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		<title>Opening A Set Of Multiple Programs From A Single Click</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a web designer, graphics designer, desktop publisher or even just a basic user of Windows you may have habit top open some specific programs. For example, a web designer will have Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Dreamweaver, Notepad and browsers always opened. He may want this entire file in front of his eyes without [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are a web designer, graphics designer, desktop publisher or even just a basic user of Windows you may have habit top open some specific programs. For example, a web designer will have Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Dreamweaver, Notepad and browsers always opened. He may want this entire file in front of his eyes without need to double click each of the file. Or you may be a graphic designer who wants Photoshop, Illustrator always opened. Or you may be just a basic windows user who surfs net and listen to music and you may want Windows media player and browser opened together without any hassle.<span id="more-5941"></span></p>
<p>In this tutorial I will teach you how to accomplish multiple file execution from just a single click. This might be just a useless tip for them who might have other method or already knows how to do this. If you don’t know how to do this then read on. If you know, even then read this post and comment for better upgrade.</p>
<p>As we used batch scripting before to accomplish several easy task and tweaks to windows, we’ll again be using batch scripting here. If you don’t know what batch scripting is then search in our blog at the right sidebar for batch scripting and learn basics of it.</p>
<p>OK now let me guide you how to do this.</p>
<p>In this tutorial I will assume that you are a basic web user who listens to music while surfing. You’ll basically open all programs you need on hand. For example, you may want Google Chrome, Microsoft word and Windows Media Player always opened.</p>
<p>After you list the necessary programs, we must know where the programs are installed.</p>
<p>You can do this by right-clicking on the shortcut icon and click on properties. In <strong>target</strong> field you’ll find the location of the program file.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/a10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5947" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/a10.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="320" /></a></p>
<p>In the above case, the installed location of Google chrome is, C:\Programs\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/b11.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5946" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/b11.jpg" alt="" width="358" height="440" /></a></p>
<p>Copy the location of each program in similar ways.</p>
<p>Now open <strong>Notepad</strong> (Start&gt;Run&gt;<em>type <strong>notepad</strong></em>).</p>
<p>In Notepad screen type following information:</p>
<blockquote><p><code>Start "" "C:\Programs\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"</code></p></blockquote>
<p>Note: Don’t copy and paste it since it is for demo only.</p>
<p>Do same for all programs.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/c6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5944" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/c6.jpg" alt="" width="465" height="263" /></a></p>
<p>Note: refer to above syntax again.</p>
<p>When your path is enclosed in quotes, START interprets it as the title for the window. Adding the &#8220;&#8221; makes it see your path as the program to run.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5945" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d6.jpg" alt="" width="472" height="376" /></a></p>
<p>Now save it as “browsing.bat”(with quotes).</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/e5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5943" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/e5.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="193" /></a></p>
<p>Change the icon if you want.</p>
<p>Double click on the browsing.bat, it will open all the programs that you’ve specified inside it.</p>
<p>You can create similar set of programs to open from single click and have it at desktop.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/f4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5942" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/f4.jpg" alt="" width="279" height="92" /></a></p>
<p>Hope this tutorial was helpful.</p>
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		<title>Disable USB Storage Devices In Your Desktop And Get Secured</title>
		<link>http://hackspc.com/disable-usb-storage-devices-in-your-desktop-and-get-secured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suraj Kayastha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have your personal information ever been copied or pirated? It might be your years of project or your secret video; you’ll obviously feel not well when you know that it has been copied by someone by accessing your computer. Most of the files are copied to removable storage media like USB drives.

