Technical Tips N Tricks

Required Windows XP operating system Windows XP cd Right to the tutorial Place the xp cd in your cd/dvd drive Go to start run type in ‘sfc /scannow’ (without the ‘) Now it should all load, and fix all your corrupted file on windows XP

Accessibility Controls – access.cpl Add Hardware Wizard – hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control – admintools Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt Calculator – calc Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc Character Map – charmap Check Disk Utility – chkdsk Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd Command Prompt – cmd Component Services – dcomcnfg Computer Management – compmgmt.msc Device Manager – devmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)  – directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc Disk Management – diskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Manager – diskpart Display Properties – control desktop Display Properties – desk.cpl Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) – control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility – drwtsn...

This is a password hack but it clears the BIOS such that the next time you start the PC, the CMOS does not ask for any password. Now if you are able to bring the DOS prompt up, then you will be able to change the BIOS setting to the default. To clear the CMOS do the following: Get DOS prompt and type: DEBUG hit enter -o 70 2e hit enter -o 71 ff hit enter -q hit enter exit hit enter Restart the computer

So what is liquid cooling then? Well firstly, everybody knows that CPUs are getting faster and faster every single day. What comes with these faster speeds are an increasing number of transistors inside of CPUs, and also more power is being used. What does this all mean? Well, a lot more heat is being produced! These days you won’t find a processor on the market without its own heatsink to lower the generated heat caused by the CPU. But as CPUs continue to rise in speed over time, so do the speed of fans to combat the problem. And the faster the fans, the louder they become. So that’s why we turn to other cooling solutions, and that is where computer liquid cooling comes into play. Just like a radiator in your car, PC liquid cooling systems work similarly to reduce the heat caused by CPUs. The system works by circulating a liquid through the CPU’s heatsink. The liquid works to absorb the heat from the hot CPU, and then the liquid moves towards a radiator located at the...

The monitor will likely be one of the most expensive parts of your computer, so you’ll need all the advice you can get on making your purchase. This guide will explain the different factors you should consider when buying your gaming monitor. A few years ago, the biggest decision you needed to make when choosing the best gaming monitor was whether to get an LCD or CRT monitor. Nowadays, that argument is dead. CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors have been around for a very long time, and were once the standard displays for desktop computers. When LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors entered the desktop computer world, they were very expensive. LCD monitors have many advantages over their CRT counterparts, and these days they have totally taken over the desktop display market, and their prices have plummeted over recent years to become affordable to everyone. Here are the advantages of LCD monitors over the old-style CRT monitors, in case you wanted to know: * Less power usage – An LCD...

The computer power supply is vital to the operation of any computer, yet it is an often overlooked component. Without a power supply, your computer would just be a box full of plastic and metal. What the Computer Power Supply Does In a PC, the computer power supply is the metal box usually located in the corner of the computer case. In many systems the power supply is visible from the back of the case because it contains the power-cord receptacle and the cooling fan. The main purpose of the power supply is to convert AC power from the mains to usable low-voltage DC power for the internal components of the computer. The power supply gives out three different DC voltages to your computer, 12VDC, 5VCD, and 3VDC. These three voltages are used for different components in your system. For example, the 5VDC voltage powers the motherboard, voltage regulators, serial and parallel ports, and PCI and AGP ports. How Much Power Do You Need? Each power supply has a certain wattage based on their max...

The hard drive is where all your files and programs are stored. The three main features to look out for in a hard drive is the speed, size, and the type of interface. But first, let’s take a little look into how hard drives work. How Hard Drives Store Data In a nutshell, hard drives store information by manipulating magnetic fields over the moving surface of a disk coated with a magnetic material. This use of magnetism to store information is very similar to how tape or video recorders work. A hard drive stores digital data as magnetic variations on the surface of the disk. A bit (binary digit, the building block of all data within a PC) represents a 0 when magnetized in one orientation, and a 1 when magnetized in another. Each individual disk inside a hard drive is called a platter. Large hard drives contain several platters and use both sides of each platter for storage. The drive contains a motor that spins the platters at speeds from 5400 to 15,000 rotations per minute (rpm). The S...

We will look at the various factors you should take into account when choosing your gaming motherboard, to ensure that you choose the best motherboard for your needs.If you think of the processor as the brain of a computer, then the motherboard could be described as the central nervous system, responsible for relaying information between all the internal components. In other words, it’s the hub of the computer, where all other components connect to. Since the motherboard is so crucial to your system, buying the best motherboard you can afford is a good investment. Select Your CPU First Before choosing your motherboard, you should have already chosen your CPU. If you haven’t already doneA motherboard will generally only support one type of processor, such as a Pentium 4 or Athlon 64. Different CPUs have connectors that vary physically from one another. So you can’t accidentally plug in the wrong processor into the wrong motherboard. Also, take note that many motherboards will only suppo...

