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  Turn Your Webcam into a Spy Cam for Free

You can now easily monitor your room, office or workplace for activities going on during your absence without having to invest on expensive hidden cameras. If you’ve ever wondered to find a way to turn your PC webcam into a spy camera, here is a simple and effective solution. This can be really handy to monitor your children and pets in home or even catch a cheating spouse red handed! For this, all you need is a computer with an Internet connection and a webcam attached to it. If your computer meets the above simple requirements, then you are all set to go. The site called UGOlog.com provides a free solution to simply transform your webcam into a powerful spy camera in just a few steps. You can sign-up for a free account and start using the service immediately. Since UGOlog service runs as a web application from within the browser, there is no need to install any additional software on your computer. That means, when your spouse or children look through the installed programs, they don’t find anything that arouses suspicion.
The following are some of the advantages of using UGOlog service over other software programs or a conventional spy camera:     * Firstly, the service comes for free, so that you don’t need to buy anything to start with.
    * Unlike software programs such as “Webcam Monitor” which is complicated to configure and lacks        stealth operation, UGOlog needs no installation and is simple to setup.
    * UGOlog comes with powerful features such as as motion detection, email alerts, and interval        snapshots.

Once you’ve created your account, you can take up a quick tour and browse through the configuration guide to begin using the service. The free version of UGOlog limits the service for only 1 webcam and 50 MB of storage space. If you wish to setup more than one camera and need additional space for recording more videos, you can easily switch for paid plans as per your convenience

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How to Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog Box in Windows 8 and 8.1?

 

In previous Windows versions, whenever you delete a file or folder, Windows asks for your confirmation before moving it to Recycle Bin but Microsoft has removed this confirmation dialog from Windows 8. In Windows 8 as soon as you press the "Delete" key, the selected file or folder is automatically deleted and moved to Recycle Bin without any confirmation prompt. Many Windows 8 users like this move but there are some other people who are not liking this step. They want to bring back the delete confirmation dialog in Windows 8.
If you also want to re-enable delete confirmation dialog in Windows 8, following steps will help you: 1. Right-click on Recycle Bin icon on Desktop and select Properties. 2. Now enable "Display delete confirmation dialog" option and apply the changes.
3. That's it. It'll re-enable the confirmation dialog box and now Windows will always ask for your confirmation before moving a file or folder to Recycle Bin. UPDATE: If the option "Display delete confirmation dialog" is grayed out in Windows, In other words, the option is disabled and can't be enabled by users. In such case, it might be possible that the option was disabled by the Administrator or other users intentionally or accidentally using Group Policy or Windows Registry. If you are facing similar problem, you can enable or disable this option using group policy or Registry as mentioned in following steps:

Turn Delete Confirmation Prompt On / Off Using Group Policy Editor

1. Press "WIN+R" key combination to launch RUN dialog box, then type gpedit.msc and press Enter. It'll open Group Policy Editor. 2. Now go to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer / File Explorer 3. In right-side pane, double-click on "Display confirmation dialog when deleting files" option and set its value to "Enabled" to enable the confirmation dialog box or set it to "Disabled" to disable confirmation dialog box.

Turn Delete Confirmation Prompt On / Off Using Registry Editor

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor. 2. Now go to following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer 3. In right-side pane, create a new DWORD ConfirmFileDelete and set its value to 1 to enable confirmation dialog box or set it to 0 to disable confirmation dialog box. Simple, isn't it? So do you also want the confirmation dialog back or happy with no confirmation prompt?


  



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Hide entire hard drives c: or d: or f: without regedit

Guys here is a cool technique which hides entire hard disk drives by a simple procedure this is the best security tip from unauthorised users :

1. Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".
A DOS window will appear with following discription.
DISKPART>

2. Then type "list volume"

The result will look like : ------

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
--------------- --- -------- ---- ------ ---- ------ ----


Volume 0 F CD-ROM
Volume 1 C Window_XP NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy System
Volume 2 D Softwares NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
Volume 3 E Songs NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

3. Suppose u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3"

Then a message will appear in same winwods { Volume 3 is the selected volume}

4. Now type "remove letter E"
Now a message will come { Diskpart Removed the Drive letter }
sometime it requires the reboot the computer .

Diskpart will remove the letter .Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Your Data is safe now from all unauthorised users.
To access the content of hidden Drive repeat the process mentioned above. But in 4th step replace " remove" to "assign"
type "assign letter E"
__________________

Thanks,



Hide Files in Jpeg images

We will hide a text file called "code.txt" in an image called "mbogo.jpg".You need to have Winrar for this.So here goes....

1)Move both code.txt and mbogo.jpg to a new folder(say C:\New)

2)Add code.txt to a new rar archive called code.rar in the same folder,(C:\New in our example).

3)Now go to Start -> Run..., type cmd and press Enter.

4)Go to the folder where your files are located,(C:\New in our example).by using cd.. command.(use cd.. command to go one level up).

5)Now type "copy /b mbogo.jpg + code.rar secret.jpg"(without quotes) where secret.jpg is the file name u want to give to image that contains both nirvana.jpg and code.txt.

