Tutorial on how t To Map a Network Drive in Windows XP Using Windows Explorer

Windows XP for now is the best operating system and it can almost supports different methods for mapping a network drive.

Since am talking right now about how to map a network drive in windows ok I will take you there where you can find this, this is a folder which is located in remote computer which is design for sharing through local area network,

Enough talking let me take your directly to the step by step process.


1. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer from the Windows Start Menu.

2. From the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive…. A new Map Network Drive window opens.

3. In the Map Network Drive window, choose an available drive letter from the drop down list located next to the "Drive:" option. Any drives already mapped will have a shared folder name displayed inside the drop down list, next to the drive letter.

4. Type the name of the folder to map. This name must follow UNC. Alternatively, click the Browse… button to find the correct folder by browsing available network shares.

5. Click the "Reconnect at login" check box if this network drive should be mapped permanently. Otherwise, this drive will unmaps when the user logs out of this computer.

6. If the remote computer that contains the shared folder requires a different username and password to log in, click the "different user name" hyperlink to enter this information.

7. Click Finish.





8. If the drive letter was previously mapped to a different location, a message box will appear asking to replace the current connection with the new one. Click Yes to disconnect and unmap the old mapped drive.

9. If the Finish operation succeeds, the network drive will be mapped. If the network drive cannot be mapped, ensure the folder name is spelled correctly, that this folder was correctly set up for sharing on the remote computer, that (if necessary) the correct username and password have been entered, and that the computer network connections are functioning properly.

Tips:
To disconnect a mapped network drive, use the Tools/Disconnect Network Drive… option in Windows Explorer, or right-click on the folder in My Computer and choose the "Disconnect" menu option.

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Tutorial on how to Speed up your Boot Speed

We all know that we don't want to wait longer when we boot our computer, I have so much experience that it waste so much time before it work, that is why
I include this tutorial in my blog to let you guys know that if you have some experience of slowing down your pc booting speed, then this tutorials is for you..to make your computer run like hell...






just follow these steps:
1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" then click "scripts(startup/shutdown)"and double click on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer

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Tutorials on Registry

Just Edits

Display Your Quick Launch ToolbarTip:

Is your Quick Launch toolbar missing from the taskbar?
To display your familiar Quick Launch toolbar:
Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, click Toolbars, and then click Quick Launch.

Easy as that your Quick Launch bar appears. To add items to your Quick Launch toolbar, click the icon for the program you want to add, and drag it to the Quick Launch portion of the taskbar.



How to remove recycle bin from your desktop Tip:

Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigate to following entry in registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop.




How to stop new programs installed balloon from coming up tip:

Right click on START button and select properties. Click on Customize and go to Advanced tab and deselect check box saying "Highlight newly installed programs". This would help you stop this annoying feature from popping up every now and then.



Unlock Toolbars to Customize Them Tip:

The new Windows XP now features locking toolbars, and you can adjust them. You may customize a lot of the Windows XP features such as the Taskbar, Start Menu, and even toolbar icons in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Remember your right-click:
* Right-click on a toolbar, and then click Lock the Toolbars to remove the check mark.
* Right-click on the toolbar again, and then click Customize.

You may add or remove toolbar buttons, change text options and icon options. When you've got the toolbar customized, click Close. Now right-click on the toolbar and then click Lock the Toolbars to lock them in place. com



Want to remove shared documents folder from My Computer window tip:

Some don't like my shared documents folder option. If you are one of that, here is a trick to remove it.Open registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit.
Once in registry, navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.



How to improve on shutdown time ? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown tip:

Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications.
In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)



Are you missing icons Tip:

Are you missing icons? You may be wondering where all the icons from your desktop are in Windows XP? Well if you're like me, you like to have at least My Computer, My Network Places, and My Documents on the your desktop.
You need to:
* Right-click on the desktop, and then click Properties.
* Click the Desktop tab and then click on Customize Desktop.
* Put a check mark in the box next to My Document, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer, to add those familiar icons to your desktop. Easy yes!



How to login as administrator if you don't see it available tip:

Unless and until you have run into issues and fixing XP (underwhich case you have to go to Safe Mode to login as Administrator), you can get to administrator screen by simply pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice at the main screen.



