CREATING A LOGON BANNER

If you want to create a Logon Banner: A message box to appear below your logon on.Follow These Easy Steps:

1.Open RegEdit
2.Go To
For Windows 9x and ME -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

For Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista –
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

3.Create a new String value”LegalNoticeCaption ”
4. Enter the Title of the window. What is displayed in the Title Bar.
5. Create a new string value “LegalNoticeText”
6. Enter the text for your message box that will appear even before the Logon window

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CHANGING WINDOWS’ ICONS

You can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more.

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons
3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change.
Example: “3″ =”C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0″ This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to “MyIcon.ico”. Here is a complete list for each value.

0= Unknown file type
1= MSN file types
2= Applications Generic
3= Closed Folder
4= Open Folder
5= 5.25″ Drive
6= 3.25″ Drive
7= Removable Drive
8= Hard Drive
9= NetWork Drive
10= Network Drive Offline
11= CD-ROM Drive
12= RAM Drive
13= Entire Network 14= Network Hub
15= My Computer
16= Printer
17= Network Neighborhood
18= Network Workgroup
19= Start Menu’s Program Folders
20= Start Menu’s Documents
21= Start Menu’s Setting
22= Start Menu’s Find
23= Start Menu’s Help
24= Start Menu’s Run
25= Start Menu’s Suspend
26= Start Menu’s PC Undock
27= Start Menu’s Shutdown 28= Shared
29= Shortcut Arrow
30= (Unknown Overlay)
31= Recycle Bin Empty
32= Recycle Bin Full
33= Dial-up Network
34= DeskTop
35= Control Panel
36= Start Menu’s Programs
37= Printer Folder
38= Fonts Folder
39= Taskbar Icon
40= Audio CD
You need to reboot after making changes. You may need to delete the hidden file ShellIconCache if after rebooting the desired Icons are not displayed.

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CHANGING TELNET WINDOW

You can view more data if you increase the line count of Telnet. By Default it has a window size of 25 lines. To increase this so you can scroll back and look at a larger number on lines:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Telnet
3. Modify the value data of "Rows"

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CHANGE THE REGISTERED CHANGE THE USER INFORMATION

In the previous Post I teach you Change Defalut Folder Location & How To ADD OPEN WITH ALL FILES & How To ADDING CONTENT TO RIGHT CLICK CREDIT & CHANGE ADD RESTRICTIONS AND FEATURES FOR A WINDOWS 7 USER .In this post i will teach you HOW TO CHANGE THE REGISTERED CHANGE THE USER INFORMATION.You can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed.

1) Open RegEdit
2) Got to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion.
3) Change the value of “RegisteredOrganization” or “RegisteredOwner”, to what ever you want

Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in Explorer

Add the following Registry Keys for a Directory:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew
@=”Dos Prompt in that Directory”

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command
@=”command.com /k cd %1″

Add or Edit the following Registry Keys for a Drive:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew
@=”Dos Prompt in that Drive”

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command
@=”command.com /k cd %1″

These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt will pop up.

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CHANGE DEFAULT FOLDER LOCATIONS

In the previous Post I teach you How To ADD OPEN WITH ALL FILES & How To ADDING CONTENT TO RIGHT CLICK CREDIT & CHANGE ADD RESTRICTIONS AND FEATURES FOR A WINDOWS 7 USER .In this post i will teach you HOW TO CHANGE DEFAULT FOLDER LOCATIONS.You can change or delete the Windows mandatory locations of folder like My Documents:

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders
3. Change the desired folder location, My Documents is normally list as “Personal”
4. Open the Explorer and rename or create the folder you wish.

To change the desired location of the Program Files folder
1. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
2. Change the value of “ProgramFiles”, or “ProgramFilesDir”
Now when you install a new program it will default to the new location you have selected

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CHANGEADD RESTRICTIONS AND FEATURES FOR A WINDOWS 7 USER

In the previous Post I teach you How To ADD OPEN WITH ALL FILES & How To ADDING CONTENT TO RIGHT CLICK CREDIT .If you want to make restrictions to what users can do or use on their computer without having to run Poledit, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows features in this Key shown below.

Zero is Off and the value 1 is On. Example: to Save Windows settings add or modify the value name NoSaveSettings to 0, if set to1 Windows will not save settings. And NoDeletePrinter set to 1 will prevent the user from deleting a printer.

The same key shows up at:
HKEY_USERS\(yourprofilename)\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer so change it there also if you are using different profiles.

