Rename a Series of Files

When you download photos from your digital camera, they often have unrecognizable names. You can rename several similar files at once with the following procedure. This also works for renaming other types of files.

1.Open the My Pictures folder. (Click Start, and then click My Pictures.) Or open another folder containing files that you want to rename.
2.Select the files you want to rename. If the files you want are not adjacent in the file list, press and hold CTRL, and then click each item to select it.
3.On the File menu, click Rename.
4.Type the new name, and then press ENTER.

All of the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name you type. For example, if you type Birthday, the first will be named Birthday and subsequent files in the series will be named Birthday (1), Birthday (2), and so on. To specify the starting number for the series, type the starting number in parentheses after the new file name. The files in the series will be numbered in sequence starting with the number you type. For example, if you type Birthday (10), the other files will be named Birthday (11), Birthday (12), and so on.

Using Remote Desktop

You must first enable the Remote Desktop feature on your office computer so that you can control it remotely from another computer. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to enable Remote Desktop on your Windows XP Professional-based computer.

To setup your office computer to use Remote Desktop:

* Open the System folder in Control Panel. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the System icon.
* On the Remote tab, select the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer check box, as shown below.
* Ensure that you have the proper permissions to connect to your computer remotely, and click OK.
* Leave your computer running and connected to the company network with Internet access. Lock your computer, and leave your office.

The Remote Desktop Connection client software allows a computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 to control your Windows XP Professional computer remotely. The client software is available on the installation CD for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition. The client software is installed by default on computers running Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition.

To install Remote Desktop Connection software on a client computer

* Insert the Windows XP compact disc into your CD-ROM drive.
* When the Welcome page appears, click Perform additional tasks, and then click Setup Remote Desktop Connection as shown below.
* When the installation wizard starts, follow the directions that appear on your screen.

Once you have enabled your Windows XP Professional computer to allow remote connections, and installed client software on a Windows-based client computer, you are ready to start a Remote Desktop session.

To create a new Remote Desktop Connection

* Open Remote Desktop Connection. (Click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click Remote Desktop Connection.)
* In Computer, type the computer name for your computer running Windows XP Professional that has Remote Desktop enabled and for which you have Remote Desktop permissions
* Click Connect.
* The Log On to Windows dialog box appears.
* In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type your user name, password, and domain (if required), and then click OK. The Remote Desktop window will open and you will see the desktop settings, files, and programs that are on your office computer. Your office computer will remain locked.
* Nobody will be able to work at your office computer without a password, nor will anyone see the work you are doing on your office computer remotely. Note: To change your connection settings, (such as screen size, automatic logon information, and performance options), click Options before you connect.

To open a saved connection

* In Windows Explorer, open the My DocumentsRemote Desktops folder.
* Click the .Rdp file for the connection you want to open. Note: A Remote Desktop file (.rdp) file contains all of the information for a connection to a remote computer, including the Options settings that were configured when the file was saved. You can customize any number of .rdp files, including files for connecting to the same computer with different settings. For example, you can save a file that connects to MyComputer in full screen mode and another file that connects to the same computer in 800×600 screen size. By default, .rdp files are saved in the My DocumentsRemote Desktops folder. To edit an .rdp file and change the connections settings it contains, right-click the file and then click Edit.

To log off and end the session

* In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click Start, and then click Shut Down.
* The Shut Down Windows dialog box appears.
* In the drop-down menu, select Log Off , and then click OK.

Slow Shutdown

Some people have noticed that they are experiencing a really slow shutdown after installing Windows XP Home or Professional. Although this can be caused a number of ways, the most clear cut one so far is happening on systems with an NVidia card installed with the latest set of drivers. A service called NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is loading up on start up and for whatever reason doesn't shut itself down properly. The service isn't needed and can also increase the amount of memory available to your system. Here is how to disable it.

1: Go into your Control Panel
2: Select Administrative Tools and then click on Services
3: Right click on the file "NVIDIA Driver Helper Service" and then select STOP.
4: To stop this loading up every time you boot up your PC Right click it again and select properties - then where the option "Startup Type" is shown - make sure it is set at Manual like I have shown in the image below.

Boot Defragment

A very important new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This basically means that all boot files are placed next to each other on the disk drive to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled but some upgrade users have reported that it isn't on their setup.

