How to Troubleshoot High CPU Usage

Programs that require many CPU cycles can cause the CPU usage on the system to increase or spike above normal. When the CPU usage on your system is at a high level, such as 100 percent, the computer will appear stuck or frozen until programs no longer require as many CPU cycles. You can troubleshoot high CPU usage by using the Windows Task Manager or a third party program such as Cacheman.

Difficulty: Moderate

     Instructions:

    Windows Task Manager

  1. 1
    Press "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Delete" at the same time to display the Windows Task Manager.
  2. 2
    Go to the Process tab to see a list of currently running processes on your computer.
  3. 3
    Look in the CPU column and locate programs that are using many CPU cycles. High CPU cycles can cause the CPU usage of a program to increase.
  4. 4
    Right-click on the program and highlight "Set Priority" from the context menu. Select the "low" or "below normal" option to change the priority of the program.
  5. 5
    Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to change the priority of other programs with high CPU usage.
  6. Cacheman

  7. 1
    Download the Cacheman program (see Resources). Save the program to your desktop and double-click the setup file to install the program.
  8. 2
    Double-click the Cacheman icon on the desktop to open the program.
  9. 3
    Locate a program with high CPU usage from the CPU Usage column. Right-click on the program and highlight "Set Priority" from the context menu.
  10. 4
    Select "low" or "below normal" to lower the CPU usage of the program.
  11. 5
    Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to change the priority of other programs with high CPU usage.

How to Fix a Computer That Keeps Restarting

Have you ever had a computer that restarted over and over again?
Did you think that it was a virus? Well, in many cases in may or it may not be. First off,
there are many factors of your computer restarting. If it was a virus, your computer would
tell you that there is no operating system found. Or, you get the Blue Screen of death.
IN the following steps, I will show you how to prevent from your computer restarting from
the logo page.
Difficulty: Moderate

 

 Instructions:

 

           Things You'll Need:

  •                     Paper Towel
  •                     Anti Virus Protection
  •                     Q-tips
  1. 1
    Honestly, by this point you do not need a Virus protection as you can not enter the windows operating system. I have repaired many computers with this situation and trust me, it is quite simple.
  2. 2
    Check the Fans
    Check the Fans
    When you turn on your computer, make sure that the fan in running in the very beginning. If it is a virus that attacked your computer, your fan will continue running without anything on the screen. Your fan is located in the back of the computer. That is where the power supply is at.
  3. 3
    If your fan is still running, you must reinstall your windows operating system. Please note, do not do this until you read my next article, "How to save your files from an unworking PC".
  4. 4
    Unplug PC
    Unplug PC
    If your fan is not running, then this is good news for now. You must turn off all the power from your computer. I recommend you unplug the power cord behind the PC. You are going to have to open your PC
  5. 5
    Dust on CPU FAN.
    Dust on CPU FAN.
    The other reason your computer might be turning off is because the computer is over heating. The CPU is not getting a lot of air flow, when you turn on the computer, and when it goes into the operating system, the PC temperature goes up high, that's why computers need fans. But what is causing the PC to over heat? Well, its DUST!!!
  6. 6
    another cpu fan with dust
    another cpu fan with dust
    Its time for a PC clean up. Get your paper towel and q-tips. Have your magnetic strip handy, or if you don't have a magnetic strip, touch the power supply to ground your self from any electro magnetic shock.
  7. 7
    Clean CPU Fan
    Clean CPU Fan
    Get your q-tips and clean the Dust off your CPU fan. The air is not going through to the CPU, that's why the computer shuts it self down, so that the computer would not catch on fire. Clean every hole on the computer case, make sure its clear for air to enter. Your CPU fan should look like the picture.
  8. 8
    Clean all dust off of the computer case. Once you are done, close the computer and plug everything back in. Start your PC is it should load up.
  9. 9
    If non of this worked, you must open the computer case again and make sure all the Divers are plug in securely. Many times a technician installs a new drive or RAM into your system and it wasn't properly installed. Your computer will not start. Make sure the RAMs are nicely secured in the PCI slot. Make sure the 2 white side handles are inserted correctly on the ram as shown on the picture. Close your case and start your computer. That should work.
  10. 10
    Motherboard
    Motherboard
    If that did not work, it may be your RAM or Motherboard. You must go buy a new motherboard or Ram. I suggest you take it to a technician to install the motherboard, but if you know how to install a new one, good for your. Remember to back up your data. Very Important.



