PC TRICKS

1)HOW TO MAKE YOUR DESKTOP ICONS TRANSPERENT?

Go to ontrol Panel > System > Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

2)CREATING A DESKTOP SHORTCUT TO LOCK YOUR COMPUTER?


Very useful when you have to leave your system on for some time and you have to go some where else...

Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create shortcut wizard will open. in the

first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an

appropriate name on the next page, and hit 'finish.'

You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more appropriate one, right click on the

shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click the 'change icon' button.

else u can simply press the "window key + l" to lock your computer..
3)HOW 2 REMOVE WINDOWS XP MESSENGER?

Theoretically, you can get rid of it (as well as a few other things). Windows 2000 power users should already be familiar with this tweak.
Fire up the Windows Explorer and navigate your way to the %SYSTEMROOT% \ INF folder. What the heck is that thingy with the percentage signs? It's a variable. For most people, %SYSTEMROOT% is C:\Windows. For others, it may be E:\WinXP. Get it? Okay, on with the hack! In the INF folder, open sysoc.inf (but not before making a BACKUP copy first). Before your eyes glaze over, look for the line containing "msmsgs" in it. Near the end of that particular line, you'll notice that the word "hide" is not so hidden. Go ahead and delete "hide" (so that the flanking commas are left sitting next to one another). Save the file and close it. Now, open the Add and Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel. Click the Add / Remove Windows Components icon. You should see "Windows Messenger" in that list. Remove the checkmark from its box, and you should be set. NOTE: there are other hidden system components in that sysoc.inf file, too. Remove "hide" and the subsequent programs at your own risk.

Thursday, March 13, 2008