Instalasi Domain Controller pada Windows server 2003 RC2


Salah satu fungsi “utama” dari Windows Server 2003 adalah kemampuannya untuk menjadi Domain Controller. Sebenarnya fitur-fitur untuk Domain Controller sangat banyak, tapi di tutorial ini saya akan bahas sedikit aja. Sekedar instalasi sama setting awal aja. Dan termasuk instalasi DNS Server juga, karena tanpa DNS komputer klien tidak akan tahu siapa Domain Controllernya. Kita juga dapat memasang DNS di server lain, tapi kali ini kita akan belajar dasarnya saja Laughing.
Langkah awal untuk menyeting Domain Controller di Windows Server 2003 adalah  kita harus sudah menginstal windows Server tersebut caranya ada sebagai berikut    disini.
Setelah sudah maka kita dapat menyeting Domain Controller seperti berikut :
Setelah keluar jendela Run maka ketikkan perintah " dcpromo "
Setelah kita klik tombol OK, maka akan muncul sebuah window wizard untuk instalasi Active Directory. Untuk masalah Active Directory akan dibahas di lain kesempatan.
Selanjutnya, klik tombol Next maka akan muncul window baru seperti di bawah ini.

Biarkan pilihan radio button di pilihan nomor 1 karena kita akan membuat Domain Controller untuk sebuah domain baru. Selanjutnya, klik Next.

Pada bagian ini, kita akan membuat sebuah domain pada sebuah Forest baru. Jadi, biarkan pilihan tetap pada pilihan pertama.

Sekarang, kita harus memikirkan nama dari domain kita. Jika kita memiliki sebuah domain seperti "http://www.pancamedia.com", kita dapat menggunakannya, tapi hal tersebut tidak disarankan karena komputer di dalam domain kita tidak akan dapat membuka website perusahaan. Domain dari Active Directory tidak perlu sebuah domain yang "sebenarnya" seperti di atas. Nama bisa sesuai keinginan kita. Jadi, saya akan membuat "pancamedia.testdomain"

Biarkan pilihan tetap seperti di atas, untuk lebih mudahnya. Kita klik tombol Next

Pada window ini, kita ditanya tentang tempat penyimpan database Active Directory di partisi / harddisk yang berbeda. Tapi, kita biarkan saja dan langsung klik tombol Next.

Folder SYSVOL adalah folder untuk public share, dimana file atau software dapat diletakkan ketika kita akan mendistribusikan file atau software tersebut, sekali lagi kita akan membiarkan setting ini tetap seperti diatas tapi kita dapat mengubahnya jika kita ingin menggunakan ruang di partisi atau harddisk lain misalnya.

Sekarang, kita akan mendapatkan pesan yang menyebutkan bahwa kita membutuhkan DNS server agar semuanya bisa bekerja dengan baik. Biarkan pilihan seperti di atas dan kita klik Next.

Karena ini adalah Windows Server 2003, kita asumsikan tidak ada server Windows 2003 yang akan mengakses domain kita. Jadi, biarkan pilihan tetap seperti di atas dan klik Next.



Restore Mode Password adalah suatu hal yang tidak ingin digunakan para administrator jaringan. Tapi, hal ini juga tidak boleh dilupakan karena password ini yang digunakan untuk menyelamatkan kerusakan server. Pastikan password ini mudah diingat tapi sulit untuk ditebak.

Pada window ini, akan ditampilkan hasil dari pilihan-pilihan kita pada langkah-langkah sebelumnya. Pastikan hal ini benar, karena untuk melakukan perubahan setelah ini akan sangat sulit.

Pada window ini, proses instalasi mulai dilakukan. Proses ini bisa berjalan lama apabila hardware yang kita miliki kurang sesuai dengan spesifikasi server sesungguhnya. Tapi, saya sendiri melakukan percobaan dengan komputer spek minimum memakan waktu sekitar 15 menit untuk proses ini.

Setelah proses instalasi selesai kita tinggal klik finish. Akan muncul notifikasi untuk melakukan restart Windows Server 2003. Segera restart agar fungsi-fungsi yang kita inginkan bisa bekerja dengan baik.
Setelah restart kita lakukan, kita sudah bisa menggunakan fasilitas Active Directory sesuai kebutuhan kita. Yah, demikianlah tutorial pembuatan Domain Controller

 
   

Instalasi Mail Server di Windows Server 2003


Ini sebenernya tugas dari bapak dosen Computer Network dikampus,tapi apa salahnya bila saya coba untuk meng-share ke teman-teman semua.
Pertama harus install Email Service kalu belum ada, caranya :
masukan cd installernya: terus klik Start->Programs->Administrative Tools->Manage Your Server terus pilih Add or remove a role, ntar muncul Configure Your Server Wizard, klik next aja yaks :)
Akan muncul macem2 server role, kita pilih Mail Server (POP3, SMTP), nta kita di suruh masukin authentication method sama domain namanya, masukin aja Windows Authentication karena kita ntar bikin mailbox=account windows, kenapa? biar kita bisa set quotanya gitu loh ….
Kalu udeh klik next aja yak, tungguin aja sampe selesai n’ klik finish
Nah sekarang kita setting email servernya, Klik Start | Programs | Administration Tools | POP3 Service or start | run n’ ketik p3server.msc sama aja kok :)
Nah muncul nama servernya, terus klik kanan pilih properties
1. Untuk Authentication Method kita pilih Local Windows Accounts, kenapa? karena biar user yg nanti kita buat = user yg ada di windows jadi lebih enak seting dan securitinya dan gampang buat quotanya
*** Active Directory Integrated, kalu milih ini agak ribet coz musti setting Active Directory domain ,Encrypted Password File sama juga, Active Directory Integrated ini juga
2. Server Port, kita pake default aja 110 karena gag pake macem2
3. Logging Level ini buat log kalu aq pilih minimum biar hardisk gag lowbet
4. Root Mail Directory, kalu default ngk apa2, tapi biar secure di partisi laen aja coz kalu c: crash email kita ngk ilang :), tapi ada peraturannya neh: jangan buat di dir system eg. C:/mail, aq rekomen pake yg system ntfs
5. SPA, ini buat keamanan email server dg email client, kalu di enable maka client pas out di email cliet ngrim user n’ passwdnya di enrypt
Kita buat mailbox yuks …
klik nama domain yg udeh di buat di awal tadi, nah akan muncul di kanan add mailbox, klik aja. masukan nama mailboxnya, centang Create bla … .. .. klik OK, jadi dech :)
Nah sekarang seting SMTPnya yaks …
buka Computer Management, Services and Applications, expand Internet Information Service
click kanan pada Default SMTP Virtual Server n klik Properties, tab Access, klik Authentication button n’ pastikan Anonymous Access n’ Integrated Windows Authentication udeh enabled, clik Relay button dan Allow all computers successfully… enabled n’ jadi dech !
Selamat mencoba ^.^


Instalasi Print Server di Windows Server 2003

Seperti halnya file, printer juga bisa dimanfaatkan secara bersamaan oleh semua komputer yang terhubung ke jaringan LAN. Namun tentu saja selain harus diinstalasi di Server di komputer Client pun harus Anda diinstalasi.

