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1. Change the default search in Mozilla Firefox.
It happens that the program without your demand change in Firefox default web search service on your own. To replace him, do the following:1) Write in the address bar of Firefox such address: about:config
2) Agree that you are reasonably careful, get access to numerous settings Firefox and find among them a keyword.url parameter.
3) Change its value:
"http://www.google.com/search?&q=" - Google.Com
"http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=" - Yahoo.Com
"http://www.bing.com/search?q=" - Bing.Com
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2. Add reference search the Web using the search on the start menu.
In Windows Vista was introduced a new feature. When typing into the search box on the Ыtart menu, right above the search box has a link “Search Web”. When you press it is dialed text was sent directly to your browser the default for search.
In Windows 7, this feature is disabled by default. Microsoft removed it from the start menu. To turn on the “search the Web” through the start menu, do the following.1) Open the menu Run (Win + R)
2) Type gpedit.msc.
3) Navigate to User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar.
4) Right click on the line “Add Search Internet link to Start Menu” and select “Edit”.
5) In the window that appears, select “Enable”.
6) Click OK and close the Local Group Policy Editor.Also you can create a .reg file that performs this function or download and apply the ready-to-be. After applying reboot your computer.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer] "AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu"=dword:00000001
The finished file:AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu.zip
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3. Merge or delete network locations (connections).
1) Right-click the network icon on the taskbar, and then click Open Network and Sharing Center
2) If you do not have the icon, then press Win + R-> typecontrol /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
and press OK
3) Click on the icon (Home, Work or Public on the type of your chosen network)
4) In the window that opens, Set network properties, click Merge or delete network locations.
5) Select network location or to multiple network locations that you want to merge into a single network location or you want to remove.
Used connections cannot be deleted or merged, to merge or deletion you have disconnected from the network.
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4. automatic connection to ADSL Internet when Windows starts.
1) Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center.
2) Click on Change adapter settings.
3) Right click on your ADSL connection and select Properties.
4) Click the Options tab and clear the check boxes “Display progress while connecting”, “Prompt for name and password”, etc.
5) Click OK.
6) Right click on your ADSL connection, and then click Create Shortcut.
7) Dialog box, click Yes and you will appear on the desktop shortcut to the ADSL connection.
8) Open Start->All Programs.
9) Right-click on Startup, and then click Open.
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5. automatic VPN connection to the Internet when you start Windows.
Method 1.
You can add a task in Task Scheduler.
1) Open the Scheduler
1.1) Click Start-> Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Task Scheduler or Search on the Start menu, type taskschd.msc, and then press Enter.
2) Click Create Task…
3) On the General tab, type in the Name – the name of the connection
4) Tab Triggers, and then click New…
5) Then in the drop-down list next to Begin the task: value “At log on” and click OK.
6) Click the Actions tab and click New…
7) Select in the drop-down list next to the Action: Start a program.
8) Type the Program/script: command rasdial “connection name” login password
instead of “connection name”-name of your Internet connection
instead of the login – please enter your login (username) to connect to the Internet
instead of password – enter your password to connect to the Internet
9) Click OK.
10) Click the Settings tab
11) Select the checkboxes next to:
Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed
If the task fails, restart every: 1 minute
Attempt to restart up to: 99
12) Clear the “Stop the task if it runs longer than”, and then click OK.
Method 2.
1) Download and unzip to any folder the connect.zip file containing the script to connect to the Internet.
2) Right-click Connect.bat file and select “Edit”
3) Change the name of the connection, login and password according to your settings and save the file.
4) Download the archive with a script hidden startup:
hs_exec.zip – to use .bat file containing the script launching
hide_programm.zip – to use JavaScript that contains startup script
5) Unpack the archive into the same folder where you connect.bat file is located
6) Add the alternate startup folder (Start\All programs\Startup) label (not the file script) for hide_programm.js file using JavaScript or load.bat for use batch .bat file.
Method 3.
1) create a batch .bat file (for example: Connect .bat) to read as follows:@ echo off set conn = "connection name" :: name of your Internet connection set login = "login" :: login to connect to the Internet set pass = "password" :: your password to connect to the Internet set pause = 10 :: pause in seconds between verification compounds, if connection landed there are connected rasdial% conn%%% pass% login% exit
instead of “connection name” – name of your Internet connection
instead of the login – please enter your login (username) to connect to the Internet
instead of password – enter your password to connect to the Internet
2) Add shortcut (not the file script) to a connect.bat file in the alternate startup folder (Start\All programs\Startup)Attention: “connection name” must be in English otherwise maybe error 623.
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6. disable asking for a password when using shared folders.
