[W] Format your Flash drive with NTFS

Format your Flash drive with NTFS file system when there is no option for it



Right-Click on My Computer > Properties
Click on Hardware Tab > Device Manager
Locate your Usb Drive > Right-Click > Properties
Click on Policies Tab > Optimize for performance
Click OK
Close all windows
Now format your Drive; NTFS option will be now available

Note: NTFS file system is very delicate on flash drives. With NTFS you absolutely MUST use "Safely remove" option every time, unless you want to corrupt your data.


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[W] Make IE8 Run Faster

Make IE8 Run Faster

Microsoft has recently released the new browser Internet Explorer version 8 and IE 8 has won the hearts of many people with its new features. I must admit I also have been using Firefox before that primarily because of all the features were better in Firefox along with its addons.

Internet Explorer 8 has good list of features as mentioned earlier and also has more speed than its earlier version IE7. IE8 is facing stiff competition with other browsers like Mozilla Firefox.But Microsoft has taken tremendous amount of effort to bring the standards in IE8 as they have been trying with Windows 7 also.

IE8 is indeed faster than Firefox but its too hard to notice the difference. So the browsing speed of IE8 has undergone some major changes and yet with a simple changes you can increase the speed even better.

So, to increase your IE8 speed much more:-

1. Go to Start > Run

2. Open the command prompt with admin rights (type cmd in Run).

Type the following command

regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

The following message will come up:



Now just restart your system and see the difference..

Recover data from infected Pen Drive

Recover data from infected Pen Drive

I am know that nowadays many people have some major issue with viruses which cause various troubles on your computer.Now you would be thinking how can you back up data from a virus infected pen drive. If you insert you pen drive on your computer it may infect your computer also.

I have found a solution for you need to follow few simple steps for that which is as follows:-

1. Open My Computer and Right click on the Removable pen drive.

2. Select Properties and then Tools.

3. Click on Back Up.

4. Now choose the file to back up from your removable pen drive.

5. Finally choose the Destination path where you want to store your back up files.

6. Extract them in other drive.


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Hide the delete option of Recycle bin

Hide the Delete option of Recycle bin

There is way to hide the delete button from Recycle bin menu in window vista. Just follow the steps below :

Click and download the file Vista_recyclebin_hidedelete.reg.
Save the file on the Desktop. Then right click on the file Vista_recyclebin_hidedelete.reg and choose the option of Merge
Click on Yes. And now if you right click on the recycle bin the delete option is disappeared.

If you want to restore the delete option back do the following.
Click and download the file Vista_recyclebin_showdelete.reg
Save the file on the Desktop. Run the file and your setting will he restored.


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Disable Automatic Restart

To disable automatic Restart after updates follow these steps:

In the command prompt type 'sc stop wuauserv'


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[W] Resize Partition under Windows 7

Resize Partition under Windows 7

Steps:

1. First click on Start and goto Control panel and type partition or hard drive.
2. Then a link would get open as Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions under administrative tools.Click on that link an disk management utility will get open for Windows 7.
3. Now right click on the volume and select the Shrink Volume. Over here you need to specify the amount of space which you want to shrink.
4. Now if you wan to extend any volume in Windows 7,then right click on the drive to be extended and select Extend Volume.
5. Now enter how much space do you wan to extend it.


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[W] Boost up Windows 7

Speed Up Windows 7 and Windows Vista Boot Up Process by Increasing Processor

There are many ways to decrease booting time and speed up start, such as using third party programs such as Startup Manager to manage programs running automatically. Windows 7 and Windows Vista users running dual-core, quad-core or other multi-core or multi-processors computer can try the following trick to make Windows boots faster.

Once enabled, Windows operating system will use all available (or selected number of) processor cores to run the boot up algorithms, and this potentially make the startup speedier and faster, with less waiting time on black screen and logon screen.

If your system has a Dual Core or a Quad Core CPU and you are using Windows Vista, you can speed up the boot process of Windows. A very simple tweak that allows your PC to boot faster then before.

But first you should figure out what’s the current boot up time of your system. For that purpose I've created a simple script in VB.

Here's the script:

Option Explicit On Error Resume Next Dim Wsh, Time1, Time2, Result, PathFile, MsgResult, MsgA, AppName, KeyA, KeyB, TimeDiff MsgA = "Warning! Close all running programs and click on OK." KeyA = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RestartTime\" KeyB = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr e ntVersion\Run\RestartTime" AppName = "Boot Up Time" Set Wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") PathFile = """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """" Result = wsh.RegRead(KeyA & "Times") if Result = "" then MsgResult = Msgbox (MsgA, vbOKCancel, AppName) If MsgResult = vbcancel then WScript.Quit Wsh.RegWrite KeyA & "Times", left(Time,8), "REG_SZ" Wsh.RegWrite KeyB, PathFile, "REG_SZ" Wsh.Run "cmd /c Shutdown -r -t 00", false, 0 else Wsh.RegDelete KeyA & "Times" Wsh.RegDelete KeyA Wsh.RegDelete KeyB TimeDiff = DateDiff("s",Result,left(Time,8)) MsgBox "Your system reboots in " & TimeDiff & " seconds", VbInformation, AppName end if wscript.Quit

Save the above in *.vbs file. & Execute it to know the time taken by your system to boot up, before applying the tweak.