1. Instalasi Printer di Server
Agar printer di Server bisa diinstalasi di Client tentu Anda harus menginstalnya terlebih dahulu di Server. Setelah itu baru Anda menginstalasi printer yang ada di server di masing-masing Client. Mengenai instalasi printer di client akan dijelaskan nanti setelah ini.
Ada beberapa cara yang bisa Anda lakukan untuk menginstalasi printer di komputer server ini. Namun demikian Anda bisa mengambil salah satu yang menurut Anda paling mudah. Untuk jelasnya berikut prosedur instalasi printer di Server yang umum dilakukan.
Klik Start
Klik Programs
Klik Administrative Tools
Klik Manage Your Server
Klik Add Printer. Setelah itu akan tampil jendela awal Add Printer Wizard
Klik Next untuk melanjutkan
Klik Local Printer Attached to this computer dan klik Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play Printer jika Anda sudah memasang printer dan dalam keadaan ON di komputer Server tersebut
Jika Anda belum memiliki printer klik Local Printer saja, kemudian klik lagi Next. Kemudian ikuti semua petunujuk yang ditampilkan program
Kemudian Anda klik Next dan tentukan port yang digunakan.
Klik Use the following port
Klik LPT1
Klik Next. Setelah itu akan tampil kotak dialog Add Printer Wizard
Klik salah satu merk printer di kolom bawah Manufactures, misalnya HP
Klik salah satu jenis printer di bawah kolom Printers, misalnya HP LaserJet 5P
Masukkan master Windows 2003 Server ke CD-ROM drive
Klik Next, kemudian akan tampil kotak dialog Name your Printer
Klik Yes
Klik Next untuk melanjutkan. Setelah itu akan tampil kotak dialog yang menanyakan kepada Anda apakah printer tersebut akan di Sharing atau tidak
Jika akan di Sharing klik Share As, lalu ketikkan nama printernya, misalnya LaserJet 5P di kolom Share name tersebut
Klik Next
Ketikkan lokasi printer tersebut, misalnya Server di kolom Location
Ketikkan komentar untuk printer tersebut di kolom Comment, misalnya Gunakan Printer ini dengan baik dan benar.
Klik Next
Ketika tampil pernyataan Do you want to print a test page? Anda klik Yes apabila Anda akan mencoba printer tersebut dan No jika tidak. Apabila Anda belum memiliki printer jawab No saja.
Klik Next. Setelah itu akan tampil kotak dialog Completing the Add Printer Wizard
Klik Finish untuk mengakhiri pekerjaan Anda. Biarkan program bekerja dan apabila tidak terjadi kesalahan akan tampil printer baru di jendela Add Printer
2. Instalasi Printer di Client
Untuk menambah jumlah atau printer baru ke jaringan sehingga bisa dimanfaatkan oleh semua pemakai komputer dalam jaringan, maka printer tersebut harus di Sharing. Prosedur pembuatannya sama seperti yang telah saya jelaskan di atas. Hanya printer tersebut belum bisa digunakan dari Workstation atau client. Untuk itu Anda harus menginstalasinya dari masing-masing Workstation atau Client.
Prosedur yang harus Anda lakukan adalah sebagai berikut:
Klik Start Windows
Pilih dan klik Setting
Pilih dan klik Printer. Setelah itu program akan menampilkan deretan printer baik lokal maupun di jaringan
Klik dua kali ikon Add Printer untuk menambah printer baru di jaringan. Setelah itu program akan menampilkan kotak dialog Add Printer Wizard
Klik Next untuk melanjutkan. Setelah itu program akan menampilkan kotak dialog Add Printer Wizard berikutnya
Klik Next untuk melanjutkan. Setelah itu program akan menampilkan kotak dialog berikutnya
Klik tombol Next untuk mengambil lokasi printer di jaringan. Setelah itu komputer akan menampilkan kotak dialog Browse For Printer
Klik dua kali Nama Server Anda, misalnya SERVER01
Klik salah satu nama komputer yang ada di jaringan atau komputer yang dijadikan Server, misalnya SERVER01
Setelah Anda menekan salah satu nama komputer, maka akan tampil nama printer yang telah di Sharing
Klik Next untuk melanjutkan. Maka setelah itu akan tampil kotak dialog Add Printer Wizard berikutnya dan telah membawa nama printer yang akan diinstalasi
Klik Next. Kembali kotak dialog Add Printer Wizard akan menampilkan kotak dialog dan pada kolom Printer name sudah tampak nama printer Anda
Klik Next untuk melanjutkan
Pada saat kotak dialog terakhir tampil klik tombol Finish untuk mengakhirinya
Catatan:
Pada saat Anda menginstal printer untuk Client sebaiknya memperhatikan semua petunjuk yang ditampilkan program.
Anda juga bisa memasang printer menggunakan port UTP, tentu saja apabila Anda memiliki printer yang sudah mampu digunakan secara sharing melalui Switch atau HUB dalam jaringan

Semoga bermanfaat ^.^


Ayo jadikan foto baru jadi foto lama......Go to jadul


Edit foto memang sangat diminati dan juga menyenangkan bagi para pecinta foto dan editor. Dalam hal ini saya ingin men-Share tentang cara meng-edit foto baru untuk dijadikan foto jadul/lama (hitam-putih).. Silahkan langsung diliat aja yach....

link nya disini



Cara Buat Animasi Gif



Lama ga' Update... Ini pengen Share tentang buat animasi GIF. Semoga bermanfaat yach.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_7ygwEjk9s

Yang lain menyusul yach....

Setting card Internet untuk Modem Computer


Bagi teman-teman yang suka Online dimanapun dan kapanpun ini saya punya informasi tentang penyetingan SIM card untuk dipasang dimodem eksternal atau jika ponsel dijadikan modem. Begini infonya :

Indosat
APN : indosatgprs
user id : indosat
Password : indosat
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

Matrix
User : [k o s o n g ]
Password : [k o s o n g ]
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

MENTARI
user id : indosat
Passwordi : indosat
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

IM3
User : gprs
Password : im3
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

IM3 (DURASI) Rp 100,-/menit
User : indosat@durasi
Password : indosat@durasi
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

XL
APN : www.xlgprs.net
User id : xlgprs
Password : proxl
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

Telkomsel
APN : internet / telkomsel
user id : wap
Password : wap123
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

TELKOM FLASH
User : [Kosongkan]
Password : [Kosongkan]
Nomor dial-up ISP :*99***1#

Mobile-8
User id : m8
Password : m8
Nomor dia -up ISP : #777

TelkomFelxi
user id : telkomnet@flexi
Password : telkom
Nomor dial-up : #777

TelkomFelxi (TIME Base)
user id : telkomnet@flexi-time
Password : telkom
Nomor dial-up : #777

Indosat Starone
User id : starone
Password : indosat
Nomor dial-up ISP : #777

Itulah infonya yang dapat saya berikan. Mungkin untuk lebih jelasnya untuk Indosat disini, untuk Telkomsel disini, unuk XL disini,
Yah, itu dulu sementara yang dapat saya informasikan bagi rekan-rekan sesama online-online.....hehehe

Good Luck 



Aplikasi Browser terbaik ??

Kemarin saya melihat seorang kakek sedang online dengan cucunya, si kakek tampak wibawa mengenalkan internet kepada sang cucu tercinta yang masih kecil. Kakek tersebut mulai browsing dan mulai menjelajah dunia maya yang sangat luas dan tanpa batas (sok puitis penulisnya ^_^).
Lalu tiba-tiba sang kakek agak sedikit mengumpat, ternyata aplikasi buat browsingnya ngadat.. (hwahahahai). Sang cucu bingung mungkin dia bertanya "kenapa dan apa yang terjadi?"
saya coba melihatnya ternya sang kakek memakai IE (internet explorer) untuk aplikasi browsingnya (pantesan !!!).
Dari kutipan cerita atas,menunjukkan betapa pentingnya pemilihan aplikasi browsing yang tepat agar dapat memudahkan dan membuat nyaman saat kita browsing dan keliling dunia maya nantinya,,, (betul ??)
Nah, berikut ini saya ingin berbagi dengan kawan-kawan tentang keunggulan dan kelemahan aplikasi browsing.

1) Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla firefox
sebenarnya memiliki nama asli Phonix dan atau Mozilla Firebird. Dikembangkan oleh yayasan Mozilla. Kelebihan Mozilla terletak pada feature, kecepatan, dan ringannya program tersebut untuk lebih jelasnya silakan klik disini . Dan untuk downloadnya kawan-kawan silakan klik disini

2) Opera
Opera adalah aplikasi browser kedua pilihan saya. Opera juga memiliki kecepatan dan diklaim memiliki feature lebih banyak dari Mozilla firefox. untuk download na kawan-kawan langsung klik aja disini.

