Different Ways to Shutdown PC

There are so many different ways to turn off your Windows XP computer, let's look at some of them:
1. The standard approach - click the Start Button with your mouse, then select the Turn Off menu and finally click the Turn Off icon on the Turn Off computer dialog. blink.gif

2. Press Ctrl+Esc key or the Win key and press u two times - the fastest approach.

3. Get the Shutdown utility from Download.com - it add the shut down shortcuts for you. Else create them yourself using approach 4.

4. Create a shutdown shortcut on your desktop. Right click on the desktop, choose New Shortcut and type shutdown -s -t 00 in the area where you are asked to specify the location of the program file. Now you can just double click this icon to turn off the computer. The best location would be your quick launch bar.

5. Press the Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 00. [s means shutdown while t means the duration after which you want to initiate the shutdown process].

If some open processes or application won't let you turn off, append a -f switch to force a shut down by closing all active processes.



6. Win+M to minimize all windows and then Alt+F4 to bring the Turn Off computer dialog.

7. Open Windows Task manager (by right clicking the Windows Task bar or Alt+Ctrl+Del) and choose Shut down from the menu. Useful when the Windows are not responding.


8. open task manager--->click on shutdown--->hold the ctrl key and click on Turn off::::::: pc will be turned off in 3 secs.. fastest method other than hard shutdown

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Start Programs in One-Click

Everyone has some standard list of programs, which he starts when logs on to his computer. It’s a waste of time to start each program individually; today we are going to learn how to start all your favorite programs with a single click using batch files. Those of you who don’t know what batch files are may check this post to find out what they are.

I usually use Dreamweaver, Mozilla Firefox, and pidgin immediately after I login to my comp. So let us see how to create a batch file to start the above three programs with a single click.
First open note pad and type the following lines

CD “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS3\”

start Dreamweaver.exe

cd “C:\Program Files\Pidgin\”

start Pidgin.exe

cd “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\”

start firefox.exe

Here cd switches the control to the directory following it and start command is used to start the program in that directory. You can add any number of programs to this list.
Once you have added all your favorite programs to this list, save it a startup.bat or any other name of your choice and double click on that batch file you created just now to start all your favorite programs.

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Internet Explorer Tricks

INTERNET EXPLORER Speed up STARTUP

Isn't it annoying when you want to go to a new website, or any other site but your homepage, and you have to wait for your 'home' to load? This tweak tells Internet Explorer to simply 'run', without loading any webpages. (If you use a 'blank' page, that is still a page, and slows access. Notice the 'about:blank' in the address bar. The blank html page must still be loaded..). To load IE with 'nothing' [nothing is different than blank]:

1.Right-click on any shortcut you have to IE.
2.You should create a shortcut out of your desktop IE icon, and delete the original icon.
3.Click Properties.
4.Add ' -nohome' [with a space before the dash] after the endquotes in the Target field.
5.Click OK.
6.Fire up IE from your modified shortcut, and be amazed by how fast you are able to use IE!

INTERNET EXPLORER SPEED UP 2


Edit your link to start Internet Explorer to have -nohome after it. For Example: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome
This will load internet explorer very fast because it does not load a webpage while it is loading. If you want to go to your homepage after it is loaded, just click on the home button.


or


Open registry editor by going to Start then >> Run and entering >> regedit.

Once in registry, navigate to key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\InternetSettings. Right click @ windows right > New > DWORD.

Type MaxConnectionsPerServer > You can set value (the more higher the no, the more good speed u get, e;g : 99). [99 in hexa so 153 in binary]

Create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server. Then put a high value as mentioned above.

Restart I.E and you are done.


SPEED UP BROWSING WITH DNS trick.!!

When you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although WinXP and win2000 has a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:



Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d



Make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Then merge it into the registry.


START Internet EXPLORER WITH EMPTY BLUE SCREEN.!!

Set your default page to about:mozilla and IE will show a nice blue screen upon startup.


FIX IE 6 SLOWDOWNS AND HANGS.

1.Open a command prompt window on the desktop (Start/Run/command).
2.Exit IE and Windows Explorer (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe, respectively, in Task Manager, i.e - Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Processes/End Process for each).
3.Use the following command exactly from your command prompt window to delete the corrupt file: C:\>del "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local
4.Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat"
5.Restart Windows Explorer with Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Applications/New Task/Browse/C:\Windows\explorer.exe[or your path]) or Shutdown/Restart the computer from Task Manager.

