Seconds, Minutes, and Hours

I have a little function that converts seconds into other units. Let's take a look at it.

Function FormatTime(TimeElapsed As Integer) As String Dim Seconds As Integer Dim Minutes As Integer Dim Hours As Integer 'Find The Seconds Seconds = TimeElapsed Mod 60 'Find The Minutes Minutes = (TimeElapsed \ 60) Mod 60 'Find The Hours Hours = (TimeElapsed \ 3600) 'Format The Time If Hours > 0 Then FormatTime = Format(Hours,"00") & ":" End If FormatTime = Format(Hours, "00") & ":" FormatTime = FormatTime & Format(Minutes, "00") & ":" FormatTime = FormatTime & Format(Seconds, "00") End Function

Let's take a closer look at this. First, I used the Mod operation to get the seconds. "Mod" finds the remainder when one number is divided by another. In this case, when we divide our time elapsed by 60 (one minute), our remainder is the number of seconds left over.

Then I did a similar process to find the minutes, only this time I had to divide the number of seconds by 60 to get the total number of minutes. Again, I used the Mod operator to find the remainder (in this case, the number of leftover minutes).

Finally, the number of hours is the number of seconds divided by 3600. Once again, I used Integer division ('\' instead of '/') because we don't want fractional hours.

The last step of the process is putting the values together in a string, using the Format function to get the right number of digits in each section.

Creating Random Passwords

Creating a random password is a programming task you may have to handle if you own a website which has membership options. A visitor signs up by entering their email address. Then you create a random password, assign it to that email address, and fire off an email to the visitor with the random password in the email.

Why would you do this? It's a way of verifying that the visitor has entered a valid email address. If they entered a bogus email address, the email will never get to them, and they'll never find out what their password is, and they won't be able to log in.

So, how do you create a randomly generated password

Here's what the code will look like:

Dim RandomLetter As Integer Randomize Timer 'Get One Random Letter RandomLetter = Int(Rnd * 26) + 65

Of course, that's just one numeric value, and we need a bunch of them strung together as a string variable. How long do you want your password to be? Let's say it'll be 6 characters. So we need to do a loop six times:

Dim RandomLetter As Integer Dim ThePassword As String Dim Index As Integer Randomize Timer 'Get Random Letters For Index = 1 to 6 RandomLetter = Int(Rnd * 26) + 65 ThePassword = ThePassword & Chr(RandomLetter) Next Index

That'll do it! You now have a random password containing nothing but upper case letters.

One thing that most people will tell you, though, is that passwords like this are very difficult to remember, so websites will often create random passwords which alternate between consonants and vowels. By doing this, you make it possible for the visitor to pronounce the password, which makes it easier to remember.

So, how do we go about doing this? Well, there are a couple ways you can do it. One way is to create a function that generates vowels:

Randomize Timer 'Get Random Vowel Function GetRandomVowel() As String Dim RandomVowel As Integer RandomVowel = Int(Rnd * 5) Select Case RandomVowel Case 0: GetRandomVowel = "A" Case 1: GetRandomVowel = "E" Case 2: GetRandomVowel = "I" Case 3: GetRandomVowel = "O" Case 4: GetRandomVowel = "U" End Select End Function

Then, of course, you create another function which generates a random consonant (this function will be a lot longer, right?). Once you have both of these functions, creating your random password is simple as:

Dim ThePassword As String
Dim Index As Integer
Randomize Timer
'Get Random Letters
For Index = 1 to 3
   ThePassword = ThePassword & GetRandomConsonant() 
   ThePassword = ThePassword & GetRandomVowel()
Next Index

Sony Ericsson cell phone secret codes

1. IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) Number: *#06#
2. Sony Ericsson Secret Menu (Software version, Service info, Service tests): >*<<*<*
3. View last dialed numbers: 0 then #
4. Change to Default Theme / Language < 0 0 0 0>
5. SIMLOCK / Network information: < * * <
6. Opening phone without a SIM card: **04*0000*0000*0000# followed by on ‘Wrong Pin’ number
7. Shortcut to SIM numbers: On main menu type a number and press #
8. Phone Test: 904059 + > (to exit 3 + <)
9. Lock status: <- * * <-
10. Here below are some of hidden smiles for messages. You wont find them in “Add symbol”

