Showing posts with label XP tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XP tricks. Show all posts

Monday, December 29, 2014

You can stop open with internet option

Sometimes you can see that some files cant be opened.When you still try to open it by double clicking.Then you see something like"Windows cant open this file......What do you want to do ?

  • Use the web service to find the appropriate program

  • Select the program from a list


If you want to skip the Use web service.... option
Then follow these steps:
>>Go to start >Run > regedit and open registry editor
>>Now navigate to the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
>>Now create or modify a dword key named InternetOpenWith. Give a value of 0 (zero) to hide the web services or 1 to display web services.

Disable Desktop Settings

If you dont want any users to change desktop settings ,then follow these steps:

>>Open registry editor(Start>Run>regedit)
>>Navigate to the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProgramManager\Restrictions
>>Create or edit the DWORD NoSaveSettings. Now to disable saving desktop settings, set its
value to 1.
>>Reboot your PC for setting to take effect.

Change your Windows XP service pack

You can change your service pack 2 or display service pack 3 or even 4 by just following these steps:
>>Go to start>Run>type regedit to open registry editor(Make a backup of your registry if needed)
>>Navigate to :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows
>>Change the value of CSDVersion from 0x00000200 (SP2) to the Windows XP SP3 value of 0x00000300
>>Reboot and see the change.

Add Copy To , Move To option in right click menu

Now you can add copy to folder and move to folder options in right click menu by just following these steps:
>>Press win + R to open run window and type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
>>Create a new key called "Copy To"and set its value to {C2FBB630-2971-11d1- A18C-00C04FD75D13}
to get Copy To option in your right click menu
>>Create a new key called "Move To" and set its value to {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
>>Exit the registry
>>The changes will occur immediately or after a reboot

>>Now, when you right-click a file and choose one of the options, you'll be able to move or copy the file using a dialog box.

Make start menu faster to open up

The actual speed of start menu is very slow .Now you can increase your start menu speed by just following these steps:


>>Go Start>Run  Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key :HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop  and select Desktop registry folder

>> On right window pane you can see a string named MenuShowDelay
>>Its default value is 400 change it to 20 or any smaller value

>>Now your start menu opens up within 20ms(milliseconds)

Remove startup applications using registry and speedup your PC

Many applications at startup will make your pc slow.So you must remove some unwanted applications using registry or other method already discussed.You can make your PC start faster by doing this.
>>Go to Start>Run Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following      keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN
>>On the right side ,  Delete keys which show unnecessary applications at startup

Shake your Browser!

This is a funny trick .By just following these steps you can shake your browser;
>>Copy and paste this javascript in your browser address bar :
javascript:function Shw(n) {if (self.moveBy) {for (i = 35; i > 0; i--) {for (j = n; j > 0;j--){self.moveBy(1,i);self.moveBy(i,0);self.moveBy(0,-i);self.moveBy(-i,0); } } }} Shw(6) 
>>Then you can see that your browser window is shaking!
* Works better on Internet Explorer.You can increase the value of "i" (@ i=35) to increase number of shakes.

Keyboard Hack

Now you can hack anyones keyboard and make the keyboard automatically type the word you like to be typed for infinite times:
>>Open notepad
>>Type:



Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "You are idiot ."
loop




>>Save it as anyname.vbs and send this to any of your friends or relatives.

*To stop this script from functioning Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open task manager .In processes tab select Wscript.exe and end its process.

Shutdown or Restart or Logoff your PC at any time

Now you can shutdown your PC at anytime by simply following these small steps:

>>Go to start>Run
>>Type code:at 11:35 shutdown -s to shutdown your PC at 11:35 am
>>To abort type shutdown -a
>>Note all time is in 24 hour format
>>For pm Eg:at 21:30 shutdown -s for 8:30 pm

Also If you want to shutdown your PC in seconds
>>At run type shutdown -s -t 30 to shutdown your PC after 30 seconds

To restart your Pc at any time:
 >>Start > Run
>>Type shutdown -r -t 10 -c "Restarting..."
>>Hit Enter and enjoy !

To logoff:
>>Start>Run
>>Type shutdown -l
>>Hit enter,that's it.

*Note :
-s :: This signify Shutdown Request.
-r :: This signify Restart Request.
-l :: This signify LogOff Request.
-t :: This signify the timer before Restart. (Replace '10' with any number.)
-c :: This signify comment.

*To stop timer Go to Start>Run>Type shutdown -a (abort)

Open command prompt even when it is blocked by admin

Now you can open cmd even when it is blocked by admin.Just follow these steps:
>>Go to Start>All programs>Accessories
>>Open calculator
>>Click Help in the menu and click help topics option
>>When help window opens > Right click on top left corner of that window where you see the symbol  ?
>>And now,click on jump to url and put this : file:///c:/windows/system32/cmd.exe 
>>Now you see that command prompt is opened without admin's permission

Disable win key on keyboard

This is very dangerous hack .Now you can disable win key on keyboard by just following these instructions:
>>Go to Start>Run>type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\KeyboardLayout

>>Search for value of  Scancode Map .It is in binary.
>>Set its value to 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00 to disable the win key.
*Please be cautious while entering this lengthy key.