Today in this tutorial, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have your personal information ever been copied or pirated? It might be your years of project or your secret video; you’ll obviously feel not well when you know that it has been copied by someone by accessing your computer. Most of the files are copied to removable storage media like USB drives.<br />
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<p>Today in this tutorial, I am going to show you how you can make USB storage devices totally useless without your permission.</p>
<p>You won’t need any special utility or software, just a tweak in Registry editor is enough to enable or disable the USB drive.</p>
<p>To block all the storage device in your Windows, run registry editor by typing <em>regedit</em> in RUN command.</p>
<p>In the registry editor, at left side navigation pane, navigate to following location:</p>
<blockquote><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE &gt; SYSTEM &gt; CurrentControlSet &gt; Services &gt; USBSTOR</p></blockquote>
<p>Now at the right side double click on <strong><em>Start</em></strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_A.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5885" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_A.jpg" alt="" width="451" height="297" /></a></p>
<p>To block USB storage Medias, change the value data to <strong>4</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_B.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5886" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_B.jpg" alt="" width="344" height="205" /></a></p>
<p>If you want to unblock USB storage Medias just navigate to the same location and change th value data to <strong>3</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_C.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5887" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_C.jpg" alt="" width="341" height="203" /></a></p>
<p>If you don’t want to bother tweaking registry then I’ve made a simple program to Block and Unblock USB device.</p>
<p>You can download it from here.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/USB-BLOCKER-HacksPC.exe">USB BLOCKER- HacksPC</a></p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/USB-UNBLOCKER-HacksPC.exe">USB UNBLOCKER- HacksPC</a></p>
<p>Download both of them and open it to toggle between Block and Unblock USB storage media.</p>
<p>You can hide it in desktop or anywhere favorable to you.</p>
<p>Next time I’ll be posting a tutorial about disabling copy and paste. So, don’t forget to bookmark us.</p>
<p>Hope this tutorial was helpful.</p>
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		<title>Disable Cut, Copy and Paste in Windows</title>
		<link>http://hackspc.com/disable-cut-copy-and-paste-in-windows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><a href="http://www.hacktutors.info" rel="nofollow">Suraj Kayastha</a></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often do you leave your PC unattended? How many people can access our workstation or home PC? And what do you keep in your hard disk? If you leave your PC unattended and anyone or few can access your home/work PC then your data and information is in risk. One can easily copy your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How often do you leave your PC unattended? How many people can access our workstation or home PC? And what do you keep in your hard disk? If you leave your PC unattended and anyone or few can access your home/work PC then your data and information is in risk. One can easily copy your documents and files.<span id="more-5893"></span></p>
<p>You may have secured your PC by setting password. But you won’t be putting password in screensaver mode, will you?</p>
<p>In this tutorial I am going to show you how you can prevent your files from being copied illegally to any storage media or even inside one folder location to another location of same hard drive.</p>
<p>Before we begin with the tutorial, <a href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/downloads/Prevent.zip">download this free utility</a> which will be playing main role in this tutorial.</p>
<p>The downloaded file is a zip file; you’ll need to extract it.</p>
<p>After extraction install the program. Remember the location of the installation folder. It is usually in %systemroot%/Program Files/Prevent . The installer only extracts the file and while running toggles the registry values.</p>
<p>Go to the location where Prevent utility is installed. And open Prevent.exe.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5898" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d5.jpg" alt="" width="282" height="169" /></a></p>
<p>Click on Define HotKey Field and press the shortcut keys you want to disable the copy and paste.</p>
<p>I clicked on the text input area of Define HotKey and pressed CTRL+ Shift + Q simultaneously.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/a7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5901" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/a7.jpg" alt="" width="437" height="274" /></a></p>
<p>Now Click on Activate button. After pressing Activate button, it will save the HotKey you defined with following screen:</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/b7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5900" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/b7.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="142" /></a></p>
<p>As soon as you press activate button it will disable the copy paste feature of windows.</p>
<p>Now to disable it you’ll need to press the defined HotKey.</p>
<p>When you press the Hotkey in any part of the Windows it will enable copy/paste again with following screen:</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5898" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d5.jpg" alt="" width="282" height="169" /></a></p>
