How to enhance security of your PC ?—Article by PC magazine

Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (_http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.

2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (_www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (_www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.

3. Install a free spyware blocker. Our Editors' Choice ("Spyware," April 22) was SpyBot Search & Destroy (_http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.

4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and you'll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.

5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.

6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.

7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition (Grisoft Inc., w*w.grisoft.com). And doublecheck your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at w*w.pandasoftware.com/activescan and _http://housecall.trendmicro.com.

8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get. For more, check out our wireless section or see the expanded coverage in Your Unwired World in our next issue.

9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at our own Security Supersite at _http://security.ziffdavis.com, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.

10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don't assume that e-mail "From:" a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it's that person. Don't assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don't give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from "support."

How to Rip TM Dynamic Flash Templates

What you need:

Sample dynamic flash template from TM website
Sothink SWF Decompiler
Macromedia Flash
Yourself

1. browse or search your favorite dynamic flash template in TM website. If you got one... click the "view" link and new window will open with dynamic flash.. loading...

2. If the movie fully loaded, click View -> Source in your browser to bring the source code of the current page and in the source code, search for "IFRAME" and you will see the iframe page. In this example were going to try the 7045 dynamic template. get the URL(ex.
http://images.templatemonster.com/screenshots/7000/7045.html) then paste it to your browser... easy eh? wait! dont be to excited... erase the .html and change it to swf then press enter then you'll see the flash movie again icon_smile.gif.

3. copy the URL and download that SWF file.. use your favorite download manager.. mine I used flashget icon_smile.gif NOTE: dont close the browser we may need that later on.

4. open your Sothink SWF decompiler... click "Quick Open" then browse where you download your SWF/movie file. Click Export FLA to export your SWF to FLA, in short, save it as FLA icon_smile.gif

5. Open your Macromedia FLash and open the saved FLA file. press Control+Enter or publish the file... then OMG! the output window will come up with "Error opening URL blah blah blah..." dont panic, that error will help you where to get the remaining files.

6. Copy the first error, example: "7045_main.html" then go back to your browser and replace the 7045.swf to 7045_main.html press enter and you'll see a lot of text... nonsense text icon_lol.gif that text are your contents...

NOTE: when you save the remaining files dont forget to save with underscore sign (_) in the front on the file without the TM item number (e.g. 7045) if it is html save it as "_main.html" and same with the image save it as "_works1.jpg" save them where you save the FLA and SWF files. Continue browsing the file inside Flash application so you can track the remaining files... do the same until you finish downloading all the remaining the files.

Why your PCs crashed ????

Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications."

You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Microsoft Windows will be familiar with this.

What can you do?

More importantly,

How can you prevent it happening?

1 Hardware conflict

The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device.

For example, a printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7. The keyboard usually uses IRQ 1 and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6. Each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself.

If there are a lot of devices, or if they are not installed properly, two of them may end up sharing the same IRQ number. When the user tries to use both devices at the same time, a crash can happen. The way to check if your computer has a hardware conflict is through the following route:

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager.

Often if a device has a problem a yellow '!' appears next to its description in the Device Manager. Highlight Computer (in the Device Manager) and press Properties to see the IRQ numbers used by your computer. If the IRQ number appears twice, two devices may be using it.

Sometimes a device might share an IRQ with something described as 'IRQ holder for PCI steering'. This can be ignored. The best way to fix this problem is to remove the problem device and reinstall it.

Sometimes you may have to find more recent drivers on the internet to make the device function properly. A good resource is www.driverguide.com. If the device is a soundcard, or a modem, it can often be fixed by moving it to a different slot on the motherboard (be careful about opening your computer, as you may void the warranty).

When working inside a computer you should switch it off, unplug the mains lead and touch an unpainted metal surface to discharge any static electricity.

To be fair to Microsoft, the problem with IRQ numbers is not of its making. It is a legacy problem going back to the first PC designs using the IBM 8086 chip. Initially there were only eight IRQs. Today there are 16 IRQs in a PC. It is easy to run out of them. There are plans to increase the number of IRQs in future designs.

2 Bad Ram

Ram (random-access memory) problems might bring on the blue screen of death with a message saying Fatal Exception Error. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing.

But a fatal error caused by Ram might be caused by a mismatch of chips. For example, mixing 70-nanosecond (70ns) Ram with 60ns Ram will usually force the computer to run all the Ram at the slower speed. This will often crash the machine if the Ram is overworked.

One way around this problem is to enter the BIOS settings and increase the wait state of the Ram. This can make it more stable. Another way to troubleshoot a suspected Ram problem is to rearrange the Ram chips on the motherboard, or take some of them out. Then try to repeat the circumstances that caused the crash. When handling Ram try not to touch the gold connections, as they can be easily damaged.

