run menu,type "regedit" (without quote) -> Click OK or press Enter -> The Registry Editor will now open, Browse to the key containing the value you wish to modify. Click once to highlight the key, The values contained in the key will now appear in the right pane, Right-click the value you wish to modify. From the right-click menu, choose the action you wish to take: Modify; Modify Binary Data; Delete; or Rename.
Here some tweaks you can use to modify your registry keys and make your Windows faster then before

Disable Tool Tips
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Modify or create, "ShowInfoTip" and set the Value to 0. To restore set the Value to 1. This edit excludes the Start Button.

Disable Status Messages During Boot, Logon, Logoff, Shutdown
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Right click in the right pane and select New, DWord value. Name the new value DisableStatusMessages. Double click the new value and set it to 1. Status messages will no longer show during boot/shutdown/logon/logoff.

Disable Balloon Tips
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Modify or create, "EnableBalloonTips" and set the Value to 0. To restore set the Value to 1.

Disable Media Player Update Message
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PlayerUpgrade. Value Name: AskMeAgain, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "yes" or "no". Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'AskMeAgain' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Disable/Enable Boot Defrag
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
Select Enable from the list on the right. Right on it and select Modify. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable.
Reboot your computer.

Disable the Windows Key
Create a new Binary value, or modify the existing value, called 'Scancode Map' and edit the value according to the settings below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ Keyboard Layout. Value Name: Scancode Map, Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value), Value Data: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00.

Disable Error Reporting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting. Value: DoReport, 1 = Send Reports, 0 = Don't Send.

Disable Crash Control Auto Reboot
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl In the right pane, "AutoReboot" set the Value to 1. To disable set the value back to 0.

Disable Run Commands Specified in the Registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer. Value Name: DisableLocalMachineRun, DisableLocalMachineRunOnce, DisableCurrentUserRun, DisableCurrentUserRunOnce. Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = enable run, 1 = disable run). Create a new DWORD value for each of the optional values above depending on which Run function to stop and set the value to "1" to disable. Restart Windows for change to take effect.

Disable All Caps on Files and Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced] Value Name: DontPrettyPath Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = adjust caps, 1 = show caps) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "DontPrettyPath" and set it to equal "1" to display the file using their original capitalization or "0" to adjust the caps. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Disable Low Disk Space Message
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Create or modify: NoLowDiskSpaceChecks REG_DWORD and set the value to 1. Logoff/Reboot.

Disable Search Assistant
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState. In the right pane, look for or create a string value called: Use Search Asst set the value to: no

Disable the Thumbnail Cache
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced. Value Name: DisableThumbnailCache, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = enabled, 1 = disable cache). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'DisableThumbnailCache' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Disable/Turn Off System Beeps
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound In the right pane, right click "Beeps", modify, set the value to no. Exit, reboot.

Disable/Stop Error Messages When Booting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows. Value Name: NoPopupsOnBoot, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (1 = disable messages). Stops the annoying Windows pop-up messages notifying you a device is not functioning when you boot-up Windows. Create a REG_DWORD value of 'NoPopupsOnBoot' in the key below (if it doesn't already exist). Set the value to '1' to disable pop-up messages from appearing.

Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz. Value Name: NoRun, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = enabled, 1= disable wizard). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoRun' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Disable Auto-Run of Windows Messenger
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN. Delete the Value named MSMSGS.

Disable Auto-Expanding Trees in Windows Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Change the value of "FriendlyTree" to 0.

Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 2
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 3
Tweak Windows XP Registry Part 4

Log into a Linux/Windows system as 'root' user without typing the correct password

2009-09-30T23:08:00.000-07:00

Kon-Boot is an prototype piece of software which allows to change contents of a linux kernel (and now Windows kernel also!!!) on the fly (while booting). In the current compilation state it allows to log into a linux system as 'root' user without typing the correct password or to elevate privileges from current user to root. For Windows systems it allows to enter any password protected profile without any knowledge of the password. It was acctually started as silly project of mine, which was born from my never-ending memory problems :) Secondly it was mainly created for Ubuntu, later i have made few add-ons to cover some other linux distributions. Finally, please consider this is my first linux project so far :) Entire Kon-Boot was written in pure x86 assembly, using old grandpa-geezer TASM 4.0.

Kon-Boot for Windows
Kon-Boot was moved to Windows platforms. So now it provides support for Microsoft Windows systems and also the Linux systems listed in the next sections. Kon-Boot for Windows enables logging in to any password protected machine profile without without any knowledge of the password. This tool changes the contents of Windows kernel while booting, everything is done virtually - without any interferences with physical system changes. So far following systems were tested to work correctly with Kon-Boot (however its quite possible other versions of listed Windows systems may be suitable as well)

No special usage instructions are required for Windows users, just boot from Kon-Boot CD/Floppy, select your profile and put any password you want. You lost your password? Now it doesnt matter at all

Tested Linux'es
Gentoo 2.6.24-gentoo-r5 GRUB 0.97
Ubuntu 2.6.24.3-debug GRUB 0.97
Debian 2.6.18-6-6861 GRUB 0.97
Fedora 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i6862 GRUB 0.97

Tested Windows versions
Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (v.275)
Windows Vista Business SP0
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate SP0
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Windows XP
Windows XP SP1
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP3
Windows 7

Download Kon-Boot LINUX AND WINDOWS VERSION
Floppy image: DOWNLOAD
CD-ISO: DOWNLOAD

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