1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ CurrentVersion\ Policies
3.Go to the Explorer Key (Additional keys that can be created under Policies are System, Explorer, Network and WinOldApp )
4.You can then add DWORD or binary values set to 1 in the appropriate keys for ON and 0 for off.
NoDeletePrinter - Disables Deletion of Printers
NoAddPrinter - Disables Addition of Printers
NoRun - Disables Run Command
NoSetFolders - Removes Folders from Settings on Start Menu
NoSetTaskbar - Removes Taskbar from Settings on Start Menu
NoFind - Removes the Find Command
NoDrives - Hides Drives in My Computers
NoNetHood - Hides the Network Neighborhood
NoDesktop - Hides all icons on the Desktop
NoClose - Disables Shutdown
NoSaveSettings - Don't save settings on exit
DisableRegistryTools - Disable Registry Editing Tools
NoRecentDocsMenu - Hides the Documents shortcut at the Start button
NoRecentDocsHistory- Clears history of Documents
NoFileMenu _ Hides the Files Menu in Explorer
NoActiveDesktop - No Active Desktop
NoActiveDesktopChanges- No changes allowed
NoInternetIcon - No Internet Explorer Icon on the Desktop
NoFavoritesMenu - Hides the Favorites menu
NoChangeStartMenu _ Disables changes to the Start Menu
NoFolderOptions _ Hides the Folder Options in the Explorer
ClearRecentDocsOnExit - Empty the recent Docs folder on reboot
NoLogoff - Hides the Log Off .... in the Start Menu

And here are a few more you can play with
ShowInfoTip
NoTrayContextMenu
NoStartMenuSubFolders
NoWindowsUpdate
NoViewContextMenu
EnforceShellExtensionSecurity
LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo
NoDriveTypeAutoRun
NoStartBanner
NoSetActiveDesktop
EditLevel
NoNetConnectDisconnect
RestrictRun - Disables all exe programs except those listed in the RestrictRun subkey
This key has many other available keys, there is one to even hide the taskbar, one to hide the control panel and more. I'm not telling you how, as someone may want to play a trick on you. The policies key has a great deal of control over how and what program can run and how one can access what feature.

In the System key you can enter:
NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel
NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page
NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page
NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page
NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page
NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel
NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page
NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page
NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page
NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page
NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page
NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button
NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button

In the Network key you can enter:
NoNetSetup - Disable the Network Control Panel
NoNetSetupIDPage - Hide Identification Page
NoNetSetupSecurityPage - Hide Access Control Page
NoFileSharingControl - Disable File Sharing Controls
NoPrintSharing - Disable Print Sharing Controls

In the WinOldApp key you can enter:
Disabled - Disable MS-DOS Prompt
NoRealMode - Disables Single-Mode MS-DOS

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ADDING CONTENT TO RIGHT CLICK CREDIT

In the previous Post I teach you How To ADD OPEN WITH ALL FILES.In This Post I will Teach You How To ADDING CONTENT TO RIGHT CLICK CREDIT.Once done, you will be able to right click any file or folder and use the Browse for Folder dialog to choose the location you want to move or copy your file or folder to, without having to go to the destination path.

First we will add the copy and move options to the right click menu of all FILES.
CLICK Start>Run, type REGEDIT and click OK to open up the registry editor and make your way to this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->*->shellex->ContextMenuHandlers
Right click the ContextMenuHandlers key and choose New>Key.
Name the new key “Copy To” (without the quotes).
Repeat the above and create another new key named Move To.
You should now have two new subkeys under the ContextMenuHandlers key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->*->shellex->ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->*->shellex->ContextMenuHandlers\Move To
Select the Copy To key and in the right hand pane, double click “Default”
Enter this value as the value data:
{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
Next , select the Move To key and in the right hand pane set the default value to:
{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
This now takes care of the Copy and Move options for the right click context menu of all your files.
Now all that is left is to add the same options to the right click menu of all your folders.
The procedure will be the same as for files but at a different key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers
Right click ContextMenuHandlers and create a new key named Copy To.
Right click it again and create another new key named Move To.
left click on the right hand pane, add the same default values as you did for Files:
For Copy To:
{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
For the Move To:
{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
Exit the registry and you are done.
Now when you right click on a file or folder, you should see two new options: Copy to Folder and Move to Folder

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ADD OPEN WITH TO ALL FILES

You can add “Open With…” to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use two different Music Player so I added it to the “.mp3” key.