Parity error messages also refer to Ram. Modern Ram chips are either parity (ECC) or non parity (non-ECC). It is best not to mix the two types, as this can be a cause of trouble.

EMM386 error messages refer to memory problems but may not be connected to bad Ram. This may be due to free memory problems often linked to old Dos-based programmes.

3 BIOS settings

Every motherboard is supplied with a range of chipset settings that are decided in the factory. A common way to access these settings is to press the F2 or delete button during the first few seconds of a boot-up.

Once inside the BIOS, great care should be taken. It is a good idea to write down on a piece of paper all the settings that appear on the screen. That way, if you change something and the computer becomes more unstable, you will know what settings to revert to.

A common BIOS error concerns the CAS latency. This refers to the Ram. Older EDO (extended data out) Ram has a CAS latency of 3. Newer SDRam has a CAS latency of 2. Setting the wrong figure can cause the Ram to lock up and freeze the computer's display.

Microsoft  Windows is better at allocating IRQ numbers than any BIOS. If possible set the IRQ numbers to Auto in the BIOS. This will allow Windows to allocate the IRQ numbers (make sure the BIOS setting for Plug and Play OS is switched to 'yes' to allow Windows to do this.).

4 Hard disk drives

After a few weeks, the information on a hard disk drive starts to become piecemeal or fragmented. It is a good idea to defragment the hard disk every week or so, to prevent the disk from causing a screen freeze. Go to

* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter

This will start the procedure. You will be unable to write data to the hard drive (to save it) while the disk is defragmenting, so it is a good idea to schedule the procedure for a period of inactivity using the Task Scheduler.

The Task Scheduler should be one of the small icons on the bottom right of the Windows opening page (the desktop).

Some lockups and screen freezes caused by hard disk problems can be solved by reducing the read-ahead optimisation. This can be adjusted by going to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System Icon-Performance-File System-Hard Disk.

Hard disks will slow down and crash if they are too full. Do some housekeeping on your hard drive every few months and free some space on it. Open the Windows folder on the C drive and find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Deleting the contents (not the folder) can free a lot of space.

Empty the Recycle Bin every week to free more space. Hard disk drives should be scanned every week for errors or bad sectors. Go to

* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-ScanDisk

Otherwise assign the Task Scheduler to perform this operation at night when the computer is not in use.

5 Fatal OE exceptions and VXD errors

Fatal OE exception errors and VXD errors are often caused by video card problems.

These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Display-Settings

Here you should slide the screen area bar to the left. Take a look at the colour settings on the left of that window. For most desktops, high colour 16-bit depth is adequate.

If the screen freezes or you experience system lockups it might be due to the video card. Make sure it does not have a hardware conflict. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager

Here, select the + beside Display Adapter. A line of text describing your video card should appear. Select it (make it blue) and press properties. Then select Resources and select each line in the window. Look for a message that says No Conflicts.

If you have video card hardware conflict, you will see it here. Be careful at this point and make a note of everything you do in case you make things worse.

The way to resolve a hardware conflict is to uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box and hit the Change Settings button. You are searching for a setting that will display a No Conflicts message.

Another useful way to resolve video problems is to go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Performance-Graphics

Here you should move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left. As ever, the most common cause of problems relating to graphics cards is old or faulty drivers (a driver is a small piece of software used by a computer to communicate with a device).

Look up your video card's manufacturer on the internet and search for the most recent drivers for it.

6 Viruses

Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start. This is why it is a good idea to create a Windows start-up disk. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs

Here, look for the Start Up Disk tab. Virus protection requires constant vigilance.

A virus scanner requires a list of virus signatures in order to be able to identify viruses. These signatures are stored in a DAT file. DAT files should be updated weekly from the website of your antivirus software manufacturer.

An excellent antivirus programme is McAfee VirusScan by Network Associates ( www.nai.com). Another is Norton AntiVirus 2000, made by Symantec ( www.symantec.com).

7 Printers

The action of sending a document to print creates a bigger file, often called a postscript file.

Printers have only a small amount of memory, called a buffer. This can be easily overloaded. Printing a document also uses a considerable amount of CPU power. This will also slow down the computer's performance.

If the printer is trying to print unusual characters, these might not be recognised, and can crash the computer. Sometimes printers will not recover from a crash because of confusion in the buffer. A good way to clear the buffer is to unplug the printer for ten seconds. Booting up from a powerless state, also called a cold boot, will restore the printer's default settings and you may be able to carry on.

