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    FlashFXP FAQ


    Q: What is FXP?
    A: FXP is a term adopted by earlier clients which provided site to site FTP transfers.

    Q: When trying to transfer files from one site to another I keep getting this error 500 illegal port command.
    A: The FTP Server is set up to not allow or doesn't support FXP. Located in the Site Manager on the Advanced tab, you will find the option "alternative fxp method". By enabling upload/download (depending on the direction of the transfer), you may be able to get the server to allow FXP. Note: It is common for some sites to only allow FXP in one direction and not the other. By enabling alternative fxp method, this problem is sometimes solved.

    Q: Why do I keep getting this message: "Only client IP address allowed for PORT command" when trying to FXP?
    A: The FTP Server is set up to block FXP. In most cases using alternative fxp method doesn't solve this problem.

    Q: I've tried everything but I can't get a site to site transfer to work, what is wrong?
    A: Site to site transfers are not supported by some software/hardware configurations. Often, this is due to an incompatibility with NAT (Network Address Translation). NAT is not aware of site to site transfers and when it detects you are attempting to transfer a file, it modifies the FTP protocol to match your local "inside" IP. Several users have reported that Microsoft Internet Sharing is not compatible.

    Q: Why can't I see any files? I can see them in other ftp clients.
    A: There are two possible reasons.
    1. You are behind a firewall and the FTP server is unable to connect to your computer. To resolve this issue you need to use Passive mode. This option is located in Preferences on the Proxy tab. Check "Use Passive mode".
    2. The files may be hidden on the ftp server, and in order to see them you need to change the list method. This is located in Preferences on the Options tab. Change the List method to show hidden files. Note: some sites don't allow you to view hidden files and will result in an error. To resolve this problem, go into the Site Manager, select the site and click the advanced tab. Uncheck "show hidden files", then save to keep the changes

    Q: I can't see the toolbar icons or the icons are messed up.
    A: This problem happens on Windows 95 systems when the \Windows\System\ComCtl32.dll file is out of date. This DLL is responsible for drawing the toolbar buttons and their images. You can download the latest version from this link: MS Common Control Update!

    Q: When FXPing why doesn't FlashFXP show a file progress, transfer speed or how much time is remaining?
    A: The FXP protocol (site to site) doesn't provide any means of measurement. After one file is FXPed, FlashFXP attempts to estimate the remaining time for the next file and total remaining time for all files in the queue.

    Q: Will FlashFXP ever support connecting to more then 2 sites?
    A: FlashFXP was designed to provide very easy access and usability to the site to site feature. Allowing more than two would only complicate things. For now let's stick with 2.

    Q: Why doesn't FlashFXP support Squid?
    A: FlashFXP v1.3 now supports it.

    Q: Why doesn't FlashFXP download http:// urls from the clipboard?
    A: FlashFXP is not a browser or a web download manager. For FlashFXP you need to use the ftp addresses.

    Q: Is it possible to import site lists from another FTP clients?
    A: Yes, You can import other site lists into FlashFXP from the Site Manager by right-clicking on the site list and selecting Import from the menu.

    Q: FlashFXP looks confusing, All I want to do is download and upload files. I don't need site to site transfers.. help!?!
    A: We have just the thing for you, With a click of the mouse FlashFXP can transform into your normal looking FTP client. From the main menu select View then click FTP Only. You can always uncheck this later to bring back the power of site to site transfers.

    Q: I use ZipMagic and now all of my zips appear as folders in FlashFXP, how can I make the zips appear as zips?
    A: You need to make one small change in the ZipMagic Properties window. First, click the Start Menu, then go to Programs|ZipMagic 4.0|ZipMagic Properties. Click the "Zip Folders" button, then click the "Applications" button. Then just add FlashFXP to the list of applications that sees zip files as files.

    Q: I purchased FlashFXP v1.x-1.3 and my key doesn't work for v1.4-v2.0!
    A: The key format was changed starting with version 1.4. You will need to email [email protected] and request a new one. New keys are provided free of charge.

     

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    Formatting An Hdd, when fdisk won't



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    This is my favorite way to wipe it clean:


    CAUTION: This debug script is for advanced users only. Its Purpose is to remove all formatting and partitioning information from your hard disk when FDISK is unable to do so. THIS WILL REMOVE ALL DATA AND PROGRAMS FORM THE DRIVE.

