Wanted this to be a sticky , so people could find it quick:

MY CHOICE: is www.savefile.com
NO HASSLES<


file hosting sites

0-10 megabyte:

*new* http://www.albumtown.com/
http://www.bestupload.com
http://www.flypicture.com
http://www.uploadx.net
http://www.webfilehost.com
http://www.wirefiles.com
http://www.zippyvideos.com

10-100 megabyte:

http://www.11mbit.de
http://www.35mb.com
http://www.da_insane.boo.pl/d/upload/
http://www.filebuffer.net
http://www.filecabi.net/free-video-hosting.html
http://www.filesupload.com
http://www.fileupyours.com
http://www.freeuploader.com
http://www.myfilestash.com
http://www.mytempdir.com
http://www.picapic.net
http://www.putfile.com
*new* http://www.rapidsharing.com/
http://www.ripway.com
http://www.savefile.com
http://www.sendmefile.com
http://www.swiftdesk.com
http://www.turboupload.com
*new* http://www.uploadfront.com/
*new* http://www.uploadsend.com/
*new* http://www.uploadtown.com
http://www.ultrashare.net
http://www.ushareit.com
http://www.yourfilehost.com

100 - unlimited megabyte:

http://freespace.filefront.com
http://www.4shared.com
*new* http://www.bigupload.com/
http://www.come2store.com
*new* http://www.content-type.com/
http://www.dropload.com
*new* http://www.filebull.com/
http://www.filecache.de
*new* http://www.filefactory.com/
http://www.myfilehut.com
http://www.megaupload.com
*new* http://www.mysharebox.com/
http://www.rapidshare.de
*new* http://www.rapidupload.com/
http://www.sharebigfile.com
http://www.spread-it.com
http://www.transferbigfiles.com
http://www.updownloadserver.com
http://www.yousendit.com

unknown:

http://up.li.ru
http://www.webfile.ru


source: http://www.ghacks.net/2005/11/22/free-file...-november-2005/

* ShinyFeet - www.shinyfeet.com (Unlimited)
* FileUpYours - www.fileupyours.com (Unlimited)
* SendThisFile - www.sendthisfile.com/info.jsp (2GB)
* DataPickup - www.datapickup.com/ (1.5GB)
* FileFactory - www.filefactory.com (500 Mb)
* FileFront - http://freespace.filefront.com/1 (1GB)
* Free-Webster - www.free-webster.com/index.php?action=enter (600MB)
* SpreadIt - www.spread-it.com (500MB)
* BigUpload - www.bigupload.com (300MB)
* UpDownloadServer - www.updownloadserver.com/ (250MB)
* ShareBigFile - www.sharebigfile.com/ (250MB)
* BonPoo - http://app02.bonpoo.com/ (250MB)
* Updownload - http://dl2.updownloadserver.de/ (250 MB)
* UploadStore - www.uploadstore.com/ (100MB)
* Dropload - www.dropload.com (100MB)
* Megaupload - www.megaupload.com (100MB)
* SaveFile - www.savefile.com/filehost/ (60MB)
* RapidShare - www.rapidshare.de (50MB)
* UploadHut - www.uploadhut.com/ (50MB)
* Turbo Upload - www.turboupload.com (50MB)
* QuickFile - http://srv9.qfile.de/operator.php?sysm=fil...fer&sysf=upload (50MB)
* ShareFiles - www.sharefiles.ru (50MB)
* GigaShare - www.gigashare.com/index.php (50MB)
* StorageFun - www.storagefun.com/ (50MB)
* Ripway - www.ripway.com/ (30MB)
* 30MB - www.30mb.com (30MB)
* SwiftDesk - www.swiftdesk.com/ (30MB)
* UltraShare - www.ultrashare.net/ (30MB)
* UploadTemple - www.uploadtemple.com/ (30MB)
* Sendmefile - www.sendmefile.com (30MB)
* Upload2 - www.upload2.net/ (25MB)
* MyFileStash - www.myfilestash.com/ (25MB)
* MyTempDir - www.mytempdir.com/ (25MB)
* WebFile - www.webfile.ru (20MB)
* FileUploadManager - www.da_insane.boo.pl/d/upload/index.php (10MB)
* FileCabi - www.filecabi.net/ (10MB)
* Filesupload - www.filesupload.com (10MB)[/quote]

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Firefox Speed Ups and Tips - 01-06-2007,



These are a compilation of most tips and tricks for Mozilla's Firefox


Tip: Double Clicking empty space on the Tab Bar will open a 'New Tab'

Tip: Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on a Bookmark on your Personal Toolbar will open it up in a New Tab

Tip: MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a folder will open all the bookmarks in the folder in a new Tab(s)

Tip: holding down the Shift or Ctrl key when you RightClick to "View Image" or "View Backround Image"will open the image in a New Tab or New Window.

Tip: Unused menus or menu Items can be hidden by using the customizing your userChrome.css stylesheet

Tip: MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a Tab will close that Tab.

Tip: MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a History item will open the page in a new Tab

Tip: MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Back and Forward buttons will open the last/next page in a new Tab

Tip: MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Home button will open your homepage in a new Tab(s)

Tip: MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Throbber (the 'busy' icon at the top-right) will open the Firefox homepage in a new Tab

Tip: For those without middle mouse buttons or mousewheels, ctrl-click will also open new tabs for links, bookmarks, bookmark folders, history items, and toolbar buttons

Tip: Ctrl+TAB you can navigate in the tabs to the right

Tip: Ctrl+Shift+Tab you can navigate in the tabs to the left

Tip: Many Laptops mimic the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function if you click both right/left pads at the same time.

Tip: Set mutliple Home pages : Tools---->Options--->General and seperate each page with the pipe | symbol
(eg http://forums.mozillazine.org/|http://www....|http://www.y...

Tip: Clear your Download history to make the download manager more responsive : Tools---->Options--->Privacy

Tip: Rearrange add/remove Icons on Toolbars: View--->ToolBars--->Customize....

