Want to move a Windows XP Installation to Different Hardware. How to do that ?

In most of the scenarios (legal !), You would be doing one of the following acts:

A. Migrate a working Windows XP operating system and your installed programs to a different or more powerful computer in minimal downtime.
B. Replace a small system/boot disk drive with a larger system/boot disk drive.
C. Restore a Windows backup from a malfunctioning computer to a different computer for disaster recovery purposes

Windows Backup (Ntbackup.exe) can handle differences in hardware configuration information between computers and maintain critical registry entries that are unique to the computer to which You are migrating information. This capability means that You can migrate to new hardware by performing a full backup of the source computer and Then restoring the backup over a fresh installation of Windows XP on the destination computer.

Ntbackup.exe handles restore operations in the registry by first querying the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\KeysNotToRestore
This registry key indicates to Ntbackup.exe that certain registry keys under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM key should not be overwritten when files are restored.

An entry that ends with a backslash (\) indicates that a key is protected and that any keys or values under that key should not be restored. If the entry ends with a backslash and an asterisk (\*), all subkeys are "merged." In this situation, "merged" means comparing the start values of the keys in the backup set with the start values that exist in the current registry, to determine the correct key to restore.

If the value of the key on the backup set has a lower start value, the backup key takes precedence. If the value of the key in the current registry has a lower start value, the current key takes precedence. This process ensures that all services and devices start correctly after a "system state" restoration, even on dissimilar hardware.

Complete details on this are available at Microsoft site at How to Move a Windows XP Installation to Different Hardware (Q314070)

What is Master Bood Record ? How to fix problems with master boot record

So what is Master Boot Record (MBR)? Master boot record is the first sector of the disk that is accessed by you computer BIOS as soon as it boots up. So what does it mean ? It means that your ability to boot to a particular operating system depends upon the correctness of Master Bood Record. If you have ever installed two or more operating system, your ability to select an operating system is controlled by master boot record. Assume if you are not able to boot due to your dislike of the changes in boot loader process or corruption in MBR (btw, this could happen for a variety of reasons, right from virus to your own experiments with multi boot process.. I have seen this happening a lot on my PC since I have a dual cpu system with Mandrake 8.1 on one partition and Windows XP on another with Mandrake graphical Master Boot Menu ) you have to correct the master boot record.
Assuming you are in Windows XP, you have to put WINDOWS XP CD in your drive and make it reboot next time in recovery console.
1. Simplest way to do this would be to would be to navigate to START-RUN and type D:\i386\winnt /cmdcons (D: is the CDROM drive in my computer) and let the process finish and reboot.
2. Once rebooted, system would prompt you to choose recovery console and chose it by entering proper menu id number (by default should be 1). Once console is loaded do enter this command FIXMBR /device/harddisk0 (where harddisk0 refers to C: drive where WINDOWS XP is installed by default). This would fix your master boot record to default XP boot. By the way FIXMBR command is only available from recovery console. What to know more about FIXMBR, visit Microsoft TechNet site

If you have followed the instructions correctly, you are done.

Tuning up MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) to speed up Internet access.

This is an old one. I had tried it on Window 2000 as well. Now let me tell you one important fact related with tuning. Value of MTU depends upon how fast a connection you have, what kind of activities you perform (ask yourself a question. Are your a mild, average or high end user of Internet ? To put it in other words, Do you download little or nothing, or are an average surfer or are Internet savvy individual and download everything from programs,apps,patches to watching Internet audio/video real-time content?) Depending upon who you are as a user and what kind of connection (modem,dsl,cable or in rare cases T1/T3), this tuning may have little to significant effect on your Internet experience. All right MTU stand for Maximum Transmission Unit. Value of MTU decides the size of Internet data packet. Bigger the size, more you can transfer. Analogy could be made with a bucket. If bucket is small, you can carry little but it would be no strain on your strength. Bigger the bucket, more you can carry but it strains your physical strength. (Well! Its not that simple but good enough to understand). Objective should be find a perfect balance which works for you. I think maximum that you can put is as value of MTU is 1500 (but could be higher for your specific network) and it may not make sense making it smaller than 68.

Again this is a registry tweak unless and until you have a tweaking utility that can do it for you.Open Registry by going to START-RUN and entering REGEDIT and Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\ ID for Adapter. For this right click on right pane and add a key by the name MTU. For this key you can add a DWORD value from 68 to 1500 (or higher value is certain cases). If you put less than 68, it will default to 68. If you put a value higher than 1500 or your Network permitted max, it will default to permitted max.
The MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) specifies the maximum transmission unit size of an interface, and is usually determined by negotiation at the link layer of the driver.
The upper level protocols normally optimize pack size for each medium.

