Ask your Questions About OS XP,Linux,Win98

[::Yasir::]

About Linux:

1.What is it??</b>
It's an open source operating system which is now being used by many people and even computer scientists to expose the underlying of operating systems. The core of any OS is the kernel which is responsible for communicating with your hardware. You communicate with your OS and OS tells the kernel and kernel coorporates with the hardware.

2. Why linux??

Because it is completely free of charge and you can modify your source and build a generic version of linux for yourself. You can even hack the linux kernel by assigning prioritties to the job which your prefer.

3. Which linux is good for me??

Well there plenty versions of linux available on the net. i use kubuntu. ubuntu is prefixed with K which stands for KDE(k-Developer Environment), an interface which is more kind of cool compared to the ubuntu which uses Genome. Genome consumes less memory and there is no big performance penalty as compared to KDE. KDE is more flexible. In windows you used to click start>run and then type the command which suits your need, but on kubuntu you would press Alt+Space which launches katapult "aka known as run" and then type the app which you want to launch.

4. How do I install linux applications??

Each version of linux has its own package manager/installer. In kubuntu we have synaptic package manager and in ubuntu we have adept. You even use the command line to download and install an application. E.g of commands are: sudo apt-get install xxx

sudo denotes a super user which can manage user accounts/kill processes and install/remove apps.. xxx is the application name.. apt-get is the code name for get application..


do I continue???

[kasrawiz]

Thanks for your info about Linux it was clear and very good


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[kasrawiz]

Services You Can Disable

There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.
They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services
and that you turn them off one at a time.

Some possibilities are:
Alerter
Application Management
Clipbook
Fast UserSwitching
Human Interface Devices
Indexing Service
Messenger
Net Logon
NetMeeting
QOS RSVP
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Routing & Remote Access
SSDP Discovery Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Web Client


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Cleaning the Prefetch Directory

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.

To clean this periodically go to:

Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the shorcuts
Delete them

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Not Displaying Logon, Logoff, Startup and Shutdown Status Messages

To turn these off:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionpoliciessystem
If it is not already there, create a DWORD value named DisableStatusMessages
Give it a value of 1

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Clearing the Page File on Shutdown

Click on the Start button
Go to the Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Local Security Policy
Local Policies
Click on Security Options
Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
Select "Enable"
Reboot

For regedit users.....
If you want to clear the page file on each shutdown:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSe ssion ManagerMemory ManagementClearPageFileAtShutdown
Set the value to 1

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No GUI Boot

If you don't need to see the XP boot logo,

Run MSCONFIG
Click on the BOOT.INI tab
Check the box for /NOGUIBOOT

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Speeding the Startup of Some CD Burner Programs

If you use program other than the native WindowsXP CD Burner software,
you might be able to increase the speed that it loads.

Go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
Double-click on IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
For the Startup Type, select Disabled
Click on the OK button and then close the Services window
If you dont You should notice

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Getting Rid of Unread Email Messages

To remove the Unread Email message by user's login names:

Start Regedit
For a single user: Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVe rsionUnreadMail
For all users: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentV ersionUnreadMail
Create a DWORD key called MessageExpiryDays
Give it a value of 0

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Decreasing Boot Time

Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXP
The program is called BootVis

Uncompress the file.
Run BOOTVIS.EXE
For a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver Delays
This will reboot your computer and provide a benchmark
After the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.
Note how much time it takes for your system to load (click on the red vertical line)
Then run Trace / Optimize System
Re-Run the Next Boot + Drive Delays
Note how much the time has decreased
Mine went from approximately 33 to 25 seconds.

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Increasing Graphics Performance

By default, WindowsXP turns on a lot of shadows, fades, slides etc to menu items.
Most simply slow down their display.

To turn these off selectively:

Right click on the My Computer icon
Select Properties
Click on the Advanced tab
Under Performance, click on the Settings button
To turn them all of, select Adjust for best performance
My preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging

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Increasing System Performance

If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance
by having the core system kept in memory.

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSe ssion ManagerMemory ManagementDisablePagingExecutive
Set the value to be 1
Reboot the computer

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Increasing File System Caching

To increase the amount of memory Windows will locked for I/O operations:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSe ssion ManagerMemory Management
Edit the key IoPageLockLimit

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Resolving Inability to Add or Remove Programs

If a particular user cannot add or remove programs, there might be a simple registry edit neeed.

Go to HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies Uninstall
Change the DWORD NoAddRemovePrograms to 0 disable it

4096 - 32megs of memory or less
8192 - 32+ megs of memory
16384 - 64+ megs of memory
32768 - 128+ megs of memory
65536 - 256+ megs of memory

[..::Ahsan::..]