Steps to Remove Win32:Rootkit-gen[Rtk] Virus

Symptoms of the problem:
•    Win32:Rootkit-gen[Rtk] virus infection notice.
•    Resides in ur0.com file which happens to be a virus itself.
•    Also resides in System Volume Information folder.
•    May also prevent double click opening of a drive.
Solution:
Steps to remove ur0.com virus
•    Run Task Manager, delete the ur0.com process, if any.
•    Run msconfig in the Run box and remove the virus file from startup list, if any.
•    Reboot into safe mode, search the ur0.com file, and remember to include hidden files option as well.
•    Permanently delete the files found.
Steps to remove Win32:Rootkit-gen[Rtk] Virus
•    The only reason why this virus infects the PC again is that, it has been saved in the System Restore files.
•    So turn off the System Restore now (Right click on My Computer-> Properties-> System Restore tab-> click on Turn off System Restore on all drives).
•    Reboot the PC to let the restore files to get deleted.
•    Now just turn on the system restore.
The virus has been removed!!

How to Break a BIOS Password

Break BIOS Password for Desktop :

If it's a desktop PC, erasing the cmos memory will usually clear it.


Steps:

1. Power off the computer and make sure that it is unplugged.

2. Open up your computer case. You need physical access to the motherboard to complete this procedure.


3. Find a circular, (mostly) silver metallic object on the motherboard. This is the CMOS battery.


4. CAREFULLY remove the CMOS battery and leave it out for about 120- 180 seconds. This will flush the CMOS memory which stores the BIOS password and all other configuration. (See Warnings)


5. Set the battery back into place and power on the computer.


6. The computer should then warn you that the CMOS configuration could not be found. You can either reconfigure it yourself or restore defaults. Restoring the default configuration should be fine.


7. You will notice that the BIOS password has been cleared and you can boot without it. You may reset the BIOS password to something else by going into the BIOS configuration and setting a new User Password.



Alternate Methos: (More Dificult)


Remove a jumper: There's a jumper on your motherboard that you'll need to identify and remove. Most motherboards make your job easier by actually labeling the correct jumper as "BIOS config" or something similar. (it looks like a small plastic thingy on 2 pins with 1 pin beside it, within a 1" of the battery). If you're having trouble looking for it, look in the motherboard manual.After you have found it, carefuly pull straight up on it, and place it on the 2-3 pins(it was on the 1-2 pins). With the battery removed and the jumper moved, turn the computer on, and check to see if you can get into the bios. If you are able to, turn the computer off, put the jumper back on pins 1-2, and put the battery back in. Lastly put the case together and you are done.


Note: Don't forget to configure the BIOS (if you know how) after this process. If you you don't know how, just hold the "delete" button when starting your PC and when the blue screen appears, find the load safe defaults settings and press:


* ENTER button


* Y button


* F10 button


Break BIOS Password for Laptop :


Remember that laptops can be trickier, especially if it's a newer model. If it has a security chip on the motherboard forget about it. You either have to physically remove the chip or contact the mfg for the "master" password. If you can boot up off of a cd or floppy try any of these methods:


1. Create a Win98SE bootable media "or anything that lets you boot into MS-DOS" and boot off of it.


2. When the A:\> prompt appears type debug and press enter.


3. You will then only see a "-".


4. Type o 70 2E "include the spaces" and press Enter.


5. Type o 71 ff "include the spaces" and press Enter.


6. Type q and press Enter.


7. Here are a list of common mfg backdoor passwords


* AWARD BIOS


AWARD SW, AWARD_SW, Award SW, AWARD PW, _award, awkward, J64, j256, j262, j332, j322, 01322222, 589589, 589721, 595595, 598598, HLT, SER, SKY_FOX, aLLy, aLLY, Condo, CONCAT, TTPTHA, aPAf, HLT, KDD, ZBAAACA, ZAAADA, ZJAAADC,


* AMI BIOS


AMI, A.M.I., AMI SW, AMI_SW, BIOS, PASSWORD, HEWITT RAND, Oder


Softwares to Break BIOS Password:


If your system boots but the BIOS password is still in place, there are several programs you can load that are designed to crack the passwords or clear them altogether. The encryption on BIOS passwords is not very complex. Following are links to a few of these free programs:

How to View Windows Minidump Files

What is a MiniDump File? 

When you encounter a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) in Windows the computer will save information regarding the error message in a log file. This log file or minidump file is saved in the Minidump subdirectory under Windows (C:\Windows\MiniDump). Generally the information saved in this minidump file can help pinpoint the cause of the blue screen error message and help you in resolving the problem.

However, the minidump file is not saved in a text format, so if you try to open the file in a text editor like Notepad you won't be able to decipher the information and understand it.

So, how do you view a minidump file and decipher the contents? Microsoft distributes several utilities that allow you to do this, but you have to download them. The following information will help you configure your system to save minidump files, download and install the debugging tools, and view the minidump files.

Configuring Windows to Save MiniDump Files

First of all, you need to configure Windows to save these important log files. Most of the time, this is already done automatically, however follow these steps to make sure these log files are being saved.

