Windows Operating System Tutorials

Microsoft Windows operating system articles, tutorials and resources

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	Command Prompt command history on Windows XP If you often work from Windows XP's command prompt, chances are you know that you can cycle through a list of all the commands that you've typed in a particular session using the up and down arrows on your keyboard. You can also change the size of this history list by clicking the command button in... By pradeep	0 13,171
	Unlocking cmd.exe When It Is Locked By Admin ( 1 2) Running a Locked cmd.exe *-This actually isn't written by me. It was written by a guy by the name of CamoDeveloper in my RSTips forums. I just wanted to share it here. Well, I had to do this earlier today actually. I was at the library and was bored so I decided to have a little fun with... By Putnam Last Message By voneagle7777	10 12,343
	Free music without chance of getting caught ( 1 2) This tutorial explains a way to get free music without getting caught. This tutorials method may take a longer time to get the free music than file sharing systems, but, there is no chance that you get caught because the process that is performed runs only on your computer, not another persons... By Dak914 Last Message By Carlos28	12 12,287
	Shutdown and Restart Timer Script Shutdown and Restart Timer Script using batch file. Copy All Code On Notepad And Save As Timer.bat @cd\ @echo off @title Nt Shutdown / Restart Timer Script @color 60 :ch3 goto about goto menu By ghostomni Last Message By Izaan	1 12,239
	Creating CoN folder in windows ( 1 2) CON is a reserve world in windows operating system. that's why we can not create the folder named as CON. But by command prompt we can do this STEP1: goto command prompt STEP2: type in prompt e:\> "mkdir \\.\e:\con" STEP3: verify by typing "dir \\.\e:\con" STEP4: delete the file or folder... By faizulhaque Last Message By cutegirl2000	14 12,148
	Killing Antivirus With A Batch File ( 1 2) The presented information is for educational purposes and by no means Go4expert or myself takes any responsability for any misuse of the information and mentioned tools. Introduction Killing Antivirus With A Batch File @Echo Off Set finaliza=taskkill Set limpa=cls Set registro=reg add By NDL Last Message By Toddie	17 10,582
	The Best Way to "hide" your files/folders ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page) Introduction Before writing this article, I searched the forum for existence of similar articles and found none, so I thought to share this with you all. I have seen many software that offer various ways to hide your files, but none of them was as satisfactory for me as the one I'm about to... By SaswatPadhi Last Message By shabbir	34 10,404
	Tips to speed up Windows XP without internet and network connection ( 1 2) Introduction I'm gonna tell you some process using these you can speed up your pc :crazy: The Procedure Just log on to your pc with any administrator account, and go to RUN ant type <msconfig> press enter. Then click services tab. Now I'm giving you some service names which are related... By pankaj.sea Last Message By satyedra pal	10 10,050
	Simple registry setting to prevent your computer by hanging. Open registry by typing the regedit in the Run Dialog box. Browse to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop locate DWORD value "WaitToKillAppTimeout" which have a default value as "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="20000" This value represents the time(in milisecond) taken by window to end... By PRADIP Last Message By warnerbob18	7 8,627
	Delete Msrun32.exe MSRUN32.EXE can also use the following file names: 85554439.DAT 55752542.DAT TRUE_LOVE.EXE UGADI ANIMATION.EXE ANIMATION.EXE B2W_APRILFOOL_WEBDUNIYA.EXE WALLPAPER.EXE JPG.EXE By regsvr.exe Last Message By shabbir	1 8,534
	The Windows Registry What is the Registry? The Registry is a database used to store settings and options for the 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 95, 98, ME and NT/2000/XP. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. Whenever a user... By Janu Last Message By pradeep	5 8,222
	Hide Data WITHOUT Steganography ( 1 2 3) Introduction Hello everyone. :) Good morning/afternoon/evening/whatever :p First of all, thank you all for your feedback on my articles. :pleased: This is my 2nd article in the OS/Windows section. I hope this article will be enjoyable and useful for all. ;) Some years back, I badly required... By SaswatPadhi Last Message By mayjune	20 8,056
	Windows XP Tricks & Tips Remove MSN Instant Messenger Program Some of us just don't like to use this IM program. I myself have looked in the Add/Remove Program panel and can't find any way to remove it there. I found out how to do it with a little research. Just go to Start->Run and type in rundll32... By pradeep Last Message By av3lard	1 7,842
	Windows Shellcode Locations and Buffer Overflows bY suN8Hclf \| crimsoN_Loyd9 DaRk-CodeRs Group production, kid www.dark-coders.4rh.eu suN8Hclfvp{dot}pl 09/03/2008 (English version) By XXxxImmortalxxXX Last Message By shabbir	5 7,689
	Click and Type feature in Microsoft Word Word's Click And Type feature allows you to begin typing anywhere on a blank page. You must first enable this feature before you can use it. Just follow these simple steps: Go to Tools \| Options. On the Edit tab, select the Enable Click And Type check box in the Click And Type section, and... By pradeep Last Message By shabbir	1 7,649
	Firefox Must Add-Ons ( 1 2 3) Introduction To my first article. Its about Add-ons in firefox... A lot of us use Firefox these days, and some maybe just using plain firefox. Although its pretty good even then, you can spice it up and make it a lot more useful with add-on features... I am listing here few of the add-ons... By mayjune Last Message By edwardallene	29 7,647
	Cleaning up XP Junk Via Batch Clean uo ur system TEMP, RECENT, HISTORY, TEMPRORY INTERNET FILES, & PREFETCH files Via a simple Batch File Copy This Coading To Notepad And save it as Cleanup.bat Please Note ALWAYS RUN THIS FILE FROM SYSTEM DESKTOP @echo Off @Title Ghost Nt Cleaning System File @ @cd\ By ghostomni Last Message By hanleyhansen	7 7,604
	Hard Drive Tweaks ( 1 2) Ever wish you could make one of your computer's drives invisible to anyone snooping around on your system? Well, happy days are here my friend! Whether you have sensitive docs, pictures, or any other private data, this is one of the easiest ways to keep them safe. Keep in mind that you'll still be... By Rastyn Last Message By regsvr.exe	14 7,477
	Hide Shared Folders Using Net Command By sharing a folder in Windows XP Professional, it usually means that you want network users to be able to find and access the folder in the My Network Places tool. If you want to share a folder with only certain users, you can use the Net command line tool to essentially hide your computer and... By pradeep Last Message By pradeep	2 7,224
	Test Your Anti Virus If its Really Good? ( 1 2) Important note: I cannot be held responsible when these files or your AV scanner in combination with these files cause any damage to your computer. YOU DOWNLOAD THESE FILES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Download these files only if you are sufficiently secure in the usage of... By neo_vi Last Message By nimesh	11 7,044