How to Enable Cookies

To enable cookies, follow the instructions below for the browser version you are using.

Mozilla Firefox (1.0 final release and earlier)

* Go to the "Tools" menu.
* Select "Options".
* Select the "Privacy" icon in the left panel.
* Check the box corresponding to "Allow sites to set cookies".
* Click "OK" to save changes.

Netscape 7.1/Mozilla 5.0

* Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
* Click on the arrow next to "Privacy & Security" in the scrolling window to expand.
* Under "Privacy & Security", select "Cookies."
* Select "Enable all cookies".
* Click "OK".

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+

* Select "Internet Options" from the Tools menu.
* Click on the "Privacy" tab.
* Click the "Default" button (or manually slide the bar down to "Medium") under "Settings".
* Click "OK".

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x

* Select "Internet Options" from the Tools menu.
* Click on the "Security" tab.
* Click the "Custom Level" button.
* Scroll down to the "Cookies" section.
* To enable:
o Set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" to "Enable".
o Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Enable".
* Click "OK".

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x

* Select "Internet Options" from the View menu.
* Click on the "Advanced" tab.
* Scroll down to find "Cookies" within the "Security" section.
* To enable:
o Select "Always accept cookies".
* Click "OK".

Netscape Communicator 4.x

* Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
* Find the "Cookies" section in the "Advanced" category.
* To enable:
o Select "Accept all cookies" (or "Enable all cookies").
* Click "OK".

Hide 'User Accounts' from users

Here is the procedure..

Go to Start/Run, and type:

GPEDIT.MSC

Open the path

User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel

doubleclick "Hide specified Control Panel applets"

put a dot in 'enabled', then click 'Show"

click Add button,

type "nusrmgt.cpl" into the add box

Hardware Troubleshooting

Trouble Shooting Tips after Installing a New Hard Drive

1. Basic Troubleshooting Tips after Installing a New Hard Drive
Based on Seagate IDE hard drives.
If you have installed your drive and it does not function properly, perform the following checks:

Warning: Always turn off the computer before changing jumpers or unplugging cables and cards.

* Verify compatibility. Verify that the host adapter and drive are appropriately matched to each other and to your computer. Refer to the relevant documentation for details.
* Check all cards. Verify that all cards are seated in their slots on the motherboard and secured with mounting screws.
* Check all connectors and cables. Make sure all ribbon and power cables are securely connected. Ribbon cables are easily damaged, especially at the connector. Try a new cable that you know is good. Make sure no connector pins are bent. Verify that pin 1 on the interface cable is aligned with pin 1 on the drive and host adapter.
* Verify jumper settings. Review the instructions in this guide and in your host adapter installation guide. Make sure all appropriate jumpers are installed or removed as necessary.
* Check your power-supply specifications. Each time you add a new device to your computer, make sure your computer’s internal power supply can support the total power demand. If necessary, consult your dealer for a new power supply.
* Verify the drive-type settings in the system setup program. The drive-type settings in the system BIOS must not exceed the physical specifications of your drive. Also, the settings must not exceed the limitations set by the operating system and BIOS.
* Check for viruses. Before you use someone else's diskette in your system for the first time, scan the diskette for viruses.



2. After you install your new drive, your computer will not boot, and no error message appears on the screen.

1. Check your computer manual or BIOS manufacturer to determine whether your BIOS supports drives that have more than 4,092 cylinders. If your system has this limitation, use the following procedure to configure your computer:
1. Turn off your computer, open the case, and remove your new drive.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge damage to your computer or hard drive, make sure you are well grounded before touching the drive, cable, connector or jumpers.
2. Move the jumper on the alternate-capacity jumper, as shown in Figure 6. This causes the drive to appear to your BIOS as having a 2.1-Gbyte capacity (4,092 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors per track). You may need third-party partitioning software, such as Disk Manager, to achieve full capacity of the drive.
3. Remount your drive in the computer and replace the computer cover.
4. Insert a bootable system diskette into drive A and turn on the computer. It should boot from drive A and automatically detect the new drive as a 2.1 –G.byte drive.
5. Insert your Disc Wizard diskette into drive A and type A:XDM. Then press ENTER. This runs the Disk Manager program.
6. Follow the Disk Manager instructions to install the dynamic drive overlay and to partition and format your new drive to its full capacity.
7. After Disk Manager is done, reboot your system. You should see the Disk Manager banner and be able to access the full capacity of your new drive.


