1. Open registry editor.
2. Browse to subkey HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer.
3. Make a new string. ( Right click in right side panel, then new -> string value.
4. Give name Title Bar.
5. Double click and write name what you want.
6. Close registry editor.
7. Check it out !!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Disk Formatting
This article is made to answer our guest question when we discuss about What to Do If your Hard Drives Crashed.
Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for use, including setting up an empty file system.Large disks can be partitioned, divided into logical sections that are formatted with their own file systems. This is normally only done on hard disks because of the small sizes of other disk types, as well as compatibility issues.
There is two levels of disk formatting. There are low level formatting and high level formatting
LOW LEVEL FORMATTING
User instigated low-level formatting (LLF) of hard disks was common in the 1980s. Typically this involved setting up the MFM pattern on the disk, so that sectors of bytes could be successfully written to it. With the advent of RLL encoding, low-level formatting grew increasingly uncommon, and most modern hard disks are embedded systems, which are low-level formatted at the factory with the physical geometry dimensions and thus not subject to user intervention.
Early hard disks were quite similar to floppies, but low-level formatting was generally done by the BIOS rather than by the operating system. This process involved using the MS-DOS debug program to transfer control to a routine hidden at different addresses in different BIOSs.
Starting in the early 1990s, low-level formatting of hard drives became more complex as technology improved to:
* use RLL encoding,
* store a higher number of sectors on the longer outer tracks (traditionally, all tracks had the same number of sectors, as is still the case with floppy disks),
* encode track numbers into the disk surface to simplify hardware, and
* increase the mechanical speeds of the drive.
Rather than face ever-escalating difficulties with BIOS versioning, disk vendors started doing low-level formatting at the factory. Today, an end-user, in most cases, should never perform a low-level formatting of an IDE or ATA hard drive, and in fact it is often not possible to do so on modern hard drives outside of the factory.
HIGH LEVEL FORMATTING
High-level formatting is the process of setting up an empty file system on the disk, and installing a boot sector. This alone takes little time, and is sometimes referred to as a "quick format".
In addition, the entire disk may optionally be scanned for defects, which takes considerably longer, up to several hours on larger harddisks.
In the case of floppy disks, both high- and low-level formatting are customarily done in one pass by the software. In recent years, most floppies have shipped preformatted from the factory as DOS FAT12 floppies. It is possible to format them again to other formats, if necessary.
Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for use, including setting up an empty file system.Large disks can be partitioned, divided into logical sections that are formatted with their own file systems. This is normally only done on hard disks because of the small sizes of other disk types, as well as compatibility issues.
There is two levels of disk formatting. There are low level formatting and high level formatting
LOW LEVEL FORMATTING
User instigated low-level formatting (LLF) of hard disks was common in the 1980s. Typically this involved setting up the MFM pattern on the disk, so that sectors of bytes could be successfully written to it. With the advent of RLL encoding, low-level formatting grew increasingly uncommon, and most modern hard disks are embedded systems, which are low-level formatted at the factory with the physical geometry dimensions and thus not subject to user intervention.
Early hard disks were quite similar to floppies, but low-level formatting was generally done by the BIOS rather than by the operating system. This process involved using the MS-DOS debug program to transfer control to a routine hidden at different addresses in different BIOSs.
Starting in the early 1990s, low-level formatting of hard drives became more complex as technology improved to:
* use RLL encoding,
* store a higher number of sectors on the longer outer tracks (traditionally, all tracks had the same number of sectors, as is still the case with floppy disks),
* encode track numbers into the disk surface to simplify hardware, and
* increase the mechanical speeds of the drive.
Rather than face ever-escalating difficulties with BIOS versioning, disk vendors started doing low-level formatting at the factory. Today, an end-user, in most cases, should never perform a low-level formatting of an IDE or ATA hard drive, and in fact it is often not possible to do so on modern hard drives outside of the factory.
HIGH LEVEL FORMATTING
High-level formatting is the process of setting up an empty file system on the disk, and installing a boot sector. This alone takes little time, and is sometimes referred to as a "quick format".
In addition, the entire disk may optionally be scanned for defects, which takes considerably longer, up to several hours on larger harddisks.
In the case of floppy disks, both high- and low-level formatting are customarily done in one pass by the software. In recent years, most floppies have shipped preformatted from the factory as DOS FAT12 floppies. It is possible to format them again to other formats, if necessary.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
How To Change START Computer
If you feel bored when you see START button on your taskbar, now you can change it NOW ! Check this out :
1. Create a new file in c:\ and named with backup.
2. Copy file C:\Windows\explorer.exe to c:\backup.
3. Salin file C:\Windows\explorer.exe ke c:\.
4. Open MS Dos-Prompt then type “edit/70 c:\explorer.exe”. This command will open explorer.exe in editor with 70 column.
5. Find START on 2390th row, you can change it like this : If you want to change "S" klik S -> delete -> replace with new word.
6. If you want to change other words in START like "all program", find on 2334-2348 rows.
7. Restart your computer, then run MS Dos-Prompt, if you use XP clik boot then F8 then log in as an administrator.
8. In MS Dos-Prompt type copy c:\explorer.exe c:\windows, confirm it. Then restart your computer.
1. Create a new file in c:\ and named with backup.
2. Copy file C:\Windows\explorer.exe to c:\backup.
3. Salin file C:\Windows\explorer.exe ke c:\.
4. Open MS Dos-Prompt then type “edit/70 c:\explorer.exe”. This command will open explorer.exe in editor with 70 column.
5. Find START on 2390th row, you can change it like this : If you want to change "S" klik S -> delete -> replace with new word.