    1. Create a MSDOS bood disk with Debug
    2. At DOS command prompt type the following: Debug[Enter] (Where enter is to press the enter key once)
    NOTE: Type the following bolded text only. You will recieve an error if you type anything other than the bold text. The non-bolded text represents what will appear on you screen once you press [Enter] after each command.
    -F 200 L1000 0 [Enter]
    -A CS:100 [Enter]
    xxxx:0100 MOV AX,301 [Enter]
    xxxx:0103 MOV BX,200 [Enter]
    xxxx:0106 MOV CX,1 [Enter]
    xxxx:0109 MOV DX,80 [Enter]

    NOTE: ( --- "80" for hd0, "81" for hd1)
    xxxx:010c INT 13 [Enter]
    xxxx: 010e INT 20 [Enter]
    xxxx: 0110 [Enter]

    -G [Enter]
    "Program terminated normally"

    3. Turn off the computer. On the next startup the hard drive will need to be partitioned and formatted.
    ***
     

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    Free Access To Websites Without Registering

    Free Access To Websites Without Registering
    Go to
    -http://bugmenot.com/
    and type the URL of the website you want to log into.
    Examples:

    -http://www.nytimes.com/, -http://www.winnetmag.com/
    etcetera.

    Another (and better) way is changing the user agent of your browser to:
    Googlebot/2.1+

    -http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html
    This is very easy in Mozilla's Firefox. Download and install the User Agent Switcher from
    -http://www.chrispederick.com/work/firefox/useragentswitcher/
    and add the Googlebot user agent.

    Have fun, Dead Dreamer!
    -]Edit[- Now this kicks ass, was just browsing entire forum without even needing to login to view restricted areas, and it works on other sites
    And no, you cant access the hidden forums either, already tried that
     

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    Getting A 1gb Yahoo China Account

    Getting A 1gb Yahoo China Account

    1. Sign for a yahoo ID... you can do this in my.yahoo.com. DO NOT check the automatically create an Email address

    2. Clear ALL cookies

    3. Activate mail account at cn.mail.yahoo.com
    (you get 100Mb storage first *don't worry*), then sign-out
    NOTE: FYI, the two boxes in the activation page is lastname and firstname

    Upgrading to 1Gb Yahoo China Account

    1. Sign-in to Yahoo Messenger, add a contact, sign-out

    2. Go back to cn.mail.yahoo.com (all pages would be in Chinese)

    3. Click the 1G orange label (graphic) *look at the lower right of the page*

    4. Type-in your Yahoo ID and Password *look at the bottom of the page*

    5. You'll go to two more Chinese pages (Just click the bottom centered label in the page)

    6. Tadah!! Your upgraded to 1Gig and your default is English with Free POP3
     

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    you want movies and games/mp3 / games

    you want movies and games/mp3 / games and dont' know where to get them, thank god there is google.com
    goto
    www.google.com

    put this string in
    "parent directory " /appz/ -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
    "parent directory " DVDRip -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
    "parent directory "Xvid -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
    "parent directory " Gamez -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
    "parent directory " Name of Singer or album -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

    notice that only changing the word after the parent directory, change it to what you want and you will get lots of goods.
     

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    Utilizing search engines

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    Utilizing search engines
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    So much information is on the web, its mind boggling. Thankfully we have search
    engines to sift through them and catagorize them for us. Unfortunatly, there is still so
    much info that even with these search engines, its often a painstakingly slow process
    (something comparable to death for a hacker) to find exactly what you're looking for.

    Lets get right into it.
    I use google.com as my primary search engine because it presently tops the charts as far as
    the sites that it indexes which means more pertinent info per search.

