Friday, December 23, 2005
gearing up for new year
So with new year coming round the cornor , celebration activities are reaching a high.
Almost all malls are luring the customers with eye-candy schemes. Also the party scene has exploded like nothing. A favorite shopping destination Dubai is gearing up for its shopping fest DSF 2k6. Many entertainment shows are also being organized in Madinat Jumeirah Arena , etc .... neways dudes keep rocking coz every moment of life is a celebration !
Almost all malls are luring the customers with eye-candy schemes. Also the party scene has exploded like nothing. A favorite shopping destination Dubai is gearing up for its shopping fest DSF 2k6. Many entertainment shows are also being organized in Madinat Jumeirah Arena , etc .... neways dudes keep rocking coz every moment of life is a celebration !
Monday, December 19, 2005
how to keep your system files intact
This post is regarding the use of sfc.exe to check integrity of your system files in xp pro.
A common issue regd it is that when you run sfc.exe, a command prompt window quickly disappears on screen.
The correct syntax to use sfc.exe is sfc /scannow.
This initiates "Windows File Protection" and you see a dialog box as follows :
A common issue regd it is that when you run sfc.exe, a command prompt window quickly disappears on screen.
The correct syntax to use sfc.exe is sfc /scannow.
This initiates "Windows File Protection" and you see a dialog box as follows :
Then it prompts you to enter the xp pro cd in cd drive.
You have to enter the cd coz windows stores all necessary files in 'dllcache'.
The usual location dllcache is in system32 folder.
So in case your system files in the cache are corrupt you can replace them with
the original ones from xp cd using sfc
That's it for today. More tips to come up. happy surfing !
Friday, December 02, 2005
customize system tray clock in XP Pro
Here's a easy, simple n silly trick to customize the system tray clock
for XP pro users:
step 1: goto start/run.
step 2: type regedit
step 3: goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand it, expand Control Panel in it, select 'International'
step 4: you see two strings with values AM & PM each. click it n modify the values into something more interesting like 'Morning' for AM & 'Night' for PM.
for simplicity just copy paste the below path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
step 5: Reboot your PC and viola ! u see the difference
Isnt that funny n exciting !
for XP pro users:
step 1: goto start/run.
step 2: type regedit
step 3: goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand it, expand Control Panel in it, select 'International'
step 4: you see two strings with values AM & PM each. click it n modify the values into something more interesting like 'Morning' for AM & 'Night' for PM.
for simplicity just copy paste the below path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
step 5: Reboot your PC and viola ! u see the difference
Isnt that funny n exciting !
windows media player video snapshot
A very common problem encountered by most people while trying to take a snapshot/screenshot of the video being played in windows media player, is that they get only the skin of media player in it. You can't see the snapshot of video in it.
For users using version 7.0 or higher,here's the trick:
step 1. open the media player
step 2. click on the 'tools' menu and goto 'options'
step 3. click on the 'performance' tab
step 4. you see a slider of 'video acceleration'. By default it is set to 'full'. Bring the slider to 'none'.
now reopen the video file you want to watch and take a screenshot !
to take a snapshot there are many options viz :
option 1: click the 'print screen' button on keyboard and paste in MS paint.
option 2: use SnapIt ! software.
option 3: use HyperSnap Dx s/w.
option 4: use Easy Video Capture s/w.
infact there maybe many more s/w's but i found the above one's worth enlisting .
Note: when you set 'video acceleration' to none, you may not be able to watch the video fullscreen.
A sample screenshot may look like this :
For users using version 7.0 or higher,here's the trick:
step 1. open the media player
step 2. click on the 'tools' menu and goto 'options'
step 3. click on the 'performance' tab
step 4. you see a slider of 'video acceleration'. By default it is set to 'full'. Bring the slider to 'none'.
now reopen the video file you want to watch and take a screenshot !
to take a snapshot there are many options viz :
option 1: click the 'print screen' button on keyboard and paste in MS paint.
option 2: use SnapIt ! software.
option 3: use HyperSnap Dx s/w.
option 4: use Easy Video Capture s/w.
infact there maybe many more s/w's but i found the above one's worth enlisting .
Note: when you set 'video acceleration' to none, you may not be able to watch the video fullscreen.
A sample screenshot may look like this :