8 Software

A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it. Use Norton Uninstall or Uninstall Shield to remove an application from your system properly. This will also remove references to the programme in the System Registry and leaves the way clear for a completely fresh copy.

The System Registry can be corrupted by old references to obsolete software that you thought was uninstalled. Use any good Reg Cleaner to clean up the System Registry and remove obsolete entries. It works on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (ME), NT4 and Windows 2000.

Read the instructions and use it carefully so you don't do permanent damage to the Registry. If the Registry is damaged you will have to reinstall your operating system. Reg Cleaner can be obtained from www.jv16.org

Often a Windows problem can be resolved by entering Safe Mode. This can be done during start-up. When you see the message "Starting Windows" press F4. This should take you into Safe Mode.

Safe Mode loads a minimum of drivers. It allows you to find and fix problems that prevent Windows from loading properly.

Sometimes installing Windows is difficult because of unsuitable BIOS settings. If you keep getting SUWIN error messages (Windows setup) during the Windows installation, then try entering the BIOS and disabling the CPU internal cache. Try to disable the Level 2 (L2) cache if that doesn't work.

Remember to restore all the BIOS settings back to their former settings following installation.

9 Overheating

Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error. This is a common problem in chips that have been overclocked to operate at higher speeds than they are supposed to.

One remedy is to get a bigger better fan and install it on top of the CPU. Specialist cooling fans/heatsinks are available from www.computernerd.com or www.coolit.com

CPU problems can often be fixed by disabling the CPU internal cache in the BIOS. This will make the machine run more slowly, but it should also be more stable.

10 Power supply problems

With all the new construction going on around the country the steady supply of electricity has become disrupted. A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut.

If this has become a nuisance for you then consider buying a uninterrupted power supply (UPS). This will give you a clean power supply when there is electricity, and it will give you a few minutes to perform a controlled shutdown in case of a power cut.

It is a good investment if your data are critical, because a power cut will cause any unsaved data to be lost.

How to increase Battery Power of your Mobile ?

1) Go sitting>phone>display> brightness (dark)

2) Go sitting>network>network mode (gsm) dual mode used for 3g & gsm network but gsm
used only gsm network, so dual mode need power more then gsm]

3) After used bluetooth u must turn off it, Bcoz if u bluetooth turn no after 8 house your battery 50% charge over

4) Used ringtone not vibration alert.

5) After hear songs must removed head-phone.

6) Turn off your mobile then charge. Its good 4 your mobile health.

7) More switch off/on  need much power.

8) Turn off your key-pad sound.

How to keep your pc tuned up and speedier.

Defragmenting Hard drives
The files when moved or created on your PC are stored into small fragments randomly on your disk drive. When you open those files it takes time to gather all those chunks and put them back together to form that single file. When you defragment your drive all those scattered fragments are arranged properly on the drive thus loading application bit faster. There is a Disk Defragmenter utility in windows,
Open My Computer > Right click on the disk drive you want to defragment > Select Properties > Under Tools tab click Defragment Now. But we recommend Power Defragmenter a small free utility by sysinternals which is faster and with various options

Delete Temporary, Junk and Obsolete files Clear cache

Clean all your drives for free space, we  recommend keep atleast 20% of your drive space free. Also, you have to clear the windows TEMP files, the web browsers temporary files, caches files, etc. All web browsers has that option. CCleaner will be a good choice for the same, it will analyze and clean all unwanted internet files, Windows Explorer files and system files.

Remove unnecessary Programs

Remove those programs which you don’t use anymore. This will free disk space and even help windows perform better. Also, remove the windows unwanted components like Indexing services & Outlook Express from the Add/Remove windows programs.

Keep PC updated
Look for regular updates, Enable Windows Updates, Updates includes major bugfixes which can be helpful. Look for new Service packs for better hardware compatibility. Update all device drivers, anti-virus programs and other applications. Hardware Manufactures keep updating their device drivers for better and smooth functioning. I have written earlier on a Free Software To Update Windows Device Drivers do read that.

How to use windows command line

Command Line is a very powerful tool, but most of us are scared to use it because we are unware of the commands. But dont worry. Here is an A to Z Index of the Windows command line