<p>Now go to the folder location where you’ve installed Prevent utility.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5898" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d5.jpg" alt="" width="282" height="169" /></a></p>
<p>Right click on Prevent.exe, go to send to menu and create desktop shortcut.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/e4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5897" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/e4.jpg" alt="" width="472" height="117" /></a></p>
<p>This will create shortcut to desktop.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/f3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5896" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/f3.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="138" /></a></p>
<p>You may rename it whatever you want.</p>
<p>Now you can open Prevent utility from shortcut and always activate it if you’ve disabled it once.</p>
<p>This utility not only allows you to disable cut, copy and paste but also Delete, Copy To, Move To, Sent To, Renaming, Task manager’s End Process button.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/g2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5894" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/g2.jpg" alt="" width="408" height="453" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><em>Task manager before activating Prevent utility.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/h2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5895" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/h2.jpg" alt="" width="415" height="460" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><em>Task manager after activating Prevent utility.</em></p>
<p>Hope this was helpful tutorial.</p>
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		<title>Save The Current Windows Session And Restore Them Later</title>
		<link>http://hackspc.com/save-the-current-windows-session-and-restore-them-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suraj Kayastha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever needed to restart your Windows, but you may not want to lose the open windows and current situation of your desktop. Hibernation also loads the windows session but it does not actually restart your PC actually. If you really need a cold boot then you’ll obviously lose the current situation. You might [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever needed to restart your Windows, but you may not want to lose the open windows and current situation of your desktop. Hibernation also loads the windows session but it does not actually restart your PC actually. If you really need a cold boot then you’ll obviously lose the current situation. You might have wished that you could save the current session of Windows as you can do in browsers like Opera and Firefox. You&#8217;ll never notice it&#8217;s need until you have lots of windows open and working in all of the windows at once.<span id="more-5867"></span></p>
<p>Well if you are worrying about this then no more worries. I am here with a step by step tutorial to guide you through every step you need to save the current session of your desktop for later restoration.</p>
<p>You’ll need<a href="http://cachemywork.codeplex.com/"> Cache My work </a>which can be downloaded from <a href="http://cachemywork.codeplex.com/">here</a>.</p>
<p>After the page is loaded click on green download button as illustrated in image below:</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5873" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/d4.jpg" alt="" width="318" height="195" /></a></p>
<p>After you downloaded the program, install and open it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/a6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5868" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/a6.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="243" /></a></p>
<p>Using this tool is very simple and easy. Just check on the boxes favorable to you and click on save.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/c4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5870" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/c4.jpg" alt="" width="274" height="421" /></a></p>
<p>Next, go to Tools &gt; Option. In new option window check <em>on Restore Previous explorer windows at next logon</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/b6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5869" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/b6.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="304" /></a></p>
<p>Now you may close the window.</p>
<p>Now onwards, it will start to cache your windows when system is being booted and reload the cache in next system start.</p>
<p>Just like hibernate, it stores the current cache of windows to seprate location of your hard drive. Since catching needs writing hard drive, you&#8217;ll feel that your system is being slow while shutting down and loading up. This is not a big deal as it takes time to read and write data to and from hard drive.</p>
<p>Using this technique will possibly save a lot of time. This also enables you to get familiar with the environment you were in the screen before windows restart.</p>
<p>Hope this tutorial was helpful.</p>
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		<title>Know The Date Of Installation Of Your Windows</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suraj Kayastha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime you may need the OS installation date. You may want to know how old is your OS or any other information related to your system. Windows does not provide direct information about the installation date of installation of your OS.