Following table gives typical values of MTU in bytes:-

Network Type	Windows XP MTU (bytes)	Windows NT / Windows 2000 MTU (bytes)
16 Mbps Token Ring	17914	17914
4 Mbits/Sec Token Ring	4464	4464
FDDI	4352	4352
Ethernet	1500	1500
IEEE 802.3/802.2	1492	1492
X.25	576	576
PPPoE (WAN Miniport)	1480	N/A

9. Have tendency to forget passwords ? Want a solution that will help you get back in business

Most of us have a common tendency of forgetting passwords. If you don't every forget anything, I envy you and this may not be of much use to you but for most of us, this may be a life saver. If you're running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create a password reset disk by following instruction as shown below:
Go to START-CONTROL PANEL-USER ACCOUNTS. Then click your account name and further on in RELATED TASKS, click PREVENT A FORGOT PASSOWRD. A wizard would come up, follow instructions and you have your password reset disk ready.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As it goes with things like password, make sure that you keep this disk at secure location else you risk tress passing with your user account.

Install Windows XP Using USB Flash Drive.

Please note this tutorial works on all computers.
To complete this tutorial you need a 32bit version of Windows XP or Windows Vista installed on your home PC.
What you'll need:

Download "Install WinXP From USB"
and extract at some folder.

Special Note: If you use the program Nlite be sure to keep the manual installation files as the USB_prep8 script relies on these files.
Extract the files in Bootsect.zip
The next step is to extract USB_prep8 and PeToUSB.
Next copy the PeToUSB executable into the USB_prep8 folder.
Inside of the USB_prep8 folder double click the executable named usb_prep8.cmd.
The window that opens will look like this:

Press any key to continue
You next window will look like this:

These settings are preconfigured for you all you need to do now is click start.
Once the format is complete DO NOT close the window just leave everything as it is and open a command prompt from your start menu (type cmd in the search bar or run box depending on your version of windows.).

Inside of the command windows go to the directory you have bootsect.exe saved.
(use the cd directoryname command to switch folders)

Now type "bootsect.exe /nt52 R:" NOTE R: is the drive letter for my USB stick if yours is different you need to change it accordingly. What this part does is write the correct boot sector to your USB stick, this allows your PC to boot from the USB stick without it nothing works.
Please note: When running the bootsect.exe command you cannot have any windows open displaying the content of your USB stick, if you have a window open bootsect.exe will be unable to lock the drive and write the bootsector correctly.
If all went well you should see "Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes."
Now you can close this command prompt (don't close the usbprep8 one by mistake) and the petousb window.
You window you see now should look like this:

If it doesn't try pressing enter.

Now you need to enter the correct information for numbers 1-3.
Press 1 and then enter. A folder browse window will open for you to browse to the location of you XP setup files (aka your cdrom drive with xp cd in)
Press 2 and enter a letter not currently assigned to a drive on your PC
Press 3 and enter the drive letter of your USB stick
Press 4 to start the process.

The script will ask you if its ok to format drive T:. This is just a temp drive the program creates to cache the windows installation files. Press Y then enter.
Once it's done formating press enter to continue again, you can now see the program copying files to the temp drive it created. Once this is done press enter to continue again.
Next you will see a box pop up asking you to copy the files to USB drive yes/no you want to click yes.
Once the script has completed copy files a popup window asking if you would like to USB drive to be preferred boot drive U: select YES on this window.
Now select yes to unmount the virtual drive.
Ok we are done the hard part, close the usbprep8 window.
Now make sure your pc is configured with USB as the primary boot device.
Insert your USB drive and boot up.
On the startup menu you have two options, select option number 2 for text mode setup.
From this point on it is just like any other windows XP installation delete/recreate the primary partition on your pc and format it using NTFS. Make sure you delete ALL partitions and recreate a single partition or you will get the hal.dll error message.
Once the text mode portion of setup is complete it will boot into the GUI mode (you can press enter after the reboot if your too excited to wait the 30 seconds)
Once the GUI portion of setup is complete you will again have to boot into GUI mode this will complete the XP installation and you will end up at you XP desktop. It is very important that you DO NOT REMOVE THE USB STICK before this point. Once you can see your start menu it is safe to remove the usb stick and reboot your pc to make sure everything worked.
This method has advantages over all current no cdrom methods of installing XP to the pc You do not have to copy setup files in DOS to the SSD and install from there. It gives you access to the recovery console by booting into text mode setup, and it gives you the ability to run repair installations of XP if you have problems later on.

