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To Lock a folder in windows XP without any software.

Steps

1.Make a Folder in C drive rename it as "abc" without quotes.

2.Now open Command Prompt from Start Menu.

3.Type "attrib +s +h C:\abc" without quotes and press enter.

4.This command will Make your folder invisble and it can not be seen even in hidden files and folders.

5.To make it visible again type "attrib -s -h C:\abc"

6.You can lock any other folder also by changing the location C:\abc to address of your folder.

XP Animations

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You can turn off window animation ("exploding" windows), displayed when you play around with minimizing/maximizing open windows. This makes navigating Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP a lot quicker, especially if you don't have a fast video controller, or if you got tired of seeing it all the time (like I did). :)

To do this, run Regedit (or Regedt32) and go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Control Panel | Desktop | WindowMetrics
or if you are the only user of your Windows computer go to:

HKEY_USERS | .Default | Control Panel | Desktop | WindowMetrics

Right-click on an empty spot in the right hand pane. Select New -> String [REG_SZ] Value. Name it MinAnimate. Click OK. Double-click on "MinAnimate" and type 0 to turn OFF window animation or 1 to turn it ON. Click OK.
Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows. Done.

For a Safer, faster XP Close Unwanted Services

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To disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the "Services"

Admin Tool (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services).

If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the following items, with no ill effect.

->Alerter
->Clipbook
-> Computer Browser
->Fast User Switching
->Human Interface Access Devices
->Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down)
-> Messenger
->Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain)
-> Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
->Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
->Remote Procedure Call Locator
->Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
->Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
->Server
->SSDP Discovery Service (this is for the utterly pointless "Universal P'n'P", & leaves TCP Port 5000 wide open)
->TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
->Telnet (disabled for extra security)
->Universal Plug and Play Device Host
->Upload Manager
->Windows Time
->Wireless Zero Configuration (for wireless networks)
->Workstation

Force users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to Logon

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(XPPro only)

->Go to start/run,

->Type control userpasswords2

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
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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
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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

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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
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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

•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.

•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

Speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 & XP machines

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How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

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Steps...

> Go to Control Panel

> System,

> Advanced

> Performance area

> Settings button Visual Effects tab

"Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Create Shortcut to lock the computer
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Steps...

1. Right click on desktop and select new -> shortcut.

2.Then copy and paste this in the program location box
"rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation"

3.Click next and enter a name for you shortcut and then click finish.

4.Now you can copy and paste that shortcut anywhere you want on your computer.

Enjoy...

Repair Win XP files






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Command...

sfc \scannow

Step...

->Insert XP CD and type this command in command prompt.

->winlogon is corrupted in your system.

->This cmd will repair the broken files

Thanks...

Customizing the icon drop shadow effect
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Steps...

1. Click the Start button, and select Run.

2. Key in sysdm.cpl and click OK to launch system properties.

3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under the Performance section.

4. While on the Visual Effects tab, scroll down to the bottom of the box.

5. Locate Use Drop Shadows for Icon Labels on the Desktop,check or uncheck the value, depending on what you would like to do.

6. Click OK to save your changes.

7. Click OK once more to close the System Properties window.

Adding Web site links to your Start panel
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Steps..

1. Click the Start Menu and select Run. Then type regedit to launch the Registry Editor.

2. When the Registry Editor has launched, you will want to expand the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder and then the CLSID folder.

3. Next, you will want to scroll through the list of Class IDs until you find {2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} and expand it as well.

4. Start your modifications by naming this class. Right-click the (default) entry within the
{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} folder and select modify.

5. Then type blackhathacks.blogspot.com in the value data box and click OK to save your changes.

6. Now you are going to set up the icon that will be displayed on the Start panel next to the
name.To do this, you will need to create a new folder. Select the {2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} folder again and right-click it. Then select New and then Key. This will create a new subfolder that you should call DefaultIcon.

7. Right-click the DefaultIcon folder that you just created and create a new string value by expanding new and selecting string value. Name this new value (Default). The value of this string will be the location of the icon that you want to use.

8. I like using the system icons which are stored in the shell32.dll.To use these icons, right-click the new (Default) string value that you created and select modify. Then type%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-47 in the value box and click OK to save. The47 in that line is the index of the icon that I wanted to use for my link to blackhathacks.blogspot.com.

Ifyou want to use a different icon, replace the 47 with the icon index number you want. You are free to use any icon that you want, including icons that are not in the shell32.dll file. If you want to use an icon that you downloaded or made, just enter the full path to that icon in place of the line mentioned above.

9. Now that the shortcut is set up, specify what it is supposed to do.To do this, expand the Instance folder that is inside the {2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} folder and then expand the InitPropertyBag folder.

10. Inside the InitPropertyBag folder, you will be making the last changes for this hack.To start off, you will want to create a new string value and call it Command. You can create this by right-clicking the InitPropertyBag folder and selecting New, and then String Value.

11. Right-click the new string value that you created and select modify. Key in blackhathacks.blogspot.com in the value data box and click OK. This value will be the text that is displayed on the Start Panel.

12. Now you are almost finished. Create one more string value in the InitPropertyBag folder and name it Param1. Then right-click the string value, select Modify, type www.blackhathacks.blogspot.com, and click OK to save.

Hiding programs from appearing in the Start panel
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Steps....

1. Click the Start Menu and select Run.Type in regedit and click OK to start up the Registry Editor.

2. Next, expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder.

3. Search through the list of folders until he finds the folder called Applications and expand that as well.

4. Now you will see a list of every executable file for the programs installed on his computer. To hide a program from the frequently run programs list, you will want to expand the folder that is the executable for the program.To hide Solitaire, you will want to expand the sol.exe folder.

If you do not know the name of the executable file that a program shortcut points to, you can easily look this up by right-clicking the shortcut and selecting Properties. In the Properties box, you will see a full path to where the file is located as well as the name of the file. When you right-click the shortcut in the Start Menu for Solitaire,you will discover that the name of the executable for the game is sol.exe.

5. To do so, he selects the Applications folder with the mouse. Then you right-clicks and selects New and then Select Key. Then you types in the name of the executable for the name of the key. For Solitaire, you will want to name the key sol.exe.

6. Now that you has found the folder for the application or has created one, you expands it so that you can see all of its values. Then, he right-clicks the executable’s folder that he just created or found in the registry. Select New and then select String. Next, you types in NoStartPage as the name of the string variable.

7. He closes the Registry Editor and logs off and then back in. He will never see Solitaire in his frequently run programs list again.

Using BootSkin to change your boot screen
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To get the copy of this application go through this site www.bootskin.com.

Once you have the BootSkin application installed, start it up by using the link in the Start
menu under WinCustomize and perform the following steps:

Steps...

1. Once you have the application running, changing the boot screen is very simple. Just
navigate through the list of boot screens by using the scrollbar arrows.

2. Once you find the boot screen that you like, click the item and then click the Preview
button to see a full-screen animated preview of what the boot screen will look like.

3. Click a button on the mouse again to exit the full-screen preview. If you like the boot
screen, then click the Apply button. That’s it!

Once you reboot, your new boot screen will be displayed every time.
If you would like to change your boot screen back to the default Windows XP boot screen, reopen the BootSkin program and select the default system boot screen from the top of the list;
click Apply.

Where to get more boot screens for BootSkin
Want more boot screens that will work with BootSkin? The following are two sites where you can find more skins that are already compatible with the program.

 Win Customize: www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=32
 Skinbase: www.skinbase.org/section.php?sections=BootSkin