SPEED UP WEB BROWSING

Iv'e personally found a dramatic increase in web browsing after clearing the Windows XP DNS cache. To clear it type the following in a command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns.


ALLOW MORE THAN 2 SIMULTANEOUS DOWNLOADS ON IEXPLORER 6

This is to increase the the number of max downloads to 10.


1.Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2.Locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings
3.On the Edit menu, click Add Value , and then add the following registry values: "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=Dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=Dword:0000000a
4.Quit Registry Editor.

IPV6 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP

This protocol is distined to replace the Internet Protocal Version 4 used by Internet Explorer it uses hexadecimal ip addresses instead of decimal example (decimal ip 62.98.231.67) (hexadecimal IP 2001:6b8:0:400::70c)

To install To install the IPv6 Protocol for Windows XP:
Log on to the computer running Windows XP with a user account that has local administrator privileges. Open a command prompt. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 install
For more information on IPv6, visit the site below:
CODEhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/ipv6/default.asp


ANOTHER WAY TO FIX IEXPLORER 6 SLOW PAGES LOADED

Here's an easier way to get to index.dat file as addresse in another tweak submitted here.


1.click on Internet Explorer
2.go to to your root dir (usually C
3.open Documents and Settings folder
4.open "your username folder"
5.open UserData
6.**close IE if you have it open**

rename index.dat to index.old
logoff and log back on (don't need to restart) open up IE and go to a web page or site that always seemed to load slowly. It should load a lot more quickly now. NOTE. Always rename or backup .dat or other system files before deleting.

Disable Right Click!!

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions]
"NoBrowserContextMenu"=dword:00000001

Enable Right Click!!

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions]
"NoBrowserContextMenu"=dword:00000000


SAVING WEB PAGES USING IE 6

Occasionally, you may want to save an entire Web page on your computer (text, hyperlinks, graphics, and all). To save the Web page that currently appears in Internet Explorer, choose File-->Save As to open the Save Web Page dialog box shown in the following figure. Select the folder in which you want the page saved and then click the Save button.
After saving a Web page on your hard drive, you can open it in Internet Explorer and view the contents even when you're not connected to the Internet. If your motive for saving the Web page, however, is to be able to view the content when you're not connected to the Internet, you're better off saving the page as a Favorite marked for offline viewing. That way, you can decide whether you want to view other pages linked to the one you're saving and you can have Internet Explorer check the site for updated content.
You can also e-mail a Web page or a link to the page to a colleague or friend. To send the current Web page in a new e-mail message, click File-->Send-->Page by E-mail on the Explorer menu bar and then fill out the new e-mail. To send a link to the page instead, click File-->Send-->Link by E-Mail. To create a desktop shortcut to the Web page, click File-->Send-->Shortcut to Desktop.



~ all of them are tested ! ~

Alternate trick

Before performing these steps you need to test your broadband speed
you can test your speed at http://www.2wire.com/
The broadband connection speed can be increased by clearing the route from modem to server. Number of packets sent by modem to server should be increased.Internet speed can be increased by increasing more number of incoming and outgoing packets.The main reason why your internet connection is slow is because of harmful virus.If your system is infected with virus your number of incomming packets will be decreased.This leads to your slower internet speed.Internet speed can be increased by by clearing the route to the server.
This can be done by upgrading costly sofwares and hardwares.This will optimize your system speed.And Increase your system speed.Internet tweak is the best software which increases your system speed for further applications.Another software Windows power tools which makes windows faster and increases your internet speed.And decreases downloading time.It optimizes LAN,CABLE,DSN etc.Another software "internet cyclone"which increases your internet speed from 64kbps to 120kbps.
This tip is designed for increased BROADBAND speed in Windows XP while using standard Network Interface cards (NIC) that are connected to ADSL modems, or when using any directly-connected USB ADSL modem.

To speed up the Internet connection speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer's memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made from the NIC or the USB modem.

This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher.

Step #1 - Identify the IRQ used by the NIC/USB modem

1. Open the System Information tool by running MSINFO32.EXE from the Run command.

2. Expand System Summary > Hardware Resources > IRQs.

3. Look for the listing made for your NIC (in my case - a Intel® PRO/100+ Management Adapter). Note the IRQ next to the specified line (in my case - IRQ21).

In case of USB modems you will first need to find the right USB device used by your modem. Follow these steps:

1. Open the Device Manager tool by running DEVMGMT.MSC from the Run command (or by right-clicking My Computer > Hardware tab > Device Manager button).