Originally Posted by kasrawiz

Let me Challenge you guys that you cannot make a folder with the name CON make a new folder name it con and i will give you whatever you ask me from


CHALLENGE FOR YOU

hi again,
this is a very old bug which is removed in later versions (I Guess)
why only CON? you can also not create Folder with the name 'LPT1' to 'LPT9', 'COM1' to 'COM9', 'NUL', etc...

here is the solution to create the folder named con and other system variables.

1) go to run dialog.
2) type cmd/command (command prompt gets opened)
3) go to root directory like C:\ or D:\ etc
4) type md\\.\\c:\\con ....(here is done)
5) check the folder on the respected drive.
try
& reply if not working.

you can also create a folder named con with ASCII characters.

CON is a reserve world in windows operating system. that's why we can not create the folder named as CON.

following file names in Windows are reserved because they represent devices:

con, con.* -> the console
prn, prn.* -> the default printer, as a character device
aux, aux.* -> the default serial terminal, as a character device
lpt1, lpt2, lpt3, lpt4, lpt5, lpt6, lpt7, lpt8, lpt9 -> the parallel ports, as character devices
lpt1.*, lpt2.*, lpt3.*, lpt4.*, lpt5.*, lpt6.*, lpt7.*, lpt8.*, lpt9.*
com1, com2, com3, com4, com5, com6, com7, com8, com9 -> the serial ports, as character devices
com1.*, com2.*, com3.*, com4.*, com5.*, com6.*, com7.*, com8.*, com9.*
nul, nul.* -> the NUL or "waste bit bucket" or "black hole for bits" or "/dev/null" device

for more information you can also read Microsoft's Article related to this issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315226/


what will you do for me if i complete your challenge?

[kasrawiz]

Thanks Mr.Ahsan for your info good hints i showed only 1 name and you show us the root

[kasrawiz]

Mr.Ahsan you can add your tips and tricks and any new news related to the topic i will be happy thanks

[..::Ahsan::..]

Originally Posted by kasrawiz

Thanks Mr.Ahsan for your info good hints i showed only 1 name and you show us the root

You Welcome

btw: as i already told this bug is removed in later versions of windows so it's easily possible. but there are many tricks like using C++,CMD, or ASCII to create such type of folders also in older versions of windows.
did you checked the trick i posted?
which version of windows you are using, which build?

[kasrawiz]

Yes you have beat me i made a folder in my XP SP3 with the commands you gave that was great therefore request you to post your new news about windows i'm very happy to meet you here in GSMHOSTING keep posting about windows or linux whatever you have thanks again

[nabil2000]

hello & merry christmas first and for this thread i can say that is beautifull idea to create it so i wanna know how i can remove the old installed com in my pc i have 260 com instaled it's a virtual com i have setool box and u know to unlock the newest sony ericsson u must instal phone modem and any phone take a new com port so when i unlock 100 phones i must instal a new copy of windows so it's not good plz help me to fix this problem

[cronoszeu]

Originally Posted by ..::Ahsan::..

You Welcome

btw: as i already told this bug is removed in later versions of windows so it's easily possible. but there are many tricks like using C++,CMD, or ASCII to create such type of folders also in older versions of windows.
did you checked the trick i posted?
which version of windows you are using, which build?

i dont understand you at all ..

that guy wanted to make something good and after u come and make only funny things .. like what u know i know to but i dont make so much noise like you, it was his ideea so pls respect that if u mean what`s this ..

Regards, and yes it will help lots of people

[..::Ahsan::..]

Originally Posted by cronoszeu

i dont understand you at all ..

that guy wanted to make something good and after u come and make only funny things .. like what u know i know to but i dont make so much noise like you, it was his ideea so pls respect that if u mean what`s this ..

Regards, and yes it will help lots of people

i think you did not understand it all... or maybe you don't have sense of understanding such things. that's why you are saying all this.
don't make useless posts.

your level of stupidity reached 77%

[kasrawiz]

Originally Posted by nabil2000

hello & merry christmas first and for this thread i can say that is beautifull idea to create it so i wanna know how i can remove the old installed com in my pc i have 260 com instaled it's a virtual com i have setool box and u know to unlock the newest sony ericsson u must instal phone modem and any phone take a new com port so when i unlock 100 phones i must instal a new copy of windows so it's not good plz help me to fix this problem

To uninstall COM

Right click on my computer Click on properties
click on Hardware Tab click on Device Manager

Double click on Ports (COM & LPT)
right click on any Virtual COM you want to delete
and click on uninstall

[asadnow2k]

@Ahsan very funny .... are you totally time pass? don't tease peoples on forum they are humans like you and me! so please dont hurt any more!

[kasrawiz]

asadnow2k you're 100% i found Ahsan doing this so please mr.Ahsan stop doing suck thing thanks

[..::Ahsan::..]

@ kasrawiz

will you please clear the issue and explain it more?