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Scenario: You want to install Vista on your PC alongside your XP installation, on the same drive. You have installed Vista already. Tutorial Summary: We're going to use the DISKPART on the Vista DVD to shrink the Vista partition on the hard disk and create enough space for an installation of Vista. We'll then install XP, repair the Vista bootloader which will be overwritten during the XP installation, and then use the EasyBCD utility to configure Vista's bootloader to boot the XP partition. This is an updated tutorial, based on our first Windows Vista/XP dual-booting workshop. The main difference is that EasyBCD has been updated, but the processes are essentially unchange…

Installing the Nero DiscCopy Gadget on non Vista machines 1- Download Nero 8.*.*.* trial 2- Download the following MST file, extract it and place in the same directory as Nero-8*.exe NeroDiscCopy.zip 3- Now lets download the AutoIt installer by CEoCEo 4- Now we have to edit a few things in the AU3 file (don't forget to add your Name, Company and Serial) Search and replace both... $SN & ...with... $SN & ' TRANSFORMS="' & @ScriptDir & '\NeroDiscCopy.mst"' & Change this zero... $75 = 0; CopyGadget ...to one... $75 = 1; CopyGadget 5- Configure any other Nero programs you want to install or not install 6- Now compile the AU3 to EXE and place the AutoIt …

Scenario: You want the simplest way to dual-boot Vista and Linux. You've already installed Windows Vista and now want to dual-boot it with Ubuntu 7.04 Summary of tutorial: This is an updated tutorial - we previously used Ubuntu 6.10 and then modified the GRUB bootloader to force Ubuntu to recognise the Vista partition. In this tutorial, we'll use Ubuntu 7.04 which does a much better job in interacting with Vista. We'll use the Vista management tools to resize the main partition and install Ubuntu into the freed space. This tutorial has been tested on a VMWare Workstation 6 machine and an ASUS P5AD2-based Intel system with 2GB RAM and an 80GB Seagate SATA drive. Get starte…

Edit with Notepad Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\Shell] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\Shell\Notepad] @="Edit with Notepad" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\Shell\Notepad\Command] @="\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\Notepad.exe\" \"%1\"" Save as all files, xxx.reg

I have seen a few XP versions where someone has modified the way the system properties show up. I have provided a ex. Thank you.

Windows keeps a Device Manager entry for every piece of hardware that's ever been recognized by the system, regardless of whether it is currently present in the machine or was even set up correctly in the first place. The "View Hidden Devices" option in Device Manager won't show you these "residual" drivers. You can force it to show you everything by going to My Computer Properties, the Advanced tab, Environment Variables, and adding a new system variable with the name "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" and a value of 1. Now opening Device Manager and choosing "Show Hidden Devices" really will show you everything. Standard practice at the factory is to use a single image an…

Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache. ( Hidden ) look for a file named "syncapp". double click it. an icon should appear on your desktop that says "My Briefcase". Double click it. it will come up with this window that tells you how to use it.

Found this Great Tutorial on JoeJoe.org thought you would like this WolfX2 http://www.joejoe.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=840&hl= How to create a vista window styled sig 1.Start with any background image *mine below* in a 600x220 image. *had to remove due to having to many pictures on it.* 2.Using Rounded rectangle tool set to 5px create a shape roughly this size. Then rasterize shape. 3.Lower the fill percentage to 40% and add the following blending options: Drop Shaddow - Angle - 120, Distance - 10, Size - 8 Outer Glow - Blend Mode - Multiply, Color - Black, Size - 3 Stroke - Size - 1, Color - White, Opacity - 60% Should now look like *below…

hi guys, :thumbsup_anim: this forum rocks :thumbsup_anim: I'd like to ask a question is there any tutorial on how to create a wmp11 addon that could slipstream with nlite? or can the programmer add the feature to the media player slipstreamer. if anyone knows how to make one please share, it would be very much appreciated. thank you and happy holidays

Learn how to make a glassy effect like in my signature. Step 1: A) Make a rectangular canvas and fill it with your favorite color Step 2: A) Select the whole canvas by pressing "ctrl+a" B ) Select your elliptical marquee too C) Set to "subtract from selection" D) start from the bottom and subtract from the selection so you have something close to a curve like this Step 3: A) Create a new layer on top of the current one B ) Set your foreground color to white by pressing "D" then "X" C) Fill the selection with white on the layer you just created and set the fill opacity to 35% D) De-select by pressing ctrl+d Step 4: A) Hold down "Ctrl" while clicking on the thumbnail of…

Want to know how to customize the Title bar text of the Internet Explorer. 1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc 2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface 3. Double click on Browser Title 4. Click on Customize Title Bars 5. Change the text to what whatever you want 6. Click on Ok Now you changed the title of your browser and you sure see what you wrote when you open a new Widow.

CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) DELETE (Delete) SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) F2 key (Rename the selected item) CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (…

Hi rubab. Try this to make Decent Looking 16-color (4-bit) Images: Getting a nice 4-bit image requires the use of a palette that matches the needs of the image. That image cannot require more than 16 colors. So you are limited to: cartoon-style images or simple clip-art images that use one small range of colors The reason is that during boot of the computer no grapical driver is loaded. For example, your image that look very realistic, will look super ugly. The default palette contains primary colors and will look horrible. But you can use GIF Animator or Adobe Image Ready (comes with Photoshop 7) to optimize the image with 16 colors.Irfan View is a good freeware solut…

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Guys Did you know there is an extra hidden tab in Windows Live Messenger Option dialog box? Its called "Add-ins". I don't know why its hidden by default? Today I found a registry hack to enable it in WLM while playing with WLM's EXE file in Resource Hacker. Before: After: So here is step-by-step tutorial to enable it: 1. Open regedit and goto: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger 2. In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value and give it name "AddInFeatureEnabled" and set its value to 1 3. Thats it. Now open Windows Live Messenger and goto "Tools -> Options" and you'll see a new tab "Add-ins" at last. Above tutorial can al…

Scenario: You want to install Vista on your PC alongside your XP installation, on the same drive. You have already installed XP. Tutorial Summary: We're going to use the DISKPART utility on the Vista DVD to shrink the Windows XP partition on the hard disk and create enough space for an installation of Vista. We'll then install Vista and use the EasyBCD utility to modify Vista's bootloader to get XP loading properly. DISKPART can shrink NTFS partitions and it's certainly the more convenient option, but on some systems using DISKPART to shrink the volume will fail, with an vague "Access is denied" error. This may have something to do with different disk controllers, as this…

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you already know that you can change the icon of folders with Windows (right click / propertys / customize ...) but can't when you try some folders like "My images", "My music", etc if you don't have a program to do it, they will say that you have to change the icon in the specific .dll now the trick ! like for example I made a copy of "My images" folder, I change the icon on the copy with the right click ... delete the original folder, rename the copy "My images", go in the start menu click on the old icon go back in the start menu.. and now I have the new icon over there too ! Scrat

I've been playing around with a Fresh-Install image that past few days. Once the XP installation is complete, I'll download and install all my Microsoft Updates. But before installing any drivers and programs, I click on this Master Reg File, and everything just about falls into place for me and how I want my installation to be. I'm still adding to it, so show me yours if you have one, or make suggestions if you have them. Most Recent Edits Made: NOV, 12, 2007 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;INTERNET EXPLORER TWEAKS ; ;Speed Up Network Browsing By Removing Network Scheduled Tasks [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Remote…

Ok, I am trying to overclock and I can not do it through the BIOS. I also do not have the drivers for my board. So is there any software out there that will allow you to overclock? I called Asus because I couldn't find my board on there site, they said they do not support it and Intel does, no luck there. I have a q6600 Asus P5BW-LA THANKS

Regardless of the attack on your DNS infrastructure, you need to take precautions to thwart off these attacks before it is too late. DNS is a rather simple service, but protecting it can make or break your entire network infrastructure. Even though DNS is a simple database of names and numbers, an attacker can take full advantage of the information that they can glean from compromising the database. Some attacks can be to gather information from your database, only to use that information against you as they build a structure of what your network looks like. Other attacks will put information into your database, in an attempt to have your DNS servers perform name resoluti…

I found this nice tutorial and thought I might share it with you :icon_cool: Vishal Gupta Tutorial

This tweak was actually thought up and created for me by one of my forum members named pete. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Remove ActiveX Bar In IE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SECURITYBAND] "(Reserved)"="0" "explorer.exe"="0" "iexplore.exe"="0" "wmplayer.exe"="0" You can switch it back on with this whenever you think you'll need it.... Windows Registry Editor Ver…

When I need to perform a repetitive task such as checking my email or switching to an open IM window, the quickest option is to assign a hotkey directly to the window, so I can toggle the window minimized/restored with nothing more than a single keystroke. How did I accomplish this? AutoHotkey, a small scripting framework that allows you to automate anything in Windows. Before we begin, I'm going to assume that you've downloaded and installed it. I've created a small function that you can add to a script which will do the hard work of finding and toggling the window. All you have to do is assign the hotkeys you want at the top of the script. The first thing you will need …