Even if you don’t set a password for shared folder, the system can you request.To disable this query:
1) Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel items\Network and Sharing Center
2) Click on the link Change advanced sharing settings
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7. view the source code of any page on the Internet.
Very many pages on the Internet like hide their code or lock up. But it is easy to solve. This method allows to know any code cipher cryptography or modified obfuscation.In Firefox
Install extension Web Developer.
Then Web Developer->Code->Generated code.
If the source code is encrypted, then scroll down and see the actual code. If no code is encrypted, you will see it right away.
You can save it or copying to the clipboard and paste to the desired location or File-> Save as-> page.htmIn Internet Explorer
Tools->Developer tools
Can click on the arrow and select an element on the page and see his code or click on the icon for diskettes and keep the source code to a text file, and then copy it into html. -
8. Repair missing audio in Internet browsers.
1) Check the volume level in the Flash Player.2) Uninstall completely, and then check again:
2.1) Adobe Flash Player.
Uninstall: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html
Install: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
2.2) Codecs on your system (K-lite codeck pack, Shark007, Windows 7 Shark007 Codecs etc.)
2.3) Browsers.
2.4) Sound card driver3) In Internet Explorer check whether you have a checkbox “Play sounds in Web pages” Tools->Internet Options->Advanced->Multimedia section.
4) Verify that the Windows Audio service start Automatically.
Control Panel->Administrative tools->Services->Windows Audio-> Startup type: Automatic
Click Stop, then start.5) Start Registry Editor (Win + R-> regedit)
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32 branch:
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9. maintenance of the Internet connection when switching between users.
When you create a new Internet connection checkbox for “Allow other people to use this connection”.
The checkboxes in the already established connection may not work properly in some VPN connections.By default, when you switch between users Windows resets the dial-up and some other links. You can change this behavior follows.
1) Run Registry Editor (Win + R-> Regedit-> OK)
2) Open the registry branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\Parameters
3) Right click on Dword KeepRASConnections, select Edit and set the parameter to 1
4) Close Regedit and finish your current session for the changes to take effectIf you want connections were dropped, use the value 0 or remove this option.
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10. Moving HOST,LMHOST and other files from Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
If you want to move the files in the Windows\System32\drivers\etc to another location (for example, for security reasons) Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder, do the following:1) Copy the files to a new location
2) Run the Registry Editor (Win + R-> regedit-> Ok).
3) Open HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
4) Change the value DataBasePath to a new folder path
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11. searching on Web sites from Windows Explorer.
Windows 7 now allows you to search on the Web sites from Windows Explorer. This search is based on the OpenSearch specification.
To add OpenSearch provider in Windows, you must provide an OSDX file definitions. This format allows you to specify descriptive information along with the necessary URL and other parameters.
These files are mapped to Windows Explorer and added the folder Searches: C:\Users\ {USER} \Searches.
To create a file OSDX, you must provide the URL to call and the name of the provider.1) Open a text editor. (For Example, Notepad)
2) Copy and paste the following text:< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <opensearchdescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/"> <shortname>Bing</shortname> <description>Get Relevant Results & Decide Faster. Bing Gets The Job Done!</description> <url type="application/rss+xml" template="http://www.bing.com/search?q={searchTerms}&go=&form=QBLH&qs=n&format=rss"/> </opensearchdescription>3) In the program menu, click File and select Save.
3.1) In the window that opens, specify where to save the file.
3.2) Specify the file name and extension and necessarily .osdx in UTF-8 encoding (for example: save it as Bing.osdx)
3.3) Select the file type: all files (*.*).Double-click on its resulting osdx file to make additions to the system.
To search on the Web site you added from the Windows Explorer:1) You can run Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe)
2) Open the folder in C:\Users\{USER}\Searches, just type %UserProfile%\Searches and press Enter.
3) Then established by you search, search string, select search and press Enter.
4) If you want to click on the search results in Windows Explorer sidebar found page, click on the icon to enable the preview pane (located in the top right of the screen before the icon issue)You can download ready definition files (.osdx): OSDX.zip
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12. changing dynamic IP address to bypass the waiting times for File hosting service.
Many file-hosting and software for downloading shared by ordinary users by IP address. If you are not using a proxy server and each time you connect to the Internet provider gives you a new IP address, it means that you have a dynamic address and you can create a command file would burst and again connect link with the Internet. In the end you will have a new address for the file-hosting service you will have a new client.
This feature will allow you to bypass the time limit and downloading without expectations.
Instruction on creating a command file:1) Open any text editor such as Notepad.
2) click Start->All programs->Accessories->Notepad (or press Win + R-> type notepad-> click OK)
3) Copy the code in the Notepad window.
