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Termintate crashed application faster

There are some applications which takes much memory and makes your system slow .It even takes much time to  terminate that applications.So to terminate such applications faster , just follow these steps:

>>Go to Start>Run>Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
>>When you select Desktop , on  right window pane you can see a string named HungAppTimeout
>>Double click that string and set its value to 1000 (default value:5000 in ms)
>>Now windows can recognize crashed application within and allow you to kill it within a second

Now you can change windows default program files directory (which is usually C:\Program Files)  using registry editor by just following these steps:
>>Go to Start>Run , type regedit to open registry editor
>> Now navigate to the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>>Select the CurrentVersion folder in the registry

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>>In the right window pane you will see a string named ProgramFilesDir
>>Double Click that string change its value data directory to your own directory
>>For eg: If by default the string value is C:\Program Files then you can change is to D:\Program Files
>>Now when you install any program(software) the program will paste its installation files and other data in D:\Program Files directory not in C:\Program Files directory

*This trick can be useful when your default(C:\) drive has less free space

Windows XP has specific feature in its Group Policy editor where we can restrict users from accessing specified drives by making a drive invisible by just following these steps:

Now you can hack your admin or user account in your PC by just following these steps:

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>>Go to start
>>Click Run
>>Type cmd [cmd:command prompt]
>>Type net user [space b/w net and user]
>>It shows all your PC accounts
>>Then type net user xxxxx *  [Dont forget asterisk symbol]
>>Where xxxxx is the user a/c which is to be hacked
>>Then type new password and again re-type it
>>That's cool xxxxx account  is hacked

*You can even type your administrators username to hack administrator.

Now you can automatically delete your temporary folder upon exit by just following these steps:

Group Policy Editor

Here is registry trick to make your PC Shutdown faster :
>>Go to Start>Run , type regedit to open registry editor
>>Now navigate to this directory , HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control 

Shutdown PC Faster

>>Select control folder
>>Now you will see WaitToKillServiceTimeout string present on the right pane
>>Right click on it , and select modify or double click it to modify
>>Now change its value data to 100

Fastest Shutdown Trick:
Dont use this always.Use it only when there is emergency
*You can also shutdown PC Faster by Pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del to open task manager and Select Shutdown .Now press and hold Ctrl and click TurnOFF  to shutdown your PC

Now you can add control panel to desktop by just following these steps:

Control Panel On Desktop

>>Right Click on Desktop >Select New>Folder to create a new folder
>>Rename that folder into ControlPanel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} 
>>Now you can open control panel from desktop

Many applications at startup will make your pc slow.So you must remove some unwanted applications using registry or other method already discussed.You can make your PC start faster by doing this.
>>Go to Start>Run Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following      keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN
>>On the right side ,  Delete keys which show unnecessary applications at startup

Now you can enable or disable XP boot logo at startup of your PC by just following these steps:

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>>Go to Start>Run Type msconfig to open system configuration utility
>>Click on Boot.ini tab
>>Tick/Check the box for /NOGUIBOOT to disable XP boot logo
>>To enable it uncheck that box

XP boot logo

Windows XP contains many hidden files and folders which cannot be seen while exploring folders normally.To view all these hidden files and folders just follow these steps:

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First Method:
>>Open My Computer
>>At left-top menu ,you can select Tools>Folder Options
>>Now select View tab to see Show Hidden files and folders option

>>Select That option to see all Hidden files and folders in XP
Second Method:
>>Go to Start>Run Type  cmd to open command prompt

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>>Now command prompt type dir /ah to see hidden files and folders

*/ah - attribute=hidden

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Now you can watch instantly all the screen savers by just following these steps:

>>Go Start>Search
>>In search companion ,click all file types or leave it (only for new search companions)
>>File or Folder name box Type .scr as in the picture.
>> Select your default local hard drive(mostly C:\)
>>Click search ,you will see all the screensavers
>>If you don't see any,select hidden files and folders or tick all the sub options in Advanced Options
>>You will get all the list of  screen savers in you PC
>>To watch or activate any screen saver double click on any screen saver file

*These are mostly found in this directory:C:\Windows\system32

Here's a process to check whether your windows XP OS is activated or not.
>>Go to Start>Run Type oobe/msoobe /a         (add space wherever needed)

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>>Press Enter to verify whether your OS is activated or not

Now you can install windows XP using DOS by just following these simple steps:
>>Insert windows XP CD into your CD reader
>> Copy i386 folder to C:\
>>Now go to C:\i386 folder and double click on winnt32.exe to launch the setup to install windows XP  from the hard drive

Windows XP Game cheats:

Its bad to say but even windows XP games are having cheats
 Pinball Cheat:Type hidden test while playing the game

Watch star wars:

No download No browser or No media player required to watch this movie
Just:
>>Go to Start>Run>Type:telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
>>Press Enter.Enjoy the movie (Internet required)

Now you can find ip address of any site without using any software by just following these steps:
>>Go to Start>Run>Type cmd (Command Prompt)
>>Type cd\
>>Type tracert www.anysite.com Eg: For tracing yahoo ip address type tracert www.yahoo.com
>>Press enter
>>The first line shows the ip address of the website you are tracing usually in [   ]
>>You can see the steps ,how that site is loading
>>More the number of steps more the time taken for the website to load

Now you can lock any folder on your PC without using any software by just following these steps:

>> Make a folder on the desktop and name it as "folder"
>>Now, open notepad and write ren folder folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.
>>In the 'save as' name it as lock.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)
>>Now, again open notepad again and write ren folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} folder and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.
>>In the 'save as' name it as key.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)
>>Now, double click lock.bat to lock the folder and now if you open your folder, control panel will open up !
>>Now, double click key.bat to open the folder and now if you open your folder, you can access your data inside the folder again !
>>Lock your folder and hide the key.bat somewhere else on your hard disk !
>>Whenever you want to open your folder just paste the key.bat on desktop and open your folder using it !