However you can view the date of OS installation from command prompt by giving some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometime you may need the OS installation date. You may want to know how old is your OS or any other information related to your system. Windows does not provide direct information about the installation date of installation of your OS.<br />
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However you can view the date of OS installation from command prompt by giving some syntax to it.</p>
<p>With following command you can view whole detail about the manufacturer and about your OS. In this tutorial I am focusing to installation date of Windows.</p>
<blockquote><p>systeminfo</p></blockquote>
<p>Open command prompt window by going to Run and type “cmd” (without quotes).</p>
<p>Input “systeminfo” command to it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a14.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5623" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a14.jpg" alt="" width="460" height="129" /></a></p>
<p>It will look up for system information and load the result below the input.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5624" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b12.jpg" alt="" width="535" height="272" /></a></p>
<p>Search for the OS installation date. There you’ll find exact date for installation of OS. Not only this, you can view the BIOS version of your system, Computer model name, Product code, Time and date of system startup etc.</p>
<p>Hope this tutorial was informative.</p>
<p>This is guest post from <a href="http://youcanhack.blogspot.com/">You Can Hack Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Run Registry Editor From Guest Account Even If It Is Blocked</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suraj Kayastha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registry editor is well known registration directory where windows keep all the records of their setting files. Keeping it inaccessible from other users is extremely necessary in the point of view of security of data and information. Wherever you are, public cyber cafes, Library, College labs, etc you’ll see that you cannot access the heart [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Registry editor is well known registration directory where windows keep all the records of their setting files. Keeping it inaccessible from other users is extremely necessary in the point of view of security of data and information. Wherever you are, public cyber cafes, Library, College labs, etc you’ll see that you cannot access the heart utilities like Registry Editor.<span id="more-5521"></span></p>
<p>The Regedit.exe is only the executable file to list up registries in systematically. You can arrange the registry’s easily by your own if you are a good programmer. But who is talking about programming here? I am talking about the program which is alternative for registry editor, RegAlyzer. This works exactly similar to Windows’ registry editor, only the difference is it’s name and it’s third-party.</p>
<p>This tool might be great help if you want to have instant hack to public computers and networks.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/run-registry-editor-from-guest-account-even-if-it-is-blocked"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://f.imagehost.org/0063/regedit.png" alt="" width="497" height="330" /><br />
</a></p>
<p>You can easily <a href="http://www.spybot-updates.com/files/regalyz.ex">Download RegAlyzer from here.</a></p>
<p>Hope you liked this info.</p>
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		<title>How To Use USB Flash Drives As A RAM</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suraj Kayastha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might be probably searching for such software that can convert your 4 GB USB flash drive to usable RAM. I am going to guide you through the steps and tools that will be using your USB storage as a RAM. Though windows supports virtual paging file which uses your harddisk as a temporary RAM. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might be probably searching for such software that can convert your 4 GB USB flash drive to usable RAM. I am going to guide you through the steps and tools that will be using your USB storage as a RAM. Though windows supports virtual paging file which uses your harddisk as a temporary RAM. But if you are working on notebook with lower RAM then Virtual RAM will boost up the harddisk usage. Finally dropping your battery life.<span id="more-5649"></span></p>
<p>Therefore, using your USB storage device as RAM can be one of the best alternative for your real RAM.</p>
<p>First of all, you’ll need to download this file, <a href="http://www.eboostr.com/download/">Eboostr (Trial Version)</a> or <a href="http://isohunt.com/download/131261177/eboostr.torrent">Eboostr (Full Version from torrent )</a>.</p>
<p>Now you’ve one of the above file downloaded to your computer. Install it with default settings.</p>
<p>After installation, it is compulsary to reboot your computer.</p>
<p>Insert your USB flash drive first then open eBoostr from start menu.</p>
<p>In the program window, go to Edit &gt; Add new cache device</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a16.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5644" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a16.jpg" alt="" width="391" height="252" /></a></p>
<p>You’ll see your USB disk at the left screen. Select it and click ok.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b14.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5645" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b14.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="309" /></a></p>
<p>Then start caching the memory in your USB drive.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can also click on <strong>Autoconfiguration</strong> button. Program will diagnose your system. After the diagnose is ended, click next. Choose all the recommended option to increase your system performance and click Next.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/e9.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5646" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/e9.jpg" alt="" width="424" height="298" /></a></p>
<p>Now program will start to cache your memory. You may feel some difference in your windows performance.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5647" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g7.jpg" alt="" width="422" height="299" /></a></p>
<p>This software requires USB device more than 256 MB.</p>
<p>It stores the current memory as a cache in your USB device. Eboostr stores cache of your frequently used applications on your USB Flash drive. It will help to reduce the Hard Disk access which is comparatively slower as compared to access in chips. Since hard disk requiers motor to rotate the disks, it will also consume a lot of your battery.</p>
<p>This is guest post from suraj kayastha, where he blogs about technology at <a href="http://youcanhack.blogspot.com/">You Can Hack Blog</a> and <a href="http://hacktutors.info/">Hacktutors</a>.</p>
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		<title>How To Add An Option To Print All The Contents Of A Folder In XP</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suraj Kayastha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once in many times, you may need to print whole files of the specific folder. Well if you need often to print number of files or you run a press media company then I am going to teach you how to print all the items in specific folder.