• :-]
• :-[
• :-*
• [:]
• :<^
• ://
• :&
• :’(

Samsung cell phone secret codes

Samsung cell phons have good appearances and good build quality, hence it’s very popular. Below are some secret codes for your Samsung cell phone.
IMEI code: *#06#
Help Menu: *#9998*4357#
Java menu (GRPS/CSD settings for JAVA server): *#9998*5282#
Monitor Mode: *#9999#0#
Software Version: *#9999# or *#9998*9999#
Hardware Version: *#8888# or *#9998*8888#
Sim Infos: *#9998*746# or *#9998*0746# or *#0746#
Display Contrast: *#9998*523# or *#9998*0523# or *#0523#
Vibration On (until you push OK): *#9998*842# or *#9998*0842# or *#0842#
Buzzer On (until you push OK): *#9998*289# or *#9998*0289# or *#0289#
Battery & Field Infos: *#9998*288# or *#9998*0288# or *#0288#
Error log: *#9998*377# or *#9998*0377#
Sim Service table: *#9998*778# or *#9998*0778# or *#0778#
Show date and alarm clock: *#9998*782#
Show network information: *#8999*638#
Change operator logo at startup: *#9998*5646#
Production number: *#9998*76#
View melody for alarm: *#9998*968#
Non-Volatile Memory (NVM): *#9998*585#
Digital Audio Interference Off: *#3243948#
Digital Audio Interference On: *#32436837#

Security master code calculator for Nokia cell phones

Almost all Nokia mobile phones have a lock code, once it is enabled, you have to enter it whenever turn your mobile phone on or change the SIM card to block access from others to your personal data and information like SMS, call log and phone book. The default code is 12345 (it may vary depending on the model of your cell phone), while this lock code is different from your service provide unlock code which is used to prevent your from using other service provider’s network.
Many people who enabled lock code usually change the default code, and some people are asking for help on the forum because they forget the new lock code they set. In order to tackle this, someone developed a security master code calculator for Nokia cell phones. You just have to enter your IMEI code (type *#06# and you get it), and it will generate the security master code, you can use this code to unlock your cell phone.
You can find this security master code website here, but before you visit it, check out this compatibility list first.
In case this calculator does not help, you may have to restore to factory settings by pressing simultaneously ‘Green’ + ’3′ + ‘*’ and at the same time when turning your cell phone on, which is similar to type *#7370# on your cell phone.

Nokia cell phones top secret service codes

Below are some top secret service codes for your Nokia cell phone:
*#06# – Shows your International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.
*#92702689# (*#WAR0ANTY#) – Shows warranty information. to exit this mode you have to switch your phone off then on again.
*#7370925538# (*#RES0WALLET#) – Resets wallet code with wallet contents.
*#2820# (*#BTA0#) – Shows BlueTooth Address for cell phones with Bluetooth.
*#62209526# (*#MAC0WLAN#) – Shows WLAN MAC for cell phones with Wireless LAN (WiFi).
*#7780# (*#RST0#) – Normal reset, restore your cell phone to factory settings.
*#7370# (*#RES0#) – Deep reset, restore cell phone to factory settings and format all user data.
*#0000# – Shows your cell phone’s firmware version.
*3370# (*EFR0#) – Activates Enhanced Full Rate codec (EFR) (your cell phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced by approx. 5%).
#3370# (#EFR0#) – Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate codec (EFR).
*4720# (*HRA0#) – Activate Half Rate codec (your cell phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx. 30% more talk time).
#4720# (#HRA0#) – Deactivate the Half Rate codec.
*#67705646# (*#OPR0LOGO#) – Removes operator logo on some phones.

Do not want to receive calls

Type **21*999999#, then press the green answering key. If someone is to call you, he / she will hear ‘the number you dialed does not exist’, isn’t it cool? To disable this feature, type ##21#, then press the answering key again, and everything will be normal.

