Locking the desktop

 If you are leaving your computer for a  while and do not wish to turn it off,

 But want to assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away,

Locking the desktop is the best option.

By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L,

You password protect your system just as if you had logged out or restarted the computer.

 The advantage is that any programs or processes that were running when you locked the desktop will

Stay open and running in the background, ready for you to resume work or play.

HOW TO CHANGE DRIVE LETTER IN WINDOWS 7

After Installing A New Hardware Or May Be Just To Keep Your Pc Organized The Way You Like, You May Want To Change  The Drive Letter Of A Hardware Partition In Windows 7 .The Windows 7 Disk management Tools Makes      This.

Here Is the Method

Step 1: Open Disk Management from the Command Prompt.

Step 2: On The Right Hand Side Of The Screen, Locate And Right Click On The Drive That You Wish To Change The Drive Letter Of And Choose Change Drive Letter And Paths.

Step 3: The Change Drive Letter Or Path Dialog Box Will Appear.

Step 4: Choose The Drive Letter You Wish To Assign To This Drive By Clicking The Letter From The Drop Down Box On The Right.

Step 5: Click Ok.

Step 6: The Disk Management Window That Appears Advises You That Some Programs That Rely On Drive Letters Might Not Run Correctly. Do You Want To Continue?

Step 7: If You Are Sure You Want To Make This Change.

Step 8: Click Yes And Press Ok.

That’s All…………..

Install IDM options in Firefox

Sometimes, When You Update Or Upgrade Your Mozilla Firefox Browser, Internet Download Manager, Stops Working As It Was Earlier. “Download With IDM” Options Is Not Seen In Browser And You Search Here And There For Solution. Well, Good News Here is the Solution for Firefox IDM Problem:

 Step 1:Make Sure You Have The Latest Version Of IDM And Firefox Installed On Your System.

 Step 2:Go To Fire Fox – Add on s – Extensions Under Extensions, Check For A Plug in Entry Named IDM CC . If It Is There, Click On Disable And Uninstall Button. If Disable Or Uninstall Button Is Not Available, Follow The Next Step.

 

Step 3:Download The Latest Version Of IDM CC Plug in From Here And Follow The On Screen Instructions To Install IDM CC Plug in For Fire Fox. Restart Firefox. After Successful Install Of IDM Cc Add on For Fire Fox, Your Options Like “Download With IDM” Will Not Appear When You Right Click On Any Page. Congrats, Your IDM Is Successfully Integrated With Mozilla Fire Fox.

RENAMING THE RECYCLE BIN ICON

RENAME

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then go to Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:

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

and change the name “Recycle Bin” to whatever you want (don’t type any quotes).

HOW TO REMOVE VIRUS FROM PEN DRIVE

 FIRST INSERT YOUR PENDRIVE IN YOUR COMPUTER THEN GO TO START MENU  SEARCH BOX TYPE DISK MANAGEMENT.  NOW SEE YOUR PENDRIVE IN WHICH DRIVE. FOR EXAMPLE IF YOUR PENDRIVE IS IN K DRIVE CHANGE IT TO ANOTHER LETTER FOR EXAMPLE K,L,N,O WHATEVER YOU WANT AND PRESS OK AND FORMAT THE PENDRIVE. THEN OPEN YOUR PENDRIVE IF ANY VIRUS WERE FOUND SELECT THE  FOLDER CONTAINING VIRUS AND PRESS SHIFT+DELETE.NOW SEE YOUR PENDRIVE.

NOTE: TAKE THE PENDRIVE IMMEDIATELY FROM THE USB ONCE FORMAT IS COMPLETED.

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR RAM SPEED

Follow the steps given below :-

1) Hold down the 'Windows' Key and Press the 'Pause/Break' button at the top right of your keyboard.

Another way is Right-Clicking 'My Computer' and then Select 'Properties'.

2) Click on the 'Advanced' tab.

3) Under 'Performance', click 'Settings'.

4) Then click the 'Advanced' tab on the button that pops up.

5) Under 'Virtual Memory' at the bottom, click 'Change'.

6) Click the 'Custom Size' button.

7) For the initial size (depending on your HD space), type in anywhere from 1000-1500 (although I use 4000), and for the Maximum size type in anywhere from 2000-2500 (although I use 6000).

8) Click 'Set', and then exit out of all of the windows.

9) Finally, Restart your computer.

10) You now have a faster computer and 1-2GB of Virtual RAM..!

HOW TO DISABLE UNNECESSARY SERVICES

DISABLE UNNECESSARY SERVICES-----------------------------

Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines:------------

Alerter

Clipbook

Computer Browser

Distributed Link Tracking Client

Fast User Switching

Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)

Human Interface Access Devices

Indexing Service

IPSEC Services

Messenger

Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)

Portable Media Serial Number

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)

Remote Procedure Call Locator

Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)

Remote Registry Service

Secondary Logon

Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)

Server

SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n' Pray will disable this)

Telnet

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Upload Manager

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

Windows Time

Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network)

Workstation

To disable these services:

Go to Start and then Run and type "services.msc"

Doubleclick on the service you want to change

Change the startup type to 'Disable"