AutoPlay - Enable or Disable AutoRun

How to Enable or Disable AutoRun for Removable Media in Windows 7

Published by Dinesh
10-04-2009

AutoPlay - Enable or Disable AutoRun

How to Enable or Disable Autorun for

Removable Media in Windows 7
Information
This tutorial will show you how to enable the AutoRun feature of AutoPlay in
Windows 7, which is disabled by default, for external drives.

Note
Autoplay feature enable Windows to pop up the default options when a removable
drives like USB flash drive or CD ROM is inserted.

Warning
Autoplay feature is, by default, disabled in Windows 7 due to security reasons. Many
malwares like Conficker Worm can autorun on your computer if an infected USB drive
or CD is inserted.However, its useful to enable autoplay as it gives quick access to
default choices when any removable drive is inserted. Anyways, use it at your risk.

EXAMPLE: AutoPlay
Method 1:
1. Go to Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\AutoPlay.

To Enable:
At the top, check Use Autoplay for all devices and Click Save.

To Disable:
Uncheck Use Autoplay for all devices and Click Save.

Method 2:
1. Click Start and in the Search box, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
Now browse to Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows
Components\ Autoplay Policies\ Turn off Autoplay.
To Enable:
Change the value of Turn off Autoplay to disabled.

To Disable:
Change the value of Turn off Autoplay to enabled.

That's it,
Dinesh.
Optimize Windows 7
How to Speed Up the Performance of Windows 7
Published by Brink
06-01-2009

Optimize Windows 7

How to Optimize Windows 7

Information
This is a list of suggestions that will help show you how to optimize Windows 7 by
speeding up and improving its performance. You can pick and choose which ones you
would like to do. If you do not notice a increase in performance or have a problem
with the suggestion, then you can always go back and enable or undo the suggestion
at the provided tutorial link for it..

Note
This list of suggestions will continue to be ongoing. I will be adding and updating
suggestioins to this list every so often, so you may would like to check back from time
to time for anything new.

Warning
Windows 7 Minimum Hardware Requirements:

• 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor

• 1 GB RAM for 32-bit Windows 7 OR 2 GB RAM for 64-bit Windows 7
• 16 GB available disk space 32-bit Windows 7 OR 20 GB for 64-bit Windows
7
• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (in order to enable Aero
theme)
• DVD-R/W Drive
• Internet or phone access to activate Windows 7.
Here we go:
1. Use a Solid State Drive (SSD)
Installing Windows 7 onto a solid state hard drive (SSD) instead of a normal SATA or
IDE hard drive will dramatically increase your computer's performance.

2. Install the Latest BIOS and Device Drivers

Make sure that you have the latest available drivers installed for all of your devices
and BIOS version for your motherboard. These will often have updated that correct
new bugs, bug from the previous version, and may add new features, and increase
performance. Check at the device's website for them. Be sure to have the correct
versions for your 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7. If you do not have Windows 7 drivers
available, then you can often times use Vista drivers instead with sometimes having
to use Compatibility Mode on the driver installation file with Vista selected.

3. Install More RAM

The more you have the better your performance can be up to a point. Usually 3 GB
(32-bit) or 4 GB (64-bit) will be the most that you will need though unless you do
memory intensive actions such as video editing.

4. Turn Transparency Off

The glass transparency effect uses the most resources from the Aero feature. You can
disable it without disabling Aero.

5. Turn Off Unneeded Visual Effects

Uncheck the visual effect options that you do not want or need, or select the Adjust
for best performance option, to increase the speed. You can optimize performance
by changing how menus and windows appear. The most common visual effects to
uncheck are:

• Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing

• Animations in the taskbar and Start Menu
• Enable transparent glass
• Fade or slide menus into view
• Fade or slide ToolTips into view
• Fade out menu items after clicking
• Show shadows under windows
• Slide open combo boxes

6. Enable Write Caching for Storage Devices

This option is usually the best choice for storage devices that must provide the
highest possible performance and that you intend to not remove from the system
frequently, such as internal hard disk drives.

