How to make Windows XP live CD

In this step by step guide we will learn how to make windows live CD with this windows live CD you can run XP directly from CD without installing it on hard disk. By this window live CD you can recover your system.

Complete these perquisite first

• One windows XP bootable cd
• One CD burning software Like Nero
• Windows live CD Creator software
• Windows Live CD plugin
• 700 Mb Free space on C:\ drive

Now Follow this step by step guide

Create a folder named xpcd on c:\ drive

Copy the entire windows XP pro CD

Paste windows XP pro CD in xpcd folder

Now create a another folder named Plug_in

Download these plugin and put it in plug_in folder
Now Make a another folder named Live_cd

Now download this software and extract it in Live_cd folder

This ziped file contain following files

Now double click on pebuilder icon

On liesance agreement screen click yes In sources files give the location of C:\xp_cd or where you have copied your XP Cd. In media output options select create IOS image and give the location where you want to store this IOS file ( dont change file extension or file path unless you are a advance user ) Now click on plugin

Select Add options

Give the path of Plug_in folder and select the file xpe-1.0.7 and click open

diloag box will show file xpe-1.0.7 Click on Ok

Now Select Startup Group and Disable it

Now Select Nu2shell and Disable it also

Once you have disable both Nu2shell and Startup Group Click on Close Now Click on Build button

Now Windows Live CD creation process will start if this process is completed without any error you are almost done.






Note down the location where image file is saved

Now open your CD burning software I have used Nero. Choose burn image to disk options

Now select (from where you have stored in our previous steps) the xplivecd.iso image files to burns 

Let the nero burn image on CD

 












Congratulations!Once you have burn this CD you can use this CD on any computer note book disk less computer, what all you need is boot from CDROM option enabled.

Caution:-
It is a Windows Live CD so it will take time to launch windows dont be panic if it take times to load. Its depend on your system configuration and memory status. 

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Show Hidden Files and Folders not working?

Show Hidden Files and Folders not working?..... If we selecte the radio button “Show hidden files and folders” and then press Ok.. the changes would just disappear upon opening the dialog again. It was probably some virus attack after which the Windows registry was not being updated properly. So here is what methods to restore it back. There are so many methods to restore back the registry. If one method is not working, please try another one.

Method 1:

Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.
Go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

In the right hand area, double click hidden and change the value to 1.

Now you’re all set to go. Check it in your tools menu if the changes have taken effect.

Method 2:

1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, delete the key.
5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!

Method 3:

1- Click Start –> Run –> regsvr32 /i browseui.dll –> enter

A confirmation message will appear like given below

2- Click Start –> Run –> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

Wait for the confirmation and click OK.

regsvr32-shell.dll.png

Method 4:

If none of the above methods work, please download our Smart Virus Remover from here:

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Using this Virus Remover please restore your Windows settings and your show hidden files and folders will be set to default.

Please spare a few moments from your precious time and tell us about your experiences.

Source: Technize

How to recover Windows Password

Due to the security features built into Windows XP, it is virtually impossible to get back into the system without the password.

You have several options to try and get around this problem.

If you have access to another user account with administrator rights, you can use that account to change the password of the account that is locked out. You can also use the default Administrator account that is built into Windows XP.

First you need to boot the system into Safe Mode.

1. Restart your system.
2. When you see the blue screen, press the ( F8 ) key about 3 times a second.
3. You should get the Windows startup menu. Use the (Up or Down) arrow keys to highlight (SafeMode).
4. Press (Enter) on (Safe Mode), then press (Enter) on (Windows XP).
5. The system should boot to Safe Mode.

Once you are at the Account Log on Screen, click on the icon for the user account with administrator rights, or click on the icon for the administrators account.

Note: For Home the Administrator account isn’t normally shown & in Safe Mode you have to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys twice to show. For PRO you can do this in normal mode

When the system has booted to the desktop, use the following steps to change the accounts password.