1. Open RegEdit.exe
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell
3. Add a new Key named “OpenWith” by right clicking the “Shell” Key and selecting new
4. Set the (Default) to “Open With…”
5. Add a new Key named “Command” by right clicking the “OpenWith” Key and selecting new
6. Set the (Default) to “C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1″, C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the “OpenAs_RunDLL %1″ exactly this way

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How to “Delete administrator Password” without any software

How to “Delete administrator Password” without any software

Boot up with DOS and delete the sam.exe and sam.log files from Windows\system32\config in your hard drive. Now when you boot up in NT the password on your built-in administrator account which will be blank (i.e No password). This solution works only if your hard drive is FAT kind.
Method 2

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How To Remove and Add Right-Click Menu Items from Files and Folders

A lot of programs you install will add themselves to the right-click menu of your files and/or folders. And most times, you have no choice in the matter and, as a result, your right-click menu can get very long with added items you don't even use. The last person I was helping with this had a right context menu so long that the Rename option was no longer visible!

Fortunately, you can easily remove those unwanted menu items, if you know the registry values to edit. And it's not at all difficult once you know the keys responsible for the additions.

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HOW TO RUN TRIAL SOFTWARE FOREVER

In this post I’ll show you how to hack software and run the trial program forever. Most of us are familiar with much software that runs only for a specified period of time in the trial mode. Once the trial period is expired these software’s stop functioning and demand for a purchase. But there is a way to run the software’s and makes them function beyond the trial period. Isn’t this interesting?

Before I tell you how to hack the software and make it run in the trial mode forever, we have to understand the functioning of this software’s. I’ll try to explain this in brief.

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Steps to Hide any File behind JPEG image Manually

1. Create an folder into C drive (recommendation is that use this C:\Hidden).

2. Now gather all files that you want to hide in this folder.

3. Now add these all files to compressed .rar file using winrar
(example myhiddenfiles.rar ).
Note: This rar file should be in the same directory (i.e. C:\Hidden)

4. Now Select the JPEG file that you want to use to hide the above content
(say myimage.jpg). Put this image file also in the same folder that is in C:\Hidden

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Most Popular Notepad Tricks

#1 Bush Hid the Facts 

This is one of the mysterious notepad tricks we know. According to the trick it really seems Microsoft had put some hack into the coding of notepad making the text hidden after saving it.

Bush Hid the Facts – Most Popular Notepad Trick Open notepad.
Type BUSH HID THE FACTS
Save that file.
Close it
Open It Again See…

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Restrict Users To Run Only Specific Programs–Windows7

Restrict Users To Run Only Specific Programs–Windows7

If you are using a shared computer i.e your computer is also used by your children, friends or your other family members  you may want to restrict these users to only use specific programs that you had handpicked, If that is your need then this post will show you the way to do so.

To allow users to run only specific programs, you have to do some changes to your local group policy which is easy to do when you follow our steps.. 
Note: Local group policy is not available for windows7 home edition

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How to activate xp mode in windows 7

How to activate xp mode in windows 7

Windows 7 has some good and in-built features when it comes to program compatibility, which will help you to run several windows xp programs directly in windows 7, but what if you have an important software which is real old and is not compatible with windows 7… Then its time to try xp mode, lets see how to activate xp mode in step by step method. 
Firstly what is XP mode: XP mode, it is a virtual copy of windows xp that run’s in a window in your windows 7 pc. 
Requirements: 

§  Firstly make sure that your processor is capable of hardware virtualization and its virtualization is turned on in bios setting(we will know how to find it later in this post)

§  To activate xp mode you require a good memory(RAM) i.e at least 2GB.

§  To install windows virtual pc you require a  20MB disk space and another 15GB hard-disk space for per virtual Windows environment

Step #1: Make sure that your processor is capable of hardware virtualization and is turned on in your bios settings(usally found at advanced settings). To check your processor capability you may download Intel's official Intel Processor Identification Utility if your are using Intel processor,  otherwise you can download and use a simple app called SecureAblewhich will help you. 

If you get the result as yes then you may proceed to next step, otherwise you should look for other way(we will discuss about it later in other post). 
Step #2: In this step you have to download and install two more applications calledWindows Virtual PC Beta, virtualization software for "XP Mode" and Windows XP Mode Beta, which is a specially crafted XP virtual machine. These two apps are directly supplied by Microsoft. 
Step #3: Now reboot your pc and start virtual windows xp from your start menu and complete the wizard. Once you have completed the wizard you see a dialog that sets xp. 
If every thing done well, you will see Virtual Windows XP window, which prompts to install a anti-virus. I recommend you to download and install a good antivirus software if you use internet or if you try to do any thing crazy. 
Note: while you install any software in xp mode select “all users” otherwise the integration won’t work correctly.

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PC Safeguard in window 7

 PC Safeguard in window 7

I rarely let anyone use my PC because I’m afraid he will mess it up, but it seems Microsoft has been thinking at me and came with a solution. The PC Safeguard doesn’t let anyone mess your PC settings, because after the user logs off, the configurations are reset back to normal.

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