Speedup boot up sequence by defragmenting all key boot files tip:

Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction. In right hand panel look for Enable. Right click on it and set it 'Y' for enable. This is the way I have it set on my computer. This will help speedup boot time.



Use a Shortcut to Local Area Network Connection Information Tip:

Here's something new in Windows XP, instead of using the command line program and typing ipconfig to get local area network information, you can try using the following shortcut:
* Click on Start, point to Connect to, and then click Show All Connections.
* Right–click the connection you want information about, and then click Status.
* In the connection Properties dialog box, click the Support tab.
* For more information, click on the Advanced tab.

To automatically enable the status monitor each time the connection is active, in the connection Properties dialog box, select the Show icon in taskbar notification area when connected check box.



Do you know you can have Virtual Desktops (like in Linux) with PowerToys ?

If you have powertoys installed on Windows XP Its available for free at Microsoft download webpage. It is very easy to enable Microsoft Virtual Desktop Feature. Simply right click on the Start Panel Bar also called TaskBar, Click on Tool Bar and select Desktop manager.
You would see a set of 5 icons placed on the right portion of the TAskBar. Click on number 1 to 4 to go to any of the desktops. Now you have have four different Active Desktops.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You may see a little degradation in performance.



Customize Internet. Explorer Title bar tip:

This tip won't make your computer any faster but may help personalize your computer experience. Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.

Easy Text Size Change in Help & IE Tip:
I mentioned a way that you can change the size of the text that is display in the Help file and in Internet Explorer. As it turns out if you have a "wheel mouse," there is an even easier way to change the text size. In Internet Explorer or when viewing a Help file, simply hold the ctrl key while you spin the mouse wheel up to increase text size, or down to decrease text size.
Java VM: Java applets run in Internet Explorer 6 (a component of Windows XP) just as they run in older versions of Internet Explorer. The Java VM is not installed as part of the typical installation, but is installed on demand when a user encounters a page that uses a Java Applet. For more information see the Microsoft Technologies for Java Web site.



Windows XP Shutdown and Power Off Tip:

On some computers, by default, Windows XP doesn't power off the computer when you tell it to shut down. However, if your computer is relatively new, it can probably by shut completely off by WinXP. To configure your computer for this behavior, simply open the Control Panel, open Performance and Maintenance, then Power Options. On the APM tab, check next to "Enable Advanced Power Management support," then click OK. The next time you choose "Shut Down" from the Start Menu, your computer should shut down completely and then power off.



Customize Explorer Toolbar Tip:

In Windows Explorer, you can customize the toolbar to make Explorer even more handy. The Toolbar is the bar of icons directly underneath the menu bar. It contains icons for going back, up one level, displaying folders or search, etc. You can right-click an open area of this Toolbar and choose Customize to change the order of these icons, and even to add new icons to it. For instance, I like to add the Map Drive and Disconnect buttons. In Windows XP, you may have to unlock the Taskbar before you can make changes in Windows Explorer.
Lock the Taskba - If you find that your Windows XP Taskbar keeps being changed, or moved to one side or the top of your screen, and you didn't mean to have it do that, this tip is for you. Once you have your Task Bar arranged the way you like it, in the right location on the screen, and with all the right toolbars and icons, you can lock it, so that it won't get changed accidentally. To lock the Taskbar, simply right click it and choose Properties. In the window that appears, check the box (click) next to "Lock the Taskbar." Now you won't accidentally bump the mouse and have your Task bar end up on another side of the screen.



Check Personal Firewall Status Tip:

In the previous tip, I mention how to turn on Windows XP's Personal Firewall feature. But once you turn it on, your connection looks just the same as it did before. How can you check the status of the connection and the firewall? Simply open Control Panel from the Start Menu, open Internet and Network Connections, then Network Connections. By default the view is of large icons.
Click the View Menu, and choose "details" in order to reveal several more columns of information about the connections that your computer has. Check the Status column to see if your connection is currently connected, and whether or not it is "firewalled." You can even drag the column headings around (I like to slide the Status column right next to the Name column. You can even remove entire columns by right-clicking the column heading and unchecking it.