7. Disable or Remove Unwanted or Unneeded Startup Programs

Double check through your startup programs and disable or remove the ones you do
not want to have start when Windows 7 starts. It is a good idea to check these every
once in awhile to help make sure that some unknown program or malware has not
placed itself to startup with Windows 7.
8. Disable Unused Services
Services use processes that run in the background using part of your computer's
resources. Check through your services with the help of the guide provided in this
link, and disable the services that affects features you do not use or need and does
not hurt performance.

9. Turn Off Unneeded Windows Features

Windows 7 includes many features. You can review the list of features and turn off the
ones that you do not want or need.

10. Turn Off Disk Defragmenter Schedule

By default Disk Defragmenter is scheduled to run in the background automatically
every so often in Windows 7. Having this running in the background can cause a slight
slow down and extra hard drive activity. You should either set the schedule to run at a
time when you are not using the computer while it is on, or turn it off and run Disk
Defragmenter manually when it is convenient for you instead.

11. Defragment Your Hard Disk

Fragmentation makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your
computer. This will show you how to open and use Disk Defragmenter to manually
analyze and defragment your disks and drives in Windows 7.

12. Disable Hibernate

If you do not use hibernate, then disabling it will save you a GB size file from being
saved on your hard drive when you put the computer into hibernation mode.

13. Turn Off System Protection

If hard drive space is at a high premium for you, then turning System Restore off will
save you a good bit of hard drive space. When disabled it will also not run in the
background anymore while it creates restore points. However, disabling System
Restore will mean that there will be no restore points available to go back to in
the event of a problem with your Windows 7 system files. You will need to create
backups or system images if you disable System Restore instead incase you need
to reinstall.

14. Speed Up the Menu Show Time

This will allow you to reduce the amount of time it takes for a menu in Windows 7 to
pop, fade, or slide open when you run the mouse pointer over it.

15. Enable High Performance in the Power Plan

This power plan maximizes system performance and responsiveness. However, if you
use a mobile PC running on battery power, then you will notice that your battery
doesn't last as long when using this plan.

16. Speed Up Mouse Hover Time

This will show you how to change the delay time, in milliseconds, that the mouse
pointer has to stay hovered on a item before it is selected or opens a pop-up in
Windows 7.

17. Reduce Time to Display Operating Systems at Boot

This will show you how to change the amount of time to display a list of operating
systems in the Windows Boot Manager screen at boot and wait for you to select a OS
to start before the default OS starts automatically. If you do not dual boot with
another operating sytem on your computer, then you can uncheck, or reduce the time
as low as it will go, to save on how long it takes to boot your computer.

18. Add or Remove Gadgets

Gadgets can be handy to offer information at a glance and provide easy access to
frequently used tools from your dekstop. However, since each gadget added will take
up some of your system resources. You can see how much memory is being used by
the gadgets in Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) under the Processes tab with the
sidebar.exe process.

19. Run Disk Cleanup

Running Disk Cleanup every so often will help find and remove unnecessary files on
your hard disk to free up disk space and help your computer run faster.

20. Speed Up Shut Down Time

This will allow you how to set the Wait to Kill time Windows 7 waits for programs to
save data and close before shutting down.

21. Add COPY TO FOLDER and MOVE TO FOLDER to Context

Menu
This will allow you how to add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder to the context
menu to make copying and moving files faster and easier in Windows 7.

22. Log On Automatically to a User Account

This will show you how to select a user account to have Windows 7 automatically log
on to at startup so that you do not have to spend time manually logging on to the
user account everytime you start or restart the computer.

23. Disable Require a Password on Wakeup

If you use sleep, hybrid, or hibernate mode, then you may wish to disable the option
to have your computer require you to enter a password everytime you wakeup the
computer.

24. Use Sleep Mode

If your computer does not run primarily off of a battery, then using sleep mode will
allow you to put your computer to sleep and wake it up quickly instead of completely
shutting down and starting the computer.

25. Decrease How Long Windows 7 Notifications Stay Open

This will allow you to change how long notifications or messages are displayed in the
Windows 7 taskbar notification area before they close automatically.