Tip: Drag any link to the Download Manager Window to add & download the link

Tip: Pressing ctrl+enter will add http://www. before and .com after the text in the toolbar and load the resulting url. Similarly, shift+enter will add http://www. and .net, and ctrl+shift+enter will add http://www. and .org

Tip: You can work offline like in IE by clicking File>Work Offline. This means that you can browse your previously visited pages even when you're offline.

Tip: If you wish to remove an item from your Address Bar Drop down menu, Highlight it WITHOUT CLICKING and use Shift+Delete

Tip: A bookmarks's position Dragged & Dropped (ie. change position in a Folder or move from one folder to another or move to another position on the toolbar) by highlighting it & clicking on it (WITHOUT LETTING GO) and Dragging it to your desired position

Tip: A Folder can be move the same way as above tip but u MUST hold down the SHIFT key while Dragging

Tip: Former/current users of IE who are accustomed to copying items from "Temporary Internet Files" folder (FireFox calls it "Cache" ) can achieve the same results by Tools--->Page Info and then select the "Media" Tab, then Highlight the item u want to download and clicking "Save As..."

Tip: If u accidentally delete a bookmark and want to recover it, if it is not already open then, open the "Bookmarks Manager" (Bookmarks--->Manage Bookmarks) and either use Ctrl+Z or Edit--->Undo (in The Bookmarks Manager)

Tip: DoubleClicking a file entry in the Downloads Manager will open/launch the file (provided u haven't moved it yet)

Tip: You can also directly download anything from a page by drag and dropping it onto the 'download' icon in your toolbar (provided you put it there in 'right-click > customize')

Tip: You can bookmark the current page by dragging the icon from the location bar to your Bookmarks folder. You can also drag it to the desktop to make an icon for that page

Tip: Of course, you can also do what the last tip said in the other direction: drag a text file, a link, a picture, etcetera... from your folders or your desktop to Firefox and it will open in Firefox

Tip: You can save all open tabs in a bookmark folder. Ctl-D, select the "bookmark all tabs in a folder" select or create a folder.

Tip: To stop animated gifs from moving, press the ESC key.

Tip: Instead of clicking the Back or Forward buttons, hold down the Shift key and turn the scroll wheel to back or forward

Tip: you can give "keywords" to your bookmarks by right-clicking the bookmark and then Properties. If you put a string in the keyword field now you can type that keyword in the address bar and it will go to that bookmark. For example, if I have a bookmark for the firefox website, I might give it the keyword "ff". Now, when I type "ff" in the address bar, it goes to the firefox site. I find it is often faster than going through your bookmarks to find it

Tip: Ctrl and a number key will go to the tab indicated by the number. (e.g. Ctrl+3 will go to the third tab from the left)

Tip: CTRL+F5 refreshes the page without accessign the file cache

Firefox Mouse Tips

Middle Click
Note: Two-button mouse

For those without middle mouse buttons or mousewheels, ctrl-click will also open new tabs for links, bookmarks, bookmark folders, history items, and toolbar buttons.

Many Laptops mimic the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function if you click both right/left pads at the same time.

Clicking both mouse buttons at the same time also mimics the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function.

Tabs

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a Tab will close that Tab.

Personal Toolbar

Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on a Bookmark on your Personal Toolbar will open it up in a New Tab

Folders

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a folder will open all the bookmarks in the folder in a new Tab(s)

History

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a History item will open the page in a new Tab.

Back and Forward buttons

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Back and Forward buttons will open the last/next page in a new Tab.

Home button

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Home button will open your homepage in a new Tab(s).

Links

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a link will open that link in a new tab.

Throbber

MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Throbber (the 'busy' icon at the top-right) will open the Firefox homepage in a new Tab.

Images

Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on "View Image" or "View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab.

Double Click
Download Manager

DoubleClicking a file entry in the Downloads Manager will open/launch the file (provided you haven't moved it yet)

Tab Bar

Double Clicking empty space on the Tab Bar will open a 'New Tab'

Right Click
Customize Toolbar

You can adjust your toolbars to your liking. Right click on any toolbar, and select 'Customize'. While this dialogue is up, you can move buttons around on your toolbars by click-and-drag to the new location. The window that pops up when you do this is a holding area for unused icons. You can drag any item from it onto your toolbars to have it made available, and you can drag any icon from your toolbars onto this box to hide that icon completely.

Tip: Some toolbar items, such as the Location bar, will expand to take up all available space.

Keyword Bookmark

Right clicking in a search box (such as the 'search mozillazine, powered by google', on the left of this page) and selecting 'add a keyword for this search' lets you make an interactive keyword bookmark.

Here is how it works:

Give it a name, such as 'Mozillazine search'
now, assign a keyword to it, such as 'moz'
click 'ok'

From now on, you can search mozillazine (or any other search box you used for this) from your address bar like this:

Enter 'moz search topic' in your address bar and click Go!

Drag'n Drop
Moving bookmarks and folders

You can change a bookmark's position in a folder or move it from one folder to another or move it to another position on the toolbar by highlighting it & clicking on it (WITHOUT LETTING GO) and dragging it to your desired position.

A folder can be moved the same way as above tip but u MUST hold down the SHIFT key while dragging.

Icons

You can bookmark the current page by dragging the icon from the location bar to your Bookmarks folder. You can also drag it to the desktop to make an icon for that page.

Drag a text file, a link, a picture, etcetera... from your folders or your desktop to Firefox and it will open in Firefox!

Links

"Click-and-drag" a bookmark to the main content windown (which is the biggest on the firefox userinterface),so you can open it in a new tab !

Dragging a link onto a new tab will open the link in the new tab.

Downloading links

Drag any link to the Download Manager Window to add & download the link.

