Hidden XP Program

   1. Private Character Editor: There is an accessory program called the Private Character Editor included with Windows XP that is quite obscure and little-known. It is used in conjunction with the Character Map and provides a way to create your own fonts or logos.

      How to open? To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter eudcedit
   2. iExpress: IExpress is a technology designed to simplify creation of a setup program. Using the step-by-step IExpress Wizard, you can create self-extracting files that automatically run the setup program contained inside. IExpress technology automatically removes the setup files after installation, saving the user time and frustration. So now you know how to create your own installers !

      How to open? To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter iexpress
   3. Dr. Watson: Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger. The information obtained and logged by Dr. Watson is the information needed by technical support groups to diagnose a program error for a computer running Windows. A text file (Drwtsn32.log) is created whenever an error is detected or a program crashes, and can be delivered to support personnel by the method they prefer. You also have the option of creating a crash dump file, which is a binary file that a programmer can load into a debugger.

      How to open? To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter drwtsn32
   4. Media Player 5.1: Yes Media Player 5. You probably have Windows Media PLayer 10 or 11 installed but the fact is even if you upgrade your media player, version 5.1 will remain on your system.

      How to open?: To open the program, go to Start-Run and enter mplay32
 

Start Your Computer Within a Second

Does Your comp take a hell lot of time to start??Well, if the Answer is Yes then this is gonna really help you.Here I Will Tell You How To Speed Up Your Boot Process of Windows Xp.

1.Open Notepad and then copy/paste the following code in it :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters]
?EnablePrefetcher?=dword:00000003



2.Then save the notepad file with any name but make sure to rename its extension .REG , Finally double click on the file and then click Yes .

Disable all executables on a pc

disable all executables on a pc
In command prompt type..
assoc .exe=txtfile

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now all the exe files on the system will not be executed.. but will open in notepad ..
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Reversing it(bringing it back):
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Since executables are disabled.. now even command prompt will not open..
solution--
type command.com in run dialogue box.
enter this command..
assoc .exe=exefile
DONE !

WINDOWS 7 TRICS

Well here's some tricks for WINDOWS 7
To get rid of the Send Feedback link on every window, you'll have to edit a Windows registry value:


1. Open up the Start Menu
2. Type "regedit.exe" (without quotes) into the search box and hit enter
3. Navigate to "HKEY_Current_UserControl PanelDesktop
4. Locate the key on the right side that says FeedbackToolEnabled
5. Double Click on FeedBackToolEnabled
6. Change the value from 3 to 0






Windows 7 includes many new way to manage your windows such as window snapping and cool tricks like Aero Shake. One secret that few users know about are the new keyboard shortcuts that are a big help for any power user. The following keyboard shortcuts provide another way to use the new window management features in Windows 7.


1) Windows key + up will maximize a window to fill the screen
2) Windows key + down arrow on a maximized window will restore it to the original size.
3) Windows key + down will minimize any regular window to the task bar.
4) Windows key + M will minimize any window to the task bar.
5) Windows key + right or left arrow snap a window to half of the screen. This is the same as dragging a window to far left or right side of the screen.
6) Windows key + home will minimize all open windows in the background except the top most active window. This is the same as shaking the window (Aero Shake).
7) Windows key + T will iterate through your task bar thumbnails of open applications.
8) Windows key + D will minimize all windows.
9) Windows key + Space bar will let you peek at the desktop.
10) If you have multiple monitors, Windows key + shift + right arrow will move the active window to your next monitor. Windows key + shift + left arrow will revert it back.
11) Good old Flip 3D is still there. Use Windows key + Tab to bring it up. While holding the Windows key hit tab to iterate through the windows. Hold down Windows key + shift and then hit tab to reverse the direction.

Change Browser Toolbar Background

This tweak customizes the appearance of the Internet Explorer Toolbar


XP Professional


1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface
3. Double click on Browser Toolbar Customization
4. Click on Customize Toolbar Background Bitmap
5. Browse for the new Background


XP Home Edition


1. Click Start > Run, type: regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar
3. Right click on an empty spot and create a new string value
4. Name it BackBitmapIE5
5. Doubleclick on BackBitmapIE5 and type in the path of your toolbar bitmap
6. Click OK and close regedit
(always backup before making any changes in the registry)






Note: Because you can customize your browser toolbar there isn't a specific size which
you need to make this tweak work. Play around with the size until you get it right.


The Width of your toolbar with be the width of your resolution. 1024 will be your width
if your resolution is 1024x768.

Associate an icon with a drive

To set the icon of any drive (hard disk, cd rom or anything else) with a letter (C: etc.), run REGEDIT (Start -> Run -> regedit)


Navigate to:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer


If one doesn't already exist, create a new KEY called "DriveIcons". Under this key, create a new key with the letter of your drive.


I.e. C for your C: drive.


To change the icon for that drive, create a key inside that one called DefaultIcon and set the path of (Default) to the location of your icon


eg CDefaultIcon
then (Default) = D:DocumentsC Drive Icon.ico


To change the name of that drive, create a key in the drive letter one (eg C) called DefaultLabel and set the (Default) to what you want the drive to be called.
This is useful if you want to assign a long name to the floppy drive.

Hack administrators password through guest

Concept:


Press shift key 5 times and the sticky key dialog shows up. This works even at the logon screen. But If we replace the sethc.exe which is responsible for the sticky key dialog, with cmd.exe, and then call sethc.exe by pressing shift key 5 times at logon screen, we will get a command prompt with administrator privilages because no user has logged on. From there we can hack the administrator password, even from a guest account.


Prerequisites


Guest account with write access to system 32.


Hack administrator password through guest login


Method 1 (Change Admin Password)


Here is how to do that -


1.Go to C:/windows/system32


2.Copy cmd.exe and paste it on desktop


3.Rename cmd.exe to sethc.exe


4.Copy the new sethc.exe to system 32,when windows asks for overwriting the file,then click yes.


5.Now Log out from your guest account and at the user select window,press shift key 5 times.


6.nstead of Sticky Key confirmation dialog,command prompt with full administrator privileges will open.


7.Now type “ NET USER ADMINISTRATOR aaa" where “aaa" can be any password you like and press enter.


8.You will see “ The Command completed successfully" and then exit the command prompt and login into
administrator with your new password.


9.Congrats You have hacked admin through guest account.






Method 2 (Access admin without changing password)


Also, you can further create a new user at the command prompt by typing “NET USER How to hack /ADD" where "How to hack" is the username you would like to add with administrator privileges. Then hide your newly created admin account by -


Go to registry editor and navigate to this key




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList




Here create a new "DWORD value", write its name as the “How to hack" (the username that you entered in the previous step),now you can live with your admin account forever :)


Note:For the ones that are having problems with step one: What I would do because you do not have write access to the directory you can use a live version of Linux. Copy the cmd.exe to a flash drive. Boot into Linux and copy the cmd.exe to the file that needs to be replaced. In Linux you can bypass those read/write permissions.