3) Safari
Safari adalah aplikasi browser ciptaan apple. Akhir-akhir ini tersiar kabar kalo' Apple telah meluncurkan Safari 4, dan aplikasi ini diklaim oleh si empunya sebagai " The fastest browser"
untuk downloadnya klik disini

4) IE (Internet Explorer)
Nah, ini dia yang jadi masalahnya si kakek,,, tapi beberapa hari yang lalu microsoft telah meluncurkan versi terbarunya yang diklaim telah menutupi segala kekurangan IE terdahului. Yah, semoga ja tu benar,, untuk mendownload silahkan klik disini

Oke,, silahkan mendownload, mencoba, dan menikmati fitur-fitur, kelebihan serta kekurangan antar aplikasi-aplikasi browser tersebut...

good luck ^_^

Website Film


Film, dari kata-kata itu maka akan muncul banyak sekali opini dan artian-artian yang berbeda dari satu individu dengan individu lain. yupz,dan Saya adalah seorang film adict, sangat suka menonton dan juga mengoleksi film. yah, mulai dari yang bagus-bagus sampai yang jelek dech...ckckckckckckckck. Namun,dari sekian film yang saya punya dan koleksi tak ada satu pun yang beli, semuanya download dari internet.
Banyak teman-teman saya yang tanya dimana alamat website untuk download film, karena mungkin mereka penasaran dengan apa yang saya peroleh selama ini ( bagaimana ga' penasaran tiap film baru saya selalu punya duluan dan gratis, ^_^). mungkin dari kawan-kawan banyak juga yang bertanya-tanya dimana download film yang bagus-bagus dan bukan trailer,,, yupz baiklah mungkin ini dapat membantu dan menjawab pertanyaan kawan-kawan sekalian. berikut daftarnya :

1) Film Asia dan Indonesia disini

2) Film Terbaru disini

3) Film Lengkap disini

4) Film dokumenter disini

5) Video tutorial disini

6) Video Lucu + chat disini

7) Video lucu dewasa disini

Nah, itulah beberapa situs yang dapat saya berikan. untuk lebih jelas klik disini ja terus ketik kan apa kebutuhanmua....
Semoga bermanfaat dan dapat dimanfaatkan,,,


Selamt Menikmati... ^_^

Menambahkan Animasi di blog

Animasi pada sebuah website adalah suatu bentuk seni dari blogging, maka dalam postingan kali ini saya mau mencoba berbagi tentang bagaimana menbuat animasi di sebuah blog.
Beberapa hari yang lalu saya coba menginformasikan sebuah PTC dan PTR yang dapat menhasilkan dollar dan itu bukan sebuah scam (tipuan). Di sebuah PTC atau PTR sebuah tampilan websitenya pasti sangat menarik. karena biasana terdapat animasi, gambar, dan widget lain untuk mempercantik websitenya. Dan berikut cara menambahkan hal tersebut diwebsite dan blog anda,,,,Kasih dah :

perhatian : uploud gambar, animasi atau widget anda disini
atau juga disitu

1. Login ke blogger trus klik Layout -->> Edit HTML

2. Cari kode ini ]]>/b:skin kalo dah ketemu taru kode berikut ini di atasnya.
#trik_pojok {
position:fixed;_position:absolute;bottom:0px; right:0px;
clip:inherit;
_top:expression(document.documentElement.scrollTop+
document.documentElement.clientHeight-this.clientHeight); _left:expression(document.documentElement.scrollLeft+ document.documentElement.clientWidth - offsetWidth); }
3. Text yang dicetak tebal adalah posisinya, kalo pingin ganti di posisi pojok kanan bawah tinggal text "left" diganti dengan "right". Begitu juga tulisan "buttom", jika pingin di posisi atas bisa diganti dengan "top".

4. Langkah selanjutnya yaitu letekkan script berikut ini sebelum kode
/body

"div id="trik_pojok"
a href="link anda"
img src="link gambar / widget anda" border="0" />
/div
ket : tambahkan ( < ) diawal baris script
dan ( > ) diakhir baris script

5. Jika kamu ingin yang ada disitu bukan gambar tetapi jam/kalender/hit counter/widget-widget yg lain, maka ganti text yang berwarna merah dengan script widget-widget tersebut.

6. Simpan hasil kerja kamu dan lihat hasilnya.

selamat mencoba...... good luck ^_^

KENAPA BOSS-MAILS TIDAK MEMBAYAR (SCAM)?

Jika telah bergabung dengan salah satu program PTC baik di Indonesia ataupun PTC internasional dan susah/lama dalam mendapatkan kredit? Ada beberapa tips yang perlu diperhatikan :

  • Yang utama adalah cari referal sebanyak-banyaknya sehingga banyak yang membantu Anda dalam mendapatkan kredit
  • Pada saat daftar/sign up usahakan dalam memilih bidang iklan/advert yang diminati pilih sebanyak yang diperbolehkan (asumsi semakin banyak iklan yang akan tampil)
  • Akan tetapi tetap memperhatikan jangan sampai memilih bidang yang memberikan citra buruk pemilik program dengan memilih hal-hal yang berbau cheat
  • Anda mendaftar melalui warnet yang notabene hanya punya 1 IP, sehingga kemungkinan account Anda akan ditolak atau dibanned (rata-rata program PTC hanya mengizinkan 1 user mendaftar melalui IP yang sama). Solusinya pada saat daftar pertama kali usahakan memakai PC yang hanya punya 1 IP yang belum pernah digunakan untuk mendaftar PTC, dan saat browsing baru menggunakan PC yang shared

Khusus yang sudah mendaftar di boss-mails atau yang baru berniat mendaftar, perhatikan pada saat sign up waktu memilih bidang advert yang diminati hindari (7 hal) untuk memilih/mencentang hal-hal sebagai berikut :

  • delete me (account akan dibanned dengan waktu yang tidak diketahui)
  • i use cheat software (account akan dibanned dengan waktu yang tidak diketahui)
  • no email (tidak akan menerima e-mail, sehingga tidak dapat menambah kredit melalui membaca e-mail) *tambahan : untuk memilih sent e-mail, pilih di site inbox saja karena kalau memilih yang lain inbox e-mail Anda akan ikut dikirimi e-mail
  • blind clicker (account akan dibanned dengan waktu yang tidak diketahui)
  • keep all my earning (tidak bisa payout, sehingga apabila sudah mencapai batas payout tidak keluar bayaran, sehingga berkesan boss-mails tidak membayar Anda (SCAM)
  • me cheater (account akan dibanned dengan waktu yang tidak diketahui)
  • need translator (boss-mails mensyaratkan orang yang ngerti bahasa inggris, so jgn dipilih opsi ini)

Nah, dengan memperhatikan tips di atas diharapkan Anda akan maksimal dalam memperoleh kredit, dan cepat mendapatkan uang yang sebenarnya. Jangan sampai Anda hanya membuang waktu dan uang Anda yang pada akhirnya tidak menghasilkan karena ketidaktahuan dan kepahaman Anda dalam mengikuti program PTC.

Note : payout minimum di boss-mails adalah $400.000 itu bukan duit sebenarnya, akan tetapi point. Jika sudah mencapai point 400.000 bisa request cashout. Nah, pendapatan kita sebenarnya adalah 70% dari benefit yg didapat dari boss-mails dan dishare dengan member yg request payout. Ilustrasinya, jika kita req payout dan pada bulan itu boss-mails mendapat benefit dari adversiter sebesar $1000 maka komisi kita adalah $700 dan dibagi member yg req payout bln itu, misal ada 20 member berarti komisi kita adalah $35. Oke ladies and gentlemen ?!! Begitu pula PTC yang lain yang menawarkan kredit tinggi $xxx itu adalah point dan komisi asli adalah sekitar 70% – 80% dari benefit site ybs. Masih anggap SCAM? Atau karena tidak tahu aturan main sehingga anggap SCAM? Di site ini semua recommeded PTC Site, jadi harus telaten !!! Dan tidak kalah pentingnya, rekening yg kita gunakan sebagai payment processor harus isi min $2 karena sekali payout boss-mails memerlukan $1 !!!





Some Google search engine tricks

A few things you might want to try with Google:

Hand type the following prefixes and note their utility:

link:url Shows other pages with links to that url.

related:url same as "what's related" on serps.

site:domain restricts search results to the given domain.

allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.

inurl: like allinurl, but only for the next query word.

allintitle: shows only results with terms in title.

intitle: similar to allintitle, but only for the next word. "intitle:webmasterworld google" finds only pages with webmasterworld in the title, and google anywhere on the page.

cache:url will show the Google version of the passed url.

info:url will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url. This is the same as typing the url into the search box.

spell: will spell check your query and search for it.

stocks: will lookup the search query in a stock index.

filetype: will restrict searches to that filetype. "-filetype:doc" to remove Microsoft word files.

daterange: is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.

maps: If you enter a street address, a link to Yahoo Maps and to MapBlast will be presented.

phone: enter anything that looks like a phone number to have a name and address displayed. Same is true for something that looks like an address (include a name and zip code)

site:www.somesite.net "+www.somesite.+net"
(tells you how many pages of your site are indexed by google)

allintext: searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title

allinlinks: searches only within links, not text or title


I hope there is something new in here for you and maybe this infos will be helpfull for ya.