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASSOC Change file extension associations•
ASSOCIAT One step file association
ATTRIB Change file attributes
b
BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings
BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info
c
CACLS Change file permissions
CALL Call one batch program from another•
CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder•
CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties
CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems
CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system
CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file
CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders
CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin
CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks
CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.
CLS Clear the screen•
CLUSTER Windows Clustering
CMD Start a new CMD shell
COLOR Change colors of the CMD window•
COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition
COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition
CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer
CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.
COPY Copy one or more files to another location•
CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files)
CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data
d
DATE Display or set the date•
DEFRAG Defragment hard drive
DEL Delete one or more files•
DELPROF Delete NT user profiles
DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders
DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility
DIR Display a list of files and folders•
DIRUSE Display disk usage
DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks
DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another
DISKPART Disk Administration
DNSSTAT DNS Statistics
DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros
DSACLs Active Directory ACLs
DSAdd Add items to active directory (user group computer)
DSGet View items in active directory (user group computer)
DSQuery Search for items in active directory (user group computer)
DSMod Modify items in active directory (user group computer)
DSMove Move an Active directory Object
DSRM Remove items from Active Directory
e
ECHO Display message on screen•
ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file•
ERASE Delete one or more files•
EVENTCREATE Add a message to the Windows event log
EXIT Quit the current script/routine and set an errorlevel•
EXPAND Uncompress files
EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files
f
FC Compare two files
FIND Search for a text string in a file
FINDSTR Search for strings in files
FOR /F Loop command: against a set of files•
FOR /F Loop command: against the results of another command•
FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List•
FORFILES Batch process multiple files
FORMAT Format a disk
FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes)
FSUTIL File and Volume utilities
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations•
g
GLOBAL Display membership of global groups
GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line•
GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings
h
HELP Online Help
i
iCACLS Change file and folder permissions
IF Conditionally perform a command•
IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup
IPCONFIG Configure IP
k
KILL Remove a program from memory
l
LABEL Edit a disk label
LOCAL Display membership of local groups
LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer
LOGOFF Log a user off
LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file
m
MAPISEND Send email from the command line
MBSAcli Baseline Security Analyzer.
MEM Display memory usage
MD Create new folders•
MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd)
MODE Configure a system device
MORE Display output, one screen at a time
MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point
MOVE Move files from one folder to another•
MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another
MSG Send a message
MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer
MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics
MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)
MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)
MV Copy in-use files
n
NET Manage network resources
NETDOM Domain Manager
NETSH Configure Network Interfaces, Windows Firewall & Remote access
NETSVC Command-line Service Controller
NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)
NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)
NOW Display the current Date and Time
NSLOOKUP Name server lookup
NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape
NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights
o
OPENFILES Query or display open files
p
PATH Display or set a search path for executable files•
PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss
PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message•
PERMS Show permissions for a user
PERFMON Performance Monitor
PING Test a network connection
POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD•
PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services
POWERCFG Configure power settings
PRINT Print a text file
PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer
PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer
PROMPT Change the command prompt•
PsExec Execute process remotely
PsFile Show files opened remotely
PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user
PsInfo List information about a system
PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID
PsList List detailed information about processes
PsLoggedOn Who's logged on (locally or via resource sharing)
PsLogList Event log records
PsPasswd Change account password
PsService View and control services
PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer
PsSuspend Suspend processes
PUSHD Save and then change the current directory•
q
QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.
r
RASDIAL Manage RAS connections
RASPHONE Manage RAS connections
RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.
REG Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values
REGEDIT Import or export registry settings
REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL
REGINI Change Registry Permissions
REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file•
REN Rename a file or files•
REPLACE Replace or update one file with another
RD Delete folder(s)•
RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer
ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy
ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables
RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account
RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)
s
SC Service Control
SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time
SCLIST Display NT Services
SET Display, set, or remove environment variables•
SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables•
SETX Set environment variables permanently
SFC System File Checker
SHARE List or edit a file share or print share
SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file•
SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)
SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined
SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup
SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer
SLEEP Wait for x seconds
SLMGR Software Licensing Management (Vista/2008)
SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future
SORT Sort input
START Start a program or command in a separate window•
SU Switch User
SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain
SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter
SYSTEMINFO List system configuration
t
TASKLIST List running applications and services
TASKKILL Remove a running process from memory
TIME Display or set the system time•
TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file
TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session•
TLIST Task list with full path
TOUCH Change file timestamps
TRACERT Trace route to a remote host
TREE Graphical display of folder structure
TYPE Display the contents of a text file•
u
USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login
v
VER Display version information•
VERIFY Verify that files have been saved•
VOL Display a disk label•
w
WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree
WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain
WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
WINMSD Windows system diagnostics
WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II
WMIC WMI Commands
x
XCACLS Change file and folder permissions
XCOPY Copy files and folders

Some useful shortcuts in Microsoft Words

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow : Select to the Beginning of the paragraph