3. The screen remains blank when you power up the system.
If the steps listed above do not remedy this problem, try the following:

* Make sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on.
* Check all cards.
* Make sure the video card is seated in its slot and secured with mounting screws.
* Turn off the computer and remove the drive host adapter. If the screen turns on after you reboot, the host adapter may be incompatible or defective. If so, see your dealer.


4. The system does not recognize the drive.
* Check all cables.
* Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.
* Reboot the computer and listen to make sure the drive motor starts up. If the drive is very quiet, it may be difficult to hear its discs reach operating speed. If the drive motor does not start up, recheck all drive cables.
* Verify that for each drive, a drive-type is listed in the system setup program.
* Try rebooting your computer by pressing the CTRL, ALT and DELETE keys simultaneously. If the drive is recognized after you reboot the system, the computer BIOS test may be completing before the drive is ready.
One solution is to slow the processor speed during startup. If your computer has a turbo switch, set it to slow speed before turning the computer on. If there is no turbo switch, you may be able to use keyboard commands; see your computer manual for details. After the computer is up and running, return the processor to the fast speed.
Another solution is to warm-boot your computer after every power-on.
* Check for I/O address conflicts. To isolate the conflict, verify that the drive and host adapter are compatible with your computer. Turn off the computer and remove all the peripheral adapter cards except for the video card and host adapter. If the computer recognizes the drive when you reboot the computer, turn off the computer. Reinstall the other peripheral cards, one at a time, until the conflict reoccurs. After you have isolated the source of the address conflict, you can resolve the conflict by changing the 1/0 address of the peripheral that appears to cause the conflict.

5. The system error message, "Drive not Ready," appears.
* Check all cable connections. Make sure pin 1 of the drive is connected to pin 1 of the hard-disc controller or host adapter.
* Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.
* Reboot the computer and make sure the drive spins up.

6. The DOS message "Disk Boot Failure," "Non-System Disk" or "No ROM Basic - SYSTEM HALTED" appears.
* Reinstall the DOS system files using the DOS SYS utility.
* Check all cables.
* Use FDISK to verify that the primary partition is active.
* Check for viruses.

How to find MAC address

MAC address
means Media Access Control address or Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA), hardware address, adapter address or physical address is a quasi-unique identifier assigned to most network adapters or network interface cards (NICs) by the manufacturer for identification. If assigned by the manufacturer, a MAC address usually encodes the manufacturer's registered identification number.



To find the MAC address in WindowsXP And Newer

* Go to the DOS prompt
o Click on Start button, select Run
o Type cmd and press ENTER
* In the DOS prompt, type ipconfig /all and press ENTER
You should see the MAC address in this format 00:00:00:00:00:00

To find the MAC address in Unix/Linux

* Go to a terminal (you should know how!)
* In the terminal, type ifconfig and press ENTER
You should see the MAC address in this format 00:00:00:00:00:00 following H/W address

To Find the MAC Address on the Macintosh

You can find MAC addresses on the Macintosh in the TCP/IP Control Panel. If the system is running Open Transport, the MAC address appears under the "Info" or "User Mode/Advanced" screens. If the system is running MacTCP, the MAC address appears under the "Ethernet" icon.


so, follow the following summary for your operating system
use command in

• Windows 95 and newer: winipcfg
• Windows NT and newer: ipconfig /all
• Linux and some Unix: ifconfig -a
• Macintosh with Open Transport: TCP/IP Control Panel - Info or User Mode/Advanced
• Macintosh with MacTCP: TCP/IP Control Panel - Ethernet icon

Remove Thumb.db File

Thumb.db is is a cache of the current picture in that directory.

You may find this file anywhere in your computer. You may be just get rid of this file. This file is not a virus related file nor it is a scam. Still it looks like a virus related file. Anyway there is no harm in that file but if you still don't want to see this file there is a option for that also.

Following are the steps you have to perform for that ......

1 > open "WINDOWS EXPLORER".

2>go to "TOOLS".

3>open "FOLDER OPTIONS".

4>go to "VIEW".

5>1st section "FILES & FOLDERS".

6>click on the "DO NOT CACHE THUMBNAILS".

now the thumbnail file will be removed from your computer once u do this the file will be never created.