Congrats!!You are almost done with it now .

6)If you open secret.jpg,you will see the original image(mbogo.jpg).Open secret.jpg with Winrar and you will see your hidden file(code.txt)

also if u change the codes one can hide mp3`s and videos too







Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts




First, create a shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, choosing New, and then choosing Shortcut. The Create Shortcut Wizard appears. In the box asking for the location of the shortcut, type shutdown. After you create the shortcut, double-clicking on it will shut down your PC.

But you can do much more with a shutdown shortcut than merely shut down your PC. You can add any combination of several switches to do extra duty, like this:

shutdown -r -t 01 -c "Rebooting your PC"
Double-clicking on that shortcut will reboot your PC after a one-second delay and display the message "Rebooting your PC." The shutdown command includes a variety of switches you can use to customize it. Table 1-3 lists all of them and describes their use.

I use this technique to create two shutdown shortcuts on my desktop—one for turning off my PC, and one for rebooting. Here are the ones I use:

shutdown -s -t 03 -c "Bye Bye m8!"
shutdown -r -t 03 -c "Ill be back m8 ;)!"

Switch
What it does

-s
Shuts down the PC.

-l
Logs off the current user.

-t nn
Indicates the duration of delay, in seconds, before performing the action.

-c "messagetext"
Displays a message in the System Shutdown window. A maximum of 127 characters can be used. The message must be enclosed in quotation marks.

-f
Forces any running applications to shut down.

-r
Reboots the PC.




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.




Use your Windows Key
====================

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don''t ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:

Windows: Display the Start menu
Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows
Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer
Windows + F: Display Search for files
Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer
Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center
Windows + R: Display Run dialog box
Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box
Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows
Windows + L: Lock the workstation
Windows + U: Open Utility Manager
Windows + Q: Quick switching of users (Powertoys only)
Windows + Q: Hold Windows Key, then tap Q to scroll thru the different users on your pc





Change your cd key
==================

You don't need to re-install if you want to try the key out ... just do this:

1. Go to Activate Windows
2. Select the Telephone option
3. Click "Change Product Key"
4. Enter NOT ALLOWED ~ Zabref
5. Click "Update"

Now log off and log back in again. It should now show 60 days left, minus the number of days it had already counted down.

Note: If your crack de-activated REGWIZC.DLL and LICDLL.DLL, you are going to have to re-register them.





Keep your RAM always free

Sometime when we close some program Explorer does not immediate unload DLL files from the memory. The DLL files still resident in the memory for a while and do not let the another application to use the memory in their position.I will guide you to unload them from the memory as fast as we close the application to make the memory always free.

follow these step :
1. Nevigate to start>RUN>Type regedit>OK
2.Browse the register editor to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer
3.Create a new DWORD Value and define its name to AlwaysUnloadDLL then enter 1 into the value box.
4.Restart your PC
DONE !!




Tip to fix a missing file in WindowsXP

if you see this following message on windows startup

windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\windows\sytem32\config\system

you can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the orginal setup CD-rom.
Selet "r" a the first sreen to start repair
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It very easy to fix the problem.
do not format your partition or install Windows XP. Just follow my instruction

1. Boot up from the WindowsXP CD (use the original instead the slipstream version).
2. in the screen "Welcome to Setup" press R to start the Recovery Console > press "R"
3. enter number to select your WindowsXP installed drive >press Enter.
4. enter Administrator password >press Enter
5. you will see command promt "c:\windows>" then type the command like bellow
6. c:\windows>cd \system32\config\ >press Enter
c:\windows\system32\config>del system press Enter
c:\windows\system32\config>del software press Enter
c:\windows\system32\config>del sam press Enter
c:\windows\system32\config>del security press Enter
c:\windows\system32\config>del default press Enter
c:\windows\system32\config>cd .. press Enter
c:\windows\system32>cd .. press Enter
c:\windows>cd repair press Enter
c:\windows\repair> copy system c:\windows\system32\config press Enter
c:\windows\repair> copy software c:\windows\system32\config press Enter
c:\windows\repair> copy sam c:\windows\system32\config press Enter
c:\windows\repair> copy security c:\windows\system32\config press Enter
c:\windows\repair> copy default c:\windows\system32\config press Enter
c:\windows\repair>EXIT press Enter

Now the computer will restart. the problem will befixed!!!


Tip to Create "Copy To" and "Move To" menu in the right-click menu ?




Tip to Adding Copy To and Move To functionality to the Windows Explorer right-click menu starts with the finding the key in the Windows Registry file. (Be sure to back up the Registry file before you begin.)