1) Click on Start

2) Right-click on My Computer

3) Click on Properties

4)  In Windows XP, click on the Advanced tab. In Windows Vista, click on the Advanced System Systems option on the left side of the screen.

5) Under Startup and Recovery, Click on the Setting button

6) Under the System Failure section, you'll see the options for the memory dump file. Write an event to the system log should be checked along with Send an Administrative Alert. The debugging information should be set to the Small Memory dump (64K) and generally the Small Dump Directory is set to %SystemRoot%\Minidump. In most cases this is the C:\Windows\Minidump directory.

As far as the third check box is concerned, if this is checked the computer will automatically restart when a blue screen error message is encountered. So, if your computer is booting into Windows, then rebooting automatically most likely you are getting some sort of blue screen error message and its forcing the computer to restart. If you uncheck this box, then the message itself will appear so you can retrieve important details about the error.

Windows
 Minidump setup

Download and Installing the Debugging Tools to Read Minidump Files

In order to view the Minidump files, you have to download the following tools.

Debugging Tools for Windows including WinDbg

Although most of the time its not necessary, you can download the Symbol packages as well as the Debugging Tools so you can read the Minidump logs easier. Once you've downloaded the Debugging Tools for the correct version of Windows and installed them, open the WinDbg program by following these steps.

1) Click on Start
2) Click on All Programs
3) Click on Debugging Tools for Windows group
4) Click on WinDbg to open

The screen should look similar to the one below.



Deciphering the Minidump Files

In the WinDbg program, click on File, then click on Open Crash Dump

Browse to the following directory on your hard drive and open a minidump log. The drive letter will be whichever drive you installed Windows on. In most cases, this is drive C.

C:\Windows\Minidump

After you open a minidump file in WinDbg, scroll to the bottom of the file. You should see a line that says Probably caused by:, followed by a filename. This is the problem file. In my case the file was related to the ELock Program in the Acer Empowering Technology set of tools. I simply uninstalled this program from the computer and the blue screen and problem went away.

Probably caused by : eLock2FSCTLDriver.sys ( eLock2FSCTLDriver+11332 )

Although you may not recognize the file that is causing the problem, it definitely helps in tracking down a solution for the blue screen error message and resolving the issues.

How to Fix Computer Continuously Rebooting After XP SP3 is installed

Stop Error 0x0000007E After SP3 is installed

I've had a few computers that will not boot correctly after I've installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 on them. The computer finishes the install and then prompts for a reboot. The computer will start to reboot then give a BSOD Stop Error for a second and reboot again. This process will continue unless the computer is started in Safe Mode. In Safe mode the computer boots correctly and everything seems fine.

This problem only appears on some systems after upgrading to SP3. This particular problem on systems that have been prepared with SysPrep. The sysprep image was created on an Intel based computer, and then the sysprep image is deployed on a Non-Intel system such as an AMD processor.  In these cases, the registry entry for Intelppm is incorrectly set and causes the computer to go into a continuous reboot after the service pack has installed.

How Can I Solve This Problem?

Follow these steps to resolve this issue with the computer not booting correctly after SP3 is installed.

1) Start your computer in Safe Mode.

2) Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and press Enter. This will open the Registry Editor.

3) Click the pluses(+) next to the following registry keys to navigate to the correct spot.
  •  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • SYSTEM
  • CurrentControlSet
  • Services
  • Intelppm
4) In the right hand column find the entry titled START and double-click on it

5) Change the number to 4 and click Ok

6) Close the Registry Editor

7) Shut down your computer and restart

This time the computer should restart normally and finish the installation of SP3.

Launch System Restore from a command prompt !!

If your Windows XP system begins acting strange, a typical fix is to use System Restore to remove any system changes made since the last time you created a Restore Point. However, what if the problem is so bad that you can't start Windows XP normally, or even start the system in Safe Mode?

The good news is you can run System Restore from a command prompt. Here's how:


1. Restart your computer and press [F8] during the initial startup.

2. When you see the Windows Advanced Options Menu, select the Safe Mode with a Command Prompt option.
3. Select the Windows XP operating system.
4. Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.
5. Type the following command at a command prompt:
C:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

When you see the System Restore window, the graphics may look odd, but you can still follow the onscreen instructions to restore your computer to an earlier state.

Useful Registry tips for Windows

 Windows has many possible configuration settings and most of these can be changed by editing the Registry. This article describes ten popular Registry edits. They use the Registry Editor, regedit.exe. These edits have all been tested and should cause no trouble but the user assumes all responsibility for any results. Remember to always back up before editing the Registry. Apply only one edit at a time. First see if the results of a given edit are satisfactory before applying another edit. Generally, a system reboot is necessary before system-wide changes take place. Changes for a particular user require a logoff.