How to Delete Friend’s Hard Disk -Fakely

Here is a funny trick which you will find amazing and frighten your friend with this prank.
1)Download Fake delete.zip and unzip the files.
2)Now open the folder and open the file fakedel.exe. You can see that the deleting seems so realistic. But this is just fake and nothing happens to your computer.
3)Now rename this file with xyz.exe and paste this file on your friend’s desktop or Email it to him/her with some interesting message so that he/she will curiously open the file.
To Stop Fakedel.exe go to Taskbar > TaskManager > fakedel.exe > End Process

The “Keyboard not present” computer trick

ust look in the back of your PC unit, find the mouse and the keyboard and simply switch their places. This way, when a person boots the computer, it will show an error message, telling him that no keyboard is present. But strangely, the wires aren’t ripped out…
(This only works on PS/2 keyboards & mice)

Funny javascript trick ;)

Copy the below code in web browser address bar and press enter

javascript:function Shw(n) {if (self.moveBy) {for (i = 35; i > 0; i--) {for (j = n; j > 0; j--) {self.moveBy(1,i);self.moveBy(i,0);self.moveBy(0,-i);self.moveBy(-i,0); } } }} Shw(6)

You’ll see that your browser shaking :) (in some browsers it will not work)

Folder With The Name con

Try to make folder on windows with the name con. You won’t be able to make it.

Notepad Funny Trick

Open your notepad and increase font size to 72 and change the the font to “Windings”.

Type your name in Capital later and look what are you see there.

Word Funny Trick

Open microsoft word and type =Rand(200,99) and press Enter. Enjoy in magic!

How To Protect Your Microsoft Word Documents

Here is simple tutorial that explains how to protect your word documents with password.
1. Open your word documents and go to Tools => Options => Security

2. Under Options , select Security tab and type password to modify and password to open , click on OK

 3. After this your file will be protected with password. When you try to open word file you’ll need to type password, also when you’re try to modify content. This double password protection can prevent an attacker to access and change data from your word document.

How To Block Certain People From Chat

Go to options -> Advanced Settings

Under All your friends see you except… choose friend that you don’t want to see you when you’re online.

Facebook Hack To Publish Empty Status

Just enter the following code and hit enter

@[2:2: ]

Create A Video With Your Facebook Photos

pixable.com is website that allows you to create video with your facebook photos.

Facebook Chat Emotions:

Facebook Chat Hack

To add pictures during chat session, just Type Unique id or Username between [[ ]] .
[[unique id or Username ]]
for example : [[1758955254]]

To find your facebook ID , go to profile page and look at url , you’ll see id=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

7 ways to increase Torrent Speed

Here are some essential tips for the same,

1. Start with your ISP:

All ISP has a preset maximum upload and download speed, and you cannot make your torrent work beyond this speed. All you can do is to use the best use of this upload and download speed even when the signal is weak. You can check the maximum speed that you can achieve by conducting a broadband speed test and compare with the DSLReports that comes with your uTorrent.

2. Opt-In for healthy seeds and peers:

A peer is any computer participating           in downloading and uploading of torrent files along with that of yours. A seeder is one who has a complete copy of the file that is being shared across a torrent network. A leecher is the person who has joined the network recently and do not have most of the file that you or the peer has. This leecher becomes the seeder when they download the entire file and is able to share it across the network.  For getting high torrent speed, you need to increase the number of seeders to increase the chance of healthier and reception of higher speeds.

3. Get through the firewall:

Many times, you will find the administrator or the firewall in your web browser is set to block and receive torrent files. The first thing that you need to do is to get appropriate permissions for downloading torrent files, and add this to your firewall, which will enhance the speed at which you can download torrent files. If the internet is through a router, then you have to set the torrent file to cross the barrier of the security of the router also.

4. Go to a different port:

The default port for BitTorrent protocol is always between the numbers 6881-6999. This is because BitTorrent sharing will involve high bandwidth usage. However, this is possible that you can configure a different port for your torrent client and this has been best advised to set this number to somewhere around 10000.