Bobol deep freeze

Ada seorang teman bertanya pada saya bagaimana cara ngebobol yang namanya deep freeze,, saya ko' jadi bingung? Apa computer di warnet, sekolah atau kampus kamu pake' deep freeze juga? deep freeze mempunyai password kalo' ga' salah (berarti benar)..^_^... bila password nya kita lupa, bisa marah dan pusing kita dibuatnya karena ga' bisa ngapa2in kan???

Nah berikut ada cara untuk mengghapus password deep freeze alias di reset alias ngebobol. Mau tahu langsung aja yukkkz...
ada 2 cara yang dapat anda gunakan yaitu menggunakan unfreezer dan tanpa unfreezer..
lha begini ceritanya :

Yang pertama

1. Download dulu software “unfreezer” untuk membobol program “DeepFreeze” di http://newsoftwarelist.com/utilities...eze-unfreezer/ atau cari aja di om google

2. Terus jalankan program “UnFreezer”, program tersebut akan mendeteksi dengan otomatis apakah ada program “DeepFreeze” apa tidak

3. Lalu tinggal pilih anda mau membuka proteksi komputer tersebut dg memilih “Thawed” ato tidak

4. Klo udah restart komputernya (udah kebuka DeepFreeze nya…)

yang kedua :

Bikin aja kacau balau tanggal, hari, dan bulan computer kamu, atau pindahkan aja jamper biosnya, nah pasti setting hari di komputer bakal kacau, padahal deep freeze itu kalo ga' salah (bener lagi berarti) kerjanya berdasar hari kapan kita install pertama kali, kaya' seperti(ambigu ya) system restore gitu dech, al hasil deep freeze pasti bobol dech, ato paling mudah batre bios di ambil, terus booting, lalu koputer kamu matiin , terus batre pasang lagi dech….. lalu ucapkan selamat tinggal kepada deep freeze okey coy.

Terserah anda,, silakan dicoba dan semoga bermanfaat... cayouw...

Boot Winxp Fast

sometime, we feel not find if our computer slow at booting. It's problem to every body and computer user. so, I will try give you tips of boot winxp fast. it's simple tips but I hope it tips can give you profit and little knowledge. So let's go..

Follow the following steps :

1. First step we start with Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\

2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".

3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.

4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".

5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.

6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".

7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"

8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".

9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type'
greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".

10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.

11. Reboot your computer.

and then finish...

good luck... ^_^



Cara ngembalikan drive yang hilang

Yah, ini adalah sambungan ato solusi dari artikel kemari "cara ngilangin drive".
Karena kemarin ada comment dari sahabat saya yang bilang nanggung, jadi ini saya kasih solusi na.. begini solusi na...

cara awal na sih kaya' posting kemarin yaitu :
1. Klik tombol START trus pilih RUN di jendela RUN tadi itu ketik "Regedit" (gak pake tanda kutip lho ya!!)

2. Nah skr kamu dah di jendela Registry Editor, trus cari HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

3. Buka folder EXPLORER nya, trus cari NoDrives nya

4. Nah di jendela NoDrives, kamu ubah Value Data yang tadinya 4 (misal: untuk drive C) atau angka drive yang dah kamu masukin, trus ganti jadi 0 (nol), atau hapus aja langsung nama file NoDrives tadi

5. Restart PCmu, and trus liat aja di my computer drive yang diilangin tadi pasti udah ada......

6. udah gtu doank...


semoga bermanfaat yach "... ^_^




Cara ngilangin Drive Computer ??

Sebelumnya maaf jika ada pihak-pihak yang ngerasa dilangkahin about artikel ini, artikel ini saya kutip dari tabloid PCMILD. nah bagi yang udah tau, kali aja di artikel ni ada kesalahan, saya mohon jangan diketawain (nama nya juga belajar ^_^), agar menjadi koreksi dimasa yang akan datang. terlalu basa-basi ya..!! ya udah langsung ja.. Begini Critanya..

sebenernya ga ada persiapan khusus apapun buat ngilangin drive di PC kamu, cuma ngerubah registry aja kok, berarti yang kamu butuhkan just only PC yang pake OS Win XP (all SP) n Win ME. itu aja, Inget lho ya . . .

Nah sekarang ikutin langkah-langkah berikut ini:

1. Baca do'a, biar diberkati n diberi kelancaran (^_^)
2. Klik tombol START trus kamu pilih RUN di jendela RUN tadi itu lo ketik "Regedit" (gak pake tanda kutip lo..)

3. Nah skr kamu dah di jendela Registry Editor, trus cari HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

4. Buka folder EXPLORER tadi, trus klik kanan di area kosong di panel bagian kanan, klik NEW trus klik DWORD Value, trus beri nama NoDrives

5. klik ganda NoDrives tadi, trus ubah angka di value data nya sesuai dgn drive mana yg mau kamu ilangin, ni angka bwt ngilangin drive nya:

Drive A = 1 Drive H = 128 Ngilangin semua drive = 67108863
Drive B = 2 Drive I = 256
Drive C = 4 Drive J = 512
Drive D = 8 Drive K = 1024
Drive E = 16 Drive L = 2048
Drive F = 32 Drive M = 4096
Drive G = 64 Drive N = 8192

6. kalo udah, close registry editornya trus restart PC nya...!!

7. kalo udah direstart buka My Computer trus liat, ga ada kan drive yang dah kamu ilangin tadi....

7. tenang aja semua data yang ada di drive tadi aman kok.....suerrr!!!!

Untuk cara ngembalikan na ntar ja ya... ^_^

semoga berhasil...



Topologi Jaringan

Topologi jaringan adalah bagian yang menjelaskan hubungan antar komputer yang di bangun berdasarkan kegunaan, keterbatasan resource dan keterbatasan biaya, berarti topologi-topologi jaringan yang ada bisa disesuaikan dengan keadaan di lapangan.

Topologi jaringan ada beberapa bentuk sebagai berikut.

1. Topologi Bus

Topologi ini adalah topologi yang awal di gunakan untuk menghubungkan komputer. Dalam topologi ini masing masing komputer akan terhubung ke satu kabel panjang dengan beberapa terminal, dan pada akhir dari kable harus di akhiri dengan satu terminator. Topologi ini sudah sangat jarang digunakan didalam membangun jaringan komputer biasa karena memiliki beberapa kekurangan diantaranya kemungkinan terjadi nya tabrakan aliran data, jika salah satu perangkat putus atau terjadi kerusakan pada satu bagian komputer maka jaringan langsung tidak akan berfungsi sebelum kerusakan tersebut di atasi.


Topologi ini awalnya menggunakan kable Coaxial sebagai media pengantar data dan informasi. Tapi pada saat ini topologi ini di dalam membangun jaringan komputer dengan menggunakan kabal serat optik ( fiber optic) akan tetapi digabungkan dengan topologi jaringan yang lain untuk memaksimalkan performanya.

2. Topologi Cincin

Topologi cincin atay yang sering disebut dengan ring topologi adalah topologi jaringan dimana setiap komputer yang terhubung membuat lingkaran. Dengan artian setiap komputer yang terhubung kedalam satu jaringan saling terkoneksi ke dua komputer lainnya sehingga membentuk satu jaringan yang sama dengan bentuk cincin.


Adapun kelebihan dari topologi ini adalah kabel yang digunakan bisa lebih dihemat. Tetapi kekurangan dari topologi ini adalah pengembangan jaringan akan menjadi susah karena setiap komputer akan saling terhubung.


3. Topologi Token Ring

Topologi ini hampir sama dengan topologi ring akan tetapi pembuatannya lebih di sempurnakan. Bisa di lihat dari perbedaan gambar.

token ring topologi


Didalam gambar jelas terlihat bagaimana pada token ring kable penghubung di buat menjadi lingkaran terlebih dahulu dan nantinya akan di buatkan terminal-terminal untuk masing-masing komputer dan perangkat lain.

4. Topologi Bintang

Topologi bintang atau yang lebih sering disebut dengan topologi star. Pada topologi ini kita sudah menggunakan bantuan alat lain untuk mengkoneksikan jaringan komputer. Contoh alat yang di pakai disini adalah hub, switch, dll.

star topologi

Pada gambar jelas terlihat satu hub berfungsi sebagai pusat penghubung komputer-komputer yang saling berhubungan. Keuntungan dari topologi ini sangat banyak sekali diantaranya memudahkan admin dalam mengelola jaringan, memudahkan dalam penambahan komputer atau terminal, kemudahan mendeteksi kerusakan dan kesalahan pada jaringan. Tetapi dengan banyak nya kelebihan bukan dengan artian topologi ini tanpa kekurangan. Kekurangannya diantaranya pemborosan terhadap kabel, kontol yang terpusat pada hub terkadang jadi permasalahan kritis kalau seandainya terjadi kerusakan pada hub maka semua jaringan tidak akan bisa di gunakan.

