Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons completely

Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons completely

To remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons in any type of document:

a) Perform instructions described under ‘Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons’. For your convenience, steps 1 to 3 are reported here.

b) Perform instructions described under ‘Remove shortcut arrow from desktop icons (2)’. For your convenience, steps 4 and 5 are reported here.

c) And finally, do the same with conferencelink, docshortcut, internetshortcut and wshfile.

So, here is a summary of all actions:

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.

4. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile
5. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.

6. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ConferenceLink
7. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
8. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortCut
9. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
10.Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut
11. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.
12. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSHFile
13. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.

14. Close regedit.

Logoff and… Enjoy!

Note : Please note that in some cases deactivating the arrow for *.LNK files might lead to duplicate items in the Explorer Context menu.

Where The Saved Passwords Stores In Windows Xp & Vista - Must for hackers and Beginers

Where The Saved Passwords Stores In Windows Xp & Vista - Must for hackers and Beginers

HOW TO ACCESS REGISTRY ??

1. Goto Start Menu.

2. Click on Run.

3. Type "regedit" (without quotes) in the Run Box .After that this Windows Opens . Now you are ready to see that.


LOCATIONS OF SAVED PASSWORDS !

# Internet Explorer 4.00 - 6.00:

The passwords are stored in a secret location in the Registry known as the "Protected Storage".
The base key of the Protected Storage is located under the following key:
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider".
You can browse the above key in the Registry Editor (RegEdit), but you won't be able to watch the passwords, because they are encrypted.
Also, this key cannot easily moved from one computer to another, like you do with regular Registry keys.

# Internet Explorer 7.00 - 8.00:

The new versions of Internet Explorer stores the passwords in 2 different locations.
1. AutoComplete passwords are stored in the Registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2.

2. HTTP Authentication passwords are stored in the Credentials file under
Documents and Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials

, together with login passwords of LAN computers and other passwords.


# Firefox:

The passwords are stored in one of the following filenames: signons.txt, signons2.txt, and signons3.txt (depends on Firefox version)
These password files are located inside the profile folder of Firefox, in
[Windows Profile]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Profile Name]

Also, key3.db, located in the same folder, is used for encryption/decription of the passwords.


# Google Chrome Web browser:

The passwords are stored in
[Windows Profile]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Data

(This filename is SQLite database which contains encrypted passwords and other stuff)


# Opera:

The passwords are stored in wand.dat filename, located under
[Windows Profile]\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile


# Outlook Express (All Versions):

The POP3/SMTP/IMAP passwords Outlook Express are also stored in the Protected Storage, like the passwords of old versions of Internet Explorer.


# Outlook 98/2000:

Old versions of Outlook stored the POP3/SMTP/IMAP passwords in the Protected Storage, like the passwords of old versions of Internet Explorer.


# Outlook 2002-2008:

All new versions of Outlook store the passwords in the same Registry key of the account settings.
The accounts are stored in the Registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\[Profile Name]\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676\[Account Index]

If you use Outlook to connect an account on Exchange server, the password is stored in the Credentials file, together with login passwords of LAN computers.


# Windows Live Mail:

All account settings, including the encrypted passwords, are stored in
[Windows Profile]\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail\[Account Name]

The account filename is an xml file with .oeaccount extension.


# ThunderBird:

The password file is located under
[Windows Profile]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\[Profile Name]

You should search a filename with .s extension.


# Google Talk:

All account settings, including the encrypted passwords, are stored in the Registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Talk\Accounts\[Account Name]


# Google Desktop:

Email passwords are stored in the Registry under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Desktop\Mailboxes\[Account Name]



# MSN/Windows Messenger version 6.x and below:

The passwords are stored in one of the following locations:

1. Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger

2. Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService

3. In the Credentials file, with entry named as "Passport.Net\\*". (Only when the OS is XP or more)


# MSN Messenger version 7.x:

The passwords are stored under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\Creds\[Account Name]


# Windows Live Messenger version 8.x/9.x:

The passwords are stored in the Credentials file, with entry name begins with "WindowsLive:name=".



# Yahoo Messenger 6.x:

The password is stored in the Registry, under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager
("EOptions string" value)


# Yahoo Messenger 7.5 or later:


The password is stored in the Registry, under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager - "ETS" value.

The value stored in "ETS" value cannot be recovered back to the original password.