You can also directly download anything from a page by drag and dropping it onto the 'download' icon in your toolbar (provided you put it there in 'right-click > customize')

Mouse and Keyboard
Images

Holding down the Shift or Ctrl key when you RightClick to "View Image" or "View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab or New Window.

Selecting text

If you hold down the CTRL key and left click on part of a web page, that section of the page will be highlighted. If you right click on the selection and choose 'View selection source', the source code for that part of the page will be displayed.

To quickly highlight text, especially long text fields. Left-click once in the window where you want the selection to start; and then shift-click in the spot where you want the selection to end (selection range). *this is a lot easier than click-selection-dragging, especially where there is a lot of text to highlight.

In Windows:

Creating an Invisible Folder -

With this you can create and invisible folder that you can put on your desktop or withing another folder. You can't see it but if you know where it is you can double-click it and view its contents. There was a thread about this on se7ensins but I forgot who created it, so thanks whoever you are. So here it is:

1. Right click where ever you want the invisible folder to be, go to new, then click on folder.
2. Turn numberlock on, select the name, and hold Alt and press 0160, then release Alt. This should make a character that looks like a space, but it isn't.
3. Now right click the folder you just made and go to properties. Then go to the Customize tab. Then press the Change Icon button. Scroll through the icons until you find one that has no image (a blank space in the icons, any one will do).
4. Hit OK and you have an invisible folder!


Now you can put anything you want in there... If you can't find it, just select the entire folder/desktop and there will be a little blue rectangle below the invisible icon (the folder).

NOTE: If you put it on your desktop it might show the folder for a second or two upon startup. For this reason I recommend putting it inside another folder.


( Some people know this, and some people don't / Good to hide your porn )

Have fun watching security cams:

Use the following Queries to find Security cameras in google:

Quote:Queries:

inurl:"ViewerFrame?Mode="
inurl:"ViewerFrame?Mode=refresh"
intitle:"WJ-NT104 Main Page"
inurl:netw_tcp.shtml
intitle:"supervisioncam protocol"
"inurl:/view/index.shtml"

just type them one by one in google. The third one worked for me. :cheers:

Surprise: Here's the hollywood cam
http://63.199.218.19/index4.html

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ALLLLLLL THE CAMS IN THE WORLD!!:

The Online Cameras Of The World

go to:


www.google.com

type this in the search bar:
intitle:liveapplet inurl:LvAppl


click on a link and your done

Btw use Java..

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Get Yourself A G-mail A/C
Get yourself a G-mail account by going to this web-page
without wating for anyone to invite you.

Code:
http://gmail.afraid.org/

(This may or maynot work)

Secret Backdoor To Many Websites


Ever experienced this? You ask Google to look something up; the engine returns with a number of finds, but if you try to open the ones with the most promising content, you are confronted with a registration page instead, and the stuff you were looking for will not be revealed to you unless you agree to a credit card transaction first....
The lesson you should have learned here is: Obviously Google can go where you can't.

Can we solve this problem? Yes, we can. We merely have to convince the site we want to enter, that WE ARE GOOGLE.
In fact, many sites that force users to register or even pay in order to search and use their content, leave a backdoor open for the Googlebot, because a prominent presence in Google searches is known to generate sales leads, site hits and exposure.
Examples of such sites are Windows Magazine, .Net Magazine, Nature, and many, many newspapers around the globe.
How then, can you disguise yourself as a Googlebot? Quite simple: by changing your browser's User Agent. Copy the following code segment and paste it into a fresh notepad file. Save it as Useragent.reg and merge it into your registry.
(just double click on the notepad file after you name it, and say yes)

Code:>>



Voila! You're done!

You may always change it back again.... I know only one site that uses you User Agent to establish your eligability to use its services, and that's the Windows Update site...
To restore the IE6 User Agent, save the following code to NormalAgent.reg and merge with your registry:

How To Fix Your Monitor If Someone Messes It Up With A Magnet

http://www.madville.com/link.php?id=123683&t=23

30 ways to speed up Windows XP, Not only Defrag



Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 30 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.

(P.s. Im not sure about # 3, so take some advice before you do it.)


1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.

2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.

3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.

4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.

The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.

Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it.

Here's how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button.

5.) Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS.

6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That's fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete.

7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files.

8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.

9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support "cable select," the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear.

10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.

11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine.

12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.

13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness.

14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP.

15.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.

16.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.

17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts -- that is, anything over 500 -- will noticeably tax the system.

18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.

19.) Check the system's RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC's memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced.

20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free.

21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations.

22.) If you're sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option. You'll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect.

23.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks.



21)How to Pause or Resume Downloading(BUILT IN DAP)
After the download process has started, you can pause or resume downloading at any time. If you close your Internet connection or restart your computer after pausing a download process, Windows automatically resumes the download process the next time you are connected to the Internet. During the download process, click the icon that is displayed in the notification area, and then click Pause. When you are ready for Windows to start downloading again, click the Automatic updating icon, and then click Resume. Restore an Update that You Previously Declined. If you decide not to download a specific update, you can prompt Windows Update to offer that update again.
Click Start , click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
Click the Automatic Updates tab, and then click Restore Declined Updates. {EXTRACTS BY mr.xp}

22)Editing explorer in windows xp
Editing explore in windows xp is very easy with available tools its not as difficult like old dos based tedious method here u need just one tool called RESOURCE HACKER. It is a resource viewer it will show u Resources in any 32bit Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 executable files (including exe’s, dll’s, ocx’s and cpl’s) . ok go in to ur windows directory and find explorer.exe and make its two copies name them
As explorer_1 and explorer_2 .exe respectively and keep them in windows folder only. We will edit explorer_1 and will keep explorer_2 as backup copy if anything goes wrong. Open explorer_1.exe in resource hacker and go to String table and edit whatever u want to even u can change start button by ur name or anything else. After editing even a single word do not forget to click the COMPILE button. Change icon or u can change animated message such as when u install a new programs so when u go to all programs a animated message comes “New Program Installed� u can change it by ur sentence etc. now we have edited the explore_1 now go To File menu in Resource hacker and save it as explorer_1.exe it will ask u that explorer_1.exe is already present do u want to replace it, click YES. Now we have our edited explorer. Now restart ur computer in safe mode with command prompt by pressing F8 during booting process . Now we will copy explorer_1.exe on explorer.exe by typing command Copy C:\windows\explorer_1.exe C:\windows\explorer.exe. Now restart ur computer and what u will seeing that u r working with ur edited explorer. If anything goes wrong than just copy explorer_2.exe on explorer.exe by same process. {EXTRACTS BY MR.XP}

