Pop up a message banner each time Windows Boots

This is a interesting tip for windows users.If you want to display a pop up banner message just when a user is going to log on.You should follow the following steps:

Tip to On/Off Notification Area Balloon Tips

Sometime you are very annoyed of  Notification Area Balloon Tips.This tip will help you to off  these  balloon tips that pop from  Notification area which is on the right side of the Taskbar, adjacent to the Clock display.

Tip to Change Windows Xp Look Like Ubuntu Linux

You want to change Windows XP look to Ubuntu its very easy. Because many of you people still using XP and want to change the look of Windows XP.So Tips Tech Tricks brings a way to change it to Ubuntu Linux .

Adding an Application to the Right Click on Every Folder-Tip

Here is how to add any application to the Context Menu when you right click on any Folder. This way you do not have to always go to the Start Menu. When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Sent To.

Change/Add Restrictions And Features for Windows

If you want to make restrictions to what users can do or use on their computer without having to run Poledit, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows features in this Key shown below.

Zero is Off and the value 1 is On. Example: to Save Windows settings add or modify the value name NoSaveSettings to 0, if set to1 Windows will not save settings. And NoDeletePrinter set to 1 will prevent the user from deleting a printer.

TRICK To Change The text Of Stat Menu

Now you can change the text of START MENU as u wanted..
Here are the steps to follow:
Step 1 - Modify Explorer.exe File

Trick to Make Your Windows Xp Boot Faster

This simple trick would make u feel more handy on your System, as this one would make your win XP load much faster..

So here we go..

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.

Remove And Edit Winodws Saved Passwords

Windows XP offers users the ability to retain passwords so that the authentication information required to login is automatically pre-populated when the different sites or resources are accessed rather than the user having to enter them each time. Because this requires being logged into the computer in the first place it provides some convenience for the user while remaining more secure than writing everything on a sticky note on the monitor. Unfortunately, it is still counter-productive from a security perspective because anyone who sits down at the computer while it is logged in or gains access to your computer user account will subsequently be able to access all of the various sites and resources as if they were the user because of the cached login credentials.

Complete List of Run Commands

Tips Tech Tricks presents the complete list Run commands  which contains AAccessibility Controls - access.cplAccessibility Wizard - accwizAdd Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cplAdd/Remove Programs - appwiz.cplAdministrative Tools - control admintoolsAdobe Acrobat (if installed)- acrobatAdobe Designer (if installed)- acrodistAdobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodistAdobe ImageReady...

RESTART WINDOWS WITHOUT RESTARTING YOUR COMPUTER

Mostly Computer takes lots of time for restart. Sometimes we need to restart our computer, that time it becomes necessity like after installing some software but when we have limited time and we are busy then it is very annoying to wait for it to restart. 

Tip to Reboot Windows directly into SAFE MODE

If you want to reboot directly into safe mode, you have to (yawn!) watch the computer reboot, watch the various BIOS messages, select which operating system you want to boot with, and then press F8 at the exact moment to enable the Advanced Boot menu.

Clear pagefiles on System shutdown

While it is generally not necessary for most users, some people want to clear the pagefile on shutdown. Windows uses this file as virtual memory / extra ram.  Lets say that you are working on a highly confidential MS Word doc.  When you load this document it is loaded into ram.  To save ram windows places certain items in the pagefile.  With some effort, the pagefile can then be opened and the document can be extracted as well as any other open program or files.  

Trick To Disable Error Reporting in Windows

1. Open Control Panel
2. Click on Performance and Maintenance.
3. Click on System.
4. Then click on the Advanced tab
5. Click on the error-reporting button on the bottom of the windows.
6. Select Disable error reporting.
7. Click OK
8. Click OK

30 Windows XP Error Codes

Most people see an error message popup and have no idea what to do with it. Each error message has a code associated with it and here is a list of the top 30 errors you will run into. There are more of course, but they are far rarely seen.

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Capslock Notification - screen flash and computer beeps

Here is trick for capslock notification, it make your screen flash and computer beeps everytime you press capslock button. It will let you know that capslock is on when you accidently hit it during typing. Its very simple just follow these steps:

For window vista

1). Go to control panel.

2). In control panel, click on ease of acesss centre.

Make folder or file without a name - Cool Tip Tech Trick

Do you know how to make a folder without a name? is it possible? Yes it is possible you can make a folder or a file without any name. Just try this

1). Click the folder or file which you want to have no name.

2). Right click on it and then click rename and delete the old name.

3). Press ALT button from your keyboard and type 0160(holding alt) after that press enter. Note that while you will type 0160 it will not appear, but continue typing and press enter.. thats it.

Its Done.

Disable the right click functionality on the desktop

Today tip is very useful particularly for home users who want to protect their system default settings against unwanted changes that other users can make. For example changes in system desktop appearance, themes, and screen saver as well as other display settings. Using registry editor, you can disable the right click functionality on desktop to access the "Display Properties" dialog box and this will also prevent users to access windows explorer.

Follow the given steps to disable the right click functionality on desktop:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.

Disable Run or Find from the Start Menu

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKey_Current_User \ Software\ Microsoft \Windows \ Current Version \ Policies \ Explorer
3. Right click on the right panel and add a New / DWORD
4. Name it NoFile or NoRun
5. Give it a value of 1
6. Logoff or Reboot the computer.

Stop Autoplay In USB Flash Drives By Pressing One Keyboard Button

 Its a little tip that will stop autoplay in Usb drives as well as  it stops autoplay for CD and DVD also.

While inserting CD, DVD or any flash drive, simply press and hold the Shift key, this will disable the autoplay dialog box. Holding down the Shift key will also block the applications that starts automatically.

Note : Works fine in Windows XP and Windows Vista

Just give it a try and drop your comments.

Install anything Without Restarting The System

When you install some applications, at the end of the installation they ask to reboot the system. Lazy people like me finds it very hard. So here is a simple method for you, where you can install any application without restarting your PC.

If you do not want to restart your system, open task manager by pressingCtrl+Del+Alt and go to Processes.