    1. Page translation.
    Just because someone speaks another language doesn't mean they dont have anything useful to say. I use translation tools like the ones found at

    http://babelfish.altavista.com
    and
    http://world.altavista.com
    to translate a few key words I am searching for. Be specific and creative because these tools arent the most accurate things on the planet.
    2. Directories.
    These days everything is about $$$. We have to deal/w SEO (search engine optimization) which seems like a good idea on paper until you do a search for toys and get 5 pornsites in the first 10 results. Using a sites directory will eliminate that. You can narrow your search down easily by looking for the info in specific catagories. (PS google DOES have directories, they're at: directory.google.com)

    3. Here are some tips that google refers to as "advanced"
    A. "xxxx" / will look for the exact phrase. (google isnt case sensitive)
    B. -x / will search for something excluding a certain term
    C. filetype:xxx / searches for a particular file extention (exe, mp3, etc)
    D. -filetype:xxx / excludes a particular file extention
    E. allinurl:x / term in the url
    F. allintext:x / terms in the text of the page
    G. allintitle:x / terms in the html title of that page
    H. allinanchor:x / terms in the links

    4. OR
    Self explanatory, one or the other... (ie: binder OR joiner)

    5. ~X
    Synonyms/similar terms (in case you can't think of any yourself)

    6. Numbers in a range.
    Lets say you're looking for an mp3 player but only want to spend up to $90. Why swim through all the others? MP3 player $0..$90 The 2 periods will set a numeric range to search between. This also works with dates, weights, etc

    7. +
    Ever type in a search and see something like this:
    "The following words are very common and were not included in your search:"
    Well, what if those common words are important in your search? You can force google to search through even the common terms by putting a + in front of the denied word.

    8. Preferences
    It amazes me when I use other peoples PCs that they dont have their google search preferences saved. When you use google as much as I do, who can afford to not have preferences? They're located on the right of the search box, and have several options, though I only find 2 applicable for myself...
    A. Open results in new browser
    B. Display 10-100 results per page. (I currently use 50 per page, but thats a resolution preference, and 5X's the default)

    9. *
    Wildcard searches. Great when applied to a previously mentioned method. If you only know the name of a prog, or are looking for ALL of a particular file (ie. you're DLing tunes) something like *.mp3 would list every mp3.

    10. Ever see this?
    "In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the X already displayed. If you like, you can repeat the search with the omitted results included." The answer is YES. yes yes yes. Did I mention yes? I meant to.

    11. Search EVERYWHERE
    Use the engine to its fullest. If you dont find your answer in the web section, try the group section. Hell, try a whole different search engine. Dont limit yourself, because sometimes engines seem to intentionally leave results out.
    ex. use google, yahoo, and altavista. search the same terms... pretty close, right? Now search for disney death. Funny, altavista has plenty of disney, but no death...hmmm.

    If you've read this far into this tutorial without saying, "Great, a guy that copied a few google help pages and thinks its useful info" then I will show you WHY (besides accuracy, speed, and consistancy finding info on ANYTHING) its nice to know how a search engine works. You combine it/w your knowledge of other protocol.
    Example:
    Want free music? Free games? Free software? Free movies? God bless FTP! Try this search:
    intitle:"Index of music" "rolling stones" mp3
    Substitute rolling stones/w your favorite band. No? Try the song name, or another file format. Play with it. Assuming SOMEONE made an FTP and uploaded it, you'll find it.

    For example....I wanted to find some Sepultura. If you never heard them before, they're a Brazilian heavy metal band that kicks ass. I started with this:
    intitle:"Index of music" "Sepultura" mp3 <-- nothing
    intitle:"Index of música" "Sepultura" mp3 <-- nothing
    intitle:"Index of musica" "Sepultura" mp3 <-- not good enough
    intitle:"Index of music" "Sepultura" * <-- found great stuff, but not enough Sepultura

    At this point it occurs to me that I may be missing something, so I try:
    intitle:"index of *" "sepultura" mp3 <-- BANG!
    (and thats without searching for spelling errors)
    Also try inurl:ftp

    I find that * works better for me than trying to guess other peoples mis-spellings.
    The same method applies for ebooks, games, movies, SW, anything that may be on an FTP site.
    I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I saw that recently a book and an article was written on the very same topic. I havn't read them as of yet, but check em out, and get back to me if you feel I missed something important and should include anything else.
    intitle:"index of" "google hacks" ebook

    Ps. I've said it before, I'll say it again... BE CREATIVE.
    You'll be surprised what you can find.
     

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    Hard drive gone bad

    Hard drive gone bad
    The most common problems originate
    from corruption of the master boot record, FAT, or directory.
    Those are soft problems which can usually be taken care of
    with a combination of tools like Fdisk /mbr to refresh the
    master boot record followed by a reboot and Norton disk doctor
    or Spinneret.

    The most common hardware problems are a bad controller, a bad
    drive motor, or a bad head mechanism.