Configure timing of System Restore

Normally, Windows XP System Restore creates a restore point every 24 hours and saves the restore points for 90 days. These default settings can be changed with a Registry tweak. Open regedit.exe and go to the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestoreThe value named "RPGlobalInterval" determines how often System Restore runs. Note that the data value is in seconds and is normally 86400 (in decimal). The value named "RPLifeInterval" determines how long restore points are retained. The data value is normally 7776000 (seconds). Modify the settings to your choice. (Windows XP only)
 

Close down hung applications more quickly

Sometimes an application will hang or freeze up. Although the Windows Task Manager can be used to close a hung application, the default setting is to wait at least 20 seconds, which can be irritating. The time delay can be configured by going to the Registry keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\DesktopFind the string value HungAppTimeout and modify the data to something like 3000 instead of the default 20000. (These values are time in milliseconds.) Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP)
 

Shut down applications and services more quickly

Related to the previous tip are modifications that can be made to two other Registry settings to speed up the closing of applications and services. Go to the same Registry key as previouslyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\DesktopFind the string value WaitToKillAppTimeout and modify the setting from 20000 to something like 5000. This setting is per user. A second setting in a different Registry key involves Windows services and is for the whole system. Go to the Registry keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ControlFind the string value WaitToKillServiceTimeout and change it to something like 5000. (Windows XP)
 

Launch programs automatically at startup

Do you have one or more programs that you want to run every time you turn on your computer? There are several ways to do this but one way is with a Registry entry. Open regedit.exe and go to the keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunCreate a new string value (that will be type REG_SZ) named after the desired program with a value containing the full path to your program. For example, to have Notepad always run at startup the data value would be "C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe". Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP, Vista)
 

Specify the default download directory for Internet Explorer

Do you want Internet Explorer to always download to a folder of your choice? You can specify the download location by going to the Registry keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet ExplorerFind the string value named Download Directory and change the value to the full path of the folder where you want to keep downloads. If the value does not already exist. create a new string value and name it Download Directory. Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP, Vista)
 

Alphabetize Internet Explorer Favorites

An annoying aspect of Internet Explorer favorites is that new additions are tacked on leading to an unsorted list. A Registry edit will keep the list of favorites alphabetized. Using regedit.exe, navigate to the Registry keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\FavoritesRight-click the key and choose "Delete". Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP, Vista)
 

Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard

Microsoft likes a clean desktop and every 60 days a so-called wizard will pop up offering to clean unused icons off the desktop. Many people find this annoying and the wizard can be disabled by going to the Registry keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWizModify or create a DWORD value named "NoRun" (without quotes). Assign a value of "1" (no quotes) to disable the cleanup wizard. A value of 0 (zero) will enable the wizard. Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP)
 

Disable Tool Tips

Tool Tips (also called InfoTips) are the little popup windows that appear when the mouse cursor hovers over certain icons or objects. Some people find them annoying and they can be turned off by going to the Registry keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AdvancedModify the value named "ShowInfoTip". Set the value to 0 to disable. A value of 1 will enable. Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP, Vista)
 

Speed up Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer can resolve sites faster if you increase the number of connections to a given site. Go to the Registry keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet SettingsYou will need to create two new DWORD values. Name one "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server" and name the other "MaxConnectionsPerServer". Give each a decimal value of 10. Applies to a specific user. (Windows XP, Vista)
 

Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Vista

A lot of Windows Vista users find the security measure called UAC to be very annoying and like to disable it. Personally, I think it is worth putting up with the constant security alerts but here is the procedure to disable UAC. Go to the Registry keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\SystemFind the DWORD named EnableLUA and set the value to 0. This is a system-wide change and requires a reboot. (Vista only)

Display a message on windows startup

Go to Start->Run, type regedit and press ENTER

go to the following key in the registry


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
\policies\system


On the right side pane look for “legalnoticecaption“, double click on it and enter the desired Caption(This is the Heading of the Notice).


Next below this look for “legalnoticetext” and enter the desired Text. The l text can be up to a page in it’s size so that it can include a set of do’s and dont’s for your computer.


After this just restart the computer and in the next startup onwards you can see the notice information for your computer.

NTLDR Missing - While Windows OS Starts

Using the Windows Recovery Console

The Windows 2000 and Windows XP CDs supplied by Microsoft has a tool called the Recovery Console which can be used to repair errors that prevent Windows XP from starting using the command line. OEM versions of Windows XP, including computers that were supplied with Windows XP preinstalled, may not have this utility.
  • Insert the Windows CD and start the computer.
  • When the Welcome to Setup screen appears, press R.
  • Type a number corresponding to the Windows installation you wish to repair (usually 1) and press Enter.
  • When prompted, type the administrator password and press Enter.
  • From the command prompt, copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from the i386 folder of the CD to the root folder of the hard drive. In the example commands given below, C: is the hard drive and D: is the CD-ROM drive. You will need to change the drive letters if appropriate:
    COPY D:\I386\NTLDR C:\
    COPY D:\I386\NTDETECT.COM C:\
  • Remove the Windows XP CD from the drive and restart the computer

Useful List Of Registry Tips and Tricks


TIPS TECH TRICKS brings the Registry tips and tricks collection which is very helpful and easy to use but please try it at your risk because you might be in little trouble if made a little mistake.