1. Click Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools.
2. Click Computer Management.
3. Double click Local Users and Groups, double click the folder Users.
4. Right click on the account name that is locked out, and click on Set Password.
5. You may get a warning message about changing the password, simply click proceed.
6. Leave the New Password box blank, also leave the Confirm Password box blank.
7. Click OK, and OK again.
8. Then close all Windows, reboot the system and try to log in.

There are also applications that can recover the password for you.

If the above information does not help in recovering the password, the only option left is to format the hard drive then reinstall Windows and the system software

Download Complete website-Browse offline

Website eXtractor saves you time and effort by downloading entire Internet sites (or the sections you stipulate) to your hard drive.

Whether you browse the web for research, work, or fun, there's nothing worse than having to wait for page after page to load in Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator (or in other popular browsers). The problem is they will only load one page at a time. So if you are viewing a large website with a thousand pages, you'd have to click the mouse a thousand times ... and ... choose a directory/folder a thousands times when you want to save each file. You end up spending a lot of time waiting around and not enough time reading or viewing pages on the Internet.

Note: Using a regular browser to surf large websites or photo galleries takes the fun out of web browsing and makes research a real chore.

But now, with WebSite eXtractor, you can download whole websites (or parts of them) in one go to your computer. You can then view the whole site offline at your leisure - and you can whiz through the saved pages at lightning speed.

WebSite eXtractor is a great tool for researchers, journalists, students, equity analysts, business and marketing executives - as well as for those who want to browse family websites containing digital photo albums.

Advantages :

• Transfer whole websites to CD-ROM or floppy
• Another big benefit of the program is it changes html-links to relative names. In other words, it turns web addresses (URLs) into addresses that work on your computer.
• Researchers, writers, and journalists can easily archive reference material from the Internet.
• The program can download up to 100 files at a time, which saves you a huge amount of time compared to ordinary browsers.
• Website eXtractor automatically lets you download any files that were not copied due to transfer errors or bad connections.

To download the full version use the given torrent :
http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/3655896/Website_eXtractor_9.52_Retail.3655896.TPB.torrent

If you dont have torrent client download from here :
http://www.internet-soft.com/DEMO/webextrasetup.exe

Change any XP User Password Without Having to Know the Old One

How to know every user account that exists on a Windows XP machine (even the ones that are hidden) ? And how to re-password any account without having to know the existing password ?

To view all of the user accounts:

1. While logged onto the computer, click on Start > Run > and type in CMD
2. From the command prompt window, type in net users. This will show you every account that is made onto the computer whether it is hidden or not.

To change an Windows XP account password:

1. While logged onto the computer to an account that has administrative rights, click on Start > Run > and type in CMD.
2. Type in net user then the name of the account then * and press enter.
   Example: net user administrator * or net user “John Miller” * (Put the name in quotes if it contains spaces)
3. From there it should ask for a new password. Type in your new password and press enter (type very carefully and check your CAPS Lock because the command window won’t display what you type) and once more to confirm it. If you get the message that the command succeeded successfully you’ve changed the password.

Multiple login for Google Talk

1. Right-click on the desktop

2. Select New

3. Select Shortcut

4. Paste this into the text box:
"c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe" /nomutex
(dont miss even a comma)

5. Click Next

6. Name it whatever: Google Talk Multiple, etc.

7. Click OK until you are done

Multiple Login in Yahoo Messenger

You can login with multiple ID's on the same yahoo messenger.

Follow these steps : ==>>

* Go to Start ==> Run ==>> Type regedit, hit enter

* Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER ==>> Software ==>> Yahoo ==>> pager ==>>Test

* On the right pane ==>> right-click and choose new Dword value .

* Rename it as Plural.

* Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.

* Now close registry and restart yahoo messenger.

* For signing in with new id open another messenger .

Speed up your Acrobat Reader (Almost like NotePad).

Normally Acrobat Reader take time to open. Here is the tweak with which your Acrobat Reader opens like NotePad.

1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader
(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)

2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory. (I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste).

Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).

Now your acrobat reader will load very fast and almost as good as notepad