How U Can Detect Viruses in Your Pc

1- Go to start>>>run>>>command
2- write cd.. (notice the tow dots) and press enter
write cd.. (again) and press enter
3- write (cd windows) and press enter
4- write (cd system32) and press enter
5- write (setup) and enter

if you get that massage



(Please switch to the control panel to install components and systems composition)
then that means your pc is clean
the idea here is the (setup)file which is located within (system32)is shut down when your pc infected and open when your pc is not infected
because most viruses shut down all system.exe extensions

Further speedup broadband cable Internet connection

READ DISCLAIMER FIRST AND THEN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW IF APPLICABLE:
A. in the "My Network Places" properties (right click on the desktop icon and choose properties), highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks. Click OK
B. Continue as indicated below steps:
1. from the Windows XP CD in the support directory from the support cab, extract the file netcap.exe and place it in a directory on your hard drive or even in the root of your C:\ drive.
2. next, open up a command prompt window and change directories to where you put netcap.exe then type "netcap/?". It will list some commands that are available for netcap and a netmon driver will be installed. At the bottom you will see your adapters. You should see two of them if using a 3Com card. One will be for LAN and the other will be for WAN something or other.
3. Next type "netcap/Remove". This will remove the netmon driver.
4. Open up control panel / system / dev man and look at your network adapters. You should now see two of them and one will have a yellow ! on it. Right click on the one without the yellow ! and choose uninstall. YES! you are uninstalling your network adapter, continue with the uninstall. Do not restart yet.
5. Check your connection properties to make sure that no connection exists. If you get a wizard just cancel out of it.
6. Now restart the machine and go to your connection properties again and you should have a new connection called "Local area connection 2". highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks. Click OK.
8. Choose connection properties and uncheck the "QOS" box
9. Restart the machine and enjoy the increased responsiveness of IE, faster page loading, and a connection speed boost

Further fine tune Internet access speed: Tip on improving DNS resolution.

Internet browsing is such an exciting and easy experience now a days that we have almost forgotten the amount of work that goes behind the scene to make this all happen. We only feel bad if we can't find something easily or have to wait for a long time (I have heard many people saying WWW stands for world wide wait not too long ago!!!) Well with changes in technology and falling prices we have far better hardware and software to do this job but fruits of fine tuning have always been great and would continue to remain so. One of the things that should happen before Internet connection would go through is DNS resolution.DNS stands for Domain Name Service. Even though XP does a fine job of handling DNS resolution, you may still gain by increase the DNS Cache size. To do this you would have to add following entries in registry. Save what is written below in say "dnstuning.reg" file and import it in REGISTRY but opening registry editor and going to IMPORT option from top menu.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

Being forced to reinstall but want to avoid reactivation?

Once you activate your copy of Windows XP operating system,A file gets created/updated in windows/system32 directory. It is called wpa.dbl file. I have noticed that if you need to reinstall, take a backup of this file and once you have reinstalled the OS, just copy it back to the same directory.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE INSTALLED A LEGAL COPY OF WINDOWS XP ON THEIR MACHINE AND HAVE ALREADY ACTIVATED THE SOFTWARE THROUGH MICROSOFT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU INSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM ON ANOTHER MACHINE (MEANING MORE THAN ONE) YOU SHOULD HAVE A VALID LEGAL COPY AND LICENSE AND SHOULD ACTIVATE THAT COPY THROUGH MICROSOFT

Windows XP Command Line Reference

You would be surprised to know what you can do from command line of Windows XP Pro. Windows XP Pro comes equipped with a powerful set of command line utilities. If you want to know what they are and how to run them and a good decription of each of them...go no futher.. Its available right in your computer. This is again not a tip or trick or tweak of any kind but information that is as powerful as any of the tips/tricks.

Open START-RUN window and type C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm
Also you may not know that .chm is the windows help file extension. I find the Windows Help to be a very good starting point to learn all the power and resources of Windows environment. I like section of NETSH and Windows scripting host among other things. You can read most of it in the reference but here I am doing a cut/paste of the new command line tools.

The following table lists the new Windows XP Professional command-line tools.