1. Disable the Autorun Option in your CD Rom Drive:
Open your Registry and navigate to "HK_L_M\system\currentcontrolset\services\cdro m"
Change the value of 'Autorun', or create a new DWORD value if it doesn't already exist, and set the value as '0' for Autorun disabled.

2. Disable the Harddisk Lowdiskspace warning in Windows Xp
User Key: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
System Key: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
create a new DWORD 'NoLowDiskSpaceChecks' and change its value to '1'.

3. Disable the Windows Key
"HK_L_M\system\currentcontrolset\control\keybo ard layout"
Create a new Binary value, or modify the existing value called 'Scancode Map' as shown below.
Value: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00

4. View System BIOS Information
Open Registry and navigate to
"HK_L_M\hardware\description\system"

5. Change the Title of WindowsMedia Player
"HK_C_USER\software\policies\microsoft\windows medi aplayer\"
Create a new string value called ' TitleBar' and change text as your wish.

6. Disable Internet access in Network
Open Registry and make the following changes
"KH_C_User\software\microsoft\windows\currentversi on\internetsettings\"
Change the value of "Proxyenabled" to 1 and change the value of "proxyserver" and set it to an iaddress. Change the value of the ip address and port to "10.0.0.1:5555"

7. Disable the ability to Right click on the desktop
"HK_C_User\software\microsoft\windows\currentv ersi on\policies\explorer\"
Create a DWORD "NoViewContextMenu" and change its value to "0" for disabling and "1" for enabling.

8. Hide all items on desktop
"HK_C_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentv ersi on\policies\explorer\"
and
"HK_L_M\software\microsoft\windows\currentvers ion\ policies\explorer\"
create a new DWORD "NoDesktop" and change its value to "1"
You can show all the items in the desktop by chaning the value to "0"

9. Disable the "Change Password" button in windows
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\System"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersi on\Policies\System"
Create a new DWORD "DisableChangePassword" and change its value to "0" for disabling and "1" for enabling.

10. Disable the "cancel" button or pressing the "Esc" key while logging on to Windows"
"HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Window s\Cu rrentVersion\Run"
Create a new string value "NoLogon" and change its value to "RUNDLL32 shell32,SHExitWindowsEx 0"



11. Remove "Log off" from start menu
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
Create a new DWORD "NoLogOff" and change its value to "1" for disabling and "0" for enabling.

12. Clear the Recent playlist in Media Player
Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPla yer\ Player"
And clear the "RecentFileList" subkey.

13. Empty temporary Internet files on exit (in Internet Explorer)
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Internet Settings\Cache"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache"
Create a new DWORD "Persistent" and change the value to "0" for emptying and "1" to remove this option.

14. Clear the Internet Explorere typed addresses history
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs"
And delete the subkeys.

15. Remove recent documents from start menu
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
Create a new DWORD "NoRecentDocsMenu" and change its value to "1".

16. Remove Network connections from start menu
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
Create a new DWORD "NoNetworkConnections" and change its value to "1".

17. Remove My documents from start menu
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
Create a new DWORD "NoSMMyDocs" and change its value to "1".

18. Remove My pictures from start menu
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer "
Create a new DWORD "NoSMMyPictures" ad change its value to "1".

19. Remove My music fro start menu
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer"
and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
Create a new DWORD "NoStartMenuMyMusic" and change its value to "1".

20. Reboot windows after crash
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\C ontr ol\CrashControl"
Create a new DWORD "AutoReboot" and change its value to "1".Restart the machine for the effect to take place.


21. Disable the use of MSDos
User Key: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\WinOldApp"
and
System Key: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\WinOldApp"
Create a new DWORD "Disabled" and set its value to "1". Change it to "0" for enabling.

22. Enable Directory completion in MSDos prompt
User Key: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
and
System Key: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor"
Create a new DWORD "PathCompletionChar " and set it to equal the hex value of the required control character.

23. Quick edit the command prompt
User Key: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console"
and
System Key: "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Console"
Create a new DWORD "QuickEdit" and set its value to "1" for enabling and "0" for disabling.

24. Disable Registry editing
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\System"
Create a new DWORD "DisableRegistryTools" and change its value to "0" for allowing Regeditand "1" for disabling it.

25. Disable task scheduler
" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices"
Delete the value from "SchedulingAgent". Usually its value is set to "'mstask.exe".