6. If you want to change other words in START like "all program", find on 2334-2348 rows.
7. Restart your computer, then run MS Dos-Prompt, if you use XP clik boot then F8 then log in as an administrator.
8. In MS Dos-Prompt type copy c:\explorer.exe c:\windows, confirm it. Then restart your computer.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
How To Speed Windows XP Shut Down
It's not only start-up that you'd like to speed up; you can also make sure that your system shuts down faster. If shutting down XP takes what seems to be an inordinate amount of time, here are a couple of steps you can take to speed up the shutdown process:
* Don't have XP clear your paging file at shutdown. For security reasons, you can have XP clear your paging file (pagefile.sys) of its contents whenever you shut down. Your paging file is used to store temporary files and data, but when your system shuts down, information stays in the file. Some people prefer to have the paging file cleared at shutdown because sensitive information such as unencrypted passwords sometimes ends up in the file. However, clearing the paging file can slow shutdown times significantly, so if extreme security isn't a high priority, you might not want to clear it. To shut down XP without clearing your paging file, run the Registry Editor (click Start > Run, then type regedit in the Run box) and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
* Change the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0. Close the Registry, and restart your computer. Whenever you turn off XP from now on, the paging file won't be cleared, and you should be able to shut down more quickly.
* Don't have XP clear your paging file at shutdown. For security reasons, you can have XP clear your paging file (pagefile.sys) of its contents whenever you shut down. Your paging file is used to store temporary files and data, but when your system shuts down, information stays in the file. Some people prefer to have the paging file cleared at shutdown because sensitive information such as unencrypted passwords sometimes ends up in the file. However, clearing the paging file can slow shutdown times significantly, so if extreme security isn't a high priority, you might not want to clear it. To shut down XP without clearing your paging file, run the Registry Editor (click Start > Run, then type regedit in the Run box) and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
* Change the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0. Close the Registry, and restart your computer. Whenever you turn off XP from now on, the paging file won't be cleared, and you should be able to shut down more quickly.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
What Should I Do If My Hard Drive Has Crashed
As you know, hard disk is the most valuable part of computer. It's like your wallet, you many important things inside it. How if it crashed, WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
1. If you use IDE drive, check your data cable properly. If that's needed you can
replace it with a new one.
2. Try booting with boot CD to learn if the disk is readable. If it is, you can copy
your data with copy them to different drive. After that you can format drive that
crashed and hope that you can save your drive.
3. Your drive may has bad sector, try to locate it or perhaps to heal it.
4. Try to download tools that provide by your drive manufacture. You can try this
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287
If those step dont' helped, maybe you can try this (freezer trick) :
Put the drive in a plastic freezer bag (and wrap it in a paper towel for extra protection against moisture) to keep water out, and then freeze it for a few hours. Let it thaw back to room temperature after you take it out, and get rid of any condensation you see. There's no agreed-upon length of time to freeze it, but start with an hour and work your way up to 24 hours to see if you can make the drive spin up one last time.
1. If you use IDE drive, check your data cable properly. If that's needed you can
replace it with a new one.
2. Try booting with boot CD to learn if the disk is readable. If it is, you can copy
your data with copy them to different drive. After that you can format drive that
crashed and hope that you can save your drive.
3. Your drive may has bad sector, try to locate it or perhaps to heal it.
4. Try to download tools that provide by your drive manufacture. You can try this
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287
If those step dont' helped, maybe you can try this (freezer trick) :
Put the drive in a plastic freezer bag (and wrap it in a paper towel for extra protection against moisture) to keep water out, and then freeze it for a few hours. Let it thaw back to room temperature after you take it out, and get rid of any condensation you see. There's no agreed-upon length of time to freeze it, but start with an hour and work your way up to 24 hours to see if you can make the drive spin up one last time.
How to put your name on taskbar
1. First open control panel then choose Regional and Language Option.
2. In regional Option Tab choose customize.
3. Then choose time tab.
4. You can change on AM and PM symbol with your name.
5. Happy Trying. See you....
2. In regional Option Tab choose customize.
3. Then choose time tab.
4. You can change on AM and PM symbol with your name.
5. Happy Trying. See you....
Saturday, September 15, 2007
How To Change Disk Drive Icon
1. Run regedit.
2. Choose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then choose Software -> Microsoft -> Windows ->
Current Version -> Explorer.
3. Find DriveIcon, if you can't find then you should make it first.
4. If you need to make, right click on Explorer then new -> key. Then write
DriveIcon, then add key again with your drive name.
5. Then add key in your drive name with DefaultIcon to change icon, or Defaultlabel to
change disk label.
6. Then double click on DefaultIcon field (default) then type the icon location.
7. Close registry editor and open your windows explorer and you can see that your drive
icon has already changed.
2. Choose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then choose Software -> Microsoft -> Windows ->
Current Version -> Explorer.
3. Find DriveIcon, if you can't find then you should make it first.
4. If you need to make, right click on Explorer then new -> key. Then write
DriveIcon, then add key again with your drive name.
5. Then add key in your drive name with DefaultIcon to change icon, or Defaultlabel to
change disk label.
6. Then double click on DefaultIcon field (default) then type the icon location.
7. Close registry editor and open your windows explorer and you can see that your drive
icon has already changed.
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