Obtain New IP address Quickly

You some time need to obtain the new IP address without restarting the Modem provided by your ISP. This only works to the Connections which provide Dynamic IP Address.

Do the following step for that...

1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen
2. Click on "Run"
3. Type in "command" and hit ok

You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.

4. Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"
5. Type "exit" and leave the prompt
6. Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
7. Click on "properties"

You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.

8. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"
9. Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab
10. Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab
11. Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
12. Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
13. Hit the "Ok" button here
14. Hit the "Ok" button again

You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.

15. Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
16. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings
17. This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"
Hit "Ok"
19. Hit "Ok" again
20. You now have a new IP address

Download From Rapidshare without wait

Rapid Share one of the Best File sharing website that allows you to share your files with anyone .As the name suggest "Rapid" its the Rapid way of sharing the files.But If you want multiple file to download from Rapid share then you need a Premium Rapid share account and it costs a lot , So what to do ?

Here are some of the tips about "How to download from rapid share without time limits"

The main idea behind the tricks is that Rapidshare traces the users IP address who downloads anything from there servers and assigns some limits to specific IP adress . To get around this, you need to show the rapidshare server a different IP address.

Here are some methods for doing this:

1.
For the BroadBand users it is very easy to download from Rapid share if they have Dynamic IP.
1.Download the file which you want
2.After completing the first download, make your modem off..
3.Wait for 3-5 sec and restart it.
4.Again follow the normal steps of downloading the file from Rapid share.

2.
Short-Out the JavaScript:

1. Goto the page you want to download
2. Select FREE button
3. In the address bar put the following:

javascript:alert(c=0)

4. Click OK
5. Click OK to the pop-up box
6. Enter the captcha
7. Download Your File


3.
Request a new IP address from your ISP server.

Here's how to do it in windows:
1. Click Start
2. Click run
3. In the run box type cmd.exe and click OK
4. When the command prompt opens type the following. ENTER after each new line.

ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
exit

5. Erase your cookies in whatever browser you are using.
6. Try the rapidshare download again.

Frequently you will be assigned a new IP address when this happens. Sometime you will, sometimes you will not. If you are on a fixed IP address, this method will not work.


4.
Use a proxy with SwitchProxy and Firefox:

1. Download and install Firefox if you have not already
2. Download and install SwitchProxy
3. Google for free proxies
4. When you hit your download limit, clean your cookies and change your proxy



5.
You can use a bookmarklet to stop your wait times:

1. Open IE
2. Right Click On This Link
3. Select Add to Favorites
4. Select Yes to the warning that the bookmark may be unsafe.
5. Name it "RapidShare No Wait"
6. Click on the Links folder (if you want to display it in your IE toolbar)
7. Click OK
8. You may need to close and reopen IE to see it
9. Goto rapidshare and click the bookmarklet when you are forced to wait

Tricks For Mozila

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Magic Tricks in Firefox web browser

Jump to Tab
Press Ctrl+1-9 [ any number from 1 to 9 that'll make you jump to that tab window - Yes, this is firefox

Stop Firefox to stuck
If Firefox takes up too much memory on your computer, you can limit the amount of RAM it is allowed to us and you feel it is working slow and painfully taking too much of virtual memory. Go to about:config, filter “browser.cache” and select “browser.cache.disk.capacity”. Right click and select modify and change value to 15000 especially for computer connected to fast internet connections - slow dial up connections for many linux users I recommend using more memory as you may have a large swap memory ( RAM in windows ).

Stop Firefox Thinking delay
Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Change it to “ nglayout.initialpaint.delay ” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the internet browser waits before it acts on the information it receives.

Customize Tab close preferance
Type 'about:config' in address bar ( Where you type www.yoursite.com etc. ). Edit the preference for “browser.tabs.closeButtons”. Here are the meanings of each value:

* 0: Display a close button on the active tab only
* 1:(Default) Display close buttons on all tabs
* 2:Don’t display any close buttons
* 3:Display a single close button at the end of the tab bar (Firefox 1.x behavior)

It will appear like this given in steps

step 1 : about:config
step 2: browser.tabs.closeButtons
step 3 : Right click on " browser.tabs.closeButtons " - and click "Modify"
step 4 : Use " 0" for close button to appear in one tab

Use any Search engines like google.com or wikipedia.org from your address bar
This applies with Bookmarks also.
First for keywords.
Step 1 Find any search engine - in this case - I'll open google.com - right click on the search bar - menu opens up
Step 2 Click on add a keyword search( here is the catch - Why haven't you seen this before and why have you been so afraid to click)
Step 3 Start filling the box - fill anything but remember in the " Keyword " box you should type " the letter or word you'll use to access the search engine "

e.g in brief - google.com > right click on search bar > click on "Add a keyword search" from the drop down menu > name = google , keyword = g > press ok!