23)Customize Windows Media Player Title Bar
Change the title bar to read Windows Media Player provided by , so if I had entered text ‘Amitab Bachchan’ , it would read: Windows Media Player provided by Amitab Bachchan
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Mic*ft
Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer]
Create String value named [TitleBar]
Data Type: REG_SZ // Value Name: TitleBar
Double click TitleBar and Enter the text to be displayed in the title bar.
Exit Registry / Reboot.

24)Increase Menu Display Speed
When you click on the Start Menu there is some delay to display the contents , just for no reason. Effects are pretty though. The default speed can be adjusted with a quick registry entry.
The default value is 400. Set it to 0 and the delay is gone. If you are not able to adjust pick a number that suits your style and make the change.
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Modify/Create String value of Data type REG_SZ Named [MenuShowDelay]
Value Data: [Default = 400 / Adjust to Preference]
Exit Registry / Reboot

25)Increase Internet Download Connections
Increase Simultaneous Internet Download Connections. Increases the number of allowed simultaneous connections to ten (10).
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mic*ft\Windows\CurrentV ersion\Internet Settings
Modify/Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server]
Setting for Value Data: [0000000a]
Modify/Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [MaxConnectionsPerServer]
Setting for Value Data: [0000000a]
Exit Registry / Reboot

26)Create Legal Notice Logon Dialog Box
In situations where you need users to read a legal notice before logging on, this tweak will create the caption for the notice.
Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mic*ft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Modify/Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [LegalNoticeCaption]
Value Data for LegalNoticeCaption: [Type the Caption for the Dialog Box]
Modify/Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [LegalNoticeText]
Value Data for LegalNoticeText: [Type the Data for the Legal Notice]
Exit Registry / Reboot

27)Disable Error reporting in XP
Sometimes errors, make us very annoyed in XP so its better to disable them. Just Right click the my computer icon, click properties, go to [advance] and then [error reporting] @ the bottom, click disable error reporting, and check the check box below it.

28)Rename multiple files.
A new, small, neat feature for Windows XP 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 .Its really simple:
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). Simple

29)Disable Baloon tips.
To disable Ballon tips in Windows XP do this registry tweak
Go to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mic*ft\Windows\CurrentV ersion\Explorer\Advanced
Create a new DWORD value, name it EnableBalloonTips, and set it equal to 0. If EnableBalloonTips is already there and equal to 1, set it equal to 0. Quit the registry editor, log off, and log back on. Voila! Your computer will stop talking down to you.

30)Sort menus alphabetically
When you install a new program for a user, it doesn’t find its place in the alphabetical Start menu hierarchy right away; it hangs out at the bottom for a little while. If your users employ the Classic Start menu, they can re-alphabetize it manually by right-clicking the taskbar and choosing Properties, clicking the Customize button next to the Classic Start Menu, and clicking the Sort button. With the Windows XP style of Start menu, however, you don’t have an equivalent button. To make Windows always alphabetize the list, remove the permissions from the Registry key that controls the sort order for the Start menu. To do so, go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mic*ft\Windows\CurrentV ersion\Explorer\MenuOrder
Choose Edit | Permissions and click the Advanced button. Deselect the Inherit From Parent The Permission Entries That Apply To Child Objects check box and then click Copy when the Security dialog box pops up. Click OK and clear the Full Control entry for your account and all security groups you are a member of. Leave only Read permission.




Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive.

Rapidshare search:>

http://www.rapidfox.net/search.php?q=Artel...Rapidfox+Search


Rapidshare and

rapidshare.com/ megaupload.com/ badongo.com
mooload.com/ rapidsharing.com/ megashares.com/
multiply.com/ filefront.com/ sendspace.com/
turboupload.com/ zshare.net/ rapidupload.com/.........Combined search:

http://shareminer.com/

How to retrive Rapidshare passwords in case you misplaced them:

Type (only) the name of the file in google.

eg:
http://rapidshare.de/files/5968004/Dead.To...part01.rar.html

type only:
Dead.To.Rights.2-RELOADED.part01.rar.html

in google, and search the links listed , you will surely retrive the password.
The last line in each link usually contains the forum or site link where the rapidshare link was originally posted.

:hif:

Rapidshare again:>

Download from RapidShare -

By using the website http://www.ibiet.com/ , you can download from RapidShare in the same way you could if you had a premium account. The website has a database of secured RapidShare premium accounts, which it uses in order to provide us with premium links (allowing us to access the files and download them with ease).

All you have to do is copy the download link relevant to the file you wish to download, and then paste it into the box provided on the website and then click "Get Premium Link".

At the moment, the website is not currently providing its' services because it has used up most of its' bandwidth. But as soon as they get more, they will be up and running again, with their free service.

Upload sites!!! - 09-11-2006, 09:53 AM
>>>> Free Webhosts <<<<

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http://xshare.us
Limit 35MB
Unlimited Bandwith
Files are NOT delted
NO Limits
Prob the best one ever



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http://imageshack.us
Limit: 1mb
Unlimited files
you must upload as a .swf
Rename your files to .swf



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http://spymac.net
Limit: 100mb
No Bandwith Limit
Rename files to .wav
Registration takes a while



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http://125mb.com
Limit: 125mb
No bandwith Limit
Rename files to .gif



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http://atgig.com
Limit 1GB
No filesize Limits
http uploading
100gb bandwith
Rename files to .wav/bmp



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http://come2store.com
Limit: Unlimited
10mb Filesize limits
Http uploading
rename to from .rar.partx
to .rar or /we



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http://rapidshare.de
Limit 30mb
http uploading
No registration needed
No rar volumes -- rename



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http://free.fr
Limit 1GB
No bandwith Limit
Its in french, so use a
translator.