We’ll be adding new right click option to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once in many times, you may need to print whole files of the specific folder. Well if you need often to print number of files or you run a press media company then I am going to teach you how to print all the items in specific folder.<span id="more-5626"></span></p>
<p>We’ll be adding new right click option to print the folder. Whenever you right click on any folder, this print option will be shown and whole folder files can be printed.</p>
<p>To do so you’ll need to create a batch file called Printdir.bat. Open Notepad and paste the following code:</p>
<blockquote><p><code>@echo off<br />
dir %1 /-p /o:gn &gt; "%temp%\Listing"<br />
start /w notepad /p "%temp%\Listing"<br />
del "%temp%\Listing"<br />
exit</code></p></blockquote>
<p>Save it as, &#8220;%windir%\printme.bat&#8221; (without the quotes).</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/c7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5627" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/c7.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="356" /></a></p>
<p>Now go to Start &gt; Control Panel&gt; Folder Options. Click the <strong>File Types</strong> tab, and then click <strong>File Folder</strong>.</p>
<p>Click the <strong>Advanced</strong> button.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a15.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5628" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a15.jpg" alt="" width="386" height="468" /></a></p>
<p>Click the New button.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b13.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5629" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b13.jpg" alt="" width="399" height="471" /></a></p>
<p>In the <strong>Action box</strong>, type &#8220;Print this folder&#8221; (without the quotes). In <strong>Application used to perform action box</strong>, type &#8220;<em>printme.bat</em>&#8221; (without the quotes).</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g6.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5630" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g6.jpg" alt="" width="365" height="191" /></a></p>
<p>If you did right then you’ll see image similar to below:</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5631" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d10.jpg" alt="" width="399" height="470" /></a></p>
<p>Click on OK in all three dialogue boxes.</p>
<p>Now you need to edit the Registry to add the <strong>Print this folder</strong> shortcut in right click. Open Registry Editor by typing “regedit”  (without quotes) in RUN box (Start&gt; Run).</p>
<p>Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT&gt;Directory&gt;shell.</p>
<p>In the right side of the window, right click on &#8220;<strong>default</strong>&#8221; and select <strong>Modify</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/e8.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5632" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/e8.jpg" alt="" width="514" height="291" /></a></p>
<p>In <strong>Value Data</strong>, type &#8220;<strong>none</strong>&#8221; (without the quotes).IMG_F</p>
<p>Click <strong>OK</strong> and close the Registry Editor.</p>
<p>Now when you right click on any folder, you&#8217;ll see the option, Print this folder.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/h7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5633" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/h7.jpg" alt="" width="269" height="260" /></a></p>
<p>Selecting it will print the contents of the folder.</p>
<p>Hope this was helpful.</p>
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		<title>Open Command Prompt From Desired Folder In Windows XP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, you might have noticed Open command window here.  If you don’t know about it then hold down SHIFT button and right click on any folder, there you’ll see Open Command Window here. Clicking that link will instantly load command prompt window inside the folder that you’ve right [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, you might have noticed <em>Open command window here</em>.  If you don’t know about it then hold down SHIFT button and right click on any folder, there you’ll see <em>Open Command Window here</em>. Clicking that link will instantly load command prompt window inside the folder that you’ve right clicked on.<span id="more-5572"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a11.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5573" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a11.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="160" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b9.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5574" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b9.jpg" alt="" width="455" height="202" /></a></p>
<p>It was for Windows Vista and later versions. Lower version of windows like windows 2000 and windows is not loaded up with such options. However you can manually tweak the registry values to get it in your windows XP.</p>
<p>In this tutorial I am going to teach you same.</p>
