Speed up internet by 20%

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Speed up internet by 20%

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etc

You can get it back:

Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:
Local Computer Policy
then Computer Configuration
then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth.


Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.
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Top Ten Tips To Improve System Speed



1.Let your PC boot up completely before opening any applications.



2.Refresh the desktop after closing any application. This will remove any unused files from the RAM.



3.Do not set very large file size images as your wallpaper. Do not keep a wallpaper at all if your PC is low on RAM (less than 64 MB).




4.Do not clutter your Desktop with a lot of shortcuts. Each shortcut on the desktop uses up to 500 bytes of RAM



5.Empty the recycle bin regularly. The files are not really deleted from your hard drive until you empty the recycle bin.



6.Delete the temporary internet files regularly.



7.Defragment your hard drive once every two months. This will free up a lot of space on your hard drive and rearrange the files so that your applications run faster.



8.Always make two partitions in your hard drive. Install all large Softwares (like PSP, Photoshop, 3DS Max etc) in the second partition. Windows uses all the available empty space in C drive as virtual memory when your Computer RAM is full. Keep the C Drive as empty as possible.




9.When installing new Softwares disable the option of having a tray icon. The tray icons use up available RAM, and also slow down the booting of your PC. Also disable the option of starting the application automatically when the PC boots. You can disable these options later on also from the Tools or preferences menu in your application.



10. Protect your PC from dust. Dust causes the CPU cooling fan to jam and slow down thereby gradually heating your CPU and affecting the processing speed. Use compressed air to blow out any dust from the CPU. Never use vacuum.



RAM IS THE WORKING AREA (DESKTOP) OF THE CPU, KEEP IT AS EMPTY AND UNCLUTTERED AS POSSIBLE!

Hiding your folder in a different way!

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Hiding your folder in a different way!


Hiding your folder in a different way!


No Need of any folder lock

All Damn Punk Softwares

Method:1

1) Right Click on the desktop and Make a new folder

2)Now rename the folder with a space(U have to hold ALT key and type 0160).

3)Now u have a folder without a name.

4)Right click on the folder>properties>customize. Click on change icon.

5)Scroll a bit, u should find some empty spaces, Click on any one of them.
click okThats it, now u can store ur personal data without any 3rd party tools.

Method:2

U can also hide ur folder by dis method:-open Start>Run>CMD now type attrib +a +s +h C:/name of d folder u want to hide(Path of the Directory)Now even in the folder option Show all Hide folders is slected still u will get dis folder hide...Reason:-BeCause the directory will get the attribute of a system file.
To unhide 1.Type same command juzz put "-" instead of "+" .2.Go to Tools>>FolderOptions>>View and uncheck the Hide Protected operating system files.

Hide Data In Image

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Hide Data In Image


Original image [14.92 KB]:

How To Hide Data In Image


Modified image [2408 KB](Include data):

How To Hide Data In Image


Both of them can open as Image. But, Modified image had data in that. This's the secret way to hide your data. So, all antivirus or antispyware can not detect virus !

Here is HOW ...

Step1: Copy your data and image file to the same Folder.

Step2: Start > Run > CMD > CD to the folder that contain data, image files

Type this command:

copy /b image_file.jpg +data_file.rar image_file.jpg

How To Hide Data In Image

Completed ! But, whenever you want to open your data file, rename your image file to data filename.

How To Hide Data In Image

Create Invisible Titles for Desktop Icons

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Create Invisible Titles for Desktop Icons
In this first step, you will need to make sure that Windows XP is configured to use drop-shadow icon titles.

Here's how:

1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties.

2. Click the Advanced tab in the resulting window.

3. Click the Settings button inside the Performance pane

4. Click the Visual Effects tab.

5. Scroll down until you see the entry "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop". If it's not checked, go ahead and check it now.

6. Click OK.

Now Windows will not include a rectangular background around the icon text.

In this next step, we will create our invisible title. Since Windows will not accept a space as a file name, we will need to use a character that is invisible.

The ANSI character "0160" is a non-breaking space and is visually indistinguishable from a space. We will need to insert this ANSI character into the icon title box,

here's how:

1. Right click an icon and select Rename (or single click the icon and press F2)

2. Hold down the Alt key and type 0160 on your numeric keypad, then release the Alt key.

3. Press Enter.

Note: You will now see a highlighted rectangle that represents the invisible title but a single click on a blank area of your desktop will make this disappear.

To make a second icon have an invisible title, just insert the special ANSI character twice into the icon title box. (eg: ALT + 01600160) This is necessary because Windows will not allow duplicate file nam

Folder Lock With Password Without Any Software ways

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Lock a folder without any software
First select a folder for example I'll use a folder name movies in D drive D:\movies\

in the same drive u create a text file and type
ren movies movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

and save it as loc.bat

again u type in a notepad as
ren movies.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} movies

and save it as key.bat

now in D drive u can see two batch files loc and key..

when u double click loc the movie folder will change to control panel and when u double click keythe control panel will change to normal folder..

Lock a folder without any software Another Method

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Lock a folder without any software Another Method

Lock a folder without any software


To lock a folder without any software just follow the steps

1. Copy and paste the following code (in green color) in to Notepad.

2. Type your password in place of "Type your password here"

3. Save the file with *.bat extension instead of *.txt

4. Now double click to open the file.

5. When you open it, a new folder named Locker will be created in the same place.

6. Move all the folders and files you want to lock into this folder.

7. Now double click the batch file again and in the confirmation type 'y' to lock the folder, and the locker folder will disappear.

Whenever you want to unlock the folder, open the batch file and enter the password, the locker folder will reappear again.

/***********Start Copying here************/

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End
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