350 MB limit!
http://www.f-forge.com/
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50MB For life (no Bandwith Restrictions, and no deleting)
Site

*Update by DeAdBeAt*
Tok2 - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP
Language: Japanese
Notes: Use this site to translate.

Bur.st - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP, Telnet
Language: English
Notes: You have to be Australian
Bur.st

Yandex - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: Browser
Language: Russian
Notes: Unlimited Bandwith, File size limit 5 MB
Use this site to translate.
Yandex

CriandoSite - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: Portuguese
Notes: File size limit 2 MB
Use this site to translate.
CriandoSite

H1 - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP
Language: Russian
Notes: File size limit 500 KB
Use this site to translate.
H1.ru

iItalia - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: Italian
Notes: File size limit 1 MB
Use this site to translate.
iItalia

Free.fr - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP
Language: French
Notes: I can't get it to work, but there seems to be a way.
Use this site to translate.
Free.fr

T35 - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: File size limit 250 KB
T35.com

Piranho - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: Browser
Language: German
Notes: File size limit 100 KB
Piranho

V10 - Unlimited
Webspace: Unlimited
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: Portuguese
Notes: File size limit 300 KB
Use this site to translate.
v10.com

FreeWebTown - 1000 MB
Webspace: 1000 MB
Upload: FTP, Email, FrontPage
Language: English
Notes: -
FreeWebTown

HostUltra - 999 MB
Webspace:
Upload:
Language:
Notes:
HostUltra

1webspace.biz - 555 MB
Webspace: 555 MB
Upload: Browser
Language: Any
Notes: -
1webspace.biz

hj hosting - 512 MB
Webspace: 512 MB
Upload: FTP
Language: Dutch
Notes: SMS or Phone activation (No problem, even for other countries)
HJ hosting

500hosting - 500 MB
Webspace: 500 MB
Upload: FTP, Email, Browser
Language: English
Notes: 150 unique daily visitors...
500hosting

1webspace.org - 255 MB
Webspace: 255 MB
Upload: Browser
Language: Any
Notes: -

Advantage Host - 250 MB
Webspace: 250 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: Only available to UK residence and you have to join some partner sites.

webspace4free.biz - 200 MB
Webspace: 200 MB
Upload: Browser
Language: English, German
Notes: -
webspace4free.biz

257mb - 200 MB
Webspace: 200 MB
Upload: Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
275mb

20mbweb - 200 MB
Webspace: 200 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
20mbweb

Wagoo - 199 MB
Webspace: 199 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: Free phpBB forum, 10gig bandwith!!!
Wagoo

999webmasters - 160 MB
Webspace: 160 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
999webmasters

Astahost - 150 MB
Webspace: 150 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
Astahost

Free Web Page - 150 MB
Webspace: 150 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
Free Web Page

Net4Free.org - 150 MB
Webspace: 150 MB
Upload: FTP
Language: English, Italian
Notes: -
Net4Free

Topcities - 150 MB
Webspace: 150 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
Topcities

125mb.com - 125 MB
Webspace: 125 MB
Upload: FTP, Browser
Language: English
Notes: -
125mb.com

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The email way...

this method is VERY good.
By doing this, you can upload large files to your email provider. Email providers have recently upgraded thier space
to over 1 gig, meaning you have plenty of upload space. Using a program called P2M (http://www.peer2mail.com/) you
can do this.
Your first though is probably Gmail...STOP! gmail does not allow this anymore. They have put a 100mb daily cap on your
account, making uploading useless.
Although many people have problems uploading to other email providers, but are able to upload the Gmail. To fix this,
just sign up for a gmail account, and a free large email provider. Go to your settings on Gmail, and enable POP forwarding.
Select it to forward to your secondary large email. Once you upload to your gmail, it will begin sending to your other
account. Have patience, it can take some time.
Once you have finished uploading your file, ENCRYPT YOUR PASSWORD WITH THE BUILT IN ENCRYPTOR DEVICE!!! Do this to protect
people for hijacking your email after you posted your link. People can login with this encrypted password with P2M's built
in browser. Using IE or firefox will not work.
All the person needs to do to download these files now, is launch P2M, and go to the built in browser. Login with the provided
username and password at the Email login page, and click the "Auto Download Segments" button. This way you can take advantage
of your large mail boxes!

*Note*- when uploading, you may also wish to include an encryption password to ensure security on your uploads, from
the Email provider, and to let people know who the Real uploader is!

Bellow is a list of compatible email providers that work with P2M




Yahoo.com
- 1 gig
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Walla.com
-1 gig
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Spymac.com
-1 gig
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Unitedemailsystems.com
-128 mb
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Netscape
-250 mb
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Gawab.com
-1 gb
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Hriders.com
-1 TB = 1024GB ...wow!
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Gmail
-2 GB
100mb daily bandwith
__________________________________________________ ____________

File Hosting Sites

rapidshare.de
megaupload.com
sexuploader.com
mytempdir.com
slil.ru
sendspace.com
turboupload.com
axifile.com
hyperupload.com
getfile.biz
depositfiles.com
webfile.ru
file2share.biz
rapidupload.com
yourfile.org
yourfilehost.com
filehd.com
mooload.com
ifolder.ru
oxyshare.com
filecloud.com
datenklo.net
zshare.net
filefactory.com
filespace.ru
badongo.net
easy-sharing.com
upload2.net
hemenpaylas.com
up-file.com
rapidshare.fr
uploadyourfiles.de
quickdump.com
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Enjoy

Opera users , heres your tips sheet:

http://www.aimwell.org/Help/Tips/tips.html

Hidden music track in Windows XP:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/298664/windo...en_music_track/

about monica's mama:>>

go to:

www.translate.google.com

type:
Monica's mama is very beautiful

hit Translate:> English to Spanish

Copy/Paste the translated sentence on the right back in.
hit:Translate:> Spanish to English

wicked?