Now go to your address bar ( where you type www.google.com or any site ) and type "g index.of mp3 " g is the google search keyword you wrote before in the dialog box and index.of mp3 is your search > you can do this with any search engine ( Just copy it from here ) You will now be seeing a google search .Viola! it's actually quiet simple.

You can also do this with saving a entire location ; instead of using a search bar now you'll be saving a complicated address like blogger.com/..../234523/asdfj - Hope you understood what a complicated address is. So now move forward.

Step 1 Go to "Bookmarks" in the Menu bar
Step 2 Right click on " Get bookmark add-on " and then fill the dialog box when filling the dialog box the most important thing is the location and keyword. In the location you'll fill the complicated URL ( blogger.com/..../.... ) you want to save > and after that use a simple keyword (remember (to make Logical keywords ( just for you to remember ) If you are trying for the first time don't be scared.)) Press Ok. Now just like a keyword search type the letter or anything you used as keyword > type it in the address bar > your whole link should open up.

Remove Viruses From Computer For Ever

Remove Viruses from your computer forever!

With this little technique, you can shield your computer from viruses
forever. No need to keep anti-virus programs, they are so
resource-consuming and high-priced. Also, anti-virus programs cannot detect virus
variants. If a programmer modifies existing virus a little bit, anti-virus
is fooled.

My opinion, viruses cannot be detected and removed. Once in a while,
they do infect your computer. But with my vaccine, you will never get
infected from viruses, and you can have the luxury of having more RAM for
your applications, since you don't need an anti-virus software.

Theory

OK, the theory is, when a virus enters your computer, there is no way
to remove it, unless you know what areas that affects your computer, and
what form of startup method it has deployed! Though sometimes you
believe you have removed it, there may still be some traces of it, and may
again get triggered with some programs.

So, they must be stopped from entering your computer! Or, even they
exist, they should not have the privilege for execution. Unless the virus
is executed, it is harmless. Virus is a virus only if it infects your
files. Otherwise they are like prisoners in your computer, trying to get
out and infect, but helpless.

Right then, we are going to stop virus from entering computer and even
if they enter, make them non-executable, totally harmless, no matter
how new the virus is, no matter the anti-virus shows them CLEAN!

Technique

Create a local user say 'nitin', apart from any administrator accounts.
Always use programs from this user. You might say, i often have to
install programs and even run programs that need administrator privilege.
No problem. To run programs with administator privilege sitting in local
user, you can SHIFT+Right Click on the program, and click RUNAS. And
if that doesn't solve the problem, you can do anything with
administrator command prompt. C:/>runas /user:administrator cmd You will have the
command prompt with administrative privilege.

With runas method, you can access anything, any control panel applets
as well.

This is no tedious. The only thing is "RUNAS". Its so simple.

AND HOW DOES IT PREVENT VIRUS???

-> OK. If a virus doesn't affect the system, it is not at all a virus.
With a local user, even if you execute the virus yourself, it can't
enter WINDOWS folder. It can't edit the registry. It cannot do anything
without administraor privilege. It remains there. You can manually delete
it when you like.

Create Hidden User Account

Create A Hidden User Account

This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome
screen to be hidden from view. To log on using the account it's
necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in
Windows 2000.

Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: Type Name of Account
to be Hidden
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]

Now just exit and reboot. Your account will be hidden!

Multiple Yahoo and Gtalk

Running Multiple Yahoo Messengers

It is possible to run multiple Yahoo Messenger simultaneously right after installing the official version of Yahoo Messenger.

You will need to apply a simple windows registry patch to enable this feature.