26. Remove My computer from desktop and start menu
User Key: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Policies\NonEnum"
and
System Key: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows \Cur rentVersion\Policies\NonEnum"
Create "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" and change its value to "1" for removing. Change its value to "0" for showing.

27. Show Windows version on desktop
User Key: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop"
Create a new DWORD " PaintDesktopVersion" and change its value to "1" for showing and "0" for removing.

28. Remove My documenst from desktop
Windows 95, 98 and Me
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{450 D8FB A-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder"
Windows NT, 2000 and XP
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ Curr entVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder"
Modify the value called "Attributes" as "0xf0500174" to hide or "0xf0400174" to show.

29. Disable Scan disk after improper shutdown
" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\FileSystem"
create a new DWORD "DisableScandiskOnBoot" and change its value to "01" for disablng and "00" for enabling.

30. Automatically end Hung programs.
" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop"
and
"System Key: [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop"
Modify the value of "AutoEndTasks" to "1".


Speed up your hard disk speed

To speed up your hard disk speed means, its read and write speed.
For this we need to configure a special buffer in the computer’s memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made from the disk.
This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher.

Editing System editor to improve harddisk speed 

Follow these steps:
1. Open Run Command –> Start –>RUN
2. Type  SYSEDIT.EXE
This will open system editor window
Expand the system.ini file window.
Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].
Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type
Irq14=4096
Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!
Click on the File menu, then choose Save.
Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer
Done.  Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.

Join Video Files using Command Prompt

Join videos using just windows command prompt
Yes, that’s right. In this post I am going to show you a simple tip to join video of various formats like Mpeg, dat, mpg.. If you have questions like
1. How to join various video files into one?
2. Join two video files?
3. How to Join videos taken from mobile phone?
Then, the best method to follow is shown below. You can join your video files using just the windows Command Prompt. No need of any video joining software’s.

Step 1:
For example if you have 3 videos in your hardrive root drive: video1.mpg, video2.mpg and video3.mpg just rename them to a, b, and c (just the letter withoug the file extension).
Example:
ren video1.mpg a
ren video2.mpg b
ren video3.mpg c

Step 2: Open Command Prompt.  Start–>Run–>type “cmd”.

Step 3: Type the location of the drive like d: or C:

Step 4: Type: Copy /b a + b + c videoname.mpg
and click enter

Step 5:
Now wait till you see: 1 files<s> copied.
Join video files using command prompt
And type exit and press enter. Thats it.You are done!

How to remove autorun.inf virus from your PC Method 1:

Method 1:

Step 1:

Remove autorun.inf virus from computer.

Create .bat file like "KillAutorun.bat" paste below code to bat file.

attrib -r autorun.inf
del autorun.inf
md autorun.inf
attrib +r +h autorun.inf
Dissable_auto_run.reg

Step 2:

Creating .reg File "Dissable_auto_run.reg" to stop windows Auto run.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoDriveAutoRun"=dword:000000ff

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run]

"Policies"=hex(2):43,3a,5c,57,49,4e,44,4f,57,53,5c,73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,\ 77,69,6e,64,6f,77,73,33,32,5f,72,61,69,6e,73,74,65,72,5c,6d,79,73,6c,69,64,\ 65,73,2e,65,78,65,00

Step 3:

Palce both files (Dissable_auto_run.reg and KillAutorun.bat) in USB root.
Execute(doubble Click) KillAutorun.bat

Step 4:

Assume USB drive id is "I:"

Open I:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1482476501-3352491937-682996330-1013\

in this folder will have some exe file Eg: myslides.exe

Create one batch file same as Step 1.

Eg: Create .bat file like "KillAutorun.bat" paste below code to bat file.

attrib -r myslides.exe
del myslides.exe
md myslides.exe
attrib +r +h myslides.exe

Run this bat file from "I:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1482476501-3352491937-682996330-1013\"

Note: S-1-5-21-1482476501-3352491937-682996330-1013 this folder name will differ from one system to another system.

Method 2:

Step 1: Use Windows File Search Tool to Find autorun.inf Path

Autorun.inf removal

1. Go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders.

2. In the "All or part of the the file name" section, type in "autorun.inf" file name(s).

3. To get better results, select "Look in: Local Hard Drives" or "Look in: My Computer" and then click "Search" button.

4. When Windows finishes your search, hover over the "In Folder" of "autorun.inf", highlight the file and copy/paste the path into the address bar. Save the file's path on your clipboard because you'll need the file path to delete autorun.inf in the following manual removal steps.

Step 2: Detect and Delete Other autorun.inf Files

1. To open the Windows Command Prompt, go to Start > Run > cmd and then press the "OK" button.

2. Type in "dir /A name_of_the_folder" (for example, C:\Spyware-folder), which will display the folder's content even the hidden files.