THIS IS AWESOME!!>>>

Trace any IP Adress on a Map!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjoSEvEs1ro

Want to create your own radio station and broadcast??3

download this pack , it has everything in it.
Pretty easy, and you could be going in about 10 minutes.

You could , although I havent tried it, convert your verbal audio into mp3, and broadcast your conspiracy based ideas too!!

enjoy!

http://rapidshare.de/files/36273234/How_To...dio_Station.rar

This is yet another windows xp feature, but i'm not so sure and it may be present in other windows versions too. What it basically does is keeps the windows core files on your RAM instead of cahing them to the pagefile on your harddisk (which is much slower). For this, you must have at least 512 MB of RAM memory so that your computer can accomodate the cached file.

1. Go to Start--]Run

2. Type Regedit and hit enter. The Registry editor should start.

3. Expand the directories to the following direcotry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management

4. Single Click on the "Memory Management" Folder on the left


5. Right Click on the value "DisablePagingExecutive" and then click on Modify. You should get the image shown below



6. Change the value data from 0 to 1

Above : The Original Value 0. This must be changed to 1


7. Click OK, close regestry editor,a and restart your computer. The changed settings should have taken effect. If you have sufficient RAM, then you should have noticed an increase in the speed of general xp tasks and applications.

Record internet radio and save to mp3 or wav. Record streaming audio from the Internet, microphone, or any other source for that matter. MP3myMP3 Recorder works directly with your system sound card - if you can hear it, you can record it! Use the scan tool to list all mp3, wav, aif, swa, or sun au audio files on your computer - then play and record portions of any of these files. MP3myMP3 Recorder offers customizable colors, timer, on top mode, and skinning.

http://www.mp3mymp3.com/

Azureus Speed Tweak


1. Install the autospeed plugin.
2. Go to options>>plugins>>autospeed
3. Set the minimum upspeed as 1/20th speed of your max bandwidth.
4. Set the maximum speed as 1/10th of your bandwidth.
5. In the set download speed to tab... select the 20*up.speed option.
6. Click on save in the bottom left corner.
7. Auto speed now ensures that you are utilising the full bandwidth for downloads(assuming your torrent speeds are high).



Also to ensure max speed of your connection check your connection at:
http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks
follow the suggestions given there.

How to hide files in JPEG's!!!!

You can hide files inside an innocent looking JPG image. The secretly created image file will open in any image viewer just like a normal file but if you open it with winrar you will find the hidden files. Pretty neat trick.


http://www.thetechtray.net/articles/rar.php

Comments:

The Ultimate Guide to the Invisible Web

http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/invisible-web

SYSTEM TOOL UTITLITIES


Auslogics Disk Defrag®
Disk fragmentation tool

Download: Auslogics Disk Defrag®


Download: Auslogics Disk Defrag®
Size 1.5MB
Improve computer performance and stability
Increase your productivity - no more waiting for files to open
Defragment disks in only a few minutes
Useful disk fragmentation map and detailed fragmentation report
Windows XP Home and Professional, 2000/2003 and Vista supported

More Info: Click here


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Disk Investigator v 1.31
Investigate your Disk!

Download: Disk Investigator v 1.31

Size 348KB

Disk Investigator helps you to discover all that is hidden on your computer hard disk. The program can display the true drive contents by bypassing the operating system and directly reading the raw drive sectors. You can view and search raw directories, files, clusters, and system sectors and also verify the effectiveness of file and disk wiping programs. The directory mode allows you to browse the file system in a file structure, the raw mode displays a sector-by-sector view (for advanced users).

More Info: Click here

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PC INSPECTOR™ Smart Recovery v4.x
Recover your deleted data from external media

Download: PC Inspector Smart Recovery v4.5

Size 6.2MB

PC Inspector Smart Recovery is a data recovery program for Flash Card, Smart Media, SONY Memory Stick, IBM Micro Drive, Multimedia Card, Secure Digital Card(SD) or any other data device for digital cameras. It enables you to recover accidentally deleted or formatted pictures, videos or sound files from the selected media. The program also offers a mode that enables you to check the media for errors.

More Info: Click here


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PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 4.x
Recover your deleted data from Hard Disk

Download: PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 4.x

Size 5.9MB

PC Inspector File Recovery is a data recovery program with support for FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. It recovers files with the original time and date stamp, and can optionally restore them to a network drive and can recover many files, even when a header entry is no longer available. On FAT systems, the programs finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged. PC Inspector File Recovery offers an easy to use interface that will scan your drive and automatically make files that can be recovered available from a "Deleted" folder in an Explorer Style navigation tree.

More Info: Click here

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ICE ECC v 2.2.1
File verification and repair tool

Download: ICE ECC v 2.2.1

Size 692KB

ICE ECC is a file verification and repair tool that enables you to protect your important files against digital corruption using Reed-Solomon codes. The program is not intended as a main backup solution, but rather as a backup for your backup - it can be included on CDs or DVDs before you store your data, allowing you to recover data that has become corrupt due to age of the media or scratches. You can protect selected files or entire folders by simply selecting them and having the program generate an ECC file. If you ever need to verify whether the data has been modified or corrupted, just select the appropriate .ECC file and load it into ICE ECC, which will then analyze the files and can recover any corrupted data.