Command	Features
bootcfg	Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.
defrag	Locates and consolidates fragmented boot files, data files, and folders on local volumes.
diskpart	Manages disks, partitions, or volumes.
driverquery	Queries for a list of drivers and driver properties.
eventcreate	Enables an administrator to create a custom event in a specified event log.
eventquery	Lists the events and event properties from one or more event logs.
eventtriggers	Displays and configures event triggers on local or remote machines.
fsutil	Manages reparse points, managing sparse files, dismounting a volume, or extending a volume.
getmac	Obtains the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols
helpctr	Starts Help and Support Center.
ipseccmd	Configures Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) policies in the directory service, or in a local or remote registry. Ipseccmd is a command-line version of the IP Security Policies Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
logman	Manages and schedules performance counter and event trace log collections on local and remote systems.
openfiles	Queries, displays, or disconnects open files.
pagefileconfig	Displays and configures the paging file Virtual Memory settings of a system.
perfmon	Enables you to open a Performance console configured with settings files from Windows NT 4.0 version of Performance Monitor.
prncnfg	Configures or displays configuration information about a printer.
prndrvr	Adds, deletes, and lists printer drivers from local or remote print servers.
prnjobs	Pauses, resumes, cancels, and lists print jobs.
prnmngr	Adds, deletes, and lists printers or printer connections, in addition to setting and displaying the default printer.
prnport	Creates, deletes, and lists standard TCP/IP printer ports, in addition to displaying and changing port configuration.
prnqctl	Prints a test page, pauses or resumes a printer, and clears a printer queue.
relog	Extracts performance counters from performance counter logs into other formats, such as text-TSV (for tab-delimited text), text-CSV (for comma-delimited text), binary-BIN, or SQL.
sc	Retrieves and sets information about services. Tests and debugs service programs.
schtasks	Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time. Adds and removes tasks from the schedule, starts and stops tasks on demand, and displays and changes scheduled tasks.
shutdown	Shuts down or restarts a local or remote computer.
systeminfo	Queries the system for basic system configuration information.
taskkill	Ends one or more tasks or processes.
tasklist	Displays a list of applications, services, and the Process ID (PID) currently running on either a local or a remote computer.
tracerpt	Processes event trace logs or real-time data from instrumented event trace providers and allows you to generate trace analysis reports and CSV (comma-delimited) files for the events generated.
typeperf	Writes performance counter data to the command window or to a supported log file format.
WMIC	Eases the use of Windows Management Insturmentation (WMI) and systems managed through WMI.

How to print content of directory

How to print content of directory
Here work around is to create a DOS batch file with command to print the dir content into your printer port (make sure you know what is your printer port, in general it is LPT1 but it could be USB001 if you have it connected to USB port, right click on the printer icon and go to port tab and figure this out first) and then creating a context menu access this batch functionality. All right here are the instructions:
step 1:
Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and type the following lines into a new document: (assuming the printer you wish to use is connected to printer port #1).
CD %1
DIR >LPT1

Save the two-line file into your Windows\Command folder, and call it PRINTDIR.BAT.
step 2:
Find the file in Explorer, right click on it, and select Properties.
Click on the Program tab, turn on the Close on Exit option, choose Minimized from the Run list, and click Ok.
Next, run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) by going to START-RUN and type regedit and navigate to
[\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]. Select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key. Type Print for the name of this new key, and press Enter. Highlight the new Print key, select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key again. Type command for the name of this new key, and press Enter. Double-click on the (default) value in the right pane, and type C:\Windows\Command\PRINTDIR.BAT (assuming that C:\Windows\ is your Windows folder).
From now on, when you right-click on a folder icon, you can click Print to print its contents. Note: this assumes that your printer is connected to the LPT1 port, which is true for most users. However, if your printer is connected over a network or you have more than one printer, you need to change LPT1 to the correct port.

How to restart Windows without restarting your computer

This one is again is. When you click on the SHUTDOWN button, make sure to simultaneous press SHIFT Button. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would restart without restarting the Computer. This is equivalent to term"HOT REBOOT".

SELF CONFIDENCE

Self-confidence is an attitude which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic views of themselves and their situations. Self-confident people trust their own abilities, have a general sense of control in their lives, and believe that, within reason, they will be able to do what they wish, plan, and expect.
Having self-confidence does not mean that individuals will be able to do everything. Self-confident people have expectations that are realistic. Even when some of their expectations are not met, they continue to be positive and to accept themselves.
People who are not self-confident depend excessively on the approval of others in order to feel good about themselves. They tend to avoid taking risks because they fear failure. They generally do not expect to be successful. They often put themselves down and tend to discount or ignore compliments paid to them. By contrast, self-confident people are willing to risk the disapproval of others because they generally trust their own abilities. They tend to accept themselves; they don't feel they have to conform in order to be accepted.
Self-confidence is not necessarily a general characteristic which pervades all aspects of a person's life. Typically, individuals will have some areas of their lives where they feel quite confident, e.g.,academics, athletics, while at the same time they do not feel at all confident in other areas, e.g., personal appearance, social relationships.

