XP tricks

18
Jun

How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP?? And Undo Restoration???

How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP?????????
Yes you can restore your operating system to a previous state in windows XP very easily. Most of the XP users perform this step to backup their data. Some times your system files may be infected and you cannot see those files. To prevent this situation you can do system restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state.System Restore takes a snapshot of critical system files and some program files and stores this information as restore points, this is how programming runs inside the operation system.
Following procedure explains you How to restore the operating system to a previous state in windows XP:
1. Log on to Windows as Administrator. After entering into windows click on Start-> Point to all programs-> Accessories-> Now point to system tools.
2. After opening System Tools click on System Restore. System Restore starts.
3. A welcome page opens for system restore. Now click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.

02
Jun

How to turnoff low disk space warning?

How to turnoff low disk space warning?
Low Disk Space is a general notification from the Windows Operating system when your Hard drive’s partition is out of space. Generally we used to set notification for 10secs if disc space runs out 200MB.When your disk space is less than 50 Mb , Notifications are shown for 30 seconds every 5minutes. If your hard drive’s partition is out of space then this notification “Low disk space” is shown by windows operation system. Operating system cannot accept any new data into it. This is not a serious problem when this kind of message is displayed in the status bar.I will explain two methods to solve Low Disk Space warning.
Solution for Low Disk Space warning for windows XP:

28
May

How to convert files from FAT to NTFS ?

How to convert files from FAT to NTFS ?
This post will explain you how to convert FAT disk to NTFS. While installing your windows XP you can choose three file systems for disk partitions. Those are NTFS, FAT32 and FAT. NTFS is the most recommended one. why because the files in NTFS have more stability, hosting Active Directory, security and less fragmentation. Changing a volume’s existing file system can be time consuming ,so always choose the file system that best suits your long term needs. If you want to change your file system you must backup your data and reformat the volume using new file system. From this post you can learn how to change a FAT or FAT32 volume to NTFS without formating the volume. Still back up data is also a good idea but it consumes lots of time.
1.Open command prompt.
2.Type ” c:\ ” without quotes to enter in to c:\ drive.
3.Type the below following command
Convert C: /FS:NTFS
4. You should maintain space between C: and (/) . After pressing enter he will ask you confirmation and press enter again. After pressing Y reboot your system.
This method works in windows XP.

22
Feb

How to install WinProxy Server

How to install WinProxy Server :
One of the best popular proxy server is WinProxy Server.One of the perfect reason for its popularity is no sofware has to be installed on client systems.This is possible because Winproxy is a transparent proxy server.Winproxy provides Network Address Translation (NAT).Apart from these best features such as usual caching and security.It also supports protocols like HTTP,Real Audio/Video,Mai,FTP,NNTP news.Secure Sockets,DNS etc.Well you will observe the procedure to install Winproxy Server..

Winproxy server may be installed as follows:
1)Firstly install the TCP/IP protocol on all systems which are connected to your network. 2)Now run the Install Wizard.A small window will be opening.This is product registration key.You have to enter Product key.

22
Dec

How to remove blue background behind desktop icons

How to get rid of blue background behind the desktop icons. I hope this is the most irritating thingy which makes you so irked, but its a silly problem which can be rectified which you dint hope to be so.

Well you can find so many methods on the internet to remove blue background behind the desktop icons but you may not find the exact procedure or method to eliminate the blue image behind the icons. In addition to this you can change the color of the background as you wish.This method is applicable all on XP and on any further addition of xp operating systems.

04
Nov

Latest trick to lock my computer(pc) so that no one can open.

lock ur pc.. open notepad copy and paste the script below and save it .VBS extention
This wil create a shortcut.. run(click) it

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(”WScript.Shell”)
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(wshShell.SpecialFolders(”D esktop”) & “\LockWorkstation.lnk”)
oShellLink.TargetPath = “%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe”
oShellLink.Arguments = “user32.dll,LockWorkStation”
oShellLink.Save

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04
Nov

Latest release "Shortcut to start Windows XP"

You can restart a Windows XP Pro and home machine easily by creating a shortcut with following path. (Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition) “c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00″ -r is for restarting the computer. -f is to force close all programs without saving. -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you D.Click on the shortcut. You can log off from a Windows XP Professional or home edition by running “C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -l -f -t 00″. Also you can shutdown a Windows XP home or Professional edition by running “c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00″. You always have to turn from the CPU after running this command. (Same with AT and ATX powered machines.) If you want to turn down power of ATX machine automatically, run “c:\windows\system32\tsshutdn.exe 00 /POWERDOWN /DELAY:00″ This is used to turn off a server. Even though your computer will be
shutdown completely, this whole operation will take 30 seconds to finish. Even though you don’t have networked computers attached to your computer, this works.