Ctrl+Shift+END : Select to the End of the Document

Ctrl+Shift+HOME : Select to the Beginning of the Document

Ctrl+Shift+> : Increase Font Size

Ctrl+Shift+D : Double Underline the selected document

Alt+Shift+D : Insert Date Field at current insertion location

Ctrl+G : Go to option

Ctrl+F : Find

Ctrl+J : Justified Align

Alt+F10 : To Maximize Window

Ctrl+F2 : Print Preview

Shift+F3 : Change Case

Shift+F7 : Thesaurus

Ctrl+Shift+F12 : To Print

Ctrl+P : To Print

F3 : Autotext insertion

F4 : Repetition of Last Action (Repeat Last Command)

F8 : To Extend Selection

Windows 7 Theme Manager

Windows Theme Manager is a -One Click- Windows 7 Themes manager designed to help you install and manage Windows 7 themes. Windows Theme Manager manages all your windows 7 themes in -One Click- and comes with 100's of free High quality windows seven themes. It is better than the inbuilt theme manager in Windows. The Theme Manager comes with its own database that lets you connect in real-time to our themes database containing hundreds of professionally designed themes for Windows 7. 

You get instant access to hundreds of themes that you can install in just -One Click.- No more browsing across multiple themes site in search for your favorite themes. Managing themes on your Windows 7 computer has never been easier.
The inbuilt theme catalogue is instantly updated via the Internet any time the program starts. This guarantees you access to the latest themes. This program is bound to breathe new life into your desktop. 

Theme Management
You can switch between themes at your liking in just a single click. On the -Install theme- tab you get easy access to all themes installed on your system, sorted by categories. You can select one or more themes for deletion. This way you can keep your themes directory uncluttered. 
The theme manager provides you with these benefits:

- Save time with our one click themes install. Any theme can be install with just one click.
- Easy access to hundreds of professional quality themes
- Easy management of themes via our intuitive GUI
- Change your theme in just one click. No more clicking several buttons to get new theme. We do all the hard work for you by collecting and updating all the themes for you.
- Delete one or more themes from your computer in just two easy clicks

You can download from following location:http://www.deviantart.com/download/213095097/windows_7_thememanager_by_windowsthememanager-d3ivd89.rar

Multi Desktop on Windows 7

One of the cool feature of a Linux desktop is the option of having more than one desktop. Generally all linux distros come bundled with this application where you can switch between 4 virtual desktop. you can even increase the numbers. Now this is a cool feature because when you are opening so many windows, sometime you are minimizing and maximizing continuously. You can change the desktop instead and can open many more windows without minimizing anything.

WindowsPager is not a new tool, but the latest update brings seamless integration to Windows 7. It is an opensource portable pager utility for Windows that creates four virtual desktops(also called virtual workspaces).

It integrates perfectly in the Windows 7 taskbar(also called superbar) with complete preview of apps running in virtual desktops. Clicking each icon will take you to it’s respective virtual desktop.

Apart from switching the desktops by clicking the icons in the taskbar, you can also switch by right-clicking any Windows title bar and selecting the virtual desktops.

ou will be surprised to know that the preview of virtual desktops in the taskbar is live, which means that you will see which windows are open in each desktop and where they are positioned. To test this feature hold any window and move it around the desktop, watching the preview in the taskbar.

Download WindowsPager

It works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. You will find executables for both 32-bit and 64-bit OS inside the zip archive. It is a portable tool which weights around 500Kb only and can run straight from the USB drive. 

How to Back up Windows 7 activation file—activate automatically when reinstall

Windows activation process is a bother for people who keep formatting their drives because they love experimenting with their systems. But online activation doesnot work after few times and then you have to talk to a machine or man to get it activated on phone.

Now what if I tell you that it is possible to backup your activation files and after fresh install just copy these files back and your windowes 7 will be activated. Nothing is impossible in this world. so here is the trick:


make two batch files, then you can handle it easily.
(1) Execution about two “batch files”:
1. Back up activation file “batch”
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
　　@echo off
　　copy %windir%System32spptokenspkeyconfigpkeyconfig .xrm-ms
　　copy %windir%
ServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMi crosoftSoftwareProtectionPlatformtokens.dat
　　pause
　　exit
　　---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copy the contents above and paste to notepad, save as the file “activation backup.bat”.