How is Self-Confidence Initially Developed?
Many factors affect the development of self-confidence. Parents' attitudes are crucial to children's feelings about themselves, particularly in children's early years. When parents provide acceptance, children receive a solid foundation for good feelings about themselves. If one or both parents are excessively critical or demanding, or if they are overprotective and discourage moves toward independence, children may come to believe they are incapable, inadequate, or inferior. However, if parents encourage children's moves toward self-reliance and accept and love their children when they make mistakes, children will learn to accept themselves and will be on their way to developing self-confidence.
Surprisingly, lack of self-confidence is not necessarily related to lack of ability. Instead it is often the result of focusing too much on the unrealistic expectations or standards of others, especially parents and society. Friends' influences can be as powerful or more powerful than those of parents and society in shaping feelings about one's self. Students in their college years re-examine values and develop their own identities and thus are particularly vulnerable to the influence of friends.

Assumptions that Continue to Influence Self-Confidence
In response to external influences, people develop assumptions; some of these are constructive and some are harmful. Several assumptions that can interfere with self-confidence and alternative ways of thinking are:
ASSUMPTION: "I must always have love or approval from every significant person in my life."
ALTERNATIVE: This is a perfectionistic, unattainable goal. It is more realistic and desirable to develop personal standards and values that are not completely dependent on the approval of others.
ASSUMPTION: "I must be thoroughly competent, adequate, and achieving in all important areas of my life."
ALTERNATIVE: This again is a perfectionistic, unattainable goal and suggests that personal worth is determined by achievement. Achievement can be satisfying but does not make you more worthy. Instead, worth is an inherent quality and all people possess it.
ASSUMPTION: "My past remains all important and control my feelings and behaviors in the present."
ALTERNATIVE: While it is true that your confidence was especially vulnerable to external influences during your childhood, as you grow older you can gain awareness and perspective on what those influences have been. In doing so, you can choose which influences you will continue to allow to have an effect on your life. You don't have to be helpless in the face of past events.

Self-Defeating Thought Patterns
Subscribing to these harmful assumptions leaves you vulnerable to the following self-defeating thought patterns:

• All Or Nothing Thinking. "I am a total failure when my performance is not perfect."
• Seeing Only Dark Clouds. Disaster lurks around every corner and comes to be expected. For example, a single negative detail, piece of criticism, or passing comment darkens all reality. "I got a C on one chem test, now I'll never get into medical school."
• Magnification Of Negative/Minimization Of Positive. Good things don't count nearly as much as bad ones. "I know I won five chess games in a row, but losing this one makes me feel terrible about myself."
• Uncritical Acceptance Of Emotions As Truth. "I feel ugly so it must be true."
• Overemphasis On "Should" Statements. "Should" statements are often perfectionistic and reflective of others' expectations rather than expressive of your own wants and desires. "Everyone should have a career plan when they come to college. I don't so there must be something wrong with me."
• Labeling. Labeling is a simplistic process and often conveys a sense of blame. "I am a loser and it's my fault."
• Difficulty Accepting Compliments. "You like this outfit? I think it makes me look fat." The following strategies may help overcome such self-defeating thought patterns.
  

Strategies for Developing Confidence

• Take Risks. Approach new experiences as opportunities to learn rather than occasions to win or lose. Doing so opens you up to new possibilities and can increase your sense of self-acceptance. Not doing so turns every possibility into an opportunity for failure, and inhibits personal growth.


• Use Self-Talk. Use self-talk as an opportunity to counter harmful assumptions. Then, tell yourself to "stop" and substitute more reasonable assumptions. For example, when you catch yourself expecting perfection, remind yourself that you can't do everything perfectly, that it's only possible to try to do things and to try to do them well. This allows you to accept yourself while still striving to improve.
• Self-Evaluate. Learn to evaluate yourself independently. Doing so allows you to avoid the constant sense of turmoil that comes from relying exclusively on the opinions of others. Focusing internally on how you feel about your own behavior, work, etc. will give you astronger sense of self and will prevent you from giving your personal power away to others.

101 TIPS - MANAGE YOURSELF

You are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Learn to accept total responsibility for yourself. If you do not manage yourself, then you are letting others have control of your Iife. These tips will help "you" manage "you."