More Info: Click here

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Fresh Diagnose v7.48
Analyze and Benchmark your PC

Download:Fresh Diagnose v7.48

Size 1.3MB

Fresh Diagnose can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard information, and many more. Informational features include scanning your system and give you a complete report about computer s hardware and software, including mainboard, video system , buses, peripheral and, network information. Benchmark features include testing system performance, such as processor, hard disk, multimedia, memory and comparing your PC it with other systems. User friendly interface and well featured.

For free registeration, visit: http://www.freshdevices.com/download.html

More Info: Click here

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RegSeeker v1.52
Manage and analyse registry

Download: RegSeeker v1.52

Size 458KB


RegSeeker is a handy tool for managing several popular registry items and searching the registry by keyword. It offers quick access to Startup Entries, Uninstall Information, Color Schemes, History items (URLs, Recent Documents etc) and IE Favorites. The program also includes a registry cleaning feature that finds invalid and unused registry entries, allowing you to delete them. RegSeeker can automatically create a backup before deleting any registry entries. The program comes with an attractive, easy to use interface. Nevertheless it is not intended for complete beginners and you should feel comfortable working with the Windows registry before using it.

More Info: Click here

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Ccleaner v1.35.424
Junk files cleanup and Registry clean tool

Download: Ccleaner v1.35.424

Size 1.46MB

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.

More Info: Click here

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Everest Home Edition 2.20
Discover every detail about your PC, Complete analysis tool.


Download: Everest Home Edition 2.20

Size 4MB

EVEREST Home Edition is a freeware hardware diagnostics and memory benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. It offers the world's most accurate hardware information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware
information.

Sensor information including system, CPU and GPU temperature, fan status, CPU, GPU, AGP and DRAM voltage monitoring, S.M.A.R.T. disk health status. Support for Corsair Xpert memory modules. Memory read and write speed, memory latency measurement to stress the memory and cache subsystem, including references list to compare actual performance with other systems.

Accurate low-level information about motherboard, CPU and BIOS, including chipset details, DMI enumeration, AGP configuration information, SPD memory modules list, DRAM timing information and CPU instruction set support. Exhaustive information about network adapters, sound cards, keyboard, mouse and game controllers, including NIC MAC address detection, IP and DNS list, network traffic monitoring, DirectSound, DirectMusic and DirectInput information. Three different report file formats: plain text, customizable HTML and the unique MHTML format. MHTML reports including icons are ideal for printing purposes.

More Info: Click here

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Keylink 1.3
Launch programs in Windows Vista Style


Download:Keylink 1.3

Size 800KB

Keylink allows you to launch programs without searching the start menu or directories. It works similar to the search in the Windows Vista start menu. Adding files and folders to Keylink is ususally done using drag&drop. Keylink can also execute windows orders. Additionaly it is possible to navigate in directories and to do basic file operations.

More Info: Click here

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Total Uninstall 2.35
Complete Uninstall tool (Last Freeware version)


Download: Total Uninstall 2.35

Click "Download (685 kB)" hyperlink in the page, not "Home (shareware version)".
Size 685KB

Total Uninstall 2.35 (last freeware version) can help you to monitor any changes that were made to your system during installation of a new software product and allow you to perform a complete uninstall without having to rely on the supplied uninstall program (which may leave files or changes behind). To use it, you simply launch the installation program from the Total Uninstall interface and select the system areas to be monitored. The program will then create a snapshot of your system before it installs the new software and an additional snapshot after install completes. It then compares the two snapshots and displays all changes in a graphical tree view, marking all values and/or files that have been added or changed as well as some before/after details. Total Uninstall will save these changes and if you decide to uninstall the application, it will reverse all changes to the previous state. Multi-lingual user interface.

More Info: Click here

The PC Decrapifier

The PC Decrapifier is designed to remove a specific list unwanted software in an unattended fashion. Before running, the user may select exactly what software should be removed. Currently, it is targeted for use on most Dell machines; however it will theoretically run on anything that has the software listed below.

Here you can get the latest download of the PC Decrapifier.

Latest Version
PC Decrapifier v1.7

DOWNLOAD

More Info

Thanks to 13MinutesLarge for this post:

86 Best Free CD Burning Software



Locating quality freeware burning applications for this review proved challenging, even though there are plenty of contenders. My short list included: AVS Disc Creator, burnatonce, Burn to the Brim, CDBurnerXP Pro, CDR Tools Front End, CommandBurner, DeepBurner Free, Easy Burning, Express Burn, and HT Fireman CD/DVD Burner. I was also attracted to two other programs, Burn4Free and Artisan (a.k.a. Sun), but they were packaged with adware and/or spyware and were discarded. Of all the products, the most impressive was CDBurnerXP Pro [1]. It possesses all of the core features you need including an intuitive interface, the ability to author data discs, create audio CDs playable in a regular CD player, create bootable discs, copy discs, and create and burn image files (e.g. ISO). It passed every test I was able to throw at it including adding to a multi-session disc created on another drive with another burning application and creating a functional slip-streamed Windows XP installation CD! In addition to the core features, CDBurnerXP Pro also has a several additional features including: customizable boot disc options (lacking in DeepBurner), integrated cover printing utility, integrated audio player and audio, and the ability to rip audio CDs to various formats including MP3 (with CDDB lookup). Lastly, those familiar with Nero will be right at home as CDBurnerXP's interface is very much like Nero's. All up, CDBurnerXP is a good choice for both basic and advanced users. DeepBurner Free [2] is a close second to CDBurnerXP Pro. If you don't author bootable CDs or care about the additional multimedia features, then DeepBurner Free might be the one for you. It has all of the core functionality, but is a much smaller download package and has a smaller installation footprint. It also offers a portable version that can be run stand-alone from a USB drive. In addition to these products, there are several free burners that are extremely small and specialize in just one or two features. For example, Burrrn [3] is for authoring audio CDs, CreateCD [4] and CommandBurner [5] offer command line burning capabilities, DVDShrink [6] is meant for creating DVD backups, and ImgBrn [7] and ISO Recorder [8] are for burning images to disc with a couple clicks of the mouse. For general users, though, CDBurnerXP Pro or DeepBurner Free are the clear winners. Editor's note: many thanks to regular contributor Craig Vollmar for taking the time to prepare this excellent review.

