COMPUTER TRICKS AND TIPS

YOU CAN STOP VIRUS ENTERING YOUR USB DRIVE:-
FRNDS If you have windows XP with SP2,
then you can disable the writing option to USB drives.

WHAT IT WILL DO?
This trick is very useful if you have virus in your computer and want to copy files from a USB Drive but don’t want to transfer virus to the USB.

STEPS to disable the USB writing option:

To edit the computer registry, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.

First click on Start button and type “Regedit” in Run option.

Here locate the location to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Here in right side panel, click right to create a key with the name “StorageDevicePolicies”.

Now in left side panel, select “StorageDevicePolicies” key, again right click to create new DWORD value then label it “WriteProtect”. Set its value to “1″. But again to enable writing, set its values to “0″.
THATS IT

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect. 
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ENABLE TASK MANAGER:-
If you have any viruses, then you may notice that they affect to the task manager and disable it
This is because if we know that there is a virus active in our background there’ll be a chance to stop it using task manager.
Disable task manager doing by viruses editing the computer registry.
Here how you can fix and get back the Task manager again.

"Method 1":Click Start >> Run >> and type the code below and press Enter.
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG

"Method 2":Click Start>> Run>> and type Regedit.exe (open registry editor)
Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System .In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableTaskMgrClose Registry editor. You may want to restart you computer for changes take effect.

"Method 3":Click Start >> Run >> type gpedit.msc (Open Group policy editor)
Navigate to:User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options / Remove Task Manager .Double click the Remove Task Manager option.Change the policy to Not Configured and click ok 
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HOW TO REMOVE Driveguard.exe or flashguard.exe VIRUS:-
Drivegaurd.exe or flashgaurd.exe

“this worm will remove all files from C:\heap41a that are related to other malicious programs it enables TaskManager if is disabled” - BitDefender

it also download some other malicious files to your computer

You can locate the virus files at c:\Program Files\FlashGuard\FlashGuard.exe
Or you may have to change the attributes of this folder.For that you can refer this guide
c:\Program Files\FlashGuard\FlashGuard.exe
c:\Program Files\FlashGuard\ReadMe.txt
c:\DocumentsandSettings\**UserProfile\LocalSettings\Temp\DriveGuard.tmp.exe
c:\DocumentsandSettings\**UserProfile\LocalSettings\Temp\gHmpg.tmp.exe
It creates folders in your pendrive & copy itself to :
f:\System\Security\DriveGuard.exe *
f:\autorun.inf *
f: is your pen drive so change it according to your pendrive drive.
Will add itself to startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FlashGuard
To see these virus you must set Windows to show hidden files -
HOW TO REMOVE IT :
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open ‘Task Manager’, select FlashGuard.exe & click ‘End Process’
You can browse to the folder mentioned above or you can find it quickly by using ‘Search’ feature(Start Menu>>Search). In the search box type, flashguard.exe or flashguard. Don’t hit the search button ..

Scroll down & expand ‘More Advanced Options’.Check the all the box as you see in the screenshot below & hit ‘Search’ button..
Delete all the files found..
Also serch for .tmp.exe, delete DriveGuard.tmp.exe & gHmpg.tmp.exe files…
The virus files can easily be recognized with pendrive icon and delete those files.
Congrats, the virus is removed from your computer. But still some entries made by the virus files exists in registry.
Go to start->run and type msconfig and hit enter
Select ‘Startup’ tab, select & uncheck FlashGuard. Click ‘Apply’.

Delete Registry Entry : Go to Start Menu>>Run, type regedit & click ‘Ok’
Browse to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FlashGuard
Select FlashGuard, right-click on it & delete 

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SOLVE BATTERY LOW PROBLEM:-

How to solve battery low problem of mobile phone

MANY TIMES YOU FACE PROBLEM OF BATTERY LOW
Your Mobile Battery is Very Low
& you are expecting an important call
BUT you don't have a charger"
what to do?

Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery.
To activate the battery, the key-in *7780# your cell will restart with this reserve and your instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.
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MAKE IMAGES ON INTERNET DANCE:-
MAKE IMAGES ON INTERNET DANCE.
A Javascript trick that makes all the images on the site your on float and dance around. :]

You can do this to ANY site with images

OPEN UR BROWSER
OPEN AYN SITE THAT CONTAINS IMAGES
Go to the address bar on top where site name is there eg.www.trickscafe.blogspot.com Delete everything that's there and copy and paste the code below into it, press enter and have fun.

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+ "px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+" px"}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0); 
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ERICSSION TRICKS:-

Ericsson-codes
Ericsson R250 pro

To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see software version, press > * < < * < *

To see all texts contained in the phone, press > * < < * < * >> (>);
when ´Text?´ appears, press YES and use the arrow keys to see texts.

Ericsson R520

To see the IMEI press *#06#

Play the hidden game:
 
To play Snake one must:
1st Start the game Erix.
2nd On the presentation screen press the following keys: ´123´, ´#3#2´ or ´123456789*0#12´ depending upon the software version.
3rd Press´yes´ to start the game.
To play use the following keys: 5,7,9 e 0.

These tricks do not work on every terminal software version.

Ericsson R600

To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Ericsson T20

To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Ericsson T28

To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < * then you will see:
1 - Software version and date
2 - Texts that the phone is using

To see keyboard locks, press < * * <

For fast dial of the last number, press 0 #


Ericsson T29
To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Ericsson T39

To see the IMEI, press *#06#

press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Play the hidden game:

To play Snake one must:
1st Start the game Erix
2nd On the presentation screen press the following keys: ´123´, ´#3#2´ or ´123456789*0#12´ depending upon the software version.
3rd Press´yes´ to start the game.
To play use the following keys: 2,4,6 e 8.

These tricks do not work on every terminal software version.


Ericsson T65

To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Ericsson T66

To see IMEI, press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Ericsson T68

To See the IMEI press *#06#

To see engineering menu, press > * < < * < *

Play hidden games :

To play:

-Snake:
1st Start the game Erix
2nd On the presentation screen press the following keys: ´123´, ´#3#2´ or ´123456789*0#12´ depending upon the software version.
3rd Press ´yes´to start the game.
Use the joystick to play.

-Block Game:
1st Start the game Q.
2nd On the presentation screen press the following keys: ´134679*h5´.
3rd Press ´yes´ to start the game.
Use the joystick to play.

-Card Game:
1st Start the game Ripple.
2nd On the presentation screen press the following keys: ´456654456´.
3rd Press´yes´ to start the game
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ARROW KEYS TRICK:-
Here is a cool little arrow trick.
try it i have tested in MS-WORD,NOTEPAD

SO Next time you're using your arrow keys to go from one area of a sentence to another (left and right arrows),
hold down your CTRL key.
Instead of moving one space at a time, you'll go one word at a time.

If you're using the up and down arrows to go from line to line, holding down the CTRL key will make your cursor jump from paragraph to paragraph.

& if you hold down the SHIFT key while you do this (i.e. hold down SHIFT + CTRL at the same time), you select text as you arrow along.
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Make AUTORUN CD:-

If you want to make a autorun file for that CD you are ready to burn

here is a small trick for u


1) You open notepad
2) now you writ: [autorun]
OPEN=INSTALL\aaa.EXE
ICON=INSTALL\aaa.EXE

Now save it but not as a .txt file but as a aaa.inf file.

But remember! And you also need to rember that it is not all of the setup files there are called '.exe but some are called '.msi

3) Now burn your CD with the autorun aaa.inf file included.