3. To change directory, type in "cd name_of_the_folder".

4. Once you have the file you're looking for type in del "name_of_the_file".

5. To delete a file in folder, type in "del name_of_the_file".

6. To delete the entire folder, type in "rmdir /S name_of_the_folder".

7. Select the "autorun.inf" process and click on the "End Process" button to kill it.

Method 3:

Step 1:

Delete Autorun.inf virus

To Remove autorun.inf based virus, open command prompt (type cmd in Run found on Start Menu), type cd\ and hit enter,

Now type ATTRIB -A -H -R -S autorun.inf and Hit enter

then type del autorun.inf and Hit enter

then type MD autorun.inf and Hit enter

thats it, again that virus wont be able to create autorun.inf file. similarly do it for other drives

to go to D drive type d: in cmd prompt, and repeat previous procedure,

To remove Autorun.inf totally you 've to even remove from registry, type regedit in run menu

go to--> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Double click the NoDriveAutorun DWORD entry & type the value HEX:FF

Now Reboot

If This Method Does Work , Same Procedure Has to be followed in Recovery Console, To Perform in RECOVERY CONSOLE, Insert Bootable Windows cd & boot into cd, After Initialization process you will be Asked to Press Enter for Setup Or R to Repair, Press R, You Will be Taken To Recovery Console Similar to Ms-Dos prompt, Then You have to follow Procedure

Step 2:

1. Type 1 to select Your OS (Default C Drive)

Step 3:

2) Then type admin password , if not set(default not set) Just hit enter

Then Follow Procedure Which Was Stated Above About Removing Virus from Command Prompt.

Method 4:

Step1:

How to remove Autorun.inf virus.

a. Search for autorun.inf file. It is a read only file so you will have to change it to normal by right clicking the file , selecting the properties and un-check the read only option

b. Open the file in notepad and delete everything and save the file.

c. Now change the file status back to read only mode so that the virus could not get access again.


d. Click start->run and type msconfig and click ok.

e. Go to startup tab look for regsvr and uncheck the option click OK.

f. Click on Exit without Restart, cause there are still few things we need to do before we can restart the PC.

g. Now go to control panel -> scheduled tasks, and delete the At1 task listed their.

Step:2

a. Click on start -> run and type gpedit.msc and click Ok.

b. If you are Windows XP Home Edition user you might not have gpedit.msc in that case download and install it from Windows XP Home Edition: gpedit.msc and then follow these steps.
c. Go to users configuration->Administrative templates->system
d. Find “prevent access to registry editing tools” and change the option to disable.

e. Once you do this you have registry access back.

Step:3

a. Click on start->run and type regedit and click ok.
b. Go to edit->find and start the search for regsvr.exe,

c. Delete all the occurrence of regsvr.exe; remember to take a backup before deleting. KEEP IN MIND regsvr32.exe is not to be deleted. Delete regsvr.exe occurrences only.
d. At one ore two places you will find it after explorer.exe in theses cases only delete the regsvr.exe part and not the whole part. E.g. Shell = “Explorer.exe regsvr.exe” the just delete the regsvr.exe and leave the explorer.exe

Step:4

a. Click on start->search->for files and folders.
b. Their click all files and folders
c. Type “*.exe” as filename to search for
d. Click on ‘when was it modified ‘ option and select the specify date option
e. Type from date as 1/31/2008 and also type To date as 1/31/2008

f. Now hit search and wait for all the exe’s to show up.
g Once search is over select all the exe files and shift+delete the files, caution must be taken so that you don’t delete the legitimate exe file that you have installed on 31st January.
h. Also selecting lot of files together might make your computer unresponsive so delete them in small bunches.
i. Also find and delete regsvr.exe, svchost .exe (notice an extra space between the svchost and .exe)

Step:5

Now do a cold reboot (ie press the reboot button instead) and you are done.

Method 5:


Step 1:
Remove autorun.inf virus manually.

1). Go to any folder.In that on the top menu go to Tools--> Folder Options, which will be beside File, Edit, View, Favourites.

2). A window pops up after you click on folder options.In that window go to View tab and select the option Show hidden files and folders.Now uncheck the option Hide protected Operating system files.Click Ok

3). Now Open your drives (By right click and select Explore. Don't double click!) Delete autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs or MS32DLL.dll (use Shift+Delete as it deletes files forever.) in all drives include Handy Drive and Floppy disk.

4). Open folder C:\WINDOWS to delete MS32DLL.dll.vbs or MS32DLL.dll (Use Shift+Delete ) 5). Go to start --> Run --> Regedit and the Registry editor will open

6). Now navigate in the left pane as follows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Microsoft --> Windows --> Current Version --> Run .Now delete the entry MS32DLL (Use Delete key on keyboard)

7). Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Microsoft --> Internet Explorer --> Main and delete the entry Window Title "Hacked by Godzilla"

8). Now open the group policy editor by typing gpedit.msc in Start --> run and pressing enter.