4) In the program menu, click File and select Save.
In the window:
5) Specify where to save the file.
6) Specify a file name and extension of .bat (E.g.: reconnect.bat)
7) Select the file type: all files (*.*).
8) To change the IP address, run your batch file simply by clicking on it.
Option 1. An external dynamic address, direct connection to the LAN.@echo off ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew
Option 2. An external dynamic address, connection via modem or USB ADSL.
Variant A@echo off rasdial "name_your_interface" /disconnect ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 >nul rasdial "name_your_interface" "Login" "Password"
To find out the name of the desired interface:
1) Run command prompt as administrator (Win + R->cmd-> OK)
2) Type the following command and press Enter:netsh interface ip show address
Variant B
@echo off :new_Call ipconfig > testip_old rasdial /DISCONNECT ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 >nul rasdial ipconfig > testip_new set rez=0 FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1" %%A IN ('fc /L testip_old testip_new') DO set rez=%%A if %rez%==FC: goto new_CallOption 3. An external dynamic address, connection through LAN ADSL or via routers.
Variant A192.168.1.1 23 WAIT "Login:" SEND "LOGINm" WAIT "Password:" SEND "PASSm" WAIT ">" SEND "system restartm" SEND "user logoutm"
Where:
192.168.1.1 – your IP(modem)
LOGIN – login to your modem
PASS – the password to it-same
Variant B
Download and install the program Router Control and reconnect.bat file create in folder program.RouterControl.exe /multi /disconnect /connect /quit
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13. enable and configure the file and printer sharing.
In Windows 7 the Public folder is replaced by individual public folders for each file type: Public Documents, Public Pictures, Public Music or Public Videos. In Windows Explorer, you can get to them through Libraries, opening a folder of Documents, Images, Music or Video, and then expand Public Documents, Public Pictures, Public Music or Public videos.Sharing files or folders located on file shares using home group.
1) Click the Start button and open Control Panel.
2) Select view mode “Large icons” and run the component of the Network and sharing Center.
3) Select Choose homegroup and sharing options.
4) Select on Create a homegroup
5) Select the elements to which you want to share, and then click Next.
6) In a window with a password to specify additional computers to a home group click Finish.
7) Click on the link Change advanced sharing settings
8) Under “Password protected sharing” select Turn off password protected sharing.
9) Click on Save changes and close the Preferences window.Share any files or folders without moving them into the shared folders using home group.
I. setting up specific folders or file sharing.1) Go to the location of the file or folder that you want to share.
2) Right-click the file or folder and select Share with–>Specific people
3) Type the name or click the down arrow, and in the pop-up menu, select All, and then click Add
4) Instead of All select your desired level of permissions:
Reading – users can open the file, but they are not allowed to modify or delete it.
Reading and writing – users can open, edit, and delete the file.
5) Click Share. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
6) Press right mouse button on a folder and select Copy link location. Your link will be copy to the Clipboard. Now paste the link into an email, instant message or another program, or save in Notepad.
7) When click Finish.II. Configuring ports for sharing.
1) Open Start->Control Panel->Windows Firewall and start it.
2) Click on Advanced settings to add New rules to Firewall.
3) In the window, in the left menu, select Inbound Rules
4) In the menu to the right, click New Rule…
5) In the window select the Port rule type, and then click Next.
6) Click on TCP.
7) In the text box Specific local ports: enter a comma 139, 445 and then click Next.
8) In the next screen leave the default value is Allow the connections, click Next.
9) In the profile selection window click Next again.
10) Enter a name and description for your rule. For example: Shared Folders (TSP ports).
11) Click Finish.
Repeat the actions specified in paragraphs 4) to 11) to type the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
In item 6) select statement on UDP, in item 7) enter ports 137, 138, and specify the name of the Shared Folders (UDP ports).III. Turning off password prompt.
1) Right-click the network connection icon in the tasks pane and then click Network and Sharing Center.
2) View your active network. The type of network location to use to resolve the interaction with other computers must be set as a Home network. To change the network location type to Home network:
2.1) Click on the label you have Work network or Public network
2.2) In the window, choose Home network, and then click Close.
If your network location type is set as the Home network, you do not need to change it.
3) Click on the link Change advanced sharing settings
4) Under Password protected sharing select Turn off password protected sharing.
5) Click on Save changes and close the Preferences window.Sharing files and folders in the public folders without using home group.
1) Click the Start button and open Control Panel.
2) Select view mode “Large icons” and run the component of the Network and Sharing Center.
3) Click Change advanced sharing settings in the left pane
4) Select switches in the following options:-Turn on network discovery.
