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Sabtu, 30 April 2011

AveDesktopSites: An Alternative for Missing Active Desktop Feature in Windows Vista

AveDesktopSites is a small replacement for the Active Desktop utility that is no longer present in Windows Vista. Basically, the application shows websites on the desktop, but, unlike Active Desktop, they can not be interacted with. Download Ave Desktop Sites
This is useful for showing website data, such as news or weather images on your desktop.
Download Link
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How to Remove Nokia PC Suite Folder, Web Folders, My Sharing Folders or Other Unwanted Items from My Computer?

Whenever you open My Computer in Windows, you see a few extra items like Web Folders, My Sharing Folders, Nokia PC Suite folder, etc. Actually they are installed by some software like Nokia PC Suite, Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Forntpage, etc.
Sometimes we want to remove them to make the My Computer window clean but we can't find any way to remove them.
So here I'll tell you a very simple way to remove them easily and permanently:
1. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace
2. Under this key, you'll see a few keys having name in following format:
{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}

3. These keys represents those My Computer items. If you select any key, you can see its description in right-side pane.
4. So delete your desired key and it'll remove the unwanted item from My Computer window.
5. Following are the keys for My Sharing Folders and Web Folders:
My Sharing Folders - {FC9FB64A-1EB2-4CCF-AF5E-1A497A9B5C2D}
Web Folders - {BDEADF00-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}
Printers & Faxes - {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Network Connections - {7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Administrative Tools - {D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Fonts - {D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524152}
Scheduled Tasks - {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
Recycle Bin - {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
BONUS TIP: You can use the same method to add your desired items in My Computer window. Just goto the registry key mentioned in point 1 and add a new key having name mentioned in point 5.

How to Add Missing Search in Folders Context Menu in Windows Vista with SP1?

If you are a Windows Vista user and installed SP1 recently, then you might have noticed missing "Search" option in folders context menu (the menu which appear when you right-click). Windows Vista SP1 removes the "Search" option from folders context menu. It sounds strange but there is a way to get the option back. So here is a small tutorial to get the missing Search option back:
1. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\find
2. In right-side pane, delete String value "LegacyDisable".

3. Thats it. The "Search" option will be back in folders context menu:

Get Approx. 1 GB Free Space by Removing Unnecessary Files After Installing SP1 in Windows Vista

When you install SP1 in Windows Vista, it creates a backup of system files in case you want to uninstall the SP1 in future. It takes approx. 1 GB space, so if you are running out of space and want to free up some space on your hard disk, then you can follow this tutorial to get the free space. 1. Click on “Start button -> All Programs -> Accessories“. Right-click on “Command Prompt” and select “Run As Administrator“. If you are prompted to enter password, enter the password and continue. You can also open Command Prompt in Administrator mode by typing “cmd” in Startmenu Search box and press “Ctrl+Shift+Enter“.
2. Now provide following command:
vsp1cln.exe
3. It'll ask for confirmation, type Y and wait for a few minutes.
4. You'll get approx. 1 GB free space when the command ends executing.
NOTE: Use this command, if you don't want to uninstall SP1 in future cause after using this command you'll no longer be able to uninstall SP1.

Pitaschio: A Free Utility to Customize Windows and Desktop Experience

itaschio (yes, its the correct name not a spelling mistake) is a great, must have and absolutely free application for Microsoft Windows OS. It lets you customize how your icons appear on Desktop, how your opened Windows behave? You can customize lots of handy features which are not available in Windows settings by default.
Following are a few interesting things which can be done using this small nifty utility:
  • You can set Small Icons view on Desktop
  • You can disable Minimize, Maximize, Close button in Windows titlebar
  • You can disable Windows, CAPs Lock, ALT, Insert, Function keys
  • You can change Desktop icons text color
  • You can control volume using your mouse wheel
  • You can use virtual desktops
  • You can set Windows to stay within the visible display screen
  • You can set various mouse shortcuts
  • You can go to the parent folder by double-clicking anywhere in the child folder
  • You can set Windows transparency using mouse wheel
There are many other useful tweaks inside this small application. It supports both Windows XP as well as Windows Vista.
It doesnt need to install. Just download the ZIP file, extract it and run the application directly.
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How to Hide / Show Specific Control Panel Applets / Icons in Windows?