2. Resume activation file “batch”
　@echo off
　　net stop sppsvc /y
takeown /f "%WinDir%System32spptokenspkeyconfigpkeyconfig.xrm-ms&q
ServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMicrosoftSoftwareProtectionPlatformtokens.dat" /e /g everyone:f
　　cacls "%WinDir%System32spptokenspkeyconfigpkeyconfig.xrm-ms" /e /g everyone:f
　　ren "%WinDir%ServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMicrosoftSoftwareProtectionPlatformtokens.dat" "tokens.bak"
　　ren "%WinDir%System32spptokenspkeyconfigpkeyconfig.xrm-ms" "pkeyconfig.bak"
　　copy tokens.dat "%WinDir%ServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMicrosoftSoftwareProtectionPlatform"
　　copy pkeyconfig.xrm-ms "%WinDir%System32spptokenspkeyconfig"
　　del "%WinDir%ServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMicrosoftSoftwareProtectionPlatformtokens.bak"
　　del "%WinDir%System32spptokenspkeyconfigpkeyconfig.bak"
　　net start sppsvc
　　cscript %windir%system32slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
　　cscript %windir%system32slmgr.vbs –ato
replace the “XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX” inside with the key to activate the system. And save as the file “resume activation.bat”.
(2) Usage about the two “batch” files
First, put these two batch files above to a same folder anywhere on the drive. Run the file “activation backup.bat” in administrator’s identity and then you can get the backup of the two activation files.
Second, after reinstalling system, when offline, run the file “resume activation.bat” in administrator’s identity, then system would auto activate.
　　pause
　　exit
　　---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copy the contents above and paste to notepad,

How to reinstates Hide Recent Activity option in Facebook

In one of the recent updates to the Facebook site, the company removed the ability to customize what Recent Activity appears on your Wall. These are little stories of actions you have taken elsewhere on the site, and they are republished on your Wall for your friends to see.
It’s worth noting that your friends can only view your Recent Activity that they can view elsewhere: for example, a wall post you made on a mutual friend’s wall or a comment you posted on a photo that both you and your friend can see. In other words, if they cannot the action you made elsewhere on Facebook, they will not see at story of it on your Wall. Of course, you can see everything since you made the actions.
Previously, you could disable this functionality and clean up your Wall with only activity you make on it (status updates) and posts your friends make on your Wall. This functionality was recently removed and users were stuck with whatever they had customized their Walls to prior to the site update. You had to manually remove anything you didn’t want on your Wall. Now, the company has brought back the option to automatically hide all current and future stories of a given Recent Activity type. This change can also be reverted if need be.

For example, I have always wanted to remove “Wall posts you make” from my wall. These are snippets of wall posts I make on my friends’ walls and I don’t want them littering my own wall. Again my friends will still be able to the actual posts I made, and they will still show up as stories in their News feed; they just won’t be present not on my Wall.
To remove them, I can now click on the x beside one such story (under Recent Activity on my wall) and choose “Hide all Wall post activity…” from the drop down menu (the other option removes just that post). From there, I am prompted with “Wall posts you make will no longer appear in the recent activity section of your Wall. Edit Options” and can choose Hide all.
Scrolling down, I noticed that I wanted to do the same for comment activity (such as posts on friends’ photos) because it was also littering my wall. Other stories you can also hide include Friending activity, Things you like, Platform activity, Questions activity, Changes to your profile, and so on.
The Edit Options link is worth taking a closer look at. If you don’t click it when you are making changes to your profile story settings, don’t worry as you can still find the link at the bottom of your profile. On the left there is a link to show Older Posts and on the right there should be a link for Edit Options. Clicking the right link opens up a “Edit your profile story settings” window where you can undo the changes you have made.

Notice that it does not list all options in Recent Activity that you can disable, but merely the ones you have disabled. In this way, Facebook is forcing you to only be able to remove types of stories that are currently on your Wall: you can’t simply disable everything from ever appearing (I would certainly choose that if I could).
Being able to hide this Recent Activity allows users to engage with more content on Facebook and not have to clean up their own Wall afterwards by removing content they don’t want there. It should be particularly useful to Facebook users who are always using the site as well as those who are more sensitive about their actions on the social network being shown on their own Wall.

How To Import your contacts from Google Gmail to Outlook

1.     Log on to your Google Gmail account.

2.     In the left column, click Contacts.

3.     On the right side of your screen, above the message count, click Export.

4.     Click Outlook CSV (for import into Outlook clients).

5.     Click Export Contacts.

6.     When prompted to download the export file, click Save.

7.     Choose a location on your computer to temporarily save the file. The default file name is gmail-to-outlook.csv.

 NOTE   You can delete this file after your contacts are imported into Outlook.

8.     Click Save.

9.     In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.

10.   Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.

11.   Click Comma Separated Values (DOS), and then click Next.

12.   In the Import a File box, browse to find the file you downloaded in step 8, and then double-click the file.

13.   Click one of the following:

·         Replace duplicates with items imported

·         Allow duplicates to be created

·         Do not import duplicate items

14.   Click Next.

15.   In the folder list, click the Contacts folder where you want the imported contact information to go, and then click Next.