    1. Can the BIOS see and identify the hard drive correctly? If
    it can't, then the hard drives onboard controller is bad.

    2. Does the drive spin and maintain a constant velocity? If it
    does, that's good news. The motor is functioning.

    3. If the drive surges and dies, the most likely cause is a
    bad controller (assuming the drive is cool). A gate allowing
    the current to drive the motor may not be staying open. The
    drive needs a new controller.

    4. Do you hear a lot of head clatter when the machine is
    turned on and initialized (but before the system attempts to
    access the hard drive). Head clatter would indicate that the
    spindle bearings are sloppy or worn badly. Maybe even lose and
    flopping around inside.

    5. There is always the possibility that the controller you are
    using in the machine has gone south.

    1. If the drive spins, try booting to the A> prompt, run Fdisk
    and check to see if Fdisk can see a partition on the hard
    drive. If Fdisk can see the partition, that means that it can
    access the drive and that the controller electronics are
    functioning correctly. If there is no head clatter, it may be
    just a matter of disk corruption which commonly occurs when a
    surge hits you machine and overwhelms the power supply voltage
    regulator. It commonly over whelms the system electronics
    allowing an EM pulse to wipe out the master boot record, file
    allocations table, and primary directory. Fdisk can fix the
    master boot record and Norton Disk Doctor can restore the FAT
    and Directory from the secondaries.
    2. The drive spins but Fdisk can't see it. Try the drive in
    another system and repeat the test to confirm that Fdisk can't
    read through the drives onboard controller. If it sees it in
    another system, then your machines hard drive interface is
    bad. You can try an upgraded or replacement controller card
    like a Promise or CMD Technologies (there are others) in you
    machine after disabling the integrated controller in the BIOS,
    but if the integrated controller went south, it may just be
    symptomatic of further failures and you'd be wise to replace
    the motherboard. Trying the drive in another machine also
    eliminates the variable that your machines 12 volt power
    output being bad

    3. If you get head clatter but a constant velocity on the
    drive motor (no surging), you might try sticking the hard
    drive in the freezer for about 12 hours. This is an old trick
    from back in the days of the MFM/ESDI driver era. This can
    cause the drive components to shrink enough to make the track
    marker align with the tracks. We don't see that kind of
    platter spindle wear much anymore, but back in the old days,
    the balancing and bearings weren't as good. Still, under the
    right circumstances, it might help. It would depend on how old
    the drive is and how many hours of wear have occurred. You
    have to be quick to get your info off the drive when it works.
    Back then, the drives were much smaller, so there wasn't so
    much to copy. So, go after the important data first.

    4. The drive doesn't spin. Either the onboard controller is
    bad or the motor is bad (assuming you did try the drive in
    another machine). It's time to hit the net and local
    independent shops to see if you can locate another drive of
    the same make and model that's good. Since the drive is
    probably an older drive and no longer in distribution, your
    best bet is to find an identical used drive. If you know
    someone with the same make and model, you might be wise to try
    and persuade them to sell you their drive with an offer of
    providing them with a free upgraded drive. If you can locate
    an identical drive, start with the controller replacement ...
    this is the simplest and least invasive. If swapping the
    controller doesn't produce the desire result, you can tear
    into the drive and swap the motors. While you have both drive
    opened up to accomplish this, scrutinize the platters, heads
    and armatures. You might even hook the drive up and power it
    from a system with both drives attached. This way, you could
    see anything that deviates between the actions of both drives
    when they are initialized. Swapping patters is unlikely to
    produce any positive result. They are a balanced system like
    the tires on your car and I suspect that the balance will be
    different for each drive as will other variables.

    5. There's always Ontrack Corp. who will attempt to recoup
    your info starting at $500 and going up from there. They don't
    fix and return the drive either.

