Disable CD Autorun
Posted On Thursday, August 7, 2008 at at 11:58 PM by Ashish kumar
Disable CD Autorun
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Steps...
1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC
2) Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System.
3) Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire.
How to Rename the Recycle Bin
Posted On at at 11:41 PM by Ashish kumar
How to Rename the Recycle Bin
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Steps...
To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, open Regedit and 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).
Hide 'User Accounts' from users
Posted On at at 11:20 PM by Ashish kumar
Hide 'User Accounts' from users
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Steps...
->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
How to Convert FAT to NTFS file system
Posted On at at 11:09 PM by Ashish kumarHow to Convert FAT to NTFS file system
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Steps...
To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.
->Click Start
->click Programs,
-> then click Command Prompt.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.
Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.
NOTE:
Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).
Make your Folders Private
Posted On at at 11:00 PM by Ashish kumar
Make your Folders Private
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Steps...
•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
•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