[1] http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ Windows 98 and later, 11.02 MB
[2] http://www.deepburner.com/ Windows 98 and later, 2.60 MB
[3] http://www.burrrn.net/ Windows 98 and later, 2.02 MB
[4] http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/ CreateCD.htm Windows XP and 2003, 63 KB
[5] http://www.commandburner.com/ Windows NT and later, 2.71 MB
[6] http://www.dvdshrink.org/ Windows 9x/2000/XP, 1.06 MB
[7] http://www.imgburn.com/ Windows 98 and later, 860 KB
[8] http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm Windows XP and 2003 (64-bit available), 320 KB

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This one's cool:

Search across dozens of a wide variety of search engines from one convenient interface with CrossEngine, a fast and simple Web search platform.

This isn't the first site I've seen that does this, but it certainly is the fastest; in fact, some of my searches were faster through CrossEngine than at the originating sites. More than 200 different search services are represented here, anything from your standard Web search to audio, news, reference, tech, etc. CrossEngine is a great way to shorten your search time, especially if you're looking for instances of the same topic across several different search services.

http://www.crossengine.com/

Advanced Windows Care.
Great little utility that cleans up windows from errors. Has worked wonders for me in the past one year since I've used it!
and.......its free!!

http://www.iobit.com/

Windows Registry Repair tool - Free download


Nifty little tool to clean up your registry, free to boot. Try it. I just installed it, seems to be doing fine:



http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/free-wind...nregrepair.html

Tiny free spell check program that sits on your task bar.

just checking .....yup it works!!! Lol.

If you run a windows computer you’ll know like many others than after a while your system will in doubt start running slow. Most people will restart their computer to remove and idle processes. But if there’s a simpler way, why restart every time windows decides it doesn’t like you today?

1. Right click on an empty spot on your desktop and select New - Shortcut.

2. Type in the box.

3. Click Next.

4. Give your shortcut a nice name like “Clear Memory”.

5. Click Finish and you’re done.

Now whenever your computer starts running slow click this shortcut to clear out your memory and get your computer running at a normal pace again

I dont know if this works, and also you need to be careful before adding stuff to your registry.
FOr info on this go to:

http://www.forumempire.com/viewtopic.php?t=70076

and read the comments before trying it out!
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Amazing tweak to triple your net speed.

1. Create a Folder on your desktop and name it Internet speed booster.

2. Copy the Netspeed1.reg tweak file and the internet supertweak.cmd supertweak file into this folder.

3. First of all, go to http://www.abeltronica.com/velocimetro/pt/...a=uk&newlang=uk and

Click the Internet speed Test Meter to find out your current Internet net speed.

(Not necessary to Test your current net speed. It is just to give you happiness that your net speed
actually has atleast become faster by 3 times!!


4. Ready to go??

Well, First double click the Netspeed1. reg file. Click YES to the Registry modification permission.

5. After first tweak itself, you can check your net speed once again and you will be amazed to see that your
net speed has become faster by ATLEAST 30%

Happy? Wait! You have seen nothing!

6. Now double click the Supertweak CMD file. The moment you do this, useless Ports, Win-XP Pro's default 20%
Internet speed allocation, (Yes! Win-XP by default only lets you harness 20% of the Internet speed) and cloggy
source utilization, all get cleared up and your PC is ready to zoom off.

7. Close all your browser windows.

8. Reboot.

9. Now connect to the Internet and see the revolution!

10. Your Internet speed has gone up by atleast 3 times, if not more!

Enjoy!!!

THNGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT XP:


You've read the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operational changes. Now it's time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XP's secrets.


1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).

2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... And type ' gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care – some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).

3. You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exeuser32.dll, LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just Double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.

4. XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

5. For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesting new commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' for creating and watching system events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsystems, and 'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by /? Will give a list of options -- they're all far too baroque to go into here.

6. XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type 'ipv6 install' into Run... (it's OK, it won't ruin your existing network setup) and then 'ipv6 /?' at the Command line to find out more. If you don't know what IPv6 is, don't worry and don't bother.

7. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.

8. XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a fast machine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'regsvr32 /U zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can put things back as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'.

9. XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display technology -- but doesn't have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if you were there for DOS and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the eyes of an astigmatic bat.
To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Expect best results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as well, set the registry entry HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/ControlPanel/Desk top/FontSmoothingType to 2.

10. You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network address translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP address -- they can find this out by going toWWW.whatismyip.Com -- and get them to make sure that they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.

11. You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again. Right click the icon, select Run As... And enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have
Administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects.

12. Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the nagging goes away, but if you feel you might slip the bonds of sanity before that point, run Regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Softwar e/Microsoft/Windows/Curre ntVersion/Explorer/A dvanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with a value of 0.

13. You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run... from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.

14. Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options... and Advanced, go down to the Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when
Browser is closed.

15. XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can't see the LEDs twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the desktop, then select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dial-up connection, select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box. You'll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely during network traffic.

16. The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDel ay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0.

17. You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set of files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files will be renamed to that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you
Can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By... Show In Groups.

18. Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks -- if it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will pick it up and display it.

19. Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows key + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons.

20. The next release of Windows XP, codenamed Longhorn, is due out late next year or early 2006 and won't be much to write home about. The next big release is codenamed Blackcomb and will be out in 2003/2007.

How to find directories of ebooks:

OK, this is really easy, I've tried it. Found something on del.icio.us about this.
Go to Google, and type this up (or copy it lol)
(ebook | ebooks | books | book) (*.pdf | *.chm | *.lit | *.rar | *.zip) "parent directory" intitle:"index of /"

It'll turn up a bunch directories and such. Thought it was interesting.