4) Now set the CD in you CD drive and wait for the autorun to begin or if nothing happens just double-click on the CD drive in "This Computer" 
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LOCK YOUR DESKTOP ICONS:-

You have arranged your desktop to look nicely with your wallpaper.
but someone comes and mess up the wau u arrenged it .
so here is a solution to this problem
U CAN LOCK UR DESKTOP ICONS

To lock your desktop icons into place
first arrange it carefully the way you want it to be
then open up the registry editor.
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
Right-click in the right pane and select
New, DWORD Value name NoSaveSettings
and press the Enter key.
Right-click on the new NoSaveSettings item and select Modify.
Enter 1 in the Value data box.

After this, whenever you restart Windows, your settings will return to their current state.
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HOW TO CREATE SHUTDOWN AND RESTART BUTTONS ON DESKTOP:-

Many u think to have the shutdown and restart buttons on our desktop. The traditional way includes going to start button and then choosing the Turn Off Computer button and again choosing between switch user, turn off and restart. It does takes a few seconds more(some times boring ). Well there is a solution for it
u can create a Shutdown Button& restart on the desktop.
 
To create a shutdown and restart button on Desktop we have to create a shortcut. To do this first
Right Click on the Desktop and then click New Button. Then scroll down to Shortcut. On clicking it a new Window appears with a blank space saying "Type the location of items". In this space write "shutdown.exe -s -t 5" or "%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 5"
 
Now the -s stands for shutdown and -t denotes the time in seconds to wait before windows shutdown. Then click Next and give a name as shutdown and click Finish. To apply icons to it simply Right click it and Properties and then Change Icons. For Restart simply change -s with -r like this way "%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 10" or "shutdown.exe -r -t 10".
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MOUSE WHEEL TRICK:-
Mouse wheel tricks
If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel on it, you can do some cool tricks.......

1.Shift & Spin

Ever wonder what happens when you hold down the Shift key on a web page and spin the wheel on your wheel mouse? Explorer goes either back or forward, depending on which direction you spin.

Give it a try. Open up Internet Explorer(or any other browser) and follow a few links. Then, hold down your SHIFT key and spin that wheel.

2.CTRL & Spin

If you are in a web browser (Explorer or Netscape or Firefox) , hold down your Ctrl key and spin the wheel. It makes the text larger or smaller depending on which way you spin. For Opera users, it magnifies both the images and the text. 
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TRICK TO PUT YOUR WEBPAGE ON YOUR DESKTOP:-
HERE IS A TRICK TO PUT ur web PAGE ON OUR DESKTOP


To put a Web page on your desktop, start by right-clicking on an empty space on the desktop. THEN
Click on "Properties" to open the display properties dialog box.


To add a Web page to ur desktop:

1. Click on the desktop tab in the display properties dialog box

2. Click the "Customize Desktop." button


In the desktop items dialog box, click on the Web tab

The settings on the Web tab allow you to add new Web pages to ur desktop & customize their settings.From this screen, u can add a Web page to your desktop and customize its settings.
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HIDE YOUR FOLDERS IN JUST FEW MINUTES WITHOUT USING ANY SOFTWARE:-

(THIS IS REALLY WONDERFUL TRICK ..................)
hide ur folders without the usage of folder lock :

suppose u want to hide a folder named abc which is in D: of ur computer

go to command prompt
start--->run--->cmd-->d:


after changing it from C: to D:

type D:/>attrib +h +s abc
the above command is to hide the folder

to show the folder

tyoe D:/>attrib -h -s abc

in this type of hidding the folder cannot be viewed even if we make advance search or even changing the folders menu to (show all hidden files)
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HOW TO BACK UP REGISTRY KEYS:-

HOW TO BACKUP UR REGISTRY KEYS
VERY USEFULL TRICK

These are the easy steps on how you can export your registry keys

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.


On the File menu, click Export.


In the Save in box, select the box at the bottom the bottom according to weather you want to export all or only selected branches of the registry.


Next select a location in which to save the backup .reg file. In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save.


Follow these steps to restore your registry to it's previous state

To restore registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved 
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR DESKTOP ICONS TRANSPARENT:-

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent
Go to Control Panel
> System,

> Advanced

> Performance area

> Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

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