5. Topologi Pohon

Topologi pohon atau di sebut juga topologi hirarki dan bisa juga disebut topologi bertingkat merupakan topologi yang bisa di gunakan pada jaringan di dalam ruangan kantor yang bertingkat.

tree topologi

Gambar topogi pohon (tree)

Pada gambar bisa kita lihat hubungan antar satu komputer dengan komputer lain merupakan percabangan dengan hirarki yang jelas.sentral pusat atau yang berada pada bagian paling atas merupakan sentral yang aktiv sedangkan sentral yang ada di bawahnya adalah sentral yang pasif.

Sampai disini sedikit pemaran saya pada artikel kali ini dan akan saya lanjutkan pada artikel selanjutnya dengan cara membangun jariangan yang bagus, dan cara penanggulangnan masalah pada jaringan.

Windows Faster

Here's how to check if your copy of XP is Activated
Go to the run box and type in oobe/msoobe /a
and hit ok ...theirs your answer

Windows Explorer Tip
When launched in Windows Millennium/Win2k/WinXP,Explorer by default will open the "My Documents" folder. Many people prefer the behavior from previous versions of Windows, where Windows Explorer would open and display "My Computer" instead of the new way. To revert to the old way [My Computer by default rather than My Documents as the default], simply edit the shortcut to Windows Explorer, by right clicking on it, and left clicking "Properties" and changing the "Target" box to: "C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /n,/e," [adjust the path/drive letter if needed]. The key is to add the "/n,/e," to the end of the shortcut (don't type the quotes).
Backup your Fresh install
After you complete your clean install and get all your software installed I would recommend that you use something like Drive Image 3 or 4 to do an image of your install partition, then burn the image to CD and keep it. XP is a different creature for some people. If you mess it up when playing around with it, just bring the image back. You can be up and running again in 20 minutes vs. the two to three hours it will take to get the whole thing and all your stuff installed again.
Note the default install of XP is about 1.5gigs and the DI image may be larger that 700 meg. So don't install too much on the OS partition. To help downsize the Image I run the System file checker and reset the cache size to 40 or 50 meg (It's well over 300 by default).
To run it open the command prop and type:
SFC /?
SFC /purgecache
SFC /cachesize=50
and finally rebuild the cache with SFC /scannow (have the CD ready)
I also Delete the Pagefile.sys and hibernate.sys files before running Drive Image..


Section 2 By Ankit
1.When setting up the system with tweaks or making changes to the core OS or hardware always be logged in as administrator. Seems that while XP does create an account upon install that has administrator privileges, its not the same as the administrator account is. Think about it this way - if the account created was the same then why have an administrator account period?

2.It is always better to install winXP clean than to do an upgrade.

3. The files and settings wizard is your friend. However it doesn't save the account passwords for your e-mail and news groups accounts in OE. Export these accounts manually from within OE first before hand and save them in a safe place. This way you will not need to remember what the account info was, just import the account again.

4. If using a SB Live sound card and trying to run Unreal (the game) you may have some problems. This is not the fault of winXP or Unreal. the problem is a bad driver design from creative and the Devloader portion. There is currently no work around for this problem.

5. Many - many games do run in winXP with comparability mode. The easiest way to do this is to simply create a shortcut on the desktop to the game executable and choose the compatibility tab of the shortcut and set up for win98.

6. Do not disable all the services that you find outlined in the win2K tweak guides floating around. Instead set them to manual instead of disabled. This will allow something to start up when it is needed and you'll avoid the BSOD thing that can occur if something gets disabled that wasn't supposed to.

7. The winXP firewall is actually very good. However it is not very configurable. I would recommend tiny personal firewall from www.tinysoftware.com. It free and all you need. It so far is the most compatible with winXP - why you may ask? - because (little known trivia fun fact here) this is where the winXP firewall came from. Both the XP built in firewall and tiny will give complete stealth. However what you can do - which is kind of cool is divide the work between the two and use both. use tiny to just filter the ports you want to filter instead of everything and let the built in XP firewall take care of the rest. The result is a smoother running firewall system that reacts much more quickly. I've used Nortons , zone alarm (which contrary to popular belief is not a real firewall and a joke in the IT community as a whole) and several of the rest, Tiny has been the best so far.

8. After you complete your clean install and get all your software installed I would recommend that you use something like drive image 4 to do an image of your install partition, then burn the image to CD and keep it. XP is a different creature for some people. If you mess it up when playing around with it, just bring the image back. You can be up and running again in 20 minutes vs. the two to three hours it will take to get the whole thing and all your stuff installed again.

9. choose winXP pro over the personal version because it has more bells and whistles. However if the bells and whistles do not appeal to you then the home (personal) version is the way to go.

10. Avoid problems with WinXP. Insure that your hardware is on the HCL. Don't be mad because the latest and greatest doesn't work with your hardware. It is not the fault of MS , winXP or anything or one else. Not defending them here, just being practical. Look at it this way - if your dream car costs $100,000 dollars and you don't have $100,000 is it the car manufactures fault? nope because thats the free enterprise system and the way it works. Try to upgrade your hardware if you can. If you can't, wait for drivers from the manufacturer that support winxp. I would highly recommend before installing winXP that you go out and get the win2000 drivers for all your hardware. 99% of the win2000 drivers will work in winXP. This way if winxp doesn't have drivers, you do.

XP will ship with out the Virtual Java Machine.
It will not appear on windows update either. Some sites will prompt you to install it upon visit to their sites. However this might change in the near future due to the problem between SUN and MS so the link you get pointed to might no be there.

You can get the virtual Java machine now and have it ready to use when you install XP.

go to:



and download the VJM for winNT. If you try to d/l the one for win2000 (which is exactly the same as the one for NT) you will be told to get the service pack. You don't want to do this for XP.

or download it from:



keep it in a safe place and use it when you install XP.
XP browsing speed up tweak
when you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although WinXP and win2000 has a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size.

You can do this with the registry entries below:

************begin copy and paste***********
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

************end copy and paste***********

make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. The copy and paste the above into it and save it. Then merge it into the registry.

Grouping multiple open windows
WinXP will group multiple open windows (IE windows for example) into one group on the task bar to keep the desktop clear. This can be annoying at times - especially when comparing different web pages because you have to go back to the task bar, click on the group and then click on the page you want and then you only get one page because you have to click on each one separately. I think the default for this is 8 windows - any combination of apps or utilities open.

You can modify this behavior by adding this reg key at:

Change number of windows that are open before XP will start
grouping them on the Taskbar

HKEY_CURRRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
add reg_Dword "TaskbarGroupSize"

modify "TaskbarGroupSize" entry to be the number of windows you want open before XP starts to group them on the task bar.
A value of 2 will cause the Taskbar buttons to always group

Another tweak is to disable or enable recent documents history. This can be done at:

HKEY_CURRRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\
this key should already be present - if it isn't you'll need to add it:
reg_Binary "NoRecentDocsHistory"
modify it so that value reads 01 00 00 00

Wanna network but don't have all the stuff?
If you want to network two winXP machines together you don't have to install a full blown network setup, i.e...switches, hubs, routers, etc...

All you need is two NIC cards (three if you want to share an Internet connection) and a cross over cable.

1. Connect one NIC to your broadband connection device like normal.
2. Install a second NIC in the machine with the broadband connection.
3. install a NIC in the second machine.
4. connect the cross over cable between the second machine NIC and the second NIC in the board band connection machine.
5. re-boot both.
6. Run the networking wizard if necessary.

or:
use a direct connection setup with a parallel port to parallel port connection to the two machines. You will not be able to share a connection with the direct connect.
Help is just a directory away! - Tip
In windows XP pro at C:\Windows\help - you will find many *.chm files. These are the help files. Just start one up and find what your looking for without going thru the main help menu. If for example you are interested in command line tools or command line references start up the ntcmds.chm file. If you use command line a lot for things just create a shortcut on your desktop to this file and it there when you need it.

You could go thru the Help thing to find these but on the home version some are not linked in some of the help. This is shorter.

Speed things up a bit tip
this might help some of you.

