Extend Windows 7 Trial period to 90 days!!!

1. Download Windows 7 Pre-Beta M3 Build 6801.

2. Burn it on a DVD, and install Windows 7.

3. When installation is complete, open Command Prompt.

When your trial period is going to end then open command prompt, and follow the steps,

Type any of the three commands below:
sysprep /generalize
slmgr.vbs –rearm
rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows

This trick will increase the trial period of Windows Se7en!

News!!!

Service Pack 2 Release candidate for Windows Vista and Server 2008 is coming soon this week - A Microsoft Spokesperson confirmed to betanews. This will be released to general public for testing purposes only.

How to Speed up the copying process in Windows Vista!!!

Tips to increase the copying process in Windows Vista,

1. If you are having any anti virus program, temporarily disable the anti virus for sometime. After copying turn on the anti virus. But before copying make sure that you scan the file which you are copying.

2. Install Service Pack 1 for vista through Windows Update. This will dramatically increase the speed.

3. If you are copying a large file, then close other open windows and applications.

4. Disable the auto tuning function which is enabled in Windows Vista, to disable follow the steps,

• Open Command Promt by pressing Windows Logo Button + R, and type "cmd" in the run Windows
• In Command Promt type netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled and press enter.
  

To turn the auto tuning feature on, then in the disabled field type normal.

How to turn off program compatability assistant in Windows 7!!!

1. Press Windows Logo Button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Application Compatibility and double click on the second option and click on enabled.

How to remove All Programs list in the Start Menu!!!

To hide/remove the All Program list in the start menu, then follow the steps given below,

1. Press Windows Logo Button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu And Task bar and search for "Remove All Programs list........" and click on enable.

How to prevent changing theme in Windows 7!!!

Want to prevent the changing theme in Windows 7, then follow the steps given below,

1. Press Windows Logo Button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization and on the right pane, double click on the second option and enable it.

Prohibit access to Control Panel in Windows 7!!!

The following trick will show you to how to prohibit access to the control panel in Windows 7,

1. Press Windows logo button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter,

3. Navigate to user configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel and on the right pane double click on the second last option and click on enabled.

4. That's All.

A look into Oscars 2009!!!

Slumdog Millionaire - 8

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - 3

Milk - 2

The Dark Knight - 2



Source : BBC

Slumdog Millionaire gets 8 Oscars!!!

Here is the list of Oscar Awards which are given to Slumdog Millionaire,

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Adapted screenplay

Best Cinematography

Sound Mixing

Film Editing

Best Score

Best Original Song : Jai Ho



Source : BBC

How to remove recycle bin icon in Windows 7!!!

Want to remove the recycle bin from desktop, just follow the steps given below,

1. Right click any where in desktop and click on personalization and on the left pane click on change desktop icons and uncheck the recycle bin above and click ok.

How to disable the command prompt in Windows 7!

Want to disable the command prompt in Windows 7? Don't Worry! It is easy as 123...

1. Press Windows Logo Button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System and on the right pane double click on "Prevent access to the command prompt" and click on enabled.

4. That's All!

How to Lock the Windows Media Player Skin in Windows 7!

Want to disable the features in Windows Media Player to other users? Just lock the media player skin by following the steps given below,

1. Press Windows Logo button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Media Player > User Interface and double click on the fourth option "Set and lock skin" and click on enabled.

4. This will disable the users from accessing the full features in Windows Media Player.

How to turn off the Desktop gadgets in Windows 7!

Just follow the steps to turn Off/On the Windows 7 Gadgets!

1. Press Windows Logo button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Desktop Gadgets and go for the second option and double click on it and click on enabled. That's All. Press OK.

How to restrict the installation of gadgets in Windows 7!

Want to restrict other users from installing gadgets to your computer! Then simply follow the3 steps given below,

1. Press Windows Logo button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Desktop Gadgets and double click on the third option "Restrict unpacking and installation of......" and click on enabled. That's all!

Automatically clear the history when you exit Windows 7!