1. Start Regedit.

2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction

3. Select Enable from the list on the right.
4. Right on it and select Modify.
5. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable.
6. Reboot your computer.

Disable CD Autorun

1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC

2) Go to Computer Configuration, double click on Administrative Templates> System.

3) Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire.

Create a Password Reset Disk

If you’re running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create a password reset disk to log onto your computer when you forget your password. To create the disk:

1.Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
2.Click your account name.
3.Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password.
4.Follow the directions in the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk.
5.Store the disk in a secure location, because anyone using it can access your local user account.

Make your Folders Private

•Open My Computer
•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
•Double-click your user folder.
•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.

Note

•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
•When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
•You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS For information about converting your drive to NTFS

Remove or Rename the Recycle Bin from the Desktop

If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together.

As a precaution, if you have fear about registry, just copy the registry file "regedit.exe" from "C:\Windows\" folder and past anywhere of your place.

Run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/ Microsoft/ Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/ Desktop/NameSpace

Then search for the string value "Recyclebin".

Click on the "Recycle Bin" string in the right hand pane. Hit Del, click OK.

If you want to restore, just copy the registry file from your folder where you saved before and past to "C:\Windows\". then restart the computer.

How to Rename the Recycle Bin

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, open Regedit and go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

It is very difficult to find the code, right?

No problem, u just copy the code and click to select edit>find; from Menu bar and past to find

and by right click on "Recycle Bin"and select modify option for change the name to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).
Eg:- find this code - 645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E

At last restart the computer..

Restricting Logon Access in Win 98/95

If you work in a multiuser computing environment, and you have full (administrator level) access to your computer, you might want to restrict unauthorized access to your "sensitive" files under Windows 95/98.
One way is to disable the Cancel button in the Logon dialog box.
Just run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Network/Logon

Create the "Logon" subkey if it is not present on your machine: highlight the Network key -> right-click in the left hand Regedit pane -> select New -> Key -> name it "Logon" (no quotes) -> press Enter. Then add/modify a DWORD value and call it "MustBeValidated" (don't type the quotes). Double-click it, check the Decimal box and type 1 for value.
Now click the Start button -> Shut Down (Log off UserName) -> Log on as a different user, and you'll notice that the Logon Cancel button has been disabled.

Speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 & XP machines

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that the actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :

Open up the Registry [Start>Run then type "regedit" then press enter] and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

As a precaution, if you have fear about registry, just copy the registry file "regedit.exe" from "C:\Windows\" folder and past anywhere of your place.

This is key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary.

This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

Are you bothered with your desk top icon's background, is not clear?

No problem, solution here.

Go to Control Panel > System> or right click on My Computer and select "Properties">Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab then selet the check box "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop" and click Apply, OK

Car Game in MS Excel 2000

Some of you may be aware of an Easter Egg in MS Excel. An easter egg is something that programmers do for fun when they are bored with their usual works. And there's such a stuff in MS Excel which is a cool car game. Just try out the following steps:

1. Open Excel 2000.
2. Go to File, Save as Web Page.
3, Then click Publish.
4. Check the checkbox that says "Add Interactively With".
5. Click Publish.
6. Close Excel.
7. Open IE. [Internet Explorer]
8. Click File, Open, Browse.
9. Go to where you saved it and click open that file.
10.Now you should be looking at a spreadsheet.
11. Go to all the way to 'row 2000' by pressing the down arrow key.
12. Click column A and press right arrow all the way to column WC
13. When you get there make sure WC is a white box and all the others are blue or green..
14. Hold Ctrl+alt+shift and left click on the "four puzzle pieces" thing (The
MS Excel Logo) on the upper left hand corner..

Enjoy with game...!!!

Surf the Web: Decoding Error Messages

As you surf the Net, you will undoubtedly find that at times you can't access certain websites. Why, you make wonder? Error messages attempt to explain the reason for that and other problems. Unfortunately, these cryptic messages baffle most people. We've deciphered the most common ones:

400 - Bad Request

Problem: There's something wrong with the address you entered. You may not be authorized to access the web page, or maybe it no longer exists.

Solution: Check the address carefully, especially if the address is long. Make sure that the slashes are correct (they should be forward slashes) and that all the names are properly spelled. Web addresses are case sensitive, so check that the names are capitalized in your entry as they are in the original reference to the website.