# AIM Pro:

The passwords are stored in the Registry, under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AIM\AIMPRO\[Account Name]


# AIM 6.x:

The passwords are stored in the Registry, under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\America Online\AIM6\Passwords



# ICQ Lite 4.x/5.x/2003:

The passwords are stored in the Registry, under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mirabilis\ICQ\NewOwners\[ICQ Number]
(MainLocation value)


# ICQ 6.x:

The password hash is stored in
[Windows Profile]\Application Data\ICQ\[User Name]\Owner.mdb (Access Database)
(The password hash cannot be recovered back to the original password)



# Digsby:

The main password of Digsby is stored in
[Windows Profile]\Application Data\Digsby\digsby.dat

All other passwords are stored in Digsby servers.



# PaltalkScene:

The passwords are stored in the Registry, under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Paltalk\[Account Name].

Increase your RAM and so system speed

1). Start any application, say Word. Open some large documents.


2). Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and click Processes tab and sort the list in descending order on Mem Usage. You will notice that WINWORD.EXE will be somewhere at the top, using multiple MBs of memory.


3). Now switch to Word and simply minimize it. (Don't use the Minimize All Windows option of the task bar).



4). Now go back to the Windows Task Manager and see where WINWORD.EXE is listed. Most probably you will not find it at the top. You will typically have to scroll to the bottom of the list to find Word. Now check out the amount of RAM it is using. Surprised? The memory utilization has reduced by a huge amount

5). Minimize each application that you are currently not working on by clicking on the Minimize button & you can increase the amount of available RAM by a substantial margin. Depending upon the number and type of applications you use together, the difference can be as much as 50 percent of extra RAM.



In any multitasking system, minimizing an application means that it won't be utilized by the user right now. Therefore, the OS automatically makes the application use virtual memory & keeps bare minimum amounts of the code in physical RAM.

HOW TOUse GMail offline with Google Gears

HOW TOUse GMail offline with Google Gears

Gmail has introduced its latest Labs feature called offline Gmail to enable e-mail access even when you are not connected to the Internet.

While this might sound uber geeky, the concept is simple enough when you actually use it. Oh, and the “offline” mode is already available in a simpler form if you happen to use Outlook or any other email client with Gmail POP access.

Gmail uses its Google Gears open source web application to enable the “offline” mode. Currently, Google lists Firefox 2, 3, and the Internet Explorer 7 in its list of supported browsers. Strangely, there is no mention of Google’s own, the Chrome! However, it might be because Chrome support is obvious.
Browse Gmail offline with Google Gears

Browse Gmail offline with Google Gears
What it does

The feature, which needs to be enabled from under the “Labs” option under “Settings,” downloads e-mails onto your computer and allows access even when there is no Internet connectivity. Users will be able to access most of their emails, reply to them, and view starred and unread messages, just like they do when Gmail is online. When you perform an action that needs web access, Gmail will queue the action and will execute it as soon the connection is restored. While it might not sound very exciting initially, I, for once, can realize how useful this might turn out to be. For many users, Gmail has become a data center, and I suspect that there are many people out there who would want to have a look at their mails and archives even when not connected to the Internet. The best thing is that once this feature is installed, Gmail will be able to go offline or online by detecting the network status, so you do not need to switch on/off the Offline mode manually. There is also this “Flaky Connection Mode” that detects a slow connection and uses the local cache for accessing data, and only uses the server when Gmail needs web access – like when hitting the send button.

Not all Gmail features work, though, in the offline mode. What does work, however, are the sending and replying to emails, searching your archives, and the much-needed auto-complete function. You will not be able to add attachments or add/manage contacts. However, most users will be able to live with such minor inconveniences.

Issues

As expected of a Labs feature, this application has been tested internally amongst 20,000 Google employees and has then been made available to the Labs. Not all users may see this enabled in their accounts, but the feature should be available to all in the coming days. As for the issues noticed, I have not seen anything go wrong in the little time that I have used this. However, CNET does report issues of the local cache going out of sync, but most issues can be sorted out by disabling and re-enabling the feature.
Related posts:

1. How to use Google gears to access GMail offline

2. Add Your Location Automatically to Your Gmail Signature

3. Google introduces Video Chat in GMail

4. Google launches their new browser “Google Chrome”

5. Invisible mode in Gmail

Folder Options Missing

Folder Options Missing

Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer.
Here's the solution-->

Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc".
Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.

Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen "Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"

Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured.

MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER

MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER

This is one of my favorite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will 'feel'. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.

Go to Start then Run
Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
Select "MenuShowDelay"
Right click and select "Modify'
Reduce the number to around "100"

This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood.

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.

Use this path in “Type Location of the Item”
SHUTDOWN -s -t 01
If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace “C” with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the “Next” button. Name the shortcut and click the “Finish” button.

Now whenever you want to shut down,
just click on this shortcut and you’re done.
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