Want to clear your history automatically when you exit windows 7, there is a way to do it,

1. Press Windows logo button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start menu and Task Bar and on the right pane go to the second option "Clear history............" and double click on it.

4. Click on enabled and click OK. That's All!

How to turn off baloon notification messages in Windows 7!

Are you bored seeing the annoying balloon notifications in start up? Don't worry! There's a way to disable it.

1. Press Windows Logo button + R

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter

3. Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start menu and Task Bar > and in the right pane go down and double click on the "Turn off all balloon notifications" and click on enabled.

4. Press OK to take effect. If you want to the balloon notifications then just click on not configured.

How to add logoff to the start menu in Windows 7!

Want a Logoff button shortcut in your start menu? Then follow the steps given below,

1. Press Windows Logo button + R,

2. Type "gpedit.msc" and press enter,

3. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar and on the right and side and go for the fourth option, "Add Logoff to the startmenu". Double click on it and click on enabled.


4. Then click apply and ok to take affect.

Create your own run command shortcut for any Application or Folder!!!

Want to run a application or any folder through run command like cmd, notepad,.....Then just follow the steps given below,

1. Create a folder or paste the desired application in to the Windows folder which is located in C drive or where your operating system installed.

2. That's All. If you created a folder named "test" in to the windows folder. Then it will open when you type test in the run command. If you want to do this for any application, then simply create a shortcut for application and put it in to the Windows Folder.

For example, if you have installed MS Office, then go to Start > Programs > Microsoft Office and create a shortcut for word in the desktop and rename the shortcut to anything you want and put the shortcut in to the Windows folder. It will work fine............

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Archlinux Released!!!

This linux distribution is among the first to support the Ext4 filesystem. Regular softwares available in this version are Gnome, X.Org, Open Office, Gimp, Firefox, etc.

The features available in ArchLinux are

1. Updated Documentation

2. ArchLinux Installation Framework

3. Rescue and maintainence capabilities for Ext4 partitions and more

To download Archlinux Click here

How to put a form into a blog or Website?

Are you searching for a free form service that can be implemented into a blog or a website?

There is a site which will give you this service for free. The site's URL is www.emailmeform.com

Go to the site and sign up and create your own customized form and put the form code into your blog or Website easily.

Good News for Operating system Buyers!

Recently Microsoft has announced that, Users who buy a Vista system after july( Date may subject to Change) will be eligible for a free Windows 7 Upgrade

A look at Google Toolbar beta 5!!!

Google toolbar 5 beta has released now. It has more improved features than its previous versions! Google has improved the Autofill feature and the exciting feature in the autofill form is, we an create multiple profiles for Autofill feature!


The search box is bigger than the previous one! Google also added a Button Gallery to its toolbar to help users to get their respected buttons. You can also add Google Gadgets!

How to create a Copyright "©" Symbol!!!

Want to put a symbol in your creations? Don't Worry!

Simply press the right alt button + 0169! That's All!

How to Hibernate Windows 7!!!

Want to Hibernate Windows 7, Don't Worry! Just follow the steps given below,

1. Go to Desktop and right click any where and select New > Shortcut

2. In the text field type shutdown.exe -h or Copy-Paste the colored text in the field.

3. Click next and type Hibernate.

4. That's All! You have just created a Hibernate Shortcut in your Desktop.

How to Increase the Speed of Mozilla Firefox!

To increase the speed of firefox, just follow the steps given below,

1. Type about:config in the address bar where you will type the Website URL.

2. Click on I'will be Carefull, I promise!

3. Then make the changes in the following entries,

• network.http.max-connections-per-server=32
• network.http.max-persistence-connections-per-proxy=16
• network.http.max-connections=64
• network.http.max-persistence-connections-per-server=10
  
• network.http.pipelining=true
• network.http.pipelining.maxrequests=200
• network.http.proxy.pipelining=true
• network.http.request.menu-start-delay=0
• network.http.proxy.version=1.0

4. That's all. Restart firefox to take effect.

Night At The Museum 2 - Release Date!

The release date of the upcoming movie "Night At The Museum: Battle Of The SmithSonian" is on May22, 2009

PDF Cards for Free!!!