9). Go to User Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> System. Double Click on entry Turn Off Autoplay then Turn Off Autoplay Properties will display.Do as follows: Select Enabled

10). Select All drives and Click OK

11). Now go to start --> Run and type msconfig there and press Enter.A system configuration utility dialogue will open.

12). Go to startup tab in it and uncheck MS32DLL .Now click Ok and when the system configuration utility asks for restart ,click on exit without restart.

13). Now go to Tools --> Folder Options on the top menu of some folder again and select the Do not show Hidden files and check Hide operating system files.

14). Go to your recyclable bin and empty it to prevent any possiblity of MS322DLL.dll.vbs lying there.

Now restart your PC once and you can now open your hard disk drives by double clicking on them

Step By Step Manual Delete ‘Autorun’ Virus

Recently i noticed that quite of number visitor came to my blog view my post ‘how to disable autorun.inf to prevent virus attack computer ‘ .I don’t know either they want to get the preventive action or need to find the solution that computer infected by autorun virus.Here i will conclude my solution or method to help all of you.(i use this solution help my friend to ‘kill’ these virus and worked).
1 – Disable system restore.
step 1 – Click ‘Control Panel’ -> ‘System’,
step 2 – Select ‘system restore’,then put
check for ‘turn off system store on all devices’.


2 – Clear IE temporary internet files.

step 1 – In IE,select ‘Tool’ -> ‘internet option’,

step 2 – In internet temporary file,select ‘delete file’ ->
check for ‘delete all offline content’.,then click ‘ok’.

 
3 – Disk clean up.
step 1 – ‘Start’ ->’All Program’ ->’Accessories’ ->’System Tool’ ->’Disk cleanup’,

step 2 – Select C drive and click ‘ok’.then starting C drive cleanup.
step 3 – After complete disk cleanup,put
check to all file and click ‘ok’.
step 4 – Repeat step 2 to step 3 for other drive ( D,E,F…) to have disk cleanup.
Now all the temporary internet files clean up already.Normally autorun virus are caused by flash memory or other removable devices to transfer,save file from one computer to another computer,these autorun virus have three execute file,kavo.exe,autorun.inf and ntdelect.com .
 
These 3 files all are hidden files,they will disable or hidden your folder option ‘show hidden files and folder’ and make you can’t run in ‘show hidden files and folder’,then you can’t search for these 3 files in window and deleted it (very clever,isn’t ?).
How to showed these 3 files in window ?you have to use DOS command.Below are the step to show you how to delete autorun virus.

step 1 – Click ‘Start’ -> ‘Run’ ->key in ‘cmd’,then ‘Enter’,it will show command prompt,
Noname23456 Step By Step Manual Delete Autorun Virus
step 2 – Check every drive (C,D,E,…).If you wanted to check the Cdrive,
key in dir c:\ /a/w in command prompt.
If for drive D,key in
dir d:\ /a/w
step 3 – All the system and exe.files will show up in the command prompt,please check is there any autorun.inf and ntdeleted.com inside.Before delete these 2 files.we need to disable ‘hidden’,'system’ and ‘read only’ attributes.
For C drive,key in (in command prompt)
attrib -s -h -r c:\autorun.inf

attrib -s -h -r c:\ntdelect.com
For D drive
attrib -s -h -r d:\autorun.inf
attrib -s -h -r d:\ntdelect.com
step 4 – after disable the attributes,then start to manual delete these 2 files.
(Be careful don’t key in ntdetect.com,the actual virus file is ntdelect.com. ntdetect.com is important start up system file,you will know what will happen if deleted ntdetect.com)
C drive key in
del c:\autorun.inf
del c:\ntdelect.com
D drive key in
del d:\autorun.inf
del d:\ntdelect.com
step 5 – After manual delete ‘autorun.inf’ and ‘ntdelect.com’,the next step is ‘kavo.exe’.You need to delete kavo.exe file in C:\windows\system32\ .Repeat the step 3 to step 4 to disable the attributes and delete the file procedures,key in
attrib -s -h -r c:\windows\system32\kavo.exe
Then delete it with key in
del c:\windows\system32\kavo.exe
step 6 – Delete ‘kavo.exe’ in registry.
Open registry editor,go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Run,and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Run
What you need to do is delete kavo and c:\windows\system32\kavo.exe value.
step 7 – to enable ‘show hidden files and folder’
Open Notepad with new file,copy and paste below registry value and rename as .reg file and save it,then double click on it to save into registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL]
“RegPath”=”Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced”
“Text”=”@shell32.dll,-30500″
“Type”=”radio”
“CheckedValue”=dword:00000001
“ValueName”=”Hidden”
“DefaultValue”=dword:00000002
“HKeyRoot”=dword:80000001

“HelpID”=”shell.hlp#51105″