How to bypass windows file protection in windows XP ?

1. Make a backup the SFC_OS.DLL in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory.
2. Make an additional copy of SFC_OS.DLL called SFC_OS1.DLL and open it in a hex editor.
3. Windows XP (no Service Pack)At offset 0000E2B8 (0E2B8h) you should find the values "8B" and "C6". Windows XP (Service Pack 1)At offset 0000E3BB (0E3BBh) you should find the values "8B" and "C6".
4. Do not continue if you are unable to find these values.
5. Change the values "8B C6" to read "90 90" and save the changes.
6. Run these commands to update the system files:
7. copy c:\windows\system32\sfc_os1.dll c:\windows\system32\sfc_os.dll /y
8. copy c:\windows\system32\sfc_os1.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache\sfc_os.dll /y
9. If you are prompted to insert the Windows CD, click Cancel.
10. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Once these files have been updated apply the registry setting above.

How to Speed up Network Browsing ?

There was a bug in windows 2000 that would cause the scheduled tasks folder to be searched when ever the user would browse network drives. Microsoft developed a fix for this bug. The fix fixed the problem and it also had nice side affect of speeding up browsing of Microsoft networks. Below are instructions how to apply the fix.

1. Open up regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace
3. Find a key named {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
4. Right click on it and delete it.
5. Restart

Source : www.tweakxp.com

How to clear windows paging file at shutdown ?

Windows uses this file as virtual memory / extra ram. Microsoft has implemented a feature that will clear the page file but they do not have it enabled by default. Please note, this will significantly increase the amount of time it takes to shut down your computer. We don't necessarily recommend this tweak,

Do the following registory change for the result.

(backup your registory before editing )

A ) Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)

B) Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

c) If the value ClearPageFileAtShutdown does not exist, from the Edit menu select New - DWORD value and enter a name of ClearPageFileAtShutdown

e) Double click on ClearPageFileAtShutdown and set to 1

f) Reboot the machine and next time you shutdown the pagefile will be cleared

How to remove search bar from IE7 ?

You can Remove search bar from IE7. you can done it by editing a registry value. Please take a backup before editing the registry

Go to the following key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions

And create a dword value named "NoSearchBox" and set it to 1. The search box will be gone. Set it back to 0 and it will be back again.

Close registry editor

And reopen internet explorer 7

How to backup the Windows Registry?

You must have take the registry backup before you edit it.

Open registry editor ( go to run and type “regedit” )

Then select “export” from file menu.

Select the location which you want to save.

Give a name indicating the backupdate.