Windows Stuff

Data encryption in Windows Vista

2009-06-15T01:19:00.000-07:00

One of the intensity of Windows Vista is able to perform file and folder encryption. By creating an encryption, the file or folder can not be accessed by other users who do not have the right to access a file or folder. With such a file or folder you be safe.

To do the encryption is easy, do the following steps:

Open your Windows Explorer and then open your folder or search your file that you will encryption
Right click at folder or file that you want encryption, and than select [Properties]
Click [Advanced] button on tab [General]
Say the word cheque at [Encrypt content to secure data]
Click [Ok] and then click [Ok] again. Your folder or file will turn into green designating that file or folder have encryption.

Weaknesses:
If you make a folder encryption and you enter some of the files in the folder, the files are automatically encrypted itself. However, if you exclude the file from the folder, the file will decrypted.

Advantages:
If you do the encryption on a file, the encryption will still be valid even if you move it to another folder or wherever you move the file will remain encrypted.

Optimizing the performance of hard disks with defrag

2009-06-11T05:41:00.000-07:00

After many months, perhaps years of computer use, computer users often experience slow the work. Many possible causes of such situation. Perhaps one of the causes is the management of files or data, such as copying a file or folder which is more tolerable. However, this problem can be solved by doing a defrag routine.

While defrag is not the only solution, but most can not make a disk defrag to work optimally. Defrag can only be accessed by the Administrator or an account that has rights of access equivalent to the Administrator.

Then how to do the defrag? Following simple steps to do defrag.

Click [Start] » [Control Panel] » [Administrative Tools] » [Computer Management]
Click [Disk Defragmenter]
Select the partition you want to defrag. Then click the button [analyze]

Securing Guest account from virus

2009-06-09T04:08:00.000-07:00

There is malware that use the guest account as the entrance into a system. Guest account can not be removed until the malware infection that can reactivate at any time this account. On this occasion, we want to share tips to prevent malware using the guest account. To be safe again, your guest will be given a password and we change the name, not a guest anymore.

Here are the steps to secure the Guest account.

Right click on [My Computer] on the desktop or explorer and click [Manage] on the menu that appears
After the computer manager is open, open the Users folder in the Local Users and Groups
Right click on [Guest], select [Set Password ...]
Click [Proceed] on the windows warning
Enter the password that you want, and click [Ok]
Right click again on [Guest], and then click [Rename]
Specify a new name for the guest accountin accordance with your wishes
Then click [Enter]

Now your Guest account is protected from malware.

Secure access reg file and inf file

2009-06-08T07:00:00.000-07:00

If the registry is easy to access, any changes can be made, especially with the change made by the person who is not responsible. Because of the importance of registry, done in various ways to block access to the registry. But unfortunately, the changes can be made using the reg file or inf file to access the registry.

Here's how to be simple reg file or inf file is not used to access the registry.

For reg file:

Run Registry Editor
Go to sub key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.reg
Double click on [Default] then fill the value with txtfile

For inf file:

Go to sub key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\.inf
Double click on [Default] then fill the value with txtfile

Reg file now there is no merge option on the file and there is no option inf install.

Eliminate Popup description in Windows Vista

2009-06-07T03:58:00.000-07:00

When you point the cursor on a file, the system automatically displays the description of the file in the form of Pop-up. If you feel disturbed akan description in the form of Pop-up, you can be removed.

Next steps for the description of Pop-up:

Run Registry Editor
Go to key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advance
Find item "ShowInfoTip" on the right
Double click at "ShowInfoTip" value and change the value to be 0

Now you can try it by directing the cursor on the file, description of Pop-up has now been lost.

Disabled Net Messenger

2009-06-06T05:18:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you may be disturbed by people who send messages through Net Send, Net Send only turn off if you feel disturbed. Function of Net Messenger is for communication between users in a network. This feature allows people who do not fraudulent and are responsible for sending messages that are not useful to you.

One or two may not be a problem for you, but if more than 20 messages that are not clear, of course this will disrupt your work.