    If the info is all that important to you, I would seek some
    professional and experience technician in your locality who
    makes his living from servicing and building computer systems
    ... not just selling them. If you have had much experience
    salvaging information from bad hard drives, your likelihood of
    success is low. In the case of soft corruption, all utilities
    have their eccentricities. Often times, Norton Disk Doctor
    will go too far (if you let it). It's wise to just let those
    utilities small steps and then have a look at the drive and
    see if you can copy it off. Norton will go so far as to rename
    directories and files, and even delete them or break them up
    into fragments which are useless.
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    Have Notepad In Send To

    Have Notepad In Send To

    Many apply a registry tweak to have notepad as an option for unknown file types. We frequently see such files which are actually just text, but named with some odd file-extension. And then, some suspicious files which we want to make sure what the contents are. Well, in such cases where the registry tweak is applied, the downside happens to be that even some known files get associated with notepad - but no, all we want is to be able to open a file with notepad - the association part in such cases is unwanted interference. Also, notepad becomes a permanent fixture on the right-click menu - which is again an annoyance.
    So what we do, is to have notepad as an option in the Send-To options, of the right-click menu in explorer. It fulfils the purpose to perfection (atleast, in my case). Here's what we do:
    1. right-click desktop, choose "New >> Shortcut"
    2. Type the location of the item - "notepad" - (that's all, no need to give path)
    3. Next >> type name for shortcut - "Edit with Notepad"
    4. Click finish
    5. Now right-click this shortcut on the desktop, and choose properties.
    6. Confirm that the "target" and "start in" fields are using variables - "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe" - (absolute paths will be problematic if you use this .LNK on machines other than your own)
    7. Now, browse to "%UserProfile%\SendTo" in explorer (which means "C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\SendTo\" folder)
    8. And copy the "Edit with Notepad.lnk" file which you already created, to that folder.
    9. So now, you can right-click on ANY file-type, and be offered an option to open with notepad, from the SendTo sub-menu.

    So now, you just right-click on an .nfo or .eml or .diz file (which are associated with other programs, and are sometimes just plain-text files), and choose "Send To >> Edit with Notepad" and it will open in notepad!
    No more botheration of applying registry tweaks for something as simple as this.
     

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    Hex, How to turn binary or decimal to hex

    Hex, How to turn binary or decimal to hex

    First go to http://www.shareordie.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3269 to learn binary.

    OK, 1,453,752 is 101100010111010111000 is binary, now we turn it into a Hex number.
    First Hex numbers goes like this:
    1=1
    2=2
    .
    .
    9=9
    10=A
    11=B
    12=C
    13=D
    14=E
    15=F

    Now you need to take the first octet (the far right 4) and place it under this little grid:
    8 4 2 1
    --------
    1 0 0 0 = 8

    See the 1 under the 8 column?
    That is what you add.

    So the next octet is 1011, put it under the grid:
    8 4 2 1
    --------
    1 0 0 0 = 8
    1 0 1 1 = B

    See 8+2+1=11, so you can't just say 11 you have to put it in a Hex number, which is B.
    So the full Hex number of 1,453,752 is:

    8 4 2 1
    --------
    1 0 0 0 = 8
    1 0 1 1 = B
    1 1 1 0 = E
    0 0 1 0 = 2
    0 1 1 0 = 6
    0 0 0 1 = 1 <-- Just add zero if it isn't a full octet

    162EB8
    So if you want to turn a number in to the shorter version of Hex, just turn it into binary, then use this grid and you'll do fine

    P.S. Thanks Korrupt for the number to work with
     

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    Hide Drives and Partitions

    Hide Drives and Partitions

    Do you have data on a partition or hard drive that you don't want tampered with or easily accessible to other users? Well, you can hide any drive/partition in Windows XP, NT, and 2000. That means that they won't show up in Explorer or My Computer.
    If you want access to that drive from your user account you should create a desktop shortcut before proceeding. Once hidden, you can still access by typing the drive letter and a colon in Start/Run—for example, "D:" will bring up a folder of the contents on your D drive.
    The easiest way with Win XP is to use the TweakUI power toy from Mcft. Go to Start/Run and type in "tweakui" (without the quotes).
    Go to My Computer/Drives and uncheck the drive/partition(s) you want hidden. Click "Apply" or "OK" when finished.
    If you have XP but not Tweak UI you can download it here...
    http://www.Mcft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
    For Win NT, 2000, and XP you can use the following Registry edit:
    *Be sure to back up the Registry before proceeding
    http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/401
    Open the Registry Editor by going to Start/Run and typing in "regedit" (without the quotes). Find your way to...
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
    Click on "Explorer".
    Double-click the "NoDrives" key in the right column. If you don't find a "NoDrives" registry key, just right-click in the right pane and choose "New/DWORD Value" then name the key "NoDrives".
    You'll see a value like "0000 00 00 00 00". This is where the fun starts. The four sets of double zeros (after the "0000") are where you'll enter the values for the drive/partitions. Now, stay with me on this—it's not as complicated as it sounds:
    The first column is for drives A-H, the second for I-P, the third for Q-X, and the fourth for Y-Z.
    The values for each drive are as follows:
    1 - A I Q Y
    2 - B J R Z
    4 - C K S
    8 - D L T
    16 - E M U
    32 - F N V
    64 - G O W
    80 - H P X