Want to create your own business card? Don't worry! You don't even need to be a graphic designer!

All you need to do is fill in your details in the ten empty fields. Customize your card by changing font, size, style,etc. Then upload a image that you'd like to use as a logo.

That's all! Now preview your card and download the design in PDF format to print at your local card printer.

A "Conficker" that grounded fighter planes!!!

According to Liberation newspaper, a Virus attack on French military computers had grounded the nation's fighter planes after pilots are failed to download their flight plans. The Virus infected the Navy's flight databases and Rafale aircraft were nailed to ground.........

How to Speed up your Adobe Acrobat Reader!!!

If your Acrobat reader is opening very slow, then follow the given steps to speed up your Acrobat reader,

1. Close all open Windows.

2. Then go to the installation folder of Acrobat Reader.

3. Move ( Cut -Paste) all the files & folders from the "plugins" directory to the "optional" directory.

4. That's all. Now your Acrobat Reader will open as fast as Notepad!!!

Windows 7 Requirement Revealed!!!

Here the minimum requirements to run Windows 7,

• 512 MB of RAM
• 15 GB of free Hard Disk Space
• 32 MB of Graphics Memory which supports DirectX 9
  
• DVD ROM
• Audio Output
• Internet Access ( For Activation)
  

Top 5 keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7!!!

Win + Up arrow = Maximize the active Window.

Win + Down Arrow = Minimize the active Window.

Win + (+/-) = Zoom in/ out.

Win + Left/Right = Dock the Window to each side of the Monitor.
Arrows

Win + T = Focus and scroll through items on the Taskbar

Top 5 Add-ons for Internet Explorer 8!!!

Are you bored using the Internet Explorer 8 with default addons?

There are top 5 add-ons which will really make the IE8 secure, efficient, user friendly and much more......

So why wait? Start using the below 5 addons and enjoy browsing with IE8!

1. Bizform Bar (To download this add-on click here)

Bizform Bar is a password manager & form filler. It allows you to safely save online forms and online passwords which are encrypted safely. The main feature of this add-on is, it offers a Virtual Keyboard so that the users can safely enter the critical information without the fear of
keylogger or other spyware.

2. Digg's Main Page Top Ten Details(To download this add-on click here)

This webslice is used for discovering the most popular stories which are voted by the digg community. This add-on is also used to subscribe the feed of the top 10 stories.

3. Wikipedia Visual Search (To download this add-on click here)


To get the instant answers from Wikipedia use this add-on.

4. Yoono (To download this add-on click here)

To get all your friend's updates automatically, then use this add-on. This add-on allows you to update your status instantly across twitter, facebook, myspace and much more. It also allows
to share your discoveries with your friends!

5. IE7 Pro (To download this add-on click here)

IE7 Pro gives many of the best features of firefox and brings now to IE8. IE7 Pro includes an ad blocker, spell checker, crash recovery, and much more.....

Sony Vaio Pocket Style PC

The all new Sony Vaio P, the pocket style PC comes with an LED-backlit 8" Screen with 1600x768 resolutions.

It weighs less than 6oo gms. The device is equipped with a trackball instead of a trackpad and it is powered by 1.33 GHz Intel atom processor.

It comes bundled with Windows Vista and other accessories. It also has a capability of 60 GB hard disk, 2GB RAM, Wi-Fi, Webcam, Bluetooth, etc.

Price: 1000$ (Approximately)
Site: www.sony.com

How to Protect MS Access 2007!!!

Have you created a database with access? If yes then follow the steps to protect your database,

Normal Protection:

To do this open MS Access, and go to Database Tools in the ribbon menu and you will find "Encrypt with Password" in the upper right corner.

High Protection:


High protection can be done by using work group security requiring a password and a user name.
By applying this security the user can only read the data but not able to change it.

A tricky way to protect your important access project is by changing the extension of the file.
Change the extension to .txt. If you want to view it again then again change it to .accdb.
If you cannot find the extension, then go to My computer >Go to Menu Bar > Tools > Folder Options > View > See Advanced Settings below > Then uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" option.