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reating icons

The icon of a bitmap file can be set as the file image itself. To effect this setting, navigate to the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Paint. Picture/ Defaultlcon and set the value of ‘Default entry’ to ‘%1’. Also navigate to the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOV.bmp and set ‘Default entry’ to ‘PAINT.PICTURE’. The flip side of this tweak is that folders with a lot of bitmap files might take longer to load. In such cases, try increasing the icon cache to make the folders load faster. The icon / cache can be increased using the ‘MaxCachedlcons’ entry (type string) in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer key. Increase the value of this entry to increase the icon cache; use any value between 100 and 4,096.

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Start Menu scrolling

When your Start menu overflows, it isn’t possible to list all the entries in a single column. Then, Windows either creates a second column or a scrolling menu. You can control this through the registry. Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, and select the entry called ‘StartMenu ScrollPrograms’. If it’s not present, create a new String value called ‘StartMenuScroll-Programs’. Specify the …… Continue Reading…

If you are getting a error message like

“LSA Shell (Export Version) has encountered a problem and needs to close. We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve LSA (Export Version).”

Then most probably you are infected with a virus known as Sasser virus.

To fix this problem Download and install the security patch from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx

Also, update your virus definitions and scan the entire hard drive to locate and clean infected files. To stop a PC from shutting down in Windows XP, when you get the 60-second countdown, go to Start > Run, type ‘shutdown -a’ and press [Enter]. You’ll now stay connected to the Internet and download the patches.

It is highly recommended to keep an updated anti virus in your system as a protection from these types of virus infections

How well is your personal computer secure from the cyberspace and other computers on your localized network? Almost all of you may be having an anti-virus solution installed that you update regularly but most of the times even this guard runs out to fulfill the security. This is because an anti-virus observes an unusual file (an infected file or executable) on the PC only after it has got its way into the system folder or lodged its way into the Temporary Internet Files folder (that’s good enough to set off all the alerts).Advance user generally recognize what to search out for and how to prevent uninvited attacks upon their Personal computer either with the good software package or with bright browsing habits.

If you plan to host a internet site, play games on internet, link up to a local network then you should protect yourself against invasions prior to their try for get into your computer. This is the function of a firewall to monitor and alarm you of data coming in as well as departing the personal computer (called as incoming and outgoing). Even if you do not mean to do anything other than browsing the Net, checking mail and chatting, you must have some sort of defense against other computers trying to access your machine without your knowledge. Other than rogue machines or zombies (infected PC directing infection) getting at your machine’s ‘open ports’, there could be programs that associate to the Net to transmit information. Did you know even MS Word tries to connect online? A firewall will alarm you of any such action. Particular computer program* that periodically access the cyberspace can be controlled in more than one manner (it will become clearer as we carry on through the tutorial). Options available inside the firewall allow it to work alongside the anti-virus set uped on the system too. Occasionally even email security is merged into the software. A firewall also has the power to ‘hide’ the IP address of the system it is installed on, making it invisible to external (infected) computers or hackers.

There are some precautions you must take before installing a firewall. Even though they keep our PCs safe, some users might face problems when the application itself crashes or certain files get corrupted. Problems might arise from too many settings blocking the Internet traffic altogether. So the best thing to do is to create a System Restore point before an install and after you have configured the software firewall correctly (i.e. you have confirmed access to your network and the Internet). If there ever is a problem you will be able to revert back to earlier settings without giving yourself a headache.

This tutorial throws some light on the options available across three different software firewalls ZoneLabs - ZoneAlarm , Norton Personal Firewall and McAfee’s Personal Firewall Plus . ZoneAlarm is free and is ideal for a standalone PC or for a small home network. For larger networks or greater configurability, there are other versions of ZoneAlarm available (other than Norton and McAfee). If you’re always on the move then a software firewall should be installed since you will need to connect to different networks. Norton provides a simple “Location” feature that allows you to switch access restrictions based on your location (just like a profile). With the help of these …….. Continue Reading…

Blogs are all the big-things nowadays and everyone wants to put their thoughts up online for the world to read. The main reason the blogs are becoming more and more famous is their simplicity. Users OR bloggers don’t need to know anything about coding languages like HTML,php etc; all they have to do is type their thoughts into a single box, format the text as per their cretivity, maybe select a few pictures to toss in and then click “submit”.

The only problem with blogs is that their format is quite restrictive. They are fine if you want only your most recent content to be prominently visible. But if you want to create a website about a special OR particular subject, have individual sub-sections and presenting each topic on different pages separately, you’ll find blogging a bit difficult.In these cases dedicated website about yourself is the only option left.

Blogs differ from regular web sites mainly in that while the content of blogs is arranged chronologically, the content of web sites is arranged by subject. You can have a front page that links to a number of subpages, each with their own content. You can link to a separate page for photos, a separate page of links or references, and you are free to arrange things the way you like. Moreover, the content of the homepage, which is the first thing users will see each time they visit can remain unchanged while new content can be added below it or on a linked page overtime.

Ideally web pages and blogs should be used in conjunction, with the blog being only one of the pages on the web site. But most users are content using only blogs on web sites like livejournal.com because they don’t have to worry about knowing any HTML code dealing with web hosting companies and paying yearly fees.

Google Page Creator tries to bring blog-like simplicity to creating regular web pages. It’s a simple, visual online tool that uses new web technologies such as AJAX to make life simple. You don’t need to know a single word of code or any kind of programming language and you don’t have to worry about web hosting at all. Just click, drag, drop or type and your web site will be ready in a few minutes.

• Go to www.pages.google.com. Google Page Creator is still in beta but you can log in using your Google account username and password. If you log in successfully, you’ll see a . . .. . Continue Reading…