1. Look at every new opportunity as an exciting and new-life experience.
2. If you catch yourself worrying about an upcoming task, go ahead and do it now so it no longer is a distraction.
3. Get into the habit of finishing what you start.
4. Give up "waiting time" forever. Have something with you at all times to work on. For example: plan your day, work on a report, or read a page from your book.
5. Be a professional who exhibits self-confidence and self-assurance in your potential to complete any task.
6. Avoid worry. The majority of the things you worry about never occur.
7. Agree with yourself in advance that you will have a good attitude toward the upcoming task.
8. Hire specialists to do those things you are not expert in.
9. Take a chance. Calculated risks pay off in entrepreneurial progress.
10. Frequently ask, "Is what I am doing right now moving me toward my goals?"
11. Plan the future, but live in the present.
12. Make a list of your accomplishments as you go through the day- they are greater than you think.
13. Keep a time log at least once every six months to determine exactly where your time is going.
14. Do it right the first time and you will not have to take time later to fix it.
15. Practice concentrating on your work, doing only one thing at a time.
16. Accept responsibility for your job successes and failures. Do not look for a scapegoat.
17. Do not view things you do as a "job." View all activities as a challenge.
18. Use your subconscious mind by telling it to do what you do want. Instead of telling yourself, "I can't do that very well," say, "I can do this very well."
19. Schedule several short vacations or long weekends - this creates positive deadlines by when you must have projects done.
20. Develop a faster operating tempo or pace. Do things with a sense of urgency. Get over thinking you must do everything yourself.
21. Take time to be quiet and reflective for a few minutes each day.
22. Live effectiveness in everything you do rather then just sporadically applying time management techniques.
23. Live in the Now. The current instant is the only time in which you have control-not the past, not the future, just now, in this instant.
24. Recognize you control only 50% of a relationship and that is your half. If you are dissatisfied with what is going on, change what you are doing and saying.
25. Give yourself points for completing tasks on your "to-do" list in priority order. When you reach 10 points, reward yourself.
26. Carry a card with your goals written on it and review your goals at least three times a day.
27. Act with enthusiasm in all that you do.
28. Take time out to thank yourself for a good job.
29. Practice your personal beliefs. It may be helpful each morning to take 15 minutes to gather your thoughts and say a prayer.
30. Operate knowing that there is good in everything. Every cloud has a silver lining-look for it.
31. Whenever you have an important thought that is not directly related to what you are working on, write it down. Then you will not forget it and you also will no longer be distracted by it.
32. Make a commitment to show someone a specific accomplishment on a certain date. The added urgency will help you feel motivated to have it done.
33. Reward yourself when you have successfully completed a high priority project.
34. Instead of thinking about what you didn't get done, recognize all you did get accomplished and reward yourself for having done the most important things.
35. Keep a list of accomplishments as well as a list of "things to-do. You will learn just how much you do get done.
36. Practice self determination, wanting to do it for yourself.
37. Nothing takes the place of persistence. Practice "stick-to-it-iveness."
38. Get into the habit of writing down a person's name- it will help you to remember it.
39. Believe that you can be what you want to he.
40. Operate on the philosophy that what we give out is what comes back to us.
41. Occasionally, sit quietly and do a self-assessment of your skills and strengths.
42. Praise yourself for your progress.
43. Recognize not all days will go as you desire. Be kind to yourself on days when your self esteem is wavering. Remind yourself that you are good and can stand up to any obstacle.
44. Never criticize yourself as having a weakness. There is no such thing. You are only talking about a present undeveloped skill or part of yourself that if you so chose, you can change. You do not have any weakness, only untapped potential.
45. Check to be sure you do not fall into the activity trap of simply doing tasks without knowing to what greater good the task is designed to contribute.
46. Be pleasant all the time-no matter what the situation.
47. Life is what you perceive it to be. Do you see it as a bore or as an adventure?
48. Recall what you were hired to do and make sure it happens.
49. To get ahead in anything, operate in the "and then some" manner. Always do what is expected "and then some," so what you give is always more than is expected by the other person.
50. When working on a project that you can't stand, do it for a few minutes at a time until you can't stand it anymore. Then do something else and come back later for a few more minutes. Keep taking these bite size pieces until it is completely done.
51. Look at what you do as an adventure. You can discover new things from this new perspective.
52. Challenge yourself to do things differently than you have in the past. It provides new ideas and keeps you interested.
53. Finish that last task you are working on before you go home; do not just leave it.
54. Plan your day as you shower and dress in the morning. Keep a pad and pencil nearby to jot down ideas.
55. Talk to yourself. Self talk using positive affirmations is something that is common among all great achievers. They convince themselves that they can accomplish their goals.
56. Practice being punctual. Others will sense your professionalism.
57. Plan, at least to a minimum, everything you undertake.
58. Think it through, then do it.
59. Think of your time as money. Are you getting a good return on the way you invest/spend it?
60. Take some time, no matter how short, every day to do something you enjoy.
61. Remember, if you think you can or you think you cannot, you are right.
62. Use the self-fulfilling prophesy on yourself. Expect yourself to succeed.
63. Doing gives you the power to do.
64. Whenever you agree to get back to someone or complete a project, commit to a specific date by when you will have it done. and write this in your calendar immediately.
65. Think in terms of long-term results.
66. Create your own "motivation board" by putting up notes of things you need to do on a bulletin board or special wall space. It is an easily visible way to see what you need to work on. When an item is done, remove the note. Also keep your goals listed and pictured on your board.
67. "Ninety percent of success in showing up."
68. Be open and ready to make adjustments as things change.
69. Focus 100% of your attention on a project.
70. Since your boss will be asking you for progress reports, from time to time, stay informed by asking your people for progress reports each day while you meet them in their office or work area.
71. Hire an assistant to run small errands and cleanup paperwork, etc. Even if you pay them from your own pocket, it is a good investment because it increases your productivity.
72. Enjoy your life and blessings. You could be worse off.
73. Recognize that even though you say you are doing something for someone else, in reality you are doing it for yourself. Since you are doing it for yourself, you can also enjoy it more.
74. Start each day with a smile.
75. Your job reflects you. Can you take pride in it being well done, error free and on time?
76. Do it right or do it wrong just do it!
77. Compete with yourself to become a little better each time you do something. Achieve your potential.
78. Streamline your daily routine to do the same thing at the same time in the same order. Periodically review for continued effectiveness and efficiently.
79. When responsible for a project, become intensively involved with it.
80. Tell someone else what you are doing to keep on schedule. It keeps you committed.
81. Make each day the best day of the week.
82. Network with others in the organization to stay informed of who is doing what, when, where, and for whom.
83. Use even small "pockets of time" to make lists, write notes and consider ideas.
84. Consciously decide what are some things you are NOT going to do.
85. Be willing to ask that a staff meeting be called to clarify a specific issue.
86. Purposely schedule something you enjoy between routine projects. It will help rejuvenate you.
87. Schedule a block of time periodically to take a big bite out of a major project.
88. Realize "energy begets energy." Act and energy will flow.
89. Time your routine activities such as telephone calls. Determine how you can "capture" some of the time and use it on other top priority activities.
90. Be a "doer" not a "sitter."
91. Sense the pride you will feel when you have completed a project.
92. "He who kills time buries opportunities."
93. Meditate according to your personal beliefs at the beginning of each day.
94. Create the right "mind set" for success by adjusting your attitude for the upcoming project.
95. Stay interested in what you are doing. Keep looking for what is interesting in your work. Change your perspective and look at it as someone outside your job would.
96. Do not get hung-up on trivial details or tangents. Stay focused and moving.
97. Always carry a pen or pencil and paper on which you can make notes.
98. Do not accept calls for the first 15 minutes of the day while you prepare your daily strategy.
99. Contemplating, meditating on, thinking about, or praying about the activities and success of the workday focuses energy toward that end result.
100. Nest activities to available waiting time. Take a bite out of your elephant-sized project.
101. Establish personal incentives and rewards to help maintain your own high enthusiasm and performance level