16.   To add or remove fields to determine the way the contact information is saved in the new imported file, click Map Custom Fields.

 NOTE   The Map Custom Fields button in the Import a File dialog box might not be available when you try to import data from another program or file. In the The following actions will be performed box, select the Import check box, and then theMap Custom Fields button is available.

17.   Click Finish.

More Ways to Gain Free space in Windows XP/7

After Windows update patch installation is successful, Is it safe to delete
the following (to save disk space):

Windows update patch source files located in

C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download


Infact you can delete the entire software distribution folder as it is
recreated when you try to goto windows udpate site.
You might have to stop the automatic updates service otherwise you might get
access denied error message.

Reclaim Free Space After Installing Windows 7 SP1

 

After installing SP 1 in Windows 7 we will find that we have considerable less space in C drive.

This is because at the time of installation the system restore creates a restore point

and Windows 7 creates a backup of system files in case you want to uninstall the SP1 in case of any problem.

Now if your system is up and running after few days of installation of SP 1 then you may probably think of removing these backup files.

If you have no problem with extra space then let them be there. But if you want a sleek system without extra baggage then you can do the following:

1. Open the terminal(command prompt) as administrator. (Under subheading Accessories you will find command prompt. right click on it and select ‘Run as administrator)

2. Copy paste the following command

dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

3.  Press enter and wait for some time. You will find that free space is C drive has increased.

 

 

 

 

You can see I gained almost 2 GB of free space.

The flip side is now you cannot uninstall SP1. So think twice and then decide.

How to Disable Aero Shake feature in Windows 7

 

One of the interesting new features in Windows 7 is the way you can grab a window by the title bar and “shake” it back and forth to minimize everything else. It’s a fun feature, but just in case you want to disable it we’ve got the solution for you.

BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE DOING ANYTHING.

Disable

1. Open Notepad and type the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Disable Aero Shake

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts"=dword:00000001

2. Save it as Disable.reg

3.Double click on it, ignore the warning and you are done.

Re-enable

If you want it back then

1. Open Notepad and type the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Re-Enable Aero Shake

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts"=-

2. Save it as reenable.reg

3. Double click on it, ignore the warning and you are done.

How to Customized Task Manager for Windows 7

 

The task manager in Windows 7 is one of the most used functions to see application activity running under Windows. But there are many functions which are not available in default task manager like highlighting processes, connecting to remote machine etc.

Customized Task Manager is a freeware tool which comes with additional features and also has all the functions of default task manager in Windows.

Features present in this Customized Task Manager:

• Displays all processes running in your system.
• Allows you to add and remove any process (task) on your local machine.
• Highlights current executing process.
• Ability to connect to any machine and display its process’s list.
• Ability to set or get priority of any process running on your local machine.
• Ability to monitor

.NET CLR Managed memory.

Customized Task Manager is a powerful, but yet simple portable task manager for Windows.

Download Customized Task Manager

How to Customize the Default Screensavers in Windows 7 and Vista

 

Windows 7 and Vista include a nice set of backgrounds, but unfortunately most of them aren’t configurable by default.  But with the help of a free app and some registry changes, we can make the default screensavers unique.

How to Customize the default screensavers

If press the Customize button on most of the default screensavers in Windows 7 and Vista, you will probably be greeted with this message:

But if you dig a little in the registry you will find that this isn’t fully correct.  The default screensavers in Vista and 7 do have options you can set, but they’re not obvious.  With the help of an app or some registry tips, you can easily customize the screensavers.

How to Customize Windows Screensavers with System Screensavers Tweaker

Download the System Screensavers Tweaker (link below), and unzip the folder.  Run nt6srccfg.exe in the folder to tweak your screensavers.  This application lets you tweak the screensavers’ registry settings graphically, and it works great in all editions of Windows Vista and 7, including x64 versions.

Change any of the settings you want in the screensaver tweaker, and click Apply.

To preview the changes to your screensaver, open the Screen Saver settings window as normal by right-clicking on the desktop, and selecting Personalize.

Click on the Screensaver button on the bottom right.

Now, select your modified screensaver, and click Preview to see your changes.

You can change a wide variety of settings for the Bubbles, Ribbons, and Mystify screensavers in Windows 7 and Vista, as well as the Aurora screensaver in Windows Vista.

And, by tweaking a little more, you get a screensaver that looks more like a screen full of marbles.

And, if you want to return your screensavers to their default settings, simply run the System Screensavers Tweaker and select Reset to defaults on any screensaver you wish to reset.

Customize Windows Screensavers in the Registry

If you prefer to tweak Windows registry, then here’s how you can customize the screensavers yourself in the Registry. 