2. Scroll down to Universal Serial Bus controllers and expand it.

3. Right-click the USB Root Hub and select Properties. Note that you might need to do so for all listed USB Root hubs (if there are more than one) in order to find the right one.

4. In the Power tab, look for your USB ADSL modem.

5. In the Resources tab look for the assigned IRQ (in this case - IRQ21).

6. This is the IRQ we're looking for.

Note: IRQs and modem names might vary...

Step #2 - Modify the system.ini file

1. Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command.

2. Expand the system.ini file window.

3. Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].

4. Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type IRQX=4096 where X is the designated IRQ number we found in step #1, in my case it's IRQ21.

Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!!

5. Click on the File menu, then choose Save.

6. Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.

Done. Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.

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Block all virus & Spyware from usb

USB FireWall blocks all virus and other wilful programs that try to spread in your system when an USB device is inserted. The application runs in background task and alerts you immediately in case of try of intrusion. You can stop the program and delete the file associated with. USB FireWall doesn’t need any virus definition update. USB FireWall can too clean your hard disk partition from auto launched application.

USB FireWall is an application which protects you from all malicious programs which try to launch itself as soon as an USB device is inserted. It will inform you if ever a such program exists in your USB peripherals. You can remove the malicious file and the file autorun.inf associated with just one click.

Download Link 1

Download Link 2

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Cool Orkut Font for Scraps and Testimonials

This is an exciting cool Orkut font. Your text will automatically get converted into a font like the screenshot above.
Simply write scrap or testimonial on your friend's scrapbook/testimonial field. After you are done, simply copy the below code and paste that in your address bar. Hit enter. And your text will automatically get converted into a Stylish Orkut Text.

Code :

javascript:var txt=document.getElementsByTagName('textarea')[0];txt.value=txt.value.replace(/A/gi,"α");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/B/gi,"ь");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/C/gi,"с");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/D/gi,"d");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/E/gi,"є");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/F/gi,"ƒ");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/i/gi,"ι");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/m/gi,"м");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/n/gi,"и");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/p/gi,"ρ");txt.value=txt.value.replace(/r/gi,"я");void(0);

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Firefox,The Faster Browser

FireFox is a web browser created by Mozilla, the original creators of the Netscape series of browsers. Version one was released in November 2004 and quickly gained new fans because of its open source license and multitude of features.Open source means that the source code for the program is available to anyone who cares to download it. Any programmer can use the initial code to develop FireFox, whether they are creating customized options for themselves or working to improve the browser for all users. Being open source makes FireFox infinitely adaptable.
ome of FireFox's specialized features include pop-up blockers and advanced privacy settings. FireFox also offers tabbed browsing. You can open more than one website in your browser window and tabs on the screen allow you to easily switch between them.The browser also has several advanced search options. There is a Google search built into the toolbar, but that's not necessarily unique. What makes FireFox stand out is the ability to create Smart Keywords that will work with your favorite sites the same way a Google toolbar search does. You can go straight to the information you want without having to visit unnecessary websites and menus. In addition, a specialized Find bar allows you to search for text within a site without having to bring up any additional editing prompts.FireFox can be a highly personalized browser. And not just for programmers who can download the source code and tweak the browser to fit their needs. The average user can modify their toolbar look and settings and download extensions and themes. Themes simply change the look of the browser while extensions provide additional capabilities like mouse gestures or games.Hoping to win computer users over from other browsers, FireFox features quick downloading and easy improbability of settings like bookmarks and passwords from other products.

Negative points of Internet Explorer (IE)