    So, let's say you want to hide drive D. In the first column you would put "08". For drive K you would put "04" in the second column.
    But what if you want to hide more than one drive in a column? Simply add the values together: D+E = 8+16 = 24. So in the first column you would put "24".
    Still baffled? If you have XP then go get TweakUI and save yourself the math.
    Whichever method you use, you can rest easy knowing that the files on that drive or partition are less accessible to other users.
     

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    How 2 Find EVERYTHING uploaded on Rapidshare

    How 2 Find EVERYTHING uploaded on Rapidshare

    All rapidshare.de Downloads:

    /http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+.*+site%3Arapidshare.de


    Apps Rapidshare.de Downloads:

    /http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=.cab+OR+.exe+OR+.rar+OR+.zip+site%3Arapidshare.de&btnG=Search


    Movies rapidshare.de Downloads:

    /http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+.Avi+OR+.mpg+OR+.mpeg+site%3Arapidshare.de&btnG=Search
     

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    remove an operating system from the boot menu

    If you have more then one operating system installed or wish
    to remove an operating system from the boot menu, you can use the following information.


    1.Click on Start, Control Panel, System, Advanced.
    2.Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
    3.Under Default Operating System, choose one of the following:

    "Microsoft Windows XP Professional /fastdetect"
    -or-
    "Microsoft Windows XP Home /fasdetect"
    -or-
    "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional /fastdetect"

    4.Take the checkmark out of the box for "Time to display a list of Operating Systems".
    5.Click Apply and Ok, and reboot the system.

    *If you wish to edit the boot.ini file manually, click on the button "EDIT"
     

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    How do I Test My VirusScan Installation? (Eicar)

    How do I Test My VirusScan Installation? (Eicar)

    Description

    After installing VirusScan, you may logically wonder, how do I know if it's working? The answer is a test virus. The EICAR Standard AntiVirus Test File is a combined effort by anti-virus vendors throughout the world to implement one standard by which customers can verify their anti-virus installations.
    Solution
    To test your installation, copy the following line into its own file, then save the file with the name EICAR.COM. More detailed instructions are found below.

    X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

    The file size will be 68 or 70 bytes.
    If VirusScan is running and configured correctly, when you try to save the file, VirusScan will detect the virus. If VirusScan is not running, start it and scan the directory that contains EICAR.COM. When your software scans this file, it will report finding the EICAR test file.
    Note that this file is NOT A VIRUS. Delete the file when you have finished testing your installation to avoid alarming unsuspecting
    users.


    The eicar test virus is available for download from the following website:

    http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com
    Creating Eicar.com

    1. Click on Start.
    2. Select Run.
    3. In the Open box type: notepad
    4. Maximize the window.
    5. Highlight the following on the following line of text:
    X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
    6. Right click on the highlighted text and choose 'copy'.
    7. Switch back to Notepad.
    8. Right click anywhere inside of Notepad and select 'paste'.
    9. Click the File menu and select 'save as'.
    10. Change the 'Save as Type' to 'all files'.
    11. Name the file eicar.com.

     

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    Simple and useful tip

    Simple and useful tip
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    at command prompt just type
    dir /ah
    if the list is too long u can use
    dir /ah/p/w
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    How To Add Your Own Windows Tips

    How To Add Your Own Windows Tips


    you sick of seeing the same tips again and again when you first logon to Windows? Now you can change them to whatever you want, whether it's quotes, jokes or a to-do list, anything is possible.

    Open your registry and find the key below.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Tips

    Create a new string valued named by incrementing the existing value names and set it to the required tip text.

    eg. 32 - Dont forget to Visit ShareOrDie.com
     

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    How to Back Up the Registry

    How to Back Up the Registry

    Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit, or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps how-to restore the registry to its previous state.

    How to Export 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 boxs 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.

    How to Restore the Registry
    To restore registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved.