Thursday, October 9, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Minimize to System Tray - Microsoft Outlook 2003
Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "min2tray_outlook.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Preferences]
"LastAged"=dword:0cc70eae
"TipArray"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"SyncDlgPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,4f,02,00,00,93,00,00,00,3a,04,00,00,d3,01,00,00
"AutoArchiveFileNumber"=dword:00000001
"DoAging"=dword:00000000
"MinToTray"=dword:00000001
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Unable to Burn Chinese Character Files or Folders


- Always encounter problem with non-unicode character. U might 1 2 try The Microsoft AppLocale (or Application Locale) Utility is a temporary solution to these limitations caused by non-Unicode applications running on the Unicode (UTF-16) based Windows XP.
- AppLocale detects the language of the legacy application and simulates a corresponding system locale for code-page to/from Unicode conversions.
- Quick Guide on AppLocale Utility:








Unable to unzip Chinese Character File ???



- Try this free software. 7-Zip is Open source Windows utility for manipulating archives.
- 7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Important is, it can support non-Unicode such as Chinese character
- Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Change the "Earlier version of windows" in VISTA
- Boot Windows Vista and Open Command Prompt
- Type bcdedit
C:\> bcdedit
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
displayorder {ntldr}
{current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
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identifier {ntldr}
device partition=C:
path \ntldr
description Earlier Version of Windows
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {current}
device partition=D:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice partition=D:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {1ecfd635-a8ea-11db-bb9b-ddf07c6aaff1}
nx OptIn
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- To change "Earlier version of windows" to "Windows XP Professional" or any other desire name
- Type bcdedit /set {ntldr} description "Windows XP Professional"
C:\> bcdedit /set {ntldr} description "Windows XP Professional"
The operation completed successfully.
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- To change Windows XP as boot default
- Type bcdedit /set {bootmgr} default "{ntldr}"
C:\> bcdedit /set {bootmgr} default "{ntldr}"
The operation completed successfully.
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- Type bcdedit to check on changes made
C:\> bcdedit
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {ntldr}
displayorder {ntldr}
{current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {ntldr}
device partition=C:
path \ntldr
description Windows XP Professional
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {current}
device partition=D:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice partition=D:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {1ecfd635-a8ea-11db-bb9b-ddf07c6aaff1}
nx OptIn
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Restore Show Hidden Files and Folders in XP

- Download --> Fix Show Hidden Files
- Right-Click .reg and Click merge
- Please Log Off and Log On or Restart to apply changes.
Method 2 - Create your own registry:
Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "fix_show_hidden.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden]
"Text"="@shell32.dll,-30499"
"Type"="group"
"Bitmap"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,53,00,\
48,00,45,00,4c,00,4c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,34,00,00,\
00
"HelpID"="shell.hlp#51131"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"Text"="@shell32.dll,-30501"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000002
"ValueName"="Hidden"
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000002
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"HelpID"="shell.hlp#51104"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"Text"="@shell32.dll,-30500"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"ValueName"="Hidden"
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000002
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"HelpID"="shell.hlp#51105"
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Remove "Shortcut to" Prefix in XP

- Download --> Tweak UI
- Install
- Open Start > All Programs > Powertoys for Windows XP > Tweak UI
- Select Explorer and un-check the Prefix "Shortcut to" on new shortcuts
- Please Log Off and Log On to apply changes.
The Registry way of removing "Shortcut to" prefix in XP
Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "disable_shortcut_prefix_xp.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00
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Friday, January 4, 2008
Disable AutoPlay For All Drive in XP
- Download --> Tweak UI
- Install
- Open Start > All Programs > Powertoys for Windows XP > Tweak UI
- Select My Computer > AutoPlay > Drive
- Un-Check all to Disable AutoPlay on all Drives
- Click Apply and OK
- Please Log Off and Log On to apply changes.
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The Registry way of disable AutoPlay For All Drive in XP
Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "disable_autoplay_XP.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091
"NoDriveAutoRun"=hex:ff,ff,ff,03
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Remove "Shortcut to" Prefix in VISTA
Before & After Removing

Method 2 - Create your own registry:
Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "remove_shortcut_prefix_vista.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00
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Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "restore_shortcut_prefix_vista.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:15,00,00,00
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- Download --> Remove Shortcut Prefix
- Download --> Restore Shortcut Prefix
- Right-Click .reg and click merge.
- Please Log Off and Log On or Restart to apply changes.
Method 2 - Create your own registry:
Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "remove_shortcut_prefix_vista.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00
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Copy and paste the following into Notepad and rename as "restore_shortcut_prefix_vista.reg"
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:15,00,00,00
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