Note : Back up your registry first. Create a restore point. (So many thing can go wrong accidently or not following correct procedure.)

1. Type regedit into the search box in the Start menu.

2. Browse to the key for each screensaver, and add or modify the DWORD values listed for that screensaver using the Decimal base.

Note: Tweaking the Registry can be difficult, so if you’re unsure, just use the tweaking application.

3. To edit the Bubbles screensaver, browse to the following in regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Bubbles

Now, add or modify the following DWORD values to tweak the screensaver:

• MaterialGlass – enter 0 for solid or 1 for transparent bubbles
• Radius – enter a number between 1090000000 and 1130000000; the larger the number, the larger the bubbles’ radius
• ShowBubbles – enter 0 to show a black background or 1 to show the current desktop behind the bubbles
• ShowShadows – enter 0 for no shadow or 1 for shadows behind the bubbles
• SphereDensity – enter a number from 1000000000 to 2100000000; the higher the number, the more bubbles on the screen.
• TurbulenceNumOctaves – enter a number from 1 to 255; the higher the number, the faster the bubble colors will change.

4. Ribbons

To edit the Ribbons screensaver, browse to the following in regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Ribbons

Now, add or modify the following DWORD values to tweak the screensaver:

• Blur – enter 0 to prevent ribbons from fading, or 1 to have them fade away after a few moments.
• Numribbons – enter a number from 1 to 100; the higher the number, the more ribbons on the screen.
• RibbonWidth – enter a number from 1000000000 to 1080000000; the higher the number, the thicker the ribbons.

5. Mystify

To edit the Mystify screensaver, browse to the following in regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Mystify

Now, add or modify the following DWORD values to tweak the screensaver:

• Blur – enter 0 to prevent lines from fading, or 1 to have them fade away after a few moments.
• LineWidth – enter a number from 1000000000 to 1080000000; the higher the number, the wider the lines.
• NumLines – enter a number from 1 to 100; the higher the value, the more lines on the screen.

6. Aurora – Windows Vista only

To edit the Aurora screensaver in Windows Vista, browse to the following in regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Aurora

Now, add or modify the following DWORD values to tweak the screensaver:

• Amplitude – enter a value from 500000000 to 2000000000; the higher the value, the slower the motion.
• Brightness – enter a value from 1000000000 to 1050000000; the higher the value, the brighter the affect.
• NumLayers – enter a value from 1 to 15; the higher the value, the more aurora layers displayed.
• Speed – enter a value from 1000000000 to 2100000000; the higher the value, the faster the cycling.

Link

Download the System Screensavers Tweaker

How to Cleanup everything when Disk Cleanup doesn’t Delete Everything from the Temp Folder?

 

We all cleanup our computer time to time. It’s the bane of Windows. (NO such hassles in Linux, or so they say). The routing is Virus scan of whole disk, emptying the recycle bin, defragging and cleaning up the temp folder. But the problem is when we run the disk cleanup it leaves behind files. Yeah.. it doesn’t clean everything. Something is still left.

Why Doesn’t Disk Cleanup Delete All Files?

The applications that you’re running create temporary files, not to litter your hard drive, but to store files while the application is working on them—whether it’s downloading files, storing files that you’re currently editing, or just caching files so the next time you open the application the files will be more quickly accessible.

The problem is that most applications don’t seem to clean up after themselves, or if they do, they definitely don’t do it very well. That’s why your temporary folder gets really huge over time, and needs to be cleaned out.

Since these files are often being used by applications, Windows doesn’t know whether a particular file can be deleted, so Disk Cleanup only cleans up files that are older than 7 days, which is a safe guess—most people probably don’t have an application open for more than a week, especially since Microsoft makes you reboot nearly every Tuesday, right?

You can even see in the screenshot that Disk Cleanup explains this to you, if you select the Temporary files option in the list.

Change Disk Cleanup to Delete Files Newer than 7 Days

If you reboots your PC every day, you can  change the Disk Cleanup value down to 2 days. If you don’t reboot but you rarely keep applications open, you could probably do fine with 2-3 days instead, though the value you choose is really up to you—just keep in mind applications need those temporary files if they are running.

Open up regedit.exe through the Start Menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
   CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Temporary Files

There, you’ll see the LastAccess value on the right-hand side, which contains a value that specifies the number of days, which you can change to whatever you’d like.

You can see the results of your changes, you can open up your temporary folder by entering the following into the Windows Explorer location bar:

%temp%

If you want, you can delete these files manually.

For Safety, always backup your registry before playing around with it.  With best of intention, it is always possible that something will go wrong.