1. go to control panel - system.
2. click on the advanced tab
3. under "performance" click on the settings button
4. click on the Advanced tab
5. click on the "Background Services" button
6. Click OK

Section 3

Windows XP Tips 'n' Tricks
==========================
Please note that some of these tips require you to use a Registry Editor (regedit.exe), which could render your system unusable. Thus, none of these tips are supported in any way: Use them at your own risk. Also note that most of these tips will require you to be logged on with Administrative rights.

Unlocking WinXP's setupp.ini
============================


WinXP's setupp.ini controls how the CD acts. IE is it an OEM version or retail? First, find your setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your WinXP CD. Open it up, it'll look something like this:

ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05
Pid=55034000

The Pid value is what we're interested in. What's there now looks like a standard default. There are special numbers that determine if it's a retail, oem, or volume license edition. First, we break down that number into two parts. The first five digits determines how the CD will behave, ie is it a retail CD that lets you clean install or upgrade, or an oem CD that only lets you perform a clean install? The last three digits determines what CD key it will accept. You are able to mix and match these values. For example you could make a WinXP CD that acted like a retail CD, yet accepted OEM keys.

Now, for the actual values. Remember the first and last values are interchangeable, but usually you'd keep them as a pair:

Retail = 51882 335
Volume License = 51883 270
OEM = 82503 OEM

So if you wanted a retail CD that took retail keys, the last line of your setupp.ini file would read:

Pid=51882335

And if you wanted a retail CD that took OEM keys, you'd use:

Pid=51882OEM



How do I get the "Administrator" name on Welcome Screen?
=======================================================

To get Admin account on the "Welcome Screen" as well as the other usernames, make sure that there are no accounts logged in.

Press "ctrl-alt-del" twice and you should be able to login as administrator!

finally worked for me after I found out that all accounts have to be logged out first



Fix Movie Interference in AVI files
==================================

If you have any AVI files that you saved in Windows 9x, which have interference when opened in Windows XP, there is an easy fix to get rid of the interference:

Open Windows Movie Maker.
Click View and then click Options.
Click in the box to remove the check mark beside Automatically create clips.

Now, import the movie file that has interference and drag it onto the timeline. Then save the movie, and during the re rendering, the interference will be removed.



Create a Password Reset Disk
============================

If you?re running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create a password reset disk to log onto your computer when you forget your password. To create the disk:

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
Click your account name.
Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password.

Follow the directions in the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk.

Store the disk in a secure location, because anyone using it can access your local user account



Change Web Page Font Size on the Fly
====================================

If your mouse contains a wheel for scrolling, you can change font size on the fly when viewing a Web page. To do so:

Press and hold Ctrl. Scroll down (or towards yourself) to enlarge the font size. Scroll up (or away from yourself) to reduce the font size.

You might find it useful to reduce font size when printing a Web page, so that you can fit more content on the page.


WinXP Clear Page file on shutdown
=================================

WINXPCPS.REG (WinXP Clear Page file on shutdown)

This Registration (.REG) file clears the Page file when you power off the computer.
Restart Windows for these changes to take effect!
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES!

Browse to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager \ Memory Management

and add the DWORD variable "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001

You can also do this without reg hacking.
Go to Control panel Administrative tools, local security policy. then go to local policies ---> security options.
Then change the option for "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"


Group Policy for Windows XP
===========================

One of the most full featured Windows XP configuration tools available is hidden right there in your system, but most people don't even know it exists. It's called the Local Group Policy Editor, or gpedit for short. To invoke this editor, select Start and then Run, then type the following:

gpedit.msc

After you hit ENTER, you'll be greeted by gpedit, which lets you modify virtually every feature in Windows XP without having to resort to regedit. Dig around and enjoy!


Forgetting What Your Files Are?
===============================

This procedure works under NTFS.

As times goes along you have a lot files on your computer. You are going to forget what they are. Well here is way to identify them as you scroll through Windows Explorer in the future.

This procedure works under NTFS.

1.. Open up a folder on your system that you want to keep track of the different files you might one to identify in the future.

2.. Under View make certain that you set it to the Details.

3.. Highlight the file you want to keep more information on. Right click the file and you will get a pop up menu. Click on properties.

4.. Click on the Summary Tab (make sure it says simple not advanced on the button in the box), You should now get the following fields,

Title,Subject, Author, Category, Keywords, Comments

You will see advanced also if you have changed it to simple, Here will be other fields you can fill in.

5.. Next you can fill in what ever field you want.

6.. After you finished click the apply button then OK.

7.. Next right click the bar above your files, under the address bar and you should get a drop down menu. Here you can click the fields you want to display.

8.. You should now see a list with the new fields and any comments you have done.

9.. Now if you want to sort these just right click a blank spot and then you sort the information to your liking.


Temporarily Assign Yourself Administrative Permissions
======================================================

Many programs require you to have Administrative permissions to be able to install them. Here is an easy way to temporarily assign yourself Administrative permissions while you remain logged in as a normal user.

Hold down the Shift key as you right-click on the program?s setup file.

Click Run as.

Type in a username and password that have Administrative permissions.

This will also work on applications in the Start menu.


Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer
=======================================

Leaving your computer in a hurry but you don?t want to log off? You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screen saver.

To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:

Right-click the desktop.
Point to New, and then click Shortcut.

The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next.

Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like.

Click Finish.

You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll).

To change the icon:

Right click the shortcut and then select Properties.
Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button.

In the Look for icons in this file text box, type:
Shell32.dll.

Click OK.

Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK

You could also give it a shortcut keystroke such CTRL+ALT+L. This would save you only one keystroke from the normal command, but it could be more convenient.



Create a Shortcut to Start Remote Desktop
=========================================

Tip: You can add a shortcut to the desktop of your home computer to quickly start Remote Desktop and connect to your office computer.

To create a shortcut icon to start Remote Desktop

Click Start, point to More Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click on Remote Desktop Connection.

Click Options.

Configure settings for the connection to your office computer.

Click Save As, and enter a name, such as Office Computer. Click Save.

Open the Remote Desktops folder.

Right-click on the file named Office Computer, and then click Create Shortcut.

Drag the shortcut onto the desktop of your home computer.

To start Remote Desktop and connect to your office computer, double-click on the shortcut


Instantly Activate a Screen saver
================================

Turn on a screen saver without having to wait by adding a shortcut to your desktop:

Click the Start button, and then click Search.
In the Search Companion window, click All file types.

In the file name box, type *.scr

In the Look in box, choose Local Hard Drives (C or the drive where you have system files stored on your computer.

Click Search.

You will see a list of screen savers in the results. Pick a screen saver you want. You can preview it by double-clicking it.

Right click on the file, choose Send To, and then click Desktop (create shortcut).

To activate the screen saver, double-click the icon on your desktop


Add a Map Drive Button to the Toolbar
=====================================

Do you want to quickly map a drive, but can?t find the toolbar button? If you map drives often, use one of these options to add a Map Drive button to the folder toolbar.

Option One (Long Term Fix)

Click Start, click My Computer, right-click the toolbar, then unlock the toolbars, if necessary.

Right-click the toolbar again, and then click Customize.

Under Available toolbar buttons, locate Map Drive, and drag it into the position you want on the right under Current toolbar buttons.

Click Close, click OK, and then click OK again.

You now have drive mapping buttons on your toolbar, so you can map drives from any folder window. To unmap drives, follow the above procedure, selecting Disconnect under Available toolbar buttons. To quickly map a drive, try this option.

Option Two (Quick Fix)

Click Start, and right-click My Computer.
Click Map Network Drive.

If you place your My Computer icon directly on the desktop, you can make this move in only two clicks!


Software not installing?
========================

If you have a piece of software that refuses to install because it says that you are not running Windows 2000 (such as the Win2K drivers for a Mustek scanner!!) you can simply edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/ProductName to say Microsoft Windows 2000 instead of XP and it will install. You may also have to edit the version number or build number, depending on how hard the program tries to verify that you are installing on the correct OS. I had to do this for my Mustek 600 CP scanner (compatibility mode didn't' help!!!) and it worked great, so I now have my scanner working with XP (and a tech at Mustek can now eat his words).

BTW, don't' forget to restore any changes you make after you get your software installed

You do this at your own risk.