Comparison	IE	Firefox
Controlled by a tyrannical corporation that abuses its monopoly.	YES	NO
Embodies pure evil	YES	NO
For the "benefit of the consumer" is pre-installed on every currently shipping version of MS-Windows and the uninstall option has been removed.	YES	NO
"Integrated" In to the OS so you can not have multiple versions of the web browser on the same computer.	YES	NO
Comes with the number one e-mail program for spreading viruses.	YES	NO
Bundled with active X security hole.	YES	NO
Will happily trash your hard drive if you install it.	YES	NO
Takes your entire OS with it when it crashes.	YES	NO
Sexually molests .dll files on your computer.	YES	NO
Causes system resource leaks.	YES	NO
Source code is safely locked away so nobody can see what is in it.	YES	NO
Active Advertising all over the place.	YES	NO
Automatic BS receiver.	YES	NO
Looks cool when set on fire.	YES	NO
Latest version refuses to run under Windows 95.	YES	NO
Browse your hard drive as a retarded web page.	YES	NO
Lacks versions for the bazillion other operating systems out there besides Windows.	YES	NO
Lacks a cool mascot.	YES	NO
Blatantly ignores web standards.	YES	NO
Installed with and required by just about every Windows application out there.	YES	NO
Breeds inside Windows PCs. When they mature a big slimy green hideous alien like thing bursts out of your CD-ROM drive.	YES	NO
If stupidity could be harvested as a fuel, the browser would power the entire planet for 1000 years.	YES	NO
Without warning drops support for commonly used standards such as browser plug-ins.	YES	NO
Replaces your desktop shell with itself for no humanly explainable reason.	YES	NO
Written by demons from hell.	YES	NO
When translated to English the EULA contains the phrase "all your soul are belong to us".	YES	NO
Has been declared an environmental hazard by the EPA.	YES	NO
Multiplies when fed after midnight.	YES	NO
Without warning will suddenly start translating your web pages in to Latin.	YES	Requires plug-in
Its primary food source is human brains.	YES	NO
Can be used to induce vomiting.	YES	Minimal support
CD makes a good coaster.	YES	NO
Inspires states to sue the company that makes it.	YES	NO
EULA forbids running the browser under any OS other than what it was designed for.	YES	NO
Is now the mandatory standard browser of the planet Earth.	YES	NO
Uninstalling this browser is forbidden by law.	YES	NO
Has mostly ceased development.	YES	NO
The web the way Bill wants it. (tm)	YES	NO
Brought to you by the fund to make Bill Gates ruler of the universe.	YES	NO
Its internals are fully undocumented.	YES	NO
Enables remote control over you PC by the company that makes the browser.	YES	NO
Support for M$-Bastardized HTML.	YES	NO
Bill has complete control over your user settings from his bathroom.	YES	NO
Built-in auto destruct.	YES	Add-on is downloadable from the Internet.
Zombies love it!	YES	NO
Will be responsible for the end of the universe.	YES	NO
Attacks and disables foreign software.	YES	NO
Inspires dozens of hate web sites.	YES	NO

Why Firefox is Better Than The Best

Firefox runs everywhere you want it
-Runs on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and more
-Pages view identically everywhere
-Runs on older versions of Windows

Take advantage of powerful new technologies
- SVG
- CANVAS
- XForms
- XML events
- DHTML, JavaScript, and DOM enhancements
- Improved CSS2 and CSS3

Embraces modern, open web standards
- Most complete implementation of any browser
- Standards are the future of the web
- These are in Firefox NOW
More secure
- Avoids ActiveX security holes
- Safer scripting
- Open code base enables anyone to audit it

Great for developers
- Test older or newer versions without needing a second machine or different OS
- Powerful DOM inspector/editor
- Javascript debugger
- Enhanced page source viewer
Easier to support

- Installing/Upgrading will never alter your OS
- No need to reinstall your OS just to fix the browser
- Completely uninstallable
Compatible with existing infrastructure
- Compatible with Microsoft Proxy Server / ISA Server
- Technologies such as Sun Java, Flash, and Windows Media Player
- Modern standards based internet and intranet applications

What Firefox will do for you
- Free you from vendor lock-in
- Make your Operating Systems a true commodity
Future and support
- Firefox is actively under development and always improving
- Numerous public support forums
- Optional telephone support is available at a minimal cost

Save money!
-100% Free (unlike IE which is paid for with Windows)
-Reduced need to upgrade older OSes
-Enables you to use other less expensive OSes

Get the latest version of Mozilla Firefox now!

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Add Gtalk inside your Orkut page

Now Google Talk is integrated within Orkut, it will be above ( my friends) as (Show Gtalk) which is shown below, it also support for multi-user conference.
* This is the way it looks:-

* Installation Instructions:-
This hack is not compatible with Internet Explorer since it uses Greasemonkey, a Firefox Add-on. If you want to enjoy this and countless other hacks then Switch to Firefox

See the following steps:-
1) You will be needing macromedia flash for this script Download macromedia flash
2) Download Firefox if you don’t have it.
3) From your firefox page itself Install Greasemonkey.
After you install Greasemonkey successfully then you will see its icon on bottom right-hand side of your firefox page.
Click Here to Install Greasemonkey
4) Now Install the Script of Gtalk inside your Orkut page,
Click Here from firefox page
That's it …now browse orkut.com and gtalk gadget will appear above the( My friends) as (Show Gtalk).

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