1. Start Regedit by navigating Start | Run and typing regedit in the dialog box.
2. Navigate to this key in the Registry file:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Note: The Send To key is already there.
3. Right-click on the ContextMenuHandlersfolder and select New | Key to add a new key.
4. Give it the name Copy To and then double-click the (Default) value of the new key's right-hand pane.
5. Type in this code as the new data:

{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

6. Right-click on the ContextMenuHandlersfolder and select New | Key to add a new key.
7. Give it the name Move To and then double-click the (Default) value of the new key's right-hand pane.
8. Type in this code as the new data:

{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

9. Click OK and close Regedit
10. Copy To and Move To should now be available options on the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer.
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DONE!! now u have more  with your Right-click menu !--------------------------------------------------------


Tip to improve Memory (RAM) performance

1. Click Start > Run > type Regedit > press enter
2. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > SessionManager > Memory Management
3. Find the following DWord value

"DisablePagingExecutive"
"LargeSystemCache"

Double Click on both of them and change the value from 0 to 1

4. restart the computer and you will gain more performance.
--------------------------------------------------------Works on Windows XP/2003





Tip to speed up the Start Menu

1. Click Start > Run > type Regedit > press enter
2. Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop
3. Find The Key "MenuShowDelay" then double click on it
>
Dialog Edit String > Value data: type the number "0" press OK
4. Restart the computer





Tip to Speed up the Internet connection


1. start>Run>type gpedit.msc >press Enter
2. "Group Policy" windows will appear
3. select Computer Configaration >Administrative Templates>Network
4. look for the right windows find "QoS Packet Scheduler"
5. Double click on "Limit reservable bandwidth"
6. you will see "Limit reservable bandwidth Properties"
7. select "Setting" tab then click on "Enable"
8. in the " bandwidth limit (%) : " change value to 0
9. Then Cilck OK
10.DONE!!
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Windows XP




Easy Way to Connect PS3 to Computer

PS3 or Playstation 3 is really a games console that youngsters along with adults worldwide are usually crazy about. On this page, we will look at how do we hook up a PS3 games console to our personal computer and possess lots of fun with it. Listed below are a few of the steps that you should followed to find the the game console . use your pc:

1. First thing you will need to begin is a digital TV tuner.

2. Connect the recording along with audio cables to their respective slots. It is possible to identify this cable tv since it has 3 different colored leads to white, yellow, as well as red.

3. Get the principal cable and hook up it to Dsi 3 and first turn on the actual console.
4. Now go to the desktop of your personal computer and visit the menus options within your Windows. You must have wintv software with your computer.

5. After simply clicking on wintv, go to the menu choice and choose suite director. When you open the particular suite manager, you’re going to get a dialog container opened with numerous solutions. Get the option ??Options?? and then click it to check on what we should want. Visit HQ preview, it’s going to display a preview associated with what you are planning to accomplish.

6. After opening PS3, you ought to see PS3 alternatives on the particular screen and everything properly. As soon as you notice it is all totally functional, click on the ??Save?? option in wintv as well as your PS3 will work with your computer.
The opposite points that you should considered concerning connecting PS3 to your computer is:

1. You must have any router. The modem may be the one which is actually connected both for your computer along with the Dsi games console from the Ethernet cable.

2. If you want the action being connected to stream mass media files, then you certainly will need to have Windows Media Gamer on your desktop. Seek out your current PS3 after visiting the advertising sharing option and that is there within the drop down menu.

3. You’ll find wireless possibilities at the same time. These wireless programs, though very hassle-free, are certainly not very steady and dependable.



Add Destination To "Send To" List In XP


Can't find the destination you want, such as a network drive or a commonly-used folder? Fortunately, this list is customizable.

Open My Computer and navigate your way to the C:Documents and Settings[username]SendTo folder, where C is the drive on which Windows is installed. Inside the SendTo folder, select File, New, Shortcut and follow along with the wizard: Click Browse, select the shortcut you want to add, click OK, click Next, type a name for the shortcut then click Finish.

Alternatively, you could copy and paste (or drag and drop) the desired shortcut into the Send To window. Either way, the next time you select the Send To command, this new destination appears in the list.


Limit Logon Hours For Users


Parents might want to limit their children’s computer usage or u want limit  your employees computer usage, so they can set a time limit only between which they will be automatically allowed to log into their Windows account.

Limited usage for particular users for certain time periods can be set through commands.

The command for doing this is:

net user accountname /time:

For example, “net user ALLPCTIPS /time:M-F, 08:00-17:00
will only let the user ALLPCTIPS  log in between 8 and 5 from Monday to Friday.

or

"net user ALLPCTIPS/times:M-F,8am-3pm;Sa,8am-1pm;Su,8am-10am"

For specific days use this (M,T,W,Th,F,Sa,Su).

The value in case of time:all = a user can login always and null = a user can never login.

Separate day and time with commas, and units of day and time with semicolons as above.Do not use spaces between time.

To turn off limitation use the following.


"net user accountname/times:all"


replace account name with the name of the account you wish to change.

Solution to ‘You may be a victim of software counterfeiting’ Problem

 

These notifications start coming back again after some time and do not feel good.  here is how you can remove this problem:
1.    Before doing anything serious try restoring your system. If the problem is occurring after the Windows Update then System Restore will surely help.
2.    But if it does not then do try this, launch Windows Task Manager.
3.    Locate the process “wgatray.exe” and end it.
4.    Log in into the Safe Mode and delete the file WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32
5.    Also delete the WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32\dllcache
6.    Type regedit in Run to open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify key.
7.    Delete the folder WgaLogon and all of its contents.
8.    Restart the PC normally.

 

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