Use your Windows Key
====================

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don't' ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:

Windows: Display the Start menu
Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows
Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer
Windows + F: Display Search for files
Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer
Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center
Windows + R: Display Run dialog box
Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box
Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows
Windows + L: Lock the workstation
Windows + U: Open Utility Manager
Windows + Q: Quick switching of users (Powertoys only)
Windows + Q: Hold Windows Key, then tap Q to scroll thru the different users on your PC



Change your CD key
==================

You don't need to re-install if you want to try the key out ... just do this:

1. Go to Activate Windows
2. Select the Telephone option
3. Click "Change Product Key"
4. Enter RK7J8-2PGYQ-P47VV-V6PMB-F6XPQ
5. Click "Update"

Now log off and log back in again. It should now show 60 days left, minus the number of days it had already counted down.

Note: If your crack de-activated REGWIZC.DLL and LICDLL.DLL, you are going to have to re-register them.



Remove the Shared Documents folders from My Computer
====================================================

One of the most annoying things about the new Windows XP user interface is that Microsoft saw fit to provide links to all of the Shared Documents folders on your system, right at the top of the My Computer window. I can't imagine why this would be the default, even in a shared PC environment at home, but what's even more annoying is that you cannot change this behavior through the sh*ll
: Those icons are stuck there and you have to live with it.
Until now, that is.

Simply fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders

You'll see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this, all of the Shared Documents folders (which are normally under the group called "Other Files Stored on This Computer" will be gone.

You do not need to reboot your system to see the change.


Before: A cluttered mess with icons no one will ever use (especially that orphaned one). After: Simplicity itself, and the way it should be by default.


This tip For older XP builds
===================

Edit or remove the "Comments" link in window title bars

During the Windows XP beta, Microsoft has added a "Comments?" hyperlink to the title bar of each window in the system so that beta testers can more easily send in a problem report about the user interface. But for most of us, this isn't an issue, and the Comments link is simply a visual distraction. And for many programs that alter the title bar, the Comments link renders the Minimize, Maximize, and Close window buttons unusable, so it's actually a problem.
Let's get rid of it. Or, if you're into this kind of thing, you can edit it too.

Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following keys:
My Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ LameButtonEnabled
My Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ LameButtonText

The first key determines whether the link appears at all; change its value to 0 to turn it off. The second key lets you have a little fun with the hyperlink; you can change the text to anything you'd like, such as "Paul Thurrott" or whatever.

Editing either value requires a restart before the changes take effect.


Before: An unnecessary hyperlink. Have some fun with it! Or just remove it entirely. It's up to you.



Rip high-quality MP3s in Windows Media Player 8
================================================

The relationship between Windows Media Player 8 and the MP3 audio format is widely misunderstood. Basically, WMP8 will be able to playback MP3 files, but encoding (or "ripping" CD audio into MP3 format will require an MP3 plug-in. So during the Windows XP beta, Microsoft is supplying a sample MP3 plug-in for testing purposes, but it's limited to 56 Kbps rips, which is pretty useless. However, if you have an externally installed MP3 codec, you can use WMP8 to rip at higher bit rates. But you'll have to edit the Registry to make this work.
Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ MediaPlayer \ Settings \ MP3Encoding

Here, you'll see sub-keys for LowRate and LowRateSample, which of course equates to the single 56 Kbps sample rate you see in WMP8. To get better sampling rates, try adding the following keys (Using New then DWORD value):

"LowRate" = DWORD value of 0000dac0
"MediumRate" = DWORD value of 0000fa00
"MediumHighRate" = DWORD value of 0001f400
"HighRate" = DWORD value of 0002ee00

Now, when you launch WMP8 and go into Tools, then Options, then Copy Music, you will have four encoding choices for MP3: 56 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps, and 192 Kbps. Note that you will not get higher bit rate encoding unless you have installed an MP3 codec separately; the version in Windows Media Player 8 is limited to 56 Kbps only.


Find the appropriate location in the Registry... ...add a few DWORD values... ...And then you'll be ripping CDs in higher-quality MP3 format!



Speed up the Start Menu
=======================

The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing a Registry Key. Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelay

By default, the value is 400. Change this to a smaller value, such as 0, to speed it up.



Speed up the Start Menu (Part two)
==================================

If your confounded by the slow speed of the Start Menu, even after using the tip above, then you might try the following: Navigate to Display Properties then Appearance then Advanced and turn off the option titled Show menu shadow . You will get much better overall performance.



Speed up Internet Explorer 6 Favorites
======================================

For some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes--I've noticed this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed up the Start menu. But here's a fix for the problem that does work, though it's unclear why:
Just open a command line window (Start button -> Run -> cmd) and type sfc, then hit ENTER. This command line runs the System File Checker, which performs a number of services, all of which are completely unrelated to IE 6. But there you go: It works.


Do an unattended installation
=============================

The Windows XP Setup routine is much nicer than that in Windows 2000 or Windows Me, but it's still an hour-long process that forces you to sit in front of your computer for an hour, answering dialog boxes and typing in product keys. But Windows XP picks up one of the more useful features from Windows 2000, the ability to do an unattended installation, so you can simply prepare a script that will answer all those dialogs for you and let you spend some quality time with your family.
I've written about Windows 2000 unattended installations and the process is pretty much identical on Windows XP, so please read that article carefully before proceeding. And you need to be aware that this feature is designed for a standalone Windows XP system: If you want to dual-boot Windows XP with another OS, you're going to have to go through the interactive Setup just like everyone else: An unattended install will wipe out your hard drive and install only Windows XP, usually.

To perform an unattended installation, you just need to work with the Setup Manager, which is located on the Windows XP CD-ROM in D:\SupportTools\DEPLOY.CAB by default: Extract the contents of this file and you'll find a number of useful tools and help files; the one we're interested in is named setupmgr.exe. This is a very simple wizard application that will walk you through the process of creating an answer file called winnt.sif that can be used to guide Windows XP Setup through the unattended installation.

One final tip: There's one thing that Setup Manager doesn't add: Your product key. However, you can add this to the unattend.txt file manually. Simply open the file in Notepad and add the following line under the [UserData] section:

ProductID=RK7J8-2PGYQ-P47VV-V6PMB-F6XPQ

(This is a 60 day CD key)

Then, just copy winnt.sif to a floppy, put your Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD drive, and reboot: When the CD auto-boots, it will look for the unattend.txt file in A: automatically, and use it to answer the Setup questions if it's there.

Finally, please remember that this will wipe out your system! Back up first, and spend some time with the help files in DEPLOY.CAB before proceeding.


For Older builds or not using setupreg.hiv file
===============================================

Remove the Desktop version text

During the Windows XP beta, you will see text in the lower right corner of the screen that says Windows XP Professional, Evaluation Copy. Build 2462 or similar. A lot of people would like to remove this text for some reason, and while it's possible to do so, the cure is more damaging than the problem, in my opinion. So the following step will remove this text, but you'll lose a lot of the nice graphical effects that come in Windows XP, such as the see-through icon text.

To remove the desktop version text, open Display Properties (right-click the desktop, then choose Properties) and navigate to the Desktop page. Click Customize Desktop and then choose the Web page in the resulting dialog. On this page, check the option titled Lock desktop items. Click OK to close the dialog, and then OK to close Display Properties. The text disappears. But now the rest of your system is really ugly. You can reverse the process by unchecking Lock desktop items.

There's also a shortcut for this process: Just right-click the desktop and choose Arrange by then Lock Web Icons on the Desktop.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enable ClearType on the Welcome Screen!
=======================================

As laptop users and other LCD owners are quickly realizing, Microsoft's ClearType technology in Windows XP really makes a big difference for readability. But the this feature is enabled on a per-user basis in Windows XP, so you can't see the effect on the Welcome screen; it only appears after you logon.

But you can fix that. Fire up the Registry Editor and look for the following keys:

(default user) HKEY_USERS \ .Default \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ FontSmoothing (String Value)
HKEY_USERS \ .Default \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ FontSmoothingType (Hexadecimal DWORD Value)

Make sure both of these values are set to 2 and you'll have ClearType enabled on the Welcome screen and on each new user by default.



Stop Windows Messenger from Auto-Starting
=========================================

If you're not a big fan of Windows Messenger simply delete the following Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSMSGS


Display Hibernate Option on the Shut Down dialog
================================================

For some reason, Hibernate may not be available from the default Shut Down dialog. But you can enable it simply enough, by holding down the SHIFT key while the dialog is visible. Now you see it, now you don't!


