Windows XP Tips Tricks: Other Tips and Tricks

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

How to make an error message when the computer starts

Did you know that you can Make an error message, Such as the error message in windows XP In different forms and any words you want to write in this error message, Well let's start working!

First open the Notepad:

1 - Click on Start

2 - Click on Run

3 - then type this command :

notepad

4 - Then click on OK.

5 – Type this text:

msgbox "type here the text",20, "type here title"

*Replace type here the text with the text of the message.

*Replace type here title with the title of the message.

Example: will write this message:

Be careful Tom! I am watching you, so be polite!

With this title:

A private message to Tom!

msgbox "Be careful Tom! I am watching you, so be polite!",20, "A private message to Tom!"

6 – Now:

File –> Save As…

7 – Save it as:

message.vbs

8 – Double Click on the Output file, The message will become like this:

9 - If you want to receive this message when the computer began to run directly, just go to this folder and

paste the file (message.vbs) into it:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

* C:\ Is the disk where you installed the Windows XP.

Tip: To get a various forms of messages replaced the value 20 in one of the following values:

20	16
62	48

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

How to Change the Start Button name

Did you know that you can change the start button name to your name! Or to your desirable text! So let's say goodbye to the "START" label and welcome to something else.

There are 3 different ways lead to the same result "change the start button name"

First Way:

This is the easiest and fastest way to change the start button name by a small program called "Start Button Re-Namer"

1 – First download the program from here.

2 - Extract the file.

3 – type your desirable text in the New Label box.

4 – Click on Rename it! button, you will hear a sound like booom! the Start button name will be changed, Congratulation!.

Second Way:

this is only for advanced users, Be careful! Proceed with your own risk

This process through the Registry and Resource H@cker program.

1 - First download the Resource H@cker program from 1 or 2.

2 – Open the Resource H@cker.

3 – Now click on File –> Open

4 –Go to the Windows folder, In the text box type explorer.exe then click on Open

5 - Expand String Table –> 37 then click on 1033

6 – You will see "start" written beside 578, so change "start" to your desirable text like "4xptricks".

7 – Click on Compile Script above.

8 – Click on File –> Save As

9 – In the step number "6" I wrote "4xptricks" so I will save as 4xptricks.exe (Replace 4xptricks by your desirable text).

10 – Now click on Start.

11 - Click on Run.

12 - then type this command :

Regedit

13 - Then click on OK.

14 - Then Follow the path in the Registry Editor:

HKEY_Local_Machine–> Software –> Microsoft –> Windows NT –> CurrentVersion –> Winlogon

15 – from the right side Double-Click on "shell"

16 – in the text Box I will replace explorer.exe by 4xptricks.exe (Replace 4xptricks by your desirable text).

17 – Click OK.

18 – Now Restart your computer and the Start button name will be changed!

Third Way:

this is only for advanced users, Be careful! Proceed with your own risk

This process through the DOS Editor

1 - Click on Run.

2 - then type this command :

cmd

3 - Then click on OK.

4 – Type edit in the DOS window.

5 - from the window Choose File –> Open.

6 – You will see a text box this code "*.*" written in it, Delete the "*.*" and write explorer.exe then make X in OPEN Binare option.

7 – Click OK.

8 - many characters and Symbols will appear, Find for the word "START" (It may take a minute to find) Possible to find more than "START" landing is marked with a rose, When you find it Replace "START" with your desirable text.

9 - Click File –> Save

10 - then File –> Exit

11 - Restart your computer and the Start button name will be changed!

I hope that you have enjoyed this trick, Thanks for reading!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

3 great themes for Windows XP!

Do you hate the traditional form of Windows?, Do you hate the color blue?
Let's change the windows Theme to the best !

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Royale theme
Download

* Just unzip the file and run the installer.

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Royale Noir

Download

1 - extract the file

2 - move it to this path:

C:\Windows\Resources\Themes

3 - double-click on the Luna.msstyles file.

See the picture:

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Zune Theme
Download Zune Theme from Microsoft.com

*download the theme and run the installer.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tricks: Words become unreadable! Windows XP

This trick by Notepad to make some words unreadable!
Yes, really you can bilk your friends or any person !.

1 - First open the Notepad :
( Start > All programs > Accessories > Notepad ).

2 - Type this sentence :

dont eat the donut

3 - Now save the file:
( File > Save ) or ( CTRL+S) .

4 - Open the same file.
What do you notice?, the text becomes unreadable!
Enjoy this trick