Picking the latest, fastest or most expensive processor on the market won’t always result in the right CPU for your particular system. Some processors are designed to work with certain motherboards, so the CPU you choose will limit the type of motherboard you can get.       The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is one of the most important components in any computer system. The CPU could be described as the brains of a computer. It contains the logic circuitry that performs the instructions of the software you run. The performance of your games and other applications will be directly related to this tiny little microprocessor. The Major Players: Intel and AMD Two companies dominate the CPU market, Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). Both companies make a range of different processor models.  For example, Intel have the Core i7 and Core i5 processor models, while AMD have the Athlon and Phenom series.  The Best CPU for Gaming If you’re a basic computer user and you don’t require all tha...

Choosing the right gaming video card for your needs can be a tough decision for many. There are so many different graphics cards out there, all with different specs and features, it’s hard to know what is best for you.Your gaming video card will be responsible for producing the dazzling 3D graphics and effects seen in the latest computer games. A better graphics card makes for a better 3D gaming experience, so gamers should choose the best video card they can afford. AGP or PCI Express There are two ways to connect your graphics card to your motherboard, via an AGP or PCI Express slot. Generally, a motherboard will only support one these slot types. So you need to make sure which it is before looking for a video card. AGP has been the norm for a long time now, but it is old technology. PCI Express is the new kid on the block, and it’s only a matter of time until it completely takes over from AGP. The benefit of PCI Express is that it can handle a greater data throughput than an AG...

It’s a simple 4 step process. Step 1. Choose the track which you want to play at start-up and shutdown jingles, Limitations are * It should be in .WAV format. * The size of file should not be large, prefer keeping them within in 1 Mb, otherwise your startup will take a bit longer. If the file you want to make your start-up or shutdown is not in .WAV format, you can easily convert them using Jet Audio 7, or any other converter. Step 2. Now rename these files as “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV” respectively. Step 3. Now Go to “C:WINDOWSMEDIA”, here you will find files “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV”, move them to some other locations, this step is required for, in case you need to revert back these sounds, else you can ignore this step. Step 4. Now the files you have chosen and renamed, just copy-paste or cut paste them in “C:WINDOWSMEDIA”, here you go, now you can enjoy the new Start-up and shutdown.

Bored of the same old C, D, E, F drive letters? Here is a simple way to change the drive alphabets. * Right-Click on “My Computer” ==> “Manage” * In the “Computer Management” screen click on “Disk Management” * Now Right-click the drive you want to change and select “Change Drive Letters and Paths..” * Click on “Change” ==> Select from the list of alphabets in the drop down * Click “OK” Now check your “My Computer

If you don’t want the same old blue log on screen for your Windows VistaGo ahead with the steps below Step 1: Download the file – http://www.mediafire.com/?e9y3j3vme0w Step 2: Click on Save and save the .zip file to the desktop Step 3: Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop Step 4: Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge. Step 5: Click on Run, and press Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted Step 6: Save the custom .jpg image you want to use to the desktop with the name backgroundDefault.jpg Step 7: Check to see what your primary display screen resolution is. (You can do it by right clicking on any empty space on your desktop and choose screen resolution and then actuate it with your monitor’s specification.) [NOTE: For example, mine is 1920 x 1280.] Step 8: Open Paint, and click on the File icon (top left corner), Open, and navigate to and select the .jpg image from step 6. [NOTE: You can open Paint by typing mspaint.exe in the Start men...

Win-Xp Commands An A-Z Index of the Windows XP command line ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASSOC Change file extension associations ASSOCIAT One step file association AT Schedule a command to run at a later time ATTRIB Change file attributes BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info CACLS Change file permissions CALL Call one batch program from another CD Change Directory – move to a specific Folder CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties CHKDSK Check Disk – check and repair disk problems CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. CLS Clear the screen CLUSTER Windows Clustering CMD Start a new CMD shell COLOR Change colors of the CMD window COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets o...

* First go to comman prompt .Start–>Run. * There will be a dialogbox, Type command prompt in the dialog box * Then C:/documents and settings prompt will appear. * Then type format x (x is the driver letter) and press ENTER * After that you have to enter the volume lable of the pen drive correctly and press ENTER. * Then a prompt will appear.Select Y (yes) command. * Format will start.

It’s easy to change, assuming your using IE 6: Click “Tools”->”Internet Options” Click the “Security” tab Click “Custom Level” Scroll down to the “Scripting” section Set “Active Scripting” to “disable” Click “Ok” a couple of times. You’ll probably want to turn this back to “enable” when your done… ’cause generally the javascript enhances a website.

1) Boot up windows. 2) go to dos-prompt or go to command prompt directly from the windows start up menu. 3) type the command at the prompt: “debug” 4) type the following lines now exactly as given……. o 70 10 o 71 20 quit exit 4) exit from the dos prompt and restart the machine password protection gone,.enjoy NOTE: FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY.I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG…. 