Add album art to any music folder
=================================

One of the coolest new features in Windows XP is its album thumbnail generator, which automatically places the appropriate album cover art on the folder to which you are copying music (generally in WMA format). But what about those people that have already copied their CDs to the hard drive using MP3 format? You can download album cover art from sites such as cdnow.com or amguide.com, and then use the new Windows XP folder customize feature to display the proper image for each folder. But this takes time--you have to manually edit the folder properties for every single folder--and you will lose customizations if you have to reinstall the OS. There's an excellent fix, however.

When you download the album cover art from the Web, just save the images as folder.jpg each time and place them in the appropriate folder. Then, Windows XP will automatically use that image as the thumbnail for that folder and, best of all, will use that image in Windows Media Player for Windows XP (MPXP) if you choose to display album cover art instead of a visualization. And the folder customization is automatic, so it survives an OS reinstallation as well. Your music folders never looked so good!


Album cover art makes music folder thumbnails look better than ever!


Change the location of the My Music or My Pictures folders
======================================================

In Windows 2000, Microsoft added the ability to right-click the My Documents folder and choose a new location for that folder in the shell
. With Windows XP, Microsoft has elevated the My Music and My Pictures folders to the same "special shell folder" status of My Documents, but they never added a similar (and simple) method for changing those folder's locations. However, it is actually pretty easy to change the location of these folders, using the following method.

Open a My Computer window and navigate to the location where you'd like My Music (or My Pictures) to reside. Then, open the My Documents folder in a different window. Drag the My Music (or My Pictures) folder to the other window, and Windows XP will update all of the references to that folder to the new location, including the Start menu.

Or use Tweak UI


Add/Remove optional features of Windows XP
==========================================

To dramatically expand the list of applications you can remove from Windows XP after installation, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and open the sysoc.inf file. Under Windows XP Professional Edition RC1, this file will resemble the following by default:

[Version] Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=06/26/2001,5.1.2505.0

[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7
smarttgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msnsl.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,HIDE,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,HIDE,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,HIDE,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7

[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"

The entries that include the text hide or HIDE will not show up in Add/Remove Windows Components by default. To fix this, do a global search and replace for ,hide and change each instance of this to , (a comma). Then, save the file, relaunch Add/Remove Windows Components, and tweak the installed applications to your heart's content.


Cool, eh? There are even more new options now under "Accessories and Utilities" too.


Remove Windows Messenger
========================

It seems that a lot of people are interested in removing Windows Messenger for some reason, though I strongly recommend against this: In Windows XP, Windows Messenger will be the hub of your connection to the .NET world, and now that this feature is part of Windows, I think we're going to see a lot of .NET Passport-enabled Web sites appearing as well. But if you can't stand the little app, there are a couple of ways to get rid of it, and ensure that it doesn't pop up every time you boot into XP. The best way simply utilizes the previous tip:

If you'd like Windows Messenger to show up in the list of programs you can add and remove from Windows, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and open sysoc.inf (see the previous tip for more information about this file). You'll see a line that reads:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

Change this to the following and Windows Messenger will appear in Add or Remove Programs, then Add/Remove Windows Components, then , and you can remove it for good:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,7

Autolog On tip for XP
real easy and straight forward.
1. click on "Start" - then click on "Run" - type "control userpasswords2"
2. click OK
3. On the Users tab, clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to
use this computer" check box.
4. A dialog will appear that asks you what user name and password should be used to logon automatically.

Your all set.

Aspi
WinXP does not come with an Aspi layer. So far almost 90% of the problems with winXP and CD burning software are Aspi layer problems. After installing winXP, before installing any CD burning software do a few things first:

1. Open up "My computer" and right click on the CD Recorder. If your CD recorder was detected as a CD recorder there will be a tab called "Recording". On this tab uncheck ALL of the boxes. apply or OK out of it and close my computer.

2. Next install the standard Aspi layer for NT. Reboot when asked.

Thats is. after the reboot you can install any of the currently working CD recording applications with no problems. If using CD Creator do not install direct CD or Take two as they are currently incompatible but Roxio has promised a fix as soon as XP is released.

Print Dir
XP alas does not include a way to print a directory listing aside from using the command prompt. I talking about a right click on the directory and print the files names on the printer type of Dir print. So I guess we will need to add one - start up regedit and add the following

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\print\command]
@="command.com /c dir %1 > PRN"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\print\command]
@="command.com /c dir %1 > dirprnt.txt"

Right click on a folder in windows explorer and choose "print". The contents of the folder will appear in a file called dirprnt.txt in the folder. open the file and print it out. If you want to print directly to the printer remove the second line containing "dirprnt.txt"

Rename Multiple files
A new, small, neat feature for winXP deals with renaming files. I personally have always wanted the OS to include a way to do a mass file renaming on a bunch of files. You can now rename multiple files at once in WinXP. Its real simple:

1. Select several files in Explorer, press F2 and rename one of those files to
something else. All the selected files get renamed to the new file name (plus a number added to the end).

2. thats it. Simple huh.

I would recommend that you only have the files you want to rename in the directory your working in. I would also recommend that until you get used to this neat little trick that you save copies of the files in a safe location while your getting the hang of it.

Handy for renaming those mass amounts of porn pics you d/l from the web
Use Window Blinds XP to add themes
Windows Blinds XP has been integrated into the Windows XP operating system. Microsoft and Stardock have entered into a partnership in which Microsoft will use their technology in the Windows XP operating system. With Windows Blinds XP installed you have additional styles to choose from in display properties.
And the best part is you can download over 1000 different styles and even make your own very easily with the SDK.
To get started you need to download the Windows Blinds XP extension: www.stardock.com/files/wbxp-b5_private.exe to download the latest beta
Note: You must register at http://scripting.stardock.com/customer/wbxp_beta.asp to be able to legally download the Windows Blinds XP beta. Once you register they will even e-mail you when new builds are available for download.
Once downloaded, install the program and you will notice the extra styles in the display properties when you run the program.
To download more styles www.wincustomize.com/index.asp and select windows blinds on the menu on the left.

Show file extensions
Ever wonder where you file extensions went? Working with files when you can not tell what the file extension can be a huge pain in the butt. Thankfully, MS has made it possible for all file names with the extensions to be shown.
In any folder that contains files. Click on the tools menu and select folder options.
Then click on the view tab.
Locate where it lists Hide extensions of known file types and uncheck it.
Click OK.


XP memory tweaks
Below are some Windows XP memory tweaks. They are located in the windows registry at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
DisablePagingExecutive - When enabled, this setting will prevent the paging of the Win2k Executive files to the hard drive, causing the OS and most programs to be more responsive. However, it is advised that people should only perform this tweak if they have a significant amount of RAM on their system (more than 128 MB), because this setting does use a substantial portion of your system resources. By default, the value of this key is 0. To enable it, set it to 1.
LargeSystemCache - When enabled (the default on Server versions of Windows 2000), this setting tells the OS to devote all but 4 MB of system memory (which is left for disk caching) to the file system cache. The main effect of this is allowing the computer to cache the OS Kernel to memory, making the OS more responsive. The setting is dynamic and if more than 4 MB is needed from the disk cache for some reason, the space will be released to it. By default, 8MB is earmarked for this purpose. This tweak usually makes the OS more responsive. It is a dynamic setting, and the kernel will give up any space deemed necessary for another application (at a performance hit when such changes are needed). As with the previous key, set the value from 0 to 1 to enable. Note that in doing this, you are consuming more of your system RAM than normal. While LargeSystemCache will cut back usage when other apps need more RAM, this process can impede performance in certain intensive situations. According to Microsoft, the "[0] setting is recommended for servers running applications that do their own memory caching, such as Microsoft SQL Server, and for applications that perform best with ample memory, such as Internet Information Services."
IOPageLockLimit - This tweak is of questionable value to people that aren't running some kind of server off of their computer, but we will include it anyway. This tweak boosts the Input/Output performance of your computer when it is doing a large amount of file transfers and other similar operations. This tweak won't do much of anything for a system without a significant amount of RAM (if you don't have more than 128 MB, don't even bother), but systems with more than 128 MB of RAM will generally find a performance boost by setting this to between 8 and 16 MB. The default is 0.5 MB, or 512 KB. This setting requires a value in bytes, so multiply the desired number of megabytes * 1024 * 1024. That's X * 1048576 (where X is the number, in megabytes). Test out several settings and keep the one which seems to work best for your system.




Finished on
Saturday, September 08, 2001
Special thanks to


Links
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http://www.wxperience.com/
http://www.xs4all.nl/~binkbv/windowsxp/
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http://scripts.wincustomize.com/skins.asp
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