This tutorial will guide you to hide or show any specific Control Panel applet in Windows. This tutorial will work for all Windows versions: NT, 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and 7.
METHOD A: For All Windows Versions except Windows 95, 98 & Me
1. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\
OR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\
2. Under this key create a new key with the name don't load , so the new path will be:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load
OR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load
3. Now in right-side pane, create new String value. Set its name to the file name of the applet which you want to hide, e.g. if you want to hide Display applet then set its name to Desk.cpl now set its value to no to hide it. If you want to show it again, either set its value to yes or simply delete the String value.
To use the above mentioned method, you'll need to know the .CPL file name of the desired applet. You can search for .CPL in Windows Search or you can use help of following list which contains .cpl file names of almost all default Control Panel applets:

METHOD B: For All Windows Versions except Windows 95, 98 & Me
1. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
2. Look for a key "Explorer" under it. If its not present, then create a new one and give it name Explorer.
3. Select "Explorer" key and in right-side pane, create a new DWORD value DisallowCpl and set its value to 1
4. Now create another new key under Explorer key with the name DisallowCpl so the new path will be:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer\DisallowCpl
5. Select "DisallowCpl" key and in right-side, create new String value with name 1 and set its value to the applet name which you want to hide.You don't need to use the .cpl file name of applet in this method. You have to put the applet label which you see in Control Panel.

e.g., If you want to hide AutoPlay applet, then create a new String value, give it name 1 and set its value to AutoPlay. If you want to hide more applets, then simply create more String values with names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to the applet label.
METHOD C: For All Windows Versions except Windows 95, 98 & Me
This method is opposite of METHOD B. In this method, you'll tell Windows which applets should be visible and Windows will automatically hide the rest.
Its useful when you want to show a few specific applets and want to hide remaining applets. So you just need to create a few String values to tell Windows which applets you want to show. It'll save your valuable time.
1. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
2. Look for a key "Explorer" under it. If its not present, then create a new one and give it name Explorer.
3. Select "Explorer" key and in right-side pane, create a new DWORD value RestrictCpl and set its value to 1
4. Now create another new key under Explorer key with the name RestrictCpl so the new path will be:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer\RestrictCpl
5. Select "RestrictCpl" key and in right-side, create new String value with name 1 and set its value to the applet name which you want to show.You don't need to use the .cpl file name of applet in this method. You have to put the applet label which you see in Control Panel.

e.g., If you want to show AutoPlay applet, then create a new String value, give it name 1 and set its value to AutoPlay. If you want to show more applets, then simply create more String values with names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to the applet label.
Now Windows will only show the applets which you mentioned in String values, other applets will be hidden.
METHOD D: For Windows 95, 98 & Me
1. Open "%windir%\Control.INI" file. Where "%windir%" denotes Windows folder which is present in system drive where Windows is installed.
2. You'll see a line saying [don't load] in the file. If you can't find it, then create a new line at last.
3. Now under this line, you can set .CPL file name of your desired applet which you want to hide in following format:
filename.cpl=no
e.g.,
If you want to hide Display applet, then the syntax will be:
desk.cpl=no
You can create similar lines for other applets which you want to hide. The .CPL file name can be obtained from the list mentioned in METHOD A.
METHOD E: Using TweakUI Power Toy
You can also use Microsoft official powertoy "TweakUI" to easily hide/show control panel applets.
Download TweakUI from here. Run it and click on "Control Panel" in left side section. Now in right-side list, you can easily hide/show desired applets by just enabling/disabling the appropriate applet checkbox.

Click on Apply button and you have done.
NOTE: This tutorial can also be used in case some applets in Control Panel have been disabled accidentally and you want to enable them again. Just follow the steps mentioned in above methods and delete the required string value or line.