A dialog box will appear giving you warning that the file you are about to run is an executable and it may contain viruses. Now clicking on Ok will reboot your system.

After the reboot you'll see a dialog box which will be displaying the time taken by your system during reboot. Note this time.

To apply go to 'msconfig'

Click on Boot tab given in the upper side of the dialog box and click Advanced Options button. Here click the check box for Number of Processors. This will activate the drop down menu given just below it.



If you have a Dual Core CPU select 2 or if you have a Quad Core CPU select 4. Press OK and Apply. Windows will now ask for your confirmation for the changes that you've made in the boot settings. Click Yes and press Restart button in the following dialog box.

After coming back to windows you'll have to restart your system again by clicking on that Vista Reboot.vbs file (like you did b4) becoz it will give us the time taken by the system to boot up.

When you get back to windows you'll see the same dialog box displaying the time in seconds.

Compare it & U will find da difference.

Note: Please donot try if you are not an system expert. Doing so, unknowingly might Make your Processor malfunction permanently.

Code & Trick credit goes to CosmoCyber Admin.


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[W] Permanently Delete Sensitive Files in Ubuntu

Permanently Delete Sensitive Files in Ubuntu

When you delete a file, the data are not destroyed your hard drive. They can easily be recovered with the right tools. To delete sensitive data you can use the Shred of Ubuntu that allows you to write random data several times on the files are deleted to make sure that they will never be restored. To use it easily, you can add to the menu that appears after right clicking on a file.

1. Open a Terminal window by clicking on the Applications menu, click Accessories then click Terminal.


2. Enter the command sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions. Press Enter. Enter your password and click OK.


3. Once the package installed, close the Terminal window.

4. Click the System menu, then click on System Preferences actions Nautilus.


5. Click the Add button.

# Enter the Delete command in the final wording.


# Then gtk-dialog-warning icon in the field.


# In the Path field, enter the command shred.


# In the Settings field, enter the command-f-u-v-z% M.


# Open the tab Conditions.


# Select both and check the box Appears if selection contains multiple files or folders.


# Finally, click the OK button and then click Close.


# Open a Terminal window and enter the command nautilus-q. Confirm and enter the command to restart the nautilus file manager.


# Now when you click the right mouse button on a file or folder in the file browser, you can use the delete command from the menu that appears to remove it safely.

Shred Commands
Shred is a shell command that allows you to securely erase any files. It overwrites the specified file(s) repeatedly, in order to make it harder for even very expensive hardware probing to recover the data.

Shred is included in many Linux distributions, thus you can use it immediately, without any further installation.

To shred a file,
shred -f -v -z -u file.txt

where
-f: change permissions to allow writing if necessary
-v: verbose, to display the progress
-z: add a final overwrite with zeros to hide shredding
-u: truncate and remove file after overwriting

[W] Clone ur Computer on a USB Drive

Clone Your Computer on a USB Drive – Why Carry That Heavy Laptop

If you are working across multiple computers that are not connected to each other, you probably use the good old USB drive (or external hard drive) to store and carry your Office documents, Photoshop drawings, personal pictures and other multimedia files.



Perfect. Now imagine a situation where you have all required data on the USB drive but the computer you are currently working on (say in the cyber café or a friend’s place) doesn’t have the necessary software programs that are required to view or edit those files.

That computer neither has Microsoft Office for creating PowerPoint presentations or Excel sheets, nor Photoshop and AutoCAD for you to edit those important CAD drawings. Even the media player is missing so you cannot watch your personal video and music collection that you have been carrying in the pocket.

What if you could carry all your favorite software applications (and their settings), Office files, emails and everything else with you on a portable drive? You just plug-in that drive into the USB port of any computer and start working as if that was your own PC.

Well, your dreams can come true with Mojopac from Ringcube – an absolutely brilliant tool that very-easily clones your existing computing environment onto any USB Drive. And if you have an iPod or a USB based cell phone or Digital Camera, Mojopac will work just fine so you have one less device to carry.

To get started, you connect the USB drive to the main computer (that has the stuff you need most) and install the free Mojopac software. What you then see is a fresh Windows XP environment without any software. Now install all the applications (and even games) that you want to carry around– they are not installed on your computer but on the USB drive.

Once you are done, eject the USB drive and plug into any Windows computer. All those programs and documents can now run off the USB drive. Mojopac will also save your application settings and software preferences as you move around computers.