-Turn on file and printer sharing
-Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders (activates the shared Public Documents, Public Pictures, Public Music and Public Videos)
-Turn off password protected sharingComments:
To enable password protected sharing, you must have two exactly the same user accounts and passwords on both computers.
If the user name and password with which you are logged on, different from the registered on another computer you are trying to access may be requested to provide information to log in.
If another computer is allowed to access all online, automatic connection will be provided with the guest. This means that access will be granted only to files in shared folders.———————————————————————–
If when you share you experience problems, you can use the troubleshooter to automatically find and fix some common problems.1) Run command prompt with administrator rights or press Win + R
1.1) Open Start->All programs->Accessories
1.2) Right-click on Command prompt and select Run as administrator
2) Type the following command and press Enter:msdt.exe -ep WindowsHelp -id NetworkDiagnosticsFileShare
3) Click Next and follow the instructions in the troubleshooting tools.
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14. Automatically download the latest drivers and realistic icons for connected devices.
1) Open Start->Control Panel->Devices and printers.
2) Right-click the Computer name, and then select Device installation settings.
3) Select Yes, do this automatically (recommended) and click Save Changes.
Windows saves manufacturer branded icons for connected devices in your folder:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Device Metadata\dmrccache\Inside the folder according to your region (for example, en-US), shall be placed in separate folders containing the GUID for each unit with the relevant metadata. Icon will be located at DeviceInformation each device.
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15. calculation of the sites visited by the user in a private Preview in browser.
Private mode visiting sites in browsers does not save store on your computer cookies, temporary Internet files, browsing history and other information.
But despite this, all the information about visited sites on the Internet and present at that site components stored in the cache resolver clients.
It contains information such as IP address and domain name from which you can calculate the address you are visiting the site. To view the cache does not require administrator privileges on your computer.
To view a client resolver cache, do the following:
1) Run the command prompt: click Start, click all programs, accessories, and then click command prompt (Win + R-> cmd-> OK).
2) Type command and press Enter:ipconfig /displaydns
To pause after displaying each screen output of a command, type:
ipconfig /displaydns|more
3) If you need to keep this information in text file, run:
ipconfig /displaydns > C:\DNScache.txt
Data will be saved in the file Dnscache.cfg to the c: drive.
To dump a client resolver cache, do the following:
1) Run the command prompt, click Start, click all programs, accessories, and then click command prompt (Win + R-> cmd-> OK).
2) Type command and press Enter:ipconfig /flushdns
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16. location of your browser’s cache and view it.
Each browser default saves the contents of Web pages (images, flash movies, videos, audio, etc.) on a hard disk you scanned in cache to avoid repeated downloads.Microsoft’s Internet Explorer
Cache for this browser is stored in separate profiles for each user at:
С:\Documents and Settings\User_name\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\To open this folder you need to ask permission to use it, please use tip Administration: 1. HOW TO SET FULL ACCESS TO THE FILE OR FOLDER?
Inside the directory \Content.IE5 contain more folders with “accidentally” by generated names that store information about a visit to a Web resource, and the index.dat file – contains interesting us information. File index.dat can be opened by program Index.dat Analyzer.
To scan the contents of index.dat files click Quick rescan for index.dat files.
You can also open Internet options, under Browsing history click Settings, and then click View files.Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox uses a special algorithm for caching pages. The folder in which to store the information you are interested in:
C:\Documents and Settings\User_name\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Profile_name\CacheTo open this folder you need to ask permission to use it, please use tip Administration: 1. HOW TO SET FULL ACCESS TO THE FILE OR FOLDER?
To view cache: open a new tab, type in the address bar about:cache?device=disk and press Enter.
Opera
Cache for this browser is stored in separate subfolders at:
C:\Documents and Settings\User_name\AppData\Local\Opera\Opera\cache
To view cache: open a new tab, type in the address bar in opera:cache and press Enter.
Also you can download and use to view the cache browser Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Opera Cache View Plus program. This program allows you to directly (in preview mode), see the files from the cache files according to their type: pictures, videos, sounds, swf files.
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17. Disabling automatic send information to Microsoft Server.
At Microsoft, there is the customer experience improvement program, which collects information about Microsoft products, and limited data on independent companies applications that interact with Microsoft products and sends them to the server.
More detail about it you can read at http://www.microsoft.com/products/ceip/en-US/default.mspxIf you do not wish to participate in this program, do the following:
1) In the Start menu search box, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
2) Navigate to folder:Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Internet communication management\Internet communication Settings
3) Right-click on “Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program”, and then select Edit.
4) Select Enable and click OK.