Download Easily From Rapidshare

●Method 1

1. Open your rapidshare link
2. Click on free.
3. As soon as timer starts type this in address bar and click enter

javascript:alert(c=0)

4. A pop up message will come click ok your counter is zero just download the stu

●Method 2

1.Delete the cookies in your browser internet explorer or Firefox or opera or whatever u use).
2.Press start->run. Type cmd.
3.In the command prompt,type ipconfig/flushdns press enter.Then type ipconfig/release,then ipconfig/renew. Now type exit.
4.Now try downloading, for many people this may work if their ISP provides a dynamic ip.

●Method 3

1.Just switch off your router or modem) and switch it back on.
2.This may work for some users Mtnl and Bsnl) and maybe some others too.
Actually these methods generally work for those people whose ISP gives them dynamic ip.
If these don't work then one more thing that can be done is to use proxies.

●Method 4

1.Download the software Hide ip platinum
2.Run it, then it will automatically chose a proxy (ip of a different country) for you. So you can easily download without any restrictions. You just have to change the proxy each time you download.

Mega Upload

Mega upload is very easy to hack to solve the download slots problem. Just go to-http://leech.megaleecher.net/
Here you will find a place to put your original link. Put it there press enter and then you will get a direct link within some seconds. You are done!!!!!

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

Value Data: [Default = 400 / Adjust to Preference]

Exit Registry / Reboot

How To Load Gmail Faster

Notice that the address bar contains the URL of the format http://mail.google.com/mail?auth=DQAA etc.