>>Follow these simple steps :

1. Open the notepad
2. Copy the following code
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\Test] "Plural"=dword:00000001

3. Save the above code as multi.reg
4. Either double click on this file or right click on it and select merge option. (aim is to merge this settings into windows registry)

Running Multiple Gtalk

1. Right-click on the desktop
2. Select New
3. Select Shortcut
4. Paste this into the text box:

“c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex

5. Click Next. Name it whatever: Google Talk Multiple, etc.
7. Click OK until you are done.

Tricks

Increasing options in add/remove programs:

Not a fan of MSN Messenger? don't want Windows Media Player on your system? Fair enough, but if you go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, by default none of Windows XP's 'built in' programs are visible. It is very easy to change, though... just open the file X:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf (where X: is the drive letter where Windows XP is installed) in Notepad. You should see a section of the file something like this:

[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7

This is a list of all components installed at the moment. I've taken the example of MSN Messenger - the program entry called 'msmsgs', third-last line. You can see the word 'hide' highlighted - this is the string which tells Windows not to display the component in the Add/Remove Programs list. Fix this up by simply deleting the word 'hide' like so:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

To this:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7

Now, after restarting, you should be able to see MSN Messenger in the Add/Remove Programs list. If you want to be able to quickly view and remove all components, simply open the sysoc.inf file and do a global find and replace for the word ",hide" and replace it with a single comma ",".

Create Folders And Files With NO! Name

This trick will allow you to create files and folders without any name.

Just follow the following steps:
1.Select any file or folder.
2.Right click on it, press rename or simply press F2.
3.Press and hold the alt key. While holding the Alt key, type numbers 0160 from the numpad.

Note: Type the numbers 0160 from the numpad, that is, the numbers present on the right side of the keyboard. Don't type the numbers which are present on top of the character keys.

4.Press Enter and the nameless file or folder will be created.

Reason: The file or folder that seems nameless is actually named with a single space.

But what if you want to create another nameless file or folder in the same directory ?

For this you will have to rename the file with 2 spaces. Just follow these steps below:

1.Select file, press F2.
2.Hold alt key and type 0160 from the numpad.
3.Release the alt key. Now without doing anything else, again hold alt key and press 0160.
4.Press enter and you will have second nameless file in the same directory.
5.Repeat step 3 to create as many nameless files or folders in the same directory.

Tips and Tricks For Browser

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox
CTRL + A	Select all text on a webpage
CTRL + B	Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + C	Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + D	Bookmark the current webpage
CTRL + F	Find text within the current webpage
CTRL + G	Find more text within the same webpage
CTRL + H	Opens the webpage History sidebar
CTRL + I	Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + J	Opens the Download Dialogue Box
CTRL + K	Places the cursor in the Web Search box ready to type your search
CTRL + L	Places the cursor into the URL box ready to type a website address
CTRL + M	Opens your mail program (if you have one) to create a new email message
CTRL + N	Opens a new Firefox window
CTRL + O	Open a local file
CTRL + P	Print the current webpage
CTRL + R	Reloads the current webpage
CTRL + S	Save the current webpage on your PC
CTRL + T	Opens a new Firefox Tab
CTRL + U	View the page source of the current webpage
CTRL + V	Paste the contents of the Windows clipboard
CTRL + W	Closes the current Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open)
CTRL + X	Cut the selected text
CTRL + Z

To Clear The CACHE of the MOZILA

On the menu bar select TOOLS, click on OPTIONS from the pull down menu
Then a another bok will appear
Then goto CACHE Tab
Then u will find a another option
CLEAR CACHE NOW


That will clear the cache
Then click OK

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer

CTRL+A..............To Select all items on a webpage

CTRL+C.......... To Copy a selected item to the clipboard

CTRL+V ............ To Paste an item from the clipboard into a document

CTRL+D ............ To Add the current page/document to your favorites

CTRL+E ............. To Open the IE search utility

CTRL+F .............. To Open the FIND box to search the current document

CTRL+H ............. To Open the History utility

CTRL+I............ To Open the Favorites utility

CTRL+L , CTRL+O To Go to a new location/document

CTRL+N............. To Open a new Explorer window

CTRL+P ............. Print the current page/document

CTRL+R,F5........ Refresh the current page/document

CTRL+S ............. To Save the current document/page

CTRL+W ........... To Close the current Explorer window

To Clear The CACHE of the Explorer

Click on TOOLS at the top of the screen,
then a pull down menu will open
then click on INTERNET OPTIONS

Click on the DELETE FILES button, again as shown on the left, this will delete the 'cached' elements that Internet Explorer has stored. It will prompt you for confirmation when you click the button.