<p>Open Notepad by going to Run Command (Windows + R OR Start&gt; Run), type “<em>notepad”</em>(without quotes)<em>.</em></p>
<p>Copy and paste the following code:</p>
<blockquote><p><code>REGEDIT4<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]<br />
@="Open Command from here"<br />
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]<br />
@="cmd /k \"cd %L\""</code></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/c5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5575" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/c5.jpg" alt="" width="414" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Now save it on desktop as “<em>command.reg” </em>(with quotes<em> </em>(see the image below).</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/e5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5577" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/e5.jpg" alt="" width="461" height="202" /></a></p>
<p>Now you’ll have following shortcut icon.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d7.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5576" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/d7.jpg" alt="" width="101" height="98" /></a></p>
<p>Double click to open it. It will ask to add information in registry or not.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5578" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/g3.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="98" /></a></p>
<p>Click YES.</p>
<p>Again it will notify that registry has been modified. Click OK</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/h4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5579" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/h4.jpg" alt="" width="526" height="98" /></a></p>
<p>Now try right clicking on any folder, you’ll see <em>Open Command from here</em>. Click it.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/i4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5580" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/i4.jpg" alt="" width="229" height="175" /></a></p>
<p>You’ll notice that command prompt windows load up in the directory that you’ve right clicked on.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/j3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5581" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/j3.jpg" alt="" width="415" height="132" /></a></p>
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		<title>Know How Long You Have Been Running Your Computer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might have never noticed your wastage of time when you are using computer, have you? You’ll never notice that you took 1 hour completely just to send your CV documents via mail to an organization. And there are also not such active and easily accessible tools to notify the time interval you’ve been using [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might have never noticed your wastage of time when you are using computer, have you? You’ll never notice that you took 1 hour completely just to send your CV documents via mail to an organization. And there are also not such active and easily accessible tools to notify the time interval you’ve been using your computer since the windows startup.<span id="more-5567"></span></p>
<p>However with Windows 7, you have this feature easily accessible in task manager. To see the length of time open up the task manager window.</p>
<p>You can either open task manager window by pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE and clicking on <em>start task manager </em>or by just going to RUN command and typing “<em>taskmgr</em>” (without quotes).</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5568" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/a10.jpg" alt="" width="410" height="458" /></a></p>
<p>Go to the <em>Performance</em> tab and se the <em>uptime </em>timer. This is where you’ll see how long have you been online in your windows.</p>
<p>Besides this, there are also many third-party tools which help you to see the time period being online in your computer.</p>
<p>You got your up time of your desktop. But, how to know the time of your internet connection?</p>
<p>You can easily do this by following the steps below:</p>
<p>In the control panel open <em>Network Connections</em>. Identify the adapter which is actually connecting to the internet gateway and open it.</p>
<p>In my case it was <em>Local Area Connection.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b8.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5569" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/b8.jpg" alt="" width="440" height="168" /></a></p>
<p>After you open it you’ll see the duration.</p>
<p><a href="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/c4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5570" src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/c4.jpg" alt="" width="369" height="449" /></a></p>
<p>This is the time that you’ve been connecting to the internet.</p>
<p>Hope this was informative.</p>
<p>This is guest post by author of <a href="http://youcanhack.blogspot.com/">You Can Hack Blog</a> and <a href="http://hacktutors.info/">Hacktutors</a> blog.</p>
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