Rabu, 20 April 2011

Test apakah komputer terinfeksi Conficker/Kido

Conficker-test
Saat ini mungkin salah satu virus yan penyebarannya sangat banyak dan dampaknya cukup serius adalah Conficker (Kido/Downadup). Berbagai media telah memberitakan banyaknya penyebaran dan bahaya malware ini, bahkan kemarin sempat ada isu akan ada serangan besar-besaran tanggal 1 April.
Bagaimana mengetest bahwa Komputer kita aman dari infeksi Virus Conficker ini ?

Ada beberapa cara mudah yang bisa kita gunakan untuk lebih meyakinkan bahwa komputer kita aman dari Conficker. Karena jika sudah terinfeksi, maka Antivirus-pun kadang tidak akan bisa mendeteksi atau menangani, harus menggunakan tools khusus ( sudah banyak tersedia di internet).
Berikut beberapa test yang bisa dilakukan.
  1. Buka alamat situs berikut : Conficker Test, Jika muncul 6 gambar, maka komputer kemungkinan besar aman dari virus ini, tetapi jika ada sebagian yang tidak muncul, harus diwaspadai kemungkinan terinfeksi virus ini.
    conficker-test-1
  2. Cara ini hampir sama dengan cara pertama, yaitu dengan membuka website ini : Conficker Eye Chart , jika disana tampil 6 gambar secara utuh, maka kemungkinan besar komputer aman, tetapi jika ada sebagian gambar yang tidak tampil, bisa jadi komputer terinfeksi Conficker.
    conficker-test-2
  3. Buka alamat berikut http://iv.cs.uni-bonn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/werner/cfdetector/ Jika komputer aman, akan ditampilkan pesan sebagai berikut :
    conficker-test-3
Di langkah 1 dan 2 disana dijelaskan jika beberapa gambar tidak tampil, maka kemungkinan komputer terkena infeksi salah satu varian Conficker ( Conficker B/C atau mungkin juga virus lainnya). Jika semua gambar tidak tampil, pastikan setting/pengaturan web browser untuk menampilkan gambar sudah aktif.
Ketiga cara diatas memerlukan akses internet, karena seperti diketahui Conficker akan menutup /memblok akses lebih dari 100 website keamanan/antivirus. Tetapi jika koneksi internet komputer melalui proxy server (misalnya satu kantor menggunakan satu koneksi saja) test tersebut tidak akan efektif.
Jika terindikasi terinfeksi Conficker, bisa menggunakan tools/remover (pembersih) dari salah satu vendor antivirus berikut :

Minggu, 10 April 2011

Ditulis pada 14 September 2008, oleh Yudhi Ganti Template Blogspot Anda


Blogspot, Tutorial Tulisan ini akan memberitahukan pada Anda bagaimana caranya mengganti template blog pada blogspot standar Anda menjadi template pilihan kesukaan. Tentunya pertama kali Anda harus men-download terlebih dahulu template-template khusus untuk blogger yang tersedia banyak sekali di Internet. Beberapa alasan kenapa saya menyarankan Anda mengganti template bisa dibaca disini.

Silakan tanya Mbah Google dengan keyword: “free blogger templates“, temukan yang paling Anda sukai dan biasanya akan dijelaskan sedikit bagaimana cara men-setup-nya pada blogspot Anda. Umumnya template tersebut sudah bisa langsung digunakan namun tidak semua template bisa langsung digunakan. Apabila template tersebut tidak bisa digunakan biasanya hal ini disebabkan versi template Anda adalah versi klasik, silakan lakukan upgrade atau carilah template terbaru yang menerangkan bahwa template Anda bisa digunakan pada versi terbaru blogger.

Langkah Mengganti Template

Pastikan Anda telah memili file template untuk blogspot yang berekstensi .XML. Bahasa XML adalah masih keluarga dari HTML dan XHTML dan merupakan standar bahasa web yang bisa diterjemahkan oleh browser internet menjadi susunan yang sedemikian rupa sehingga membentuk sebuah layout atau desain dari website/blog.
Silakan Login menggunakan account blogger/Google Anda, lalu pilih salah satu blog Anda (maaf tutorial ini menggunakan setting bahasa Inggris, jika Anda menggunakan bahasa Indonesia maka letak dan posisinya adalah sama).
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