Now, all you have to do is,

1.change the “http://” in your browser’s address bar to “https://”, which means the URL will now look like https://mail.google.com/mail?auth=DQAA etc.
2.Press Enter.
3.Gmail loads faster

Remove AUTORUN.INF from infected computers

Remove Autorun.inf Manually here i have given 3 methods .Choose anyone Method to remove the Virus...

1st Method :

Start-->Run--> Type Cmd -->Click Ok

so just type this stuff
at c:\ prompt

attrib a*.inf -h -a -s -r
del autorun.inf................................

Autorun virus remover 2.3

19 hidden Windows XP Secrets

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.exe user32.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/Control Panel/Desktop/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 to http://www.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/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Advanced 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/MenuShowDelay 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.

How to Remove a Forgotten Password on Windows XP

Have you forgotten your password? Has a client of yours forgot their password? This is really easy to fix with a few simple steps.

Step1

First, on the internet PC, we need to download BurnAtOnce from http://www.burnatonce.net/ . Just go to the site, then click on downloads on the right-hand side and select the first burnatonce file. When it asks where to save it, save it to your desktop.

Step2

Minimize all your windows and double-click on the file that you just downloaded. This will start the installation for BurnAtOnce. The process is really easy. You just follow the prompts and if you aren't sure about a screen, just click Next. The default settings are just fine.

Step3

Next, we need to make a boot CD that we will use to remove the password. To do that, go to http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/ and click on Bootdisk.

Step4

On the bottom half of the screen, scroll down until you see Download in big letters and then click on the link that says cd######.zip where the ###### is a number like 070927 or something similar. (New versions of this CD come out from time to time, so this number changes, but that's OK for us!) Save this file to the desktop, also, when it asks.

Step5

Now that the file is saved, we need to unzip it. If you have WinRar, you can right-click on it and click Extract Here. If you have something else, then I will assume that you know how to make it unzip a file.

Step6

Now we have the file unzipped (This unzipped file is called an ISO file. ISO files are an exact duplicate of a CD.) To use this make a CD is really simple. You just double-click on it! This will start the BurnAtOnce with your ISO file loaded right in.

Step7

All you have to do is insert a blank CD and click the Write button and click OK to any prompts that pop up. It should take less than a minute to burn this CD. Once you have this CD, you can use it over and over again, skipping the above steps.

Step8

Now, we will do the actual removing of the password. Insert the CD into the computer that needs the password removed and boot to the CD and restart the computer. Making the computer boot using the CD is usually automatic, but you may need to make the computer look to the CD if it does not do so automatically. While the computer boots, it may say something like "F12 - Boot Menu". This indicates the key that you need to press to tell the computer to boot to something other than its main drive. It's really very self-explanatory.

Step9

Once you begin to see a bunch (screens-full) of text going by, you know you are using the CD. Don't be afraid if you don't understand all the text flying by, it's not important to us. I'll let you know what you need to know to make this happen. (It's really easy and you'll get really fast after you do it 3 or 4 times. You really look impressive once you remember what prompts ask for what and you can move through them fast. :)

Step10

At this screen, you usually just hit Enter. If you have any problems, you may have to type in one of the 2 options. You just type it as it shows ("boot nousb", etc.) I've never actually had to use one of these options, though, and I've done this hundreds of times.

Step11

At the next prompt, you just need to hit Enter, again. This step in the process just finds your hard drive. It's automatic, though, so you don't need to do anything. I just want to keep you informed about what we're doing here. (The brackets [ ] show the default option at each prompt. If you just hit enter, it uses this default option.)

Step12

This prompt asks us what action we want to perform. We want to reset the password, so hit Enter for the default option.

Step13

We want to edit the password, so hit Enter again, because that's the default option at this screen. (I told you that you could get real fast at this and look impressive. :)

Step14

At this point, we want to select which account to remove the password from. Administrator is the default, so if you want that one, hit Enter. If not, decide which on you want from the Username column of the table above the prompt and type that username in and hit Enter.

Step15

Here, you want to just reset the password, so you press 1 and hit Enter. (The default option here is to quit, which we don't want to do yet.)

Step16

Now, it should report "Password cleared!" Good job! You just hacked your Windows password! Don't restart the computer yet, though, we need to finish the process for it to take effect. Here, we enter an exclamation mark (!) and hit Enter. This quits this screen.

Step17

At this screen, we hit q and then Enter.

Step18

This step actually makes the change take effect. Hit y and Enter here.

Step19

Change made! Now, we just hit Enter to quit the process.

Step20

When you see this $, that means that we are done. Reboot the computer. It will ask to scan your drive for errors. This process doesn't cause any problems, but Windows just notices that something changed while it was looking, so it wants to scan. Go ahead and humor it.

Step21

Now, the password for the account that you chose is blank! Enjoy