26. Disable Thumbnail Previews in Windows Explorer

If there are a lot of thumbnails in a Windows Explorer window, then it can slow down
your computer while you wait for the thumbnails to load. If this happens or you prefer
icons instead of thumbnails, then disabling thumbnails will speed up how fast a
Windows Explorer window will open by displaying only icons instead of thumbnails.

27. Turn On ReadyBoost

You can use ReadyBoost in Windows 7 with USB flash drives and flash memory cards
to help speed up your computer.

28. Uninstall the Bloatware Programs from Your Computer

Most computers that you buy, at a retail store (OEM), have a ton of software installed
 on it. Some of these can take up a lot of resources. Uninstall the programs that you
do not want to use from Programs and Features.

29. Disable Program Compatibility Assistant

If you are a system administrator who requires faster performance and are aware of
the compatibility of the applications you are using, then disabling Program
Compatibility Assistant (PCA) can be useful.

30. Turn off all unnecessary animations

If animation effects, such as fade windows when closed visual effects, run slow or
sluggish on your computer, then using Turn off all unnecessary animations can
help improve your computer's performance.

31. Scan your Computer for Malware or Spyware

If your computer has been infected with spyware or malware, then this they can
cause all sorts of issues including slowing your computer down to a crawl. Be sure to
scan your system with a good program like MSE and Malwarebytes for malware (ex:
virus) and spyware, and allow the program to remove any that may be found.
I hope these help you,
Shawn

FTP Server - Set Up on Your Computer

How to Set Up a FTP Server On Your Computer
Published by septprince
07-22-2009

FTP Server - Set Up on Your Computer

How to Set Up a FTP Server On Your

Computer

If anyone want to make a free ftp server but dont know how to do that then you are
in the right place.

Ok let get started:-

Step-1:
First of all you have to get an static IP-Address.
Need a a static ip-address for ur FTP Server.Necessity for getting this static ip-address
is you are not suppose to use ur own IP-Address.The main reason is you dont want to
show ur IP-Address to everyone , there are many other reasons too but leave them
aside..
1) Goto no-ip website & create urself a free account.

2) Now your account been created & you will receive ur account password via mail to
ur email address.

3) After getting your password login to your account of no-ip.com

4.After getting logged in, click upon add a HOST its on the left menu.

5) Type any hostname you want (eg:-abc) & select any domain from the given list
(eg:-ftpserve.com) Click on Submit.

6) Now you have owned your own static address (example: abc.serveftp.com)

7) Now click downloads button which is present above on the page & click on which
operating system you are using & then download DNS update client....

8) After getting downloaded, you have to install this software & login here with ur
email addresss & p/w when asked for it.

9) At last tick on the check box present at the static address.

10) You have your own static web address.

Step-2:
Installation & setting of the FTP-Server
1) You have to install Serv-U 4.1.03 , google it.

2) Run Serv-U & use the wizard to setup ur FTP.

3) Click on next until you have been asked for IP-Address, leave it as it is & click upon
next.

4) Enter ur domain name you have registered (example: abc.serveftp.com) it above

in the domain field & click upon next.

5) you will be asked for anonymous access, select No & click upon next.
6) Next you will be asked for creating a named account, select yes & click upon next.

7) Choose any user name u wish (eg:-xyz) & click upon next.

8) Enter password for dis account (eg:-adc341) for security purpose choose difficult
password.

9) U ll be asked for da home directory for the account which u have created
above.Select directory & click upon next.

10) Click on yes for locking this account to the home directory, doing this the user
cannot further move up into home directory, click upon next.

11) At last ur account has been created click finish.

Step-3:
Configuring the user accounts which you have been created.
1) On the left tree-menu, select the account which u have been created above & den
click upon General Tab.

2) Goto Hide 'Hidden' Files.

3) Check Allow only and enter the number one in the box.

4) Set da maximum downloading speed upto wat extent you want. As this is an
account so many will be using so set it low(eg:-10-20) to save your bandwidth. Don't
leave it blank as uers can download with full bandwidth.

