Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders

You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.

Locking the desktop

• If you are leaving your computer for a while and do not wish to turn it off, but want to assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away, locking the desktop is the best option.
• By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L, you password protect your system just as if you had logged out or restarted the computer.
• The advantage is that any programs or processes that were running when you locked the desktop will stay open and running in the background, ready for you to resume work or play.

Renaming The Recycle Bin icon

• To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter.
• It opens Registry Editor.
• Now in Registry Editor go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).

Deleting System Softwares from XP

• XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything.
• Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it.
• You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

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.

Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your computer

If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here's a recipe for a desktop shortcut that will lock your computer in two easy clicks:

Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create shortcut wizard will open; in the first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next page, and hit 'finish.'

You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click the 'change icon' button.

In the 'look for icons in this file' box, type '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' then click 'ok' to see a range of icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your desktop locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out.

It is useful if u have an account as it will prompt 4 a password.

VGA CARD TROUBLESHOOTING

VGA CARD TROUBLESHOOTING

No Display:

• Check for the physical damage on the card. If any, rectify it.
• The main S.M.D may be dry-solder. Touch up the main S.M.D. If found faulty, replace it.
• Check for the crystal on the card that it is giving the proper oscillations. If the crystal is faulty, replace the crystal & re-check the card.

Junk Display:
This problem is mainly due to the VRAM present on the board.
Replacing the faulty memory with the new one will solve the problem.

SIDE CARD TROUBLESHOOTING:-

No Display After Card Insertion:

• First inspect the card the physically for any damage & clean the tracks with an eraser.
• Check for the shorting in the components. If found, replace the same with the new one.
• The main S.M.D may be faulty. If required, replace it.

Card Not Working At All:

• First check for the contact with the ISA slot in the motherboard & clean the ISA connector on the card. Also check for the cable connections on the card
• Check for the jumper settings on the card. If incorrect, correct the settings & if found, touch up the S.M.D.
• As a last alternative, change the main S.M.D. This will definitely solve the problem in the most cases.

HDD/FDD/COM Port/ Printer Port Not Working:

• As a preliminary measure, check the card for any physical damage.
• Check the jumper setting.
• Check the cable connection on the card.
• Check for the CMOS settings in the BIOS.
• If it still persists, then trace the path from the main S.M.D to the connector on the card.
• Check for any open tracks, then short it using wire jumper.
• If the problem still there, change the main S.M.D. This will definitely solve the problem.

TROUBLESHOOTING IN MOTHERBOARD

TROUBLESHOOTING IN MOTHERBOARD

The motherboard faults are the most challenging ones. Diagnosing its faults requires great patience. However, 80% of the problem can be detected using the DIAG CARD.
But it would only give you an idea of which signal is missing accordingly to which the actual problem has to be traced out. Some of the basic faults found in motherboards are:

No Display:

• The board is physically checked for any damaged. Any physically damaged parts are replaced with new ones.
• Check the 3V battery. If low, replace the battery.
• In cases the problem is due to improper CMOS setting, clear the CMOS with the help of the CLEAR CMOS jumper.
• Check to ensure that the jumpers pertaining to CPU speed (i.e. base frequency & multiplication factor) are correct as incorrect settings may result in over clocking of the speed.
• As the first step, the existing BIOS is changed with a reference working one & the board is re-checked. If the problem was with the bios, it will be solved. The original BIOS is re-programmed.
• If the BIOS is not a problem, the main controller IC is checked for shorting of pins & for any physically damage. The shorting, if any, must be removed.
• If the main controller IC is dry-soldered, it should be touched up.
• Lastly, if the board is not working, the main controller IC is replaced. This will definitely solve the problem.

Continuous Reset High:

• The reset signal on the board remains continuously high because +5V is not coming on the reset pin. Due to this, the clock & the other signals are not generated.
• Firstly, the voltages on the reset pins of the external connector are checked.
• One pin has to have +5V& the other ground.
• Mostly the +5V pin carries less voltage. In this case, an external wire jumper is connected from pin b3 of the slot to the pin. Connecting the wire jumper solves the problem in most of the cases.
• If this does not solve the problem, we check the voltages of the different regulators on the board. If any one is found, fault.

Making password disk in win xp

Making password disk in win XP

If anyone who have a problem of forgetting password,
here I have a solution of this prob,for this u need a floppy disc

First of all open control panel n the click on users accounts and choose the account of which u want to make password diskn

Click on a option given at right side of screen "prevent forgotten password" before clicking it please insert floppy discs in the drive this will copy some important files to prevent you by this problem,after a min it will finish the process,and next time if u have forgotten the password and u access your account by this password disk...so enjoy....!!!!!!!

Hide any drive on your system

Hide any drive on your system
If u r having any material like important docs and u r afraid about it . Dont worry, windows XP

provides (not officialy ) a utility by which u can hide urs one or more drives.

Here is the step by step procedure how to hide any partition/drive :

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 Programmea NTFS Partition 15GB Healthy System
Volume 2 D Softwares NTFS Partition 20GB Healthy
Volume 3 E Documents NTFS Partition 30GB Healthy
Volume 4 F Abi NTFS Partition 10GB Healthy


3. Suppose u wanna hide drive E then type “select volume 3".(without quotes)

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 }

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”
i mean type “assign letter E”

Never hide C:/ drive… otherwise ur system will not work