5. Limit your upload rate:

A peer to peer network is sharing alike on the same or similar platform and therefore you should be able to set your client’s upload speed rate to a maximum amount, which will usually be about 80 percent of your maximum upload speed that is being offered by your ISP. Keep this speed, as high as possible, but you have to play your cards well as the upload speed affects your download speed as well.

6. Use your common sense:

If you understand the concept of how Bit Torrent works, then your common sense will automatically tell you that this is possible to view the individual files being downloaded and disable the ones that you are not in need off, which will  help you to speed up the process of downloading the files using Bit Torrent.

7. Bandwidth and connections:

This is possible to set the maximum number of connections, maximum number of peers connected per torrent and number of slots per torrent so that you can decide on which numbers gives the maximum efficiency from your Bit Torrent files.
Now is that you have some tips on how to increase the speed of downloading while using Bit Torrent, why not try these tips out next time! Comments are appreciated!!

Make 2 Free Calls Per Day Anywhere in The World

Now you can Make 2 Free Calls Per Day Anywhere in The World. Yes you read it correct! 2 Free calls per day anywhere in the world. You can do this by using EvaPhone. EvaPhone provides Internet telephone calls for free. They let you make PC-to-phone free international calls. All you need is a computer to start making free VoIP calls using Internet to phone.

You Can Use these Free calls to call any number around the world but for just 1minute. Although Time duration is just 1 minute per call but I guess its good opportunity for people who want to call others by some international numbers and play a prank on their friends. Share your views about it. Also share about any pranks you plan to play with your friends using it.

10 Great NotePad Tricks To Scare Your Friends

Cycle a message in your friend’s computer.

Type :

@ECHO off
:Begin
msg * Hi
msg * Are you having fun?
msg * I am!
msg * Lets have fun together!
msg * Because you have been o-w-n-e-d
GOTO BEGIN

Save it as pc.bat and send it to your friends.

Make Keyboard Keys Type Continuously:

Type :

MsgBox “stop me..! if you can”
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{bs}”
loop

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

Convey your friend a message and shut down his/ her computer.

Type :

@echo off
msg * I don’t like you
shutdown -c “Hahahah You are Doomed” -s

Save it as pc.bat and send it to your friends.

Toggle your friend’s Caps Lock button simultaneously

Type :

Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{CAPSLOCK}”
loop

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

Frustrate your friend by making their keyboard hit Enter simultaneously whenever they press a key :

Type :

Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “~(enter)”
loop

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

Hack your friend’s keyboard and make him type “You are a fool” simultaneously:

Type :

Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “You are a fool.”
loop

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

Open Notepad, slowly type anythingand freak your friends out:

Type :

WScript.Sleep 180000
WScript.Sleep 10000
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
WshShell.Run “notepad”
WScript.Sleep 100
WshShell.AppActivate “Notepad”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “Hel”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “lo “
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “, ho”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “w a”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “re “
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “you”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “? “
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “I a”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “m g”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “ood”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys ” th”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “ank”
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys “s! “

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

Frustrate your friend by making their keyboard hit Backspace simultaneously whenever they press a key :

Type :

MsgBox “Let’s rock and roll”
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{bs}”
loop

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

Open Notepad continuously in your friend’s computer:

Type :

@ECHO off
:top
START %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe
GOTO top

Save it as pc.bat and send it.

Continuously pop out your friend’s CD or DVD Drive.

Type :

Set oWMP = CreateObject(“WMPlayer.OCX.7″)
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop

Save it as pc.vbs and send it to your friends.

5 Great Registry Hacks

1. Security:
USB Drives are one of the major tool through which data transfer takes place. In order to protect your data from getting stolen from you computer with the help of a USB drive you can make the USB drives read only.
Go to  ‘HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies‘ and   create a new DWORD value ‘WriteProtect‘ and set its value to 1. This will enable you to read from USB drives, but you won’t be able to copy data to it.

2. Sorting Files:
Quite often you want the files to appear according to their names in explorer. In order to restore the ASCII file ordering, perform the following hack :
Go to ‘HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Policies\Explorer’ and create a new DWORD value called as ‘NoStrCmpLogical’ and set its value to 1.

3. Speeding Up Menu loading time:
In order to make your menus load faster, perform the following tweak.
Go to ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control Panel\Desktop‘ and right click ‘MenuShowDelay’ and click ‘Modify’. Change the string value to some nearby 100 value.

4. Reducing Folder Accessibility Time:
To speed up the access to any folder that is pinned to start menu, perform the following hack
Go to ‘HKCR\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers’ and right click ‘ContextMenuHandlers‘ and click ‘New|Key‘. Type ” (blank space and no quotation marks) and press Enter. Select any folder and right click on it to select ‘Pin to Start Menu’ while holding Shift key.

5. Multiple Logins in Messenger:
By default you are allowed only a single login at a time on Live Windows Messenger. You can override this by
Go to ‘HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsLive\Messenger’ and create a new DWORD value ‘Multiple Instances’ and its values as 1.

How to detect that a keylogger is installed on a computer or not

Key loggers are software that traces the key strokes on your computer. It is done in such a way that a person using the computer is unaware of the fact that a key logger is installed on a particular PC.
1. Use updated antivirus and anti spyware
Some of the good anti viruses have capability to detect key loggers. So you should update your antiviruses regularly so that it gets updated for new keyloggers.
2. Use Anti keyloggers
There are anti keyloggers available that will make the task easy for you in finding a keyloggers. Use these softwares if you think there is a high possibility of keyloggers on a computer. The anti keyloggers that i will suggest you is Cyberhawk. Even  Kasperky does a good job in this area too. Also check anti-spy.info. More examples:

• http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
• http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
• http://security.kolla.de/
• http://www.clamwin.com

3. Search for keyloggers yourself
Keyloggers have the capability that they hide them self from the user but are active in the background. There are some shortcuts that are used to see them live on screen
For example : Ctrl + Alt + X or Ctrl + Alt + Wondows Key + X or desktopshark  etc.
4. Use special tools
KL-Detector
Freeware on demand keylogger scanner.
SnoopFree
Freeware antikeylogger that block hook based keyloggers as well as screen captures. For Windows XP.
PSMAntiKeyLogger
PSMAntiKeyLogger is a real-time protecting software which protects you against Keyloggers. No scanning is needed.
I Hate Keyloggers
Freeware antikeylogger that block hook based keyloggers. For Windows 2000 and XP.

See All Live Webcams with a Google Trick

Here’s  a trick that will blow your mind. You can get access to all open public webcams through Google. There are many tricks by which one may get accessed to all the webcams running currently at a particular position and at particular time. However the Google Webcam trick seems to be one the easiest. Here are a simple few steps by which one may do the same.

Step 1: Log on google.com

Step 2: Type ‘inurl:/view.shtml’ as a query

Step 3: You may also try using intitle:”Live View / – AXIS” | inurl:view/view.shtml^ as a query.

Step 4: This would redirect you to a page with the home pages of these urls.

Step 5: The above query reveals the IP network webcams that have been indexed by Google. You can easily get access and locate those unprotected IP network cameras used that are released or leaked to the public internet insecure cameras by using Google.

How To Disable The New Photo Viewer On Facebook

Facebook recently unveiled its new photo viewing application that has not gone well with the users. The new interface has a black lite box in the background in which the photo gets displayed. The website did not provide any means for the users to disable it but here are some tweaks and tricks that you can perform so that you can view the photos in the classic viewer. In response to the feedback that the company has received the Facebook might be thinking to shutting it down for ever. At present I had come to know about three possible ways where we can shut down this feature

a. Disable the theatre mode of the photo URL: When you click on the URL of the photo it will be like
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150219315898657&set=a.440250103656.213144.666789656&type=1&theater
In the above mode simply delete the &theatre at the end of the string and then press Enter. You can browse the photos using Next and Back browser buttons.

b. Open the photo in the new Browser window or tab:
Simply right click on the image instead of left click and then select the Open in New Tab. It will open the photo without the Theatre mode.

c. Reload the Photo: After you have clicked on the photo and then right click on the photo to reload it. This will load the image again in the old viewer.