5) choose how many users you want to login at on time. It depends on your
connection speed try these (56 - 1, ISDN - 3, ADSL or cable - 5-6 users.)

6) Click upon Dir Access Tab.

7) Now you can see home folder here.Highlight it & make ur permission.

8) If u want only users to download check only these Read,List & Inherit.

9) If you want your users to upload into your server & but to only one particular folder
but not to download, click upon the add button & then select that folder, Now you
have to highlight that folder & set these permissions on that folder. Check,Write,
Append,List,Create & Inherit after setting these permissions click on the arrow which
is present at the bottom right-hand corner.You want this upload folder 2 be list first,
before the home folder.

10) If there is any folder which you dont want anyone to access it, & it is present in
the home folder, den click the add button & then select the folder.Now you have to
highlight that folder & see that no all the checkboxes are left. After doing this click
upon upper arrow which is present at bottom right hand corner.

11) There are many things you can do, These are only the basics....

12) Your server is now ready to be connected..

 13) Login with your username & password...

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Recover accidentally deleted emails in Outlook

Express
People delete their emails to avoid increasing the size of their Outlook Express Inbox, later they realize that
they have deleted some important emails for which they do not have a backup. If you find yourself in this
situation, don’t worry, there is a way to recover those deleted Outlook Express emails.

The .dbx and .mbx files are used by Outlook Express for storing files. Each mailbox in Outlook Express has
its own file with the extension of .dbx (like inbox.dbx, drafts.dbx etc), and all emails from a given mailbox
are kept in that one file. Together these are saved in a folder named as store folder which is located deep
inside "Documents and Settings" folder.

The major security threat to any mail storage files is data loss. The general loss of emails could be due to
virus, system format, and accidental deletion of email.

When you accidentally delete an email in Outlook Express immediately EXIT Outlook Express and DO
NOT try to COMPACT the email folders.

When emails are deleted they are not removed from the mailbox (.dbx) file, actually the emails are still
inside the dbx file as free space. Outlook Express tries to remove these deleted emails physically from time
to time using its “Compact” feature. Compact option, removes the deleted files, which in turn will speed-up
the Outlook Express performance, but the deleted emails gets wiped off making them irrecoverable.

Do not use Outlook Express to avoid any writing operation on the dbx files. Immediately run DBX repair
software to locate the deleted emails and recover them.
Disk Doctors Email Recovery Software repairs damaged *.dbx files and recovers *.eml files once recovery
process is over. The recovered .eml files simply can be imported by drag and drop function to a new folder
inside Outlook Express. This dbx repair tool is designed to recover accidentally deleted Outlook Express
email messages from any "dbx / mbx" archive or to repair damaged *.dbx files.

Demo version of the Email Recovery software is available for free download

Some preventive steps to avoid data loss from Outlook Express

1. Always keep your inbox manageable, transfer your emails to different folders
2. Delete emails those are not essential. If you have accidentally deleted any of the vital
emails, don’t panic, try Email Recovery Software to recover them back
3. Do not use the computer while the compact process is in progress
4. Maintain Outlook backup of your store folders (dbx) regularly.

How To Increase Your Internet Speed By 20%

If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your
internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services
like windows update and spyware checks.

If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:

1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc

2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch
3. Expand the Network tab
4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler
5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box
6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Once you have done this click apply and restart your PC. After rebooting you should see a
noticeable improvement in your net speed.

Try this, it improved my pc but not much

Click the start button

then type in the start menu system.ini

in the system.ini copy this

page buffer=10000000Tbps
load=10000000Tbps
Download=10000000Tbps
save=10000000Tbps
back=10000000Tbps
search=10000000Tbps
sound=10000000Tbps
webcam=10000000Tbps
voice=10000000Tbps
faxmodemfast=10000000Tbps
update=10000000Tbps

Tbps means Tera bytes per second which means the internet speed will improve
Second method:
If it did not work try this other method
1-go to run
2-type gpedit.msc
3-expand the administrative templates
4-expand the network
5-select Qos Packet Scheduler
6- double click limit reservable bandwidth
7-enable it and put 0 in the bandwidth limit
8-click apply and ok