Where does Window's Product Id get stored Tip:


There are two places at least where ProductId gets stored. To see the first place, open Registry by going to START-RUN and entering REGEDIT and Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]. In right pane, look for key by the name "ProductId". This is your Windows Product Id. Alternatively you can navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion] and still find same field with the name ProductId.



You can Keep Your Favorite Programs on Top of the Start Menu tip:

Do you have a favorite program that you frequently use? Elevate its priority on the Start menu by putting it at the top of the list. This ensures that the program will remain on the Start menu and cannot be bumped by other programs, even if you use the others more frequently.
Right-click the link to your favorite program on the Start menu and select Pin to Start Menu.
Your program will be moved permanently to the top part of the list, just below your browser and e-mail programs.



Having problems with Outlook Express ? Does it ask for password everytime you connect tip:

If this is problem for you. Sometimes no matter what you do, Outlook Express forgets your password and asks you to enter it again each and every time you connect to your mail server.I have a solution that may work for you. Open Registry by going to START-RUN and entering REGEDIT and Navigate to HKEY_CURRRENT USER\Software\Microsoft and look for "Protected Storage System Provider". There is a good chance that you will see this folder. If you have it. Simply delete it. More than likely, you have solved your problem.



How to avoid autoplay of CD ? Way I like best tip.


Hey this time no registry trick even though there are ways in registry to do it. In earlier operating systems only those CD that had autorun.inf file in their root directory were able to execute on its own but with advent of WINDOWS XP it has become possible with just about anything. Well sometimes it is good but there are other times when you want to avoid this part of automation. What would I do. Simply press SHIFT key when you enter a CD in your CD drive. It won't Auto play. For those of you, who do want a registry hack. Here it is:
Open Registry and navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\policies\Explorer] and look for key "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" and set its value to 185 (decimal). This would stop autoplay.



This tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP.
Did you know you can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key.


* Click Start, and then click Run.
* Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
* Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.
* Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.
* In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1.
*Click OK.
Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you may want to back up any valued data on your computer.



Customizing Windows Explorer Context menu (right click menu in windows explorer)

Ever wondered how does the right click menu (which is actually a context menu) work ? For example, when I right click in windows explorer, I see an option which says "open command window here". Do You know why I see this ? Well I see this because I have following entries in my registry.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k cd "%1""
If You have never used a tweaking utility and have newly installed Windows XP, You would not see this option. You would have to navigate to [[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive] go and create two subkeys ("cmd" and within that "command" and would have to put the text "Open Command Window Here" without quotes in default string value of "cmd" key and the text "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k CD"%1"" without quotes in default string value of command key). After this You need to REBOOT for these changes to take effect.
Trick is in adding similar entries for other applications as well even though its much harder to come with ideas about what to put in the context menu!!!!


Credit Goes To pentest From SecurityTeam / Hackers Gr0up

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Tutorials on How to Set up a Feedburner email feed

This tutorials that am going to revealed to you are highly recommened for blogger and internet marketers.. and most of all to all newbies.. Yap like me before I never understand what is feed burner

let me tell you about a little explanation of what is feed burner

Feedburner means are a way for websites large and small to distribute their content well beyond just visitors using browsers. Feeds permit subscription to regular updates, delivered automatically via a web portal, news reader, or in some cases good old email. Feeds also make it possible for site content to be packaged into "widgets," "gadgets," mobile devices, and other bite-sized technologies that make it possible to display blogs, podcasts, and major news/sports/weather/whatever headlines just about anywhere.


Another term for RSS

An RSS feed is an easy and simple marketing campaign for your blog. It’s easier than setting up a newsletter or soliciting email marketing lists. All you have to do is place the code throughout your blog or website and your readers will do the rest. Of course quality content on your blog is what entices them to sign up for the feed.
Remember to click “Save” or “Activate” when you make changes to your FeedBurner account

1. Make an account with feedburner and then login into you account.

2. Go to the section “My Feeds” which is seen on the top left of the account page.

3. In the feeds list page, you will see a feed now option, where you have to place your blog URL to start setting up the feed for your blog.

4. Identification of feed source - In this, you have to select the type of feed for you blog. It may be a rss or atom type of feed which generally depends on the blog platform. Select the option and click Next.