Unfortunately, the Net Messenger does not have features to block a certain computer to not be able to send a message to the computer through our Net Messenger. But there is another way to block a certain computer to not be able to send messages through the Net Messenger, here's how:

Run Registry Editor
Go to subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger
On the right, find the data type REG_DWORD with the name of Start
Double click the entry, and change data value to be worth 4
Click [OK], and then close Registry Editor
Restart your computer for get effect.

Speed up computer performance without the DLL file

2009-06-05T02:24:00.000-07:00

With clean DLL file that is no longer used from the memory, the most likely performance of the computer can be faster than before. Then, how to clean up the DLL files from memory? Following steps to clean the DLL files from memory.

Run Registy Editor
Go to subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Click menu [Edit] » [New] for create new subkey.
Give name the new subkey with the name "AlwaysUnloadDLL"
Double click value name [Default], then fill in a string value with the value 1
Close your Registy Editor, and then restart your computer for get effect.

Overview of DLL files

Windows has a library called Dynamic Link Library which is abbreviated with the DLL. For some applications, this DLL is usually placed on the temporary memory that the process is to access memory. However, the DLL file that is in the memory is not deleted even if an application does not need the DLL file.

Fitur of Windows 7

2009-06-03T20:46:00.000-07:00

Recently, Microsoft release Windows 7 Beta of build 7000. Before you try or use Windows 7, it is better you know beforehand fitur exist in Windows 7. Following newest fitur exist in Windows 7.

DirectX
At Windows 7, Microsoft introduce Directx 11.
Gadget
At Windows 7, to peep out gadget you have to do manually, that is with right click at empty area in desktop, and select gadgets.
Devices and Printer
Devices and Printer give interface to user to handle peripheral which is incircuit. But, Devices And Printer do not replace function of more complex Device Manager.
Windows Defender
If other application get excessive fitur, hence Windows Defender exactly on the contrary, is oppositely lessened. One of the fitur lessened is inexistence of software Explorer.
Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media of Player 12 supporting to common formats, previous do not be supported by Windows Media of Player previous version. Formats which is just supported by that is AAC, MPEG-4, H.264, AVI (XviD/DivX).
BitLocker To Go
At Windows Vista, we recognize Bitlocker which only can be used at Its his existing drive. Nowadays, Bitlocker can be used at all of drive. Its is same Elementary Fitur, but there are new fitur for the storage media of portable, like USB disk flash.
Action Center
Action Center represent router of Security Center is center from all commemoration, and also can assist Windows walk at ease. One of the fitur found on Action Center is User Account Control (UAC).
Windows Experience Index
At Vista, range assess Windows Experience Index weared by is between 1.0-5.9, in Windows 7 the value range improved to become 1.0-7.9.

Making USB only reading

2009-06-03T00:49:00.000-07:00

Port of USB can lock so that all peripheral using port of USB cannot recognize. It is true the way of this is very effective to prevent theft of data, but the way of this can trouble also, because all peripheral of USB cannot be used.

By making USB only reading is good road. Because port of USB only can read and recognize peripheral which incircuit to him, but data cannot step into peripheral which incircuit with port of USB.

Following is the way of to be able to make USB only reading:

Run registry editor
Step into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Right click on subkey [Control], and then click [New] » [Key]. Give the name of the new subkey by the name of “StorageDevicePolicies”
Click subkey [storageDevicePolicies] is which is just made, and then create new DWORD value [New] » [DWORD (32 bit) value] and give name “WriteProtect”
Double click on DWORD value is which is just made, and fill in its value with 1 and click [Ok]
Exit from registy editor, and restart your computer to get effect

Hidden Windows Account

2009-06-03T00:36:00.000-07:00

You can hide the name of account you in order not to can seen at screen of windows login. Its way is to make a change at editor registy (regedit). Following its steps:

Click Start Menu » Run and then insert “regedit” and then press [ENTER]
Step into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
Create new DWORD value by right click [New] » [DWORD Value]
Give the name of as according to account you want to hide.
Give data value 0 for hidden account. If you want to show your account again, you can give data value 1.
Exit from registy editor and restart your computer to get effect.

To use windows account you which have hide, you can to do press button [CTRL]+[ALT]+[Del] twice on screen of windows login.

Please dont use feature switch user!