401 - Unauthorized

Problem: You can't access a website because you're not on the guest list, your password is invalid or you have entered your password incorrectly.

Solution: If you think you have authorization, try typing your password again. Remember that passwords are case sensitive.

403 - Forbidden

Problem: Essentially the same as a 401.

Solution: Try entering your password again or move on to another site.

404 - Not Found

Problem: Either the web page no longer exists on the server or it is nowhere to be found.

Solution: Check the address carefully and try entering it again. You might also see if the site has a search engine. If so, use it to hunt for the document. (It's not uncommon for pages to change their addresses when a website is redesigned.) To get to the home page of the site, delete everything after the domain name and hit the Enter or Return key. For example, if the address is:
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/email.htm
remove English/html/email.htm.

503 - Service unavailable

Problem: Your Internet service provider (ISP) or your Internet connection may be down.

Solution: Take a stretch, wait a few minutes and try again. If you still have no luck, phone your ISP or system administrator.

Bad file request

Problem: Your web browser may not be able to decipher the online form you want to access. There may also be a technical error in the form.

Solution: Consider sending a message to the site's webmaster, providing any technical information you can, such as the browser and version you use.

Connection refused by host

Problem: You don't have permission to access the page or your password is incorrect.

Solution: Try retyping your password if you think you should have access.

Failed DNS lookup

Problem: DNS stands for the Domain Name System, which is the system that looks up the name of a website, finds a corresponding number (similar to a phone number), then directs your request to the appropriate web server on the Internet. When the lookup fails, the host server can't be located.

Solution: Try clicking on the Reload or Refresh button on your browser toolbar. If this doesn't work, check the address and enter it again. If all else fails, try again later.

File contains no data

Problem: The site has no web pages on it.

Solution: Check the address and enter it again. If you get the same error message, try again later.

Host unavailable

Problem: The web server is down.

Solution: Try clicking on the Reload or Refresh button. If this doesn't work, try again later.

Host unknown

Problem: The web server is down, the site may have moved, or you've been disconnected from the Net.

Solution: Try clicking on the Reload or Refresh button and check to see that you are still online. If this fails, try using a search engine to find the site. It may have a new address.

Network connection refused by the server

Problem: The web server is busy.

Solution: Try again in a while.

Unable to locate host

Problem: The web server is down or you've been disconnected from the Net.

Solution: Try clicking on the Reload or Refresh button and check to see that you are still online.

Unable to locate server

Problem: The web server is out-of-business or you may have entered the address incorrectly.

Solution: Check the address and try typing it again.

Are you bothered with Autorun virus?

Step 1:

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE AUTORUN VIRUS ON YOUR SYSTEM?

Go to windows explorer or my computer

Right-click on your drive(s) you will see these Chinese or sort of a thing "xioxex"

To reconfirm

Go to tools, folder options

Click on the view tab

Select show hidden files and folders

Uncheck hide protected operating system files (recommended)

Select Apply and OK

Check your drive(s)

The presence of Autorun.vbs and other sorts of Autorun shows that there is a virus on the system.

These viruses when left for a long time will disable your folder options, Run, Registry, Msconfig and ends up deleting or corrupting your document or files.


Step 2:

HOW DO YOU DISABLE THESE VIRUSES FROM REPLICATING?

Select start menu

Click on run and type regedit click ok

Select edit menu and click on find

Type userinit, check "match whole string only", click find next

Double click on the userinit

Delete Autorun.bat only

Close Registry

You had just disable the virus from running each time you boot your system.

NOTE: if you cannot enter your registry that means the virus has deactivated it so you have to go to safe mode and repeat step 2


Step 3

HOW DO YOU REMOVE THE AUTORUN VIRUS?

Now you have to restart you computer

When restarting go to safe mode by pressing F8

When fully booted

Select start menu, click Run

Type cmd, select OK

Type cd\ press enter

Type Attrib –a –s –h –r and press enter

Take note of the spaces in between the command and dashes

Type dir and press enter

You will see all the Autorun viruses and this is what you do.

Type del Autorun.* and press enter follow the same step for all drives that are infected.

Type exit and press enter

Now restart your computer in a normal mode and check you computer again using step 1 and all the viruses are gone….



