PC tips n tricks 4 "U": December 2010

Windows XP Boot Screen Freezes On Startup

Windows XP Boot Screen Freezes on Startup:
Problem:
When i turn on the computer it boots and when the logo of Windows XP appears with the black background as usual and the progress bar scrolls.well On that stage it stops completely so i cant even get into the welcome screen.What to do?

Solution For The Above Problem:
It mostly happens due to improper Shutdown.This improper shutdown leads to error in your Local Drives.

1.When your Start your Computer Press F8.

2.Select Safe Mode Option.

3.Open Command Prompt.(Start–>Run–>Cmd)

4.Type the following and hit Enter.

CHKDSK

Note: Chkdsk Stands For Check Disk.

5.Then Restart your PC.

6.The Windows Xp Boot Screen Freeze Problem must be fixed.

If the Problem persists try to System Restore.

Start–>Programs–>Accessories –>System Tools–>System Restore.

Select a Restore date for your Windows Xp.The Boot screen freeze problem will be fixed.

How To Change The Title Bar Caption Of The Command Prompt

Today lets see a simple trick with windows command prompt.Most of you might have know how to change Title bar text of command prompt. By default you can see default path of cmd.exe in windows title bar.

You can open multiple command prompts and give different titles for each command window.

The syntax is,

title “Your Text”

Example:

title kiran kumar

Remove AUTORUN.INF From Infected Computers

Remove Autorun.inf Manually here i have given 2 methods .Choose anyone Method to remove the Virus…

1st Method :

Start–>Run–> Type Cmd –>Click Ok

so just type this stuff
at c:\ prompt

attrib a*.inf -h -a -s -r
del autorun.inf

Note : Then Change the Drive Letter C,D,E,F,G….and repaeat the Same Process..

Example :

2nd Method:

This Method is Simple and Easy,

Here is a simple code to remove autorun.inf: (start copying from the next line down):

cd\
c:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
d:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
e:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
f:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
g:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
h:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
i:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
j:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
k:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
l:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
m:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
n:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
o:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
p:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
q:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
r:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
s:
attrib -r -s -h autorun.inf
del autorun.inf

Copy this in a NOTEPAD file, then save the notepad file as : “file.bat” and then run it to remove all the rubbish of autorun.inf

Personalizing Your Windows Command Prompt

Well, Many of you windows users may be bored of the same command prompt Interface, here is how to change and personalize your command prompt the way u want, By default windows has Black background with white text.
To View the Color options available
type color /? in the Command prompt

which shows you information, about the colors

then type on the appropriate numbers to change colors .

There is an Alternative way, If you’d prefer to change the color without entering commands, just click on the Command Prompt icon in the top left corner of the window and select Properties.

How To Enable Or Disable USB Port In Windows

My friends were asking I can’t access pendrive or connect any USB drives in my college system or in my office systems.USB access as been Restricted. How to break the USB restriction ? .

Usually USB access is restricted in Colleges and Offices due to Virus Problems.Worms Spread across the Computers in Organisations and causes trouble to System Administrator.So some of the administrator blocks the USB ports so that system does not get infected by this way.You can also disable and re-enable your system’s USB ports by a simple Registry trick.

Follow the below steps to disable usb port in windows

1. Click Start–>Run.

2. Type regedit, and then click OK.

3. Locate, and then click the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor

4. In the right pane, double-click Start.

*In the Value data box, type 4, click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.

5. Quit Registry Editor.

To re-enable usb port in windows

1. Click Start–> Run.

2. Type regedit, and then click OK.

3. Locate, and then click the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor

4. In the right pane, double-click Start.

5. In the Value data box, type 3, click Hexadecimal (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.

6. Quit Registry Editor.

Open control panel–>system–>hardware–>device manager

Then look for the usb port in the list and select it then you can see an option disable or enable accordingly on the tool bar.

How To Rename Internet Explorer To Your Name

Here is a simple trick which u can show off to your friends and others that having a browser in your name itself. I am going to discuss a trick about how to rename the Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser to your name or any other name as u wish when u open it. When we open a Internet Explorer we can see Microsoft Internet Explorer after the site name we opened.

Here is the step by step procedure to Rename

1. Open Start –> Run and type regedit and press Enter to open registry Editor.

2. Then Locate HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

3. Create a new String called Window Title on the right hand side.
4. Then Enter any name in the Data Value as u wish. For instance I have Entered my name in the Data Value.

Now u can see that Instead of Microsoft Internet Explorer my name is displayed.

How To Disable “Your Computer Might Be At Risk” Popup In Windows XP

Many of us have encountered this “Your computer might be at risk” popup inWindows Xp. Whenever we install XP SP2 freshly or upgrade to XP SP2, a popup states that “Your computer might be at risk” for not having antivirus software installed or firewall is not enabled or automatic updates is off.

Note: You may have installed the antivirus software.

Inorder to disable the popup, follow the below steps.

First open control panel and click on Security Center icon. Then on the left hand side u may see Resource section, in that click on “Change the way Security Center alerts me” .

Now a dialog box opens which shows the alerts for various things. Now check or uncheck the listing for which you want to disable the Popup.

Then Click OK. Now after the next Reboot you can see that the popup is disabled.

How To Fix Double Click Always Opening In Windows Explorer

Installing various kinds of software packages that add things to the right-click menu, you may eventually land with a problem where the default action on a folder is always “Search”.

Now, here is a way to fix this bug
1. Start -> run
2. Type regedit
3. browse down to this key

“HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell”
4. Double-click on the default value and set it to “none” without the quotes

How To Backup Your Windows Registry ?

Windows Problem are due to registry error.Even if a virus affects your system it will modify registry keys which disables Task Manger,Registry,Folder Option,Show hidden file options.So its highly important to safegaurd your registry.Before getting into Registry backup methods,lets know what is registry and what it does,

What Is Actually A Registry?
The registry is actually a database used by windows to store system configuration information. Information that is typically stored on the registry are,
Most of your

File associations & object linking and embedding (OLE) information
Current user preferences
Information for each user
Your machine’s hardware,
Installed application
Operating system settings
Display and Printer settings
Performance data

All window appz tend to write something into the registry at some time, especially during installation.

Registry Backup – Using System Restore
1. Click Start –> Run, Type ” %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe” & Click Ok.

2. On the Welcome to System Restore page, Click Create a restore point,then click Next .

3. On the Create a Restore Point page, Type a name for the restore point and then click Create.

4. You restore point will be created.

5. Then click Close.

Enable Show Hidden Files Option

Are u Facing Problem Like When you Click Show Hidden Files it Automatically Resets to Do not Show Hidden Files ?

Dont Worry this Problem is due to Virus,

Follow these Steps To Show your Hidden Files:
1. Go to Start –> Run, then type regedit
2. Navigate to the registry folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
3. Find a key called CheckedValue.

4. Double Click CheckedValue key and modify it to 1.“DefaultValue” to 2 This is to show all the hidden files.

Now you should be able to view all the hidden files, and also to alter its status from folder options.

Windows XP Boot Screen Freezes On Startup

How To Change The Title Bar Caption Of The Command Prompt

Remove AUTORUN.INF From Infected Computers

Personalizing Your Windows Command Prompt

How To Enable Or Disable USB Port In Windows

How To Rename Internet Explorer To Your Name

How To Disable “Your Computer Might Be At Risk” Popup In Windows XP

How To Fix Double Click Always Opening In Windows Explorer

How To Backup Your Windows Registry ?

Enable Show Hidden Files Option

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