How To Block Facebook Applications

Are you regularly bombarded with unusual application requests from your friends? These requests make you install them or allow access before you can use them. Would you like to have a better control on these requests and permanently block some of them?
For those users who use Facebook as a medium for connecting with their friends and family do have a little interest in these Facebook applications can choose to disable some or all of the application platforms in a few simple steps. This will make their wall free from the requests and notifications of these applications in the future.
a.    To disable these applications, select the Privacy Settings from the Account button located on the upper right corner.
b.   At the bottom of the page there is Apps and Websites section and click on the Edit Your Settings link to customize the settings and select those apps from which you don’t wish to receive notifications.
c.    Then you must select those apps and games from where you don’t wish any notifications from. You can select any particular apps or turn off all of them at once.
d.   When you select some of them the following dialog will appear. Simply click on the Remove button to confirm your action.
You have successfully disabled your applications and you will not receive any notifications or request from these applications in future.

Make Folders with Invisible Names

You may have given or find varieties of folder name in your or in your friend’s computer. But have you ever tried to give your folder a blank name or in other words an invisible name? Computer by default do allow you to take space as your folder name. Here are the few steps which will help you to create your without name folder.
Step1: Click the right button of your mouse on the folder whose name you wish to keep invisible.
Step2: Now click on Rename.
Step3: Now pressing the “alt” key, type “0160”.
However, type this number only with the help of keypad which is on the right hand side of your keyboard.
Step 4: Now simply click anywhere outside folder.

Has Someone Secretly Used Your Pc In Your Absence?

Has someone been snooping around your PC without your knowledge. If your computer contains some confidential or private data. A password is a good option. However, if someone has been granted access to your PC or you don’t have a password, you might need to see if someone accessed your PC.   In that case, you can simply keep a check on the use of computer in your absence. Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1: Type “eventvwr.msc” in “Run” under “Start’

Step2: Now, on the left side, you will see “system”. Click on it.

Step3: Now just search for the date and time when your computer according to you should be off.

 Step4: Now click two times on the event that has occurred during the off time and all the details will be displayed.

 Step5: Also, the time period for which the computer was used can also be noted down.

Removing Shortcut Arrows

An easy way to remove those irritating arrows from your desktop shortcut icons and not change their properties

1. Right click the Desktop / Properties / Appearance tab
2. Select Item
3. Scroll for Icon
4. The default size is 32
5. Change this to 30
6. Clicking Apply

Having your Favorites and Start Menus Sort Alphabetically

If your Start Menu Program or Favorites are not sorting alphabetically, it is easy to fix this:

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/MenuOrder
3. Under here is are Favorites and Start Menu folders
4. In each there is a value called Order
5. Simply delete (or rename this) and restart Winodws
6. Your Favorites or Start Menus should now sort alphabetically

Creating Shutdown, Restart and Logoff Icons

To create the icons, create a shortcut on the desktop.
For Shutdown, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows
For Restart, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexec
For Logoff, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 0

Creating 3D Window Effect

You can create a nice 3D effect for your windows

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Colors
3. Make sure the following setting are there:

• ButtonHilight=128 128 128
• ButtonShadow=255 255 255

Creating a New E-Mail Shortcut

To create a shortcut that will open your default e-mail program starting a new e-mail,

1. Right click on an open area of the desktop
2. Select New / Shortcut
3. For the Command Line, enter mailto:
4. For the title enter something like New E-Mail
5. When you click on this your default e-mail program should start with a new e-mail form.

Restoring a Lost Desktop

If you ever lose the Desktop but Explorer is still running with the Start Button,
you can do this to bring back your Desktop in a Windows box.

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type a period " . "
4. Then press Enter

Organizing the Start / Programs Listing

1. Start the Explorer
2. Go to Windows / Start Menu / Programs
3. Create new folders with the categories you want (e.g. Graphics, Utilities, Internet etc.)
4. Now move the shortcuts to those programs in Windows / Start Menu / Programs to whichever category you decide.

This can greatly reduce clutter and make it a lot easier to find your programs.
Note: Windows2000 and WindowsXP Users will need to go to the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs directory

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