The following steps to hack BIOS password work absolutely fine for a Desktop and are the easiest of all. Steps: * Shut down the computer and take out all the plugs connected to electricity. * Open up the CPU cabinet and locate the CMOS battery on the motherboard (it will be a silver circular battery just like a button cell). * Remove the battery and keep it out for some 2-3 minutes as this will flush out the CMOS memory which stores the BIOS password and all other configurations. * Now place the battery back and start the computer normally. Steps for Laptop: * Open up the BIOS at the time of booting. * There are some backdoor passwords which the manufacturing company had set that will be accepted by the BIOS. You will just need to know the make of your BIOS.Try out the passwords from these lists. List of Award BIOS backdoor passwords: * BIOSTAR, AWARD_SW, AWARD SW, AWARD PW, CONDO, LKWPETER, J262, 01322222 * List of AMI BIOS backdoor passwords: * AMI, AAAMMMIII, BIOS, PASSWORD, A.M.I.,...

Open notepad >> Write @echo off msg * I am tired. shutdown -c “So, Bye Bye dear” -s >> Save the File as AnyName.bat When you will open this file, your Computer will Shut down on its own after showing the message in it. NOTE: FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY.I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG…. 

1-Attrib Changes the attributes of a file or directory 2-Batch Executes the commands specified in the text file 3-Bootcfg Boot file (boot.ini) configuration and recovery 4-ChDir-(Cd)-Displays the name of the current directory or changes the current directory 5-Chkdsk Checks a disk and displays a status report 6-Cls Clears the screen 7-Copy Copies a single file to another location 8-Delete (Del) Deletes one or more files 9-Dir Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory 10-Disable Disables a system service or a device driver 11-Diskpart Manages partitions on your hard drives 12-Enable Starts or enables a system service or a device driver 13-Exit Exits the Recovery Console and restarts your computer 14-Expand Extracts a file from a compressed file 15-Fixboot Writes a new partition boot sector onto the specified partition 16-Fixmbr Repairs the master boot record of the specified disk 17-Format Formats a disk 18-Help Displays a list of the commands y...

These are simple text files containing some lines with commands that get executed in sequence, one after the other. These files have the special extension BAT or CMD. Files of this type are recognized and executed through an interface (sometimes called a shell) provided by a system file called the command interpreter. In Windows XP/ Vista the command interpreter is the file cmd.exe. The large assortment of versatile commands available in Windows XP/Vista/7 makes batch files a powerful tool.

This isnt a tweak, but a great little feature! For a great way to put your digital photos to work, try creating a slide show presentation for use as a screen saver. Here’s how: 1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop and then click Properties. 2. Click the Screen Saver tab. 3. In the Screen saver list, click My Pictures Slideshow. 4. Click Settings to make any adjustments, such as how often the pictures should change, what size they should be, and whether you’ll use transition effects between pictures, and then click OK. Now your screen saver is a random display of the pictures taken from your My Pictures folder.

Windows XP Professional supports two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic disk storage uses partition-oriented disks. A basic disk contains basic volumes (primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives). Dynamic disk storage uses volume-oriented disks, and includes features that basic disks do not, such as the ability to create volumes that span multiple disks (spanned and striped volumes). General Notes Before you change a basic disk to a dynamic disk, note these items: You must have at least 1 megabyte (MB) of free space on any master boot record (MBR) disk that you want to convert. This space is automatically reserved when the partition or volume is created in Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional. However, it may not be available on partitions or volumes that are created in other operating systems. When you convert to a dynamic disk, the existing partitions or logical drives on the basic disk are converted to simple volumes on the dynamic disk. A...

Since defragging the disk won’t do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers’ PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing. 1.) To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software — the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine — and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer. 2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance. 3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you’re not sure, here’s how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. ...

SETTINGS FOR PCSX2 EMULATOR graphics plugin gsdx 890(msvc15.00,sse2)0.1.14 fist controller lilly pad 0.9.9 cdvdrom gigaherz’s cddvd plugin 0.7.0 usb usbnull driver 0.5.0 sound spu2-x 1.1.0 2nd controller lilly pad 0.9.9 dev9 dev9null driver 0.3.0 firmwire fwnull driver 0.4.0 bios USA v01.60(07/02/2002/console) procedure- first download pcsx2 0.9.6 from here pcsx2.net/downloads.php 2-then download plugins and bios 3-now configure pcsx2 as i mentioned above 4-BUT,before that i want to tell u to run ps2 game u have follwing requirements which is given below- a good graphic card of 512mb or better.A good graphic card enables you to get good FPS and fps enables u to run your game at good speed and more effectively. a dual core processor of 2.60gh or better. min 2gb ram for xp. To get good speed you have to use xp,because vista and win 7 consumes more frequency and ram .So for running ps2 game you have xp because of its compatablity with softwares and uses less computer resources .!!!!!...