Happy virus removal

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Removal instructions

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the virus process.
2. Delete the original virus file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
3. Delete the following parameters from the system registry

[HKCU\Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentV ersion\Policies\ System]
DisableTaskMgr = 1
[HKCU\Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentV ersion\Policies\ Explorer]
NoFolderOptions = 1
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentV ersion\RunOnce]
"Worms" = "%System%\logon. bat"

4. Delete the following files:

%System%\config\ csrss.exe
%WinDir%\media\ arona.exe
%System%\logon. bat
%System%\config\ autorun.inf
h:\autorun.inf
f:\autorun.inf
i:\autorun.inf
g:\autorun.inf
k:\autorun.inf
l:\autorun.inf
o:\autorun.inf
j:\autorun.inf

5. Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer.

Check this one also

http://secunia. com/virus_ information/ 42442/wormw32aut orun/

DataFox - bandwidth usage monitor for BSNL

DataFox is a bandwidth usage monitor for BSNL DataOne and MTNL TriBand. It is a cross platform extension written for Firefox; if you use Internet Explorer or any other browser, DataFox will not work for you. Tough shit.
DataFox in action on the Firefox status bar...

DataFox context menu DataFox tooltip

You can right click the status bar icon to bring up the following options:

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Free Movie Recorder for Your Computer Screen - TipCam

TipCam is a new screen recording software for Win dows similar t o ot her screencas ting tools like Jing, Camtasia Studio or Camstudio.

You can record video of the full desktop screen or just a portion. The application also supports Pan & Zoom so the recording area can easily follow the movements of your mouse cursor - very useful when making videos for the small screen like an iPod.

Another unique feature - it is possible record a remote computer screen with TipCam provided that computer is running the VNC server.

Like the Jing Project, TipCam also provides an online space (250 MB) where your screencast videos are automatically uploaded after production.

While Jing and Camstudio render the desktop screen recording video in SWF format, TipCam uses Flash Video (FLV) which always find more convenient especially when the screencast size is more than a few hundred kilobytes.

Sites like Blip.tv support FLV format and therefore the screencast video quality is preserved as the video need not be re-encoded before streaming.

Quick Start Guide for New Users

Watch these Tips first - In less than 10 minutes you'll see how helpful Tips are and how easy they are to create.

How to Download and Install How to Record Your Screen How to Zoom while Recording How to Draw while Recording

Home Page: http://www.utipu. com/app/

When Some Specific Websites Do Not Open On Your Computer

Your computer is connected to the Internet and you can reach most websites just fine but there’s a problem when you try to open some particular website(s).

Though that website is unreachable from your computer, it is definitely not down because you are able to access the same website from another computer at home.

Facing a similar problem ? Here’s how to diagnose and fix the issue:

Fix 1: Check your Windows HOSTS file - Make sure there’s no entry in the hosts file that maps the website’s address to localhost or an incorrect IP address like 127.0.0.1 - it is a possibility if you have imported some third-party hosts file.

cmd /k notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32 \drivers\ etc\hosts


Fix 2: Find Faults in the Pipeline - Paypal website may be up and running but it is possible that the real problem lies with a router that is between you and the computer hosting the Paypal website. Do a traceroute and check for messages like “Request Timed Out” - they will help you find the location of the breakdown. Type the following command in the Run Window: cmd /k tracert www.paypal.com - remember to replace Paypal with address of the website that is unreachable.

Fix 3: Clear DNS Cache - The DNS cache keeps a record of sites that you have recently visited on your computer. If that gets corrupted, you may have issues opening sites that were previously accessible without problems.

Type cmd /k ipconfig /displaydns in the Run window to see the cache entries. If that unreachable website is listed in the cache, type cmd /k ipconfig /flushdns to clear the cache.

Fix 4: Website May Be Blocked - The chances are rare but it is possible that access to some particular website may be have been restricted by the Office firewall. To test this, send an email to www@web2mail. com with the problematic website URL in the subject field. If the website is up, you will get a text copy of the web page in an email message. (Read further here)

Fix 5: Suspend the Anti-Virus and Firewall - If you are running an external software firewall or anti-virus program (like Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc), exit and restart the web browser. Is the problem solved now ?

When nothing works, open 192.168.1.1 and reboot the modem. If that fails, restart your computer and as a final step, call your ISP support.

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