AutoShutdown PC bot

Now you can scare your relatives and friends with this auto shutdown PC bot
>>Right Click on desktop >New>Shortcut
>>In shortcut window type:shutdown -s -t 60 -c "the message you want to display"
>>Select next> rename it to anything you like.
>>The number 60 in the code is time taken to shutdown your PC in seconds i.e., 60s
>>Now double cilck on the file and see the tragic.

*To stop this bot: Go to start>Run>Type shutdown-a >Hit enter (within 60s).

Easy way to crash a computer(Infinite way)

This is bad thing to say but any PC can be crashed within a minute by just following these steps:

>>Open notepad type
Start
Start
Start
Start
......8 times
>>Save this file as hax.bat
>>Run it
>>It opens up 8 times
>>Then type hax.bat at last line
>>Now this will open up start for infinite times

Easy way to crash a computer(Infinite way)

This is bad thing to say but any PC can be crashed within a minute by just following these steps:

>>Open notepad type
Start
Start
Start
Start
......8 times
>>Save this file as hax.bat
>>Run it
>>It opens up 8 times
>>Then type hax.bat at last line
>>Now this will open up start for infinite times

Cycle Message prank

This a small message cycle prank in which a message appears upto infinite times Just follow these steps:
>>Open notepad & type:
@ECHO off
:Begin
msg * Hi
msg * Are you having fun?
msg * I am!
msg * Lets have fun together!
msg * Because you have been o-w-n-e-d
GOTO BEGIN

>>Save this as msg.bat and send this file to any of your friends/relatives

*You can also increase the messages by typing msg * your message [Dont forget spaces wherever needed] before GOTO BEGIN and after :Begin .To stop this prank just remove all the text of  the file msg.bat by editing and saving it ,when the file is run.

Infinte Backspace

The backspace is  hit infinite times.All you have to do is to follow these steps:
>>Open new notepad file:
>>Type:

MsgBox "Let's go back infinte times"
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "{bs}"
loop


>>Save it as infiback.vbs  and send this file to any of you friends/relatives

*To stop this script from functioning ,Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to open task manager and select process to see list of processes .Under processes select a process named WScript.exe , right click and end that process.

Delete temp folder upon exit

Now you can automatically delete your temporary folder upon exit by just following these steps:

Group Policy Editor
>>Go to Start>Run , type gpedit.msc to open Group Policy editor
>>Expand Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Terminal Services>Temporary Folders
>>In right window pane select Do not delete temp folder upon exit
>>Double click and disable it to automatically remove your temporary folder on every exit from your PC.

Hack user accounts in your PC

Now you can hack your admin or user account in your PC by just following these steps:

Click to zoom
>>Go to start
>>Click Run
>>Type cmd [cmd:command prompt]
>>Type net user [space b/w net and user]
>>It shows all your PC accounts
>>Then type net user xxxxx *  [Dont forget asterisk symbol]
>>Where xxxxx is the user a/c which is to be hacked
>>Then type new password and again re-type it
>>That's cool xxxxx account  is hacked

*You can even type your administrators username to hack administrator.

Make your drives invisible in your PC

Windows XP has specific feature in its Group Policy editor where we can restrict users from accessing specified drives by making a drive invisible by just following these steps:


remove C drive
>>You must be admin before following these steps,if you are not you can try this to be admin.

>>Go to Start>Run , type gpedit.msc to open group policy editor 

>>Under group policy editor expand User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components

>>Now select Windows Explorer , on right tab you can see Hide these specified drives in my computer  
C drive invisible

>>Double Click on it , select Enabled and select one of the options from it .For Eg: If you want to restrict your C drive, select Restrict C drive only and click on  ok to apply it in your PC.Now your C drive is invisible i.e., when you open My Computer your C drive icon is removed(not the original partition)

>>To make your C drive visible , just select disabled

*Thats it now you had known how to make a drive invisible.See the picture at left to understand more clearly.

Change windows default Program FIles directory

Now you can change windows default program files directory (which is usually C:\Program Files)  using registry editor by just following these steps:
>>Go to Start>Run , type regedit to open registry editor
>> Now navigate to the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>>Select the CurrentVersion folder in the registry
Click to zoom
>>In the right window pane you will see a string named ProgramFilesDir
>>Double Click that string change its value data directory to your own directory
>>For eg: If by default the string value is C:\Program Files then you can change is to D:\Program Files
>>Now when you install any program(software) the program will paste its installation files and other data in D:\Program Files directory not in C:\Program Files directory

*This trick can be useful when your default(C:\) drive has less free space