Mojopac uses the resources of the host computer but runs entirely on the USB drive without modifying anything on the host. Once you eject the USB device out of the friend’s computer, there are no traces left – not even your web browsing history.


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[W] Connect Two Computers Without a Router

How to Connect Two Computers Without a Router

Let’s assume you have two computers at home and you want to connect them together so that you can easily share an internet connection between the two machines or transfer photos, music and other files from one computer to another.


Connect Two Computers Directly

There are two options – you can either buy a router or, if you are looking for something more simple and don’t want to spend money on new networking hardware, you can connect the two computers using a commonly-available cable. The latter method doesn’t involve any complicated network settings and you will still be able to share files, internet connection, and even printers between computers.

Things you need :

To set up this basic wired home network, all you need is an inexpensive Ethernet crossover cable and the other requirement is that network cards* (also known as LAN or Ethernet cards) should be installed on each of you computers.

[*] This should not be an issue because network cards are available on most newer machines by default but if you are working with a very old computer, you can either attach an internal LAN card to your computer’s motherboard or go for a USB Network adapter that will turn a USB port into an Ethernet (RJ45) port.



An Ethernet crossover cable looks like a standard Ethernet cable but the internal wiring is a little different. You can purchase crossover cables at from your local computer store. If you have trouble finding them, you can purchase an inexpensive Crossover adapter and that will let you use any standard Ethernet cable as a c=Crossover cable.


Connect Computers with an Ethernet Crossover Cable

Before connecting the two computers with a physical cable, make sure that both machine are using the same Workgroup. Here is step-by-step guide that explains how you can change the Workgroup of your computers.

Changing Workgroup in Windows XP – From the Start menu, right-click “My Computer.” Select Properties in the drop-down menu, and then select the second tab that says “Computer Name” from the System Properties window. Now click the “Change…” button, enter a unique Workgroup name and reboot your computer.





Changing Workgroup in Windows 7 or Vista – Open the Control Panel, type “Workgroup” in the search box, and select the entry that says “Change Workgroup Name.” Click the “Change…” button, enter a Workgroup name and restart the computer. Windows 7 users can skip one step; simply type “Workgroup” in the search box in the start menu, and select the first entry, then proceed as above.






Now that the Workgroups are same for both computers, connect the two computers together using the Ethernet crossover cable. Simply plug-in one end of the crossover cable into the network adapter of Computer A and connect the other end of the cable to the network adapter of Computer B.

Windows will automatically recognize the new network, and you can now easily view files and folder that the other computer has shared. Simply open Networks from the Start Menu (or the Control Panel), and you should see the other computer by its name. You can then browse any shared files on the other computer, and can even utilize shared printers.

Troubleshooting – If you do not see the other computer under Networks, you probably have a prompt at the top of your Network window saying that Network discovery is turned off (screenshots below). Select “Turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing.” In the next prompt, select “No, make the network I am connected to a private network.” Now you should see the other computer on the home network.





[*] While it is possible to share files between two computers connected with a crossover cable without making them part of the same workgroup, the method will only work if both computers have this network set as a private network, and may still cause problems. It is therefore advisable to have both computers on the same workgroup before sharing files and printers.


Share an Internet Connection Between Two Computers

There are scenarios where you may want to share the same internet connection between two computers. For instance:

Situation A - You have setup a Wi-Fi network at home but your old desktop computer doesn’t have a wireless network card. In that case, you can use the laptop to connect to the internet wirelessly and then share that same connection with the desktop over a crossover Ethernet cable.

Situation B – You have a netbook with a built-in cellular data connection. You can share that connection with any another computer at home through the crossover Ethernet cable.

Situation C – You use a (slow) Wireless USB modem with your laptop computer while your desktop is connected to an ADSL Broadband line and there’s no router at home. For any bandwidth intensive tasks, like when you want to backup photos from your laptop to an online service, you can connect the laptop to the desktop and things will happen much faster.


Steps for sharing an Internet connection :

First, if you only wish to share internet connection and not files, both computers need not belong to the same workgroup. All you need to do is to connect the two computers with the Ethernet crossover cable, and then turn on Internet connection sharing in the computer that already has an Internet connection. The instructions vary for different versions of Windows:

For Windows XP – Select “Network and Internet Connections” from the Control Panel and click “Network Connections.”






Right-click on the network connection you wish to share (the one connected to the internet), select Properties, click on the “Advanced” tab, and then check the box that says “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.” Click OK, and the second computer that you have connected to this computer with the Crossover Cable should have internet access now.

For Windows 7 and Vista – Open Control Panel, enter “network connections” in the search box on the top right and select “View Network Connections.”





Right-click on the network connection you wish to share (this must be the one connected to the internet) and select Properties. Select the "Sharing" tab and then check the option that says “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection.” Click OK, and the other computer you have connected to this Windows 7 or Vista computer should have internet access now.


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