5. Setup title and feedburner address. Feedburner address something like feeds.feedburner.com/YourBlogTitle.
Click on activate feed after you are done with this.

6. Feed is set. Now what? You can dress it up more by editing its options and setting up pro stats for your blog. These following images will give you a quick glance of what i am trying to explain.
Reply With Quote



Ok if you are not satisfied with the first tutorials here's the second which I believe the easiest one

1.FeedBurner FeedBurner Visit the FeedBurner website and sign up for an account.

2Add your RSS feed to your new FeedBurner account. While this step sounds simple, it only becomes difficult if you don’t know where your RSS feed is. Feed locations vary depending on blogging platform or website setup. Using the FeedBurner QuickStart Guide (link below), you can burn your WordPRess, Blogger, TypePad, MySpace or Podcasting feeds.

3Click on the Publicize tab to begin configuring your RSS feed.

4Select your email delivery service. FeedBurner offers email services through FeedBlitz, and Rmail (SendMeRSS). Before selecting one of the services read about the features of each email service provider. FeedBurner is the default option, but it pays to visit the FeedBlitz and Rmail websites before making a decision. Your decision may vary depending on the number of subscribers you have.


5Email Marketing Campaign Email Marketing Campaign Click “Delivery Options” to determine what time of day you would like your emails to be sent. You can have your RSS content delivered first thing inthe morning (recommended) or late at night. The choice is yours.

6Brand your RSS email by choosing the “Email Branding” option. This allows you to choose the email title, font, font size and color. You can also add your log and truly customize your RSS feed.

7Personalize your opt in subscription by clicking on the “Communication Preferences” link and inserting your own wording. Give your readers a sample of your personality from the moment they subscribe to your email RSS feed.

8email mail box email mail box Manage your subscription under the “Subscription Management” tab. This is where you get the code to add an email subscription link on your blog, website, newsletter or email footer.

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Tutorials on How to delete a page or site from the address bar?

* Select "Tools"
* Select "Internet Options".
* Open the "General" tab.
* In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
* To delete a page or site from the address bar, clear drop-down Address bar history, click "Delete history" and then click Yes.
* Click Close and then click OK.

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Tutorials on How to download rapishare files without waiting

I know most of us that downloaded a software,e books, music, for free in rapidshare that we need to wait for a couple of second before we can download again and I don;t like waiting and I know so do you... we need not to wait anymore because this simple tips or tweak that am going to tell you right now is the kind tutorials that you are looking for to download something from rapidshare without waiting, am pretty sure its a good news for all rapidshares user.

The simple step below will guide you

you need to Download Greasemonkey, it allows you to download rapidshare files without waiting. Greasemonkey is a very useful extension for Firefox. It is used to check if the rapidshare links are operational''Alive''or death''Dead''.

The interest of this extension is that it detects when the page download is complete, if the link is rapidshare ''Alive''or''Dead''.

In addition, it works inside your browser without any intervention on your part. But most of the time, that advantage is available only to people with the programming skills to make the changes they want. Its a free plug-in for Firefox, it simplifies tweaking the browser. For those who enjoy Firefox, you can install either because it is totally free. For those who enjoy Firefox, you can install either because it is free.

How to use:
1. Click on the rapidshare link with the middle button to appear in the background (Maybe not working well in some versions)
2. Continue surfing. (You can see the timer on the download in the title of the tab on the web rapidshare)
3. After a while the window appears to download, then save the file and close the tab that says "Done".


In case if you don't like the first tutorial you may try this one

There is the other add-on called Rapidshare Downloader 0.5.9, which helps to download Rapidshare continuously. When entering any page that links from Rapidshare, etc, will check them AUTOMATICALLY them. It works great the best downloader I have found thus far it has also been able to bypass the downloadable amount from rapid share per day.


and lastly this one ... too try it for yourself,,
all I need you to do is leave some comments


SkipScreen a Firefox extension that lets you skip the waiting time at Rapidshare, Megaupload, DepositFiles, divshare, Linkbucks and Link-Protector, also skips the previous pages that appear on these before starting the download, I prove and is excellent one comes out the download button

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