How to increase Computer performance

In this post, i want to tell that how you can increase or improve your Computer performance. This is a very useful to increase your overall Computer performance.

Follow these simple steps to speed up your Computer performance.

1. First of all Right Click on 'My Computer' and then select properties.
2. Then go to the 'Advanced' tab.
3. You will see the Performance section, in the performance section click on 'Setting' button.
4. Then select the 'Adjust for best performance' option.

      

How to lock your Computer using mouse click

In this post, i want to tell that how you can lock your computer using mouse click. This is very useful tip, you can easily lock your computer with a single mouse click.

Follow these steps to lock your Computer with a single mouse click.

• First of all Right click on your Desktop.
• Go to the 'New' option and select 'Shortcut'.

                         

• A small window opens, in the 'type the location of the item' option you can type this

        rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation

                 

• Click on 'Next'
• Then type any name in the 'Type a name for this shortcut' option.

                 

• Then click Finish.
• Now you can lock your Computer by open this icon.

                                                 

How to lock My Computer

In this post, i want to tell you how can you lock My Computer. Using this tip, the user cannot open the My Computer from desktop or anywhere. This is very useful tip if you want to lock 'My Computer'. The users cannot open the My Computer even using any shortcut key.

Follow these simple steps to lock 'My Computer'

• First of all open 'Run' from Start Menu.
• Type Regedit and press 'Enter' or 'Ok' button.

                   

• Click on the first option named 'HKEY_CLASS_ROOT'

• then find 'Folder' option and then click on it.
• then find 'shell' and renamed shell as ex:shell and then press Enter key.

• Now the 'My Computer' is locked and it will cannot open. 

How to use extra Hard disk space

In this post i want to tell you that how can you use extra hard disk space. This tip is only for those users who have 160GB hard disk and windows xp, but the windows shows only 128GB hard disk size. You can use this tip then your hard disk will become 149GB.

Follow these simples steps.

• Open the 'Run' from Start Menu.
• To open the Registry type 'regedit' and then press 'OK'.

                       

• Now find this link

       Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Service\Atapi\Parameters

• Now click on right side and create dword with the name of EnableBigLba
• Set the value '1' and close the Registry.
• Restart the system.

How to test Anti-virus

In this post i want to tell that how you can test your Anti-virus using a Notepad. You can examine that the Anti-virus is working or not.

Follow these steps to test the Anti-virus

• First of all open the Notepad.
• The next step is Copy the code which is given below in Notepad.

    X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

• then save the file with an extension .exe like virus.exe

                    

Now when you are saving the file then your anti-virus detects that it is virus. It means that your Anti-virus is working properly. When it is not detect the virus then it means that your Anti-virus is not working. You should be downloaded the new Anti-virus Software

How to use a picture password in Windows

The Windows 8 has a new feature which is called Picture password which is very useful. You can use picture verification password to login to computer or windows 8.

How to use Picture password:
Follow these steps to use picture password to login to computer.

• First of all opens the 'Windows Charms'.

                 

• then click on 'Setting' and then click on 'More PC Settings'.
• You will see a PC settings windows click on the 'Users'
• then select 'Create a Picture password' option.

Listen Windows hidden music

When you can install a new windows XP in your computer, then at the startup you can listen a music then after pressing the 'Finish' button then the music stop.

You can listen this music by follow these steps.

• Open the 'Run' from the Start Menu.
• then type oobe and press Enter key

                        

• Now you will see the window in which you can open the Image folder
• then find a music file named 'title'
• Open the 'title' file and enjoy the windows hidden music.

How to add Program Shortcut in Start Menu

Follow these steps to add shortcuts to the Start Menu

• First of all Right Click on the Start Menu
• then Go to properties
• then Go to Customize Start Menu
• then choose the program for which you want to create shortcut
• and choose where you want to place shortcut of Program in the Start Menu

Useful Run Commands

There is a list of some Run Commands.

• Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
• Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
• Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
• Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
• Administrative Tools - control admintools
• Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
• Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
• Calculator - calc
• Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
• Character Map - charmap
• Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
• Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
• Command Prompt - cmd
• Component Services - dcomcnfg
• Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
• Control Panel - control
• Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
• DDE Shares - ddeshare
• Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
• Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
• Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
• Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
• Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
• Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
• Display Properties - control desktop
• Display Properties - desk.cpl
• Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32
• Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
• Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
• Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz
• File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
• Findfast - findfast.cpl
• Firefox - firefox
• Folders Properties - control folders
• Fonts - control fonts
• Fonts Folder - fonts
• Free Cell Card Game - freecell
• Game Controllers - joy.cpl
• Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc
• Hearts Card Game - mshearts
• Help and Support - helpctr
• HyperTerminal - hypertrm
• Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
• Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
• Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1
• Internet Explorer - iexplore
• Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
• Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
• Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
• Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
• Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
• Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
• Microsoft Chat - winchat
• Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
• Microsoft Paint - mspaint
• Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
• Minesweeper Game - winmine
• Mouse Properties - control mouse
• Mouse Properties - main.cpl
• Netmeeting - conf
• Network Connections - control netconnections
• Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
• Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
• Notepad - notepad
• Object Packager - packager
• ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
• On Screen Keyboard - osk
• Outlook Express - msimn
• Paint - pbrush
• Password Properties - password.cpl
• Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
• Performance Monitor - perfmon
• Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
• Phone Dialer - dialer
• Pinball Game - pinball
• Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
• Printers and Faxes - control printers
• Printers Folder - printers
• Regional Settings - intl.cpl
• Registry Editor - regedit
• Registry Editor - regedit32
• Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
• Remote Desktop - mstsc
• Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
• Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
• Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc
• Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
• Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
• Security Center - wscui.cpl
• Services - services.msc
• Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
• Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
• Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
• Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
• SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
• System Configuration Editor - sysedit
• System Configuration Utility - msconfig
• System Information - msinfo32
• System Properties - sysdm.cpl
• Task Manager - taskmgr

How to Remove Bad Sectors from Hard disk

Bad Sectors:

Bad Sectors on the drive is the Physical Damage done to the Disk that prevents the use of the disk sector for data storage.

In this post, there is a way to remove disk error or repair disk errors. When you find the bad sectors then you can perform the following steps.

• First of all open My Computer
• Right click on Hard disk drives and them go to the Disk Drive Properties
• Then go to the tools tab
• Then perform Check Disk scan

                                             

• This process of Check Disk repair or remove bad sectors from your hard disk

How to remove all temporary files from your Computer

In this post, There is a way to remove temporary or unecessary file from your Computer. You can remove the temporary files by follow these steps.

• Go to Start Menu
• Select Run
• Type the Command : %temp% 

                       

• then press OK
• Now there is a list of all temporary files show, you can easily delete by selecting all at once (Ctrl + A) and then deletes.

Temporarily Lock your PC when someone enter wrong password

Follow these step to temporarily lock your PC when someone enter wrong key.

• Go to Start up search box type Local Security Policy and press enter. 
• From the left window pane expand Account Policies and select Account Lockout Policy option in it. 
• Now in the right window pane look for the Account loockout threshold option and double click on it. 
• A new window will be open and give the value after how many invalid password attecmpts you want to lock your computer, 
• Click on Apply buttion and a window will be open telling you Account will lock down for 30 minutes. You can also change the time settings by clicking on Reset account lockout counter according to your requirement. Then click Ok. 

How to rename multiple files at once

Follow these steps to Rename multiple files at once.

• Open folder which contains files that you want to Rename. 
• Select the files you want to rename.If the files you want are not adjacent in the file list, press and hold CTR and then click each item to select it.. 
• On the File menu, click Rename. 
• Type the new name and press Enter. 
• All the files in the series will be named in sequence using the new name you type.

How to make Menu load faster

Follow these steps to load menue faster in windows 

• Go to Start then Run 
• Type Regedit then click OK 
• Find HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop 
• Select menueshowdelay 
• Right Click and select Modify 
• Reduce the number to around 100 
• This is a delay time before a menu is opened.You can set it to 0 
• Restart your computer

How to use Photo Gallery in Windows Vista

Windows Vista manage your media files even easier.Windows Photo Gallery is an improved way of looking at images and includes better organizational features. You can use the properties tools to add tags for additional references.

There are steps to open Windows Photo Gallery. 

• Go to Start. 
• Click all Programs. 
• Click Windows Photo Gallery