Folder Background Images in Windows XP

Here is a simple tutorial with which you can add any image to your Folder Background. This tutorial works for Windows XP only. You can modify any folder you want, in simple 4 steps given below.

Not only Folders, you can also add cool images to your C,D or E Drives also. Just give it a try and I am sure you will like it.

Here is a step-by-step tutorial :

Step 1) First make a new folder in which you want to add background. For explanation I take a folder as Akhil.

Step 2) Now open Notepad, copy and paste the following code in it.

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=path of the image

Step 3) Now in the IconArea_Image just enter the path of the image that you want to set as background. If the image is in the same folder then no need to give the path simply enter the name of the image along with the extension i.e
IconArea_Image=background.jpg

Step 4) Now save the notepad file and name is as Desktop.INI

That's it ! Just open you folder and now you can see the folder with the selected image as background.

This is how it looks :

To remove the Background Image simple change the image path to "no image " without quotes i.e.,
IconArea_Image=no image

How To Make A Scary Pop-up

You can use this trick to scare your friends or to make something useful, like reminders you put in Windows Start-up.

Here are the steps on how to do a pop-up:

1. Open Notepad and type:

text1=msgbox("your text here",52,"your title here")



You can write as many text message boxes as you want. The many you write the many pop-ups will appear.

2. Save the text as popup.vbs. Be sure the change the 'Save as Type' to 'All Files' .



3. You can use scary messages to make a prank to your friends, like:

text1=msgbox("Virus Detected",52,"Warning: VIRUS")
text2=msgbox("Virus is installing on your system",52,"Installing...")
text3=msgbox("Virus is installing on your system",52,"Installing...")

4. When you click on popup.vbs you will receive on your screen something like this:

Check Your Internet Connection Speed Online!

If you want to figure out that either your internet Connection is to slow or you are to curious to know something than you really need to use this tool.

Speed.io or http://www.speed.io/index_en.html is an online tool which allows you to use it to check your Download, Upload , Ping and connect speed with the Internet connection you are using. It shows all this on a Speedometer making it very easy to use. It shows additional facts like Your browser, Ip address and your internet Provider.

You need Latest FLash Player to view it in your browser. Well Go see that how fast is you internet connection speed!

It is very easy to check internet speed like this so if it is not showing the internet speed for what you had payed for then go slam your internet operator.

Create nameless files and folders in windows

Just follow the following steps: 1.Select any file or folder.
2.Right click on it, press rename or simply press F2.
3.Press and hold the alt key. While holding the Alt key, type numbers 0160 from the numpad.
4.Press Enter and the nameless file or folder will be created. But what if you want to create another nameless file or folder in the same directory ?
For this you will have to rename the file with 2 spaces.
Just follow these steps below:
1.Select file, press F2.
2.Hold alt key and type 0160 from the numpad.
3.Release the alt key. Now without doing anything else, again hold altkey and press 0160.
4.Press enter and you will have second nameless file in the same directory.
5.Repeat step 3 to create as many nameless files or folders in the same directory.

How To Reinstall Windows Without Losing Anything

Here Is Another Possible Solution:easy way and tested:
1- Start WindowsXP
2- Go to the location of your source files
3- Run WINNT32 /unattend
For example, D:\I386\winnt32 /unattend ( copy & paste this command into the RUN box, then press ENTER ) Your computer will do the rest.
Or,
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Copy & paste > D:\I386\winnt32 /unattend
Press Enter.
If you have i386 on your drive, you can replace D: ( if D: is your cd drive ) with the location of it.
I've often need to do this to repair something that had gotten corrupted and didn't want to do a clean install.
D: is the driver letter where your windows XP Cd is
if D:\I386\winnt32 /unattend doesn't work then try : d:\winnt32 /unattend.

Unlimited Time In Internet Cafe

Create A New Text Document, Than Type CMD In It, And Than Save It As a Batch File, And Than Run The New Batch File On Your Desktop.
Than Command Prompt Should Open, Now You Type "cdwindows" to change the directory to
Windows, than type in "regedit" to get to the registry editor gui, than navigate to

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Appevents>software>classes> micr osoft>windows>current version>internet settings>policies>system" than on the right pane where it says Disable Taskmanager, right click on it, and scroll down to modify, and than change the value of it to "0", and than open Windows Task Manager

By Holding Down These Keys, "CTRL+ALT+DEL/DELETE" And Than Disable The Internet Cafe's Timer,
And WoohLAH, UNLIMTED TIME.

Make a autorun file for CD

If you wanna make a autorun file for that CD you are ready to burn just read this...

1) You open notepad

2) now you writ: [autorun]
OPEN=INSTALL\Setup_filename.EXE
ICON=INSTALL\Setup_filename.EXE

Now save it but not as a .txt file but as a .inf file.

But remember! The "Setup_filename.EXE" MUST be replaced with the name of the setup file. And you also need to rember that it is not all of the setup files there are called '.exe but some are called '.msi

3) Now burn your CD with the autorun .inf file included.

4) Now set the CD in you CD drive and wait for the autorun to begin or if nothing happens just double-click on the CD drive in "This Computer"

How Long Has Your System Been Running?

How Long Has Your System Been Running?

Here's how you verify system uptime:

Click Start | Run and type cmd to open a command prompt.
At the prompt, type systeminfo

Scroll down the list of information to the line that says System Up Time.

This will tell you in days, hours, minutes and seconds how long the system has been up.

Note that this command only works in XP Pro, not in XP Home. You can, however, type net statistics workstation at the prompt in Home. The first line will tell you the day and time that the system came online.

Change Your Ip In Less Then 1 Minute

1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen
2. Click on "Run"
3. Type in "command" and hit ok

You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.

4. Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"
5. Type "exit" and leave the prompt
6. Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
7. Click on "properties"

You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.

8. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"
9. Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab
10. Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab
11. Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
12. Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
13. Hit the "Ok" button here
14. Hit the "Ok" button again

You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.

15. Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
16. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings
17. This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"
tongue.gif 18. Hit "Ok"
19. Hit "Ok" again
20. You now have a new IP address

With a little practice, you can easily get this process down to 15 seconds.

P.S:
This only changes your dynamic IP address, not your ISP/IP address. If you plan on hacking a website with this trick be extremely careful, because if they try a little, they can trace it back..